Obi-Wan is aging surprisingly well (obi1) wrote in valarlogs,
He didn't know what to say. He was taken aback, really. For her to be so ignorant of what was so clear to him--though that was undoubtedly what made her so extraordinary in the first place.
"None of that," he said, shaking his head. He could never be with her. But he would leave her with a lasting impression. He held her gaze. "You are very special. Believe me. You stand out."
With a smile that was warm and full of no-longer-hidden sadness, Obi-Wan stood. He placed a twenty-dollar bill on the table--all the money he had, although he was glad she'd never know that. If she protested, he wouldn't hear it.