techiehux:

Techie squeaked and almost dropped it, catching it again and steadying it upon his lap. “H-Hux! I, ah, I j-just- wanted t-to try it,” he said weakly, eyebrows scrunched up together.

After a little pause, he asked, cautiously optimistic, “W-was I any g-good?”

The roars of applause and cheers gifted him some courage; he took Hux’s hand and stood up, wiping his red-rimmed eyes. “If I’m g-gonna go back out there… C-can I have you two close by? My legs are, uh, shaking r-really hard!”