Title: Prismatic Edges: Drabble Series
Timeframe: varies
Characters: also varies (think clowns in a circus car)
Disclaimer: Star Wars belongeth to other persons.
Notes: This was done for a drabble challenge on another site.
Week 1 - 4/6/09 – UDC 4 (Han and Roganda Ismaren)
1. Flash in the pan
It felt wrong from the first moment, and as the moment stretched, it felt… still more wrong. Han's eyes widened and he slowly pulled away from her, shaking his head. "No."
"No, what?" Roganda wondered, perplexed at his reaction to her show of gratitude. It seemed the thing to do for this man whom she wasn't certain yet how to talk to. It had been a kiss, nothing more. "Solo?"
"We can't do this," he told her as he stood up, pushing away from the table. "Come on. Chewie's waiting."
As she followed him out, Roganda couldn't help but wonder…
2. Out on a limb
She met him as he returned to the Falcon, amused at his irritation. "I'm going to go out on a limb and say that it didn't go well."
Han brushed past her, shaking his head. "No. It didn't."
She watched him as he bent and looked at what Chewbacca was working on, and he started shaking his head. "Snow does nothing to muffle the yelling you two do." His sigh only added to her amusement. "And no. I don't think we have it fixed yet."
Han sighed again. He wanted to get off this snowball of a planet, not stay and fix things…
3. Out of the blue
Roganda was on top of the ship, working on a power coupling when a now-familiar voice caught her ear. The protocol droid… something about… she couldn't make out what he was saying and had to get up to look down. She found Solo talking to the droid, and the astromech. A feeling of shock hit her through the Force and she blinked as she watched the starship captain hurry off.
What had that been about? Getting down off the ship carefully, she went to find out. Something was wrong, or he wouldn't have gone off like that toward the command center.
4. Wet behind the ears
She hung back, waiting for the right moment to say something or be noticed. These people… they didn't take to newcomers easily. That was something she'd noticed on her first day in their presence. If you were wet behind the ears and it showed around hardened rebels, they knew something was off.
Careful to wait and be unobtrusive outside the medical suite, Roganda bided her time. She'd know soon enough… it was only a matter of time.
Suddenly, the door opened and someone came out. She moved to stop him, but came up short at the expression in his eyes. It could wait…
5. Heat of the moment
It was in the heat of the moment that she was glad to not have pushed him to return her feelings. Watching them from a distance as everyone celebrated, she saw the bonds formed over time revealed here, high among the trees. There was love, but it was for the small woman sitting next to him. She was the reason he had pulled away oh so long ago.
A small and furry hand nudged her knee and Roganda looked down to find one of the Ewoks looking at her inquisitively. She leaned closer and nodded, silently thanking him for the distraction.