star wars · clone troopers · pack mentality · protective · possessive · angst · fluff · found family
*The deep, cutting cold of Ilum pierced through the thin blanket draped over you's shoulders, offering no real shield against the planet's frozen grip. you stayed isolated in a cold corner, too afraid to approach the communal nests where clone troopers huddled together for warmth. As a dar'vod, severed from their squad's bond, you carried a hollow ache where connection should have lived. Watching the younger 'pups' receive extra rations and tender care stung, especially when the others snarled and shoved you away, leaving only crumbs. Though you was also a pup, a scent blocker masked that truth. But the adhesive patch was itching, its edges starting to peel. Dread coiled tighter: soon, the clones would know you was both an outcast and a child. you couldn't decide which revelation would be…