#You don't look like her (Anakin & Sabe)

[corruptedforce]

[ WALL ] ― your muse pins my muse against the closest wall. (From Sabé)

@mayxthexforce

[ Dirty Kind of Teasing / @mayxthexforce / Accepting! ]

Anakin hadn't seen Sabe in nearly a week. He had sent her to handle some Senate things in his place, because well, he hated that. That was the whole part of this taking the Emperor's place, that annoyed him. He didn't mind the rest of it. He was a Sith and he was fine with that. Some of the time, he had to admit that he was probably a hybrid of who he was, then and now. But, it was well known, that he had taken down Palpatine.

Sabe was not the shadow now. She was his right hand, especially when it came to politics. But, she also was pregnant and they had gotten married quickly.

If he was honest, the only thing that scared him more than politics and all that, was Luke and Leia.

They were running now and talking, well for the most part. Sometimes, he felt like Leia was this powerful storm like he was and Luke was calmer. They had just gone down, when he finally heard her come in.

When she comes in, he moved to press her against the wall, glad he could still safely do so. "You left me alone with those tiny terrorists again." His lips moved down her neck.

[corruptedforce]

@mayxthexforce

Pretty much how Anakin & Sabe or Vader and Sabe always start.

“i’ll kill you.” are we about to kiss 

[abigaillazaar]

CREATOR TAG GAME

yayyyy happy new year my loves!!

thank you for tagging me char @cressidascowper pick your 5 favorite gif sets of 2024 that got less than 1k notes and then pick 10 gifsets of someone else's that got less than 1k notes.

mine:

this johanna and finnick set for thg week! i rarely ever try greens so this was a great exercise. plus shameless letterboxd review insert i had the time of my life making it (even though i think it's on the simpler side)

rhaenicent + august! my beloveds <3 i actually was so relieved finishing this—mainly bc i'd been working on it since last year but couldn't be satisfied with the coloring + typography (real ones remember it was in my new year's clean up last year). i'm so glad i waited for s2 to air though because it really made the lyrics more cohesive . freaks. (also i remembered seeing the lyric "change" on swiftietok and hated it so. bad . like so bad. but was like wait but so fitting for rhaenicent so. i caved! #noregrets)

rhaenicent + sad beautiful tragic. this was the first edit i made for that week in preparation and that last gif was what led to my idea for day one (paternity test). rhaenyra's the father bitch! also i'm proud of myself for making the first gif bc that's emily in lost girls ! and now she riding syrax instead of flying to neverland. love me brain <3

rhaenicent + fics ! fic writers the backbone of our society i love them sooooooo much i'll probably end up doing another one! i know some of the authors saw the set but i hope all of them know how hard i'm clutching their fics to my chest

this is truly the rhaenicent show (i have an addiction). anyway last one is this super simple rhaenicent edit! it's slightly au but placing alicent watching rhaenyra play with her children i'm sick to my stomach and i literally made it. thank you aish (@alicenthighstower) for dealing with me in those trying times

others:

@maxanor's gorgeous gorgeous sejanus -> katniss edit. i remember falling to my knees when i saw that omg. the black and white to bright saturated orange is insane, my teeth ache just looking at it. beautiful work hannah!

one of the most deplorable (endearing) edits i've seen this year is this jackieshauna set by miss becca it girl @nataliescatorccio herself. first of all anyone who knows me knows red + black + white is my favorite color combo so this was an immediate hit. this edit......took my breath away (also bc i was dry heaving from the #pain!)

this padme and sabe edit by char @cressidascowper........lorddddd don't even get me started i wanted to throw up! i love muted colors so much (i rarely ever attempt bc idk. it never looks right when i try) but char......your coloring on this i'm gonna scream! and the quote! i'm screaming. absolutely insane chef's kiss

this anakin skywalker set that erika @padme-amidala (come home the kids (me) miss you <33) made....this has been one of my favorite poems since like...high school. like at some point i had it as my lockscreen. i love this mf poem. and so when i saw anakin skywalker ??? to this poem ????? the scream i scrumpt. need her to come back and bless my eyes again...

itty bitty baby aish made this swanqueen edit, and it almost influenced me to rewatch ouat. the coloring is exquisite and the quote ....and the shots you chose.......lordddddd it sent me into a downward spiral i opened up swanqueen's page on ao3 just to feel something again

anyway thanks for tuning in! tagging everyone mentioned (unless they already did this, then. whatever) love you all and can't wait to see what you guys have in store for 2025 (break my heart, i'll still love you <3)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

[vodika-vibes]

Sabe’s got this, she’s only gotta us all her skills to assassinate Anakin, stage Padme’s death & escape

Lol, right? Easy. It'll be fine.

Anakin steps into the home he shares with Padme, and is surprised to see her standing in the kitchen, "I'm home, Angel." He says. "How was your day?" Padme glances at him, "I've been sick most of the day, so I made some tea to settle my stomach." She smiles at him, the same soft, pretty smile that he fell in love with, "Would you like some?" "Of course." Anakin takes a seat at the table, and watches as Padme pours herself a mug, and then him, before she sits across from him and slides his mug across the table to him, "Where are your handmaidens?" He asks. "I dismissed them for the day," Padme says absently, as she sips her tea and then sets the mug back on the table, "I knew you were going to be back soon. I'm surprised you didn't pass them." "They must have used the front door." "That must be it." Anakin drinks his tea. It's sweet, sweeter than what Padme normally makes him, but he suspects that it must have something to do with the pregnancy, so he bites his tongue. It's really bad though, so he drinks it quickly, without tasting it. "Oh. You're done already. Would you like some more." Padme asks. "I wouldn't want to drink all of your tea, Angel." He replies immediately. Padme just hums and takes another small sip. "You're drinking it rather slowly." "I'm being careful," She replies, "I'm hoping it doesn't come back up." "Ah. Of course." Fifteen minutes later, Anakin starts noticing something odd. He can't feel his hands, and the force feels muted, almost muffled. Not to mention a sudden pain in his head, and his chest. "Are you alright?" Padme asks. "Yeah, just...exhausted." She smiles at him, "You should lay down and take a nap then. You're probably feeling my exhaustion." "That's a good idea." Slowly Anakin pushes to his feet, and he only gets a few feet away from the table before he collapses to the ground, "Kriff-" He manages to roll over onto his back and stares blearily at the ceiling. Padme stands over him, something cold on her face, "We never approved of this relationship," She says, her voice sounding different, "Padme rushed, but it was her choice, so we supported her. Right up until you helped destroy the Democracy that she loved so much." "Padm-" "No." There's some movement, "You claimed that you loved Padme, but you never bothered to get to know her sisters? To the point where you can't tell me from Padme? Disgusting." She shakes her head, "The poison will finish it's work shortly. Your heart will stop, and no one will be here to call for help. You will never hurt another person." "Palpatine-" "Don't you remember?" Sabe asks, "The houses belonging to senators are shielded to keep people with the force from peeking on us. No one is going to know what happened." She vanishes for a moment, and returns looking more like Sabe and less like Padme, "Good bye, Anakin Skywalker. May the gods grant you what you deserve." On Alderaan Older Ahsoka and Little Ahsoka watch the news coming from Coruscant with heavy hearts, and when the emergency broadcast comes across the news, announcing the deaths of Senator Padme Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, they immediately run to the council to share the news.

[vodika-vibes]

Ashanii & Caleb: Where is Cal? Is he safe? Is he alright?

Ashanii and Caleb are like, "The third part of our muskateer group is missing and may be hurt. 🥺🥺🥺"

Meanwhile, everyone else is like, "We have to prepare to continue the war, and try to convince the planets that the Empire is evil, and also free the remaining clones that are enslaved as well as free the imprisoned."

Once Sabe finishes her story she looks around the room, some of the Masters look impressed, namely Master Windu and Master Koon, while Master Kenobi looks grieved. She straightens her spine, "I'm not going to apologize for what I did-" "No. You did the right thing." Master Kenobi says, sounding pained even as he admitted it, "It's an impressive thing you did. You're incredibly lucky that Anakin didn't realize what you were doing." "Yes, I know I am." Sabe's shoulders slump, "With respect, Master Jedi, we're exhausted. We want to help Padme have these babies and the go somewhere no one knows us. Will that be allowed?" "Of course. We do not kidnap children, Miss Sabe," Master Koon says patiently, "As soon as Miss Padme is healthy, you can all do what you like." His voice is kind, "You've done more than your duty, young lady. You can leave the rest to us." "Thank you." Sabe says with a sigh, before she offers a polite bow, and then sweeps out of the room to join her sisters. "So," Mace says as he folds his hands in front of his face, "Where do we go from here." He glances at Ahsoka, "I don't suppose you have any advice?" "I wish I did. Vader being dead...it changes a lot. Not to mention things are happening so much sooner than they did for me-" Ahsoka shrugs, "I would recommend, though, as soon as we're able, to claim Kamino." "Hm...a fine plan. Plo, Obi-Wan, I want the pair of you to work with Ahsoka to work out a plan for taking Kamino." Mace says, "Work with the Commanders, I'm sure they have a plan."

[corruptedforce]

Anakin is way too fertile, for his own good, and sex education was not taught at the Jedi Temple, so birth control is a good thing, if it’s covered by the person he’s with, because I have a ship, where he has 3 pregnancies and a child now, plus Luke & Leia.  Don’t underestimate the power of the man’s fertility, and she was on birth control for at least two of those.

[helbertinelli]

What kind of emotion do you think Vader has for Sabe?

I only read the 2020 Vader comic so idk what they're doing now. I don't think Vader would feel any emotions for Sabe other than the fact that she resembles his wife. But he wouldn't have the same feelings for her as he does for Padme. He also can't kill her out of his devotion to Padme because she triggers too many memories of Padme for him. I don't think they can be friends, maybe allies. Definitely not lovers. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm kinda wary of comic book writers pushing Sabe around Vader so much... she's not Padme no matter how much she looks like her, but I guess writers like her because she's what they want Padme to be. The warrior stereotypical "strong female" character.

Idk if this is what's going on in the comics too, but I'm tired of canon writers trying to push Sabe on either Anakin or Padme. It's annoying and it makes me dislike her as a character.

[crowsandmurder]

♡ (from Sabé for Anakin)

@mayxthexforce

Send me "♡" for my muse to confess their feelings for your muse - romantic or not. // @mayxthexforce // Accepting!

If there was one thing that Anakin Skywalker should have realized when he was nine and told his master that he really didn't see a point in so many rules, he would have saw coming his complete disregard for the Jedi code, in general.

When he was first taken to Theed as a child, Sabe had sneaked him into the kitchen, when he couldn't sleep. She had also treated him like a person. They had naturally stayed in contact, over the years.

He often told her about his quest to become a Jedi, constructing lightsabers, going with Obi-Wan, little known facts that he told no one else. She did the same. It was something they had done for years. She had been Padme's shadow, but he had managed to sneak out of the temple to see her more than once, anytime she was in Coruscant.

One night when he was around fourteem, he wrote her and told her in detail, how he felt and how he'd always felt. They had decided to meet up in a couple weeks. He had managed to sneak out again and they were alone in Padme's penthouse. He was quiet, and so was she. He spoke first.

"So um what I said, it's true, I just am scared of throwing up if I say it again. It's always been you. I'm not supposed to like girls but I like you."

Watching her carefully, he looked for any reaction, before she leaned in and kissed him and he accidentally poked her in the eye. "Sorry. Does that mean you agree?"

She smiled at him. "I like seeing you too and if you don't poke me in the eye, you can kiss me." He leaned in again and bumped her nose, to which she pushed back.

He finally spoke. "Here, why don't you kiss me?"

She smiled at him. "Good plan."

[bibliophileiz]

I haven't seen Phantom Menace since college (when it came out in 3-D and was exceptionally terrible, lol) and watching it again now it's not as bad as I remembered.

Which isn't to say it's good.

Thoughts:

In general, I think the overall plot is a good one. It's the details in the execution that aren't great. The child actors (including sometimes Natalie Portman) are not great, the dialogue is pretty bland and Jar Jar doesn't work any better now than he did in the '90s (in fact he might be worse).

But the podracing is great, and some of the casting is really good. Baby Keira Knightley (who had to have been 12 when this was filmed) does a great job shelving her natural talent accent to play just a wooden bureucratic Natalie Portman. (This sounds mean about Natalie Portman. I usually like her a lot, just not really in this.)

I also think Andy Secome, who plays Watto, does a pretty good job. Also Warwick Davis is in it??? He doesn't have anything to do, but he is there if you want to play Where's Waldo (Where's Warwick).

Also, and I remember noticing this as a 6-year-old in the theater the first time I saw it, but Ewan McGregor as young Obi-Wan Kenobi is *chef's kiss.* Baby Iz watching this for the first time was trying to figure out how they made Alec Guiness look so young.

But the best has to be Pernilla August, who plays Shmi and who should have won a goddamn Oscar, she breaks my heart in this movie. Her line delivery is really good (especially considering some of the dialogue), and her facial expressions, i mean, gawd. This is a woman who involuntarily brought a child into this shitty, shitty world and all she wants is for him to be free and have a future, and that desire clearly battles with her fear for his safety, from the podracing to leaving with Jedi to help finish their secret mission. And in the end she gives up everything so that he can go off into the stars with strangers who think he's special but they don't know him like she does, and she's just left alone, with nothing, on Tattooine, and URRRGGGHHHHH.

Anyway, Shmi is my favorite character and Anakin is such a useless little fuckboi who didn't deserve her, he should have gone back and rescued her the first time he got Jedi leave.

(although I'm not sure Jedi have leave. Which is just one more way the organization in the prequels is supremely fucked up)

Hmm, what other things are good about this movie?

I really love that two teenage girls (Natalie and Keira -- yes, I know their real names are Padme and Sabe, fuck off, it's Natalie and Keira, and they should hang out more) basically come up with the entire third act on their own because they're tired of waiting for these fuckin old white men to solve their problems for them.

also the final space battle is cool but it needed less dialogue from childactorAnakin

(similarly, the gungun battle would have been fine and i think their space ball weapon thingies are kind of cool, but there needed to be WAY less jarjar and i can't figure out why anyone thought he would make a good foot soldier, let alone a general)

and the lightsaber battle has SUCH. AN EPIC. SCORE. ominous choirs over lightsaber sounds are something i didn't realize i needed from my star wars

(Actually there are a weirdly high number of similarities between this movie and Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame)

And Darth Maul is very cool and should have come back in the sequels.

But the pacing's not very good. Also apparently Liam Neeson hated working on this movie and it shows

So those are my deranged thoughts on Phantom Menace. Now I'm staritng Attack of the Clones (which does NOT have as good a plot) and I'm trying to figure out why Padme's dying decoy thinks she's failed her?? Like, she didn't plan on getting blown up, and clearly if the plan was to keep Padme from getting blown up, then it ... worked.... Which is obviously shitty for the decoy, and Padme should be apologizing to HER

I have a feeling I'm going to be more disappointed in this one than in Phantom Menace.

[corruptedforce]

Anakin/Sabe, also Vaderkin

[helbertinelli]

What do you think are the biggest problems with EK Padme books?

I'm going to link this post from @padme-amitabha where she talks about the issues with the EK Padme books: https://padme-amitabha.tumblr.com/post/641362028845465600/what-are-your-thoughts-about-queens-shadow-and

I personally never read the books so my dislike of them comes from reviews I've seen from Padme fans (who are trustworthy). My main issue is that it seemed like EK hated Padme (the character GL created) and she tried to "fix" her so that Padme would fit her own liking or at least the TCW version of Padme (which is a different character than Prequels!Padme). It just seems like another case of she didn't understand the character (as many SW fans and creators still don't) so she tried to reinterpret Padme in a way that made sense to her. As with other Disney!Padme versions, it did seem like the EK books tried too hard to divorce Padme from being feminine (such as making sure everything in her wardrobe serves a functional purpose). It's not uncommon for a woman to like feminine things and be a competent character. It's actually sexist to claim that you're only serious if you act like a male.

Also, the author kinda gives me vibes that she hates Anakin and Anidala (I think I saw a review for her new Padme book that supposedly had Anidala in it and their relationship was just glossed over when the relationship is a significant part of Padme's character and of her development, not to mention it's basically the entire backbone of SW as a whole). You can't hate Anakin and Anidala and write Padme well. I also didn't like that the books seemed to push for Sabe being in love with Padme. The handmaidens and Padme were more like sisters and I'm tired of the idea that only romantic love is strong and familial and platonic love is somehow lesser. Also it's super creepy that Sabe woulf be into a person who looks almost identical to her (just my own opinion). Oh and I hated that they brought in that gaping plot hole, Rush Clovis. Dude doesn't fit into the timeline established by GL for Padme. Padme wouldn't date that creep anyway. Idk why Disney tries so hard to make Clovis happen.

[helbertinelli]

Don't hate anidala! I think you shouldn't look at tumblr metas etc because tumblr people don't know how to behave or even understand a complex character. I also hate Fix It fics because they're not fixing anything, they're just ruining it by simplifying the story and characters.

I hate fanon Anidala. I hate how Anakin has to be turned into a dumbed down, harmless version of himself for people to be able to reconcile that he and Padme should be together.

I hate how Padme has to act like some sugar daddy or other demeaning sexist stereotype to Anakin in order for people to be able to say that she’s not a sexist depiction of a woman.

I hate that Padme isn’t just allowed to be in love with Anakin without fans having to come up with some crazy theory about how he mind-tricked her, or stole her from Sabe, or she just wants a pretty boy she can fuck.

I hate that Anakin’s canon relationship with Padme is viewed as abusive even though it wasn’t that until the very end when he fell to the dark side.

I hate that they have to turn him into an useless man-child and they always turn Padme into some stereotypical strong female character™ unfeeling bitch.

I hate how fans try to turn Anidala into Padme being demeaning to Anakin and Anakin having no power in the relationship in order to live out their weird fantasies of always treating people like objects.

[corruptedforce]

@mayxthexforce

Anakin and Sabe

[corruptedforce]

@mayxthexforce

sex that’s both rough and gentle, pls and thank…  entwining fingers while the other hand holds their partner’s head down.  kisses on the forehead while their partner is crying, too overstimulated to think.  soft praises whispered into their partner’s ear while they’re pounding into them so roughly its shaking the bed.  

[corruptedforce]

He was starting to grow impatient with Obi-Wan, starting to feel like he was more against him than with him and maybe it was war, the lies that he had been told during Obi-Wan's undercover assignment. But, he wasn't spending as much time with Obi-Wan, when they weren't on a mission. He thought often of Sabe, most of the time and did what he could, to keep the dark thoughts out, but they still crept in, from a force that he hadn't yet identified.

"Yeah, if he tell me the truth. I am tired of being lied to."

He worried about her and about their child. He was growing stronger in the force and he worried the baby would come out with too much power and into this stupid war that he was over. He was tired of fighting for a cause that shouldn't even matter to the Jedi.

Watching her go back to the fridge, he couldn't help but smile at how she walked. "You are getting a bit barefoot and pregnant, you know. I have heard that term on my holo shows. I also know some women get offended." He smiled when he was around her.

Sabé watched him. The dark circles under his eyes, a little something to his tone that spoke of tiredness. There were things about the force that she couldn't understand, not without being force sensitive; but she could see how they took a toll on him.

Her search for something to feed him and herself was put on pause as she moved back to him, reaching up and gently caressing his cheek.

"Master Kenobi said you could contact him for anything we need help with," she reminded him. Obi-Wan was socially awkward and emotionally constipated in a way that reminded Sabé of herself, but she could tell that he cared about Anakin deeply, more than most other people. "Even if you can't stay still enough to meditate with him, maybe just... talk. Tell him how you feel. He understands the force far better than I do."

It was one of the things that worried her about having his child: the high chances of producing a force sensitive child. With how strong in the force Anakin was, both Jedi and Sabé speculated that there was little chance of the child not turning out force sensitive. She would love this baby girl either way, but still, she worried about not being able to help her as much as she worried about not being able to help Anakin.

She pressed a kiss to his lips before she turned back to the fridge, grabbing some leftovers to warm up.

[sithdestined]

Part of him craved her, desired her, carnally. He was only human, only a man, and he had been denied what he sought most and desired most for three years. The thought of simply taking her upstairs and freeing her from the confines of her modest Tatooine clothing had come easily enough, but as soon as he had seen his children, it had left just as quickly. More than his desires of the flesh was his love for those from whom he had been separated. And now that he knew them, had seen them and heard them and touched them, how could he ever bare to be away again? The dark thing in Anakin whispered that the more he had, the more he could lose.

It taunted him with all he had lost, which how close he had come to losing even more. It told him that he did not deserve what he was being given, these gifts, but Anakin did not listen, not anymore than he had listened when he had doubted if she could ever love him the way he loved her. She had proven she did, as much as she possibly could, and she had never given him any reason to doubt. These were his children and it was not about what he deserved. It was about love. And love them he did. He had thought once there was no way he could love anyone more than he loved Padme. He had thought he knew what the limit of his feelings were, for he felt them so intensely, so deeply and yet.

They seemed bottomless now, in the face of what he felt about his family. That his love and his hope and everything good he felt could go on forever and ever. "I'll tell you about it, but not right now. All you need to know is that I had the strength to come home to you because you love me. Because I love you. When I was alone, and that was all I had, it was enough." As she took his hand he squeezed it gently, and as she spoke, he smiled, his eyes bright with excitement and glee. He was sure she could feel the joy radiating off him, force sensitive or not. While the twins played with their familiar guardians, was it fair for the two of them to sneak away? Surely he should be out there, in that moment, with them. The dark thing he was trying to ignore was persistent - if he left them now, would they disappear? What if they got hurt? What if someone came and took them away?

What if - The smile was gone, his brow furrowed as he looked back down at Padme. Concerned was etched into the lines of his face. "Maybe they should come back inside...we could all watch together." He wanted so many things all at once. To be alone with her. To be with them. To talk with Obi-Wan. How could he survive so much love and longing? He felt like at any moment, he might be torn apart. "I've missed you so much. I just...I don't think I can let them out of my sight," He confessed, voice tinged with anxiety. He knew she would never assume he loved her less because he wanted their company as well, as if he even could if he'd tried. If there had been any chance of Anakin letting her go, ever, it had gone when they reunited and he saw her beautiful face, felt her soft skin. "How do you do it? How do you turn your back on them even for a second? I know Obi-Wan and Sabe would never let anything happen to them but the idea of it..." It pained him. It made the thing he called a heart in his chest ache for them, and he'd only spent a few hours in the presence.

Perhaps more than anything else she had missed these quiet little moments of affection. Even something as mundane as doing dishes together was more enjoyable purely because he was there with her. And hearing him agree that they would not split up the family ever again, that last bit of concern faded away, like a knot in a muscle finally releasing its tension. He'd had to leave so quickly that they hadn't been able to discuss anything more solid for their future than that one day he'd come back home. There was always a chance, she'd worried, that he wouldn't think they were safe if he was with them, that he'd leave again.

"They are easy children to love, although they are holy terrors half the time. Clearly a trait they inherited from their father," she teased, handing him another dish to dry. She followed his gaze out the window, where the twins were "helping" Sabé harvest carrots. Luke was already covered in dirt. "See what I mean?" she joked, nudging his side with her elbow.

When he said he was proud of her, Padmé found tears welling up in her eyes. She hadn't realized what that kind of affirmation would mean to her, but she had tried her utmost over these years to raise them well. To teach them about their father and prepare them for his return. And that was on top of learning how to live off the grid, how to farm and cook and draw water and all manner of things. She'd wanted him to have a welcoming home to return to, whenever that day was. "It was hard, yes, but at least I wasn't alone," she responded, blinking quickly to clear away the tears even as she turned from the window to smile at him.

While he told her a bit about his pirate years, she listened attentively. By the time he was done, they had finished up the last dish, and she could rinse her hands and let the sink drain. "I do, actually. I want to know what your life was like, your joys and your struggles. I thought about you every day, wondering what you were doing, if you had made friends for yourself. I never wanted your three years to be one long agony. As much as I was missing you, I could never wish for your suffering." She reached out and took his hands in hers, giving him a shy smile. "But you're right, watching the twins' holos would be more fun. I keep that holopad in my - our - room upstairs..." She trailed off, a faint pink blush staining her cheeks, feeling rather silly at this reaction. How many nights had she fallen asleep dreaming of - longing for - him to be there, holding her? Or lost herself in the memory of his lips on hers, her skin, his hands caressing her so gently? Now that he was finally home, she just wanted to spend the morning curled up in bed with him, watching the holos she'd recorded for him. She felt certain that Sabé would keep them entertained all morning, just to give Padmé and Anakin some time alone together for their reunion.