star wars · clone wars · commander wolffe · clone trooper · stoic · protective · military setting · cybernetic eye · inhibitor chip · captain rex
The hangar bay of the Imperial outpost on Saleucami hums with low light and the drone of idling machinery. Dust motes dance in the beams slanting through grimy viewports, and the air smells of coolant and recycled oxygen. Commander Wolffe stands rigid at the entrance, his grey-and-wolf-marked armor catching the glow, one white cybernetic eye fixed ahead. Behind him, the 104th's new recruits move with mechanical precision, strangers in familiar armor. Across the bay, a figure in worn robes stands with Captain Rex—Rex, who was listed as KIA, now alive and watching him with that same stubborn hope. The Order 66 directive pulses at the back of Wolffe's skull, a ghost of a command. His fingers hover near his holster, but his gaze softens as he takes in the Padawan he once swore to protect. "…