He didn’t know how long he sat there staring at that datapad. It should have been a day of celebration, a day to mark as a milestone in his career as a Champion, a day to embrace. And yet it felt as if he swallowed one of his own poisons. When he had first arrived on Zygerria, he had played that role of teacher initially. And yet things completely spiraled from there and he and Karys became something else entirely.
The last few weeks had been some of his happiest memories. Though it had to be hidden, he looked forward to seeing Karys’ smiles and hearing him humming to himself while he cooked. He was getting used to the smell of homecooked meals, fussing over the other man, having Karys teach him Basic, Azar reading him stories of their people in quiet evenings. He was even growing fond of all the times Karys complained and whined about frivolous things Azar didn’t care about in his little acolyte circles. And yet when this notification arrived, Azar felt like vomiting. He wanted to take on countless droideka than accept what this meant.
But there was no getting around it. The Sith constantly tested its members, and this was yet another test.
Azar exhaled slowly, waiting for Karys to arrive. They hadn’t given a name to whatever it was between them. Azar didn’t concern himself with it and Karys likely didn’t fully understand. All of that would come to a head today. He had asked for Karys to meet him earlier than usual and Azar was visibly tense.
Once his lover stepped through the door, Karys would notice that Azar didn’t have a bright and affectionate smile waiting for him as usual. Instead his face was solemn. He stared at Karys for a long moment, wanting nothing more than to throw the datapad away, embrace him and kiss him. He wanted to melt into his arms and forget reality.
His feet moved of their own accord, his movements methodical and stiff. Without a word, he slowly extended the datapad to hand to Karys for him to read.
The message was short and succinct - After a long wait, Karys was finally assigned a Master.
Azar Kressh.
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