#onlyhoped // she thought of love as something confused and furtive ; he made it bright and open as summer air

[peacesought]

@onlyhoped​ asked:  " Satine, do you recall our first valentine's day together?" The Jedi master beams as he entwines their fingers together. An action that could be considered a call back to that evening.

         She twists her lips together wryly in a lazy attempt to mask a smile that reaches up all the way into her eyes, fingers eagerly lacing through his own with a small squeeze. “And here I was wondering if you’d remembered it, Master Kenobi,” Satine muses softly but playfully, “I remember the butterflies fluttering in my stomach so incessantly every time you looked at me that it nearly made me nauseous, but I still hoped you’d keep looking back at me.”

It startles her, how long ago that day was now, seemingly all at once recent and entirely ancient. What might have been a simple day to most, filled with quaint traditions and celebrations by the villagers, was nothing short of a miracle to her then. She’d needed something different, something more than war and fear and grief, and in turn she’d thrown herself into every little occasion or gesture she’d had the opportunity to.

“I thought you’d be miserable about the whole thing,” she leans her head absently against his shoulder, “I didn’t think Jedi were the sort to enjoy celebrations, much less a festival centered around affection.” Satine nudges him lightly. “You were a good sport, though, and you made me laugh and I remember thinking I didn’t want any of it to end, that maybe if I wished hard enough I could have just one more day like that, one more day with you where we weren’t worried or scared or running.”

Satine grows quiet for a long moment, her fingers squeezing his gently before she continues softly. “Let’s go back one day, Obi-wan, when all of this is over. We’ll go on the same day, go in secret and make up names so no one knows who we are just like last time.” Her thumb traces a lazy circle over the back of his hand, a smile growing on her lips with each word. “And this time, I won’t have to dream about you kissing me at the end of the night.” A brow arches as her head tilts to look at him, gaze warm with an easy, relaxed adoration. “Did you hope I would kiss you? Did you want me to, that day?”

[peacesought]

@onlyhoped asked:  It is early morning, the beginning of their day together. Today is an important day, she would present to the senate- a war of words that Satine regularly contested in. There was no need for her to utter a word; he could sense the wafts of stress excreting from her. As she dressed, Obi-Wan would draw near, pushing fingers through her freshly brushed hair. " Tell me what's on your mind," he soothes, passively fiddling with her hair in an attempt to calm her.

          fingers absently smooth over the pale gold over the necklace encircling slender neck over and over again as she resists the urge to pace, forces herself to ensure every aspect of her appearance is as purposeful as planned. it’s as much theatre as diplomacy, satine had learned long ago, these speeches before the senate; advocacy and appearance in equal measure. familiar touch startles her from her reverie, a small smile immediately appearing on her lips as she closes her eyes, leans into his calming motions. 

          “i’m sorry, my darling, i’m just-,” her nose briefly scrunches as she sighs quietly, “i’m just nervous, that’s all.” a confession she’d utter to very few, but obi-wan long ago earned her trust, the rarely given right to hear her speak honestly, “it’s difficult enough when i’m speaking on behalf of mandalore, but now? i represent so many, obi-wan, with so much at stake and-”

        she lifts her fingers to her brow to knead slowly at her temple, though pale eyes open to settle on him, gaze soft. “i must feel like a hurricane in the force, hm? all nerves and worry?” satine leans forward and presses a kiss to the corner of his mouth gently, lingering there for a moment before offering a faint, but genuine smile. “but i’m glad you’re here. it’s all easier when you’re here, when you’re with me.”