Clone 99 x Jedi Fem!Reader - One Moment In Time
Warnings: Fluff/Implied Romance/Hurt/Angst/Major Character Death
As requested by @greaser-wolf I hope I was able to write this one-shot the way you wanted it to be. Thanks for always supporting me!
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You are not a fan of Kamino and the whole machinery of cloning. But there is one of them you really like, 99. His kind heart and wise mind have drawn you in. But it's a Connection that's never supposed to happen.
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One Moment In Time
Your visits to Kamino are always accompanied by a certain uneasiness. You hate the machinery of clone production. You like the clones as individuals, but the whole principle contradicts your moral concept. Living beings, thinking sentient beings, bred to go to war. There are many aspects of this cloning process that are repugnant to you.
But there is one thing about Kamino that you look forward to every time you visit. 99. He's different from the rest, doesn't fit in. He falls through the cracks and isn't fit to be a soldier, so he's kind of like a janitor in Tipoca City. 99 doesn't have the perfect, attractive appearance of his brothers. He looks much older than he is, an old man, far older than he should be. 99 is deformed and weaker than his clone brothers. But what attracts you to him has nothing to do with his appearance, it is his bright, surprisingly wise mind, his good heart, his alert eyes.
The little smile he always gives you when you meet him warms your heart. You look forward to seeing him again as you leave your shuttle in the hangar on Tipoca City. Unfortunately, it is not a courtesy visit, you are here on behalf of the Order, to assist Shaak Ti and supervise the training of the clones. A task you don't like to take over.
But at least you will surely meet 99 again. The thought makes you think more positively about your tasks here.
On a tour, you finally meet 99. As he faces you, you can't help it, a broad smile gracing your lips.
"Oh," 99 says with a smile, "there she is again, the most beautiful of all the Jedi. If I am allowed to say this so bluntly".
You nod at him and say with amusement, "Probably my colleagues within the Order would disapprove, but I won't tell anyone."
He laughs softly and looks out over the endless water that surrounds the city. There is a quiet longing in his gaze, in the Force you can feel it, but you can't name it.
"What are you thinking about, 99?" you ask cautiously.
"Probably nothing I should be talking to a Jedi about," he says with a small chuckle.
You shrug your shoulders and say, "Try me."
He sighs softly and finally says, "I've been wandering these halls for a while. Seen a lot of brothers come and go. You hear the wildest stories of some clones and their conquests, the experiences they have outside Kamino. I have never left this planet, this city, alone. I never will. I will never have all those experiences. Most of the time, I'm content with that. But sometimes, I feel a longing, a wanderlust, and a thirst for things I will never experience."
You blink in surprise.
"Like what?"
He smiles shyly.
"A kiss, for example, I'll never know what that feels like. But even if I could leave this planet, let's face it, I'm not the kind of man women are interested in."
You shake your head.
"That's not true,99"
"Oh no?" he asks, surprised, "Last time I heard otherwise."
Patiently you tell him, "You're smart, wise, have a good heart, what more could a woman want?"
"An intact body for example" he notes with a small humorless smile.
You sigh softly and lean against the railing.
"Well I admit, the majority of all living things, are subject to the principle of physical attraction. But by far not all"
"What about you?" he asks with a curious sideways glance.
With another soft sigh, you say, "I'm a Jedi."
"And that precludes you from being attracted to someone?", 99 wants to know.
"No. No, not in general. We're just encouraged not to give in to that desire."
"Don't you miss that. Something like love?"
"No. I can't miss what I've never had. But I do feel a certain curiosity, I admit"
He laughed softly, "I suppose the same is true for me."
On impulse, you look around. You are alone and out of the view of the outside cameras. You lean over to him and gently slip a hand under his chin to turn his face in your direction. 99 looks at you out of wide eyes.
It's only fleeting, gentle, but you feel your heart flutter as your lips touch. When you lean back again, his eyes are still closed, opening ever so slowly. His gaze is transfigured.
You say, "It's probably not what you long for. But you could call it a taste."
99 takes a few seconds to collect himself, then he too looks around. You know what he's going to do, and you shouldn't let him do it, in fact you shouldn't have gotten his hopes up. But you let him take your face in his calloused hands and kiss you, this time longer and more demanding than before. When he lets go of you again, he shyly lowers his eyes and retreats two steps.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that. You gave me something and I wanted to take more that you didn't even offer me. That was gratuitous."
You say more calmly than you felt, "It's okay."
Actually, you want to say more, but you don't know what. You really like him, his pure soul. You have rarely met beings in your life who are as honest and kind as he is, even among the Jedi. He has a good and brave soul, but fate has beaten him with a body that restricts him even for a clone. You wish you could get him out of here, but even though he longs for more, 99 wouldn't want that at all. You know how dutiful he is.
"Hey 99!" a clone comes out onto the patio from one of the side exits.
When he sees you, he hastily salutes, "General!"
"At ease," you say calmly.
You know the clone, Fives.
"99, we need you in the barracks, Echo is stuck in one of the snack machines again".
"Again?" asked 99.
You raised your eyebrows in surprise.
"Echo is so stubborn, when he spends one of his hard-earned tokens on a snack, he wants it. The machine is acting up again, so he stuck his hand in," Fives explains with a shrug.
You laugh softly and say, "Looks like you're needed."
99 nods at you, the goodbye is different from the last few times. You look into each other's eyes longer, there is more in your gaze than before. But finally, with a heavy heart, 99 turns away and limps after Fives, who waits for him at the door, holding it open.
For two months you were stationed on Kamino. 99 and you met for dinner from time to time, sometimes secretly on the outdoor terrace, if the weather permitted it. You couldn't get more than a fleeting kiss or two, but that was enough for you. You moved on a thin line anyway. When you were pulled off Kamino, though, it was hard to say goodbye. You would visit him again, of course, but far less often than in the two months before.
You're on a mission on Tatooine when you hear about the attack on Kamino. You can't just abandon this mission, you have to finish it before you can leave. Worrying about 99 weighs heavy on your stomach, like a stone. Once you're done, your next shuttle won't go back to the Order, but to Kamino first. That would not please the Order, but right now you don't care, you need certainty.
On Kamino, the repair work is already in full swing when you arrive there. The damage looks bad, but the corridors are already bustling again. You almost feel rushed as you look around. All these familiar faces, all the same and yet not. But where is 99?
You stand in one of the corridors, very still, trying to collect yourself inside. Asking for him is too conspicuous, you have to find him somehow on your own. Suddenly, someone taps you on the shoulder. You turn around and see that it is Fives. He looks downcast, he must have lost some of his brothers, you fear.
"Fives," you say softly, and you feel a wave of sadness in the Force emanate from him.
You take a deep breath, shielding yourself against it.
"General. I have something for you here."
You look in surprise at his closed hand he holds out to you. When he opens it, there is a piece of cloth on his palm with an emblem, a number sewn on it, 99. Your breath catches in your throat for a moment, and you stare at it as if it were dangerous.
Fives takes your hand and puts the piece of cloth in it.
"I don't know why, but 99 wanted you to have this, General. I think he admired you."
You blink, swallow, try to find inner peace, but the turmoil inside you is powerful and almost takes over. Still, you manage to say quietly, "It was mutual. I valued 99... very much."
Fives nods and says, "He was incredibly brave, defending Kamino alongside us. He fell as a soldier of the Republic"
"I should have been here," comes a whisper from your lips.
Fives listens up and sees the pain in your eyes, he can't quite place it, but he guesses what it's about.
"Fate is a cruel villain sometimes, General," Fives says just as quietly, "99's last thoughts were of you."
You clasp both hands around the emblem and sigh with a heavy heart, "I will not forget him."
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The Clonetrooper
Pairing: Hardcase X GN Reader
Event: @cloneficgiftexchange for @goblininawig
I picked Hardcase I used both "I hope you like it." || feelings confessed in an awkward-but-loveable way
Fic title inspired by The Nutcracker (the entire ballet is some of my favorite holiday music so I was listening to it while writing)
Rating: SFW
Summary: Hardcase makes Reader a gift for Life Day.
Warning: None.
Word Count:1096
Graphic Header and Dividers by: @sunshinesdaydream (me)
“Where did you get the bristles, Tup?” Hardcase examined the brush end of the makeshift paintbrush Tup had put together. The ones they used for their armor would be far to large for the job. “Wait, is this your hair?!?!”
Tup shrugged, turning around, “can you even see where that little bit came from? It’s not even a whole curl. Besides, it’s for a good cause!”
“What’s going on here?” Fives asked as he and Jesse came into the bunkroom.
“Nothing!” Tup said, stepping between Hardcase and the other two. Hardcase rolled his eyes. He could do without this kind of help.
“Tup you’re hiding something,” Jesse said.
“No…” Tup began to answer but got jostled aside by the other two.
“Hey ‘Case,” Jesse said, sitting on the bunk next to him.
“Hello Jess, Fives. What’s up,” Hardcase asked.
“We just got off of corridor patrol. We were wondering what you were up to,” Fives answered.
Hardcase held up the makeshift brush. “Just going to do some painting,”
“What’s this?” Fives got a hold of the doll before Hardcase could move it.
“A doll? And paint?” Jesse asked. “You’re making a doll of yourself! This I would expect from Fives,”
“Hey!” Fives exclaimed before Hardcase interrupted.
“It’s not for me,” Hardcase answered, without thinking.
“Is this for that mechanic you are crushing on?” Fives asked.
“What do you care?” Hardcase asked, “give it back,” he tried to grab it back from Fives, but was worried it would get damaged if he did it wrong.
Fives tossed it to Jesse, who once he got ahold of it started making kissy sounds and said, mocking Hardcase’s accents “Cyar’ika! I love you! Mwah mwah” laughing when Hardcase lunged for him and tossed it back to Fives while he still made the kissy noises among his fits of laughter.
To his credit, Tup tried to get it mid air but missed.
“Hardcase, you’re supposed to give them chocolates,” Fives said, laughing.
“Or flowers,” Jesse volunteered.
“Those things don’t last very long, do they?” Tup asked.
Fives stopped, “yeah, I guess not,” he handed the doll back to Hardcase.
He retreated to his bunk, picked up the brush, but stopped. After a few minutes of glaring at the doll Jesse asked, from his bunk. “What’s wrong ‘Case?”
“You weren’t taking us seriously were you?” Fives continued. “Because we’re excited for you, you know that,”
“Ah, no. I know you two are full of shit” Hardcase rubbed his head. “It’s just…is this vain? Giving them a doll of myself?”
“Hey, no!” Fives said. “No way!”
“Yeah, we’ve seen the way they look at you when we go into the LAATs for battle,” Jesse told him.
“I told you,” Tup said, “it’s a good idea.”
“It’s an excellent idea,” Fives agreed. “So are you giving it to them at the Life Day celebrations?”
“Unless we are in battle then,” Tup qualified.
The best that could be managed for decorations were some spot lights turned to festive colors and aimed at the walls of the Cafeteria. Someone had sliced into the com system for the room to be able to pipe holiday music in and still send emergency coms over it.
Through some miracle of the supply network Life Day cookies had been procured along with plenty of punch. The least noxious of rations were being served that day. And enough room had been cleared for a dance floor.
Some one even managed to rig a holoprojector to project a Life Day tree. People were exchanging small gifts of artwork, writing, the recipient’s favorite ration bar, pretty rocks and shells found planetside. Small crafted things, some inexpensive souvenirs from various places.
You fidget the small pouch in your pocket. It holds a crystal from your home planet that you had fashioned into a necklace. It just felt right, giving him something of yourself when you confess to him.
Scanning the room repeatedly, even though you know he isn’t there. Was he coming? Everyone that wasn’t on duty was. Had he gotten pulled to cover for someone? If you didn’t tell him today you had no idea when you’d get the courage again. The pilots were already teasing you about it. Evidently you were more obvious about it than you thought.
Then you see Fives and Echo enter the mess hall from the other side, grinning. Behind them and seemingly escorted by Tup with Jesse, Dogma, and Kix behind them was Hardcase. Anxiety clear in his expression and carrying a gift.
As his eyes swept the room, clearly searching for someone, you left. Walking quickly down corridors. ‘This was a bad idea’ you thought as you head for the security of your work station, or even a ship console to worm your way under and bury all thought in work.
You hear someone calling you as footsteps followed you. Likely one of your pilot friends.
“I’m going back to work,” you call back without looking.
“Can I please talk to you first?” The answer comes.
You turn towards the speaker and see Hardcase walking towards you. The sudden urge to just tell him bubbles up strong again.
“Yeah, I actually wanted to talk to you too,” now glad that you were in the corridors and away from the mess hall.
He still holds the package as he approaches with a grin.
“I need to..” you begin at the same time as he says ,”I want..”
Then you both say, “ you first”
And you wonder for a second whether he intends on saying the same thing as you do.
“Uh, um. Here, this is for you,” he stammers, “I hope you like it”
Before you take the package from him you pull the pouch out of your pocket.
“This is for you,” you put it in his hand.
“For me?” He asks, wonderingly.
You nod, but before you can say anything he says, “Open it, please?” And continues while you do, “I wanted to get you something, and… I hope it’s not weird. It’s I just really like you and,”
His stammers break off at your gasp when you see the trooper doll, carefully and perfectly painted to match his armor. You surge forward, wrapping your arms around his neck and kissing him. Hardcase pauses, stunned for a split second, then responds with his arms coming around you to hold you close.
You pull back long enough for your own confession, “I love you, Hardcase,”
His smile is the brightest you have ever seen when he answers, “and I love you too,” and kisses you again.
⛄Happy Holidays⛄
🤍🖤🧡Love & Wrecker Hugs🧡🖤🤍
Sunshine
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