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@rbeljedi​

Luke gives Han’s retreating figure a look of exasperation – didn’t he know you weren’t supposed to say something was going to be easy, because that inevitably made it so much harder.

Doggedly, he follows behind, trying to keep from making any noise or rustling any trees, in case they tip off a hidden patrol, his hand on his lightsaber hilt to pull it quickly if needed. 

“Do you even know where we’re going?” He asks in a loud whisper, semi-certain that Han is going to used the whisper as an excuse to pretend he didn’t hear him.

      Han remains crouched as they move through the trees, trying his hardest not to make a sound. He doesn’t know how far out from their destination the Troopers will patrol. How close they can get before they might bump into them.

     “Yes I know.” He rolls his eyes, shooting Luke a look before he gestures to a ridge in the tree line.

     “Once we’re up there, we should be able to see the base. Check out the best way to get in and out without being spotted.” 

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@rulingsolo​

Ben knows who’s entering his room long before the door opens. He can sense Han Solo from a mile away, could do so from the minute he stepped out of Rey’s ship and into the Resistance base. No one, besides Rey, has come to see him in his make-shift cell, and it doesn’t surprise him. For many of them he must represent everything they hate about the First Order, and most of them are struggling to forgive the horrible things he did. It doesn’t surprise him either that it’s Han who chooses to face him out of all of them, ever the forgiving father, regardless of how hard Ben fought to get rid of him. He glances up to meet his father’s gaze but he can’t stand it for long. It fills him with regret and shame and guilt, all feelings that threaten to drag him back into the mindset that created Kylo Ren in the first place. He isn’t deserving of the patience and kindness Han meets him with, instead he should hail anger and punishment on him.

This place, his confinement is the punishment the Resistance chose for him - for now - but everyone knows it only works because he lets it. This cell couldn’t hold him if he chose to escape, but he doesn’t. He has nowhere to go, nothing to do but sit here in his misery and regret, wondering how, after everything he did, he got away with his life, his father, and his soulmate. It must be her; it must be Rey’s unlimited strength and connection to the light that helped him prevail.

Staring at the dirty ground, with his head hanging low, Ben lets out a soft sigh.      “I’ve been worse,” he says dryly. He’s been better, too, but that was so long ago he barely remembers it. There are a thousand questions he wants to ask Han, but none of them make it past his lips. He lost the right to seek answers or comfort from him, he threw it away and never looked back. He doesn’t even know if he’s still allowed to call him father; if Han truly still holds on to that side of them.      “I’m sorry,” Ben says after a moment, still unable to look at his father. He doesn’t know what Han came here for, but he knows that this could be the last time he ever sees him. And out of all the things he wants to say, this seems the most crucial. “I’m sorry I wasn’t the son you deserved.”

      It hurts to see Ben like this. To see him so broken and... lost. In the grand scheme of things, Han has failed his boy dramatically. He’s really let him down, hasn’t done enough to make sure all of this never happened. He should have done more to keep his son on the right side of all this. He should have fought harder to keep him from Snoke’s grasp. But that’s in the past, now, and all he can do is fight to help him NOW.

      Perched opposite Ben, Han takes a moment to just study his son. He looks tired, like he has the weight of the entire galaxy on his shoulders. Understandably, of course-- things are going to get difficult for him from here. He’s got a lot to be dwelling on.

     “I get that.” He nods, clasping his hands together with his forearms set on his thighs. When the apology comes from Ben’s lips, Han finds himself frowning a little, his gaze drifting across his features. Ben doesn’t owe him an apology. 

     “You have nothing to apologize for, Ben. I failed you. I didn’t do enough to... to help you.” He brings a hand up, scrubbing it down his face as he exhales a breath. “You... I let you down, Ben. I’m sorry. I never wanted any of this to happen. You needed me to be a father, to help you figure everything out, and I just wasn’t what you needed. And I’m sorry for that, Ben.”

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@gcneralis​

      This man tested every single bit of his patience, and while he would much rather leave and tell the general that he couldn’t find solo, he instead settles in the chair across from the other man against his better judgement.  Han looks relaxed, looks like he’s won some sort of game, and the expression itself makes a dangerous sort of anger boil up within him, an emotion quickly cut short by the question and his unfortunate answer that follows it.

     “ … I don’t have one.  I wasn’t allowed the pleasure to be picky. “

      Han’s brows pinch together at that, just staring at Hux for a few moments, before he drops his palms to the table and shakes his head. “Well, then, we’ve gotta find you one, haven’t we?” He raises one eyebrow, offering a crooked half smile, and leans back in his seat, gesturing to catch the server’s attention so that he can order them a selection of food.

     “Hope you’re hungry. We’re gonna try a lot of food.” 

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@highgrounded​

IF  he raises an eyebrow,  laughter only moments away,  who can blame him?

‘ i am sure you did.  come on,  up you get. ‘ 

      Han shoots the man a LOOK, before he pushes himself to his feet and brushes himself off.

     “all right, all right. so... that’s my plan out. you got any ideas how to get in there?” 

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[notsosolo]

ah yes. han solo. han solo, so suave

so cool under pressure

so calm in a crisis

great at handling difficult situations, for example, can get his own gloves off WHILE talking to a cute girl AT the same time no problem thanks for asking

so great at witty comebacks

definitely has slept with MANY a lady because, again, Han Solo is a cool guy, and not a grumpy hermit who, were he a person in the world, would spend all his weekends alone in his apartment with his phone turned off watching Ice Road Truckers

definitely not a weirdo with a shitty haircut who talks to his car

no. mister cool guy. always looks so cool. so cool in a fight

so cool. never panics about everything all the time constantly.

people trust him cause he’s got that cool guy charisma

always knows what he’s doing. han solo. an expert.

in conclusion: han solo, a cool space scoundrel, not a nerd. maybe you’re the nerd around here. hmm. looks like it. check and mate

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omg i forgot i used to have one. welp look who’s being revived then

oh no

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oh no

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@alderaanihope​

                SHE’S MILDLY AMUSED,    though tries not to show it.  “Are you sure about that?”  Leia questions,  one brow raised.  There’s something almost  endearing  about the way he talks about his ship — not that she’ll ever admit that.  “Broken  seems like a pretty good descriptor to me…”

       He shoots her a side glance over his shoulder at her comment, giving her a pointed look, before he refocuses on his work. “Have a little faith. She’s been through much worse.” He pats the underside of the Falcon fondly, before he finishes fixing the panel. “We’ll be good to go shortly-- Just got a couple more wires to replace.”

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     “You probably don’t wanna be touchin’ that, kid. The plants here are just as dangerous as the creatures.” 

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     “You ready for this? I’m letting you take the controls.” 

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     “Whatever you say... even I find that a bad idea.” 

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     “-- I meant to do that, don’t worry about it.” 

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     “Did you hear that?” Brows drawn together, Han pushes his goggles up to his forehead, glancing toward Luke. “Sounded like somethin’ BIG out there.” 

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@darthdescent​

“I’m sorry too.” His words are a whisper, but the EMOTION in them is void. The only thing he was truly sorry for was not being STRONG enough to finish them off sooner. All these years the only thing his parents had ever brought to him was PAIN, and grief. He felt abandoned. And the only one who had offered him GUIDANCE was  S n o k e.

“Are you proud of what I’ve done ??” Kylo’s grip on Han’s wrist falters, his voice now almost a plead. He knew he had done nothing to be proud of. His GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS came with the price of murder, destruction, and torment of innocent lives. Kylo could never understand how Han, how LEIA, could bear to look their son in the eyes and tell him they LOVE him in spite of all that he’s done.

“Come with me.” He insists again, the hand on his wrist tugging him closer. “Come, f a t h e r, come and Leia will follow. Come, because I can’t leave…”

      Kylo’s question isn’t an easy one. The things that his son has done... they’re not thing that Han can ever support. But he is still his son, and he still means everything to him. Inhaling deeply, Han looks back up into his son’s desperate eyes, the emotion behind them impossible for the young man to hide.

     “I’m not going to lie to you and say I’m proud of what you’ve done, Ben. You’ve made some terrible decisions and hurt a lot of people. But I am proud of  your abilities. You’re more powerful than anyone I’ve met, and that is something to be proud of. I just... I wish that you could have done it on the right side.” 

      Ben insists that Han joins him, and Han can feel his heart dropping into his toes, brows pinching together as he’s pulled forward. He breathes carefully, turning his hand over in Ben’s grip to curl his fingers around his son’s wrist, keeping their eyes locked. “You can leave, Ben. You can come home. Come with me, we can get rid of Snoke together. You’ll be safe with us.” 

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@evolviing​

“Well I assumed I was going..” Leia responded, “Unless you don’t want me to go, but with Luke somewhere and Chewbacca has been gone for a few hours now, who else were you planning on taking with you? Or were you planning on a solo trip?” 

     “Hadn’t really thought about it, in all honesty.” He rolls his shoulders in a lazy half shrug, finishing up what he’s doing so that they can get moving. “You got everything you need for this? I’ll be ready in a moment.” 

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@rbeljedi​

All the time! was the correct response but Luke was pretty sure that arguing was just going to lead to a louder argument and they were supposed to be stealthy.  He managed to hold back his sassy retort to instead follow Han out into the forest, frowning. 

“So– what are we doing out here again?”  He whispers, because he has a feeling Han is about to make him the muscle part of a plan that Han had yet to fill him in on.

     “We’re here to get intel. Apparently we can get the routes of several Imperial supply ships. Delivering weapons and provisions.” He glances back at him, shrugging his shoulders. “I’m guessin’ Leia’s plan is to take ‘em out.” 

      He looks back ahead then, carefully picking his way through the trees toward the landing pad. “C’mon, this’ll be easy. We’ll be out in no time.”