#notafraidtocutyoudown

so I am still doing those 'give me a line of dialogue and I will write a drabble where one of our muses says it' thing.

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"Utterly insufferable." Jeff grumbled, trudging through the shallows, dragging a half-drowned and still cursing Jedi out of the water. Above them, Chaos Company continued in their task to blow out the bridge. It would take a lot of rope to get the General out of the ravine, but that would probably be much easier than it was to drag him out of the water.

"Shut up." Came the equally exasperated reply. Asrai’ev was not happy with the current predicament. He would be happy later that he wasn’t missing half his face. Faulty explosives and bridges typically didn’t make for a good day. Falling into the water from such a height had only added to the nightmare. The lake had been cold, desolate… with unfathomably dark depths. It reminded him of places and events he’d rather not think about.

"I’m not in the mood. Rookie mistake, letting their commander handle unchecked explosives…" The Sith wasn’t usually one to fault anyone. These however were special circumstances. It was almost like today was ‘everyone be a blockhead’ day, and Jeff had missed the memo."And you! I know you hate water but didn’t anyone teach you how to follow your bubbles up?" He took the time and care to set the Jedi down on the shore and began looking him over.

"Quit complaining." Asrai’ev sighed, doing his best to scowl at his savior. “Could be worse. We could be killed."”What? Killed? Hah! You’re far too stubborn to die, and I’m far too stubborn to let you even make the attempt." Jeff laughed as he checked the taller man over for injuries from hitting the water. He didn’t miss the incredulous look on Asrai’ev’s face.

"Oh don’t you even." The Sith sighed, shaking his head. “I just saved your life, twice, in a row - and you’re still trying to paint me as the monster hiding under the bed?" 

His whole life, he’d gotten the role of ‘not threatening’ and now someone decides to treat him like he could go berserk at any moment? The irony. “Look, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I’ve always been this way. I wasn’t going to change for the Emperor, and I am not going to change for you. So you’d better learn to deal with the facts."