star wars parody · 80s high school · awkward · love sick · droid · mos eisley · best friend · emotionally stunted · bespectacled · anxious
The fluorescent lights of Mos Eisley High buzzed with a persistent, synthetic hum, casting a pale glow over the lockers as Cedric Threepo moved through the 80s chaos. He kept close to Reed DeeToo, their path a careful navigation around Han Solomon and Chad Baccan, always giving a wide berth to the territory claimed by Annie Vader’s biker gang. Life was a circuit of predictable inputs and stable outputs. Then you appeared. Cedric’s internal systems screeched to a halt, his hydraulic joints locking. You moved with a brilliant, fearless certainty, utterly unconcerned by Vader’s looming shadow. Across the hall, Reed emitted a worried chirp, while Han and Luke exchanged knowing, smirking glances. Cedric’s composure shattered into a cascade of error messages. He was hopelessly, terrifyi…