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gone, but not forgotten
Fives x F!Reader
word count: 4.4k
description: you're a bartender at 79s when the 501st gets back from a gruelling campaign. the clones make a game out of seeing who can successfully hit on you, but the one that catches your eye is the one that doesn't try at all, the one whose shoulders are weighed down by a painful loss.
warnings: nothing much, a little fluff & sad fives (post citadel), mentions of death and war as expected, non-established relationship
a/n: i'm probably gonna do a part 2 to this because it was originally gonna have a lot more to it and I still kinda wanna see that play out, but anyway, enjoy :)
part two here: how to feel again
The low lighting and heavy bass that shook the very bar you were working at were no match for the ruckus that was caused whenever the clones of the 501st entered 79s.
You watched their entry from behind the bar with a small smirk. You spotted their Captain, already shaking his head at his men and bringing up the rear as the men filtered into a booth near the entrance, clearing out the clones who were already sat there.
You were familiar with a handful of the clones of the 501st, and when one of them - Jesse, if you’re remembering correctly - caught your eye, he sent you a wink. You instinctively rolled your eyes, though there was no animosity behind it. Working at a clone bar, people expected you to be sick of the clones, but you couldn't help but find them generally endearing. Sure, they all tried to hit on you, but most of their attempts were so harmless or pathetic that you couldn't find it in yourself to be irritated by it.
As you served a variety of customers, clones and nat-borns alike, you could see the 501st boys looking over at you and then talking amongst themselves, and you quickly realised that you were to be privy to some kind of game of theirs. Between pouring drinks and cleaning glasses, you watched them with suspicion, and you noticed that there was one particularly sullen looking clone among them, one that you hadn't met before. He didn't seem to be interacting with them much, just sitting back with his arms crossed over his chest and a far-away look in his eyes.
The first to approach the bar was Kix.
“Hey there” He said your name in a flirtatious tone, “What's a pretty lady like you doing working in a place like this?” He leant over the bar a little as he spoke, a charming smile painted on his face. If his words weren't so utterly ridiculous and overused, you might have even fallen for it.
“What should I be doing if not working here Kix?” You asked back innocently with a hand on your hip, playing into his game. For now.
“I'm not sure, but someone with a smile so radiant is surely made for greater things” He smiled triumphantly, as if he had just said the most flattering thing and not insulted your career.
“Hm” You tapped your finger on your chin a few times, as if thinking hard about something, “Yeah, it didn't work, nice try though. Can I get you something to drink now?”
“Ugh” Kix slumped down to his elbows in a huff, “I'll just get a fizzbrew”
You laughed at his defeated tone as you reached into the cooler below for his drink, “Come on, did you really think that was going to work?”
“I did! And it's true! Your smile is radiant” He argued as he took his drink from you.
You screwed up your face as he reiterated the compliment, “Kix stop, you failed already, go sit down”
“Alright alright, thank for this” He smiled with a small chuckle as he dropped his credits into your hand.
“No problem”
The next to try it was Dogma.
“Has anyone ever told you that you have the most wonderful hair?” He leaned on the bar and tipped his head to the side a little with a wide grin.
“Oh maker Dogma, that's awful. Is that really the best you've got?” You couldn't help but laugh at his attempt.
“Uh-” He rubbed his neck sheepishly, “Maybe”
You smirked at him and took a glass from the back, “Krilliz?”
His eyes lit up, “You remembered”
“Of course I did, nobody else orders this nightmare fuel”
“Hey! I like it”
“And I'm glad, here” You handed him his drink with a smile, “Enjoy”
He thanked you with a sigh and headed back to the snickering of his squad mates.
Over the next hour, almost every member of the group came up to the bar and tried to flirt with you in some way, and you honestly couldn't figure out what game they were playing. Though, it was hard to know, as you shot all of them down almost immediately.
When it came time for the last clone of the group, you were a little bit worn down by it all.
“I'll get a shot of that Shesharilian vodka stuff”
The regularity of the statement was refreshing, you almost weren't expecting it.
“You're not going to tell me how my hair is so wonderful or my smile is so radiant?” You asked with a smirk, earning a chuckle from the clone in front of you, but it held no mirth.
“I would be blind not to notice, but no, I'm not a part of their little game” He admitted, but you don't entirely buy it.
“Which one are you after then?”
“Which what?” He asked, confused by your question.
“Which lady?” You clarified, nodding out into the bar.
“Oh” He chuckled lightly, if a little sadly, “I'm not after that tonight”
“What are you after then?” You asked, and he paused for a moment before sighing.
“A strong drink”
You could see that there was a certain sadness behind the request, and realised that this was the dejected looking clone that you had noticed earlier.
“Coming right up” You said, offering him a gentle smile.
You sorted the drink, stealing glances at the man, noticing the way the coloured lights along the bar seem to make the bags under his eyes more pronounced. You placed the drink in front of him, but when he went to hand you some credits, you stopped him.
“It's on the house”
“What? I can't-”
“Don't worry about it” You smiled and pushed the drink further towards him, “I can tell you need it”
He looked at you for a moment and offered a thankful smile.
“That's… Thank you…” He trailed off, and you told him your name, tapping on your name tag. He repeated it with another thanks, and told you that his name was Fives.
“I couldn't tell” You smirked, pressing a finger to your temple, where he had an aurebesh tattoo. He chuckled lightly and thanked you again, taking his drink back to the 501st table.
You watched as his brothers all patted him on the back, and he rolled his eyes with a small smile as he settled back into his seat at the edge of the group. You wondered if he had just used the sad boy approach to appeal to your better nature, and win whatever game they were playing, but you soon forgot all about it as you got on with your work.
The bar was particularly busy tonight, so you had your hands full when it came to making drinks. It seemed that there were quite a few clone legions back on Coruscant at the moment, including the 104th, who got roped into the 501st game quite easily. A flurry of clones adorning grey armour sauntered up to you, offering a variety of compliments, and getting more ridiculous each time as you rejected each one of them. Truthfully, there were a number of them that appealed to you, but you weren't going to entertain their silly idea of a good time.
At some point between all the compliments and rejection, the sad clone you now knew as Fives had settled into a seat on the end of the bar. You noticed him sitting there as the bar area became more sparse, most people opting to make their way towards the dance floor.
You slid up to him and leant on the bar, your jaw resting in your hand as you address him. “So Fives, is this wistful look in your eyes authentic, or was it just so you could win this little thing you 501st boys have going on?” You asked with a cocked eyebrow, and he looked up, the ghost of a smirk crossing his lips.
“I meant it when I said I wasn't a part of their game, not that they believed me after you gave me a free drink” He replied matter-of-factly.
You chuckled slightly, standing up straight, “Can I get you anything?”
He looked behind you at the bar for a short moment. “I probably shouldn't, I hear drowning your sorrows isn't a healthy thing to do” He smiled sadly.
“Why ever else would you come to a bar when you're sad?” You teased slightly, and he huffed a laugh.
“Because I was dragged out of bed by my brothers”
You laughed with a warmth, “Ah well, how about just some water then?”
“Sounds good” He smiled genuinely.
You got him the water from the tap and he thanked you for it before you went about sorting drinks for the other patrons that had approached the bar in the time you had been talking to him. You kept an eye on him out of the corner of your eye as you did so, and he just drank his water at a slow pace, watching his brothers dance ridiculously with a small smile and that same far away look in his eye.
As the night went on and he settled into the chair at the bar more and more, a Pantoran woman approached him, and started flirting with him unashamedly. Fives replied to her questions, not wishing to seem rude, but was too distracted by his own thoughts to entertain the kind of ideas that she surely had about the night. You watched as the Pantoran started getting a bit handsy, placing her hands on his arm and his chest as she talked to him. You saw that Fives didn’t react to this very much, but then she got very close, her lips close to his ear, and he backed away a little.
As she was speaking into his ear seductively, he looked over at you and saw you watching. You averted your eyes as you saw his smirk grow, knowing he caught you looking.
You went about busying yourself with cleaning glasses, facing the back of the bar. When you turned around to serve a customer that called for you, you caught the Patoran woman dancing with another clone on the dance floor. You smiled at the sight, she got what she wanted after all.
Fives was still sat at the end of the bar as your shift came to a close and customers were dwindling a little, so you approached him again.
“You didn't fancy the Pantoran?” You asked and he looked to you from the dance floor, turning his body.
“Didn't want to make you too jealous Cyar'ika” He leaned forward with a smirk and you chuckled.
“How considerate” You rolled your eyes a little as you grabbed a cloth and begun cleaning up the bar. “How come you're still here? Doesn't seem like you're really enjoying yourself” You observed and he released a small sigh.
“Just distracting myself really” He admitted, and you felt yourself wanting to ask more.
You approached the subject tentatively, speaking in a gentle voice, “If it's not too much to ask… what are you distracting yourself from?”
Fives paused, and with a deep sigh, looked to your eyes, seeing only an honesty in them, “I lost a brother a week ago, my twin”
“Oh, I'm so sorry, this must really be the last place you want to be then” You offered him a truly sympathetic look, and he smiled a little.
“I don't know, the company's not so bad” He let his smile grow and you reflected the gesture back at him.
“You're not so bad yourself” You grinned, then your mouth dropped as you became more serious, “But seriously” You placed a hand on his, “I'm really sorry about your brother, I know how hard that is”
He gave you an appreciative smile and turned his hand over in yours, giving it a light squeeze, “Thank you, I really appreciate that”
You smiled, and continued wiping the bar, trying to ignore the warmth that lingered on your hand from his touch.
You started doing little chores before you headed off, sweeping the floor behind the bar. As you were doing so, a rather inebriated clone approached the bar.
“Hey there pretty one, three shots of dark lum please”
“Of course” You replied with a gracious smile, and took three shot glasses from below the bar. As you were pouring the customer's drinks, they tried to talk to you some more.
“Say, when do you get off work tonight beautiful?”
You chuckled, “In a few hours”
“How many hours?”
You shrugged dismissively with a polite smile, “A few”
He kept pressing, but Fives interrupted him before he could really embarass himself.
“She's already got company tonight brother” He told him, a hand on his arm to pull him backwards slightly.
“Fives! I didn't see you there” The clone said, surprised, only earning a grunt from his brother. “Alright, good for you man, nice score” He chuckled and took the shots away as Fives rolled his eyes.
“Sorry about him” He shook his head.
“Its alright, I'm used to it” You shrugged, an appreciative smile directed at him.
“I'm sure you are, but I'm still sorry. Some of my brothers can be a bit… crass”
You laughed at that, “I'm aware”
You watched Fives for a moment, then leant on the bar looking at him intently. “So what are we doing when I get off work then?” You said with mischievous glint in your eye.
“Oh, sorry about that, I just said it so he'd leave you alone” He spoke awkwardly.
You tutted, pursing your lips, “That's too bad, I was rather looking forward to it”
Fives’ eyebrows raised, “You were?” He unconsciously leaned forward a little.
“Perhaps” You said, then pushed back, leaning against the back of the bar, “If you were only joking though-”
“Hold on now, I didn't say that” He challenged, and you bit the inside of your cheek, trying to decide if what you had in your head was really a good idea.
“If you fancy it… there's a place I go when I want to be alone. I know there's not many places like that on Coruscant but I figure you could maybe do with some peace and quiet, just to think, grieve, whatever you want. I was thinking of going there anyway” You shrugged as if it was the most casual thing in the world, offering this almost stranger your safe space.
“That sounds nice” He said genuinely, a smile on his face “I'd love to”
“Alright, well I actually get off in 5 minutes, so be ready” You confessed and he laughed, standing from his seat.
You finished cleaning up and took your apron off, hanging it up in the store room out the back. When you exited the building, Fives was waiting, and when he spotted you coming towards him he pushed off the wall he was leaning against, “Where to?”
You gestured your head towards your speeder bike close by to him and got on. As you began getting it ready to drive, you noticed that Fives was just standing next to you.
“Well get on” You laughed and his ears tinged pink. He climbed on behind you, and you were about to depart but then you turned to him, “Are you gonna hold on or…”
He rolled his eyes a little, “Just trying to be respectful” He mumbled as his hands snaked around your waist holding your abdomen gently. You couldn’t deny the way his touch sent a shiver up your spine, a warmth spreading over the area where his strong arms brushed against you.
“Well you won't get the chance if you fall off, so hold on tight”
The speeder zoomed off as you rolled your hands forward on the handlebars, and Fives’ arms tightened around you as he pulled himself into you. The sensation of him being pressed up against you made you a little breathless, despite the thick layer of armour that separated you from the warmth you could feel emanating from him.
It served as a sudden reminder of the strangeness of the situation you had put yourself in. You saw clones in the bar every day, and while you certainly found them attractive, it had never occurred to you to actually seek any kind of companionship from any of them before. You weren't even certain that was what you were doing right now, every decision you had made up to this point suddenly seemed entirely spontaneous, misguided even.
Halfway through the journey, Fives gently leaned his temple onto the back of your head, and your stomach did a flip. Even at the high speed you were going, you could feel his warm, steady breath ghosting over the back of your ear, and you had to really try not to shudder at the feeling of it.
After around 15 minutes or so, you arrived at your destination. You brought the speeder bike into an alley, and lead Fives to the apartment building you were headed towards.
“Was this just a ploy to get me to come back to your place?” He smirked slightly, a look of disbelief in his eyes.
“No” You chuckled, “This isn't my building” You spoke confidently, walking through the front door. Fives followed after you, entirely confused.
“Hey there doll, late shift again?” The Gran on reception called to you as he noticed you enter.
“It was, I'm so tired” You said dramatically, and Fives' face contorted to one of utter amusement and confusion.
“Got someone with you tonight, that's new. Lucky man” The Gran winked at Fives and you laughed slightly awkwardly.
“Indeed” You said, giving a smirky side glance to Fives, who just stayed quiet throughout the exchange. “See you later Faadu” You called as you made it inside the elevator.
You didn't listen out for the answer, and after the doors closed, Fives turned to you, “I thought you said this wasn't your apartment building”
You smirked and shrugged “He doesn't need to know that”
Fives smirked back at you, and your stomach flipped as you realised how close he was to you in the somewhat confined space. You continued to look at each other, inspecting each other's features. There was definitely a certain charm to Fives that inexplicably drew you to him more than the other clones. His eyes were a deep brown, and as you found yourself lost in them, you couldn’t find it in yourself to remember that they were identical to the ones you so often saw in the bar. Fives went to say something, but the elevator pinged and the doors slid open.
“This is it” You stepped out into the darkened hallway, and traced the steps that were so familiar, though you hadn't been here in a long time.
You made it to the end of the hallway, and hooked your fingers into the door, struggling slightly as you pulled it open. You walked into the empty apartment and made your way over towards the balcony, already captivated by the familiar view out of the large windows.
“Woah” Fives spoke quietly, following you to the balcony.
“I know right” You pushed the doors open and walked up to the railing, leaning your weight onto it, “It's the tallest building in the district, but no one lives on the top floor”
Fives joined you, coming to rest beside you on the railing, and you both looked out on the cityscape. There was a gentle breeze, and you felt your hair shift gently. The view was undeniably beautiful, and being able to look upon the city from above was truly something spectacular, though it held some complicated feelings for you. You were glad that someone was here with you, it was nice to share the space.
“I just find that… When I'm here, it makes my problems seem small, insignificant. Like, I see all these tiny little dots that are really people, and all these different lives, and it brings me… comfort, or perspective, I guess”
Fives watched you confess with interest and you turned to see his expression, full of an emotion you couldn’t quite place your finger on.
“Not that your problems are small, they're not, but-”
“I know what you mean” He smiled, a hand resting on your forearm. He left it there as he recalled something you had said earlier, “How come you were coming here tonight?”
“What?” You asked, swallowing as you felt the warmth of his hand through his glove.
“Before, you said you were coming here anyway” He reminded you.
“Oh, I- um” You looked down to your feet, “I lost my brother a year ago today”
Fives viewed you with a newfound reverence and understanding, and his hand found its way down your arm. He interlaced his fingers with your own, and started rubbing circles on your hand with his thumb. It was certainly a welcome feeling, and it kept your tears at bay, staying as a glassy outer layer to your eyes.
“I know it's not exactly the same as with your brother, but… I came here a lot when I was grieving” You looked up to him, “If it would help you, feel free to come here whenever you want. I mean, it doesn't belong to me anyway” You said, ending in a chuckle and looking out to the view again.
“Thank you, it really means a lot” He smiled, though you weren't looking at him. He followed your lead and looked out to the city as he spoke, “Being in the GAR, losing brothers is part of the deal, and you're expected to just move on, but… It's not that simple, especially with-” He swallowed, “The brother that I lost, we'd been together since we came outta the tube, I don't know what life even means without him next to me” He admitted, and you looked to him to see that his eyes were full of sadness, his eyelids half closed as if weighed down by his emotions.
“What was his name?” You asked, and he looked up to you.
“Echo”
“Why was he called that?” You asked. You knew that often clones’ names held some kind of meaning, or a story behind them at least.
Fives chuckled sadly, “He was always driving us mad by repeating the orders we were given”
You smiled, “And… how did you get your name?”
Fives grinned, “Guess”
You thought for only a split second, “You have a lot of fives in your CT number?”
“Bingo” He smiled, then faltered, looking away wistfully “yeah, ARC-5555”
“You're an ARC?” You asked, a small smirk fighting its way on your face.
“Mhm”
“That's kinda hot”
“It is?” Five turned to you with an incredulous look, and you couldn't help but let your smirk grow.
“Oh yeah, I mean, it's not like, Captain or Commander or even Lieutenant-”
“Alright alright” He rolled his eyes, and your smirk transformed into a genuine smile.
“Was Echo an ARC too?”
His amused expression faltered a little bit, “Yeah, we got promoted together” He sighed, a fond smile gracing his features, “He was always more serious about everything, kept me in check”
“You don't seem like someone who needs keeping in check” You said, tilting your head as you looked at him.
He smirked, “I'm not always this reserved. On any other night I would've been performing for your attention like the rest of my brothers”
“That's ironic I guess” You chuckled.
“How so?”
“You're the only one that did get my attention” You admitted, blushing slightly, now feeling a little sheepish under his gaze.
Fives just smiled subtly and brushed his thumb over your knuckles, reminding you of the fact that he was still holding your hand, “I guess I've gotta keep up the sad and lonely act then”
You laughed, “I don't know about that. It worked on me but I'm not sure that other women are into it”
“That's alright, I wasn't really thinking of trying it on other women” He said, dropping his voice just a bit so that it held a slightly gravelly tone.
You bit back a smirk, “Smooth Fives, very smooth”
He chuckled, “I wasn't kidding, I don't just hold hands with anyone”
“Mhm, I'm sure” You shook your head slightly, looking away from his intense gaze.
The two of you fell into a comfortable silence, letting the noise of the city replace conversation. You could hear the whizzing of speeders and other transports passing by, the noise of the people below very feint from the height of the building. You sighed deeply, remembering your brother, the reason you had come here in the first place. Fives’ thoughts dwelled on the same thing, his own brother.
“Thank you for talking to me about Echo” He spoke just above a whisper and you turned to him, “Most people just give me a sad look and a hand on the shoulder at most. It's nice to actually talk about him”
“I know” You offered him a sad smile, silently telling him you knew how he felt, “Anytime”
Fives smiled and gave your hand a small squeeze.
Being here with Fives was nice, a relief to the mental torment you found yourself enduring when you had been here grieving your brother just after his death. His presence was calming, soothing, and his hand in yours even more so. You found yourself hoping that this wouldn't be the last time you shared this experience with him.
how to feel again
Fives x F!Reader
word count: 3.1k
part two to gone, but not forgotten
description: since meeting fives and showing him to your secret space on coruscant, he had come to 79s almost every day to spend time with you. when he doesn't come in for weeks, you realise how much of a hole his absence leaves in your life.
warnings: fluff!!! small amount of sad fives, I think that's pretty much it, perhaps friends to lovers
a/n: part 2 !! go read the first part or it wont make that much sense. also flirty fives is so fun to write omg p.s. I saw a @/katekenobi edit to this song on tiktok and it's lowkey what inspired this sad fives vibe I suppose, anyway I love it so you must listen too
Life had always felt as if it were passing you by, that you were just watching the days go by, doing the same things, day in, day out. Recently, however, everything seemed to have slowed down, and you knew the reason why. Ever since you had met Fives, things had felt different.
Perhaps it was that you weren’t used to getting so much attention from one person, and the regular appearance in your life had captivated your attention so naturally. You were reluctant to get close with anyone new, but you just couldn’t help it. Especially when he would turn up at the bar almost everyday and charm you so effortlessly by simply being himself.
That was how it was until a couple weeks ago at least.
You suspected that Fives and the rest of the 501st had been sent on another campaign, which you couldn’t blame him for, you just wished that you could have known before his absence left a sizeable hole in your simple existence. You hadn’t quite realised what an impact his presence had made on you until it was gone.
Talking with Fives was easy. Usually, he would just sit at the end of the bar and nurse a short glass of liquor, and you would have light conversation as you served drinks to other patrons. Then as people dwindled, he would remain, and you would get to talk properly. He told you lots of stories about his brothers, and you asked a lot about Echo. You loved to see the way his eyes would light up as he told you about him, the joy he got from remembering the good times he spent with him. You told him a lot about yourself, your everyday life, your family, your friends, and the conversation flowed naturally towards deeper topics, with you finding yourself telling him things you hadn’t fully realised yourself. He would ask all the right questions, and challenge your beliefs about yourself and the galaxy in such a simple way; by asking why you thought that way.
It occurred to you that no one had ever cared to understand the way you thought before, and that's what endeared you to him the most.
He had become a great friend in a short time, and now you missed him. You were cautious to assume any ulterior motives in his constant presence, as he was forever turning down the many advances from men and women alike. He was so insistent about it that you were convinced he must have a partner, though you assumed that if that was the case, they probably didn't live on coruscant, as he spent his evenings in your company instead.
You didn't think too far into it, you were just glad to have his company. Though you couldn't help the jealous pang that hit your chest when you saw the latest person flirt with him. He entertained them until they took it too far, and watching it unfold right next to you made your jaw grind.
Tonight was very busy. Your hands were completely full, both metaphorically and literally, every customer seemingly wanting the most difficult drinks to make. You could barely hear people to take their orders over the noise. Though still, the ruckus caused by the 501st was unmatched.
You caught the flash of blue in the low light and your heart skipped a beat, your throat going dry. You tried to look to see if it was Torrent Company, but your focus was quickly drawn by another demanding customer. You focused your attention on them, trying to forget how you had such a visceral reaction to the possibility of Fives being back.
It was a while before you saw him, but the crowd around the bar cleared as if just to make sure you could get a perfect view of the show. Your eyes caught him immediately, his charming smile and highly recognisable tattoo and facial hair standing out among his brothers. He was looking up at a sky blue Twi'lek, who was leaning her arm onto the back of his seat, her face close to his.
Your teeth ground together as you watched him talk to her, your hand tightening around the bottle you were holding. You crossed you arms as he looked her up and down subtly, his gaze settling on her face as he said something to her with a smirk. She seemed somewhat deterred by whatever he had said, and it was then that he cast a glance at you. He caught the deep frown settling over your features, and his smirk widened. You felt yourself go bright red, turning away and pretending to clean glasses to busy yourself.
Not even one minute later, Fives was at the bar.
“Something the matter Cyar'ika?” He spoke, and your heart stuttered at the sound of his voice.
“Hey Fives” You said simply, a smile adorning your features as you turned, as if he hadn't just caught you staring.
“You were giving me quite the sour look just now” He smirked, “Any particular reason why?”
You just shrugged. It seemed that neither of you wanted to acknowledge how much time had passed since you had seen each other last.
“Come on, you can tell me” He said in an almost mocking voice, though there was an undeniable fondness to it.
“Can't a woman have her secrets?” You asked teasingly, resting your hands on the edge of the bar.
“Hm, I suppose so” He replied, and sat in his usual seat towards the end of the bar.
You instinctively sorted his usual drink and placed it in front of him, and he thanked you, handing you some credits.
“That's too much” You handed back his change but he reached out and closed your hand with his.
“Keep it” He smiled, and you couldn't help the way your heart fluttered at the feel of his hand around yours and the kindness in his eyes.
“Thanks” You returned his smile and pocketed the credits, “Shouldn't you be sat with your brothers?” You asked.
“Maybe… But I prefer your company” He said simply, a small grin making its way onto his face.
You chuckled, “Aren't you a flattering one”
“Only for you” He smiled disarmingly.
You raised a brow at him, an amused twinkle in your eye, “You 501st boys doing another little game tonight or what?”
“I don't play games”
“Huh, funny. I remember you telling me how incredible you are at Sabacc”
Fives rolled his eyes, “That's not what I meant”
You gave him a little smirk before moving away to serve the onslaught of customers that were seeking your attention.
The hours were passing exceeding slowly tonight, your time filled by drunken slurring and impatient patrons. It wasn't anything out of the ordinary, but with Fives back in town and sat watching your every movement, it was more frustrating than usual. It was hours later when you got the chance to talk to him again.
“So…” You began, leaning on the bar in front of him, “Where have you been?”. You tried to sound inquisitive rather than accusatory.
“Just away on a campaign” He replied, then cleared his throat, “Uh, I'm sorry I didn't get the chance to tell you, we left with pretty short notice”
“I kinda figured as much” You shrugged with a smile, “It's fine anyway, you don't owe it to me to-”
You were interrupted by a customer shouting at you, and rolled your eyes as you went to serve them. You took their order and gave them their drink quickly, making your way back over to Fives.
“Where were we?” You asked, an exasperated sigh escaping you.
Fives gave you a sympathetic smile, “I was just about to ask how you've been”
“Oh, fine” You replied.
“Just fine? Come on, I want to know what's been going on in your life” He leaned forwards with a grin.
“Well, I'm not su-”
You gritted your teeth together as someone else called for you, and you moved away to serve them.
You didn't get another chance to speak with Fives for the rest of the evening, though you always let your eyes wander over to him in between taking orders and making drinks. You noticed that he became increasingly more dejected and out of it each time you looked at him, but before you could ask what was wrong, he had disappeared from the bar altogether.
You looked around the bar, and couldn't see him anywhere, and when it came time for closing you still couldn't see him. You had a small inkling of where he could be, at least, you hoped that he would be there.
When you approached the empty apartment, the door was already slid open. You peeked your head through to make sure it wasn't someone else, but as you hoped, it was Fives that had left it so. He was laying down on the balcony, staring up at the stars and traffic lanes above. You took a few steps inside, but as you got closer to him you could see the tear stains on his cheeks.
You felt awful for intruding on such a private moment, and immediately began backing away, but you could have no such luck as to make it out without a sound. You knocked your knee on one of the side tables that adorned the room and let a curse slip from your lips.
Fives’ head whipped around, leaning on his elbow for support, but his posture relaxed when he saw it was you.
“Sorry” You whispered, a blush creeping up your neck at getting caught.
“Don't be” He smiled, “Join me?”
“Are you sure? I don’t want to-”
“Please, I'd like you to” He spoke with a small hint of desperation, and you couldn't resist it even if you tried.
You walked over slowly and sat down next to him, stretching out your limbs to lay down. For a moment, you two just watched the sky, the speeders passing overhead and the stars that littered the sky. You had never thought to lay down before, but it brought a whole new perspective to the space.
“You never got to tell me about what you've been up to” Fives said, turning to face you. You looked at him, and though you weren't very close together, your stomach still flipped.
“It's okay. It's not very interesting anyway” You chuckled sadly.
“I'm interested” He insisted, and you looked back to the sky when your cheeks started heating up again.
“The last few weeks were very uneventful. I fixed up my speeder and that was pretty much it” You said with a heavy sigh, “Nothing ever really goes on in my life to be honest, like I've said before. The job at the bar is all I really have”
“I'm sure you could have some stuff going on, like friends? boyfriends? stuff like that?” He suggested, and you let out a small laugh.
“I have friends yeah, but they work during the day so I don't get to see them very often”
“Why don't you work somewhere else then?” He asked.
You sighed again, “I wish it were that easy”
A silence enveloped you both again, watching the sky that felt like it was only for your eyes, a special show for the two of you who were wrapped up in your own little world.
“What are you doing here tonight?” Fives asked softly.
“To be honest? I was kinda hoping to see you here”
He turns to look at you, his eyebrows raised, “You were?”
“Mhm”
Fives waited for you to say something, anything else, but when you stayed quiet he decided to ask, “Why?”
“I don't know really, I suppose I’ve missed you” You admitted, refusing to look at him.
“I missed you too” He replied after a short moment, “And I meant what I said earlier”
You finally looked to him, “Meant what?”
“I enjoy your company”
Fives just looked at you with an indescribably emotion, something you couldn’t define. You admired his features, the features you were so used to seeing, but they somehow seemed new when looking at him.
“I enjoy your company too Fives”
He smiled tightly and then looked up, feeling the urge to share what was on his mind, “Echo hated Coruscant”
“I don't blame him” You agreed, “What about you?”
“What about me?” He looked back to you with a questioning frown.
“Do you like it here?”
He sighed, “I don't know. I don't really know how to feel about anything anymore”
You hummed in understanding of what he meant, you recall feeling similar when your own brother died. In fact, it still felt like that sometimes.
He then continued, “But some parts are okay, some… people”
You didn't catch his emphasis, “I don't know, I haven't met many inspiring people here”
“I sure have” He said definitively.
“Really?” You raised an eyebrow at him.
“Only one maybe” He shrugged, “But I think she's inspiring enough for the whole planet”
You tensed up at his words, facing the sky once again with your thoughts swirling with jealousy. You swallowed hard and tried to keep your breathing steady. It was annoying that Fives being with someone else affected you so much, there was no real good reason that you should feel that way.
“What makes her so inspiring?” You asked, trying to keep the indignation out of your voice.
“She… makes me feel like I'm not alone”
“That's good, I'm glad you have someone like that” You nodded, your jaw tightening with each word. You meant it, but your jealousy was almost giving you a headache.
Fives just watched you amusedly for a moment, and then shifted closer to you slightly, leaning in to speak lowly to you, “You do realise I'm talking about you, right?”
You turned to look at him and he was a lot closer than you had imagined, so close that your nose lightly grazed his as you turned. Your breath caught in your throat as you looked into his rich brown eyes, “You… You think I'm inspiring?”
“Mhm” He hummed, and gently rubbed his nose against yours, purposefully this time.
You were frozen, “Why?”
He inspected the various tones he could see in your eyes now that he was so close, as if it was where he was finding his answer, “You remind me that there's good in the galaxy, something worth… fighting for. I-”
He took a moment to find the words, looking up at the sky, and you allowed yourself to breathe.
“I couldn't stop thinking about you when I was away. Even in the middle of the fight, I couldn't get you out of my head, that… people like you are the reason we have to fight, the reason that I have to fight” He moved his gaze back, rolling onto his side so his body faced you, “Without Echo, I felt lost - I still do, but… You, you give me strength in a different way, the strength to carry on”
You were absolutely stunned into silence. You had never had such an observation made about you before, and you found it almost crazy that someone thought of you as what was ‘good’ in this large galaxy. You weren’t sure what to say, completely at a loss for words.
“Thank you” You breathed out unsurely, the only thing coming to your mind.
“Anytime” Fives smirked a little, a small chuckle sounding in the back of his throat. He didn't leave the close proximity he had put himself into, and instead brought a hand up to your cheek to gently brush his knuckles over your cheek. You could feel your heart pounding in your ears at this point.
“Cyar'ika… Can I kiss you?”
Your heart stuttered, but you let a small smile spread over your lips. “Only if you tell me what that word means” You whispered.
Fives grinned, taking your cheek in his hand. “It means darling” He tilted his head, his eyes falling to your lips as his almost brushed against them. He dragged his thumb along your bottom lip, his eyes then finding yours again, swimming with adoration. “My darling” He whispered, just before he finally locked his lips with yours.
He kissed you deeply, simply taking his time to devour your lips as if the whole galaxy would wait on it. His hand slid to the back of your neck and pulled you closer, deepening the kiss. Your hand found the top of his chest plate, and you pulled him into you further, wanting to be impossibly close to him in this intimate moment. Everything in your body felt as if it had been set alight. Every nerve was electrified and buzzing with passion at the feel of his lips tangled with yours.
Fives pulled back after a while, pressing his forehead into yours his eyes opening to look deeply into yours. You bit your lip and your cheeks flushed a darker shade, feeling nervous under his intense gaze all of a sudden. He chuckled slightly at your reaction, running his thumb along your lip to stop you.
His demeanour then became more serious, “Cyar’ika… I know I can't offer you much, only as much as the war allows me to, and it seems cruel to even ask but… I want you to be mine”
You smiled broadly, a glint of mischief in your eye, “I’d be honoured, you are the most sought-after clone in 79s after all”
Fives rolled his eyes, and pushed you onto your back again, his face above yours as he gently held you waist, “And yet… you’re the only one that caught my attention”
“If you say so” You smiled, nudging his nose with yours.
“I do say so” Fives spoke resolutely, placing a kiss to your jaw, and trailing a few more down your neck. “And I’m going to make sure everyone else knows too” He hummed against your skin, sending a shiver up your spine. He could feel you shudder beneath him and smirked, “That sound good to you?”
“I think I could live with it” You tried to joke, but it came out far too breathless to pretend that he wasn’t having an affect on you.
It certainly sounded appealing for the rest of the patrons of 79s to know that you were his, and that he was yours.
12 - "You would like that wouldn't you"
16 - "You look good as a dad"
70 - " You'd look nice with a child" "you just have baby fever "
- Fives with fem!reader
Hope this is a good one for you :3
Ok time to do a Fem Reader. Been a while since I've done one of these also so sorry if anything is off. I'm basically write from Fives side being a Guy. I also suck at romance only really parental instinct I have is that I Raised two of my siblings. And have the Dad skills of catching kids before they hurt themself.
This takes place maybe a month before the story line for the Bad batch. (Fives loves becuase I say so)
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Fives sits at the window of the small farm house. It being one of the safe places since everything which had happened.
New and old wounds ache from memories of battles, war and casual farm work. His eyes watch you and Su in the field with Cut and Su's kids.
So many memories play across his mind. Painful memories of his brothers and also the memories of waking up to you patching him up after he had been shoot by the Corusant guard.
Panic went thought his body believing he was dead. It's only now that he looks back and thanks Kix's for getting him to you. And pointing you in the direction of Cut and Su.
His hair as grown since then. Instant of the fully shaved head he now has curly locks that are slicked back with a undercut. A small scar on the side of his head from where his chip was removed. His hair now benign alot messier then what it used to be kept as.
His eyes lightly up as you pick both of Su children up and spin them smiles on everyone's lips even his as he sighs leaning agaisnt the window watching.
"Fives!" Cut calls out from down the stairs. Fives is up quickly throwing his shirt over his chest and quickly making his way down the stairs. Cut shakes his head at Fives as the man practically throws Himself down the stairs.
"Su, the kids and I are going to head into the city for a day or so. Are you and Y/n going to be alright without us?" He ask. Fives rolls his eyes and smiles.
"We'll be fine Cut, not the first time sure won't be the last time. Watch out for the Nexu it's getting closer and closer these days. We might ahev to set up more fences when you get back." Fives says and they both begin walking towards the door.
"Yea I don't like the Idea of it being this close not wi tht he kids here can't risk them" Cut says as his eyes focus on his wife who waves too them both.
"We better head soon if we want to get there before sunset!" Cut calls out. Both the kids cheer in delight and Su makes her way towards them along with You. The kids both give you a quick hug and say their goodbyes while Cut gives you a hug.
"We should be back no less then three days, but if we do take a little longer do be alarmed" Cut says before giving Fives a pat on the shoulder.
"Keep your man out of Trouble Y/n, maker knows your the only one you can." Cut says as they begin to head towards the door.
"I will try Cut, but it's Fives man beings trouble" you joke only for Fives to pull a face at you. He pulls you closer arms wrapped around your waist.
"You gonna get it later" he mumbles in your war which makes you shutter. You elbow him lightly which makes him laugh lightly. You both wave Cut and the family off.
"You would like that wouldn't you, me being trouble" he mumbles into your ear before he picked you up. You let out a squeal as throws you over his shoulder.
"Fives!, put me down" you laugh as he spins around and moves up the stairs quickly with you in his shoulder. " Oh careful babe or I might drop you" he chuckles as he makes it over to your shared bed.
He drops you on it before joining you, pressing kisses to outpace as you both laugh and roll aroudn on the bed as he pulls you closer to him.
He chuckles lightly placing a soft kiss on your nose and then to your lips. "What's gotten into you Fives?" You ask lightly your hands moving into his hair pulling lightly on his curls.
He hums lightly moving you to sit on his chest as he looks up to you. "You'd look nice with a child" he says looking like he is on cloud nine as he stares at you. You laugh leaning down and kiss him.
"You Just have Baby fever" you whisper back to him, he sits up pulling you to his lap ad he runs his hands over your shoudler down to your waist.
He kiss you again a dorky smile across his face. You smile to him, your hands reaching up for his face so you can pull him in for another kiss.
"Just so you know" you start as you press a kiss to his forehead. " You look good as a Dad, I've seen you with Cuts kids and I'm sure you would make a good dad" you giggle only for him to roll you both over onto the bed.
"We could always try for kids" he jokes pulling you closer again pressing kisses agaisnt your neck which makes you laugh and stutter.
"Your so horny!" you reply with a laugh, you press your forehead to his. "But I'd like that" he laughs as he kisses you again.
"Ok babe enough we still have to make dinner" you say trying to get up off the bed only for him to drag you back.
"Not a chance Cyar'ika"
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