Free Me - Dinluke AU

Staying together for real

Luke felt arms around him, and the smell of oil and metal filled his nose. Something he grew to love because it reminded him of Din. He made him feel safe, and without thinking, he buried his face in Din's shoulder and held on tight to him, scared that if he let go, he would leave.

He was so scared, scared to lose the person he really didn't want to lose.

Din just hugged him. I didn't really know why, but he just felt like he needed to. But that was when he heard the other sob and felt him shake. Thinking he did something wrong, he immediately tried to back up to push himself away.

"Don't -" Luke held on to him, clinging close. "Please, stay." He mumbled into the other's shoulder while sobbing.

"Okay." Din didn't really know what was going on, but he just held him tight. He gently pat his back and let his hand run through his hair. "Okay."

They stayed like that for a few minutes, the engine of the ship still roaring behind them. Luke finally loosened his grip and looked up at him, his eyes still watery. "Please, Din."

"Okay, I'll stay." Din brushed some tears away. He never wanted to make the other cry.

"You will?"

"Yes, I will stay with you and Grogu."

A bright smile spread onto Luke's face and he hugged him again. Din tried to remember if he had ever seen the other smile like this before. But he didn't. It was strange. But he wanted to see him smile like that more often. He wanted to be there for him, for Grogu every time.

"Thank you." Luke kissed the side of the other's helmet and held onto his hands. "I-" He paused. "I don't want to force you to stay here though. I-"

"You aren't, I want to."

Luke gave him that smile again. "Good!" He kept holding his hands just looking at him, well at his helmet. "But, eh- sorry, you probably have a job to go to!" He stepped back, letting go of his hands and placing his second house key in them. "I'll wait for you at home. Be safe!"

"You too." Din stepped further back putting distance between them. Home. He would be waiting for him. Something inside him stirred and Din couldn't help but smile stupidly. The other would be waiting for him. Waiting for him. There was something so weirdly warm about that thought. He climbed back onto his ship. "I'll be back I promise." He waved at him.

"You better be back soon. You wouldn't like to be on my bad side!" Luke shouted at him waving back. When he watched him take off he hit his face. "Ah, god damn it, Luke, get your shit together!" He turned around but still felt absolutely giddy. He definitely has a crush on him.

That evening Luke had cooled down and sat on the couch with Grogu sleeping next to him. He was dosing off as well when he heard the door open. It was Din who came back with some laser marks on his armor. "Hey, are you okay?" He tried to keep his voice as low as possible.

"Yes, nothing I couldn't handle." Din walked over to him to see Grogu sleeping leaning against his roommate.

"Join us?" Luke gestured to the empty space next to him.

"Sure." Din sat down only to have the other lean against him immediately. He liked this. Even if it wasn't a normal non-Mandalorian friendship thing he liked the other's closeness.

The next few weeks they fell into a rhythm of meeting at Luke's place in the evening after the Jedi was done with teaching the younglings and Din was done with his jobs. It had gotten strangely domestic to the point where Din would get up early to make the other and Grogu breakfast because he knew that Luke would just have some coffee otherwise.

Luke would always wait for the other on the couch holding Grogu until one day. One day when Luke's mental health was particularly low.