Creatures // Kylux

XIII

Hux noticed Kylo's distress.
He wasn't sure what it was about,
(Probably crying over Father again...)
But as all meltdowns do,
It'll pass.
He was sure of it.

...And he was right.

But, it came with the cost of an
Achromatic conundrum.

It left Kylo to lie on his bed
Lifeless
As Hux made his final check on his
Data pad,
Looking forward to relishing the
Tranquility of a book.

He would poke out.
Time and time again.
Tell Kylo to "grow up" or to "talk to me".

Kylo disregarded him.
(Pigheaded son of a bitch.)

Hux didn't understand.
He never will.

Hux would never understand the
Horror of killing one's father.
How much it fucked Kylo up.
Made his head implode with the
Overwhelming disarray.
(Should have thought twice before the
Patricide...)

But,
And regarding what REALLY made
Him upset,

Stormtroopers had been taught to fight
Their whole lives.

Did Phasma-
Or Hux
Even teach them about babies?
Did they know what babies were?
Babies don't attack people!
How naive it is to posses
An army that was so-
Repulsively benighted!
(Except for FN-2187, he was special.
No longer a traitor,
Now maybe even a heretic.)

"Are you proud of me?"

The question came out of the blue
Just to set Kylo on fire.

"Are you proud of yourself, Hux?
Are you proud of committing mass genocide?"

Hux turned completely and utterly sour.
"Are you saying you feel pity of them?"

Kylo scowled, "maybe I am.
Was it really necessary to destroy that planet?"

Hux's face was red.
He opened his mouth to speak,
But nothing came out.

Kylo's frown at him faded at the thought.
His face started to soften.
His lip quivered.

"A stormtrooper slaughtered a baby in my arms."

"Why were you holding it?
Why didn't you kill it?"

Kylo sat up from the bed
With a raucous voice that even
Made Hux cower.

"YOU DON'T JUST MURDER BABIES HUX.
THEY'RE INNOCENT! I know you've come in constant with a child before, so I just hope that you're aware of the fact that you single-handedly ended the lives of THOUSANDS of children."

He started shaking.

"Why did you do it?"

A vase shook, then shattered.
No one touched it.
(Kylo)
The liquid inside
Waterfalled over the edge of a table
Until it was reduced to a trickle.

Hux's brow one hurt.
When he went to go touch it,
A minuscule amount of blood
Along with a shard of glass
Stuck to it.
He was disturbed,
But
He stayed poised.
Thankful the glass had missed his eye.
(Kylo oh Kylo the things Snoke would do
To you if he just heard what you said.)

"I did it for the First Order."

"Oh yes because EVERYTHING has to be for the First Order. Is there anything you care about besides that?"

Hux didn't dare make eye contact with him.
If he did, he might have died.

"Answer me, Hux."

He gave in.

"No."

"Not even me?"

Hux stood up at that.
Such an absurd question!
"What the fuck are you getting at Kylo?"

It was as if Kylo's entire world had
Been obliterated with a single question.
All blood drained from his face as he
Blended into the pillows of his bed.
(Stupid Hux dumb Hux.)

"Why do you always kiss me?" He asked.

"They're called impulses, Kylo. We never have had a romantic relationship. Romance is hand holding and cuddling and love. I consider our relationship as nothing more than beneficial. Our relationship is kissing and fucking, both of which you can do without love, and it satisfies both of us. Kylo, I don't care about you at all."

Heat flowed to Kylo's face
And when he looked at Hux,
He looked the same way.

"Are you going to tell me anything?" Hux asked.

Kylo gave no such response except for
The lone tear that danced down his cheek.
It was too toxic.

"Forgive me, General, I shouldn't have brought it up."

But Hux had already left before
Kylo could finish.