#luke skywalker ff

[dracowars]

Hi again sweetie! Luke and reader where theyre all celebrating the whole end of the empire/death star and she gets absolutely drunk off her mind and sits on his lap and plays with his hands all giggly and theyre "just friends" and han (and leia) are having the time of his life teasing tf out of them?? Maybe in the morning shes embarrassed and apologises so lukes all sad bcs it was a "mistake" but they end up tgt later? Thankss lovee

booze and confessions | luke skywalker

pairing: luke x reader

word count: 1,9k

summary: where y/n celebrates the end of the war a little too much, ending in a confession

a/n: i feel like it has been ages since i wrote something even though it's not true lmao hope you enjoy lovely!! <3

warnings: angst, mentions of war, mentions of death

universe: star wars

To be honest, you have no idea how many drinks you already have in your system, but when if not today are you allowed to celebrate like this? After the Death Star was successfully destroyed, the Empire was defeated and peace and tranquility will return to the entirety of the galaxy. The age of fear and terror is over, the time of fighting is over and you can finally let yourself go. Finally, there is something to celebrate, something you have been working towards for years. And today, after all the suffering, that goal has been achieved and you could not be any happier to be right here, right now: on Endor, in the midst of numerous Ewoks dancing and partying, with your friends who fought alongside you all those years while the sky above you is lit up in a variety of colours.

However, the exertion of the day affects your body, your feet slowly starting to hurt from this long, fateful day and when you see Luke sitting at a table, with Han and Leia next to him, a break from all this celebrating suddenly sounds quite attractive and you stumble and stagger towards them.

"There he is! The man of the hour!", you chuckle happily as soon as you are near them, your arms spread wide as you head straight for Luke, who examines you with a small but shy smile. Before he can answer, however, you actually trip over your own feet and almost hit the ground if it wouldn't be for Luke's strong arms to prevent you from falling to the ground.

"Woah! Be careful!", Luke warns you, but what he does not expect is that you barely noticed your little misstep and just sit on his lap, giggling with joy. "I think someone had a drink or two too many."

"Are you talking about me? Don't you worry, Luke, I'm perfectly fine!", you cheekily smile at him, swaying a bit which is why he carefully puts one of his hands on your arm so you do not fall off your seat on top of him.

"Maybe you just didn’t have enough?", you tease him, showing him his glass, turning it upside down to emphasize that it is empty. Of course, this victory also comes with a lot of pain for Luke and Leia due to the loss of their father, but Luke has assured you several times that he is fine and that he still wants to celebrate this victory, in honor of his father.

That is also why you really wanted the two of you to have a good time together, but apparently you really had a few too many drinks.

"She definitely had too much", Han comments on your behaviour, sitting across from you with an arm around Leia, followed by a laugh. "I think I have rarely seen her like this and I have seen a lot."

"Han, you could use another drink, don't you think?", you answer him provocatively, but before you can elaborate, you feel the warmth of Luke's hand running up and down your arm. Heat rushes to your face, your cheeks turning red, but you just reach for his other hand and play with his fingers enthusiastically.

"I never thought I would see Ewoks in my life! I mean, did you look at them? They are so cute, I can't believe they stopped an army of stormtroopers by themselves!", you gush in awe upon watching these little creatures dance around their fire. "Don't worry, Luke. You are still cute as hell, too."

"Oh wow, it must sting to be compared to little furry bears", Han chuckles, putting his hand over his mouth to stop himself from laughing out loud. Leia, also trying to hold back her laughter for her brother's sake, hits Han with her elbow.

"Stop it, Han. I am not even talking to you, just to Luke. Look at you! Such a beautiful face!", you grin, running your index finger along Luke's jawline. Your faces are so close now that they are almost touching and as soon as your eyes meet, the world around you becomes silent.

But just when Luke thinks you are about to close the gap between you, you throw your arms around his neck and place a kiss on his cheek, your arms wrapped tightly around his neck.

"I really love you, Luke", you whisper, or at least think you are whispering, because Han comments your words with inhaling in shock.

"No, that is news to me. I would never have expected that in my life, with the way you always look at each other-"

"Han!" Luke and Leia interrupt him at the same time and he immediately raises his hands in the air in defense, an expression of innocence on his face.

"It is not at all fun to say if you don't say it back, Luke", you sadly pout now, skillfully ignoring Han or not even noticing him due to your numbed senses. Because you are moving too much again, you almost slide off Luke's lap once more, but he holds you tight again in the last moment so that does not happen.

"Well, I think it is time for you to lie down now. It was a long evening and-"

"B-But we haven't even danced with each other yet!", you say indignantly as Luke stands up with you and immediately grab his hand, lifting it up to do several clumsy pirouettes underneath.

To prevent you from tripping over your own feet again, Luke casually lifts you into his arms, causing you to squeal as everything around you suddenly seems to spin even more. Not resisting or fighting back, enjoying the closeness you now have to him too much, you wave to Leia and Han over Luke's shoulder and let him carry you into one of the huts further up in the treetops.

Luke gently lays you down on the small mattress laid out in your hut and covers you with the blanket, sitting next to you. Your eyes are already half closed, but one of your hands is still clinging tightly to his.

"I love you too, you can't even imagine how much", Luke admits before giving you a kiss on the forehead and leaving you to your dreams, which for the first time are only consisting of positive things.

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Scattered rays of light shine into your face, causing you to wake up far too early after the previous long night. Slowly, you open your eyes and listen to the soft rustling of the leaves outside. You stretch your arms above your head as you yawn and sit up, running your hands through your face as the first effects of last night make themselves noticeable.

You curse under your breath as you rise on shaky legs, having to hold onto the wall of the small hut to keep your balance. You already regret not drinking less yesterday, but it felt so good in the moment. Completely sleepy and not yet fully awake, you stumble out onto the wooden platform high up in the trees and stop in your tracks when you see Luke standing on the railing in front of you, looking out over the Ewok village.

The light wind blows through his hair and the sunlight causes his face to shine naturally. Barely able to take your eyes off him, memories of last night suddenly come to your mind and your heart beats faster. You can't remember everything, there are some missing parts in your memories, but what you can remember brings a blush to your cheeks in an instant.

Wanting nothing more than to immediately disappear back into your hut because you just do not want to be confronted with your actions of last night, you slowly turn around, retreating, but as soon as he says your name, you know he does not even need to see you to know you are there.

With a smile, Luke turns to you, leaning his back against the railing.

"Slept well?", he asks gently, but you think you can also hear a certain amount of concern in his voice.

With a nod, you slowly walk towards him, looking away because you just can't keep eye contact, too afraid of what you might see in his eyes.

"How are you?", you ask carefully as you lean over the railing next to him and he looks at you from the side, his focus solely on you which makes your cheek feel even warmer. Playing with a strand of rope that is holding the wood of the railing together, you wait for his answer, your heart beating loudly in your ears as your shoulders touch.

"I'm good. We won so..", Luke chuckles quietly, but immediately falls awkwardly silent again.

You stand next to each other in silence for several minutes, just listening to the wind and the peaceful sounds of the forest. But you both feel that there is something unspoken between you and neither of you knows how or whether to address it. Once Luke finally clears his throat, you brace yourself for the worst.

"You don't have to be embarrassed about what happened last night if that is why you are not speaking to me like you usually do", Luke addresses the rancor in the room and you want to run away and lock yourself up somewhere and just never come out again.

"Luke, I'm incredibly sorry. I-I had too much to drink and my behavior was completely inappropriate", you apologize to him, head down because you just can't manage to look at him without immediately turning bright red. Why are you suddenly so completely out of control of your emotions?

"Oh... I see. Uhm, you don't have to apologize. I mean, if it was just the effects of having too much to drink, then it was probably just a mistake.."

"W-What do you mean?", you ask in surprise, not knowing what he is trying to imply. Or maybe you do know and just do not want to admit it.

"Well, I mean- So I- Would it be wrong of me if, deep down, I hoped that it was more than that? That it was, maybe, real?"

"Luke, what are you talking about...?"

"Would it be so bad if it was real? Do you really feel about me that way?", he asks you and now you finally look into each other's eyes and you hold your breath, searching his eyes for any signs that will tell you what is going on, if he actually means his words.

"Because if that were the case, then all I can say is that I feel the same way about you. Maybe even more", he continues, not letting you speak as he takes your hands in his. "I really really love you too. I told you yesterday, but I don't think-"

"I know. I think I heard it", is the only thing you can say in response to his confession, your thoughts swirling around in your head. You never would have thought that he would feel the same way about you and for some reason your heart now beats a little more painfully than before because you just feel so much love for this man in front of you.

"As I told you yesterday, Luke: I really love you too", you admit openly and before you know it, he wraps you in his arms and hugs you as tightly as if you wouldn't experience the next day.

And in that moment you realize that you would never find a safer place than right here, in his arms. That no matter what comes your way in the future, nothing matters as long as you have each other. And finally, after all this time, you do have each other.

[ineffablejaymee]

S I L E N C E

THIS is t h e best codywan fix-it with them adopting luke i laughed i cried, i cried some more and was literally kicking my feet

everyone is in character, and their uneasy relationship after reconecting was AMAZING read it im in love with it im gonna tatoo it on my back istg i need the author to know that they made my life better

[alienonthis3arth]

Where’s the best place to read Luke-centric fanfics? Is it ao3 or some one-off site out there lol

[angelicblondie]

characters i write for ♡.•*

* next to character I’m most interested in at the moment 

all characters aged up to 18 or higher if not already

mattheo riddle, theodore nott, finnick odair, coriolanus snow, anakin skywalker, *rafe cameron, jj maybank, percy jackson, *luke castellan, felix catton, harry styles, jacob elordi, drew starkey, tom blythe, jack hughes, *nate archibald

[nicklebackpaddywack]

Obligatory reblog

Video games peaked in 2006 when in lego star wars the original trilogy, they couldn't have the iconic dialogue of darth vader telling luke skywalker he's his father because lego games didn't have dialogue at the time. So they just had to have vader point to a fuckin photograph of anakin and a pregnant padme

[heartspin2023]

Le sigh. I feel I must write this ff living in my head despite being taxed for writing time. I reason I have 2 original stories upcoming that are science fiction. Writing this space fam will be my practice. ;p

‘Pics:

Din seeing Luke with his shit eating trouble maker grin, with his son mirroring it perfectly. He had seen Luke and his sister do similar in the past, he had once been warned by Han but it had made no difference it disarmed him just the same.

I am obsessed with the idea that Luke is obsessed with Dins helmet head. And Din may intentionally not fix it after being out of his suit, just to see Lukes amusement.

Din walked quietly to the dining room, it is another early morning for the young Jedi and none of the others are awake. He spies once again no plate for a meal, just a forgotten cup sitting cold next to Lukes elbow. He had told himself today he would push, today he would ask what the matter was. He had told himself it was for the better for all.

What he hadn't expected was his son, awake early himself, reaching up to Luke, eyes large and sorrowful at a trouble that he must be informed to, due to that force link that Luke always speaks of.

He watches closely, as Luke casts those sleep deprived eyes to Grogu, the line between his brow disappearing as he rests his cheek in his hand, a soft smile lightening his gaze.

Din wasn't certain what was troubling the young man, but he knew that he was going to be okay.

AAAND LAST

this one is pretty story specific haha.

Long had it been that the lost twin to the throne, the Prince Skywalker, had been lost to the kingdom. Upon his reuniting with not only his twin sister, but his position in the court of Alderaan, Queen Breha insists there must be celebrations had- once the news is made public.

And the news reached far across the galaxy. To one particular mandalore, who recalled a sharp witted pilot years before. Jarred by seeing his image on the screen inviting him to the celebrations for PRINCE SKYWALKERS introductory ball, something he never thought he would attend.

And, apparent the prince is with the same mindset, abandoning the crowds and eager guests, the gluttonous and wanting politicians, and the news reporters all swarming for some part of him.

Din and Grogu approach him outside the castle garden walls where they had spied his departure.

Okay now Heartspin needs to go work on original projects before writing this. haha

[hermajestytheempressariana]

help finding an old fic??

hey star wars gang, im looking for an older fic, probably over 10 years old, maybe over 15. 99.9% sure was on ff.net and in my effort to find it I will be spoiling plot points but some sacrifices must be made for the greater good

I have looked through my ff account but I was weird about favoriting stories back then so I can’t find anything, and since 2017 searching for it has been impossible since official supplementary info for the main character was released that year.

what I can remember is below, please help if you remember anything or are willing to read a wild summary of what was probably in hindsight… a crack fic

It’s set during the Original Trilogy, and follows TK-421 kinda Tag and Binks-ing his way around (years before I read those comics so this is also hindsight) and at some point getting like really accidentally chummy with Darth Vader and then somehow at some point joining the rebellion, hangs out with Luke a little almost like… family… and I think is force sensitive?? That’s odd… And everyone is like Obi Wan looked really old for his age before he died. Strange… And Yoda is even weirder than usual always talking about pollywog soup or stew or something and making many funny Yoda noises like hmmMM??

hmmm that’s odd…

But we get a reveal…

TK-421 is a clone… of Darth Vader!!! And Vader had made him as a clone to take over being in the suit but felt bad when it came time to chop him up and burn him and just let him live a life on his own without knowing

But then we get anoTHER reveal…

DARTH VADER IS A CLONE OF ANAKIN SKYWALKER

YODA IS A CLONE OF YODA

OBI-WAN IS A CLONE OF OBI-WAN

hmMMmmMMM that’s odd…

The real Anakin did NOT feel bad when it came time to chop up and burn a clone to take his place and he super did it and then fucked off with Obi-Wan and Yoda. And they’ve just been chilling off somewhere with some other characters like “oh the weird aging and mental deterioration? They’re clones who were rapidly grown and aged and then abandoned of course they’re fucked up a bit.”

Anyway it was probably most definitely on FF.net so I could have been in a purge at some point (I hope not) and I’ve been using ‘hmMM pollywog stew’ as a stim for years before I even knew I was on the spectrum so I hope it exists out there somewhere ahhhh

[geekghoulsmash]

I shouldn't be surprised that Star Wars fans are being dicks again, but here we are. They just debuted a Luke Skywalker walk around character at Disneyland, and there are grown ass adults complaining that he doesn't look like the real Luke Skywalker. What did they expect? Disney to clone Mark Hamill? To have real Mark Hamill wandering the park? Of course they cast someone else, what the shit? Different actors can play the same part, there are different actors playing that walk around Luke Skywalker, ffs.

I'm not normally one to break this out, but, the characters are mostly for the kids, who see the costume, and believe that it's real. Most adults already know that it's some probably college kid, in a bad wig and polyester costume, even the ones who enjoy character interactions. It's not to convince adults.

[dracowars]

Hi =) hope you are doing well!

Could I ask for a Luke Skywalker x fem!reader where Luke had a crush on reader for a long time but reader doesn't take up any hints and is painfully oblivious.

Thank you!

only you | luke skywalker

pairing: luke x reader

word count: 1,0k

summary: where y/n is painfully oblivious to luke's feelings

a/n: thank you for requesting!! only love for our boy luke 🫶🏻

warnings: none

universe: star wars

Ever since you first joined the rebels and helped destroy the first Death Star, Luke and you have been nearly inseparable. Almost from the very first moment you met you knew that you would spend a long time together. And yet, even though you have indeed spent a lot of time together, something seems odd to you right now. He has been behaving differently lately. Especially around you.

Yesterday, for example, whenever your eyes met in all the chaos at the rebel base, he smiled at you and could not seem to tear his eyes away from you, because you were always the one to look away first. It has been a long time since you have seen him smile as often as yesterday, and although you are obviously glad that your best friend is happy, it still strikes you as odd.

Or two rotations ago when you were writing your mission report, accidentally fell asleep in the lounge from exhaustion, and finally woke up with a blanket covering your body. Luke was sitting next to you, finishing your report and when you tried to stop him, he only denied you with a loving smile on his face.

"Luke, is something going on?", you straight out ask him now, unable to stand the way he behaves around you any longer. However, he just dismisses your question with a slight shake of his head and a soft smile, before placing his hand on the small of your back to gently guide you towards the briefing room, where a few rebels have already gathered.

Not at all satisfied with his answer, you allow him to guide you to a seat, sitting down side by side while waiting for a general to step forward and deliver their briefing in front of everyone. Meanwhile, you bounce your leg up and down, looking around and greeting other pilots, admirals and generals you are familiar with. It is only when you feel warmth on top of your thigh that you stop and turn to see that Luke placed his hand on your leg, deep in conversation with Wedge while doing so.

You stare at his hand spread across your leg for maybe a second too long and a strange feeling arises inside of you that you quickly shake off as soon as the general begins to speak and all eyes and ears are on him.

As you try to focus on the briefing, you can barely ignore Luke's hand burning through the fabric of your pants and when you look at Luke from the side, admiring his beautiful profile, he notices it immediately, a smile twitching at the corners of his lips before gifting you a wink and turning his gaze back to the front. Heat rises in your cheeks and you lean back a little further in your seat, trying to hide it.

Since when is he acting like this and, even more importantly, since when does it have this effect on you?

Once the meeting is over, you stand up, Luke's hand finally disconnecting from your body. Before you can leave the room, however, you are stopped by General Madine.

"Y/N, right? I heard about your remarkable deeds on your last mission", he says with an encouraging nod. "And I would like to have you as the leader on this mission."

"I-It would be my honor, General", you immediately state, not quite knowing what is happening. Luke, still standing next to you, puts his arm around you as soon as the general leaves and gives your shoulder a tight squeeze before placing a kiss on the side of your head and ruffling your hair playfully.

"I knew you had it in you! Would you look at that, huh? A leader", Luke beams at you and your heartbeat accelerates. "I feel honored to even breathe the same air as you."

Shoving him to the side, you laugh with him, your heart somehow feeling full. Fixing your hair that he so ungracefully disheveled, you leave the room and walk towards the hangar, closely next to each other.

You stop at his X-Wing and you sit on one of the boxes that are stacked there while Luke watches you closely. Although there is commotion around you, other members of the Alliance walking around, going after their day, it feels like it is just the two of you the moment your eyes meet.

It feels the exact same way as when you first met, and yet this time it seems even more intense. The connection you felt back then stronger than ever.

Luke does not take his eyes off you, not even when he gets closer and suddenly is standing so close in front of you that you could rest your chin on his head, being taller than him as you sit on the boxes. With his right hand, Luke brushes a strand of hair out of your face, lightly touching your cheek when tugging it behind your ear before pulling away with a smile, leaving your personal bubble.

"Luke, what is going on?!", you jump up in fury all of a sudden, catching Luke - and also yourself - off guard. "You are driving me crazy! Why are you behaving like this?"

"Like what?", he asks in surprise, not being able to place your reaction.

"You always smile at me like that! And you- You do all these little things and gestures like casually touching me or hugging me and-"

"I'm sorry, I did not mean to make you uncomfortable.. That was not-"

"Just tell me why! Why are you behaving like this so I can understand why I feel the way I feel when you do it", you confess, your heartbeat drumming in your ears as you look in his eyes, trying to find your answer there.

There must be a good reason for all of this.

"Isn't it obvious? I like you, Y/N. A lot, actually", Luke replies, averting his gaze for the first time as he puts a hand on his neck, almost shy. "But I did not change my behaviour. I have always been like this with you, it just seems like you are only now noticing it. Every small gesture, every touch was only ever reserved for you. Because you are the only one for me and have been for a long time."

[david-talks-sw]

"the Warrior, the Princess & the Peasants"

Hidden Fortress (1958)

The Akira Kurosawa movie that inspired the structure and some of the character dynamics in the first Star Wars film. The main characters are:

Matashichi and Tohei, the two serfs whose eyes most of the picture is viewed through, Princess Yuki, an uppity young aristocrat on the run from the authorities, who constantly bickers with Toshiro Mifune's battle-hardened general Rokurota.

Star Wars (1973)

In the original concept of Star Wars, the dynamic stayed similar, although more characters were added to the mix.

But you still have the two droids, C-3PO and R2D2 (deriving from the peasants in Hidden Fortress), Princess Leia (loudmouth aristocrat on the run from the authorities), and Luke Skywalker (a battle-hardened general).

As drafts changed and plot details shifted, Luke Skywalker became the young protagonist, the general character became Obi-Wan Kenobi (whom Toshiro Mifune was originally considered for).

It's not a one-to-one copy, but there is clearly an inspiration. And when you look at the posters at the time?

Still Luke, Leia, 3PO and R2.

The Phantom Menace (1999)

As already discussed here, in one of the early drafts of The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan is the one who rescues the Queen from Naboo and finds Anakin on Tatooine. Qui-Gon only comes into the script once the gang gets to Coruscant.

But in this early draft, Obi-Wan is an experienced warrior, who pushes the envelope, eliciting the complaints of princess Queen Amidala (the aristocrat on the run). When on Tatooine, the two "low-ranking" characters are still R2, this time with Jar Jar Binks.

Eventually, for multiple reasons, Obi-Wan was made the Padawan and Qui-Gon was put in early in the script.

(Fun Fact: before this change was made, there was a draft where Obi-Wan stayed the elder, Qui-Gon was made the Padawan, and then Obi-Wan gets killed by Maul and young Qui-Gon takes on his name, going on to become Alec Guinness' Ben!)

But be it Qui-Gon or Obi-Wan, the warrior in The Phantom Menace is no longer a general with rank authority, he's just a diplomat.

The only reason he's able to do things "his way or the highway" is because 1) he is headstrong and 2) Padmé is undercover and doesn't wanna give it away (as if Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan hadn't already noticed...!)

So here we have an interesting reversal of roles: in Hidden Fortress (and kinda in the first Star Wars film), the Princess is the chaotic hellion who must be reined in by the warrior, who's always screaming:

"Princess, ffs! Stop wandering off, they're actively looking for you!"

Here, the warrior is the one going off-book and the Queen is like:

"Stop this at once, you cheeky fellow! We're on the run!"

Finally, as covered in this lengthy post about how The Hidden Fortress informs us of the Jedi's standing within the Republic, Lucas makes it clear that he alternates between projecting the "peasant POV" archetype on the Jedi duo and Jar Jar & R2/Anakin.

There is no clear protagonist in The Phantom Menace, you just have four main characters: the Jedi (who are two separate characters, but functionally are basically one single character), Padmé and Anakin.

All of this to say that just like the themes, these archetypes also echo each other in more ways than one, and it's intentional. As Lucas puts it, it's like a symphony:

"I’m also doing very stylistic ideas, things that are very musical in terms of how I develop themes, and repeat themes. I go do the same thing over and over in certain areas to echo what I have done before. It’s like a symphony more than a movie." - Star Wars Insider #35, 1997

"I'm approaching these films, for better or worse, like a symphony. I have a lot of themes that I keep repeating over and over again through the whole thing. Different notes and different instrumentation, but when you see all six movies together you'll see that there's a lot of recurring notes being played. [...] And it’s done on purpose. And it’s also done in different facets." - Star Wars Insider #52, 2000

So yeah.

Just some fun similarities and tidbits I noticed, figured I'd share.

[jessequinnfirstofhername]

Btw do you want more controversial Star Wars opinions?

The Sequel Trilogy "Trio" (I struggle to call them that since they're not even all together until THE LAST MOVIE) have less personality than their villains. And no actual character arcs. Especially Rey, who never actually struggles with anything or even risks falling to the Dark Side at any point whatsoever.

Oh I always want more controversial Star Wars opinions. Consider this a permanent thing on my blog, much like the fanfics.

The Sequel Trilogy "Trio" is so shady, I kinda love it. Shots fired.

Okay, so my reaction: I agree and disagree. I love The Sequel Trilogy, it's why I'm such a huge SW fan. I never 'got' Star Wars until I saw The Force Awakens in cinemas, and it just made something go *click* in my head.

However, nothing is above criticism. I do think that the ST trio were unfortunately a bit of a missed opportunity. Compare them to Han, Luke, and Leia. Or even Padme, Anakin, and Obi-Wan.

Also, yes. Hux, Ren, and Phasma (to use a contrasting 'evil trio') have more personality than the heroes.

But. That's a common issue across a lot of media. Villains just get to be more fun to watch.

The character arc issue... yeah, I'll agree. I am still mad that Finn's arc was such a let-down, Poe never really grew or changed, and I wish we'd seen Rey being more seduced by The Dark Side. She's Palpatine's granddaughter FFS.

I think a lot of the disappointments in The Rise Of Skywalker (and I do actually like TROS!) were a result of Carrie Fisher's passing. Love or hate Han and Luke in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, but they had an obvious plan for each of the sequel films to focus on the journey's end of each member of the OT trio. But, sadly, The Rise of Skywalker couldn't do that for Leia. So I would assume a lot of things had to be scrapped or changed.

[gratuacuun14]

ffs star wars did not copy dune

it's just cosmetic similarities

desert planets are chosen because they're fucking inhospitable

shai-hulud are nothing like the sarlacc (which has more in common with the fucking gravemind than it does sand worms)

the "chosen one" story of paul atreides and luke skywalker is JUST campbell's hero's journey, and it ends up in COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PLACES

the bene gesserit and jedi mind powers are JUST MIND POWERS. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON ABILITIES IN FICTION. did emperor palpatine copy thor because they both have lightning powers? no? there we go

the evil empire? fuckin NAZIS AND ROMANS

moisture farms? HOW THE FUCK ELSE DO YOU SURVIVE IN A DESERT

the fremen and the rebellion are the same? ah yes because frank herbert invented the idea of a group rising against a tyrannical force. let's just ignore that the themes of the stories here are completely different

stormtroopers are the sardaukar? pfft. not the roman praetorian guards? an army is just an army, and THEY SHARE A NAME WITH THE STURM-ABTEILUNG

i don't deny that inspiration was taken, of course it was. that's how stories work. all the writers, all of my lovely friends and mutuals here, can you honestly say you've never been influenced by anything? that's not a criticism. ideas are made to be shared.

frank herbert and george lucas are some of the greatest storytellers of the last century, and it would be unfair on them both to say they pickpocketed each other.

[redrascal1]

TROS is a hitman which not only destroyed SW but all leading characters in the ST

Here's my Top Ten:

10. Snoke.

Yes, Snoke. Throughout both TFA and TLJ it was very much stressed that he was NOT a Sith. His eyes were blue, not yellow. Instead, TROS 'reimagined' him as a cloned puppet of the Emperor. Who was as bad at cloning him as he was with Rey's father, as for some reason the clones were all disfigured.

9. Rose. She had a great role in TLJ, and her character was completely stripped of her importance and reduced to a single line. And I refuse to believe it was because of Carrie's untimely death.

8. Holdo. Even though she died in TLJ, her character's self sacrifice was presented as an object of ridicule in TROS, which isn't only unfair but petty and childish.

7. Hux. He could - and should - have been the 'big bad' of the sequel's final chapter, but no, Hux is unceremoniously killed off five minutes into the film and prior to that revealed as a Resistance 'mole' - this goes completely against everything he was. Hux loathed the Resistance with a passion, it was completely out of character for him to join them, just to get rid of Kylo - there were plenty of ways to 'off' him without turning traitor.

6. Poe. Rian Johnson did a great job with Poe, he became more than a Han Solo wannabe in TLJ. Instead of becoming Leia's heir he was turned into a seedy drug runner - he was supposed to be the son of legendary Rebels, FFS!

5. Luke. Remember how angry he was when Obi Wan admitted he'd lied to him about who his father was? He told Rey he didn't know her in TLJ. Now, apparently, he DID but had kept the truth from her. Luke is now a liar, full stop.

4.Finn. He had a great character arc in TLJ. All that was gone in TROS, his 'grand announcement' that he had the Force was a damp squib and all he was good for was running around screaming 'REEEEEEEEY'. I'm genuinely stunned JB calls TROS his 'favourite' of the sequels....but there ya go.

3. Rey. Our likeable, feisty, gloriously flawed 'nobody' is completely deconstructed into a snotty, self righteous, judgemental little space nun. She was like an evil reflection of herself. The Rey we were introduced to in the first two films wept for Han Solo (although she'd only known him five minutes), longed for a family, lost her temper and was called out on it, and most of all was human. What is particularly irksome is post TFA Abrams insisted that she was 'not a Skywalker'....and then they made her one anyway.

TROS Rey was an emotionless two legged example of Jedi dogma. She actually gave me the creeps.

2. Kylo Ren/Ben Solo. Poor Kylo. Even more, poor Ben. He went through a complete character reversal in the first part of the film. Where like Snoke, it was stressed he was not a Sith, in TROS he made deals with them. When it was insisted upon that he was not Darth Vader, he acted just like him complete with that ridiculous mask.

The final part of the film when Ben returns should have been glorious. Instead, he spent most of it down a hole while Rey got the 'glory' of killing her grandad. No dialogue. No role in destroying his family's old enemy. And then....poof. Gone. Ben Solo's only legacy is that he 'gave Rey back to the galaxy.'

And she didn't even tell anyone.

1 Leia.

And....the number one is our beloved Princess, Leia Organa.

The cruelest character assassination of them all is that of Leia, child of Anakin and Padme, sister of Luke, husband of Han Solo, mother of Ben Solo, adopted daughter of Bail Organa, Senator, warrior, courageous leader and General of the Resistance.

Re imagined by Terrio's loathsome fan fiction as being in an afterlife GoT style incestuous relationship with her brother. And a woman who didn't give a damn for her own child.

TFA Leia made mistakes. Like her husband, she was afraid of her son being like his grandfather. She left him to be raised by droids. She sent him away at nine.

But...TFA Leia knew she'd made mistakes. She admitted that she never should have sent her son to Luke. And she wanted him back. Desperately so.

We could forgive TFA Leia because she knew she was wrong and owned up to it - as did, in fact. all of the OT cast. And we could forgive her for sending Ben to Luke, because TFA and TLJ Leia didn't know how to train him in the ways of the Force. Leia was NOT a Jedi. She didn't know how to train Ben, so thought it a good idea to send him to someone who did.

That however was TFA and TLJ Leia. The Leia I loved and believed in.

TROS introduced her to someone I didn't recognise.

TROS Leia DID have Jedi training. She might have quit, but she had enough knowledge to be able to train Rey. Train her well enough to fight and almost kill Kylo. AKA Ben.

AKA the child Leia had given birth to.

TROS Leia had sent her emotionally vulnerable nine year old away so she could focus on her career, despite having the ability to train him herself. She then trained the woman who she knew might very well kill him, and after her death...'took him with her into the Force'.

Her FG is later seen smiling fondly on Rey. It wouldn't have been quite so bad - although I still would have hated it - if Ben's FG had been beside her and we would have seen him with his mother. But, no.

According to a source Terrio wanted the 'final scene to be all about the Skywalkers.'

Rey is a Palpatine. I will never see her now as anything else. And Leia had the Skywalker blood, but she was an Organa and then a Solo.

Terrio and perhaps Abrams, made sure that everything of Ben's went to Rey. His grandfather's lightsabre. His father's ship. Whatever relationship he had with Chewie. Luke's respect.

And....Leia's love.

What a terrible, terrible way to treat Leia. And how they disrespected Carrie, a mother in real life to Billie Catherine, with this abominable assassination of her most well loved role.

TROS is an abomination. I will never be able to understand why they chose to retcon TLJ....yet leave this horror story as set - in - stone canon.

[the-firebird69]

The clones wars have begun and are now between only two groups and soon only Tommy f. They are devastating each other. All other cloning is hard fought over but for the Empire. That too has begun. They fight and are dwindling still sizable. Twice the size of Tommy f force outside ships. He's desperate. It will be the conclusion of the clone wars.

This Leeds to the next Major statement where the seperstists grow and grow declare war on others Anakin is one. Is distancing from obi won Kenobi no is out of his life left him. They reunite but it's for ill purposes. Trump faces obi won Kenobi bja a stay he thinks goes South. Both attack from different directions. He's lost soon and his bc bases besieged. Anakin turns evil they assault the Ridgeline has a name in Star wars.

--A new hope begins obi won Kenobi tries to solicit Luke Skywalker BG and fails miserabley teaches him he then destroys death Stars obi won Kenobi needed the first defense falling the ridge next.

The empire strikes back they devistate the morlock fleets and ground bases

--return of the Jedi they see it no. Attack the psuedo Empire. Star killer intro. They attack other bases. Yes.precursors need it they scream

--phantom menace is earlier. No. After return of the Jedi trump loses more positions. On his way in. The clones war kicks into high gear Max's vs Tommy f and bja joins in as Darthaul hit like madness. Leeds to base conquering. Very fast series in two weeks to this point yes.

-- huge battles ensue force awakens psuedo empire fleets fought over they see why

It's on big time. They try for the empire use the war all the time we use it yes.

The series ends w the rise of Skywalker bja not BG he leaves the series no is a different rebel. Out of the limelight too hot. This a turning point in history as the highest level macmorlok depart, deceased. More and more percent day. Bja exclaimed once we need them they are gone it's hopeless. Our son said it "you try you tried more than I expected. Your on your own but your a man now" he took it right. We fail but are fighters we know what to do are it it's on us. He got it later yesterday.

At the end they raid tons of psuedo empire facilities to take them fail are hit a lot. We grab our share to stop the empire re arm. Forgieners too. The war continues. Then Trump's in from February to April waved try for the Ridgeline it falls. Macs move in he says it finally. They send hordes win some battles. Finally real.intel

ARE HORRIFIED MORTIFIED

try lots fail are crushed the big two step in fight over territory for real.. we use tons of ff tough ok

But the Jedi order becomes extinct. They erect a memorial. In a famous rebel area. Our son visits. Ok. Says what he thinks.

Thor Freya

We're not leaving you we infightbok

Rebels

Yeh we suck lol

Zues Hera haha

Good we do

Gaga

Fu gaga

Hera

Yeh

Corine

F this we all duck

Garth

Your dead buddy

Corine

Olympus oh boy

[finsterhund]

Oh shit a new episode of the Ahsoka show came out while I was on my camping trip...

Spoilers under break.

Still genuinely confused about Sabine being force sensitive. It kinda feels like the show is too???? Idk maybe Luke took to everything so fast in A New Hope because he was a Skywalker but Sabine is really struggling????

Jesus Christ this episode continues to just show the New Republic as stupid bureaucrats. :( "You're wasting resources trying to find this missing kid, even though it's specifically to track down Thrawn being alive also because he's a threat." Bruh. I looked up to you guys when I was little you're breaking my heart.

Jacen is sweet. They made him look a bit more on the human side though? Why isn't he being trained? He's a good age to start considering how old Anakin was and also probably actually force sensitive.

Yeah Sabine is straight up "I don't feel the force" Ahsoka is like "not everyone can handle the discipline it takes" like bro you were trained since you were an infant!!!!

Okay so now Huyang is like "the Order wouldn't have accepted her" so he just straight up lied to Sabine in the last episode. Mean.

I see where the writers are going now. But Ahsoka isn't being smart about it. I really am clashing with this writing. What's basically "plot armor" except it's a "character being made to be stupider than they canonically should be" called?

THE RETURN OF TEARSTAINS WHITE DOG!!! MY BLORBO!!! In a little fighter ship aaaaaa fuck why has this character grown on me so much in such a stupid fucking way bro

God a part of my brain has retroactively decided that Hati is a lichthund and her ship is actually some sort of SW canon compliant synth wing alternative. It makes her feel a lot more realistic tbh. God I'd never want my hounds to be an actual canon SW race because that'd mean Disney would own them now but I haven't actually thought about them ACTUALLY seriously literally showing up in a piece of SW media for AGES.

Okay so I've had an internal running joke where I just go "haha lichthund" every time Disney has someone do something that doesn't make sense under normal pre Disney canonical circumstances but would be a possibility in my own work. ie: hyperspace ramming: this is a very lichthund thing to do fyi they're fucking obsessed with that, surviving lightsaber stab wounds in vital places: sounds like somebody's part lichthund to me, etc. It's a joke, it's coping, it's genuinely silly, but now I'm actually taking it seriously. FFS.

The idea of a lichthunde who relies entirely on their synth wing is hilarious to me though. Maybe in this hypothetical lichthund-Hati is physically disabled, or spent most of her life clipped or something.

Oh shit I think Morgan is actually force sensitive. Unless that's all just Hati doing the telepathy. Because it still really fucking feels that Hati isn't force sensitive.

God I can't stop reinterpreting her as a lichthund. This is actually helping me suspend disbelief.

Bro Ahsoka leaving the ship and jumping around in space. Only Ahsoka in this situation could make sense but it still is weird to see. She's wearing a suit thankfully. I know Disney has had people survive outside of ships without them before but I don't like that. I've seen Jedi in space suits in the CW cartoon before and clones wearing spacesuits so I'm not bothered by that but I don't think lightsabers are supposed to handly firepower from ships? Only the fact that she was Anakin's Padawan is making me accept this. Because this sounds like something stupidly dangerous and excessive that he would do. I can fucking hear Obi-wan ribbing them both about it.

Wait why can't Ahsoka propel herself back to the ship using the force? So Leia can do this unconscious but Ahsoka can't? Disney...

Hati apparently being force sensitive and not being able to hit Ahsoka with her ship guns makes sense with my stupid little game where she's a lichthund because manually having to control a gun rather than her own biological weapons would be fairly dysmorphic tho so...

Like the live action purgill designs. Flying around them was cool.

Still cursed with the thought of Hati being a little white fluffy tearstained lichthund that has body dysmorpha though. Fuck I want art of this so bad. Just this fucked up little lichthund (Indigo sized) with wings permanently held resting folded using front legs to man the ship steering looking around with a constant semi deer-in-the-headlights expression. This is canon to me.

Was able to flow along and understand a lot better than the first two episodes. Still not sold on the series but if this turns into the lichthund blorbo development experience I won't be mad.

[steves-on-a-plane]

Where Have You Been All This Time?

Words: 1337 Pairing: Luke Skywalker x Reader (Past)  Guest Staring: Rey, & Chewbacca Timeline: End of The Force Awakens / Start of The Last Jedi Summary: Rey knows she must go to Ahcho-To and find Master Skywalker. She must convince him to train her and help the Resistance. Leia knows this is a lot to leave up to a young woman who’s only ever seen the sandy wasteland of Jakku so she sends Reader along. Can reader convince Luke to join their cause despite their rocky past together? 

You stood next to Leia Organa Solo. It couldn’t have been more than a few hours since she’d learned of her husband’s death, but she was standing tall and unwavering like the determined general she’d grown to become over the years. Not quite the feisty Princess of Alderaan you’d known in your younger years, Leia stoically stood watch over the Resistance base of D’Qar. Together you watched as Chewbacca circled the base of the Millennium Falcon, inspecting the old ship for possible problems.

“You’ll have to go with them.” Leia said to you. This drew your attention away from the Wookie.  

“Me?” You shook your head. “This is Rey’s adventure.” You declared. “My story’s already been written and I’m much too old too old for adventures now, anyhow.”

“I never thought I’d live to hear you say that.” The General commented with a quiet chuckle. “You used to be the first one of us to jump into the fray.”

“I also used to carry a lightsaber.” You reminded her. “When you’re that young and that powerful you feel like you can do anything.” You offered her a long sigh and you cast your eyes back on Chewbacca. “That was before I knew that the Dark Side really could tempt any of us.”

“He’ll want to see you.” Leia insisted.

You didn’t need to ask who she was talking about. The he could only be her brother, Luke. Once upon a time, which seemed so far away now, you and Luke were thick as thieves. You’d met by chance or by the will of the Force shortly before the fall of the Galactic Empire. When Luke learned of your force sensitivity, he offered to train you as a Jedi. You helped him found his new Jedi Temple and search the systems for other force sensitives. This was all before the rise of the First Order and the night that began the fall of Luke Skywalker and the Jedi.

“I’m not particularly interested in seeing him.” You huffed. “Not this lifetime or the next. I’d like to say that we don’t need him at all. You know the two of us, we could…”

“Not without Luke.” Leia disagreed. “I can feel it and I know you can too. You’ve never shut yourself off from the Force completely.”

“Alright.” You groaned. “Chewie!” You called out to the Wookie. “Make sure my old quarters are habitable. I’m coming with!” The Wookie howled back at you in Shyriiwook. It took a minute for you to translate, but then you laughed in response.

“Since when do I need an invitation? C’mon, I’m the best hope for a mechanic you’ve got!” You shouted back.

Your party arrived at the watery planet of Ahch-To. Thanks to Chewie’s experience and Rey’s natural talent as a pilot the Millenium Falcon eased down onto the support of her landing gear. You stood by the cargo door and waited for Rey and Chewie to finish the landing. You used this time for a brief moment of meditation. You closed your eyes and inhaled deeply. Seven years had passed since you’d last seen Luke Skywalker. Despite Leia’s insistence that your presence was needed, you still felt unsure. You exhaled, sensing someone standing behind you. You opened your eyes, it was Rey.

“Leia said that you and Master Skywalker were once very close.” She commented. Rey’s tone wasn’t inquisitive, but you could tell that she wanted to know more.

“Leia, was raised on Alderaan.” You sighed. “I went there once, years before I was introduced to what was then the Rebel Alliance. Alderaanians are by nature a very hopeful people and after all this time that’s the one thing that Leia’s always held onto: hope. It’s the thing I admire most about her, however sometimes that hope leads the general to believe things are far more possible than they actually are.”

“You think Leia sent you along because she expects you to reconnect with Luke?” Rey understood the subtext of what you were saying.

“Like I said, she’s hopeful.” You sighed. “I’ll expect you not to get your hopes up about such things. Or about Master Skywalker at all. It’s possible he may not help us.”

“What happened between you two?” She probed.

“That’s not my story to tell.” You explained. “You can ask Luke when you see him.”

You climbed up the slippery rocks on one of the smaller peaks of Ach-To. It was difficult to sneak up on Luke when your boots squished water from the moss-covered stone on every step. He turned slowly and watched you approaching him. He rolled his eyes and made no effort to help you reach the top.

“No, it’s alright!” You huffed as your left leg slipped and you nearly lost your balance. “I’ve got this!”

“You were always the type to take care of yourself.” Luke chuckled. “I didn’t think you’d want any help from me.” To his credit Luke did extend a handout to help you once you within arm’s reach. You slapped it away and the smile on his face disappeared with it. “That’s exactly what I’m taking about.”

“This isn’t about me. And it’s not even about you. You know I never would have come if it were about either of us.” Your hands, still balled into fists, came to rest on either of your hips. It was your attempt at a power pose but in that moment Luke held all the power. You’d come to ask for his help after all.

“I know you never would have come if Leia hadn’t asked you to.” Luke commented. For a brief moment the cold resolve of the fallen Jedi Master slipped and he was the excitable farmboy from Tatooine you’d once known.  “You could have found me. You’ve always known where to find me.”

“This isn’t about you.” You repeated. “It’s about her.” You pointed down the cliffside where Rey and Chewbacca were sorting through supplies. “Her name is Rey and she’s stronger than anyone I’ve ever seen. She wants to fight and she wants to do things the right way.”

“You’ve never come looking for me before.” Luke said. “You don’t need me.”

“AHHH!” You couldn’t help but scream at him. You knew it wouldn’t be easy seeing Luke again but something about his calm demeanor reduced you to your fiery younger days. Your hands rose to your forehead and you pushed your fingers towards your skull.

“Have you always been so infuriating?” You huffed. You closed your eyes and tried to calm yourself. You felt the force and let it surround you. You used it to help you dilute your frustration. “I told your sister that I didn’t want to come, that Rey had a better chance on her own. That you’d never agree to help if I was involved…”

“I just want to know why.” Luke explained. “I exiled myself, I had to. I had to pay for what I did. I knew that’s why Leia and Han never came looking for me. How could they forgive me after what I’d done? But I’d always thought, or maybe foolishly hoped, that you’d come looking for me.”

“Luke! You…You…” Your frustration was back again and you repressed the urge to push Luke off the cliff he’d perched himself on. “We’ve been looking for you for almost a decade! You’re the one who left us an incomplete map! You tried to murder one of our students and you’re the reason he blew up the temple. You left me this map that only showed half the galaxy but somehow it was on me to find you?” You shook your head.

“You know what, forget this. Rey can make her own case to the once Great Luke Skywalker.” You turned and started your trek back down the peak. “For the record so can your sister. This is the last favor I do for the Princess and her Resistance. As far as I’m concerned Luke Skywalker died that day with his temple.”