#he's better with the description he gives leia

[lavendermunson]

cards - eddie munson

day 3 of leia's christmas tree farm

cw eddie struggles with mental health, eddie's pov. henderson!reader (no physical descriptions). angst. exes to lovers. inspired by a scene from love actually.

Eddie is a mess right now. He sits on the couch of his trailer, his right leg bouncing as his foot taps loudly into the floor. In his head, breaking up with you was the best thing he could ever do to protect you from all his mood swings, tantrums, and anger episodes.

But he fucked up, you haven’t talked to him for a month and it’s killing him. He missed you, he let you go for a stupid, stupid reason and he regrets it every day of his damned existence. 

The phone rings so loudly that it makes him flinch. As annoyed as Eddie can get, he picks up the phone and shouts “What do you want” to the person on the end of the line. As good as his luck can get, it’s only your brother, Dustin. 

“I’ll be quick, my sister is going out with a weird guy. Well, he is not weird, he is just Drew and he isn't you, Eddie. I know she loves you, I know you love her and this guy isn’t good for her. Please do something! They are watching a movie at his house! GO NOW!”

Dustin hangs up the phone, leaving Eddie speechless. Jealousy crawls over his body, he holds the phone so tight his knuckles turn white. He knows this guy, he has been in his house for a couple of parties and even if Drew is not the worst person ever, he still has something that Eddie loves, something Eddie wants.

He makes a plan and after an hour Eddie gets in his van and turns on his walkie-talkie to talk to Dustin on his way. It has to be perfect. 

When Eddie arrives at his destination, he hears the phone ring inside the house. That was his sign to knock on the door, not too hard but with his hand shaking in desperation.

You open the door and Eddie’s heart melts, you look so beautiful. Even more beautiful than he remembers, his memory doesn't do justice to your perfect and beautiful face. He lets out a nervous sigh as his breath comes out in a cloud from the cold. He holds the cue cards in his hands and presses the play button on the boombox to a Christmas song sung by a random caroling group. He begins to pass the cards.

He feels so lucky you didn’t close the door on his face, that was a great sign.

‘I’m sorry, I know I fucked up’

You cross your arms over your chest, wrapping the blanket you had around yourself to warm you up while the cold wind hits the front porch. 

‘I love you, since that time in the sandbox’

‘Remember? I found a ladybug and gave it to you’

A voice comes from inside the house, you jump at the sudden scream. 

“Hey, who is that?” your date asks while holding the phone in his hand. “I’m getting a huge deal on family video tapes over here!”

Oh, and Steve is going to kill Dustin.

“Great!” you reply, looking over at the guy with the red phone in his ear, excited to hear how a little kid tricks him. Only he is oblivious about it. “Just carol singers, I got it”

And you return your attention to Eddie, who nervously passes to the other cue cards as you read them carefully, while his knees keep shaking. He has been planning this for hours, and it’s not what you deserve but it’s just a start. He thinks he can do better and he is going to.

‘Because we used to believe ladybugs…’

“Are for good luck since one landed on my hand the day we kissed for the first time”

You say, and Eddie nods with the biggest smile on his face. His cheeks hurt with the cold weather. He feels his fingers cramp, his arms are about to give out and he needs a better jacket but that didn’t cross his mind because you are in it. All the time.

‘I’m in love with you, that’s never going to change’

‘You make me better, kind, smarter…’

‘I miss you’

‘My life has no meaning without you’

He sees you crying, tears rolling down your cheeks making Eddie’s heart break like shattered glass because he knows he caused all of this mess. He just wants to fix it because he has lost a million opportunities by running away, this time he is doing the opposite and he is trying, he is trying. 

“Are you gonna watch the movie?” Right, you are on a date. With a guy who has never broken your heart, while Eddie begs for forgiveness feeling almost stupid for it.

The final cue card comes, and Eddie has lost all of his hope. But it’s worth a try.

‘You are the love of my life, the only one I want’

The music stops. Both standing in silence, while Eddie holds his bleeding heart on his hands and you keep crying, bottom lip quivering and red cheeks hurting while you try to hold a smile.

“I- I’m sorry Eddie” 

You take a step back and close the door. The dungeon master admits his defeat, picking the cue cards from the floor and the boombox from the steps on the porch. Walking to his van before collapsing on the snow.

He had to try. He had hope, he lost it, he lost you and now he will be heartbroken for the rest of his life. No matter how many friends he has, how many metal records he owns, and how many concerts he performs. Life would be nothing without you. 

Once he gets in his vehicle his hands grip the steering wheel and he starts crying. He touches his chest, just where his heart is. The cold, his heartbreak, the thought of him losing the only person he loved other than Wayne. It’s too much and he honestly doesn’t know if he can handle it. 

His sobs get cut when someone knocks on the window of the passenger seat, Eddie glances at the door ready to scream the loudest ‘FUCK OFF’ of his life with all the anger in his chest. 

“You are the love of my life too, Eddie. I love you”

You hop on the van and kiss him. A soft but gentle dance of lips, mixed with tears. It’s so tender, so soft… it erases the what-ifs, the sadness, and the tiny little voice in Eddie’s head that used to torture him. And now, as you hold him. He knows it was worth the risk, he knows he should stop running away from everything. And that Christmas miracles exist, according to Dustin.

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[artdonalldson]

Okay yeah it's me again I couldn't help it...

#11 with Poe, please? 🥺🥺

Heyyyyyyy! Sorry this took long enough but thank you so much for requesting! I'm almost done with your other request too (and all of the rest, I'm slowly getting to them!)

First of all I'm terrible at writing into the star wars universe but I adore Poe a little too much and I was having this idea, I still have a couple more requests for him, for now here's this little thing! I hope you like it my friend! 💕

Prompt: "Snuggling up at night"

Content: No pronouns, no descriptions, fluff and probs some typos...

Words: ~750

If anyone else wants to send a prompt, please check this post!

It's been a long day for you and Poe out of the rebel base, you have been sent by Leia herself on a mission to a remote planet located somewhere in the outer rim, the planet has a very cold weather and it's quite off the radar, the city painted all white from the snow that covered the streets.

Their people were nice and lived a peaceful life, the small planet was still untouched by the hands of the First Order and their senator had known General Organa for quite a long time , and now was offering to support the resistance with supplies and facilities.

Leia herself wanted you to evaluate u conditions of a warehouse located on the edge of the city that could possibly be restored to contain supplies for the resistance and maybe work as a base, it was definitely not a hard mission, there was no heavy snow or creatures that could possibly harm you on the planet, but the weather, the unbearable coldness was enough to make almost any living being freeze.

Of course it was not a problem for the locals, they all were used to this life but you and Poe were wearing heavy coats and boots to avoid your nervous endings from feeling numbed by the intense cold of the place.

"How are the locals so comfortable with this weather? I don't get it" he groans as he fumbles with the fuzzy jacket he'd been wearing all this time.

"Guess they're used to it"

You sigh deeply as you look yet once again around the warehouse, the durasteel looks damaged but with a good restoration work it could be a useful base for resistance members, make a good settlement that hopefully the First Order won’t find out.

"You know what? We should probably install a heater, don't you think?" you suggest as you keep looking around, feeling how the cold run through your skin as well.

"Definitely, I think I'm gonna freeze in here" he rubs his hands together to get a bit warmer. 

You know Poe is capable of facing even the greatest dangers of the galaxy, everything except for the cold weather, he truly despises it almost as much as he despises the first order.

"Come on, Dameron, I'm almost done here"

You make sure to take notes and footage of the site and then save all the info to your datapad so you can discuss all of it with General Organa in the next days.

After some hours, Poe and you are all set and done to go back to the local hotel, and once you´re all settled there, you immediately jump on the bed, stretching your arms over your head, meanwhile he looks around for some blankets in the room, but he can only find some thin sheets.

"Come on, aren't you tired?"  You ask while you look at him checking around.

"Yeah I'm just looking for a blanket… even here it's still cold"

"Come on, it's not that cold, is it?"

He looks back at you with a look of surprise on his face

"Not that cold!? I feel like I'm ten seconds away from turning into ice"

Poe gives up and grabs one of the sheets to cover both of you on the bed.

When he finally lays down, you get a bit closer to him and start talking.

"Better?"

"Nope, still freezing"

You chuckle and think for a moment, right then you look at him again, a sly smile forming in your lips.

"Hey,I just had a good idea" you whisper to him

"And what is it?" He raises an eyebrow

You get yourself closer to him and give him a small kiss on the lips, holding him as close as you possibly can, he immediately responds by wrapping his arm around your waist and returning the kiss.

"So is this your idea?" He chuckles

"Yes, we could just sleep here all snuggled up to warm each other, what do you say?" 

He laughs a little as he reaches to caress his cheek, getting even closer to you.

"I think I like your idea very much" He gives you a big smile as you softly run your fingers through his pretty curls.

"I'm glad you like my idea"

He chuckles and pulls you into another kiss.

He finds the way to hide his face in the crook of your neck and he plants a kiss in there, his warm breath tickling your skin.

"To be honest, I don't mind freezing as long as I get to hold you all night"

You can't help but feel your heart flutter at his words, you take a deep breath and look him in the eyes.

"I love you so much, Poe"

"And I love you too"

He wraps his arms tighter around you and eventually falls asleep while you hold each other under the sheets and enjoy each other's warmth for the rest of the night.

..........

Thank you so much for reading! <3

[corellianhounds]

top 5 headcanons? Your own or just faves!

GREAT question so these are just the ones off the top of my head:

1. This headcanon for Mando teaching the kid sign language, and the kid communicating back

2. Not something I came up with, but I like the idea of Luke having permanent Force-lightning scars as a result of Palpatine using it on him in RotJ

3. Personal headcanon: I think Han Solo would have taken Leia’s last name when they got married: Han (at least in the movies) had no family ties to the name ‘Solo,’ it was the name the Imperial officer gave him when he enlisted in the military to escape Corellia. It’s the perfect description for a smuggler on his own who only thinks of himself and his ship (though eventually Chewie becomes a part of The Only Things Han Solo Cares About).

The most important thing about Han Solo’s character that I think many audiences and even official creators (INCLUDING GEORGE LUCAS SOMEHOW) seem to forget is that Han’s whole character arc is that he was NOT a good guy— He BECOMES a good guy. All of the tension surrounding him in the original trilogy is based on the fact Han Solo looks out for himself. His return at the end of A New Hope is predicated on the audience being surprised that he came back.

Each movie, there was no guarantee that he would stay or stick around when the going got tough. By the end of the trilogy, Han’s character arc has ended with him choosing to be a part of something bigger and caring for people beyond himself and beyond his circle of friends. Choosing to marry Leia means choosing to remain relatively sedentary and present for her (and by extension their family, friends, and the New Republic), and besides, what better way to throw people off the scent and protect yourself from your criminal past than by marrying into the royal and political-leading family?

TLDR: Han takes Leia’s last name after they’re married because he finally has a family he chooses to tie himself to.

4. Personal headcanon: Leia does not forgive Vader for what he became, regardless of whether Luke says he redeemed himself in the end.

Leia not only saw the war he led and the atrocities he committed her entire life, he enabled/directed the destruction of her entire home planet before her very eyes. Leia loves her brother, but she cannot reconcile what Luke says about Vader being a good person with the war criminal she knew him to be.

Bonus headcanon: I think in the sequel trilogy Leia should have been the one to see a vision of her son’s future and she should have been either the catalyst for Ben Solo leaving, or she should have been the one who said she saw too much of Vader in him as an adult and he had to be killed in order to be defeated, while Luke and Han should have been the ones trying to bring him back. Luke’s character in the original trilogy was defined by compassion and mercy even towards one of the worst people the galaxy had to offer, and Han’s character was defined by the people who didn’t give up on him and whose encouragement and support and willingness to see the good in him were the reasons he was able to become a good person.

5. Personal headcanon: I’ve had the idea since 2020 that Mando’s family on Aq Vetina were part of the Disciples of the Whills. I’ve liked the idea of Mando being connected in a non-Force-sensitive way to other lore surrounding the Force, and I’ve based it on the similarities in costume design and because I think thematically, the idea of exploring the Force through a different lens than the Jedi would have made a much more interesting and compelling story in what was originally a relatively independent TV show with new characters on a much smaller scale, exploring different parts of the galaxy.

How I understand the doctrine of the Whills is that it’s more trying to understand the direction of the Force as it tries to find balance in the world, and the result of those teachings means seeing how the Force working in others is what benefits people— In Rogue One Chirrut says “May the Force of others be with you,” which I’ve interpreted as “Yes the Force exists and has an impact on life and death, but because it is the connection binding every living thing together, it’s our choices and the actions we take and the connections we form that exhibit the Force, which are what will ultimately save us in the end.” Chirrut says “The Force protected me,” and Baze Malbus says “I protected you,” and they are both right.

In the context of The Mandalorian, I wanted to see what could have happened if the show diverged from the Jedi, who to be clear were a specific order of Force sensitive followers whose primary purpose was as protectors of the galaxy— The Jedi teachings weren’t just a belief system, they were combined with a martial art and specific learned abilities that were intended to be used to protect people. That doesn’t mean their way was the only way Force-sensitives interacted with the Force.

Long story short, I wanted Mando’s potential ties to a different part of Star Wars lore to be the gateway to exploring more of the galaxy that these stories were set in. I think it would have been a lot more interesting and would have freed up the story to go whatever direction it needed without being confined to the Jedi and prior source material

[dailydragon08]

When You Need Me

Pairing: Luke Skywalker x Jedi!Reader Summary: Luke provides some much needed comfort, cuddles, and kisses after a rough time. A/N: "Remnants" is a series of one shots in no particular order about the budding relationship between you and Luke as he trains you in the ways of the Force. Trigger warning for descriptions of anxiety/the beginnings of an anxiety attack. Read here on AO3.

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You flopped down on the ship’s bunk hard, resting your elbows on your knees and letting your head fall into your hands. The last few missions had been hit after hit, and you were just so drained. It felt like the galaxy was sucking you dry of all your energy in a way that squeezed the air from your lungs and made you tremble. You took a shaky breath, cursing yourself for how it rattled around in your chest. 

You’re a Jedi, you told yourself. You’re supposed to be better than this. 

Luke had decided to keep the imperial shuttle he escaped the second Death Star in, modifying the insides so you both could live on it if need be. Two cargo holds had been converted into bedrooms with the others holding food, medical supplies, clothes, weapons, and more. The main area had been renovated to mimic the Falcon’s main hold with a refresher in the back. He’d named it the Redeemer and it had become a cozy home filled with your and Luke’s things as you two flitted around the galaxy.

You closed your eyes and let yourself fall into the Force’s embrace. Another rattle of breath filled your lungs as you dug your nails into your skin, resisting the urge to hyperventilate. There was nothing to hold onto out in the coldness of space. All you could sense were the inanimate objects around you, the thrum of R2’s energy, and Luke’s steady heartbeat from where he sat in the cockpit. You focused all your attention on his solidity, breathing in time with him and letting the steady thump-thump of his heart calm you. 

Several moments later, a soft voice said, “Hey, starflower.”

“Hi,” you grumbled without looking at the doorway. Still focused on his body, you could feel him carefully walk towards you.

His fingers gently stroked your hair. “What’s wrong?”

“I don’t know. It just…got bad all of a sudden.” You felt the mattress dip as he sat beside you and pulled you against his side. You let your head fall against his shoulder as he took both of your shaking hands in his own. 

“It’s nothing to be ashamed of.” He nudged his nose into your hair before leaving a kiss there. 

“But Jedi aren’t supposed to do this—”

“You’re allowed to have emotions, Y/N. You’re allowed to feel drained and take time for yourself, even if I hate watching you suffer. I just wish you’d come to me when you’re feeling like this—not that you can’t have space if that’s what you need, but I just wish you wouldn’t worry so much about bothering me.”

You turned to meet his eyes. The ocean-like blues held love, sadness, and softness in equal measure as he cradled your face in his hand. “But you have enough on your plate.”

He tilted his forehead against yours. “You’re not a burden. I’m glad you’re on my plate.”

Love for him overwhelmed you and you couldn’t help but give a small smile. 

He smiled in return. “There’s the smile…I know things have been hard lately and I’m sorry. Maybe once we get back from this mission, we can take a little break and go somewhere. Just you and me.”

A beep of protest echoed from the cockpit, making you both laugh. 

“And R2,” he amended. 

You pressed further into his side. “That sounds nice…Where should we go?”

He pressed a soft kiss to your lips. “Anywhere you want. Just name the place and I’ll fly us there.”

You thought for a moment. “Leia really seemed to like Naboo when she went. You could learn more about your mom, too.”

He nodded. “She said it was really beautiful there…so you’ll fit right in.”

You snorted. “Wow, that was smooth for you, Skywalker.”

“Hey! I can be smooth!”

You giggled. “Have you been talking to your dad’s Force ghost again? Is he giving you suggestions?”

“You know what—come here.” He stood, pulling you up with him and holding you tightly as he suddenly kissed you deeply. You couldn’t help the moan that escaped you as his tongue darted past your lips. You drank in his scent and taste, letting your fingers wander into his hair.

One of his hands splayed across the small of your back while the other cupped the back of your head. You made a sound of surprise against his lips as he suddenly dipped you, bringing you back upright just as quickly. Laughs bubbled out of both of you as you broke the kiss. 

“How was that for smooth?” he asked, a smug smile on his face. 

You playfully whacked his chest, beaming brightly. “You’re ridiculous.”

He laughed and dragged the tip of his nose against yours. “Only for you.”

You cackled harder. “Now I’m just picturing you dipping diplomats on base in lieu of a handshake.”

He threw his head back and you couldn’t help but beam at the bright laugh that escaped him. “Oh, I’m sure Leia would love explaining that.”

“Just dip her, too.”

“I already lost one hand. I don’t need to lose the other. Or any feet.”

“Or your head—do they make cybernetic heads?”

He chuckled and buried his face in your neck. “Hey, I thought you liked my head.”

You squeezed him tight. “I like both your heads.”

“Oh, Maker, now you’re the one being ridiculous.” Although his face was hidden, you could feel it suddenly grow hot against your skin as he continued haltingly. “You haven’t even seen the…other…head…”

You chuckled and nuzzled into him, massaging your fingers through his hair. He melted into you and sighed, holding you tighter. “Not yet, anyway,” you mumbled. 

He snorted, pressing a soft kiss to your neck before pressing his cheek to yours. “I love you. And I’m here for you, always. Please don’t ever hesitate to come get me when you need me.”

“Okay—but only if you come get me, too.”

“I will. Promise.” He gently caressed the side of your face before planting a kiss on the other side. R2 beeped and whirled from the doorway. “Come on, we’re about to come out of hyperspace.” 

You took his hand as he led you to the cockpit. Before you could move to the other chair, he pulled you into his lap and pressed another kiss to your lips. He sighed against you as you deepened it, his hands running up and down your sides and spine. “I love you, too, by the way.”

He smiled. “I know.” The stars stilled around you as the blue light of hyperspace disappeared to be replaced by Ajan Kloss. Luke gently patted your butt as you transferred to the copilot’s chair. You watched as his hands expertly directed the ship toward the planet and hoped your upcoming trip to Naboo would involve him doing other things with his hands. 

[from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras]

Hihi I don’t know where to find more about this (and frankly want your opinion more lol) so what are the genes like in Rohan? Is it possible there’d be darker browns and almost Numenorean blacks? And red-heads? I mean, could you specify with like percentages lolol and I would sooo love if you include like regional differences omggg

Well, race in Middle Earth is a topic that a lot of ink has already been spilled on, and by people who are much smarter and better qualified to opine than I am. So, up top, I encourage people to seek out those smarter voices.* But I guess I’ll say that my general take is that it is simultaneously true that a) Tolkien trafficked in some harmful race-based tropes and imagery and he used ideas about genetics (the high/middle/low man hierarchy he created) that are gross; but ALSO b) despite what some loud and hateful chuds would have you believe, there’s no real canonical evidence to support the claim that the people in the various communities of Middle Earth were all of one particular race or another. So there could and should be a whole variety of appearances and traits.

As to my personal opinion of Rohan…there are people of all kinds in the world, and so I imagine Rohan to similarly have people of all kinds. I know that’s not as specific an answer as your question posed, but I try to leave my writing open enough (like, I usually go very sparse on character physical descriptions) that a reader can picture people in a bunch of different ways, and if some people see Wídfara (for example) as Black and others as Asian or indigenous American or white or etc., I think that’s all valid and good. The more Wídfaras in the world, the better, as far as I’m concerned.

One of the things I like best about fandom is that we aren’t stuck with any one particular conception of anything. Lots of people have their own ideas about Rohan, and those different Rohans can exist side-by-side in the fanfic and fan art spaces so that we have a wealth of alternatives to like and admire. Some of my fave Rohan fan art has been pieces that imagine the Rohirrim as being of Mongolian heritage or that mix Rohirrim culture from the books with traditional Japanese elements, and I love that those exist alongside the art that hews closer to the Anglo-Saxon/Norse aesthetic that tends to show up most often in visual representations. (I would love to link to some of this art, but the Tumblr search function is not my friend and isn’t allowing me to easily pull it up now. One that I can put my hands on, though, is the work of Leia Ham, which is amazing and imagines Rohan (and other parts of Middle Earth) in an ancient Chinese context.)

So I guess what I’m saying is that I think anything is possible, and that’s a good thing.

*Mallorn, the journal of the Tolkien Society, has actually done a good job of giving space to those voices in the last few years, a positive development I attribute to the good influence of its editor Luke Shelton, who is to all appearances a Good Dude.

[edgessunflower]

Whatever it takes

Pairing: Poe Dameron x Fem reader

Description: After nearly getting killed and trying to help the resistance you and Poe begin to have a strain in your relationship that you both are determined to keep

A strangled smile fell from your face it kills me that I hurt you this way the worst part is that I didn't even know now there's a million reasons for you to go but if you can find a reason to stay

You and Poe had been friends for years and the bond formed even more after you fell for each other and thanks to general Organa the two of you got together and everything was amazing even with some injuries or crazy situations but after what happened a month ago it slowly changed.

I'll do whatever it takes to turn this around I know what's at stake I know that I've let you down and if you give me a chance believe that I can change I'll keep us together whatever it takes she said if we're gonna make this work

It started after you found out poe was captured by Kylo Ren and decided to go alone to rescue him but that was just the beginning of a crazy adventure that would begin the war against the first order after returning to D'qar with Finn who you met after they got separated reuniting with poe.

You gotta let me inside even though it hurts don't hide the broken parts that I need to see she said like it or not it's the way it's gotta be you gotta love yourself if you can ever love me I'll do whatever it takes to turn this around I know what's at stake I know that I've let you down and if you give me a chance and give me a break I'll keep us together

You felt each other drift away after he got demoted and you went through a near death experience by Captain Phasma and you felt the strain getting worse as you felt everything fall apart being pulled aside by Leia when you started crying after Poe leaves the room from yelling at you "You got to fix this or it will never work out I know you love each other talk to each other" you smile hugging her and running after poe to his quarters.

I know you deserve much better remember the time I told you the way I felt and that I'd be lost without you and never find myself let's hold on to each other above everything else start over start over

You both talked and talked apologizing and promising not to let the things around you, the things that happened to you, or the war happening to separate the two of you sealing the promise with a kiss helping and fighting against the first order until the war finally ended in victory and the world was saved.

I'l do whatever it takes to turn this around I know what's at stake I know that I've let you down and if you give me a chance believe that I can change I'll keep us together whatever it takes

You both continue to talk and comfort each other during hard times no matter where you two are or what one of you is doing you both stop and talk always sealing the promises you make to each other with a tight hug and an affectionate kiss that strengthen your relationship thanks to not only your love for each other but also the person that brought you two together general organa.

[heaven-s-black-box]

Stony Beach- Skywalker Family

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Recovery date: July 16th, 2022

Description: In which Anakin never became Vader and the Skywalker's go to a beach with no sand (of course).

Notes: An entry from my 2022 research project into the universe of Star Wars. You can find the next entry here.

Word count: 681

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“Carefull, the rocks could be sharp!” Anakin called as Luke and Leia wobbled across the beach.

The Skywalker family was taking a small vacation on a nice little planet full of rocky beaches. Perfect, in Anakin’s opinion, because it let the twins go to a beach without him having to deal with sand. There were many things Anakin would compromise for his twins, but right now sand was not one of them.

Padme would join them later, having to finish up some peace talks with the seperatist aligned government on behalf of the republic. It was rocky, but the separatists and republic had found common ground in being manipulated by the sith.

But she would join them soon and had promised to bring lunch.

“Dad! Dad! Look at this cool rock,” Leia grinned, running back up the beach, waving the rock in the air.

Luke was hunched over by the edge of the water, poking around in the shallows, while Leia stopped halfway to pick up another rock. One in each hand, she stuck them both as close to Anakin’s face as possible.

He bent down, crouching in front of her and letting her point out things she noticed.

“It looks all glittery, and this one is two colors. Can I give them to mommy?”

“I think she’ll love them,” he smiled, ruffling her hair.

“Ah!” Luke wailed.

Anakin jumped up, Luke didn’t yell often, and found his son cradling his hand and running towards him.

“There-”he sniffled, trying not to cry, “there was a thing, and-and it had pincers, and it pinched me!”

Sighing in relief, Anakin picked Luke up and gently took his hand. He turned it over a few times, checking for broken skin, and only found slight irritation.

“Well, I don’t see any blood, let’s get some ice from the cooler, okay?”

Luke nodded, wiping at his face with his other hand, as Leia reached up on her toes to pat his back.

Awkwardly, Anakin crouched down and opened the cooler. As he picked and wrapped an ice cube in one of Padme’s handkerchiefs, Leia snagged two juice bottles and handed one to Luke. Anakin put the ice on Luke’s finger while he chewed on his straw, and Leia went back down the beach. 

“Leia, don’t go poking the animals, okay?”

“Okay!”

“You want to stay here for a bit or go back to playing?” He asked, kissing Luke’s temple.

“I’m gonna go play with Leia,” he mumbled, hopping down from Anakin’s knee and running back to his sister.

He sighed.

“They never stop moving, do they?” He asked, looking back over his shoulder at Padme as she poked out from behind a rock.

She smiled, holding up a small basket.

“Like someone else I know.” Padme handed him the basket and took a seat beside him, resting her head on his shoulder as they watched the twins stand in the tide. “This is nice.”

“It is.”

He smiled, kissing the top of her head and watching Leia try and splash Luke with water.

“Do you think, if we hadn’t had the twins, you would’ve stayed?”

“With the temple?”

“Mhm.”

“No, Obi-Wan was right, I’m too emotional.”

“Ani…”

“I don’t think it’s a bad thing, it’s helped me before. It kept me fighting, drove me to be better and never give up on my friends. But then I almost gave in, to Palpatine and the dark side, all because I wanted to save you and the twins.” 

He sighed. This was a conversation they needed to have, but he wasn’t used to being able to be open. 

“The council was willing to look past that, they offered to help you.”

“They have their own problems, no one trusts the jedi after their role in the clone wars, they didn’t need the added weight of this. Besides, it’s not the jedi way.”

He opened his mouth to say something else, when Luke and Leia spotted Padme and ran over.

“Let’s finish this later,” he whispered, as Padme sat up and opened her arms to catch the twins.

[c0rpseductor]

Fortunate adequate to grab an early duplicate at SDCC this year- and purchased a normal copy from here as well.

This whole Thrawn collection opens your eyes so much into the globe of the Realm as well as the hidden national politics and culture taking place.

These are rather simply the most effective Star Wars books around currently in the brand-new post-Disney purchase period.

The personality of Thrawn was mainly revealed and also discovered in books 1 and also 2, yet you get even deeper into his psyche with Treason. I’m excited and delighted each time one of Thrawn’s plans/strategies are revealed. Thrawn Audiobook Free. As a lead character, he has turned into one of my faves in fiction.

The expedition of the Chiss in this publication supplies a welcome makeover right into a much more “exotic” unusual race. I enjoyed how some things recognize standards with any militarized civilization, as well as some things are special to them.

Timothy Zahn’s “Celebrity Wars: Thrawn– Treason” happens a few weeks after the present-day occasions of the previous story, “Thrawn– Partnerships” (pg. 134). This job proceeds the story of that unique, with Admiral Thrawn once more dealing with Chiss Admiral Ar’alani against the Grysk, who have additional penetrated the Empire as well as appear to endanger Supervisor Orson Krennic’s Task Stardust. In a similar way, the Grysk have once more kidnapped a Chiss child that shows concealed Force capabilities. Zahn additionally locates this story within the present timeline by consisting of a reference to Hera Syndulla in the wardship of Governor Arihnda Pryce on Lothal, positioning this book sometime in between the occasions of “Rebel Assault” as well as “Jedi Knight” throughout the 4th season of “Celebrity Wars Rebels” (pg. 10).

The caption, “Treason,” shows the various separated commitments among the characters: Thrawn left the Chiss Ascendency to offer the Realm, yet stays an outsider in the humans-only Imperial Navy; Eli Vanto is serving aboard Admiral Ar’alani’s ship in order to aid defeat the Grysk, who Thrawn consider as a prospective danger to the Realm, even though a lot of in the Empire consider Vanto a traitor; Assistant Supervisor Ronan serves the Empire and Supervisor Krennic loyally, yet holds the Emperor and also the political elite in derision; and also various other Imperial pressures function to progress their very own reasons at each others’ cost, done in the name of the Empire. Zahn brilliantly engages with these complex commitments, imbuing his personalities with a great quantity of depth. Better, Zahn’s writing typically adds more scientific research to the science-fantasy world of “Star Wars” and also this book proceeds that fad as he draws upon his physics background in his description of the Grysk variety (pg. 244). Fans of Zahn as well as his most well-known personality will certainly find an amusing story with all the components they get out of a Thrawn novel in this book. So the first book was wonderful, the secondly was good, this set though; this one takes the cake. It’s short, yet not extremely so and also golly does it load a punch. The story is complex and outstanding and I can not give any information lest I spoil it, however allows simply say its Imperial naval as well as political politics with our favorite Grand Admiral versus a wonderful background problem (or four).

A recommendation though, if you anticipate this to answer lingering concerns about what takes place after completion of Rebels period 4, this book won’t do that. Unless your analysis in between the lines, after that it might do that (I assume perhaps it did, yet will not obtain my hopes up because well … one should not do that). Not like Thrawn, yet an action over Thrawn: Alliances, this is possibly the very best Star Battles publication since Leia, Princess of Alderaan.

Thrawn himself reaches beam in this story, displaying his wizard in some extremely rewarding methods, while remaining real to his principals. The recommendations to Rebels are fascinating, yet people that don’t enjoy that show will not really feel as well slowed down by them. Timothy Zahn – Thrawn Audio Book Online. The Grysk are slowly coming to be a worthy substitute for the Yuuzhaan Vong as hostile aliens from the unknown areas.

The return of Eli Vanto is welcome and also amusing.

The new characters, such as Assistant Director Ronan and Grand Admiral Savit, are well-constructed and also highly multi-dimensional even with different problems (something I never thought I ‘d locate myself stating concerning any person who almost venerates the likes of Orson Krennic) and I take my hat off to Timothy Zahn for giving them to us.

Read this book. It’s every a real Stars Battles follower can want.

[kitkatt0430]

A Star Wars Sequel series AU idea

Ben Solo wasn't Han and Leia's only child. They had a daughter too, but around the same time that news broke that Leia was Darth Vader's biological daughter, that little toddler girl was kidnapped. They never found her and it was the first big crack in the foundation of Han and Leia's marriage. When Ben turned to the dark side, they ended up drifting apart. Leia becoming more involved in the political movement opposing the First Order and Han returning to his smuggling roots.

TFA events are largely unchanged, but Rey doesn't immediately head out after Luke. They wait for Finn to recover, then Leia sends Rey with Finn, Chewie, Poe, and R2 to track down Luke.

Now, Luke is not the 'last' of the Jedi. Not only is Leia trained as a Jedi, but there are various others who are members of a new Jedi Order. It's not what the old Order was, but so much of that history was deliberately lost that they couldn't recreate the exact same thing from before. Ben Solo's defection killed off a number of the order, so they're all currently spread across the galaxy. Some searching out new force sensitives to teach, others using their abilities to help people in need...

Luke, specifically, went in search of the origins of the Jedi. He entrusted his flight plan to very few in order to keep the growing First Order off his back... but also to keep his other objective from being found out. He didn't want to give Leia false hope after failing to find her missing daughter all those years ago. But new clues have surfaced recently and there are a handful of planets where they might be able to pick up clues to his missing niece's whereabouts.

One of those worlds was Jakku where Luke's friend - but not a Jedi himself - Lor San Tekka has been scouring for records of a girl matching Breha Solo's description having been taken through one of the many spaceports some sixteen or seventeen years ago. And he's not only found that evidence... he thinks that girl is still on the planet.

He gives this information along with the map to Poe, as the First Order has been taking an interest in Jakku and it's only a matter of time before they show up... a matter of time being mere minutes in this case.

When R2 wakes up and displays the map, he keeps the other information private. it's coded specifically for Luke. But Leia, and even Han before he died, felt a connection the young woman from Jakku.

Leia wonders, if her daughter was still alive, would she be something like Rey? Han wishes he'd been the kind of father who could protect his children, but maybe there's still something he can do to make this girl's life better?

Luke's been setting up his secret enclave Jedi school in a system similar to the Corellian system (as in, it's artificially created and maintained) where he has reason to believe the Jedi originated in the time following the fall of the Rakatan Infinite Empire, long before the rise of the First Republic. The Ancient precursors to the Jedi believed in, and taught, the balance between the light and the dark and the necessity of followers of both paths, something the Jedi eventually lost. For all that they believed in balance, by making the dark side something forbidden and taboo they may have inadvertently created an imbalance of the Force. He still has a lot to learn about the origins of the Jedi, though, so a lot of what he's deciphered is still speculative at best.

This is where Rey and Finn find him, along with R2, Poe, and Chewie. And Luke welcomes them. Though of course he's especially excited to have two more students to learn the ways of the Force. And then R2 delivers his second message from Lor San Tekka.

He found the girl, Breha Solo. He's sure of it. She was brought to Jakku and sold as an indentured servant to one of the local scrapyard owners: Unkar Plutt. She'd earned her freedom at the age of sixteen but was rumored to still be on planet, living as a scavenger. Going by the name Rey, which Tekka suspected was a child's derivation of Breha.

Rey, the girl that Leia just sent to Luke for training...

[dreamyourselfxbackagain]

Look who just woke up- is that JIMMY SMITS? No, I must have been mistaken, that’s BAIL PRESTOR ORGANA from STAR WARS. I heard they are 67 and stuck here just like everyone else. Even in the 20’s, he still gives off a FATHER OF THE REBELLION, FIGHTING FOR WHAT’S RIGHT EVEN IF FIGHTING ALONE, HARD BEING THE SURVIVOR, SAVING EVERYONE BUT YOURSELF, CONFIDENCE THAT COULD KILL impression. In Sydney they work as a MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. They’re known to be quite COMMITED & KIND, but have a tendency to be DISHONEST & STUBBORN on their bad days.

Gender/Pronouns : Male / he/him

How long have they been in Sydney : In his memories, whole life. In reality, 1 month

Which suburb do they live in? Darling Point

Personality description : Above all Bail is kind. He believes in creating a better future. He is completely committed to that, and is respected for his views. He also loves deeply, and is a family man. Whilst he is honest in his beliefs, he does have the ability to lie very convincingly as he managed to hide his own allegiances even from Sith.

Memories of their real life : 

Bail Prestor was born into nobility, but dreamt of a life outside of that. Dreams often full of chasing purrgil far from his own. He soon realised it was not something that would ever happen, and soon he found new a new dream when he met Breha Organa. Eventually they married, and he took her name. However they knew if they were to have children, it would be from adoption.

With Breha as Queen, he became the statesman for Alderaan, and it was also where he met Mon Mothma. He did not join the senate until after the attack on Naboo. During this he made contacts, ones he knew would be important. However unlike them, his honesty and commitment to justice meant he he held the respect of his opponents. Though he was also known to be an ally of the Jedi, and also befriended Padme when she joined the senate.

As war broke out, Bail remained loyal to the Republic and the senate. When Kenobi discovered the clones, he did originally vote in favour of their creation. That was until he saw them, and realised how human they were. It was a mistake he knew he'd need to redeem, and need to keep fighting for what was right. As the war carried on, he did what he could to bring about peace in the senate, but together with Breha also made sure that Alderaan gave relief aid.

Eventually it seemed that the Clone Wars was over, and then Bail received news that the Jedi had tried to take over the Jedi temple. With his knowledge of the Jedi, he rushed over there, but was intercepted by clones. He had been leaving when he saw them kill a Padawan, and so went to find Yoda. Obi-Wan was able to get to them, but they hadn't heard from any of the others, and those who hadn't been killed by the clones initially were being told to return to the temple. Bail was summoned to the senate, where Palpatine announced the creation of the Empire whilst he and Padme watched in horror.

Whilst he tried to help Yoda attack the Emperor, after this failed Obi-Wan bought an injured Padme to them. He watched one of his closest friends die, and soon learnt the truth about the children's father. Whilst he would have taken both twins, they knew it was safer for them to be seperated, and so he returned to Alderaarn with Leia.

He went to Padme's funeral, but on seeing Ahsoka there, gave her a communicator. Publicly he declared his loyalty to the Emperor, but secretly he and Mon began forming a rebellion. To begin with, it was simply to supply relief, yet he kept an eye on any news of rebellions happening in the galaxy. He could play the part of the loyal senator, but in reality the rebellion was growing quickly.

Eventually they realised a full scale war was coming, and Bail needed to bring Obi-Wan out of hiding. He returned to Alderaan, and sent Leia to go and find him. But Leia's ship went missing. Bail never learnt that she was alive, he was killed when Alderaan was destroyed.

What was their fake life like:

Born before the turn of the century, Bail had a similar life in that he worked in politics, climbing the ranks. However, he did not need to establish any rebellion this time. He also married and adopted children. Whilst he was too old to enlist during WW1, he did what he could to try and assist the soldiers and their families. However his wife passed away working in munitions. He did what he could to raise his children, and do his job, though now has become a bit of a workaholic.

Optional, please pick at least three and interpret them however you wish ::

Theme Song: My Way - Frank Sinatra

Quote: The whole galaxy knows I'm a family man, Ahsoka Tano. The Empire is counting on it. They think it means I'll be more amenable to certain suggestions

Wanted Connections: Co-workers Friends Family - he'd have adopted

[lavendermunson]

snow - steve harrington

day 9 of leia's christmas tree farm

cw pure fluff again!! but this is a bit rushed im sorry ): no use of y/n or body descriptions.

“I know it’s scary but if he sees you with me maybe he will start doing something” 

He didn’t know but you wanted Steve as more than a friend. So, when he decides to act as your date to make your “crush” jealous. You know that’s what he wants, for you to be happy but not with him.

“I don’t know, I think it’s a bad idea, Steve”

“No, no. Honey, that's why we are chaperons tonight if he sees you have the best time of your life. He is going to get jealous, trust me I know”

"Wow, I forgot about your huge ego"

You have been hiding your crush on Steve for so long, it was just a matter of time for him to have a suspicion on why you never talked about your love life. So when he asked who your crush was… The only name you were able to spit out was Jonathan.

And there is nothing wrong with Byers. He is sweet, he is a very talented photographer but there are two problems with it: one, he is Nancy’s secret boyfriend and two, you like Steve.

“I don’t get it, I thought you didn’t like him” you whine, as Steve pushes you towards the door. “Are you trying to get Nancy back?”

“What? No! Nance and I didn't work. I’m over that you know”

And maybe Steve has been pushing too hard, trying to set you up with someone you don’t even like because you haven’t been honest with him. He finally leaves you alone with Jonathan, you stand up against him awkwardly as he takes pictures of the kids.

“So… Do you remember I told you and Nancy about this whole Steve situation?”

“Mhmm, did he finally ask?”

“Yeah, he did”

“And…?” He looks at you, as you nervously play with the fabric of your dress. You look over at Steve, who talks to Max, Lucas, Mike, and El. Watching Dustin dance with Nancy.

“I said I liked you”

The flash of his camera goes on with a loud click, the kids in front of them start protesting but Jonathan is too confused to care about them.

“You said you liked me?”

“Yes?”

“What’s wrong with you!” he asks. He is a bit irritated but he gets it. Jonathan and Nancy know how much you like Steve and how scary it is to confess your feelings.

“I fucked up, I'm sorry! I didn’t know what to say but I’m going to fix it I promise”

“You better fix it. If Nancy hears about this, she is going to give you a two-hour pep talk again”

“I know, I know” you shake your head, hugging yourself as you look at your shoes. “I just fear he is going to reject me and I-”

“Who is going to reject you?”

Steve’s voice makes you flinch. You turn around on your heels to glance at him, his brows knit together in a frown.

“I thought you liked him” he points at Jonathan as he walks away with his thumbs up, wishing you luck.

“I-” Fear takes over your body, you bite your lip when you are uneasy and Steve knows you are scared. You start to walk away towards the door and he runs behind you.

“Did you lie to me?” he asks, stopping you from opening the doors of the gym. You shake your head, noticing how impatient he is getting. In his eyes you see a mix of sadness and anger, is he disappointed? 

“It's complicated!”

“Then talk to me!”

You close your eyes, taking a deep breath. You did lie to him, but you were trying to protect him. To protect the friendship.

“We can’t talk about this here, we should wait”

“No! Go grab your coat, I’ll meet you outside” 

When enough time passes, you meet Steve outside the gym. You stand in front of him, his big shiny eyes looking down at you. A breeze of cold air disturbs the night, and Steve’s hair moves like waves as his nose gets red from the cold weather.

“Are you going to tell me?”

“No, I’ll just wait until one of us turns into a popsicle”

He bites back a laugh, leaning his head to the side. You know he is getting impatient, he hates the lies and the games.

“Right. I don't know what’s going to happen if I tell you” You look at him through your eyelashes. He offers you an apologetic smile.

“There’s only one way to know" he shrugs "You tell me everything and now I know you are lying because you are making weird jokes and biting your bottom lip. I think you forgot I know you better than anyone else”

And he is right because he has been with you for a long time now. He is the one who always stands by your side. The one that holds the door for you. The one that you can trust.

That’s why you can’t risk it. You can’t lose him. But you also can’t lie to him because you know that will only make things worse.

“I don’t like Jonathan, I’m sorry I lied to you I know you hate that” You shake your head, playing with your fingers and fighting back the anxiety that sits right in your belly. “I like you. I like you more than a friend, and every single time I talked about how amazing you are I meant it. You are just perfect to me and I like you, so much” 

He nods, trying to process your words. Your confession falls on him like a bucket of cold water. He freezes for a bit.

Tears are threatening to roll down your cheeks as Steve walks away from you. 

You ruined it. 

You ruined your friendship.

You ruined one of the happiest nights for him and the kids.

You have ruined everything you-

“Ooow!” you scream in surprise as a ball of snow hits your arm “What was that for?” You turn to look at Steve, who squats down to take more snow in his hands. His gloves help him from the snow into a ball effortlessly. “Ouch! Stop! What are you doing?” You flinch when another ball hits you, the movement making your tears roll down your cheeks.

“You like me!” Steve laughs, his smile is bright and you are so confused about his reaction. One second he was angry and now… he looks like a child opening gifts on Christmas morning. “You made me think you liked Jonathan and made me feel so jealous because I like you too!” 

Another snowball hits your body again, and you shake your head and squat down to take some snow into your hands.

“You like me too? That’s why you are throwing snow at me?” 

You throw a ball at Steve, this time it hits the top of his head making him fall on his back.

“Oh fuck! Are you alright?” 

You run towards him, looking down as he keeps smiling on the floor. He is going to be the death of you.

“Help me!” he screams, reaching out for you with his hand. You offer a hand to help him up, but as he grabs your arm, he pulls you down, making you fall on his chest.

“What’s wrong with you?” you ask, struggling to keep your hair out of your face.

“Why do you ask?” his mouth blows air at your face, making the strands of loose hair fall to the sides instead of sticking to your skin.

“I thought you were upset”

“I was, that’s why I throw snow at you”

“Were you jealous?”

“I was very jealous, Honey. I mean it, I like you.”

He wraps his arm around your waist, keeping you close to him. You are still both on the snow, his face is so close to yours and his warm breath hits your cheeks.

“I like you too, I'm sorry I lied to you. I was scared to tell you, I don't want anything to change, you mean a lot to me” you confess, wearing your heart on your sleeve and ready for him to take it.

“I know, I was scared too. I thought if you were with him this feeling in my chest would go away but it only got worse. You mean a lot to me too and I was so jealous because I couldn't bear the fact of another man holding your hand or getting you so close.. Like this”

He rubs his nose against yours, making you melt over him.

“Do you think this is going to work?” you ask.

He takes a deep breath and a couple of seconds to think about it. He is also scared, his past relationships sucked and he knew damn well it was his fault. But with you is different, every new feeling he gets when he is with you is exciting.

“I do because you make me crazy”

“You make me crazy too”

You close the gap between you, pressing your lips against his. It’s a short kiss, but the start of many. Filled with all the pining and love you've been feeling for a while. His lips feel so good against yours. You both giggle looking at yourselves, this night was full of surprises.

“Finally!” Dustin says, clapping as he gets closer to you to help you get up. 

“You knew?”

“There’s a reason why we call you mom and dad, duh!”

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[lightcreators]

@mvndrvke continue from here (no access to Legacy Editor)

“I have,” Ahsoka says, gaze sad. “I did.” Before it had all been torn to pieces. Her head tilts at Luke’s description of Padme. It’s an accurate one, which she can’t deny is also heartbreaking. “She was reckless too,” she muses softly. “And impulsive. Far more than people gave her credit for. She was the best of the Senate. The galaxy has yet to see her equal.” She looks at him questioningly then. “I can’t imagine it would be easy. Holding so much but only in glimpses.”

Consciousness concerning delicacy of their current conversation had been taken in consideration since the beginning. How weight of remembrances would hit her, inside countless what ifs, inside all unsaid regrets should probably holding towards circumstances evolution, about how Anakin ended up inside that brutal path, or even how he came inside an victim of associated circumstances … weren’t something, emotionally, mentally, that could be awakening heartlessly. On his side, there was an protective desire to protecting both memories of his parents, preserving an far away past long before tragedy came around --- Hence, there was an absence of exposed surprise concerning about how, indeed, Anakin’s Padawan and his mother did met inside circumstances before. There was a curious gaze, even if gentleness expression exposed how there was all necessary time for confessions. It won’t change how every remnant of an distant present would be keep safe of someone else hands --- somewhere where ruins of the past could remained as history mark, as remembrances not to forget for offer an better future … towards such topic, he always had fragmented perspective of people who had been close to them --- considering Ben never mentioned his mother an single time, and have an altered view considering the loss and the guilt towards his Padawan, where some of truths had been distorted in the process. ❝ I wonder how chaotic must have been meetings between the Jedi Order and the Senate … ❞ He mused gently, as he assumed inside that sentence he expected some tensions. Master Yoda never mentioned it after all. He had been understanding the whole former Republic had been imperfect, where he needed to catch up presented flaws for creating an newest Republic avoiding collapsing risks --- in same manner the Jedi Order must avoid restricted rules that could create further Sith in consequences, as an repercussion of disequilibrium … not easier task nevertheless only manner to create an peaceful world.  

Silent understanding on touching right was flattered with a pleasant smile. Where more fragments of information generated a half-surprise. Anakin Skywalker had been by definition the representation of that reckless and impulsive term, where his sister giving him all honour regardless how she rightfully didn’t wanted be reminder of him!  ❝ I thought it was Anakin specialist on that reckless domain. Quite something Obi-Wan still remember decades after. ❞ Use of former name Ben used for … most likely escaped his lips. There was an attached compassionate comprehension towards exposed choice. There had been an attached understanding about how emotionally difficult circumstances had been. Nevertheless, in middle of a past talking, over a spirited presence who had remained at his side long enough for support him, it seemed more accurate to use his real name --- tone Anakin knew. In front of her words, his curiosity increased, showing it only within his expression. ❝ I didn’t know my mother had that side on her personality. ❞ He was happy to knowing her be good concerning the Senate. Leia, with her upbringing and education, followed easily her lead. Regardless how competent he might be, if he was interested, on ruling, he preferred staying that obscure leader in middle in the shadows, taking care of everyone and everything doing fine inside best of his abilities without be acknowledged as an strange king… ❝ I hope Leia will honour her memory, the galaxy is pretty sure to be protected with her around, don’t you think ? I will just be tiny help in the shadows, offering her tiny support for exploring all her abilities to doing well to the galaxy. ❞ He mused amusingly. ❝ I would love to find remnants of history concerning Padme during her time at the Senate, though, data must have been cleaned since a long time… Did you assisted to her occupations on the Senate? ❞ Her compassionate gesture concerning his sensations generated a smile who didn’t mind. ❝ I can catch up remnants time to time … however these sensations had to be decrypted and understood correctly … memories lost across space … but only get smaller glimpses of an puzzle to be assembled … ❞

[dalekofchaos]

Why Poe and Rose’s positions in TLJ should’ve been switched and why Finn and Poe NEEDED to be together

You know what would’ve made the whole Canto Bight sequence even better? If it had been Finn and Poe. 

Why? Here’s the problem with Rose. Finn, a CHILD SOLDIER doesn’t need explaining that war and slavery are bad.  You know who needed to understand the lesson that war and slavery are bad? POE! You know who could have taught him that and had a similar falling in love storyline? FINN!  

And honestly? Rose should’ve been the one who had the big confrontation with Holdo. 

If you read the novel TLJ:Cobalt Squadron. You will know it ends with Rose serving on Holdo's ship the Ninka. Now imagine this. Rose just lost her sister and Holdo is withholding information that is vital to the Resistance’s survival. Rose is kept in the dark and believes this will be the end of everything and doesn’t want Paige’s sacrifice to be in vain. So Rose covers Finn and Poe’s escape to Canto Bight and works with Connix and those loyal to Poe and leads a mutiny against Holdo. Remember. Holdo didn’t just leave Poe in the dark, she left THE ENTIRE RESISTANCE in the dark.  So Rose would lead the mutiny and Leia would awaken to stop her, only Leia would not stun her. Leia would talk Rose down, ya know, like Leia would actually do.

Imagine this. Instead of Canto Bight, we see Finn and Poe going to First Order labor camp to free the Master Codebreaker. On the journey, we see Finn telling Poe about his upbringing. About vivid memories of someone dying to keep him safe and being taken by The First Order.  We see Finn and Poe differ for their philosophies. Finn sees The First Order as monsters, but believes there is a chance that there could be more Stormtroopers like him to leave. Poe sees Stormtroopers all the same, but recognizes that Finn was the only one brave enough to say no. 

So Finn witnesses more children being taken by The First Order. Poe’s eyes are on freeing The Master Codebreaker and getting out, but sees an opening to destroying the entire camp while saving the Codebreaker. Finn refuses to let anymore children be taken to be made Stormtroopers and won’t allow Poe to kill the kids in the camp.  So Finn and Poe clash, Finn about saving the kids and suggesting not all Stormtroopers are the same and have the capability to leave, Poe believing all Stormtroopers are cogs in the machine and saving The Resistance is more important than saving a small group of kids and we finally get to see Finn confront Poe about killing his friend Slip. “Do you know why I finally had enough and left? The only friend I had in the Stormtrooper corps was killed on Jakku. Do you know who killed him? You did Poe. He marked me with his blood and then I realized...we’re firing on innocent civilians. We never had a choice. Everyone of us could run from The FIrst Order or even fight, but you don’t see it that way. It’s kill or be killed. This is why I wanted to run away, this isn’t my war, this war TOOK EVERYTHING from me” Poe feels remorse and is taken aback,  until Poe sees that everyone in the camp....they’re all children. He sees the children being forced to become Stormtroopers and The Master Codebreaker...is nonother than Lando Calrissian.

And finally Poe goes “okay new plan buddy, we’re gonna rescue everyone here and burn the place to the ground”

Having Finn and Poe being the ones on adventures gives us more depth to their relationship

We have Finn opening Poe’s eyes to the true atrocities of The First Order

Poe at first is stuck in his ways, but realize there is something more important than blowing up the bad guys

Finn’s character and past isn’t ignored and we don’t have someone talking down to him on why war and slavery are bad

Finn gets to confront Poe about Slip

This would prove Rian was wrong. There was potential to send Finn and Poe on an adventure that could challenge their relationship and help them grow as characters

While we still have a tense dynamic, we have a relationship that is based on love and understanding instead of constant bickering and tazing

We have gay representation in Star Wars

As for why Lando? Let’s look at Maz’s description for the Master Codebreaker "He's a master codebreaker, an ace pilot, a poet with a blaster." That sure does sound like fucking Lando to me. It still baffles me that they gave us a casino planet in TLJ but then chose to not include Lando in that setting although he was introduced as a gambler back in TESB. Lando informs them both that Lando got a tip that The First Order could track through hyperspace and was on the way to help The Resistance, but they captured him. And after saving the kids and taking them to safety, Finn, Poe and Lando are on their way to disabled the hyperspace tracker. We also get to see Lando and FInn both grieve for Han. So yes, Lando would be able to disable the Hyperspace tracker, but Phasma would catch them on their way to the escape pods. And Phasma’s death would be the deleted death scene and be the starting point for the Stormtrooper rebellion.

It would be Poe who would be the one trying to sacrifice himself. Poe has spent the entire film watching others die and give their lives and he’s never backed down and he’s learned that what this war has wrought on the galaxy.  But Finn saves him. I don’t think Finn would have the same speech. Maybe Finn could say this. "It isn't worth winning, if we lose ourselves in hate and can't save who we love." And then Finn kisses Poe. 

It's not worth fighting if Poe is going to die because Finn no longer cares the most about running away with Rey, Finn has fallen in love with Poe. This piece of knowledge gives an entirely different context to the scene, especially when you realize the dialogue was just poorly written to convey the intended message, "this war isn't worth winning without you" and ironically this theme is extremely prevalent when it comes to war. Most people aren't fighting for an ambiguous entity like The Republic or The Resistance, they're fighting for someone special. Han wasn't there for The Rebellion, he was there for Luke and Leia. Look at any war movie or talk to real-life soldiers, they've got picture of their wives, girlfriends or children that they carry with them, most of them are not fighting for their respective nation or what they believe in, but for who they love.

[edgessunflower]

Can I request a han solo x reader with a reader who's just as sassy as he is?

YESSSSS WE LOVE THE SASS

Always something with them

Pairing: Han Solo x Fem Reader

Description: You never let han snap or sass you if he does you do it right back

You roll your eyes as Han and Leia argue "I'm sorry your highness maybe you'd like it better in your cell" you get between them frustrated "Maybe you'd like it better in a box on this ship". You and han slowly fall in love despite how you acted towards each other especially in front of the others they only see the sarcasm,the sass,jokes,and abit of teasing while with the two of you there's no joking around or being any type of sarcastic way with each other but instead there's long full staring, sweet caresses of your face or his hand, whispered words of love and joy, sweet gentle kisses while holding each other, and even putting trust in each other saying how much love there is between you as you explore each other's bodies and touch with hands where mouths cannot keeping it all secret, both of you managed to keep the real nature of your relationship a secret real well despite almost being caught by leia in your room and still maintaining your jokes, sarcasm, and sass which drove leia crazy and poor luke would try to step in to get you both to apologize or to calm down you also almost laugh at one of han's remarks and him almost giving you a kiss on your cheek when the two of you and luke were just hanging out in the falcon. You and han decide while laying in your bed together today was the day you were going to tell the others about the two of you being together abit nervous of how it will turn out but no matter what the two of you loved each other even when you were being sassy with or to each other but majority of it was for show as part of staying secret, you and han share your last private moments together getting dressed and going to the others and looking at each other one final time before you both nod and get their attention "We have news for you guys" han says as you stand beside each other while everyone looks at you patiently listening to every word "We're together.." you stay quiet then grab and hold each other's hands looking at everyone in silence until luke gets up smiling at the two of you "I knew that there was something happening but I didn't think of it that way" leia rolls her eyes but smiles hugging you then stares down han "Hurt her in anyway I will make sure you suffer" the both of stay quiet then smile holding each other as chewie hugs you both knowing that no matter what happens the two of you will always be with each other no matter what.

[heaven-s-black-box]

A Glimpse of What If... chpt.3

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Recovery date: October, 2022

Description: What if Padme didn't die after giving birth? As far as the universe is concerned Padme Amidala died and never gave birth to the child she kept secret. Unbeknownst to them, however, she she was given a small place out in the wilderness of Alderaan to raise her children with the help of Obi-Wan. When the rebellion starts, she is unable to sit back and watch as the galaxy goes to war with her husband and the man that took him from her. These are nothing more that glimpses into what could have been.

Notes: N/a

Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6

Word count: 184

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“Chopper base,” Leia half scoffed, “I can’t believe that tin can actually did something helpful.”

“I know,” Ezra said, a look of mild amusement and disbelief on his face. “And he managed to get an imperial droid to rebel; don’t you need people skills to do that?”

The Skywalker twins snickered.

They’d just arrived at Chopper base, and Padme had left them to help with the command set up.

“Wanna have a sparring match,” Ezra grinned, leaning against a stack of crates in towards the twins. “Two on one, I can take you both.”

Sabine whacked him upside the head, shaking hers slowly.

“I’m not dragging you back, so you better pick somewhere nearby.”

“What, you don’t think I can win?”

“I watched you lose a fight to a post yesterday, so no, I don’t.”

“I could totally take them!”

“Maybe you could beat Luke, but I would totally wipe the floor with you.” Leia grinned, crossing her arms and leaning sideways against the crates.

The smile on Luke’s face dropped and he turned to his sister with a look of betrayal.

“Excuse me!”

[absolutelyfizzing]

he promised

poe dameron x reader

description - Poe always promised he would come back from missions. One time he doesn't. (Ends in fluff i promise i promise)

warnings - depression?, anxiety?, fem pronouns, talk of injury and death, grief, fluff at the end, use of petnames, reader gets carried for a while and sits on a lap, mentions of eating and eating avoidance (not ed)

word count - 3800

A/N - so this was an oops. I wrote this hella fast but i was in the zone and i am pretty happy with the emotionally devastating product. I promise it has a happy ending i just dont want to give too much away. I feel like for maximum emotional damage you need to be a little in the dark. anyway, forgive me

MASTERLIST

You were stood in the command center with your hands wringing together. No matter how many missions Poe went on, the waiting was always hell. How were you supposed to remain sane when the love of your life was out fighting a battle that he might not come back from. That you might never see him again. He always reassured you that he would always come back to you. That you never had anything to worry about. You tried to believe him, and for the most part you did, but that didn't prevent you from being worried when he was gone.

You listened through the coms, trying to keep track of what was happening during the battle. Leia let you stay in there because she had a soft spot for you, as well as the pilot you were worried about. You were thankful she let you listen in on every mission, it meant that you weren't alone worrying in the room you shared with Poe. The conversation over coms was rushed and loud, they were scared and that made your heart beat faster.

'I have to go through, they're gonna come after us if I don't.' You heard your fiance yell. Worry stuck in the pit of your stomach, he was going to take a risk, you could feel it.

'Poe, it's not worth it. We should get out of here while we still can'. You agreed, wanting him to get out of there as soon as possible. You prayed he would listen and just get out.

'I have to try, I can't go back knowing that they could be following us to base.'

'Poe wait-' You heard someone rush out before comotion ensued again. You could feel your heart in your throat. You could have cried. After a minute of listening to pure chaos, nobody in the control room dared to speak a word. Everyone was waiting for an indication of what to do from the squadron. You found yourself zoning out in your worry. You were only broken out of your trance when you heard your fiance's name.

'Poe is down.' You stopped breathing.

"Down? What do you mean down?" You heard Leia call over comms.

'I'm sorry commander, he got hit. His X-Wing engine got shot and he was heading to crash on the planet right below us, his coms died. There's no way to know if he made it through but I don't know many who could take that crash and live. We have to head out and hope he comes back to base but I wouldn't get my hopes up.'

"Get out of there while you still can. We will have to worry about Poe when we gather our strength." Leia responded and the squadron called their understanding before the process of bringing them home began. You hadn't moved. You weren't sure if you had breathed. Your body was fully numb. You could feel eyes on you as everyone waited for you to respond. To show some emotion of your boyfriend having just gone MIA. You couldn't feel yourself though, your fingertips were numb, and you refused to believe he was dead. He promised. He told you he would come home.

Your brain was split between trying to grieve for the loss of the love of your life and trusting that he would be back. That he had to come back because he promised he would and he never breaks a promise. You felt hands on you and you realized you had fallen to sit in your spot. Leia was above you and was ushering you to your feet. You mindlessly let her push you somewhere and you barely even looked to see where you were going.

Eventually you showed up at your apartment door. You couldn't tell whether it felt like it had been instantaneous or an eternity to get there. Leia unlocked your door and pushed you inside and to the small couch that was stood in the living room-like space. The apartments were all very small, Poe had one a little bigger because he was housing with another person and because of his rank. Still, the extra amenities included a small couch, a smaller kitchen, and a window along the bedroom wall. When Leia sat you on the couch she kneeled in front of you. Her hand went to your cheek and you looked at her for the first time since you'd heard Poe go down. She seemed to almost be in tears but your eyes were dry. You didn't feel anything.

"Y/N, what can I do?" She asked gently. "Do you need anything?" You felt yourself shake your head and open your mouth like you were going to talk but closed it again as you thought.

"He said... He said he was coming back." You stated as if it changed the situation. "He promised." You mumbled.

"I know, Y/N. I am so sorry." She tried to console and your head shook. "We don't know what happened after he went down. You heard the team. He might contact us in the next few days, he is a smart man and he knows how to get a message out. But I don't want it to hurt you more if he never does." She tries to reason and you shook your head.

"No, you don't understand. He promised, " your head was spinning, "he's coming back." You felt tears fall down your face. When had you started crying? "He promised me that he was coming back home." Your voice broke which surprised you. Before you knew it you were crying into Leia's arms and you couldn't stop yourself. That was how you stayed with her for a while after, you weren't sure how long. She shed some tears of her own but eventually you both ran dry. You lost feeling again and you couldn't tell if it was better or worse. You made a decision. You wouldn't grieve over him until you were sure he was not coming back. You wouldn't mourn until you were sure.

The alternative was not, however, to recover. Instead you just stopped doing anything at all. You stopped eating, taking care of yourself, caring. Soon, your friends came in to talk to you. Instead of it being conversation though, they just talked at you. You couldn't bring yourself to respond or really even listen. Or maybe you did but you just couldn't remember. They would periodically come through to help you into a shower in which you just let the water run over you while someone else, you thought maybe Rey but you couldn't even recall, washed your hair. You drank water when they asked and would take a bite of food if they begged but other than that you might as well have been dead to the world. You almost hadn't realized how much of a vital part to your existence Poe was. How little you could bring yourself to do without him. You had thought you were prepared to be separated, you were in the middle of a war after all. Instead it was impossible to do anything without him and you wondered how long you could keep doing it.

This went on for a week. That was how long it took for them to declare him 'killed in action'. They felt that, if he was alive, he would have found a way to contact the base with the help of BB8 and local lifeforms. That was when you allowed yourself to grieve. The numbness turned into pain and it was a million times worse. You would have given anything to go back to numb.

You finally listened to your friends when they talked to you but their consolations did nothing to put you at ease. You still struggled to do anything but you complied with their pleads. You had been convinced, 2 weeks after the KIA announcement, to go to the canteen. To see people and interact. Finn pulled you along with an attempt at a smile on his face. Your face was blank but you tried to soften your eyes. You knew he was trying to help and he was grieving the loss of his best friend as well. When you were pulled into the large cafeteria, all noise ceased. You knew that they were looking at you and you guessed that they pitied you. You had seen yourself in the mirror that morning and you would have pitied you too. You got pulled to a table and Finn went to go get you and himself food.

People periodically came by and said hello or asked how you were as you tried to eat something. You responded with one word answers usually and you hadn't met anyone's eyes. You could feel yourself getting overwhelmed and decided you would head back to your room. You quietly thanked Finn for trying and left to the hallway.

Suddenly, alarms sounded. You were startled into awareness and people began running past you.

'ALL EMERGENCY CREW TO FLIGHT DECK'

You were curious about the alarm but you weren't emergency crew and you knew they didn't need any more bodies there than would already be there. That was until you heard someone as they rushed by as they talked to the medic next to them.

"Yeah I heard it was him but he went missing weeks ago." They sounded confused and continued jogging toward the flight deck. You feet started moving before you could even process it and it was the fastest you'd moved since he had gone missing. Since he had died.

When you got to the flight deck there was already a crowd. You could see over the see a people a beat up X-Wing. You thought you might have heard a droid. You elbowed your way to the front of the crowd, not apologizing when people grumbled their frustrations at you. When you made it to the front you were stood no more than 50 feet from him. He was soot covered and beat up but he was standing as he tried to wiggle out of the grasp of the medics. BB8 beeped and turned, spotting you. He made a loud excited noise and rushed to roll over to you and Poe turned at the sound. When he met your gaze he smiled.

You felt your knees give out and tears start to fall from your eyes. Your arms crossed over your stomach and you started to curl into a ball over your knees. A sob left you and suddenly large warm hands were on your shoulders.

"Y/N? My love, are you okay?" He rushed out, checking over you for injury as the medics still grumbled about needing to see him. His hand came under your chin to move your face so he was making eye contact with you. You let out another sob before grabbing his vest and pulling him into you, he kneeled to the ground as you clung to him and cried into his chest. He moved himself so he was sitting on the ground and he pulled you into his lap. You felt his hands on your back trying to soothe you but you couldn't stop crying. "I'm back. I'm so sorry I was gone but I'm back." He mumbled out as he kissed your head a few times.

"I'm so angry at you." You whispered and he almost laughed, just happy to hear your voice. You finally pulled your head out of his chest and kissed him like your life depended on it, like it was the last time you would ever see him. You pulled away so you were looking into his eyes. "Please don't leave me," you begged almost silently. You weren't even sure if he could hear you. "Please don't leave again."

"I'm not leaving, baby, I promise." He tried to calm you. "I'm right here. I'm okay."

You nodded, trying to convince yourself that he was real and he was here. You kissed him again just to check. You pulled away again, still trying to convince yourself.

"You died." You struggled out and Poe felt tears in his eyes as well. "You were dead, you crashed and you didn't make it and then they said you were gone." You said like that was what happened.

"I didn't die, my love. I'm right here. I'm alive, I'm okay." Poe pleaded and he grabbed your hand, bringing it up to his face so you could feel him. Your hand moved along is jaw which was now covered in stubble and grime. Your head shook like you were disagreeing with him but you were simply in disbelief.

"I love you" You mumbled as your eyes traced the lines of his face and tears fell from your eyes. He let a few tears fall as well before pressing meaningful kisses to every part of your face that he could reach.

You spent the next 2 hours like that. You wouldn't leave his hold and he didn't try to move you. The medics worked around you and everyone greeted him without disturbing you. You stayed, on his lap, curled into his chest. Your breathing had slowed to a normal pace and you were holding onto his vest tightly. Eventually, he had to be debriefed. He petted your hair and cooed at you to catch your attention.

"Y/N, my love," he whispered, "we have to get up now." He felt you nod but you made no move to get up from him. He took a breath before moving you off of his lap as you whined, standing up, and then picking you up so you could wrap yourself around him. You hummed contentedly into his chest and he had a smile on his face as he walked through the base.

"I love you." You whispered again into his chest. You had been doing it periodically every so often in the last 2 hours and every time Poe would repeat it back to you, kiss your head, or say something else. This time he chose to kiss your head.

"Baby, I have to go to the debriefing now and you know you can't come with me." He tried to say gently but he knew this separation might be hard for both of you. "I'm gonna put you down." He warned before encouraging your legs to go to the floor. You listened but didn't release his neck which you were also clung to. His hands fell to your waist and you both stood for a moment with your heads in each others necks and breathing deeply. "I'm gonna hand you off to Rey, okay?" He asked as he flagged down Rey from the hallway.

"Okay." You whispered, still not releasing him.

"Hey, Rey, sorry to bother you but could you keep Y/N company for a few minutes while I talk to Leia and the squadron?"

"Oh of course!" Rey chirped and you took a deep breath before releasing Poe. You let him kiss your cheeks and your nose before he walked the other direction toward the command center. You stared at him until Rey put her hand in yours and clasped it. You turned to look at her and for the first time in weeks, she saw you smile. "I'm so happy for you, Y/N." She assured and you believed her.

"Thank you." You whispered and another tear fell from you, this time of joy and happiness. Not grief.

"What do you say to heading to your room and get cleaned up a bit, yeah?" She tried and you nodded, following where her hand lead with one last glance toward the direction that Poe went.

"-the converter didnt even work until a day ago because the main power source broke down." Poe finished explaining his time on the planet he had crashed on and the rest of the squadron nodded and asked a few more questions. Once he was done, Finn met him outside the command center.

"So-" he paused, "I'm not sure how to say this nicely but most of your stuff went into the redistribution center because you were presumed dead." He rushed out. Poe took a moment to process and nodded.

"Well that's sort of a bummer. Could I borrow some of your stuff?" Poe asked, knowing it would take at least a day for him to get reassigned sets of uniforms.

"Yeah of course, that's why I'm standing here waiting for you. You could get cleaned up in my room too if you want. I know Y/N kept a few of your jackets and shirts but most of it got taken." The boys began to walk toward Finn's living quarters and there was a moment of silence before Poe asked something he wasn't sure he wanted the answer to.

"What happened when I was gone?" His throat felt dry suddenly and his words came out hoarse. "To Y/N I mean. Was she okay?" Poe wasn't sure what answer he wanted. He knew from your recent reaction that you were devastated, as he would have been, but he also knew he had a dangerous job. He might not come back from some other mission in the future and he hoped you would survive without him.

"Do you really want to know?" Finn questioned.

Poe nodded.

"I mean, she was broken." He paused to think. "She didn't talk to anyone for a week. Wouldn't move. Wouldn't cry. Rey had to help her shower and we had to beg her to eat. We almost sent her to the med wing because we thought she was gonna pass out from dehydration, she would barely take a sip of water." Poe's heart was in his throat but he was sure there was more. "Then you were pronounced KIA."

"Oh god."

"Yeah it wasn't pretty. They pulled your stuff out of your guys' room, took your name off the ledger. Leia let her keep some stuff but it was hard to watch. She finally cried, she just wouldn't stop. She was more responsive but she wasn't even moving towards okay. You could tell she was only doing what we were asking because we were begging. That she was doing it out of guilt. Today was actually the first day that I talked her into coming out of her room. She had been to the canteen for about an hour when she felt she needed to leave and then alarms sounded that you were back." Finn finished with a glance to his friend and Poe looked like he might throw up.

"I want her to be okay if I don't make it back one day." Poe tried to explain to his friend.

"She probably would have been functioning in a few months. She wouldn't have recovered but she would function. She's a strong woman, but she also loves you a lot. I mean, how would you react if she was killed on mission?" Poe could tell it was a rhetorical question but he thought about it very carefully. You were an engineer so you weren't called out on mission often, not nearly as often as him. When you were, he was worried sick the whole time. He hadn't really thought about how him being gone affected you before. Now looking back on it he kicked himself for it.

Poe thought about what he would have done if you had died and he thought that your reaction was probably mild. That he would have been unresponsive for weeks or even become violent with anger and grief. He knew that you were the one for him, the most important thing in his life, and without you he didn't know if he would find purpose in his life anymore. He fought in the war as hard as he did for you. To make the galaxy safer for you.

When he went MIA it was because he tried to take out a couple more imperial ships than he could handle. He only did it because he knew they would have followed them back to base if they left. Back to you. So he took the risk and it backfired but he knew he would do it again to try and keep the First Order away from you.

He was knocked out of his train of thought by the arrival at Finn's quarters. Poe tried to get cleaned up and dressed quickly, getting the grime off of himself and shaving his face. He hurried back to your shared quarters and when he entered his room he was greeted with your smiling face as you laughed.

You were sat on the bed, Rey on the other end, as you were talking about something which caught you in a fit of giggles. At the sound of him stepping into the room you looked at him and got up quickly to rush up and hug him tightly.

"Missed you." You mumbled into his chest. As he held you Rey silently nodded at Poe and left the room.

"Was only gone for a minute, honey bun." He reassured and you pulled your face back.

"You know I hate that one."

"Boo bear?" he teased and you shook your head no. "Munchkin?" nope. "honey bear?" no thank you. "Baby love?" You tilted your head a bit.

"I don't loathe that one."

"Sweetheart?"

"I like that one."

"Princess?"

"That's my favorite" You giggled and kissed him quickly for a moment. He could have cried at the sight of you giggling. He had missed that, you, the sounds you made, so goddamn much. More than he would ever put into words.

"I know it is, pretty girl." He smiled before picking you up and you squealed. He walked you over to the bed before dropping you on it and laying next to you. You climbed close to him, practically laying on his chest. His arm was snug around your waist and he left no room for you to move, not that you would have anyway. "How would you feel about going to bed, princess?" He almost whispered, not wanting to disrupt the fragile quiet in the room.

"Yes please. I love you Poe." You whispered back and closed your eyes a bit, focussing on his breathing.

"I love you, Y/N" he responded.

You both got the first decent sleep you'd had in weeks that night.