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.
Techie slumped into the embrace, relieved that his welcome was a warm one. “You, um, d-didn’t do anything wrong, Kylo! I promise.” He added, voice heated, “I missed you too… I haven’t been around th-thanks to fucking H-Hux! He got w-word that we’ve been friendly and now he’s lost his mind! You’d think he has a crush on you, th-the way he’s reacting!”
Techie pouted and wrapped his arms around Kylo’s neck. “Hux can go to h-hell. I was dying to see you!”