Millicent only sleeps with you when I'm working which is pretty much constantly since I don't get the luxury of sleeping. I've had her since she was a kitten, you couldn't possibly have the same bon with her that I do.
And yet here you are, naming it, keeping it around. You've already
got the wardrobe down seeing as how you stole my hideous sweater.
Definitely edging closer towards crazy cat lady territory.
I would have just given the little creature something that was an affront to that ridiculous amount of dignity it has. Name it Snowball, Fluffy, or something just as terrible.
Oh dear, guess I'll have to go naked. I'll be very popular.
Eclipse deserves a better name than that, he has more dignity than being called Fluffy. If you or your grandfather bring home another pet I'm naming it.
You can go around naked all you wish in our room. But you're wearing pants while around the house and outside, at the very least.
[Every night since their break up had been cold and lonely. Their room became his room again but he still found himself hugging Kylo's pillow every night. He hated feeling so weak and emotional but it still hurt.
He lay awake in bed thinking about what Maketh had told him, that this was supposedly normal for couples. He had never seen a normal relationship- growing up in the middle of the Imperial military in the Unknown Regions had deprived him of that. He hated to admit it but she may be right- he had to apologize and try to mend things.
He wasn't going to be able to sleep, it was 3 am but he was wide awake. He had two peaches by the side of his bed- Anakin had a talent for finding fresh fruit. It wasn't much of a peace offering but it was what he had as he headed out of his room and to Kylo's room.
He paused at the door, lifting his hand but didn't knock right away. He was taking a risk by approaching Kylo, there was a chance that things were broken too far beyond repair and he would get the door slammed in his face. But he had to try or else he would never know for certain so with a deep breath he knocked on the door.]
[Sharing space with Hux without actually being with him had been pure torture for Kylo Ren. They pretty much avoided each other throughout the day, which hurt, but was bearable. But the nights were the worst, Kylo's long frame curled up in bed, longing for the feeling of Hux in his arms again, a pair of ice-cold feet being warmed up on his.
He wanted to say sorry, but he didn't even know where to start with it. Hux had clearly wanted things to end, so how could he go back and tell him that he'd made a huge mistake? No, it was better this way, to be sad and alone then go groveling back to someone who didn't care for him anymore.
He was in his room, idly wondering what Hux would think about the mess he'd made with his dirty clothes when he heard a knock at the door. At this time, there was only one person it could be. Kylo focused on the door and it opened of its own volition. His face remained impenetrable when he saw Hux standing there, though his heart began to beat out of his chest. He kept his voice level as he asked.]
[For a moment he stood there, debating if he should flee back to his room and deny that he had knocked on Kylo's door. Each second felt like an hour until Kylo opened the door. He wasn't sure what to expect as he looked at Kylo's expression.
At least the door wasn't slammed at his face.]
I have peaches. And I figured we should talk, we can't avoid each other in the house forever.
[Once he spoke the words aloud he regretted it for how desperate it sounded.]
At least take the peaches before you slam the door in my face. [He held out the fruit, deciding that he would give Kylo that option if he wanted.]
[Kylo raised a hand and dragged Hux forward using the Force. Not strictly necessary, but he was still sore about the way things had ended between them, and wanted to prove a point. When Hux was at the end of the bed, Kylo sat up, and took a peach.
He didn't bite into it, instead just staring at Hux with those incredibly dark eyes, waiting for him to speak. He wasn't going to be the one to start talking. Hux had started this and he could very well continue it.]
[Kylo bit into the peach as he listened to Hux talk. At his
core, Kylo Ren was still mentally very much little more than a teenager who
liked to act out. He was hurt and upset with Hux, which made him very much
want to act like the spoiled brat he'd become under Snoke. But he couldn't
do that if he wanted a chance to mend things with Hux.]
You're the one that wanted to end things. [Yes, Kylo would
childishly be insisting that this was all Hux's fault.] Have you
changed your mind?
[Hux took a deep breath, this was difficult for him but he had to at least but he wasn't going to let Kylo just sit there without apologizing for what he did.]
You used every vulnerability I handed to you against me without remorse.
[He paused for a long moment, clutching his fists slightly. He could count the numbers of times that he had apologized and actually meant it on one hand. He didn't feel true remorse often, this was an emotion that he wasn't used to.]
I know I shouldn't have done that to you and I apologize.
[This time he had to look away, looking down at the foot of the bed and the second peach which sat there. He didn't want to look at Kylo and see rejection there or worse, nothing. He hated that he hurt, he hated the cowardliness which kept his gaze on the peach.]
If you have nothing more to add, I'll leave you to let you sleep
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