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2. What was the first moment that they knew they were in love with their LI?

Vedaat is quite oblivious, towards the advances of others and his own feelings. There never was a single moment he could pinpoint where he fell for Echo. It was a gradual thing that built up over time. One day he sat down and said to himself, "I love him, don't I?" For him, asking was confirmation enough.

Echo knew when he saw Vedaat looking at him a certain way. He had given Echo a small nazar charm to wear on the inside of his armour. When Echo told Vedaat he knew about its cultural meaning, Vedaat smiled and looked at him with what could only be described as complete adoration. Echo wanted that smile immortalised in his memory.

3. When they are having a fight, what is it about and how do they deal with it?

Vedaat fights with Echo about The Bad Batch. They rescued him, and so Echo feels like he owes them. Vedaat thinks he doesn't owe them shit. Echo points out that they risked their lives to save him. Besides, it's thanks to TBB that they got reunited. Vedaat disagrees; Jesse, Kix, Rex and Anakin also aided in his rescue, so does he owe them as well? Echo struggles to see how Vedaat can so easily cast them off (though every comment about 'regs' makes it slightly easier). Vedaat hates seeing Echo treated the way they treat him.

Echo fights with Vedaat about Fives. He had lied, not just to Echo but the rest of Domino as well, about Fives's so-called 'death'. Vedaat believes it was necessary to keep Fives safe, and he would be right in saying so. But still... it's Fives. His batch-brother. The man he calls his twin. Echo recalls wishing he had died at the Citadel, because that was preferable to living in a world without Fives. If there was anyone who deserved to know his brother was alive and well, it was him and his batchmates.

If their fight isn't resolved in the first conversation (as they like to tackle these things immediately), then things get a little tense. Echo gives him the silent treatment. Vedaat can't bring himself to make eye contact. It's during this time that they need space to think about what they want to say. Ultimately, they get through it by listening to each other. Acknowledging the other's fears, views, why they might feel that way. Sometimes all one needs is to be understood.

4. Their favorite physical feature on each other?

Vedaat loves Echo's eyes. They're a lovely shade of brown, dark and deep. They make him think of warm things. It's the fact that they crinkle when Echo smiles that really gets to him.

Echo's favourite feature of Vedaat's is his chest. He loves to run his hands over the surgical scars there. Vedaat is just... warm and nice to lie on, and Echo finds comfort in hearing his heart beating.

24. Is there any moment that happens between them that you know happens and just makes you melt?

The first time Vedaat tells Echo he loves him, he doesn't say "I love you". He tells him, "Seni seviyorum". I am loving you. Vedaat tells people all the time that he loves them in Basic. He says it to his friends in the Order, he said it to his Master, he says it to he men under his command.

In Basic, it has no real weight, though he means every word. In his own language, it's much, much more intimate. He tells him that after they get back from Skako Minor. Loving Echo is an active, conscious decision he makes. I am loving you.

29. What are your favorite moments that happen between them?

I love the little moments between them. Talking about a holovid they both watched and analysing the characters. Sitting with each other at mealtimes. Vedaat telling Echo that he and his brothers are always welcome to spend time at the Jedi temple with him. Absolutely wheezing at an inside joke that isn't even that funny and no one else gets. Playing card games. Designated stick spinning time where they pretend they're both Jedi.

Then there are the larger moments. First kiss. Reuniting on Skako Minor. Telling Echo that Fives is dead. A rushed call on Echo's comms moments before Order 66 is executed, warning Echo to be careful because Vedaat has a very, very bad feeling. Reuniting again after Vedaat is presumed dead. Saving each other's lives over and over. Sleeping in the same bed for the first time and realising it's the best sleep they've had in weeks.

30. How does their love change as they get older?

It matures.

At the start, they're two uncertain 19 year olds who have little experience of relationships. It's utterly innocent. A lot of staring across rooms and acts of devotion. A lot of promises they believe they can keep. They're young and think they have time.

Post Skako, their love becomes more messy and rushed, because they feel like they have no time at all. The separation anxiety is debilitating. They're not in the right head space for a healthy relationship, and they have many other things to worry about. Their love doesn't wane (if anything, it grows stronger), but they don't get many chances to explore and develop it.