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"Maybe" -- Han & Luke, ESB oneshot -- *thanks*
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Myriad_Daydreams
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6/25 2:49pm
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"Maybe" -- Han & Luke, ESB oneshot -- *thanks*
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7/3 9:25am (2 edits total)
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Myriad_Daydreams
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Title: Maybe
Timeframe: ESB, on Hoth
Characters: Han and Luke, mentions of others
Note: For dancing_star’s Han and Luke Friendship Thread Challenge # 6. This is similar in style to my oneshot ‘Unfamiliar’ which was fun to write and people seemed to like it, so I tried my hand at this again! 
I glance over at the kid, feeling as lifeless as he looked. Sure he's a little bit more blue than we would prefer, and came about as close to death as can be. The important thing is: he's back and he's alive.
Seemed like everyone on the entire planet of Hoth wanted to welcome and congratulate me when I came back with Skywalker. You'd think I brought back hidden treasure or the key to destroying the Empire. Maybe that's what Luke is, to them. Right now he looks like a pathetic being curled up on a medbay cot.
I did what I had to do, and nothing more. A friend, yes a friend, was in danger and I had to help him out. Who knows what could have happened if he was left out there the entire night. Hypothermia was inevitable, death was near certain. Was my deed heroic? No.
Not that I haven’t known friendship, that would be a load of bantha crap. None of this mushy friendship bond that Luke’s always trying to push on the lot of us. Take Chewie and me for example— I rescued him, and he has a life bond to me. It’s plain and simple, loyalty to the death. We don’t need to talk about much, and not much needs to be said.
As for Leia and Luke, it’s… complicated. Leia is a different story for another time. Luke, well he’s not exactly average. I’ve saved his skin how many times before, and still saving him.
Just now he’s starting to stir. I consider leaving, not wanting to be here when he wakes up to be thanked. I’ve had a thousand rebels thanking me. And for what? On the verge of leaving them all to return to my former life? Ditching a cause that was just beginning to win me over? Being enough of a bantha fodder to let Luke investigate that impact in the first place? I don’t want any of it. Just give me a ship to pilot and a job to do and I’m fine. Awards and recognition are for politicians and holodrama performers.
He rolls over, moans a bit, and then silences once more. I release a breath and lean lightly on the doorframe. A chill passes through me, and for the first time my thoughts turn to my own injuries. I got the expected diagnosis—frostbite, dehydration, the usual. Nothing I can’t fight back from. I didn’t even need a bacta dunk, thank the forces that be. That can be real unpleasant I’ve heard.
The realization that my own injuries are trivial is a surprise. In my world, I come first. Something doesn’t look safe, I’m outta there. A deal looks sketchy, I’m done. Chewie and I look out for each other and no one else. Yet somehow I’m watching over some farm kid as he sleeps, or now snores, and ignoring the pain in my toes and my dry, burning throat.
Any minute now someone will come rushing in the door, probably a 2-1B medical droid or a rebel officer of some sort. If I’m lucky, maybe it will be Leia. That moment in the tunnel still hasn’t left my mind, even after an entire night of frozen wasteland before my eyes… then again, if she came in here for the kid I’d be the last thing on her mind for sure.
Yet somehow I’m not completely sure of that. After what the three of us, four including Chewie, have been through together it’s something different. Friends by circumstance, I guess. Shove a small group of people in a desperate enough situation and interesting things start to happen. If I had run into Skywalker on the street a few years ago I wouldn’t have looked twice. But it’s different now.
Maybe, just maybe, something has changed.
I haven’t gone soft, don’t try and push that on me. If I were really soft I wouldn’t be watching silently, I’d be checking every which way to make sure he was fine. If I were soft I wouldn’t have nearly frozen to death. But something is different now.
Maybe it changed the second I saw him floundering about in the snow. Maybe it changed the minute I decided I couldn’t leave him out there. Maybe it changed when I decided to fly in and save Luke’s X-wing from Vader back in the Battle of Yavin.
You know, I think something changed the instant I let the kid and the old man on board my ship. This isn’t the same Han Solo who used to ship spice for a living and care about his ship all the time.
Maybe, just maybe, things were different now. Doesn’t’ mean I’m not going to jet off this planet or away from the Rebellion at the first chance I get, but it won’t be guilt free either. I feel a sort of loyalty to Skywalker and the Princess.
Sure enough, here comes a droid buzzing through the door right now. He’ll wake the kid up, and I don’t want to be around for that. Time to go back to tinkering with the Falcon where I belong. Too much thinking can drive a man crazy, I’ll leave that to Skywalker. The Rebellion needs him, not me.
Maybe.
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dianethx
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Date Posted:
6/25 4:31pm
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RE: "Maybe" -- Han & Luke, ESB oneshot
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That was great. I loved how Han was realizing that he wasn't just in it for the money but he had real connections to Leia and Luke. I thought you did an excellent job!
Well done.
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cdmcc
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Very nice Myriad. Lovely way with words 
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Valairy_Scot
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6/25 9:00pm
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I loved the "voice" in this day. Oh, yeah, Han baby, you've been changed all right.
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Gabri_Jade
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6/26 1:57am
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That's an interesting look into Han's mind.  I especially like this part:
Just now he’s starting to stir. I consider leaving, not wanting to be here when he wakes up to be thanked. I’ve had a thousand rebels thanking me. And for what? On the verge of leaving them all to return to my former life? Ditching a cause that was just beginning to win me over? Being enough of a bantha fodder to let Luke investigate that impact in the first place? I don’t want any of it. Just give me a ship to pilot and a job to do and I’m fine. Awards and recognition are for politicians and holodrama performers.
Great psychological nuances here. Nicely done.
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Jade_eyes
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6/26 3:44am
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Oh, Myriad, what a treate!!!! You got Han's "I care but it's no biggie" voice perfectly  I'm thinking: "uh huh. Tell me another one." Han's a marshmallow and a true friend but he doesn't want to be "obvious" about it.  Incredible job... 
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VaderLVR64
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6/26 4:26am
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Oh my, you've captured Han Solo perfectly!
Just now he’s starting to stir. I consider leaving, not wanting to be here when he wakes up to be thanked. I’ve had a thousand rebels thanking me. And for what? On the verge of leaving them all to return to my former life? Ditching a cause that was just beginning to win me over? Being enough of a bantha fodder to let Luke investigate that impact in the first place? I don’t want any of it. Just give me a ship to pilot and a job to do and I’m fine. Awards and recognition are for politicians and holodrama performers.
That's Han all right. 
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Gina
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That was lovely! You did a perfect job of capturing Han's character!
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Jade_Pilot
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6/26 9:30am
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Great voice you've given Han! These one-shots of yours are just dynamite, girl!
Bravo!
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dancing_star
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Myriad, that was AWESOME!!  I totally loved it and I'm so glad you decided to write another friendship piece from Han's POV- you do it very well! Han cares very much- he just doesn't want to show it. And he'd never admit going soft either. He's still tough, but cares very much for his friends, enough to put their lives before his own. Lovely, lovely work, girl! You totally deserve your noms!! 
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KELIA
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6/26 10:39am
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I loved that peek into Han's thoughts.
You know, I think something changed the instant I let the kid and the old man on board my ship.
I agree - and thank the Force for that!
Great response to the challenge
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PonyTricks
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Great little story! - I liked how Han kept thinking he had somehow changed, although he has always had the habit of rescuing people, even before Luke and the 'old man' showed up!
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dm1
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PonyTricks posted:
Great little story! - I liked how Han kept thinking he had somehow changed, although he has always had the habit of rescuing people, even before Luke and the 'old man' showed up!
I guess it's a hard habit to break!
Maybe. A good way to end Han's thoughts, well done!
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dancing_star
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This fabulous fic deserves an up!
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Jixa
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Great look into Han's thoughts. It was very raw and believable, and I felt this part really sums up who Han is: Take Chewie and me for example— I rescued him, and he has a life bond to me. It’s plain and simple, loyalty to the death. We don’t need to talk about much, and not much needs to be said.
Han is a true friend with a lot of loyalty, he just doesn't want to talk about it. Too mushy for him. But people like Luke and Leia are just going to bring out his soft side. Great work!
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divapilot
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Nicely done! I like the tone you have here for Han. Intelligent without being aggressive, kind without being sentimental.
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