#Luke just proposed to him in mandalorian

[beskarfrog]

Okay, so we all agree that Luke having to marry Mand’alor Din for political reasons is a quality au. What if Luke accidentally gets politically engaged to some other planetary leader instead?

Let’s say that perhaps his connection to Leia automatically made him a candidate for diplomatic marriage, especially after Leia and Han get married. Maybe it was a major clause in the funding for his Jedi school, but Luke didn’t really think they’d ever actually marry him off. For the sake of the au, let’s also disregard bits of TBOBF and Mando S3. 

Luke’s been building his school on Ossus, Grogu is enjoying Jedi training, and there are a couple other students. And perhaps, Din actually becomes Mand’alor and retakes Mandalorian space. Maybe he visits the Jedi school pretty often to see his son and get away from politics.

Luke can really sympathize with having the weight of the universe and a glowing sword tossed at you with no warning. So maybe he and Din become friends after a while and maybe that friendship becomes something different. There start being blushes when someone gets pinned in a spar, falling asleep together on the couch after dinner, running around after the younglings constantly. Din visits as often as he can and has about made up his mind to just ask Luke if he would consider moving the Jedi school to Concordia so they’d at least be in the same star system most days, if not on the same planet.

That's when Luke gets an urgent holocall from Leia, informing him that he’s just been engaged to some bigwig princess as part of a treaty with a rich planet the New Republic has been courting. Luke is absolutely panicking to Din, going on about how the terms of the treaty basically forbid him from keeping his school. He’s looked at his funding agreement with the New Republic and he can’t get out of it without losing money unless he’s already married to someone.

And then Din thinks of the most beautiful solution to both of their problems. Everyone else thinks that they’re already a couple, as much as Din has denied it. Bo-Katan has been harassing him for months about spending so much time off-world to go see his little family. Mandalore could really use a trade agreement with the New Republic.

The next logical step is, of course, for Din to propose in the middle of Luke’s kitchen while his Jedi friend is struggling not to go into a dark spiral about losing his school funding. It's simple, really. They just have to get married right that moment, which would fix the school funding issue. Luke moves the school to the Mandalore system so Din can see him and the kids all the time without giving Bo-Katan a new gray streak. And Mandalore probably gets a trade agreement out of it. What’s not to like?

Luke is so stunned he accidentally pours the calming tea he was making directly onto the kitchen floor.

#dinluke #the mandalorian #text post #au #mand'alor din djarin #listen i love the aus where they meet for the first time already engaged #but think how funny this would be #din thinks the best form of flirting is showing how practical and good at problem solving you can be #he is an acts of service kind of guy #luke on the other hand has a major crush on din and up until that moment was pretty sure din was just tolerating him for grogu's sake

[thewriterowl]

Luke: I don't wanna live here, I don't know anything about this place and I have no friends!

Beru & Owen: Luke, we had to move from Tatooine to Mandalore, it wasn't safe anymore where we lived. Don't worry you'll make lots of friends here.

Later that day after Luke comes home from school:

Beru & Owen: how was your first day?

Luke: 89 people proposed to me

Very much like @positivityjediprince art here!!

Nearly 20 year old Luke thinking that he is coming into another bully-fest, going to be made fun of for his fair looks and soft, smaller body in comparison to how warrior-like or regal so many were around him, knowing so little about everything, had wanted to leave Tatooine for adventure, not to finish up school (That he already felt so inadequate over because, well, Tatooine), and is all sad and depressed And comes home with a harem.

Beru and Owen don't believe him until later that night, Mandalorian after Mandalorian approach to talk about Clan unions and courting procedures and dowries (paid by the Mandalorians), some nearly begging, for Luke's hand in marriage.

The Lars family is SO confused. The Mandalorians are SO desperate.

Luke just walks out on the street to go pick up like a singular piece of fruit for Beru so she can cook with it and comes back with a carriage of gifts, having no idea how he really got it.

#owl inbox #luke skywalker is mandalorian bait

[limnsaber]

Mandalorian Slash Fic Rec List - DinLuke Volume II: Short and Sweet & Short and Fun

Welcome to Volume II of Mando slash: Dinluke fic recs! Here is Volume I. For reference, 🔐 means a restricted work and 💜 means an personal favorite. Please show your love and apprecation to our authors!! -Yours, Limn <3

Short and Sweet

staring down the barrel of the hot sun by magneticwave (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Ensemble Cast, Mandalorian Politics, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Gen, 25k)

“Gone to a Child of the Watch, the Darksaber has,” Grand Master Yoda announces in his creaky little voice. “Peace, there is not, and yet peace, there must be.”

sit down, breathe, and just listen by @andfollowthesun (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Anakin Skywalker, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, First Meetings, Gen, 13k)

“Of course we’re married.” Anakin is blinking at the camera guilelessly. “We’ve been married since before the end of the Clone Wars. What are you on about?”

thaw by @andthepeople (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Ensemble Cast, Mandalorian Politics, Mand'alor Din Djarin, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Hurt/Comfort, Teen, 6k)

That’s what hope does to you, Luke remembers now. It lingers at the back of your mind, whispering maybe, maybe, so that knowing a plan is stupid isn’t enough to keep you from trying it.

💜 Melt by @smilebackwards (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Ensemble Cast, Mandalorian Politics, Mand'alor Din Djarin, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Rescue Missions, POV Alternating, Teen, 6k)

“You haven’t given him your clan signet,” the Armorer says bluntly when Din visits her. Of course the latest episode in his faltering courtship has reached her ears. “Anyone is free to make an offer until a signet is given and accepted.” “I know,” Din says.

Cannonball by @thrvrnd (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Mature, 18k)

Grogu continues to call Luke for help once he's back with the Mandalorian. Luke always answers.

🔐 turn the page together (when you're ready) by @dee-lirious (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Canon Compliant, POV Luke Skywalker, Gen, 18k)

The Mandalorian—technically Mand’alor, although the one time Luke had called him that to his face he’d grunted in displeasure and made a gesture as if physically swatting the title aside—he visits the temple, sometimes.

give in, eyes closed by strawberry_champagne (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Established Relationship, Character Study, Gray-Asexuality, Teen, 2k)

When Din decided that this was something that he could have, even the most innocent touch was like torrential rain on a sun-scorched planet. He feels like he might drown in it when they’re pressed together like this, counts the points of contact, mouth. chest. knees. hands. wrists. This isn’t something he wants from just anyone. Luke isn’t just anyone, not by a parsec. Luke Skywalker and Din Djarin share a quiet moment while chasing rumors of Force-sensitives across the galaxy.

Oath by rinwins (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Found Family, Marriage Proposal, Keldabe Kiss, Gen, 3k)

“I want to ask you something,” Din says, after they’ve settled Grogu down for the night. That’s his serious voice. Probably not many people can tell the difference, actually, but Luke can. “Okay,” he says, “go ahead.” ... “Would you consider,” says Din, “joining my clan?” - Which contains two proposals, mild liberties with both Mandalorian and Jedi customs, sociopolitical and religious implications But In Space, Force visions, too much studying, a little sparring, a bit of snark, and a Lot of fluff.

Right Where We Need to Be by pixie_rings (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Ensemble Cast, Mature, 4k)

Din Djarin is welcomed to Ossus, despite his first thoughts. And if he finds himself thinking a bit too much about Luke, well... it's just because he's his friend. Right?

🔐 Boundaries by kushana (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Asexual Relationship, Boundaries, Fluff and Humor, Teen, 2k)

Din suddenly feels cold under his armour and his throat constricts. He’s never touched Luke like that, carefree, and there are such things as boundaries. 'Din. It’s okay.' Or: Din touches Luke's nose, then freaks out. Luke sets things straight.

The Three by skywalkers (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Force Visions (Star Wars, Nightmares, Teen, 3k)

“I’ve followed my path, I’ve tried to do what I thought was right, but what if it’s only leading to the same place?” Luke seethes a breath through a wave of nausea when he recalls the dream. “Something is coming, and I…I can’t risk the Temple, our people, you, Grogu. Something is coming and I don’t know what.” “Something is coming, Din. And I’m...” He hesitates. “I’m afraid.” - A nightmare wakes both Luke and Din in the middle of the night.

🔐 I'll take you at your word by @darkisrising (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Fluff, Accidental Marriage, Gen, 1k)

But by far the most attractive thing about Luke isn’t his face, which is beautiful, or his physique, which is impressive, or his voice, which could drive a celibate to distraction. No it’s how eager Luke is not just to teach, but also to learn.

let me walk to the top of the big night sky by @4hoots (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Fluff, Mutual Pining, Mand'alor Din Djarin, Planet Mandalore, Gen, 3k)

“Then what are you asking?” The hand on Luke’s arm flexed, and Din stepped even closer, putting them nearly toe-to-toe. “I’m asking you... to share your time with me. Whatever time you’ll give.”

💜 as it was by @ineffablestardust (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Luke and his lost hand, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Teen, 1k)

the ghosts that we learn to deal with, the nature of being human, forgiving oneself and looking to the future and dinluke softies

Short and Fun

listen, there's a hell of a universe next door by storm_petrel (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Ensemble Cast, Rescue Missions, BAMF Luke Skywalker, BAMF Din Djarin, Action/Adventure, Mature, 13k)

As it turns out, no one ever taught Luke how to tie a little green baby to his back one-handed, but Luke thinks he's pretty gods-damned good at problem-solving under pressure, thank you, and the baby is at least semi-cooperative. When he's sure the kid is strapped in as tight as he can get, Luke pauses, and reaches back. His fingers graze the wide point of the baby's fuzzy ear. "Well, kid," says Luke, and his voice is a little rough, but not bad, all things considered. "Carrying you on my back while getting the absolute banthashit kicked out of me, at least this feels familiar." The baby coos in his ear, and then kicks him hard in the kidney. Yoda used to do the exact same thing. Somehow, it's a lot more endearing now. Or: Luke Skywalker solves a number of life-or-death problems, makes some new friends, falls abruptly in love, and gets shot into space, all in the same day.

say it as you will by @chocmarss (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Ensemble Cast, Ahsoka Tano, Grogu, Captain Rex, Force Ghosts, Teen, 4k)

“It’s like I’m watching a carbon copy of Skywalker Sr. sneaking around with the Senator and thinking none of us could see how he’s shit at hiding it.” From her other side, the blue outline of said Skywalker Sr. frowns in some degree of confusion. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

💜 three rules (back straight, head forward) by queen_rowenas (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, New Republic Politics, Secret Relationship, POV Outsider, Teen, 8k)

Leia is helpless to watch as Senator Almen continues on as though nothing is wrong. “Mand’alor, may I introduce you to Senator Organa’s brother, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.” She can feel all of her hard work crumbling, whatever trust she had formed with the Mandalorians shattering before her as the Mand’alor slowly stands to his feet. Great, she thinks numbly, Another galactic war on my hands. (Leia Organa has never been one to back down from a challenge. Although advising the new Mand’alor in his introduction to the Senate and also trying to keep her Jedi brother from causing an intergalactic incident could prove to be a bigger challenge than expected.)

perhaps I could learn to love by @ace-dindjarin (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Bo-Katan Kryze, Korkie Kryze, Oblivious Din Djarin, Asexual Din Djarin, Korkie Kryze is a Kenobi, Humor, Misunderstandings, Teen, 9k)

Alt. Title: In Which Din Djarin Assumes Shit Korkie snaps his fingers in front of the Jedi’s wide eyes. “Hello?” “I, uh, sorry. I am the delegate, yes,” the Jedi stammers. “The New Republic delegate. Luke Skywalker.” Solo elbows him in the side. “Great.” Korkie brightens, pulling out a datapad from his belt. “Should we begin?” The Jedi blinks, eyes wide in shock. “Hmm?” “Okay, I’ll take over.” Solo pulls out his own datapad. The two begin to share their information. It’s fifteen minutes into the meeting when Din finally realizes the Jedi’s interested in Korkie Kryze. Romantically. - Din Djarin, the new Mand’alor, interacts with the New Republic delegate sent to consider the Mandalorians for a seat in the Senate. When he realizes the Jedi’s into the charming politician, Korkie Kryze, he’s okay with it. He’s very okay with it. Totally fine. Featuring insecurity, lots of irrational fear, and shenanigans.

The Opposite of All My Mistakes by @vagrantblvrd (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Ensemble Cast, Force Ghosts, Gen, 3k)

Never let it be said that Luke has chosen to eschew the most sacred of Jedi traditions.

Hello Hurricane by @vagrantblvrd (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Mara Jade, Ensemble Cast, Force Ghosts, Gen, 4k)

Luke has a problem. His problem wears armor. Shiny, shiny armor. Also, there’s a cape.

💜 Entanglements by @vagrantblvrd (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Grogu, Ensemble Cast, Teen, 4.5k)

Jedi don’t panic.

Symphonies by @vagrantblvrd (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Ensemble Cast, Gen, 4k)

“I don’t understand,” Din says, focused on prying a shiny rock out of Grogu’s mouth. “If your sister is a princess, wouldn’t that make you a prince as well?” His logic is sound, Luke gives him that, but as Luke continues to learn the more he and Leia cautiously look into their lineage, it’s not so clear-cut.

💜 unconditional by @meowalker (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Missing Scene, Marriage Proposal, Gen, 8k)

“I’m thinking,” Skywalker greets, face blinking into existence over the N1’s holoprojector. ���You get him during the week, then I get the weekends.”

💜 Read All About It! by pixie_rings (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Ensemble Cast, Humor, POV Outsider, Gen, 2.5k)

Kerani Leyn, shiny new reporter for the Hanna City Herald, is about to land the scoop of a lifetime.

(Let's Kiss) While All the Stars Are Falling Down by @stupidfatpenguin (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, One Shot, battle husbands, Not Rated, 900w)

Prompt: have you considered: battle husbands When Din slots in behind Luke on the battlefield, something clicks into place.

take my last breath, too by @stupidfatpenguin (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, One Shot, Sparring, Accidental Proposal, Pining, Gen, 1k)

“You think I’ll last long against your Jedi magic?” (In which Din is distracted and underestimates his opponent.)

Live dangerous by @iamscoby (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, One Shot, Old DinLuke, Planet Ahch-To, Gen, 500w)

It rains a lot on Ahch-To.

🔐 cement and sunshine (ten-cent clementines) by @navigatorwrongway (Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker, The Armorer, Ahsoka Tano, Not Rated, 1.5k)

They’re just kidding themselves, at this point.

#dinluke #luke skywalker #din djarin #the mandalorian #star wars #skydalorian #star wars fanfiction #star wars fanfiction recommendations #lim's fic recs

[valeskafics]

Headcanons for Modern Aegon, Aemond, and Jace with a Nerdy S/O

TW: sexual references (in Aegon's lmao)

Jace

-Jace kind of LOVES the fact that you're a nerd!! he loves that you geek out over whatever comic book/lotr/Star Wars movie is coming out next even if he isn't really into them, only a casual fan

-you wanna go to the midnight premiere of the latest captain America movie? he's like HELL YEAH, LET'S DO IT BABE

-genuinely tries to take an interest in the stuff you're into because then you guys will have even more in common to talk about!!!

-he's literally so adorable when he doesn't understand something in the movie, he'll pause it and turn to you and ask you to explain it to him (sometimes he pretends not to understand because he loves seeing how passionate you are when you explain it to him lol sneaky sneaky boi)

-eventually, he gets just as into all of it as you are!! he actually really ends up liking DC comics and begs you to dress as batman and cat woman with him for halloween one year, and you're like okay just as long as it's not joker and Harley bc FUCKKK THAT

-he teases you a lot and calls you his cute lil nerd, but he's never mean about it like EVER, he fucking adores you and if someone else gives you shit about it?? Jace is a nice boy but he's gonna beat a bitch's ass if they give you a hard time

-he even gets you tickets to comic con one year and you go together, he doesn't really care about anything that's going on but he loves seeing you so excited about everything

Aegon

-this boy is an unapologetic NERD, he knows no one can give him shit for it, he's rich and popular, he doesn't have to pretend he don't like Star Wars or marvel or whatever, and if you're a nerd???? he's IN LOVE MAN

-Star Wars is his absolute favorite, like he is OBSESSED

-y'all have dressed as kylo/rey, ani/padme, han/leia, basically any Star Wars couple for halloween

-he even goes to Star Wars celebration every year, before y'all dated he'd go as Luke but now he's like HA I HAVE AN S/O I CAN DO THE CUTE COUPLES COSTUMES

-deadass OBSESSED with the mandalorian, y'all have rewatched that shit so often, you actually get a puppy together named grogu (sunfyre loves him!! cute lil family aww)

-aemond roasts the shit out of both of you he thinks you're so lame

-BOTH OF YOU SCREAMED AT THE SCREEN WHEN POE SAYS "SOMEHOW PALPATINE HAS RETURNED" YALL ARE LITERALLY SO MAD YOU WANNA KILL SOMEONE

-late night discussions about how it's kind of sketch that Leia "always knew" Luke was her brother and still made out with him...

-he digs Star Wars roleplay, like if you are into that he will propose right then and there honestly

-cried when Kenobi came out, I will take no arguments for that, he was full on ugly sobbing

Aemond

-likes to pretend he's too cool for all of this, doesn't make fun of you of course but when you find out he's secretly a tolkien/fantasy nerd??? he is sooooo fucking embarrassed but then it's like, hey! you guys can bond over this, it can be your thing!!

-he hated rings of power, y'all watched it and he just fucking ROASTED it the whole time, he's an LOTR loyalist, he was okay with the hobbit but the first one? despised it

-gets you a replica of Arwen's necklace tbh, even if he looks like Legolas he sees you guys as Arwen and Aragorn (Legolas never gets Tauriel, why does he have to be him anyway lmao)

-when he does dress as Legolas for halloween tho you are absolutely feral, he looks so mf good

-he sends you lotr/Harry Potter memes all the time and they're usually really weird and obscure but you love that he wants to share this with you and you do your best to understand them lmfao

-highkey feel like he loves pirates of the Caribbean as well!! he's an unironic Orlando bloom stan lmao but Elizabeth turner and Arwen were his first fictional crushes hehehe

-he love love loves the fact that you guys can geek out together over this stuff, for your anniversary, he wants to plan a trip to New Zealand so you can see where they filmed scenes for the shire and all of that, he's extra af

-he doesn't like making it a public thing though because he's a bit more insecure than aegon, he worries people will make fun of him for it, but if anyone so much as breathes in your direction that you're a nerd and means it in a bad way? nah they dead meat babe

#house of the dragon #hotd x reader #house of the dragon fic #hotd fic #hotd #modern hotd #aegon targaryen x reader #aegon ii #aegon ii x reader #aegon x reader #aegon targaryen #aemond targaryen x reader #aemond targaryen x reader #aemond targaryen #aemond x reader #jace velaryon x reader #jacaerys velaryon #jace velaryon #jacaerys velaryon x reader #jacaerys x reader #hotd headcanon

[ermakeys]

A Rewrite of S3 the Mandalorian

Full disclaimer this is just an idea since I was unhappy/disappointed with quite a few things in season 3. I tried to cover an issue of object permanence (darksaber, razor crest and beskar spear), an idea I saw talked about with the missing children that links up to the sequel trilogy, removed Din’s sudden return of droid hate (why???) and tried to avoid showing that the New Republic “failed” as season 3 seems to be portraying them. Plus the whole Bo-Katan... issue. I will note that I like Bo-Katan as a character, but I think of her an antagonist or even villain (like here). While I am not writing a rewrite of the Book of Boba Fett which is also bad, someone already proposed a very good idea of how that show could have gone! As I wrote this an OC was created and I had fun making her and I wanted to introduce the Protectors through her.

Word Count: ~7,100 words

Pre Season 3

The Book of Boba Fett needs it’s own rewrite, but for the purpose of this piece imagine that Din did help Boba. However, we never see or hear anything about Grogu and he doesn’t come back to Din (yet). Nor does Din find the Mandalorians and have his spat with Paz and the Armorer. What was he doing? Crying somewhere about losing Grogu and helping Peli fix his new ride. Also he keeps the spear because I say so. In the Book of Boba Fett, Din would also mention needing the credits to buy and rebuild everything he lost with the razor crest. So Din helps Boba, but skip 99% of what they actually showed cause ew. It’s Boba’s show and you should treat it that way!

Episode 1: The Apostate 😢

(same title ha!)

Like in the Book of Boba Fett, Din follows rumors to find his covert and tribe. (Same location) They welcome him at first until Din retells his tale and is asked if he removed his helmet. He admits he did. Paz calls him an apostate and a fight breaks out because Din could reveal their location and they can’t have that. Din is pulling his punches because he doesn’t want to hurt them. The covert wrestles him down and take off his helmet as well as his weapons. One warrior finds the darksaber and activates it. A handful recognize what it is and the Armorer inspects it, saying that the one to wield it has the right to claim leadership over all Mandalorians (or some sort). During the struggle, Din asked for a chance to redeem himself in the eyes of his people. That he will take any task. The Armorer takes him up on it now that he has the darksaber. Paz argues against it since Din’s an apostate and the darksaber belongs to him by right. The Armorer has Paz and Din duel and if Din wins, he will be given a mission to redeem himself. After some back and forth, Din manages to win and the Armorer reveals what his task will be. When the covert fled Nevarro, many foundlings went missing. The Armorer didn’t find their remains like she did the others when she remained behind. Din’s task is to find the missing foundlings. Among those foundlings is Paz’s son, Ragnar. The covert had tried to find traces of the foundlings, but only ran into dead ends. They assume the children are gone or dead and are mourning them. They send Din on this quest with the intention of him either finding the foundlings or dying honorably trying to find them. This should be mentioned in the conversation between the Armorer and Din.

Din accepts this quest and limps out of the covert as Mandalorians whisper to each other, some whispering “Apostate” as he passes. He returns to his ship and for extra emotional damage, you could have a few shots of Din staring at little children and him missing Grogu OR him taking out and staring at the little metal ball Grogu loved.

Cut to Grogu arriving at Luke’s new jedi school/temple. Some parts are still under droid construction and there are a few younglings and a handful of adults/staff. They are very welcoming and the rest of the episode shows Grogu being shown around and casual displays of the force. Could even have a few other jedi survivor cameos if you had to have them. (I certainly wouldn’t complain about Cal Kestis...)

Episode 2: The Lost ⛑️

Din returns to a flourishing Nevarro. He seeks out Karga to find out what he knows of the foundlings that vanished in Nevarro. Karga tells Din that the foundlings weren’t the only children to disappear. In the time that the imps were present, several young children went missing. He suspected the imps being behind it, but he could never be sure. Karga tells Din that his best bet would be to ask the New Republic to question Moff Gideon about the children. Karga has a contact on Coruscant that Din can get in touch with and Din travels to Coruscant.

Only to discover that Karga’s contact was demoted a while ago for accepting a bribe. The contact says they can still help, but they need Din to do them a favor first. It involves a bounty and Din goes hunting. While hunting the bounty (“I can bring you in warm or I can bring you in cold”), Din runs into Bo-Katan, Koska and Axe. He’s in the middle of a hunt, so when they call on him to stop, he doesn’t listen. So, they run after him because Bo won’t take no for an answer. They corner the bounty and Din and he demands they hand over the bounty to him since he needs it for his new quest (can even work in an “I like those odds” moment). Bo mocks him that as the wielder of the darksaber he is wasting his time chasing petty bounties in the lower levels of Coruscant for scraps. Din isn’t happy about the comment and asks what her noble reason for being here is. Bo reveals that since she can’t unite the Mandalorians without the darksaber, she demanded reparations from the New Republic for what the Empire did to Mandalore, so she could reclaim and rebuild the Mandalorian homeworld. Unfortunately, they’ve been brushing her off, saying it was the Empire that did those things and not the New Republic. In addition, the planet is known to be cursed/dead. The New Republic has other worlds with dying populations so while they would like to help the Mandalorians it is low on their priority list. She “graciously” invites him to help, Din declines and sneering, Bo demands a duel for the darksaber since he isn’t he ally anymore. Din tries to yield again, but that only makes her angrier. He refuses to fight her and after some more arguing, they part ways after mocking Din some more.

Din climbs back up to the surface of Coruscant with his bounty and looks around, wondering where he is. The bounty helpfully supplies that they are next to the old imperial palace and where the old jedi temple stood. Din stares at it for a while as it is bathed in the red sunset. It looks like it’s on fire in that light.

Episode 3: The Foundling 🔥

The jedi temple is in flames. It’s flashback o’clock baby. The sound of blaster fire and lightsabers. The cries of those being shot and the static voices hidden behind helmets of those that used to protect the temple, the planet and the galaxy. Grogu wakes up from the dream of his past. He shares a room with other younglings in Luke’s temple and new jedi training facility. Grogu climbs out of bed and steps out to look over the temple. Parts of it are still under construction. Luke (if we need to have fake Mark Hamil…) greets Grogu since he was coming to wake the younglings for breakfast and then training. Luke speaks to Grogu about his dreams and that he is concerned. Grogu is seen over the course of the day being different from the other younglings. He is seen constantly staring up at the sky (as if he missed his DAD T.T) and fiddling with his mythosaur pendant. Grogu is both the oldest and the youngest. He reacts in ways that startle the kids sometimes. He repressed his powers for so long so that when he does try to tap into them, the results can be unpredictable. Luke has a chat with him about that when Grogu has an accident. “Did you have these dreams and problems before?” “Patu (no)” “Do you think it had to do with the presence of the Mandalorian? You trusted him, felt safe with him. Perhaps leaving him is making you feel the same way as when you were ripped from the temple.” (Something to that effect.) They return to the other younglings and their training.

Cut back to Coruscant and Din. He hands over the bounty much to the delight of Karga’s contact. The contact takes Din to his supervisor who tells him that this is confidential, but Moff Gideon escaped. Din asks how that is possible, but the supervisor tells Din that it happened. The supervisor gives Din a point in a direction he can try to get more information though. The patrols of the outer rim had been reporting some missing children and one captain had been requesting an investigation and more patrols. The supervisor tells Din to try his luck with that captain.

Episode 4: The Protector 👩🏽‍✈️

A similar opening to the very first episode of the Mandalorian in season 1. Except it’s that beach bar from canon season 3. New Republic pilots are relaxing inside when Din steps inside. It’s tense at first until Captain Teva appears with a comment about meeting again. Din explains why he is here and Teva reveals that they have been trying to investigate the missing the children all over the outer rim. However, many outer rim planets don’t want the New Republic to patrol or investigate them or the inhabitants of republic worlds don’t trust them. The cries for help they do receive are scattered all over the outer rim, but there are too many to be completely random. One of Teva’s pilots went “rogue” to try and go undercover with a mercenary group he thinks could be involved. The mission couldn’t be officially sanctioned, but Teva sent the pilot on an “extended” patrol. However, Teva lost contact with her several cycles ago and is getting worried. He promises all his information and whatever his pilot found in return for Din helping him find his lost pilot. Din agrees and they fly to the moon where the pilot was last heard from.

They land near the x-wing of the lost pilot (it has a Mandalorian Protector symbol). Din and Teva begin to track towards the base where the mercenaries only for them to run into a patrol. Teva and Din fight them only to be joined by the lost pilot wearing Mandalorian armor (hers and she uses it as a disguise for the mercs). They quickly eliminate the  patrol and in the fight Din uses the darksaber. Once the fighting is done the Mandalorian lost pilot points her weapons at Din and demands to know how he got the darksaber. Teva tries to order her to stand down, but she’s not having it. Din reveals he earned it by fighting in a duel against Moff Gideon and her whole attitude changes. She bows to Din and calls him Mand’alor (much to his discomfort) and that she is at his service. The pilot is the niece of Fenn Rau (young barely out of her teens) and following in her uncle’s footsteps of becoming a Mandalorian Protector and she is serving the New republic until a new Mand’alor returns. Din says he’s not the Mand’alor and Teva calls back to the present. Rau reports that she infiltrated the mercs and they had been raiding settlements and kidnapping children. She had wanted to get back to her x-wing to report earlier, but things have been tenser and everyone was being more heavily scrutinized. She reveals that her superior said an imperial warlord was scheduled to come this evening and pick up the children collected so far.

Din, Teva and Rau need to move fast if they want to save the children here now. Rau tells Din that she doesn’t know where the children are taken once the mercs hand them over to the imps. That kind of information would be found in an imp database or cruiser (hint hint Bo-Katan currently owns one of those). The rest of the episode is spent fighting mercs and freeing the children. Din and Rau take care of the close quarter fighting while Teva provides aerial support from Din’s ship and Teva’s and Rau’s astromechs fly the two x-wings. Din and Rau hijack one of the merc’s transporter ships and once they get the kids on board, they get the hell out of there. One of the kids happens to be a force user who helps them get the kids out.

Episode 5: The Challenger 🤺

The episode opens with the beach bar being super busy as kids are being taken care of and sorted. Some are already being reunited with parents that flew out to get them. Din is standing to the side and Rau approaches him with a fist over her heart and a short “Mand’alor.” He tells her not to call him that and they have a conversation about the darksaber, the Mand’alor and the Protectors. Din says he doesn’t want to be followed as Mand’alor, so she asks to join his quest. Foundlings are such an integral part of Mandalorian culture, his quest is important to her. Teva speaks with Din and Rau and says that now they have the proof they needed that imperial warlords are behind the abductions, he could leverage the support he needs to try and track them down better after taking the children back where they belonged. Din accepts Rau’s offer for help and she hands in her resignation to Teva. (Teva asks how he should explain Rau’s resignation when her uncle asked and Rau mentions he won’t because they had a spat about her wanting to follow in his footsteps) Rau mentions again they need to access an imperial database to find out where the foundlings went and Din says he might have an idea for that since he knows which cruiser probably had transported the foundlings and he might be able to gain access to it. Cut to Grogu at the temple. He’s not concentrating on his studies again and gets scolded for it. A ship arrives, drawing everyone’s attention and the force user child that helped Din is brought to the sanctuary. Everyone crowds around the newcomer and the pilot that brought them explains what happened. Grogu is super excited to hear about his DAD (<3). He lies awake later in the night, staring up through a window at the stars. He crawls out of bed and tries to hijack an x-wing (Luke’s). Luke finds him and says he thought Grogu might try to leave. He can tell that Grogu misses his father and is not ready to learn here yet. R2-D2 gets into the x-wing and Luke says to join his father. The temple would be here when Grogu was ready.

Cut back to Din as he and Rau exit hyperspace. They land on a planet where the light cruiser is stationed along with a small fleet of smaller ships. Rau follows Din and is shocked to discover it’s Bo-Katan in control of the light cruiser. She questions if she heard that right and lists several things about Bo-Katan (sister of Satine, member of the Death Watch, the one to lose the darksaber twice, etc.). A lot of things Din didn’t know. What catches his attention is her affiliation to Death Watch which Rau explains to him. He files that away for later and they approach the encampment.

Bo-Katan, Axe and Koska along with several other Mandalorians receive them and Bo says she was surprised Din asked for a meeting. Some snide comments get thrown around. These include about him being a Child of the Watch which Rau counters is rich coming from her. Bo sneers at Rau and says she didn’t ask for a little girl’s opinion. Bo also asks about Grogu and mocks Din about his foundling. Din says he needs to try and access the light cruisers old imperial files. Bo says they are encrypted and that makes them useless. Din says let that be his worries and she counters, they won’t be for free. “The way I see it, we both want something from each other. You want the data. I want a duel.” Din accepts the duel. Over the course of the duel Bo tries to goad Din about his son and being from a cult. She finally hits a nerve and Din who had considered fighting until he could pretend to yield, goes all out and stomps Bo into the ground. Axe jumps in, trying to argue that someone from a backward cult can’t be the Mand’alor and Rau jumps in before Axe can go after a vulnerable Din. Rau announces Din as the victor of the duel and there is a tense silence. Koska finally steps forward and says she will give them the data since Din won. She leads Din and Rau into the light cruiser. As they pass the other Mandalorians, some murmur “Mand’alor” as Din passes, pressing their fist to their chest. Others just watch while others go and join Bo and Axe. Koska downloads the old imperial data onto a disk and hands it to Din, saying that it isn’t easy for Bo to give up being the Mand’alor. Din argues, “I would have just given her the darksaber. I don’t want it.” Koska and Rau both say that that isn’t how earning the darksaber works. Koska adds that Bo’s family were rulers and Bo had been taught to rule her entire life. It was hard for her to be the one to lose it all. Rau pipes up by saying, “The Mand’alor was never a hereditary title.” The episode ends with Din and Rau in their ships and Rau asks how they’re going to get the data decrypted. Din says he knows someone who could crack the code, but doesn’t know how welcome they’ll be.

The Shadow Council ♟️

I liked the Shadow Council scene enough that I would leave most of it. Instead of Gideon checking in with his agent on Coruscant, Gideon is seen in an office of his surrounded by Mandalorian artifacts. He receives a notification that the Shadow Council is assembled and he does the walk over through all those silly red lasers. The council meeting proceeds as usual. Add it either to the end of episode 5 or the beginning of episode 6, depending on how long the episodes are already.

Episode 6: The Return 👾

The episode opens with Din guiding Rau to the covert. On the way to the covert Din tells Rau a list of things she should avoid at the covert (removal of helmet, saying he’s the Mand’alor, antagonizing Paz, etc.). Rau answers each instruction with a question which Din ignores. They reach the covert and the covert greets them with raised blasters. Paz and the Armorer appear and comment that Din has returned not only without the foundlings but with a stranger, revealing their location. Din introduces Rau and holds up the data disk saying he needs a hacker to break the imperial encryption. He turns to look at one of the Mandalorians holding a blaster towards them (the Hacker). Paz scoffs and asks why they should trust Din? He’s an apostate and he’s already failed to return with the foundlings and brought a stranger with him. The Hacker Mandalorian lowers his blasters and asks Din if that data disk can tell them where his child could be. Paz growls at the Hacker to hold formation and Hacker takes a step forward, repeating his question. Din explains that the data disk holds information from Moff Gideon’s cruiser and that if the information would be anywhere, then it would be here. Paz grabs at Hacker to pull him back, but Hacker yanks his arm free and snaps, “If I can break the encryption and find my daughter, I will take that chance.” Paz argues against, stating they can’t trust an apostate as much as he is grieving his son like Hacker his daughter. Hacker argues that they used to trust Din, why should that have changed? “He broke the Creed to save his son and he is working to atone for that act. The Creed should acknowledge his faith for trying to follow it and forgive him for breaking it to save his son.” “Heresy!” The Armorer silences them and asks if Hacker thinks he can do it and he says he can. She allows for Din and Rau to enter the covert so Hacker can break the encryption.

Din and Rau stay with Hacker as he works on breaking the encryption. Hacker has a workshop where he does programming and encryption for the covert. Hacker and Din have a conversation about how Din and the covert has been. Hacker shares a little about his daughter and asks about Grogu. Din shares a little and Rau asks about Grogu. Din admits to missing Grogu and his fingers are tracing the pocket where Grogu’s little metal ball is hidden.

Eventually, Hacker says he’s done as much as he can. The program just needs to run. Hacker invites Din to a friendly spar and the trio goes to an open area of the covert. Quite a few watch as Din uses his spear and then the darksaber when Hacker encourages him because he wants to try defending against it. Din wins and Paz appears making mocking remarks about Din and also Rau. Rau has listened to Din and not spoken up around the others like he’d asked, but it’s visible that she has been angered by Paz’s remarks. Din declines the spar since he just sparred and invites Rau to fight Paz instead. She is startled at first and then relishes in the challenge. “Why…?” “You’re the one who wants to protect.”

The two fight (showcasing Rau holding her own against a larger and stronger foe) and the match is interrupted by someone hurrying into the room and saying someone is approaching the covert. “Who is it? Imps?” “Unknown.” The warriors hurry to the perimeter and after a tense moment, Teva, Rau’s droid and Grogu appear! Teva explains Grogu appeared with R2-D2 and Teva tracked Rau’s droid who brought them here. Paz flips his noodle saying that Din brought even MORE strangers to the covert!!! Din says that Grogu is meant to be with his teacher, but Teva says that in the message he received that Grogu wasn’t ready. That Grogu wanted to be with his father. Din argues, reaching and recoiling from Grogu at the same time. (He knows that if he picks up Grogu he won’t be able to let him go again *sob*) The Armorer shows up and encourages Din to accept his foundling. That his foundling chose the way of the Mandalorian.

Din picks up Grogu and it cuts to Din, Rau and Hacker sitting in Hacker’s workshop as Grogu sits on Din’s lap, chattering animatedly, waving his hands around. Din answers him in a quiet voice like he can’t quite believe that Grogu is back with him. Hacker and Rau fawn over Grogu before they all check in with Rau how she’s doing after her spar with Paz. “Sore. Feels like a rancor threw me through a wall.” The Armorer joins them hands Grogu a more size appropriate mythosaur pendant (that huge thing is ridiculous. She might have had a bracelet sized one lying around) and Grogu puts it on while after a tense moment the Armorer hands him back his pendant. She says they had lost hope of ever finding the foundlings and he has brought hope back to the covert. She gives a side-eye to Rau (as much as one can wearing a helmet) and makes a comment about Din finding a protector for himself. She mentions that things are changing and Din doesn’t have a chance to say anything when Hacker’s tech chimes. The encryption is broken. They sort through the data and find out that the imps had taken the foundlings and children of Nevarro. They try to find out where and find the blueprints of an imperial facility that Gideon built. Tie fighters, droids, training facilities for future storm troopers and a… the Armorer and Rau both startle when they recognize the Forge. Hacker calls up the coordinates of the base and confirm the Armorer’s and Rau’s suspicions. The base is on Mandalore. Hacker and Din say that it’s impossible that the planet was cursed and glassed. Apparently not though and the decision is made to go to Mandalore.

Episode 7: The Fight for Mandalore ⚔️

Grogu is sleeping peacefully (probably the first time since he left Din) and Din is standing over him, just watching. The shot is so that the viewer can tell Din is helmetless, but can’t see his head. Din’s bare hand traces over Grogu’s head and ear before a chime sounds and the viewer can see Din lifting on his helmet (NO FACE). Grogu starts to wake up from the sound of the chime and once Din has his gloves on he calls for them to enter. Rau enters and lets Din know that Bo-Katan was answering the call they’d sent out last night. Grogu starts to crawl out of his bed and Din picks him up. He hesitates a moment before holding Grogu out to Rau and asks her to hold him while he talks to Bo. Rau is surprised and asks that he trusts her with his child? “I don’t need to be protected. Protect him in my stead if I can’t.” (something along those lines of her being a protector, but din can protect himself so please defend grogu instead) Din asks why being a protector is so important to Rau. She says she lost all family except her uncle and she and her culture feel so lost and adrift. Since there was no Mand’alor, her uncle Fenn hadn’t wanted her to become a protector like him, but she had defied him, making her feel a little more lost when he went low contact with her. She had imagined and hoped that a Mand’alor would give her an anchor, a purpose. “So far, I am honored to have been allowed to accompany on your quest.”

Din steps into the forge where the Armorer, Paz, Hacker and most of the covert has gathered. On a holoprojector stands Bo with Koska and Axe on either side of her. Bo is even more bitter than before but reigns in her snide comments a little better this time. She coolly asks what Din wants this time and Din announces what he found on the imperial data disk. That the foundlings and Nevarro children are being held on an imperial facility on Mandalore. Din proposes to join forces to take down the facility. Bo could claim the planet while the covert just wanted their foundlings returned. The Armorer declares that the covert intends to join Din in this quest and save the children. After some hesitation, Bo agrees to Din’s terms. They agree on a time and the Armorer orders for the covert to mobilize.

Cut to Bo-Katan sitting in the captain’s chair of the light cruiser. She is sitting there thinking while some of the Mandalorians around her are chattering excitedly. Koska asks Bo what is wrong and Bo waves her off. Bo leaves, saying she has something to take care of (~foreshadowing~).

Cut back to the covert in full chaos mode of packing up everything into boxes and onto their ships (screw not having ships like wtf was that!?). Din and Rau are helping the Armorer when the Armorer asks if Rau would call in the other protectors. Rau hesitates and says she could try and looks to Din. He gives Rau a nod and tells her to wait at her x-wing since they’re almost done. Rau goes to her x-wing and chickens out with calling her uncle Fenn. Instead, she sends him a recorded message telling him she found the wielder of the darksaber and that they are going to chase of imps off Mandalore. She asks that he join them with any protectors he has. She finishes with an “I hope the battle goes well. I will know you forever.” Din joins her and they both get in their respective ships. Grogu joins Din in his ship. They take off and meet with the covert’s ships off of the ring space station the covert had been hiding on. They enter hyperspace and in a holoprojector call with Bo and her forces, go over the plan for storming the imperial base. Covert will be ground forces while some of Bo’s fleet will draw their attention in the sky and fire relentlessly at the base, drawing their tie fighters.

The episode cuts to the ships meeting over Mandalore. This is the first real full shot of Mandalore that isn’t a projection. Rau comments that it looks nothing like the holoimages her uncle had shown her and the Armorer adds that it looks nothing like she remembered it either. Thanks to atmospheric interference they don’t have to worry about flying stealthily too much and the covert flies in.

The first part of the operation goes mostly well. (Rau and Grogu follow Din) Bo’s fleet starts shooting at the base, allowing Din and the covert to infiltrate the base. They find the beskar wearing storm troopers and while it’s unexpected the covert can take them. They train every day with each other. They know how to take down others and other Mandalorians equally. Especially losers that haven’t been wearing beskar for as long as the covert. After a while it becomes eerie with how easily they are advancing. Then the sounds of fighting outside dies down. Din tries calling Bo to no avail. They press on only to reach a large room open to the sky and the doors behind them seal. Tie fighters fly in and beskar storm troopers jetpack in and Din and the covert get pinned down. Din calls for Bo again and again, that they are taking heavy fire. The shooting pauses and Din looks up to Moff Gideon arriving in his black beskar suit (minus the horns that was a reference to maul before!!??). Gideon is also accompanied by the three members of the praetorian guard. He smiles and says, “Hello Din Djarin. I think you have gotten yourself into a rather dire situation. I think I even sense a certain amount of betrayal.”

As he says that last sentence, the scene cuts to Bo’s fleet retreating back into orbit near the light cruisers and the tie fighters breaking off their pursuit. The scene cuts again to Bo sitting in the captain’s chair with Koska and Axe standing on either side of her with confused/shocked expressions. Bo looks grim, guilty and determined as she stares into the camera before closing her eyes as Gideon says “betrayal” and that is the end of the episode.

Episode 8: The Ruler of Mandalore 👑

The episode begins with Bo-Katan watching her fleet fight the tie fighters. She gets some notification as a chime and orders her fleet to retreat. Everyone on deck looks at her like Bo has lost her mind and they’re confused. Axe demands to know what is going on. Bo doesn’t explain at first just demands that her fighters retreat back to the light cruiser or if they were defying orders. They can hear Din calling for support and asking what is going on. Koska steps forward demanding answers and Bo tells her to back off. Axe and Koska are cornering her for answers until Bo explodes angrily. (I wish) Bo goes on a rant how she deserves to be Mand’alor! She was the one who fought tooth and nail for that right! She trained endlessly for it! First her sister got to rule and now she is being denied that right by some nobody bounty hunter! “Let the empire and the cultists wipe each other out. We’ll deal with the scragglers.” Koska and Axe stare at her like she’s lost her mind. Finally Koska asks, “You want to reclaim Mandalore… by betraying our allies? Our own people?” Even Axe chimes in with, “You know I am loyal to you, my lady and I might not be fond of or happy to be working with the children of the watch, but even I can’t stomach turning on our allies.” Bo calls them traitors and draws her blaster on them. Sides are drawn and fighting breaks out. Bo is forced to retreat with a few Mandos loyal to her while Koska and Axe take over the light cruiser. As Koska and Axe regain control of the command deck, they get several notifications: One that Bo has taken a ship with those loyal to her and is flying towards the surface. Second that they have several ships on approach from outside the system. They don’t know if friend or foe.

Cut to Din and the covert cornered and surrounded by the beskar storm troopers and Moff Gideon. Gideon lords it over them that he is control of the Forge and that he will bring in a new age of Mandalorians and bla bla bad guy speech (explaining also that Bo betrayed them) and he offers them the chance to surrender. On the condition that they all yield. Particularly Din. Din is considering yielding to save the covert while Paz is arguing against surrendering at all. Rau sees a notification on her wrist brace and steps up calling that that isn’t how the darksaber can be won. Only through a duel. Gideon who wants to be acknowledged as Mandalorian and is very clever knows it’s a play for time, but he thinks with his new armor that he can best Din this time. Rau asks Din to trust her and he goes out to duel with Gideon.

Din and Gideon duel and it is very close and tense. However, the duel is interrupted by the arrival of the Protectors as they swoop in and shoot down the tie fighters hovering nearby. The Protectors use a dropship to drop several Protectors and Fenn Rau calls out over an open comms that the Protectors have arrived to help.

Chaos breaks out. The covert charges out as the protectors have broken the imperial formations. Gideon retreats away from Din who wants to charge after him to finish what they started, but the praetorian guard gets in between. Paz, the Armorer and Rau jump in to help Din with the three praetorian guards. Between the four of them they manage to take down the guards. Over comms Koska and Axe check in and announce that they are returning to the fight after taking over the cruiser. The Armorer tells Din to go after Gideon and finish the hut’uun.

Din is followed by Paz, Hacker and Rau as they chase after where Gideon was last seen. They stalk down several corridors and hallways until they find Gideon at one of the entrances to the Forge and the living waters. This entrance has a chasm with a long drop and a waterfall that crashes somewhere far below. Gideon is waiting for them in front of a platform over that chasm. On the platform are the children of Nevarro and the Mandalorian foundlings. Gideon and several beskar storm troopers are holding the children at gun point. Paz and Hacker spot their foundlings and call for them. Gideon raises a hand and informs them that if they come one step closer one of his troopers will hit a button that will collapse the platform. The children would fall to certain death. Gideon demands Din hand over the darksaber and that he be allowed to walk free. Din is willing to do that because the darksaber means very little to him compared to the lives of the children.

(Gideon has the chilren by the way because while he might look down on Hux he does think that he can use these kids and train them into future Imperial Mandalorians.)

Unfortunately, that is when Bo finds them with the handful of loyal Mandalorians she has left. She says she won’t tolerate any rivals to her rightful place as Mand’alor. Din is sick and tired of these two fighting over the darksaber and says all he wants is the children. He doesn’t care who gets the darksaber. He drops the darksaber and kicks it towards Gideon. “Now let the children go.” Bo is swearing that Din made a mistake while Gideon picks up the darksaber. Gideon ignites it with a smile and then says, “No.”

A trooper hits the switch to drop the children and Din, Paz, Hacker and Rau lunge forward, crying out. The supports of the platform are blown out and it rocks dangerously before beginning to fall.

Meanwhile Bo launches an attack at Gideon and their two sides move slightly away from the platform to engage each other.

Cut back to Din and his people trying to reach the children in time to save them. Luckily, Grogu is with them and stops the platform with the force. This gives them enough time to save the foundlings while Bo’s and Gideon’s forces fight. Rau who had been carrying Grogu on her shoulders needs to be careful so she can protect him without becoming a target for the other two forces.

Hacker and Paz move the children away and Din and Rau sprint over to take care of Gideon once and for all. Only a few are still fighting the rest are either dead or heavily injured. Gideon and Bo are fighting in the middle. Rau goes to take care of the remaining imps and to keep the other Mandalorians from interfering while Din throws himself at Gideon and Bo. It becomes a three-way fight between them. All three are tired and exhausted at this point.

Bo gets thrown back at some point and Din manages to stab Gideon with his beskar spear. Gideon can’t seem to believe it before he finally slumps over. Din starts to pick up the darksaber and ignites it in time to block Bo’s screaming attack. She yells at him that it should be hers. He doesn’t want it anyway, he should give it to her!

Din manages to defeat Bo and she’s kneeling on the ground, exhausted and beaten, tears streaming down her face (lost her helmet at some point). Din is tired and upset at this point and says this is all so frustrating. Their people should have been her focus and look at where they are now. Her people defeated, dead or splintered by infighting. The ones that entrusted their lives to her.

Din looks at the darksaber in his hand before he throws it into the chasm, saying he is returning the saber to the living waters of Mandalore. Bo cries out and crawls to the edge of the chasm. “What have you done!?” Din walks away telling Bo to think about what she’s done.

Cut to showing a wrap up of the fighting. The imps are destroyed or chased off the planet by the Protector’s and Koska’s and Axe’s fleet. The foundlings are returned to their parents while others take care of those without. Fenn Rau is introduced in person as Din, Koska, Axe, Paz, Rau Jr and the Armorer meet to discuss what happens next. No one had expected Mandalore could actually be inhabitable. Fenn asks about the Mand’alor and Din says he threw the darksaber away. That he was tired over the fighting for a weapon. Fenn is shocked and says that won’t go down well with the other Clans. (point of conflict for another season maybe?) Axe and Paz aren’t pleased either. Axe and Koska are mourning Bo-katan in a way as she has vanished. Paz isn’t happy, but shrugs it off since he’s happy to have his son back. (somewhere in the background Hacker and his daughter are reunited too) The Armorer says that the last owner of the darksaber decided that was how he would handle it and nothing more could be done. It was lost to them for now. Rau sort of sadly says that she supposes the protectors will have to disband since there is no darksaber wielding Mand’alor anymore. Fenn and Din both correct her that the protectors were more than bodyguards of the Mand’alor. Din reminds her of how she protected the foundlings.

The covert decides to set up their camp in the forge and claim this as their new home for now. Koska asks if her people could be welcome here as well. Paz argues that they don’t follow the Way. Axe starts to get bent out of shape about that, but it’s the Armorer who shuts that down. Not sure about the exact wording, but I would imagine something along the lines of winds of change, they’ve reclaimed a part of their ancestral home and have access to the living waters. They no longer need to hide as they once did. They can be more accepting of other ways as long as others can be of theirs, looking at you Axe. The Armorer looks at Din and adds that some could even learn to walk both ways. Plus it’s nice to have a light cruiser in orbit.

Fenn’s protectors leave to spread the news and discuss with their Clans and families. Rau stays behind and Fenn promises to come to her.

New shot of Din and Grogu having a quiet moment in front of the chasm where Din threw the darksaber. The Armorer joins him and Din says they have a lot of work ahead of them. She agrees, but asks when have Mandalorians ever backed down from a challenge? She says she officially welcomes him back into the covert, but with a look at Grogu says he will probably learn to walk both ways in more than one way as the father of a Mandalorian Jedi. Din asks if he did the right thing to throw the darksaber away like he did. The Armorer is quiet for a moment before saying, “The darksaber had been taken by the jedi a long time ago. We reclaimed it and then it spent quite some time in the hands of those that sought to use Mandalorians as tools for their own gains. Perhaps it was time for the darksaber to be reclaimed by the living waters.” She leaves him to mull over it and the last scene is of him and Grogu sitting together.

Epilogue 🐉

The following scene can either be an after end credits scene or follows the previous scene. The viewer sees the darksaber hit the water. It sinks quickly and far, far below the surface as fish swim by and enters the depths. It gets pushed around by currents and creatures in the water until it reaches a dark area with bubbling and glowing vents of lava. It comes to rest on the bottom of the water near a vent. The viewer then sees an eye slowly crack open and move to reveal the head of a mythosaur as one massive clawed paw reaches out and drags the darksaber into the dark. The screen fades to black to the sound of a mythosaur growling.

#the mandalorian #the mandalorian spoilers #i guess??? #season 3 #season 3 rewrite #have a 7000 word vomit #take this all with a grain of salt i am daydreaming #some of the points i mention at the very top are based on posts i have seen on my dash #some of them sounded like they'd rather avoid drama so i am not @-ing or linking to those posts #especially cause i havent talked with them directly #din djarin #grogu #greef karga #the armorer #paz vizsla #bo-katan kryze #koska reeves #axe woves #fenn rau #luke skywalker #ragnar vizsla #boba fett #cal kestis #the book of boba fett

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Fanfic Rec #126 Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)

Naberrie Blooms by zombified419 Some may think it odd that a flower shop could be run by a Jedi - Luke disagrees. “Luke,” Luke blurts, all semblance of calm he had been working to maintain gone. He fumbles to tuck some of his hair behind his ear as a distraction before he tries again. “My name is Luke.” Luke doesn’t tell him he’s the only one that runs the shop with his droid. There’s no need to ask for him,  ever,  but Luke wants him to. The Mandalorian nods again. “Thank you.” Then, almost a forced afterthought: “Luke.” After, he’s gone, the bell tinkling over the door and sunlight shining off the polished armor as he steps out. Luke leans over the counter, stretching to catch a glimpse of the man again before the crowds of Galactic City swallow him from sight.

dinluke lawyer au by spqr At 1:18 a.m., just when Luke is starting to think he might’ve gotten away with something, Biggs Darklighter shows up on the other side of his desk and says, “I can’t believe you called in sick to get shotgun married to a Mando.”

Where There's a Will There's a Way by xiaq Luke walks straight to Din and Din suddenly feels like he should be doing something with his hands. “Hi,” he says. “Hi,” Luke agrees, grinning. “So. I didn’t get your name, before. Grogu just calls you ‘Daddy’ in his head but I’m assuming I should call you something else.” Din chokes a little. ***** This is basically an Accidental Warlord Din Djarin fic in which Din plays the role of reluctant DILF leader with a heart of gold and Luke plays the role of initially distrusted twink who quickly becomes beloved by all (especially said warlord). The Mandalorians are like, "we've only had Luke Skywalker for a day and a half but if anything happened to him I would kill everyone in this room and then myself."

What Could Be by stellewrites “Leia,” Luke interrupted softly, not backing down when his sister’s ire was targeted at him. “I’ll do it.”  ”Luke,” she began to protest.  “No, listen. What other option do we have? We can’t send for another fighter, not in time and not anyone that can spare the time for this,” he argued. “You know this is our best shot.”  His lightsaber felt heavy on his belt beneath his cloak as the Mandalorian in silver stepped forward to face him. OR Luke's scrappy and hot and Din is ready to propose ASAP.

A Negotiation of Supply and Demand by ShyOwl The Rebellion is close to winning the war against the Empire…but they cannot earn victory without help. In desperation they reach out to the powerful Mandalorian system, hoping to find some partnership to end the tyranny once and for all. All negotiations have been met with silence. Until one Luke Skywalker sends a final, pleading message to their king for help. Now, they have a response and a start to a partnership of supply and demand…starting with Luke coming to Mandalore instantly to serve the king’s every whim.

#dinluke #din luke #dinluke rec #dinluke fanfiction #Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker #Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker fanfiction #mandalorian fanfiction #star wars fanfiction #star wars rec #fanfic rec #the mandolarian #star wars #mandalorian rec #fanfic #mandalorian #fanfiction #the mandalorian rec #the mandalorian fanfiction #zombified419 #spqr #xiaq #stellewrites #ShyOwl #Naberrie Blooms #dinluke lawyer au #Where There's a Will There's a Way #What Could Be #A Negotiation of Supply and Demand #Din Djarin Luke Skywalker

[trashquisitor-shirozora]

pspspspspspspsps eros and psyche on the staircase for the fucking win

lumping @deathstars 's ask into this one because y'all asked about the same thing.

I have a framed test print of That Staircase Doodle on the wall next to my desk so I see it every damn day and ask myself, "So what is their story?" and since I already proposed a backstory

In which Luke Skywalker-Naberrie joins his twin sister Leia and a delegation of representatives from the Galactic Republic to Mandalore to greet the newly named Mand'alor Din Djarin and hopefully convince him to allow his adopted son Grogu to join the Jedi Order on Coruscant.

my dumbfuck ass started plotting it.

It's a galaxy where Order 66 never happened because Anakin sacrificed himself yeeting Sheev out the window, and twins Luke and Leia grow up between Naboo, Tatooine, and Coruscant (with fun jaunts to Alderaan). It's still a changed galaxy and there is still danger out there - remnants of Sheev's would-be Empire, remnants of the Separatists, crime syndicates filling in the vacuum left by the Clone Wars, etc - so the Republic is determined to forge alliances with neutral planets like Mandalore, which has been suffering almost 3 decades of political turmoil since the deaths of Satine Krzye and Pre Vizsla, and the ouster of Maul. Well the nominal ruler Bo-Katan was just recently overthrown by some no-name bounty hunter from a traditionalist group and the Republic decides to make its move and extend a hand of friendship, or at least trade. Then intel reveals this new Mand'alor has a child who may be Force-sensitive and that gets the attention of the Jedi Order.

Since Leia, formerly of the Order and now Naboo's senator, is going to Mandalore as part of the Republic's delegation, the Council reasons that they should send their own representative, her twin brother Luke, to convince the Mand'alor to send his child to the Order on Coruscant to become a Jedi. Super tall order for the young Jedi Knight especially given the long bloody history between the Jedi and Mandalorians, but the new Mand'alor seems a more practical and pragmatic sort. Perhaps he could be reasoned with. The child needs training, after all, and the Jedi are offering to take the child in with no prejudice. Perhaps the child could become a bridge between Mandalore and the Jedi Order, a way forward from their violent shared history. So Luke agrees to give it a shot.

Lots of words to say I'm thinking about writing this for DinLuke Positivity Week under "Mand'alor Din & Ambassador Luke" :))))))))) rip meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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#shirozora awkwardly responds to asks #the 'eros and psyche' bit mainly refers to the creed (helmet) and the very dangerous line Luke will tread #between his purpose and duty as the Jedi Order's representative befriending the Mand'alor #in order to bring the child to Coruscant #and a young man with a wild family history whose sympathy and empathy for a very reluctant Mand'alor veers into love #and a desire to keep his head above very dark and tumultous and bloody political waters #like this shit got real deep real fast and I am terrified of the scope of it #WHY CAN'T I PLOT SOMETHING MORE EASY BREEZY

[skiitter]

It's like the death of a star: slow, steady, brutally insistent. There is this inevitability to him, this sense of natural magnetism that draws in even the most distant of attentions. He bends the light, silhouette all sharp angles and violent symmetry. People lean away, some primitive part of their brains cringing in terror. And yet, despite the quiet danger, they stare. You cannot help but watch him, his legacy demands it. The threat of his power runs like a steady undercurrent beneath every crowd that parts before him. He is dangerous, he is deadly, he is--

"Luke!" The shrill cry of some sycophantic senator ripples through the throngs of people pretending to avoid the Jedi. Din glances over at his companion, using his muted expression to judge whatever is about to happen.

The very edges of Luke's mouth twitch downward, a frown hidden in the space between seconds and then it's gone. He slips into the politically correct persona that Leia spent months impressing upon him. His thin shoulders go taut and as the nameless senator reaches them, he is every bit the Jedi Master he is expected to be.

"Mr. Skywalker, hello! You're a hard man to find."

Luke laughs his perfectly crafted laugh and Din frowns beneath the helmet. "Oh really? Well, just follow the murmurs next time. I tend to cause quite a stir."

"As you should," the man insists. "You're a Jedi. It's important to be appropriately recognized."

"Of course," Luke says and Din wonders how the other man cannot taste the discomfort in his words. "How can I help you today, Senator..."

"Cresh, Dilra Cresh." He sticks his hand out in greeting and Luke shakes it. When the Jedi pulls away, Din sees the tremor that chases it back into his sleeve.

"A pleasure to meet you."

Senator Cresh, Dilra Cresh frowns. "We've met before."

Luke falters. "Oh, of course. I just must have--there are so many people you see--I'm--"

"What do you want?" Din snaps, rescuing the Jedi from the building awkwardness of the moment.

Senator Cresh, Dilra Cresh finally regards the Mandalorian at Luke's side and makes no effort to hide his discomfort. "Oh, hello. A Mandalorian, hmm? How...exotic. Is he your bodyguard?"

"No," Luke says at the same time that Din says, "Yes."

"I see."

"Please excuse my companion here, he's had a trying day and it's not even over." Luke does his best to smooth the situation over.

Din says nothing.

"Right...well anyway, no matter. I was wondering if you'd gotten a chance to read our proposal regarding the location of the new Jedi Order. Sarta 5 has an excellent environment absolutely perfect for whatever your burgeoning Order might need."

Din watches the tendon in Luke's jaw tighten. "I have not, sorry. There is a lot going on these days and--"

"Oh of course!" Senator Cresh, Dilra Cresh responds. "Between killing the Emperor and upending the tyranny of the Imperial army, I can only---"

"He'll read it when he has time." Din's tone is short, civil, vaguely threatening. "What else?"

"Uh---" He glances between the two of them but when Luke makes no attempt to elaborate, he plasters an uncomfortable smile on his face. "That's all, I'm afraid. It's been a pleasure, Mr. Skywalker. Until next time?"

"Absolutely," Luke says.

Senator Cresh, Dilra Cresh bows awkwardly and disappears back into the crowd.

"Asshole," Din says.

"Will you stop antagonizing the locals, please? Leia is gonna kill me when she finds out about this." Luke drops his shoulders back down and presses closer to Din. "Still. Thank you. I appreciate your--your efforts."

Din shrugs.

"First the holocron and now this.” Ever so softly, Luke bumps his shoulder against Din’s. “I owe you.”

"Just keep training the kid and we'll keep calling it even."

Luke smiles and it's that gentle one, the one that's soft and slow and only for Din. "Of course. But I’m still in your debt.”

“You’re not.”

The murmur and movement of the crowd, the way it stills and retracts, helps to provide ample walking room for the two of them as they make their way through the ostentatiously large gala. “I am and I will find some way to make this up to you. There’s got to be something you want, Din. Aside from Grogu’s training, I mean.”

Din thinks that there probably is and, if he wishes to acknowledge the way his skin flushes whenever Luke casually impresses upon him some small moment of physical contact, that perhaps only the Jedi could be the one to deliver it. All he says though, is, “it’s fine,” and in amicable silence, they carry on.

#dinluke #skitterfics #lil baby ficlet/wip/thing #dont come for me about the slang okay i don't like how most canon slang sounds #i'm sorry ><

[lukecyarika]

Dinluke sparring for the first time. Luke takes off his robe and Din sees his arms and starts sweating. Luke quickly disarms him and pins him down and Din is in love.

#Luke just proposed to him in mandalorian #listen Luke’s arms would make any man weak #dinluke #luke skywalker #din djarin #the mandalorian #star wars #skydalorian #my posts

[thewriterowl]

Owl, what if a marriage proposal wasn't the "big bang" if you will to be incorporated into a Mandalorian family, but rather if their children willingly called their parent's partner mom or dad. The children "adopt" the other soon to be parent

For example, Grogu is playing with Luke while Din is watching or cooking them dinner and out of the blue calls Luke "Buir!" Din freezes and Luke giggles, not knowing what that word means.

Din knows he must explain to Luke that now they HAVE to be married.

I love that idea! Of course, there are some feelings involved and both adults are aware...but those are people who aren't Luke and Din, both of whom can be a bit stupid with their feelings. Din probably wouldn't even know he's in love with Luke but Grogu, with his Force, would.

So, Grogu loves Lukę as his second parent on his own but because he senses and understands, on some level, that his buir sees Luke as clan--so it just works out for him to call Luke as parent!

And Din is all "oh, welp, guess we have to get married. This is the Way and all that. What kind of cake do you want? I already have a venue selected. Oh and this binder that is full of wedding ideas. You just pick what you want. Huh? No, of course, I didn't put this together last night. That would be reckless. This has been a six-month project. Yeah, Grogu called you buir the first time an hour ago...what do any of these things have to do with each other?"

#owl inbox #dinluke

[peachblossom-odyssey]

I love the idea of Din being the most gentle and calm Mand’alor the galaxy can remember. The New Republic politicians and royalty reluctantly invite the new Mand’alor to big events and they expect a blustering meathead or a stoic dickhead but instead they get this soft-spoken man with an alien baby in his arms and the most overprotective guards ever. Everyone introduces themselves and Din takes off his helmet to properly greet these important people and they don’t know what they expected but it certainly wasn’t expressive brown eyes and curly brown hair and a permanent expression of vague confusion on a calming face.

He unwittingly charms everyone in the room within weeks and becomes the talk of the galaxy, although he doesn’t pay attention enough to know that. He’s a personal friend to Princess Leia. He has influence over Boba Freakin’ Fett. Luke Skywalker himself is teaching his child. He clearly isn’t used to controlling his expressions and his face is always charmingly open. He’s kind and patient and doesn’t mind when people’s children bother him. He’ll sit still and let the children of visiting diplomats climb all over him without a word of complaint, even giving presentations while the children tug at his cape and pull at his hands. He’s beaten all of his guards in spars and then beat everyone else’s just to prove a point to those who thought his lack of diplomatic experience made him weak. Sometimes he brings his little jedi child, and when he does everyone knows not to bother discussing anything important because the Mand’alor will not be paying attention to anything but the child.

One time during an event he laughed brightly at something someone said and then got nervous when he realized everyone was staring. One time a senator accidentally sneezed on him and got bumrushed by his entire mandalorian guard while the Mand’alor stood there baffled. One time Prince Consort Solo spilled soup in the Mand’alor’s lap and the Mand’alor apologized. One time Senator Xiono’s kid stole the Mand’alor’s helmet and the Mand’alor let him play with it for the entire day, chuckling at Senator Xiono’s clear despair. One time he scolded Luke Freaking Skywalker over a teaching disagreement and Luke Skywalker apologized and called him sir.

Suddenly Din is getting marriage proposals all over the place. Mandalore is thriving with all the generous help and donations galactic bigwigs suddenly seem eager to shove into Din’s hands. People fall all over themselves to offer their assistance if Din (and by extension Mandalore) even looks like he might need help, cooing at how he never asks for help. Suddenly Mandalore is a place you absolutely Do Not Mess With unless you want half the galaxy jumping down your throat. Din gets all these admirers and new friends and support and has absolutely no idea what he could have done to prompt it. The galaxy loves him. Mandalore loves him. Ben Solo gets an actual role model. Bo-Katan is fuming.

#din djarin #mand’alor din djarin #star wars #the mandalorian #mand’alor din #kazuda xiono

[positivityjediprince]

No thoughts, just Beru singing La La Lu (search it up, it’s an old lil lullaby that reminds me of baby Luke) to a little baby blond boy his entire life. When she’s gone, Luke sings it to his younglings, tucking them lovingly in bed while one very enamored Mandalorian stands by watching, trying not to cry and propose right then and there.

Wow you really came for my heart with that one!!!! I LOVE IT!!!! ahhhhh

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Gods that song is so beautiful! And Beru loved him so much and sang to him every night she could! and also I think he had nightmares and she always knew when he did and was always there to sing to him and stroke his hair till he fell asleep - and if she couldn't move him she'd fall asleep there too, back pain be damned her boy needed her.

Also imagine during the rebellion era/post ANH in general Luke curled up in bed quietly singing it to himself to self sooth and cope with the trauma and hold onto a little of his old life and comforts.

And YES PLEASE LUKE SINGING IT TO HIS BABIES/PADAWANS EVERY NIGHT OH GODS PLEASE he sings it and moves around the room tucking them in and stroking their hair and giving nose boops and forehead kisses to those who want them.

Poor Din doesn't stand a chance. It's just too cute and beautiful! I feel like he'll flop on Cara's sofa and be like:

'HE DID THIS'

'Djarin, he does that every night'

'And every night I have to walk away without marrying him!'

But, once they are married Luke singing it to Din and all their babies as they snuggle in a giant bed! And it's a beautiful family tradition and Beru is always there with her family when he sings it- sometimes Luke thinks he can even hear her joining in.

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LULLABIES MAKE ME WEAK OKAY AHHHHHHHH SINGING IS LOVE AND PASSING IT DOWN ESP WITH FOUND FAMILY/CLAN AAAAHHHH MY H E A R T!! BERU AND OWEN ARE ALWAYS WITH LUKE!! ALWAYS!!

Also I am SO sorry the response is so late the show was intense and once it was over I about slept for a week 😅 I LOVE this idea so much I couldn't wait to actually reply to it aaahh!! ❤️

#im back on my tumblr bs now! #gah this one made me almost cry im not gonna lie #my bf sings me lullabies when i have panic attacks or just to sooth so im like 😭😭🥺🥺 #beru whitesun lars #owen lars #luke skywalker #luke skywalker lars #i will die on that hill #din djarin #dinluke #asks

[twinterrors29]

in the wake of the fight on Gideon's cruiser, Din has a conversation with Boba about how letting Grogu go to be trained with his own kind doesn't have to mean he never sees the kid again, and that he doesn't see why Din can't visit him now and then

of course, Din didn't catch the Jedi's name, but that's hardly going to stop a bounty hunter of his caliber

pretty soon, he realizes that he's not the only party interested in tracking down the Jedi: there's someone else, a human woman with red hair and goggles, who seems just as intent as he is on finding him

after running into each other a few times while looking for information, she approaches him, introduces herself as Mara Jade, and proposes they share information, maybe even team up

they're clearly working toward the same goal here, after all: find Luke Skywalker

he never gets an answer on what it is she wants from him, but a few months into their partnership he does catch a glimpse of her laser sword and guesses that she's either looking for training, the same as Grogu needed, or looking to get a job as an additional teacher among their people

Mara, on the other hand, sees the hunter's full suit of beskar'gam, his massive spear, and stolen lightsaber, and assumes that he's hunting his people's ancestral enemy, and her Master never exactly said that she had to carry out his last wish by herself

when they finally track down the location of the Jedi school, Grogu runs out to greet his Mandalorian guardian, and Mara is faced with the realization that she's been helping a guy who is just way too invested in checking out his kid's preschool curriculum (she supposes that education is a tenet of the Resol'nare after all), and with a little verbal prodding, it becomes apparent that he has almost no concept of the historical Jedi-Mandalorian conflict

then the Jedi she's been hunting comes out to greet them, and she realizes that she's effectively been trying to kill a preschool teacher for the past several years, which kinda makes her feel...bad

the moment he opens his mouth and speaks in her direction, she doesn't feel bad about wanting to kill him anymore

#star wars #the mandalorian #din djarin #boba fett #mara jade #luke skywalker #grogu

[stupidfatpenguin]

prompt: can you write Luke and Din sleeping together and Luke thinking it’s a one time thing and being oblivious to the fact that Din is in love with him and wants to marry him

Luke already knows Leia is meaning to talk to him but is still caught off guard when he finds himself pinned to his seat by an incredulous glare as powerful as the Force itself not a moment after the Mandalorian leaves them alone in the room, having offered to check on the kids playing out in the temple garden, and Luke wonders if he shouldn't have offered to go with him.

Leia asks, unrestrained, “Are you sleeping with him?”

“…do you mean in the sleeping kind of way or—”

“Did you have sex,” she reiterates, “with the Mand’alor?”

“Once,” Luke admits, cheeks prickling and warm. “And, uh… like, a long while ago? A month at least. There’s—if that’s what you’re asking, there's nothing going on between us that the Republic needs to be aware of. Politically.”

“Once, a month ago.” Leia sighs and scrunches her nose the way she does when she finds a session in the Senate to be wastefully inefficient. “Oh, you are a terrible man, Luke.”

“Whatever do you mean?”

“Whatever do I—do you really not see it?”

“See what?”

His sister might be fully in mind to strangle him for fooling around with one of her most important political allies—and really, he knows he shouldn't have, knows it’s already bad enough that Luke is a teacher to his son, that it’s bad enough that he can still taste the want and feel the touch of calloused, warm hands against his aching skin if he wills it hard enough—but it’s her reply that traps his breath somewhere between his chest and his throat.

“You’re obviously still into him, and he is trailing after your dumb ass hoping for a repeat. Or a marriage proposal.”

It’s suddenly very hard to meet her eyes, so he stares out the window instead—a mistake, because from here he has a prime view of the proceedings outside in the garden where ‘checking on the kids’ has evolved into a gratuitous game of carbon-freeze tag, and Luke can't stop thinking that ‘maybe’.

“Why do you think he’s always offering to do stuff? Fixing the cold box, hanging the blinds, taking the kids out to play,” Leia continues, undeterred by his lack of answer. “I’ve never felt so much pathetic attraction rolling off from someone. He’s completely gone on you—and you’ve been blue-balling the man for weeks.”

“You’re mistaken,” Luke protests, flushing. “He’s—he’s smart, you know. He has lots of people wanting to… like, if he asked, he could... and he’s sticking around for the child. He’s doing everything he can for him, helping out around here is just… he’s just being nice.”

“Uh-huh,” Leia agrees. “He’s being nice alright—so that you’ll let him back into your bed.”

“Leia,” he warns, but she only smiles kindly, perhaps a little victorious.

“He wants more than you’re giving him—which is stupid, since it sounds like you want that too,” she says, and he hates that she is more than a little right. “Why don't you try asking him?”

-

(Luke, probably, eventually, asks)

Luke: hey Din: ? Luke: remember that time when we— Din: !! Luke: do you… maybe want to….again? Din, already halfway out of his gear: so I was thinking a spring wedding

#DinLuke #I kind of dig this oblivious pining #It's 2am and I wrote this on mobile #also I love leia telling her brother to get his shit together #space twins and their himbo husbands sigh #salty writes

[dinlukethots]

Din wants to propose to Luke but follows the Mandalorian tradition of needing to defeat your intended in combat to earn the right to propose to them, so he can’t since Luke continues to kick his ass every time they spar. But he buckles down and gets super serious about figuring out a way to beat Luke just once and finally, after months of studying his movements intently and constantly brainstorming strategies, he’s able to win a fight and propose. But Luke picked up on Din being weirdly serious about winning spars and responds by taking it more seriously himself, which led to him being more grumpy than he should be about his loss. So when Din proposes he thinks it’s Din somehow poking fun at his defeat rather than a serious proposal and tells Din “No <3”

#yes the heart is said out loud #it’s an ancient jedi trick it just wasn’t relevant to luke’s journey so george lucas never mentioned it #dinluke #luke skywalker #din djarin #star wars #sw #the mandalorian

[chocmarss]

The HC of Din marrying Luke quietly where they’ll exchange the vows among themselves and only announcing it to Leia and Han a couple of months later is good and all, but the idea of Luke dramatically proposing to Din ala PotC in the middle of a battlefield just sings to me.

They’re probably on a rescue mission at a base on some moon that the Imps are holding a dozen of kids as hostages to recruit. It’s heavily guarded and there are a lot of Stormtroopers, because it isn’t the first base Din and Luke have destroyed and at this point, the Imps are ready for them.

But they’re ready for them too, so they go with Leia, Han, and Chewie, with Boba and Fennec coming along because hey, they wanted to join the fun too, and no, Han, Boba’s not gonna try and shoot you again. (“Unless he won’t shut up,” Boba adds breezily, staring straight at Han in the eye that has him spluttering out indignantly.)

So, Han manages to get the kids out of the base and are already on their way into the Falcon where Chewie’s waiting for them, while the rest of their mix-matched team are spread around outside, fighting off the Imps and taking them down with all they got. They think they’re winning, but it’s wave after wave of Troopers and Luke’s getting a little winded.

Then, he catches a gleam of beskar and a whip of a cape as he fights his way through Stormtroopers, and it’s not long before he finds himself in the same space as Din is.

Din’s slashing his way through the sea of white, wielding his Darksaber as if he’s born with it, even if it took months for him to practice with Luke until Din’s comfortable enough to use the saber like he uses his blaster, as if it’s an extension of himself instead of something that he has to hold onto until someone takes it from him. He’s precise in his hits and he moves as if he’s in his element, and perhaps he is, because this is one of the things he’s good at.

It makes Luke lose his breath, because Din looks absolutely powerful, absolutely stunning, under the vivid glare of the evening sun, and the only thing that goes through Luke’s mind as he finds himself distracted by the Mandalorian is, I love him so much and I want to marry him.

And, really, the latter sticks with him until Luke finds himself near Din enough that their backs are almost pressed against each other, fighting off their respective Troopers, before Luke whirls around and grips onto his arm.

Like a true Skywalker, there’s no stopping him from breathlessly say these words when everyone is trying to kill them, “Marry me.”

Din is, understandably, frozen in place, before he swipes the Darksaber behind Luke while he uses the Force to throw some Troopers into the trees. Din, understandably, shouts out, “What?”

“Marry me!” Luke repeats, and there’s a grin on his face and he knows he looks as giddy as he feels.

Luke also knows Din is gaping at him despite the helmet, but then a couple of Troopers try to shoot him down, and Din doesn’t hesitate to shoot them back. “I don’t think this is the best time!”

“I think it is!”

Then, they find themselves in each other’s spaces again, their sabers humming beside them. “Din Djarin,” Luke breathes out. “Will you be my husband?”

“What?” Leia suddenly shouts nearby, shooting down a Trooper. “Now? You’re proposing to him now?”

“That’s what I said,” Din laughs, and it’s as elated as Luke feels and he knows Din is grinning as hard as he is.

“That’s—“ Luke eyes widen for a second and he pushes Din to the side and runs his lightsaber into the middle of some Trooper’s chest. “That’s not an answer!”

Then, he gets pulled back and Din has his hand gripping his arm, his visor directly in his face. “Yes, you foolish Jedi,” he says raggedly. “I’ll marry you.”

Boba, a few feet away, grunts as he rams his elbow into someone’s throat. “Are you kidding me, Skywalker? Right now?”

Luke reaches out and grips Din’s shoulder as Din grips the back of his head, bringing their foreheads together. “Mhi solus tome, mhi solus dar'tome, mhi me'dinui an, mhi ba'juri verde,” Luke pours out, baring his soul to everyone, but most importantly, to the man he’s come to know, come to love, in front of him.

Din hitches in a breath, shoving his forehead into his as he holds Luke tight. “Mhi solus tome, mhi solus dar'tome, mhi me'dinui an, mhi ba'juri verde.”

And Luke laughs, before they have to fight these Troopers off until there are none left to attack them.

We are one when together, we are one when parted, we will share all, we will raise warriors.

#imagine #the DRAMATICS of it all #the skywalker motto: go big or go home #dinluke #skydalorian #luke skywalker #din djarin #the mandalorian #star wars #marswrites #marsrb