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Jacen comes and sits on the edge of her bed. He doesn't need to ask what's wrong, because he knows—because he is her twin, and he feels it, too.

So Jacen just strokes her hair until she starts to hurt a little less and finally falls asleep. He stays with her through the night because he knows that if he leaves, she'll wake and won't be able to sleep again.

And Jaina hears him whispering to her in her dreams, telling her that no one you love really ever has to die—not if you don't want them to. All you have to do is hold a place for them in your heart.

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They can only keep wandering, alone together, trying not to be overwhelmed by their shock and despair. And Jaina senses through their twin bond that Jacen has other, more painful emotions. He is filled with shame and self-loathing because it was his lightsaber that removed Tenel Ka's arm—because he was so intent on proving himself to her that he failed to notice when her blade blurred with static, and half a second later her arm was lying on the ground.

So Jacen has lost something, too. And all Jaina can do is walk with him, to let him know through their twin bond how she sees him: a kind, thoughtful young Jedi who would never hurt a friend deliberately—a brave, resourceful brother whom she would rather have at her side than anyone.

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This is the gift of their twin bond: that neither Jaina nor Jacen is ever truly alone. They share a connection through the Force that will always sustain them. When one grows weak, the other strengthens. When one hurts, the other soothes. It is a bond that cannot be broken by any power in the galaxy, as much a part of them as the Force itself.

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Media: Pencil on Bristol paper.
Time: 16 hour.
References: Various shots of Han and Leia and the cover of Return Ord Mantell, but mostly imagination. Nothing was directly copied from any reference.
Details: [link]

Quotes taken from Legacy of the Force: Invincible by Troy Denning.

Note: Don't take this and claim it's yours. If you want to use it anywhere, ask permission, and credit me in some form.

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:iconpiratewolfblade:
Very sweet! I love seeing you do these kinds of things =) The fact that you don't use a lot of references for these is pretty impressive too!

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"I never saw a wild thing
sorry for itself.
A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough
without ever having felt sorry for itself." -D. H. Lawrence
:iconzappan:
Wow, before reading the comment I was about to write "Wait! the kid looks like a young Harrison Ford/Han solo" :p

Very good job!

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An invisible wire... It's like an invisible man... Wire shaped ^^
:iconvenexa:
Beautiful!! You put a lot of emotions in this piece and one can see this in every milimetre...I love everything of it! It is so effective..and it makes me tear apart because of the things that happened!
Thank you for bringing this to life!

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If today was perfect there would be no need for tomorrow...

:-)

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There ALWAYS is a choice!!!
:iconjurgendoe:
:aww: Das schaut einfach ganz klasse aus ... Vielleicht solltest mal ein Band davon machen :D

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Dancing is a vertical expression of a horizontal desire!
:iconfalconfan:
**sits sniffling and wiping away tears**

Oh, mercy...this is so, so touching--it really makes me ache for the Jacen-that-was, before Sithdom and Caedus and all of that... They were always so close--literally joined at the "Force-hip," as it were--and I always believed that was what tore Jaina's heart the most: losing that part of herself, her twin brother. Thank you for reminding us of the twins as they were throughout their lives, and not as they were at the end of his... Beautiful.

FF

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"Hear me, Baby? Hold together..." Han Solo, ANH
:iconsvenjaliv:
Thanks so much! :hug: I'm challenging myself with the no refs thing... I got sick of just copying things directly!

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"The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp." - Terry Pratchett.
:iconsvenjaliv:
Really? Awesome! :D That's what I was going for. Thank you very much!

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"The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp." - Terry Pratchett.
:iconsvenjaliv:
Thanks! I was really hoping to get some emotions into this piece, so I'm thrilled that you're getting that. That's really cool. Reading Invincible tore me up a lot, so I did this to try and express it... it's awesome that you're getting it. Thank you!

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"The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp." - Terry Pratchett.
:iconsvenjaliv:
Danke sehr! :D Naja, ich bin mit Serien nie sonderlich gut... verlier immer das Interesse. :roll: Aber vielleicht mach ich noch mehr wie dieses. Hat Spass gemacht. :D

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"The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp." - Terry Pratchett.
:iconsvenjaliv:
Thanks so much for commenting! I know you're busy these days, so thanks. :hug:

I miss Jacen as well. For Jaina's sake as much as anything. She must hurt so much... I'm thrilled that you find this touching, I did it to try and express what I felt, to get it out of my system, so to speak. I wish they could just have gone back to how they used to be. Meh. Thanks so much for the lovely comment! :hug:

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"The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp." - Terry Pratchett.

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