You hide your mouth behind your hand, letting a single tear stream down your cheek. A silent sob gets caught in your throat and shakes your shoulders.
He takes your hand and intertwines your fingers, squeezing it reassuringly. He turns his gaze on you and flashes you a smile. You smile back, sniffing your sobs away, you nod your head to reassure him.
"Everything alright?" He asks in a tone of confidence.
"Yes! Yes, it's just... It's beautiful." You manage to say without your voice cracking completely.
"I knew you would love it."
You gaze back on the stage where the Opera singers finish their song. It is the last one. It is about the region where your planet is from, about the war, about its conquest by the aliens, a story about courage and treachery, a tragedy. You wipe your tears away and rise from your seat to clap like the rest of the audience. You clap with all your might and shout hourrays and praises. You're moved beyond tears, you felt it down your bowels. You made a good call to come see this opera with him. He puts your fur coat on your shoulders, squeezing them gently.
"There is supposed to be a soirée after, but I want to steal you away from them." He chants.
You feel your cheeks heating up, you nod once again and take his gloved hand to exit the Galaxies Opera House. The fresh air hits you and you shiver in your furs, you thank him once again for gifting you such a pricey item, that and the dress and the jewelry...
"Do not worry about it." He kisses your knuckles. "You wore it perfectly, I could swear it was tailored for you." Wrapped up in his own black fur he delicately guides you away from the crowd of other rich people to his limousine. "Come. There is a place I want to show you."
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"Don't walk so fast! I can't keep up with my heels!" You protest.
"Sorry! I'm just so excited to show you!" He laughs without letting your hand go.
You walk with difficulty between the branches and the thorns, you already find it surprising to find a forest on Coruscant. You knew some parks, but a forest? Never heard of.
You finally arrive and he gestures to you proudly. You are in awe, before you is a clearing of wild flowers with a wonderful lake where the moon reflects its light in delicious reflections. In the middle of the opened nocturnal flowers is a tablecloth with a basket and a candelabra. You can't contain your laughter.
"You really planned all this?" You ask incredulously.
"Well, you told me you were feeling down lately and I thought it would be a great change of atmosphere after an evening with all those stuck up people." He says. "I wanted to make a nice gesture." He approaches you with his beautiful smile, his bun a little unmade.
"Thank you, Governor Satlove."
"What did I told you before, (y/n)?" He chides you lightly, grazing his finger against your lips "Call me Nather."
"Alright..." You look down at your feet, suddenly shy, before meeting back his eyes. "Nather." Your voice got low, like a secret.
He nods approvingly, holding your face in both of his hands, eyes in eyes, he kisses your forehead. He guides you to the basket and takes out two glasses and a bottle of Calamnsi. You both sat down in front of this gorgeous moon.
"Tell me rather, how's everything going?"
You sigh.
"Oh, it could be better..." You clink your glasses and take a sip. "I'm drowning with work and the little time I have for me I dedicate it to you." You confess.
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J.C. An unlikely love story (Thrawnxf!reader)
RomantikYou're a simple student at the Royal Imperial Academy of Coruscant when your everyday life get's disrupt by the arrival of two new strange students, a rookie from the Outer Rim and a blue alien with incandescent eyes. Your well ordered life will be...