#kotfe/kotet references

[sullustangin]

Non-Spoiler info about Date Night

So for the curious:

You can access Date Night from the moment you lock in the romance. For Koth, Lana, and Theron, that is Chapter 9 of KotFE. I finished Chapter 9 on an Eva, had not yet started Chapter X, and I did it. For Arcann, I assume that's right after finishing KotET Chapter 9 (can someone confirm?) when you get his Alliance Alert.

This stirs the questions as to when romances will be considered 'locked' in Vanilla... or do they only 'count' upon the comp's return to game in KotXX? Or do you get it once you get kissy-kissy with them in Vanilla? Dunno yet. Next round of romances might tell us alot.

The dates are signalled by Alliance alerts, so check your Crew menu. The only time you CAN'T repeat them is if your romantic partner is unavailable (i.e., Koth if he goes AWOL, Theron during the Nathema Conspiracy, etc).

The date nights appear to be 'neutral' in terms of time, as a result. They could happen after KotFE Chapter 9, Onslaught, 7.4.1 -- any time. They don't reference the current state of the game or ongoing plots. For your headcannon purposes, you can think this is an early date... or present day one, depending on how you've developed your versions of the romance and character development of the NPCs.

There are also multiple dialogue choices through each date, so you can change the tone and produce different dates each playthrough.

The quests are weekly repeatables. So don't worry if your outfit wasn't perfect or you did not record it or you cringed at that dialogue choice -- you can fix it!

The quests are 3 minutes long or so, but as indicated above, it's "Choose Your Own Adventure" in terms of the tone, dialogue, and certain key actions.

Overall, I liked it -- I just wish there was more!

[thelealinhypehouse]

Tell me about Sallaros and Zenith’s relationship

How did they fell for each other?

Ok this gonna be a story (i need to sleep but wanna tell the story) Sallaros in not The Barsen'thor so they didn't met like in the story. I mixed a little AU in Shield of the Republic/Blade of the Empire verse (Same where Ain'res have that damn collar). Zenith could know Sall as from name and from barsen'thor stories about creation of the organisation and the tragic fallout when Sall was sole Leader out of 3. (This is even a longer story) Even if Sall was at least 2 times called a traitor of the Republic because of damn politics games he still refuses to abandon the people

He is very stubborn and even with cost of his health and life he gonna try and try and thanks to that each time he save the reputation for Shield of the Republic. Ok i needed to talk about it to show the aspects of him that would be appeal for Zenith. Skip to Zakuul Attack and 5 years of void that we can fill with situations. As we know Zenith create own spec ops group. I bet during Zakuul time they crossed path and work together for some time. Both leaders with lots of burdens and trauma of the past. In little breaks between missions. At this point they slowly slowly open up to each other. THAN KOTFE/KOTET happens. Sall and his group joined Alliance believing they are strong enough to finally beat Zakuul and the contact was lost because everything happends so fast and restoring was near impossible. They ware put in charge of Star Fortress missions. Sall would stay (if commander wants) in Alliance the Outlander chose to aid Republic. This way if you have Sall and have Zenith companion mission and you are not Barsen'thor you can send Sall to talk to him (of course Sall didn't know that Alliance contacted Zenith and vice versa).

Well there was so awkward meeting when both are speechless. "Well...do you want caf or tea would suffice?" That was the start as the reference of breaks they took between missions and Sallaros always prepared something to drink. They talk. Alot. About everything that happends, about them and how truly missed each other. Congratulation Outlander! You got Zenith in your team. Now at base you can get an occurrence at Military Hangar or Force Enclave when they are both present in one of them and can listen to little dialogue between them.

Thank you for joining my TED talk hope you enjoyed! And i really need to work on Sall as outside of that lovely AU to able to interact with more people OCs there too like Ain ;u;

[dirthara-dalen]

Been meaning to make this post for a while now but I wanted to make one about Ligastar and Theron's family relationships post KOTET. It go quite long so to save people's dash's its under the cut. Ligastar is referred to as Father while Theron is just dad.

Once everything is said and done Levi is actually the one to pursue mending his relationship with his father. When Theron had told him that Ligastar was alive he refused to believe it at first. He had come to terms with his fathers 'death' three years prior. In order to make up for lost time Levi felt he needed to initiate the healing process as it was clear that Ligastar was still as stubborn as ever.

This resulted in them having a very close relationship which Levi is grateful for. He hopes to fully make up the time they lost as father and son one day. When Theron 'defecated' Levi was beyond horrified and stood by his father during the entire fiasco. He was greatly relieved when Ligastar revealed that everything was ruse. Levi has taken it upon himself to keep tabs on his dad to prevent this from happening again.

Unlike Levi, Mar never accepted their fathers death. While this did bring him closer to his dad it eventually caused a rift. Mar succumbed to the dark side rather quickly despite Theron trying to protect him from it. Mar fled to imperial space and did see his parents again until KOTFE. By that point he was known as the new Lord Kallig. After being nearly killed by Vaylin he reevaluated his life priorities and called his parents to Mek-sha for a meeting.

There, in front of his own family, he was finally able to reconnect with a part of his life that he didn't realize was missing. He decided to spend more time with Levi as well in order to reestablish their bond. When Theron 'defected' Mar didn't know what to do. He knew Theron was lying, he could literally see it. During his time in the empire he had been trained in the art of force sight by Jaesa. The whole situation was confusing for him but he supported his father throughout the ordeal. He did give Theron about being stupid alongside Levi. Deep down, however, when he saw what had happened to his dad he felt like a scared little boy. He had only just gotten his family back, he refused to lose anyone ever again. He spend hours with other healers working to save Theron's life as he knew how too. Without realizing it, he healed the rift between them as well.

Lilith is about 5 or 6 at the end of KOTFE...and the relationship status is not good. Lana had given her to Solaris and Ryn to raise while she searched for Ligastar. This resulted in her coming to believe they were her parents. When Ligastar came to meet her at long last since it was now 'safe'. She ran from him, refusing to meet him as she believed he was going to take her away. Theron had warned Ligastar about this prior to meeting her. After reintroducing himself to her as her uncle it was clear she accepted that but was scared of him. Neither Ligastar or Theron has spoken to her since.

[andveryginger]

Fictober, Day 8: “Mercy”

Fandom: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Pairing: Annya Emrys/Theron Shan (Female JK/Theron Shan)

Rating: PG

Warnings: None

“I know you do.”

Potential spoilers for “Fractured Alliances” arc, with a dash of headcanon.

For the first time in hours, Theron Shan lowered the datapad in his left hand, reaching up with his right to massage his eyes and pinch at the bridge of his nose. Reading reports could be one of the most boring parts of intelligence work, especially now. With the Order exposed, out of commission, and their world-destroying toy destroyed, it seemed the galaxy was pausing to take a breath. There was no direct action taken by Empire or Republic; Zakuul was in the process of rebuilding; and the Alliance was simply regrouping, adjusting to their new place in the galactic order.

Temporary though it might be, he had to admit he was appreciative of the opportunity -- to regrow his hair. To reclaim his jacket. To heal -- emotionally, mentally, physically. To mend the strain in their relationship his undercover escapades had caused. And, apparently, to plan a wedding. Or, he thought, to be more specific, an elopement. If he was going to get married, there was no way he was waiting more than a few weeks.

Opening his eyes, he looked to the far side of the curved sofa. There Annya sat, in a fashion mirroring his, feet propped on the low table, crossed at the ankles, and a cup of caf in her hand as she reviewed her own reports. The datapad display cast an eerie glow over her pale skin, blue eyes flickering left to right as she scrolled through the information. He could see the slight crease in her forehead or the occasional arched eyebrow as she reacted to her reading. A soft smile tugged at his lips as her gaze never left the datapad, even when she paused for sip of her caf. He noticed, too, the ease to her shoulders -- to her body language, really -- and warmth bloomed in his chest.

He didn’t deserve her.

For months, they had poured over the intelligence, rushed into the chaos, chasing some pattern that always seemed just out of reach. They knew now, of course, that such uprisings had been the work of Gemini XVI and her Order puppets, but at the time, such knowledge eluded them. An undercover operation was considered very seriously for a long while: He had been a major proponent, of course, with Annya and even Lana remaining much more hesitant. There was simply too much they didn’t know, they argued -- too much risk -- to send anyone in, even him. Perhaps especially him. Thus, the idea had been tabled… or so she and Lana thought.

It was after Iokath -- after Annya had very nearly been killed on Iokath -- that he knew what he had to do. Execution of his plan, however, was more difficult than expected. His investigations into the origin of the signal received by Republic Intelligence led him to their informants, which, in turn, led him to Vinn Atrius. The former Zakuulan knight didn’t trust him. He was too close to the Commander, he said, to be believed. Theron knew then that it was going to take a charade of epic proportion to sell his cover. Umbara provided that in spades.

He had to give Annya credit: She could act. After everything they’d been through together, though, he wasn’t surprised. Of course, she was channelling the righteous fury he sensed along their bond into the displays of heartache and desperation. It made them entirely believable. It also made him a little scared to meet her for the first time.

But meet they had, and continued to work together. There had even, he remembered with a smirk, been a steamy reunion in the back room of a questionable Red Light district cantina. She wanted so much to stay angry at him, to make sure he knew how unacceptable his actions had been, despite he knew well enough how wrong he had been. Then he’d touched her, kissed her, and her fury gave way to the long restrained rush of longing both had managed to keep at bay in the intervening months.

A few more rendezvous had carried them through the operation, allowing them the opportunity to trade information... and offering something of a relief valve on the strain of their separation. Ahn had very definitely put aside her personal objections to get the job done -- it was the only way she could guarantee he would come home to her, she said. Thus, by the time they had brought the adventure to a close, her anger had largely subsided, leaving only a dull ache in its place.

She felt betrayed. Perhaps not as sharply as she might have, had they not shared a bond, but, she pointed out, they were a team. Their efforts against first the Emperor, then Revan proved that well enough. And their coordination had only grown in the two years following her rescue from Zakuul, as they became partners in all aspects. Not including her in his planning -- in carrying through the mission after she believed he would let it go -- left a wound. She had forgiven him, yes, but it would take time to for her heart to heal.

Looking on her now, however, with the gentle slope of her shoulders, the peace with which they had settled back into their routines… he could sense the pain had loosened its grip. He was once again struck with wonder at her capacity for mercy. The warmth in his chest stirred further and he sighed.

Force, but I love you.

A soft smile traced her lips, hovering there for a long moment before she lowered her datapad and looked up to him. “I know you do,” she replied. Lowering her feet to the floor, she leaned forward, placing the reports and her cup onto the table. The smile morphed into a grin, blue eyes glinting with mischief. “So why don’t you come over here and do something about it?”

Theron was up and had closed the difference before either could blink.

[reliciron]

A while back I needed a reference for Arcann’s arm and couldn’t find one, so I goddamn made one myself. This is obviously for his pre-redeemed arm, but I imagine it looks the same as the new one, just lacking the shoulder pieces (although now that I look at it, I think the outer casing of his fingers might be different too).

I don’t really need it anymore, but I still had the pictures so I thought I’d lay them out in case someone else might.

[greyias]

Officially official SWTOR timeline dropped today on the forums, courtesy Charles Boyd! Super cool to finally have a confirmation and general list! And it’s definitely giving me the thinky thoughts on some meta I’ve been musing over.

[vihola]

Will swtor ever tell me what’s going on with the Cult of the Screaming Blade in the expansions or do I have to headcanon it myself

[intergalacticskank]

vaylin: my own mother thought i was a monster.

vaylin: she was right of course, but it still hurt. :D

[revan-escence]

Rhyka, under the mask of Darth Nox

[space-unicorn-dot]

What are your Top 3 controversial Swtor opinions?

Is it bad that I giggled that I got one of these? xD Everyone's has been so interesting to read and I have been low-key trying to figure out mine in preparation, lmao. I don't actually know how controversial or hot takes any of my opinions are, but I think these are the ones.

1. While I think Shadow of Revan is probably my favorite expansion, I genuinely enjoy KOTET/KOTFE on the whole. Low-key I joked with myself that half the reason I have so many characters is so that I constantly have one actively somewhere between SOR and KOTFE because it's my favorite stretch of the game.

There's even a sliver of appreciation in my heart for confronting a choice like Torian & Vette one and I'll express why, but I will preface with I understand, too, where people have taken issue with it.

I think my frame of reference on it is based primarily from Jedi Consular being my first class story (and I ran the whole game practically straight through on that character, for the most part, so there's a lot I've learned about making that easier on me since then, lol), and an almost purely LS Consular, at that. Okay, that kind of gets into a second take, I think, so let me stay on topic. Anyway, the TLDR in reference to this specific choice is that it wasn't one I felt like I'd confronted anywhere else at the time I first saw it, so I appreciated it for its difference and having a rather immediate consequence.

2. Preface: Jedi Consular is still one of my favorite class stories. Probably my second favorite? But, the real take that I almost stumbled into in #1 is that there were times where I was really expecting... Okay, idk really how to word this one because I'm kinda like ehhh about my own opinion, but I think the short of it is that it was really easy to be "the good guy." There were proposed potential consequences (say, some 'bad guy' got away, for the moment), but I felt largely like I was able to 'save everyone.' And I don't find this bad, necessarily. It is, I think, ultimately what I wanted from the story. I wanna root for the good guys and have them sometimes miraculously pull off everything, y'know? I don't think it affected my decisions for that character - he was always meant to be an almost entirely LS character, but I do remember a few moments where I sort of teasingly wondered just how good I'd get away with being good.

Part of the reason I want to replay this class is to sort of re-gauge my feelings on this to see if I still feel that way or if my memory is just kind of suffering from not quite understanding the media the way I do now with more characters/experience. SW in general is something I've enjoyed casually before, but never as in-depth as I have now that I've fallen head over heels for this pixel dress up simulator, I mean Star Wars game. Bonus(?) from that I guess is that SWTOR has probably been my favorite engagement with SW, lol. It shows off other aspects of the universe in a way the movies didn't/couldn't because that wasn't their purpose, but it is SWTOR's in the class stories (and that's hella neat of it, imo).

3. Jedi Knight is not nearly as good as I've seen it described sometimes. I'd personally probably put it in my bottom four rather than my top four. That said, on a second pass through it with another character where I gave myself more time, I did enjoy it more and I appreciate it equally with the other class stories. It's still not my least favorite (though that sort of unfairly implies I find one significantly subpar and now that I almost have BH finished which was my last one, I don't think there's one that's wildly removed, but I still have preferences), but I still find it a bit try-hard on the LS/DS front. It very clearly wants that to be a problem and the elements to build it into one are present, I think (I'm satisfied with how it played out with my 2nd character, for example), but it could be more organic. It could be more.

Sub-opinion of this is that I'm actually not as sold on Orgus as I am Yuon Par, I'm so sorry, old man. I'd die for Yuon Par, no questions. But I haven't yet connected with Orgus the same way I have with a lot of other characters - generally at least one or two from each class story, I think. Which is fine, too, I think because you're just naturally not going to be best buddies with everyone, but I always felt like there was still a certain distance between him and the JK in my experience that kept me from being fully invested in the dynamic. Neither of my Knights will talk bad about him, but I think both would say they wish they knew him better and I always have hesitated to have them state that he was their best teacher. He's a good teacher, a good character, I did decide I was too hard on him on my first playthrough, but eh. As a player, I can play favorites like that. xD

[whitepadi]

TIMELINE

This post will occasionally get updated the more OC I put in my story, most of the story here are taken from canon SWTOR story with a spice of canon divergence.

I'm using BTC/ATC here, and I'm using Wookiepedia and this forum as timeline reference.

I'll be focusing on these 2 since they are the main characters.

40-30 BTC

The Pangestu siblings (Nat, Diah, Arya), children of a Jedi Master named Basuki were born.

20 BTC

Kresna was born in a lesser-known chiss family

16 BTC

Nathandra was officially promoted as Jedi Knight and immediately got his very first padawan.

Nat met Ghalih for the first time and they slowly develop friendship.

Kresna was found to be force sensitive and his parent gave him away to the Jedi Order.

8 BTC

Sokta was born in a Unknown planet.

6 BTC

Nat's first padawan reached Knighthood 10 years later, Nat took another youngling as a padawan.

2 BTC

His second Padawan was killed in action, leaving him grieving for whole year and not taking another padawan.

0 ATC

Sacking of Coruscant, Nat fought here with fellow Jedi and survived when they realize that their leader (Master Zallow) was killed, believing they have no chance, the survivor escaped Coruscant.

Nathandra's son was born a couple of months after the Sacking of Coruscant.

4 ATC

Both Nat's Wife and Son were killed in a conflict between the empire and republic, leading Nat to years of isolation in order to overcome his guilt.

10 ATC (Cold War, Main story)

Nat was called back by the order to help them with the war, he found out about Yukon Par's disease and shielded her before he went to find Lord Vivicar.

Nat got his own ship, the Defender.

Orgus Din was killed by Darth Angral, Nat tried to take Din's padawan, Kresna, as his own but Jaric Kaedan already trained him.

11 ATC

Din's padawan almost left the order due to his insubordination with Jaric Kaedan, Nat managed to convince Jaric to let him train the Padawan.

12-13 ATC

Nat met Nadia Grell and took her to be informally trained by him.

Kresna was Kidnapped for several months until he somehow come back and bring back the walking tomato. Nat was deeply angered by this.

Kresna finally promoted to the rank of Jedi Knight and couple months later took Sokta as his padawan.

Nat formally took Nadia as his Padawan.

Battle of Ilum took place, Nat and Kresna defeated Darth Malgus on Illum.

15 ATC (Hutt Cartel)

Event of Makeb, both Kresna and Nat went to Makeb to solve the Hutt Cartel conflict.

16 ATC (Shadow of Revan)

SoR Prelude. Nat and Kresna went to the Jedi temple in order to drive the Empire troops away.

Nat got the vision from Rishi and decided to go there to find out.

The event of Yavin 4. Nat, Kresna, Sokta, Arya, and their apprentices went to defeat Revan,

17 ATC (Ziost, Ch 1 Kotfe)

The event of Ziost, Nathandra went first to Ziost to contact Theron and Lana, followed by Kresna who recently finished his mission with Sokta and decided to help Nat defeat the Possessed troops.

Sokta officially promoted as a Jedi Knight.

Kresna, Sokta, and Nat went to the empire ship before the Eternal Empire attacked, Sokta managed to escape.

Carbonite Nap, snorreeee mimimimiimi.

22 ATC

Lana found both Jedi and woke them up from their carbonite Nap.

The Alliance founded, Nat invited his brother and best-friend to aid him, Sokta already waited for them at the alliance.

Nat became the Alliance Commander.

23 ATC

KotFE, both Nat and Kresna recruited their old crew to join the Alliance.

Despite Kresna's protest, Nat decided to let Arcann and Senya go.

KotET, Battle on Voss, after much consideration Nat decided to let Senya heal Arcann. They reunited again at Vaylin's party and let Arcann joins the Alliance with caution.

Accompanied by Senya, Arcann, and Kresna, Nat went to defeat Vaylin and the emperor. All 3 Companions joins him in the final battle.

24-25 ATC

Battle of Iokath, despite putting suspicion on both Lana and Malcom, they decided not to spy on everyone.

Traitor Arc, Both Jedi agree to bring Theron back and no longer sees him as Traitor.

While on Ossus, both Jedi reunited by their old crews and invited them to the alliance.

26-27 ATC

Onslaught, despite staying loyal to the republic on given occasions, they decided to keep the Alliance and officially no longer becoming a Jedi,

Echoes of Oblivion, Nat, Kresna, and Sokta went to defeat Tenebrae's body for the last time. Kresna and Scourge officially dating.

[sullustangin]

Pinned -- Corellian Whiskey and Sullustan Gin:  Master Post

UPDATED 12/19/2023

Premise

Corellian Whiskey and Sullustan Gin is a SWTOR fan fiction series that revolves around Theron Shan and original character Eva Corolastor, a smuggler (pronounced Ay-va Kor-o-last-er).

Well, not just a smuggler. The smuggler.  She is the Voidhound, the underworld figure that controls the largest smuggling syndicate in the galaxy, Voidfleet.   With the Empire and the Republic at war and the Hutt Cartel taking big risks (and losing), Eva has gained control of the intergalactic black markets.  With her expanding influence, she finds herself in the unique position of potentially being the balance of power -- the actor that sways events from one side’s favor to the other. 

Clever, resourceful, and in the possession of an untraceable ship, Virtue’s Thief, Eva and her motley crew have proven to be successful contractors for planets and governments over the years. 

And that’s what leads SIS Agent Theron Shan to track her down and present a rather lucrative opportunity...

The Future They Fought For:  Life after Corellian Whiskey and Sullustan Gin is the post-Nathema life of the pairing. It gets VERY fluffy and domestic pretty quickly, since there’s nothing to push them together...and nothing to pull them apart anymore.  Essentially, happily ever after!

The Universe: Background Info and Visual References

This universe has grown hefty over the last two years and change.  During February 2022, I went back through my tumblr and tried to organize and link various resources.  I’ve created pages that contain links to various, useful items that will help give background to the world my characters are operating in.  These are in the menu at the top of my tumblr, but I’m also posting them here in case you prefer dashboard view:

The Corellian Whiskey and Sullustan Gin Timeline:  a slight departure from the canon timeline posted by Charles Boyd; in sum, it ignores the post KotET-retcons.  It contains information about my OCs, but it also makes reference to events that occur to canon characters.  

Worldbuilding: a post that links to my various worldbuilding posts; they’ve been divided into general wonderings about the SWTOR universe that don’t necessarily involve my OCs and into personal headcanons that I’ve created for my series that involve my OCs or put a spin on a character that not everyone will agree with. 

The Art of Corellian Whiskey and Sullustan Gin: My shrine to the artists who have illustrated my OCs and/or series events.  Some of these are commissions, while others are gifts from kind folk on tumblr.  Both are greatly appreciated.

The Prompt Collections

I’ve written a lot for this series already. The first piece I ever wrote for the series is Lady of Emancipation, which takes place sometime between Chapters 9 and 10 of KotFE; my smuggler captain does not have a name. 

If you’re not sure about committing the reading time to a new series or are killing time between installments, Shots and Chasers: Stand-Alones in the "Corellian Whiskey and Sullustan Gin" Universe   is a place to start.  This is a mix of pre and post Nathema prompts.  All the chapters are self-contained, so if you just want something brief (under 3000 words each), come here first.  This is updated semi-regularly with new stuff.  

Additionally, parts of Fictober 2021 are considered canon to this timeline and are also self-contained.  You can read the chapters in any order.  I also created a collection for everything I wrote in February 2022 for Eva’s second birthday.  There is also Fluffy February 2023.

Some longer one-shots that can be read without reference to the rest of the series include Fathers and Son (which is as much about Jace Malcom as it is Theron),  the slightly AU A Shan Family Tradition (Satele plays a big role here).

If you despise reading things out of in-universe chronological order, use the Annotated Bibliography.  It has everything placed on the timeline.  All links should go to AO3.

The Annotated Bibliography (updated 10/15/2023)

Below is the cut is the fic listing with brief summaries and notes from me as to what stands out, in my mind, about the fic itself. It’s organized chronologically.  Not everything I want to write is here; I’ve only included pieces that I’ve actually written more than a page for.  Completed fics and the current WIP that I’m posting have links.  As April 2023, all the Shots and Chasers, Fictober submissions, and February works, have been charted here. I’ve linked to each chapter in those collection fics.  I also subdivided the pre/post Nathema into the new fic series (same universe, just less drama and more schmaltz)

Chronological Order of Fics, Corellian Whiskey and Sullustan Gin

Year: 3676 BBY/23 BTC

Stretch -- Jace watches Satele stretch, as he rewrites and edits a very important pitch

3673 BBY/20 BTC

Cloak  - Jace has an adventure with his brother, Kal.  Kal has been living in my head for awhile.  He dies before Theron comes into Jace’s life, but I headcannon that there is a family resemblance more between uncle and nephew than father and son; nothing nefarious, just the genetic lotto. Kal is bright but never really fits right into the military or any career.  He sticks with it because he follows big brother’s lead and is sort of lost otherwise.  Kal is, however, endlessly charming and more of a people person.

3667 BBY/14 BTC

Bubbly -- The second day of Jace and Satele’s relationship.  I admit, I wrote this blind as their first day, then remembered that their first day was written out in Annhilation.  So there were some cheeky edits there at the end.  That said, we only saw the very beginning and the very end of the romantic relationship; there is so much more in between. 

3660 BBY/7 BTC

Thunder -- Captain Athene Corolastor of Virtue’s Thief handles a 3-year-old crewman’s concern.  I’ve always struggled with writing Athene, but the opening paragraphs really put her into play in my head.  She’s a lot more Sarah Connor than I previously thought.

3646 BBY/7 ATC

Becoming -- Tal’vrei, family man and crimelord, meets Eva Corolastor, Captain of Virtue’s Thief.  He’s known her since she was a baby... but this is the first time she has appeared on his doorstep as the Captain.

Year:  3643 BBY/10 ATC

The Master of Puppets, Part I -- After meeting Theron for the first time since he was six months old, Satele confronts old feelings and old questions.

Home -- Corso Riggs meets Eva Corolastor... and Hylo Visz, the Cat.

Loop -- Corso lets Eva drive a terrestrial speeder on his license.  Regrets, he has them!

“I like that in you” – Jonas Balkar and Theron Shan have just become senior agents at SIS, meaning that they get their own clothes rather than the Republic agent uniform.  This is their first meeting, and they both end up covering for Marcus Trant.  This occurs after the Lost Suns comic. 

“I’m not saying I told you so” – Early days on the smuggler ship!  This one does give me a strange “Oh, they’re just babies!!” feeling.  Both the humans are SO young.  Eva’s 19, Risha is 20, and Hylo is 10, the senior kittizen of the group.  Risha has just joined the crew, and she has a discussion with Eva and then Hylo the cat over how this whole arrangement is going work.

Year:  3642 BBY/11 ATC

“There is no right side to this.”  Eva, Risha, Corso, Bowdaar; before Smuggler Story Chapter 2.  They grab some take out and steal a prototype engine.  Just an average weekend night.

A Deception is Upon You! -- Eva and Risha pull off a heist.  Good ol’ smuggler business.

Starlight -- Eva celebrates herself and her friends.  Bowdaar appreciates the magic.  She, in Wookiee cosmology, has the Divine Spark -- something he won’t tell her for awhile yet.

“Your information was wrong” – At the same time Eva and her friends are doing their thing, Darmas Pollaran and Keeper have a discussion about what to do with that clever girl. 

Reward -- Darmas and Eva, from the start.  It wasn’t all awful, all the time.  There was a spark.  There was something there that was real.  The hook-up at Balmorra.

Year: 3641 BBY/12 ATC

Theft of Virtue -- Eva lies to Ozzik on Quesh.  She only feels a little twinge of guilt....

Blessed -- Corso gets to know Guss after Hoth.

Name -- Darmas Pollaran isn’t his real name...and Eva can never know it.

Year: 3640 BBY/13 ATC

Trembling Hands -- Eva talks about the Voidhound with Risha.  They are both her, and so there needs to be consistency in presentation.  Enter: Hadrian Corolastor’s Finishing School for 6-Year-Old Smugglers.

Learning to Fly, Hour 1 -- When every human and near-human is sick on the ship, Eva recruits a new pilot:  Bowdaar.

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“Yeah, well, if you weren’t so drunk maybe I would” -- Risha tries to drink away her ex-fiance and other issues, and Akaavi tries to keep her safe from herself.  This is something I really like as a character piece for these two women.  It discusses their sexuality and their identities....and how they’re doing after the events of the game.  Eva is peripheral to this story, but knowing her helps knowing them, if that makes sense.

The Body of Evidence/Evidence of the Body -- Basically, this a good chunk of my pre-Eva Theron headcanon.  This is a fic that covers his childhood and what happened in between the time Zho left him and he first appears in Lost Suns.  It’s framed in post-war Corellia, after Annihilation, immediately before Theron sets out to survey Makeb for SIS.

Year:  3638 BBY/15 ATC

Who She Is In the Dark -- The fic begins with Theron Shan seeking the Voidhound to do a job for SIS and SpecForce on Korriban... Neither of them expected that a little conspiracy on Korriban would dictate the course of their lives for the next ten years. This is a story from Theron’s point of view.  We see his normal routine at SIS and at home before getting involved in exposing the Revanite Conspiracy.  As he said in a letter during the Traitor Arc, he falls in love at first sight...but ‘first sight’ is a very different thing for a spy monitoring someone for months.  This is the smuggler crew we’re talking about, so there’s always a bit of madcap humor.  I will say that this was my first story after I decided to make it a series, so there are a few rough edges. 

A Breach of Professional Boundaries  -- Almost two months after being hired to go to Korriban and accidentally uncovering some sort of conspiracy, Captain Eva Corolastor finds herself on the receiving end of some unwanted attention.  It seems there’s a traitor on Port Nowhere that really wants her out of the way, so much to the point that data is being shopped not only to SpecForce but also SIS.  The only person that can identify the traitor, thanks to a self-destructing message that happens to get caught in an implant’s processing buffer:  Theron Shan.  Theron suddenly finds himself going on a semi-social visit to Port Nowhere and getting to know the smuggler crew. 

This is a story that has no connection to in-game events; the plotline is original.  Eva has POV chapters in this one, so we start to get to know her and her mind.  This fic was born out of a need to better establish how Eva’s world operates, but also to further develop the relationship between the criminal and the government agent; in theory, the two should never mix, since they’re on opposite sides of the law.  One is dangerous to the other (regardless of how hot they think the other person is).  Eva and Theron come to a philosophical understanding by the end of this fic.  We also start to meet the extended found family: Rogun the Butcher gets his time in the sun here.

Love in the Time of Technoplague -- Riffing on Theron’s nom de guerre and the Year of the Plague, this fic was written right as everything went into lockdown in March 2020.  Two months after evicting a traitor from Port Nowhere, Eva Corolastor is becoming increasingly paranoid.  She doesn’t know whether the conspirators have identified her as a threat or just a stooge.  She also doesn’t know whether this ‘thing’ with Theron Shan is going anywhere fast.  Problem is, Theron doesn’t know either, professionally or personally.  He elects to remain professional despite offers otherwise.  Eva and the crew carry on as usual until a group of  Mandalorian bounty hunters decide to collect.  The close call causes Theron to re-evaluate his association with the smuggler.  Then it’s all about Eva’s revenge against the Revanite conspirators in the Empire -- and if it happens to crash the Imperial economy at the same time, Theron is only too glad to watch.  

This fic is partially based in game, the other part original plot.  There are many introspective moments for both Eva and Theron.  In this fic, I start laying the ground work for my view on Theron’s issues (namely, being fearful avoidant about attachments) and how that will inevitably challenge their capacity to ever get together...but that doesn’t make certain elements of this story any less sweet.  At the same time, we also get to see the smuggler crew at work when their captain is sidelined in a bloody, painful assassination attempt.  We also get to see them muster when she does have a grand plan: destroying the Imperial economy and having a rather nice party.  One of my personal favorite small moments: we first hear of Guss’ childhood hero from the holos, spy Shiv Starrunner, who soon becomes a bane to Theron.

The Parting of the Ways --  Two weeks after crashing the Imperial Stock Market, Eva gets a call from Theron: the whereabouts of Arkous and Darok have been ascertained.  Despite being waylaid by space pirates, Virtue’s Thief makes the rendezvous on Rakata Prime.  The conspiracy from Korriban would come to an end...Until it didn’t.  Until Revan, back from the dead twice over, appeared.  Until Lana, Jakarro, and even Theron were deemed traitors and forced to go off the grid.

This story was originally viewed as a necessary bridge to what I wanted to write about next, but it also took on a life of its own.   This fic brings on Marcus Trant as a character; we saw him in Who She is in the Dark, but we really get to see the man in action here, and we find out how very active he has been throughout the last two stories, much to Theron’s horror. In part, the story is a celebration of smugglers -- of Eva, of Jakarro, and of their ships:  we get to see the Thief in space combat!  (I love a good aerial dogfight). Eva and Theron have a few moments of peace before everything goes to hell, and I like the story for its lighter moments -- the banter, the joking, the flirting. We see how good they could be together. As Theron starts to consider Eva in an intimate context, it’s apparent that his commitment to the Republic and his problems with attachment will come into play, just as it has for every man and woman he’s been with.  We also get the first inkling of Eva’s relationship with Darmas Pollaran  -- that’s a storm that reaches full strength later in the series. It’s clear here that Darmas casts a long dark shadow on Eva and her capacity to let herself fall in love with someone.  We see how bad they could be together. 

Rush -- If you want to read something quick in the series, this is it.  A 5,000-word tale of Eva robbing some Hutt on Nar Shaddaa and needing a rescue from a swoop rider.  Essentially, so much for ‘no contact’ -- Eva and Theron run into each other while he’s off the grid, completely by accident.  This story is rated T, but it’s still pretty hot for how close they get and how they consider... well, what happens on Nar Shaddaa stays on Nar Shaddaa, right?

The Cosmic Deck -- This is a self-confessed favorite, right up there with A Breach of Professional Boundaries.  This is an original story with no in-game elements that takes place while Theron is in hiding before Rishi.  This time, it’s not so accidental that the smuggler and the spy meet each other on another Hutt gambling world, Katalla.  She’s there for a pazaak tournament.  Theron is there to track Revanites and just see her (he always did like a little risk).  Marcus Trant has business with Eva, figures out Theron is there, and then decides to meddle and make them work together: he sets them up as a married couple. Yes, they finally get to kiss and hug and stuff (rated M with a NSFW chapter)... but it’s an act.  They’re professionals. They know it’s an act....but they also want it to be real.  This is both an indulgent, fun fic but also a frustrating one with a bit of darkness around the edges.  Technically, I think this can be read without any other context, as long as the reader is aware of the Forge Alliances/Shadow of Revan plotline and accepts the idea that the smuggler had a relationship with Darmas Pollaran until he threw her to the wolves. 

The Grand Reveal -- The Rishi fic.  The Rishi questline is actually fairly short, so this is massively expanded as Eva chooses to take Rishi as payment for everything she has to do for Lana and Theron.  The Red Hulls aren’t a cover for a short-term operation; they become Eva’s very real efforts to take hold of the planet and fill in the gap left behind by the Nova Blades.  We also formally meet Gronn the Bounty Hunter who’s been constantly in the background as Eva’s special person from Makeb -- and not in a euphemistic way either; what they have is not easily defined. 

To this point, the ‘drama’ has been mostly on Theron’s end -- his issues, his difficulties, things the reader is familiar with if they’ve played SWTOR.  Now, it’s Eva’s turn to have a few internal crises.  Eva discovers that she has connections to Rishi through Darmas Pollaran -- and this is the fic where the reader finally gets the full picture of Eva Corolastor, good and bad.  The series has been building in this direction, and that was a deliberate choice on my part.  Rather than have Eva’s issues up front, I tried to make the reader like her and connect with her...and then everything drops down on her and them.  And Theron.  It ends with a good kiss and a torn liver.

The Planter of Trees and Other Tales from Yavin 4 (NEWLY COMPLETE)-- The Yavin 4 fic that I’m currently writing. It has a brief jump into NSFW land early on, but that is tempered by the workings of the op and all the complications professionally and personally. We do get shuttle smut at the end.  This fic introduces the Yavin Accords, a set of rules that Eva and Theron put into place so that they can be professional and functional in public while having something else going on in private.  They basically use these to avoid attention until just before Iokath.  This thing is huge.  9 weeks written out is a LOT longer than I thought it would be.  There are a lot of OCs in here; some will become permanent features, while others.... well, there is a war on. 

Some material has been used in Planter of Trees that was previously drafted.  This includes:

Leaving a Mark  -- This is now rewritten for Planter, but here’s the original version.

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The Taste of Ashes (FINISHED) -- The Ziost fic.  It’s about as happy as it sounds.  The downward spiral of the romance between Eva and Theron, but also the death of hope in the galaxy as there seems to be no escape from a disembodied Emperor.  When Iwas writing the series, early on, the communication between the characters is praised ... but here, it just breaks down.  One of the lingering questions I myself have:  was it inevitable?  Was it the doom the Emperor brought to Ziost?  Or was it just two people unwilling to change themselves to fit the life of the other?  After all, how could Theron continue to serve the Republic and her laws?  How could Eva be the Voidhound when Theron is part of SIS? 

3637 BBY/16 ATC

Worthy: A Study of Darth Marr -- Marr and Eva’s last moments before their fateful meeting with Valkorion at the Eternal Throne.

The Carbonite Years 3637 BBY/16 ATC - 3632 BBY/21 ATC

Ten Birthdays (FINISHED)  -- By the time Theron’s birthday rolls around (he missed the last one because he was busy working), he’s been suspended from SIS for the Ziost situation.  Eva comes around and tries to make the day better.  Theron sends her away; if he’s going to get back into the good graces of the Republic, SIS, and the Jedi Order, associating with known criminals won’t help. 

And that’s the last time he ever sees her.  This fic counts the birthdays Theron and Eva both miss during the five years in carbonite.  Ends on a hopeful note. This includes:

Heartbeat

-- Theron goes on his first mission since Ziost.  He hears something he needs to, in order to be willing to go along with Lana Beniko’s Great Idea.   This will be worked into the wider arc of this, but Theron grieves, deeply, for his losses.  Grief changes a person.  The hopelessness because of how the Republic gave into the Eternal Empire without a fight weighs on Theron as well.  Under normal circumstances, Theron meditates on the future; he has stopped doing that.  He has let his heatlh fall to the wayside, and both hope and his physical condition are just starting to recover in this fic in 18 ATC

For When You Wake Up -- The explanation behind the letter.... and why Theron is not there for defrost in 21 ATC

Separate from Ten Birthdays, we have 2 fics that occur in between Chapters 10 and 11 in 20 ATC/3633 BBY

The Ziost Epistolary --   This is Theron, the night before he leaves the Republic for the Alliance.  He’s contending with more than the future in front of him.  He confronts his difficult past and what has shaped his present.  He needs to fly free. 

Fathers and Son -- This fic focuses more on Theron’s relationship with Jace Malcom and Marcus Trant, but it does fit the universe.  You can read this one with no other knowledge about the series.  A few days after the Ziost Epistolary.

Letters from the Dead (Current WIP) --  Eva wakes up from carbonite.  A combination of the rough awakening, the devastating events of the Eternal Fleet, and the unexpected appearance of a droid Eva might know, Eva is both physically and mentally ill, and Lana doesn’t know what to do.  The last chapters set the the record straight as to what happened that night, five years before... and what will happen once they reach safe harbor.  The parts I have written revolve around Lana and Eva’s friendship, the ‘thing’ between Lana and Koth (who I do like!), and of course, Theron’s "For When You Wake Up.”  This includes revised versions of:

I need you – Corso and Risha, post-Eternal Fleet, discuss what happens to them next after Risha has given Theron and Lana data about Eva’s carbonite freeze.  The prognosis is not good.  

“This was not part of the plan” – Koth is not impressed with the lunatic Lana has rescued.  Lana is taking her old friend’s condition very, very hard.  Lana is written as truly and deeply upset here; she’s a lot more emotional than we usually see her, but then again, never has she had so much riding on one person... and that one person means so much not only to Lana, but to Theron,

Embers, Still Smoldering (COMPLETE)  -- The “Getting Together on Odessen” fic.  It’s done.  It’s waiting.

Establishment (Partially written) -- Theron and Eva are together on Odessen, but what that means is a lot different than what either of them expected five years previously.  Lots of sex, lots of angst, but an optimistic trajectory. 

Doing Domestic -- brief scenes from the gradually established home life of Eva Corolastor and Theron Shan on Virtue’s Thief. 

All Souls’ Day -- Two weeks after getting back together, Eva has more ghosts to contend with than just one obnoxious emperor.  This was written at the same time as the first chapter of The Grand Reveal and deal with the same time of the year, six years apart.  This falls chronologically in Establishment, but it’s been published first.  This was a plot bunny that wouldn’t go away.

Make This Work -- Theron proves himself to be an excellent operations manager and boyfriend. 

Wearing Each Other’s Clothes -- Koth and Lana have a discussion about their non-thing...and about the trajectory of the galaxy.

Two Birthdays/Like Champagne -- Eva celebrates her 21st birthday in 11 ATC and then her 26th birthday in 21 ATC (I headcanon that she did not age while in carbonite).  This contrasts her relationships with her two spies:  Darmas Pollaran and Theron Shan.

Game Night -- Basically, Theron gets into a friendly boxing match with Aygo and comes home to Eva hot and sweaty...and she notices scars she has missed in her recent rediscovery of his body.  A lot has changed over 5 years...

Huddling for Warmth  -- Eva and Theron deal with one more consequence of the carbonite freeze, together.  CW for being kriffing lustful idiots.

The Second First Life Day -- Much like All Souls’ Day, another fic that wouldn’t go away til written.  A little bit racy at the end, it also falls in the time of Establishment.  I’ll have to figure out how I want to organize those stories when I get to them.  Theron makes the first Life Day on Odessen special for all present.  He and Eva celebrate their second Life Day in each other’s company (but in a different way than they did on Yavin 4).

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No Words -- Eva sees Carrick Station for the first time since the carbonite freeze.

Shell -- Eva’s very first mission out of carbonite.  She’s a little rusty and more than a little scared.  Fortunately, she has the best partner in the universe with her (Theron) and some mediocre handlers (Lana and Koth).  This is a heist fic, and Theron and Eva really lend themselves to these sorts of fics.  On my end, they’re really fun to write.

“Fine, I give up”– Theron Eva go on mission in Zakuul.  I consider this one of Eva’s first off-base missions since the carbonite, so Theron is doing the more dangerous work here; he’s always watching her, regardless of the relative ease of her end of the mission. 

Soft --  Theron gets a few moments to himself with Eva early in the morning.

Lady of Emancipation -- the fic that started this entire mess.  Eva fights in the Eternal Championship and not only returns with Bowdaar but also an entire shipload of ex-slaves.  Theron Shan wrestles with the risks she takes, their still-new relationship, and how much she makes him feel.  This does have some rough edges (and maybe I’ll re-edit it at some point), but this was my first fic in the SWTOR universe, and Eva doesn’t even have a name in this one.  If you really want a one-shot with no strings attached to it, this is it. 

“You keep me safe” – An excerpt from a longer fic discussing the establishment of Eva as the Commander (though she still demands to be called Captain) when she resumes full active duty on missions.  This is despite her right arm being pretty far from 100%.  Miot the Sullustan pilot gets his time in the sun here, and I do like the conversation he has with Theron.  This would take place after the defeat of the first Star Fortress. 

Hello  -- Theron realizes something is amiss in the military hangar, and he goes to extremes in order to figure out what.  In short, Blizz is back!  This is accompanied on Tumblr by a piece of heinous fan art.

Midnight in the Garden -- After Chapter 12 of KotFE, Theron did not react well to Eva’s disappearance.  He does a little better when other strange things happen at midnight in the garden.

Call(o)us --  Theron and Eva at the firing range.  As wise Akaavi once said, they who shoot together, stay together.

“You Kept This?”  -- Eva ambushes Theron when he arrives home after a mission... and she learns something about her boyfriend she didn’t expect. 

Alive -- Marcus Trant finally receives good news about a ‘dead man’... from the man himself.

Year: 3631/22 ATC

Remember -- Eva experiences her first Eternal Fleet Remembrance day as one of the few survivors...and Theron experiences it as one of the few people who got a second chance.

Sickness -- Eva takes care of Theron while he’s sick.  He’s really the worst sick person ever, but he’s also ridiculously sweet.

“You have no proof” – Theron and Eva sneak off to one of Eva’s old boltholes on Yavin 4.

That’s what I’m known for” – Lana has an awkward moment in a cantina with Theron and Eva.  This could really happen any time post Rishi, but i’m just plopping it here because I’m a completionist and want to treat this like my Star Trek Pocket Books collection: everything has a place on the shelf.

Blankets -- Eva wants to run away.  Theron anchors her.  That doesn’t mean either of them are happy with the galaxy at the moment.

Year: 3630/22 ATC

Brigs and Balyegs -- Date night for Talos and Eva... and then date night for someone else.

“I feel strange” – Theron and Eva go on mission together, and old bad habits come to the fore.  This has drug-related content in it, mostly related to Eva’s previous issues with using.  Theron, however, makes a rather dashing filthy smuggler.  They get glitter all over the speeder.

“Do you know what time it is?”  – This takes place not long after “I feel strange” and deals with the aftermath of Theron being too good at his job.  It’s a direct prequel to Next of Kin due to Theron’s nickname.  

Spite -- why Eva spares Arcann.

Weather -- Theron pulls out his back of tricks when he and Eva visit Coruscant.

Blaze -- Eva and Theron on mission -- and another interrupted date.

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Amber -- This is probably going to re-arranged in the timeline, somewhat.  Arcann seeks redemption by returning something the Eternal Empire stole to its proper owner.

Goodbye -- the road trip of Arcann, Koth, and Talos.  Only 48% serious here.

Immaculate -- Arcann wants to make friends.  But there’s a major obstacle to this: he hates tea.  There’s only one person who can help him.

Next of Kin --   This was inspired by that letter Arcann sends after KotET. For me (being late to the SWTOR game), it arrived before I went to Iokath, so that’s where I’ve stuck it in the time line.  Much like Lady of Emancipation, this was written in reaction to game events as I experienced them for the first time.  One thing I don’t think the game ever adequately addressed was how a romanced character (especially Lana or Theron) would deal with Arcann in the Alliance... this was the person responsible for stealing five years from the playable character and the love interest.  I understand that the next part of the Kot__ series was going to have a redemption arc for Arcann but because of poor reception of the first two parts, they sort of rushed into “let’s get rid of the Eternal Fleet and turn back time and make sure the player isn’t God, k?”  And that’s why we end up with a couple of letters, a piece of Zakuulan armor, and a scene that’s awkward as hell if the player is committed to another NPC. 

In sum: Arcann sends the letter.  Theron contemplates homicide.  Eva tries to convince angry spy boyfriend otherwise.  Theron’s anxieties about relationships in general come to the fore, and we see the end of the Yavin Accords.

The New Crew -- Eva not only finds Risha, Akaavi, and Corso, but she also welcomes Mako into their little fold.  Little do they know who else is already on Odessen... Basically, the Vette and Risha reunion story we’ve been waiting for that Bioware refuses to deliver.  As a note, both Torian and Vette survive in my universe -- Eva rescues Torian, and an old friend of Eva and Risha saves Vette.

The Expendables -- a fic about Senya, Koth, and Arcann after KotET...and after Arcann has learned some hard lessons about having a crush.

Spa Day  -- Eva gives Theron a long-overdue massage, and they remember the first time she did this....and Theron admits how he got the injuries that demand such attention.  Eva explains how she got this particular skill.  They’re so romantic over the most awful things.

Fishing -- Mako wonders where Akaavi is, only to find out she’s resuming an old tradition with Bowdaar: fishing.

“This time, do what I say” – Arcann, Koth, Lana, with cameo by Senya.  Arcann begins his self-discovery stage, now that the pressures of being emperor are totally off. 

Stargazing -- The first part of this starts between Yavin and Ziost, but this is the happy fulfillment of promise made and weekends planned.  It’s sad and sweet. 

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Father -- I prompted myself for this one, because it pissed me off that Theron only calls Jace “father” if he’s been fried like a bug in a zapper on Imperial Iokath.  Here’s where he does it in Republic Iokath.

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The Adventures of Guss Tuno, Intergalactic Jedi of Mystery -- Oh. Lord.  I have a lot of issues with the Traitor Arc, as do a lot of people.  I’ve jokingly said the only way I could get through a fic about it was to write it from Guss’ perspective.... I might actually do it. The only parts of this I have polished to publishing standard so far is The Taste for Spies is Not for the Weak, which is a discussion between Lana and Guss as to what happened on Umbara, and then Trust, which is Eva leaving Odessen for parts unknown for 3 months.  Hylo Visz is not having a good time, and neither is Theron Shan. I have to re-write Trust so it’s Guss’ pov. 

Efficiency -- an excerpt from the final chapters of The Adventures of Guss Tuno; this is from Lana’s perspective.  She watches Eva make the choice as to whether or not Theron comes home.

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The Man Who Lived for Tomorrow (partially written) -- a post-Nathema fic that focuses on Theron’s work for the Alliance while Eva is away for three months.  She doesn’t know if she’s coming back to Odessen or to Theron, ever.  She just needs a few months after... everything... to reboot.  So far, the POV is exclusively Theron.  He’s trying to find what criminal bodies want to take over Port Nowhere and interfere with Odessen’s supply routes while, at the same time, trying to fully comprehend how much damage he’s done to his relationship with Eva.  One part I haven’t written yet (but look forward to) is a final confrontation between Darmas Pollaran and Theron Shan, the two spies that loved her.  I have written the final reconciliation between Eva and Theron and the fall-out from their quick wedding.

“It’s so quiet” – This is an excerpt from the final chapters of The Man Who Lived for Tomorrow.  Very, very soft M. 

“I don’t have to explain myself” – Jace Malcom receives the news of Theron’s marriage and remembers his son’s stupid haircuts. This happens at the same time as “It’s so quiet.”

The Future They Fought For 

This is rapidly becoming a repository of fluff, smut, and all things domestic for Theron and Eva post Nathema.  This is series that’s a hell of a lot less dramatic than what came before it.  Everything below this line would fall into this series.

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Death, Yet the Force -- Upon Eva and Theron’s return from Aargonar, they are met by an old friend:  Fria Whitcord.

Thick as Thieves --  Odessen’s gossip mill is running into overtime as a result of the spymaster and the commander’s return. Who would have thunk it?

“You could have died!” -- Just before Ossus, Theron asks Eva out on a date for the first time.  A thing they do when there isn’t a job and nobody is imperiled.  That’d be nice.

All I Did Was Look at You!  -- Oh, Lord.  Um.  Basically, Lana went rogue and planned a coronation IN CASE Eva decided to be the Eternal Empress because there was a SALE.  Lana wasn’t going to get to crown a Sith ruler, so this was her best shot.  So, now it’s a year later, annnd the celebration for the liberation of the galaxy is overdue, we can’t conquer Dubrillion this weekend because Risha is dancing with Corso in the Marengai Glide championship,  so we best throw a party to actually use the stuff Lana bought.... Oh, and SIS has a dress uniform.  I am totally going to turn this into a larger fic that’s self-indulgent as hell.  But for now, you get a blushing Eva and an exceptionally dashing Theron. 

A Better Work Life Balance -- What happened to Theron’s SIS friends when he left?  They worried a lot about him.... and they’re quite relieved to find out it’s all ok, and he’s happy.  A sweet fic with a lot of relief.

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I Just Want to See/Make You Happy -- I took liberties with the prompt’s phasing, because seeing isn’t always reality.  Anyway, this is right after Jedi Under Siege, when Theron takes Eva on that speeder ride across the canyon...and they have a little adventure of their own.

Glow -- Eva and Theron revisit Copero in a much better context than the last time either of them there.  They talk about future plans and places that really do deserve a better shake than what they had. A little on the spicy side.  

Thonboka  -- Correspondence between Eva and Theron while parted... and a trip Theron had planned to take for nearly 15 years now.

Souvenirs from Alderaan -- A teasing reference to himself, Theron takes Eva to Jace’s house on Alderaan for their first actual vacation, in support of them dating.   You know, after they’re married.

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Anniversary --  Jace delivers a long-awaited gift to Eva.

Date Night -- Risha watches Eva seduce a man at a casino on Canto Bight, using all the old tricks they both used to prior to the carbonite freeze.  She has to pay a few debts to the Chiss.  It’s a little different after Nathema.

Learning to Fly, Hour 1500 -- Theron achieves something that few have.

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Ba’vodu -- Eva and Torian have a conversation about recent events related to the Mandalorians.  “Ba’vodu” is Mando for uncle or aunt, and despite the fact he’s now older than her, Torian does still does consider his aunt, due to her association with Gronn all those years ago (and despite her marrying Theron).

Anticipation - My reaction fic to 6.2.  Basically, I feel like this is setting Theron up for another Yavin situation -- everything is going great, relationship with bio parents is going good....and then Satele has to leave to save the galaxy again.  He understands.  But because they do have a relationship as adults, it does sting.  Now, this could end a way that makes A Shan Family Tradition completely AU, but it’s too early to tell.  I have no doubt that these feelings are there, given everything that’s happened between Theron and Satele over the years. 

Tying Up Loose Ends -- Theron receives word that an old friend needs to see him before it’s too late.  He goes. 

Cooking -- Continuing from what we saw in Anticipation, Theron attempts to become a better cook for his goddess of a wife.  She could do without the comparisons to bomb-making.

The interview -- this was a character interview tumblr meme that turned into a hostage situation then a rescue mission.  I took liberties, since I’m a goofball.

Hylo Visz is Dead -- Exactly what it says on the tin.  Except add smuggler hijinks and mistaken identities.

Elastic Time:  Due to the Pandemic, I have no idea what year it now is.  Neither does Boyd.  So... something like this?

3626-3625 BBY/27 ATC  -- Enclave events

Tender -- In a strange turn of events, Lana comes home injured, for once.  Her friends are there.

3625-3624 BBY/28 ATC -- Legacy of the Sith

Glide -- Theron goes to Manaan, covertly.  Not so covertly to Jace and Eva, but all the same, his alias “Antony Vaner” participates in a swoop race.

Breezy -- Rass Ordo encounters the Alliance liaison with the Jedi Order and culture immersion specialist:  Fria Whitcord.  

Maybe -- Eva and Theron get a surprise...and they have to make the decision as to whether they’re both on board with a pregnancy doctors thought impossible.

The Return of Antony Vaner -- Theron comes home from a short mission to Eva, who is more than a few months gone with her first pregnancy.  It brings changes that they need to talk about, given both of their initial child-free stances.  CW for what’s been mentioned.

The Death of Potential // the Potential of Death -- A diptych of Theron and his Coruscant apartment... and everything that could never happen there... and how it does, eight years later.  CW for Eva’s pregnancy

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Crave -- Theron is out at the cantina at 0300, waiting for an order of chicken and waffles.  Aric congratulates him -- and reassures him there’s no hard feelings.  CW for references to Eva’s pregnancy and Aric’s deceased wife (he is a widower). 

“I’m with you, you know that.” -- Eva runs her last mission before taking maternity leave... and Theron takes paternity leave, to her surprise.  Lots of name drops and mention of a growing operations center on Odessen.  CW:  Mention of healthy pregnancy

The First I Love You -- The fear of loss.  The sweetness of victory. Baby fic.  Theron’s first ‘I love you’ to his child. ... after everything else, he does deserve some tranquility.

A Shan Family Tradition -- a baby!fic that I wrote prior to the 6.2 patch drop.  This is now included in The Future They Fought For, since I’m fairly sure there is no magic wand for the Satele and Theron dynamic.  It assumes that this current brief happy period in the game -- like that post Yavin 4 period when Theron and Satele have caf together on Coruscant -- is simply that; things  will go on the downturn again.  Bittersweet, but ultimately happy.

Pride -- Theron contemplates what it means to be proud as a parent.  There are misunderstandings with Jace, the ups and downs with Satele, and the shadow cast by Master Zho.  Theron and Eva conclude, regardless of whatever he does, Argo is their angry little wampa (affectionate).  It’s a little bit of an angsty fic, but we do get left with the feeling that Theron is safe and at home. 

“Not this again” – Theron/Eva, through the years, beginning here: 15 ATC (Yavin), 21 ATC (Odessen, early days), 25 ATC (Odessen post Nathema), 29 ATC (Odessen.... you’ll see).  Honestly, each of these little scenes will probably be integrated into larger works as we go, so you’ll probably see some version of this again. Mentions of PTSD

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“You’ve Told Your Parents?”  -- Argo breaks family news to Lana and Jace.  Theron and Eva watch the fireworks.

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The Master of Puppets, Part II -- Theron and Satele deal with old secrets and betrayals over 30 years after Zho abandoned Theron.  This ties up loose ends for the Shan family, I think. 

Not Outside the Frame -- Lana discovers something about the new baby...but keeps it to herself for now.  

Lullaby -- Lana walks in on Theron working, second child in tow.  Very sweet fic. 

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Murmur -- Theron arrives home, safely, after a mission gone awry.  He is greeted by Eva and by his daughter, Dyo (who is having a rough go of teething).

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“That could have gone better” – Satele visits on her Force-Sensitive grandchild’s 5th birthday.  As the title indicates... Dyo is not pleased to see her.  But decisions do have to be made.  I find that writing Dyominia as the ultimate Shan chaos baby comes easier than writing her older brother, Argento.  He’s too even tempered and patient at times (the best of the smuggler and spy); he would have made a good Jedi if he was Force-Sensitive.  He follows Aunt Lana around like a lost pup. Dyo -- she’s a little spitfire with the short fuse of her father and the fiestiness of her mother. 

Sink -- Another through the years fic, this was a big favorite for Fluffy Feb 2023.  What does Eva’s fresher since look like, through the years?

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Joy -- scenes at the beginning and toward the end of Jace Malcom’s life.

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One More Birthday -- Eva celebrates one more birthday than her mother ever did.

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“I’m sure this has never worked, ever” –  Argento and Dyominia get up to no good while Mom is off-ship. 

[meatbag-status]

SWTOR: Ah yes, "character development." We have dismissed that claim.

[ipreferfiction]

i got bored, so i decided to do one of these! it's been a while since i shared anything on here, and i'm just trying to get back into regular writing with whatever i can. at the moment, that's these two!

As it is, she just lets her head fall against the floor and huffs out a breath, saber hilts rolling from her hands. Scourge deactivates his lightsaber and raises a brow stalk, clearly unimpressed with her performance, and J’lima rolls her eyes. “Sit down,” she says with a sigh. “I’m tired.” “Your stamina is not so badly damaged that a spar of such little time would exhaust you. Do you not have tasks to which you must attend?” Despite his tone, he folds his legs beneath him and kneels beside her. The edges of his Force-signature writhe like a star’s solar flares; she sinks into the familiarity and reaches for him in the Force, letting all her affection brush against him, and smiles when she feels him reaching back. “Fine. I missed you, and you managed to beat all the tension out of me. Stay for a little while.” “You have not been deprived of my presence, asha,” he murmurs, though there is a touch of fondness in his voice. J’lima shifts to lean back against his leg, and though he makes a protesting noise, he exerts no effort to actually move her. “Watching you terrorize half of high command isn’t what I had in mind. You haven’t been avoiding me, but we haven’t gotten the chance to talk since we came back from the wilds.” Maybe it’s unfounded, this fear that what they have will shatter if she doesn’t say something, but she’s spent too many years loving him to let this sit, not when she knows he cares about her too. (Even if that doesn’t feel real either, even if she can’t believe that after three hundred years, he’d choose her over anyone else, when it was her face that made him kneel to Vitiate, her face and Lia’s that drove his betrayal and his anguish and the deaths of everyone he loved. He calls her victory, but for him, could it ever be anything but hollow?) “And what is it you wish to discuss?” Scourge asks her, softer.

tagging @revanchxst, @davidoodles, @voiceofthetraveler, and anyone else who'd like to participate! notes on this snippet beneath the cut.

notes:

asha translates to "victory" in the sith language. scourge uses it to refer to j'lima because for three hundred years he only had her (and lia's) face and the knowledge that they were the keys to destroying vitiate, with no names attached. after meeting them, when j'lima was the one he truly bonded with, he persisted in calling her asha, and this has continued through the alliance era

this takes place, in start a war's timeline, a couple of weeks after the ossus/nathema mess. long story short: echoes of oblivion exists but takes place directly after kotfe/kotet, and is followed by a campaign on ossus and scourge taking on the role of hunting down the order of zildrog for being a threat to the alliance. unused to his newfound mortality, he is captured after destroying several bases and taken to nathema, where j'lima has to rescue him while lia is showing down with a familiar face on ossus.

the scene in the odessen wilds that's mentioned is shown in this lovely commission, and it is shortly after scourge is healed enough from nathema to attempt to hide because he has no desire to discuss his feelings. unfortunately for him, j'lima follows him, and they end up confessing their feelings for one another.

[arkannis]

Hello,

I just recently got into the Old Republic Fandom, and the Eternal Empire is my favorite arc. I do wish there was more story content to give more development to the characters, particularly in Arcann's case. While I love his romance scenes, I wish there were more scenes about his redemption and relationship with the Outlander or a dark side ending where the Outlander or Arcann takes the throne with the other as a consort. I found your blog while trying to find content further developing his character. Thank you so much for posting all your headcanons and musings!

With that being said, what are your headcanons for Zakuul culture? And could you post a masterpost compilation of your Arcann headcanons? I am trying to find the post where the romance novels headcanon originated in the tags and not having much luck.

Hope you have a nice day!

Hi anon!! Sorry for a late reply. First I’ll answer the second part of your message. The romance holonovels headcanon originated from the this post ; the post doesn’t outright say it, but some people in the tags (when they reblogged it) mentioned that Arcann probably seemed like the type to read romance in his free time. As of what I can remember the tags were from this reblog and this other reblog and both say that Arcann reads romance holonovels. The continuation of this headcanon were in replies or tags, so it’s hard to track them all down! Secondly, my Arcann tag is a mess, and I probably threw in multiple headcanons in reblogs or tags so it would be hard to find them all... I’ll think about making a masterpost, but I don’t think I have time for something like that right now. Ok, now that’s over with... I 100% agree with you, anon! I HAVE so many things to say about the possibility about that dark side ending. I don’t think devs were planning to make Arcann a possible romance option in the beginning, so it wouldn’t have been possible to be his LI and rule as emperor/empress. I also agree with the development of the characters... however, Arcann’s redemption and relationship with the Outlander was definitely rushed, because the plans to make a third expansion was apparently cancelled due to the backlash from fans who wanted pub vs. imp back. I made a whole post complaining about that... Otherwise, I definitely think they would have had more time to flesh out his characters and the other Zakuulan characters as well (Vaylin, Senya, Koth, etc.). I’m like pretty much sure content was cut out from KOTFE/KOTET to make them shorter. Due to such lost content, I have to create my headcanons from extrapolation based on the Sacrifice trailer, available codex entries, existing dialogue, and implications of existing issues. As well as other people’s hcs and commentary!! WARNING: SUPER LONG BULLET POINTS for Zakuulan culture headcanons.

The reason why I don’t have that many Zakuulan culture headcanons is because.... I feel like it’s so weirdly explored in the expansions.

I think the arts is a big thing in Zakuul! The Dragon’s Maw chapter gave me that kind of vibe. I also discussed this mildly (not) with Arcann. Most specifically THEATRE, PERFORMANCE AND SINGING. 

Evidence: Senya sings and composes and there’s the famous Zakuulan holoperformer, Malita Tal. No, I don’t have evidence for theatre, but honestly? Zakuulans are so goddamn dramatic, they most definitely have reality TV series or drama series... 

arcann be like oh you listen to malita tal? name all of her albums in alphabetical order or you get exiled

Zakuulan culture most definitely has idol culture, based on Malita Tal (and reportedly her performances were watched by millions). And those fans apparently also protested against Arcann’s rule. personally i think if they had twitter the u.s. gov*rnment would be wiped out.

I just think singing is a big thing in Zakuulan culture. I mean, even Valkorion sings (if you decide to kill Senya, his force ghost appears. They both have an exchange and it’s actually sweet for like 0.1 second). 

I also think there would be typical Zakuulan fairytales embedded in the culture. Hear me out. Most specifically those type of royal fairytales with the princes and princesses. This can be heavily contributed to the fact that a royal family is essentially in power. 

You cannot expect me to believe not a single person in Zakuul has written a Prince Arcann x reader holofic. You just can’t. Or Prince Thexan. Actually, I think Thexan would be more common, I think he was perceived to be more compassionate and kind compared to Arcann by the common folk? Since I know there’s that NPC dialogue where one of them goes how different it would be if Thexan took the throne instead. 

The fairytales would probably involve a lot of references to the Old Gods. I kinda imagine that the enemy would be some sort of serpent, that is, Zildrog, because apparently he’s just a bedtime story to scare children away. 

I think these Zakuulan fairy tales would contribute to the theatre and performance, acting culture that Zakuul has. 

Furthermore, I just think the Tirall kids probably read these fairytales as well. francis dont talk about arcann reading again

I want to talk about the Old Gods and that religion, which is one of my favorite things ever... probably because the Gods are machines. Superweapon machines... ok ill shut up

Even if Valkorion basically got rid of the religion, it’s clear that the religion is still incorporated into heavy talk in Zakuulan culture (e.g. eyes of Esne, heart of Scyva). 

My headcanon is that there are sanctuaries or small secret churches (?) for those who want to worship the Old Gods. Obviously the Herald of Zildrogs who believe in the Old Way are a cult, so I think people would look for an alternative. 

I think there would be great effort to hide these places, as it can get you exiled. Thus these would probably be located in the Old World, rather than in a more obvious position like the Spire. 

The beliefs of the Old Ways isn’t exactly clear, they aren’t exactly touched upon, which is a shame. I think people would ask for help from each of these gods depending on what they want.

Those who ask for Izax’ guidance want to seek success, accomplishments, power, and glory.

Those who ask for Scyva’s guidance ask for her to guide souls peacefully to death (she is described as someone who weeps beside Zakuulans as they march towards Izax - basically death) , or ask for help/compassion from her. Maybe maternity as well? Or parental love?

Those who ask for Aivela (goddess of passion) want her to guide them with her passion (Aivela accompanies Tyth, who is kind of a god of war/warrior). I think there would also be romance related stuff as well. If someone asked for help regarding their love related issues, it would probably be from Aivela!

I’m not sure about Esne - but maybe in a similar sense, if someone is suffering with jealousy - in any situation, they would ask guidance from her. I don’t know where I read this but I think the “eyes of Esne” expression meant like having eyes of jealousy.

Nahut? I don’t think he was worshipped.  “Nahut was considered to be gray, formless and cold, and was denied worship by all except his mother Scyva.” But regardless, I think he still had a role to play. 

After the Outlander takes the throne, and Zakuul renounces their membership from the Eternal Alliance, I think people would be allowed to openly express their religious beliefs, that is, the Old Ways. Oh, personally I headcanon that they would build beautiful places of worship in the Spire with similar geometrical pyramid designs...!! 

Yeah...I think that’s all I got! I’ll need to see how I can somehow make this post easily found, lol. This is quite a long list, and I have to emphasize that these are my headcanons! They are based on what I see and I just kind of fill in the gaps to fit my own stories. This took a while to write because I KNEW I had these headcanons, but they just didn’t appear at the time I saw this anon ask. Anyways, I’ll probably create more headcanons in the future. Also:

a dark side ending where the Outlander or Arcann takes the throne with the other as a consort

I have so many things to say about this. I know the game won’t permit it, because if you think about it, both the light side choice (Eternal Alliance) and the dark side choice (Eternal Empire) are happy endings for your characters anyways. They can continue as the “hero” or the “protagonist”, so I don’t think this route could ever be implemented. However, I think it would be absolutely interesting if throughout the gameplay, players are given a choice to flirt with Arcann. The Outlander and Arcann agree to get rid of Valkorion, but thats if the Outlander decides to betray the Alliance and joins Arcann instead. And should they join him, they have the choice to romance him... and I guess it’s a happy ending for you both :P Obviously this won’t happen, but maybe it will. I wouldn’t mind being the prince consort of Arcann lol idk! me and vaylin are gonna be besties and we’ll paint each others nails or something Oh and have a nice day too anon...!!

[rainofaugustsith]

Viri on Ziost

I wanted to send Viri's public clone into KOTFE quickly, so we did Ziost today. I have not played Ziost with a Sith Warrior in some time - the most recent before now was canon Viri, and that was about four years ago. I hadn't remember that the Wrath had special lines on Ziost.

Caption Viridana Dragoi: I can feel your presence...Vitiate. This reinforces for me that KOTFE/KOTET works really perfectly with the Wrath as the canon Commander - even more so than the Jedi Knight, IMHO. It's a journey for her. She goes from believing in the Emperor to renouncing him and realizing what she really fights for - her Empire's people. Darth Marr says that straight out at the end of Shadow of Revan, but it's reinforced here. Not only that, but based on what Viri tells Revan and what she says here, she feels it is her personal responsibility to vanquish Vitiate.

Caption Viridana Dragoi: Vitiate is my responsibility. I'm taking care of it. Even more poignant is that Viri still doesn't have the full backstory on Vitiate's past here. She doesn't yet realize he's done this before, outside of the nebulous tale told by Darth Baras about the mass sacrifice at the Dark Temple on Dromund Kaas. But that doesn't matter because she's still seen Vitiate's true colors.

Caption Viridana Dragoi: There was a time I took pride in being your Wrath. Look at what you've become. You're just another madman.

Caption: Viridana Dragoi: It was always going to lead to this. Let him come for me. IMHO it also sets the stage for the huge showdown in KOTET. There's a line where Vitiate says, "I'll enjoy watching you fail." Viri later responds:

Caption: Viridana Dragoi: No matter how powerful you are, I'll never fall to you. Those are fighting words, Viri. After this, how much more glee would Vitiate have taken with being able to torture Viri in carbonite for five years, followed by his diabolical plan to take her body? It's not just any body. It's his Wrath, who was so bold as to tell him off repeatedly. I don't just think he's referring to Ziost here. Especially since he's going to quote Hannibal Lecter in a moment.

Caption Vitiate: Indeed- what good are you? It's a question I have asked myself - and have finally answered. It makes that moment in the end of KOTET where Valkorion forces the Commander to kneel that much more of a gut punch. Valkorion really believes he's set all the chess pieces in motion to take over his Wrath's body and kill her, and at that moment, he can't help but gloat.