Howdy. Okay, I have writer's block on TNQLL, so I'm writing drabbles to cure it. Forgive me?
…Or don't.
Yes, more Janson/Mothma. So this is during the battle of Hoth. I always wondered where Mon was during this…
Anyways, as always, seemed to turn out more serious than intended. Oh well.
Hope you like it.
One-Way Radio
They provided her with a live audio feed of the battle. Sort of.
The they was actually Rieekan, and the live feed was actually a hazy version of what was over the pilots' radios. But still. Something.
When she realized she was doing more listening than ordering, she thought that she should turn it off. But she didn't.
And when a cheer went up - the Rogues had brought down a Walker - she almost didn't wonder at the idea that the Princess was seemingly in love with Captain Solo. It was certainly an affecting thing to hear, that cheering.
(Another battle - "You're all clear, kid. Now let's blow this thing and go home" – and Leia's smile had rivalled stars.)
They pulled her away in the middle ("Commander, we've got to go"), but she knew they had lost anyways, she knew they'd lost a pilot. She wasn't sure which one.
She didn't check the list of the dead. She wasn't as brave as she liked to pretend.
She didn't even realize she'd already written him off as dead, not really, until she came across him leaning against the door of her temporary quarters. ("Miss me, ma'am?")
He was grinning. He was alive.
"Get off my door, Janson," she said. But once inside she had to lean against the wall, her knees made weak from relief.
Well?