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.
