cal hadn't come back for nearly two goddamn weeks, and it was definitely getting to ezra and ayda. maybe he really was done with them. maybe it was all over. ezra had certainly taken it the hardest -- neglecting to shave, neglecting to go out much, just overall neglecting to do anything. he was fucking hopeless without cal, they were together first because they were meant to be, they were fated to be together, for fuck's sake!! ayda was upset too. she blamed herself. if she had just told cal what happened in the first place instead of letting him find out in a shock, it could've been resolved. she hated thinking that they didn't trust him when it couldn't be further from the truth. they adored him and they just didn't know how to tell him of such a scary moment. she found herself sitting on the dock of the ship every day, waiting until nightfall in the hopes that she'd see cal coming. night was nearing yet again, and ezra strolled out, lightly tapping her back with his foot. ❝ he's not coming. you know he's not, ❞ he said flatly. ❝ he left us, remember. ❞ ❝ b-but we- but we love him- he has to come back... ❞ ayda replied, her hands clasping together. they had this conversation nearly every night. ❝ he doesn't love us. he gave up. we hurt him. gotta get over it some day. ❞ despite prompting her to get up, he crouched down beside her. he pulled her in, resting his lips on the top of her head.
the jedi was a turbulent mess of emotions, a storm that didn't start to calm until a week after everything had gone down. there were many sleepless nights where they sat awake, just trying to find any sort of peace on the matter, a peace that never came. because it was one thing to just say they were done, to move on and leave the other two behind as nothing but memories. but that? that was impossible. it was ezra and ayda. they were each part of his soul. and the longer that cal spent away, the less and less he felt like himself.
did he entirely know how he felt on the matter? no. did he come to any sort of resolution within himself? also no. but the one thing he did know, was that he needed the other two, and they could figure all of the rest out later. they only hoped that ezra and ayda still wanted them around after they stormed off in the way they did.
as always, it was bd-1 who was spotted before cal, the little droid speeding back to where the other two were steps ahead of him once they realized where they were going. he popped up and stood in front of the two of them, tippy tapping as he waited for cal to catch up, beeping away happily. and finally when cal did catch up, they stood in front of the two of them, hesitantly catching each of their gazes before finding their voice to speak.
" uh - hi .. "


















