#swtor oc: vano shenly

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If one of your OCs came to life, asked you out on a date, or get to spend the whole week with you, which OC will make you say 'Yes' ? What activities will you do with them in that time?

Oooh! Thank you for the ask, nonny! This one took a while because I really had to think about it for a while. Honestly of all my SWTOR OC's, I reckon the ones who both would ask me out on a date and that I'd say 'yes' to, it'd be Rai and Va. Aria is...very not my type and I am probably not hers either hahaha Rai - definitely a "stay at home and cuddle under a blanket while we binge watch movies" date. Rai gives nice cuddles and honestly, it'd be great! She's perfect for if you just need a hug and someone to be there for you without expecting anything more out of it. Just some nice physical intimacy without it needing to go any further than that if you don't want to (perfect for my ace butt lol) Va - Va likes calligraphy, and while I haven't tried that yet, I can def see her idea of a nice fun "going out" date being some sort of arts and crafts activity so ofc I'd be down for that! :D

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SWTOR Alliance Commander Ask Game!

Good god I found this in my drafts from like 5ever ago, oopsieee. Better late than never ig? :’)

I was tagged by the wonderful @outcastcommander, thank you Cast! :’D I’m super late to the party (as usual), so apologies for any repeat tags etc. qAq

I’m not tagging anyone in this purely because I am so fucking late to this party I’m so sorry ;w; XD but if you want to do this then go for it!!

1) Who’s your Alliance Commander? What class are they? Alignment? Random other facts you wanna share?

I actually have 2(3 counting Aria!) that all take different “parts” of the Commander storyline if you will.

Vano Shenly - Neutral Good/Light IV - Sith Warrior. The one who takes a carbonite nap, and who ends up subjected to Valkorion in her head. Aria’s wife and (one of) the one(s) who can actually keep Aria’s...murder tendencies, under control.

Saarai Ahaszaai - Chaotic Good/Light III - “Sith Warrior” (not actually a warrior and is in fact a descendant of the former Sith Royal Line, forced into exile when Valkorion/Vitiate took over the Empire as otherwise she would’ve been killed), Takes the Eternal Empress half of the Commander saga and commands the Eternal Fleet. Extremely tired of Valkorion’s shit, wants to Go Back To Her Beach Hut On Rishii Please And Thank You. XD

Aria Saal-Shenly - Chaotic Neutral/Dark II - Jedi Consular (Sith Assassin). Worked as a Sith plant for years, culminating in the Assault On Tython flashpoint battle. “Local dumbass tries to fight Satele and gets her vibes checked into next YEAR” LMAO. Vano’s wife, would fistfight Valkorion to get him out of Vano’s head if that were physically possible.  Technically not a full Commander in that she doesn’t take any of the “important” story strands but she’s Vano’s Emotional Support Commander ok? /lh

2) What’s a reason or two you like that this character is your Commander?

Vano - She was the first toon I ever did the expansions with, so she kinda got slid into the Commander role by default there. I’m also very much of the angle that the Alliance genuinely is a melting pot of all the better things from both Jedi and Sith and having Vano be (one of) the leader(s) of that really helps to show that. She’s not perfect and has done some dicey things and killed some people she shouldn’t have in the past, but for the most part just wants to solve things as peacefully as possible.

Saarai - She’s my favourite. Ahem I mean....I’m a sucker for “long lost princess taking her crown back but not in the way her overbearing ghost mom wanted her to”. Rai’s just a Very Fun character especially being a big and scary Sith who, when you get to know her is Actually A Very Sweet Person and its really fun to have her do the opposite of what’s expected and watch NPCs be super shocked about how nice/chill she is. Rai’s also the only one Strong Enough to actually kill Tenebrae when they get to that point

Aria - Honestly its just funny. Saarai or Vano try to go about things diplomatically and Aria’s first idea is always “Murder? >:)” She’s the one standing behind them with a “Want me to kill them for you? :’))” sign. Also, again, sucker for an anti-hero and Ari fits that bill to a T. She doesn’t like being nice to people but she’ll do it for her wife even if she complains about it at every possible opportunity and its incredibly funny to work with sdkjdhgjkdgj

3) What’s a reason or two you don’t like about them being Commander?

Vano - Despite being nice Most of the Time, she’s a petty ass bitch sometimes and does not know how to let things go, which creates a lot of tension with certain important alliance personnel (Koth, among others...) that makes certain plot points more difficult. There are certain points where she makes very Darksided decisions (due to stress, Valkorion’s influence etc etc) that are pretty Hard for me to stick to even if its what makes the most sense story-wise.

Saarai- SHE’S TOO DAMN NICE AND WANTS TO HELP EVERYONE INCLUDING VAYLIN. Rai please some of these people Legitimately Want To Kill You, they don’t want Hugs /hj

Aria - Same answer as above, re: “want me to kill them?” “NO”. Also when running her through that content I have to pick a lot more DS options than I myself would normally choose to because I know its something Aria Would Do and that is often Challenging for me!

4) Why did this character of all your OCs become Commander?

Vano - She’s canonically Vitiate’s Wrath, so it made most sense for her to deal with the carbonite nap side of the storyline. Also it would be way more boring and confusing if Rai did all of it lmao

Saarai - She’s my favourite. Valkorion/Vitiate/Tenebrae killed her parents and the rest of her family and for the most part I really wanted to give her the opportunity to canonically run him through for that. Girl deserved it after everything she went through cause of what he did to them. Also in spite of Vano’s other life experiences, she often backs down too easily and that’s where Rai comes in. She’s 6 ft 3 and built like a semi truck, she can intimidate people into backing off/calling off attacks without ever actually having to Get Violent, most of the time.

Aria - She and Vano are a package deal, you take em both or you get neither of them. Fully srs LOL

5) Who did they side with? Did they stay loyal or go saboteur? Or maybe you headcanon they defect properly?

At first, they side with Acina/the Empire, but especially towards the newer expansion stuff (AFTER KOTET), even Acina starts to get on their nerves and I headcanon the Alliance goes fully neutral at that point. They refuse to pick a side but can (and do) choose to get between the Imps and the Pubs before they Blow Each Other Up again.

6) Are there any NPC’s from the class stories you’d like to see/HC join the Alliance? Ex: Master Timmns, Ardun Kothe, Watcher One, etc.

YES! I HC that both Catha Niar and Cytharat go with Vano to Odessen/the Alliance (more accurately Catha replaces Quinn as Vano’s second pilot after the Quinncident, and Cytharat becomes apprenticed to my Sith Inquisitor who follows Vano to the Alliance)

I’m also kidnapping Vowrawn and Abaron (even tho Abaron has one (1) sidequest in-game I accidentally gave him Lore so he’s Mine now /hj), they join the Alliance shortly after the Iokath arc :D 

And I would love for Master Timmns to come join the Alliance too tbh, I just haven’t worked out how/when yet! 😅

7) How’s your OC feeling about the current Malgus situation?

I have not actually played fully through anything past the Tenebrae part yet so I’m not 100% sure to have an answer to this. Although, probably “annoyed”. ala “can we not leave you people unsupervised for FIVE MINUTES?!” 😂😂

8) Are any of your other OC’s part of the Alliance? If yes what do they do for the Alliance? Do they get along with your Commander?

Ni’kasi Ahaszaai - Lawful Neutral/Grey/Light I -  Sith Inquisitor. Saarai’s twin sister and Vano’s best friend. She dips out of the Empire the moment Vano and Lana do and goes with them to the original meet-up on Yavin IV, and this only cements her decision to defect to the Alliance when she discovers her twin is alive and also leading it alongside Vano. Ni’kasi is part of Vano and Rai’s inner circle of advisors, or the Alliance High Council if you will (alongside Lana, Koth, Theron, Hylo etc etc.). Ni’kasi is in charge of the Force Enclave as she’s the most experienced with the Force Fuckery side of things, in all honesty hahaha Adores Rai the most but is pretty close with Aria and Vano as well and considers them her best friend/a good friend respectively!

Merak Shenly & Ziv’erikreen - True Neutral/Light II - Smugglers. Merak is Vano’s little brother, and Ziri is the street kid he accidentally-on-purpose adopted after he found her as an orphan in a run down hospital on Taris. They work for Hylo as the Alliance’s main cargo freighter/transport pilots! They love Vano & Aria but Saarai kinda scares them. Giant Sith Lady = Scary, even if she’s Nice All The Time. Merak can’t quite shake the Sith = Bad mentality after all it was the Sith that took Vano from them on Mirial even if Rai had nothing to do with that, it’s a hurdle he can’t get past D:

Tyûk Ahaszaai - Neutral Good/Light IV/V - “Sith Warrior” - Saarai’s son and Ni’kasi’s nephew. Like Rai, he has the SW class in-game but doesn’t enter the plot until Forged Alliances/Rishii because he and Rai are hiding out there. He’s just happy to be here, honestly XD He’s not very good at fighting (and hates doing so) but he is an extremely talented blacksmith/weaponsmith. If someone in the Alliance has a broken saber or damaged armour, Ty’s the one they go to to get it fixed up uvu He adores his mom and thinks Va and Ari are “okay”. Aria’s a little stabby for his tastes. Vano’s alright but where Vano goes, so does Aria so he tends to prefer to stay away from them bc he...doesn’t really like Aria hahaha

D’leah Ahaszaai - Lawful Evil/Dark I/II - “Sith Inquisitor”/Force ghost - D’leah’s already dead by the time the Alliance is made, but she’s one of the Force ghosts hitching a ride in Kas’s head so by extension she does end up here lol. She’s the only ghost Ni’kasi doesn’t “release” after the Thanaton fight, because for the most part she kinda still likes having her mom to go to for advice 🥲 Come the time of the Alliance setting up on Odessen, D’leah tends to hang around the Force Enclave watching them teach the kids and occasionally giving the twins advice when/if they ask for it, rather than being directly attached to Kas herself, but as long as the girls are happy to have her there then her ghost ass is staying right on Odessen and not leaving hahaha Surprisingly, likes all 3 of the commanders and ofc loves her daughters tho she and Rai had a bit of a confrontation first (there’s backstory stuff they had to sort out first before they could go back to being OK :3)

I also have a (Light-side) Jedi Knight that I plan on chucking into the mix at some point but she is very much Not Fleshed Out At All rn so I can’t say any more than that currently LOL

9) How does your OC feel about Odessen? (Bonus: how do you feel about it)

They like it! It’s peaceful and balanced in the Force, what’s not to like about it? :D Saarai and Ni’kasi in particular are quite fond of it as its a bit closer to Dromund Kaas and/or Medriaas than say, Rishii was, and so it reminds them of their childhood etc etc,

Also I LOVE Odessen, I just wish we could explore more of it when not directly involved in the quest parts. LET ME GO RUN AROUND IN THE JUNGLE BIOWARE I BEG

10) How does your Commander feel about being the Commander?

Vano - She’s committed to trying to provide a safe haven that doesn’t force Force sensitives (esp. younger ones) to make an impossible choice between family & learning about the Force so she’s all in 100%. She’s not perfect and makes mistakes sometimes but that’s what her advisors are there for!

Saarai - She doesn’t exactly like it, but she understands that she has a natural air of authority and that people look up to and/or respect her. Her attitude is very much “If I don’t do this for them, no one will” sort of deal. But she’s never wanted to be a leader she just wants to go back to the beach with her son before all this complicated stuff happened ;-;

Aria - Actually enjoys it. She doesn’t like being the one calling all the shots but she’s taken surprisingly well to helping Vano with it.

11) Favorite place in the Alliance base?

Vano & Aria - I’m not really sure tbh, they really like the whole planet and don’t have a specific fav place.

Saarai - definitely the jungle. It reminds her of Dromund Kaas which she’s never been back to without having to worry about Diplomacy so she likes that she can just wander off into the jungle and sit out there and watch the wildlife for a bit and pretend that it is Kaas <’3

12) Favorite mission in KotFE?

Chapter 4 where they get the Gravestone, and Chapter 14/the Blood Hunt flashpoint where they first meet Shae Vizla and her Mandos. I care that Mando husband/wife duo so much ok. ;w;

13) Favorite mission in KotET?

Chapter 6 where you crash that big party of Vaylin’s. It’s so much fun. Also the final boss fight is p cool :’3

14) Least favorite mission in either? Why?

The fucking walker missions. That needs no other explanation LOL

15) Is your Commander successful because they’re skilled? Or are they perhaps just really lucky?

Honestly, a bit of both for all 3 of them lmao

Vano - She’s an incredibly talented saber duellist, and also has the most experience (much to her dismay) with Vitiate/Valkorion so naturally it made sense for her to be the leader as she’d know how to “deal with” him best.

Saarai - Slightly because of Luck since its Sheer Dumb Luck that she got away from Vitiate’s Inquisitors and they were too stupid to Check How Many Kids D’leah Had And Make Sure There Was More Than Just One (Kas) before they assumed They’d Won. BUT she’s also (despite preferring not to get physical if she can help it) incredibly powerful and strong so it’s nice for the Alliance to have a giant Pureblood who is Almost Bulletproof leading the battle party. Good for morale, ya know? XD

Aria - More luck than skill. Ya girl is just stupid foolish lucky LMFAO but she’s unrivalled when it comes to stealth/sneaking around so she’s got that going for her too! :)

16) From our OC’s point of view, SoR -> KotET wasn’t a fun experience, did they develop any fears as a result?

Vano - Force ghosts. And if Lana keeps trying to poke needles into her she’s gonna develop a needle phobia I swear to fucking god LMAO

Saarai - I wouldn’t say she developed any new particular fears but a running theme for her is that she worries she’ll be a bad leader/make the wrong call and someone (else) will die for it. The Vette/Torian thing was Rai’s worst nightmare qAq, also Vaylin’s death was pretty hard on her. She could relate to Vaylin and really wanted to help her (even tho Vaylin...did not want to be helped) and that weighed on Rai for a long, long time D:

Aria - Vano dying (again).

17) AU time! If your Commander wasn’t Commander, which of your other OCs would have likely taken their place?

Honestly I think it would be a hilarious disaster if Vano and Aria switched places and Valkorion ended up in Aria’s head. I think Valk would give up and leave bc he would not be able to do anything that phased Aria XD

Otherwise on a more serious note, Ni’kasi being the sole commander would also be pretty cool! And the ending would’ve worked out pretty different cause I don’t think Kas would’ve given up on taking the original Sith Empire back quite so easily so she prolly would’ve given Acina the boot in the end (not via killing her, I don’t think, but she would’ve produced centuries worth of geaneology and/or her mother’s ghost to basically tell Acina to hit the bricks cause that throne is hers so cough it up bitch 🤣)

So we prolly would’ve ended up with the Alliance taking over the Empire’s territories except Kas wouldn’t let the Republic bait her into Useless Turf Wars either, she’s also tired of that crap, so it’d prolly be just Malgus that they’d have to worry about. Maybe one day I’ll write a short AU thing about it idk. its not priority rn hahaha

18) Who’s someone your Commander hopes they never have to deal with again?

Arcann and Senya. All the way lmao Those two are not in any of the Commanders’ good books after what happened

Saarai is lowkey getting to that point with Acina now too tho. If she doesn’t stop trying to drag the Alliance into the petty ImpPub squabbling Rai is gonna throw hands LOL

19) Does your Commander hold on to/still use any titles they earned before KotET?

Vano & Aria both kept their Darth names and/or title(s)! Vano is Commander Wrath, Aria still goes by her Darth name (Canis) and is Commander Canis, though many in the Alliance have taken to calling her the Wrath’s Shadow as well because she’s usually stuck to her wife like glue to make sure nobody else tries to murder Vano again LMAO

Saarai - technically she does still have her Darth title. Just unlike Aria and Vano she hates using it. She doesn’t want anyone to feel she has more power over them which is typically associated with a Darth name, and would prefer everyone just called her “Saarai” <3

20) Share something, anything at all, you want about your Commander that you’ve not really gotten the chance to share before but really want to.

Rai may be a Reluctant Leader but at this point she’s so deep into it (and so fond of like 98% of the people in the Alliance) that even if she did get the chance to step down and leave I don’t think she would. She secretly is really glad to be able to protect and help people that have nowhere else to go :’)

Rai’s Darth name is/was Kemodu, which is a play on “Komodo” as in Komodo dragon, because the House Ahaszaai emblem is Chirikyât in his Hssiss forms and another “name” for Hssiss in canon is “Dark Side Dragon”. I lowkey wish Rai would want to use her Darth name bc its my favourite out of everyone’s but she hates using it so I don’t get to hahaha

Oddly enough Vano is probably like, the least mentally stable of the three now. What with the whole Valkorion thing. I’m not saying she’s gonna go full Vaylin but she’s defo not doing ok someone please give this woman a hug- XD

Rai is the Eternal Empress but Bioware can fuckin fight me about it being a solely-DS! title/thing. She’s a LS! Eternal Empress and I will not change that /srs

At one point Rai did offer the Eternal Throne/the Fleet to Aria instead as Rai really didn’t want to be in charge of that but in a shocking moment of responsibility Aria turned it down - she was worried that she’d make an errant spite thought about how much she hated the Jedi and end up nuking a planet by accident so she opted not to have that kinda power in her hands LOL

Aria’s Darth name (Canis) is a reference to her father’s Darth name (Noctis), who was killed by Baras shortly before the final confrontation with Vano/the SW in the DC Chamber. She was very fond of her father and wanted to have a Darth name to remember him by, and because his Tuk’ata ended up deciding She Was Pack Now she went with Canis :3

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(WIP ask game) "You're in my veins"??? 👀

Oho, this oneee 👀I hope you were expecting angst (tm) with this one because ✨that's what y'all are gettinggg~✨

So this is the Ariano Break-Up Fic (tm) It's actually pretty much done but is stuck in WIP Hell because at this point in time I'm not 100% sure whether it's gonna end up being (part of) a chapter of Creeping Shadows or whether it'll be a standalone oneshot that'll fill in the blanks between some chapters as it were, we'll have to see once I get further in CS and we get towards that area of the timeline. It's defo one of the older WIPs on the list?? but I still like it a lot actually. There's smut in this one (but not in the snippet ofc because this is Tungl)

Basically "the girls are very bad at make-up s3x" because that's what it was initially supposed to be when I started it, but Aria is a Horrible Little Being and couldn't say the L word yet so we ended up with...this (tm) instead. I gave up being indignant about it in the end and just rolled with it 🤷🤣 If you like Pain, read on for a snippet >:))

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“Please.” there was a note of desperation to the Mirialan's voice as she spoke, that made Aria's chest ache with guilt. “I need to know.”

Aria knew the words she was looking for, she had said them once before...many years ago, her brain addled by too many drinks. She had told herself every day since, despite spending her most peaceful nights curled up in Vano’s bed with her arms wrapped tightly around her, that she hadn't meant it. Now she wasn't so sure. Had that been a lie she had told herself for this long?

“I….missed you.” Aria tried, but couldn't force the words out. She settled for the next closest thing instead and hoped it would be enough, burrowing herself closer to the Marauder’s body as she slipped one arm around her back to pull her in closer. “Couldn't sleep without you.” Aria threw a glance upwards to the Mirialan's face, finding her forehead crinkled gently in thought. When she found the words, Vano’s voice was quiet as she murmured:

“....And you still ran away from me.” the statement was so sharp with pain, so accusatory, that it lanced like a saber blade through Aria’s heart.

She couldn't avoid the answer this time. The Jedi Shadow steeled herself, turning her head to bury her face against the crook of her bed partner's neck. Taking in a deep breath of her scent, she left a gentle kiss there before flashing a sad and, finally, honest smile.

“I was afraid and I panicked, ok?” Aria huffed, more defensive than she had perhaps intended. “I saw an opportunity to get clear of all of it and I took it. Couldn’t risk going back for you.”

She felt Vano’s throat quiver under her cheek as she swallowed stiffly and didn't dare raise her eyes up to look at her.

“You didn't think to use this...connection and, and tell me you were OKAY?!” Vano hissed softly, her voice carrying an icy edge as she tried to disguise the sharp spike of anguish in her emotions. In recent years, Aria had been careful to keep a wall up in her mind to block out the bond between them, but in the throes of their intimacy it was far easier to let her guard slip and allow some of the Marauder’s emotions to shine through. “You let me think you were dead for five years! For the record, that's not just cruel, it's karkin’ selfish!”

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Vano (Alliance Commander): Lana and I have left instructions for everyone while we're gone.

Aria (DS! Jedi Consular), reading hers & frowning: Mine just says "Aria, no!"?

Vano, nodding sagely: I want you to apply it to EVERY possible situation.

Source: x

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Vette: (to Aria) I dare you-

Vano (Sith Warrior/Commander), cutting in: Ah, Aria’s not allowed to accept dares anymore, Vette.

Vette, frowning: Why not?

Aria (DS! Jedi Consular), pouting: I have “no regard for my own or others personal safety”, apparently.

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Vano (LS!Sith Warrior): I'm gonna need you to swear-

Aria (DS!Jedi Consular), screaming loudly: FUCK!

Vano:

Vano: Swear as in "promise", babe.

Aria: Oh.

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And bc I have very poor self-control & really like how this is coming out so far, one more WIP for y’all for the morning~ We’re finally done here, gonna get on to lining & colouring this bad boy so the next post will be the finished one 😼 Idk if I’ll post them individually or if I wanna wait till I have the others done yet, depends how quick I get ‘em done too, either way this one is defo getting finished and posted at some point :’3

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I was tagged by @raven-of-domain-kwaad​ (thanks Raven! :D) to make some OCs with this wonderful picrew

I shall tag @mercurypilgrim , @elaphaemourra , @walk-ng-d-saster , @gabelikesart and anyone else who’d like to join in! Yes, if you’re reading this and thinking “but me...?”,  I promise I mean you! :’D

Modern!AUs are really not my thing (I like magic, fantasy and/or sci-fi shenanigans and “unordinary” things, sue me :P) but since this was a very “modern”ish picrew, I decided to roll with it and dip my toe in even if I’ll never write a modern-based fic about it.

So...Modern!AU Ariano, anyone? :D Aria just screams “goth theater kid” to me, for sure LOL And I feel like Vano would either be studying something music-based (or at least be the lead singer of a band in her spare time), or like...creative writing or something (since she actually has calligraphy as a main hobby in Subterfugeverse-canon anyways) o3o

They’d be a very “unlikely couple” and the talk of the campus, I’m sure 🤣

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Childhood HC meme: What was the muse’s upbringing like? for Vano? c:

Thank you for asking @mimabeann ! :D

These are from the [Childhood Headcanon Asks] What was the muse’s upbringing like?

She had a very good upbringing, actually! (one of the few of my SWTOR OCs which I can say that for lol) Her parents were very doting and loved both Vano, her little brother Merak, and eachother very much. Both Faw and Nuva were Force sensitive, but only just, not strong enough to train as full-fledged Knights, so when they finished their training they became archivists instead. They worked on Tython for a time until Vano was born, and then they transferred back to Mirial. Vano showed her Force sensitivity pretty early on, just before her 4th birthday, and while her dad, Faw, initially intended to take her to Tython to train, since Merak was born around that time, Vano threw a bit of a fit about "leaving mom alone with the baby!" and refused to go, since she wanted to help mom look after her baby brother.

Faw thought "what could it hurt" and thus Vano stayed home until she was 7, and was practically a flashing beacon for the Inquisitors when the Empire raided the planet. Anddd we know how that ends, of course D:

Merak gets back in contact with Vano some years later via Aria (it takes Aria a concerning amount of time to remember to tell Vano “oh hey yeah, your brother’s like...looking for you btw” but given everything that’s going on in Subterfugeverse I think we’ll give her a pass there XD) and by association, once the Alliance is set up on Odessen, the kids do eventually get a much-needed reunion with mom too <3

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For Aria/Vano: Who suggests they both ditch work to lay around all day; and Who stays up until 2 reading

These are from this domestic couple meme here

Thanks for asking, @a-muirehen ! :D

Who suggests they both ditch work to lay around all day: This one could go either way, but usually Vano is the one to suggest this most often, particularly if she’s had a bad night and just does not feel like doing Commander Things in the morning. XD Sometimes it’s both of them if they just can’t be bothered hahahaha “I don’t wanna go to work today” “Mrrr.” “So we’re gonna pretend to be asleep then?” “Muh huh.”

Who stays up until 2 reading: Usually Aria! She has a collection of her father’s old holocrons and a couple of scrolls, plus all the ancient Sith knowledge stuff that Ni’kasi has which she’s prone to borrowing and perusing when she should be sleeping. But, you know, she has to amuse herself while she’s watching Vano sleep somehow.

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3, 4 and 7 for Vano?

From [Unusual and/or Prying Character Questions]

Thank you for asking, @raven-of-domain-kwaad ! :D

3. What is something your muse won’t admit to themself, or hasn’t yet realized about themself?

She’s petty. Oh, Vano is the queen of petty, she might even give Ni’kasi and D’leah a run for their money and that, my friends, is saying something XD And I think this is a decent combination of “I know this is a flaw of mine, but if I Pretend I Do Not See It then I Don’t Have To Acknowledge It” and “spends so much time around Aria, who is infinitely worse of a person that she just genuinely Does Not Realise It’s A Problem, Tbh” Vano. Baby. Sweetie, it’s not normal to hold grudges for 10+ years ok. Let it go lol

4. If your muse could change one thing about themself, what would it be? 

Oof, this is a tricky one for Vano. She’d have to think about it a fair bit, but if I had to guess, I’d think given everything she’s been through with Aria when they were younger, then Baras & Quinn, and then the Nathema incident, she’d like to be a little less immediately trusting of people just because she loves them or is close friends with them. Perhaps she would be less likely to end up in those situations again, then. 🤷‍♀️

7. If your muse could erase a single thing they’d said or done from everyone else’s memory, would they take the opportunity? What would they erase? 

Ohhh! She would definitely want to erase her decision to blow up the Spire on Zakuul. It was not her proudest moment and it’s made things tense between her and Koth & Theron in particular. Vano wasn’t at her best on that day and so Kaliyo’s plan genuinely seemed like a good idea, in hindsight it’s one of her biggest regrets. But she can’t exactly take it back right now. This is, of course, why Saarai’s in charge of Zakuulan diplomacy, I don’t think they like Vano very much, nor should they after that hahahaha 😂😂

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For the oc with the best story: TAKEN III - did your muse ever went through some bad illness?

from the [Uncomfortable Headcanon Asks], thank you for asking! :D

TAKEN III - did your muse ever went through some bad illness? 

I think Vano definitely takes the cake on this one with the carbonite sickness fiasco of KOTFE. If you asked her, she would say it was hell and she wouldn’t wish the experience on her worst enemy.

SO personally, I feel like the game lets you off way too easy with the whole carbonite sickness thing, and naturally I decided that Vano has a way worse time of it than you do in-game because....let’s at least try and seem realistic, SWTOR, my dude. XD -Pretty much the only reason she manages to get out of the Spire on her own two feet when Lana, T7, Koth and Saarai come to get her is a combination of adrenaline, a little bit of spite (no way was she letting Arcann & Vaylin throw her back in there!), and then Saarai all but carrying her the last stretch once her adrenaline crashed and she suddenly could barely hold herself upright anymore. Vano couldn’t really make the jump onto the shuttle and Saarai pretty much had to pick Vano up and throw her across the gap into the ship LMAO The carbonite left her reflexes slow and her muscles weak and she couldn’t quite tuck-and-roll enough to land in the ship where Rai had been aiming, so she hit the edge of the ramp and thank the Force HK is on hand to grab her and pull her up. (I mean, Saarai would have caught her if she fell but y’know hahaha)

-With some of Lana’s Force healing, she’s able to get to a state where she can think clearly & (mostly) function for herself, but Vano still remains fairly weak for the entirety of their escape, her fighting is sloppy and clumsy and her normally-sharp reflexes are slow and she just feels like she’s stumbling around a dark alleyway in Kaas City after having too much to drink. She’s nauseous and having trouble orienting herself and remembering saber forms, or just.... everything really.

-If it hadn’t been for Saarai (and Senya) arriving to help her and Lana when they’re ambushed in the Endless Swamps, Lana would have had a lot more than a busted hand to worry about and Vano may have ended up dead. She does her best to help them raise the Gravestone, but even Vano will admit that most of the credit for that should go to the other three Force users because she was “basically a walking corpse”.

-Things get better once they get her to a proper medbay and start proper treatments and get her strength back up enough to start sparring, meditating and reminding herself of all her “old” fighting techniques, but for a long time after she recovers, even on Odessen, Vano suffers from insomnia. She’s afraid to fall asleep because “what if she doesn’t wake up, or worse, what if she does and it’s just Valkorion and her, in her mind, for another five years, or ten, or forever”. With some coaxing from her wife, Aria, and the combined efforts of Aria, Lana and some of the other Alliance advisors to apply a bit of medical intervention they may have dropped some mild sedatives in her tea a few times when she was pushing the “you need to sleep or you’re probably gonna like, die” mark she eventually works through this :3

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Vano (Sith Warrior/Commander): I know that I do, in fact, look like I’ve got my cool.

Vano: But let it be known that on the inside I am 100% losing my shit.

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More Vano on Rishii for your dash! I forgot I pulled these hahaha

In fancy armour (which was gold-gear at the time but it might not be now) because...hell-ooo we’re the ruthless leader of the Howling Tempest gang, we’ve got to look like it! I also took the Rishii-specific drops and gave Vette an “undercover pirate” look within the first set of missions, too

Because nobody can tell me that Twi’lek would not have been all for the whole “pretending to be pirates” thing. She’d love it LMAO Vano totally milked it too, Vette & the crew still tease her about it XD

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Dug out the footage from Vano’s run of Depths of Manaan and the Rishii Prelude the other day while I was transferring recent footage over to the backup drive. Have some of my favourites, bc I have a criminally low amount of screens of this pretty avocado on this blog <3

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More NSFW asks, oh boy! This is a new one from @swtor-legacy-sitcom ! Uhhh, the only two people I’m not embarrassed to tag are @walk-ng-d-saster and @darth-bagel so if you feel like it go ahead, y’all XD And if anybody else does see this and wants to hop on the chain, go for it, feel free to say I tagged you, I don’t mind I’m just too self-conscious today to tag anybody else LOL

1. Dirtiest Thing They’ve Done in Bed or Elsewhere

Like 66% of this meme is gonna go to Aria alone because she’s just Like That (tm) hahaha. She’s probably got a much longer list but of the things I’ve ever written (or tried to write) so far there was a big thing to do with blindfolds/sensory deprivation and Force-restraints. 😏

2. Scariest Thing to Happen In Bed (No Trauma)

*drags Aria back in here by the ears before she can escape* Wait a minute, missy, we’re not done with you yet! XD Okay, so this one doesn’t sound scary, but for Aria it was terrifying. It was four words, but it scared the shit out of her (and could be lumped in with the next question for Aria, too, but again I wanted variety so you get it here cause it also applies lol): “You said my name.” Like I said, shouldn’t be terrifying, but for Aria “it’s just sex it’s not like I’m in love with you or anything stupid like that” Saal? Terrifying. Considering she wasn’t consciously aware she’d even said Vano’s name at all until Vano brought it up and this was smack in the middle of the “for the last time I don’t like you like that (which is totally a lie ofc), quit following me around like a lovestruck kath hound oh my god you’re so annoying” stage of their relationship progression...She bluescreened and about lost her shit trying to cover her ass and deny it (aaaand then they had another fight because she kept trying to deny it, listen I never said she was Good At The Whole Love Thing, she’s terrible 😂)

3. Point they realized during sex that "omg I am ruined. I'm gonna love this one forever" 

This question goes to Kas and Andronikos this time! :’D So, our lovely Inquisitor is difficult to please, if you catch my drift 😉 She can probably count on one hand the amount of men that have managed it, so the first time Andronikos gets her more than just the once in the same round? She knows he’s a keeper. XD

4. Cause I'm a perv, how do they take their lover's cum/ juices 

a.k.a the question that made Elven bluescreen bc honestly....this isn’t something I ever think about or want to think about, so I’m gonna skip this particular question, sorry :’)