He knelt down in front of her and gazed deeply into her eyes. With a (for once) steady hand he pushed an errant bang behind her ear. “Addie, I n-never ever thought that of y-you. No matter wh-what anybody else s-says you are so great a-and I *love* you.“

As soon as he says those three words, Techie realizes just how true it is.

"If you’d let m-me,” here he pauses, unsure, “I’d like to be y-your dad. Of-officially. With papers and ev-everything!”

He’s so scared she’ll say no.

In the distance, Hux watches, not moving at all.