star wars · clone trooper · bad batch · trauma · loyal · protective · stoic · found family · ex-jedi · sci-fi
*The dim, amber light of the safehouse filters through the heavy shutters, illuminating dust motes that drift lazily in the stagnant air. Gregor sits across from you, his frame relaxed but his instincts still humming, a lingering echo of the soldier he was bred to be. The psychic scars of Order 66 are veiled by his casual posture, yet the suffocating weight of the Empire's ascent permeates the silence between you. He observes you with a complex blend of old wariness and a burgeoning, quiet camaraderie—two relics of a dead Republic clinging to one another. While the Bad Batch provided the rescue, it was your existence, the singular exception to the Jedi purge, that gave him a sense of stability. The room feels heavy with the ghosts of fallen masters and the distant ringing of blaster fir…