[psssst, how about Tahl and Qui-Gon in fake relationship tho?]
@maawi1253 o look hereâs another one
LOL oh no Iâm getting the most ridiculous idea.
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Qui-Gon looked up at the too-quick footsteps, surprised to see Tahl hurrying toward him. âTahl, what -â
âShh, not here!â she hissed, catching his elbow as she passed and pulling him along around a corner. âI really wish Master Tyvokka had forgotten to warn me about punching dignitaries in the face.â
Qui-Gon bit back a smile. âI see.â
âI canât go back out there, Qui!âÂ
âYou know thatâs not exactly an option.â Though, if anything, he was sympathetic. âWe have to be there for the signing and for the feast.â
âEasy for you to say, youâre not the one getting cornered in empty halls,â she grumbled. Tahl didnât say another word, face set in a determined frown, until sheâd pulled him into the suite heâd been assigned. Almost immediately she left him there, two feet from the door, and started pacing. This, too, was normal. She would pace, then stop, release a sparking burst of anger into the Force, then challenge Qui-Gon to a sparring match that would leave him with more bruises than usual.Â
What Qui-Gon hadnât expected was the suddenly very sheepish expression on Tahlâs face. That didnât bode well. âTahlâŚâ
âCome on, Qui, youâve got to help me!âÂ
âHelp how?â He wasnât sure he wanted to know, and couldnât quite fight off the itch to draw back a step towards the door.Â
âI told them I was with someone,â Tahl blurted.Â
Qui-Gon mustered an owlish blink. âRight. Someone.â At least she had the goodness to look somewhat guilty, but at the same time she pinned him in place with a defiant glare.Â
âNo.â
âThere is literally no one else.â
Qui-Gon sighed heavily. âMicah is going to kill me.â
âMic?â Tahl scoffed. âOnly if you canât keep the creeps away.â
And then her grin turned positively dangerous: âor, with any luck, thisâll knock some sense into him and heâll ask to join in.â
