Techie froze and felt ice run through his veins. Why is Kylo Ren, of all people, talking to him?! The blood is pulsing so hard in his ears that he doesn’t even know what the man is saying, and can only stare blankly at him.
“Um, ah,” he says, very intelligently.
And then bolts for the nearest exit.
Nestled in delicate wrapping paper were the best wire figures Techie had ever made: one of him with giant blue bug eyes and red copper hair, the other of Kylo with his thick, sleek cable-tresses and glowing lightsaber. They were holding hands and had big smiles on their faces.
Techie’s gaze flickered to Ren’s face, eagerly awaiting his reaction. They were cartoony and childish, for sure, but he hoped with all his heart Ren would like them.