Hunger of the Pine ➢ Kylux

Out of my Head

It was not like in the holorecords. There was nothing sweet or blissful about the morning time following their mutual confessions. Kylo smelled distinctly of stale alcohol and Hux's back ached from their unfortunate sleeping position. Hux grumbled, then attempted to pry the other man off of himself which proved to be much harder than expected. Once free, Hux scooted to the edge of the bed and swung his legs over the side only to sigh and brush away the hair from his eyes. He prepared to stand, but soon enough a large hand came shooting out to enclose around his forearm. "Don't go." Kylo pleaded with his head still buried deep underneath a pillow. 

What a child, Hux thought with irritation. "I heard that." Kylo added.

"You were supposed to," replied Hux pointedly. 

Kylo groaned before his head appeared above the shield of the pillows, black hair disheveled and knotted atop his head. Those soft brown eyes that gazed upon Hux the previous night were now glassy and caked with drowsiness. "You know, my head still isn't clear from last  night and I would just hate to see what horrible things I may get up to...unless of course you take up my offer and stay with me. Just so that you can make sure I don't destroy any more of your precious base, obviously." Kylo smirked mischievously through a hooded regard.

Hux sighed as the trace of a smile crept onto his lips. He brought his legs back up under the covers and playfully frowned as he did so. Naturally, Hux's icy feet gravitated to the only current source of heat in the room which incidentally was Ren, who jumped at the touch. None the less, Kylo happily took him into his embrace, chin resting soundly above a bed of ginger hair. "You know, whatever this is, it's going to get us both killed," Hux murmured against the soft skin of Kylo's chest.

"Stop being such a downer, General."Kylo hugged him tighter, feigning amusement in order to counter act the detrimental feelings of dread trekking its way across his abdomen. Hux didn't respond, instead he tilted his head ever so slightly so that the rapid thumping of Kylo's heart beat met his ears. "Listen, Hux... about what I did on the rescue carrier-"

Hux quieted him with a hush, "It's fine, Ren. I know that it shouldn't be, but after all the things I have done, I'm starting to think that maybe I deserved it." Kylo remained silent. 

"Hux?"

"Yes, Kylo?" 

The Knight paused, unsure whether or not he was willing to go through with his inquiry. "Is there... is there anything else that I changed from my memories that you know of?" 

Hux chuckled uneasily and shifted his head upwards to face Kylo,"Are you really sure you want to hear about these things Ren? They're quite cringe worthy to say the least. Sometimes I truly wish that I possessed your...skills." He bit his lip, thinking more upon the subject matter. "You always refused me whenever I asked you to alter my memories, selfish prick." Ren smirked at this, content with himself for choosing to do so.

"Stop avoiding the question, Hux." Kylo grumbled as he placed his head back into the bush of red.

The General sighed heavily before pushing himself out from under Ren's tangle of limbs, "I don't have time for this." Gracefully, he dropped his legs off the bed to greet the cold tiles awaiting below and arched his toes in a stretch. "Unlike you, I actually have a job to do and I can't afford to spend the entirety of my day recounting fairy tails to a thirty year old man, hidden beneath the cover of a woolen blanket." Hux taunted with a slight edge of affection. Kylo pushed himself up onto his elbows to frown up at the other man. In turn, Hux refused to return the favour and instead, fastened his cap on his head and left the chamber without so much as a farewell. 

Once free from the unwavering gaze of Kylo Ren, Hux breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that one of these days the truth would come back to bite him directly in the ass, but as far as Hux could tell, today was not that day. You can't avoid me forever, General. Hux huffed out a groan due to his annoyance, and partly in his own attempt to release the fear growing within his gut. Get out of my head and my quarters, he hissed back. Trying his hardest, Hux did all he could do to keep the Knight from his thoughts, pushing up every wall he deemed possible. When no response followed, Hux smiled to himself in contempt.