That man in Beskar [The Mandalorian x OC]

XXII. The Ship

Exiting Mr. Drayson's shop I see Din sitting on a rock with Grogu in his lap, waiting for me. 
As he spots me he stands up keeping his kid in his arms, and to my surprise he calls my droid that was wandering in the street and gets it to roll near his leg, before giving him a pat on its top.

"Hey, thought you weren't a droid man" I say approaching him
"Yours is all right"
"You're just saying it to stay on my good side"
"I neither admit nor deny it"
I chuckle at his words before explaining the situation while reaching my ship.

"So the guy said he tried to make my ship work at least to get a better mechanic, but I'm worried it might invelve me saying goodbye to the Spark"
"Why are you saying this, everything can be repaired"
"Din, it survived the explosion by miracle, it should have ended like with your Crest. The costs of the repairs will be higher than getting a new ship"
"I'm sorry" he puts a hand on my shoulder holding Grogu with the other
"Me too... I have so many memories tied to it" I reply as we enter the ship and sit at the controls

"Can I ask you about them?" he asks after a moment of silence

I smile at this different version of Din Djarin, that every once in a while it's like he forgets he's a feared warrior and becomes a caring ang curious human.
"Sure... You know I could show them to you"
I see the Mandalorian tilting his head and I feel once more his curiosity
"Jedi know a few tricks involving the mind, and I could connect my memories to your mind... If you're okay with it of course"
He thinks about it for a second
"So I see your mind?"
"And I won't dig into yours, I promise"
"Okay, let's do it"
"There is just a problem. It's a bit difficult for me to do it with the helmet as an obstacle"
"I-"
"No, I'm not asking you to take it off, I respect you and your creed"
He looks at me then stands up "Stay here a second"

I see him putting the kid on the seat behind him and reaching the back of the ship to retrieve the bag he uses to carry Grogu. He removes the handle and take it to me.

"You can use this as a blindfold"
"Or I could have just closed my eyes"
"Oh" he looks at the handle "Right"
I chuckle "But if it makes you more comfortable I'll put it on"
He looks back at me "No, it's good" He puts back the object where he got it "Let's stick to eyelids. I trust you"
I nod with a smile and wait for him to sit again before closing my eyes.

I hear the hiss of the helmet unlocking and Din breathes out without the sound of the modulator making him sound like a vacuum cleaner.

I sense the touch of his glove taking my hand and putting it on his forehead.
Feeling his skin seems strange but at the same time like it is how it is supposed to be. My palm is touching his forehead and his eyebrows and my fingertips are on his hair, tousled and soft.
"Okay, you can go now"
Kriff, I got distracted for a second
"Yeah, uhm... here we go"

I concentrate on the presence of Din in front of me and on my mind, connecting them together.

*Din's piont of view*

I close my eyes too feeling Kai's gentle touch on my head.

Suddently we are back on Tatooine, watching a one-year-younger version of Kaira.

"BB, come on with that cart"

The droid beeped back 
"I know you're still adjusting to it, I'm sorry, but if we don't move Luke will throw me in a Rancor pit"
BB-4 followed her rapidly pulling Grogu's cart, an innovation at the time

"Kid!" i say watching the scene amused
"It was our first solo getaway time while Luke did buisness with some locals
"You don't seem much different, always in a rush"
"Yeah... and always on the verge of getting Luke mad"