#SW. STUDIES

[bishicat]

back in naboo

[swedenis-h]

HE COULD USE A GOOD KISS!! (X)

[aaeeart]

trying to beat the art not arting with Sabine ✨

[chiliger]

Cody - Kote - Glory

For Cody Day 2/2/24

(Closeups under the cut)

[depiche]

What am I to do, love, loved one? I don't know how others love or how people loved in the past. I live, watching you, loving you.

[skywalkr-nberrie]

Apart from the fact that Padmé had said she knew she’d no longer be allowed to serve in the senate, Anakin saying he wanted to leave the Jedi and be with Padmé, and Padmé outwardly saying that she wanted to raise her and Anakin’s kids on Naboo, and run away with him to the Lake Country (it’s even stated so by Trisha Bigger in Dressing a Galaxy, when asked about what Padmé’s funeral dress was supposed to symbolize):

We do see a bit more implications within the ROTS novel that tell us how Padmé and Anakin were keen on leaving behind duty, to live together peacefully, and raise their kids.

In this scene of the novel, we see that OW is encouraging Padmé to watch over Anakin (as he’s growing more concerned of his mental state) and somewhat asks her to “leave him” because her relationship to him strains his position as a Jedi, and it would be a mistake if he left. Padmé insists that it doesn’t matter, because Anakin is said to be the chosen one, therefore he would remain a Jedi as so the prophecy states. But on the contrary, OW tells her that he’s scanned the prophecy and it’s no where said that the chosen one had to be a Jedi. At this point, the parts I’ve highlighted shows to us how Padmé begins to hope, that she describes as desperate and leaving her breathless. She now knows that Anakin, her husband, doesn’t need to remain in the Order to complete his legacy as the chosen one. Leaving more room for her to hope for the future that she and Anakin so desperately crave together.

Up until now, Padmé didn’t want to take Anakin away from his duty and responsibilities as a Jedi, partly because of the Republic and it’s reliance on him, but mostly because she didn’t want to take away his dream of being a Jedi. Part of this feeling also stems from the prophecy stating that Anakin IS the chosen one. Knowing how Padmé is very prone to justice, and helping the galaxy especially for those in need of saving. It’s not hard to put two and two together that she’d feel guilt for making Anakin choose her over fulfilling his mission as the chosen one. (Even though to Anakin, there was never a choice. He would inevitably always choose Padmé.) This passage alone gives her the hope and confirmation she’s always desperately wanted that Anakin didn’t have to remain a Jedi to be the chosen one. So she feels a sense of relief knowing she can still have him, run away with him, and at the same time, not take him away from the grand destiny he was always meant for.

In this passage^^ Anakin also mentions that he and Padmé have talked about what would happen now that she was pregnant, and he says that they’ve decided that they would remain in their respective positions for as long as they could until the secret was no longer concealable. Another implication of how they HAVE talked about leaving their duties behind in favour of running away together. The result was made from the circumstances Anakin was in of course. He wanted to stay in the Order longer to find a way to save Padmé. Padmé only wanted to keep it a secret to protect Anakin, so that he could stay in the Order. (No mention of herself or her duty.)

Padmé had already gone through the consequences her pregnancy would lead too, and she didn’t care for them. She says she’d be “relieved” of her senatorial duties, and she made her peace with it. She was ready to move on and begin her life with Anakin. She was only worried for what everything would mean for Anakin. She was worried what it would do for him, and he, of course, decided that he didn’t care either. He also just wanted to run away with his wife and be together as one big family.

In Padmé’s words:

“Come away with me, leave everything else behind while we still can.”

[generouspicklesaladhumanoid]

Since I never draw backgrounds, I did a fast little Korriban study. It was a ton of fun ngl.

[intermundia]

hayden's long legs my beloved

[livsy]

I drew that one pic of padawan Ani :3

[foxdoodles]

screenshot study + an assortment of torbin sketches

[baleful-blurbs]

character study of the silly space farmer himself. 😍🫶

[shellshooked]

liberator of ancient wonders

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Alfa Romeo Alfetta SW, 1983, by Zagato. Designed by Giuseppe Mittino at the Milanese atelier, Zagato Milano. The proposal came too late in the model life of the Alfetta to be seriously considered for series production. Furthermore this was at the time when Alfa Romeo was a heavily loss-making state-owned enterprise whose future was being fought over by Ford and Fiat so new model plans were under intense scrutiny (spoiler alert, Fiat won and took over in 1986). In an unconscious prediction of what would happen to Alfa, the SW used the tail lights from a Fiat Uno. Had it entered production it would have been one of the only station wagons to employ a transaxle gearbox, the other being the first generation Pontiac Tempest Safari

[suniverse-art]

A Thranto commission in the style of Leyendecker!

[fearmakess]

[skywalkr-nberrie]

To this very day, even as a joke! I just find the “Anakin was bad at sex” headcanon so lame and completely untrue 😭 Padmé wasn’t craving after him 24/7 for no reason at all. And the fact that some people actually buy it is just a disservice to Anakin’s completely romantic persona and his most defining trait to prioritize others before himself. Why would he fall short during intimacy for the woman he loves most? Be fr, please!

“She felt her body turn liquid with heat, tasted wine and danger and sweet, sweet safety.”

Yeah, she’s totally not affected by him just kissing her.

“his hands roaming her body now, setting her on fire whenever he touched” …

“His scorching lips were a blessing and a torment”

Hmm, doesn’t seem like she’s getting riled up by his touch at all. Yup. No way.

“She could feel what it cost him to pull back from the brink, and knew he felt the price she paid for not surrendering.”

Nah, she’s completely unfazed by him, pfft. It totally didn’t take anything for her to pull back from his tempting hands.

“Fervently hoping the blush had faded from her cheeks”

Still blushing after the whole ordeal that went down between her and her husband?? Yeah, that’s not the sign of a horny woman in love. Y’all are crazy.

“Her lips were tingling, and where Anakin’s desperate fingers had branded her, she burned.”

Still thinking about his touch and kiss after quite some time has already passed and seeks distraction through her colleagues from her horny thoughts of her husband? She doesn’t want him at all. Can’t you see?

“Squealing with laughter, she let him tumble her to the sheets, mock-protesting as his embrace crushed the fragrant fruit against her skin.”

Sounds like she hates it when she’s getting intimate with him, just look at the sounds of her squealing laughter, and letting him tumble her to the sheets. Poor Padmé, Anakin doesn’t seem passionate at all.

“Eyes sparkling, cheeks flushed, hair riotously tousled around her slender shoulders.”

Yeah. Eyes sparkling, cheeks all flushed, and hair tousled is no indication of an afterglow, she’s just bored out of her mind cause Anakin sucks at sex, it’s so obvious.

“And she wished for me to relate to you that she believes the both of you might… avoid a public scene… all afternoon. And perhaps all night, as well.”

Hmm, now why would Padmé want to clear her schedule all afternoon and all night to spend with Anakin? She probably just wants to play checkers.

“But the look in her eye gave all the context he needed” …

“You’re the pilot. Think you can find us somewhere private?”

I don’t even have sarcasm for this one….

But yeah, Anakin probably sucked at sex.