art: a hesitant embrace

[wrennette]

He smiled, softly, and turned to go. She jerked forward, before he could take a step, and, without thinking, wrapped both arms around him. His robes were warm and soft under her cheek; they smelled faintly of blaster char.

Padmé had not intended to embrace him. But she’d felt… alone, since she woke up with her memories all wrong. It was a heady relief to have someone else who knew, to have help and assistance, not in hidden half-measures. She said, cheek against his shoulder, eyes stinging, “Thank you, Obi-Wan.”

For a beat, he did not move, and then he curved one arm around her back, a hesitant embrace.

All of Tomorrow’s Yesterdays by glimmerglanger for swbigbang

[image id: watercolour painting of padmé amidala and obi-wan kenobi from star wars. they are pictured from the knees up, embracing. padmé, on the left, is in right facing profile with her hear turned down and toward the viewer. she holds tightly to obi-wan’s cloak. she wears a dull green dress and a copper headpiece with green gems at the front. she has dark brown hair worn mostly loose, and pale skin. she looks relaxed. obi-wan, on the right, is partially obscured by padmé, and faces left, his face turned slightly toward the viewer. his left arm is extended, not quite holding padmé. he wears a dark brown jedi cloak. he has orange-brown hair and beard, blue eyes, and pale skin. he looks confused. the background is an arching ceiling mostly blue and grey, with stripes of gold. /end id]