SLIGHT SPOILERS FOR BOOK OF BOBA IN THIS BUT NOT RLY IT'S JUST LITTLE REFERENCES IT WONT RLY SPOIL ANYTHING IF YOU HAVENT SEEN IT BUT IF YOU HAVE YOU'LL *KNOW*

"We need to take a break."

"No, I—"

The sound of Anakin's lightsaber retracting is enough of a finality to tell her that she doesn't have a choice in the matter. Part of her is grateful—she's exhausted. Another part of her is upset that Anakin could see that.

"Come on," he says, offering her a hand. She takes it, letting him pull her up to her feet, not using her own muscles at all in the process. She's too tired and she knows Anakin can support her weight on his own.

"You did good today," he continues, releasing her hand and beginning to walk toward the exit of the sparring room. She jogs after him.

"I lost every single round," she protests. She's expecting his trademark smirk and a quip about how it's nothing to worry about because he's more skilled than her, but he takes her by surprise when he shakes his head.

"You made progress. It doesn't matter if you won or not—you learned how to get back up." He gives her a smile. "Always get back up."

"Why are you making me stop? I thought you said that we couldn't leave until I'd beaten you once."

"I'm making you stop because I know that I've pushed you as far as I can today. Your heart isn't in it anymore."

"Yes, it is!" she protests, but Anakin just holds a hand up to her.

"We aren't going to get any further tonight. I want you to rest." He pauses before letting his raised hand fall to her shoulder. He lowers his voice so that she knows his words are for her alone, not any of the other Jedi who are practicing on the other mats across the vast space. "And I'm very proud of you."

She unclenches her jaw and allows herself to relax.

Anakin is proud of her.

He thinks that she's done well.

She can rest now.

"Thank you."

His hand moves to the space between her shoulder blades, and he guides her out the door.

She smiles up at him, tentatively, as they walk down the hall to their quarters. He grins back.

"I know that look," he laughs. "I can see it in your eyes, what is it?"

Her smile grows, turning upward further, into a smirk. And it's her turn to lower her voice to let him know that her words are for him and no one else.

"Tomorrow, I'm gonna kick your butt."

He seizes her around the waist, making her shriek with laughter before hoisting her up into a bridal carry as they turn the corner to their hall.

"We'll see about that."

SPOILERS SPOILERS OH MY GOSH

HOOOOOOOOLY SHIIIIIIITR AIDILAZJOWSKPWKSPWMDOAHHH

PINCH ME

SOMEONE

PLEASW I SWEAR SOMEONE PINCH ME IM INCONSOLABLE I CANNOT BELIVE I CANNOT FATHOM I CANNOT ACCEPT THAT THAT. JUST. HAPPENED.

HELP

I

I LITERALLY DONT THINK IT'S POSSIBLE TO CONVEY MY EMOTIONS THROUGH WORDS I JUST WANT TO ADD A VIDEO HERE OF ME SCREAMING INTO THE VOID

IM GOING TO TRY AND START FROM THE BEGINNING HERE BUT I'LL PROBABLY GET OFF TOPIC BECAUSE HOLY FUCK SO MUCH HAPPENED AND IT WAS EVERYTHING I COULD OF ASKED FOR PLUS CAD BANE LMFAOOOO

OKAY

FIRST

COBB VANTH. COOL GUY. LOVE HIM. YAY.

SECOND

ARTOOOOWIDOEODOWKSOWKE ARTOO ARTOO ARTOO ARTOO ARTOOIE MY BELOVED I LOVE HIM SO FRICKEN MUCH I WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE MY GUY AGAIN HES SO CUTE AND HIS INTERACTIONS WITH DIN WERE SO FUNNY I WAS LAUGHING SO MUCH WHEN HE WAS LIKE "hello friend 🧍" AND THEN WHEN HE JUST SHUT OFF HAHAHAHAHAAAA AND DIN TRIED TO WAKE HIM UP BY WAVING A HAND IN FRONT OF HIM MAN IT'S GIVING "is there a button or something" ON THE ROCK "is there anyone ALIVE 😐" LMAOFJEKDJ

AND THEN IT GOT EVEN BETTER BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT AHSOKA YET BC I NEED TO CONTROL MYSELF

LUKE AND GROGUUUUSHDOEK BABY GOGURT I MISSED YOU SO MUCH IM SO HAPPY THAT YOURE OKAY IM SO HAPPY THAT YOU AND LUKE (LUKE LUKE LUKE OH MY GOSHSJDJEJEJ) ARE GETTING ALONG

LUKE LOOKS FUCKING FANTASTIC I AM IN AWE AND HES RLY HOT IM SORRY ACTUALLY NO IM NOT HES JUST RLY HOT

AND JUST AIDJWODJ THE FROG SCENE WAS SO FUNNY WHEN HE WENT "grogu 🤨" HAHAHA AND THEN HE LEVITATED ALL OF THEM AND IT WAS SO DRAMATIC FOR NO REASON THAT WAS HILARIOUS

AND AND AND WHEN LUKE WAS LIKE WHOOOOSHING GROGU OVER TO HIM BECAUSE HE COULNDT KEEP UP WITH HIM

AND ALSO WHEN GROGU AND LUKE WERE TRAINING AND THE DROID SHOT HIM AND HE FLEW BACKWARDS LMFISJDOEJF I DIED I HAD TO REWIND THAT LIKE SIX TIMES IT WSD SO FUNNY

AND LUKE BULLYING HIS JUMPING SKILLS PLEASEEEE

AND THEN AHSOKA MY SNIPPY QUEEN LEANING AGAINST THE TREE SHE CAME OUTTA NOWHERE BUT OHYJSJFJEODK I WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE HER AND AAHAHFOKE SO. WAS. ARTOO. I WAS SO HAPPY THAT THEY COULD SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN ARTOO DID HIS LIL DANCEY DANCE AND AHSOKA'S LITTLE LAUGH AFTER SHE PATS HIM AND HER SMILE GUYS GUYS (oh my gosh my teacher was standing right behind me while i was typing this i hope he didn't see anything LMAO)

ANYWAYS

UM

UM

"IM AN OLD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY" OKOOODIEODJSJOSJE AND WHEN SHE CALLED HIM "MASTER LUKE" I WANTED TO SOB 😭 THAT IS HER BABY BROTHER AND HER NEPHEW I CAAAAANTJEJDKSKSK ALSO SHE IS FAMILY WHAT DO YOU MEAN

AND UM "SO MUCH LIKE YOUR FATHER" OKAY I'M GETTING DISTRACTED WE'LL GO BACK TO THAT I NEED TO TALK ABOUT DIN FIRST

"but i came all this way" 🥺 "he's right there" EEEJEIEKKDKDIEJE THIS IS NOT FAIR THIS IS NOT FAAAAAAIIIIIR AND PEDRO WHY DOES YOUR VOICE HAVE TO BE SO SAD I WISH THEY COULDVE SEEN EACH OTHER THIS IS DESTROYING ME IM SO CONFLICTED BC I FEEL LIKE AHSOKA WOULD ALLOW THEM TO HAVE ATTACHMENT BUT SHES JUST TOO SCARED TO SHOW THAT BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED WITH ANAKIN

AND THEY HIT ME WITH THE "SO MUCH LIKE YOUR FATHER" AND I WAS ONCE AGAIN WATCHING THIS IN SCHOOL AND I LITERALLY DIDNT ASK TO LEAVE OR ANYTHING I JUST GOT UP AND NUMBLY WALKED TO THE BATHROOM WITHOUT SAYING A WORD AND I C R I E D . OH. MY. GOSH. I CANT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS REAL. I CANT. I LITERALLY CAN. NOT. PROCESS. IT. THANK YOU DAVE FILONI. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OH AND AHSOKA ALSO SAID THE STUDENT GUIDES THE MASTER AND DIDNT YODA OR OBI WAN SAY THAT TO ANAKIN ABOUT HER??!?:&:&:"-@;9293 BC THEN THAT MEANS THAT HE PROBABLY TOLD HER ABOUT THAT AND IM REALLY NOT DOING SO GREAT I KEEP CRYING AND I CANT STOP BUT IT'S OKAY IT'S A GOOD THING REALLY BECAUSE IM CRYING OVER ANAKIN AND AHSOKA ANF SLCISPDKWPDK I CANT BELIEV THAT REALLY HAPPENEIFJEKFKWMDNWOH MY GOOD GOSH HELP HELEPIFPSDJOSJD HELPPFIFOF

CAN WE JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO IMAGINE HOW MUCH WORSE IM GOING TO BE WHEN HAYDEN SHOWS UP

IM GOING TO TRY TO DO REACTION VIDS AGAIN FOR THE AHSOKA SERIES BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THOSE ARE GOING TO BE REALLY FUNNY I WILL CRY ABOUT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING

OKAY AND CAD BANE??!!;&;&:@: CAME OUTTA NOWHERE BUT WE KNOW THAT HAT WE. KNOW. THAT. HAT. AND HES SCARYYYY MAN HES RLY SCARY AND IT'S AWESOME LIKE OMEGA AND AHSOKA HAD GUTS STANDING UP TO HIM WHEN THEY GOT KIDNAPPED. ALSO VANTH MAY NOT BE DEAD BC HE SHOT HUNTER AND HE LIVED SOOO. YOU GUYS THINK AHSOKA MIGHT SEE CAD AGAIN? "we'll have to dance another time" is one of my FAVORITE anakin and ahsoka scenes (when she's protecting him from cad) SO MAYBE THEYRE GOING TO FIGHT? PROBABLY NOT BUT THAT WOULD BE NEAT

OVERALL I JUST LOVE HOW MYSTERIOUS AHSOKA IS IN THIS AND I REALLY HOPE WE GET TO SEE HOW SHE AND LUKE MET IN HER SHOW BC THAT IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME AND I CANT WAIT TO START PEELING BACK THE LAYERS OF HER TRAUMA LOL AND TO SEE REX AND TO SEE ANAKIN AND MAYBE HOPEFULLY POSSIBLY OBI WAN ASKDKFOKFLAKDOED HELPPPPPP

THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER