Bringtechback - Tumblr Posts

Yes! I love these little details. This is definitely the episode she earns his trust, but it's not out of the blue... it builds on little interactions we saw before.

He's is clearly intrigued by her since the Entombed ep in S1. He tells Hunter her story changes every time she tells it, letting us know that he listens attentively every single time.

Then, she notices the compass he dismisses as junk & he's impressed she knows about planets that aren't on star charts.

In the ruins, she impresses him once again when she's right about the ruins being older than the Jedi. He's skeptical about her assertion at first because it seems unsubstantiated, but to his surpise, she's right every time. He may not fully trust her at this point, but he's defs intrigued. He's drawn to the fact that her knowledge & way of knowing things is so different than his, and yet it complements his own very academic & textbook (or should we say database) type knowledge. She earns his respect as an expert in her field (even if that field is piracy).

This is why, once he learns her motivation isn't just treasure-hunting or greed, he falls for her. It's a brains + heart combo. And I absolutely love how they were subtle about showing it.

I just wish we could've see it go somewhere... 😭😭😭😭 we were robbed.

So, Phee flirts with Tech off and on from the moment she first meets him; but Tech doesn't start showing her that he might be interested in her until this scene in "Pabu" -

^Tech silently questioning where Phee is going

^"Gonna put this someplace safe," Phee says

^Tech smiles after her (dear goodness he's so freakin' adorable here I just 😍🥰❤️)

What I find so sweet and lowkey hilarious about all this is that Tech starts clearly showing his interest after 2 events occur in rapid succession:

1) Phee explains why she does what she does: namely, she wants to help people preserve their cultures (and we know from Tech's conversations with Romar on Serreno that different cultures are a point of interest for Tech)

2) Wrecker straight-up teases Tech about Phee, saying Tech has some competition

I can't help but think that Tech knowing this crucial detail about Phee's motivations really ramped up his interest in her as more than just his family's ally, but it was Wrecker's ribbing in particular that prompted Tech to actually get a move on 😆