After fucking up her birthday present, I wanted to be better prepared. So I did some online shopping, and I could wait until the 25th to give it to Luna. But the moment is now, and I’m capturing it. I keep it hidden in my fist, and while she comes closer, I explain, “You once told me all about the balance in the Force. How light and dark exist together, but it’s up to us to choose the light.” I open my hand, a pool of silver chain in my palm. Luna sees, and I lift the necklace over her head. She touches the new green kyber crystal at the end of the chain. “In dark times, you found the light
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