Private Dyad & Dad

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

The air was warm, tinged with the faint trace of the Force — the remnants of the runic work now etched into her skin. Valery lay stretched out on a cushioned table, her upper body bare, the cool air brushing against her back where Kahlil had just finished the intricate design. For a long moment, she didn't move. She simply breathed, letting the sensation settle, letting the meaning of it sink in. This wasn't just any marking — it was his. A symbol of them, their Dyad, woven into her very being.

Finally, she exhaled, a smirk curling at the edge of her lips as she turned her head slightly to glance over her shoulder at him.

"That wasn't as painful as I thought it would be…" Her voice was smooth, amused, as if she had expected something far more excruciating. Then, her fiery gaze flicked up to meet his, and her smirk deepened. "How's it look?" she asked, teasing but genuinely curious. "Sexy? Badass? Or both?"

She didn't need a mirror — she wanted his opinion. The way his eyes roamed over her, the way he took in his own work on her skin. This tattoo meant something to her, and she hoped he was satisfied with it, too.

Then, shifting slightly against the table, she let out a soft chuckle. "Now, as much as I'm enjoying this…" She arched a brow, playful mischief gleaming in her gaze. "Can you hand me my bra and shirt?" Because if she didn't get dressed soon, she had a feeling Kahlil was going to get very distracted. "I'll take a look in the mirror after, but I'm getting sore from laying still for so long."

Kahlil Noble ​

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Just be mindful of moving too much. It's not like an actual tattoo where I'm needling into your skin, but it needs to settle." Kahlil stood from where he'd been hovering over her, focused on his work. A faint smile was now on his face as he more or less just observed the work he'd done. It was beautiful. She made it beautiful. He leaned over, gently kissing the back of her head before finally giving her the space so she could stand on her own.

"Shirt, sure. Give your skin a chance to breath though. No bra at least until it's properly settled."

He reached out, plucking up her shirt to pass over before the smirk returned.

"It still surprises me that you wanted a tattoo, though."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

The moment Kahlil pressed a gentle kiss to the back of her head, a small, warm smile tugged at Valery's lips. She didn't need words to know what he was feeling — to sense the quiet satisfaction, the admiration as he looked at his work. It was beautiful, yes, but it was his mark, their bond, their Dyad made manifest on her skin. And that meant everything.

She hummed softly in acknowledgment but didn't move right away, letting the lingering warmth of the Force-infused tattoo settle against her back. Then, with absolutely no shame, she finally pushed herself upright, stretching her arms above her head in one fluid motion. And, of course, she made no move to cover herself.

Valery smirked when Kahlil mentioned skipping the bra to let the tattoo settle. "Uh-huh," she murmured, clearly unconvinced but amused nonetheless. Still, she took the shirt he offered, slipping it over her head with an easy grace, the loose fabric falling comfortably over her bare skin.

But before she fully settled, she reached up and ran her fingers through her thick, dark hair, shaking it out as she rolled her shoulders back. The motion was fluid, deliberate, and she let her body move with it just enough to tease.

Payback, she thought, for how sore she felt after teasing him on the way back from Keshi.

Then, at his last comment, she let out a low chuckle, finally relaxing back against the table. "Oh, I wasn't actually all that serious about a real tattoo," she admitted, her amber eyes glinting with quiet amusement. "But this?" Her fingers brushed lightly over her back where the rune had settled. "This is different. It's you. It makes me feel..." She trailed off for a moment, searching for the right words, before settling on something softer, more sincere.

"Even more connected to you. If that makes sense?"

Kahlil Noble ​

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Family honor."

It was like a scouts promise, but Epicathix. Kahlil smiled, even as her voice showed how unconvinced she was about the lack of bra. Was there a personal advantage for him on it? Yes, absolutely. Was it true, though? Also yes. His expression softened though as he watched her. The runes there would keep her safe, incredibly so if the runes had to ever be activated. He didn't like the idea that thy could, but, well.

He wanted her safe.

"I understand." He really did. There were no people in this galaxy closer than him and her with their Dyad, but even he felt closer through this. "Try not to have it activate, though, mm?"

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

The moment Kahlil said "Family honor," Valery laughed. Not just a chuckle, not just an amused smirk, but a full, beautiful laugh — the kind that made her eyes sparkle, the kind that only he could pull from her. She knew exactly what he was doing. Of course, he enjoyed the view. But at the same time, he truly did want the best for her.

And, well… lucky him, given the current circumstances.

Loose shirt. No bra.

She wasn't going to call him out for it. Yet.

Instead, she giggled when he mentioned the rune activating, shaking her head as she turned slightly to look at him. "Of course you had to make it a very protective rune," she teased, her amber eyes glinting with warmth. "What does it do? Blow up the whole Galaxy just to save me?"

It wasn't an entirely ridiculous assumption, given how deeply he loved her.

Then — a chime.

A specific chime.

Valery's head tilted slightly, her expression shifting. Kahlil would recognize the sound immediately too — her comm unit's custom alert tone. One set aside for exactly one person.

Vera.

Kahlil Noble ​

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Temping as that was, no. It'll just put a barrier around you that isn't so easily broken. It might interfere with whatever you were trying to do before it triggered, as a heads up. But it should only activate if you're truly injured." Which was why it was so actually big. It all served a purpose, a coding to make the runes work. It was little more than the type of programing used in droids at it's basis.

Just far more mystical.

He tilted his head though, glancing towards the sound of the chime. Vera? It wasn't often she sent messages to Valery, considering Valery herself barely understood how to use it for messaging like this. The datapads these days weren't anything like those from the Old Republic.

"She alright?"

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

Valery chuckled softly, shaking her head as she listened to Kahlil explain the rune's function. Of course, he had to be that protective. A literal Force-infused emergency shield designed to activate the moment she was truly injured. She sighed dramatically, but the warmth in her expression betrayed how much she adored him for it.

"You're ridiculous, you know that?" she teased, her fiery gaze locking onto his, full of love. "But…" she ran a hand lightly over her back, where the runes had settled. "I love it. Knowing that, even when you're not physically with me, I'll still have your protection? I love that."

She meant it. Deeply.

Then, her attention shifted.

The chime still lingered in the air, and Valery reached for her comm device, flipping it around slowly in her hand before tapping at the screen. Why are these things always so complicated? She squinted slightly, her tongue sticking out between her lips as she tried to navigate the messaging system.

She muttered, more to herself than anything, "Probably just about her staying longer at the Temple to study or train with Kaelo—"

She stopped.

Immediately.

Valery caught herself mid-word and nearly bit her tongue. Her husband — her very protective, very fatherly husband — did not know that their little star had been spending a lot of time with a boy. She stiffened for half a second, her mind racing before she quickly forced a casual smile and waved a hand dismissively.

"Oh, it's nothing. She's fine. Just uh, a bit late for dinner." She turned away slightly, clicking at the screen with renewed urgency — desperately hoping Kahlil hadn't caught the almost-slip.

Kahlil Noble ​

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Oh?

Kahlil tilted his head as he glanced towards Valery, from the datapad in her hands. She cut herself off from a name. A name he didn't know fully, but he could search it given enough time. A name that Valery was trying to keep from him specifically. A boy. His eyes narrowed faintly. No, not necessarily a boy. Vera could have friends that were boys or girls or others, he always wanted his little star to have friends.

No, this was a crush, wasn't it?

"Oh? Who'd she get caught up with?" He kept a calm smile. The last thing he wanted was for Vera to think she had to keep secrets from him. Yet at the same time, he was very clearly thinking about how much fear someone could feel without disrupting a friendship.

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

Shit.

Valery felt her stomach flip the second Kahlil turned his full attention onto her, his calm smile doing absolutely nothing to mask the gears turning in his head. He knew. Of course, he knew. The man was a Jedi Master, a Sorcerer, and more importantly, a dad. The most protective, doting, and subtly terrifying dad in the galaxy.

Especially when it concerned Vera.

Her fingers tightened slightly around the comm device, her mind scrambling for a way out of this before he started looking up background checks.

"N—Nobody."

Smooth. Real smooth.

She winced at her own delivery, avoiding his gaze as she quickly turned the device off and set it aside. She needed a distraction, something fast — anything to redirect his focus before he started planning out an interrogation or, worse, a sparring session to ‘assess this boy’s skills.’

Her fingers brushed over the rune on her back, and she seized the opportunity.

"Actually—" she said, her voice just a little too loud, a little too hurried. "I think the tattoo is, uh… itching?" She blinked, forcing an expression of mild distress as she twisted slightly to ‘check’ over her shoulder. "Is that normal? Should it be doing that?"

A bad liar. A terrible liar.

Kahlil Noble ​

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Itchy, huh? I suppose that means you should take off that shirt and lay back down to let it breath better, hmm?" He kept the kind tone, the calm smile, but there was danger there. The kind that suggested as soon as she did lay down, she wouldn't be getting back up any time soon. Kahlil stepped away, pulling out a bottle of cream. Something that would normally be good on her skin.

Something that was currently frosting over.

"Let's take care of that itch. And you can tell me who Vera is currently with. Deal?"

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

She’s in danger.

Valery’s teasing smirk barely lasted a second before her instincts screamed at her. Run. Escape. Flee. Her first attempt at distraction was automatic, playful, an effort to shift the mood before he fully became Dad Mode — the one that made grown Jedi Knights nervous.

"Is this a trick to get me out of my clothes again?" she purred, tilting her head ever so slightly, letting her amber eyes glint with mischief. Normally, that line would be enough to turn the tables.

But then—

He turned. Grabbed the bottle. And it frosted over in his hands.

Shit.

By the time he turned back around, she was already gone.

Not out of the room, obviously —because then he’d really start hunting her — but to the other side of the table, a strategic barrier now standing between them. Her weight shifted onto the balls of her feet, ready to dodge at a moment’s notice.

"She’s just studying," Valery tried, holding up both hands in an innocent, totally-not-hiding-anything gesture. "That’s all. Busy with..." Her mind scrambled, reaching for the most dad-proof excuse possible.

"Exams!"

She nodded, as if saying it with more conviction would somehow erase the terrible delivery. "Yep. Super busy. Studying hard. Nothing else going on at all."

She took a step back.

Just in case.

Kahlil Noble ​

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Why are you running? I've only chilled it so it'll feel better on the itch."

He said with the kindest smile he ever did have. He wanted to help his wife not feel so uncomfortable, after all. "I thought you said she was going to stay late to study or train. There's no exams coming up that would need her to train. My love, are you lying to me?" His expression softened though as he glanced to the chilled bottle of cream in his hands. A sadder smile took over.

"Do you truly think I'm the type of father that would storm out and beat a boy up because of their interest in my daughter?"

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

Valery's smirk barely wavered at first, her amber eyes glinting with mischief as she shifted slightly, staying just out of reach. "Oh, I know exactly what you're doing," she teased, her voice smooth, playful. "You're trying to lull me into a false sense of security so I let my guard down. Classic dad move."

But then—

His smile changed. Softened. Turned just a little sad.

The teasing edge in Valery's smirk faded, replaced by something gentler. She held his gaze, letting the weight of his words settle, before shaking her head. "No," she said, her voice quieter, more certain. "Of course not."

She took a slow step closer, the tension in her stance easing as she let sincerity take the place of playfulness. "You are the best father in the galaxy, Kahlil. And I know that everything you do — every instinct, every worry — is because you want what's best for her." Her fiery gaze flickered with warmth. "You're protective, yes, but you'd never do anything to hurt her or push her away. I know that. She knows that."

Vera was his little star. For a moment, that was enough.

Then, her smirk returned, slow and knowing.

"And I…" she continued, lifting a brow as mischief flickered back into her eyes, "Am just being a brat because it's funny to mess with you."

Her hands drifted down, fingers lightly tugging at the hem of her loose shirt, the fabric shifting just enough to remind him of what she wasn't wearing underneath. She waggled her brows, taking a single, deliberate step back. "Tell you what," she purred, tilting her head ever so slightly. "I'll tell you the boy's name…"

She grinned.

"But you have to catch me first."

And just like that — she was gone.

Kahlil Noble ​

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Oh the sad smile might've been a bit much. Kahlil kept the expression, but his mind was already filled with 'oops she really fell for it'. He wasn't expecting her to wilt under his presented sadness so much. He should've expected it, in truth, but he didn't. A breath came, as he was very prepared to clear it up, then she said it. A boy. The gender didn't matter of course, but it was someone Vera was spending time with that she'd wanted to keep from him. She knew how protective he was.

Which meant it was someone Vera had a crush on.

Valery was gone, but then so too was Kahlil. He appeared beside her, fully taking advantage of their Dyad to do so as he plucked her from the ground in his arm, right over the shoulder. "So, how long has Vera had a crush like this?"

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

The realization hit her like a speeder crash.

He tricked her.

Valery gasped dramatically, her fiery eyes going wide as she spun in place, but before she could even think about escaping, he was there. Right beside her. Of course he used the Dyad. "Kahlil!" she shouted, half outrage, half laughter, but she had no time to react — because in the next instant, she was airborne.

"Hey—!"

A startled yelp escaped her as he scooped her up effortlessly, throwing her over his shoulder like she weighed nothing. "You can't just—! Kahlil, put me down! This is cheating!" She squirmed, laughing uncontrollably as she kicked her legs in protest, her fists lightly pounding against his back. "You cannot just use the Dyad like this! This is so unfair!"

But she was howling with laughter.

She twisted, trying to push herself up, but he held her firm, and her struggles only made her laugh harder. "I swear, Vera is going to kill me if I tell you!" she exclaimed, breathless with amusement. Not that she actually planned to keep this a secret forever. Kahlil was too good, too kind — he'd maybe be a little protective and make sure anybody with interest in Vera got a thorough background check...

But he'd support it!

Kahlil Noble ​

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"We never said we had to play fair, or not use the Dyad you know." Kahlil chuckled softly as he patted her head, still holding her up in his arm even as she struggled and laughed. He even started to laugh more himself before he, carefully, set Valery back down on the bed. "I could log into my datapad and check the cameras right now to figure out who it is you know. She doesn't have to know you're the one who told me. I am pretty clever, after all."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

Valery was still breathless with laughter, her chest rising and falling as she tried — and failed — to regain control. "You are unbelievable," she gasped between fits of amusement, shaking her head as he finally set her down on the bed. Her fiery eyes gleamed with mischief, her smirk slow and knowing as she stretched her arms over her head, tilting her chin up with a teasing hum.

Then, she waggled her brows. "You could check the cameras," she mused, her voice smooth, playful. "But where's the fun in that? Shouldn't a clever Jedi like you earn the answer?" She let her smirk deepen, tapping a single finger against her chin in mock thought. "Maybe if you're sweet enough, I'll—"

She lunged.

With a burst of motion, Valery pounced, throwing her full weight at him in an attempt to wrestle him down onto the bed before he could even think about reaching for that datapad. Her arms wrapped around him, legs hooking around his waist, her laughter bubbling up again as she tried to tangle herself around him like a living trap.

"Nope!" she laughed, breathless but determined. "You're mine now~"

If he wanted the name, he'd have to fight for it.

Kahlil Noble ​

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Oh no I'm checking the cameras and making sure there's nothing going on."

There was no chance he wouldn't. He wanted to make sure whoever was hanging around Vera was at least a good person. It's all he cared about, in truth. After everything she'd been through, after everything she'd seen, how could he not? He did blink as she decided to tackle him though. A laugh escaped him before he stood up to start moving towards the datapad, even as she continued to try and keep him from doing so. Just holding him wasn't going to be enough as it was.

"What are you doing, love?"

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

Valery gasped dramatically, her fiery eyes narrowing as he dared to take a step toward the datapad. "Oh no, you don't!" she huffed, tightening her grip around him like a stubborn nexu cub clinging to its favorite tree. "You are not checking anything."

But Kahlil — tall, strong, completely unfazed — just kept walking, carrying her effortlessly like she weighed nothing at all. Valery pouted, her lower lip jutting out as she huffed against the back of his neck. "Unbelievable," she grumbled, adjusting her hold as he made it another step toward his precious datapad.

Fine.

Desperate times called for desperate measures.

With a wicked glint in her eyes, she shifted — one arm looping around his head while the other clamped firmly over his eyes, tugging him back until the back of his head planted against her chest. Her very much no-bra-only-shirt chest.

A triumphant smirk spread across her lips as she locked her legs around his waist again for good measure. "I got you~" she declared, breathless but smug. "What are you doing now, love? Can't see your little datapad now, huh?" She waggled her brows, even though he couldn't see it, and tightened her hold just enough to make sure he wasn't escaping.

"You really wanna fight me on this?" she teased, her voice a velvety purr right against his ear. "Because I think I've got the upper hand now~"

Kahlil Noble ​

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Kahlil tilted his head just a bit as Valery chose the nuclear option. His eyes widened for a moment, barely noticeable, before he just laughed. A full on laugh before he sort of just leaned over. Fell over, more aptly, right onto the bed with her. A full on grin had formed as he smirked down, sort of just pinning her now to the bed. She wanted to distract him? Sure, he was certainly distracted. And now that was going to be her problem.

"I'll just check when I'm done with you, easy."

Valery Noble