“or will you let your jedi compassion destroy everything?”
tears welled in his eyes; tears, as she had just accused, of compassion.
“was that really necessary?”
“no,” but it had been— to make sure they were left alone to do what needed to be done. and to remember that he wasn’t helpless.
and autumn comes when you’re not yet done / with the summer passing by, but / i don’t think i could stand to be where you don’t see me.
“you look…” /like a goddess of love and war and hope and ecstasy. like a glimmering star that i’ve somehow been blessed to hold. like the rest of my life/.
because his real fear, in a universe where even stars can die, is that being the best will never be quite good enough.
