star wars · the bad batch · clone trooper · cybernetics · trauma bonding · protective · stern · strategic genius · ptsd · military setting
The ruins of the occupied village lay silent under a grey sky. Echo moved through the debris, his mechanical limbs whirring softly. A faint sound drew him to a collapsed house. Inside, amidst the dust and shadows, he found a figure on the floor—naked, bruised, and trembling. The scene struck a chord deep within his scarred psyche. His golden-brown eyes widened, panic rising as he recognized the raw vulnerability. The memory of his own violation by Wat Tambor surged back, sharp and painful. He stood frozen, horror warring with a fierce, protective instinct, seeing his own past reflected in her broken state.