imthepilot | (no subject)

Galen gets a message late one evening. The evening Bodhi was planning to spent down in the barracks with the other cargo crews.

The message from the head medic. You better get down here.

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galen_erso

For him, it's all equally part of loving Bodhi.

"We should eat, and then see what else our mouths can do," Galen suggests.

From:

imthepilot

Bodhi give a frustrated little laugh and sits down, helpful himself to another mug of caf. Who needs sleep.

From:

galen_erso

Galen takes a sip of his own, then starts eating. "Excellent food!" he declares.

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imthepilot

"You're an easy man to feed. I'm going to have to start teaching you to cook for yourself before I have to go back into space. There's no telling if it'll be days or weeks before I'm back. I'd hate for you to starve while I'm away."

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galen_erso

"I can eat in the mess hall," Galen says,"but I'd love to learn a few things for when I miss you. Which I will."

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imthepilot

"Let me teach you a few basic dishes at least. Things you can throw together after work that won't take much to make. I can make up a few pots of spices too. Things you can add to even the mess food to make it a bit more palatable."

Which is very much his way of saying he'll miss Galen too.

From:

galen_erso

"That's a good idea," Galen says. "Some people might mock me for bringing spices to the mess hall, but at least they'll think they know what I like about you, with no fisticuffs needed."

From:

imthepilot

"They'll understand the spices, if they get a taste. And yes, they'll think you kept me around for my cooking." And he's okay with that. Better than them thinking Galen's keeping him as a toy boy.

From:

galen_erso

"Scientists gossip as much as pilots ever can," Galen says. "Especially the old men here, with nothing else to do and not that much of their own lives."

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imthepilot

"And a degree of jealousy, I'd imagine. It's okay for high up imperials to bed pilots for fun. It's just not okay for pilots to get on their knees for high ups." He shrugs. "It's just the way it is."

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galen_erso

"Missing the mark narrowly," Galen muses, "is much more offensive than missing it widely. I don't bed you for fun, I live you and will stay with you, so it's better they think I like you for the food."

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imthepilot

"I know that. And I love you too. I hope you know that?" He reaches out to take Galen's hand. "It isn't about us. It's about perceptions."

From:

galen_erso

"I know that," Galen says, with absolute certainty, closing his fingers around Bodhi's.

From:

imthepilot

Bodhi nods, glad that Galen understands. He takes Galen's hands and kisses his knuckles. "I'm sorry. I know being with me won't be easy."

From:

galen_erso

"Being with you is the best thing for decades," Galen says. "I'm not asking for easy."

From:

imthepilot

"As long as this," he presses Galen's hand to his cheek, "isn't putting you in any danger."

From:

galen_erso

"It won't," Galen says. "Not unless Orson Krennic suspects this is more than a fling, and I doubt he can fathom that."

From:

imthepilot

"Then we're careful when he's around. I go back to just being another pilot."

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galen_erso

"Luckily, it's not that often, and never very long," Galen says.

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imthepilot

"He doesn't like to hang around? I suppose he's a lot to do."

From:

galen_erso

"He's very busy being important," Galen says. "And we're not the right people to be important at."

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imthepilot

"He doesn't look as dashing in the rain?" Bodhi asks, somewhat sarcastically.

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galen_erso

"Oh yes, his beloved white cape," Galen says, smiling. "Lyra and I had to work so hard not to laugh when he first turned up in that. We felt it would be unkind. Later, it was a tyrant's attire nobody dares to laugh at if they treasure their life."