#cannon compliant ships

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You can go ahead and blame @ruanek & @blonndiec for this shit. SUCK IT UP, BITCHES!

<3 you all. Party in Ten-Forward!

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So, Netflix... you have the chance to do something really fucking epic right now...

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Look, what I'm saying is

Yuuri wins silver.

Victor's hair is...

Yuri wins gold.

Altin means...

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. Now for the power point presentation...

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Okay, but hear me out.

They go to see Beka's falcon. Yes. His Falcon. (Delicious, YoI animators. Feed me more.) Because of fucking corse they do. Yuri will not let that pass. He has HAS to see it.

Traditional dress and all that. Very smexy Beka. They all look good, as they do. Love it. Moar.

ANYWAY!

So they also go apple picking, because Almaty + Apples = natch. You go to Almaty, you get apples. It's what you do.

Now, Yuri be smol. So Beka lifts him on his shoulders and they gather apples that way. Very cool. Fun times for all.

Victor is all: o.o 0.0 YUUUuuuuuUUUUUUri!

Yuuri: Seriously? Fine.

Only it's tall assed Victor on Yuuri's shoulder's picking apples. Because of fucking Course it is.

[idyllicbby]

my favorite melvika fics on ao3 i recommend to read if you’re just getting into the ship. mostly all of these are 18+ btw so beware & check warnings.

part two!

my all time fave. modern au: loosely based on the musical rent (has caitvi in it but the chapters are evenly distributed between the two ships & the melvika parts can be read standalone)

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modern au: they’re teachers at the same school

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cannon compliant: Mel leaving & them being long-distance (soooo sweet)

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(HIGHLY RECOMMEND) modern au: melvika in a hallmark movie with Sevika being the guardian of Jinx & Isha

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cannon compliant: first kiss fic (pre-season 2)

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modern au: one night stand & “forbidden relationship”

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cannon compliant: mostly about the new political climate of Zaun/Piltover & how melvika play a part in it. get some Shoola backstory as well

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cannon compliant: Melvika attending a piltover ballroom event

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cannon compliant: theee toxic yuri series! its a lil intense but its sooooooo good

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& many many more!

[danmei-hot-takes]

If you really believe Shen Jiu is a poor lil mew mew but Yu Ziyuan is evil, you’re a hypocrite. SVSSS portrays Shen Jiu a lot more favorably than MDZS portrays Yu Ziyuan, which is in part bc of who the narrator is (Yu Ziyuan hurt WWX but Shen Jiu is reflected by and contrasts Shen Yuan) and their role in the story, in part bc MXTX seems to prefer writing men and mlm ships than writing women (her women are actually also well thought out IMO, she just seems to abandon them for men; makes sense it’s danmei).

Seriously, Shen Jiu did worse crimes than Yu Ziyuan, but their motivations are pretty similar, that is they dread abandonment and losing the position that guarantees their safety. I think Yu Ziyuan is an interesting character because of how her character reacts to the her role as a woman within the story: despite being powerful badass fighter, she’s still affected by how women are discriminated against. P nuanced. Neither of them should be allowed near children until they get therapy though.

Also completely valid to hate Yu Ziyuan and like Shen Jiu, as long as you’re aware that liking a character doesn’t mean that they’re morally good, nor that disliking one means they’re morally bad. Also fine to use an OOC completely evil Yu Ziyuan in a fic for your plot purposes (or whatever), though it gives me a pretty big ick when people make the few women in a danmei story evil and jealous so that they can make the men poor lil mew mews (looking at you, Qi Qingqi haters; why tf does she crush like a middle schooler on Yue Qingyuan?? Completely reasonable to keep the girls under her care away from a known predator, even though it was a false rumor).

Also I haven’t watched more than an episode of the untamed, it’s not cannon compliant and I refuse to count it as the same story; idc about Untamed!Yu Ziyuan.

I think I ended up making a few extra takes in this post bc I’m a ranter… tehee.

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[sunandthestars1]

ok, I've been seeing a lot of things being said from bucktommy fans about not watching 911 anymore or attacking Oliver especially after 08x06 came out. and honestly, genuinely bucktommy fans, I'm sorry. look, it sucks to see your ship break up regardless of what ship it is, it'll hurt, but c'mon, are you guys gonna give up so easily like that? I've seen someone say they're gonna stop writing their bucktommy fic, why?? how do you think buddie stans have lived this long, there's been no confirmation about buddie cannon, then or now, but they still persist? how do you think destiel fans still live on, even AFTER the show has ended, do you think they just disappear?or johnlock? or merthur? or heck even caitvi? or jayvik? the answer is fanfiction, fanart, playlists, tiktoks, heck even youtube compilations! and hey don't attack the actors, don't even attack the writers. point is: don't give up on your ship even if it's not cannon, don't stop writing fics of your favorite pairings, don't stop making art. look to fix it aus, non canon compliant aus, keep looking bucktommy fans, idk why you let a show stop you.

TLDR; don't stop enjoying your ship even when it's gone. if you're enjoying it and it's not hurting you or anybody else, why should you stop?

[sins-of-the-father-au-official]

The Data Base, A Preemptive Q&A:

What Is This?

This is a side blog for my Batman Au entitled Sins Of The Father as the name and tagline might suggest. For right now it is a way to motivate myself through sharing snippets and lore as well post links to the updates when they come.

What Is The Au About?

Sins Of The Father will hopefully be a Jason Todd and Damian Wayne-centric long fic. This fic is my personal take on the Jason Todd and Damian Wayne meet in the League tag on Ao3. Although it borrows some tropes and dynamics I wanted to hone in on the idea of what would happen if Jason was the one the bring him to Gotham instead of Talia. Not only looking into how this would effect the Under The Red Hood plotline but also their relationship with Bruce as the name might give away.

Note: I will post a more informative and concise blurb soon I just wanted to to lay the bare frame work out.

Why Was This Au Made?

This Au was born out of my frustration at Jasons revival and Damians introduction not only being so close to together but the fact both of their shared backstory threads never being interconnected. It’s almost always glossed over except for an extra ending in Death In The Family & Young Justice very briefly. Correct me if I am wrong and there's more I don't know about.

Regardless I feel that is missing out on such a good story opportunity but I digress. Hence this whole Au things may have gotten out of hand a touch.

( Also yes I know the title of the Au comes from A Batman & Robin Adventures episode I named it before I remembered where it had been last used.)

What Continuity Is This In?

I am sad to disappoint the animated Batfans as well as those who enjoy the comics but this is taking place in my own version of the universe. Somethings will be taken from those versions of the plot or character but I wanted the freedom to both write the plot I wanted and reinterpret characters if needed.

Now please do be warned this could be a bit ooc at times but comic cannons is like a slinkie falling down stairs into play doh anything can happen and I want to build something. So sit back and relax as this isn't a official comic but Ao3 & Tumblr where cannon goes to die. Lets have fun!

What Will This Be Posted On & What Is The Rating?

Sins Of The Father will be posted on Ao3 and I will share the link when updates are posted. For now there is none yet as I am still writing the first few chapters. I do plan to update once I am done writing them so they might be a bit spotty.

As for the rating I am planning on Teen. it does have some cannon compliant violence, dark themes/ moments and possible exploration of generational trauma.

Is This A Batcest Thing?

No, there is no shipping between any of the brothers with the only ships that play out being things like Barba X Dick and the like. I really wanted to focus on the family bonds such as Jason being a semi but not really Father figure to Damian.

Will The Outlaws Or Extended Batfamily Show Up?

Sadly this is a second no as I don't know enough about them nor really have any plot points for them as of now. The cast consists of The Al ghuls/ a handfull of The League related characters plus the core Gotham or Batfam characters. ( I.e Alfred Jim, Bruce, Babs, Dick, Jason, Tim & Damian) as well as a few rouges.

Can I Send Asks?

Yes of course I would love to gush or share info based on the Au that has taken my brain over. You're more than welcome to ask the Batcomputer something!

That’s All Folks! (For Now…)

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Okay, Look, I know it's stupid, but... Ever think Yuri watches Ranma 1/2 S1: E14-16 (ice skate martial arts episodes) and just goes: BEKA! pointing at the screen with the biggest grin like: We Have To Try That! Or do you think he sits there snarking at it, but side eyeing Otabek like: If *anyone* could do that, I bet we could. But doesn't say it because he knows Otabek wont throw him with that many rotations simply because Yuri'd wind up slapping into the boards face first in a very coyote fashion and he'd feel bad about it. How much you think Yuri tries to talk him into it anyway when he's high af on cold medicine? Personally, I think when he sees what they do to those blades, they'd need a new T.V.

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I like to Head Cannon those simple necklaces Otabek wears are made by his sister during craft and arts time. Something he can tuck under his costumes to remind him of home and how his family love him. Bet she makes one for Yuri too. Or a bracelet or something. They all have matching ones. Sorry, Yuri. Little sis has adopted you. Your stck with them forever now. 💖

(Not like Otabek didn't have the same happen to him once he met the Katsuki's at the onsen. They adopt you for life.)

Can we please get otabek, his sister, and yuri at a park and ota is pushing the two on swings ! Also idk if you have her name but can we call her Angelica !

today i learned that i can’t draw a proper swingset after half an hour of trying

i know you said beka pushing both of them but i don’t know how to draw that i’m so sorry ;o; (also i kinda did gave her a name BUT IDK ANYMORE bc everybody keeps suggesting great names omg)

otabek’s sister (x) (x)

[orchidshark]

I have an idea to write a supernatural fic (i know its 2025 fricken sue me) inspired by Epic. Some wild found family shit with def some Sabriel and Destiel thrown in there. Ofc just barely cannon compliant to make the story line and ships work.

Basic outline, Sam and Dean end up having to take in a girl (around 11) when her family dies and shes left with instructions to call John of all people. Oops tho they didnt get the message that his dead and she gets Sam and Dean instead. Already been raised by hunters and thus knowing WAY too much about the supernatural (great parenting choices made all around IM LOOKIN AT YOU JOHN), the boys take her in. We get some found family with Sam and Dean basically trying to do things better than their dad. "No, you cant come with us. NOT because you arent capable, youre plenty that, but youre a kid. So for once, be a kid." and stuff like that. I see Sam becoming more of a parental figure to her because of how he views his childhood compared to Dean. With Dean still in his "our childhood was pretty great, dad did his best" mentality, I see him slowly come to realize that giving a kid a GUN when they are scared of their closet was not a great choice.

Cas is there of course and Gabe comes back not long after faking his death in season 5 (I NEED MY SHIPS). The boys are able to get Sam back from Hell with the help of our fave archangel turned trickster.

The angels and demons are PISSED about their plans and figure that they need to separate this little found family. Dean and Cas are left alone at Bobby's to try and figure this all out and Gabriel is captured and taken to Asmodeus (I need his headquarters to be somewhere on earth with a connection to hell. this will make sense later). The angels take the kid and place her in a random ass town middle of no where and in the foster system, with only an Angel (im thinkin Anna cause canon does not exist here) keeping guard to make sure she cant leave and cant contact anyone.

Sam, cause hes sam and cant catch a break, goes on what he thinks is a normal salt-and-burn on his own but ends up being stopped by some supernatural being whenever he tries to go home. HE IS OUR ODYSSEUS. Lucifer is Posideon in this case, and wants him to feed into the "monster" within him so he'll say yes again and finally take over. Sam is constantly beat down, losing every person he comes into contact with on his journey, and becoming the "monster" or hunter in this case, that John was always trying to get him to be. He just wants to get home to his family.

The girl, on the other hand, is stuck with no way home and just wants to be with her family again. She wants to be just like Sam and Dean and decides so start doing research and helping out in this middle of no where town when crazy supernatural stuff does happen. She was raised by hunters and then our favorite boys after all so she has a good idea of what to do but cant actually ask anyone for help. SHE IS OUR TELEMACHUS.

They are all separated from each other for about 3 years.

She eventually finds that Anna has a bit of a soft spot left from when she used to be human and creates the opening to Asmodeus's for the kid to find. She stubbles in there and finds who? her basically step-dad, Gabriel! She steals him away and finds some of his grace to take back with her. He starts to get better but then the kid is taken. Gabriel is strong enough now to send a message to Cas. Anna thinks they all have been punished for too long.

Sam finally beats the shit outta lucifer and makes his way to bobby's just as Cas finds out that Gabriel and the kid are alive and in the same place. Our trio runs to this backwater town and heads down to Asmodeus's. The suitors are the Demons there and Sam is in a fuckin RAGE. They not only kidnapped and tortured his boyfriend for the last three years (much longer for Gabriel) but now they have his kid. Two of the people hes been fighting so hard to get back to. Sam (with help from Dean and Cas) fight off the demons and find the kid. On the way out they find Asmodeus and hes PISSED. At the last moment, Gabriel comes in full archangel and smites the bastard.

And of course we end on reunions all around (think "I cant help but wonder") and a supernatural rendition of "would you fall in love with me again" between Sam and Gabriel (cause HE IS OUR PENELOPE). Sam feels like hes changed, hes not the same person he was when he left. Hes done horrible things, killed so many creatures, allowed so many to die, just so he can go home. He wants to be with his family but knows that he might never be able to be Sam again. Gabriel has been under Asmodeus' watch for years, his grace diminished, waiting for someone to come and find him. He hoped it would be his family, his Sam. And now that he's got Sam back? Hes never letting go again. He'll fall in love with Sam over and over again because he may have changed but his soul didnt. And damn if Gabriel hadnt been waiting.

So thats my idea..........sorry this is long but anyone like?

[sunflowerandstrawberryspice]

DID SOMEONE SAY SAMURAI SHIPPING!? (no one said samurai I'm delusional)

As always spoiler warning for pretty much every season of Ninjago

Yall I enjoy this ship pretty much only in AUs because I feel like Nya and Jay's relationship in cannon is so ingrained in the show that if they broke up in the cannon timeline after they like officially got together so much shit would go down and it would be one hell of a mess I think it could be solved but ngl I've never found something cannon compliant that scratched that itch (If yall have recs I will greet them with open arms like I'm goddamn Polities). But in AU's and complete world overhauls SIGN ME UP! Royal AU, alien AU, pirates, cowboys, world-swaps, crossovers, pretty much anything I am down to at least TRY.

Unfortunately there isn't really much content for them where they're not just background props for things (fics, fanart, ect) of the guys, or just pure smut, but that's why I have hands I suppose. I respect people who enjoy that kind of stuff, but I personally love a good comfy little slow burn ya know, I wanna be ripping my hair out and cursing at my phone 11 chapters in you feel me? I'm working on some ideas, none are finished nor have even a full chapter written but trust they will be put forth at some point I promise you that lol!

Anyways yall imma be 100% honest this was supposed to come out on Valentines day HOWEVER I had school and afterwards my girlfriend took precedence over social media and today I had work so your gals been busy! But I hope yall enjoyed, I hope you have a great day/night PEACE OUT!

They're so At My Back by Madds Buckley coded like TRUST ME

[atlasdoe]

Hi I'm board so let me take you through all of my WIPS

Already Published

Blood Stained Flags

- Voldemort wins au

- Gryffindors get captured and separated and get corrupted as they try to find each other

- Saintwolfstar, Jily, PeterxJuliette

Bury Me With The NDAs

- Band au

- Based on a Beatles conspiracy theory, Regulus dies and Sirius takes his place

- Wolfstar, past Moonwater

Believe It Or Not (This Is Supposed To Be A Love Story)

- Spiderman au

- Remus is Spiderman, Sirius is Deadpool

- Wolfstar, Dorlily, Jegulus

Not Published

Remus Come Down

- Cannon diverse

- After Sirius' death Remus and Emmeline go in a killing spree for everyone that wronged them

- No main ship (past wolfstar)

Our Souls Become Stars

- Inspired by if we were villains

- Murder mystery au based in a boarding school for arts

- Dorlene, background Edgarline

Lights Are On

- Christmas pub au

- Takes place during one night, one chapter for each character

- Moonchaser, Fralice, Dorlene

Mastermind

- Modern muggle au

- Jily meet during a Taylor Swift club night and James pretends to be a Swiftie to impress Lily

- Jily

Astronomy In Reverse (It Was Me Who Was Discovered)

- End of the world au

- A month until the world ends, Narcissa and Alice take a road trip from Paris to Manchester

- Nobleflower

Espresso

- Modern fame au

- Actor Remus and Drummer Mary

- Remary, background Jily

How The Houses Fell

- Five part series fantasy au

- The Hogwarts Houses are kingdoms, each of the first four parts focuses on one kingdom and the last part is about all of them going to war

- Wolfstar, Wilvery, Charity x Alexander, Hestia x Sybill

Claddagh

- Cannon compliant

- Dorlene being from Tom Riddles era

- Dorlene

Untitled

- Kinda cannon complaint

- 1976-1998 Snupin fic

- Snupin, past Wolfstar

Untitled

- Kinda cannon compliant

- 1981-1998 Remary fic

- Remary

Untitled

- Remus and Lyall last of us (kinda) au

- Voldemort wins the war, Hope is kidnapped, Remus and Lyall have to save her

- Wolfstar

Untitled

- Mamma Mia au

- Pandora is Donna, Luna is looking for her dad

- Pandalily

Untitled

- Black cousins centric au

- Parents die, the cousins have to get together after years of not seeing each other to plan the wedding

- Wolfstar, Quillkiller, Nobleflower, Jegulus, Alecto x Narcissa x Zabini, Tedomeda, Bellatrix x Rodolphus (this one's a lot ship/sex heavy then you'd expect)

[writeforfandoms]

Shatter Me 20

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Uh. Okay. So. I'm sure this is not what you're expecting, but trust me when I say it's going to be okay. I have A Plan.

Warnings: Emotional turmoil, little bit of abandonment, canon compliant, swearing, emotional overwhelm.

Word count: 2.4k

At Fett’s insistence, you joined him up top, settling into a seat with only a little hesitation. He wasn’t chatty, and he was harder to read than Din, at least to you. But his presence was… not quite restful. Almost soothing.

You were confident, if nothing else, Fett wouldn’t let any harm come to you. For Din’s sake, even if not for your own. That was fine. You didn’t care as much why. 

And Din definitely had more friends, more pull, than you did. Which was funny, considering how he came across at first. 

The blue and white of space outside lit the interior, casting odd lights on everything. 

It could have just been you and your sentimentality, but… it didn’t look as nice from here. From this ship. 

“Prepare to exit jumpspace,” Fett said over the comms, helmet briefly tipping your direction. You grimaced and held on tighter to the straps of your seat. 

“Copy that,” Bo Katan’s voice came over the comm. “Get the hell out of there as soon as they clear us to dock. And your shots have to look convincing.” 

“Power up those shields, princess. I’ll put on a good show.” You didn’t have to see him to guess at his expression. He sounded darkly amused, something that niggled in the back of your brain. A learned response to that tone, a warning to hide. 

Not that you had anywhere to hide on this ship. Not that you needed to hide from him. 

“Watch out for those deck cannons,” Bo Katan shot back. Something in her tone made you think she didn’t like Fett very much. 

“Don’t worry about me. Just be careful in there.” Fett sounded quieter. Softer, almost. You couldn’t tell how much he was speaking to Bo Katan, or to Fennec and the others. (You guessed more to Fennec and Din, considering he already had a relationship with them.) 

The ship jolted a little as it dropped out of hyperspace, and you took a deep breath. Go time.

Not that you had to do anything but hold on.

Fett didn’t waste any time, firing on the other ship. If you hadn’t known the plan, you would have thought it was real. Fett swerved to follow the ship, and your stomach swooped with the motion. You couldn’t hear what was going on in the other ship, but you did see when the first TIE fighter deployed. 

“Kriff,” Fett grumbled, more to himself than you. 

You glanced at him, eyes wider than normal, and swallowed hard. The plan was not to get embroiled in a real firefight. 

Green flashes from behind made you clench your hands tighter around the straps. At least one TIE fighter had gotten behind you. Fett didn’t seem bothered, all his focus on the controls, even as he chased the other ship towards the Light Cruiser. 

He broke off at the last moment, swerving away. The ship juddered with an impact against the shields, made worse when Fett spun the ship around to shoot the TIE fighters still following. He evened out the ship and jumped back into hyperspace.

And now you waited.

“Alright there, little one?” His tone had gentled some as he addressed you. 

“Yeah,” you answered, only a little higher than normal. “I’m fine.” 

He hummed softly but didn’t disagree with you. “Mechanic, huh?” 

You blinked at him, surprised at the relative small talk. Then again, the two of you would be waiting for an unknown amount of time… Might as well. 

“Yeah. Started when I was a kid. My dad taught me everything he knew.”

He nodded slowly, hands relaxed on the controls. “My father taught me to be a warrior,” he mused. “And left me this armor.” 

“Is that why you’re helping Din?” The question left your mouth before you could think about the repercussions. 

He looked at you again, assessing if you had to guess. It was hard to guess with the blank visor staring you down. “He returned my armor to me,” Fett agreed. “And I swore to him that I would see the child safely returned to him.” 

You nodded slowly. It made sense, from what you’d come to know of Mandalorians through Din - they valued their armor above basically everything else. Although you had seen that Fett was willing to take his helmet off, more like the other Mandalorians you’d met what felt like ages ago. 

“I started traveling with him because my sister pushed me to,” you admitted, speaking slowly. It felt good to say, even if you didn’t think Fett really cared. “He terrified me, at first. But… I’m glad I stayed.” 

“Loyalty is worth more than any credits,” Fett agreed. “Especially when that loyalty goes both ways.” 

You looked at him, startled, ready to object on autopilot… But he was right. Din was loyal to you, in a lot of ways you hadn’t really looked at before. Your heart swelled, warming you through. 

Fett’s chuckle made you dip your head, embarrassed. 

“You may as well get comfortable,” he advised. “We may be waiting a while.” 

You took his advice. You didn’t leave, because you didn’t want to be taken by surprise when the call came in, but you did undo the straps on your chair. You relaxed. You listened to the ship, what you could anyway while it was semi-parked in open space. 

You still wanted to get a look at the innards of the ship. Maybe if there was time after Din and Grogu came back. 

After all, Din’s ship was gone, so the three of you would probably need to get a ride back to… somewhere. You weren’t sure where exactly. 

You’d figure it out later. Once Din and Grogu were back with you. 

Somehow, you still jumped when the comm crackled to life.

“All done here,” Fennec said from the other end. “Ready for pickup.”

“Copy that,” Fett replied, already inputting the coordinates again. “Anything I need to know about?” 

“Not until you get here.” Fennec didn’t sound foreboding, exactly, but… You wondered what that meant. She would have said something if someone was seriously hurt, right? 

You didn’t have long to spiral in your thoughts, though. Fett grunted acknowledgement and pushed the ship into hyperspace. 

It wasn’t long until the ship dropped out of hyperspace, revealing the Light Cruiser. It didn’t look any different from the outside. 

But you weren’t so concerned with that. 

Fett found a place to dock the ship. Fortunately, he didn’t try to stop you when you scrambled out of the ship as soon as you could. 

You needed to see Din and Grogu, see that they were okay.

Din met you in the hanger, looking a little ruffled but fine, helmet firmly in place. But his arms were empty. 

You couldn’t see Grogu.

“He went with a Jedi.” He spoke softly, not keeping you waiting. 

“What?” You froze, feeling as if you’d misunderstood somehow. Because Din had promised you that he and Grogu would come back. 

“A Jedi came,” Din repeated slowly, hands open at his sides. He didn’t move towards you. “I let him go. It’s what I’ve been working towards. For him to be with his own kind.” 

You breathed in, tears blurring your vision. You’d known that, you’d known Din wanted to find a Jedi to take Grogu, but… now? So soon? “I didn’t get to see him,” you whispered, heart aching. 

Din shifted forward and stopped himself, pulling back slowly. “I’m sorry,” was all he offered, visor fixed on you. 

You shook your head, too emotionally overwhelmed to answer him properly. One shaking hand lifted to wipe the wetness from your cheeks. 

“Is he okay?” you finally managed to ask, voice trembling. “Was he hurt?”

“He’s safe,” Din promised, finally taking a single step closer to you, both hands lifting like he wanted to take hold of you. But he didn’t. He held himself back that last little bit. “He is unharmed. And he will be safe with the Jedi.” 

You nodded, even as your shoulders hunched tighter. Which was ridiculous. This was what you’d wanted, right? For the kid to be safe, to be with his own people?

…Right?

Fennec slipped silently past you with no more than a glance and a quick touch to your shoulder. Your breath shuddered on the way in, and you tried to wrestle yourself back under control. You were making a fuss and you didn’t need to. Everyone was safe. No one was hurt. 

Even if Grogu was gone. 

“So what now?” You wiped your eyes again, refusing to meet Din’s gaze, even if you could. Instead you focused on his chest, checking the beskar for any new marks. 

“We see if Fett will take us somewhere,” Din said, hands falling back to his sides, hands opening and closing like he wanted to grab something. “From there, it will be easy to find passage to another planet.” 

You nodded slowly, trying to slow your breathing and calm yourself. It wasn’t easy. But you managed it after a few minutes of quiet. 

“Okay,” you croaked. “Okay.” 

Din stepped closer, slowly, like he expected you to reject him. When you didn’t, one hand took your elbow, helping to steady you and hold you close. 

“Ready?” he asked, low and quiet. 

You nodded, unwilling to trust your voice for now. Din helped you back onto the ship, staying next to you. 

“If you need transport, I am going back to Tattooine,” Fett said before either of you could ask. 

“That would be appreciated,” Din accepted with a nod. 

Fett inclined his head and climbed back up into the cockpit, Fennec following him up. 

Leaving you and Din in the hold together. 

The ramp closed, and Din ushered you to a seat, seeming concerned. You didn’t brush him off, needing the stability of him to regain your own internal balance. 

“Are you sure he’ll be okay?” you whispered, half-certain Din wouldn’t hear you as the engines whirred back to life. 

“He will be,” Din answered with more confidence than you could fathom right then. “We will see him again.” 

You breathed out slowly, soothed despite yourself with his confidence. Grogu would be okay, at the very least. If you were lucky, you'd see him again. Things would be okay. This wasn't the end. 

The trip back to Tatooine was largely quiet. You were already thinking of offering to look at Boba's ship, as a bit of repayment for the ride and his help. Only if he wanted you to, though. 

Din sat next to you the entire trip, one thigh pressed to yours, his pauldron hurting you a little where it dug into your shoulder. You didn't say anything about it - the pain was rather grounding, helping you to focus on the here and now, rather than spiraling out of control again. 

But the second time your head tipped sideways and thunked against the beskar, Din removed it, leaving his softer flight suit instead. 

You had to admit, his shoulder made a better pillow than his pauldron did. 

His arm shifted, giving you a little more room to settle in, and you melted against him with a tiny, contented sigh. 

No, things were not perfect. Or even good. But this? This was a lot. This was good. 

And in a life that hadn't had a lot of good things, especially recently, you clung to the good things. 

The ship shuddered as it entered atmo, and you blinked rapidly. When had you even dropped out of hyperspace? You didn't remember. Had you actually fallen asleep? 

Din seemed unruffled when you sat up, merely shifting his weight, helmet tipping towards you. 

“Sounds like we're almost there,” he rasped. 

“Yeah.” You straightened a little, glancing at him. “Where are we going next?” 

Din hesitated, holding very still. “I'll need to check in with the guild,” he said slowly. 

“Okay.” You could work with that. You'd already spent a good portion of your life not knowing exactly what came next. This wouldn't be so hard. Not with Din. 

The ship landed smoothly, and all of you exited. Boba had set down near the spaceport, within easy walking distance, but still away enough from what crowds Tatooine had to have some privacy. 

“You should be able to find passage from here,” he said, inclining his head towards the large transport vessels. “I will be remaining here, on Tatooine.” 

Din inclined his head. “Your help has been invaluable. Thank you.” 

Boba returned the nod and walked back onto his ship. Fennec lingered near the ramp, facing away from you and Din. 

And Din… Din looked at you. Hands open at his sides. He breathed in deep, straightening his shoulders. 

“Maybe you'd be happier staying here.”

The world fell out from under your feet. Your heart plummeted, chest constricting so tight you were surprised all your organs didn't simply give up. No. There was no way… Din wasn't… He wouldn't… 

“This life is dangerous,” Din continued. “You know that. It's hard on you. I've noticed. I don't even have a ship anymore.” 

All true, but. Why was he leaving you? Why now? You'd thought… you'd thought… 

“I want you to be safe.” Din reached out one hand, slowly, until his glove-encased hand closed around yours. “I have things I need to do. Things that are for Mandalorians.”

You shook your head slowly, too stunned and overwrought to form words, or even to cry. 

“I'll check on you, when I come back,” he promised, voice low and intent. He really thought he was doing what was best. “Be well. Stay with Peli.” 

He released your hand, which dropped limp to your side, cold and unfeeling. He stepped back, your feet rooted to the sand, heavy and thick. 

He turned and walked away. Your shoulders hunched. Your world shattered. 

You stared after him, unblinking, unmoving, even as grains of sand stung your face. 

“If you're looking for a job,” Fennec said from somewhere behind you, voice even and casual, “we could use a mechanic. There's a lot of work that needs to be done.” 

You breathed in, everything muted. You couldn't feel your extremities. Couldn't feel much of anything past the vice wrapped around the gaping loss in your chest. 

There was nothing else for you, now. 

“Let's go.”

[rat-rambles]

Ok Alastor shippers of all sorts, I'm going to put in my two cents and before I get into I'm a pro shipper all around just don't be mean to each other and tags are there for a reason.

My credentials: I'm an gray ace, aro person who's been around Fandom a very long time. Personally I've been initiated with the “but al is ace aro so you can't ship him” discourse and first off that's not true both because we can date -I Have a long term Partner- and because I've explored a lot of my queer identity through Fandom and fanfics and I think others should get the chance to do the same. I'm sure a lot of people will learn they’re ace aro because of alastor. That being said ik a lot of you writers out there aren't ace aro and are new to the topic so I'm going to go over some of my personal suggestions of how you could make Canon compliant works. (And if you do any or find any please send to me I'd love to see it)

Oblivious Alastor

Canonically this man doesn't know he's an ace in the hole. And I don't believe an egomaniac like him would assume that there's anything “different” about himself. ik when I was a baby ace I thought everyone was just being dramatic basically before realizing I was the exception. I can see this going 2 ways.

Radiostatic (pre show): vox is obviously completely smitten with al and al sees dating a more powerful overlord as an advantage(which vox in the past was the more powerful of the two). And Al starts getting slowly more and more uncomfortable and vox gets pushy in a very manipulative way.

Radioapple: enemies to friends to lovers? After Al and Luci become close friends, Luci starts to catch feelings for Al and Al agrees to date him seeing as he is fond of him and he's a very powerful ally so why wouldn't Al date him? As the relationship progresses they’re both confused by Alastor's behavior. Luci tries to be respectful. You know maybe he's just very against pda. And al doesnt understand why he's not feeling the things he's meant to.

I can see Al reverse heteronormativity- ing his way into assuming he's gay because he's NOT straight.

Malicious intent

Same as the last one except Al knows he doesn't have feelings for them like that and is trying to be toxic and uses them. IE what if Al was a gold digger actually.

Maybe I am in love?

Al actually thinks that he MUST be feeling a romantic connection because this is the closest he's ever been to someone and once again, gets steadily more confused as he realizes what he and his partner are experiencing is different.

All of these can end in nice queer platonic bliss and I think any story where Al and his partner discover he's ace after establishing the relationship is inherently interesting.

Last note some ace vocabulary

Ace and aro are a spectrum. Typically with ace people they will self identify as either sex positive, sex negative, or sex neutral. With Al it's generally head cannoned that he's sex negative but that's not explicitly Cannon and sex positive and neutral aces are valid.

Sex negative: is self explanatory it's what everyone thinks aces are; I don't want sex ever the idea grosses me out ect.

Sex neutral: is when someone doesn't have the desire for sex but isn't repulsed by it either. If they are in a relationship and their partner wants to have sex they’re open to it but don't expect initiation on their part.

Sex positive: people have a hard time understanding this because it's the seperating of the need for sex from the want. Typically if a sex positive ace were to never have sex again they'd die happy but if they have a willing partner they are happy to participate. It builds intimacy. It feels good, it's nice but it's not the same as being allo and having that cardinal lust.

note: please know what type your head cannoning Al as in your works when writing it, although people of course can change which they feel they align with, it's important to know how he's feeling about it.

I'm not as familiar with aro terminology but like with ace it's more about the drive the need the anguish. Al wouldn’t in cannon crave romantic connection.

Like with ace it's not actually cannon what type of aro he is some aro people are completely repulsed by the idea of romantic relationships or they only like it in theory (which playing around with the idea of Al liking a relationship in theory but not in practice could be a lot of fun.)

The gray romantic umbrella are aro people who can have romantic attraction to some degree. They’re still aro you can head cannon Al as it but please do a little research into which one you think your version of Al would identify with there quite a few so I'll spare the list here.

Demi romantic is when someone can develop romantic attraction for very specific people, very rarely. These people won't be on Bumble but might fall for someone after knowing them for a few years (or an indeterminate amount of time, my timeline was a year and a half I shit you not) a lot of you are looking for that.

As for kink. Lots of queer people especially are into kink because it's intimate, it's physical, it requires trust but it's not actually inherently sexual a lot of the time. And we do know that Al likes torturing and being dominant so yeah he'd be kinky that's completely canon compliant.

At the end of the day Al is ace aro in the show and that's what counts. Have fun be creative, explore the depths of your queer little minds and please be nice to each other.

(and if any of you make works related to this please please please send them to me thanks)

[capsensislagamoprh]

I am telling you, he knows how to train a seagull army! HE. KNOWS.