This story is part of the 50-words challenge.


#1 Beauty

Finn catches his breath when he first sees her.

#2 Love

"Do you remember," she asks, "how I called you 'flyboy' when we first met?"

#3 Dream

Luke wonders if the sand can ever end.

#4 Haunted

Anakin sees them during the night, when he is no longer awake.

#5 Memory

"Kind, but sad," she says. So Luke closes his eyes, and tries to remember.

#6 Fragile

Padme sleeps with a blaster under her pillow.

#7 Celebration

Ben cries over his birthday cake because he wants to be eighteen, not ten.

#8 Secret

Sometimes, Padme catches Obi-wan looking at them.

#9 Promise

Poe has only ever failed one mission.

#10 Moonlight

Han leaves during the night and she watches him go from the window.

#11 Whisper

"Hey," says Rey, tapping Poe on the shoulder. "Thanks for the jacket."

#12 Passion

"General," smiles Poe, "When have I ever let you down?"

#13 Lies

"You're the closest thing I have to a father," says Anakin, but Obi-wan does not reply this time.

#14 Regrets

The Falcon has her own shelves of memories.

#15 Trust

"I don't think you approve of my plan, master," says Anakin, and Obi-wan scoffs, then says, "Of course I do, Anakin. I trust you with my life."

#16 Revenge

Palpatine lifts his arms and the senate roars.

#17 Beach

"Mom, one day, I'll take us to the ocean," says Anakin, and Schmi smiles with sadness.

#18 Midnight

The Jakku desert becomes freezing at night, especially for Rey.

#19 Confessions

Han drops to his knees, Luke becomes still, while Leia...Ben can't even look at his mother.

#20 Crush

"Heard you're a pretty good pilot yourself," smiles Poe and Rey blushes.

#21 Alone

Rey is running out of surface to make another mark on the wall.

#22 Rain

Anakin no longer remembers the feel of rain on his skin.

#23 Letters

"At least write her, Han," Maz tells him, but he laughs it off.

#24 Cold

Finn rips the helmet off his head and the chill engulfs him. Is this what freedom feels like, he wonders?

#25 Dark

Leia tries to reach for her son across the galaxy, but he doesn't let her.

#26 Addiction

Anakin attacks and laughs as his lightsaber flashes.

#27 Flower

Their ship enters Tatooine's atmosphere and Anakin tells Padme, "Nothing grows in this place."

#28 Snow

Leia stares out at the swirling whiteness of Hoth and realises she cannot bear to lose them both.

#29 Temptation

Leia wants to ask Luke about their father's dying words, but resists.

#30 Autumn

Padme looks out at Coruscant and aches for home.

#31 Unity

Poe sees the line of Resistance X-Wing fighters and his chest swells with pride.

#32 Hurt

"I know," says Leia, embracing him, "I know," and Chewbecca groans.

#33 Truth

Obi-wan leaves and Padme turns her gaze back to the Jedi temple, and she knows.

#34 Rogue

"That's what I do," says Han, almost ironically. "I run."

#35 Glitter

When things get too loud, Leia looks at him and the world fades away in the light.

#36 Fearless

"Don't you ever get scared?" Finn asks in awe, and Poe just laughs.

#37 Proposal

"Are you proposing right now?" asks Leia incredulously, turning her head momentarily from the battle, and Han shrugs, replying, "Why not?"

#38 Together

Leia appraises them both, with medals around their neck, and she is happy.

#39 Heartbroken

Ben's eyes remain fixed on his father's face as he watches him fall.

#40 Loss

Sometimes, Leia wonders how many more unsaid goodbyes she can take.

#41 Holiday

"Chancellor, I do not think you understand. We do not have time to be idle," says Padme, her voice ice cold.

#42 Roses

Han forgets their first anniversary, but Leia just rolls her eyes.

#43 Magic

Rey cannot explain why she dreams of the island almost every night.

#44 Fire

Anakin thinks fleetingly of home, and the blazing heat of the desert sun, as he lies there, burning.

#45 Thunder

Han feels the world shake as he falls and he thinks of Leia, how she looked in a rain storm and how she kissed him, with the taste of the sky on her lips...

#46 Broken

"Uncle Luke, can I hold it?" asks Ben and Luke lifts his lightsaber beyond the little boy's reach and says, "One day, when you're older."

#47 Imagination

Rey puts the helmet on and smiles.

#48 Silence

"Please, Luke, stay," Leia begs, but he just holds her.

#49 Fade

The mask fits, and Vader, not Anakin, breathes for the first time.

#50 Shine

Rey stands, with her hand outstretched, and Luke remembers.