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Hi! I've got a mobitine au question: after Maul leaves the Sith, does Sidious hunt him down like he did in TCW? Also, how does Maul adjust to the relationship with both Obi and Satine (i mean given his Spartan upbringing i can imagines there must have been some issues). Bless you for this AU!

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well, the first is the only thing approaching like... an actual PLOT in this story, lmao. Long story short is that Maul faked his death about a half-dozen times, and did everything physically possible to throw Sidious off his tail. and it worked for a few years... but he’s in the public eye now, as the consort of the Duchess. And that means the risk comes back.

Though, Sidious is ALSO aware that they’re in something of a stalemate- Maul is the only person alive with enough information to expose his identity as Palpatine. It’s a silent power struggle. It gives Maul so much anxiety, but he’s as safe as it’s possible to be at the moment; the rest, I won’t give away.

Now, as to how he adjusted to the threesome... It was actually a bit easier than being with Obi-wan alone. Satine is better at Talking About Feelings- Mandos are INTIMATELY familiar with PTSD, as a culture, so their take on trauma therapy is incredibly advanced. And Satine as a person has Seen Some Shit, and knows how to talk about it, how to help. Obi-wan is just emotionally constipated.

The main issue he has from Satine’s end is money, and luxury- he’s immensely unnerved by having dinner delivered, instead of hunting it himself. Having a bed big enough for ten people and sixteen blankets of varying size and fluff, instead of making himself a sketchy lean-to or nestling against the rocks in a cave. He copes by running off into the gutters of Sundari, and even the ruined deserts beyond the city bubble. A day or two of fending for himself in a hostile environment makes him feel less like the floor is going to drop from underneath him at any moment.

Plus, he can hunt things to bring back for his mates. He loves doing that.