"'It's so hard to be brave.' I said, the words cracking as they came out. Something in Kylo's eyes shifted, and he looked so utterly human in that moment, like he related exactly to what I was saying. He swallowed, his eyes scanning my face before he leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to my forehead, making my eyelid...
"You think I don't care about you?" Kylo asked, his voice breaking. "I care more about you than there are stars in the galaxy. Believe me, I nearly broke every time you screamed, every tear that rolls down your cheek makes me want to hurt someone. I wanted to go against all of my training and kill Snoke, but I didn't...
"Anakin, w-we can't." I explained while diverting my eyes from his gaze. He forced me to look at him again, guiding my chin even closer to his than it was before. "Yes we can." Was all he said as he closed the gap between us and connected his lips to mine. • •...
"You will give into me," his masked figure says in its electronic tone. The increasing pressure I feel in my skull is a direct result of the power he is wielding with his hand. I grit my teeth, unable to move my jaw enough to speak. The glare in my eyes says what my mouth can't. ✶ After standing up to the one no one...