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hidden relationship; The fact that you're in a relationship with this person isn't public knowledge. Actually, no one knows about it except for the people involved. Maybe you guys are just private like that; on the other hand, it may be a necessity to keep things a secret from others. Maybe you're both team mates, and others on the team would give you grief, or you're not supposed to be dating, or you're not the type to usually date and you're only testing the waters. Perhaps it's the combination of you two, possibly an odd couple, that would bring some controversy or some teasing. Or, you know, you could not want to deal with friends and relatives being busybodies. Your reasons are your own. Are you content with stealing moments to be together as a couple? Do you want to make your relationship known and the fact that you can't drives you batty? Remember, there are lots of benefits to dating in secret. You can be yourselves completely, away from prying eyes, and get to know each other better as potential longterm romantic partners. In a way, it's ideal. ...still, do you ever wish you could scream from the rooftops how much you care for your significant other? how to play. Comment with your character, preferences, and information. Reply to others. Play out stolen moments (◡‿◡✿), secret dates (◕‿◕✿), secret handholding (⊙‿⊙✿), and secret kissing ( /)w(\✿)!

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[ She can feel a sense of unease coming over him, not realizing its source is her own hangups, her own thoughts about how such attachments are forbidden ringing around her mind.

She tips her head, noses bumping inelegantly as she leans against his chest, reveling in the warmth of his arms around her waist. Her brows knit together, confused. ]

Ben? Is everything okay?

[ She doesn't understand. Did she do something wrong? ]

[dyadically]

[Ben breathes in as if about to speak, but he pauses when the air is right at the top of his lungs.

Is everything actually okay? Or is he overthinking things with Rey? He knows having a connection like this with her - not in the romantic sense, but actually feeling what she’s feeling - isn’t normal. If he goes to his uncle, he could very well separate them and Ben doesn’t want that. If he doesn’t go to his uncle, he and Rey could be entering very dangerous territory (if they haven’t already).]

Yes, everything’s fine.

[He keeps her in his arms because he knows that she likes being in his arms. It isn’t something she’s told him, but it’s something he feels.]

I just...I don’t want my uncle to seperate us.

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[ She's watching him carefully, but she finds she doesn't even really need to in order to feel what he's feeling. Part of her had always felt connected to Ben, but she had always noticed it in more subtle ways. Anticipating the way he'd move in a sparing match. Feeling his presence more acutely in the Force.

She wrote it off as nothing. Here, it is definitely undeniably something.

And she thinks he feels it too.

And maybe... she doesn't know. Maybe that's just what happens when two Force users are close. Maybe they just feel in tune with each other. Or maybe this is something more than that. It's not like there's a lot about attachments given they were expressly forbidden.

She bites the inside of her cheek, a small nod in understanding.

She's silent for another moment though, while she rolls that thought around in her head. ]

The Force is connecting us. You feel it too.

[dyadically]

[He remembers the first time he met her. It was a few years ago. She was so small. But despite their age difference and level of training, immediately he felt the connection between. Ben has tried so hard to keep from having it grow, but it grew and it keeps growing.

They’re matched in terms of skill level and strength within the Force and now there’s this connection between them that they have to navigate.

He wonders if his uncle already knows.]

...I do.

And it scares me.

[Honesty is the best policy, right? There’s no use in lying anyway. She’d be able to tell.]

I read through most of the books my uncle’s allowed me to read, but I don’t think I’ve read about this - connections between two Force-sensitive people.

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[ The corner of her mouth tugs down, eyes downcast. Ben knows so much more or the Force than her. Not that she's not studious, but she knows she's not as careful as a reader of the texts as he is.

She couldn't put words to what hung between them, but she figured if there was one Ben would know it.

Her hands twist together in her lap. ]

It doesn't... [ The thought sort of dies in her throat. She's not sure where she's going with it. She's not sure she's scared of this, of their connection. Maybe more curious than anything. And it certainly helped her feel a little bit more like she belonged, if not at the Academy then certainly next to him.

She lifts her eyes to meet his again. Her voice is low. ]

I don't want your uncle to separate us either.

[ She's more scared of that, she thinks. ]

[dyadically]

[It’s true. Ben’s spent his entire life so far knowing what the Force is and seeing it in action with his uncle and even his own mother. He’s read sacred texts and practiced nearly his whole life when he was allowed to.

Rey hasn’t. But that doesn’t mean she’s lesser than him in any way.

Ben sees them as equal and he, and he, and he...]

I think my uncle’s afraid of me.

[Ben feels it - his uncle’s fear when they’re in proximity of each other. It only makes Ben want to learn more - to be better than Uncle Luke.]

You’re not scared of me, though.

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No. I'm not.

[ Her answer comes quickly and solidly. It's true, Ben is powerful. Every single Padawan knew it. It's undeniable when they train, when they spar. He takes their training, their learning more seriously than anyone.

If he turned... it could be disastrous.

But Rey doesn't think in those terms. More and more she hasn't thought of Ben, heir of the Skywalker Legacy, or Ben, the future Jedi Knight. She thinks of him just as... Ben.

She tips her head back towards him. Their mouths are so close still. It only takes a second, a fractional movement really to close the distance again and press her lips to his. ]

[dyadically]

[When she tells him that she isn’t scared of him, he knows what she says rings true. Some of the other students, though, he can feel their fear of him. It makes him feel even more alone. But it’s not like he can do anything about his power and connection to the Force.

He knows some of them wonder if he’ll turn to the dark side - he found that out after accidentally overhearing a few of the other students talking about him behind his back.

That time made him feel lonely and angry.

But Rey doesn’t think that, does she? That he’ll turn away from the light?

There isn't room for any other thoughts, though, when he finds her kissing him again and he kisses her in return.]

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[ Her cheeks flush, a little warm. The entirety of her experiencing kissing anyone had been with Ben, and, while her approach is still largely still more soft and curious than anything remotely lascivious, she finds herself craving it like she used to crave water in the desert. ]

Don't focus on what anyone else thinks.

[ It's a little unnerving to realize how much she can feel from him when she starts listening more acutely. How things seem to spill silently between them when she murmurs into his lips. ]

Just be here with me.

[ She's maybe trying to shake herself of some of those latent worries with this words too. ]

[dyadically]

[Rey brings him out of his thoughts and he focuses on her again. He likes the way she blushes. He likes the way she kisses him and the way she calms him down and the way she excites him all at the same time.

And what’s even better than all of that is she likes him back (at least he hopes she does).

No one’s really shown interest in him before like this. He always feels like he’s too introverted or not approachable or too intimidating. But she’s here right now with him and that means more to him than he’s willing to admit.]

I’m here. I promise.

[Of course she picks up on his internal struggle. He needs to be better about that around her.]

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[ She smiles at him softly, still a little flushed. A little heated. She wants more-- more of what, she's not quite sure. More kissing him. More holding him, she guesses. But, she knows that they can't stay out here forever. Eventually someone may notice they're both missing and may come looking for them.

That doesn't stop her from leaning in once more. A soft kiss won't erase all of those insecurities she can feel nipping at the edges of his mind, but she hopes it helps. At least a little bit.

She pulls away minutely, pressing her lips to his cheek as her hands wrap around his back holding them both close together. ]

Hi.

[dyadically]

[Her thinking is along the same lines as his - they’ve been gone from the Academy long enough for maybe someone to notice. He doesn’t want to leave but he knows they must unless they want to get in trouble.

But when she smiles at him like that, he thinks that whatever punishment is bestowed upon him is worth it.

She kisses him and he kisses her back. It eases his mind a little.]

Hello.

[His arms tighten around her just a fraction.]

We should start heading back soon. [He hates the words he says as he speaks them but he knows one of them has to say them eventually.]

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Yeah.

[ She tucks her face against his neck, clearly not too inclined to move either. She likes it here. They don't have to be Padawans or future Knights. They don't have to be a Skywalker and a Scavenger.

Here they can just be Ben and Rey. Rey and Ben.

She likes that. ]

Will you meet me here again? Tomorrow?

[ She asks it a little too quickly, a little too eager. ]

[dyadically]

[Ben also shares the same feelings - that here away from the Academy, they don’t have to be anyone other than themselves. And that they can be together.

He holds her for just a few moments longer before he answers. He wants to commit this moment to memory as much as possible. Who knows what will happen before they see each other next?]

Yes. [The corners of his mouth twitch up into a small smile.]