White Holes [Cassian Andor x OC]

IV

 A couple of days after their date Lya still hadn't seen or heard of Cassian Andor. He had been so persistent to take her out that she couldn't help but be taken back when he just vanished out of her life.

"How was your date with Captain Andor?" Her nurses/apprentices Lux and Adair asked eagerly.

"Oh," Lya coughed caught off guard by the question. She shoved her hands into her pockets and shrugged in an attempt to play it cool. "It was alright. I don't think it will happen again."

"What? Why?" Lux asked dramatically. "He seemed almost lovesick when he was here!"

Once again Lya shrugged. "What can I say? Men," she shook her head. "One day they want to date a doctor, the next they want- who knows what."

"Hey!" Adair protested. "Women are just about the same," he looked at Lux warily. The tension between them was obvious. She seemed oblivious to this regardless. "I mean, you're not wrong." The Doctor agreed nodding.

She half expected Cassian to casually stroll into the medical ward with a massive bouquet of bioluminescent orchids any minute now. To her disappointment, he didn't.

It had been more than a week now since she had last seen or heard from the Captain. She couldn't help but blame herself for his absence. Had she done something wrong that night?

She acknowledged that it had been a very shitty date, but felt that they had somewhat connected by the end of the evening. She concluded that perhaps he had been so bold before that now he was waiting for her to approach him. It was her turn. The following day Lya found some free time and decided to visit Captain Andor.

Her eyes wandered around the bustling military base. It wasn't often that she was here, but she always found the place to be filled with activity and people scampering around. Pilots and soldiers would sprint from one side of the air base to the other to board their X-wings. Ships were coming in and leaving, and somehow there seemed to be an order. Well, no one ever crashed or stumbled into others. Droids rolled around the area. Her eyes scanned the busy terrain until and then she finally spotted his blue parka.

She approached him shyly.

"H-Hi," she said tapping on his shoulder. He turned around, and she noted his surprised expression. "Cassian," she began dropping his name in a more casual matter. "How have you been?" She asked politely.

"Good," he replied curtly lacking a smile. There was an awkward silence between them.

"I've been well too. Thank you for asking." She retorted sarcastically to poke at his rudeness after a moment of quiet.

Cassian eyed the grounds anxiously he saw many prying eyes observing their interaction between him and the doctor with curiosity.

"I brought you this," she said handing him a small cloth bag wrapped with a string bow. "It's tea. I'm not sure if you're a fan, but it's quite good before sleeping."

He did not take the gift, and his dark eyes returned to hers. He appreciated the small gesture, yet remained mute. Lya found this discouraging. Still, she mustered her courage. "So, I was wondering if you wanted to try it. I am free tonight."

She saw him clench his jaw as if he was biting his tongue. Despite this, his eyes remained focused and dull. He kept silent. This was not of encouragement to her. From behind him, K-2SO approached them in a nosy matter. He could see the deflated expression on the woman's face. "7%" Was all he said.

"I can't," he answered his eyes darted away to his X-Wing behind him. "How about tomorrow?" she tried. "I can't." He repeated in a rougher tone.

She pursued her lips and looked down at her feet in embarrassment. Perhaps she had misread the situation. "Right," She said nodding her head apprehensively. She wasn't stupid. She knew what he meant. "Right, right..."