There was the briefest of moments where Luke worried he was going to have to deal with a lightsaber battle in the smallest bed room on any one planet. Trapped in a room with a Sith Apprentice of the Emperors or something. Even through that trusting feeling the room gave off, he still was jarred as the other's head snapped to the word of the Emperor being dead.
And then the hug came in, so sudden and strong. Luke stiffened, surprised to be hugged by not only a stranger but the exact Sith Obi-wan had warned him to stay clear of. The hug was strong and intense, and Luke had just enough time to let a hand pat the other's shoulder lightly in return. Good. The man was GLAD for this news. And in this strange hug, the room seemed to lighten around him too. The trust was fully there now, and he felt like he could breath clearly once more. Like something about the contact helped.
He... he let out a faint chuckle, a huff of a laugh in surprise as the other pulled back. Luke smiled a great smile, looking at the tattooed being, glad they weren't going to go head to head over some master/apprentice bantha shit. "It turns out all it took was a bit of love to over come the dark side. If my father hadn't of stepped in to save me, I'd be dead and the Emperor would still be in control. He never saw it coming. In that moment Vader died as well and Anakin returned to the light." And then Anakin died as well, and for a moment there was a pain of sadness that crossed Luke's face. He drew back, a sad smile on his face, head down.
"I never got to know my father, but I couldn't be prouder of him."
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And then the hug came in, so sudden and strong. Luke stiffened, surprised to be hugged by not only a stranger but the exact Sith Obi-wan had warned him to stay clear of. The hug was strong and intense, and Luke had just enough time to let a hand pat the other's shoulder lightly in return. Good. The man was GLAD for this news. And in this strange hug, the room seemed to lighten around him too. The trust was fully there now, and he felt like he could breath clearly once more. Like something about the contact helped.
He... he let out a faint chuckle, a huff of a laugh in surprise as the other pulled back. Luke smiled a great smile, looking at the tattooed being, glad they weren't going to go head to head over some master/apprentice bantha shit. "It turns out all it took was a bit of love to over come the dark side. If my father hadn't of stepped in to save me, I'd be dead and the Emperor would still be in control. He never saw it coming. In that moment Vader died as well and Anakin returned to the light." And then Anakin died as well, and for a moment there was a pain of sadness that crossed Luke's face. He drew back, a sad smile on his face, head down.
"I never got to know my father, but I couldn't be prouder of him."