#lando calrissian headcanon

[dailydragon08]

I'd love to read about the Falcon gang realizing Luke has a crush on you, and I'm clumsily trying to hide it from them

I love this prompt so much, thank you for the ask! Sorry this one got away from me a little bit, I just really love writing about Luke with a crush/pining Luke.

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Let’s start with Luke and what he’s doing. I don’t know if I would say he’s really going out of his way to try and “hide” his crush from you specifically, per se, but he’s also not shouting it from the rooftops. I could see all eras of Luke not really minding if you figure it out, just so you could maybe talk about it and see if being together is something you’d be interested in. But all eras of him tread a bit carefully at first (in my mind, ESB Luke is the most bold while ROTJ Luke is the most careful), just doing little things or sometimes purposefully giving little hints here and there to kind of test the waters and see how you react, if you like what he’s doing, if you’re starting to get more comfortable around him, etc. But oh boy, does he really want to hide it from the Falcon Gang – at least until he figures out how you feel and what path you’re taking forward. For one, he doesn’t want to annoy or burden them by constantly talking/asking about you, and for another, he wants to take things at his own pace and doesn’t want any of them to try and interfere to speed things up lest you get spooked and run the other direction. The older he is, the more he also worries about how being with him could put a target on your back and wants to make sure you can protect yourself and/or he’s able to protect you.

How clumsily he hides his crush on you would really depend on the era that he’s in. ANH Luke is the most likely to trip over himself, get caught most often staring at you with the biggest puppy eyes, and is always the first to rush forward and help you with something with an excited “I’ve got it!” He’s also most likely to let a compliment slip out that he thought was only in his head, then look a bit like a deer in the headlights when he realizes that was out loud. Once the rest of the gang figures it out, this era of Luke will talk the most openly (not completely spilling every thought in his brain, but just the most willing to talk at all about it) and ask the most questions about whether or not you’ve said anything to them or given them any clues as to your feelings.

ESB Luke is, like I’ve said in previous posts, a bit better about hiding his feelings, but it’s very obvious to those who know him. He still gets caught staring at you often and isn’t the best at looking away before you make eye contact with him. Now that he’s got more combat and Force-related skills under his belt, he’s a bit more protective of you (he always was, but now even more so because of his newfound confidence and rank) and is the most prone to jealousy out of his three eras. I could see both ANH and ESB versions of him going out of their way to try and impress you (and sometimes comically failing) if it seems like someone else is trying to catch your attention. Once he’s found out, he’s a bit more close-lipped, but will admit to liking you and being unsure how you feel about him. He’ll talk for a few minutes at a time about all the things he likes about you before saying he’d just like to take it slow and see where this whole thing naturally goes, but then that’s the end of the conversation.

ROTJ/post-ROTJ Luke is a bit more settled in who he is as a person, what’s happened to him, and who his father is, but he’s still going through a lot. How he handles his crush will really depend on exactly where in ROTJ he is. Between saving Han, finishing his training with Yoda and staying by his deathbed, finding out Leia is his sister, and knowing there’s a strong possibility that he’ll die facing Vader and the emperor, he’s got a ton on his shoulders. For this reason, I could see him becoming more distant because – despite still having strong feelings for you – he’s afraid to get involved and then leave you heartbroken if something happens to him. That, along with Obi-Wan’s ghost telling him to “bury his feelings deep down” and honor the original order’s no attachment rule, he’s also a bit confused on what his future will even look like and if having a crush will even be an avenue open to him. It’s my personal headcanon that post-ROTJ, as he learns more about who he is, the kind of jedi he wants to be, the kind of order he wants to cultivate, and the importance of connection and how it’s different than possession, he decides to do away with the no attachment rule and make teaching about connection (healthy) vs. possession (unhealthy) part of the jedi training. He did save his father because of their attachment, after all. So this era of Luke is the most likely to let himself really experience a crush and falling in love for the first time, in my opinion. He takes things slow and still gives you little hints here and there vs. big, grand gestures – but he also is doing things with the intent of letting you know how he feels while patiently waiting for you to either return the gestures/initiate a talk about your feelings whenever you’re ready, or is watching for signs that you’re not into what he’s doing. He’ll be sad, of course, but he’ll respect your wishes.

Whew, okay, I didn’t realize I had so much to say, sorry. Moving on…

Leia is the first to realize what’s going on. Even if she hasn’t realized she’s Luke’s twin or Force-sensitive yet, she’s always been very in tune with him. If she knows you well, she’s shipping the two of you much earlier in the process and practically banging her head into a wall when Luke says he’s unsure if you return his feelings when to her, it couldn’t be more obvious. In this case, she wants so badly for him to just be direct about his feelings so you can make use of every second you have in your crazy lives, but she lets him make his own decisions. If she doesn’t know you that well, she’s keeping her eye on you to determine whether your interest in him is genuine and not just because of his fame, power, and accomplishments. As she gets to know you better, she comes around. In both situations, she’s doing whatever she can to play subtle wingwoman – especially with her rank within the rebellion, she’s making sure you two are on missions together as much as possible, your rooms are close to each other, you both always happen to have the same days off every time, she’s slipping little comments in to him about what your favorite things are, your hobbies, likes/dislikes, etc. If he really does want to take his time, Leia makes sure he’s armed with all the knowledge to best make use of it. Even though she’s chomping at the bit for you two to get together, she does still try to be (or at least, start out) gentle when she gives Luke advice or asks if he’d like to talk about you or his feelings, and is always combating Han’s horrible dating advice with reminders that he just do whatever comes naturally to him with what he knows about you – because at the end of the day, if you can’t like him for who he naturally is, then there’s no point to any of this.

Han’s reaction depends a bit on Luke’s age. The younger he is, the more obnoxious and frequent Han’s teasing is. Especially if it’s before he and Leia get together, he’ll make comments to Luke about whether he thinks you’d make a good SO for him, or he’ll flirt with you when it’s just the three of you just to ruffle Luke’s feathers. As they both get older and become closer though, the teasing will die down a bit to comments about how Han notices Luke’s doe eyed-stare, suggests you won’t be single forever, and of course, gives the worst dating advice that have Leia and Lando face-palming so hard in the background. Especially once Luke becomes a jedi knight, really the most he’ll get is a gentle elbow in the ribs with some wiggled eyebrows, maybe followed by some prompting to go talk to you when you’re standing/sitting alone. At the end of the day, he really does just want his friend to be happy. Like Leia, if he doesn’t know you well, he’s watching you extra closely for a bit and maybe even trying to get to know you better himself so he can determine whether you’re a good match. Despite his devil may care attitude, Han is very attentive to his friends and is aware of all the pain Luke’s been through – that being said, he doesn’t want to watch him go through potential heartbreak after all that either. Again though, like Leia, he eventually comes around and counts you as one of the Falcon gang – although he’s a bit more oblivious to when you two are having a moment and the others sometimes have to comedically yoink him out of a room before he interrupts and ruins it.

Although Lando also wants the best for Luke, he doesn’t know him or his background that well, so isn’t as protective. However, if you’re a newcomer, Lando is the most immediately welcoming of the group and can tell you’ll be a great addition – whether you and Luke get together or not. Lando is very astute when it comes to listening and watching and waiting for the right moment – so of course, he picks up on the subtle yearning glances, the slight blushes, compliments, any sort of physical affection Luke is willing to throw your way, how much more gentle he suddenly becomes with you (he was already gentle before, but he’s somehow even softer when you’re around), the way his face lights up when you walk into a room, etc. He clocks it immediately and at first, just lets it be since he doesn’t want to pry. Eventually though, when he and Luke get a moment alone, Lando makes a comment about how great you are to gage the jedi’s reaction and how willing he is to talk about it. He strikes me as a great listener and is very validating to all Luke’s feelings and concerns, but gently reminds him that someone like you won’t be single forever and does he really want to live with that regret of watching you get with someone else when he was never brave enough to really make a move? After this conversation, he immediately goes to Leia ready to make the Ultimate Wingman Gameplan and is ready with his full resources, funds, and even wardrobe to make whatever needs to happen a success. He and Leia may or may not orchestrate some “oops, we’re stuck in x situation together” happenings, or invite you two to things like fancy Rebellion/New Republic gatherings where they split up and help the two of you get ready in ways that wow the other, etc.

Once Chewie (platonic) realizes you’re not a threat to one of his closest friends, the two of you become his OTP. He has a sneaking suspicion, but is usually busy with Han and/or fixing yet another part of the Falcon that broke, so isn’t around as much to collect evidence and the others have to fill him in. Not many people can understand his language, so there’s not really a risk of him spilling the beans. But he’s 100% doing little things here and there to meddle, like pulling you both into a giant group hug and squishing you together, pitching the Falcon while he pilots so you fall backwards into Luke’s lap, bumping into one of you so you’re now standing or sitting close together, physically pushing Luke towards you with a grumble in Shyriiwook, etc.

R2 has to be the one to explain what’s going on to C-3PO (platonic). At first, the protocol droid goes, “wait, what do you mean?” But once he figures it out, everyone has to reach to cover his mouth as he starts to cry in the middle of the busy hangar, “oh my goodness! That’s wonderful to hear that Master Luke fancies mph-hmmphh-umph-mmmm!” To be honest, no one really wanted to tell him in the first place because he’s so bad at keeping his mouth shut, but 3PO overheard some comment someone else was making and just wouldn’t stop asking questions. Cue everyone constantly covering 3PO’s mouth until you and Luke get together, as he almost makes comments and spills the secret many times – and sometimes, they just shut him off mid-sentence. He’s not allowed to be alone with you again until after the two of you get together, but when it’s just him and R2, he’s constantly raving about how he’d love for his master to be happy and how he’s using this to study what two humans who are interested in each other romantically do. Of course, he’s been programmed to know about it, but seeing it in real time is fascinating to him and is where the majority of his comments that almost get him in trouble come from.

R2-D2 (platonic), like Chewie, can’t really rat Luke out verbally – but also follows the Wookiee’s example and meddles to get you two closer faster. He even stole Chewie’s methods of bumping into one of you from behind to get you stumbling into each other’s arms and pitching the ship so Luke has to catch you before you fall. When he’s really feeling like a little shit, he’s been known to lock the two of you in tight spaces together for an extended period of time. When one of you gets injured or needs help, he always immediately rushes to find the other, even if there are other people close by who could help – and sometimes even blows things a little out of proportion just to get you two alone together. Like he’ll rush to tell Luke you’re trying to get something up from a high shelf and are about to fall and Luke runs in to find your footstool the tiniest bit wobbly, but otherwise stable while you’re not even that far off the ground.

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[nothing-but-flowers88]

I can see Lando instantly sensing the romantic tension between Luke and Din when he first sees them interact. And Lando being Lando decides to test this theory by subtly but obviously enough, ‘flirting’ with Luke. They’ve been friends for a long time so Luke just thinks Lando’s being nice, but Din is watching them from the corner of the room and Lando can feel Din’s eyes burning through his helmet. Lando decides then and there he’s gonna get Luke and Din together, especially when Han tells him not to

[2stepadmiral]

After the reconstruction of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, Han Solo's constant presence at the Temple begins to confuse the younger knights and apprentices.

At first, it makes some degree of sense. He usually shows up with Leia or one of his kids, and he is well-known as a friend and ally of the Order, so it makes sense for him to eat meals with Jaina, or attend meetings with the Masters, or assist Corran Horn in overseeing pilot training, or walk little Ben around the Stealth-X hangar. Plus, Lando Calrissian, Wedge Antilles, Booster Terrik, and Talon Karrde, also prominent allies and friends, are frequent visitors as well, so it makes sense.

But one day, some of the apprentices start noticing that Han is around a little bit more often than a non-member really should be. Maybe its been a while since he came for a briefing or training exercise, and maybe his reasons to visit lately have become a little too casual. Now, he's showing up alone just to try out the flight simulators new Chiss clawcraft program, or because it's nerf sausage day in the cafeteria, and more often than not, its on days where his kids are off on missions and Luke and Mara are tied up in council business.

It reaches a whole new level during a pilot exercise led by Corran, Kyp, and Jaina, when one of the apprentices ask who's the best pilot they know, and three of the Order's premiere pilots, two of whom are Rogue Squadron veterans and all three of whom spent most of the Yuuzhan Vong war in a cockpit, unanimously agree on Han Solo.

Then, two months later, when the Temple's security system is being updated and Master Kyle Katarn gives strict orders that no one is to enter or exit the temple until the update is completed, Han casually walks right up to the two senior apprentices guarding the temple entrance. When told that there's a security lockdown due to system updates, Han doesn't "want to hear about security updates, I want to know where my wife is. It's our wedding anniversary and I'm taking her someplace nice in the Falcon, now tell me where she is so we can get going." After several minutes of arguing, a visibly frustrated Han decides to just go get her himself, and when one of the apprentices tries to stop him, Han somehow disarms him of his lightsaber and throws it outside of his telekinetic range, leaving him chasing after his weapon and his partner following Han, trying to talk him into stopping. All while Jaden Korr is watching, shaking his head, and mouthing, "You'll be sorry."

Han quickly finds Jedi Knight and former New Republic Chief of Staff, and SHOCKS the two apprentices with his absolute immunity to her infamous and feared anger before sweet talking the lifelong diplomat into leaving the temple in the middle of the lockdown for an anniversary escapade. Then, he casually walks out of the Jedi Temple in the middle of a security lockdown like it's kriffing nothing with one of the most prominent Knights in the Order. And when the two apprentices finally get a hold of Master Katarn to advise that Han Solo just infiltrated the Temple and absconded with Jedi Organa-Solo, his reaction is something like "<pause> and you idiots actually tried to stop him?" "Well, yes, Master, you said no one comes in or out." "<pause> Yes, but what in the Sithspit made you think that you should try to stop Han Solo from getting to his wife on their anniversary?"

A month after that, he walks up to the High Council chambers right in the middle of a serious meeting. The apprentices standing watch outside (one of the same from the security incident) assume that he's been summoned to answer to the rumors that he started hosting a weekly Sabaac tournament in one of the temple classrooms (the rumor is completely true, just last week Kenth Hamner nearly ragequit after Han cleaned him out for the fifth consecutive week) and assure him that the Masters will call him when they're ready for him. Han ignores this and walks right in, right as the masters are in the middle of a discussion about potential Dark Jedi sightings on Corellia, to demand that Mara make good on all the lost bets she owes from the previous few Sabaac nights. After several minutes heated discussion (the Dark Jedi are almost forgotten at this point), the entire council comes out, and Master Cilghal informs the incredulous apprentices that Mara owes Han so many lunches from the Sabaac nights that it was agreed that she would just treat the entire council, as well as Han, to clear her tab. Mara is semi-sternly lecturing Han about interrupting council meetings for something so trivial, while Han is good-naturedly wondering if she's been deliberately scheduling meetings at lunchtime to avoid paying up, causing her to go curiously quiet (the apprentices are FLOORED that the infamously terrifying Mara Jade Skywalker isn't plugging him full of laser bolts for this whole interaction).

As the last one to leave, Luke stops to ask the apprentices if they're okay, having sensed their immense confusion.

"Well, Grand Master, it's just... it seems like Captain Solo gets away with whatever he wants. It's like the rules don't apply to him, and some of us have been wondering..." she gulps before continuing. "If it's maybe possible that Captain Solo is secretly not only a Jedi, but more powerful than you, and secretly the real Grand Master of the Order."

Grand Master Luke Skywalker, completely unable to resist this particular urge, rubs his chin thoughtfully, pretends to carefully consider the question for a moment, and then, with a small grin, responds: "That's a interesting question, Apprentice. Perhaps he is," before walking away, grinning like mad, while the apprentices stare incredulously at his back.

[solitaire-06]

Okay, idea for a trilogy of novels set in a version of the EU that could actually acknowledge the prequels sooner: the Liberation of Naboo.

Basically, after Palpatine’s death at Endor, Imperial forces on Naboo headed by Moff Quarsh Panaka barely managed to quell uprisings from the Naboo humans and Gungans, before putting Theed into lockdown and blockading the planet. About a year after the Battle of Endor, a New Republic operation is conducted at the insistence of newly-minted (unofficial) Naboo Senator Pooja Naberrie, an operation including the Heroes of Yavin (Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, C-3PO, R2-D2 and Lando) as well as Rogue Squadron and the Pathfinders headed by Kes Dameron.

The first book focuses on the takedown of the Imperial blockade surrounding Naboo, with Lando and the Rogues being the central focus. Lando serves on the bridge of a Republic cruiser commanding Wedge and the Rogues as they work with other Republic squadrons to take down the blockade, ultimately managing to break through and give Republic forces the chance to land on-planet.

The second book focuses on Han, Chewie and the Pathfinders as they seek to help form an alliance between the Republic, sympathisers from the Naboo human population and the Gungans. This leads to them working with Jar-Jar Binks, who’s seeking a way to redeem himself after inadvertently contributing to the creation of the Empire by calling for Palpatine to be given emergency powers. While Han, Chewie and Kes find Jar-Jar annoying at first, they ultimately manage to ward off Imperial forces attacking the Gungan swamps, and secure both an alliance with the Gungans and Jar-Jar a chance to return home.

The final book focuses on Luke, Leia and Pooja, as they work to try and liberate Theed from Panaka’s hold. As they prepare to lay siege to the city, Pooja learns of the twins’ biological relationship to Anakin Skywalker, and tells them about what little she knows about his and Padmé’s close relationship, causing the twins to realise that Padmé is their biological mother and Pooja their cousin. Learning about their mother causes the twins to come more to terms with their family legacy, with Leia in particular beginning to realise that her father couldn’t have been a complete monster all of his life if someone that her adopted father Bail deeply respected had fallen for him. The book - and trilogy - ends with the liberation of Naboo and it joining the New Republic, as Luke and Leia are introduced to their aunt Sola and their other cousin, Ryoo.

[maaruin]

I think I figured out what the rescue plan for Han Solo in Star Wars - Return of the Jedi was. I don't think the plan was completely cook up by Luke (as I have seen it sometimes described as), but instead they developed it together. I will also say that these characters aren't master heist planners who thought of everything that could go wrong - because as I will describe, I think things did go wrong and Luke had to improvise. But in general, the plan makes a lot more sense once you assume that it contained multiple ways to success: Step 1: Smuggle agents into the palace: Lando as a guard, R2-D2 as a gift. C-3PO was too risky to tell the plan, but is needed as a translator for R2. The message with the offer to buy Han back is delivered. If Jabba accepts, all good. Lando and R2 will smuggle themselves out and take 3PO with them. If that fails, Step 2 kicks in. (It is possible that, offscreen, Lando and/or R2 had the ability to send information out of the palace, about Han's whereabouts and the schedule the palace worked by.) Step 2: Leia pretends to be a Bounty Hunter to gain access by delivering Chewie. She uses an hour when most are sleeping to free Han and disappear with him. Lando frees Chewie and escapes with him and R2 and 3PO. If that fails, Step 3 kicks in. (I don't think Leia expected to be enslaved in the way she was. She probably expected that if discovered, Jabba would throw her into the prisoner cell like Chewie and Han. She has unlucky that Jabba happend to have killed his main dancing slave shortly before capturing her.) Step 3: Luke goes himself to negotiate the release of Han, Leia, Chewie. If he succeeds, Lando, R2 and 3PO smuggle themselves out. If that fails, Step 4 kicks in. (Luke was probably unsure if his mind trick would work on Jabba. He also expected that they would require him to hand over his weapons over before being allowed to speak to Jabba, so he placed his lightsaber in R2.) Step 4: Luke takes his lightsaber out of R2 and does mayham in Jabba's throne room. Lando opens the cell in which they expected Han, Chewie, and Leia to be if it came to that, and they would flee together. Luke would take R2 and 3PO after killing Jabba and his guards and bounty hunters. This open violence was the last contingency they planned for, but some things went wrong: R2 was not present in the throne room when Luke was there, so he couldn't take his lightsaber. He went for a guards gun instead but wasn't aware he was standing on a trap door (R2 could have warned him in binary if he was there, but he wasn't; 3PO tried to warn him but was interrupted because Jabba understood his language). Luke had to scramble to kill the Rancor, but after managing that he was confident that he could free his friends and was just waiting for the right moment.

[macaroni-stars]

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[cheemscakecat]

Stupid headcanon about Star Wars characters and alcohol.

Firstly, Han Solo is a lightweight. He would never admit it, though. He’s had to be rescued by Chewbacca multiple times; because he wanted to keep up appearances or accidentally drank something stronger than he can handle.

Han gets chatty and chummy when drunk, but it doesn’t take much liquor to have him falling asleep in random places and positions. He also remembers who his enemies are, so the Empire wouldn’t just be able to use alcohol to get secrets out of him.

9 times out of 10 Chewie is carrying an unconscious Solo, not one who blew their cover because the enemy pretended to be friendly.

Leia can handle far more alcohol in her system, but she has a limit. When she’s drunk she starts rambling. She’ll be like halfway through a historical fact, then switch to a crass rebellion saying against the Empire, then start reciting part of a poem or song. And she’ll do that for hours.

If she’s really out of it she’ll slump over somewhere and ramble more quietly and muffled. If she falls asleep it’s not from the liquor, it’s from tuckering herself out blabbering for 5 hours straight.

Lando has a high alcohol tolerance and finds it hilarious that Han doesn’t. But he keeps that fact to himself and knows what’s actually mild enough not to have that man asleep in a plant in the casino.

Chewbacca has always been known as the friend with the highest tolerance for liquor. Wookies are very tall with strong metabolisms, so they naturally handle alcohol better than humans. That being said, there’s a wide variety of beverages out there, designed for Wookies and for aliens who have a higher tolerance than them.

Chewie doesn’t like to overdo it, especially since he ends up being the sober ride home when Han drinks the wrong thing.

The team got captured by pirates who wanted them to have a drinking match. Nobody had a choice, they all had to participate. The pirates went out of their way to give Chewbacca that strong Wookie liquor.

He glanced over at Luke and he was literally just sitting like they were at the dinner table. Before he blacked out, Chewie assumed that Luke was just using the force to cancel the effects or something.

When the group came to the next day, Skywalker wasn’t in the room and all the pirates were very hung over. Looked like their captain was counting that as a win in the pirates’ favor. They went to pull out their blasters only to find them missing.

Han, Leia, Lando, and Chewbacca took the opportunity to muscle their way out into the rest of the ship. It looked like Jawas had scalped the place. Bulkheads and control panels and lights were just.. not in their places in the hallways. Doors were open all over the place and wires and scrap littered the floor.

They rounded a corner, not knowing if the pirates had a cache of blasters somewhere close, and found Luke.

He was on top of this… hulking mechanical mess. It wasn’t an invention, or a weapon, or art, but you couldn’t quite call it junk.

Looking closer, you could see that the missing parts in the ship were in that thing, and so were pieces of weapons. The hyperdrive and cockpit controls were taken apart and interweaved with the rest of the bulk.

There was no rhyme or reason to how the metal was connected, it wasn’t something you could turn on, something to be used. But it was as tall as a tie fighter. And seemingly fragile corners and gaps in this jumble were sturdy enough to hold a grown man’s weight.

It took a moment, after catching sight of that incomprehensible metal heap, for Leia to snap out of it enough to look at her brother.

Luke’s clothes were stained with oil and fuel and chemicals. He looked sweaty and had cobwebs and dust in his hair. Leia squinted and noticed scratches on his face and hands, like he’d crawled inside a snug maintenance shaft and nicked himself on the sharp components.

“Hey guys.” He said, sounding embarrassed. Behind them, the angry, cursing pirates caught up. But they were so flabbergasted by the scrap amalgamation that they fell silent and forgot all about catching the prisoners.

Han had to admit, he was relieved to see the Falcon still in one piece, docked inside the pirate ship. As they all ran inside they saw R2 and C3P0 were safe and fully functioning.

After checking the systems to make sure nothing was broken, they were able to fly out without anyone interfering. The enemy was too busy trying to figure out how to fix the deconstructed hyperdrive and engine.

”Did you build that thing?” Leia asked. “Yeah…” The kid said, like he got caught trying to shoplift candy. Somehow that was enough to help Han articulate his questions.

“Why did you build that?… What was that?” Luke sighed and shuffled. “I never have figured that out, myself. All I know is, when I get drunk I just have to take things apart. -Not Droids, thankfully.” 3P0 loudly made his relief known. “And then I just.. stick it all together. There’s no plan, no idea for what to build, but it makes all the sense in the world when I’m like that.”

Chewie mentioned the fact that the kid was still going strong when he felt himself blacking out. “How did you outlast the two of us, anyway?” Lando asked, gesturing.

“Well, I thought you would outlast me, but the drink wasn’t as strong as I expected.” They all looked at Luke incredulously. “Kid, I ran a casino for years, and I can tell you that was hard, hard liquor.”

“Really? I drink stronger stuff than that sometimes.” The kid went over to his belongings and pulled out a bottle. Calrissian got a shot glass and let Luke pour him some.

He took a small sip and immediately spat it out, coughing and trying not to fall over. Han and Chewie helped him regain his balance. “There’s no way that’s alcohol, it’s not fit for human consumption!” He said hoarsely.

“Are you sure that was the right bottle?” Leia asked. It didn’t have a label, after all. “It’s Tatooine moonshine, I got it from a good farm family there.” Lando drank some water to try and get the residue out. “It burnt on the way down… like I was drinking dissolving solution. Are you sure they gave you the right thing?”

Luke looked at the bottle for a split second and then started chugging. Everyone freaked out expecting it to dissolve a hole in is throat. But he didn’t react like it hurt, he just continued on his merry way until he emptied the whole thing.

Nobody could say anything, they were in shock. He drank it. He drank it and lived! “Yeah, it was the moonshine.” Kid looked around the room at everybody.

“Do people on Tatooine really drink that?” Han asked, wondering what he could clean the spit with before it ate through the floor. “Well, yeah. We don’t collect much water as moisture farmers. You have to sell every drop of water you get. That’s why we keep Bantha and brew moonshine with the local fruit.”

Luke paused. “Brewed… Sorry, I’m talking like I still live there.” Leia got the distinct feeling that she knew why he’d been looking so embarrassed.

“You’ve gotten that drunk before?” He was quiet but nodded. “Back home?”

“The first time I didn’t think about what I was taking apart. I deserved to have to take the jumble apart and fix it by myself. And that’s what would have happened, except we had to get the farm equipment in the house back up and running.”

[ap-5]

Happy pride!!❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

[shrinkthisviolet]

5 fun facts for a modern Lucy Kenobi AU

Ooh interesting! I’m not great at modern AUs but I’ll do my best:

They’re all college students. Luke’s majoring in engineering, Leia in political science, Lucy in psychology (she’s pre-med but decided not to go the biology-major route), and Han in business. Astra’s also a psych major, though not pre-med. Lando’s a business major like Han

Lucy and Luke have been childhood friends for ages, and they were thrilled to learn they both got into Yavin University—sadly, no co-ed dorms, but Lucy runs into her old friend, Leia Organa, and the pair agree to be roommates. Luke and Han get paired up randomly, and though there’s friction at first, they get past it

The four of them have super different classes but always study together anyway and end up becoming friends. Leia and Han have their will-they-won’t-they thing, and Lucy and Luke just sigh fondly

Lucy meets Astra in one of her classes, and they become study buddies. Astra doesn’t quite jive with the others though, so usually Lucy has to choose between studying with them or with Astra. It’s not too big a deal tho—neither party holds it against her

Lando sorta rubs them the wrong way at first, but they take him in too, realizing that underneath all the arrogance and swagger, he’s fiercely loyal to his friends. He and Leia even strike up an odd friendship, and so do him and Lucy

The Death Star is probably their capstone project or something—maybe they all have to argue against the construction of something the college is funding, but they’re in the minority of people who are opposed to it (the opposition are all derisively called “Rebels” by the staff, especially President Palpatine)

That’s all I got 😅 hope you liked it!

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[canonskyrissian]

as much as I love to imagine lando and luke railing each other I also love to imagine them getting old and sitting in rocking chairs on the porch of their cozy little house and holding hands and telling kids to get off their lawn

(except they wouldn't have a lawn they'd have a garden but you get my meaning)

[schoolbuswrangler]

Lando Calrissian as a responsible mayor is now my favourite Star Wars headcanon

ppl often (reasonably) dunk on star wars environments for not having proper safety standards but important to note that cloud city very much does have guard rails

this whole thing has guard rails. the bit Luke jumps from doesn't but i think that's bcos you straight up aren't supposed to climb on it? you also have to go through like a whole long stretch of what seem to be maintenance rooms w lockable doors to get to this area. i think it's fair to say this is supposed to be a trained maintenance workers only zone.

anyway my point w all this is to say, Lando was a responsible city mayor who definitely had safety standards in place to pretent situations like people falling down the giant shaft that dumps stuff directly into the gas giant and was consequently most likely very confused and kinda mad as to how Luke ended up falling down the giant shaft that dumps stuff directly into the gas giant. he signed city ordinances about this and carried out safety inspections personally. ):<

[dailydragon08]

OT Gang Reacts: Halloween Edition

I'm halfway through writing Darkness Calls part 3, but here's a little something in the meantime for Halloween!

As a princess who has traveled all over the galaxy, I think Leia would be very familiar with traditions from other cultures, even if she’s only read about them—including Halloween. Although she’s proud of who she is and the role she had in bringing the empire down, dressing up and pretending to be someone else does sometimes appeal to her. It gives her a much-needed break from the weight on her shoulders where she can just let loose, have fun, and not be instantly recognizable. As an avid fashion lover (you can pry this headcanon from my cold, dead hands; she was just busy during the rebellion, okay?), she also loves to really get into all facets of the costume—putting together all the different pieces, buying different accessories, and I can honestly see her really enjoying thrifting for a costume at locally owned places. Although her costume might not be super flashy or extravagant, she’s one of the best dressed ones at the party and again, gets a huge thrill from mingling without the threat of other politicians, leaders, and rich people chasing her down the entire time. She tends to dress as people or professions she admires, but isn’t above matching group costumes with her friends—and the further away the costume is from an intergalactic princess, the better.

With Reader/an OC, she loves matching costumes, but isn’t dead set on it either. Either way, she loves helping you put your own costume together and helping you with hair, makeup, and doesn’t stray far from you during a Halloween party. She loves the chance to just relax and enjoy without others constantly pulling her away from you as if you were just two normal people on a little date, and an afterparty at her place with just the two of you, a scary movie (I could honestly see her being a big horror fan and loving things like Fear Street and American Horror Story), and some of your favorite fall-themed snacks is a must (I firmly believe she’s a bit caramel popcorn fan). I can see her really enjoying haunted houses too, and doing them frequently enough that she usually knows what to expect and isn’t too scared by them. She’s usually the one everyone’s holding on to as she bravely takes her position in front of the pack and immediately bursts into laughter after something scares her.

Luke, on the other hand, doesn’t have as many experiences with other cultures like his sister. Although he did travel a lot while in the rebellion, he was busy focusing on defeating evil emperors and trying not to die. But he loves learning and is an information sponge, researching different holidays and traditions himself and/or listening to others talk about it. Coming from a desert planet, I think he’d be especially interested and in awe of autumn in general—especially all the colors, cooler weather (even though Mr. Perpetually Cold Desert Boy might need more layers than most), and apple-flavored things. Although he tries to fully embrace Halloween, he’s a little overwhelmed at first and just follows his friends’ lead. Leia in particular is so excited to teach him all about it and he also gets into the aspect of pretending to be someone else with less weight on their shoulders for a night. He’s a big fan of matching costumes because it makes him fade in the crowd even more—which of course means, like Leia, he doesn’t have as many people chasing him down. He always gets a kick out of someone realizing who he is with a start once they get close enough. But I also believe he’s very introverted, so I could see him really enjoying a night in or a smaller gathering with the OT Gang & Co. versus some huge party.

With Reader/an OC, he’s 100% going out of his way to match his costume to yours. Usually, he even lets you pick it out and will sit there with the utmost patience, happy to humor any makeup, hairstyle, or accessories you want to put on him. If you go to a bigger party, like Leia, he’s ecstatic to just be able to stick by your side without other important people competing for his attention. But he loves having much smaller gatherings or even just a night in with you the best. He lives for the cozy sweaters (and excuse to drink hot chocolate) and while he doesn’t mind watching scarier movies with you, he likes the ones that have more of a cozy vibe to them better (think Hocus Pocus, Nightmare Before Christmas, etc.). He loves decorating and doing things like carving pumpkins because after all the chaos and loneliness he’s been through, I firmly believe he really cherishes the little domestic moments with you most. Depending on where he is in his jedi training, he tends to be able to sense things in haunted houses and hayrides coming through the Force and can be a bit hard to scare, but goes anyway because he loves the way you grab and lean into him and see him as a protector (even if the threat isn’t actually real).

If any sort of partying is involved—especially if there’s alcohol—Han 100% knows about it, so is no stranger to Halloween. Good luck getting him in a costume though. You’d have to pay him a lot to get him to even consider one. He’s pretty much there for the free food and drinks. He tries to act all tough in things like haunted houses, but is actually pretty easy to scare and has had rare occasions his friends won’t let go where he screamed like a little girl—which he of course denies. Although he says he’ll only watch scary movies to humor his friends, he’s surprisingly reactive as the film goes along, yelling at the characters onscreen whenever they act dumb or go somewhere without a weapon. He also tries to pretend he’s above fall drinks, but sometimes sneaks sips of his friends’ beverages when they aren’t looking. In short, he tries to act like he couldn’t give two shits about Halloween, but does tend to secretly enjoy it.

With Reader/an OC, with enough nagging, you might be able to get him into a very low-effort matching costume—but do not even think about putting makeup on him or messing with his hair. He’ll do all the fall/Halloween things with you to make you happy and grumbles the whole time, but you know he’s secretly enjoying it via the excuses he makes. “Well, listen, pumpkin carving requires a sharp knife and I just don’t want ya to lose any of your klutzy fingers,” “hey, there’s some real creeps out there, so I’m just trying to make sure they leave you alone so you can enjoy the party,” “nah, I’m just watching this movie ’cause I’ve got nothing else to do.” The longer you’re with him, the more he softens up and stops grumbling—although you don’t think you’ll ever get him to admit out loud he is having a good time.

Lando is of course hosting the best Halloween party you’ve ever seen in your life. His place ends up looking like Halloween threw up on it by the time he’s done and every room is covered in props, fake spiderwebs, smoke machines, projectors in the windows, and he’s got every type of fall treat and drink you could think of. His costume is equally extravagant, and his parties are always ones for the books that go into the wee hours of the morning. He loves a good horror movie as well as the cozier ones, and somehow his pumpkin carvings always rival the most acclaimed artists of the decade. Lando does not half-ass anything, holidays and parties included.

With Reader/an OC, he’s so psyched if you’re super into Halloween like he is and he’s ready to do everything: pumpkin patches, mazes, haunted houses, scary movies, etc. He especially loves decorating for Halloween with you and you two frequently go on dates to the Halloween decoration store, coming home with almost all their inventory in tow. He’s always happy to match your costume, but is completely fine if you want to do your own thing as well and insists on buying you the most expensive, high-quality material the holonet has to offer. If you opt for a smaller gathering with just the OT Gang, he’s still decorating to the nines and bringing enough food to feed 100 people, and never hesitates to tell you how amazing of a time he had with you at the end of the night.

Chewie (platonic) is mainly just along for the ride and down for whatever, but he does not like being spooked. He’s actually been banned from most haunted houses because of the way he roars at the poor actors popping out at him. He’s equally fine with a larger party or a smaller one, but either way, you’re pretty sure he’s responsible for half the snack consumption and he’s not afraid to admit he loves the fall drinks. He’s not really big into wearing costumes (which ones would he even fit into?), but loves looking at everyone else’s and always appreciates the decorations. He’s not the best at carving pumpkins, but he tries and the only design he’s really nailed is the simple, classic one.

C-3PO and R2-D2 both enjoy the festivities for different reasons. Threepio is soaking in all the information like a sponge, but not the biggest fan of the scarier side of Halloween (“oh, my!”). He loves to marvel at the cozier aspects and is amazed by all the colors—and isn’t afraid to constantly say it, much to the annoyance or amusement of the rest of the gang. Artoo loves all of it, especially the dancing at parties and can regularly be seen in the middle of the dance floor bobbing back and forth on his little legs, but is unfortunately very easily spooked and will speed away with a high-pitched squeal.

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[nothing-but-flowers88]

I want Lando congratulating Luke on getting a hot mandalorian boyfriend and Luke’s all flustered

Lando: Luke I am so proud of you, that mando is a solid 10

Han: You can’t even see his face!

Lando: don’t need to, I heard his voice I can tell he’s gorgeous

Luke: his voice is like silk isn’t it?

Han: 😤😤

[andywear]

Based on the cartoons and Solo I can say that Lando f*cks droids

[solitaire-06]

I feel like they shouldn’t have had Han and Lando resign their commissions to the New Republic so early in the EU’s publication timeline.

I started having this feeling when I was reading the Thrawn trilogy, but it feels like Zahn, Anderson, Veitch and other authors didn’t really know what to do with Han and Lando’s characters in ways that would abide by their character growth by the end of Return of the Jedi while still retaining what made them so popular, which is probably why Han and Lando are mentioned to have resigned from the military even though the Galactic Civil War is still going on. However, I personally found ‘General Solo’ to be one of my favourite parts of the Wraith Squadron books and a deeply under-utilised take on the character, and Lando never really seems to get much attention outside of concocting get-rich-quick schemes. If you want to retain the businessman aspect of the character, then you could easily have Lando become some sort of economic consultant to the New Republic and assist Leia in her senatorial duties, establishing the various businesses we see in the Bantam era and ultimately the corporation that creates the YV droids in New Jedi Order with Tendra as a means to helping the New Republic establish the galactic economy. I don’t know, I just feel like they focused too much on retaining what made Han and Lando popular in the first place and not on how their characters had changed since their initial introductions, at least so far as their careers are concerned.

[bookwormstarwarsfan]

If I could draw, I would already working on this!

now you'll be missing (from the photographs)

So I’ve been having some thoughts on photographic documentation and how that would relate to the Rebellion during the war… (This has been sitting in my drafts for so long I’m not entirely sure when I started it but it influenced me when I mentioned that I would want to document the Rebellion if I were to live in-universe. Title from Bastille’s Good Grief.)

There’s definatley someone on base who loves to take photos, to document life on base or in battle. This means there are tons of holos ranging from the view from the trenches to the empty mess hall after midnight

After the war, someone sets out to show the general public “trench life” by collecting and displaying hundreds of personal holos from Rebellion personnel. Among the holos donated and submitted they find:

The mess hall on Home One, the lights slightly dimmed for the night cycle, empty save for Mon Mothma, head bowed over a cup of caffe she’s clutching

The cold, barren plains of Hoth

3 holos of Han and Leia in various stages of argument

The memorial hall aboard Home One filled with names and photos and belongings of those lost

Han, Leia and Luke right after the destruction of the first Death Star

Leia during the celebration, right as her smile drops

A Rogue party where a small mess hall is filled with people dancing

The hangar on Hoth, almost completely empty before most everyone arrives

An aerial shot of a base during an evacuation

The return from Bespin

Leia standing on a create, briefing a group of pilots 

The view from the trenches on Hoth as walkers approach

Han atop the Falcon laughing at something out of sight

Chewie and Han, heads together, plotting

A “biannual birthday party” for everyone who’s had a birthday within the previous half a standard year, all the birthday beings are clustered around a slightly mushed cake wearing party hats, Leia is in the center, between Wedge and Luke, trying not to smile 

Han spinning Leia around after the fall of Courscant

2 Rogue Squadron holiday cards featuring as many people as they could get from around base perched on or around an X-Wing. In one from Hoth, Han and Leia are in the center, looking decidedly unhappy. In another from after Endor, Leia and Winter perch on the nose of an X-wing holding a sign wishing happy holidays to the remaining Imperial hierarchy. They’re surrounded by dozens of grinning rebels. 

Wes Janson posing with visual evidence of his pranks, including the High Command Hopscotch Hallway

Han and Wedge replacing an Imperial Standard with a Corellian flag over East Cornet

A group of wookies grinning after retaking Kashyyyk 

People laughing and sobbing at the party on Endor

Baby Poe Dameron in the cockpit of an X-wing

The Alderaanian memorial on Yavin IV

Han flipping off the photographer while in the medcenter after returning from Tatooine

The Falcon, from across a crowded hanger on Home One

High Command, it’s members looking exhausted and defeated

The crowded and busy Command Center on Hoth

A base-wide party celebrating a rare shipment of fresh food

Han and Leia walking down the halls of Home One, arm in arm

Hobbie’s shocked face as he flees an accidental fire started by X-wing repairs

The only photo of the Rogue One crew, shortly before leaving Yavin IV

Bail Organa laughing with a group of pilots 

Leia’s wanted poster next to a graffiti portrait of her 

Various photos of people posing with their own wanted posters 

A group of people gathered around Luke as he tells stories about Tatooine

Leia beating Han and the Rogues at Sabacc 

Han, head in his hands, in the empty mess hall, two caffe mugs in front of him

A pilot kneeling in the locker room, hand pressed to their forehead in prayer

Lando, with a hand raised to touch the underside of the Falcon

Han with a group of street kids after Corellia is reclaimed

Mon Mothma dressed causally and leading a toast at an informal party after the fall of Courscant 

Mon, the same night, hugging Leia 

Chewie, carrying Leia on his shoulders after the defeat of Imperial forces on Kashyyyk

C-3PO holding a piece of scrap metal that’s painted with the words “Fuck the Empire”