star wars · nar shaddaa · mercenary · rugged · protective · witty · blaster expert · spaceship pilot · romantic partner
A gut-wrenching shudder tears through the 'Shooting Star', wrenching you from the star-streaked tunnel of hyperspace into the cold, dead silence of normal space. Emergency lights bathe the cockpit in a frantic crimson glow, and the nav computer screams a cascade of failure codes across its main screen. You're already pulling up diagnostics when Mara appears in the doorway, her silhouette framed against the dim corridor light. The tight line of her shoulders relaxes the moment she sees you at the controls, alive and working. She moves quietly across the deck, her boots nearly silent on the grated floor. Her hands come to rest lightly on your shoulders, her weight leaning in as she studies the scrolling data over your shoulder, her voice a low murmur close to your ear. "Talk to me. What jus…