[Anakin had been bracing to endure his own escaping flood of emotions but he failed to prepare for anything from Luke.
Everything – Luke’s argument, his presence in the Force, those overwhelming emotions – took Anakin by surprise.
He couldn’t say anything. There was too much to say, too many feelings and ideas to sort out and make sense of. Not in a single moment, he couldn’t.
But love, he could recognize that out of everything else. And perhaps right now that was all he needed to understand. Luke loved him unconditionally. And wouldn’t tolerate censure of those feelings; nor would he grant Anakin permission to do it to himself.
That love stung Anakin’s eyes and stilled his tongue and rooted him to where he stood so that the only thing he could do was accept it.]
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Everything – Luke’s argument, his presence in the Force, those overwhelming emotions – took Anakin by surprise.
He couldn’t say anything. There was too much to say, too many feelings and ideas to sort out and make sense of. Not in a single moment, he couldn’t.
But love, he could recognize that out of everything else. And perhaps right now that was all he needed to understand. Luke loved him unconditionally. And wouldn’t tolerate censure of those feelings; nor would he grant Anakin permission to do it to himself.
That love stung Anakin’s eyes and stilled his tongue and rooted him to where he stood so that the only thing he could do was accept it.]