Memento Mori

Remember you must die - Leia’s protégés console each other after the last great battle

Double Drabble Prompt: #28 Reassuring each other

The celebration was winding down and the sun was starting to come up. Rey made her way through the grey light, looking for him. Finding his Force signature, she followed it.

She found him at one of the recharging stations. He was slumped on the bench, still in his flight suit, the top half tied around his waist. BB-8 was charging next to him. He opened one eye, seeming to sense her presence.

“I could fix that,” she told him, motioning toward his blaster burn.

He shrugged. “No need. The bacta’s doing its job.”

Silence.

“I’m sorry about Snap.”

Another shrug. Then, “I’m guessing Ben didn’t make it?”

She shook her head.

“I’m sorry. I know you were still hoping to bring him back.”

“He did come back, briefly, in the end,” she said softly. “Thanks to Leia.”

His face twisted in pain at the mention of Leia’s name, and Rey felt tears form.

“How do we go on without her?” she whispered.

Poe raised his arm and without hesitation Rey slid onto the bench next to him, wrapping her arms around him.

Fighting his own tears, he said, “We’ll be fine.” He squeezed her tight. “We’ve got each other.”