#anakin my love my darling my blorbo

[phoenixkaptain]

The scene of Anakin turning back to the Light and saving Luke is such a beautiful scene in so many ways, but especially from a character standpoint.

If you look at Darth Vader just in the movies, he doesn’t do things without a plan. He has a step two. Even if his step two is immensely dumb, he always seems to at least have some form of an idea where he wants to end up; he has a point B he’s trying to reach.

Part of what makes Vader a terrifying villain is that he always seems to anticipate what his opponent will do. He seems to know what they’ll do before they even think about what they’ll do. Very rarely is Darth Vader ever taken by surprise. Darth Vader is the character who proves how scary the Force can be. While Palpatine uses his Force lightning and can predict what his opponents will do, he never quite reaches the level Anakin is on, he never reaches that peak of knowing the next five steps his opponent is going to take, even as those next five steps change.

Palpatine doesn’t see Vader turning on him coming. Palpatine is not a Force user who can see the future, he uses the predictions Darth Plagueis made and he sticks to the outline provided by his former Master. He does everything he does and believes everything will be fine and has complete confidence in himself because Plagueis was just that good at predicting the future.

Darth Vader literally changes the future. He makes those predictions false. Him throwing Palpatine down a reactor shaft wasn’t in the books, him choosing his son wasn’t an option, the idea that a Sith lord as powerful as Darth Vader could turn back from the Dark Side is believed by the Jedi and Sith alike to be impossible. Darth Vader himself doesn’t even believe that he can turn back from the Dark Side. The only character who ever believes that Darth Vader can come back is Luke.

Darth Vader is fifteen steps ahead of his opponents. It’s very rare that he ever gets surprised. He always has a plan.

But when he saves Luke, he isn’t any of that. He leaps in without a plan, without any ideas of where he’s goung. He doesn’t know what will happen except that he’ll probably die. He doesn’t have a way out of this. This is the first time Anakin Skywalker ever does anything without already having a way out or immediately being able to come up with a way out.

Anakin was hotheaded and impulsive, yes, but Anakin from his introduction always has a plan B. And when he doesn’t have a plan B, he makes one. He is by far the most competent character in Star Wars, just from his ability to get himself and others out of trouble.

In the moment of turning back from the Dark, Anakin is listening to the Force. He’s listening to the Force as it tells him to save someone. The universal call to the Jedi, the inexplicable push that all Jedi feel and what ultimately led to the majority of Jedi dying, just because they couldn’t not listen when the Force told them to help. Anakin finally listens to it, finally answers it, he finally acts like a Jedi.

There’s no step two. There’s no way out. Doing this will end in his death. Darth Vader is already injured, and the only one who has the resources to put him back together is Sidious. To save Luke, Vader has to step into the lightning, which he knows all to well will ruin his suit. Choosing to save Luke is tantamount to choosing to die.

And he does it. He hesitates, but ultimately, he sacrifices himself for someone else. He goes in knowing that this won’t end with him being able to get out. He has no way out. There’s no plan B. His suit has gone from keeping him alive to being part of the reason he’s dying. He takes off his helmet accepting that he’ll die and being happy to die because he’s finally at peace, he finally feels the warmth of the Force, he finally sees his son with his own eyes, his son is finally looking at him with nothing but trust and worry for his wellbeing, he’s right where he wants to be.

He went from wanting to posess Luke to just being happy that Luke is there with him. That Luke is the one by his side when he dies, that he’s dying on the same side as Luke — Anakin is fine with this. He’s ready to die. He’s accepted it. He’s just happy that the last thing he’ll see is the product of his and Padme’s love for each other.

The scenes of Anakin in Return of the Jedi are beautiful. The title “Return of the Jedi” is so great for this movie, it’s perfect, okay, you don’t understand. It has so many meanings!! The Jedi returning could be referring to Luke, the main Jedi we follow, returning to the screen, or to Tatooine. It could be referring to the Jedi Order, since Luke takes on Yoda’s request to share his knowledge with others and, with Sidious dead, the Jedi Order has functionally returned, even if it is only one member strong. It could refer to Yoda returning, it could refer to Obi-Wan returning.

Or, Return of the Jedi could be referring to Anakin. Anakin Skywalker, the son of the Force. Anakin Skywalker, the only character powerful enough to change the future itself, the only Sith Lord powerful enough to stop being a Sith Lord. Anakin Skywalker, who has always done impossible things, who has always performed impossible feats, who is himself impossible. And he’s back. He’s returned. The Jedi returned.

#star wars #anakin skywalker #darth vader #luke skywalker #return of the jedi #star wars original trilogy #the inane ramblings of a madman #woke up thinkin about him #anakin my love my darling my blorbo #my baby my girl my boy my baby my dear my dearest darling my utmost affection #will stand here on my soapbox and say #the scene of vader turning on palpatine is the best scene ever made ever #it’s dramatic it’s daring it’s beautiful it’s meaningful it’s amazing #it’s a turning point that turns the entire galaxy on its head #the force is over there like a soccer mom screaming ‘fuck yeah that’s my boy!!!!’ #and i am right there beside it #anakin my darling you’re doing amazing you’re showstopping you’re perfect i love yo- #anyway star wars was pretty good huh #a okay movies if you ask me #i’m so glad #that anakin killed palpatine #he def kill palps #nothing disproves that he killed palps #palps is dead for good and never coming back #anakin did great i’m so proud of him #so glad palpatine is dead yup dead and gone no doubt #sequel? you mean the movies where the main antagonist #turned out to be a dry piece of toast? #yes of course i remember dryth toastatine in the sequels #do glad ani killed sidious so dryth toastatine could rise

[tideswept]

Making Of Monday (TMA/SW + Obikin)

A look into the writing process - “how it’s made” for fics (for more on what it means see this post here)

So this first MOM is an interesting one! It's for and inspired by @sweet-cynic during our meandering conversations about horror and eldritch things and TMA and Obikin and of course they all fused and it's like, yeah, we're doing this baby!

Granted, that's not normally how the process goes for me. I'm usually a solitary kind of writer. But it's good to talk with people! Throw silly ideas at each other. Sometimes one of them sticks. Like a magnetized bowling ball.

In this case the catnip quotent is high. I don't want to divulge too much ahead of time (even though I've gushed to way too many people about it already lol) but there's a fascinating element of inherent otherness to Anakin that I love to see explored, and this is a good fic to play around with that.

And Obi-Wan, good god, Obi-Wan, canon-wise and in this fic--he's handed this walking nuclear bomb and he still only sees Anakin (always only eyes for Anakin) to the point that he doesn't see other things as clearly. Things that alarm others.

Did I mention we're flirting with horror? We're flirting with horror. ;)

Horror is... hm. Honestly? I never thought I'd vibe so hard with writing horror. But there's something fascinating about it that I find exposes characters in ways that are fascinating. So I like to, if it's feasible, Put the Blorbos in Situations and then sit back and watch what happens. But it has to be the right idea. I do think Star Wars has some intrinsic elements that make it horror-friendly, but it's certainly not usually the focus and therefore, I like to tread carefully, wait until the perfect reason comes along, rather than manufacturing one. (Good on writers who can do this! alas, I am weak.)

So. Idea. Where does it go from there? It goes to "I don't know what I'm doing but the vibe is right, LET'S GO" and I zoom over to Google Drive. (I know, I know, there are better programs out there, but I'm just... so used to it.) I try to keep the main page of Drive neat, with only the things I'm actively working on being listed. Which, yeah, sometimes can mean up to 5 WIPs, but once I hit that number of active WIPs I put the pause on everything until something clears out, like a queue. Otherwise it really starts to feel... oppressive.

And writing can be difficult for a lot of reasons, but it should never feel oppressive. It should bring joy even when you're clenching your teeth and muttering darkly about characters being assholes and not doing what you want, or having to rewrite entire scenes because they don't work anymore.

Actually, I have a confession; I used to never edit. Like. Ever. It bored me. My brain would say, scene done, moving on, there's no looking back. And honestly that was fine for how I felt at the time. But I'm glad I've learned to edit, to line edit, to accept with begrudging grace that oftentimes I do have to kill my darlings.

It's for the better. Even though I was kicking and screaming about it like a baby for the longest time.

(Maturity? Don't know her.)

#making of monday

[jimkirksgirl]

My two most beloved blorbos are fighting in my head for who is my ultimate favorite. Those two blorbos you ask? AOS Jim Kirk and Anakin Skywalker. One is a captain for the ages, saving the worlds of the Federation a thousand times over, a man who’s beloved by his crew, by his friends. Totally, immovably good, but would break the rules in the name fierce loyalty. Unshakable wonder in his eyes always. Jim Kirk is a name for the ages.

The other is fated to change the galaxy forever. The. Chosen. One. Immeasurably powerful, incredibly fragile underneath his strong exterior, good to his very core, and also fiercely loyal to the ones he loves most. Beloved by his darling wife, his master, and his padawan. Horribly manipulated by the forces of evil and broken despite his good intentions. Everyone knows the name Skywalker, and many fear his power.

Both are destined for the fate of their galaxies. Both are so different yet so similar. Why do I have such a soft spot for boys that are out in space constantly saving the day and fiercely loving their friends? Both of them are so complex and wonderful and what dream men are made of.

And they are both living rent free in my head.

#star trek aos #Star Wars #Jim Kirk #anakin skywalker #my boys #ultimate blorbos

[frodo-baggins]

🎬📺share ten different favorite characters from ten different pieces of media in particular order🎮🃏 Then send this to 10 (anon or not, your choice)

ooh this sounds fun arya, thank you!!! 💖

frodo baggins. iorhael. ringbearer. elf-friend. maura labingi. mr underhill. light and love of my life

sansa stark my absolute darling girl (asoiaf)

fox mulder bestie blorbo beloved (the x files)

anakin skywalker!!!! (sw)

jonathan byers baby boy (stranger things)

sam winchester best boy (spn)

harry james potter (hp) (the terf who must not be named can prise him from my cold dead hands)

natasha romanoff (marvel)

jack shephard (lost)

peeta mellark (the hunger games)

#asks #wynona-rider #arya

[daincrediblegg]

Darling Egg, how do you feel about a Sith Obi-Wan AU?

I have literally been thinking about this my entire fucking car ride home and let me tell you: I’m a little into it.

Like y’all know me. I get very deep into what a blorbo represents in a narrative and Obi-Wan is like… as cementedly good and loving as they come. The beacon of the light in dark times if you will… and I love him for that in all the adversity heartbreak and loss he faces as a character… but that’s what makes the idea of Sith!Obi-Wan so appealing: what would it take for the best man of them all to go dark? And more importantly what kind of darkness would that entail for him? (Bc honestly thats important to me and I feel like sith get a blanket bad rap and I feel like it would be interesting to explore more of that nuance- and for the record Reva is a GREAT example of this like she’s not all order and power hungry- she just wants justice for what happened to the only family she had or knew- and that passion and anger drives her)

And if you ask me? The kenobi series gave me the perfect window into that. It’s the kids. More importantly for me: it’s Leia. Protecting her. Attachment to these kids. These kids- the first human touch they ever knew- him holding them in his arms as Padme died of her own grief. These kids who are the hope of the whole galaxy. And what if he took that personally? Because that’s his greatest strength- his love for others so it would make sense that this would cut him deep enough to get fierce about it in light of what Anakin became. What if he decided that he needs to raise them himself? Imagine how fiercely he would protect them? Yeah. And moreover how would this separate him from other sith we’ve seen? Much to think about.

#… and then ofc there’s the self ship end for me which is so sexy #bc he would be so passionate if he let himself be- no less kind- but allowing himself to be a little selfish- to know and acknowledge his #attachment and be fierce in its protection???? thats so sexy #obi wan kenobi #THANK YOU NONNIE 🥰🥰🥰