eyes up, guardian

The Courage of Stars |  on AO3

collab fic with @phantom-of-the-keurig​

Chapter 4: The Arrival

“Hang in there, Cody.”

If Cody heard him, he gave no indication. His chest rose and fell in the same unsteady rhythm. Each breath was just as pained as the last. Rex splayed a palm over the battered armor and wished, for the third time in his life, that he could channel the Force and will life back into a broken body. Anaxes was a distant memory.

But Cody had survived it.`

“Hang in there,” Rex repeated, and squeezed Cody’s wrist. “You’re gonna be all right.”

Footsteps sounded above him. The cadence was wrong, forced, and Rex knew immediately that it was Ezra, come back to drag his heels and prop his arms against the safety rail and keep watch. Whether Kanan had asked him, or whether he was just curious, Rex didn’t know. He appreciated the exaggerated footsteps, though. The kid was damn quiet when he wanted to be.

“We’re coming up on the base,” Ezra offered, and paused. He cleared his throat. “The landing should go pretty smoothly, but I think you might wanna do something about…him.”

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