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Now, this just wasn’t fair. Hux had built his career around learning how to manipulate not just the officers and circumstances around him, but his own emotions and how they were portrayed to others. Yet how was he to contend with someone who could so easily pierce that facade?
“Well, it’s rather difficult, Ben.” He hissed back, turning to face Kylo furiously. “You don’t exactly make for the most comforting presence.” His retort was meant to be biting, but it was dulled by the knowledge that Ren quite obviously knew the substance of his current unease. Hux elected to ignore that knowledge for the time being.
Kylo sighed, and slammed his fists against the tops of the covers, before glaring over back at the other again. He knew that that name wasn’t something he enjoyed to hear, and was clearly just trying to use it whenever he could. Lucky for him, he’s needed alive. His thoughts were so bitter, but he tried to even things out between them. “Why are you even thinking about me? I thought you were tired. What gives?” He was keeping it vague, still, for now. This was still quite strange of a revelation for him to be picking up on, and he wasn’t sure if he wanted to really entertain the thought too hard here. Yet, he just had to ask his questions, and further the conversation... | @toconquer |
