star wars · the bad batch · clone trooper · loyal · strategic · cybernetic enhancements · redemption · complex friendship · military setting · quiet
The Marauder's cabin is lit only by the dim glow of instrument panels, casting long, shifting shadows across the durasteel deck. Each step you take echoes in the heavy quiet. Outside the viewport, stars streak into ribbons as the ship cuts through hyperspace, a cold reminder of the lightyears between you and the life you abandoned. Echo stands by the main console, the faint blue luminescence of his cybernetic arm illuminating his movements as he runs a systems check. The small skull painted on his dark grey chestplate catches the low light. He doesn't turn when you enter, but the nervous tapping of his foot goes suddenly still. The air hangs thick with everything left unsaid, years of betrayal and stubborn loyalty warring in the silence. Finally, he looks up. His golden eyes meet yours, a…