#kanera modern au

[spectre83]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars: A New Dawn - John Jackson Miller Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Kanan Jarrus/Hera Syndulla Additional Tags: Modern AU, kind of, First Kiss, Flirting, Kanan Loves Hera at the first sound of her voice in Every Universe Series: Part 1 of Soulmates in Every Universe (YOTP 2023 Prompts) Summary:

My take on a Modern AU where Kanan is just a bartender who falls head over heels for a beautiful commercial airline pilot who happens to walk into his bar one night.

[tyquu]

Kanera week day 2! Reunion (meeting again for the first time in another life)

[kanerallels]

Kanera + gift shopping for the kids, please!

ON IT BOSS:

“When did these kids get so hard to shop for?” Kanan muttered.

Next to him, Hera let out a snort. “Do you mean in price or item selection?”

“Both,” Kanan said with a sigh. “Back when Ezra was younger he just wanted LEGOs and stuffed Loth-cats. Now…”

“He’s growing up,” Hera said, catching hold of his hand and giving it a quick squeeze. “That’s not something either of us can prevent.”

“I know,” Kanan said, letting out a sigh. “I do kind of wish we could, though.”

“Hmm.” Hera was quiet for a minute, then said, “If it helps, he did ask for a hoodie with a Loth-cat ears on it.”

Kanan snorted. “Okay, yeah, that helps a little.”

Christmas ficlets ask game!!

[singswan-springswan]

Brainrot.

[jessicas-pi]

Also because I'm totally predictable, Kanera in a investigating the existence of paranormal creatures/beings au? But only if it sounds fun, otherwise feel free to skip it! I won't be offended at all

ok SO I am still working on the first ask you sent but I got ran over with the steamroller of inspiration on this one so i'm doing it first! pay no mind to the fact that this is three months late

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Kanan was, by far, the worst fey-hunter the world had ever seen.

He considered that an accomplishment.

After all, if he could manage to lose every thread, disappear every clue, and snuff out each hint of an otherworldly presence, and people still kept bringing him tips on possible fey... well, that meant his glamour was working, then, didn't it?

The fact was, it had become a dangerous world for Fair Folk like himself. It hadn't always been that way. A thousand Earth-years ago, the wicked fey had been banished from the Winter Court, and the peaceful members of the Unseelie race had flourished. For much of his youth, Kanan had lived with his adopted mother in the Winter Court, making occasional sojourns into the human realm—missions of mercy, lending their extraordinary help to the ordinary humans who most needed it.

Then, the Dark Unseelie returned, and bathed the Winter Court in blood. Kanan had barely escaped with his life. He tried, first, looking for safety in the Summer Court, but unlike the Unseelie—who needed no prompting to act, whether for good or evil—the Seelie operated on the strict principle of tit-for-tat. And the Summer and Winter courts had been feuding since the death of the only king they shared, with plenty of bad blood on either side.

Needless to say, the Seelie were not inclined to foster a pathetic, half-dead Unseelie whelp.

Especially not when it would earn them the wrath of the new Emperor of the Winter Court.

So, Kanan did the only thing he could—he left his Name far behind, and he did his best to lose himself in the indulgences and dissipations the human race had to offer.

For ten years, that was his life.

Then, he met Hera, and everything changed.

She'd pulled him out of a pit of despair he hadn't known he'd fallen into. She brought light and hope back into his miserable existence. She gave him a new life.

She also stubbornly refused to believe in the Fair Folk.

And she was married to one of them!

But nothing could convince her. Not Kanan's inability to tell lies. Not the many encounters with people who looked a little wrong—strange patterns on their skin, or ears that were too pointed, or teeth that were too sharp. Not the neighborhood kid who slept on their couch sometimes, a boy with eyes that were paranormally blue and an instinctual aversion to telling anyone his real name.

Even the fact that said boy vanished into the mists one eerie morning—with no clue left behind except a cryptically-worded note that implied he would be attempting to contact the Fair Folk—left her dubious at best.

"There has to be a rational explanation for this," she insisted, swinging her flashlight back and forth through the trees. "He can't have vanished into thin air. He just can't have. That's not how this works."

"It's exactly how this works," Kanan replied grimly, working hard to keep down his panic as he marched through the woods a pace ahead of her. "Ezra's been taken by the Fair Folk."

Hera frowned. "I don't believe it."

Kanan shook his head at her persistent doubt and proceeded onwards.

The fact was, whether the fey who had taken the kid belonged to the Summer Court or the Winter Court—it didn't matter. Ezra's life could be in danger in either place. Kanan could only hope to find the divide in the misty veil that separated the realms from each other, go in after him, and maybe—maybe—bring him home safely. And that was only if Ezra hadn't eaten anything, accepted any gifts, thanked anyone, or made any binding agreements.

"There!" Hera cried out suddenly, flashing her light at the ground ten feet ahead. "Footprints!"

She broke into a sprint, following their path, and Kanan darted after her. After all, there was a chance they weren't too late—they might be able to get to Ezra before he encountered any fey.

A strange feeling prickled up his spine, the only warning he had before they burst into a small clearing in the woods. He skidded to a stop and snagged Hera's arm, yanking her backwards, before she could go any farther.

"Kanan, what—"

Hera broke off as she saw the thing Kanan had feared most.

The tracks ended abruptly—with no trace of where Ezra could have gone—on the border of a circle of mushrooms.

"So," Kanan said grimly. "Believe me now?"

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part one || part two || part three

[accidental-spice]

My one and only (and very late) contribution to Kanera Week, day 3: Free day!

This is a scene from @kanerallels Kanera Week fic from day two, which I absolutely had to draw, and you can find here!! It's a semi modern AU and also a high school reunion and it is GLORIOUS

[hcoct8xfi]

Alright, late night flare up and I have a bone to pick with some Kanera fanfiction....

Remember, if you write in your fanfiction that Kanan does not die in the oil tank explosion, he's still blind. I commonly see fanfic writers write in their fanfic that Kanan does not die in the explosion and he can miraculously see again. You have to remember the whole reason Kanan could see again for a few split seconds was because he was going to die and the force allowed him to see again. It annoys me when writers will have Kanan miraculously healed or worse, completely write his blindness out of the story without any explanation because it's 'easier' to not have any disabled characters (And this is after the Maul incident). Like yeah, you can write whatever you want, but, it feels lazy honestly. If you're going to write out a characters disability that significantly impacts them throughout the show, at least come up with a reasonable explanation.

I know some people will say, "Well, Kanan could see through the force so he really wasn't blind in the first place." Yeah, no. A lot of people seem to think that if you have any accommodations for your disability that help you function on a daily basis, it means that you are no longer disabled. At the end of the day, Kanan is still blind, whether he can see through the force or not.

I've seen the same thing happen with Echo. Some writers will not write in his prosthetics or any of his disabilities. Even in modern day AU's.

There is a lot of 'healing' in shows and amoung characters. I honestly find it sad that some writers do this. I totally understand that approaching the topic of disability and writing disabled characters is not easy at first. If you are curious on how to better write your disabled characters, research their disability, ask disabled writers for advice and some sort of guidance.

(Also, if I got anything wrong or incorrect in this, please educate me.)

[sabezrasecretsanta]

IT'S TIME!!! Here's the listing of all the giftees! You should have received a direct message from me featuring your giftee number; this is who YOU are so you don't accidentally pick yourself! If a name is crossed out, they've already been claimed, so pick another!

Unless otherwise noted, all giftees are open to a surprise as to whether or not it's Christmas/Life Day themed, and are good with their gift being based around either sabezra show. I've also listed a few charcaters/ships/tropes each giftee likes (in addition to sabezra, of course,) based on the form they filled out, and bios will be shorter/longer based on how they answered the questions.

Be sure to check the parentheses next to the Giftee Number to make sure you can make the kind of work your selected giftee would like to recieve; giftees marked (any) are good with any kind of work!

Giftee #1 (any) loves Ahsoka, The Ghost Crew, and kanera! Also enjoys h/c, fluff, and angst. Nothing suggestive.

Giftee #2 (any) also appreciates the Kanan and Sabine dynamic, and only likes their fluff balanced out with substance, but is open to everything else.

Giftee #3 (any, with preference on fanart, gifset, and non-video edit) loves Chopper and the rest of the Ghost Crew as well! Gift must be in Rebels era.

Giftee #4 (any) likes Ahsoka, Tristan, Chopper, AP-5, Kallus, Kanan, and Hera, and also highkey ships Kanera. Big fan of fake dating, first kiss, and First Christmas (or first Life Day) fics, and leans toward lighter and fluffier fics. Not a fan of excessive angst and wants NO swearing in their work (in-universe equivalent words, like kriff, are fine.)

Giftee #5 (fanart, video edit) also likes kanera and mutually pining idiots! No wolfwren, and no swearing!

Giftee #6 (any)

Giftee #7 (fanfic, fanart, non-video edit) likes Kallus, Ahsoka, the whole Ghost Crew, and kanera! They like fake dating, fluff, hurt/comfort, secret relationships, and would like NO swearing in their gift.

Giftee #8 (any) likes Hera, Kanan, Zeb, Chopper, Ahsoka, Kallus, Rex, Gregor, and Wolffe. They also ship kanera, rexsoka, and kalluzeb. They're a fan of modern and historical aus, as well as everybody lives aus, nobody dies aus, fluff, crack, and angst with comfort. Their gift must contain NO angst/hurt without comfort/good ending, poly relationships, wolfwren, herasoka, any headcanons that are changing characters sexuality, Jedi-bashing, anti-Jedi sentiments, depression stuff, clonecest, or romantic master/padawan relationship. Gift must be Christmas/Life Day themed!

Giftee #9 (any) likes kanera and the Ghost Crew! They also like fake dating, secret dating, ALL THE TROPES!

Giftee #10 (fanart) likes sabezra, kanera, and wolfwren. They're a fan of fluff, angst, and anything in between! Do NOT include ahsoka/sabine as a ship.

Giftee #11 (any) likes kanera and the Wren family! They like song-based fics and modern, undercover, and fake dating aus, but are okay with anything. Does NOT want even a hint of wolfwren, and isn't a huge fan of Jedi Sabine. Gift must be in Rebels era.

Giftee #12 (any) ships kanera and kalluzeb, and is a fan of Jacen, Chopper, Ahsoka, Murley, and all the main cast of Rebels. They've got plenty of tropes and aus they like: swap aus, "He fell first, but she fell harder," soulmate aus, domestic sabezra, caught under mistletoe, comfortable cuddles, Sabine stealing Ezra's shirts, stargazing, Sabine having insomnia and Ezra assuring her that he won't disappear again, and quality time. Of course, they're also chill with anything!

[kyoshiwarrior1997]

I'm interested in the Spring Break wip, could you pls tell us about that one?❤️

Sure thing!

It's based on my Sabezra Modern AU. Basically, the Ghost crew decides to go on vacation during their college Spring Break. It will have Sabezra, a little bit of Kanera and the crew spending time together.

Thanks for the ask!

[spectre83]

Chapters: 7/? Fandom: Star Wars: Rebels Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Kanan Jarrus/Hera Syndulla Characters: Kanan Jarrus, Hera Syndulla Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Domestic Fluff, Married Couple, Married Life, Married Sex, Kitchen Sex, Bathtub Sex, Pregnancy, Food Sex, Oral Sex, Vaginal Sex, Vaginal Fingering, Wake-Up Sex, Medical Conditions, Mentions of Cancer, Family Planning, Family Issues, Death of a Parent, Father-Daughter Relationship, Strained Relationships, Marital angst, Car Sex, High Risk Pregnancy, discussion of pregnancy risks, Medical Jargon, Medical Procedures, Medical Trauma, Semi-Public Sex, Baby Shower, Hospitalization, Traumatic childbirth, Premature Babies, so much parental angst, Father-Daughter Slow Burn Reconnection Series: Part 14 of Now That I’ve Found You Summary:

Getting married was the easy part.

[kanerallels]

My first contribution to Spring Fling, run by @monthly-challenge!

Day 2: Green

Fandom: Star Wars Rebels

Pairing: Kanan Jarrus x Hera Syndulla

Had it been any other person, any other encounter, any other voice, Kanan probably would have just brushed it off and moved on.

Bumping into some stranger in the hall of the VA? That was normal enough. Getting around with about 75 percent of his vision gone was something he was still getting used to, and the building was pretty full on an average day.

So when he bumped into someone while leaving a meeting he’d been at, Kanan caught himself quickly. “Sorry,” he said, stepping back to let whoever it was by.

“No worries,” they said— she said. It was a woman’s voice, and the very sound of it rooted Kanan to the ground, speechless.

He’d been alive for 25 years, fought in a war, lost people he loved, and made a variety of highly questionable decisions. And in that time, Kanan had seen and heard a lot, both ugly and beautiful.

This voice? It blew all of them away. Both gentle and firm, with a musical quality that sent warmth through his bones and made his heart skip a beat. It was absolutely exquisite, and Kanan knew, without a doubt, that he absolutely had to know the woman it came from.

She was already walking away, towards the elevator, by the time Kanan recovered enough to come to this conclusion. And by the time he’d started to move or speak or do anything, the elevator door was already sliding shut.

All he’d seen, with what was left of his vision, was a bright, vibrant flash of green.

From a shirt or a scarf, or something else entirely? Kanan didn’t know. All he knew was that the color was burned indelibly into his memory, and that he definitely needed to find out who that woman was.

He took the stairs, but when he made it to the lobby a floor below, the woman was long gone, leaving behind the memory of her voice. Kanan bit back a frustrated growl. Don’t worry, he told himself. If she was at the VA, it was for a reason. Which means I might bump into her again.

So he stayed calm, and headed out. Unfortunately, he was late for lunch with his friend Zeb thanks to his searching. The burly man was waiting in the usual booth at their favorite diner when Kanan made it.

“Oh, thanks for bothering to show up,” he said as Kanan slid into the seat across from him.

“Sorry,” Kanan said with a grimace. “I didn’t think I was going to be that late. But I— got distracted, and then the cab had to take a detour thanks to some accident. Did you order already?”

“I waited like ten minutes, but then I got bored,” Zeb said with a good-natured snort. He wasn’t the type to hold a grudge over one being late. “What exactly distracted you so much you forgot about lunch with your best mate?”

“I didn’t forget,” Kanan corrected. “I just got distracted, like I said.” The waitress approached, and Kanan ordered. He and Zeb had been coming to the diner since long before he’d lost his vision, and the menu was ingrained in his memory.

As were the staff, for that matter, and Kanan frowned as the waitress walked away. “We don’t know her, do we?”

“Nope,” Zeb said, slurping from his drink. “Some Russian kid Quinlan picked up. Now, are you being evasive, or am I going nuts?”

Kanan hesitated, then admitted, “You’re not going nuts. I was distracted by… someone I met. She and I bumped into each other in the hall—”

“Ohhh,” Zeb said, and Kanan didn’t need to see him to know a smirk was stretching across his face. “She?”

“It’s not like that!” Kanan protested, then paused. “Well… it is a little. But it’s not like I had enough time for anything to happen.”

He recapped the incident for Zeb, lingering just a little on what he remembered of the woman. Especially her voice— he probably lingered a little too long on that.

“Right,” Zeb said as the waitress reappeared, carrying both of their meals. “So you fell head over heels for this girl you met one time, and you’re gonna do what about it?”

Kanan shrugged. “Find her, I guess? Thanks,” he added as the waitress set his sandwich in front of him, along with his drink. “How hard could it be? I just need to talk to all the women in Lothal City until I find one that sounds—”

“Like an angel from your dreams?” Zeb said, snickering as he took a bite from his burger.

“I was going to say familiar,” Kanan said, scowling at him.

The man chuckled. “Sure, mate. Well, you’ve got the VA to start with. Maybe ask Piett. He and Veers know everyone around there, and if they don’t know her, they’ll know someone who does.”

“Good point,” Kanan said, his heart lightening a little. Veers was his former CO, and between him and his best friend Piett, they had a handle on pretty much everything that went on in both the VA and Lothal City. (Although it helped that Piett’s sister in law was a state senator.) After their meal, Kanan headed home planning to speak to them the next day.

He didn’t have to wait that long.

While he knew it made him something of a stereotype, Kanan liked to stop at the same diner every morning before work. He’d been going there for years, and the owner, Quinlan Vos, had been close with his mother. So he could usually count on cheap— or free, depending on if Vos’s wife was there— coffee, and a decent breakfast.

What he hadn’t counted on, however, when he stepped inside, was finding someone in his usual booth. In fact, Kanan had been expecting it so little that he’d sat down before he realized someone was sitting across from him.

“Oh— sorry,” he said, starting to slide out of his seat.

“No apologies necessary.”

Kanan froze. That was the voice— warm, slightly amused and curious, and stunningly gorgeous. And, as he gave her a proper look, there was the green. Her hair, by the looks of things. It was unexpected, and fit her well. Really well, he thought.

“Do we know each other?” she asked, her voice thoughtful. “You look familiar.”

For a moment, Kanan couldn’t speak. A long moment, as it turned out, because she asked, “You speak English?”

“Words fail me.”

There was no mistaking her smile, gentle and wry, as she said, “So they do.”

Recover, Jarrus. Pull yourself together. “Um.” Not a strong start. “We, uh, we actually met the other day,” he told her. “Bumped into each other at the VA— literally.”

“That’s right,” she said. “Which is why you sat down next to me?”

Kanan couldn’t help himself— he laughed. “Believe it or not, this is a complete coincidence. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad it happened. But this is my favorite spot, at my favorite diner.” 

It’s almost like fate, the unhelpfully romantic side of his brain whispered.

He elected not to say that part out loud.

“Well, you may as well stay, then,” she told him serenely. “I’m Hera.”

“Kanan.”

“Nice to meet you, Kanan.”

A smile crossing his face, Kanan said, “Trust me, the pleasure is all mine.”

[singswan-springswan]

Chapters: 1/3 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Summary:

Hera gets flashbacks from time to time. It's to be expected, especially when you've experienced a traumatic abduction at the hands of the serial killer you're supposed to be incriminating. To avoid interfering with work, she takes a break with Kanan, hoping it will clear her head.

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@kanerallels

[jessicas-pi]

Writing Prompt Ask Game!

Hera and Sabine

Literally anything. lol. You are so creative. In any time or au, Sabine points out the obvious to Hera, and Hera is the one who gets flustered.

Oh, fun fun fun! This one turned out longer and idk if it's quite what you were thinking of, but... it's what happened when I started writing? anyway, this is set in a modern AU!

“Hera, I am not blind!” Sabine said, shoving her bagel into her mouth. “You adore Kanan. Kanan adores you. You’re always together! Would you just stop beating around the bush and propose already?” Hera looked, frankly, flustered. “Sabine, you know Kanan and I are taking this slow—” “You practically live in each other’s houses! And you’ve been together for going on… six years? How slow are you going to take it?” Sabine demanded, loudly, but keeping her voice low enough that only about half the people at Panera heard them. “Consider: just get married already. There’s tax benefits, one rent to pay instead of two, and Ezra can stop dying of mortification every time he accidentally calls you mom.” “Sabine,” Hera insisted, giving her a look that said pipe down! “This is not a discussion we are having.” Sabine was not going to be deterred. Hera and Kanan were basically married already, and the only reason they weren’t actually married was because they both had generational trauma that made them afraid to truly commit. Sabine, being kind of an expert on generational trauma herself, was going to fix this problem. “Your anniversary is coming up this summer,” Sabine pointed out. “Why don’t you two go somewhere nice for a week? You can pop the question then.” Hera looked like she was going to object, so Sabine threw her hands in the air. “If you’re worried about where to put the kid while you're away, just leave him with Zeb. Or even at my house!” “Sabine—” Sabine clasped her hands together in a slightly-exaggerated way. “Please. Hera, I am actually offering to let a fifteen-year-old boy, and not just any fifteen-year-old boy, the world’s most insufferable fifteen-year-old boy, stay in my family’s home, where he would annoy the crap out of me, give me horrible secondhand embarrassment with every word he said to either of my parents, and Tristan would probably dare him to steal my diary or do some other unforgivable thing that would turn us into eternal mortal enemies. It would be a mess, and I am begging you to consider the option. I am that desperate for you and Kanan to just get this over with.” “Why?!” Because if Kanan and Hera weren’t honeymooning in less than three months, Sabine was going to owe a lot of money to Zeb, but she wasn't going to admit that.

[impossibleprincess35]

Heyyy, thanks for the tag, @ladylucksrogue!

My current list is:

-Kanera flirting -Modern AU college party Obitine -Bo-Katan and Ursa outtake -Breha, Bail, Satine smut piece -Caepo/Satine smut piece #2 -Rex monologue -Shit I didn't use when I edited Asphodel -Shit I didn't use when I edited Echo -Outline and new thoughts for REP overhaul

And then I have a ton that are original works that I'm working on little by little, and they're not fantasy based or anything, so I'm not including those. :)

No tags 'cause I think everyone's been tagged already!

WIP Game

Thanks for the tag @melting-houses-of-gold !

RULES: make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

The Future is Blurry, The Past is a Trap

All the Stars we can't see

Clone Wars wild west au

Unexpected oneshots

Wolffe Liri - beach

Foxiyo - serendipity

Rexsoka-snow

Rexsoka dancing

End of the war bbq-bolo ball

Wolffe Liri MIL story

Somewhere only we know rexsoka

Wolffe Liri arrival

AU universe Kara notes

No pressure tag:

@impossibleprincess35 @tealmisthams @snips2112 @sendpseuds and anyone else who wants to participate. I don't have that many people to tag who haven't been already 😆

[accidental-spice]

Art Game: 77

I answered 77 here!! But here's some Kanera art,of them in a modern AU!! They're younger, which is why Kanan is beardless

Thanks for the ask!!

[hcoct8xfi]

Okay, so a couple days ago, I made I post while I was in a flare up about how I was irritated with some Kanera fanfiction or some fanfiction involving Kanan Jarrus, which you can find here 👇

I expressed how frustrated I was with some people who will completely write Kanan's blindness out of their fanfiction because it's 'easier' to not have any disabled characters in their story.

I said that if you find yourself struggling to write a disabled character, reach out or take pointers from disabled writers. Well, even though no one asked for it, I decided I should give a few pointers on how to write disabled characters.

Now, before we get started, I wanted to clarify that I myself am disabled. I have a physical disability that causes chronic pain as well as other symptoms that flare. I also have a psychiatric disability as well as being neurodivergent. I did state in my original post that if I was wrong or incorrect in any way, to please educate and correct me. The same thing applies to this post.

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1. Keep this as a golden rule, disabled characters in sci-fi or fantasy, will translate to disabled characters in Alternative Universes. I would argue that Kanan would probably not be a difficult character to write in fanfiction. A good chunk of season 3 and a bit of season 4 in Star Wars Rebels was dedicated to how Kanan copes and accommodates his blindness. Of course there is no acceptable excuse to write out a characters disability out of your story, but, writing Kanan would not be that hard to write and accommodate in your story.

2. So I may get some comments saying, "Well, how do I explain how Kanan became blind in a modern AU?" Well, there's two answers for that, one, that's up to you and how you choose to write that. Second, you don't have to explain how your character became disabled or why your character is disabled. A common misconception is that disabled people have to explain why they are disabled, and that's just not true. It's also rooted in ableism. Phrases like "What happened to you?" or "Why are you using [insert mobility device]?" are ableist and inappropriate to ask because you could possibly be asking someone to relive or rehash trauma that they have. And also, disabled people do not owe you an explanation, nor a justification of their existence. So mind your business and your ableism.

3. Avoid tropes such as the inspiration p*rn, or "tragic burden" in your stories. Again, disabled people do not have to justify their existence by being an "inspiration". Yes, disabled people are capable of doing inspirational things, but we're not inspirational for just existing. Next, don't constantly potray your disabled character as a "tragic burden". Yes, it's a huge adjustment when you have acquired a disability and it can be very burdensome. But, once you learn how to accommodate your disability, such as managing your symptoms, support groups, or finding a community, you start to find your rhythm. Always remember to show the good and the bad that come with disability. Also, remember that we are allowed to be upset about our disability and mourn the life we once had, but, a lot of us do not constantly think about it to the point where that is our only thought throughout the day.

4. This is kind of like number three, but, if your disabled character is in a relationship, do not make it one of those "Well, I see the person, not the disability." Yes, this may sound good at first, but what you're actually saying is that you don't want to acknowledge our disability, and that's a huge problem. Yes, acknowledge us as people, but, acknowledge us as disabled people. Disability does impact our lives, and I personally would not want to be in a relationship with anyone, romantic or friendship, that completely ignored that I'm disabled.

5. It's a VERY good idea to research your characters disability. Research how it may impact your character, if they require any mobility equipment, therapies, or other accommodations. I promise, this research will help you with your character so much. It will help make your character more accurate.

6. Don't put this fear mongering over disability in your story. There's already a lot of stigma surrounding disability as it is. Remember, disability is a part of life, and at some point, we all will become disabled. Some of us just become disabled young or are born disabled. Also, don't not try and demonize mobility aids. Using a wheelchair, crutches, cane, walker, etc. is not a sad or unfortunate thing. They do what they are meant to do, aid our mobility. They help us and give us so much freedom.

7. Listen to more disabled writers. Disabled writers can help a lot with advice and guidance with disabled characters. Listen to their experiences on their disability, how it impacts them, and any sort of ableism they may have faced (if they are willing to talk about it).

8. Have fun writing your disabled characters. Once you get the hang of writing disabled characters, it won't be as hard as you originally thought. Writing disabled characters is not complicated at all, especially when you educate yourself.

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I hope that I was able to assist some of you with writing disabled characters. Just remember that there are so many disabled writers out there that will give tips and pointers on how to write disabled characters. 🫶🏼