( that information could have only come from ben. rey thought luke was a myth, he doubts she's ever heard the name anakin except from ben. is that what he's told himself here? han presses his fingers to the bridge of his nose. the last thing he ever wanted was for his son to idolize his grandfather. anakin — vader, whatever you want to call him, was still a man that had killed billions. tortured his own daughter and son. the strong right hand of the empire for an age, and one redemptive act doesn't change that. but it makes a twisted amount of sense that it's a hope ben would cleave to.
han exhales slowly. then, once he's composed himself — )
Okay, yes. Anakin Skywalker killed the Emperor. But it was the act of every single person serving in the Rebellion that brought him to that point, and he sure as hell didn't do it alone. You cut the head off a hanadak and you still have the rest of it to deal with. It wasn't neat, it wasn't pretty, and it sure didn't wrap up the end of the war in a sparkly package with a damn bow.
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han exhales slowly. then, once he's composed himself — )
Okay, yes. Anakin Skywalker killed the Emperor. But it was the act of every single person serving in the Rebellion that brought him to that point, and he sure as hell didn't do it alone. You cut the head off a hanadak and you still have the rest of it to deal with. It wasn't neat, it wasn't pretty, and it sure didn't wrap up the end of the war in a sparkly package with a damn bow.