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"That's it? You're leaving."
"I guess so."
Your heart fell heavy at his words. The way he spoke them with absolutely no emotion, no feeling, nothing — it made you believe he no longer loved you. Maybe he never did. Why he chose to stick around, you had no clue but if he didn't love you then what was the point in all this? Scoffing, you took slow steps towards the man in beskar armor until you were mere inches away from his dark visor.
"Did I ever matter to you?"
Your eyes bore holes into his visor. If looks could kill, he'd definitely be dead right now. Words couldn't explain the rage you felt but chose to keep contained within you. You were a princess — you couldn't lash out in a fit of anger. You had to keep calm. Desperately, you searched for his eyes; the eyes you would never have the chance to gaze directly into, so you could see what he really felt. Was he just trying to act tough? Was he feeling the same misery and dismay as you? Were his eyes brimmed with tears like yours were? It pained you to never have the answers to those questions.
"Yes. You still do."
That was a complete lie — if you still mattered to him, he wouldn't be doing this. He wouldn't be off bounty hunting every second of his life, rarely ever visiting you at the palace. You were sick of him leaving you alone. You needed him. He was your comfort, your serenity, your love. He brightened your day ever since he walked into your life. You shook your head at him. He stood completely still, his visor tipping down to directly face you.
"Well, that's not what it seems like. I believe you love your bounty hunting more than you love me."
Silence.
"I'm right, aren't I?"
Tears threatened to spill from your eyes now, and you found yourself turning away from him to hide your pain. Your back turned against him, you gazed straight ahead at the open balcony of your room, where moments previously, you and your Mandalorian shared a loving moment before an argument broke out. Did any of this really matter anymore? It seemed like there was no fixing this, that it should just be put to an end.
"That's not true."
Sighing heavily, your eyes remained staring at the two moons ahead that lit up the darkness of the night. You were fed up with his short responses now, how he didn't even bother to make amends and fix the problem anymore. This had happened one too many times, and it only seemed to be getting worse each time. There was no going back. The love you shared was lost.
Closing your eyes, tears ran down your cheeks, and it took all your strength to come up with the words you were going to say.
"Din, leave."
That's it. You said it. There was no backing down now.
"It doesn't have to be like this."
He studied you intently from behind, searching for any sign that you would be taking that back. But your voice remained strong, not a crack in it. Your posture straight and confident, the way you stood when you made a final decision did not go unnoticed by him. He knew this was over. You both did. The love between you two had disappeared and wouldn't ever return.
"Din Djarin, get out of my room, get out of my palace, and get off my planet."
This time, your raised your voice slightly to let him know you were serious. You had made your decision. You simply weren't content with this relationship as before. It had to come to a conclusion sooner rather than later.
Footsteps were heard leaving, opening a door and shutting it.
That's when you broke into sobs.
All that time spent with him, all the troubles you went through just so you could be together, the effort you put into caring for a man who you couldn't even see his face, all that went down the drain. Your heart felt like someone had reached into your chest and yanked it out. You didn't expect yourself go feel like this, but then you'd never had to let go of somebody like this.
Did any of this ever matter to him?
Those intimate nights together, the days spent in each other's arms as he whispered sweet-nothings into your ears, did he really care? You loved him. He told you he loved you. So why didn't it seem like he did? You understood his faithfulness to his Creed, how he couldn't take off his helmet, and how he devoted his life to being a bounty hunter. Still, it didn't mean he had to be out hunting everyday, right? It felt like he didn't want to be near you anymore.
Maybe he had just gotten sick of you.
Vision blurred with tears, you turned to face the door as if expecting Din to come out of it and return to you. As if he would regret what he'd done, apologize, and everything would go back to normal. Or maybe it was you who regretted your decision? Maybe you shouldn't have told him to leave. You could've both worked it out together. Why did you do that? You were hurt, you weren't thinking, your mind was a mess and you couldn't think straight. You shouldn't have done that, you shouldn't have told him to leave.
The sound of the Razor Crest's engines starting up filled your ears, and when you dashed to the balcony of your room you spotted the familiar ship taking off. Tears streamed down your cheeks as you watched it leave the planet of Rainoh. The wind blew violently against you, your dress flowing along with it, your hair blowing into your face, and you were freezing in this extreme temperature but you didn't care. The pain you were feeling blinded you of anything else, and the only thing you could do was watch the man you loved leave the planet, the city, leave you.
Without realizing, he was leaving a bundle of surprise behind as well.