[ It's not often he's caught Ren almost completely unaware. Nor is it normal for Kylo Ren to seemingly understand what he means. Where he's going with the subject. Possibly even his feelings on it. In the time it takes for him to pull his barriers up again, he senses the inner quake of the other man's resolution. How it shudders, twisting as much as the Dark and Light he talks about so often.
Hux hates it, the shared mental space. All the things that come with it as well. If they're not vigilant, they're open books, ready for anyone who might want a peek. It's weakness, a gaping hole in armor he thought he'd built so well over time. His grip tightens on the controls, needing something to steady him. ]
That's not what it was. [ Covering it up makes it worse, he thinks. ] They aren't gone, they have to still be standing.
[ Anything else is unacceptable. Would be a crushing blow to everything he's ever been. ]
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Hux hates it, the shared mental space. All the things that come with it as well. If they're not vigilant, they're open books, ready for anyone who might want a peek. It's weakness, a gaping hole in armor he thought he'd built so well over time. His grip tightens on the controls, needing something to steady him. ]
That's not what it was. [ Covering it up makes it worse, he thinks. ] They aren't gone, they have to still be standing.
[ Anything else is unacceptable. Would be a crushing blow to everything he's ever been. ]