#Kalluzeb Appreciation Week 2021

[kalluzeb]

KAW 2021 Prompts Reveal!

Are you ready?

Saturday, May 1, 2021: 1.Ghost crew being a family/ The Crew Finds Out 2.Them being protective of one another

Sunday, May 2, 2021: 1. Kallus running into (bad) people from his childhood 2.Sharp teeth

Monday, May 3, 2021: 1.First kiss 2.Adopting children

Tuesday, May 4, 2021: 1.Modern day AU 2.Tatooine or Jakku -desert planet/ Stranded on desert planet /Stranded (but not on an ice world!)

Wednesday May 5, 2021: 1.Injury on a mission 2.Soulmate

Thursday, May 6, 2021: 1.Confined space(s)/ getting caught in a tight space together 2.First day on Lira San

Friday, May 7, 2021 : 1.Babysitting Jacen/Adventures in Babysitting 2.Hurt/Comfort ______________________________________________________

Rules and FAQ

Rules

1. Be respectful of others and their works. This event is to celebrate our ship, our fandom and others who share the same.

2. Your work must focus on the relationship between Kallus and Zeb, romantically or not. Side parings are always welcome.

3. NSFW is welcome and encouraged. If posted on Tumblr and/or Twitter, please make sure that it is appropriate for those sites and is tagged appropriately and under cuts.  We are only accepting 18+ year olds on our Discord server because of NSFW projects.

4. Tag responsibly. Better safe than sorry. Please use one or all the following tags on Tumblr & Twitter to participate in KAW 2021: Kalluzeb, Kalluzeb Appreciation Week, Kalluzeb Appreciation Week 2021, KAW, KAW 2021, KAW2021. By using these tags, us moderators can find the posts easier. You can always inbox us, message us or contact us via email at kalluzeb@hotmail.com to make sure we will reblog your posts.

5. Any type content is welcome. (art, fan fiction, crafts, head canons, etc.)

6. For any fan fiction posts on Tumblr please use “read more” and if its posted on Twitter or Discord, please use the appropriate settings.

7. Please make sure to credit the appropriate parties of reblogged posts. Please do not repost something that isn’t yours!

8. We will not tolerate any bullies, drama or no nonsense. If you start anything for whatever reason, we have the right to ban you from KAW 2021 and any future KAW events.

9. And the more important one: Have fun!

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FAQ

Where can I post?

Tumblr: Just make sure to tag Kalluzeb, Kalluzeb Appreciation Week, Kalluzeb Appreciation Week 2021, KAW, KAW 2021, KAW2021 for us to find it so we can reblog them.

AO3 Collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Kalluzebappreciationbweek2021

Discord (NEW FOR 2021): Please contact us moderators for a link @ladyvader1984 or @ffdemon. Please note that you can only be accepted on Discord if you are over 18! https://discord.gg/pvGc357B

Twitter (NEW FOR 2021): Follow us at https://twitter.com/realkalluzeb and use one or all of the following hashtags: Kalluzeb, Kalluzeb Appreciation Week, Kalluzeb Appreciation Week 2021, KAW, KAW 2021, KAW2021

Other: We will try to keep an eye but feel welcome to send us messages so we can include you link to a master list.

Do I need to make both prompts? No, we are offering two to help inspiration. Only one prompt is required by day. If both inspire you go for it!

If I haven’t finish by the day, can I still submit my work later? Well, of course! We understand that sometimes life happened or that inspiration strikes late. The collection on AO3 would stay open for a while and we will keep and eye on the tags to.

How can I contact the moderators? You can always inbox us, chat with us, message us or contact us via email at kalluzeb@hotmail.com. We always try to respond in a timely manner when we can. We always welcome ideas, prompts, etc. for future KAW events.

 Any other question please reaches for us, we will do our best to answer.

Have fun and Stay safe!

[ritorubatto]

Kalluzeb Apreciation Week

@kalluzeb

Day 1: Ghost crew being a family|The crew finds out / Them being protective of each other

TW//MENTION OF BLOOD

That was an awful day. A very, very awful day. That was the only thought on Kallus mind, while he was trying to be rescued by a very, very angry lasat.

Key word: trying.

"Karabast..." Murmured that same lasat, spitting some blood at the feet of the secret agent tasked with interrogating them. Kallus had to resist growling at the ruthless Imperial, though the dirty look he gave him was inevitable.

"So the empire keeps using these useless dirty tricks, huh?" He asked the agent viciously, trying to focus his anger on the man who was hurting his mate. They weren't supposed to know that they were related beyond being in the same crew, or they would try to use that against them.

Well, the hit he took at least wasn't for Zeb.

"You don't even deserve to be alive, you dirty traitorous rebel rat" The man told him, and if Garazeb was sensitive to the Force, he was sure that he would have already sent him to fly to the other side of the thick forest they were in.

All was not lost. From the corner of his eye he could see how his mate was insistently clawing at the bonds that held them immobile (the empire using ropes to bind its prisoners? It seemed like the alliance was really taking a toll on their economic system, after all).

They just needed to entertain the veteran agent a little more.

"I hope you don't have a family, agent… I couldn't look them in the face." He tempted the gray-haired man, effectively receiving a shot in the abdomen. No problem, he could hold on… Besides, it was a perfect way to get Zeb to try to cut those bonds faster.

When he looked to the side of him, he was too surprised to find that he had not had the desired effect. The lasat's hands were shaking, and his eyes… God, his eyes. He seemed ready to kill the Imperial.

In a completely unexpected move, and which, if he weren't so shocked by the situation, he would have thought it was totally disproportionate and idiotic on Garazeb's part, he released himself with sheer force with his arms, throwing himself at the agent like a mad dog.

The next thing he knew, said man was unrecognizable and motionless on the ground, a scattered bundle of flesh and blood.

He didn't even notice how long it was between Zeb unleashing himself and the agent's death, though after that the lasat simply walked up to him, untied him, and motioned for him to hug him. He nodded without thinking too much, trying to ignore the still hot blood on Zeb's body and claws as he climbed a tree.

Once they were placed between several stable branches, he released him.

“Zeb… what…? What was that…?" He asked quietly, he had never seen him this… wild. He would swear that even he had never seen him use his claws like this.

"I'm sorry that you had to see that" The lasat muttered sheepishly, looking away a bit, but soon he tensed again and bent down a little so that he could separate them just enough to see the wound on his abdomen. "Karabast… That damn imperial" He growled protectively, putting his claw over his wound so gently, no one would say that he had just killed a man with those same claws.

"It doesn't matter, just… it caught me out of the blue?" He said, smiling softly, putting his hand on the other's claw. "To be honest, it has been impressive" He admitted smiling at him, although shortly after he noticed the wounds on his wrist, caused by the way he had freed himself from his bonds. "You're a fool, you could have waited a little more… I can take a shot, you know that" he chided softly, snorting.

“I know… but I couldn't resist it, it was pure instinct. I needed to protect my mate" He couldn’t resist the smile that blossomed on his face for that words.

Shortly after that, they were found by the rest of the crew, and if both Hera and Sabine were able to see the remains of the Imperial agent, neither of them mentioned it.

I will put a master list of all the prompts at the end of the week! Also, tell me if y'all would be interested in a Spanish version of the fics! ^^

[charley1979]

KAW 2021 Day 1

Prompt: Them being protective of one another.

I’ve fallen headfirst into this ship and decided to try my hand at writing them. I’ve also added it to the AO3 collection Kalluzeb Appreciation week 2021. Hope you enjoy!!  Here’s the link to AO3. https://archiveofourown.org/works/31029401

It's bad.

Zeb wasn’t even supposed to be outside. The storm that had covered their entrance was viscous and they had been implicitly warned about the local wildlife and it’s habit of eating anything it could catch.  But there was no way he was letting that trooper shoot Sabine in the back and she had been too focused on setting the charges to notice one of the buckets getting back up.

He remembers tackling the bucket head into what he thought was a wall. But then they’d flown right through it and out into the swirling storm. After a few tumbles he got hold of the trooper and made sure they stayed down, then stood up. And he realized why they weren’t supposed to be outside.

He was trying to get his bearings but it felt like a million tiny ball bearings were bouncing off every part of him. And his tackle had taken him far enough out that he couldn’t see the building. He tried using his hearing but the wind made that impossible with the way it was howling.  After scanning for a couple more seconds he went with his gut and started towards where he though the building was, keeping his rifle up and scanning all around.

“Just like Bahryn.” he growled to himself, feeling a confused pang deep inside as Kallus' face came to mind.

That had been happening more and more, the other man sneaking into his thoughts. Zeb frowned as he squashed them down. They hadn’t even heard any reports about the Imp since the ice moon, and Zeb decidedly did not think about if Kallus had even gotten off the moon.

He shook his head to clear his thoughts and then his ear swiveled sharply. Was that a trill behind him? He couldn't make anything out, but every instinct was telling him that there was something there. Something that was using the storm as cover.

He heard the sound again, and this time he knew he heard it. He started sweeping the area around him, still heading to where he hoped the building was. He needed to get back inside because one of the things Fulcrum had emphasized was that the local predators hunted in packs.

And then something breathed by his ear.

He ducked down and rolled, firing right into the beastie’s open mouth. All he could see was a large mouth filled with a lot of sharp teeth. He swung his rifle around to get the one running at him and caught sight of another pouncing in but there was no way he could get both.

And then a well-placed rifle bolt struck the pouncing one at center mass and Kallus was landing right at his back. Zeb didn’t even have time to do anything but press back into the Imp as they both started taking down the creatures. It was a blur of duck and roll, coordinated rifle fire, and the type of instinctual teamwork Zeb usually only did with the other Spectres.

As they worked their way towards what Zeb hoped was the building, he caught a glimpse of the Agent. Fully armored, complete with that helmet of his, and fighting confidently with his bo rifle. Spinning and wielding it well enough that Zeb could imagine it was one of his fellow guardsman at his side.

He felt a tug on his vambrace and spun around but settled when he saw the human indicating an open door. They ducked back into the base, and once the door closed the quiet was unnerving.

Zeb took in the human, noting that Kallus was doing the same. Neither of them were really relaxed but it wasn't the tense antagonism like there had been before Bahryn. In fact, the human was holding himself … differently . Zeb blinked and, yes, there was definitely something different in how Kallus was standing. Still confident and aggressively calm but there was something in his eyes. Something that Zeb had just caught a glimpse of, as he left that moon. Now though, that look was more definite. More assured. And there was a flicker of what Zeb thought was guilt, too.

Kallus held his gaze, his eyes unwavering under his helmet.

“Zeb!” Sabine's yell over the comm made them both jump. “Where are you? We've got to leave!”

“Be right there.” He commed back, never dropping Kallus’ gaze.

He gave the man a rueful grin.

“Been asking some questions, then?” He asked.

“Hmm.” Kallus nodded. “You’d best get back, quickly. The Tie squad will be getting back soon.”

Zeb looked into the man’s eyes, holding them till the agent gave an exacerbated huff.

“Yes, I have been.” He responded. “And I intend to keep doing so, as soon as certain Rebels get back to their ship.”

Zeb’s eyes widened and there was a tiny glint in the agent’s gaze. That was it. But that was all Zeb needed.

“Best be on my way then.”

Kallus nodded, cupping one hand over the other and bowed. Zeb returned the gesture, his grin becoming a feral smile as he ran for the Ghost.

[otrourlmas]

KAW Day 1: The Crew Finds Out 

This is my first contribution to the Kalluzeb Week 2021 I hope you like it and let's enjoy together this week full of nice content of our ship <3 

Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: Rebellion Era - All Media Types, Star Wars: Rebels

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Relationships: Alexsandr Kallus/Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, Alexsandr Kallus & Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, Kanan Jarrus/Hera Syndulla

Summary:

Zeb doesn't know how to let Kallus knows his feelings, on the other side Kallus is too dense to his advances. Until a chat with the oldest Jedi from the crew took an unexpected route.

"_How did you know it was Hera, like the right one?

_when did I tell it was Hera?

_everyone with two eyes can know that is her

_exactly, you just have to see."

 Or Kallus realizing his feelings for Zeb

[lasatgirl60]

This is a sketch I did tonight from the short story “Love Knows No Boundary” I did on AO3 for Kalluzeb Appreciation Week 2021.  This is day 5 “injured on a mission”.  Zeb was injured bad on a mission he and Kallus went on and Kallus blames himself for his friend’s condition. 

[laurenmm62017]

Kalluzeb Appreciation Week Day 1!

Prompt: The crew finds out

This is my headcanon of how each member of the Ghost crew found out about Kalluzeb

This is pretty short so it won't go on Ao3 heh please remember its just headcanon! Its what I think happened~

@kalluzeb

Kanan and Hera - As Zeb’s best friends, both Zeb and Alexsandr felt that it was best to just straight up tell Kanan and Hera that they were dating. I think they sat them down and said “we’re dating” and I think Hera is surprised. This was the man who chased them for a year and she knows he’s trying his best to make amends, but dating him? Kanan smiles and says “I suspected as much. I’m blind, not stupid.”

Sabine - Sabine is the poor soul who caught them making out in the storage closet. As soon as her brain processed what she was seeing, she screamed and slammed the door on them. Later on, they knocked on her door sheepishly and confessed that yes, they were dating, and yes, they meant to tell her earlier, but they never found the right time, with her being on Mandalore for so long.

Ezra - Ezra was the first to know, because Zeb began to sneak out of his bunk in the middle of the night and thought Ezra wouldn’t be curious or sneaky enough to follow him. There’s a bit of a room shuffle on the Ghost. Ezra now shares his room with Rex, and Alexsandr and Zeb share Rex’s old room.

Rex - Rex has seen a lot in his thirty-odd years of life. Death, war, and loss featured prominently, but also love, comfort, and fleeting feelings of home. After Zeb confessed that he was dating Alexsandr while they were on a quick supply run together, he slapped Zeb on the back and teased him about ex-Imperials having a lot of pent up energy. Zeb responded by elbowing him and teased him about being old, or something? Rex wasn’t really paying attention. He just said, “As long as he makes you happy. We take whatever happiness we can get during war.”

Chopper - As soon as Chopper found out that Alexsandr and Zeb were dating, he made it his mission to discreetly record their every public moment together. What for? Who knows? But Zeb found it extremely annoying while Alex just sighed and resigned to their fate.

[charbax]

KAW 2021 DAY 3 - First Kiss

Chapters: 3/7 Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: Rebels Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Alexsandr Kallus/Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, Kanan Jarrus/Hera Syndulla Characters: Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, Alexsandr Kallus, Kanan Jarrus, Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren, Ezra Bridger, C1-10P | Chopper Additional Tags: more characters will be revealed as prompts come, more tags will be revealed as prompts come, Fluff, Biting, H - Freeform

A/N: Think of this as like a sequel to the last drabble :DAlso sorry for the lateness! I was caught up with work and real life for a while, so I'll post a few of them at a time when I get the chance!

As always, here’s the link to the AO3!

Kallus was wrong; so, so wrong, and it’s come to bite him in the ass. The ass part was figurative, the biting, literal.

He groaned as the subjects of his concentration scraped down the side of his neck, before resting at his pulse point. He shivered.

“Tell me how I’m doin’ here,” Zeb said against the hollow of Kallus’ jawline. “Because I’ve never made out with a human before. Is this thin’, uh, doin’ anything for ya?”

Kallus laughed helplessly. “You have no idea.” The laughter turned more genuine when Zeb nuzzled into the hollow point of Kallus’ clavicle, brushing the rough whiskers of his beard into the ticklish spot. “Hey, that tickles!”

He felt Zeb grin there, pleased as anything, before lifting his head to look at Kallus in the eye. “Want more or nah?”

“I think,” Kallus said breathlessly, “We can stop there.”

“Yeah. Prob’ly too soon to introduce these bad boys.” Zeb grinned toothily, showing the very star of Kallus’ daydreams. “At least for our first kiss.”

Kallus’ insides turned into a warm puddle of goo, but he had just enough of his braincells left to coyly ask, "Unless?"

Zeb grinned those terribly, lovely teeth and leaned in.

[kalluzeb]

KAW is one week away!!

Are you ready? Here is a little reminder of the prompts and rules. Can’t wait to see what you have created! Again if you have any questions don’t hesitate to communicate with us.

Saturday, May 1, 2021: 1.Ghost crew being a family/ The Crew Finds Out 2.Them being protective of one another

Sunday, May 2, 2021: 1. Kallus running into (bad) people from his childhood 2.Sharp teeth

Monday, May 3, 2021: 1.First kiss 2.Adopting children

Tuesday, May 4, 2021: 1.Modern day AU 2.Tatooine or Jakku -desert planet/ Stranded on desert planet /Stranded (but not on an ice world!)

Wednesday May 5, 2021: 1.Injury on a mission 2.Soulmate

Thursday, May 6, 2021: 1.Confined space(s)/ getting caught in a tight space together 2.First day on Lira San

Friday, May 7, 2021 : 1.Babysitting Jacen/Adventures in Babysitting 2.Hurt/Comfort ______________________________________________________

Rules and FAQ

Rules

1. Be respectful of others and their works. This event is to celebrate our ship, our fandom and others who share the same.

2. Your work must focus on the relationship between Kallus and Zeb, romantically or not. Side parings are always welcome.

3. NSFW is welcome and encouraged. If posted on Tumblr and/or Twitter, please make sure that it is appropriate for those sites and is tagged appropriately and under cuts.  We are only accepting 18+ year olds on our Discord server because of NSFW projects.

4. Tag responsibly. Better safe than sorry. Please use one or all the following tags on Tumblr & Twitter to participate in KAW 2021: Kalluzeb, Kalluzeb Appreciation Week, Kalluzeb Appreciation Week 2021, KAW, KAW 2021, KAW2021. By using these tags, us moderators can find the posts easier. You can always inbox us, message us or contact us via email at kalluzeb@hotmail.com to make sure we will reblog your posts.

5. Any type content is welcome. (art, fan fiction, crafts, head canons, etc.)

6. For any fan fiction posts on Tumblr please use “read more” and if its posted on Twitter or Discord, please use the appropriate settings.

7. Please make sure to credit the appropriate parties of reblogged posts. Please do not repost something that isn’t yours!

8. We will not tolerate any bullies, drama or no nonsense. If you start anything for whatever reason, we have the right to ban you from KAW 2021 and any future KAW events.

9. And the more important one: Have fun!

—————————————————————————-

FAQ

Where can I post?

Tumblr: Just make sure to tag Kalluzeb, Kalluzeb Appreciation Week, Kalluzeb Appreciation Week 2021, KAW, KAW 2021, KAW2021 for us to find it so we can reblog them.

AO3 Collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Kalluzebappreciationbweek2021

Discord (NEW FOR 2021): Please contact us moderators for a link @ladyvader1984 or @ffdemon. Please note that you can only be accepted on Discord if you are over 18! https://discord.gg/pvGc357B

Twitter (NEW FOR 2021): Follow us at https://twitter.com/realkalluzeb and use one or all of the following hashtags: Kalluzeb, Kalluzeb Appreciation Week, Kalluzeb Appreciation Week 2021, KAW, KAW 2021, KAW2021

Other: We will try to keep an eye but feel welcome to send us messages so we can include you link to a master list.

Do I need to make both prompts? No, we are offering two to help inspiration. Only one prompt is required by day. If both inspire you go for it!

If I haven’t finish by the day, can I still submit my work later? Well, of course! We understand that sometimes life happened or that inspiration strikes late. The collection on AO3 would stay open for a while and we will keep and eye on the tags to.

How can I contact the moderators? You can always inbox us, chat with us, message us or contact us via email at kalluzeb@hotmail.com. We always try to respond in a timely manner when we can. We always welcome ideas, prompts, etc. for future KAW events.

Any other question please reaches for us, we will do our best to answer.

Have fun and Stay safe!

[ritorubatto]

Kalluzeb Appreciation Week

DAY 2: Kallus running into (bad) people of his childhood/ Sharp teeth

Kallus had a secret.

One that only a few people knew about, and they couldn't tell, either because of professional medical secrecy or because high rank Agents were legally required to keep the information of their colleagues secret.

In either case, Kallus had a secret. A secret that he was trying to tell…

"HAHAHA! It's the first time I've seen this in a human!" Said a certain lasat between laughter, his bo-rifle almost slipping from its claws with the fit of laughter.

"Don't do this Garazeb…" The blonde asked, massaging his temple. These kinds of reactions were the reason why he didn't tell his secret. Usually either the answer was laughter, or grimaces of disgust.

At least he was grateful that it was the first choice in this case.

Zeb needed another two minutes to calm himself enough to notice that Alex was serious, and another to finish calming his breathing to listen to him calmly.

“At least explain to me why. Seriously, I didn't even know you humans could have them like this." He tried to reason with Zeb, although Alex still looked very nervous about bringing up this topic.

“I did it shortly after entering the Imperial Academy. Two companions besides me sharpened our fangs, believing a false rumor that doing so was highly regarded among high-ranking officers. It turned out to be a strategy of other cadets seeking to eliminate competition. My two companions were expelled when they were betrayed." He paused briefly, frowning slightly, his eyes reflecting sadness and regret. “When I betrayed them. I had to do it. To protect my secret. For this I needed them to be discovered and expelled without giving them time to give me away.” He sighed, looking away with shame. "It is another of many things that I regret of my years in the service of the empire."

Garazeb was silent, listening respectfully to his story, and once he finished he simply pulled him towards him, gently wrapping his arms around him.

"I'm sorry I laughed." Zeb muttered. "Although you have to admit that it is strange for a human to have sharp fangs… I think I heard of a story that included humans with long, sharp fangs, but they also ate blood, so I guess it doesn't apply." Kallus snorted in amusement at his words, returning the pampering to his mate.

"No Zeb, I am not a vampire." He responded in amusement, his sadness fading as he heard the beat of the lasat's heart so close to his ear.

"I'm glad you don't want to suck my blood." He smiled sideways, taking the blonde's face in his hands and placing a soft kiss on his lips, just before pulling his upper lip up with his thumb, revealing one of his sharp fangs.

He swallowed hard, feeling the heat rise to his face.

"Although, I wouldn't mind if you wanted to do a claim bite on me, after all I supposed you couldn't do it with your human dentition."

Alex also blushed upon hearing that.

“A claim bite? Zeb, lasats do that as an alternative to…"

"Get married? Yes." He smirked at Alex, resting the opponent's head on one of his huge claws as he nuzzled the other's neck. Noticing the opponent's chills of pleasure made him want to do it right there, although he managed to control himself.

"I do ..." Alex whispered, taking advantage of the lasat's distraction to bite the exact spot between his neck and his shoulder, and soon after she could feel the same pain in his own body.

That day, the members of the Ghost had to throw an emergency wedding party.

[charley1979]

KAW 2021 Day 2

Prompt: Sharp Teeth

Running a day behind but I Day 2′s story up. This one got a little away from me. :)  Here is the link to it in AO3, also. https://archiveofourown.org/works/31079063

Kallus knew the patrol was going too smoothly. The reports he had received showed an active rebel presence but even multiple planetary scans hadn’t shown anything.  Konstantine had huffed when he’d ordered the ground patrol, saying something about chasing smoke which Kallus ignored.

This gave him a perfect cover to get another report to the Rebellion out of a system that showed rebel activity. The risk of his transmission being traced, if it was even caught, would be exceptionally thin. And even if it was, coming from this system just showed that the initial reports were accurate, just cagier than the admiral would ever admit. The smirk that thought put on his face just made him look viscously focused to his troopers. Which is exactly the cover he needed to uphold.

Once the shuttle landed, he ordered the troopers to start a grid pattern. There had been a few spots that showed questionable activity, but if it ended up being a group of smugglers Kallus had been trying to catch for the illegal smuggling of T7s what was he to do? His orders were to uphold the laws of the Empire and those … weapons were illegal.

He shook his head, not wanting his mind to go down that dark hole. He knew what his conscience would do to him and that could not happen here.

Instead, he headed for a cantina further down the alley. It was a dark, nasty place where all manner of ill repute gathered. Just the kind of location where he’d find a black market comm unit to send his data through. Not all of it, unfortunately, there was too much data on the spike to risk that, but he figured if he did this over the coarse of several different missions he’d get the majority to the Rebellion.  

When he’d initially found the information buried in the archives will the Lasan data he’d been in shock and couldn’t believe what he was seeing. As more scrolled across the screen he’d realized that he had uncovered one of the largest cache of blue prints, battle reports, troop movement schedules he’d ever heard of.

Kallus had copied everything to a spike and logged off quickly. He’d buried his tracks and sliced the data trail back into a clerical system that was not checked regularly. Only a dedicated intel search of very redundant systems in the core servers of Coruscant would be able to find what he’d done.

He cleared his mind and as he into the cantina his face was that of a consummate ISB agent, calm and menacing as he sent the troopers to check the surrounding buildings.

There was not a huge crowd, just a couple Ithorians at a table talking with a Rodian. A human was playing sabacc with a Sullust at the other side of the room. There was one bartender, human, and the back area looked empty. He walked past the bartender, taking in the look of fear and nervousness. Kallus’s eyes narrowed a bit and when the man’s eyes fell to the bartop he slipped into the back hall.

There was a small communication array and bounty board. Under the guise of scanning through the list of bounties, he slipped the spike into the array and entered an encrypted signal. He made as if he was checking the boards, watching as the spike sunk into the array. It was almost done when a shadow blocked the entrance to the hallway.

His hand was on his blaster, quickly withdrawing the spike and pocketing it as a rather stocky Klatoonian blocked the hall. Kallus turned and faced the growling male with an impervious glare, not appearing bothered by the other’s loud growls or exposed fangs.

“And just what do you think you’re doing, Imperial?” The male growled out, spittle coming close to landing on Kallus’s tunic. “Didn’t think any of your kind would need to be collecting bounties. If you even could.”

Kal’s right eyebrow cocked up at the sinister leer on the other’s face. The male looked him up and down and Kal could see his nostrils flare as the … being scented him. And then the alien stepped further into the hall, blocking it, and smiled with all his teeth.

“I think you’re a little too pretty for that kind of work.” Kal’s other eyebrow rose minutely at that.

He honestly couldn’t tell if the alien was truly that confidant, or that stupid. Kallus was not a small man by human standards. Yes, the alien had him in weight but Kal had spent a good chunk of his life training for that. And he had spent a good chunk of time recently facing off against a highly trained, highly intelligent Lasat. Compared to Garazeb, this Klatoonian was laughable. Not that his face showed any of his thoughts. He let a smirk slide onto his face, ready to dispatch the alien when a rumble at his back had the other male's eyes going wide.

“Heh heh.” Garazeb’s deep laugh was quiet and full as malice, coming from behind Kallus. “You aren’t wrong about that.”

Kallus took a small step back against the wall so he could see both aliens, showing no more concern at now being between two large aliens than he had before. Too many battles had him knowing not to get involved until he had a better option. And Garazeb had just changed the situation up, giving Kallus quite a few more.

Zeb stepped closer into the hall, so that the Klatoonian could get a better view of the much larger alien with a smiling mouth of fangs all his own. His eyes were narrowed and the way he held himself made if very clear who the more dangerous being was. Kallus’s reaction to such a blatant threat display was probably not the appropriate one but he had acknowledged to himself rather quickly after Bahryn that his feelings for the Lasat were rather complicated.

Zeb prowled farther into the hall and Kallus kept his face impervious as it seemed to sink into the Klatoonian that this wasn’t going to be the “easy fight” he’d thought. Kallus watched as the snarl toned down but the glare the alien sent him was all still all slimey heat.

“Just leave him here when you’re done.” He  grunted, finally taking a step back from Zeb’s continued growl. “I’m sure he won’t be as pretty but doesn’t really need to be.”

There was no way to miss the way that Zeb’s growl sharpened at that, standing to his full height as the Klatoonian turned and left.

Kallus was mostly in the shadows of the hallway and he sincerely hoped they covered the flush he could feel crossing his cheekbones and going down his neck. He had a clear view as Zeb growled after the other alien; his muscles bulging, his hands curled into fists, and his fangs catching the dim light perfectly. The agent found himself transfixed by that gleam, imagining what those sharp teeth would feel like dragging over his skin. He quickly got himself under control but from the deep breath Zeb took, his scent was giving him away.

 Zeb held his gaze as he took another deep breath through his nose, and his smile was all teeth as he looked at the agent.

“What do ya say, Agent?” His deep rumble practically purred, stepping up to him. “Promise I won’t leave a mark on ya.”

The agent stood stock still as Zeb leaned forward and took another sniff right by his ear.

“Unless you’d like me too?”

Kallus held Zeb’s eye as the Lasat leaned back, looking entirely too pleased with himself. And, true, Kallus could feel his flush practically glowing. But he’d had since that moon to realize his complicated feelings and the one he knew and acknowledged seemed to be very much returned. And he had never been one to back down when he knew it was a mutual attraction. So he gave the Lasat a heated, obvious, once over that slowly took in the entirety that was Garazeb Orrelios. From the clawed digitigrade legs, to the powerful thighs, on to the man's strong hips, taking in the clawed hands, up to his barrel chest, and up to the ears before again focusing in on the other man's fangs that were still showing in that smug smirk.

Kallus stepped up to the rebel, his eyes going down to the other’s belt as he slid his finger over the top of it lightly, tugging when he got to the center and raised his eyes. Catching the surprise in the other’s gaze before the smug came back. And Kallus answered that smirk with one of his own, all heat and teeth.

“Oh, I’d like that.” Kallus purred, his voice dropping an octave looking at Zeb through his lashes. “The question is, would you?”

He watched as something else flickered over Zeb’s eyes. Something that matched an emotion Kallus had felt in his bunk late at night and refused to name. Something that was so much more dangerous than anything he could ever do as Fulcrum. Zeb held his gaze, the hallway feeling so much warmer as the other man began to lean down.

“Agent Kallus!”

They both jumped back against the walls of the hallway as Kallus’s comm erupted. “No sign of the rebels, sir. But we did catch a crew of smugglers with some highly illegal contraband.”

Kallus took a deep breath and gave an apologetic look to Zeb as he raised his comm.

“I’ll be right there.” He responded, and lowered his arm.

He looked over at the Lasat, his heart still racing from what had almost happened. What he hoped had almost happened. Zeb returned his gaze with a heated one of his own, his fur standing up on his shoulders and neck.

Kallus stepped over to him, confidant as he ever was on the battle field, right up to the larger man and palmed the spike into Zeb’s hand and he leaned up to his ear.

“Be careful flashing those teeth, Garazeb.” He purred, putting all the training the ISB had ever provided into his voice. “Or you just may need to make good with them.”

He was so close he could feel Zeb’s quick indrawn breath and the low purr that started immediately. Stepping deftly back before the other man could grab him, Kallus started towards the entrance.

“Oh, I’ll make good Agent.” He could feel Zeb’s growl as the other man stayed in the hallway.

Kal took in the lasat’s look, smug and with even more fang. That he ran his tongue over as he held Kallus’ gaze. And the smirk grew when Kallus made an aborted step back towards him.  

He cast a heated glare back at the other man, making sure to hold it till the fool Lasat squirmed. Then he headed for the docks; knowing the image of Zeb’s tongue rolling over that fang would be featuring prominently when he finally returned to his cabin.

[lasatgirl60]

This is another sketch for day seven Hurt/Comfort of KAW2021.  Did this sketch and the other one while healing up from final cancer treatments that made me a bit sick for a while.  I think Zeb hurt more than he let on after Kanan died and Ezra disappeared.

[kalluzebminibang]

Surprise - we're having an event this summer!

Summer 2021 will be the first Kalluzeb Reverse Bang!

I'm sure you have some questions. Here are three answers:

What is a Reverse Bang?

A reverse bang is like a big or mini bang, but backwards.  Artists create a piece first and then writers pick the image they’d like to create a story about!

What kind of art counts?

Any sort of art that a story can be derived from - traditional art, digital art, dioramas, playlists, cross-stitching, etc.  Because of the way the Bang works, art such as podfics will not be accepted.

Does my art have to be finished on the art due date?

Your art should be mostly finished by this date, or at least complete enough that an author can derive a story from it. It won't be required to be finished until posting begins!

Here is the basic schedule for the 2021 Kalluzeb Reverse Bang!  Check in dates will be added later.

Sign-Ups:  May 1-15, 2021

Art Due Date:  June 1, 2021

Writer Claims Open:  June 2, 2021

Posting:  Aug 22-Sept 5, 2021

All this information is also available on the Mini-Bang tumblr page - you'll find them under the "pages" drop-down menu. They will be kept updated as new questions are asked or the check-in dates are set.

Any other questions?  Submit them as an ask or message the mod directly!

*I am aware that the sign-ups coincide with the Kalluzeb Appreciation Week event, but since no work is due in that period - just a Google form - hopefully that won't be an issue!

[charbax]

KAW 2021 DAY 4 - Modern AU

Chapters: 4/7 Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: Rebels Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Alexsandr Kallus/Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, Kanan Jarrus/Hera Syndulla Characters: Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, Alexsandr Kallus, Kanan Jarrus, Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren, Ezra Bridger, C1-10P | Chopper Additional Tags: more characters will be revealed as prompts come, more tags will be revealed as prompts come, Fluff, Biting, H - Freeform, Stardew Valley AU, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting 

A/N: I decided to instead incorporate a lil bit of a Stardew Valley I've been rolling around my head for a while. All you need to know is that Kallus is the Joja Mart manager and Zeb is a rancher ^.^ I'll see if I continue this train of thought later! 

AO3 link here uwu

Zeb found him on the way back to his ranch; it would have been hard to miss the Rolls Royce parked close to the bus stop, its engine stalling. As Zeb approached it he could hear swearing from inside. He knocked on the fogged window. "Kallus?"

The swearing stopped. A moment later, the window got rolled down, and Kallus' frown appeared, bringing a blast of heated air Zeb's way. "May I help you Mr. Orrelios?"

"Seems like you're havin' car troubles."

"Yes, well, thank you for noticing that." Kallus said, then went back to turning his engine on in vain. When Zeb didn't move from his spot, Kallus turned back to him and snapped, "Is there anything else?"

Now this was new - usually Kallus' face held thinly veiled contempt or placid customer service friendliness - but right now, he looked pissed off enough to try arguing with Zeb. So of course Zeb kept talking. "Do you usually drive home after work?"

"Yes." Kallus said through gritted teeth.

"So whereabouts do you live?"

"Zuzu city."

Zeb whistled. "That's pretty far. And you drive there and back everytime?"

"Yes." Kallus said, and didn't elaborate on that.

As if to remind him that it was the middle of winter, the wind picked up, sending shivers through Zeb, despite the warmth of Kallus' air conditioning. That was then the engine gave one last whine then stilled, no matter how many times Kallus cursed and turned the key. Zeb decided to throw him a bone.

"I got a spare room at my place. Why don't you stay the night, then we can take a look at your car in the morning."

Kallus made a face as if he was considering freezing himself rather than accept the offer, but then, he sighed, his frown turning more forlorn. "Fine." He turned off the car completely, halting the blast of hot air, then exited. At least he's wearing a parka, Zeb thought, even if it was a bright blue Joja Mart brand and looked ugly as anything. Kallus shivered as he started to follow Zeb, huffing into cupped palms.

"Be careful of the ice," Zeb said. "Especially at this part of the path-"

There was a skid, then a sharp gasp, then sound of someone eating shit on the ice-hard ground. Zeb whipped around and saw Kallus raising himself on his elbows, groaning. Zeb carefully stepped over to him. "Crikey, you ok?"

"I'm fine." Kallus bit out. He tried to get to his feet but cried out, clearly the opposite of fine.

"Here, let me help." Zeb said, offering out a hand. Kallus looked at it with disdain. "C,mon, I don't bite." Zeb continued. "Unless I really like you."

With great trepidation, Kallus took the hand and let his arm get slung around Zeb's shoulders, Zeb's hand secure on his waist. It was much slower going, but definitely safer. He could feel the long line of Kallus' body taut with pain and stiffness, trying to keep as much pressure off his bad foot as possible. The snow drifted around them, turning a short walk into a long trek into the dark unknown. All they had was the light of the lamposts and the cobblestone pathways that Zeb knew like that back of his hand. The air was silent with the hush of freshly falling snow.

Finally, the glow of the barn's lanterns came into view and Zeb breathed a sigh of relief. "Home sweet home." He guided Kallus through the front gate and up to the house.

“I’m surprised you didn’t live in a barn.” Kallus said. Zeb bristled, but chose not to rise to the bait.

“Y’might change your mind when you come in.”

"We'll see about that." Kallus muttered, and limped inside with Zeb.

[kalluzeb]

We are a month away from KAW 2021!

[lasatgirl60]

This is my contribution to KAW2021.  I chose day seven Hurt/Comfort.  I’ve never drawn Kallus before and he didn’t come out that good.  This is set after the freeing of Lothol and Zeb is grieving the losses of Kanan and Ezra.