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thunderstruck9 · 2 months
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Sheng Qi (Chinese, 1965), Xi'an Square D, 2009. Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 80 cm.
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mypulse · 6 days
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A collection of mini fun facts : I'll explain them base on the sequence of the geography (MAP)
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The CAPITALs : (orange circles)
Last time I talked about how palace in the anime take reference of Forbidden Palace,  🏛️ which is located in ☆Beijing, the capital city of Ming and Qing Dynasty.
However Xi'an🏛️ (aka ★ChangAn) is the capital city of TANG Dynasty,
which is the clothing style of the characters. (ChangAn is the ancient name of Xi'an)
FASHION :
During TANG, ★ChangAn, was a cosmopolitan and multicultural city since it is the starting destination of 🐫 Silk Road.
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Ah Dou is wearing a riding suit, know as Hufu 👕. It was a fashion among the noble ladies to wear Hufu for horse ride🐴 . Hufu is male clothing of the *Western region (part of 🐫 Silk Road). [ *West is Central Asia, not Europe]
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LOULAN : (red on map)
Maomao was curious of 💐Concubine Loulan who has Northen facial feature while wearing Southern outfit. In history, LouLan was the name of an ancient 👑kingdom at *Western region. It's location is modern Xinjiang near the now dried salt lake Lop Nur (MAP). The carved wooden beam above is an artifact of Loulan Kingdom.👑
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NAIL POLISH :
Just as the anime, Balsam is a major ingredient for 💅nail polish (also for blush and lip color).
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Balsam flowers are usually found in Central, East and South of Asia. When my grandma was a girl, she grounded the flower patels and apply them on nails then wait for a while , letting the juice to stain the nails before getting rid of the residue.
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In ancient time, 💅 nail polish are made of juice of the grounded petals of balsam mixing with potassium alum. This chemical is used in drugs and silk painting / writing. 📚
WRITING :
Silk is more often used for painting than writing since it is expensive. Potassium alum is applied on silk as preparation for painting and writing.
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Other than silk, bamboo and wooden slips were being used for writing, before paper is commonly used.
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OX BEZOARS :
🐃 Ox bezoars (the drugs that turns Maomao into "upper moon demon" ) is used for de-toxing. 牛黃 is Chinese and kanji character of ox bezoars. Nowadays, it's made into tablet form know as 牛黃「解毒」片. In this context 「解毒」is meaning de-toxing. But some people mistaken 「解毒」means de - posion and think 牛黃「解毒」片 (Ox bezoars) can get rid of poison intaken by individuals, since Maomao mentioned to JinShin to use poison if she is ever facing death penalty.
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flilisskywalker · 1 year
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Bo: Who is Xi'an?
Din: *drinks pog soup faster*
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drasin · 1 year
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Aren't they cute?
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niteshade925 · 11 months
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"Can't even dig a subway in Xi'an. If you dig too shallow you find artifacts from Tang dynasty. If you dig too deep you find artifacts from Han dynasty."
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Discuss!
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semioticapocalypse · 1 year
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John Sexton. Forest in Mist. Xi'an, China. 1984
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ansatsu-sha · 1 year
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The Terracotta Army / Xi'an, China / Photograph Anton Kudelin x Shutterstock
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Chinese Xi'an Y-20 Kunpeng Military Transport
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travelella · 2 months
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Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, Xi'an,  Lintong District, Shaanxi Province
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dailystreetsnapshots · 9 months
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Xi'an, China
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robfactory · 6 months
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Young Woman dressing up like the old days of China in Xi'An
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penvisions · 4 months
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another 3k written for {of beskar and kyber} and it is time for me to lay down. gonna watch some tv before bed. will flesh out the last scene tomorrow and then edit, fingers crossed for an update on friday!
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elenaaadaniels · 2 years
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Chapter Ten: Close Calls
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part 11
Warning: FLUFF, toxic ex girlfriend, mention of death, close death, mention of injury, touch-starved Din, murder.
___________________________________ I don't deserve it. I know I don't deserve it. But stay with me a minute. I swear I'll make it worth it. Can't you forgive me? At least just temporarily. I know that this is my fault. I should have been more careful.
- 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘉𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦 ___________________________________
Nadia didn't like it one bit. An entire prison ship and it was silent as a mouse. With each corner they turned, she prepared for a person to be patrolling or maybe even a droid, but all they were meant with was empty halls. Din remained by her side, keeping by her pace and blaster by his side ready to fire if needed to. They turned a narrow hallway this time seeing eye to eye with prisoners. Much to her surprise, the prisoners remained quiet seeing them jog by.
Maybe they just were hoping to be freed too.
" I don't like this." Din voiced out loud.
Xi'an smiled behind him," You always were paranoid." She purred in amusement.
" Is that true, Mando? Were you always paranoid?" Mayfield mocked in a annoyed voice.
A prisoner grunted loudly slamming their hands against the doors that held it confided. Nadia jumped raising her blaster the same time the others did when a warm feeling came around her. More like a warm being. She frowned looking down to see Din's arm around her pulling her back while he stood more in front in case of danger. It happened so quickly, but she felt the blush come to her cheeks at the feeling and stared up at him.
He stared back at her, grateful the beskar helmet was keeping how truthfully red his face had turned from his actions. He slowly released his hold and nodded his head, to which she nodded back as a thank you. Looking away, she met eyes with Xi'an, her eyes burning with such rage while her face remained motionless. She continued her stare until she turned slowly following after Mayfield and Burg.
She couldn't wait until they got this job. There was nothing more she wanted then to get away from these people and return to the Razor Crest and child. They made a left at the next juncture. Mayfield peeking his head around the corner before beaking Din to go to the other side of the wall. Din nodded holding his blaster high as he darted to the other side of the wall checking if the coast was clear. When it was, the others followed only to have a small vacuum droid come from the corner.
" What? It's just a little mousey." Burg chuckled." Come here, little mousey."
Mayfield rolled his eyes," Burg."
" Mousey, come here. Come here."
" Burg." Mayfield called again she Burg pulled his blaster out blasting the droid." No! Burg, what are you doin'?"
" What?" Burg grunted.
Nadia noticed movement from the corner of her eye and looked up just in time to see two armed droids come from the corner catching them.
" Look out!" She warned the minute two blast had passed right by them.
Din was quick with his actions shielding Nadia behind him while firing shot after shot to the droids. They hid behind a corner, Nadia kneeling down and shooting as close as she could to the droids. Two more droids joined their forces walking closer to the point they could no longer shoot without getting hurt.
" Stay here." Din whispered running down the opposite side of the hall they came from.
She wanted to ask what his plan was, but she had no time and also knew whatever he was going to do was going to get them out of this.
Xi'an groaned behind Mayfield," We're too exposed here."
" If they get a signal out, it's not gonna matter. Mando, let's go! You're supposed to be somethin' special!" Mayfield yelled looking for him only to see nothing." I knew it. I knew it!"
Nadia opened her mouth ready to defend him when the sound of one of the droids crashed loudly to the floor. She peeked her head over the side watching as Din fought against each of the droids flawlessly. When one of the droids backed him into the corner, Nadia didn't hesitate for a second running up the the second one that tried to pin him down and kicked its back leg. With it on its knees, she kicked at the right angle knocking its head right off.
She grabbed a piece of the droids leg from the floor turning and swinging it like a bat to knock the other one down. It was quick to dodge her swing, but she kicked at its chest knocking it backwards while Din landed the final blow with a blaster to the head. She looked down to her hands impressed by what she had done. The month in Sorgan was beginning to pay off and she felt proud she helped rather than standing around. The others weren't as impressed walking by with their own puffed up pride.
" Make sure you clean up your mess." Mayfield smugly commented as he passed by.
Nadia rolled her eyes at the comment while Din ignore it tapping her side so they could follow.
" It seems your presence has been detected. Redirecting security alert away from your position."
Mayfield ignored the warning," Z, open the door!"
" But I'm detecting an organic signature."
" Yeah, okay. All right. Just open the door!" Mayfield barked when the door had finally opened.
" Stop!" A security person yelled holding their blaster up.
Nadia's heart skipped a beat. Only droids were meant to be on the ship and she knew with the three other criminals around them, the security guard was likely to be a goner.
" Just stop right there." The security guard ordered shaking in fear at how he was out numbered." You put down the blasters right now."
" Nice shoes." Mayfield taunted walking around the man." Matches his belt."
" There were only supposed to be droids on this ship." Nadia reminded, but the criminals had ignored her watching Mayfield get on the computers.
" Hang on, hang on. Let's see here. Uh... Cell two-two-one. All right, now for our well-dressed friend." Mayfield said when the security man grabbed an object from his side that caused even Mayfield to freeze up." Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey. Easy. Easy, egghead. Put that down. Put that down. Come on."
"  Easy." Din whispered.
Mayfield wasn't having it pulling his blaster," Put it down now!"
" Easy." Din seethed to Mayfield." Nobody has to get hurt here. Just calm down."
Nadia glanced over to him," What is that thing?"
" It's a tracking beacon."
" He presses that thing, we're all done. A New Republic attack team will hone in on that signal and blow us all to hell." Mayfield further explained causing the other criminals to mirror his reaction.
" You didn't think we needed to know that tiny little detail?" Xi'an spat at him.
" I didn't think we'd get to this point." Mayfield admitted causing Xi'an to huff under her breath.
" Yet here we are."
" Are you questioning my managerial style, Xi'an?" He basically yelled at her.
Xi'an smirked at him with a salute," No, sir."
" Hey. Listen to me. Listen to me, okay? Look." Din spoke placing his blaster into his holster.
Nadia slightly panicked," Mando-"
" Hey. Put it down." He continued turning to Mayfield that still had his blaster aimed.
Mayfield narrowed his eyes," Are you crazy?"
" Put it down." Din repeated turning to the scared guard." What's your name?"
" It's Davan." He stammered.
" Davan. We're not here for you. We're here for a prisoner." Din bargained." If you let us go about our job, you can walk away with your life."
Mayfield coughed sarcastically," No, he won't." He said aiming his blaster again at Davan.
Din grabbed his blaster aiming this time at mayfield," Hey. You realize what you're gonna bring down on us?"
" You think I care about that?" Mayfield questioned glaring at him." Get that blaster out of my face, Mando."
" I can't do that."
" Get that blaster out of my face, Mando!" Mayfield screamed moving his blaster away from Davan and towards Din.
Nadia was quick to react aiming her blaster at Mayfield with sharpness to her tone.
"  Don't."
The tension in the room was brought to nothing when a silver object flew by everyone and Davan had collapsed onto the floor. Nadia held her breath. The shock of it all slowly coming to her when Davan's blood started to seep onto the floor in a crimson puddle.
" Would you both just shut up?" Xi'an groaned standing from her seat.
Nadia's hearing started to grow fuzzy. Everyone started to echo away as she could only focus on Davan's dead body. He was just trying to do his job. Protect prisoners that most likely didn't deserve to be alive. Din looked away from Xi'an and Mayfield's bickering noticing Nadia's trained eyes the more Davan's blood covered the floor. He reached over lightly grabbing her forearm.
" Nadia-"
" Was that thing blinking before?" Mayfield questioned catching everyone's attention." Was it?"
" Zero to Mayfeld. Zero to Mayfeld. I've detected a New Republic distress signal homing in on your location. You have approximately 20 minutes."
Xi'an shrugged her shoulders," We only need five."
" Let's go, let's go. Move, move, move!"
Din turned ready to run when he noticed the absence next to him. Nadia still remained staring at Davan, her fist balled up while her lip quivered slightly.
" Come on." He urged, but when she didn't move, he grabbed her arm lightly." Nadia, come on."
Breaking from the body, she noticed how the lights in the building started to flash and knew the dangers with the way everyone ran. They turned the corner seeing a security droid, ready to fire at it when Burg ran right at it tackling it to the ground. Another droid came behind him ready to fire when he threw the first droid at the second one causing it to explode in a small ball of fire.
" You have 15 minutes remaining." Zero reminded over the comms causing everyone to run towards the cell.
" Open it up!" Mayfield yelled.
When the doors opened up, it was an understatement to say Din was shocked. He was thunderstruck to see the Twi'lek man right in front of him sickishly smirking at him.
" Qin."
" Funny, the man who left me behind is now my savior." Qin taunted." Mando."
Burg growled loudly causing Din to turn towards him only to forcefully get punched in the chest sending him into the cell. Nadia gasped when Burg grabbed both her arms lifting her up in the air roughly.
" Hey!" She screamed being thrown into the cell harshly as it closed behind her.
" Attack's on the way. He's already dead meat. Let's go!" Mayfield yelled running down the hall with the others following.
" You deserve this!" Xi'an laughed echoing the further they ran.
Din turned to Nadia," Are you okay?"
" Yeah." She said groaning at the bruises that were growing." You can not make fun of me dating Toro when you dated that bitch."
He frowned," Is that what's been bothering you?"
" No." She quickly denied causing Din to lightly smirk.
" You're lying."
" What are we going to do?" She said trying to take the conversation into a different direction.
Din stood up shrugging," I don't know." He said when he noticed a guard droid passing by." Or maybe I do."
He shot his string at the droid bringing it over to the cell and choking it to the point it couldn't escape. The droid still wanted to escape lifting the blaster and aiming it into the cell causing a blast to jump around the cell almost hitting Nadia in the process.
" Woah." She gasped when Din extending his arm quickly taking the shot.
Moving back to the droid, he ripped the arm clean off getting the blaster and shot the droid in the face. With the arm, he moved the end of it until a screw came out opening the cell open for them to escape.
" Come on." he said grabbing her hand and racing out of the cell.
They ran to the control room without being detected. Nadia glanced at Davan's body before forcing her eyes away knowing she couldn't loose focus when the child could be in danger. She turned to the computers seeing the criminals were close to getting to the ship. Quickly Din pressed a button causing all of the natural lights to turn red and shut certain doors to trap them.
" Head back to the razor crest."
She frowned," What?"
" If they get there before the child, he'll be in danger." He explained placing a knife into her holster." Take this. I made a path for you to get to the ship."
She shook her head," You're outnumbered if I leave."
" Don't worry about me." He said, but that was all she knew she would be doing.
Nodding, she turned running down the hall noticing the doors that were closed off and the ones that were not on purpose. When she saw the ladder leading to the ship, she couldn't help, but to smile knowing all she had to do was get the child. She climbed up quickly only to see Zero aim his gun at the child who weeped in fear at the possibility of death.
" No!" She screamed causing Zero to turn to her.
She kicked the blaster from his hand before flipping her body around Zero and bringing him to the ground. The child cried loudly causing her to look up to him seeing the fear in his eyes about what was going on.
" Kid, hide!" She yelled.
Zero took the opportunity to elbow her in the chest causing her to let go of his body. She grabbed the knife from her holster swiping at Zero only for him to kick at her wrist knocking it from her hand before pressing his foot to her wrist so she couldn't move. Din was moving fast through the halls. Taking out Burg and Mayfield already, he knew he had to be quick to find Mayfield, Qin, and Xi'an. He reached the end of a hallway seeing Xi'an standing at the end, but she was quick to throw a knife knocking his blaster from his hand.
" You chose her over me!" Xi'an screamed in anger throwing multiple knives at Din.
Din deflected each one, but the closer he got, one had stabbed his shoulder causing him to groan loudly in pain. He ignored it grabbing the knife out and aimed it at Xi'an's neck knowing he had one. She glared at him, but it was short lived as he threw her quickly into a cell and locked it up hearing her scream inside.
" Yeah. I did." He quipped moving down the halls.
He noticed he was getting close to the Razor Crest, a sick feeling in his stomach that Qin had gotten there before him, but it all disappeared when he caught Qin seconds from touching the ladder that led up to it.
" Qin."
He stopped slowly turning to Din," You killed the others."
" They got what they deserved."
The sound of something falling and breaking in the Razor crest caught both their attentions. 
Qin looked up the ladder before he laughed sinisterly," I'll say the same for the pretty brunette that was with you."
Zero. Din had forgotten about Zero and he knew Nadia and the child was in the ship too. Din didn't hesitate for a second curling his finger around the blaster and killing Qin with a shot to the head. He ran forward up the ladder as fast as he could seeing a crate had tipped over with some gear coming out. He ignored it turning in horror to see Zero choking Nadia with one hand while the droid swung it's hand back with a knife ready to stab her.
" Nadia!" Din shouted aiming his blaster without a second thought.
He pulled the trigger just in time watching Zero's hand holding the knife being taken off and short circuiting. Zero was shocked, turning to the Mandalorian, but it was the last thing he saw before Din shot him again, this time in the chest. Nadia stood their holding her stomach where the knife would have gotten her. She feel faint. There's a nick in her shirt, but no blood. Din rushed to her side moving her hands to see the worse, but there was nothing.
" Did it get you? Are you hurt?"
Even with her heartbeat pounding in her ears, concern is clear in his voice.
" I-I think...." She mumbled through her shaken voice." I think I'm okay."
Din nodded noticing her state of shock," You're okay. It didn't get you."
" Yeah, you saved me." She managed to say.
He cupped her cheek in his hand," Are you okay?" He asked deeply.
" You said it didn't get me."
" I'm talking about mentally." He further explained.
The tears came to her eyes instantly. It broke him to think the thoughts that could of went through her head before she saved him. It might of happened quickly, but it was always enough for the brain to process and come up with hundred of questions.
" Come here." He said using his other hand to touch her waist and bring her in for a hug.
Nadia melted into his touch burying her face in his neck and wrapping her arms around him. He wasn't use to this kind of affection. Guarded off since he was a child. Some how, this felt normal to him. Complete. He didn't want to push her off or end their little embrace. He just wanted to stay there forever knowing she was safe in his arms and not harmed by the dangers the galaxy seemed to bring them.
" Just shocked." She said muffled by his tunic.
" I know." He said taking a deep breath.
As quickly as the embrace had happened, it had to end knowing guards would come to see the prison from the beaken and the last thing they needed was to be arrested. Din dragged Qin's body into the Razor Crest before heading back to Roost Space Station. He didn't know how Ran would take the news, but he didn't care. He was set up and he could of lost Nadia because of Ran's resentment. Once the Razor Crest had landed, Din and Nadia stood at the ramp watching it slowly lower.
Originally, Din has wanted her to stay on the Crest, but she was too stubborn to remain in it while Ran could pull anything on him behind his back. Once the ramp was fully out, Din and Nadia walked down with him dragging Qin's body. It was clear as day on Ran's face his anger towards seeing them alive and Qin dead.
" Where are the others?"
" No questions asked. That's the policy, right?" Din questioned throwing Qin's body at Ran.
Ran threw him a dark look," Yeah. That is the policy." He seethed back to Din
Nadia nodded," We did the job."
" I wanted him back alive."
" We did the job." Din repeated sternly.
" Yeah, you did." Ran coughed sarcastically grabbing the credits from his pocket and shoved it in Din's hands.
" Just like the good old days." Din remarked watching Ran's face turn red in further anger.
" Yeah, just like the good old days." Ran muttered under his breath sending glares to Din.
Turning away from Ran, he placed his hand on the small of Nadia's back guiding her back into the Razor Crest. The minute they were back inside, he punched the button closing the ramp and almost raced to get to the cockpit. Nadia noticed instantly double checking that the child was still asleep in his quarters before climbing up the ladder the minute the crest had taken flight. She didn't have to ask what was going on when she noticed X-wings appear out of hyperspace and head towards the space-station.
" How did you get them there?"
" Placed the tracker on Qin." He answered placing the ship in hyperspace, but when he moved, he grunted loudly that Nadia couldn't by pass it.
" What's wrong?" She questioned noticing how he clutched his side and moved his hand seeing a deep cut that was terribly bandaged." Why didn't you tell me?"
" It's nothing-"
" You're hurt. Stay here."
" Nadia-"
" I mean it." She argued turning around quickly and racing down the ladder.
She watched Din heal himself before. A couple of alcohol wipes, gauze, and bacta pads should do it luckily not having enough damage to need stitches. She placed them in a satchel and climbed back up seeing he was using the dirty rag to try and make the wound less gruesome.
" Am I allowed to help you?" She asked kneeling down and taking the aid out.
" I can do it-"
" Am I allowed?"
" Why do you want to help me?"
" You helped me." She sternly remarked, a hint of a glare and pout mixed." You saved me."
He couldn't say no. He knew that she was too damn stubborn. Even if he lied and said no, she would turn her back and guide him through cleaning his wound or after he was all patched up, she would double check the way he wrapped it up to make sure it was correct. No matter what, she would check on him and when it dawned on him, he felt the butterflies in his stomach. No one had ever helped him before. There's no one to dress his wounds, no one to see that he was hurting or cared enough to help. But now there was.
" You're allowed." He whispered, nervous about this new change in his life.
Nadia nodded taking a closer look to his wound. Through the tear in his clothing, she could see a small gash, but it is mostly hidden by fabric and beskar.
"I'll get this cleaned up and put a couple of bacta patches on it, and there's a gel for the bruising if it's bothering you," She explains softly, looking up into his visor." I got you, Din."
Right there Din swears he has never found such comfort in someone's eyes, never felt such peace at the sound of her voice. He can't bring himself to answer, so instead weakly nods. A lump has formed in his throat that he tries his best to swallow. Touching his wound, she's light as possible, not wanting to cause him any additional, unnecessary pain, but it fails when he hisses loudly.
" Fuck."
She freezes at his word choice. Even more at how deep and rugged it sounded.
" Language." She teases hearing another hiss that comes through the modulator of his helmet.
Din feels his whole body break out in goosebumps at the touch of her skin. Her fingers are soft and a tad bit cold at the tip that he worries slightly the Razor Crest is too cold for her at times. She doesn't notice it, but while reaching for something, she placed her hand on his thigh sending lightning through him. Once she placed the Bacta pad on, slowly the forced rigidity leaves him, and he relaxes fully despite his level of vulnerability.
" Your hands were trembling." She comments while lightly pressing the pad on.
He panicked instantly wondering if this whole time, she noticed his behavior when she touched him.
" What?"
" When we hugged earlier, your hands were trembling." She further explains looking up to his visor." Where you scared too?"
"I...."
Din trailed off, lost in his tangled thoughts. There was too much he wanted to say, too much he needed to tell her. He wanted to speak but the feelings he never felt before made him grow silent. It was only when she set her hand on top of his that he found a grip in reality for himself.
Din let out a shaking breath, "I was scared....I thought I lost you."
She smiled lightly," Xi'an was wrong about you."
He frowned," What did she say?" He asked curious.
" That you were unable to love or express it. You don't get scared of losing someone unless you care. It's clear you care about the child and I." She added." I didn't like the way she was looking at you,"
"Xi'an?"
" Was she the one you told me about? Your ex?" She asked watching him slowly nod his head." I hate to see you look scared. Unsure."
"I'm okay."
" And so am I." She reminded still growing some questions." Does she know you more than I know you?"
Din shook his head, a smile on his face that she will never know," No. You know my name.I trust you more than I have ever trusted anyone." He answered laughing to himself as he muttered," You mean more to me than you probably know."
And it was the truth. Din knew it now that it was right in front of him. He knew it now that he seen the love he had before and the love he had now. He liked Nadia. He liked Nadia more than just a friend. He liked the way he smiled when he saw her first thing in the morning and he liked the way he could get her to smile. He liked the way she looked to him when they were on little missions and he liked the way he craved her touch if it ranged from patching wounds or hugging. He liked Nadia. Nadia smiled at his words, butterflies grew in her stomach as her cheeks tinted pink.
" Good to know."
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