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There was pretty little that Galen had been allowed to keep from his former life. Sometimes, he suspected Krennic had only let him keep a few things so he'd always know what he had lost -- and what was at stake. Looking at the little white stormtrooper figure that had been Jyn's, he could never fail to remember that she was out there, and as long as Galen did as instructed, Krennic wouldn't go after her.

Galen was sitting in his room, work done, listening to some music (a luxury that officers' quarters afforded him) with the little stormtrooper in his hand. Everything had to be so big with empire -- a huge Death Star, large empty corridors, entirely superfluous dark towers, millions of people dying on a whim, entire species wiped out when it suited on of the higher-ups.

Compared to that, he himself, or Jyn, or Bodhi, really were mere pebbles in a stream. But Galen knew that a pebble, thrown right, could make dark towers fall. And that, he suspected, was what the Force was using him and his for. But it also meant that being close to him was an invitation for tragedy.

He had been greedy and selfish, grasping for his new love like a child with a new toy, and now Bodhi was already in it, and suffering, body and soul. Or was it that Bodhi was in it already, and then tossed at him almost casually?

Galen didn't like either version, but that was what he had to work with.

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Galen simply holds him close, not letting their fingers untangle during the hug, and still mindful of the burn scars under the shapeless coveralls.

Bodhi doesn't care about the pain. Just the fact he's holding Galen. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I freaked out. I'm not- I'm not experienced with relationship. I don't know how to-" Now the dam is broken, Bodhi finds himself babbling. "I love you. I want to be with you. For as long as we can. For as long as the Force will let us."

"Bodhi."

Galen takes his lover's face between his hands, marvelling at the perfect curve of the narrow cheeks, the softness of the large brown eyes, the alluring full lips, the clear straightness of his nose. So beautiful, on top of everything else.

"I love you so much."

He leans in to kiss Bodhi's eyelids.

Eyelids that are ever so slightly damp with unshed tears. Bodhi leans into the touch, grateful for the warmth of Galen's arms.

Galen kisses the spot between Bodhi's eyebrows, and then the tip of his nose, and sighs gently.

It feels like a blessing, a benediction. Like forgiveness and Bodhi is grateful.

He leans up to kiss Galen's lips softly. "Thank you."

Galen leans his forehead against Bodhi's and pulls him closer, still hoping to avoid he fresh burn scars.

Bodhi winces softly, shaking his head in a pained half laugh. "Sorry, I'm a mess."

"And I should be more careful about your back," Galen says. "After all, the burns are there because you saved me."

He dips his head for another kiss.

Bodhi starts to shrug it off but the kiss silences him. He cups the back of Galen's head, deepening the kiss.

Galen keeps kissing him, putting al his feeling into it instead of trying to argue.

That seems to work for both of them right now. Bodhi doesn't trust himself to speak half the time.

He eventually breaks the kiss breathless, his eyes gleaming.

Galen's eyws are gleaming as well as he looks into Bodhi's: - with love, with amazement, with certainty.

Bodhi's eyes hold hope more than certainty but resolution. "Even if the Force has some use for us, I'm glad we found each other." He whispers, holding Galen close.

"So am I," Galen says. "We do what we must, and then will be our own again."

He follows this with another kiss.

"I'll need you to tell me, when you know what it is." Galen feels the Force in a way Bodhi can't. And he trusts Galen.

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"I will," Galen promises. "But for now, time is ours, and we're here for ourselves, for talking and cooking and climbing and making love."

Bodhi can't help but smile a little at that. "What do you feel like doing first? Or an I interrupting your work?" Last thing he wants to do is cause any disruption that might interfere with Galen's work and bring them undue attention.

"No, I was just thinking," Galen says. "How about we get some caf and look at maps and weather reports? Climbing isn't always possible, so we need to plan around good chances for it."

Bodhi smiles. "I'd like that. I won't mind hiking up to the ship sometime soon. To grab a few things and assess the damage."

"Then we can go there first," Galen says. "Can you show me on a map where you came down?"

Bodhi nods. "Pretty sure. If you've got an up to date topographical map. Shouldn't be too hard to find. It was less than three clicks out from the pad."

"Yes, I have one," Galen says. "But in this kind of territory, distance is hard to guess. We might want to go outside to the pad and just look."

"It was out of line of sight. I didn't see the pad till the last rise." He chews his lip, thinking. "Show me the map anyway, I'll see if I can get the area close enough."

Galen gets a nap from a drawer and spreads it on the table. It's quite detailed.