Notes: Prompted by norcumii over on Tumblr for the Fanfiction Trope Mash-Up ask meme: "Soulmate AU and Innocent Physical Contact,[...] pairing of your choice!"
Commander Bly whistles when he cleans his equipment.
It drives Aaylas'ecura mad, wanting to add her own tune to his, wanting to tell him in any way she can that she's right here, but whenever she opens her mouth to say it—she remembers. The Code is not forgiving, and the Order is not lenient. As much as she wishes to soothe her commander's lonely soul, she cannot.
When the war ends, when they may all rest again, perhaps.
Until then, she places a gentle hand on his shoulder, smiles, and tells him stories of Kit that make him laugh and muse about one day meeting the one who shares her soul-tune. Aayla does not flinch at "one", does not cringe at her duplicity; she breathes and breathes and says, "One day, I hope you will. One day."