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Lost Stars
by Claudia Gray
“Ciena had been raised knowing that her word was her bond and her honor the only possession that could ever truly matter.”
“Besides, Thane could already tell—in spite of all their differences, he and Ciena ree were going to be friends.”
“I don’t doubt it. I don’t doubt you. So stop doubting yourself, okay? We can do this.”
“Thane closes his eyes and whispered, seemingly to himself, ‘I’m out of here. I’m gone.’”
“Thane was one of the very top slots for piloting—and one of the few names that ever came in above his was Ciena Ree’s.”
“Thane recognized the way she ran, the shape of her black curled braided at the nape of her neck. She’s beautiful.”
“Those countless days soaring through the valets of Jelucan had taught them to understand each other without words.”
“You think everything the academy and the Empire do is perfect.”
“And you think every authority figure is evil like your father.”
“Then, quickly, he bent and kissed her on the cheek. Cienna’s full lips parted slightly in surprise and pleasure. Thane realized he should’ve done that a long time ago.”
“You’re still the girl from the valleys. You won’t go against your word, even when you’ve promised yourself to a leader and a fleet that don’t deserve you.”
“And you’re still the second-waver. You find it easier to break your promises than to keep them.”
“And even though he’d spent the better part of the last three hours learning absolutely every detail of her body, it still exhilarated him to see her lying next to him, wearing nothing but a corner of the sheet.”
“How much time have you wasted here?”
“Wasted? I was waiting for you.”
“From that day on, her service to the empire would be more than her duty: it would be her atonement for loving even one person in the galaxy more than her honor.”
“Ciena. Always Ciena. Did thane possess a memory worth having that she wasn’t a part of? Could he drink enough to blot out even the thought of her?”
“I guess—I guess she chose me.”
“The empire was never worthy of you.”
“Now that Ciena had found her way out, she felt only relief. The pain of merely existing day to day had become wholly clear to her now that it had been lifted and she didn’t have to bear it one hour more.”
“Good people can start to serve the empire. But if they stay, they stop being good. You do one thing you thought you’d never do—follow one order that makes you feel sick inside—and you tell yourself it’s the only time. This is an exception. This isn’t the way it’s always going to be.”
“I’ve got a bad feeling about this.”
This piece is one in a million, somehow checked every box, and affirmed the fact that Star Wars is my heart and soul. Please become a movie. Please.
“Besides, Thane could already tell—in spite of all their differences, he and Ciena ree were going to be friends.”
“I don’t doubt it. I don’t doubt you. So stop doubting yourself, okay? We can do this.”
“Thane closes his eyes and whispered, seemingly to himself, ‘I’m out of here. I’m gone.’”
“Thane was one of the very top slots for piloting—and one of the few names that ever came in above his was Ciena Ree’s.”
“Thane recognized the way she ran, the shape of her black curled braided at the nape of her neck. She’s beautiful.”
“Those countless days soaring through the valets of Jelucan had taught them to understand each other without words.”
“You think everything the academy and the Empire do is perfect.”
“And you think every authority figure is evil like your father.”
“Then, quickly, he bent and kissed her on the cheek. Cienna’s full lips parted slightly in surprise and pleasure. Thane realized he should’ve done that a long time ago.”
“You’re still the girl from the valleys. You won’t go against your word, even when you’ve promised yourself to a leader and a fleet that don’t deserve you.”
“And you’re still the second-waver. You find it easier to break your promises than to keep them.”
“And even though he’d spent the better part of the last three hours learning absolutely every detail of her body, it still exhilarated him to see her lying next to him, wearing nothing but a corner of the sheet.”
“How much time have you wasted here?”
“Wasted? I was waiting for you.”
“From that day on, her service to the empire would be more than her duty: it would be her atonement for loving even one person in the galaxy more than her honor.”
“Ciena. Always Ciena. Did thane possess a memory worth having that she wasn’t a part of? Could he drink enough to blot out even the thought of her?”
“I guess—I guess she chose me.”
“The empire was never worthy of you.”
“Now that Ciena had found her way out, she felt only relief. The pain of merely existing day to day had become wholly clear to her now that it had been lifted and she didn’t have to bear it one hour more.”
“Good people can start to serve the empire. But if they stay, they stop being good. You do one thing you thought you’d never do—follow one order that makes you feel sick inside—and you tell yourself it’s the only time. This is an exception. This isn’t the way it’s always going to be.”
“I’ve got a bad feeling about this.”
This piece is one in a million, somehow checked every box, and affirmed the fact that Star Wars is my heart and soul. Please become a movie. Please.