"For the complications added by the Force, the rewards had better be rather remarkable," he snarked, though mostly it was frustration. He was sick of the Force making things go awry in his life. Ben just wanted one thing untouched by it, one thing he could actually enjoy.
He lowers his eyes, thinking. His mother's memories of his father are fond enough that he hates to ruin the moment, but the reality of his own situation is unfortunately rather different. "I don't know that there's a Ben left for them to see. Or a Kylo Ren. Or anything at all, sometimes. And that is a challenge they never asked to deal with. I worry it will prove too much of a burden to continue on with..."
Still, he nods, smiling weakly for a moment. "Time together would help. We can only have BB-8 stall for Poe so many times, after all."
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Date: 2017-07-27 12:53 am (UTC)He lowers his eyes, thinking. His mother's memories of his father are fond enough that he hates to ruin the moment, but the reality of his own situation is unfortunately rather different. "I don't know that there's a Ben left for them to see. Or a Kylo Ren. Or anything at all, sometimes. And that is a challenge they never asked to deal with. I worry it will prove too much of a burden to continue on with..."
Still, he nods, smiling weakly for a moment. "Time together would help. We can only have BB-8 stall for Poe so many times, after all."