#sleazy mcsheevy

[swift-creates]

@chrumblr-whumblr day 12: manipulation

wc: 222 | warnings: minor mentions of deaths | characters: Anakin Skywalker (pov), mentions of other characters (Palpatine, Ahsoka, Obi-Wan, Padmé, Leia, Luke)

this is a bit of my Imperial au! where Anakin 'pretends' to be Palpatine's apprentice. Sheev thinks he's manipulating Anakin and Anakin thinks he's manipulating Sheev and Anakin is manipulating himself into thinking he's got this and Everything Is Fine (it is not).

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Darth Vader Anakin lived each and every day swathed in the terrible darkness that surrounded Emperor Palpatine, but it was fine.

It could be worse. Palpatine reminded him each and every day who was to thank for his newfound power and rank in the Empire, and how close he’d come to being killed by Yoda on Mustafar. And he reminded himself each and every day he wasn’t a Sith, wasn’t actually Palpatine’s apprentice or indebted to him. He was only pretending to be. It got harder when the anger burned in his chest like a small star at the injustices or the mention of how much he ‘owed’ the Emperor. But it was fine. Everything was fine.

He watched the Empire hurt people for years, as Luke and Leia grew up in the Dark. He hurt people himself when he had to, killed them sometimes. And tried to convince himself he wasn’t affected by his actions, that he was in control. That he was the one manipulating Palpatine, not the other way round. That it was fine.

After all, he wasn’t a real Sith. This was a facade, a lie. To stop the Emperor from hurting Padmé and the twins, to keep Obi-Wan and Ahsoka safe. If not they’d already be dead. So as it was, everything was fine.

Perfectly fine.

[stardust9905]

THIS ^^

Y’know one of my favourite tropes? Clones with lightsabers but out of necessity. Rex picking up that laser sword of death as his last effort to defend an unconscious Anakin. Obi-Wan getting blasted across the room, Cody igniting his lightsaber with a look at his General, who just gives him the slowest, solemn nod. Jesse body-tackling Ahsoka out of the way of a blaster bolt and picking up her shoto to deflect the onslaught of fire from droids because it’s the nearest thing he could reach. Wolffe grabbing Plo’s lightsaber and melting his way through near-impenetrable blast doors to rescue him. Bly catching Aayla’s saber in midair to slice a battle droid in half, then tossing it back to her without missing a beat. 

bonus: 

Fox whacking Sheev in the face with his own lightsaber so hard he just kriffin dies. 

[moobrvoobl-moobmoob-oobmpoobroom]

hi i just wanted to say that i saw ur tag "sleazy mcsheevy" and it is the funniest fucking thing i have ever seen on this hellsite. hope u have a good day

jsbjdbdjdbjd thank you! Sheev deserves a tag like that lmao

have a great one ♥️

[moobrvoobl-moobmoob-oobmpoobroom]

canonically that (the decision to quickly graduate Padawans to Knights and Younglings to Padawans for the war) was pushed on them by Palpatine. like I get where you’re coming from but it was Palpatine.

God seeing young Ashoka live action really just makes me go ‘omfg she was a BABY.’

The Jedi council just went ‘yes I really see no issue with putting a 14 year old CHILD into one of the most dangerous conflicts the galaxy has ever known in the hopes that this CHILD might even out and solve our resident problem (anakin). By forcing the traumatised freshly knighted 19 year old child they have also sent into a war zone to have a #growth moment in regards to his attachments.’

Like what? And I think Padawan’s like Kanan were even younger, he was like 12.

Like what we’re they smoking in that meeting? Is this literally the one meeting Obi Wan couldn’t get to so all common sense and compassion left the building? We’re they all high? Plo Koon, my guy what we’re you thinking?!?!?

Like that is a CHILD! You put a CHILD and multiple other CHILDREN in a war zone and you think you have any moral high ground?! You think it’s ok?

[moobrvoobl-moobmoob-oobmpoobroom]

Yes.

prequels squad

[mis-mcgifsten]

Alas poor Fox, not having as much experience with handling a saber as Cody has (hem hem), accidentally activated the blade and incidentally jiggled the plasma blade right through Skeevy Sheevie's politician smile. Oopsie. So sad.

Y’know one of my favourite tropes? Clones with lightsabers but out of necessity. Rex picking up that laser sword of death as his last effort to defend an unconscious Anakin. Obi-Wan getting blasted across the room, Cody igniting his lightsaber with a look at his General, who just gives him the slowest, solemn nod. Jesse body-tackling Ahsoka out of the way of a blaster bolt and picking up her shoto to deflect the onslaught of fire from droids because it’s the nearest thing he could reach. Wolffe grabbing Plo’s lightsaber and melting his way through near-impenetrable blast doors to rescue him. Bly catching Aayla’s saber in midair to slice a battle droid in half, then tossing it back to her without missing a beat. 

bonus: 

Fox whacking Sheev in the face with his own lightsaber so hard he just kriffin dies.