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   ❛ snips ... ❜   he wasn’t even sure if she ever wanted to see him again. if she had it in her heart to forgive him, for everything wrong he had done. he had almost killed her. he could remember it, as clear as day. the machine that only wanted to kill, that wanted to kill her. his own  PADAWAN.  he stood there, and though he was no longer, a dead man, appearing before her, he could feel a heavy weight in his chest, just by the sight of her.  she had grown up so much.  she was so much older than he remembered, she was no longer the young  TOGRUTA  he had taught.    ❛ snips i’m ... i’m so ... proud of you ... ❜   his words were quiet, but he meant every word, he was so proud of her. everything she had done, everything she will ever do. he knew he’d always be proud of her, he just needed her to know... one last time.

xoxo @antielevator​

Sebastian had been at work for half the day and Lily had been at school, leaving Ruben alone in an empty house with nothing to do. At least, not until he decided to meet Lily at the bus stop for when she came back. (A nice little surprise.)

He was smiling the whole time as he saw Lily rush to hug him, struggling with a basket full of cards and candies residing in it. He had guessed she knew he was confused just by how he was staring at it, She was a smart girl, in which she had explained it was Valentine’s day and her whole class had an event of exchanging cards with candies tucked within them. A fascination to Ruben.

Lily asked him if he had planned anything to give to her father and as if she knew the answer, she pulled him toward the nearest store. Ruben let Lily grab whatever, knowing she knew Sebastian best. 

When they had gotten home, she had helped him set everything up. Ruben took care of writing the card and starting the dinner, Lily took care of setting the table. He wasn’t the best cook but he did have an amazing sous-chef. She always knew what a dish needed, he guessed she got it from her father. Ruben knew Seb would be home soon and had made sure everything had been laid out perfectly upon the table. He had especially made sure Sebastian’s whiskey was poured into his glass, into his, and apple juice for Lily so she didn’t feel left out. 

The sound of keys had them scattering to put everything in its place and making sure things were organized before sitting down, messing around with the pink colored napkins Lily had begged Ruben to get. 

Upon hearing Sebastian’s voice, he smiled at Lily before turning to look at his man. “Welcome home, Seb,” Lily kicked his leg, “Happy Valentine’s day.” 

She’d been out drinking and visiting her old stylist’s club, though not quite as heavily as she would do normally yet this was only because Alva was there fussing about her like a mother hen. Yet, she couldn’t be too mad at her friend, knowing that the fussing was out of care then anything else. Alva would always worry about his District Three ladies, he always said whenever they complained. 

As she walked into the tower, she was restless. She didn’t want to go to bed, didn’t want to keep drinking alone. Heading up to the roof, she was about to message Kaelen and see if he was awake when she caught sight of Stone. She hesitated slightly, having not been alone with him since the night of the ball but eventually she began to walk over, sliding her phone back into her pocket as she did so. “Hey....you got a minute?”