Blue Moon

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It wasn't often that Eli and Thrawn could have just a moment for themselves. Thrawn was ever busy with responsibilities, as was Eli. It seemed like they stopped pirates, or a spice operation or smugglers at least once a week. Eli's promotion to Lieutenant-Commander came with more responsibilities, which he faced head on. Thrawn certainly never complained, or made him feel that he didn't deserve to jump forward in ranking so quickly.

Tonight, there were no pirates, no smugglers, no bad guys they needed to put a stop to. Tonight, Thrawn had set everything aside, and said tonight would be just for the two of them. Just a nice, quiet evening in. Not the most exciting of things to do, but Eli liked it just fine. He just loved spending time with the Chiss, being near him and listening to him speak.

That was was one of the few people who got to see Thrawn let his hair down, that spoke volumes to Eli. Thrawn showed him a side he showed no other. Likewise, Thrawn was one of the few people Eli could just be himself around.

Arriving just a few minutes early of the agreed upon time, Eli approached Thrawn's door and pressed the door chime.