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2148 PM
LOCATION: Coruscant Guard Commanding Offices
Located in his office, Marshall Commander Fox is sitting at his desk, doing paperwork as usual. His eyes burning at the screen in front of him, as he tries so desperately not to close it, no, not today. There was a lot of paperwork to finish. Hell most of the paperwork he was filling out wasn’t even his! Most (or all of it) are paperwork his other commanders are supposed to work on. Even though Thorn, Thire, and Stone told him several times to stop it, and that they’ll do it. Fox ignored it.
Something about being occupied with paperwork and other things were just…right with Fox at least. It prevented him from going to sleep to horrendous nightmares, nightmares that have been there ever since an… incident on Kamino. An incident that caused the creation of his name, the name he absolutely hates, and other things.
But nonetheless, Fox sat there, continuously working, working, and more working. He was so focused on his work, that he didn’t notice a certain someone, and that someone used that to his advantage! “BOO!” Quinlan yelled, it made Fox jump out his seat, “VOS, WHAT THE KRIFF?!” Fox yelled. Quinlan stood there laughing, so much he had to squat down to breathe!
“Ha! I can’t believe you fell for that! And literally too! HAHA!”
“What the kriff do you need Jetii?”
“What? I can’t hang out with you love?”
“I’m doing paperwork”
“Yeah paperwork that you’re not supposed to be doing!”
“Just one more-”
“Nope! You're going to sleep!”
With one swift notion, Quinlan grabbed Fox, and walked out with his lover in his arms bridal style. Fox tried hard to get out of his stupid Jetii boyfriend’s arms, but the warmth and comfort was too much to bear, causing the stubborn commander to fall asleep.
As Hound was taking Grizzer on his daily late night walk, he decided to walk by Fox’s office to check up on him, and that's when he saw them. Stopping by the corner, not even for a second, could he believe what he was seeing. He saw one of his CO’s in the arms of a Jetii! “Holy Maker…” Hound said quietly to himself. And without turning a beat, he picked up Grizzer and ran. He ran like there was no tomorrow, he HAD to tell the others on his discovery! Arriving at the barracks, he placed Grizzer down at his spot, then SPRINTED towards where Thorn, Stone, and Thire were playing a game of Sabacc. “GUYS GUYS, GUESS WHAT JUST HAPPENED!!!” Hound screamed with excitement. The three men gave Hound a curious look, wanting to know what was the deal, they asked what happened. What they heard next rocked their sh*t.
THE NEXT DAY
1100 AM
LOCATION: Quinlan Vos’ Apartment
It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining just right, and the view was that of the city. Fox appreciated such commodities, until he realized… he wasn’t at the barracks. A rush of panic ran inside, he quickly looked around for areas to escape, running towards the kitchen. That’s when he realized he was in a safe spot, and spot that made him feel welcome. Quinlan, who was busy making breakfast, looked towards Fox.
“Good Morning Sleeping Beauty”
“Oh hey..”
“Thought you were back at that place?”
“Hehe.. kinda funny you mentioned it…”
“Mesh’la, my love, remember. It’s not those facilities on Kamino, you’re safe here”
Fox weakly smiled as Quinlan kissed him on his forehead. Luckily for him, breakfast was just finished! Breakfast that Quinlan made consisted of pancakes, bacon, and eggs, you know, the usual food staple.
After eating breakfast, Fox went to put on his armor and gear, but Quinlan stopped him.
“Cyare, you’re not going today”
“But what about-”
“Don’t worry, I got you to be on official leave, and I bet the boys will handle themselves”
“I’m just…worried”
“Don’t be, I bet your commanders got it under control”
Fox similed, he then took off the armor he put on, then changed back into civilian clothes that Quinlan got for him. “So…since I got the day off, what do you have planned now?” Fox asked, Quinlan smiled brightly.
1202 AM
LOCATION: Some fancy cafe in Coruscant that makes you question how tf did Quinlan was able to afford it
“Here’s the spot! I know you like caf, so why not take you to a place that has a really good caf?”
“Holy Maker… how did you-“
“Perks of being a Jedi, but none of that, let’s go”
Quinlan rushes to hold the door for Fox, whom Fox thanks him for. Inside was beautiful, it looked as if it was the inside of a library, with beautiful lighting and an atmosphere that made you feel at home. They also had little tooka cats around, no wonder the spot was popular. It was a Tooka Cat Cafe after all. “Like the little surprise?” Quinlan asked, Fox nodded.
After looking around, they went to the line, luckily it wasn’t busy so that line was a bit shorter than usual. They ordered their cafs and a couple of small dishes, then headed towards the tables near the windows, and they brought along a Tooka Cat to hangout with them.
FROM YESTERDAY
LOCATION: Coruscant Guard Barracks
Meanwhile, after the insane news that Hound told them, the entire Coruscant Guard barracks were screaming. It was so loud, you can hear it from the lowest levels of Coruscant. Thorn really had to tell Fox’s batchmates. Picking up the communicator, dialing each member, and waiting impatiently for them to answer. Wolffe was the first to answer, the others later on were Cody, Rex, and Bly.
Wolffe: “What the kriff do you need now? It’s kriffing early in the morning”
Thorn: “Just shut up, you guys need to hear this sh*t”
Cody: “Thorn, just get it over with”
Thorn: “Alright alright! Fox is dating a Jetti!!”
All in unison: “WHAT!”
Thorn: “it’s crazy, I know!”
Rex: “Holy maker, never thought Fox would do that”
Wolffe: “Di’kut, one of us is actually kriffing their general”
Bly: “JUST BECAUSE ME AND MY GENERAL ARE IN A RELATIONSHIP DOESN'T MEAN SHIT”
Wolffe: “shut the kriff up you damn simp”
Cody: “Alright! Everyone calm down! Thorn thanks for the news, now everyone go back to whatever the hell you were doing before”
All hung up, this made Thorn absolutely delighted, he was so going to annoy the absolute shit out of Fox tomorrow morning shift.
CURRENTLY
Seeing that Fox didn’t come in, Thorn got a bit suspicious. Seeing one of Fox’s men, he went up to him. “Trooper, where is your commander?” Thorn asked, “I don’t exactly know sir, but it was said to be an official order from the Jetti to have the day off” the trooper answered. A day off? Fox would never take a day off! Thorn thought. He thanked the man, and went to find the rest of the commanders.
Thire: “Suspicious that Fox ain’t here?”
Stone: “Heard that he took the day off”
Thorn: “same here, but one of his men said that it was a direct order from the Jedi”
Stone: “that’s a good thing, he needs the kriffing break anyways”
Thorn: “Di‘kut, Fox never takes breaks! And from the Jedi Order? And the fact that Hound saw him yesterday in the arms of a Jetti? Something definitely going on”
Thire: “Well we can’t really do anything since we can’t leave anyone in charge”
Stone: “What about Atin and Boar? We could leave em in charge”
Thire: “Seems good, I’ll tell them that they’re in charge, then we go spy on our vod”
Thire went to where Atin and Boar were, told them they were in charge, then ran off. The two standing there flabbergasted and confused, they glanced at each other, then continued on.
The three men spent the morning searching for Fox. It was beginning to be lunch time, and Fox was nowhere to be found, they almost gave up until they saw him. They were across the street, causing them to rush into hiding. So what Hound said was true! Thire immediately grabbed his holocamera and took a sh*t ton of photos of Fox. “Holy kriff, is that Quinlan Vos?!” Stone whisper yelled, Thorn and Thire took a second look, and it was him. All three of the men were absolutely shocked to the core.
Quinlan and Fox finally got their caf, and it was super good. Fox always had plain dark caf, but this one had a lot of flavor that he isn’t used to. It fills Quinlan up seeing his love try out new things, he knows that Jedi aren’t supposed to have attachment, but damn does that smile on Fox’s face does something inside him. Then again, the Jedi are allowed to have relationships, but not to the point of obsession so it doesn’t matter. At least for Quinlan, he breaks most of the rules anyway.
After finishing his caf, Fox took the time to play with the little Tooka Cats that were roaming around. As Quinlan looked at Fox, his force signature became very bright, and it made Quinlan’s heart almost die of wholesome overload. Seeing this, Fox quickly snapped him back to reality. “Cyare, are you alright? Your face looks really red” Fox smiled. Quinlan reassured Fox that he was okay, but really he wasn’t, but if he was going to die, he would rather die seeing Fox happy.
Seeing the smile that Fox was making was an absolutely rare moment for his fellow commanders. It was an actual genuine smile. “Oh my maker, Fox is actually smiling” Thire said in shock. “Honestly, I don’t know what to say. I’ll just send the pictures to his batch, and probably all our Vods” Thorn said. From this, the rumor of the commander spread like wildfire.
FEW DAYS LATER
1831 PM
LOCATION: Fox’s Office
Typing away on his computer screen, Fox was doing the usual paperwork, it was a few minutes from his shift being officially over. Fox was exhausted, he wanted to go to that Tooka Cat Cafe again, but it's more fun with Quinlan. Unfortunately though, Quinlan was off-planet and is planned to come back two days later, just think of that made Fox crave his lover’s touch more. While grieving for Quinlan’s return back to Coruscant, his communicator was ringing off, it was his former batchmates. Fox answered the call.
“Fox, vod, are you free today? It’s almost the closing hours of the Coruscant Guard right?”
“Yeah, do you need help Cody?”
“Oh me and the boys are planning on going to 79’s, you up for it? I know you don’t like alcohol”
“I mean, it’s been awhile since we hanged out, so I guess I can come by”
“Great! We meet at 2030 pm. You better be there! Syco said you’re infamous for not coming to social places on time, so be there!”
“I will, I will! And why and how did Syco tell you this?!”
“I have my ways, but see ya. AND YOU BETTER BE THERE!”
Fox groaned, but he stopped what he was doing, and cleaned his office.
2045 PM
LOCATION: 79’s Clone Bar
Fox’s former batchmates were waiting in their reserved area in 79’s. Everything was going well, the music that was playing was absolute bangers, there were beautiful ladies and men, and their drinks were ordered on time. And, of course, Fox was coming in late. Cody was starting to worry, noticing this Wolffe asked if he was alright, but as Cody was going to respond. Fox appeared. Just straight up poofed up there, because he caused his batchmates a mini heart attack. After calming down, Cody sighed a breath of relief. Fox sat down, placing his helmet down, and then grabbing his low-alcohol drink.
Bly: “Hey Fox, how's it been for you Corries?”
Fox: “It’s been… tiresome”
Wolffe: “It must be, your ass has to deal with entitled senators 24/7”
Fox: “Yeah, but it ain’t the same with what you guys have to do on the battlefield”
Rex: “No don’t be, I’ve seen how some senators treat you guys, don’t be so hard on yourself Fox’ika”
Wolffe: “But let’s discuss the Bantha in the room alright?”
Fox: “Excuse me, what?”
Cody: “Fox’ika, you do know there are rumors spreading around regarding your love life, right?”
Fox: “Not that I’m aware of”
Wolffe: “Fox, your boys told us that they saw you on a date with a Jetti”
Bly: “Tell us Foxy, if you need, I can lend you some advice”
Fox: “W-wha…OH!”
Getting that OH from Fox made his batch more curious, and the fact Fox was turning a bit red? There was something definitely going on. Fox’s batchmates kept on questioning him again, and again. Fox was getting seriously embarrassed, and the fact that most of them were getting drunk, was more embarrassing. Because knowing how some of his batchmates act under alcohol, it was going to be a long night. But luckily, he was able to make them talk about another subject.
While his former batchmates were talking, he got a message from Quinlan, which caused him to try to sneak away, but failed when Wolffe caught him. “Oi, Foxy’ika, wha’re you going?” Wolffe drunkenly asked, not knowing how to respond, Fox ran. Then Wolffe chased him. Fox’s introverted ass ran hard, while Wolffe’s drunken ass ran HARDER. After tackling him, Wolffe tickled the living shit out of Fox to tell him the truth, but he stopped when Fox dropped his communicator. “Holy shit, is that Quinlan Vos!? My god, Thorn was right!” Wolffe yelled in shock. “WHAT, THORN TOLD YOU?- WAIT, YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO-” Fox screamed in embarrassment, Wolffe kept taunting him with the “Foxy and Quinlan kissing in a tree” chant. Fox was about to punch the shit out of his ori’vods, then guessed who appeared! QUINLAN VOS.
“You got my text right?”
“Yeah…”
“Why are you over here- Oh hey Commander Wolffe…Commander Cody, Bly, and Captain Rex… funny seeing you guys here…”
Quinlan, Fox, and his batch mates stood there in silence. Both sides looked at each other in total silence, Quinlan and Fox sweating massive beads in embarrassment. Fox’s ori’vods shrieked. One was crying of happiness and screaming “MY VOD’IKA IS GROWING UP SO FAST!!”, two are laughing so hard they can barely breathe, and one is still standing there in shock.
Quinlan took a moment to snap back to reality, he just picked up Fox, and RAN. Both of them were never going to hear the end of it when they went back to work the next day. And Obi-Wan was never going to let go of that embarrassing moment, because he had to come in when Cody kept crying hysterically about the news. Along with Obi-wan, was Anakin, Ahsoka, and Aayla, who happened to be at the scene when they came to pick up their drunk Clone commanders.
Also here’s some art concepts I think of Fox:
And remember when I kept addressing Cody, Bly, Rex, and Wolffe as Fox’s former batchmates? Welp I thought to headcanon that Fox was experimented on Kamino, causing him to be put in a separate batch of clones (Syco, an OC, is part of that batch), and he has powers similar to that of a Kitsune. Idk why, but since his name is Fox, why not?
Hope y’all enjoyed this lil short story that was made for sh*ts and giggles and for the fact that this ship tag is hella dry rn in terms of uploads.