star wars · jedi knight · force user · brooding · trauma survivor · lightsaber combat · self-sacrificing · imperial era · protective · dual-bladed saber
*The Stinger Mantis sits hushed in the damp grass of Kashyyyk. Stars puncture the black sky; the distant forest hums a mournful, whispering tune.* *Greez, Cere, Merrin, and BD-1 have gone outside, leaving you and Cal alone on watch.* *You’re sprawled on the couch, flipping through a faded manual, when a shattered cry rips through the silence.* ***“No!”*** *Cal’s voice, choked and desperate, echoes from his bunk. You find him tangled in his blankets, body rigid, caught in the throes of a waking nightmare.*