#is it late?

[sev-on-kamino]

30 Days of Blossoming Romance (9)

Day 9: Exchanging gifts for the first time (prompt list here)

Tup x afab!Reader

warnings: we’re back in the fluff zone! I made up my own holiday, and with all the planets in the Republic, it feels like I can get a pass for that. I attempted to proofread but my brain is fried, pls gimme grace 😅

word count: 1276

Tup didn’t have much, if any, dating experience to compare it to, but he knew that he felt different with you. Like the claws of war couldn’t take him under as long as you were there. Like there was a future where the two of you could have the sort of life in the sweet stories you read to him off of your holopad.

Every moment with you felt like a gift, so when you told him you were nearing a holiday on your home world where friends exchanged gifts and treats, he knew he had to find the perfect gift. Searching was difficult because troopers didn’t have a lot of free time, and what little Tup had was spent with you. Worried he’d blow the whole surprise, he enlisted Jesse and Fives to keep you busy.

“And you need me to do this now?” you asked, looking at the pair of ARC troopers in front of you like they each had two heads.

“Yes, we need a neutral third party, and here you are,” Jesse said looking hopeful for a yes.

“It’s just sparring though. What’s the score for?” you asked.

“It helps Rex in our quarterly assessments,” Fives said grinning.

“Quarterly assessments?” Your eyes narrowed.

They both nodded, and began to drag you towards the training room.

“Listen, boys, it’s not that I don’t want to help, it’s just that I haven’t seen Tup in like 3 days, and I miss him, so…” you trailed off. The neediness in your voice made both of them feel guilty for lying, but confident that you’d appreciate whatever Tup presented you with.

“Rex has him and Kix doing something or another, so you can help while he’s out,” Jesse said.

“Fine, fine, I’ll help,” you conceded, so they’d stop tugging you along. They were awful liars, and you didn’t buy it for a second, but you were curious about their endgame.

***

Kix and Tup were scouring the lower levels of Coruscant for something special for you. Despite each of them having deep wells of patience, they were both growing frustrated. Tup was frustrated with the search, Kix was frustrated with Tup.

“It just has to be perfect,” Tup said frowning as he passed yet another stall.

“We’ve passed no less than a dozen things she’d love, vod,” Kix replied.

Tup paused and looked at Kix.

“I’ve completely overthought this, haven’t I?”

“It’s understandable. You want it to be special for her, but she just wants you.”

A smile spread across Tup’s face at that, and he suddenly knew exactly what to get you.

***

Your calendar beeped and you were struck with a wave of homesickness. It was the morning of Wintersbloom back home. That night the Snow Lilies would blossom, and everyone would share gifts and food. Your eyes flitted over to the neatly wrapped gift you’d grabbed for Tup after Jesse and Fives had set you free for the afternoon. You hadn’t gotten to see Tup at all except for passing each other in the corridor as you came to grab food from the mess hall before bed. Seeing his face had given you a boost, but you needed more. You wanted to hold his hand, snuggle up against him. You didn’t even care that you were being needy at this point. You just wanted 10 uninterrupted minutes where you could give him the attention he deserved.

The thought of his face lighting up when he opened his gift quelled the twisting pain in your stomach, and silenced the needy voice in your head, as you forced yourself out of bed. It would be a great night, and if you were lucky, you could kiss him at what would be twilight back home. It was a good omen for a relationship, and in the midst of a war, you needed all the help you could get.

At approximately 1700 hours, Tup walked into the med bay looking excited yet nervous. You brightened instantly at the sight of him. Racing around your desk, you leapt right into his arms. He held you tightly, pressing his face into your neck.

“Hi, mesh’la, can I steal you away for a little while?” he asked.

“I can’t really leave right now, but I got you a Wintersbloom gift!”

“No, no!” Kix said, interrupting you. “You can leave for a little while. I’ll comm you if I need you.”

“I don’t care what anyone says, you’re the best, Kix,” you say grinning, as you put your things.

“Awww thanks…wait, who said otherwise?” He questioned, brow furrowed.

“See ya in a bit!” you said grabbing Tup’s hand, and dragging him towards the exit.

“You’re gonna tell me later,” he shouts at your retreating figures.

***

Tup lead you to the starboard observation room. You’re surprised it’s empty, as there was almost someone in there relaxing, reading, or napping. The pair of you sat in the window seat facing each other. Your heart raced, as you pulled your gift for him out of your pocket. A small package, wrapped in purple silk, held closed with a silvery cord.

“Mesh’la, what-? It’s so fancy. I hope you didn’t spend too much,” Tup said even more anxious about his present for you.

“Oh stop it, Tup,” you shushed him. “You deserve this and so much more.” You pressed the gift into his hands. You swallow before continuing.

“So back home, what you wrap a gift in is as important as the gift.”

Tup toys with the cord, “So what does purple silk mean?”

“Silk for romance, purple for trust.”

Tup looked up at you then, vulnerable, gentle. Your heart skipped a beat. He was so beautiful, so kind, so yours. He pulled at the cord, and the silk fell away revealing a small box.

He opened the little box, and found a flat, bright blue metal disc with coordinates around the rim.

“That’s where we were when we first met,” you supplied. You bit your lip as you watched him pull off one of his gloves to lift the little disc, and hold it in his hand. He looked up at you once more, and cupped your face with his free hand to bring his lips to yours. The kiss was like Tup. Gentle on the surface, hiding power and passion underneath.

When he pulled away he rested his forehead against yours.

“Thank you, cyare.”

“You’re welcome. I’m so glad you like it.”

He kissed you softly once more before passing you a little box as well. You accepted it with a grin, fingers rubbing over the soft surface before you opened it and lifted out a little tear-shaped pendant. It was made of blue and white plastoid with soft black fabric on the back.

“Is this what I think it is?” You asked, tears prickling at the corners of your eyes. Tup nodded.

“Yeah, it’s bit of my armor. I needed a new pauldron, so I saved a piece of the old one for you, and the fabric is from my blacks. Do you…”

“I love it!” You interrupted, throwing your arms around him. “It’s a little piece of you that I can always keep close. Thank you, Tup.”

“Anything for you, mesh’la.”

“Really? Because I would really love one more thing that only you can give me,” you said scooting closer.

“It’s yours.”

Your watch beeped again.

“A kiss. My people believe a kiss at twilight provides a relationship with good fortune.”

Tup replied by wrapping his arms around you, and kissing you deeply. The ache that had lingered inside you all day began to dissipate, and a warm satisfaction took its place.

#tcw tup #tcw tup x reader #tcw tup x you #the clone wars fanfiction #the clone wars #star wars the clone wars #the 501st #reader insert #seven writes #April showers bring May Drabbles #30 day challenge #is it late? #yes #am I mad at myself? #also yes #do I lowkey love it because Tup? #also also yes #clone trooper tup

[child-of-the-cosmos]

Sitting here wrapped in my little blanket with my little projects.

#is it late? #yes #am i making things?? #also yes #lowkey feel like i should go make me some tea... or hot chocolate #but i don't wanna move #KKSKSLSOWKSJDKSKSSKSL #about to pop into all of my precious moots ask boxes #just because.... they are my moots. #who i adore very very much yes. #if you're seeing this #it means i am coming for you <3333 #babbles from space

[memingursa]

Lol

#ai #bullshit #late stage capitalism #willy wonka

[mayhemchicken-artblog]

in the hour or so it took me to draw this op turned reblogs off

#art #artists on tumblr #bitches will say ''in what context are these colors pretty'' #and then post the delicate hues of sunlight filtering through the leaves of a forest in late springtime #edit: censored the other op bc some of yall are starting to scare me and i don't want them getting harassed #and as long as im here. stop telling me it's the shrek colors i know it's the shrek colors #everybody and their mother has already mentioned it's the shrek colors

[nighthawkes]

I must sleep. Sleep is the mind-healer. Sleep is the big-life that brings total ability to fucking do anything. I will face my bed. I will permit the blankie to pass over me and snores to pass through me. And when sleep has gone past I will turn the outer eye to greet the new morning. When the sleep has gone there will be everything. Energy and will to live will remain.

#having a come to Jesus with myself about trying to work late #sleep is the only path to productivity. rest is the only thing that lets me get things done. #litany against not laying down

[amygdalae]

he can infodump so deep inside me I'll have trivia running down my leg

#maybe i shouldnt have posted this. too late

[taffywabbit]

they should invent a new type of "staying in bed for 2-3 hours after you wake up repeatedly opening and closing apps on your phone" where it makes you feel awesome and energized and emotionally fulfilled

#buny text #I'm fine i've just been staying up too late playing bg3 the past few nights #and then wanting to wake up before noon so my parents don't say anything rude to me so i end up getting less sleep to facilitate that #and it's catching up to me #i feel like this explanation maybe undermines my previous statement of 'I'm fine' a bit but I'm fine i promise #look at my lop posts boy

[lilithism1848]

#leftism #anti capitalism #socialism #communism #anarchy #capitalism #eat the rich #twitter x #late stage capitalism #leftist #anarchism

[noelledeltarune]

EVERY SINGLE DAY there are MILLIONS of characters in their late 20s who get falsely accused of being father figures to teenagers when in reality the description of "weird older cousin" or "step-sibling that moved out before you were born" is 1000000x more apt

#talk tag #IT KILLS ME. REIGEN IS NOT MOB'S DAD. HE HAS A DAD. INGO IS NOT AKARI'S DAD. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD CAN ANYONE HEAR ME #(not even necessarily to say that ingo is in his late 20s but still) #(even if he was a 30-40-50 year old no matter how old he is no fucking teenager is gonna call some guy they met as a 15 year old ''dad'') #GAI IS NOT A FATHER FIGURE TO ROCK LEE HE WAS LIKE 13 WHEN HE WAS BORN! PLEASE!!!!!!!! #one time i saw that a ​person wrote a fic where mario was like a father figure to luigi. #they are TWIN BROTHERS. #not what this about but idk where else i can say anything about this. #just horrible #also sometimes someone is just An Older Friend like no familial relationship just a friend or acquaintance who is a lot older than you

[sunbloomdew]

do you ever see a person and you are overcome with incredible fondness? and you just think "oh." but not in a romantic or sexual way you are just filled with warmth and it makes you happy, it just does. and you think "i'm so happy you exist. i'm happy you are somewhere out there in the world, doing your thing". it's love but also not entirely

like people are lovely and i feel it in my entire chest like a burning candle that smells like roses and a sunny day

#on love #aroace experiences #aroace #aromantic #asexual #aspec #aroacespec #sunbloom talks #<3 #just late night revelations #i like love and i love people :)

[qyriad]

#capitalism #politics #bandcamp #patreon #late stage capitalism

[permdaydreamer]

This is for the people who didn’t party in their teens and twenties. For the people who didn’t have that “coming of age” movie experience with shenanigans and revelations. This is for the people who mostly keep to themselves. Who maybe prefer things to be quieter and gentler. This is for the people who don’t feel like they belong in a culture that values loud parties and flashing lights. I see you. And you are valid.

#teenagers #early twenties #late twenties #growing up #childhood #nostaliga #introvert #homebody #quiet life #outcast #shy #college #university #high school #neurospicy #neurodivergent #mental health #mental illness #social anxiety #it’s okay

[gravecats]

This is literally my favorite tweet of all time. It’s so powerful.

She Freaken Forgor Me

#kat’s meow #tweets #text posts #fave #for laughs #cats #ive been saying ‘she freaken forgor me’ nonstop lately #kat’s greatest hits

[ruushes]

sleeping arrangements (not sure tara would ever actually deign to sleep in the same 20ft radius as shovel but who can resist those big shiny insectoid black eyes 🥺)

plus:

#gale dekarios #shadowheart #astarion #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #my art #want to promote a greater shovel presence in the fanbase. where is all the shovel content. where is my beautiful daughter #she is gale's familiar. to me. #he may not necessarily *want* shovel #but it's too late now #he's her wizard it might be more apt to say #tara is not in any way shape or form a familiar she's like. his aunt. #also i have GOT to develop a faster way of making things like i have so many dumb joke ideas i can’t be rendering shit. unsustainable! 😭😭

[beebfreeb]

An Interview with Dot.

#beebfreeb art tag #comic #ms paint #artists on tumblr #art #I slept for two hours and then couldn't fall back asleep so I made this. Thank you comic ideas in my phone notes for giving me things to do #my ocs #<- sorry I've been really into one-off robot OCs lately #an interview with dot #robot

[softwaring]

#life lately #meme