[Knowing their diverging paths might never intercept again was difficult to swallow; Thrawn's parting words had felt like indelible ink tracing over the marks Thrawn himself had left behind in Eli throughout the years.
That smile makes his insides recoil as he struggles between melancholy and relief —it reopened a wound Eli had thought was healing. Separation, no matter the time between, is raw as if it had been yesterday, but Thrawn is here and Eli is adaptable. He returns the smile, free hand clasping Thrawn's elbow.
Make no mistake, Eli's wholehearted loyalty belongs exclusively to one being across all universes:]
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That smile makes his insides recoil as he struggles between melancholy and relief —it reopened a wound Eli had thought was healing. Separation, no matter the time between, is raw as if it had been yesterday, but Thrawn is here and Eli is adaptable. He returns the smile, free hand clasping Thrawn's elbow.
Make no mistake, Eli's wholehearted loyalty belongs exclusively to one being across all universes:]
It's a privilege to serve you again, Admiral.