assured liar ☼ poe dameron

XXXIV

"We have received a transmission from The First Order's Supreme leader"

Chaos broke out.

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Poe stood completely still when the worlds crashed around us, almost as if he knew it was coming.

In the grip of panic, eyes were wild, pupils dilated, hearts racing. My brain is on the edge of explosion, like a cluster of bombs going off. I can feel it, building like an unstoppable storm in the pit of my stomach. I couldn't concentrate on anything else around me. My heart starts to beat harder and faster.

Adrenaline pulses throughout my body. And crawls up my spine in the form of a sound cry. Muffled shouts of panic blur our of my head and all I can focus on is the sweat starting to seep from my hot layer of skin.

Negative thoughts flood my mindset and wash over like rocks of a beach. I start shaking irrationally. The arguments swarm my head, disturbing my brains so that it shuts down. The layer of sweat on my forehead ceases and starts to drip down my temples.

Subconsciously, I collapsed to the floor and held my knees up to my chest and held my head down, trying to slow my breathing.

I felt a strong pair of hands grip on my shoulders. Unaware of my heart pounding in my chest I jerked my eyes up to Poe who crouched in front of me, clasping me in his hands. His eyes travelled around my face. He was blurred from the layer of salty tears stinging my eyes.

I blinked at let the beads of water flow down my cheeks freely, making my view of him clearer.

His tanned skin creased with crinkles from a frown that was prominent on his head. His lips were parted, like he was out of breath. He silently pulled me into his warm embrace. We were a bundle on the floor, surrounded by panicked individuals.

"He's coming for me" I hiccupped into the side of his neck, now damp from my own slow and desolate tears. My eyes were blotchy and mottled, I felt him hold me tighter and rest his chin on the top of my head.

"Not when I'm here he's not" he spoke into my hair with his arms still wrapped around me. His embrace was warm and his arms made me feel protected from the chaos around us. I squeezed him back. He moved his hand to the back of my head and I felt a light kiss on the top of my hair.

He released his gentle grip and looked back into my eyes, they were calmer this time and the crying died. My trembling lip curved into a warm smile and he returned it seeming more relaxed.

He pushed down on the ground and stood up, brushing himself off. He offered me his hand and I took it. The touch made sparks spread from the touch of our fingers throughout my body.

He pulled me up effortlessly and I stood close by his side, his hand hovered over my back as we turned back to Leia who was trying to calm everyone down.

"If you're all quite finished, I would like to play the transmission"

I was slightly taken back by our General's words that were soaked with sarcasm and impatience. But like a chain reaction everyone stood in silence ready for the worst. The General nodded to a man who stood by one of the computers and he smiled back at her.

A flickering blue hologram appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

Kylo Ren is reflected up towards us. He looks like he as recovered from our previous fight. He wore his helmet, making him more intimidating.

"This is not a threat. This is a promise." the hologram began to speak "A promise of your end and of our beginning,"- I felt Poe's arm hold my waist as a reassurance- "You have something I want, something I need.".