[ Anakin's voice is soft between them, gentle and curious. He thinks of how strained things had felt when they first arrived, how strained things had felt for months in the thick of the war — and yet here his friend is, still trusting him with his life. Are you going to eat me? he asks, as though it doesn't come with the suggestion that Obi-Wan could kill him to do it. That realization is how Obi-Wan finds steady ground around drunken desire.
This could be very dangerous. Might have been, if he found himself in front of anyone else — but he could not kill Anakin. Never Anakin.
His thumb traces back up over Anakin's adam's apple, then back down, then up again. Obi-Wan feels himself moving his grip into something familiar more than he makes the conscious choice to do it, clasping the nape of his friend's neck. ]
Yes, [ His voice is just as gentle, warm and indulgent in it's honesty. He doesn't want to lie to Anakin; he knows he needs to do this. Won't be able to stop himself unless Anakin does it for him, and he has utter confidence that the man in front of him will keep them both safe. Anakin is more than just a Padawan or a brother or a friend. He's all of that, and more. Funny, he muses at a distance, that it has taken something like this to make him admit it to himself. ] I think I am.
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This could be very dangerous. Might have been, if he found himself in front of anyone else — but he could not kill Anakin. Never Anakin.
His thumb traces back up over Anakin's adam's apple, then back down, then up again. Obi-Wan feels himself moving his grip into something familiar more than he makes the conscious choice to do it, clasping the nape of his friend's neck. ]
Yes, [ His voice is just as gentle, warm and indulgent in it's honesty. He doesn't want to lie to Anakin; he knows he needs to do this. Won't be able to stop himself unless Anakin does it for him, and he has utter confidence that the man in front of him will keep them both safe. Anakin is more than just a Padawan or a brother or a friend. He's all of that, and more. Funny, he muses at a distance, that it has taken something like this to make him admit it to himself. ] I think I am.