#forces you to look at my headcanon which I stole from mythology

[toushindai]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Hades (Supergiant Games Video Games) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Heracles & Prometheus (Hades Video Game) Characters: Prometheus (Hades Video Game), Heracles (Hades Video Game), Aetos (Hades Video Game) Additional Tags: Written During Hades II (Supergiant Video Game) Early Access, Hades II (Supergiant Video Game) Early Access Spoilers Series: Part 4 of Matters of Time (Hades II Ficlet Collection) Summary:

The gods want Prometheus's help against the Titan of Time. Heracles has been sent to free him.

[jessamine-rose]

Zigvolt Family Theory + Headcanons:: Did Sebek Hatch From an Egg?? ✿

Author’s note:: This post was inspired by Sebek’s Birthday card story and the popular “Sebek is a crocodile fae” theory!! I wanted to write some wholesome Zigvolt family headcanons combined with Crocodile Fae lore, and I hope you all like it!! ｡ﾟ(ﾟ∩´﹏`∩ﾟ)ﾟ｡

♡ 0.7k words under the cut ♡

♡ Some important background information:: The Crocodile! Sebek theory came from Sebek’s potential name origins. In Egyptian mythology, an ancient deity named Sobek (also known as Sebek!!) exists and his patron animal is the crocodile. It’s an interesting connection which has led to lots of lovely Crocodile! Sebek fan art ^o^

♡ This theory is supported by Sebek’s Birthday SSR!! Mama Zigvolt is described as nocturnal with a strong bite force……Nile crocodiles also have a strong bite force and they mostly hunt at nighttime. If Mama Zigvolt’s fae species is based on crocodiles, then it’s very likely that her half-fae children were born from eggs. I mean, if Malleus hatched from an egg bc of his draconic bloodline, then Sebek can be a crocodilian hatchling  ( ꒪Д꒪)ノ

♡ Now that my theory has been said, pls allow me to cry over Tamago! Sebek bc ASKNSDFFDF HIS FAMILY LOVES HIM SO MUCH?? Think of all the love and care he was subjected to before he was even born  ლζ*♡ε♡*ζლ

♡ Mama Zigvolt built a little nest of pillows and blankets for Tamago! Sebek as he developed inside the egg. Her youngest child must be kept safe and insulated, after all~ She took early maternity leave to cuddle with the egg and protect him from any possible harm. The nursery was filled with a lot of new toys and crocodile onesies waiting for her precious bby  (◕▿◕✿)

♡ Papa Zigvolt did his best to assist his wife for the third time. He unearthed his old folders of baby research to ensure the proper birth of another half-fae child!! Definitely cried tears of joy whenever he walked in on Mama Zigvolt cuddling the egg. On occasion, he spoke to Tamago! Sebek about his work experiences and all the candies he would give him in a few months ₍՞◌′ᵕ‵ू◌₎♡

♡ Zigvolt Nii-san and Nee-san were those kids who felt very excited to have a new baby sibling <3 At one point, they stole Tamago! Sebek from his blanket nest so they could play with him in their room. Papa Zigvolt quickly put a stop to that after Mama Zigvolt came home to an empty nest and almost went on a rampage looking for him…..... (���∇￣)

♡ The photo albums contain a hundred photos of Tamago! Sebek swaddled in blankets or being held by his family members :3 His older siblings jokingly drew a face on the egg, complete with bangs in the shape of a lightning bolt. Grandpa Zigvolt sent them an antique gold egg cup with pale green gems and lightning engravings; it made a very flashy decoration to display Tamago! Sebek in  *:･ﾟ✧

♡ Mama Zigvolt became super excited once she heard Sebek’s little cries from inside the egg. She spent more time talking to him and eagerly waited for him to hatch. On the day of his birth, the entire Zigvolt family crowded around the egg and cheered him on!! They like to joke that Sebek’s first “battle” was his time spent breaking out of the egg to meet them <3

♡ After hatching, Baby! Sebek let out his first cry to loudly announce his arrival into the world >:0 After the first round of photos and family cuddles, he was dressed in his long-awaited crocodile onesie and given a teething ring for his little fangs. Mama Zigvolt proudly showed off her half-human bby to everyone, and the Zigvolt family showered their little Sebek with even more love from that moment on (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵) ♡

♡ One final piece of trivia which made me cry:: Crocodile gender is dependent on the incubation temperature of the egg. If the egg is quite cold or quite hot, a female baby will hatch; whereas male babies are less likely to develop because the egg needs a specific in-between temperature range. So what I’m saying is MAMA ZIGVOLT BEING SO ATTENTIVE TO SEBEK’S EGG AND HIS TEMPERATURE AND THE NUMBER OF BLANKETS IN HIS NEST!! She wanted a healthy bby son and that egg hatched into her precious Sebek ;-;

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Aaahh so that’s it!! I’m glad that I was able to make something cute and wholesome out of my Tamago! Sebek crack theory xD Our cucumber bby comes from one of the most loving families in the game, and I shall proudly advocate for Zigvolt Family Supremacy!! Pls give Sebek and his family lots of love ٩( 'ω' )و

Tag a Sebek stan/ fae enthusiast!! @twsted-caramel @momochiiiiiiiiii​ @tri3tri @r0setarts​ @mia-pon289​

[lawfulgoodedgelord]

Okay, so continuing on my earlier roll of “Rudy Lom as a Hephaestus Metaphor”, I have a million tabs open and the sum of my excessive knowledge about the lore behind A.I. to bring to the table. Let’s go, I’ll attempt to make this as coherent as possible by bringing up one point at a time.

First off, Hephaestus is the Greek god of craftsmen, blacksmiths, metallurgy and fire. In Antiquity that just about represented the driving force of technology and industry, metallurgy being pretty much an art as much as a science.  Rudy is a cyberneticist, but also a computer scientist, programmer, and has notable background in other sciences, mostly related to industrial printing (see: his knowledge about the ChemPrinter in “Perception” and his knowledge about the BioPrinter in “Straw Man”).

Secondly, Hephaestus’ symbols are a hammer and anvil, OR a pair of tongs:

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In Rudy’s front pocket here (ignoring the circle). Those may look like scissors but, forgive me for not finding an adequate picture, the handle is identical to that of an old fashioned pair of forceps. A tool used in medicine which function not unlike the bulkier tongs used in blacksmithing, but for small delicate things (such as the inside of that poor unfortunate MX′s head for example).

Thirdly, Hephaestus does not reside with the other gods, but instead has his own palace under the Mount Etna and is generally outcast from the rest of the Olympians. Rudy, as we well know, is lonely out in his re-purposed church which is outside the precinct. Hephaestus is an outcast who never gets any visits, neither from his family or rarely even from his wife Aphrodite who cheats on him with Ares. Rudy never goes out, period.

Fourth, and most importantly, Hephaestus is known for his gift with technology and special power to produce motion. Hephaestus made a number of notable objects for Olympus and special figures, which ties rather nicely in to Rudy being Chief Technician. But Hephaestus also built metal automatons to work for him in his workshop, silver and gold lions and dogs to guard palaces, and most importantly, Hephaestus built Talos, the man made of bronze who circled Crete thrice a day to guard Europa. Talos, as I have mentioned before, is the first known mention of artificial life in mythology, the first A.I. if you will. Rudy supervises the Synthetic Dispatch Division. He is in charge of how the androids are doing. The men made of metal, carbon fiber and silicon who circle the City on patrol to keep the inhabitants safe. And when we first meet him, Rudy is working on a robotic butterfly, imbuing the inanimate with motion. Later, during “The Bends” he “abandons” the head of an unknown android (who I still feel bad for) who was neither a DRN or an MX. A personal project? Probably.

Fifth, @mehay1 brought up a very interesting point with the Synthetic Souls, and I think that there is definitely a mythological link. Prometheus stole the fire that he gave to humanity from Hephaestus’ forge. Now, if we take the fire to mean the “thing that defined humanity above the rest of the animals as sapient meta-conscious beings”, then Nigel Vaughn stealing the Synthetic Souls from Rudy’s lab was stealing “the thing that elevated androids above other machines as sentient meta-conscious beings”, we have a striking parallel. (note: I use “sapient” and “sentient” here separately as two words with distinct meanings, the former relating to reasoning and the latter to feeling).

In addition, @starbase-yorktown noticed the song, which I hadn’t correlated it to anything, but adds another dimension to that first scene. It definitely places Rudy further into the divine sort of area that he already seems to inhabit. But the lyrics (as copied from their post) are actually Spot On for Rudy’s part in giving Dorian to Kennex:

Feeling unknown and you’re all alone,

This is Kennex, he’s just woken up, alone, from a coma and has lost everything. He doesn’t even know himself anymore.

Flesh and bone, by the telephone.

Lift up the receiver, I’ll make you a believer.

This I think in with Kennex’s synthetic leg, he has to believe in the technology, because it’s a part of him now.

Take second best, put me to the test.

These verses are Dorian. Dorian is second best, he’s a decommissioned android of a model notorious for catastrophic malfunctions. He’s second best.

Rudy is being put to the test, but more in the sense of a dare. Rudy knows what he is doing by giving him Dorian. And while It’s true Maldonado requested that Kennex be partnered with him, Rudy is the one we see actually doing the introductions.

Things on your chest, you need to confess

Kennex again, he has guilt over his past and he has his demons, and through even one season, Dorian helps him through some of it.

I will deliver. You know I’m a forgiver

Rudy: he will deliver Dorian to Kennex, that’s why he was called.

But also Dorian: Dorian forgives a lot of Kennex’s mistakes.

Reach out and touch faith (x2)

“Touch it to his left ear”. That’s all that’s coming to mind because the fact that it’s a stick felt weird and I sort of know why now.

All in all, I think this small passage of the song is a tremendous block of foreshadowing. I know my analysis is messy at best, and I’m sure that if we had gotten to see more of Kennex and Dorian’s relationship develop, the verses’ relevance would have been much clearer then they are currently. 

In conclusion, there are a good number of traits that Hephaestus and Rudy share, the most salient one being their ability with technology. I think the most convincing argument is the literal symbol of Hephaestus present in every scene where we see Rudy working. However, there is another thing which throws all of this out the window. Hephaestus is lame footed, either from birth or due to fall when he was cast out from Olympus. This has been correlated to the fact the blacksmiths, especially those that worked with bronze, over time suffered from arsenic poisoning (a key component in early bronzes was arsenic). Rudy, as far as the show tells us, is unfit but able bodied. Now, I can propose some theories, which are more canonically plausible headcanons than anything else. But given the (non-exhaustive) evidence above for the correlation between Rudy and Hephaestus leads me to believe there was an unreleased “Rudy’s Backstory” episode where we would have gotten some more information supporting (or denying) the parallels explained above.

Either way, feel free to add to/disagree/argue with me about any and all of this.

[comradeocean]

Rogue One fic recs

Mostly Cassian/Jyn (rebelcaptain) with a few about K-2SO and ok also some meta links and this cool fanvid and a mixtape I made, or, No It’s Perfectly Alright My Life Has Been Overrun By Rogue One Not Like I Needed It For Anything Else (I do. It’s not alright. It’s really. really. not. alright.)

Organized by: K-2SO \\ Canon Compliant \\ AU - Scarif and Immediate Aftermath \\ AU - timeskip \\ AU - not even a little bit EU \\ AU - other (no Rogue One timeline, multiverse, etc) \\ Misc

- I’ve mostly avoided to non-canon AUs and WIPs but I’m sure that’ll change as I sink deeper into this mess - for the not-everyone-lives AUs, the surviving characters are denoted in brackets. (e.g. [BR, CA, JE]) if there are no brackets that either means the fic has everyone on the initial Rogue One team (BR, CA, JE, CI, BM, K) survive Scarif or that no casualties are mentioned - About 50 links in and I’m less than 3/4 through the tabs I have saved ooooops. I’ll continue to update as the spiraling continues.

===== K-2SO ===== title: Unseen by: TheCookieMonster77 rating: teen word count: 400 summary: Kaytoo had known this droid. notes: I found that droid extraction scene on Scarif very striking, like there was something horrifying and tragic going on. I'm glad someone wrote a little fic about it.

title: climb, climb by: peradi rating: not rated word count: 1039 summary: K-2SO: the droid with existential anxiety and a smart mouth. notes: "Additional Tags: Sad Robots" saaaaaad I am le sad

title: firefly by: peradi rating: not rated word count: 4483 summary: Humanity is infectious, Finn makes friends with droids, and K2 cannot get any rest: the story of how Rogue One flies again. notes: "additional tags: droids having feelings, musings about what droids are, the force has a plan and the force is a dick, chirrut imwe is always right, k2 can't catch a break, legacy, Crack Treated Seriously, the fic where k2 is reincarnated as the falcon" I laughed. I almost cried, several times. ALL the droids are so incredibly well written - K-2SO, BB-8, R2, the brief mentions of C3PO. the humans are ok too, I guess. [I kid, but Finn and Poe are legit amazing in this as well]

title: A Cog In Something Turning by: Redrikki rating: gen word count: 1742 summary: Cassian hadn't meant to give K-2SO free will. Good thing for both of them he's a terrible slicer. notes: my favourite Cassian-and-K-2SO fic

title: The Ghosts in the Machines by: squireofgeekdom rating: gen word count: 1985 summary: How K2SO's many ghosts aided the Rebellion and stymied the Imperials, and how one of those ghosts carried the memories of Rogue One past the end of the Empire. notes: love love love the concept and the execution

title: RUN SIMULATION: SCENARIO ABB-10AU by: sarahlucielle rating: teen word count: 1125 summary: K-2SO mentally simulates what might have been.

title: The Genre Does Not Support This by: nymja rating: teen word count: 990 summary: “I have decided to be proactive,” the droid responded primly. “Proactive? For what?” Jyn leaned forward in her chair. “Sexual tension will increase mission failure by approximately 12.95%.” K-2SO suspects something is going on between Cassian and Jyn. notes: they are so oblivious and bad at feelings[1]! K2 is so extremely put upon!!!! EVERTHING IS WONDERFUL AND NOTHING HURTS [1] Jyn had seen her share of strange things. An Imperial droid in a mood swing was now one of them. “…Right. Well.” She looked back down at her blaster, because that was at least a familiar terrain on which to solve a problem. “Let me know if I can help.” PERF JYN CHARACTERIZATION

title: not titled by: radiojamming rating: not rated word count: short summary: Jyn trying to get information out of K-2SO about what kind of things that Cassian likes. notes: Jyn! flailing! K-2SO! unhelpful in the extreme! a heartwarming ending!

===== Canon Compliant ===== title: on the white shores of scarif by: jynorgana rating: gen word count: 2648 summary: In case you were wondering, this is what Jyn Erso thinks about love. notes: love and Jyn and Saw Gerrera and Cassian. I wanted so much more of that fraught difficult relationship Jyn has with Saw Gerrera, with growing up with him. This is exactly what I wanted.

title: a hundred flags flying in a field by: ginnyweasleys rating: teen word count: 2850 summary: So much of him is all jagged edges and war-hardened heart. She hadn’t thought there was much room for softness.(five times jyn and cassian touch.) notes: I love how steady and careful Cassian is, esp in contrast to Jyn

title: Touching Freedom by: endeni rating: mature word count: 1795 summary: The things Cassian has done for the Cause. notes: “They don't own me,” she repeats, slowly this time. “What they do with my body, it doesn't matter. They think they can take what they want, do what they want, to us, to the whole galaxy. But they’re wrong, Cassian, okay? They’re wrong.” and later Like he never expected Cassian to last as long as he did in the first place, like he’d been waiting for those words to come out of his mouth for years now and he’s almost surprised he’s finally hearing them. people being conscious of having a body and trying to extract something from that consciousness is something I am drawn to

title: ghost stories by: ZeGabz rating: gen word count: 2085 summary: Rey's daydreams speak to her sometimes.The voices echo Rebellions. notes: Jyn is a force ghost only seen by Rey

title: hope lives on by: peradi rating: not rated word count: 7298 summary: Bodhi dies. This is what happens afterwards. Or: Bodhi becomes the patron saint of the Resistance. notes: very much a story of how Bodhi is a patron saint in the storyworld of The Force Awakens (with the mythology of the prequels and Rogue One intact). funny. slightly didactic, but in a way I found pleasing.

title: star-crossed by: poseidon rating: not rated word count: 2256 summary: They're not going to survive. They were never going to survive. notes: I like the K-2SO section

title: not titled by: reystars rating: not rated word count: short summary: headcanon segued into fic about that blaster Jyn stole from Cassian

title: not titled by: radiojamming rating: not rated word count: short summary: Jyn, inner thoughts: "He's staring at me again, why is he staring at me again - can't he stop judging me for a minute, GEEZ." Cassian, inner thoughts: "She's got space gravy on her bottom lip and I don't know if I want to tell her or if I want to lick it off." notes: a farce! the POV switch turns this into a veritable farce!

title: Sinner's Worth by: guineapiggie rating: teen word count: 1147 summary: For a while, they just sit there, pointedly staring at the wall opposite, but then her curiosity gets the better of her. “Why risk your life to get me out of there? I’d played my part. You lot should see the bigger picture, right?” At first, she thinks he’s just decided to ignore her, then he sighs softly and says: “The truth?” She doesn’t think his question warrants an answer. This man turns out to be a very unpredictable bundle of contradictions, and he’s far too honest for a spy. notes: post-Jedha

title: There For You by: guineapiggie rating: gen word count: 1954 summary: “That’s good,” she mutters, motioning towards her bowl with her spoon. His eyes dart up and then there’s a small smile twitching around his lips. It isn’t much, but it makes her wonder what he looks like with an actual smile on his face, and she imagines it looks quite nice. She hates herself a little for that thought." They reach Yavin IV and Jyn has every intention to lock herself in the room they've given her and not come out ever again. However, someone strongly disagrees with that plan. notes: post-Eadu OH MY GOD the yearning the unfulfilled! yearning!

title: rise/set by: nymja rating: teen word count: 452 summary: Her fingers slide over the mug. They’re both wearing gloves, but for a moment there’s something to the heat of the metal that she wonders about. notes: Jyn and Cassian and the sun during Rogue One. wistful in the best way.

title: Finding Myself (And Maybe You) series [WIP] by: copper_nails rating: mature, explicit word count: 16357 summary: "The barracks on Yavin Four aren’t meant to double as guest quarters." Or: Jyn's first night with the Alliance is a...cozy one. then: Cassian takes on a bunk guest and finds the entire experience...confusing. and: “I am not programmed to believe in miracles,” K-2SO informs her as they take the final steps towards the door, “but the fact that you did not kill the captain in his sleep registers as close to an impossibility as is processable. I do not anticipate such an outlier occurring again.” The effort it takes Jyn not to roll her eyes is almost unbearable. “We’ll see, K-2,” she says, stepping out into the light of day. “We’ll see.” notes: drunk bed-sharing, mutual distrust, sexual frustration. all that good stuff.

title: i imagine life so much it feels like a memory by: alsoalsowik rating: mature word count: 792 summary: In their final moments, Cassian sees an entire lifetime he won’t get to have in Jyn’s eyes. notes: I have such a weakness for these momentary could-have-been lives imagined by one or both of them on the beach.

title: What Might Have Been  by: AgentVeronica rating: teen word count: 2101 summary: With each soul, a world dies. notes: there is so much I love about this fic - the way the tenses and POV make it seem like instances of documentation, the way the imagined future spreads out

title: you were my new home by: katsumi rating: teen word count: 4690 summary:  She surprises herself with the force of the want in her. She’s only known him a few weeks—and he’s gruff, and secretive, and single-minded to a dangerous degree—but he’s the first person in a long time she’s had any real ties to. And yes, his loyalty is not to her so much as it is to the cause she’s now a part of. But for now, he’s just a little bit hers in a way that no one else has been for a very, very long time. Before they can meet with Saw Gerrera, they have to find Saw Gerrera, and that takes time. On the search, Jyn and Cassian grow closer. notes: lengthy missing moments fic of all our dreams

===== AU - Scarif & immediate aftermath ===== title: Beinahe [BR, CA, JE] by: guineapiggie rating: teen word count: 7071 summary: People around them assume they must have had an affair before, and she can't blame them. She's holding his hand, sleeping in his bed, and if she wasn't lauded a hero of the Rebellion, they would never let her do that. But they are, so instead they spin stories of the two of them. She couldn't care less. What she cares about, once he gets better, is what becomes of two people who were almost strangers and who held each other as death came for them, and then woke up to find they weren't dead. She doesn't know what that means, except that she wants to kiss him more than ever, because he's the only source of solace she has had in a long time, and she needs one more than ever. (If she had to chose a word for Cassian Andor, it's almost.) - Surviving Scarif and leaving Scarif are two very different things. - notes: amazing how survivor's guilt is written here. love the long, slow burn.

title: Inevitable [WIP] [BR, CA, JE] by: cellorocket rating: teen word count: 10869 summary: He had the kind of face you saw everywhere, and nowhere at the same time – so unremarkably average that it was almost suspicious. But he knew how to wear it, knew how to be a thousand different things; whatever the mission required. Though he often disappeared into whatever role he was assigned, sometimes she saw glimmers of an emotion she couldn’t read ripple over those strangely common features, and knew it had no place in a liar’s arsenal of masks. Sad eyes, she thought, shivering. He can’t hide those. || the rogue one trio + episode iv and onward notes: I really like Bodhi and Jyn’s POVs and the sense of how strange it is to be so extremely close to people they barely know, and the simultaneous distance that incongruity creates

title: Long Way Home series [WIP] by: noelia_g rating: gen, explicit word count: 15357 summary: In which they all live and Jyn Erso is on a quest to fix a droid. Rogue One in the aftermath. Cassian Andor before Rogue One, during, and after. notes: god GOD

title: Arm's Length [CA, JE] by: FollowMyFeet rating: mature word count: 6404 summary: "You want me to hate you?" he hisses. "Okay, I'll hate you." notes: the first chapter killed me

title: stubborn hope by: conjurewithrisk rating: teen word count: 475 summary: This is a rebellion. They rebel by staying alive. notes: so I have lots of thought and feelings about martyrdom and survival and how maybe staying alive is the most revolutionary thing of all but also possibly the least idk. this brought up some stuff for me

title: they have stolen the heart from inside you (but this does not define you) [CA, JE] by: gingergenower rating: teen word count: 1578 summary: Jyn and Cassian escaped Scarif, and they end up in a rebel base in the middle of nowhere while they collect themselves. They are all stardust. notes: I like the fics where they are stricken with survivor’s guilt. I also like this one where Jyn’s detached and quietly bewildered. just observing things as they happen, having thoughts filter in and out

title: Stay in Motion [WIP] by:  ignitesthestars, nymja, starforged rating: teen word count: 5184 summary: Short stories set in a universe where the Rogue One crewmembers survive

===== AU - timeskip (after Scarif) ===== title: the sharp edge of survival by: with_the_monsters rating: teen word count: 3950 summary: They're heroes, now, but the not the type of heroes the Republic wants. Not bright and clean and effortlessly Light. Not able to sit still or give up the fight. The fight built each of them, after all. Made them what they are. notes: I really like this iteration of everyone-lives because there are gaps between surviving and living and what those are and how they might be filled is written in a very real and touching way.

title: Clean Shaven by: 19RosesofLifeandDeath98 rating: gen word count: 1263 summary: Cassian liked routines, and Jyn liked Cassian. It wasn’t a hard protocol to follow. notes: post mission hand injury oh no how will Cassian maintain his shaving schedule. so sweet and awkward I love it!

title: in the spaces series [WIP] by: nymja rating: teen, explicit word count: 9701 summary: Jyn, Cassian, and their intersecting moments during the Galactic Civil War. & Jyn, Cassian, and the war not ending after Endor. notes: I made many whale noises whilst reading this fic. another one for the post-Scarif trauma + slow, long burn file.

title: Cryptography [WIP] by: someinstant rating: teen word count: 6985 summary: Compromised, Cassian read, his fingers numbing against the screen. Jyn says to orphan. The words blurred, and he dropped the pad. “To orphan?” Senator Organa asked the general. She didn't pretend not to have read over Cassian's shoulder. “Cut ties,” said Draven. He cleared his throat. "It's what you do when an agent goes rogue--" Cassian shook his head. “No,” he said, mechanically. "It means 'to abandon.'” notes: “And the ending is amazing. The third act is perfect, and I wouldn't change it for the world. Which is why I'm just gonna shift the world over *just a little*, and keep going.” so exciting and plotty!!!!!

title: i don't care if heaven won't take me back by: gingergenower rating: explicit word count: 6628 summary: Cassian's compromised and kidnapped on a routine mission, taken by a crime mob working with the Empire. The Alliance orders Jyn to cut and run because too many lives would be lost failing to save him. As is her nature, she goes rogue. notes: riveting action scenes. I’m a sucker for the ride-and-die Jyn characterization

title: something distracting by: PastyPirate rating: explicit word count: 4679 summary: Cassian never really thought about statutes of limitations on disobedience. Mainly because he’d never disobeyed an order before. But after nine months, and a mission that can only really be called successful (body count and everything), he felt like getting a slap on the wrist for disobeying an order was a bit much. In which; Cassian has no idea how to properly be grounded, he ends up thinking too much about things he'd rather not focus on. notes: in love with Cassian’s running internal monologue and his constant berating of himself

===== AU - not even a little bit EU ===== title: not titled drabble by: plinys rating: gen word count: short summary: jyn x cassian, partners in crime au

title: we will not grow old by: Wildehack rating: mature word count: 3001 summary: In the dream, Jyn’s father is there, just like he was when she was new. He cups her face in his hands, and a rush of yearning fills Jyn’s chest, but she’s not sure what for. He brushes her hair out of her eyes, sits down beside her in this strange, cold room. “Analysis,” he says. notes: Westworld AU

title: not titled by: raspberrylimonade rating: not rated word count: ~ 1000 summary: Where instead of being killed in the blast, Jyn and Cassian are transported to LA in the early 2000s where Cassian becomes a retailer for home appliances (based of this interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRZ1ihipQso) and Jyn becomes a fitness instructor. notes: charming!

===== AU - other (no Rogue One timeline, multiverse, etc) ===== title: The Jedha Moon Jockey [WIP] by: ballantine rating: mature word count: 3963 summary: “Jedha’s not a priority for the Alliance at the moment,” he says, not looking away from the open panel. “Oh, of course,” the girl says. “It’s not like the occupation of this moon has anything to do with its extensive kyberite ore, which, if you didn’t know (but you should), the Empire has started to turn to for energy enrichment. And it’s certainly not like the Alliance’s apparent abandonment of one of the most revered symbols of the Jedi Order will have any impact at all on rebel morale in the Mid Rim — ” Cassian momentarily gives up on opening the cell door in favor of putting his head in hands and groaning. notes: “Cassian picks through the wiring and says, “For someone who obviously hates the Empire with so much passion, you don’t seem too worried about being caught in one of their holding cells.” She shrugs one shoulder. “Saw Gerrera will come for me. He always does.”” EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WANTED. "Saw Gerrera did not abandon Jyn" is a tag but so is "Loss of Faith." I am worried.

title: not titled / Sic Itur Ad Astra  by: radiojamming / ClockworkCourier rating: not rated word count: ~ 2600 summary: Jyn Erso, unsurprisingly, turned everything he believed about himself and the galaxy right on its head; what was right, what was wrong, and what to do about it. It was all different because of her, and he couldn’t help but feel something like a sinking sensation in his chest when he realized that. He didn’t accept it, though. Not without a mark. Not without a reason. notes: jyn/cassian soulmate (w matching birthmarks) AU. does the fatalism of the trope very evocatively

title: Propaganda by: pantropia rating: not rated word count: 812 summary: Neither the Rebellion nor the Empire are above using popular media as propaganda. notes: movie within a movie meta fix-it

title: And The Next [WIP] by: ienablu rating: teen word count: 20448 summary: Jyn looks to the disappearing horizon and thinks, The Force is with me, I am one with the Force. The Force is with me, I am one with the Force. The Force is strong with me, I am – Jyn wakes up in her Wobani prison cell, panting and a scream dying in her throat. notes: I love Groundhog Day AUs. this is one of the best I've ever read. the most recent chapter (4) is painful in the perfect way.

title: The RebelCaptain Ultimate Kiss Mod [WIP] by: Coryphefish rating: teen word count: 504 summary: There should have been a kiss on the beach? In the elevator? Why stop there? This is the fix-it fic we really need! ALL the moments in Rogue One where it almost happened? Now it did!

title: not titled drabble by: kylorenvevo rating: not rated word count: ~1000 summary: jyn/cassian alias!au with jyn spying on the empire and cassian as her rebel handler

===== Misc ===== - a really wonderful fanvid - radiojamming: important features of k-2so day - rinsantago: "In retrospect, there was no freaking way that Jyn and Cassian could have been Rey’s parents." - iamthezip: "What does little 6-year-old Cassian “rebellions are built on hope” Andor do for the fucking rebellion?!" - thegrayship: ““You DUMPED me!” vs “They’ll be back for me.”” [Jyn and Rey comparisons] - lionmettled: “Info on Chirrut and Baze from the Visual Dictionary” - notbecauseofvictories: “I have managed to find a single feeling about galen erso, and it mostly concerns him being an amoral figure, wearing very badly-fitting moral skin” - Star Wars: Rogue One places Asian heroes at the core of its revolution - rukbats: “Anyway, what I’m trying to say here is that by modern standards we can safely assume that Cassian Andor was most probably a scorpio, sagittarius or a capricorn thank you for coming to my TED talk” - betterbemeta: “3P0 is simultaneously totally useless yet hyper functional because he was not made according to any specs except “the best most toughest things possible to help my mom for a long long time on a hot desert planet” - I made a Cassian Andor mixtape!

I am here and always ready to cry with you about revolutions and Saw Gerrera and Cassian and Jyn. ☭<3☭