[With a brief grunt of pain, Ben lifts a hand to his face to cover the cut—as shallow as it may be, that blade is still sharp and his guard is down in more than one way. But then something much worse happens, and the familiar green crystal catches his eye as it bounces off his chest to land in his lap.
It takes him half a second to realize what it means and the temperature in the room drops sharply along with the feeling in his chest.]
Armitage. Don't leave.
[He's pleading in earnest, now. He's already lost so much.]
[Seeing the obvious pain in Kylo's expression, the pleading, tugs at something in Hux's chest that's somehow still there. Despite everything that's happened in that terrible year, his feelings haven't been completely torn away, but they're still easily pushed aside, overtaken by the utter hatred he's currently feeling for his partner.
Well, former partner.
Hux's expression darkens, no remaining empathy left as he gives one final look at Kylo.]
Rot, Supreme Leader.
[With that, he turns sharply on his heel, and makes his way out the door.]
no subject
It takes him half a second to realize what it means and the temperature in the room drops sharply along with the feeling in his chest.]
Armitage. Don't leave.
[He's pleading in earnest, now. He's already lost so much.]
no subject
Well, former partner.
Hux's expression darkens, no remaining empathy left as he gives one final look at Kylo.]
Rot, Supreme Leader.
[With that, he turns sharply on his heel, and makes his way out the door.]