#which is why they ended up sparing after cody 'failed' to beat fox's exam record

[sun-roach]

How Cody got his name ~ a headcanon

Kote should have been able to dodge it! The cracking of his little brother’s nose rings in his head.

<WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!>

Fox can’t hold back his own growing anger. He grabs Kote by the collar of his blacks and raises him a little up. Hate-Anger-Pain, the air around his brother becomes thicker, heavier.

<KOTE!>

He flinches. His little brother flinches at his own name, the anger spiking up, his so caring, warm eyes fill with dread.

Fox understands now. Fox understands him so well. Kote hates his name. He resents it. The responsibility, all the expectations on his shoulders becoming too difficult to bear. He doesn’t see himself as someone glorious but rather as someone who just fulfills his duty, someone who loves and cares about his brothers and would do anything for them.

He sees himself as someone who has failed and disappointed his brothers. A perfectionist who now seeks punishment.

Fox won’t do that. He loves his brother. The vod'ika who rises like the sun, painting everything in warm golden light. Kote is his sun on Kamino. He gives hope and warmth on bad days and Fox will always be thankful for it.

He drops on his own knees and let’s go of his brother’s collar. His hand moves towards the back of Kote's head instead, pulling him closer to rest their foreheads together.

His brother seems irritated and at the same time almost furious, but he doesn’t move away from it, he just quietly boils inside.

<Breathe. It is alright. Today is a bad day. You will be alright. >

But Kote shakes his head. No word leaves his mouth, not trusting the stability of his voice. Fox smiles gently.

<Cody.>

And Cody looks up. Anger disappearing as if it was never there to begin with. Warm, brown eyes, look into his brother’s blood red ones, searching for an answer.

<Cody…>

The younger repeats quietly immediately settling in the feeling of safety, normality.

All the time he had worn the name Kote, that Prime personally had given him. At first he had prided himself in it but with time he started to see it as a burden for himself. He feels that he couldn’t keep up with it, despite everyone telling him otherwise.

<Cody. Let’s get some bacta for your nose. I will beat you up tomorrow again.>

Fox smirks at his brother who let’s his shoulders relax and chuckle. It melts Fox's heart. To see his little brother finally relax a little bit .

He shakes his head and helps him back up.

Cody.

The rising sun of Kamino, now shining brighter, warmer and even more glorious as the shackles of Kote could ever have let him.

#commander cody #commander fox #cc 1010 #cc 2224 #kote #ori'vod fox #cody and fox are competitive af #which is why they ended up sparing after cody 'failed' to beat fox's exam record #they are cute little marshmallows #headcanon