Rey is lurching backwards, her hand falling from Poe's head. Grateful for the familiar, she looks across at Master Luke. Finn and General Organa are waiting patiently as far away from the bed as possible. The room is not designed for this many and it feels crowded.
Poe rests more easily, his chest rising and falling at a steady rate.
Dragging a hand through his beard, Luke stands wearily. "Kylo Ren," he offers by way of a short explanation. "Rey and I will need to make sure his hold is completely broken. He's had some time to work. I am not sure how far the damage goes."
Leia swallows, desperately trying to control a fresh wave of guilt rolling over her. She wants to ask: How could they all have missed this? How could she not have sensed something was wrong? But they all know the answer. Each of them have been wrapped up in their own struggles - with new power, injuries, grief.
And Poe? Poe wouldn't have wanted to impose further trouble on anyone if he could help it. Damn Poe and his ability to hide everything behind a blinding smile. She nods tersely, but cannot bring herself to speak at the moment. Everything hurts too much.
"Master Luke, Poe will wake up?"
Fixing her with a reassuring smile, Luke nods, "He will wake. Ren was too far away to do anything permanent. It's a ploy to distract us from following him, buying him time." He almost manages to sound completely confident.
One by one, their eyes return to Poe.
---
Poe drifts in darkness, afloat on shadows. He is alone, but with no conception of loneliness.
It is warm and silent. He ebbs and flows on an unseen tide.
He forgets friend and foe, the prospect of destruction or rescue.
Above and below him the blackness of night, without the memory of stars or the relief of daybreak.
All he knows is exhaustion, but he drifts with the dim sensation that he is waiting for something.
Yes, it is warm and silent and he drifts in the dark and waits.
---
(AN: So sorry for the delay in just getting this last little bit up! Thank you again so much for the lovely comments. <3 This film gave me a lot of feels and then this prompt seemed the perfect way to express them, so thank you also to OP.)
Re: FILL: When You Break (Part 9b/9b - COMPLETE)
Poe rests more easily, his chest rising and falling at a steady rate.
Dragging a hand through his beard, Luke stands wearily. "Kylo Ren," he offers by way of a short explanation. "Rey and I will need to make sure his hold is completely broken. He's had some time to work. I am not sure how far the damage goes."
Leia swallows, desperately trying to control a fresh wave of guilt rolling over her. She wants to ask: How could they all have missed this? How could she not have sensed something was wrong? But they all know the answer. Each of them have been wrapped up in their own struggles - with new power, injuries, grief.
And Poe? Poe wouldn't have wanted to impose further trouble on anyone if he could help it. Damn Poe and his ability to hide everything behind a blinding smile. She nods tersely, but cannot bring herself to speak at the moment. Everything hurts too much.
"Master Luke, Poe will wake up?"
Fixing her with a reassuring smile, Luke nods, "He will wake. Ren was too far away to do anything permanent. It's a ploy to distract us from following him, buying him time." He almost manages to sound completely confident.
One by one, their eyes return to Poe.
Poe drifts in darkness, afloat on shadows. He is alone, but with no conception of loneliness.
It is warm and silent. He ebbs and flows on an unseen tide.
He forgets friend and foe, the prospect of destruction or rescue.
Above and below him the blackness of night, without the memory of stars or the relief of daybreak.
All he knows is exhaustion, but he drifts with the dim sensation that he is waiting for something.
Yes, it is warm and silent and he drifts in the dark and waits.
(AN: So sorry for the delay in just getting this last little bit up! Thank you again so much for the lovely comments. <3 This film gave me a lot of feels and then this prompt seemed the perfect way to express them, so thank you also to OP.)