This is a 2-part Din Djarin x Female!Reader story. The reader isn't specified to be a certain race though if I have slipped up please tell me so i can fix it asap :) Thank you for reading... I hope you enjoy! xx
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The fight with the Pykes was a hard one... it got to the point that Y/N had to come and help. Though that all came crashing down when she heard a bang and a body drop to the floor beside her, time seemed to slow down around her as she looked to the side to find that Din was the one who had been shot. Tears sprung to the surface and she ignored the fight around her, running to the body and pulling him into her arms. Cuddling his head she produced an impenetrable bubble around them both to protect him. She sat crying unable to feel much of a pulse, it was only when Boba shouted did she look up. Boba was shouting for her to let the bubble go and let them get to Din, she did as told and let Din be pulled into the arms of people she didn't recognise through her now blurry eyes.
"Get him to my bacta tank. Don't take off his helmet!" Boba spoke loudly. He turned to her, shaking her lightly,
"I need you to be strong, the quicker we stop this fight - the quicker you can get back to him, okay?" she nodded, clenching her hands and walking towards the Pykes with a face that made everyone move out of her way. She threw a few of the Pykes against the wall as she made her descent, the fight seemed to have come to a complete stop and the girl crouched down onto the knees and pushed her hands firmly to the ground, a sudden force of lightning brought the Pykes down one by one in excruciating electrocution. The fight was quickly won, scattered bodies of the Pykes ran across the pathway of the town. The people of the town all gathered on the streets to watch as Y/N opened her eyes, the fire from before completely extinguished. The young woman rose and looked around at what she had done before looking behind her, seeing smiling faces all around her she felt at ease. Silently she walked towards the palace, once again people would allow her through the crowd, finding her way to Boba's room. The Mandalorian laid out in the Bacta tank with his helmet still on, Y/N sat next to it and waited for him to wake...
The Mandalorian had been healed and was once again in his armour, Boba had explained what had happened with Y/N and the fact she hasn't spoken a word to anyone since it had happened. Din frowned at this, the woman was always so happy and talkative with him so when he woke up and she didn't say a word to him he was rather confused. After talking to Boba, the Mandalorian decided now was the time to go and talk to you - even if you don't answer back.
"Hey." Din said when he finally found you sitting under the tree both of you were at a few weeks before, the blossom now completely disappeared from the tree and the ground below, he received a small nod but nothing more. Din sighed as he sat down next to the woman,
"I heard that you protected me when I got hurt, I wanted to say thank you." there was a small smile on her face at his words, he smiled himself while looking around to find this part of the town completely barren save for them. It was a rash decision really but he knew it could only result in positivity, so he quickly took the helmet off his head so he could really see the beautiful woman next to him. Meanwhile, she couldn't believe her eyes, staring into those gorgeous brown pools and studying his face she stored it away for later - not knowing when she would get to see this again - Din did the same the colours of the world outside of his helmet always seemed to blow him away but now he was well and truly in heaven, he ran his eyes down her spotting the way her eyes are illuminated by the colour of her skin - perfectly complementing each other. The only thing he could comment was that the maker did well on her, she would also say the same about him. The fluffy, messy hair he was currently repping only made her awe at him more, it suited him and made him look younger, almost diminishing those sunken eyes from all those nights of discomfort he forced himself through. The pair simultaneously came to the decision that what they were feeling was no longer adoration but in fact the absolute and unstoppable feeling of love...
Since coming to that decision neither of them had said anything to the other, it had become very apparent to everyone around them that something had happened between them. Boba decided he'd had enough of the small talk and approached Din to ask what was going on, though it didn't exactly leave him with much more than he came with.
"Why are you not talking to Y/N?" The Mandalorian didn't seem to acknowledge the man's words as he continued to clean his weapons silently. Boba sighed,
"I don't want to know exactly but I do know my ward is upset and I don't like seeing her upset! I also know that she's been that way since you were hurt... she told me that you came to find her at the park, that you took off your helmet. I'm guessing she means a lot to you and right now you're hurting each other." Din sighed, clearly listening this time with the tilt of his head directed towards Boba.
"She does mean a lot to me..." hea paused in thought, Boba listened, nodding his head, "I don't want to hurt her, I just didn't want to push her into talking to me." Boba raised an eyebrow at the confession,
"I think it's time you find her, she'd appreciate it." Din nodded in agreement as Boba left the room. Those blossoms from the weeks before had returned to his stomach, it was time to confess...
Once again, Din found Y/N drawing, her room's door was left open as she listened to music and shaded a new drawing she was working on. He stood for a while and watched her work, not wanting to interrupt her just yet - or that was the excuse he made while psyching himself up - eventually though he had to stop or she'd feel he was there. He walked up to the young woman, lightly tapping her on the shoulder so as not to spook her too much, she turned quickly in surprise and her eyes widened at the sight of his beskar helmet. Din cleared his throat but no words came out of his mouth. Nerves filled his mind at the sight of her and she seemed to understand his struggle,
"Hi Din. How have you been?" this seemed to knock the Mandalorian into action as he stuttered out
"I- I'm good thank you. I, uhm, I came to talk to you?" he didn't know why he posed it like a question but Y/N didn't seem to care and she looked at him with hope in her eyes.
"What did you want to talk about?" Din stared at her, once again unable to speak. He looked towards the door and started to walk towards it, Y/N looked at him in confusion but she quickly realised he was just closing the door as he pressed the button on the door frame. He quickly sat down on her bed, while she watched him remove his helmet in front of her for a second time. She took a second to look in his eyes and feel his emotions as they came off him in waves - nervousness, sadness and a little bit of something she couldn't quite put her finger on. Din was silent, staring at the space behind her head, heart beating so fast he was sure it was going to burst from his chest and through his beskar. Finally after what seemed like hours to the pair Din spoke up,
"I don't think there's really any way of saying this other than coming out with it straight away so I'm just gonna do that." his rambling made Y/N giggle, "I'm in love with you." The bluntness of the statement made her gape at him unable to form any words in her shock of the topic that he had brought to her. Din looked at her, overthinking as to why she wasn't responding. It turned into a staring contest, one that lasted almost five minutes while thoughts ran through their heads. Eventually, Y/N came to her senses before Din and she launched herself towards him; arms wrapped around his frame, and lips smashed onto his. The force of her caused him to fall back on her bed, she had her legs on either side of him and the only thing he could think at that moment was 'stay down'...
"I adore you! So much. I've never had someone like you in my life and now I have you I don't want to let go!" Y/N rambled out as soon as their lips parted. Din smiled at her, if it was possible his eyes would've been in the shape of hearts; Y/N smiled back, shifting slightly so she was comfy - laying her head on the cold beskar which covered his chest - and sighed in solace.
They laid there for a while, and it probably would have been longer if not for Boba who knocked on the door. They suddenly realised the position they were in and threw themselves apart as the door slid open, Boba looked between them in a knowing way, and they blushed. Y/N turned to Din with wide eyes quickly pointing to his helmet which lay at his side, but the Mandalorian shook his head as if to say it was okay. She let out a sigh at that, glad that he wasn't bothered by it.
"I can see you two made up, good. I came to speak to you, Y/N, about helping out some of the public with fixing their homes."
"Of course, where abouts? I'll go see what I can do."
"Fennecs outside, she'll lead the way." Boba smiled, Y/N nodded and left the room but made sure to smile at Din before. Boba stayed standing in the doorway after Y/N left and raised an eyebrow at his friend who laid back on the bed rubbing his face.
"Everything alright there?" Boba teased, laughing at the sigh Din let out,
"She'll be the death of me, I swear."
"If the job doesn't get you first." Boba jokes, "Besides, she'll keep you on your toes! You'll enjoy the company, Djarin." Din nodded at the words knowing that the younger woman would have enough energy for the both of them, but for some reason that didn't make him react like usual - this would be good, for both of them.
Over the next few months the pair of them learnt more about each other and themselves. Din couldn't imagine life without the younger woman, he couldn't imagine it getting much better - if only Grogu was there too. Y/N had also become friends with Peli, who had taken the woman under her wing and taught her basic mechanics - something Y/N was great full for, now she could be more useful in the palace. Fennec had also been giving her self defence lessons for when she couldn't use the force, Boba would watch and give tips. Often Y/N and Din found themselves at the park - mostly at night as to keep Din out of his helmet - talking and sharing stories of their days. Din went off and did some work for Boba - always coming back to her as soon as possible.
One day, a surprise came in the form of a droid driven ship landing at Peli's. Y/N was working on Din's Ship that day - a misfortune of being hit by space rocks while he was showing her what the planet looked like from the atmosphere - she was head first in the engine when she heard the loud purring of a ship landing. Jumping out of the ship she spotted what looked like a pilotless ship sitting in the yard, Peli and the droids already crowding it trying to get some business. The younger woman wandered over to get a better look when a tiny green head popped out of the cockpit, Peli squealed in joy and said hello to the tiny green alien - Y/N couldn't help but awe at the creature too.
"I'm not calling you Grogu, what a silly name!" Peli spoke, not taking any notice of what the droid was telling her, "So kid you want to get back to your Dad, huh?" Grogu nodded and looked around spotting someone new, his head turned to the side and his arms stretched outwards towards Y/N who grabbed him out of Peli's arms on instinct. The pair of them stared at eachother when a voice seemed to appear in Y/N head,
"Like me?" It questioned, Y/N's eyes widened in shock coming to the realisation that this creature was force sensitive to.
"Yes." She spoke out loud, the little creature squealed and wrapped his arms around her neck as best he could. She couldn't help but cuddle him back, an instant connection being made between them, Peli looked on at the scene smiling,
"Well let's get you to your dad, kid!"
Arriving at the palace, Peli and Y/N walked in to find Boba sitting on the throne and Din briefing him on the mission he'll be going out on the next day - the members of the throne room all turned to look at the intruders when Din found Grogu in Y/N's arms, he rushed over and the kid jumped into his arms.
"What are you doing here? You were with the Jedi!" The child babbled, and Din nodded along obviously not understanding what he was saying, Y/N couldn't help but giggle at the scene,
"He's here because he has all the time in the world to be with the Jedi... but not with you." Din looked at the younger women, clearing his throat and thanked the maker he had his helmet to cover the blush that definitely appeared on his cheeks,
"Can you talk to him? Like the others?" His question came out harsher than he would've liked - trying not to stutter - but Y/N just nodded, taking no notice of his tone.
"He's been chatting to me on the way here, he thinks a lot of you, Din." Though she couldn't see his face she knew he smiled at that, and it was the truth all Grogu could talk about was how excited he was to be able to see Din again, slipping up a few times and calling him dad. Y/N couldn't help but fall in love with the little guy and his constant thoughts of the man in front of her. They looked so perfect together like they were meant to be travelling the universe as the two of them... and that was when the thought of fitting in hit her - now Grogu was back would Din want her? Would Grogu like her if he knew how close his father was to her? What would happen to them if it fell apart?
Din watched as her face fell from a bright smile to thoughtful and downtrodden, he couldn't help but wonder what was going through her mind - while she had wholly come out of her shell she still kept a lot of her emotions up in her head and left herself to think about them when they all came rushing forward at the same time. Though Din wasn't the only one that noticed her mood changing, the whole room felt something they had never felt before - and they had a feeling it was coming from Y/N. Grogu decided that he was going to help so he reached out his arms to the force sensitive woman and Din pushed him into her arms, Grogu placed his head onto the woman's and proceeded to talk to her - pushing away any feelings of unwanted and told her - in his own special way - that he had seen that their future was intertwined and he was happy. Y/N smiled at the small creature, holding him close to her chest and a single tear fell down her face which was quickly wiped away by a gloved hand. Looking up she found Din standing there - helmetless - smiling at her while her eyes widened and she looked around the room only to find it empty before bringing herself to face him once again.
"I can see you two are already getting along." Din whispered, she nodded before looking down at a sleepy Grogu,
"I think this has been enough excitement for him for one day, time to get him to bed." Din agreed and put on his helmet, proceeding to walk towards her room. Once Grogu was placed in a pile of blankets on the top of Y/N's bed the pair decided to go to Din's room until the child woke up. They sat on his bed in silence; Y/N's head resting on his shoulder, Din's helmet on the bedside table, and arms around her waist. Y/N was thinking about what the kid had told her and Din was thinking about the younger woman next to him, both coming to the same conclusion; this was meant to be...
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Published: 17.02.2022