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[ skipping straight from commander to poe without even taking a stop at dameron, are we?

he wants to tease, but the more aware of it she is, the more she'll overthink it. she's constantly thinking too much as it is ]

You know I perform well under pressure.

I think you also know you could stand to relax for a change. You've been looking so tense lately it's been making my shoulders ache.

[ this is a private conversation, isn't it? and maybe she's lost a little bit of her steam. don't presume that you've worn her down, though, poe. ]

Yes, I'm well aware.

Is that what this is about? You want to kiss me because I've been what, too stiff?

[ hasn't he though? a little? ]

No, that's just an observation, but I do think it would help to let off some of that tension.

[ hopefully she can appreciate the fact that he's resisting the impulse to make suggestive comments. mostly ]

I see. And this is a professional recommendation, or a personal one?

[ oh, she figures it's taking every shred of self-control he has remaining not to be inappropriate. ]

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[ this isn't an appropriate discussion in general but he could make it so much worse ]

Both. We don't need distractions dragging us down in the middle of a fight. Better to deal with them when we have some downtime.

[ at least they're not having it in public. ]

So what you're saying, in other words, is that we just need to get this out of our systems and then we'll be able to focus?

[ this time ]

It could work. This definitely isn't.

[ is he admitting that he's been just as hung up on this? maybe ]

I miss seeing you.

[ if he could hear her sigh right now. ]

You can't say things like that.

[ it's not a no, or necessarily her pretending that she doesn't feel the same. ]

[ this feels like fighting dirty, but he means it ]

Why not?

[ he knows why ]

You can't keep pretending forever.

I'm not pretending anything.

[ can't pretend if she doesn't let herself remain in the same room with him, right? ]

Back to this again.

Are you going to tell me not to kiss you? Make it an order?

[ he's almost daring her to ]

Are you saying you're going to kiss me unless I order you not to?

[ one more thing she has to be wary around him for. ]

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I didn't say that.

[ he didn't not say it ]

But maybe you should, just in case I get any funny ideas.

Or you could behave yourself.

[ she shouldn't have to order you, poe. ]

Yeah, I could but.

[ alright, believe it or not he's not just saying this to provoke an order that he's going to purposely ignore just for kicks ]

You could also say you don't want me to.

[ unless she can't ]

I thought I made my feelings perfectly clear.

[ again, not a no or an i don't want you to. ]

[ it's not, and it would be so easy to lie over text. except that's now how leia does things. she'll dance around the subject all day long, and skillfully so thanks to her political savvy, but he's known her long enough to understand this tactic for what it is. avoidance, pure and simple. and it's driving him crazy

it shouldn't. he knows exactly what she's doing ]

You've made your objections clear. Not so much on your feelings.

[ inadvertently, she realizes that her purposeful refusal to not answer him directly might be riling him up further.

is she thinking about furthering that, even in some small subconscious way? maybe. ]

I hardly have time for feelings, Commander Dameron. I'm sure you don't either.

[ he doesn't even know why getting her to admit it matters, but it does

Commander Dameron? seriously? well two can play at that game ]

It doesn't matter if you have time for them or not, sweetheart. They happen.

[ she's trying to throw up walls here and look what he does. ]

"Sweetheart"?

Are you speaking from experience, or just wishful thinking?

[ she was literally asking for it ]

From experience. Because unlike some people, I'm not hiding from them.

Fine. I'll be present at the next meeting. Satisfied?

[ we'll see who hides that time. ]

[ never ]

We'll see.

Guess we won't have to wait long to find out. Something's just come in that's got people looking flustered.

What?

I haven't received any word about it.

[ who's talking to him without looping her in on it??? bossy future general mode activated. ]

You'll hear about it before I do. I can just tell that something's come in over in communications.

[ when intelligence officers start congregating, you know it's serious. oh did she think he was having this conversation somewhere private? not so much, he's been keeping himself busy ]

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