#courtship wars

[guilty-pleasure-reading]

Romance Dreamcast

Nicole Jordan: Courtship Wars Series

Book 1. To Pleasure a Lady

Marcus Pierce, the Earl of Danvers & Arabella Loring

Book 2. To Bed a Beauty

Andrew “Drew” Moncrief, the Duke of Arden & Roslyn Loring

Book 3. To Seduce a Bride

Heath Griffin, the Marquess of Claybourne & Lilian “Lily” Loring

Book 4. To Romance a Charming Rogue

Damon Stafford, Viscount Wrexham & Eleanor Pierce

Book 5. To Tame a Dangerous Lord

Rayne Kenyon, the Earl of Haviland & Madeline Ellis

Book 6. To Desire a Wicked Duke

Ian Sutherland, the Duke of Rotham & Tess Blanchard

Supporting Characters

Basil Eddowes & Fanny Irwin

#dreamcast #nicole jordan #courtship wars #eye color can be incorrect #thank god i finally finished this series

[from-a-legends-pov]

Star Wars Legends: Poll of the Week - Crimes of Fashion

Which of these fashion crimes from a Star Wars Legends property is your favorite?

The rejected designs for Mara Jade’s wedding dress, which included a computer-generated dress, a “traditional” design from a Hutt, a neo-Imperial design with a black cape and hood (Leia: “Yes, but the bride doesn’t want to look like the father of the groom”), and one design that was simply a thong and a large bow, which Mara refused to try on (Star Wars: Union comic)

Wes Janson’s cape that he had specially made for him on Adumar, adorned with flatscreen panels that played a holo of “a line of Jansons, arms linked, doing high kicks like a dancing chorus” (X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar)

Leia Organa’s Kabray dress – which, due to a luggage mixup, was the only dress she had to wear to an important diplomatic banquet – after a group of enthusiastic Zeltrons “fixed” it (read: cut it to pieces and added glitter) to make it more in keeping with Zeltros fashion and to hide the stains on it (Star Wars #95, original Marvel comics)

Prince Isolder of Hapes’ outfit when presenting the Hapan Consortium’s 62 gifts (plus himself, gift #63) to Leia Organa on Coruscant: “He wore a silver circlet that held a black veil in front of his face, and his long, blond hair fell down around his shoulders. The man was bare-chested except for a small silk half-cloak fastened with silver straps…” (The Courtship of Princess Leia)

The disguises for “Yokel Group” (Wedge Antilles, Myn Donos, and Face Loran) of Wraith Squadron, who for a mission dressed up as a group of stereotypical backwater tourists who had traveled from Agamar looking for brides, wearing shirts with loud prints, clashing shorts, and mismatched hats. “Sir, permission to kill Face?” “Granted. But keep your hat, like Face says” (X-Wing: Wraith Squadron)

Hobbie Klivian’s dress outfit to meet the perator of Cartann, “a riot of lines and angles…every hem of every garment was decorated with trim of eye-hurting yellow, making it almost a dizzying experience to look at him walk.” As Hobbie said: “There are three types of dress clothing…the type that offends the wearer, the type that offends the viewers, and the type that offends everybody. I’m going for the third type” (X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar)

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#star wars legends #star wars extended universe #star wars eu #sw legends #poll of the week #from a legends pov #fashion crimes #mara jade #wes janson #leia organa #prince isolder #wedge antilles #myn donos #face loran #hobbie klivian #Star Wars union #starfighters of adumar #Star Wars comics #the courtship of princess leia #wraith squadron

[fullbattleregalia]

So stoked to get to explore Dathomir in Fallen Order! It’s sort of surreal, though, because my introduction to Dathomir and the Nightsisters wasn’t the Clone Wars series. It was this:

This was my favorite of the EU books as a teen largely because it focused on Han and Leia’s relationship (my very first OTP) and also because it featured a planet of matriarchal, force-wielding, badass ladies. And Han won an entire planet in a card game. (Yes, the planet in question was Dathomir.)

There are some significant differences between book Dathomir and what has since become canon. First, it wasn’t just the Nightsisters on Dathomir - there were clans of Dathomir women whose force magic tapped into the light side, who were also matriarchal. Both sides were interrelated - it was an ideological divide. Second, using the Nightsisters’ type of dark side magic caused visible, physical damage (bruising). (Over all, it was an interesting concept, but some of the writing hasn’t aged well. It was progressive for when it was published in 1994 - not so much by today’s standards.)

Honestly, I like what they’ve done with the Nightsisters since the book for the most part (I do miss the balance of not having the planet be 100% dark siders), but there is one thing that got left out that always disappoints me: In the book, rancors are native to Dathomir (that’s why there’s one on the book cover). And all those badass, force-wielding ladies? They rode rancors. They kept them as massive, lethal pets. It was the best thing ever.

I was hoping that maybe - just maybe - Fallen Order might throw in a rancor somewhere to fight. Or even just seen shambling in the distance. But no dice.

Le sad.

Merrin deserves a terrifying rancor to ride in style.

#have lightsaber; will stab #jedi fallen order #star wars #the courtship of princess leia #rancor #dathomir #nightsister merrin #nightsisters of dathomir

[incorrectstarwarslegendsquotes]

Isolder: It's important, alright? I have to keep this physique tight! Tenenial Djo: For what? Isolder: Kissing. Tenenial Djo: What?

#isolder #teneniel djo #courtship of princess leia #star wars #star wars legends #incorrect star wars quotes #original: dimension 20 #original: fantasy high

[syn0vial]

AU where jango takes boba with him on a mission to tatooine. boba coincidentally meets anakin and they hit it off SO well and are SO determined not to be separated when jango's mission is over that they decide that the only reasonable course of action is to parent trap jango and shmi.

chaos, naturally, ensues.

#star wars #boba fett #anakin skywalker #shmi skywalker #jango fett #neither of them knows anything about romance and the only thing boba has ever been taught to plan is assassination attempts #so it's a lot of boba steepling his fingers and being like ''engine sabotage. is that anything?'' #and anakin being like ''that doesn't sound right but i don't know enough about courtship to dispute it :V'' #meanwhile jango becomes convinced that shmi is involved in his mission somehow bc the guy he's after is OBVIOUSLY targeting her #and the whole time it's just. their kids trying very chaotically to set them up on a date LMAO

[tahiriveilasolo]

Wes Janson: Hey Wedge, wanna check out the latest top songs?

Wedge Antilles: I would prefer not to.

Wes Janson: C’mon, Wedge. You’re not that old. How about this one, “the Virtues of King Han Solo”?

Wedge Antilles: Wait, the what?

Wes Janson: *singing* Han Solo, what a man! Solo. He’s every Princess’s dream! Heh, that’s a catchy tune.

Wedge Antilles: What in the wilderness of Corellia is that all about?

Wes Janson: Squeaky recommended it to me. Says a friend of his made this song.

Wedge Antilles: Well I don’t wanna know. Just hurry and leave the ’fresher. You’re driving me mad.

#star wars eu #incorrect star wars quotes #wedge antilles #wes janson #squeaky #wraith squadron #the Virtues of King Han Solo #the courtship of Princess Leia #c 3po #looking forward to hearing it in the audiobook #the song reminds me of kinect star wars #I’m Han Solo #that rocks man

[starwarsbookckub]

#star wars #discord book club #han solo #empire strikes back #the courtship of Princess Leia

[captainlaurence]

“I would say something to you, on matters as they stand between us.”

#GAAAAAAAYYYYY #Laurence you are Oblivious #and head over heels #my guy #congratulations on a successful courtship #William Laurence #Tenzing Tharkay #Istanbul #Black Powder War

[otterandterrierwrites]

Chapters: 2/2 Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Leia Organa/Han Solo Characters: Leia Organa, Han Solo, Isolder, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca Additional Tags: Post-Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia, Fix-It, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Established Relationship, Smut, Fluff

Summary:

From Hapes comes a handsome prince, offering wealth, wonders, and a proposal that would be hard to refuse... or wouldn't it?

My take on how "The Courtship of Princess Leia" should have begun (and ended).

#hanleia #han x leia #han solo #leia organa #star wars legends #the courtship of princess leia #han and leia #star wars fanfiction #2023 #period: postrotj #rated: E #fix-it

[from-a-legends-pov]

Star Wars Legends: Poll of the Week

Sources:

“Yub yub, Commander.” (Wes Janson to Wedge Antilles, X-Wing: Wraith Squadron)

“Good luck, crazy human lady. It was fun destroying stuff with you.” (Aqualish pirate Andevid to Leia Organa, Razor’s Edge)

“Kiss my Wookiee!” (Han Solo to Imperial Warlord Zsinj, The Courtship of Princess Leia)

“But…it was so artistically done.” (Grand Admiral Thrawn to Rukh, The Last Command)

“Pretty. What do we blow up first?” (Myn Donos to the Wraiths, X-Wing: Solo Command)

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#star wars legends #from a legends pov #star wars #star wars eu #from-a-legends-pov #wes janson #wedge antilles #andevid #leia organa #han solo #warlord zsinj #grand admiral thrawn #rukh #myn donos #wraith squadron #x-wing #razor’s edge #the courtship of princess leia #the last command #thrawn trilogy #solo command #sw legends poll of the week #sw legends #star wars extended universe

[delicatefalice]

what a glow up

#we won #star wars #leia organa #han solo #han x leia #hanleia #scoundress #the princess and the scoundrel #the courtship of princess leia #m

[incorrectstarwarslegendsquotes]

Tenenial Djo: What's "The Virtues of King Han Solo"? C-3PO: "The Virtues of King Han Solo" is the greatest song ever written. It's so cool it ended the Galactic Civil War. Leia Organa: That's not even a little bit true.

#teneniel djo #c 3po #leia organa #Courtship of Princess Leia #star wars #star wars legends #incorrect star wars quotes #original: new girl

[anghraine]

🌤️☔

🌤️:

Share your favorite piece of dialogue from your WIP.

Ooh, interesting! I have many, many WIPs, so ... let's see. I was trying to vary which WIPs I picked, but I think I'll go with the next of my Lucyverse/f!Luke Skywalker fics again. I won't give the context, but:

"Father—" Lucy's throat burned, but she seized his arm as well as she could, her fingers barely digging into the metallic cloth. "Haven't you had enough of masters?"

☔️:

Is there a fic concept you have that you’d like to just explain and share because you’re not sure you’ll ever write it? If so, what is it?

I've mentioned it before, but speaking of P&P AUs significantly involving the Gardiners, one I've thought of for years takes the simple premise that the weird Darcy/Elizabeth rumor that reaches Lady Catherine just doesn't happen. Jane/Bingley goes off as in canon, but Elizabeth and Darcy are still in their high-octane pining phase. Darcy leaves Netherfield with nothing resolved, and both have only the likelihood of their paths continuing to cross and hopes that maybe, hopefully, his/her feelings will become reciprocated over time...

The path-crossing happens somewhat earlier than anticipated, though, because a little while later, Darcy and Georgiana return to London while Elizabeth is visiting the Gardiners. Darcy pays a respectful visit only to find Elizabeth there(!!!! on both sides) and the Gardiners helpfully keep inviting him/him and Georgiana, and Elizabeth and Darcy spend the time pining, repressing burning UST, and trying to act Very Normal as they navigate their strange relationship. Eventually Darcy does piece together enough hints to get the hope to propose again, Elizabeth accepts, HEA etc.

#anon replies #respuestas #meme prattle #fic talk #fic talk: lucy skywalker #plotbunnies! #genderbending #austen blogging #i really need a star wars tag #otp of otps #edward gardiner #m gardiner #the gardiners hosting the most awkward yet intense courtship known to man is delightful to me #but i just don't have the wherewithal to write it

[lyricalvillain]

I am rereading Mandalorian Courtship again for like the third time this month and am slowly simmering in excitement (just simmering! Please don’t feel like this is a nudge to update or anything I can wait lol!)

But like. Does Jango learn that the knife Obi-Wan gave him was one that got stabbed into Obi-Wan. I feel like this would heighten an emotion or two (though I don’t know which ones).

Anyways you made Jango so wonderfully smug in that fic. I’d hate him if I ever met him in real life. It’s so easy to sympathize with Cody, but it’s also so much fun to watch him show off to Obi-Wan while he’s oblivious. It feels like Jango’s a cat doing a big stretch and then scratching his scratching post while Obi-Wan watches on, mildly amused. I have no clue how else to describe it.

Awwww! I’m so glad you enjoy it, Anon. I’m so happy you’re excited for the next chapter! I am working on it, slowly. So I really appreciate you’re patience and that you’ve read it multiple times. 

I wasn’t planning on revealing that in the story. Buuuutt Jango would have some serious complex feels about that. On the one hand, He would find it impressively attractive that he won the knife off of someone in hand to hand combat. On the other... Now that he’s engaged to Obi-Wan, he would maybe feel more justified in tracking down and kicking the responsible party’s shebs.

I’m very happy you enjoy smug, annoying stretchy cat Jango. Its one of my favorite types of Jango, and I’m glad you caught that lol

And to reward your patience, and for giving me this killer plot bunny, have this one shot of Jango being... well... Jango.

Mandalorian Courtship: In Four Easy Steps

A Jango excerpt:

“He was stabbed with that you know.” The medic informed him, nodding to the blade Obi-Wan had gifted him as he diligently applied bacta to a blaster shot that had struck between his beskar plates. 

“What?” Jango grunted, brow furrowing.

“The General.” Kix said, tone implying he thought Jango slow on the uptake. “Was stabbed by that blade. A tussle with a merc in the outer rim. Damn near bled out.”

Jango felt a twist in his gut at the context. He’d been blissfully unaware of how the jetii had come to possess it. It was undoubtedly a lovingly crafted engagement knife, though he was well aware that Kenobi wasn’t privy to that. Nor what his actions had truly meant. The added layer of having been won in a fight for his life. Well. Jango had always admired competency. “And the merc?” He inquired after being silent a beat too long. 

“Escaped.” 

Well that wouldn’t do.

It took relatively little effort for Jango to track down the offending mercenary.

“Fett.” The man bared his teeth in a hostile smile, when Jango loomed over his table.

“Krull.” He was a mediocre warrior from Concord Dawn with possible ties to Kyr’tsad. “Found something that belonged to you.” He flipped the knife out of his sheath and into his palm, showing the hilt to the other man.

“Last I saw that, I left it in a Jetii.” Krull’s grin widened. “Though from the sounds of it, the shabuir lived.” The men sandwiching Krull snickered and chortled.

Jango flipped the blade towards them. “And he then gifted it to me.” Krull’s smile fell slightly at Jango’s proclamation. It was all the warning he gave them before he vaulted over the table.

Jetii - Jedi

Kyr’tsad - Death Watch

Shabuir - Bastard

#My asks #answered asks #mandalorian courtship in four easy steps #my writing #my fanfiction #fanfiction #star wars #star wars fanfiction #mandalorian culture #Jango fett #Obi-Wan Kenobi #kenfetti #Jangobi #Mandalorian characters

[pasta-pardner]

For a Few Dollars More is my least favorite of The Dollars Trilogy but your posts are single-handedly going to make me rewatch it one of these days to see if I need to reassess my ranking.

haha, glad I'm prompting a reassessment! :D

honestly, all the films in the dollars trilogy are solid. but i find For a Few Dollars More to be the most rewatchable of the set, primarily because it commits the hardest to TMWNN's foil character.

I don't think any of the supporting characters in Fistful of Dollars are even halfway as compelling as Lee Van Cleef playing Douglas Mortimer. The chemistry Eastwood and LVC have in FaFDM isn't remotely comparable to Eastwood's interactions with, say, José Calvo as Silvanito in FoD. I think TMWNN is more fascinating when he's playing off a foil, and FaFDM delivers on that in spades. The dynamic between Manco and Mortimer is THE central focus of the movie, and I'm obsessed with it!

And aside from that, I think FaFDM is just a really Fun movie. FoD's slowburn cynicism is interesting, but FaFDM's humor and pacing makes me more willing to revisit it time and time again.

#the banter+foil dynamics are what keep me coming back to both gbu and fafdm. comfort movies!!! i could watch them a billion times #im a simple man; i need to see tmwnn bounce dialogue off of someone cool. #gbu is an undisputed masterpiece so im not discussing it much in this post. i love gbu #i have a personal preference for fafdm in part bc war epics arent really my thing. cowboy courtships + revenge quests however... those ARE. #i still really enjoy fod. but its my least fave of the trilogy bc its not as fun as fafdm nor as nuanced as gbu #all films in the trilogy are beautifully shot and have wonderful scores etc etc etc so i dont feel like i need to cite those as merits here #ahhhhh anyways!! #srry for fod slander. im incredibly biased to fafdm and im aware of this #i hope im articulating this well. basically: fafdm = fun so I Like It. #dollars trilogy #for a few dollars more (1965) #fistful of dollars (1964) #the good the bad and the ugly (1966) #tmwnn #joe #manco #douglas mortimer #clint eastwood #lee van cleef #westerns #🤠 #🍝 #asks #anonymous #pardner posts

[iron-shrike]

Exclusive footage of Sabine Wren from Ashoka Season 2

#ahsoka series #ahsoka season 2 #ahsoka show #sabine wren #sabine #shinbine #sabine x shin #shin x sabine #gay aesthetic #star wars lesbians #gay star wars #happy pride 🌈 #this is the way #mandalorian courtship #Mandalorian #Instagram