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[ninsletamain]

Belated Bday gift for the great and wonderful @staticwaffles Love you girlie!

[astromechs]

Oooh for that micro story, how about some RebelCaptain with a side of 5 (help)?

welcome back to my favorite genre of what i like to call "cassian, you idiot"; microfic list!

As the ship clears the atmosphere and he calculates the coordinates before making the jump to hyperspace, they don't speak.

It's probably for the best; the tasks that Cassian has had, and still have, in front of him require all the focus he can give. Avoiding any damage to the hull while being actively shot at isn't something that can be done with anything less than a clear mind, and as soon as they reach space that's safe enough to allow it, he has a careful encrypted transmission to send to command — one to inform that this mission has failed, before he saves the particulars for the debriefing. Whatever Jyn does or doesn't have to say to him isn't something he can make space for.

He doesn't as he transitions full piloting duties to Kay, even as he can feel her eyes on him from the other side of the cockpit. Footsteps follow him when he stands from the pilot's seat, but he still keeps jaw clenched and the air between them silent. The last thing he needs is a conversation. The —

His ears begin to ring, painfully, and his feet nearly fall out from underneath him, forcing him to grip onto the nearest console for balance. One glance at his arm reveals a steady stream of blood running down it.

The steps that have been following him come to a stop, and in the next instant, there's a hand on him, soft. Gentle. Cassian scrunches his eyes tightly shut and sucks a breath in through his teeth.

Snaps: "If I needed help, I would've called."

He doesn't need to see Jyn's face to know what has to be happening to it — hardening eyes, jaw turning to stone. The chill in her voice is sharp, precise as a vibroblade, when she counters, "No, you wouldn't. You would've done what you're doing right now." The soft touch turns to a grip. "You would've let yourself die before you said a fucking word."

There's an argument sitting on his tongue, ready to be launched, but it never has the chance; the ringing in his ears overwhelms everything else, and his knees begin to give way.

The last thing he feels is being caught before he hits the floor.

[frostbitepandaaaaa]

🌤️ for that ask game :)

omg hiiiiiiiii static! <3

🌤️Share your favorite piece of dialogue from your WIP.

congrats. this is pretty much my fave. from Aphelion:

Vel takes his silence as defeat, and perhaps takes pity on him, too, because she sighs, softens. “Getting off world in a surreptitious way is even trickier than getting you bacta… but it can be done. As for the datapad… that shouldn’t be a problem.” She shakes her head, squints at him in clear confusion. “Why? Why do this? It seems like a lot of risk… even for you.” “Wouldn’t you do it for Cinta?” he counters without thinking. Vel gives him an incredulous look and Cassian can hear his heart pound in his ears. “So it’s like that, huh?” “No,” Cassian answers slowly, voice hoarse and low. He swallows. “But it could be.”

ask me about my WIPs!

[andorerso]

Happiest of birthdays! 🥳

thank you so much, Static 💜

[guildfordd]

8, 9, and 16 🫶

8. Were you inspired by a fellow gifmaker to make a gifset?

All the time!!! And I make every effort to link direct inspirations in my captions if I have them! There's sooo much gorgeous work here. Two amazing people I want to call out who inspire me often:

Nik @cal-kestis is not only an insanely talented gifmaker but also unbelievably generous in sharing resources with other creators! I used her Google templates for my Felicity and Diego birthday gifsets in 2024 💖 Her gifs are always stunning, and her skill with gif effects is absolutely mindblowing!!

Mona @khaotungthanawat is one of the most creative gifmakers I've everrr seen! Her gifs are beyond beautiful, and the way she uses fonts and colors is UNREAL. Sometimes I literally go look at her gifs just to be inspired by what is possible 🥹 Also she is so so kind and supportive 💕

9. Did you notice a mistake in a gifset you made once it was posted? Did you fix it or pray no one noticed?

I definitely have before and I'm sure I did in the past year, but I genuinely can't remember...maybe I mentally blocked it out 😂 I'm always so worried about publishing with a visible mistake so I try to check things super thoroughly before hitting post. I really don't think it's a big deal on principle, but it drives me crazy with my own stuff 😵‍💫 When I have noticed mistakes, if I still have the right files I will fix it and replace the gif in question!

16. Do you have a favorite gifset you made this year?

Oh it's tooo hard to choose! I've mentioned a few Rebelcaptain ones in previous answers and those are usually my most favorite to be quite honest — but for something else a little different, I like this Shatterpoint Lineage gifset I made for swsource on May 4th! It was really fun to work with the colors and typography there; also I know I'm biased as a Rebels lover lol but it made me happy to give some extra love to the lesser-known Jedi lineage too!

Gifmakers Year in Review

[hegodamask]

send this to all your favorite moots and roll a snowball! KEEP THE SNOWBALL ROLLING!❄️🤍❄️🤍❄️

Thank yooooou ❄️💗❄️💗

[spectrestardust]

✨🖤SEND THIS TO TEN (10) OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL. KEEP THE GAME GOING🖤✨

thank you my friend ✨

[sigelfire]

Sorry, but after reblogging this post of @jake-and-amy-are-married I was in deep need of posting the last gif on repeat...

+ bigger size bonus (sooo beautiful!!)

[diegothemenace]

Vogue Mexico, September 2024

Thanks to @staticwaffles, @bartowskis, and @ninsletamain for catching these while I was busy this morning!

[jake-and-amy-are-married]

J's timestamp roulette - insp by @staticwaffles!

[ninsletamain]

Already said to you on Discord but I'm gonna say it again - HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS DEAR NINS! I hope you have the best day ever <3

Aaaaa thank you Static!!! 💕💕💕

[chipthekeeper]

Have you seen them today?

(gif by the incredible @staticwaffles )

[frostbitepandaaaaa]

Frost!!! What about ✨ for this fic game? And anything else you've been dying for someone to ask you.

omg hiiiiii static! <3

✨ A fic you wish you could read again for the first time

lmao can i answer all of them? like seriously.

okay okay but in all seriousness I'm gonna have to go with The Violet Hour by caramelle (again). specifically because the feeling i had when i heard the first notes of the piece that Jyn requests Cassian to play was just incredible. it was such a moving and tender story, and the piece is not revealed until end, via a youtube link in the author's note, so you have all this context to go along with it... it's such a lovely reveal for a lovely fic. and hearing that for the first time was so, so lovely.

[cowgirlkatebishop]

I need to thank @staticwaffles for finding this video and then sending this screenshot because I have not stopped staring at it since last night.

I just love him so much.

[elwenyere]

Please do tell us what your thoughts are on melshi's head rubbing gesture 🥺

Dear friend, it would be my pleasure. <3<3<3

This question comes from a tag I left on this beautiful gif set from @staticwaffles, where I referenced how I overthink the moment when Melshi rubs the back of his head - after Cassian gets called out for resting by Kino and Melshi prompts him to take the drill and get back to work.

Per generous request, I now present you with a non-exhaustive list of ways I have interpreted this gesture:

Pain/exhaustion: we Melshi lovers have long made much of the signs that Melshi is dealing with chronic Narkina-5 effects in his left hand in particular (see gif sets where he climbs or holds on with his right hand only); and throughout this particular assembly sequence in 1.08, there are also a number of other moments where Melshi appears to be quietly wincing or breathing heavily (see low-quality screen shot below). Perhaps part of the point of Cassian getting called out for a moment of rest and Melshi handing him a way to look busy is that Melshi knows Cassian hasn't yet learned how to hide the signs that he's feeling the toll of the work.

Worry/protectiveness: speaking of catching Kino's attention, we know Melshi has intimate knowledge of what can happen if you get on Kino's shit list. I like the idea that maybe Melshi can sense Cassian's starting to push Kino's buttons, and while Melshi has already given Kino his own kind of implicit permission to work off steam by throwing Melshi around, he's not keen on watching Cassian get pushed into walls (and maybe he can already sense the arrangement wouldn't work in the same way for the two of them: it's very dangerous to corner Cassian).

Confirmation: I personally enjoy the version of events where some part of Melshi figures out "Keef" is a pseudonym, and since it takes Cassian a few beats to respond to Melshi using "Keef" to try to get his attention in this scene, I think it's possible to read this moment as the first time Melshi's guessing it's not his real name (and thinking about everything else that might imply).

Grim habit: I also can't avoid noticing that the head-rubbing gesture resembles one half of the on-program position, and I'm both heartbroken and compelled by the possibility that this shows us a Melshi who has half-internalized the command to assume a posture of compliance automatically in times of stress or under scrutiny from authorities: maybe it's even started to feel perversely soothing. It's significant, then, that Melshi's gesture is only half the position: an early sign that despite the cynicism and pessimism of the intellect he's cultivated to protect his mind from believing in a way out, part of him remains hopefully/hopelessly open to the appeal of Cassian's defiance.

[guildfordd]

Wishing you the happiest of birthdays! :)

aww thank youuu! ❤️❤️