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kowaiitenshii · 10 months
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[Wish We Never Met]
Pairing: Kylo Ren x Reader 
Plot Summary: You haven’t seen Kylo Ren since he destroyed the Jedi academy you both called home in your youth, and you want nothing more than to forget about him. That doesn’t stop him from reaching out. 
Warnings: Kidnapping. Kylo is his own warning. Angst? 
Word Count: 2.3k
A/N: Hello again everyone! This oneshot is the product of a betrayal prompt from a good friend of mine! If this does well and people enjoy it, I will be open to prompts and requests and if the demand is high enough, I may even write a part 2 for this. Thank you so much for all the love on Sunkiller Lullaby again as well!! Please enjoy! 
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A perfectly clear night on Ossus, a rare meteor shower had been forecasted that night, and you didn’t dare to miss it.
You and your best friend, Ben Solo, had snuck out against your Master’s wishes to watch the shower together. 
It was once in a lifetime, after all. 
You couldn’t have thought of a better person to sneak out with, you’d known him since you were just ten years old; not that you had many other friends in the academy regardless. 
The two of you never quite fit in with the other padawan learners, having earned reputations for being too reckless, too quick to anger, too ready for a fight. But you found solace in one another, always sparring, studying, or shirking off your responsibilities to go on some ill-advised adventure together. 
As the two of you grew, as did your fondness for one another. Master Luke began separating you more and more, fearing that you would build ties too strong to sever. 
Attachment, of course, was strictly forbidden. 
But that did little to stop you from stealing away to see the person whom you were closest with in the entire world whenever you could.
The two of you laughed like the foolish teenagers you were as you ran through the lush green field littered with wildflowers together hand-in-hand, searching for the perfect spot to watch the show.
Cresting the top of the hill, Ben suddenly dropped  to the ground, pulling you along with him as you tumbled down through the long grass. As you came to a stop, landing on top of him at the bottom of the hill, you playfully punched him in the arm. 
“You really ought to be more careful Ben! We could have gotten hurt!” you scolded him, still laughing like mad. 
“You know I wouldn’t let that happen!” he reassures you, laughing back at you as you shift off of him and take a seat next to him in the tall grass. 
The two of you spent a long time in comfortable silence, watching the meteors shoot over your heads. It was an awe-inspiring sight, countless comets of every colour followed by their glowing tails lighting up the entire sky above. It truly was beautiful, and you were still unsure if you’ve seen such beauty since. 
You spent hours just watching, enchanted by the ethereal lightshow. 
That is, until you looked towards Ben, and instead of watching the beauty of the stars, he was watching you. 
Your breath caught in your throat, and your heart swelled in an unfamiliar way as you looked at him, realising in that moment that he had grown up, no longer the awkward, lanky boy you knew as a child. 
His eyes sparkled innocently in the dim light, reflecting the colours of the stars. His lips were pink and parted, as if to ask something that was caught just on the tip of his tongue. His long raven hair blew in the gentle breeze, tousled by your tumble down the hill. 
For a split second, you envisioned running your fingers carefully through his soft locks to fix it for him before forcing yourself to look away. 
Cheeks hot and heart thumping in your chest, you tried to remind yourself of the rules of the Jedi you so desperately tried to uphold. You knew attachment was wrong, and love could only serve to destroy you. And yet, the idea of a life lived without ever knowing love, that kind of love, left a hole in your heart that ached for it. 
Clenching your fists so tightly your nails dug into the palms of your hands and closing your eyes, you tried your hardest to push your feelings down, to bottle them up and seal them away. 
The gentle feeling of Ben carefully, almost sheepishly placing a large hand to your left cheek and turning you to face him snapped you out of your quiet rumination. The sensation of his touch was warm and tingling, spreading goosebumps across your skin like wildfire. 
Your eyes met again, Ben measuring your reaction, looking hesitantly from your eyes to your lips and back again, as if he too could sense what you were feeling. 
Given the tender, vulnerable expression that spread across his countenance, you knew that he could. The rough pad of his thumb ghosted over your cheekbone, your skin feeling electrified as he touched it, the energies between you rich and palpable. 
“(Y/N)...” He whispered your name like a prayer. 
Before he could speak again, you would take his face between your hands, crashing your lips into his in a moment of reckless abandon. 
They’re soft and wet, the feeling of the kiss itself and the mixing of energies setting you both on fire. 
You lose yourself in it, all teeth and tongue and burning desire, kissing him over and over again. 
Ben is just about to lay you down right there, in the soft grass beneath the stars, before you force yourself to pull away. Sitting up pin straight and wiping the spit away from your lips, you were too ashamed to even look back at him. 
The world goes black. 
The next scene that plays is the one that has torn you apart for years. 
Standing before the devastated Jedi academy you called home for nearly your entire life, you watched as it burned to ash. Tears flowed in rivers down your cheeks as you sobbed in agony of all that was lost, all because of the boy you loved. 
Falling to your knees, Ben’s name tore its way out of your throat in a grief-stricken scream.
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Eyes flying open, you jolt upright in bed. 
You’re then hit by the same cold realisation that it was all a dream, as you are every time you have that dream. Although, you suppose it's more of a recollection than a dream. 
Rubbing the sleep out of your eyes, you groan groggily as you spot the familiar silhouette of a man’s astral body across the room. 
“Ugh… Go away Kylo.” you moan, already becoming annoyed. 
Even if he wasn’t there physically, seeing him through the force hurt all the same. 
“You know I can’t, even if I wanted to.” he replies matter-of-factly, and you know it to be true. Whatever unseen force it is that binds you to each other, neither of you could control it. 
He haunts you like a ghost, torturing your very soul every time you would connect unannounced. His presence tonight is especially wounding, having been freshly reminded of the feelings you held for him despite everything. 
Throwing your covers off, you annoyedly begin to stoke the small fire pit in the centre of your hut, doing your best to ignore Kylo’s dark and magnetic presence looming in the shadows. 
“Where are you?” he asks abruptly, looking around the room and searching for any indicators of your location. 
You roll your eyes, finally looking in his face. His eyes are locked on you as he stands in the darkness of the room, the light of the flames illuminating his features. 
He’s every bit as handsome as you remember, all doe eyes and plump lips and strong nose. 
He’s gotten taller, and bulkier in terms of muscle than you remember, no doubt enhanced by his new training. Your heart strings tug painfully in your chest, and you remember why you avoid looking at him when this happens. 
“You know I can’t answer that.” you whisper solemnly in reply. 
“Why not?” he snaps back instantly.
“You know exactly why, Kylo Ren.” you sigh in irritation, spitting his name at him as if it tastes foul. You throw another log into the fire before standing and turning around, crossing your arms and doing your best to shut him out as your anger and frustrations build. 
“It would be so much easier if you would stop hiding, if you would just join me.” He continues, ignoring the vitriol in your tone and trying to coax the answer out of you. 
“I’m not hiding, Kylo. You just can’t find me. There’s a difference.” you scoff back at him, vaguely pleased when you hear him let out his own irritated sigh. 
You’ve been through this hundreds of times, your answers and his questions never changing. Everytime you speak to him, everytime you look at him, the void in your chest that calls to him grows wider. And with great pain every time, you deny him.
It’s torture, the purest form you could imagine. 
“You called to me. In your dream. I heard it.” he asserts in a gentler tone, as if it would change anything. You dig your nails into the skin of your arms in an attempt to temper the rage bubbling up inside of you. 
“I’m tired of fighting Kylo.” you sigh. “Can’t you see that? That’s why I’m here, in a hut in the fucking jungle.” you spit, an edge of hurt in your tone that you pray he doesn’t hear.
“Then why won’t you just come to me?” He tries desperately to persuade you. “I will take care of anything, everything you need. It could be so simple if you would just-” he starts on the same tirade that he starts every time you see each other. 
The fresh pain of the memories, the aching of your heart at seeing him, listening to the same argument; it’s finally all too much. The dam you’ve built to withhold your emotions finally breaks, your hurt finally overflowing as you spin on your heel to face him, screaming out the truth as you cut him off. 
“Because I love you, Ben! Because I love you, and you’ve destroyed everything else I’ve ever cared about! And I hate myself for it!” you bark at him through gritted teeth, hot tears welling up in your eyes and threatening to spill over.  
His brow furrows in frustration and shock as he yells back at you.
 “You know that isn’t the truth! I didn’t-” 
Clutching the sides of your head in frustration, you continue screaming, cutting him off once more. 
“Everyday I wake up and I’m forced back into the hell that is the realisation that this is my reality!” you gesture feverishly around the humble, run down hut in which you both stand, then between the two of you. “This is my reality, and I will never forgive you for it Ben.” your voice breaks, your anger spent and only leaving you with aching despair as the tears finally begin to fall. 
“I loved you, I really loved you.” you choke out between cries, the growing lump in your throat making it hard to speak. 
For once he’s silent, saying nothing as he looks upon you with widened eyes. 
He’s visibly taken aback, and the realisation finally hits you that you just admitted your love to him, and that you hadn’t called him by his name, his true name, since the incident that ripped you away from each other. 
He turns away from you, hiding the tears welling in his own eyes. 
“I don’t need your forgiveness.” he whispers, and you take one last look at him before he promptly vanishes. 
Left alone in the crippling emptiness of the hut you call home, you fall to your knees under the crippling weight of your sorrow, wracked with anguished sobs. 
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Elsewhere in the galaxy, Kylo Ren wipes the stray tears from his face and steels his nerves, before throwing on his cloak and helmet. 
He could feel your presence even more acutely in the force now, the bond strengthened by your heated confession. It was certainly not one he had expected, but he had no doubt now that he would track you down.
All he would have to do is follow your signature. 
Your words were all the confirmation he needed as he stormed out of his personal quarters to gather a fleet, barking the orders to gather his knights at a commanding officer. 
If you refused to give yourself willingly to him, he would just have to take you. 
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The next morning, you awaken suddenly to the sound of Stormtroopers blowing the door clean off of your hut. 
In an instant you leap to your feet, ready to defend yourself from any danger. Time moves in slow motion as you look out the door, the mass of troopers, fronted by the Knights of Ren  parting like the fabled red sea. 
Blood running cold, your heart drops to your feet as you lay eyes upon their leader who moves to the forefront, Kylo Ren.
You’re stricken with the awful, ice-cold revelation that he had used your bond in the force against you. 
It lead him right to you. 
Frantically turning to reach for a weapon, you’re cut short as a blaster hits you with a stun ray, rendering you unconscious. 
Your body falling to the floor with a soft thud, Kylo Ren strides over to where your body lay crumpled, just within the doorway, sighing regretfully. Crouching over you, he frowns as he softly brushes a lock of hair out of your face.
“It could have been so much easier.” he whispers like an apology, before carefully scooping you into his arms.
He takes a moment to look at you, admiring the beauty of his prize before carrying you onto his ship.
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firerose · 4 months
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Jacen and Ben solo growing up at Lukes temple together
Jacen convincing Ben to pull all sorts of pranks on their peers
Ben stopping Jacen from getting himself killed on missions
Their masters bonding over their disaster Padawans
both of them getting older sparring together
( Jacen looking more and more like Kanan every day )
Ben always jokes that he will be a great teacher, Jacen gets excited at that idea
Eventually he gets his own Padawan that he smiles at kindly , proud to carry on his fathers legacy
Ben stands beside him happy for his cousin, his best friend
His family is there too his mother with tears in her eyes
His master Ezra who cant believe that the little boy he once trained is now a full grown Jedi knight
His uncles zeb and kallus who live a peaceful life on Lira san protecting the Lasat
His aunts Shin and Sabine who just got back from one of their many space adventures
and of course chopper
A family, his family
And in this universe Palpatine really did die and Snoke doesn't exist
so they get a happy ending
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theresattrpgforthat · 10 months
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THEME: Space and Stars
This week's themes are all loosely categorized under space, from space-westerns, to space-fantasy, to some games entirely within their own genre.
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Boar Beasts on A Barbarous Planet, by Z.W. Garth.
Boar Beasts on a Barbarous Planet is a 2-page Push Powered roleplaying game of boarfolk warriors surviving on a planet of swords-and-lasers, covered in hostile biomes and littered with the sci-fi tech of planetary invaders who couldn't cut it in this harsh world. 
Players take on the role of warriors dedicated to protecting their sounder from the many threats that plague them, in this harsh, psychedelic world. 
Push games use an interesting 'push-your-luck' mechanic, in which your can choose to re-roll and add to your roll in order to make a "weak" success stronger - but roll too high, and you meet disaster. In my opinion, it's an SRD that feels a little over-looked in the indie scene.
This game is meant to be brutal and violent, on a world that is difficult to survive. Your characters enter the story battle-scarred, and will leave the story worse, possibly even dead. This looks to be a game that’s full of prompts and roll-tables, so if you like random generation, I recommend checking this one out.
From Out of the Boundless Deep, by Scyllaycs. 
From Out the Boundless Deep is a two-player game about a mech pilot and an engineer working on the starship the Boundless. The game follows the pilot’s dangerous missions off the ship, the engineer’s meaningful repairs onboard the ship, and the brief moments the two meet between missions.
This game has two players, and no set GM. If you want to be a character who’s interacting with a dynamic set of stats and risky endeavours, you can pick up the Pilot. If you like building and modding things to set up the two of you for future challenges, then the Engineer might be more your style. The Game itself is split into two phases: Ship Phase and Mission Phase, with each phase giving the player a chance to shine. A Tarot Deck will be used to provide benefits and drawbacks throughout the course of play.
This is a game where you can really explore the conflict and community between two characters, in a situation where they can’t always communicate in a way they’d like. It doesn't demand an epic storyline but definitely has the space for it. This is also a great game for two people who have different and complimentary styles of play. 
Dead Belt, by A Couple of Drakes. 
Dead Belt is played by building a Belter and taking them out into the Belt to scavenge randomly-generated starships, using things you already have laying around: a six-sided die, a deck of common playing cards, and a few tokens of whatever sort happen to be close at hand.
With a dozen unique ship deck plans, over 100 flavorful prompts, and plenty of character stats to help you avert certain death, no two ships will ever feel the same. You’ll board these derelict starships, navigate barriers, dodge threats, monitor your air-supply, and salvage as you go.
You’ll deal with all the dangers lurking onboard these starships, push your luck, and finally return to spend your hard-won booty to secure better equipment, improve your skills, pay down your crippling debt, and hopefully, maybe, eventually set yourself up to live out your dreams far from the Belt.
There are three ways to play this game: Solo, Co-Op and Rivalry. This means that in a two-player game, you can choose to either work together or attempt to sabotage each-other in a race for pay. This game is an homage to Cowboy Bebop and similar Space Westerns, with a lot of tantalizing options designed for duet play.
Vaults of Vaarn, by graculusdroog.
Vaults of Vaarn is a 48-page, black and white tabletop RPG zine, which presents setting information, a full game system, and character creation procedure for adventures in Vaarn, a vast blue desert that lies at the very end of time. The game is built on the chassis of Knaveby Ben Milton, with lightweight rules, speedy character generation, and gameplay that emphasizes creativity and problem-solving on the part of players and referee. 
This game setting feels like a space opera smashed together with acid fantasy, with bright colourful descriptions of strange monsters, NPC’s and locations. It is a dangerous setting that is designed to work with OSR games, primarily Knave but I have a feeling it would be pretty easy to steal ideas from this for other OSR systems as well. If you’re a fan of big space epics like Dune or weird futures like Numenera or Gamma World, this game is probably worth checking out.
If you want to see what the community has created for this setting, I recommend checking out the submissions to the Vaarn Summer Jam of 2022!
Nibiru, by Araukana Media.
Nibiru is a science fiction tabletop roleplaying game, set in a massive space station in a neighbouring solar system. Players take on the role of Vagabonds; people who woke up in the space station with no memories of their past.
Nibiru tackles themes of memory, nature and artificiality through simple mechanics, evocative art and immersive worldbuilding.
This is a game in which you create your character’s backstory as you play, filling in pieces of memory as you explore a space station filled with strange inhabitants and abandoned or deteriorating locations. The way you write about yourself will also fuel your character progression, with rewards for creativity and turning some of your memories into tools that you can use as you play. The setting is unique, evocative, and has a lot of potential to tell a compelling and heart-wrenching story. 
If you want to see a bit of the game in action before buying it, there is a Quickstart Guide available on DriveThruRPG!
Other Space Recommendation Posts
Star Trek (and its sequel)
Space Adventures
Space Westerns
Space Fantasy
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astroyongie · 2 months
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Twice January Reading 2024
note: please take it lightly
Jihyo
Love: like on her last reading, she is still dating her person (someone who is way richer than her) and she is having he fun of her life. Happy with her situation, she is taking all chances and living in a perfect luxury at the moment 
Career: expect Jihyo to have more solo comebacks this year and her working on things separated to twice projects. She is also cultivating and protecting her idol image a lot 
Self: she had some rough time lately, and she is still trying to overcome this. I think we are talking here of a problem or grief concerning her family or something related to her family in general that she had ben trying to heal herself from 
Nayeon
Love: I believe that Nayeon broke up with her partner since she seems like she has been avoiding them for some time now and she doesn’t want to talk about them. She is also having a inner conflict, wondering if leaving them was a good choice 
Career: Nayeon too, expect her to have some solo activities this year and to do well. She is very sure of herself and she has been acting a lot like a leader lately when it comes to people around her (which can annoy some 
Self: well mentally, she is having a hard time due to her love life. She is beau disappointed with her love story and she is really trying to withdrawal from all the feelings she has inside her
Jeongyeon
Love: her relationship seem to be going strong and it doesnt seem like it will end any time soon. Whatever conflicts they had on the past they have solved it. I believe that she wants to tie the knot with her partner as well 
Career: I have no idea when twice contract will finish, but when it comes to her, Jeongyeon seem to have taken the decision not to continue once the opportunity is given to her 
Self: she has a lot of burdens on her shoulder, either when it comes to her career but also personal life. All these responsabilties is what are fuckign up her head and putting her on an anxiety spiral 
Momo
Love: She is in a successful relationship, and girl has been ambitious to take this to another level. I believe that the person she is right now will be the person she ends up marrying (or so, she believes). 
Career: she hasn’t been very nice around, I believe that there was a fight/argument with another member of twice. Momo had been a little bit (a lot) cold hearted with that person to the point where she has been called a bitch by the other member for acting the way she was acting 
Self:  whatever the deal is she doesnt care. Momo sees her life forward and she doesnt dwell on things (which means she doesnt care). At the moment she is focused on continuing with her projects 
Sana
Love: she is still single and not activity looking for a partner at the moment.  Sana wants to enjoy her time as a single person, to have her adventures and to just enjoy her youth before she stays with someone again 
Career: she had been some conflict with a member (momo?) since theres a lot of miscommunication and disahormny here. Other than that she is living her career peacefully although she wished she could do more 
Self: Sana knows and is aware that she can be very egoistic but she has learnt that being that way is what gives you a clear path to success and that is what she is doing 
Mina
Love: Mina is still going through a broken heart (so she did indeed ended her relationship) and for the moment she is way too pained to think of love or to even let anyone in at the moment 
Career: when it comes to career however she is rathe lucky. For this year she has already a full booking with many projects that she will be working on (for both twice and her personal goals) 
Self: she is trying ti be smarter in the industry, to see things clearer and hold some authority so people dont abuse their power with her. She has gained a lot in confidence 
Dahyun
Love: she is between breaking up with her partner due to the lack of communication and time spent together but at the same time she doesnt because she loves him dearly. She havent done any decision yet concerning this 
Career: she feels like JYP Is restricting her too much along with the fact that she feel like sh scant do anything while others can. She doesnt feel very happy with her career and more like stuck in something that she doesnt enjoy doing anymore 
Self: she is very confident and she knows what to do to achieve what she wants and needs. Dahyun is very smart and she is trying to do things discreetly to get out of the bad situations she is in 
Chaeyoung
Love: I believe that she isnt with her friend anymore since her status seems like she felt way too limited in her relationship and that she needed more freedom with her life 
Career: she doesnt have much hope for her career. She knows she wont be able to hold herself as a soloist. As a member of twice she is having a hard finding her place as well 
Self: it seems like Chaeyoung is dealign with a debt issue at the moment which is her prime occupation lately. Other than that she has been trying to take care of herself 
Tzuyu
Love: single again, Tzuyu isnt searching for a partner since th relationship she stopped recently kinda of destroyed her self esteem and she needs now some time to fix her head 
Career: I also feel like she is very dispointed with her career ( I see that she is having some issues with her sponsorship) and because of that she havent had many solo opportunities for projects that she wanted to complete. Also the idol life is giving her a lot of anxiety and depressive episodes 
Self: going through a very tough period at the moment. I believe that her coping mechanisms aren’t the best and that she is self isolating a lot 
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phoenixkaptain · 1 year
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I have read the 1976 novel, originally titled: Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, later retitled Star Wars: A New Hope, and I would like to share my favourite parts.
Note: I read the novel twice. So that I didn’t miss anything. But, also, because this is a library copy and I wanted to jot down my favourite parts so I could reread them after I return it, okay, let’s go-
First things first, Luke is the best.
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These are my favourite Luke things, I am begging you to click on them and read them, they are soooo good. Luke in general is a lot more likeable to me in the novel than in the film, if only because his weirdly whiny mood in the beginning makes much more sense because we have a bunch of scenes before Owen buys the droids.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Luke in all his various incarnations because I am, at my center, a massive nerd, but I like his characterization here. I also like that the novel tells us, “Yes, Luke has friends. No, most of them do not like him very much.” It implies (heavily) that the people he hangs out with have more money than he does, and he works a lot, and he has his head in the clouds, so they don’t quite get him. We have a scene of Biggs and Luke, and it is so sweet and cute and I love it so much. Biggs is like “Please stop trying to run into canyon walls.” And Luke just “Wow, you really have changed. You sound just like Uncle Owen.” And it’s affectionate riffing, but Luke, if two people are telling you, maybe you should, I dunno, listen??
I like that Han and Chewie basically took one look at Luke and were like “Yes, perfect, I love him.” Threepio and Artoo also have this. And Leia is immediately protective of him five minutes after his botched rescue. Even Obi-Wan is protective of him. The novel tries to tell us he is an average boy, but their definition of average and mine must be different. Something about Luke just inspires instant loyalty, it’s amazing.
I like Han in this a lot. He is just so… strangely optimistic. Also, he is overconfident and cocky and an asshole and I love him with all my tiny heart. Chewbacca is great too. He is so nervous, let him back on the ship, please.
Leia is great. She is a tiny little lady who is yelling at everyone, including the big scary Wookie (they spell Wookiee with one e in the book) and she kisses Luke twice and gets embarrassed about it both times (and there’s a weird scene where Luke sees a man and woman kissing, in the book’s own words, “passionately” and he basically thinks “they could have any relationship in the galaxy. Lovers, siblings, platonic. Who knows…” and I think about it a lot because do you guys passionately kiss your siblings? I am very concerned and confused and confounded, send help). Leia is very cute and very vicious and she’s basically perfect.
Now I wanna talk about Ben, because I love Ben. Every other person who sees him or senses him or hears thinks he is a hallucination. He goes onto the Death Star without even knowing Darth Vader is there, and his thought process is “Next step of the plan? Let’s see how much Luke and Solo fucked up, then we’ll think about the next step of the plan.” One of my favourite Ben moments is when he sees this big panic on the Death Star (caused by Luke and Han’s rescue of Leia) and he’s like “This couldn’t be for me, no way they would send all these people after me.” As though he has been seen a single time.
(Side note: my favourite thing is how they treat Leia, actually, because they surround her with multiple, armed guards and put her in giant cuffs and lock in a cell that is heavily guarded at all times. When there’s a disturbance in the cell block she’s in (they do NOT know she’s broken out yet, only that there is something happening near where she is being held captive), the whole ship goes on high alert. I know, intellectually, that it’s because they don’t want to risk losing her, but I like to think it’s also because she is very intimidating. She spit on Darth Vader. She straight up spit on him, and hit him! Who does that? I love her)
Ben is very cheerful for a man who has spent twenty years in a desert watching a kid from a distance. I like that he can do a krayt dragon call, which he does twice and tells Luke he’ll teach him how to do later. I like that he cuts two people in half and one guy’s arm off, all in one swing, because they made the fatal mistakes of 1.) looking away from Ben for a second, and 2.) they bullied Luke. Ben is so fond of Luke, it’s very sweet. I also like that he is trying very, very hard not to be so fond of Luke. It’s impossible, honestly, Luke is just too lovable, but Ben put up a good fight.
Ben being a general in a war only twenty years ago is kind of highlighted, if that’s the word I want. Like, he knows how to fix up R2 units so they can at least function, he knows how to work the computers on a war ship/station, he keeps up with Darth Vader when they fight; he just seems much more war general-y. He is also a huge goober and a nerd and I love him dearly.
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I like this scene, primarily because of Vader’s “Obi-Wan is here. Well, I only felt it for a second. Maybe he isn’t- the princess? Obi-Wan is here!” Also, “He is here” “Obi-Wan Kenobi???” Vader talks about Obi-Wan so much, methinks, they are just so used to it. Imagine their shock when it turned out Obi-Wan was here.
I am now going to give you a succinct guide on how to use the Force, as explained in the book.
Step 1. Zone out.
Step 2.
And yeah, now you can use the Force, congrats.
No but seriously, Luke using the Force is just Luke zoning out so hard he doesn’t even remember firing the proton torpedoes that blew up the Death Star. He’s over there like “I don’t have anymore proton torpedoes. And I am no longer in the trench. And the Death Star is blowing up. But, did I press the button to fire them? I don’t think I did…” This is so relatable. My guy, I used to go up on stage and perform band concerts in high school, or on the football field to perform in marching band, or I would do a presentation in class, and the second the activity was over and I was walking away, my memory of the activity would be gone. “Did I do that? I have my oboe/clarinet/papers in my hands, and everyone is cheering, and I am out of breath. But, did I do it?” Luke is super relatable, 10/10, they finally made a character for me-
Anyway, there are a lot of minor things that don’t line up with movie canon, but the book is so fun, I highly recommend you read it, if you find it. I love this book, I read it twice because I love it so much. Ask me for my favourite scenes, I have a list of them that is too long to put here if any of us ever want to see the post beneath this one.
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minamorsart · 3 months
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Happy holidays to you 🎄🎁🌟❤️
*whispers* , who do you think deserves better
Lotor or Ben Solo/Kylo Ren
First of all: thank you so much! Happy Holidays to you, too!! I hope you are enjoying this holiday season with your loved ones 🎄🎀☃️💖
And second of all: NOOOO Anon how could you make me choose??! 😭😂😂
My gut reaction is to say both of them, but that's not really the answer we're looking for here, is it? Hehe. So I have tried to seriously consider this and provide a sincere answer to your question.
A quick heads up, I will be mentioning reylo and lotura here and there throughout this little essay!
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The most fun part about comparing Ben and Lotor I think comes from the fact that these two are suuuuper similar to one another. I covered this a tiny bit in this ask where I talk about how protective the two of them are, but to reiterate:
Both Lotor and Ben are from sci-fi/fantasy franchises that were released around the same time, both have troubled relationships with their fathers, both are great swordsmen and pilots and engineers, both murdered their fathers, have complicated childhoods, rarely show their true faces to others, killed their dads, fell in love with fierce and powerful women, kissed said fierce and powerful women before shortly dying afterwards, said bye-bye to papa by doin a lil stabby stab, became intergalatic leaders of the most powerful empires in the universe -- oh, and did I mention daddy issues? You tend to find that a lot with long-haired emo boys from fiction. It's just the way it is. And for these two in particular you can also sprinkle in a little "mommy issues" just for funsies.
But in all seriousness, Lotor and Ben share a LOT in common, which is pretty crazy! So who deserves better, really? In order to make a fair judgment my first thought was to take into account their crimes and if they were able to redeem themselves in the end. But this is also fiction. As soon as people slap the label "toxic" on a character or ship, I usually tend to tune them out. This is by no means a hot take, but fiction is a form of escapism. It is a way for people to experience a thing (e.g. horror, adventure, romance) without actually having to experience it. So if we have a couple of sad boys who murder and manipulate people but also want to find love, who's gonna stop us from rooting for them? Absolutely no one!
I digress, but my point is that I usually don't care which character did what and why they're a bad person for it. But even then were Ben and Lotor really all that bad? After all, we learned from "The Rise of Kylo Ren" comics that Ben was ultimately not the one responsible for destroying Luke's Jedi school, and in TROS we found out that he was being manipulated by Palpatine the entire time.
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For Lotor, we never really got a clear picture of what exactly he was doing with that Altean colony. To this day I still don't get it! In S6E6 he says, "Many Alteans perished in my quest to unlock the mysteries of quintessence." But then in S8E13 Allura says, "Lotor may have been misguided, but ultimately he wanted to preserve life." Like, what does any of that mean?? There are cracks in the armor, Anon! Cracks!!! Not to mention all of the theories with very convincing evidence that there were a ton of changes made to season 8, and unfortunately I don't think we're ever going to get a solid answer from the showrunners as to what was really supposed to happen.
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In the end, the complicated and morally gray choices that Lotor and Ben made throughout their lives are what make their characters so interesting! They did the wrong things for what they believed to be the right reasons. If they didn't come across as the mysterious and devious fellas as they did when we first saw them, we wouldn't be such big fans of them. We would've chosen someone else 😉
So any bad deeds aside, maybe we oughta take a step back and do one last comparison. Most notably, comparing how they died. Ben died saving the person he loved, while Lotor died fighting the person he loved. I would have to argue that Lotor's death was far more gruesome and superfluous than Ben's. Not only did he go mad from all of the raw quintessence coursing through his body, but we find out in season 8 that his body had remained in his ship for three whole years, decayed and melted (seriously whose idea was it to share that imagery? I'm scarred for life) and left to sit there by his own mother.
Ben's passing was also deeply upsetting. I cried in the theater. But you can't deny that it was a peaceful one. From the way his body faded into nothingness, leaving beind only his clothes, the audience is able to assume that he became a Force Ghost (or did he? 🤔). He was battered and beaten, but he brought the woman he loved back to life, and in giving his life to her and helping her defeat Palpatine, he redeemed himself. And not only did he redeem himself, but he was also able to reconcile with both of his parents.
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Lotor didn't get to do either of those things. He never got the chance. He was manipulated by both of his parents, and he never had the opportunity to redeem himself on his own terms. You know, for someone who directly influenced the entirety of season 8's plot, Lotor is hardly in it! I suppose he sort of redeemed himself, at least in Allura's eyes, but he was long gone by then. He wasn't around to see any of the stuff going on in season 8, stuff happening specifically FOR him because his mother wanted him back. In season 6 he went out like your average cartoon villain--dying because of his own hubris while the heroes looked on. In season 8 we only get: a flashback episode, him showing up in Allura's bedroom ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°), and him copied and pasted into the background as a ghost in the finale, almost like something is amiss in this scene (cracks in the armor, Anon!!!). UGH. You hate to see it.
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But at the same time, I'm not too upset that Lotor died if I'm being completely honest with you. At least not anymore, anyway. Don't get me wrong, at the time I cried when his death was confirmed, and then I cried again when Allura died. But at least they get to be together in the afterlife. Ben had a lot going for him. He was only 30 years old when he died, and that's still very young. He could have had a long, happy life with Rey, and to truly redeem himself in the eyes of the resistance, could have devoted his time to restoring peace and order to the galaxy, as well as teach the new generation of Force-wielders alongside Rey.
Lotor, on the other hand, was 10,000 years old. The idea of having lived that long is not only unfathomable, but the fact that he probably spent most of that time being completely alone is just... really, really sad. If I were him I would have been ready to kick the bucket, too. I think the kindest thing to do for him at that point was to give him a peaceful, as well as justified, departure in the series finale. Allura had suffered as well. She had lost everything, just like him, so the two of them finding peace in the afterlife would be the most merciful conclusion, I believe.
Soooo I'm gonna cheat again with my answer 😂 Who deserves better? I would say BOTH of them deserve better, but in different ways. Ben Solo deserved to live, while Lotor deserved a better death.
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Thank you so much for this question, Anon! I really had to think a lot about this one, and even though in the end I couldn't actually choose between the two, I still enjoyed coming up with this long-winded answer haha! If you have any further insights you would like to add, or if you even disagree with any of the things I've said, please don't hesitate to say so! I am always happy to discuss anything Ben or Lotor-related 😁 My love for these boys knows no bounds 💖
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Star Wars AU Masterlist: Time-Travel
So, it turns out tumblr has a Maximum number of links you can have on one post… and I hit that limit. Several times. So… multiple masterlists.
Main Masterlist
Currently this list is separated into:
Time Travel AUs in the Wider AUs masterlist
Jangosoka
Ahsoka-focused
Disaster Trio (one or more, exclusing Ahsoka solos or Vader solos)
Original Trilogy cast
Other
Time Travel AUs in the Wider AUs or Big League posts:
* Fake Spontaneous Training Bond
Uncle Ben and Little Luke
* Sandstorm Verse
* Obi-Wan Declares Himself Dad-Shaped
* Anakin and the Jedi Babies
* Rex and Anakin Raise a Family
Commander Buir: an excuse to let Cody be dad-shaped
* Dimension Hopping to an Omegaverse
Fake Sith TCW Trio (7.5k words)
Ghost Vader Shows Up To Help
Time-Travel Bosoka AU
The King the Soldier and the Spy
Parole Officer Fulcrum Steals Three Million Babies
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Jangosoka
Fett and Fulcrum
Crack Ship Ahoy: Jango/Ahsoka
* Sugar, Spice, and a Heart to Entice (4.7k words)
Rex Cockblocks Jangosoka (it’s more depressing than it sounds)
Accidental Mand’alor Ahsoka
Jangosoka scarring Obi-Wan for life
Go away, Skyguy!
Something that’s... approaching analysis
The nature of time-travelers and Jango
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Ahsoka
Ezra and Fulcrum’s Wacky Adventure
Rex and Ahsoka are two halves of the same idiot black ops specialist
Breaking into Kamino
The Girl Who Died at Mortis
Ahsoka/Depa ft. jealous Bo-Katan and jealous Jango
Naming Conventions for time-traveler Ahsoka
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Disaster Trio (non Ahsoka-solos)
A Knight, a Padawan, a Captain... and Boba, tagged as “Boba and the Torrents”
Obi-Wan adopts Jango by accident - Obi-Wan even lectures Jaster
The Future Assistant Dooku Didn’t Ask For
Are you done talking yet? (now with ficlet by @nevertheless-moving​)
Obi-Wan and Anakin as twins
The Nature of Time-Travel Romance (absolutely sucks for you)
My Obi! AU
Obitine + Baby Anakin
Inconvenient Crushes - Arguments with Adult Obi
Jaster/Obi
Faustian AU: Anakin and Ahsoka go from TCW Mortis Ep. to TPM-era Kamino, and somehow become the AI that controls Tipoca city
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Other Prequels/TCW Travelers
Time-Traveled Clones Give Anakin a Mental Breakdown
Time Travel to Release the Zillo Beast
Bo-Katan is here to ruin fix change everything
Conservation of souls retroactive clone eggs, Thumbelina/Momotaro/Kaguya style
Padme dies and wakes up fourteen again, goes for Sidious’s throat
12yo Shmi Skywalker, with memories of the next 35 years, hijacks a ship and finds Obi-Wan’s parents (one of whom is pregnant)
Cryo Kix wakes up, spends two weeks in the ST, and then falls backwards into TCW
Time-traveler Dooku (trying not to be evil, this time), mostly by @epicmusic42)
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Vader
Fox and Vader’s Excellent Incredibly Stupid and Homicidal Adventure
Future Emotions AU
Anon suggests Vader shows up in that short period between Amidala’s election as Queen and Palpatine’s election as Chancellor
Why we love Vader time travel fics
Vader and baby Anakin body swap through time
Vader time travels to be baby Anakin again, goes full vegetarian
Another Vader time travel (along with links to a misskirby au that is no longer available on her now-defunct blog)
DarthFett, possibly body swap
The one where Darth Vader travels back in time as a Kitten
Vader Swears Loyalty to a Clone Toddler - With fic on AO3 written by @delightedlymisinformed​
Vader lands on Rattatak
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Original Trilogy Cast
Time Travel ft. Leia and Vader
Han & Boba bumped to pre-TCW - Addendum
Luke Collects Last Names
Luke brings a porg
Ghost Aunt Leia
Leia Antilles, Senator of Serenno
Leia/Jango (Concord Dawn & Alderaan destruction comparison)
Time-traveled Boba, also this
Han shows up in pre-TPM, accidentally starts Being Dad at his pint-sized father-in-law
Fulcrum is how the twins know their pragmatism was justified even by pre-war standards
Somewhat Estranged ST-era HanLeia and pre-AotC Padme end up on Melida/Daan
De-aged Mandalorian cast (Din, Boba, Fennec, Luke) tossed into the months leading up to AotC
Leia when meeting AotC Anakin
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Other
Rey Gives No F*cks About the Grandfather Paradox - Palpatine Tries to Arrange a Marriage
Maul: Motherfucker Unlimited
Artoo and Threepio cause problems
Rey ends up in the PT, then Qui-Gon’s new apprentice
Baze/Chirrut messing around with Jinn&Kenobi
Tarre Viszla is reincarnated as Bo-Katan's baby
Cal Kestis drops back to TCW, accidentally derails things because he didn’t know he was Obi-Wan’s bio kid
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For those of you who would looooove content that is just straight badass Mando (not that there is something wrong with smut but come on??)
(Re)convene Time travel, whole gang of Ezra, Din, Boba, Fennec, Omega, Ashoka, we go fuck palp up!
According To Creed Every chapter is like a new episode of The Mandalorian, kinda awesome ;3
All hail the Mand'alor Wholesome badassory, where everything is great <3 Now this one is a little tricky with it’s chronological order. I don’t really agree with the authors choice. I might be wrong, but here is how i would read it;
The found The name (first chapter) The council The historian The legend The temple The name (fourth chapter) The name (second chapter) The name (third chapter) The name (sixth chapter) The leader The name (fifth chapter) The son The name (seventh chapter) The name (eighth chapter)
All help us survive Din forces Boba to be part of the mandoade 😆 Aliit ori'shya tal'din A uncompleted story about a dad failing to not adopt every child he meets.
An Unworthy Hand Seconds after Grogu was taken away by Luke, what was going on in Din's mind?
All the story's A ridiculous and comedic story of "what happens after Din leaves with Grogu after Tattoine". Sadly, the author discontinued the story since the didn’t know how to keep it going...
Back in Beskar Another hilarious story of what happens after Grogu and Luke takes off in season 2. XD
Mand'alor'ika DIN IS TINY!!! I REPEAT, DIN IS TINY!!!! (adult mind in tiny body back in time)
Blow in Like a Hurricane (Everyone Will Know my Name) Nobody seems to realise that the unsuspecting Din is actually Mand'alor. Including Luke and Leia XD Buir Everyone’s POV on the Dadalorian and Grogurt.
Clones and Kings Rex gets a task from Ashoka, "Take care of this dude. He is a magnet for disasters" Curse and Cure Din takes (tries) his role as the Mand'alor with some help from Luke, Leia and other members of the universe. Demons Run When a Good Man Goes to War Evil people has done something bad to someone (it's Grogu, always is), and Din is royaly pissed off. Din Djarin and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Time Travel Incident Time travel, Din meets Anakin and Obi. Anakin is convinced that Din is some oooold Mandalorian.
Filling the Empty Nest Din figures out what to do with himself after season 2, misses Grogu, and somehow ends up rebuilding Mandalore. From Foundling to Father Din is eight. Gets rescued. His dad learns how to be a dad to him. (I seriously wish the author will continue the story T.T) Short works Some sad some interesting. Honor thy Clan What would happen if most of the survivors after the purge was children? General Mudhorn (and the time traveling bush) Just like the title says, plus som time travel Grogu's Adventures in Acquiring a Buir Grogus POV from the beginning to the moment Luke takes him away. Homebound Ain’t some teenage angst Ben Solo going to stop the might Grogu! if love is the answer, you're home Din is just being a dad, missing his son. And then there is Luke who is really bad at tracking.. In harmony The ehh.... the armor is alive... The Mand’alor and the Jedi These stories are by faaaar the best ones out there. I can’t give the author enough love. The writing, the pacing, all the characters that stays.... I can’t recommend it enough! If you love The Mandalorian, then you will DEFINITELY love these works!!!!!! Lost in time The clones Rex, Cody and Fives travel forward in time. Din's dad instincts kicks in. Mandalorian Menace Time travel, Din adops Anakin. F*** you Jedi more alike than apart Din and Sabine doing a heist and become mandosiblings (boba and Din are bros)😎 My Neighbor, My Neighbor, and Me Modern AU Din and others No Holy Cities Around the time when Din is introduced to the mandalorians. Nowhere King Time travel. Din has been Mand'alor for a long time, and then... the most horrible happens... he comes from nowhere and plans to fix the galaxy. Only the Parent You Will Be Hera Syndulla and Din Djarin's children call to each other and then stuff happens. Oya Manda'lor! (15 years and up (cus this ain’t america), warning of smut) This one is mostly 98% badass buuut... ehh... there is mentioning of smut.. and the other works of the same person... is hella ssmutty 😳 Time travel, Din meets Jaster. Phoenix Rising: Stronger Together Duology (15 years and up (cus this ain’t america), warning of smut) This one... again, mostly badass, around 89% badass. There is smut😑 Din is in pieces after Grogu left with Luke. Ashoka comforts him and Bo-Katan is a bitch. Ring out the song of the Midnight Blade Din and the darksaber takes on the empire. Highly recommend that you listen to the song at the same time you read this one. https://youtu.be/toJD2eJ4zvo Suddenly, I'm Respectable AU in which Bail and Breha Organa have a backup plan in place for Leia's rescue. The Consequences of Wearing a Touchy Mystical Laser Sword Din (and some others (not gonna tell😉)) shrink to their child sizes and try to fix the galaxy. Some humor, hehe. The Deserter Okey... everyone is allowed to pine for Din, but Din is as sexual as a brickwall!!!! The Pros and Cons of Time Travel and Force Visions Time travel. Mando being (as usual) a himbo, while senators and Jedi try to understand the situation... The Way of Conquest Time travel. Me, the force, Yoda and the author are giggling like maniacs 8D Truth and Consequences Okey soooo this one doesn’t really have Din in it... much... Tor Vizla and Jaster Mereel gets bonked on their heads by their grandchildren. The Mandalorian and the Rebel Spy Cassian gets adopted by Din's buir and they, sort of, grews up together. They're Gonna Give You Hell This one is by far the funniest shit ever🤣 do NOT read where you need to be quiet!! (i accidentally laughed in a quiet auditorium...) Time is a social construct Time travel, Din adopts Satine and Obi. Trust Luke travel to Mandalor and training begins. Vortex Amnesia for Din, he only remember that Grogu left. Nope. 2 years have gone by! You Can Worship the Ashes Time travel. Din saves Fives. you were only waiting for this moment to arise Rey gets (sort of) adopted by Din.
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Ultimate Headcanon Tournament
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Here is the full bracket! I did the best I could to make it a proper bracket! Good luck to all of the participants!
Genderqueer Manifred von Karma (Ace Attorney) vs Gay trans man Ao Ohtori (I am Magicami)
Narrator Chara (Undertale) vs Trans male Yentl (Yentl the Yeshiva Boy)
Trans Danny Fenton (Danny Phantom) vs Captain John Hart has multiple mothers (Torchwood)
Trans Guy Gardener (DC Comics) vs Aroace Kaladin (Stormlight Archive)
Steve Rogers/Captain America likes men (Marvel Comics) vs Fletcher took Tanner’s folder when Andrew wasn’t looking (Whiplash)
Trans male Zelda/Sheik (The Legend of Zelda) vs Aroace autistic Mira (Sekko Boys)
Aroace Hunter (The Owl House) vs Dyslexic Wallabee/Numbah 4 (Codename: Kids Next Door)
ADHD Todd Chavez (BoJack Horseman) vs Trans girl Plum Puddin' (Strawberry Shortcake)
Phone Guy survived (Five Nights at Freddy's) vs Grayromantic Kaz Brekker (Six of Crows)
Transmasc MK (Lego Monkie Kid) vs Autistic Mark Grayson (Invincible)
Autistic Elle Woods (Legally Blonde) vs Mafia Town was called Mustache Town (A Hat in Time)
Bennett has eczema on his hands (Genshin Impact) vs Autistic Tobias (Animorphs)
Autistic N (Pokémon) vs Ben Tennyson forgot to remake his other cousin (Ben 10)
Mario and Peach hold no ill will towards Bowser (Super Mario) vs Autistic Reagan Ridley (Inside Job)
Autistic Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs Affogato Cookie is part snake (Cookie Run: Kingdom)
Autistic Adora (She-Ra) vs Hank Schrader forgave Walter White before Jack Welker killed him (Breaking Bad)
Kylo Ren's full name is Ben Chewbacca Alderaan Organa Solo (Staar Wars) vs Commander Shepherd is a terrible driver (Mass Effect)
ADHD Dave (Homestuck) vs Trans male Kurapika (Hunter x Hunter)
Transfem Larry Daley (Night at the Museum) vs Trans male Mafuyu Asahina (Project Sekai)
Autistic Gregory Eddie (Abbott Elementary) vs Autistic Eddie Kaspbrak (IT)
Trans Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls) vs Autistic hyperverbal Cecil Gershwin Palmer (Welcome to Night Vale)
Juggalo Remus Sanders (Sanders Sides) vs Aroace Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
Autistic Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia) vs Autistic Keith Kogane (Voltron)
Shrek came up with his name on the spot when Donkey asked him (Shrek) vs Autistic trans man Elliott (Stardew Valley)
Autistic Peridot (Steven Universe) vs Kathryn Janeway is aroaspec, Captain Chakotay is twospirit, and they are in a QPR (Star Trek)
Nonbinary Lake (Infinity Train) vs Jason Mendoza has the highest emotional intelligence of all the characters (The Good Place)
Transfem Big Macintosh/Orchard Blossom (My Little Pony) vs Monika was following a script until she deleted herself (Doki Doki Literature Club)
Autistic trans lesbian Samus Aran (Metroid) vs Firestar and Sandstorm are queerplatonic mutual beards (Warriors)
Autistic Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon) vs Trans Kakashi Hatake (Naruto)
Transfem Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) vs Kermit caused 9/11 (Muppets)
Diabetic Sniper (Team Fortress 2) vs Gay Jousuke Higashikata (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Trans woman Cinderella (Cinderella) vs Aroace Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
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The Mandalorian fics
Cal Kestis fics
Crossovers
The Avengers
The Stranger by OctoRabbit I Chapters 6/? I Anakin Skywalker Doesn't Turn to the Dark Side, Padmé still dies, Anakin raises Luke and Leia
DC
When Sanity Runs Out by heretoday898 I Chapters 30/30 I Completed Roy & Jason, Bamf Jason, Canon Divergence, Fix it
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Broken Promise by PhoenixFireBird I Chapters: 11/? I Ashoka dies, Jedi Council Bashing, Anakin leaves the Jedi Destiny & Redemption: The Rise of the Chosen One by Ranayana | Chapters 32/? | FFN Darth Vader Redemption, Vader Lives One with the Force by @shaleenstark  I Chapters: 18/? I Anakin reaches his full potential, Planet Mortis, Anakin Skywalker is the Chosen One, Bamf Anakin, Time Travel Fix-It New Light by @sonderwalker I Chapters: 36/45 I Time Travel fix it, anakin wakes up on post ROTJ and we go from there Second Chances by @ravenheartxvi I Chapters 3/? I Time Travel fix it, Anakin Skywalker is the Chosen One, Redemption, Bamf Anakin, Anakin Skywalker can't decide if he wants to hug Obi-Wan Kenobi or stab him
Completed Fics
The Exiled by DarthNickels I Chapters: 4/4 I Darth Vader Lives, child Ben Solo, Leia has an awkward family vacation with her estranged father, Vader is a wise hermit, Ben doesn't turn to the dark side The Trial of Darth Vader by The_Librarian I Chapters: 50/50 I Vader Lives, Trial and reconciliation, Possibility of forgiveness, Returning to the light Within Halls of Golden Rot by @primeemeraldheiress I Chapters 1/1 I Hurt No Comfort, Tatooine Slave Culture, Fake/Pretend Master/Slave, poor Anakin & Obiwan Darth Vader: Hero of Naboo by AkumaKami64 | Chapters 41/41 | FFN (has a sequel) Time Travel fix it, Adventure/Sci-Fi - Darth Vader, little Anakin , Qui-Gon J., Padmé Amidala What Lurks in the Dark by DragonflyonBreak I Chapters: 10/10 I Vader & Luke, Bamf Darth Vader, Survival Horror, monsters, divided loyalties, bamf Luke
Bookmark Series
Better Choices (Vader Lives AU) by @spyrothefox I Part 1 - 11 I Completed Darth Vader Redemption, Vader Lives In Which Series by Ariel_Sojourner I Part 1 - 2 I Luke and Vader go back in time to the clone wars, Jedi Council Smackdown, Luke & Vader, Time Travel fix it Force of Many Sights by DAsObiQuiet I Part 1 - 6 I Time Travel fix it, Anakin is a 45-year-old Sith Lord cramped in his 9 year old body, redemption..well he tries, jedi order changes, anakin finally gets therapy
Anakin || Vader Fics with Fanart
One Dream, One Vision by @severnlight I Chapters: 12/? I Vader & Luke, Skywalker Family Drama, Skywalker Family Feels, Force Bond Life Goes On by @aj-artjunkyard | Chapters 4/? | Anakin doesn't turn to the dark side, Padme still dies, Order 66 Happened Differently, Anakin raises Leia and Luke Well It Goes Like This by orphan_account I Chapters: 15/15 I Completed Anakin doesn't fall to the Dark Side, Anakin makes better choices, Anakin raises children - those children are not Leia or Luke, Order 66
Bookmark Series
This Life of Ours ‘Verse (Luke & Vader AU) by @bolshoiromanova I Part 1 - 3 I Luke & Vader, Vader Redemption, Luke teaching Vader morals, Sunshine Luke, gay Luke Double Agent Vader by @fialleril I Part 1 - 20 I Double Agent Vader, Leia & Anakin, Spies & Secret Agents, Tatooine Slave Culture
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Juulna’s 2021 Multi-Fandom Fanfiction Rec List - Part Three
(Yes, I realize this is a year late, but this year's been a bit nuts. I still hope you enjoy these fics anyway!)
Based only on what I’ve read with my own eyes this year!
Follow me on my journey into what, at times, was…
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…actually rather calming! Perhaps you can find some comfort and entertainment, fluff and angst and romance and friendship, smut and a distinct lack of it, space adventures and fantasy and modern adventures, serial killers and good guys, redemption and reconciliation and learning to become someone completely different — there is so much here I read that stuck with me over the past year, and the 2021 Fanfic Reading Challenge ( @fanfic-reading-challenge ) allowed me a new way to keep track of all of my favourites. So props to that event! Definitely participating again (considering I run the event, yeah, that's probably a given lol, but full disclosure).
Without further ado, here were my 2021 fic favourites!
Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five | Part Six
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Fandom: Star Wars
Kylo Ren/Reader:
Love Is Blind by @elmidol
After having been temporarily blinded due to an injury, you learned new skills. These you continued to hone after you had healed, and so you took to wearing blindfolds.
Supreme Leader Snoke deemed these skills useful for the Knights of Ren, which led to your quarters changing to those beside Kylo Ren's. Slowly you came to understand him. And, in his own way, he came to know you as well.
Reylo:
Gambits by bitterbones
In which an attempt is made on the life of galactic senator Ben Organa-Solo, and Rey is assigned to be his personal bodyguard. Their biology makes them fast enemies, and Rey struggles to balance her duty as a Jedi with the rivalry forming between them. Perhaps they even hate one another. Until suddenly they don't.
*Then he was moving through the darkness, and for all the training she had endured, Rey froze when faced with his shadow. He caught her jaw in his hand, and Rey shivered at its breadth. His hands were soft, his grip firm. That confusing scent assaulted her again, stronger this time as its source breathed in her face.
“But understand this, little Jedi, you are a guest in my territory. Any omegas I bring back are mine . I am larger than you, I am stronger than you. You listen to me , are we clear? I am dominant, between the two of us. I am the alpha .”
With a few steadying breaths she managed to dampen her alpha response enough to speak, “Get out of my face.”
The Stormtrooper's Handguide On How To Handle An Insufferable Boss by riffraffes
“We... have a favor to ask,” one of the Stormtroopers says slowly, almost sheepishly. The blank white faces of the masks stare back at her, but Rey can feel waves of embarrassment and fear rolling off of them.
Rey doesn't have all day to pander to them, so she lets out a low growl, daring them to continue.
“Can you please fuck Kylo Ren, already?” comes out desperately, and it's got to be the absolute last thing that she had ever expected to hear.
The Escort by @grlie-girl
Rey, a college student living in Chicago, gets roped into the world of high-end escorting. It’s Thursday night and she is on her way to meet her newest client: a man named Kylo Ren.
Delicious Ambiguity by Juulna
Rey and Kylo Ren repeatedly encounter each other in battle over the years, fighting desperately for the causes that they believe in even as they both grow in strength - and fight off growing curiosity. Yet when Kylo tells Rey that she's pregnant via the Force, will that affect their interactions? And will it change Kylo irrevocably?
“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity.” ― Gilda Radner
They say that only the dead have seen the end of war by Juulna and @cuthian
“He traded his life for mine,” Rey choked, stomping back and forth in front of him so fast he could barely keep track of her. “He died. He died so I didn’t have to—and it’s not—it’s—after everything he’s gone through—it’s not fair.”
Tears were running down her cheeks now, and Poe wanted to do nothing more than hug her, but there was nothing he could say—nothing she would want to hear. Poe remembered all the people he’d lost, all the times he had raged and screamed and cried about the unfairness of it all.
“Leia sacrificed herself to bring him back,” Rey declared suddenly, ceasing her constant pacing around the fire as she looked straight at him. “And he sacrificed himself for me—and now no one’s going to know. All he’ll be remembered as is Kylo Ren, but he was—he was so much more.” She exhaled with a shudder and whispered, “He was a part of me, and I—I don’t feel whole without him.”
A Force Ghost Ben/Rey love story, with a side of rebuilding the galaxy.
The Shadow Knight by six4au
There are worse things than being a ghost. Walking through walls is kind of fun, and eavesdropping on conversations is certainly convenient, but how do you get the attention of someone who can't see you? Ineptly, it turns out.
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Fandom: The Witcher
Geraskefer:
A history of dragons in popular culture by @deputychairman
“I wanted a point of comparison,” she said. “Because he looks at me like he really – loves me, or something.”
“Yeah,” said Jaskier, resigned. “He does that sometimes. Isn’t it a bitch?”
They were half way through the second bottle by now, and their shoulders were touching. She could feel the hard line of Jaskier’s thigh against hers. She was very aware of the chest hair visible at the open neck of his shirt, and how he could probably see down her dress from here. She hadn’t moved to put any distance between them and neither had he.
“Why are we still talking about him? I don’t care about Geralt of Rivia any more,” lied Yennefer.
“Nor do I,” Jaskier lied back.
A Twist in Time by didoandis
When Jaskier looks over the witcher has his eyes shut tight, his whole body seeming pained. Jaskier realises he wants to soothe him, and the strength of feeling surprises him. He’s been too long without company.
“What happened?” the witcher says finally.
Jaskier blinks. “That’s quite a big question. I’m afraid you’ll need to be more specific.”
“With Nilfgaard,” the witcher clarifies, growling slightly. “It shouldn’t – it didn’t happen like this.”
In 1240, Jaskier the bard leaves Posada earlier than planned because of a devil in the mountains.
In 1263, three years after Nilfgaard conquers the north, Julian Pankratz, viscount of Lettenhove, hires a witcher and learns about the path his life should have taken.
This is not an AU.
Smother by @funkzpiel
The first time it happened, Geralt was alone. Not alone as he once had been. Not alone because he chose to be alone. Alone, because he drove them away. No one would have a man who used ill-gotten wishes and spewed nothing but poisonous barbs from their mouth when you tried to comfort him. Alone, in a tub of water to scald the ache from his muscles, he wondered why it did little to relieve the pain. Why still he ached. Why it coalesced around his lungs like a thorn bush.
And then the coughing started.
blood on the marble walls by @ghostinthelibrarywrites
After being ambushed during a hunt, Griffin witcher Yennefer wakes up in a cell with two other witchers— a Cat named Jaskier and a wolf named Geralt. Held captive by a mage who wants to use them to create more witchers, there seems to be no chance of escape. But as Yennefer grows closer to her cellmates, she realizes that she’ll do anything to get the three of them out of this alive.
Series: buttercup by bloomerie
Jaskier might run with witchers and witches, but she is, in the end, human.
Constellations by @penny-anna
"I know how soulmarks work. If a person has two names writ upon them by destiny, then one is to guide them to their true love and the other to their worst enemy. Everyone knows that." / "That’s an old wives’ tale."
When Jaskier was fourteen, two names appeared on his skin: 'Geralt' and 'Yennefer'.
Rumor Has It by @cardamomdaydream
The school staff can't help but wonder about Ciri's stupidly hot parents.
The Tale of Jaskier's Grudge Against Historians (and how they gave him his happy ending anyway) by notebooksandlaptops
[Text Sent From Ciri] Is there a reason why a love letter to Yen and Geralt is in the British Museum signed from you?? -C
[Text Sent to Ciri] Because Historians are nosey pricks. Do NOT tell your parents. -J
[Text Sent From Ciri] ;) – C
The winking face of a semicolon and a bracket stared up at him, composed of unforgiving pixels. She wouldn’t, would she? No. No. She couldn’t. She wouldn’t.
She wouldn’t.
-///-
Or, an exploration of the reason (immortal) Jaskier hates historians (hint: it's because they keep stealing his shit and putting it on display)
Geraskier:
The Witcher Soldier by @avoidingaverage
Geralt barely managed to slam the pommel of his sword up in a glancing blow that shattered the metal latch holding the Soldier’s mask in place. The Soldier rolled into the movement with a dancer’s grace and came to his full height just as easily. For a moment, his hands reached up to run over the exposed skin, before he slowly turned to face Geralt once more.
The Witcher froze in a mixture of horror and near-frantic hope.
He stared into the eyes of a dead man and whispered, “Jaskier?”
The Soldi--the bard frowned at him in confusion and spoke with a voice rough with disuse,
“Who the hell is Jaskier?” ___________________________
Or, the Winter Soldier AU.
Series: Meet Death Sitting by @bomberqueen17
"OK this series has been going on for 2 years now and I should summarize it better.
The first part is several decades of, largely, Geralt and Jaskier's interactions, as they both fumble together toward some kind of meaningful understanding. That section largely concludes with a Jaskier/Geralt/Yennefer endgame.
Then there's a time jump, and the series picks up after the events of the Witcher 3 games. I follow Lambert as he copes with grief, and Keira as she learns new things about herself, and the lives they make.
I decided to tell the story of how Ciri became Empress after W3, which intersects with Keira and Lambert's adventures; I read the books somewhere in this and got invested in some of the themes they brought up. And entangled with this, I got interested in the politics of the North, especially the Upper Aedirn Free State and the threads laid down in the Witcher 2 game that didn't exactly get resolved in Witcher 3, and so I have several stories dealing with that thread, which will intersect with the other stories in the same timeline."
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Fandom: Hannibal (NBC)
Hannigram:
Philia by @gweezle
Getting into Jack Crawford's Forensic Psychology class was a dream come true for Will Graham, until he learns that his final assignment is to attend twelve interviews with the notorious serial killer, Hannibal the Cannibal, in order to unravel his mysterious past.
Even as he grows closer to the truth, he also grows closer to Dr. Lecter, and the doctor is very eager to get to know this young man who thinks like a murderer.
The Unknown Prince by HissyTheDangerNoodle
Will Graham has days to find an alpha or he's done for. As if his life could be any more like a tragic opera.
Dévorer by @tauuuriel
He's always intense, always focused, but this is different. He's looking at her, and not just at her skin or her dress or hair or face or even the necklace he so lavishly doled out to her - he's looking at her soul, and she knows, just as she knows that yesterday someone died at the hands of an abusive husband, that he sees the way she's opened up like a flower in the sunlight, chasing off the dark shadows and revealing her true self.
A Perfect Set-Up by purplesocrates
Hannibal leans in slightly now, apparently intrigued. 'Well, the killer attacks single omega’s usually after being seen with someone high profile, many of them psychiatrists, as I’m sure you’re aware, Doctor. That’s the MO.' Will feels a sudden, very strong desire to run out of the room, maybe even the building. 'You would like us to be bait,' Hannibal states with a ghost of a smile that Will decides to ignore. 'Yes, quite frankly. You’d both be wearing a wire, and we’d have eyes on you at all times,' Jack explains to Hannibal, who is now actually smiling. ‘I thought this would be a good move and also allows us to keep an eye on you Doctor, after all, he may escalate to hurting alpha’s,’ Jack reasons. ‘At this stage, all we’re asking is that you have dinner.’ 'I’m sure we can manage that,' Hannibal says, looking at Will with a smirk that makes Will blush bright red.
Bright Hair About the Bone by MissDisoriental
Trapped in a system where omegas are little more than trophies to be bought and sold, Will Graham has done the unthinkable by escaping a forced bonding. Already in high demand as a profiler, Will's determined to find freedom on his own terms.
For Hannibal Lecter the outlook is far more straightforward: a slow, systematic seduction of the most uniquely captivating omega he's ever encountered.
As the shadow of a new and terrifying serial killer falls over Baltimore, the stage is set to redefine all accepted meanings of passion, temptation, horror and beauty – and to discover the ecstasy of a genuine love crime.
Mark me not a Savage by @katherinekrawl
When Will opens Hannibal's letter, it wakes something primal locked inside of him. He doesn't understand it, but what he does know is that he has to go to Baltimore hospital for the criminally insane, and he has to go now.
 Dear Will. He could still see the words, written in the curly elegance of Hannibal's hand, burning behind his eyelids. He breathed deeply through his nose to try and calm the unsteady flutter of his heart. A deep breath. One that clawed at his nose, one that penetrated his nostrils like a liquid, a smothering sting he felt intruding behind his eyes.
One. Deep. Breath.
And then it took him.
The Borderland State by @nekosmuse
Three years after Hannibal's arrest, Will Graham stands on the front porch of his Georgian seaside home and watches twin headlights navigate the winding stretch of his lane. There is only one reason Jack Crawford would travel all this way, in the rain: Hannibal Lecter has escaped from prison, and no one knows where he is.
Written for the Hannibal Kink Meme prompt: Will figured out Hannibal was the Chesapeake ripper, resulting Hannibal's imprisonment and a complete breakdown for Will. A few years later, Hannibal escapes from prison. Despite the risk, the first thing he does is go after his Mongoose. Give me obsessive, possessive, creepy as hell Hannibal who still wants Will for his own.
Series: When the Devil Smiles Back by @fancybedelia
Four years after his escape, Hannibal Lecter is once again imprisoned at the hospital in Baltimore. He's the same as ever, except that he refuses to discuss Will Graham, who there hasn't been a trace of in years. When the Buffalo Bill killings start, FBI trainee Clarice Starling is sent to interview him, and Hannibal has his interest piqued. But it’s not for reasons anyone would suspect, and as usual, his motivations are all about Will. A remix of Silence of the Lambs, where Clarice finds herself occupied not only with catching Buffalo Bill, but with unraveling the mystery of what exactly happened to Will Graham. And Hannibal knows more than he’s letting on about both.
Molly & Freddie, background Hannigram:
TKO by @sidnihoudini
Molly deals with the aftermath.
Frowning, Molly turns to retrieve two mugs from the cupboard. As she slides them from the cupboard she asks, “You think they’ll come back?”
“It isn’t likely they’ve left,” Freddie explains, eyes trailing over Molly’s hands as she sets the mugs down and pours their coffee. “Jack Crawford is looking for them in Florence. Hannibal’s ex-psychiatrist turned up a week ago missing a leg. You tell me what continent they’re on.”
The mug Molly is holding clatters against the counter top loudly, and coffee sloshes everywhere.
“Excuse me?” Molly finds herself laughing, sharp voiced and flabbergasted. She turns again, enough to see Freddie, smirking and staring back at her from the kitchen table.
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Fandom: Humans Are Weird
Humans are Weird: Shorts by @thewildwaffle
What if when we get to space and we find out that all our movies, stories, etc. where humans are weak and (honestly) pathetic compared to most of the species in the galaxy, were wrong. What if we are actually the strong ones? The crazy ones? The hard-to-kill ones? The dangerous ones? Or maybe even the adorably cute ones? The ones that will out-progress most other species because we take seemingly too big/stupid risks and it pays off? Or we are very good at looking at problems from different perspectives. etc. You get the point.
Humans are my favorite mythical creature by @xandurielx
Short stories about humans on the galactic scene, some from alien points of view and others about these mythical tiny juggernauts. Brought over from tumblr and added to when possible.
Boldly Go by @cheezygoddess
[this was originally written as a fanfiction for Ultimate Spider-Man, however after much consideration and input from readers I believe this reads better as an original work] (dedicated to Audio and WebKat for giving me the idea). --- Sehmal and his fellow 'guards' were hand selected. Mainly for their ability to be surprised or alarmed without going into shock and dying. Secondarily because they had no bonded partners to distress if they died anyways. And only lastly because they studied aliens.
He just wished he'd been told before volunteering for this expedition that it was for the study of humans.
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis/SG-1
McShep:
Decade by canis_lupus
Ten years ago, an expedition left for Atlantis. They were never heard from again.
Decreasing Radii by @cathalins
An alien device forces John and Rodney to do something they wouldn't do otherwise. The aftermath is not easy. But sometimes, not-easy leads to good things.
Happy by crysothemis
"Wait," John said, because this had to be a joke, didn't it? "You know Ronon, but you don't know me? What the hell did that thing do to you?"
Weddings, Plural, and a Yak by @cesperanza
By the eighth time John Sheppard married Rodney McKay, they were old pros at the wedding thing, having weathered not only an Ouishan blood wedding, but also a twelve-hour Avalonian handfasting, a Malanese necklace exchange, and a Thurtu joining ceremony that invoked a fire god and featured seven kinds of cake.
Series: The History of Rome by @indygodusk
From Part One: When the IOA task General O’Neill to find a command staff for Atlantis, he delegates the selection to SG-1. On paper, they’re the best of the best. Unfortunately, the IOA won’t go for it because there’s one big problem: they’re all women.
Dr. R. Meredith Mckay is the leading expert on Ancient technology and a genius. Being a woman is merely incidental, or at least it should be. Major John Sheppard is a disgraced pilot. He doesn’t want any excitement in his life, but alien spaceships and hot scientists are hard to resist, especially when that scientist is Rome.
Written by the Victors by @cesperanza
Caroll, Franklin R. Atlantis Revisited. New York and London, Routledge, 2011. Chapman, Denise. Several Kinds of Genius: The Life of Rodney McKay. NY: Harper Perennial, 2015. Croft, Rosalind. City of Spires: A Memoir. Toronto: The Mercury Press, 2009. Dugan, Paul. A Political History of Atlantis. Oxford: OUP, 2012.
Fandom: Julie & the Phantoms
AlexReggieWillieLuke & Julynn endgame:
Series: An Anchor, a Port in the Storm by @cuthian
"Home should be an anchor, a port in a storm, a refuge, a happy place in which to dwell, a place where we are loved and where we can love." Marvin J. Ashton
From Part One:
“How do you even know you wanna kiss a guy?”
And later, Alex wouldn’t be able to justify, even to himself, what made him say it, but the words that came out of his mouth were, “I don’t know. Just kiss me, see how that feels.”
Reggie’s eyes snapped open.
--Alex/Reggie prequel to Becoming a Memory, Becoming a Treasure OR How Two Himbos Explored Their Sexuality Together
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saiditallbefore · 17 days
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Writing Patterns
Rules: List the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!
Thanks to @tavina-writes for tagging me!
Emiko is out with Judy and Courtney when it happens. [it's not what you've lost, but it's what you find] DC Comics, gen, Mia Dearden & Emiko Queen adventure fic.
There's something wrong with Luke. [a steady flame] Star Wars, gen, Owen Lars & Luke Skywalker outside POV time travel ficlet.
Xanthe exited Mr. Nyugen’s store, tucking the paper gold the for the Jade Court into the scroll case at their hip, alongside all their own weapons and tools and an assortment of other paper items— a guzheng, a writing set, a skateboard— for their other clients. [march of death, pulse of life] DC Comics, gen, Xanthe Zhou slice of life. Written for Yuletide 2023.
“Let me see your arm,” Nicky says. [say you'll remember me] The Old Guard, Nile/Andy post-movie get together fic. Written for Femslashex 2023.
Amidala’s Handmaidens [Secure Server] - 25-7-01 AFE [In Memoriam] Star Wars, Padme & her handmaidens, epistolary & memoir & worldbuilding. Written for Fic in a Box 2023.
Dinah fumbled with the keypad to the clocktower. [I Could Close the Curtains (But This is Too Much Fun)] DC Comics, Dinah Lance/Zatanna Zatara, PWP.
Ben wakes up. [Try, Try Again] Star Wars, Ben Solo, post-canon AU ficlet.
They find a little café in Brisbane, after they've dealt with the maw-mouth and cleaned themselves up. [devil's in the details] Scholomance, El/Orion, post-canon ficlet.
Mia is still in her room when Ollie gets home. [aftershocks] DC Comics, Mia Dearden & Connor Hawke & Oliver Queen, missing scene.
Ollie tells Connor to take her home, after. [fault lines] DC Comics, Mia Dearden & Oliver Queen, missing scene.
I don't know if I have any particular pattern! I like to jump in as close to the action as possible, so my first sentence tends to be setting the scene and catching the reader up on where we are. I'm actually surprised there weren't more that opened with dialogue; I feel like I do that a lot.
I don't know who's already been tagged for this, so if you haven't been tagged yet and want to do it, consider yourself tagged. <3
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vibrantbirdy · 10 months
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Asks for Character x Reader Fic Requests Now Open!
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Hi Tumblr,
My Asks are currently open for Character x Reader Fic Requests.
IMPORTANT: Before requesting, please read the Guidelines below.
Thank you everyone who has given me amazing prompts so far and for your kind words and your interactions. Guidelines Characters I will write for: Star Wars - Kylo Ren or Ben Solo - Cal Kestis - Cassian Andor - Obi-Wan Kenobi (any era) - Anakin Skywalker (pre-Vader) - Luke Skywalker (any era) - Din Djarin - Poe Dameron - Finn Other Fandoms - Dr Daniel Jackson (Stargate SG-1) - Commander Mills (65) - Tenth Doctor (Doctor Who) - Any character (Lord of the Rings Trilogy) - Main crew (Star Trek TNG)
More guidelines under the cut...
How to Request:
Please request through my Asks here (which can also can be found under my blog header)
Request descriptions will be posted with the fic
You may request anonymously
If you choose not to request anonymously, please let me know if you do not you want to be tagged in your fic request when it is posted
I will try to answer as many requests as possible but please understand that I probably won't feel an affinity with every single prompt that comes in. Please don't be offended if it looks like I haven't picked your request up and feel free to try again with something different in the future.
I will try to get to requests as soon as possible, but please remember I do, unfortunately, have real life to contend with too.
What do you want?:
Type of fic: Generally for requests I will write Character x Reader. However, if you want something that focuses on a Character x Canon/Implied/Potential Pairing or a Character x OC just let me know and I'll see what I can do.
Specify Reader Type: Default will be Character x Female Reader just because that's what I have most experience writing, but if you would prefer Character x Gender Neutral Reader or something different please let me know and if I pick up your request, I will try my best!
Length: Most of my fic will be between 1000 and 5000 words. If you have a length in mind please let me know, otherwise I will just go with the flow.
Prompt: Remember to give me information on what you would like the basic details of the story to be. These can be specific or general but I need something as a starting point.
Genres I will write for:
Action/Adventure
Romance
Gen
Fluff
Enemies to Lovers/Allies/Friends
Hurt/Comfort and mild Whump
Mild Angst
Smut (please, don't be shy to ask - ask anonymously if you want! - but bear in mind I may be a little more selective about smut than other types of requests. If you request adult content you must be 18+.)
What I won't write about (this is not an exhaustive list):
Sexual Violence/Non-con
Severe Trauma
Heavy Angst
Extreme Violence
Infidelity or Love Triangles
All my fic will be clearly labelled with warnings and anything 18+ will be clearly marked so please heed these indicators before reading.
Thank you all so much!
-Birdy
My original Character x Reader fics
Title: No Survivors Fandom: Star Wars: Skywalker Saga Genres: Sci-Fi; Action/Adventure; Enemies to Allies; Whump; Hurt/Comfort and Romance if you squint. Setting: Pre The Force Awakens Characters: Kylo Ren x Female Reader Chapters: 1/1 (Complete) Word Count: 3347 Warnings: Detailed descriptions of injury/aftermath of injury (non-fatal impalement); descriptions of emergency/makeshift medical treatment; mild descriptions of death from a crashed ship; mild sexuality; mild/canon typical swearing Pairings: Kylo Ren x Female Reader
Summary: You are Resistance fighter who has been captured. You are in transit aboard a First Order transport destined for an Imperial prison on the swamp moon of Delka 6. When a violent electromagnetic storm brings down the ship, you appear to be the only survivor. That is until you come across Supreme Leader Snoke's primary warlord, Kylo Ren, amid the wreckage. The volatile Ren is injured and you have to decide whether you can put your reservations aside to help him in the aftermath of the crash.
Completed Reader Requests Title: Crush Fandom: Star Wars: Skywalker Saga Genres: Sci-Fi; Romance; Fluff Setting: Sometime later on in the Force Awakens Characters: Poe Dameron; Female Reader Pairings: Poe Dameron x Female Reader Chapters: 1/1 (Complete) Warnings: None :) Perhaps extremely mild, fluffy, sexuality Summary: You working for the Resistance on D'Qar, and Wing Commander Poe Dameron has a crush on you - he's surprisingly awkward about it.
Title: Charade Fandom: Star Wars Setting: Between Andor and Rogue One Genres: Sci-fi; Romance; Enemies to lovers; Action/adventure; Fluff Warnings: in keeping with tone of Andor/Rogue One - moderate sexuality; moderate swearing; mild violence/peril; brief mentions of loss of family/friends by Reader. Pairing: Cassian Andor x Female Reader Chapters: 1/1 (Complete) Word Count: approx 10k (oops) Summary: You and Captain Cassian Andor have to negotiate your personal differences and difficult history when you are both assigned to go on an undercover operation to the Galaxy's playground for the super-rich, Canto Bight, as a married couple.
Title: Relics Fandom: Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Setting: Pre the Phantom Menace to post the Kenobi Series. Genres: Sci-fi; Romance; Minor Angst Warnings: mild/moderate sexuality; mild references to Reader family losses due to old age; mild references to the Empire being baddies and doing baddie things Pairing: Obi-Wan Kenobi x Female Reader Chapters: 1/1 (Complete) Word Count: c.5k Summary: You and Obi-Wan Kenobi have a connection that spans decades as your lives intersect throughout the years. Will you find each other again in the most unlikely of places?
Title: Proximity Fandom: Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order/Survivor Games Setting: Prior to events of Jedi Survivor Genres: Sci-fi; Romance; Fluff - This is tooth-rotting fluff with a little added spice as requested ;) Warnings: This fic is 18+ so please heed and respect the adult rating. Descriptions of sexual longing/arousal; strong consensual sexual content - nothing too descriptive but probably on the borderline of (hopefully still sweet) smut. Pairing: Cal Kestis x Female Reader Chapters: 1/1 (Complete) Word Count: approx 5.5k (Because I have no self control) Summary: You are an accomplished Coruscanti thief who has been recruited by the Rebel Jedi, Cal Kestis. As you join him and his crew on their adventures aboard the Mantis, you and Cal have to navigate your growing feelings for each other.
Title: Familiarity Fandom: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Survivor games Setting: Prior to the events of Survivor Genres: Sci-fi; Romance; Action/adventure; Fluff; Angst; Hurt/Comfort Warnings: Canon typical combat violence; canon typical death/angst/survivor's guilt relating to Order 66; mild sexuality; one claustrophobic scene due to ruined temple adventuring; SPOILERS for Jedi: Fallen Order and minor ones for the set up to Survivor. Pairing: Cal Kestis x Reader Chapters: 1/1 (Complete) Word Count: c.8k (this one got away from me!) Summary: Believing each other lost to the brutal purge of the Emperor's Order 66, ten years after you were separated from your childhood best friend during the systematic eradication of the Jedi Order, you and Cal Kestis are finally reunited amid the strange Temple ruins of an ancient civilisation.
Title: Frequency Fandom: Star Wars: Skywalker Saga Genres: Sci-Fi; Action/Adventure; Enemies to Allies; Hurt/Comfort Setting: Post The Last Jedi, Pre The Rise of Skywalker Main Characters: Kylo Ren x Female Reader Chapters: 1/1 (Complete) Warnings: Mild/canon typical battle violence; mild/canon typical swearing Summary: You are Rey's long lost sister - a powerful force wielder - and you encounter Supreme Leader, Kylo Ren, as you both search for something.
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Cassian Andor x Reader (Original)
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theresattrpgforthat · 7 months
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Hey there! What kind of games do you know of that have trade systems in them? The only real example I'm thinking of is from Ryuutama - there's the economy for buying/selling but items have qualities which certain towns may specialize in and impact journey routes etc.
THEME: Markets and Trade
Hello friend! I have a few different ideas of how one could replicate an economy, although I haven't found anything similar to Ryuutama. Some of these games are solely about trading, while others have a prominent trade system that informs the larger story. I hope you find something here helpful!
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Red Markets: A Game of Economic Horror, by Hebanon Games.
In Red Markets, characters risk their lives trading between the massive quarantine zones containing a zombie outbreak and the remains of civilization. They are Takers: mercenary entrepreneurs unwilling to accept their abandonment. Bound together into competing crews, each seeks to profit from mankind’s near-extinction before it claims them. They must hustle, scheme, and scam as hard as they fight if they hope to survive the competing factions and undead hordes the GM throws at them.
This is a game that forces you to make hard choices in the struggle to keep yourself ahead as the world crumbles around you. The dice system is a d10 system with two different coloured dice - one for you, and one for the Market. You’ll be able to sacrifice precious resources to increase your chances of success, and much of your jobs will probably revolve around picking up resources that you can sell for Sustenance, Maintenance and Incidental costs. If you want a game of brutal economics and Zombie horror, this is the game for you. If you want to check the game out before you pay for it, you can always take a look at the Quickstart. If you want even more game options for Red Markets, I’d recommend checking out The Carrion Economy supplement.
Reclaim the Wild, by Eldritch Knight.
The Legend of Zelda: Reclaim the Wild is a freely-distributed tabletop roleplaying system made by fans, for fans, of both tabletop games and of The Legend of Zelda. It was designed from the ground up to enable players to create all new adventures in the world of Zelda, and specifically the hit game Breath of the Wild.
This game is a love letter to Breath of the Wild with very detailed systems for scavenging, crafting, and trade. If what you are interested in is haggling over prices and finding the right resources to be able to make the equipment you want or need, and if you love the Legend of Zelda games, this game might be for you! If you visit the website you’ll also find character spreadsheets, a bestiary, and a crafting supplement, full of systems and ideas to put into your campaign.
Antiverse Trader, by Majcher Arcana.
You are a space trader in the Antiverse! Your goal is to travel around and make as many credits as you can by buying and selling cargo in systems throughout the sector. Make it snappy, though! As soon as three resources are tapped out, the game ends, and you get what you got.
This is a solo game that gives you a few resources to start with, and uses dice to track the value and availability of different goods. You can choose to save your goods for specific trades, or you can use them to activate Special Abilities. Once you have tapped out all of your resources, the game is over. If you like a small game that takes less than half an hour to play and comes with a neat little set of charts to help you keep track of all of your goods, this is a great little game to check out!
Midnight Market, by Ben K. Rosenbloom.
Has THIS ever happened to YOU? {a man stumbles dazed into a market stall, knocking over priceless, beautiful, valuable merchandise]. Fear no longer - your days of navigating confusing and unhelpful stores looking for the perfect ephemera are OVER. That's right - MIDNIGHT MARKET solves all your shopping needs, absolutely FREE! 
A fantasy infomercial generator/game of hustling and hawking weird wares. Midnight Market is a quick little game all about trying to convince a Hapless Rube to trade their item for whatever you happen to be selling. This is a GM-full game, in which most of the group will be playing Unsavoury Merchants, while only one player will the the Hapless Rube. This game is short, sweet, and great for roleplaying the haggling part of getting a “good” deal.
Merchants and Monsters, by AndieSanade.
In a world of magic, monsters, and brave intrepid adventurers, you are a merchant! An ordinary honest, as far as everyone knows, merchant. Life’s hard out there for the Non-Perilous Crowd, but you live in this world just as much as any sellsword or sorcerer. So grab your wares, straighten your clothes, and open up shop because you’re gonna make it big or die trying!
This game is all about pleasing customers, from regular bystanders, to difficult customers, to sworn enemies. You will compete with other merchants in the market to out-sell your competition - and possibly even sabotage them in the dark of night! If what you are interested in is the petty politics of the competitive market, this game might be worth checking out.
Games I’ve Recommended in the Past
The Wildsea, by Felix Isaacs.
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redrascal1 · 4 months
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Adam Driver celebrated his 40th birthday last month. And looks better than ever. Like Harrison Ford and Hugh Jackman, he's maturing like a fine wine!
Meanwhile...it will be exactly four years this month that Kylo Ren/Ben Solo faded into the Force and took my four decades plus love of the SW franchise with him.
As a woman in her fifties, I'm too old to 'fall in love' with another franchise. And I intend to avoid ANY Disney products in future, another franchise that I loved as a little girl, because they are no longer entertaining but promoting what I see as a highly toxic agenda.
The more I see of Adam's performance in the ST the more I simply cannot believe Disney did what they did to him. His outstanding portrayal of the broken Ben Solo dominated the entire trilogy. The others gave good performances but Adam was sensational - only matched by Mark Hamill in TLJ, both of them easily as good as some I've seen win Oscars - and better than some of the said winners.
The way they treated him in TROS was diabolical.
That whole mess of a film was from start to finish just a two hour plus promotion of how great Rey's character is, and how we must all WORSHIP her, as the rest of the cast did.
Unfortunately it had exactly the opposite effect on me.
I have completely lost all interest in Star Wars. I don't want to watch any of the spin offs. As for further Rey adventures to quote 'frumfrumfroo' ...you couldn't pay me to watch them. Especially if Boyega is in them after his treatment of Loan Tran and his behaviour on twitter.
His fans tediously drone on about hard done by he was in the ST, but he had far more screen time than Adam. Heck, all three of the Trio did - despite Poe and Finn being the supporting characters (no, 'J' of the JCF, Finn was not meant to be 'Black male lead' as you told me before getting me banned). Finn was conceived as a supporting player right from the start.
Adam was playing the last descendant of the OT heroes. He shouldn't have just had a major role, the entire saga should have been HIS story. Not that of a rogue stormtrooper. Not that of a Han clone pilot.
And certain not that of the daughter of a failed Palpatine clone.
Adam's behaviour has been a masterclass in dignity since aTROSity. No ranting on twitter. No moaning about hos 'hard done by' he was. Domhnall Gleeson and Loan Tran have been equally classy, with Domhnall making just one lighthearted joke about his shameful abrupt exit at the beginning of TROS(he SHOULD have been Big Bad) and Loan making no complaint over her truly racist erasure from TROS (she was a MAJOR character for crying out loud.) The three of them deserved better.
As Kylo/Ben did. As Hux did. As Rose Tico did.
As anyone who truly loved SW did.
They let every single one of us down.
And I am so very sorry for Rian Johnson, whose beautiful film was the most critically acclaimed of all three and who reacted to it's brutal retcon with good humour, joining its three stars in class.
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lya-dustin · 1 year
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Someone will remember us
Chapter 41
Cw: animal death, sexism, mentions of death in childbirth
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Though much weakened by his ordeal, King Viserys soon resumed the rule. To celebrate his recovery, a feast was held on the first day of 127 AC. The princess and the queen were both commanded to attend, with all their children.
--- The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother: A Consideration of the Early Life, Adventures, Misdeeds, and Marriages of Prince Daemon Targaryen
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Dragons do not decompose like the other animals; they take longer as their scales are harder than the strongest steel.
Not a single dragon has turned to stone like Ghar did.
The eggs that didn’t hatch became stones, but never a dragon that had lived.
Ghar who had made a nest on grandfather’s stone city and died there.
Ghar who is given a funeral and placed in his own altar amongst the great dragons.
Elēnar Ōghar, five and ten years old, claimed by Princess Aemma of House Targaryen and House Velaryon.
There is no mention of the king, it was a secret that the dwarf dragon had attached himself to a dying Viserys.
A man could not survive with his dignity intact if it were known that a dragon that was more of a lapdog had claimed him as an owner.
“My granddaughter claims it is an ill omen.” Otto Hightower comes to stand with her and she fights the urge to run.
“It may as well be the dying of the dragons.” Aemma points to the last claimed dragon to die, Balerion. Grandfather had been twenty when his dragon died. Viserys Dragonsbane, the first man to kill a dragon after Maegor the Cruel.
An ill omen then and an ill omen now.
Less eggs were hatching since the Black Dread died, then the queens started producing fewer eggs if they had any at all after Queen Aemma died.
The last time Syrax had a clutch of eggs was when Joff was born and only one egg had hatched. Syrax was the only other dragon besides Vhagar to successfully bring forth a clutch of eggs these past four years.
It didn’t help that Dreamfyre and Meleys had lost interest in their mates, the Cannibal ate most young dragons and Sunfyre like Vermithor tended to kill whatever hatchling Silverwing managed to have.
“And yet Vhagar has brought forth an egg for the second time in its life.” It, not she as the dragon likes to be referred as.
Vhagar was the queen of the dragons and demanded that you remembered that.
She was as arrogant as Aemond sometimes.
“She, Vhagar hates being called it.” Aemma corrects. “First Moondancer and now Ēbrior.”
“The Valyrian God that ate its own children?” he asks waiting for her to elaborate on the name.
“Vhagar coiled with a dragon called the Cannibal, seemed fitting.” Aemma said making the man she loathes chuckle. “Besides, my son will choose the name for his dragon when the time comes.”
“Son?” Hightower latched on the word and Aemma knows he is trying to catch her saying something he and his supporters can use.
“I have five brothers; I know the signs. I will have a son, so if the lords wait long enough, they will see a king once again.” This is the longest conversation she has had with the overreaching snake.
Aemma prays it lasts a little longer.
“If they aren’t patient, what then, your highness?”
“Their good names will be soiled; the ringleaders will be executed and perhaps the lesson will be remembered far longer than the one Jaehaerys taught his uncle’s followers.” The princess hides her smirk as she lights a candle in front of Quicksilver, Aenys’ mount. “To quote him, every person in Westeros is House Targaryen’s hostage, if they wish to supplant the King’s heir with their puppet, they will pay for their treasons with fire and blood.”
“Your grandmother has taught you well, your highness, a shame the two of you could not have been men.” Hightower says thinking it is the highest praise he could ever give a woman.
Gods, she couldn’t wait until this man was dead.
He is the curse that’s befallen on her house.
He is the reason their house has begun to decay just like the king.
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They were happiest in those four moons away from everything.
They were free to be themselves ---not that either had any fucks to give about people’s opinion to begin with---- and best of all, free from the headache inducing bullshit in court.
His eye plagues him from time to time, migraines or just the damage leftover from his disfigurement. This day is one of those.
Aemond used to rest his head on her stomach and she’d stroke his hair until he fell asleep. Then her belly grew and now she cried because she had enjoyed that moment of intimacy between them.
The babe is strong, kicking like a mule and refusing to give his poor mother any peace unless Aemond draped his arm over her belly.
He is seven and ten, six moons older than Aegon was when the twins were born.
And just like his brother, he does not feel up to the challenge.
Not that he will tell anyone, no, he is a Targaryen, he is a prince and he must always be in control.
And unlike Aegon, he will be a good father and husband.
“What are you thinking, Aemond sapphire-eye?” she asks as he rests his head on her shoulder as she reads.
“If all their progresses were like ours, it is no wonder the Old King always loved traveling.” He lies and hopes she doesn’t pry, but his Aemee knows him too well.
“You know, I am scared too.” Aemma was not taught to swallow her feelings and thoughts and make sure no one knows.
No, Aemma was taught to express such things and worse, talk about them.
Teora had been a wonderful mother to her, but Aemond wished she had taught her to repress things like all the nobles teach their children.
“Hm,” he scoffed. “Your mother and father despite their faults were good at being parents, my mother’s love is conditional on me not being a disappointment like Aegon.”
He speaks nothing about his father, who would he say was his father, Viserys who was too ill and indolent to care or Cole who would have done more if his post allowed him to?
Gods, he is going to fuck up their son.
But that is not his biggest fear, no it pales in comparison to the real thing. Like comparing the now defunct Ghar to Vhagar.
“And yet, that feels trivial because you are the one who may die and leave me to love the child that killed you.” And if her vision comes true, their son will be left orphaned because Aemond’s fucking father did not bother codifying the amendments to the law of primogeniture nor keep his grandfather away from the honeypot.
“I am not dying, and you are not dying either. Aemon will have two parents, an army of nurses and four younger siblings.” She takes his hand and comforts him when he should be the one comforting her. “We won’t fuck up our son, this I promise you, Aemond.”
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“I have a new job for you.” Mysaria toyed with the silver in her hands as Talya finished her report.
The Pearl was to have a son, Hightower did not trust the One Eye and the King was given a month to live as all his sores reopened following the death of the little dragon.
The winds of war could be felt, the Greens and Blacks alike readied themselves for it while maintaining the façade of peace.
“Whatever you ask for, my lady, I am your servant.” The woman said unprompted.
“I need you to gain the Princess’ trust, I need you to tell her about the tansy tea the queen has.” Mysaria ordered.
The Green Queen had warmed up to the Black Princess, the realm would lose its chance for good rulers if this friendship was allowed to continue.
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The Princess is writing in her diary when Talya is allowed an audience with her.
She was not like the Queen, the queen may be kind, but never friendly nor even treating her as an equal like the Pearl of Dragonstone does.
Septa Teora had been like that, so nice and good. If her children take after her and not their father, the realm will thank her.
“Has the Queen sent you, Goodwife Talya?” the princess asked closing the journal shut.
What had been in there that Lady Misery had read? What was so secret about it?
Could it be true that the girl is a lightskirt like her mother, or that she is mad?
“No, my lady. I came by my own accord.” Talya had been trained enough no to fuck it up. “I, there,” she feigns nervousness and clears her throat for effect, “I know things that I am afraid will be used to hurt you and your unborn baby.”
The princess falls for the lie like the gullible little girl she still is.
At first, she doesn’t believe it, but then, remembering how awful the queen was to her and her brothers as a child, she starts to consider her words as truthful.
“The Queen has had me copy the maester’s recipe for moon tea, this morning she asked me to purchase tansy and pennyroyal for her.”
Talya swallows her guilt as the princess gasps and places a hand on her swollen belly as the handmaiden plays on her secret fears just as Lady Misery told her to.
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