“I haven’t known her long,” he said, “but I love Adeline too.” His eyes whirred as they began to refocus. Then, he laughed, a rusty little noise.

A silence stretched out between the the two men. “So n-now what?” Secretly, Techie still hoped for a happily-ever-after. Hux may not like him, but perhaps Kylo would help him due to their both caring for Adeline.