#thooraki

[gia-batmm-crickle22]

Thooraki: Why are there little handprints all over the walls? Teen Thrass, whispering: Why are there little handprints all over the walls? Young Thrawn, whispering: Because I have little hands. Teen Thrass: Because he has little hands.

[ascendancyzine]

BEST CHISS COMPETITION

Welcome to the Ascendancy Zine: Finding Home “BEST CHISS” Bracket Competition, where we will determine the BEST CHISS™ in the Ascendancy.

Winner of the bracket gets bragging rights and probably one “get out of a court martial free” card**.

**(Fine Print: “Get out of court martial free” card is awarded at the discretion of Admiral Dy'lothe and may not be applied to Mitth’raw’nuruodo as he’s used a bunch already).

Y’all know how these work -- The bracket is set up and you can keep an eye on how your favorites are doing here! This is just for fun, we take no responsibility for lost or broken friendships over these polls (but please do share and argue for your favs!).

And remember - Zine Content Creator Applications open JULY 1st!! So please vote, share, and stay tuned!

And May The Best Chiss™ Win!

Current Polls Running:

Ba'kif vs Thooraki Thurfian vs Zisthalmu Thrass vs Borika Thrawn vs Samakro Upcoming Polls: Ar'alani vs Roscu Thalias vs Wutroow Ch'eri vs Vah'nya Ziinda vs Apros

[thrautistic]

What is “Thoorion”?

A little guide! Written by thrautistic!

Okay, so. You’re probably asking “How in the actual fuck did you come up with this ship?”

The answer is, I didn’t! My friend did, actually. @mitthurfian on Twitter! Check them out, they’re cool as fuck.

Marchion Ro, if you didn’t know, is the big bad of Star Wars: The High Republic. He is the “Eye of the Nihil” and leads the Nihil against the High Republic.

Thooraki, full name Mitth’oor’akiord, is the Mitth Patriarch, featured most prominently in the book “Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising”. He dies of old age in Greater Good.

Now. What the hell do these characters have to do with eachother?

Well.

Nothing.

This is all based on headcanons, and stories that me and mitthurfian came up with.

Below, a majority of things stated are headcanons. Be aware of that.

In this story and timeline, chiss live way longer than humans. They can live on for centuries and age slowly after reaching puberty.

Thooraki was alive during The High Republic era, as a Syndic Prime. A snobbish, arrogant young man. He sees everything as a political move.

Marchion and Thooraki meet sometime after the Great Hyperspace Disaster, but before the attack on Valo. Thooraki is on an Outer Rim planet for political purposes, but was unfortunately put in a tough situation.

The Nihil raid this planet, with Marchion leading the attack. Thooraki attempts to escape, but Ro takes interest in his ship. To him, it’s unique and he’d like to know more.

And so he goes to learn. He storms into the ship, and meets Thooraki.

Ro is smitten. After he kills all the servants on board and scaring the absolute shit out of Thooraki, he goes to him. He stares. But also mocks him.

He ends up zoning out, staring into the angry chiss’ eyes. He’s beautiful, a magnificent man. Marchion doesn’t even know what he feels, as he has never felt love before. He lets Thooraki live, after learning what he was. And then leaves the planet.

He is confused- he feels as though he’s under a curse- plagued by thoughts of fondness. He’s in love. But he doesn’t know that. He doesn’t know what a crush is. Asgar and Shalla never taught him these things.

So he seeks out Thooraki.

And that’s where we end this post. They are doomed toxic yaoi. Oh and they’re T4T.

We will be writing a fanfic of this story, that will likely be published on my ao3!

Thank you for reading!!!

[thrautistic]

THOORION NATION RISE

The last was meant to be fullbody 1, but I asked if i could add more rendering and cut off the legs to focus in on the kiss with no change in price, and voila.

[piratingconstellations]

i think timmy zahn has watched barbie in the 12 dancing princesses. because the first of the mitth trials thalias takes in chaos rising is suspiciously reminiscent of the magic bedroom floor from that movie

[thrawns-backrest]

for my lovely friend who requested some Thurfian

I had an old sketch that I polished and added some colors to, hope you enjoy. I know I usually draw him in blue but I decided to try and see how he looks in red. my headcanon is that he doesn't wear it often because red was Thooraki's signature color and Thurfian is a petty bitch

something something they called him patriarch of the blue sun because of it something or another

[hydr0phius]

Welcome back to more crack summaries and notes. Today it's Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil, and I am absolutely distraught after reading it.

Linked: Chaos Rising and Greater Good

Starting out strong with this one aren't we, Mr. Zahn?

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Samakro: please let this be a normal fucking side trip-

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The Springhawk: *appears*

Jixtus: Not this mf again. Give me a damn BREAK-

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Thrawn, over comms: If there are any Watith here, we have your prisoners.

Generalius Nakirre: I'm going to answer him.

Jixtus: Do NOT

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Generalius Nakirre: If you're not going to tell me, I'll just ask him.

Jixtus: nO-

...

(word for word)

Generalius Nakirre: The Kilji path will prove superior

Thrawn, flatly: No. It will not.

Generalius Nakirre: Again, you dismiss our wisdom without even hearing it.

Thrawn: In my experience, superior wisdom can stand on its own merits. It does not require a warship to force acceptance.

Generalius Nakirre: You also bring a warship to this place.

Thrawn: But I do not claim to offer superior wisdom. Nor do I intend to impose my wisdom upon others.

(Thrawn, I love you dearly).

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Jixtus, quietly in the background for the last five minutes of the comm call with Nakirre and Thrawn: Oh my fucking gods, DISENGAGE. DO NOT LET HIM KNOW ANYTHING MORE ABOUT YOU-

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Nakirre, internally during the comm call and Jixtus' warnings: WHY SHOULDN'T I FUCK HIM UP? HE'S ASKING FOR IT. IT WOULD BE SO EASY.

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Thrawn: *blank stare on the bridge, facing Thalias*

Thalias: Look at him going into deep thought. *Turns back to Che'ri*

Thrawn, directly behind her now: So have you-

Thalias, jumping about a foot in the air: -STOP SNEAKING UP ON PEOPLE LIKE THAT!!!!

Thrawn: I wasn't????? Anyway, has Che'ri had anymore nightmares?

(He was sneaking but he doesn't know that lmao).

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Lamiov: *sends Ba'kif a message about Thrawn*

Ba'kif: *Dropping absolutely everything and moving faster than his colleagues would if there was all out war because his Son is up to things*

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^^^ All that was just in the prologue and I was nearly losing it lmao.

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Thurfian: *makes a decision*

Thivik: *judgemental vibes*

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Thrawn: *rattling off info about the paintings in the reception area of the Mitth crib on wherever it is that they were*

Thrass: How the fuck did you know all of that-

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Lappincyk: Larawn. Has a nice ring to it.

Me thinking of that vine: Larawn James sjsjs

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Lappincyk: Ok and what is Thrawn to you?

Thrass making a spur of the moment decision: He's my friend.

Thrawn, sitting down: :3

(That felt like a set up. Thooraki and Lamiov going "Thrawn needs someone who knows politics" and then shoving Thrass into his orbit).

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Jixtus: I have information you'll want

Thistrian: let me consult with the Patriarch.

Thurfian: Tell them to feck off. We don't want anything to do with them.

Thistrian: o h

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Ba'kif when he found out about the Magys: SORRY YOU WHAT- NO. WHAT POSSESSED YOU

Thrawn: :)

Samakro: I'll see this through. I'm in too deep.

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Thivik what's on that datacard??? WHAT DID THRASS PUT TOGETHER-

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All the Thrawn and Thrass interactions give me life.

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Zistalmu: I got a divorce.

Thurfian: babe, please. :'(

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Roscu: *blathering on & being all high and mighty while a fucking asteroid missile is lining her up*

Ziinda: Can you shut the fuck up?

Roscu: I- ok.

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Thrawn: I'll see y'all later. Uingali and I are going on a trip for a bit.

Samakro: k, bye.

later

Samakro: Where are we???

Bridge crew: idk man??

Che'ri: I'm following him. He's in danger and we need to be there.

Samakro after a lot of talking with Thalias: Oh. ok.

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Thrawn: Can you fire a charric?

Qilori: *nervous wreck* nO

Thrawn dragging him up out of his chair: You're about to learn.

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Thrass, holding a chair & ready to use it: Yeah, that's right! Drop the knife!

The thief: *slowly puts the knife down, looking behind Thrass the whole time*

Thrawn standing menacingly behind Thrass ready to deck the thief like he did his accomplices: >:)

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Thrass: Ok, Roscu, but if you did fire on us you'd be killing a Mitth Aristocra and his brother.

Thrawn: :0

Lappincyk: :D

Roscu: Damn, ok.

*after the Odo ceremony*

Thrawn: Are we actually brothers now?

Thrass: Yeah, if you want :3

Thrawn: :') ok

*cue secret sharing*

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CEDF: *trying to keep the peace in the Ascendancy on Syndicure orders*

CDF and Family Fleets, with the indignant air of a 10 yr old Sephora girl: Oh my GODS, can you LEAVE? You have NO POWER here!!!!

CEDF: Ok, fuck you. *sorts out the fighting anyway then dips off to wherever they get sent to next*

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Che'ri: I'm fine. I can cook my own food while you're gone, and Mid Captain Samakro can check in on me.

Samakro: *worried Dad being left with the kids for the first time noises*

Thalias: ok.

Che'ri: Niceeee

Samakro: *sweating bullets*

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Thalias: You Borika?

Borika, fake accent on: You a cop?

Thalias: What-

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Borika: *nice rancher lady*

Borika 0.5 seconds after Thalias mentions the Seekers program: *pulls a charric on Thalias once they're inside the house and drops the accent*

Thalias: Holy fu- HANg oN-

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TIMMY!!!! WHY DIDN'T YOU LET BORIKA AND THRAWN MEET!!!!!

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Fuck the Ascendancy too btw. The systems in place are shit. Those poor sky-walkers.

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*Two families fighting*

Ar'alani having been sent to deal with it, angry admiral voice engaged: OI, STOP THAT

One gunboat: NO. YOU HAVE NO JURISDICTION HERE CEDF.

Ar'alani, fed up: Flicker all of them, then drag them away from each other

Wutroow: That's going to piss a lot of people off, Admiral.

Ar'alani: idgaf. They're being stupid and putting civilians in danger.

Wutroow: Then might I suggest dragging them back to different orbital levels? if they want at it again, they'll at least have to try.

Ar'alani: Excellent thinking. Let's do that.

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Ja'fosk 20mins after they flickered everyone and are headed back to UAG: Ar'alani you need to stop hanging around with Thrawn so much.

Ar'alani: Ok but he's right.

Ja'fosk:

Ar'alani: Y'all are just haters.

Ja'fosk: Just get back to UAG.

Ar'alani: Ok.

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Ar'alani: *Firing on Dy'lothe's ship because he's ignoring her and possibly about to fuck up Thrawn's plan*

Dy'lothe: AR'ALANI, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

Ar'alani, sick of CDF bs: GETTING YOUR ATTENTION. ANSWER YOUR DAMN COMMS, MAN-

(SHIP, SHIP, SHIP, SHIP)

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Dy'lothe: Acting on the Syndicure's orders-

Ar'alani: Oh, so illegal orders, then?

Dy'lothe: ...yeah

Ar'alani: ha.

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Ba'kif: Here's Thrawn's latest plan. I'm giving you and anyone else you can convince permission to go and assist him.

Ar'alani on four hours of sleep: This is completely insane and could ruin our careers.

Ba'kif: So you'll do it, then?

Ar'alani: Of course!

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Thalias: There's no bus to the spaceport-

Borika: I've got you, girlie. I'll drive you.

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Samakro: Oh yes, you're Thrawn's big, strong protector.

Thalias: yes.

Samakro: :)

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Samakro: So, here's Thrawn's plan.

Thalias: Fuckkkkk, that's insane.

Samakro: Yeah... anyway good luck with Thurfian. I'll wait here for you.

(SHIP, SHIP, SHIP!!)

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Che'ri: *possessed by the Magys*

Samakro, dad mode engaged: IF YOU DON'T LET HER GO, I'LL OBLITERATE YOU AND YOUR PEOPLE

Magys: You jest

Samakro: I do not >:)

Thalias: TAKE ME INSTEAD

Samakro: HELL NO-

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Thalias: I pulled a charric on the Patriarch.

Samakro: WHAT-

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Jixtus: And what question would that be?

Thrawn: The most critical one. Are you ready to surrender?

Everyone: oohhHhhoOhohoho, you've got some balls saying that, Senior Captain.

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QILORI KNOWS ABOUT THE SKY-WALKERS. nOOoooOOOOOOOOO

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Can we appreciate how well Thrawn's plan went? They tore Jixtus UP.

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Ja'fosk, pleased: How did Senior Captain Thrawn obtain such accurate information?

Samakro who was fully ready to admit that he fed Thalias false info because he thought she was a spy: o H, uH. Yeah he kinda just pulls things like that out of thin air, you know? I can't explain it.

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Che'ri has now met both Kivu siblings AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. I think she's going to figure it out if Thalias hasn't told her yet.

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Everyone going into the chamber thinking Thrawn's going to get a promotion or something and then the Admiralty exiling him and stripping his honour chains sucker punched me in the gut. Thurfian's smugness did not help matters either. I could feel the anger from everyone in that scene.

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Sorry the way the Aristocra had everyone lined up for serious consequences instead of the commendations etc they got in the end because Thrawn took all of the blame himself to keep them in positions where they'd be able to guide the Ascendancy's forces in his absence got to me oh my gods.

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Ba'kif: We're telling you so that you don't kick up a fuss about the exile thing

Ar'alani: I would never!

(She would. She was going to)

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Ba'kif: *explaining the Clone Wars*

Ar'alani: I'm not remembering all that. Happy for them, though. Or Sorry that happened.

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(Not crack, just pain)

Ar'alani: Don't you dare leave before I say goodbye to you, Thrawn.

Thrawn: Of course not. That's not what friends do.

Timmy: *doesn't write their goodbye scene*

Me: *screaming*

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Thrawn: It's only for six months. Perhaps a year.

Ar'alani: And then you come home?

Thrawn: Yes. It will be alright.

Me: It was not, in fact, alright. seventeen-ish years and then another nine missing out on Peridea is not 1, mate.

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Ba'kif: it's a shame I'll never see you in admiral whites.

Thrawn: Nobody here is senseless enough to promote me to admiral lmao

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Ba'kif: We have time for one final meal together, if you wish

Thrawn: If you don't mind, I'd like to eat alone. There's a bistro where Thrass and I used to meet. I'd like to spend my last evening on Csilla remembering him.

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I'm not okay. Probably going to have new fics to write now. hhhhhhh. That was sad as hell at the end there.

...

Also these two trilogies just highlight how little Felony understands Thrawn, and I hope all of you understand after reading the books, how badly he massacred our boy in Ahsoka. It shouldn't be, "omg we got him in live action!" anymore. It should be, "who is that blue guy and why are we being given such shit quality shows and expected to like it when the characters that mean so much to us have been reduced to having less dimension than a cardboard cut out, and that a slug could move 1 kilometer at a faster pace than the supposed plot that's scarcely here?" Have some standards that aren't six feet under, please, everyone (this is not aimed at y'all who have seen this from the start <3).

Anyway! Onto the Imperial Era I go :D

[twilekchiss]

{ Updated July 14th 2023 }

In this series, I am using Tarot as a tool to analyze Thrawn and other Chiss characters from Thrawn: Ascendancy. I've been reading Tarot for more than 15 years. These are only my interpretations. All of the characters have these archetypes within them, as people in real life do. These are simply my association with their roles in the story.

Thrawn - The Hanged Man { Sacrifice & New Perspectives }

Samakro - The Emperor { Authority & Structure }

Thalias - The Empress { Nurturing & Creativity }

Che'ri - The Star { Faith & Hope }

Borika - The Hermit / The High Priestess { Self-discovery & Spiritual Growth / Mystery & Intuition }

Ar'alani - The Chariot { Victory & Willpower }

Thrass - The Sun { Vitality & Warmth }

Wutroow - The Magician { Skill & Resourcefulness }

Lakinda / Ziinda - Justice { Truth & Balance }

Ba'kif - The Tower { Upheaval & Awakening }

Thurfian - The Hierophant / Death { Tradition & Institutions / Endings & Transitions }

Zistalmu - Judgement { Judgement & Purging }

Roscu - The Moon { Illusion & Fear }

Thooraki - Wheel of Fortune { Destiny & Life Cycles }

[aroayr-shuk]

Vurawn wondered often what his life would have looked like if he had taken the Mitth's proposal to be a merit adoptive all those years ago. At odds with the foul faced Syndic who had come to collect him? Surrounded by different friends than the ones he had now? On course for a successful military career? Certainly not here.

The Kivu were considered an obscure family by the majority of the rest of the Acendancy. As a Lesser Family, they had developed their own customs and traditions. They were more expressive than other Families, they valued art, each Kivu having their own favored medium. They grew up dancing and singing, it was uncommon for a Kivu not to be proficient in some instrument. They were an anomaly. A cultural hub in the midst of Rentor.

But what unsettled the other Families the most about the Kivu was their method for choosing their new Patriarch. While other Families elected their Patriarch democratically or the dying Patriarch chose their successor themselves, the Kivu title was passed down through blood. From Patriarch to their eldest child.

Vurawn had entered the military as a young male and had made it quite far for his time spent there and his Family name. Junior Captain. But he had other duties, and when news of his Patriarch's death reached him, he had to return to Rentor. He left his military career behind him.

And he found himself here. In a world where he was mentored by Thooraki himself, a brotherhood with a young Mitth, blossoming friendship with a sweet Syndic, a rivalry with a Prime. Ten ruling families instead of nine. A golden cape displaying his Family's symbol. And a title:

Patriarch Kivu'raw'nuru.

[amukmuk]

Mirror, Mirror

Thrawn looks at himself in the mirror and wonders what Ba’kif and Thooraki see in him. He is barely an adult. His jaw is still rounded with youth, his uniform doesn’t feel like it fits right. The collar is too high, the shoulders too broad. He has never been a source of pride for anyone in his life. His mother always asked him to be more social, to be more kind. His father… well, his father didn’t appreciate his fondness for reading or art. But Ba’kif and Thooraki, they seem to think he is great, or at least capable of something great. He has been adopted into the Mitth because of it and yet the name feels like his uniform, too big, too important for someone as small as he.  

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[gadmiral-thrawn]

Day 9 (final day) of posting stupid comments i wrote while reading Greater Good

1382 I thought samakro hated thrawn but now hes supporting him omg

1400 omg its happening

1401 omg it happened

1404 Thooraki died im gonna cry 😭 he literally said that thrawn was his best achievement. He's so nice

1405 idiot u don't deserve it

1411 u said one good line then u ruined it

1415 omg he mentioned starflash im flabbergasted dindledoxed

1416 omg he said the title of the book hdhdjdhehe

[ascendancyzine]

BEST CHISS COMPETITION

Week 1, Poll 1: Thooraki vs Ba’kif

The Father Figures Face Off!

Who will earn the title of the ultimate Chiss father figure? Ba'kif, the Supreme General of the CEDF, guiding the Ascendancy with tactical brilliance and unwavering resolve .... or Thooraki, the Patriarch of the Mitth, leading his family with wisdom and unwavering dedication? Both embody the essence of leadership and care, but only one can emerge victorious. Cast your vote and decide!

Thooraki art by @sisterventress and Ba'kif art by @emp-roar!

[thrautistic]

btw m@rchraki has been renamed to Thoorion by me and my friend (who created the ship fyi) to avoid association with someone who makes us severely uncomfortable. I went through and edited or deleted old posts with it in it with it. To rename it!

[reythemandalor]

Have you ever made the explicit content to go with the theory that Thooraki was a creep towards Thrawn?

i did write one fic but it wasn't explicit, it is called with the light outs and it is on ao3

the original theory wasn't mine, it was draculard's, i just really love the theory and find it interesting. drac wrote some things i know, it is all in the thooraki/thrawn tag

[heaven-s-black-box]

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-Thrawn and Ar'alani are adopted by Ba'kif

- Thooraki had originally adopted Thrawn, which is why his name is still Thrawn(because Chiss naming conventions), but Ba'kif adopted him after the latter's passing and didn't change Thrawn's name

- in this AU Thooraki passes when Thrawn is still sort of young (maybe 16-17) so Ba'kif's adoption is more a formality, and the chiss family adoption thing is a much more direct adoption/guardianship thing

-Ar'alani was disowned before Ba'kif adopted her (probably 10 or so, she's adopted much earlier than Thrawn) which is why her name isn't Ziara

- The Chiss Ascendancy is an island country up north of the AU planet, it's icy

- All three are military, probably air force, but Thrawn has quite the art hobby

- Thalias is Che'ri's foster mom, Thalias is an adopted cousin of Thrawn and Ar'alani

- the sky walkers (not skywalker family) are more like a girl scout(?) thing in this AU, maybe, I'm not quite sure what to do with them

- I sort of imagine it like a kind of foster sytem

- Che'ri becomes a pilot when she grows up, Thalias is a teacher

- Ani and Thrawn bump into eachother on a military mission (idk how military stuff works) and sorta keep in contact, this is how Thrawn winds up meeting the Ghost crew

-he visits Ani one day and Ezra's doing a project with the twins and meets Thrawn

- I started Thrawn, so now Eli is here😁 (note, there are 2 separate pathways for Thrawn and Eli's careers below)

- Eli and Thrawn met when Thrawn transfered to Courscant's military (some militaries allow their soldiers to serve under allies... or something like that... I think)

- Eli was doing a boot camp because why not and sort of got dragged into being Thrawn's translator*

- Thrawn eventually returns to the Ascendancy after a brief period, his exile in this is just him temporarily being deployed under Courscant

- OR some dumbass thought Thrawn's interest in other cultures made him a good, and I use this word loosely because it's Thrawn, diplomat and he met Eli while visiting to see how their military runs stuff

- in this AU Eli does get his wish of being a supply officer, but he mostly runs military supplies especially for things involving Thrawn (I don't know how anything military works, incase you couldn't tell)

- later he ends up resigning from his Republic job and joins the Ascendancy, being placed under Ar'alani who usually asigns him to Thrawn (they are a set, I refuse seperation)

- Alternatively, and while I lean towards this point as their canon AU occupations my previous points more closely align with canon so I've left them in, highschool math teacher Eli and Art theory professor Thrawn

- They meet completely by chance while Thrawn visits Lysatra to look at the local art and stuff, Eli is chauffering a trip and Thrawn ends up giving an analysis to the students

- Something in the museum sparks a conversation and Thrawn is exposed to Eli's numerical and mathematic genius, and he, in a very Thrawn fashion, suggests Eli pursue a career as a math professor

- Eli is very adamant that he's happy as a highschool math teacher, cut to him dealing with a group of teens trying to do something stupid, so Thrawn decides he wants to see what's so great about these kids and offers to do a small camp/ guest speaker thing for art and history (both of which he has degrees and published papers in)

- Thrawn cannot deal with teens, Eli is mildly amused until he somehow gets assigned as Thrawn's aide (why not the art or history teacher? I'll give you a hint, Si Bysti, because while it is a trade language Eli only knows it because his parents owned a shipment company)

- Tbf that could be an AU of its own, highschool math teacher Eli and art theory professor Thrawn

- In this route he would meet Anakin while doing research for one of his history papers on modern vs old strategies or something, Anakin was one of his sources

- alternatively alternatively, and this is more of a crack route, they could have a Castle thing going on. Maybe Eli is a police cadet and Thrawn is an artist that takes an intrest in drawing Eli while on duty

- seriously these Thrawn and Eli AUs could be a post of their own

- In this AU I would say the Republic works sort of like the U.S/Canada with the various territories being the main Star Wars planets that are under Republic/Empire rule (so Courscant, Naboo, Lothal, ect.)

- Ryloth would be a neighboring nation for example, same with Lysatra and Lira San, the unknown region is spread out throughout the world based on canon climate and are just fairly reclusive nations

*the reason for them being in two wildly different carrier places(Eli taking a random camp and Thrawn being in a proper military career) is because while neither of their ages are confirmed, I saw some thing guessing Eli is probably at least 17 in Thrawn and Thrawn is in his mid to late 20s in Ascendancy

[norimtarna]

Okay I fully expected the introduction to Thooraki to be Thrawn or Ar'alani or someone official meeting him in a formal setting

But Thalias finding him kriffing Oogway style was SO STUPIDLY UNEXPECTED