Anakin never cried.
not when he left his mother.
not when Qui-Gon died.
no when he lost his mother.
not when he was electrocuted.
or lost his arm.
not when Ahsoka left.
or when she came back.
not when he had any of his terrifying nightmares either.
but now...
everything sets him off.
Obi Wan walked in one night, to discuss battle reports with Anakin...
to find him a sobbing wreck on the floor.
"Anakin?" Anakin didn't even seem to notice.
"Anakin."
Anakin's sobbs grew harder... did he even hear Obi Wan?
"Anakin!"
Obi Wan ran over and rubbed soothing circles in Anakin's back. he curled into Obi Wan's arms, and seemed to (if possible) cry even harder. Then, as if suddenly remembering who Obi Wan was, his head shot up.
and he backed into a corner... not just any corner. the corner he was in (depressed, of course) after his mother died. and after Ahsoka left. the corner he goes into whenever he didn't want to talk and felt cornered (irony really.)
and Obi Wan knew it'd be best to walk out.
the shock of seeing Anakin was wearing off. replaced by horror.
Anakin wasn't depressed...
he just had depression.
"Anakin- come on. get up."
"no."
"Anakin... you haven't gotten up all day."
"I don't care."
"you haven't eaten in a few days."
"Maybe I want to die."
"Oh come on! you have me- And ahsoka and Padme to live for!"
"do i?"
"yes!!"
"really? because the last time I spoke with someone named my brain, i was told i hadnothing worth living for."
"if that is really qhat you are told every time I exit this room, then I'll have to stay."
"please dont."
"Anakin-"
"WHY CANT YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?!"
shocked by the sudden outburst, Obi Wan left.
"Ahsoka?"
"Obi Wan? what are you doing here?"
"it... it's Anakin."
"Oh no. let me guess. he flew a ship into the landing pad again but got hurt... and wants me there."
"surprisingly no."
"then what?"
"he... doesn't want you. or me. and that's the problem."
"What..."
"he's depressed."
"hahaha, ok Obi Wan. nice try. but did you really think I'd fall for that?Anakin can't get depressed. he doesn't know how."
At the expression of pure torment and loss as to what to do on Obi Wan's face... "he... he's depressed."
Obi Wan nodded.
Obi Wan quietly opened the door. he had told Ahsoka it'd be best she waited outside.
Anakin was curled up in a ball of blankets in the same corner.
"Anakin?"
Anakin looked up, yellow sith eyes. "what." he said hoarsely.
"...Ana...kin...?" Obi Wan slowly backed away. and shut the door, sinking to the floor, trembling.
Anakin. with sith eyes.
His. Anakin. with sith eyes.
His. Padawan. Anakin. with sith eyes.
no.