Arkanis
So finally finished this thing! Also known as "So how do I show the Ascended fuckery in Arkanis?"
With nebulae obviously!
Anyways have this very upset Joshi slowly losing his mind in Kogoruhn!
And the fic that accompanies it!
(note: Fic is a horror fic, my talents lie in horror and sad)
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The Arkanian legend of Vice General Valentine is one that Hux knows well. During a period of intense civil war that split the planet in two halves, the Vice General held secret ceremonies for lovers on opposite sides of the war who wanted to marry, to bond. He was eventually found, of course, and his treachery led to his death but the centuries old tale is honoured once a year on Valentine’s Day, a day that celebrates love in all of its forms.
When the calendar notification flashes up on his datapad, Hux scrunches his nose up in disgust. It makes him want to throw his datapad across his chambers but instead, he huffs with revulsion and sits up straighter in his bed. Ridiculous; of all the things to commend, he can hardly believe that his people would choose to honour someone who was a traitor to his own allegiance. Valentine’s Day is nothing more than a commercial trap that is set for half-witted fools who believe that they’re in the throes of infatuation, and it makes Hux sick to his stomach.
“Happy Valentine’s Day, lover.”
Hux frowns, but accepts the kiss from Kylo anyway. The Knight gives him a gentle peck on the lips before moving to kiss both of his cheeks, forehead and nose before handing a cup of Hux’s morning caf to him.
“How do you know about Valentine’s Day?” Hux asks, happily taking the beverage.
“It’s a Chandrillan tradition,” Kylo says, sitting down on the bed. He sets his hand upon Hux’s leg and rubs it absentmindedly; Hux silently admits how much these small actions of affection mean to him. “A Lieutenant of the Chandrillan army went against the orders of his superior officer to forbid her to marry someone she loved. Something about him having familial links to an enemy. But he married him anyway, and the two performed covert marriage ceremonies for people in the same situation. They eventually became The Lords Valentine. People from Chandrilla honour them once a year on Valentine’s Day.”
“That’s not the story,” Hux scoffs. “And it’s a tale from an Arkanis legend, not from Chandrilla.”
“I know my history, Hux.”
“As do I, Ren. Valentine’s Day is an annual celebration of love on Arkanis.“
“On Chandrilla too.”
The likelihood of a military man with the same name becoming involved in secret marriage ceremonies on two completely different planet seems far too impossible for Hux’s logical mind to comprehend but he sees the softness in Kylo’s eyes and decides not to challenge it any further. And then, he sees something else.
The room is covered in red roses; petals are scattered everywhere and on every surface whilst long-stemmed roses stand proudly in perfect arrangements in vases. There must be hundreds of them, all seemingly glittering in the low light of their bed chambers. The sight of them surrounding him is one of the most beautiful things that Hux has ever seen.
“Ren,” Hux sighs with a smile. “What’s this?”
“Like I said, Happy Valentine’s Day, lover,” Kylo says as a large bunch of roses float elegantly into his open hand. He holds them out to Hux, who takes them and inhales their fresh aroma.
“I didn’t get you anything,” Hux says dejectedly. “I’ve never…I’ve never had to before.”
“You’ve already given me everything I need, Hux,” Kylo says, leaning in closely until his lips are almost upon Hux’s. “You’re my air. You’re my heart. You’re my galaxy. What else could I ever need?”
Perhaps Valentine’s Day isn’t so ridiculous after all, now that he has someone to share his love with.
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The Arkanis Academy is a military Academy stationed on Arkanis. But there is also a naval Academy in orbit above the planet on the Venator-Class Star Destroyer, Vensenor, overseen by Commandant Blythen Forral. The two academies host joint exercises for students. This means that Brendol Hux and Forral collaborated regularly.
*Vensenor Flight Academy was first mentioned in Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim. But I am drawing most of my information from Dawn of Rebellion. I will post excerpts of both soon.
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Trying to kinda figure out my apprentices look a bit more, turned sketches into little courtier interactions also :]
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On AI bullshit
Y'all know how I used to post essay-ish things on tumblr related to fanfiction?
Yeah
All such essay-ish things will be posted to dreamwidth from now on.
Expect older essays to migrate that way as well and the originals deleted off of tumblr over time.
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if you liked arkanisian wedding pearls wait until you hear about the traditional wedding custom where they drown and then resuscitate one another to pay tribute to the d̴̟̞͑͗̽͒͛̒̑͂͌͑̽r̵̢̧̧̡̼̣̩̺͕̼̬̘̤͓̯̐̑͗͑͑͆̓̐͊͝ơ̷͓͐͋̾̒̅̓́̿͘͘w̶̖̪̜͙̍̅̈́̆̈́̓̍͌n̵̛̮̹͊͗͂̋͐͜e̶͓͚̖̫̬̓̀d̶͇͕̫͑̐́͐̋̌̒͑̉͘ ̶̛̝̝͓̳̦̣̭̼̫͎̹͈̲̩̆̉͋͒̃̿̋̽͘̚̚͜͝ģ̵̨͚͙̬̱̮͎̲͎̓̀̚ö̶̻̥̦͉̞͚̬̥̭̀d̷̛̗̰͖͚͈͐̃̃̀͊̏̑̚͝
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