Jedi and The Knight

Two Souls and One Heart

Ya'll this is 13 pages so only read if you have time. I took some inspiration of "Rough Day" In one scene and other a few quotes from the movies. In the future I will def make sure to let you know where I got the quote, because I plan on using poems in the future.

Content Warnings: Needles/Syringes, Blood, Fighting, Intimacy :)) (Nothing weird)

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Three weeks after the events of chapter four:

Streaks of blue amongst a background of black nothingness present themselves in front of the glass viewpoint of The Razor Crest. Mars and Mando, after a couple of weeks working together, move from bounty to bounty, only taking stops for refueling or repairs.

Mando sits slumped comfortably in his chair, arms rested across each other against his chest plate, staring ahead at the endless expanse of hyperspace. A hiss from the cockpit's sealed doors introduces Mars as she steps in, sitting down in the co-pilot seat beside him.

Her presence breaks Mando's stare at the window. He nods to acknowledge her and adjusts his posture from slouched to more upright. Mars nods back and slumps down, similar to Mando's posture from before she had walked in. He huffs amused and relaxes back into his seat.

"We're heading to Kashyyyk next?" Mando nods. "Have you ever been?"

"No," Mando says. "You?" He turns his head to look at Mars.

"Once, during the war," Mando looks down sympathetically. "It's very beautiful, the trees are gigantic." She laughs.

"Well, luckily we won't have to climb a tree. We can just land on one and walk from there. Shouldn't take too long, the bounty was last seen hiking about."

Over the time they have been working together, Mars has noticed that Mando has gotten more comfortable with her. It's gotten to a point where they would climb into their ship and just talk. About the kid's training, about their last bounty, sometimes they would just sit in silence staring off into space.

Mando found it difficult in the beginning. The most he would talk before Mars was to Grogu, whose only response was nonsense or drooling. Now he had someone responding, laughing, and joking with him.

"Let's just hope you don't fall like on Zeffo." Mars chuckles and nudges Mando's pauldron.

Along with their increase of conversation, their physicality towards each other has also shown through. Mars is a physical laugher. Mando will find himself within Mars' grasp whenever something is humorous to her. If someone were to slip and fall running from their capture, Mars will be leaned over gripping for dear life on her knees and Mando's shoulder laughing.

Of course, Mando is a professional, but Mars' laughter pulls him in and makes him smile behind his mask. For Mando, his physicality is subtle. Being a bounty hunter means he needs his aggressiveness to get the job done. He'll rest his hand on her back or shoulder to congratulate a job well done. But sometimes, If Mars has to get aggressive herself which he knows she prefers not to do, he can't help himself but help her up and push any loose hairs out of her face.

"We'll be there soon. I recommend getting some rest." Mando says. Mars nods and rests her eyes. Her breathing slowly getting more even and deep.

He watches as she slowly nods off into sleep. It takes less than a few minutes and she's out. From camping outside to sitting in a cockpit, Mars always finds comfort in any spot. Mando doesn't know if it's from her past, or simply the company, but she always finds a place to sleep without discomfort. Mando can last several days without sleep. He can let go of every need to get one job done.