WHERE DID YOU COME FROM / private

[peridot.]

He shook his head and said softly, frowning, "That's not why me and Phasma want you here. Sure, I won't deny that I know that you're powerful, and that you're a huge help to us, but... face it, Kylo. I've got my fucking schedule tailored around yours and your moods and shit like that. I pay... a lot more attention to you than I was willing to admit before. I want you around because I, uhm... I care about you." As he said all of this, he didn't look up at the other, continuing to trace patterns as he blushed a burning red.