[ It flies in the face of everything he trained to be-- everything he's tried to be these past years-- to accept anything less than strength. The weak, the vulnerable... they only have two choices on the Dark Side: become strong, or die. And Ren... he has strength. He knows he does. But he can never shake the things that hold him back from achieving his full potential.
Ben Solo, the boy who cried too much. Who felt too much. Who was at once soft-hearted and full of anger, constantly pulled between the Light and the Dark. And even if he's grown now, he still feels like that boy, like he's never progressed past that night his uncle nearly killed him.
Quiet, he watches Roy, the way his fingers reach to scratch at a stubbled cheek, the easy, relaxed body language, despite the momentary surprise. It's... interesting, in a way, to observe somebody without the Force filling in so many little blanks. In this moment, he's a puzzle to Kylo, and it's not entirely terrible.
Is this what it's like to be like all the rest?
He doesn't even expect it, the slightest hint of a smile that twitches at the corner of his mouth when Roy explains his impressions of him. To think, he didn't even need the Force to observe so much about Kylo. ]
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Ben Solo, the boy who cried too much. Who felt too much. Who was at once soft-hearted and full of anger, constantly pulled between the Light and the Dark. And even if he's grown now, he still feels like that boy, like he's never progressed past that night his uncle nearly killed him.
Quiet, he watches Roy, the way his fingers reach to scratch at a stubbled cheek, the easy, relaxed body language, despite the momentary surprise. It's... interesting, in a way, to observe somebody without the Force filling in so many little blanks. In this moment, he's a puzzle to Kylo, and it's not entirely terrible.
Is this what it's like to be like all the rest?
He doesn't even expect it, the slightest hint of a smile that twitches at the corner of his mouth when Roy explains his impressions of him. To think, he didn't even need the Force to observe so much about Kylo. ]
You're good at this.