Poe asks the kid for his name once, and only once, after they've both eaten their fill of reconstituted rations and Poe's gotten the kid cleaned up and patched up as best he can.
Poe says "what's your name?" and the kid says "my designation is FN-two, uh, designation FN-two one, uh," and then he starts crying. He doesn't cry like a little kid, not the big heaving sobs Poe remembers from other kids back home. He cries very quietly, chin dropped but making no effort to wipe his tears away or hide behind his hands, he looks like the tears are happening but he'd rather they just both ignore them till they stop.
"FN?" Poe prompts and the kid shrugs and then shakes his head but doesn't look like he's going to say anything else. "Okay," Poe frowns, "that's not really a name - how about I call you Finn for now?"
The kid drops Poe's gaze and begins to pick intently at the edges of a rip on his pants. Finally he says "Finn?" very hesitantly.
"Yeah," Poe tilts the kid's face up gently with a finger under his chin and starts wiping his tears away, "that okay with you?"
FILL: Untitled Jakku AU (2/?)
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Poe asks the kid for his name once, and only once, after they've both eaten their fill of reconstituted rations and Poe's gotten the kid cleaned up and patched up as best he can.
Poe says "what's your name?" and the kid says "my designation is FN-two, uh, designation FN-two one, uh," and then he starts crying. He doesn't cry like a little kid, not the big heaving sobs Poe remembers from other kids back home. He cries very quietly, chin dropped but making no effort to wipe his tears away or hide behind his hands, he looks like the tears are happening but he'd rather they just both ignore them till they stop.
"FN?" Poe prompts and the kid shrugs and then shakes his head but doesn't look like he's going to say anything else. "Okay," Poe frowns, "that's not really a name - how about I call you Finn for now?"
The kid drops Poe's gaze and begins to pick intently at the edges of a rip on his pants. Finally he says "Finn?" very hesitantly.
"Yeah," Poe tilts the kid's face up gently with a finger under his chin and starts wiping his tears away, "that okay with you?"
"Okay," Finn says and grabs tight to Poe's wrist.