Cody learns to love

The one chapter where Cody also doesn't admit he has issues

  By the time Cody was finished talking to the twins, he knew three things for sure.

  First, convincing the twins that being gay wasn't gross was going to be even harder then he thought. Honestly, if Cody had to survive more conversations like this, he might just decide to pretend it never happened and forget that he ever had a chance for a romantic relationship.

  Second, Krell, that demagolka of a teacher, was never going to get close to a child again. Cody was going to make sure of it. He didn't care if it meant sacrificing the few hours of sleep that he normally got, he was going to make sure Krell spends the rest of his life in prison. And if he happened to be found with a few broken bones... Accidents happen.

  Third, he just lost his chance at getting to know Obi-Wan better. Sure, Obi-Wan could never return Cody's feelings, But they could've been friends. That was all lost now. Cody had no illusions, there was no way Obi-Wan decided to stay after what happened at dinner.

  So yes, Cody was surprised when he stepped into his bedroom and saw Obi-Wan cooing at Omega. "What are you doing here?" So that was why Cody didn't have any friends.

  "Oh, I'm sorry I invaded your personal space like this. The babies were crying and you were occupied so I thought I could help. I will leave now."

  "No, no, it's okay. It's just... I expected you to leave. With what the twins said at the dinner. I'm sorry you had to see that."

  "It's not your fault."

  "I should've talked to them about it sooner."

  "They are children. They ave yet to figure out how romantic relationships work. It's not your fault, the only one to blame here is the teacher who put those ideas into their heads. Which is illegal, by the way, you can sue him."

  "I will," Cody said darkly. He wasn't one to hold grudges, shit happens, but this was one of the times he wasn't going to let it slip. That reminded him he was supposed to show up at a hearing with Emerie in a few days. It seemed like he was going to be spending a lot of time at the court. Hopefully Bly was going to be free to babysit.

  "If you want to, I can also recommend you a few shows and books that could help Fives and Echo understand things better."

  "They don't like documentaries."

  "Of course they don't. It's not documentaries, just stories with educational purposes."

  "In that case, I could use some recommendations. How do you even know about it?"

  "I had a similar problem like you, once. You know, growing up, my father always favored Anakin. Nothing I did was good enough. My father never said it outright, though. He would make comments, compare me to others... It was the same when I told him I found a boyfriend. He would just randomly start conversation, saying how sorry he is and how much he pities me because I'm confused. I think that was worse than if he just told me that it was wrong. I ignored it for some time, then broke up with my boyfriend - we all know that high school sweethearts rarely last for long - and later found a girlfriend. My father seemed happy with that, he thought it was thanks to his guidance that I started behaving 'normal'. Let's just say he didn't like it when I broke up with that girl and found a new boyfriend. And because apparently his pitty wasn't enough and my father was apparently above yelling at me, he started sending Ahsoka and Anakin to tell me how wrong I was."

  Cody didn't know what to say to that. It was so unbelievably sad! Sure, Jango was a shitty father but at least he didn't turn his children against each other. "That's terrible."

  "I made my peace with it a long time ago." Obi-Wan shrugged. Just like that. As if he didn't just tell Cody a life story so heart breaking it rivaled Cody's own. "Let's focus on you now."