[Equals. That is what they were forced to be under Snoke's watchful gaze. That he is not present means little (and everything, all at once) for their return would carry news of what transpired here: whether Hux truly chooses to remain loyal, whether he proves himself selfish, vain and short-sighted, Ren would tell him.
Ren would tell him everything.
But if Hux wishes to turn this into a struggle for dominance or power, so be it. Fingers curled at his side, expression darker than the woven cloth around his throat, his thoughts reach out yet again for the fragile, guarded contents of Hux's skull. Needling pressure, mutual pain - all negligible in exchange for dissolving whatever stupidity the General has fallen prey to now. ]
Feel it, then. [He spits, lips damp with vitrol and cold, desperate rage. The weight of a universe narrowed down and pouring over him, a thousand thoughts, a thousand more sensations.] Take the power you so crave.
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Ren would tell him everything.
But if Hux wishes to turn this into a struggle for dominance or power, so be it. Fingers curled at his side, expression darker than the woven cloth around his throat, his thoughts reach out yet again for the fragile, guarded contents of Hux's skull. Needling pressure, mutual pain - all negligible in exchange for dissolving whatever stupidity the General has fallen prey to now. ]
Feel it, then. [He spits, lips damp with vitrol and cold, desperate rage. The weight of a universe narrowed down and pouring over him, a thousand thoughts, a thousand more sensations.] Take the power you so crave.