#human!zeb

A kalluzeb pic I did for “Lothal Moonlight” by @hixystix/@x-wing-junkie

(Idea: the crew stumble on Lasat!Kallus and Human!Zeb from another universe)

"No kriffing WAY!"

"Ezra, language!" Kanan scolded.

"But look!" Ezra pointed down the ramp as the last two arrivals of their alternate counterparts made their way into the light.

The shorter stature but no less tell tale facial hair of a human Zeb was shocking enough (and he's wearing SHOES!) but the real surprise was the blond fur of a very lasat Kallus that got everyone's attention.

It was weird and impressive how their version's muttonchops lent themselves to his copy's furry face.

Hera kept the calmest but her eyes betrayed her surprise. Kanan couldn't help a double take. Ezra's face was turning red holding in laughter. Sabine bolted towards the ladder. "I'm gonna go get them," she said conspiratorially to Ezra.

"Well this should be interesting," Lasat Kallus said in his overly polished Coruscanti accent.

"Heh, what are the odds we're just swapped species?" Human Zeb laughed.

"No bet," Lasat Kallus responded with an affectionate grin.

That got the crews attention.

"I bet I make a handsome lasat too," Human Zeb said arrogantly, stretching his arms over and behind his head to flex his muscles to his lasat counterpart. "You're finally gonna know what a catch of a human you got; fall in love with me all over again."

"Love!?" Ezra nearly screeched.

The rest of the crew openly gaped at the new pair.

The clanking of shoes and the sound of Chopper's wheels heralded Sabine's return with their two soon to be surprised crew mates.

"Make sure your recording Chop. Ta da!" Sabine gestured her hands out over the railing while looking back to get Zeb and Kallus' reactions as they came into view.

Human Kallus' eyes were perpetually trained to seek out lasat shaped figures and landed on his counterpart immediately. His face fall into a look of melancholy. "It would be my fate to meet myself as something I destroyed."

Lasat Zeb's eyes trained on the alternate Kallus as well and held there. "Woah," he whispered, almost reverently.

Lasat Kallus had found the Lasat Zeb on the balcony and held there as well. His ears perked up, his eyes widened, and (damn his light fur) he blushed.

Human Zeb hadn't taken his eyes off his companion and caught the reaction immediately. "Ah HA! I knew it."

The blond lasat's ears fell down and back, shoulders hunching in, and eyes looking anywhere else. "Sh-shut up!"

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Human Zeb: "You're so short."

Human Kallus: "We're the same height!"

Lasat Kallus: (blush)

Lasat Zeb: (blush)

Human Kallus: :(

Idea: (screw it, continuing Lasat!Kallus and Human!Zeb visiting. Human Kallus and Gara (human!Zeb) are watching Zeb and Zandr dance around each other with mixed results. Everyone's gonna learn a little something today)

The Ghost wasn't built with two full sized lasat males in mind.

Zeb and Zandr glanced up to see the other coming down a hallway and stopped short. Both tried to get out of each others way; Zandr blushing and clearing his throat, Zeb chuckling nervously and offering a small apology; instead they both stepped aside ...to the same side.

From there it was a silly dance of trying to accommodate the other, making things worse, and ending up chest to chest in the middle squeezing to get past each other.

Zandr had a mild panic attack when they tried to squeeze past each other, front to front, and some clasp of his caught on Zeb's suit. They had to spend an embarrassing amount of time forehead to forehead getting unstuck.

Once freed, Zandr did his best to bolt before his fur turned red and stayed that way.

Zeb watch him go before turning back the direction he was heading in the first place, scratching the back of his head the way he does when something has him off kilter.

Kallus and Gara had seen the whole thing .

It was a little painful to watch... any version of himself behave so obviously about an attraction, but the fact it seemed Zeb might be interested with a little nudge, well, Kallus tried not to dwell on it.

It was a matter of time before something gave and the two would act on their mutual draw to each other and then.... well, who knew after that.

It wasn't his business so-

"So how long do you think it'll take them?" Gara asked.

Kallus sighed. "That's not really our business... but I'm sure it won't be long now." Kallus turned away trying to end the topic but Gara wasn't finished since he followed after him.

"Well, do you think it'll be, I don't know, permanent?" Gara asked with an odd tone in his voice.

Kallus stopped. He hadn't thought about that. What if Zandr really fell for Zeb, and if Gara and Zeb really were a like; what if Zeb wasn't interested? What if Zandr got his feelings hurt, twice, by the same man in two different forms? He felt some pity for Zandr and gratitude that he wouldn't allow that to be him.

But what if Zandr fell for Zeb and Zeb fell for Zandr? Because they're both lasat?

To think, if he'd been born just a bit different... wait, a minute.

"Would that be so bad? Or surprising?" Kallus watched Gara carefully.

Gara shrugged and broke eye contact, "Nah, it'd be good for them. Lasat should stick close these days right? And if their lucky enough to fall in love, well..." Gara met Kallus' eyes with a sort of force conviction. "Then good for them."

Kallus raised an incredulous eyebrow while turning to face Gara fully. "Worried you've lost you're bed partner already to a prettier face? Zeb is quite handsome for lasat, from what I've read. Something about "tall, dark, prominent stripes, and facial hair" being very desirable."

Gara huffed, "Nah, I'm not worried about that. It's just, y'know. It'll change things and... I wonder who's gonna end up where."

Kallus did not want to think about that.

"I wouldn't worry about it. If you and Zeb are alike much, there won't be interest in anything permanent and everyone will go back their separate ways." Kallus tried to believe that was true and turned to continue walking away.

Gara perked up. "Yeah you're probably right... wait... what do you mean if he and I are alike?"

Kallus took a deep breath and let out a long suffering sigh. He didn't want to talk about this topic, didn't want to think about it, didn't want to think about his place in it but it seems he wasn't going to be allowed out of it.

"You and Zandr have a sort of open relationship, yes? You are reliable partners but not anything more. They may pair up for the novelty of meeting another lasat and come to the same agreement and your usual partner will still be available to you again."

Gara's face twisted a bit.

"What is that?" Kallus asked.

"What is what?" Gara asked, clueless.

"That face."

"Oh, uh, its just..."

"... just?"

"You're so short."

Kallus glared. "We're the same height!"

KAW 2021 ~Day 4 Prompt: Modern Day AU~

Kalluzeb ~ omg this is all I draw