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hore4women · 4 months

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Pipabeth HC bc no one is asking for it and I am for the people and by the people so I will be doing a public service, you’re welcome.

Piper definitely is the big spoon, especially whenever Annabeth has nightmares about Tartarus, but they also flip-flop.

Percy, Jason, Nico, and Leo all had a bet on which girl would end up making a move first, turns out THEY were the ones who had to help both of them to make a move.

Annabeth “Shut up” x Piper “Why don’t you make me?” Type of energy.

Piper is WHIPPED like Annabeth could say ANYTHING and this girl would do anything she says.

Piper is a beach girl while Annabeth is more of a mountains and city girl.

Piper was nervous meeting Fredrick for the first time, and considering Annabeth’s history with him, she wasn’t sure how it would go. (He awkwardly said something about Piper’s height, apologized and then offered to show Piper his World War 2 collection)

Annabeth was even more of a nervous wreck meeting Tristan for the first time, especially since how much he and Piper’s relationship started to improve for the better.

Ends up becoming good friends with Tristan and Tristan shows Annabeth baby pictures of Piper, much to Piper’s dismay.

Annabeth loves to fidget with Piper’s hair, absentmindedly or for stimming purposes and Piper loves it.

Annabeth is a Clairo diehard and Piper is 100% a MUNA fan.

Piper takes Annabeth to LA Pride a couple of times while visiting.

They also make an annual Pride celebration at Camp, they also got Nico and Will to organize it as well.

When Annabeth realized she had feelings for Piper, the poor girl was a flustered MESS around Piper or whenever Piper came into her line of vision.

Annabeth realized her feelings for PIper after remembering the Temple of Fear situation they were both in, she didn't get ANY sleep the entire night because the poor girl was overanalyzing the SHIT out of every touch, word, and gaze they had shared.

Normally, Annabeth is witty and knows what to say at any given time with anyone. But when she realized how attracted she was to Piper, the girl became a bumbling mess.

Piper was also a big gay disaster, she was able to hide it a bit better (only enough that Annabeth couldn’t tell, but everyone else knew about her feelings)

Piper once ran face-first into a tree when Annabeth came up from the lake after swimming once, she didn’t hear Percy’s warning in time.

The Aphrodite cabin and Athena cabin, at some point in time when it got ALL over the camp, tried to scheme a plan to get these two idiots to confess.

Lacy and Mitchell teased the SHIT out of Piper when they figured out Piper was into Annabeth.

Percy and Jason were also insufferable as well to Annabeth, purposely leaving her alone with Piper, “conveniently” having only one seat open which was next to Piper at the campfire.

At some point, Leo, Jason, Nico, and Percy shoved/“accidentally” locked the two girls into a closet at the big house.

Let's say the two were in there longer than the boys planned.

Annabeth loves to talk about birds and plants if she's not talking about architecture.

Piper loves to infodump about the stars and planets surrounding the solar system, she also talks a lot about her heritage and all of the stories that her Grandpa Tom used to tell her, it's one of Annabeth's favorite things to listen to whenever Piper misses her dad or her grandpa.

Piper is 100% into cheesy romcoms, Annabeth is also into them but very secretively and Piper drags her into her cabin alone to watch them.

Sometimes, Piper and Annabeth will sneak out of their cabins at night to go stargazing.

Annabeth is the one to say "I love you" first to Piper.

Piper and Annabeth swap sweatshirts and return them once either of their perfumes wears off.

Whenever Annabeth gets jealous, she makes it quite obvious, scowling, subtly rolling her eyes, yawning, and glaring at the girl who is flirting with Piper. It usually ends with Annabeth dragging Piper off to the nearest closet depending on the situation and tension.

Whenever Piper gets jealous, she gets more protective and wraps her arm around Annabeth's waist, or subtly reaches out for her hand to hold.

Piper is more careful with her charmspeak around Annabeth because of how potent it can be for someone, especially if they're in love and or extremely attracted to the person with the ability.

She's said some things like; go jump off the dock, as a joke without realizing she used her charmspeak and Annabeth nearly jumped off the dock before Percy and Piper stopped her. It was winter when she did that.

Piper has a four-pack and Annabeth literally cannot take her eyes off of Piper's mid-drift whenever she wipes off sweat with her t-shirt.

Piper gets all flustered whenever she sees Annabeth beat up people during her hand-to-hand combat classes, and she had to step out early because she judo flipped the shit out of Jason and she thought she was literally going to die.

During the Fourth of July fireworks, Piper found a good spot with enough privacy that none of her nosy half-siblings could spy on her and Annabeth admiring the fireworks (and each other)

Annabeth has warm hands and Piper has cold hands.

Piper loves pastels while Annabeth likes neutral colors.

Annabeth has stolen like 12 of Piper's hoodies and refused to give them back, not like Piper is complaining.

Annabeth adores fall and winter, while Piper is more of a spring and summer girl.

Piper has a massive sweet tooth but specifically, she has a taste for sour candy.

Annabeth also has a sweet tooth, but she likes salty things like chocolate-covered pretzels and sea salt caramel.

Annabeth sends Piper cute couple date ideas from TikTok.

Piper just sends Annabeth a whole bunch of stupid memes, plus recipes to try out.

Annabeth cannot cook to save the LIFE of her, like both the Apollo and Demeter cabins have banned her from trying to help out in the kitchen.

Piper is pretty skilled when it comes to throwing down in the kitchen, and Annabeth likes to come up behind her and wrap her arms around Piper's waist and watch her.

Annabeth makes a MEAN Spotify playlist, especially since she's had to rebuild Olympus for the Gods after the first Titan war, she's gotten especially good with making a playlist to lock in and work.

They both have made playlists for each other, and they swap playlists whenever they are together or when they're apart.

Whenever they miss each other, Piper has Annabeth's New York City sweatshirt and wears it to sleep.

Annabeth has a necklace Piper had given her and one of Piper's hoodies that she sleeps in.

Whenever either of them are on quests, they carry pictures of each other.

Piper got the shovel talk from both Percy and the entire Athena cabin (it wasn't too threatening), but it was still a talk.

The same goes for Annabeth, Jason, Leo, and the entire Aphrodite cabin.

For their first date, Jason and Leo were kindly asked (forced into) the Aphrodite cabin to emotionally support Piper, who was picking out an outfit.

Percy and Grover were in the Athena cabin, also emotionally supporting Annabeth, who was also picking out an outfit.

They went to a secret swimming hole at a more secluded part of the camp, had a picnic, stargazed, swam, and kissed.

Percy, Jason, and Leo were spying on them at some point and Piper caught them, so they beat them all up when they were heading to the spot.

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nobodysdaydreams · 8 months

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Since posting on the potential for the Sequel Trilogy (especially in regards to Leia and Ben's arcs between TLJ and TROS), @myfairkatiecat has asked me for my thoughts. I apologize in advance. There's so much I don't even know where to start. I suppose the best place to start is my thoughts on TFA and TLJ:

I liked the force awakens. It was the first Star Wars movie I'd ever seen. I wasn't planning on getting into Star Wars, because like most people who didn't grow up with the movies, I still knew all the twists, all the memes, and all the quotes. What was the point in seeing it? I knew it was good, but it was hard for me to feel the magic of seeing it for the first time when I'd seen so much out of context already. But the force awakens was new. I know a lot of fans at the time were like "this is a cheap new hope remake" and sure, it had a similar plot structure, but it also introduced a lot of new ideas, characters, and concepts, and I think it succeeded in it's two goals: 1) Offering the beginning to an excited new story that could go in a number of interesting and cool directions. 2) Capturing what was so good about Star Wars in a way that would bring in new fans. It not only succeeded, but it completely knocked it out of the park, at least for me. I remember sitting in the theater, before the movie was even over, and thinking to myself "Dang it. They did it. I didn't think they'd do it, but they actually did it. This is the start of another hyperfixation. Maybe one of the worst I've ever had." I knew 100% that the moment I had free time that this was going to take over. And it did. I appreciated the other movies so much more after having had the experience of watching a Star Wars movie unspoiled that captures that feeling. This brought me into the fandom. It might not be everyone's favorite movie, but I loved it.

The Last Jedi was actually good, but it made one fatal mistake. Two if you count the fact that they skipped all the Ben and Leia stuff, but I forgive them for that because it's not like they could see the future and knew Carrie Fisher was going to pass away. If they knew that, I think they would have written a different script. But I liked most of it. The force dyad stuff was incredible. I was in that theater completely in awe because I gotta hand it to them: I would never in a million years come up with the force dyad stuff, and it's better than anything I could have thought up with on my own. 1000/10. Amazing. Fantastic. So what then is my problem with TLJ? Finn. Especially because he was right where he needed to be. They could have even done his arc in a lazy way, and I would have still accepted it. All they had to do was have him panic and rescue Rose from Hux, accidently connecting him to the force, and then he could suddenly be like "woah I'm force sensitive." All they had to do was have him find some files on where he came from and info on all the stormtrooper brainwashing so that we could continue to explore the mystery of his past instead of pretending like it doesn't matter. For heaven sakes, he was right there on the ship. We saw a hologram of child Finn in Force Awakens when they were going over his file. Phasma could have offer him information about himself or his past in exchange for his freedom or betraying the rebellion. Not to mention Finn's discovery his force sensitivity would have parallel Rey discovering she's a dyad AND her not receiving any answers about her past, which would that tied the movie together thematically. That plotline was right there on a silver plater, it was the obvious choice, the easy part, it baffles me that they fumbled it, especially when the stuff they did with Kylo and Rey completely knocks it out of the park. I've probably watched the scene of the two of them fighting in the throne room the most of any Star Wars scene. But I don't think I've ever gone back to rewatch one of Finn's scenes from TLJ. But I could have and that frustrates me so much. I left the theater of TFA being like "Dang. They got me. I'm hyperfixated now.", and I left the theater of TLJ feeling kind of conflicted. On the one hand, the force dyad stuff was one of the best things I'd ever seen. But on the other hand, I wanted more out of Finn. The Rose and Finn kiss came out of nowhere for me, and it made me worried they were gonna waste time in the third movie with an unnecessary Rose, Rey, Finn love triangle then ended with Finn and Rey together (turns out I did not need to worry about that. They had plenty of other ways to waste my time. But I'll put my thoughts on the romance plotlines in another post because...romance wasn't the biggest draw for me anyway, and my takes on it are a tad more nuanced than "love it or hate it with everything in my soul" which seem to be the only two options). But my other worry was that they didn't seem to know what they were doing with Finn. They also have a lot of "Main characters" to keep track of now. The OT trilogy had the classic "Leia, Luke, Han". Now we have Rey, Poe, and Finn, but Rey and Poe didn't meet until the end of the second movie, and also we have Rose now, and then we have Kylo/Ben and his whole dyad bond, he's much more of a main character than dark mysterious villain. In the OT trilogy, was Vadar conflicted? Sure, but we as the audience didn't fully know that until the end, we didn't need to spend a ton of screen time following his internal journey. But we did need that for Kylo/Ben because of everything they set up for him. With all of that, plus Carrie Fisher dying (which would likely force them to rework a lot of their plotlines), I did have concerns going into TROS. But, since they blew me away with the force dyad stuff, I held out hope that they wouldn't fumble it. Sure, I saw the negative reviews. But everyone was crying about TFA and TLJ too, and I enjoy those. So I held out that hope until the end.

And...well... I have thoughts on TROS too. But I'll save those for another time. Also: I know things can get heated in the star wars fandom, and while I welcome engagement and it's totally cool if you hated TFA, loved Finn's TLJ arc, and hated the force dyad, (different opinions are fine!) please don't hate on my posts and please be respectful. Thanks! 🥰

#Bods Star Wars Sequel Thoughts #More to come #star wars #tlj #tfa #the force awakens #the last jedi #Long post

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jess-the-vampire · 1 year

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I hate how people defend Star without thinking much, just because she’s the main protagonist doesn’t mean she’s flawless and innocent.

listen, i love star vs, but it's a hot mess, i'm critical about it so much because i know it had the potential to be REALLY good and the crew fell off the wagon HARD.

it should say a lot that me, a fan, doesn't want a continuation of the show in the future, the ending is just THAT bad to me. It's so bad i feel there's nothing much to look forward to in a future spinoff continuing this canon.

and i want desperately to say this show was fantastic all the way through, but it's not a show you can rewatch because of what you know is going to happen to the plot points, characters, ect ect

i stick to aus for a reason.

and look, toh isn't perfect either, i have pointed out some aspects in it that feel contradictory or not as explained or not handled as great as it could of been.

But toh, even tho it's not flawless and has these issues, is still watchable and still mostly enjoyable all the way through. I feel i can at least trust the crew of toh, to have some idea what they're doing as far as arcs and story, even if it's not perfect 100%.

It's not like with star where you'll have an episode about how "Oh, marco and kelly are thinking about being a thing and marco wants to move on from star cause he actually likes kelly and he feels he needs to move on".

And then like several eps later they break up offscreen, between episodes, for no real reason and it never gets acknowledged again as marco goes back to liking star and that possible character development goes out the window.

Star vs had so many issues it renders the show impossible to rewatch, that's how much of these problems caused it to collapse on itself.

people really REALLY push to defend the finale, but if you have to ignore established canon and/or defend genocide of beings in an anti genocide show to tell me why this is all ok, i think you're already on a bad foot.

and i could go on and on about everything wrong with this but let's keep this simple when it comes to Star herself. Star is a flawed character, which is fine, she should be, but it got to a point where her flaws stopped becoming things she needs to overcome and just aspects the team either didn't see as problems, or just ignored.

and this is the team who brought us Tom and Eclipsa, two flawed characters who make mistakes, but apologize, are sympathetic, are beloved for a reason.

Star, and marco for that matter, stop being likable people because their flaws are never properly fixed by the end.

One of the main flaws being they constantly put each other over everyone else, to a point it comes off unhealthy and makes them seem unlikable and selfish.

marco and star abandoning everyone by jumping back in the well? Never thinking about the weight of destroying magic to the multiverse outside of their own selfish desires? Star's entire treatment of her own boyfriend? Going off to have a love confession as people are dying in a war outside? and so, so much more,

It really feels looking back, starco made them worse as people, not better.

And i think the crew wanted us to come out thinking the complete opposite without realizing or ignoring the fact that the ship was bringing out some of their worst traits and by not acknowledging it, it made things worse.

Because acknowledging it makes the ship look bad, and the team doesn't like doing that. Star might of been the main character of the show, but she came out of it being very hard to like, all because the team wanted to push their own biases and ideas without considering other aspects of the series and how bad it made star look as a person.

it's sad man, there was so much potential for her to have a good arc here.

When you want to write a main lead and you take inspiration from this show, have a character more like Tom and Eclipsa, not like Star.

#sorry i have so many thoughts about star vs as a series XD #i think i always will #star could of been so good man #the writers just clearly didn't have a grasp on what they were doing #star vs the forces of evil #svstfoe #svtfoe

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bart1607 · 9 months

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Better days

This is my first Star Wars fan fiction, I've never written anything before. I'm not native speaker/writer, so I would like to apologize for any grammar mistakes, e.t.c. Originally this fan fiction was supposed to be only about Ahsoka & Rex, but I decided to make alternate AU, where Anakin doesn't turn to the dark side. I also plan to write a second chapter that will be devoted to what else happened later, something like epilogue. I hope this fanfiction isn't that bad.

Link to AO3:

Anakin kept wondering if he had done the right thing by telling Mace Windu that the Chancellor was a hidden Sith Lord. As a Jedi Knight, he should have defeated the Sith and the darkness that surrounded them. On the other hand, he still had Palpatine's words in his mind that he had knowledge about saving people from death. Anakin really wanted Padme to survive. He had already lost his mother, which caused him great suffering and anger, which led to the slaughter of an entire tusken village. Losing his wife would be even more painful for him. What if only Chancellor Palpatine could save her? Anakin realized that Mace Windu and the Jedi accompanying him would defeat the chancellor, the only person who could help him. After some thought, Anakin decided that he needed to get to the chancellor's office as soon as possible to protect Palpatine from certain death at the hands of the Jedi. Anakin ran to his ship and started it up. Just as he was about to leave, Anakin suddenly heard a familiar voice in his head:

- Anakin, think about what you're about to do - said Qui-gon Jin's voice

Anakin was in shock, he didn't know what happened now. Can the Jedi communicate with the living after death? After all, the Jedi had always told themselves that life after death was impossible! At the same time, Anakin recalled the case of Master Yoda, who was also allegedly contacted by Qui-Gon Jin's ghost. No one believed it at the time, everyone assumed that the "voice" he heard was the result of Master Yoda's old age and fatigue, or it could even be the work of the Sith. After a few seconds, Anakin answered him:

- Master Qui-gon, is it really you? How come you keep contacting me despite your death?

- When I died, I became one with the Force. It is being one with the Force that allows me to connect with the living.

Anakin was still amazed at what he heard, but Qui-Gon continued:

- But I am speaking to you for a much different, very serious purpose. Please, listen carefully to what I have to say!

Anakin's emotions had subsided a bit, but he was still a little shocked by the whole situation.

- You can go on, Master, I'll listen - Anakin told him

- Anakin, in a moment you will make a very important choice. You can destroy the Sith once and for all and restore the balance of the Force. I would just like to warn you against committing stupidity. Your bad decision can condemn the entire galaxy for years of suffering and plunging into darkness.

- But the Sith have the knowledge to save people from death! I must possess it to save from death...--Anakin jammed at that moment. He couldn't just tell a dead Jedi that he was secretly married to Padmé, much less that she was pregnant!

- I know everything, Anakin - Qui-Gon said - Padmé is still healthy, she's safe.

Anakin was surprised to hear these words. Does this mean that the late Jedi Master watched his life and deeds all the time? And how could he know that Padmé was safe?

- But Master, in my sleep I had visions in which she died! How can you be sure that she is safe?!

- Anakin, these are just visions that may be false. Also remember that the future is always in motion, at any time you can change it, influence it.

After a pause, he added:

- Anakin, you have to trust the Force, it will guide you, it will clear your mind. Thanks to it, you will make the right choice and you will not make a mistake!

- I understand, Master, but I feel like I have to go there - Anakin said

-May the force be with you! - Qui-Gon's voice told him

After a while, the Jedi master's voice faded, and Anakin took off in his ship and began to head for the chancellor's office.

After a few minutes, Anakin landed next to the Senate building. He got out and hurried to the office where Palpatine was. When he arrived, a Jedi fight with Palpatine was already underway. Anakin walked past the bodies of Kit Fisto, Agen Kolar and Saesee Tiint. Only Mace Windu remained alive. Anakin realized how powerful an opponent Palpatine was, since he could defeat three Jedi masters. Meanwhile, Mace Windu almost beat Palpatine. During the duel, the Dark Lord's lighthsaber fell out through the previously broken window of the building, and the Chancellor himself fell to the floor, who after a few moments spoke to Anakin:

- Anakin, I told you it would come to this! I was right! The Jedi are taking over!

- The oppression of the Sith will never return! You have lost! - said Mace Windu

- No... no... no! YOU WILL DIE! - at the moment of uttering these words, the Sith Lord unleashed powerful lightning bolts of Force directed at the Jedi Master. Master Windu covered himself with a lightsaber and began to deflect a lightning attack towards the Chancellor.

- He is a traitor! - shouted Palpatine

- No, he is a traitor! - Windu replied, blocking the Sith attack

- I have the power, to save the one you love! You must choose! - Palpatine said in a slightly weakened voice.

- Don’t listen to him Anakin! - Mace Windu replied quickly to these words

- Don't let him kill me! - just after these words, Anakin noticed the changes taking place on the Chancellor's body. His face was beginning to become wrinkled and folded, and his eyes became visible in the yellow that was characteristic of the Sith. Anakin tried to think quickly about what he was seeing. Chancellor Palpatine at this point was not the same person who Anakin knew. He never expected that Palpatine, the person who was like a father to him, was such a powerful Sith Lord. Anakin was also shocked by the Chancellor's change in appearance. Did this mean that he had created some kind of Force illusion? This would explain why the Jedi could not sense the presence of a dark aura around the person of the Chancellor. Only Palpatine's words snatched from Anakin's musings:

- I can’t hold it any longer, I’m weak, I'm too weak! - saying these words, Palpatine stopped the attack with force lightnings.

- I am going to end to this, once and for all! - Master Windu said menacingly

- I'm too weak. Oh, don't kill me. Please! - Palpatine replied in a weak voice

- You shouldn't do that, it's not a Jedi way! He must first stand trial.

- He has control of the Senate and the courts. He's too dangerous to be left alive, we have to kill him!

- Help me Anakin, please! - repeated his request to the Sith

Anakin thought for a while about whose side to be on. At first, he wanted to help the Chancellor, but something told him that helping the Sith would be his biggest mistake he would make. So Anakin grabbed his lightsaber and stood next to Mace Windu.

- I will help you destroy him, Master! - Anakin said confidently

Palpatine's face was priceless at that moment. He couldn't hide his shock and surprise at Anakin's behavior. Chancellor Palpatine did not expect Anakin to decide to help the dark-skinned Jedi, his plan was completely different. After a while, the dark lord continued his attack with lightning power, but two powerful Jedi successfully repelled his attacks. At one point, he stopped the attack and tried to escape through a broken window, unfortunately it was his mistake. Taking advantage of interrupting his lightning attack, Anakin approached the Chancellor and confidently pierced his chest with his lightsaber. The former chancellor's body fell limply to the floor. Moments after killing the Sith, both Anakin and Mace Windu felt a massive disturbance in the Force, which ceased after a few moments. Both Jedi were very exhausted from fighting Palpatine, but they knew that the Sith had been defeated once and for all.

- Thank you, young Skywalker, you have done a very important deed today! Together, we defeated the Sith Lord! - Mace Windu happily said

- Thank you for your praise, Master, although I had a few doubts before making my decision - Anakin replied

- Tell me, Skywalker, what were the doubts? And explain to me what Palpatine meant when, trying to win you over to his side, he said that he had the power to save your beloved?

-Because you see, Master, I...- Anakin stammered - I... I married Padmé in secret from everyone! And... She is pregnant!

Mace Windu didn't believe what he had just heard, but then he spoke:

- Anakin, do you realize that you may be expelled from the Order for this?

- Yes, I am aware of that, which is why I concealed everything. I am willing to bear all possible consequences, but please let me tell you everything.

Anakin began to tell Mace Windu that he had visions in which Padmé would die, how Palpatine had told him about the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise, and finally how Qui-Gon Jin's spirit had warned him not to trust the Sith and not to make a mistake. Mace Windu listened to Anakin's story with interest, and his biggest shock was when Anakin told him how Qui-Gon Jin contacted him.

- Anakin, you're going to have to tell your story to the Jedi Council. It will decide your further fate in the Order. Perhaps your action today will be beneficial to you. But now we should communicate to the remaining Jedi that we have killed the Sith Lord.

- Okay Master, let's do it - Anakin replied

Kashyyyk

Meanwhile, on Kashyyyk, Master Yoda felt a great disturbance in the Forca. He dropped his staff and almost fell. Commander Gree ran up to him and asked:

- General, are you okay?

- Serious disturbance in the Force, I sensed. Something must have happened - Yoda replied, then added:

- What progress in battle have we made?

- Droids are being crushed by our soldiers, the Wookie managed to drive the droids out of the depths of the jungle. The last units of clankers retreated to the beaches. I think the battle has already been won.

- Good news, it is - Master Yoda replied with a smile.

Chewbacca and Tarfful roared joyfully at these words. Suddenly, one of the soldiers ran to the command post.

- General, we have a call from Master Windu and Anakin Skywalker from Coruscant!

- Connect me with them, immediately - Yoda ordered

-It will happen! - the soldier replied, and then the hologram displayed the silhouettes of Mace Windu and Anakin

- Master Yoda, we would like to inform you that we have just defeated Darth Sidious. It was Chancellor Palpatine who was in hiding! All the time he was manipulating everyone and hiding his true identity!

- That something had happened, I knew. A disturbance in the Force, I sensed - Yoda replied

- Our next step will be to convene a meeting of the entire Senate. We must inform everyone that we have discovered the truth about the true identity of Chancellor Palpatine and elect his successor.

- Agree with you, I. To add anything else, you have? - Yoda asked

- Yes, the Jedi Council must also be assembled immediately. Young Skywalker has something to tell

- The Council will be convened. To the Senate, you must go first!

- Yes, we will do Master Yoda! After these words, the transmission was ended. Master Yoda watched the battle unfolded and thought about what Anakin had to say.

Coruscant, Galactic Senate

Mace Windu and Anakin reached the Senate building. In the meantime, they called an emergency meeting. As they entered the meeting room, one of the senators spoke up:

- Can you explain to us why the whole Senate was convened?

- Senators - Mace Windu said - we have discovered the terrible truth about the Chancellor! We have learned that Chancellor Palpatine is in fact a hidden Sith Lord, and that he was the one who started the war against the Separatists! It was he who stood on both sides of the conflict and manipulated everyone to gain as much power as possible for himself!

These words were a shock for many senators, in the hall one could hear stormy discussions and voices among the gathered.

- It is impossible! - You have no evidence of that, Jedi! - Why should we believe you? Some senators started shouting.

- Stay calm and let the Jedi continue to speak - Senator Mon Mothma said firmly

- Thank you, Senator - said Windu - and the incriminating evidence against the former chancellor will now be presented!

Anakin inserted a disc with information and recordings incriminating the late Chancellor Palpatine. The hologram displayed footage of Palpatine killing a Jedi in his office, followed by information about the Chancellor's secret travels which he usually took during the most important moments of the Clone Wars. In addition, recordings of conversations that Chancellor Palpatine had secretly with Count Dooku were also presented, which was irrefutable proof that the Chancellor was in fact in charge of both sides of the war. It also turned out that Mas Medda was also a secret collaborator of the then chancellor and knew his plans and true identity.

- Traitor!

- Arrest him!

The assembled senators started shouting after hearing that Mas Medda was a traitor.

- But I'll explain it all! This is not true! I didn't betray! - began to say a stressed former partner of the chancellor.

- Medda, you have always been closest to the Chancellor, as the evidence confirms. You knew exactly what he was planning for a long time! - Anakin responded and ordered:

- Arrest him! You will explain your actions to the court! - shortly after these words, three clones led by Fox handcuffed Mas Medda, and then transported him to the detention center.

After Mas Medda was led out, information was revealed about the army of clones and chips that the Kaminoans placed in the heads of all the soldiers so that they would carry out every order without questioning it. The list of special orders of the Grand Army of the Republic was 150 instructions and orders, but the most intriguing order was order number 66, which assumed the elimination of the Jedi in case of treason and acting against the interests of the Republic. A report by Captain Rex on the private investigation of the late ARC soldier Fives, who claimed to know the truth about the chips and uncovered a plot against the Jedi Order shortly after the Tup incident, was also revealed. It turned out that the Kaminoans carefully concealed the true purpose of the chips placed in the soldiers and secretly supported the actions of Chancellor Palpatine

- As you can see, senators, the evidence clearly shows that Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious, is responsible for starting the war. The Clone Wars, like the Trade Federation's invasion of Naboo a few years ago, were only part of his plan to destroy the Jedi Order and introduce dictatorial rule in the Galactic Republic! - with these words Mace Windu summed up his speech and the evidence presented. There was still quite a commotion in the room, which was interrupted by Bail Organa:

- Senators, in connection with the commission of treason and the death of Chancellor Palpatine, we must choose his successor! Voting should begin!

When the emotions among the assembled senators subsided, voting began on the election of a new Supreme Chancellor. After several tens of minutes, the results of the election were already known, and then they were displayed on a hologram. Padmé Amidala won the most votes, making her Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. She was followed by Bail Organa and Mon Mothma, who ranked second and third respectively. Thus, Senator Padmé Amidala was elected the new Chancellor. There was thunderous applause in the meeting room, and after a while Senator Padmé Amidala, as newly elected Chancellor, spoke:

- Dear Senators, I would like to thank you sincerely for the trust you have shown me. I promise to repair the damage done by my predecessor and to serve with dignity as Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. I can assure you that the state of the Republic will be restored to its pre-Clone Wars glory, and all damage will be repaired and restored. The first thing I intend to do as Chancellor is to sign a treaty with the Separatist leaders, which will be a formal end to the war that has been going on for 3 years. I hope that the Jedi, as well as the loyal army of clones, will help in capturing the leaders of the Confederation of Independent Systems and bring them to justice. The investigation into the chips and Kaminoan will be reopened. We do not know what secrets threatening the safety of all of us they are still hiding. Each clone will have to remove this chip, because if the list of orders and special instructions falls into the wrong hands, the Grand Army of the Republic poses a threat to public safety. I will make sure that the whole process is safe and fast. To conclude, I would like to thank you once again for your confidence in me and for your election as Chancellor. I assure you that a new, better and bright future awaits the Republic!

Immediately after these words, everyone present began to applaud loudly standing up, the applause lasted several minutes. At this time, Anakin looked happily at his wife. He couldn't wait to finally meet her in their apartment. He was so proud of her! Young Skywalker was also looking forward to the birth of their first child. What he didn't realize was that Padmé was actually carrying twins. Mace Windu's voice snapped him out of his thoughts:

-Anakin, it's time for us! We've already done what we had to do. -Alright, I'm going, Master! - Anakin answered him Both Jedi left the Galactic Senate building and went to the temple. Anakin still had to talk to the Jedi Council. The young Jedi knight was very stressed about what awaited him, he did not know what verdict the Council would give and he was very afraid of talking to the Jedi masters. He wasn't sure how the others would react to the news that he had secretly married and become a father.

Space, Tribunal

Ahsoka and Rex walked onto the bridge together. The officers there saluted them, then went back to their activities. At that moment, Venator jumped into hyperspace. Ahsoka moved closer to the window and began to think about something. Rex, seeing her worried expression, decided to ask her what was bothering her: - Commander, is something bothering you? What are you thinking about? - You know, Rex, we as Jedi were trained to be peacekeepers, not to be soldiers and lead an army - Ahsoka replied to him

- I see - Rex said, then continued - we clones have mixed feelings about the war too. If there had been no war, we would not have existed either. Hearing these words, Ahsoka turned to Rex and said: - You have defended the Republic against the threat of the Separatists, you are the best soldiers you can always count on! And you, Rex, you're the best person I've ever met!

Rex's heart started beating a little faster when he heard those words from Ahsoka's mouth. After a moment, the togruta woman added: - And actually, you don't have to call me 'commander'." Ahsoka enough! she said with a smile.

- Okay, comman... Ahsoka! - Rex replied, a bit embarrassed.

After these words, Rex and Ahsoka stared at each other for a few more minutes. Rex couldn't take his eyes off Ahsoka, he was staring into her blue eyes. Then he looked all over her. She was beautiful. Rex was in love with her, the first feeling for her appeared even before the formation of the 332nd Company. The captain first felt something for her when he saw her in a hologram with Bo Katan. He was very happy when it turned out that Ahsoka was coming back. However, it was a different Ahsoka from the one he knew before leaving the Order. Togruta was now a mature and grown woman, not a snotty teenager. When the padawan was still in the Jedi Order, Rex treated her as a friend, which was a bit annoying at times. There was no feeling then. Only the adult and "more beautiful" Ahsoka awakened in him a feeling he had not known before. It was he who suggested to the boys of the newly formed company that they paint their helmets in the colors of her pretty Togrutan face. In this way, he wanted to show her how important she was to them, and especially him.

The Togruta stared at Rex for a moment. She reflected on how much they had lived together, how many battles they had fought in, and had saved each other's lives endlessly. Ahsoka tried to treat Rex only as her best friend, although she felt some chemistry between herself and him. She had wanted to confess it to him before, but she hadn't had the opportunity. They constantly had to take part in fights, there were always new skirmishes, and they both used every free moment to sleep and rest. Constant battles were exhausting for them. Finally, Ahsoka decided to break her silence and spoke, in an uncertain voice:

- Rex - she began to speak, placing her hand on the Commander's shoulder - You are more than just the best fri---

- Commander Rex! We have an incoming call from Coruscant! - shouted one of the officers running in. Ahsoka struggled to hide the anger and grimace on her face. She was already so close

- Why did this fucking guy have to come at this moment? - she thought

- I'll go see what's going on and I'll be right back to you! - Rex said, then followed the officer.

- Good, Rex - Ahsoka said, looking into hyperspace. As the Commander left, Ahsoka suddenly felt a powerful disturbance in the Force and began to hear a certain dialogue:

- Don't listen to him Anakin!

- I'm too weak, please help me! - He should live! - He's too dangerous, we have to kill him! - I'll help you destroy him Master!" -AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! At that moment Ahsoka staggered on her feet and whispered: - Anakin!

Moments later, she heard a Rex’s voice:

- Ahsoka! General Skywalker urgently wants to talk to you!

- I'm coming!

Ahsoka didn't know what to expect when she went to the communicator. Something serious must have happened if she felt a disturbance in the Force. And it had something to do with her master, too, because she could hear his voice. As she walked over to the hologram, she saw Anakin's silhouette greeting her:

-Hi Snips!

- Skyguy, are you okay? Are you feeling good? I sensed a powerful disturbance in the power and seemed to hear your voice!

- Yes, I'm fine, and the disturbances in the Force were felt by all the Jedi. In a way, I am contacting you on this matter! - Anakin said, and an intrigued Ahsoka began to listen to him with increasing attention.

- If all is well with you, keep talking! I don't understand any of this! What happened?

- Master Windu and I managed to kill Chancellor Palpatine, who was actually a Sith Lord. He manipulated everyone all the time and somehow managed to stay hidden so far!

Rex and Ahsoka looked at each other, then back at Anakin. They couldn't hide their surprise at what they heard, and Ahsoka's master decided to continue: - We also discovered that he was responsible for the invasion of Naboo in the past and the start of the Clone Wars." In fact, Palpatine commanded both sides of the conflict. It all added up to a plan to destroy the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic.

- Is there anything else we should know? - Ahsoka asked

- I'm sorry to say that unfortunately the creation of the Grand Army of the Republic was also part of Sidious' plan - Anakin said sadly, then turned to Rex:

-Rex, Fives was right to uncover a plot against the Jedi. We have learned that the Kaminoans, at the behest of Sidious, secretly placed chips in the heads of all clone soldiers. This chip was to activate when one of the 150 special orders of the Grand Army of the Republic was issued. One such order was to eliminate the Jedi entirely. Once the chip was activated, each clone actually lost its free will and became a droid.

Sadness and worry appeared on Rex's face.

-General, what will happen to us now? If we are a threat to you, what are you going to do with us? Will the Republic want to get rid of us? - Commander Rex asked sadly

- Don't worry Rex, Chancellor Amidala has announced that each clone will safely and quickly remove its chip! Anakin said with a smile

- Sir, as soon as we land on Coruscant, I and the entire 332nd will remove our chips! - Rex replied, to which Anakin responded:

- You don't have to hurry! The dates and places where you will be able to get rid of these contraption will be announced.

- Thank you, Sir! - said Rex, calm now

- Master - Ahsoka began - did you say 'Chancellor Amidala'?

- Yes! Padmé has been elected by the Galactic Senate as the new Supreme Chancellor - Anakin happily replied

- That's great news! As soon as I meet her, I will congratulate her personally! - said the Togruta cheerfully

- So what will be our next steps? - Rex asked, to which Anakin immediately replied:

- It remains for us to capture the Separatist leaders and bring them to justice. And for now, I can tell you that the war is over! - when Anakin said this sentence, you could hear joy and contentment in his voice. The conflict that has lasted for 3 years has finally come to an end. Smiles also appeared on Ahsoka and Rex's faces. It became clear to them that they would live in new, better times.

- Forgive me, but I have to inform other Jedi. And I'm still going to talk to the Council - saying the last words, you could hear the worry in Anakin's voice -Okay Skyguy, we'll meet at Coruscant and talk! - Ahsoka replied

Shortly after her words, Anakin's silhouette disappeared from the hologram, which was clear that the connection had ended. After a few seconds of silence, Rex looked at Ahsoka and spoke:

- Maybe we should inform my brothers about what just happened?

- That's a great idea! - Ahsoka replied

Rex walked over to the device and recorded the news that the war was finally over. This news was heard on board the entire Venator. A few moments after the news was broadcast, there were loud shouts of joy on the ship. Some soldiers even threw themselves into each other's arms and hugged each other. They were happy that they managed to live to the end of this war and that they fulfilled their destiny of defending the Republic. They knew that because of their sacrifice, everyone would now live in a better, safe time. Rex and Ahsoka watched the joy among the soldiers, but at some point, Ahsoka pounced on Rex and began kissing him. It was a long kiss, but Ahsoka pulled her lips away from Rex's so she could say:

- I love you Rex! I've wanted to tell you this before, but someone always interrupted!

Rex, a little surprised by what had just happened and Ahsoka's confession, replied:

- Actually, I also wanted to confess to you earlier that I feel something for you, but I was a little afraid of your reaction. You know, I'm a clone, I was made to take part in battles... - Ahsoka interrupted him, putting her hands around him at the time:

- No Rex, you are human! You have the right to love and be loved! And besides, there is no more war! Now we will spend every moment together, no longer worrying about our lives!

Ahsoka’s words made a big impression on Rex. He had never heard such words from anyone. He was always seen as a soldier, no one wondered if he had any feelings, dreams. On Kamino, too, they were always told that they were to perform a simple function: to fight and die for the Republic. A moment later, their lips approached again, forming a kiss. Unfortunately, their somewhat intimate moment was interrupted by Jesse, who said with a smile:

- Oh, our Commander found a girlfriend! I have to admit, you even fit together!

- Jesse! Ahsoka and Rex said together - you don't see that we're a little bit of ourselves right now... Busy?! - Rex continued

- Okay, I'm leaving you! I just hope you'll invite me to your wedding! - just after saying these words, Jesse left the room and continued in an unknown direction.

- Damn, he'll probably tell everyone now that he saw us kissing together! - Rex said with a slight smile

- Relax, my dear! I don't care what others say about us, for me it's all about you!

- You're right Ahsoka, I fully agree with you! Why don't we go out on the bridge together to observe hyperspace? - Rex suggested

- With you always! - Ahsoka said

So they went up to the bridge and approached the window. Rex wrapped his arm around Ahsoka, and she laid her head on his shoulder. That moment could go on and on. And so they spent the rest of their journey together on Coruscant. No one disturbed them anymore and they could spend this time just the two of them!

Jedi Temple, Coruscant

- I see that everyone is already present, so I think we can get started - said Master Windu, who continued - "As you have already been informed, Anakin and I defeated the Sith Lord. However, the Council was convened on a much different matter! Shortly after the fight ended, Anakin confessed to me that Palpatine had tried to drag him to the dark side of the Force by using...

- Forgive me Master - Anakin interjected, but it would be better if I told this story!

- Let it be, young Skywalker! - Mace Windu agreed

- Dear Council, Masters! All the while, I kept something secret from everyone. Namely, I secretly married the senator and now chancellor, Padmé Amidala. It was just after the first battle of Geonosis. Also, I'll have a baby with her.

Jedi Masters were shocked by what they heard. They looked at each other and cast curious glances at Anakin.

- The Jedi Code forbids marriage! Your act violates the no-attachment rule! - reacted to Anakin's words Ki-Adi Mundi

- Honestly, that’s what I figured, Anakin – Obi Wan said

- But how is this possible? We hid everything carefully!

-Anakin, you disappeared quite often, you were always the closest to Padme and you were happy when you were supposed to meet her somewhere officially! - Obi-Wan replied, then added: - Just tell me, have you let anyone else into this?

- Yes, only Rex knew about our meetings. He often helped me contact with Padmé in secret and alert me when someone came.

- You trust your captain more than you trust me, your former master? In fact, Rex was acting strangely, as if he wanted to hide something.

- I felt sorry for him sometimes because he had to make a fool of himself in front of others - Anakin said. Hearing these words, a slight smile appeared on Aayla Secura's face, but Anakin continued:

- But this is not the end of the story yet. When Padme got pregnant, I started having visions of her dying. One day when I met the chancellor, he told me the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise. He claimed to have knowledge about saving people from death. Some time later, he confessed to me that he was in fact a Sith Lord and encouraged me to join him. I informed Mace Windu, who later went with additional Jedi to Palpatine's office to arrest him. At that time, I was thinking about the rightness of what I had done and felt that I had to go to the Chancellor. By the time I got there, the fight was already underway. After some thought, I decided to help Master Windu kill the Sith. The rest is already known to all of you.

- Anything more to add you have, Skywalker? - Yoda asked

- No, Master, that's all I've had to say! - Anakin replied

- So, you must leave the room now. Discuss, your actions we must. - Yoda said

Anakin bowed and left the room.

A few dozen of minutes later

- Anakin, the Council has already made a decision on your case, come back! - Obi-Wan called him

- Skywalker - Mace Windu began - after a long and exhausting discussion, the Council has decided that you will remain in the Order. However, we will observe how you behave as a Jedi who is attached to his beloved. We also hold off on making you a Jedi Master. If for a period of several dozen months, you do not show behavior typical of the dark side of the force, the Council will again discuss the possibility of giving the rank of master.

- Thank you Council, thank you master Windu! - Anakin said

- Anakin, I want you to know that all of us, and I in particular, are grateful to you for helping me kill Palpatine. You saved my life, so again, thank you! - added the dark-skinned Jedi in conclusion.

-Additionally, your case may be a step towards reforming the Code and removing the no-attachment rule, but only if you don't become a fallen Jedi.

- Thank you, master, I did what I thought was right. Force guide me! After these words, the young Jedi knight took his seat, and the Jedi Council discussed several important issues during this time. One of these issues was the election of new members of the Council, as several of them fell in the fight against Palpatine.

#star wars #ahsoka tano #the clone wars #captain rex #anakin skywalker #clone wars #obi wan kenobi #ahsoka #rexsoka #rexsoka fic #alternate universe #my first fanfiction

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jynjackets · 9 months

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every time I think about m@arva's existence I get so, so angry. we were robbed of getting a new major latina character, who could have been a living star wars mom since we didn't and still don't know anything about cassian's biological mother. still, adoption is a good narrative at least.........except she didn't adopt him. she took him! in universe clem says it's a bad idea! in our world there is a history of native americans being ripped from their homes and families by white "adoptive" parents, resulting in generations of trauma and alcoholism. which sounds familiar since cassian is struggling with trauma and alcohol! though the show doesn't explicitly connect the dots, even though they easily could have giving him a speech if m@arva gets one after death. but no, she just treats him like he's useless. everyone on ferrix does! because of her!

as if he isn't still an older brother whose little sister, his only biological family, could be anywhere in the galaxy! he's looking for her, years later, in a brothel! imagine what that would do to you? m@arva doesn't care, obviously. and we don't have to imagine if we look at the world around us. nobody involved with the show including fans have thought about the implications of having a native character look for his long lost sister in a brothel. and never addressing it again. it. is. sickening.

m@arva has no rights to say anything about his behavior because the only reason he is like that is her, as far as we've seen see. she should've died ashamed of what she did to him. she should've apologized to him. instead she dies a hero in the show and apparently people here on earth who have seen the show think the same thing. I wish she didn't exist. I wish this sickeningly racist show didn't exist. cassian deserved better. native americans deserve better.

-bio latina mom would've gone so hard I would kill to see Cassian take after his non-hypocritical mother

-the sister in the brothel made me want to kword myself

-wouldn't be surprised about alcoholism since the show is trying so hard to make him out to be such a ~ooh bad boy~

-I can't get over the kidnapping part, it's so ignorant. They didn't even try to soften it, she showed zero remorse, no guilt or apology she owed him. This Andor guy who's name is also Cassian really had been homeless all his life

-having a white guy get kidnapped in an indigenous-coded backdrop you really can't get any worse. The only "layers" that exist in this story is xenophobia, racism, and stupidity.

-There has not been a single justified argument to defend maarva. No, there is no nuance to a story literally made to "explain an accent". Being old af doesn't suddenly make someone a beacon of disability representation 💀. She drugged and kidnapped a child and told him to forget about his roots as if that was the best thing for him. That is colonizer ideology in a nutshell and the show literally celebrates that.

I really don't give a fuck about anyone's anti-fascism if it's not anti-racist or anti-xenophobic. Just champagne socialism that cost disney near half a billion dollars.

#anon asks #andor talks #xenophobia cw #anti maarva andor

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dystopiandramaqueen · 2 years

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throwback to the people with screeners saying ep.9 was nothing for osblaine????? unhinged LOL

I was in mourning for a week.

I was inconsolable. Crying, exhausted, lying in bed awaiting the sweet release of death. Even Tina and Rae didn't know what to do with me.

Because a person who watched the screener episodes said:

"Nick captures June and takes her to the Eyes for torture. They kiss on a bridge. Then June leaves Gilead for the rest of the season and goes back to Luke. She makes love to Luke. She meets with Nick and says goodbye to him at the end of the season."

Let's play a game: where we give a TRUE but INCOMPLETE summary of a story.

Nick x Eden: Nick marries a 15 year old. He sexually consummates the marriage. When she cheats on him, she is executed. Nick attends the execution, and accepts an apology from Eden's dad for her being a shitty wife.

The Bible: Jesus tells ppl to be nice to each other, the Romans execute him.

Harry Potter: An orphan finally gets out of his abusive home, establishes a new found family, but then everything goes to shit and Voldemort captures him.

Star Wars: Luke starts believing in himself, but his toxic absent father shows up, chops his hand off and mind fucks him.

Thank you anon for reminding us to be patient.

When we watch fan vids or read fic, we are connecting hundreds of dots in our mind. We the fans know every nuance of Max's face acting. Without a word he can express joy or fear or loathing.

Not everyone can hear him like we can.

I mean... the screener said June made love to Luke.

*raises eyebrows, stares over glasses, sips tea*

June raped Luke. Held him down and hate fucked him, to assert dominance over a male body. Because seeing her rapist protected by misogynist systems of power triggered helplessness in her. Some people take xanax when they are triggered. Some meditate. June would use Nick's body as her stress relief. Reclaiming her bodily agency. Her freedom, her dominance and power.

What the screener said was factually true. But incomplete.

In a show like The Handmaid's Tale, nuance is everything. What is unspoken is more important than what is spoken. Since they live in an Authortarian Police State, no one can speak the truth. So truth must be shown in glances, touches and actions.

I've opted out of spoilers this year.

I have zero interest in translating a non-fan's interpretation of the show.

Because I don't have the bandwidth to mourn- when there is no need.

There is enough real pain in the world. And this story matters too much to my poor, bruised heart. I need it to be a happy ending. And it will. I don't need some screener stealing my hope. DIS-couraging me. It's the same reason I don't watch the news. It's poison for my soul.

The show's gonna be fucking epic.

*checks watch* Less than 6 months!!!

Thanks for the ask.

#asks #it is ok to take responsibility for the experiences in your life #if what you are doing feels good?#keep doing it #if your habits fill you with dread #it's ok to change them #nick blaine #osblaine #nick x june #take heart #love never fails

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poisonouswritings · 2 years

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Wait r u a starkid fan??? (If not then pls ignore this uwu)

I'm gay and on Tumblr what do you think

No but on a legitimate note I've seen just about every Starkid show (not including the Tin Can Bros stuff because I can't fucking find it on YouTube) except for Ani, and I tried watching that but I'm not into Star Wars so it just fell very flat for me. I got into Starkid because of TGWDLM. I love the Hatchetfield series, Twisted, Trail to Oregon, and Holy Musical Batman. I liked Starship (absolutely loved Dylan's song in that) well enough but the ending was kinda bleh, and I just,, was not a massive fan of Firebringer or MAMD. They're fine enough but I probably wouldn't rewatch them. The Very Potter series was pretty good too but with everything that happened with JK Rowling I kinda distanced myself from it.

I ended up leaving the fandom for a bit because of the whole Robert Manion thing that I'm actually still not sure what exactly happened??? My mental health just could not deal with it at the time. But idk it sounds like stuff got resolved so ?? Idk. I know he got removed from NT2 to 'rebuild trust with the team/cast member in question' but apparently people are saying he's gonna come back for NPMD? If he does come back then I hope it's because everyone - including and especially the person he harassed - has agreed that they feel safe with him. I try to be optimistic in general and he did seem genuinely remorseful about what happened so,,, idk I'm not up to date enough to really have an opinion on all of that. It was a dark time for everyone for sure but I hope things are better.

Also I've been thinking about writing some Hatchetfield stuff and maybe messing with a Last Legacy/Hatchetfield crossover. You can throw some ideas at me if you want.

Anyways when NPMD comes out I will become a fucking monster and I apologize ahead of time.

Rant/Spoilers for Black Friday below because I have a lot of feelings about it:

Okay first and foremost I love Dylan Saunders and I love Kim Whalen but the Tom/Becky relationship was so whatever to me that I just,, didn't care about them tbh. The basic idea of it was sweet but idk!! I think the difference between them and Paul/Emma in TGWDLM (who I love) is that Paul and Emma kinda fell in love throughout the story whereas Tom and Becky kept bringing the plot to a complete grinding halt to do their shit. Take Me Back was just lackluster imo.

I loved Jeff Blim (as I always do lol) He is In A Hurry and him?? As fuckin uh??? Mister John McNamara????? ouGH I LOVE HIM 07. He makes me wanna take a solemn vow to become my best self now. I openly simp for him. He's just a fuckin spectral agent in the Black and White now and I hope he's fucking Wiley's shit up.

Also the way that Joey Richter's voice got all gruff when he said 'a gob of fucking lust'??? orz.

As a neurodivergent younger sibling with a well-meaning-but-sometimes-not-the-best-but-still-trying older sister and an abusive mother, Lex and Hannah hit me right in the chest. Especially because when we were younger my sister always talked about leaving home together. Absolutely loved Ethan but why can Robert Manion never survive the fucking show. Reversed!Ethan killed me and my heart broke for Hannah so bad.

My biggest gripe is that tOM SPENT THE ENTIRE FUCKING SHOW BEING LIKE 'OH I HAVE TO GET THIS DOLL FOR MY SON' AND THEN PAUL AND EMMA SHOW UP AT THE END LIKE 'HEY SHIT IS GOING CRAZY AND WE WERE GONNA RUN TO THE BUNKER BUT TIM REFUSED TO LEAVE YOU' AND INSTEAD OF GOING TO HIS SON (since Tim couldn't be in the group because yeah obviously Hannah needed to be there) (yes Tom would have missed the final number but it would have made way more narrative sense to the fucking character arc he'd been going through) HE STAYS AND GETS NUKED AND TIM DIES IN THAT FUCKING CAR ALL ALONE HAVING NEVER SEEN HIS DAD AGAIN AND I AM FROTHING AT THE FUCKING MOUTH. 'IF I FAIL YOU' GUESS WHAT TOM YOU FUCKING DID

#anon asks #ozzy answers #starkid

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devilbat · 4 years

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Quarantine Online

A/N: sorry I have been MIA for months now. A lot has going on in my life and Depression sucks, making it hard to write, so forgive me.

Tom Hiddleston x Reader

Warnings: Just fluff

Summery: dating is hard it's even harder when a Pandemic happens..

The picture you stared at only showed a well-toned lean body in a well-tailored suit. Most of the photographs showed the same, never his face. His name was Tom 39 years old, living in London. Though he dose travels a lot for work. Shakespeare fanatic, runner, enjoys cooking, long walks with his dog when he's not running and lots and lots of dancing. Six foot one, six foot two on a good day. Who was testing the waters out there, but will be the perfect gentleman and very respectful.

His profile stated as you looked through it. He had messaged you right as you thought about giving up once again. Everyone on these dating apps only wanted one of two things. Nudes or sex nothing more. No connection, no relationship, not even a friendship. Sure, you were offered friends with benefits.

That was something you were not looking for. Did it not state in your profile that you weren't going to do any of that. Do men even read?

The few dates you have gone on all ended up a bust. Then the quarantine happened right as you were getting yourself out there. So it was conversations via text. But soon you were ghosted far too many times because you wouldn't send nude.

You were all about to shut down your account when this man named Thomas H. sent you a message. You weren't even sure why you click on the email from this man without a face. Here you were reading what he had to say.

Y/n,

My name is Thomas, but naturally, I go by Tom. I'm sure you might not even respond to this as there is no face to this profile. With my job and for my privacy would be one of many reasons why. But I thought I might give it a shot. And I have to say I'm quite mesmerized by your beauty. You are quite lovely, and I'm sure you get that a lot. But I genuinely mean it. I was a bit fascinated by your profile as I read it, might have had chucked at a few bits of it. I would like to know more about you.

Like what type of nerd are you? Marvel or DC?

Star Wars or Star Trek? And of course, I'll answer any questions you might have for me. As well I would not ask for any pictures of you clothed or nude as I would like to get to know you as I'm hoping you wouldn't mind getting to know me without the nudes as you put it. Ehehe.

I genuinely hope to hear from you. But understand if I don't.

Sincerely, Tom.

Ps, I do hope this quarantine hasn't made you gone completely bonkers.

Usually, you wouldn't have responded, but something about him told you not to pass this up. What was the worst that could happen that already hasn't happened on an online dating app? Well, there was always the fact he could be a serial killer.

Hello Tom,

You may have messaged me in time I was about to give up on this site and return to my habit. Marvel all the way. I would hope you would agree or we can't continue talking. Though, I can't deny that DC needs to just stop with Batman movies. The should have stopped before George Clooney. Though I will give Christian Bale props, he did a better job than Clooney.

As for Star Wars and Star Trek? That is a tough one, so I'm just going to say both are good. But let's face it. Captain Kirk is the better star fleet Captain. Sure Picard is excellent as well. But anyone after them just doesn't do it for me. Ha ha..

And it's all about Baby Yoda. If you are not a baby Yoda fan, you're just wrong. Yes, I'm one of "those" girls.

Coffee or Energy drinks? I would say I dabbled in both. Pancakes or waffles? Yes, there is a difference. I'm a waffle girl myself. Well, that is all I can think of right now.

Y/n.

You hit send before setting your phone down on the table next to you as you yawned. Maybe it was an early bedtime, not like you had anything better to do. You puddled around your usual routine before bed. A loud ding brought you back to your phone.

"That was quick." Recognizing the chim of the app all too well. Grebing your phone, forgetting your face cream as you were curious about what he had to say—settling into bed, getting comfortable before you opened your phone.

Y/n,

I'm delighted to hear from you. If I'm quite bold, and for starters, its tea for me. With two sugars and a splash of cream. As for waffles or pancakes, I'm French toast kind of man, duh. Lol. Though you can't beat a good old fashion English Breakfast and a side of Earl gray. Eheh.

I'm quite a fan of marvel though it is a rather vast universe. What movies/comics praytell do you prefer?

Sorry love to disappoint, but I'm going to say Doctor Who I am British. The tenth and the eleventh doctor. I do hope you've seen the show. I used to watch the reruns of the original with my father when I was a young wide eye lad. I am a fan of both Star Wars and Star Trek. And there is nothing wrong with liking a baby Yoda. He is exceedingly loveable.

It says your new to England, where are you from originally? How long have you've been here? Seen any of the sights England has to offer?

That's all for now.

Sincerely, Tom.

Emails went on for weeks talking back and forth first on the dating app than via text. You were the one to leap by giving him your number. After hitting send your phone vibrated with a text.

Unknown number: Hello love, this is Tom. I'm delighted to receive your text.

More weeks had passed. Still, you had yet to see his face though he did send you photos of random things during the day. You did the same as your toes sticking out from the bubble bath. Then you got a text of his toes sticking out from under the blankets. The two of you would watch a movie together. The quarantine was still in effect. Each of you would pick a film out every other weekend and sit back and watch it—text throughout the movie.

Y/n: Omg did she just run up the stairs like a dumb big boobed bimbo!!! She makes the rest of us look bad.

Tom: Eheh, you said it darling, not me. Though I think she might survive this.

Y/n: Wanna make a beat? I think she will die within the next few minutes.

Tom: Oh, it's on. Now, what do I get if I win?

Y/n: Whatever it is you want cause mister you are going to lose.

You both patiently wanted to see what happens next. The movie ended, and you waited in annoyance for Tom to respond to gloat about being right. And to see what he desired for his spoils of war.

Tom: Well, Love, it looks like I have won this round.

Y/n: It seems you have butthead. What is it that the winner wishes for?

Tom: Did you just call me a butthead? Eheh. Hmm, let's see. How about a Skype date? I figured it was about time to reveal myself.

Y/n: Tom, I just meet you. I'm not sure I'm ready to see your eggplant. Haha.

Tom: I probably should have rephrased that better. My face love, my face. Eheh. Tomorrow at 7 pm?

Nervous was an understatement. You had cleaned your whole flat even if you were going to stay on the couch, laptop resting on a large pillow setting on your coffee table. You sat playing with your hair, unsure if you wanted it up or down. A chim from your computer startled you from straightening out your dress you finally had settled on. Soon a well-tailored suited chest came on screen.

"Hold on, darling, trying to adjust this blood screen." The deep British, very attractive yet somehow familiar voice rang through the computer speakers. You only assumed it belongs to Tom.

You watched the man attempting to fiddle with the view, cursing ever so quietly. Making you giggle relaxing a little bit more. Your laughing came to an abrupt halt when Tom's face came into Focus. Your jaw dropped. And now the unmistakable "ehehe" came in to play as you stared at none other the most eligible bachelor in England none other than loki himself Tom Hiddleston.

"Darling, I think your drooling." Tom teased point to the side of his clean, shaved face. Tom fidgeted with his now raven-colored hair.

"Oh, I-I," You stammered out, trying to compose yourself.

"Didn't see this coming did you?" Tom smiled, wetting his lips with that blasted tongue of his.

"Well, no. I wasn't expecting Tom

Hiddleston."

"Is that a bad thing?" Tom spoke up.

"Oh, no, no. I would be an idiot to say it was. Hey, wait a minute. I've told you that, that, that. Shit." You muttered.

"That I was your hall pass if given a chance. Eheh. Well, it looks like you'll have had wasted your hall pass privileges. You only get one and can't use it on someone if you are already seeing them."

"You know, sir, you are still a butthead." You stuck out your tongue at the man.

"You do like calling me that. Why are you calling me a butthead this time?" Tom grinned.

Your time with Tom was extraordinary, the two of you talked throughout most of the night. He told you things you never knew about the actor every woman pined over. Here you were, the one woman out of a billion he seems to fancy.

"Well, love." Tom cooed as he watched you try not to nod off to sleep. "I should let you sleep."

"I'm sorry." You muttered sleepily.

"Do not apologize, my dear. I should be the one to apologize I've kept you up most of the night.” Tom smiled softly. He watched as you rub your eyes, a shy smile softly graced your lips. Making Tom’s heart flutter.

”Perhaps, my dear, would you like to meet for coffee at the cafe that opened back up?” Tom hummed in high hopes.

”Hmm, I don't know.” You smiled, trying hard to look like you were contemplating though you were going to say yes. To hell with this virus, it was Tom Hiddleston asking you to coffee.

”I mean, I'll wear a mask and stay six feet if needed.” Tom added quickly.

”No, no, there is no need for that. I don't mind unless you feel like it's needed.” You pipped up—Tom grind like a fool shaking his head no.

#tom hiddleston #tom hiddleston x you #tom hiddleston x reader #tom hiddleston fanfiction #tom hiddleston one shot #fluff #quarantine online

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savagesbonergarage · 3 years

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Nightsister OC pics and backstory ❤️

So I kinda got my Nightsister oc worked out today!

Meet Eilantha!

No makeup and with makeup since I like both. :) I know her outfit is Rey’s, but it turned out to be the one I liked best after going through all of them. This was so much fun to do! I’m on mobile rn so I don’t have a link, but search ‘rinmaru star wars avatar creator’ and it should be the first result.

The nightbrother is also an oc called Sever. He’s more bulky in my head and his tattoos are different and more brown than black, but whatevs. Also he looks more like a teenager here, which is NOT the vibe, lads. Mans is in his late 20's-early 30's. 👍

I know I’m sorta biased and all since she’s mine, but I’m in love with her? I’m not a huge fan of the Nightsisters and their misandry and general terrible-ness, but this girl is the exception. 💕 Learn more about her under the cut if you’d like. :)

She was born in 46BBY, making her around 27 in the final year of the clone wars. From the time she was a youngling it was clear that she had a natural affinity for magicks and spellcasting, which allowed her to participate in more advanced rituals and rites from an early age. This inevitably caused some contention among the sisters in her age group that felt this privilege was wasted on her, and therefore she had few friends during her time within the coven. She didn’t really mind, as she preferred to spend her days on her own anyway, learning as much as she could about whatever she fancied (usually spells that piqued her interest whose texts she discreetly snuck from within the cavern).

When she wasn’t studying, she loved music - writing, playing, and singing. It wasn’t anything like the typical malicious sounds of tribal chanting and drums you’d hear from within the grotto; not that she didn’t appreciate that also as she practiced it well, but her heart leaned toward a softer, more soothing genre of arias and melodies, bordering on lullabies based on her wanderlust, and, though she’d never admit it, her loneliness.

As she reached adulthood, she underwent the trials for her dark baptism as all Sisters did, which consisted of returning from a challenging hunt to add a token from her kill to the Water Of Life, and receiving her ichor tattoos that signified her coming-of-age before being ritualistically bathed in the ominous liquid which sanctioned her as an active member of the Nightsisters.

After this, I have two different routes (or however many, depending on who I’m shipping her with at the moment 😅 bc I ship her with everyone, no lie) that I like to take with her story. The first is expanded upon in the fic by @fallenrepublick here (still my favorite thing!) where she starts sneaking away into the nightbrother village and befriends Savage and Feral before they go through Asajj’s selection trails. This is the nicer, less-traumatic arc.

This next one gets really, really dark. I'm not going to post it all here bc honestly this post doesn't need all that angst, so I'll save that for later. Essentially, I like to think that Eilantha did at one time have a nightbrother of her own (Sever) that she actually loved, rather than treated as a slave. As you can imagine it doesn't end well, but we're not gonna get into that. We'll talk about how they meet. :)

Instead of sneaking away to the village, Eilantha is pressured into conducting her own selection trails by Mother Talzin. She doesn’t inherently have any reason to object, after all, she was taught that this is was simply the way of things. Part of her even looked forward to obtaining a manservant, whose loyalty would belong to her and her alone.

Perhaps he’d be a useful asset when it came to sneaking spelltomes to and from the vaults, and maybe he’d even be the only one staying by her side while she practiced her songs. What if he’d even appreciate them? Not that he’d have much of a choice, but the thought was comforting nonetheless.

From the moment she stepped foot in the village, all she could focus on was the feeling of the uneasy and fearful gazes of the men who undoubtedly knew more of what was to come than she did. She chose her roster at random, unsure of what she should have really been looking for or what she actually wanted from a servant. Even before the fighting, she knew deep down that she didn’t want to inflict any unnecessary harm on them…but why? From what she’d overheard at home, the violence was half the fun.

It wasn’t.

She evaded and blocked every blow with ease, yet avoided retaliating and taking the offensive in any manner that would prove fatal, causing the battle to go on far longer than anticipated to the point where Brother Viscus insisted that she take the next opening for the kill. With reluctance, the blade of her weapon collided with the ribs of the next brother to reveal himself a target. She watched in horror as the light faded from his hateful, reflective eyes, and she was nearly sick. She didn’t want to do it, but it had been done, and it couldn’t be undone. His body thudded against the ground and she screamed.

“Enough!”

The battlefield went silent, and as she came to her senses she attempted to save face.

“I’ll have none of them!”

Before Brother Viscus could interject with any alternative propositions, she was gone. She ran, fleeing as far away across the rocky terrain as she could. She didn’t cry; at least not until she was certain she was alone. She felt so pathetic - Nightbrothers were meant to be disposable, yet she couldn’t handle killing one. Her shame shifted into heartbreak, and she crouched low and wept for the death of the brother she’d just caused, as well as for all those who came before him. All the needless, thankless, mindless deaths of these men whose lives may not have mattered to the Sisters, but they mattered to someone.

As night fell, she trudged along the jagged landscape and thought of what explaination she’d give to Mother Talzin upon returning home. She had run in the opposite direction of where her speeder was stationed at the base of the village, so she had plenty of time to consider on the long journey back. She casually hummed a tune to herself in some meager attempt to self-soothe, which served to distract the shadow that had been trailing her for some time. The sound of a twig snapping in the rocks behind her alerted her to the presence and she confronted him.

"Are you lost?" she asked in a derogatory tone after he revealed himself.

"I'm not."

Of course not, this was his home, after all. She couldn't say the same for herself, however, she pressed him further.

"Then why are you following me? I never asked for an escort."

The amber-skinned nightbrother looked as though he were choosing his words carefully, though if his aim was self-preservation he'd done a terrible job of it.

"I saw you crying."

Eilantha was hit with a pang of embarrassment, though she feigned otherwise as her eyes met the ground.

"Well, you can forget what you saw. Now leave me alone."

She turned away, but the brother remained there in quiet contemplation before he spoke again.

"I've never seen a Sister cry. I've never seen a Sister feel."

Something about those words struck her directly in her heart. The confirmation that she was inherently considered to be a heartless monster in the view of these villagers hurt a little more than anticipated, though she had no right to refute it. No amount of apologies would ever remedy the divide that separated the Nightsisters from the Nightbrothers, regardless of how she felt. She clenched her fist as she turned to face him again.

“I said, leave me alone. Don’t make me-”

She actually choked on her words, unable to say the rest.

Don’t make me put you in your place.

Despite her partial warning, the nightbrother stepped closer. He grabbed the edge of his already tattered tunic and tore a piece of it off, inspecting it for cleanliness before holding it out to her. Eilantha froze, uncertain of what to make of this interaction.

“You aren’t done,” he explained.

She hadn’t realized that her hot tears continued pouring down her cheeks during her retort. She accepted the cloth with some reluctance, her dainty fingers lightly brushing against his as she took it and dabbed it against her wet face. He promptly turned and started walking away, as instructed. This strange...kindness, or rather, strange act of servitude via obligation perturbed the young witch, whose thoughts were now fixated solely on the zabrak male.

“Wait, Brother,” she implored.

He paused, resuming his attention to her after hearing the endearing use of “brother” from a Sister’s lips for the first time. She continued, an unusual softness in her tone.

“What is your name?”

“It’s Sever,” he revealed, “May I ask yours, Sister?”

She repeated his name in her mind, determined never to lose it.

“Eilantha.”

He did the same, only out loud. Gods, it was an enticing sound.

"Will you be returning?"

This was a question she wasn't prepared to receive, and one that she herself didn't fully know the answer to. Her reply was engineered from a concerned sigh.

"I'm not sure. It might be problematic returning to the coven empty-handed. I may come back, I may not. I don't know what the future holds."

Sever pursed his lips slightly.

"If you do find yourself here again, will you..."

He coughed into his fist and centered himself before continuing.

"Will you consider me?"

Her eyes shot up to meet his hopeful gaze, a golden yellow in the night. She had a hunch as to what he was alluding to, but a little clarification was needed.

"Consider you...?"

He swallowed, his countenance displaying concern that perhaps he was stepping too far out-of-bounds this time, but he wanted to know all the same.

"As your mate."

Eilantha clutched the piece of fabric in her hand. This man was offering himself to her. The images of all the nightbrothers staring her down when she first arrived with fear in their faces raced through her mind, revealing the dread the men felt when they were met with her kind, and yet this one was volunteering. She wasn't sure if she should be flattered or angry, as any other Sister likely would be at a savage that dared to seek special permissions. Of course, she wasn't like that.

Imagining him as her mate, however, was certainly...something. She thought of how she would discover just how much of him was tattooed and he would learn the same of her. She could claim him right then and there if she wanted, and he would be obliged to obey. It would solve her worries about returning home if she decided on a servant after all, although, her soul was unsteady. Though she was entitled to any male she desired, she couldn't allow herself to do it. Even though this man was offering, it would weigh on her conscience knowing that even a part of him would only be with her out of fear and obligation, rather than his own free will. This nightbrother wasn't free. None of them were.

"I'll consider it," she replied genuinely.

This news seemed to please him to some extent, a tiny smirk curling at the corner of his lip.

"I'll look forward to the possibility of serving you, Sister Eilantha."

She watched as he turned a final time and disappeared further into the darkness, leaving her alone with her busied mind.

The course was set for the Nightsister temple once she finally got to her speeder, servant-less. She looked over her shoulder to see multiple pairs of glowing golden eyes quizzically prying at her in the darkness, and she smiled before taking off.

It was a long journey home, and the entire trip her mind was occupied with thoughts of the intriguing zabrak male who saw her for what she truly was. She pulled out the tattered cloth from her pocket and pressed it against her chest as the wind rushed all around her before bringing it to her lips and kissing it.

It became her greatest treasure.

That is, until she finally had the real deal in her arms months later when the separation became too much to bear, and they arranged to meet in secret during their first rendezvous of many.

Sever, my treasure.

#Nightsister #nightbrother #star wars ocs #Eilantha x Sever #savage opress #feral opress #dathomir #maul #darth maul #mother talzin #tcw #brother viscus #oc x canon

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rosileeduckie · 3 years

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I’m sure you’ve gotten this already, but director’s commentary on the masterpiece that is When You Scream in Space? // @tickle-bugs

Bug, thank you thank you, you are too kind 🥰♥️ You're the first person to ask about, and I'm honored and delighted to answer for ya :)

When You Scream in Space started as a very sleepy note to myself that SPIRALED 😆 The inspiration for it came from, probably where you'd expect: me watching hours and hours of different Among Us streams and then my love for Sanders Sides. As well as! A lot of very cool fan art and headcanons on tumblr for Among Us tickle monsters and mods 😁 (I wish I could find some to link to, but I am inept; hopefully can find some of my favs and link to them later!)

So the idea of this sci-fi tickle monster imposter game was in my mind for a while, and I just didn't know where to go with it. AND THEN ONE NIGHT. It just seemed to fit for the Sides really well. I don't know how to explain it; they feel more versatile than other characters somehow? Like, I could shoot the Class 1A or the Losers' Club into space(you know what, let's save that last one for a rainy day 😈), and maybe get more likes, or like actually watch Star Wars or Star Trek and use characters already in space, but Sanders Sides fit the best for me 🤷

I went back and forth for a long while about who I actually wanted to be the imposters. I actually still have the notes for it, some character strengths and weaknesses, which, for fun, I'll include too!

So many ways it could go I don't know why I feel like Logan could be great. Him being the human imposter teamed up with tentacle alien imposter Remus would be fun. Remus just goes off, and Logan's like "We have to be smart; please stop making the humans scream like that" Jan would obviously be a good morphling, and that would be a fun nod to Ditto. Also means "everyone" could tickle everyone. Virgil as alien imposter and Patton as his human ally Roman is so loud and invested that he always sounds guilty but never actually gets to be the imposter. Albeit he and Remus would be a good duo. Evil.

And, ultimately, I went with Virgil and Patton, though I know it would have been a fun saga to write with any mash-up for the sneaky imposters 😋

The part that took the longest was coming up with a space station acronym that would spell out JOAN. 😆 Ultimately, Jupiter-Earth Outpost of Astronomic Navigation, which, I figured, close enough! I love little details like that, that really reward you for reading closely, even if it's not that important in the end. I also spent a long time trying to work out how the crew all met and less of their current circumstances. Basically, if the layout of the ship doesn't make sense, just use your imagination 😆 I apologize profusely for any confusion I may cause lol

The part I enjoyed the most was writing Virgil unraveling. I felt so clever and mysterious putting in lines at first every so often to just give the reader hints as to his nature, and then letting him loose to go full monster. I love writing beasts and transformations in my work, so that was a treat to bring to this piece.

I'm really glad there's been some positive reception to this piece, especially because I already have all the chapters planned out, and they're going up over the course of the summer, so it's nice to know you're as excited as I am about it ☺️

Thanks so much for the ask, Bug! YOU'RE a gem and I absolutely adore you and your work. 💕

~*~

No idea what I'm talking about? Read all the way to the end without reading the fic first? It's chill; I used to always watch the bloopers and behind the scenes before watching the actual movie XD Read the fic here! And, if you've already read it, you're welcome back any time :)

Wanna know some behind the scenes about other fics I've written? Ask away!

#tickle-bugs #ask #answered ask #ask meme #fic ask game #directors commentary #directors cut

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gffa · 4 years

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Hi anon again. I used ellipses, didn't know. I'm sorry. I don't remember what I said exactly but in short part (1/2) was me lamenting how I discussed a Star Wars book on reddit and mentioned, among many other things, that it was sexist. I've been insulted by everyone who bothered to comment for two days now and I'm just tired of this hatred, and rudeness, and hatred of prequels, and hatred of Jedi. And I know it's kind of my fault because

because I should have said it in a gentler way because people like this book and I offered them. But to be honest they got to me. I didn't think they would, but they really managed to hurt my feelings. And I know I sound like a teenager and not an older woman that I am, but I am just so tired of all this negativity and people's first reaction to be cruel. I am glad your Tumblr exists. Sorry for dumping all this on you. 2/2) And they just got so personal and insulting... they got to me. I didn't think they would, but they really hurt me. I just want to crawl away and enjoy Star Wars on my own. I am so tired of insults and attacks about a fictional work that should bring us joy. But I also want to share with others and I just keep on coming back for more. I sound like a teenager finding myself, but I'm an old woman, I should know better. Sorry to bother you but your Tumblr feels like a refuge sometimes. - D.L.

I’m glad you came back (tumblr is strange, if you don’t know about these things--BECAUSE TUMBLR NEVER TELLS US THESE THINGS, WE HAVE TO FIGURE THEM OUT FOR OURSELVES--there’s no need to apologize, we figure these things out as we go!) but I’m very sorry that you’ve been going through this. As someone who’s been hurt by a lot of the shitty things people have leveled at me in this fandom, my advice is based on what helped me, but hopefully it can help you as well. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t (it may not for everyone!), I still offer you my sympathy and empathy both. First off, give yourself permission to be hurt and upset for awhile, take that pressure off yourself to just get over it, because piling extra guilt on will only make it longer. Recognize that you’re human, you’re going to go through these feelings, it’s part of being a regular thinking person and is the first step to being able to let go. Second, after you have some time letting yourself be upset about it, recognize that these are people who are not worth the time and vulnerability from you. It still burns when they react like this, Star Wars is a hell fandom, but ultimately they’re not the people you really care about their opinions of you. I get that it’s hard for people to hear criticisms of their favorites, literally everyone is like that, especially when we disagree on what constitutes “valid criticism”, what is valid for one person to level at a book isn’t going to be valid for the next person--the trick is in respecting boundaries, that you can’t overwrite the other person’s view of it, just as they can’t overwrite yours. And resorting to personal attacks and personal derogatory commentary (which happens a lot in this fandom) is a really shitty thing people do that you have to figure out how you want to deal with it--do you want to fire back? do you want to rise above it? do you want to leave? I ask these honestly, there’s no right or wrong answer, only the one that will work for you. (It’s a question I ask myself a lot. Is it fair that people make shitty vague blogs about me? No, but they’re going to do so anyway, so what’s my response? What can I handle? What do I want to handle? What’s my response, given that I probably cannot change this about fandom.) Maybe you were more aggressive than you had to be, but that’s still not a reason for them to respond with personal insults. The only thing that’s on you is to decide what amount of this kind of reaction you can/want to handle, not that you’re responsible for other people’s shitty behavior. One of the major ways I dealt with fandom being so overwhelmingly anti-prequels and anti-Jedi is that I set up my camp here on tumblr, I established my boundaries, I enforced them hard (mostly through blocking because I was not up to pushing back for a long time, but occasionally talking about my personal experiences, being as careful as I could not to be pointing fingers at people, but truly speaking of what it meant for me in my position and what I was going through, trying to always recognize that other people are allowed to disagree with me about opinions on fictional things and they must be respected for that, even if I strongly disagree with them, just as the reverse must be true--or at least I must demand it in interactions I have) and it’s worked out really well. Not everyone in this corner is going to agree with everything I say, I disagree with other pro-Jedi fans on some things, but they’ve been really kind and gracious about seeing things differently that even if it’s something I feel very strongly about, I respect that they disagree and I hope I give that back to them at least half as much. That’s generally my advice--seek out the people you know who also find that book sexist and talk about it (while allowing room for people who disagree, because it’ll make you happier in the long run, as well, but that they do so in a civil sort of way) or make your own posts talking about it, simply because you want to talk about it. When I started writing pro-Jedi posts, I knew I had to do it because I wanted to do it, not because it was going to win me internet points or whatever, I had to be willing to do it in a vacuum (another question I often have to ask myself: “If this [project] gets crickets/some sort of bad response, would I still have enjoyed the process of doing it?” and it’s helped me a lot to be honest in that answer) or just seek out people who seem like they’re doing the same thing you want to be doing, redirect your efforts into things you enjoy doing in this fandom, because I promise that “I am spitefully going to double down on how I view this thing” can eventually turn into “I love talking about this thing in this vein just because I love it!” if you focus on what you want to do. And also remember that there can be very cool people on reddit (or any other social media place) but there can also be fucking awful people who are going to be fucking awful and it’s normal that it hurts when you get blasted by them and it’s normal that you want to retreat into a refuge for awhile, I fully support that. Find what makes you happy, whatever that is, and just crank up the “I love this thing so much I’m gonna BARF RAINBOWS about it!” to the max it can go. It’ll make you feel better after awhile. (But give yourself the freedom to be hurt, take that burden off yourself, face that part of it, and eventually it gets easier to let go of it, I hope. *hugs* I don’t know if any of this was helpful, but at the very least you have my sympathy and my empathy for how shitty fandom can be sometimes.)

#lumi.txt #Anonymous

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ask-ivory · 5 years

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Chapter one: Welcome to Shade

Those hunk muffins earned it! I don't care what they thought. If they were so worried about their little dust company, then I would have sided with the Schnees.

"I'm done with dust." I told my stepfather, as we parted ways, "I want to be a huntress; a hero. And nothing is going to stop me!"

Those days were far behind me. Weeks of prepping and training were way in the past. I had passed the entrance exam, my real parents filled out the paperwork, my documents were handed in and I was on an airship bound for Shade Academy, in Vacuo.

My bags were packed the previous night (courtesy of my sand servents). I had barely slept last night, because questions like "what is Shade gonna be like?", "Who will be on my team?", "How many friends will I make?", And many more floated in my head. Now I was actually going there, flying at a hundred miles an hour towards my dream come true.

I wasn't the only one here on this airship. A hundred people, at least my age or older, were here on this airship with me. The Vacuo news was on the screen systems near the windows, (probably to keep the passengers from getting bored, because if so, things tend to get pretty ugly). The news was announcing the latest robberies from the technical laboratories in Vacuo. Normally the news doesn't really interest me, but now that I'm training, I'm beginning to wonder if a huntress fought more then just the Creatures of Grimm. If so, then I would also stop crime.

"Focus on the task at hand," I told myself, "Train and prepare to be a huntress first, fight evil Grimm and other junk like that later."

I gazed out the window, thinking about my brother Basin. He was already at the academy, starting on his third year. He told me about how great Shade Academy is, and sent me pictures of the school.

He also sent me pictures of his team, Team BLCK (Pronounced Black), and told me about each teammate. On his team, he had a pair of fox faunus twins, whose names were Larry and Kerry Steel (get it? Steal? Steel? I just got that). He also had a another guy named Cade Blackstone. All of them were the same age and followed in Basin's leadership (well, most of the time anyway).

He even snuck some pictures of his classes that he had attended in his first and second years (spoiler alert, he got into detention for that, but with a semblance like his, that rarely happened).

Anyway, before the day came to move here, I looked at the pictures over and over again, memorizing the school grounds, my brother's teammates (just in case they decided to kill me with pranks), and teachers' mad faces when they caught Basin taking illegal pictures in class (heh heh).

I thought about pulling my scroll out again to look at the pictures again, but then the news shut off on the screens and a holographic image of a woman appeared. She was tall with long black hair. Her bare arms were adorn with golden bracelets and she wore a sleeveless dress that faded with purple to blue at the waist, all the way down to green at the bottom. In her hair was a golden headset, decorated with peacock feathers. She had a pair of, what looked like fans, strapped to her golden belt. She had golden high heels that were so ridiculously high that she looked like she had ballerina slippers on. Her face was beautiful but in a harsh mother-knows-best-now-don't-cross-my-path-or-i-will-have-to-step-on-you, kind of way. She wore blue eyeshadow, which matched her eyes.

"Welcome back all returning students and greetings to our new first year students." Her voice sounded stern, like she had spent her free time yelling at bad puppies. "I am Professor Hera Peacock, your combat trainer for this year. You are all very privileged to be attending this excellent institution. The world of Remnant is moving at an incredible length of pace, maintaining it's peace and prosperity. As future hunters, your training here will be vital to your future career. I wish you the best of luck"(I don't think she meant this part)" and welcome again to Shade Academy." The hologram turned off after finishing the welcome speech.

I looked out the window to find that the airship was just yards away from the landing docks. I ran to get my bags, but I bumped into someone.

"Ow!" I exclaimed.

"Ohff!" My accident responded. We both fell backwards.

"Sorry." I apologized, getting up, "I'm soo-" then my voice left me speechless. The girl I bumped into stood up.

The girl wore a sleeveless dress that started at gold and faded to orange and ended with blue. The dress itself was short at the knees. Her hair matched her dress, but only matched to the fading orange part. She wore a black belt, with pouches for dust on the side, and a pair of golden swords, that appeared to be folded in half, were attached to the back. She wore dark blue shoes with star patterns on them. Her eyes were a light crystal blue. But her wings were the thing that unnerved me.

On her back was a blinding white pair of wings. She was definitely a faunus, but she was unlike anything I'd ever seen before. In the few months that I lived in Vacuo, I had seen faunus of all types and traits: everything from ram's horns to lizard's tails. I had only heard of faunus with wings from the stories my father told me, the tales of the Great War. One of the things he said was that after the Siege of Vacuo, the winged faunus who fought with Vacuo just left and never returned. I heard people say that the chances of a faunus born with wings were pretty rare.

But here I was. And here she was.

"You can stop starring now." the girl said. "Just please, don't make any jokes."

"Oh no!" I protested "I wasn't planning on making jokes about your wings. It's just, I've never seen anything like this before. Their beautiful."

The girl seemed to brighten up at this comment, "You really think so?"

"Of course! I heard that having wings is a really rare trait. I've never seen it in person before."

"Yeah..." the girl muttered "That's what everyone thinks. Their not exactly right though...."

"Wait. What?"

"Nothing." the girl held out her hand. "I'm Lyra by the way. Lyra Phoebus."

"And I'm Aliar Ivory." We shoke hands.

"Oh!" Lyra exclaimed,"you are a first year student, are you?"

"Of course." I responded. "I'm so excited to start the year. But..." I hesitated "I'm also kinda nervous too. Even though my brother told me what Shade Academy's like, I still don't know what to expect."

"Is your brother a huntsman?"

"No, he's a third year. His name is Basin Obsidian, and he's the leader of team BLCK." I pulled my scroll out of my purse. "I've got pictures of him and his team. And..." I added with a smile, "He managed to sneak some pictures of the classes we'll be attending. Wanna see?"

She was about to respond when the speakers overhead turned on, "Attention students, we are about to land. Please bring all personal belongings with you as you leave the airship. Another reminder to reclaim your baggage and suitcases before you enter the school. For returning students, please meet up with your team leaders and move your things to your assigned dorms. For first years, once you have retrieved your items, please drop them off at the Great Hall. All students will meet in the auditorium for the ordination speech in eighty minutes. Welcome to Shade Academy."

People started flocking towards the exit. I could feel the ship landing slowly under my feet.

"Come on!" Lyra grabbed my wrist and started pulling me towards the door,"The pictures can wait. We're about to see the real thing!"

She dragged me out the door into the golden sun. The cool atmosphere of the airship turned to scorching desert heat in a heartbeat. Momentarily, I was binded by the shinning rays of the sun. When I adjusted to the light, I couldn't find the words to describe what I saw, or how I felt.

In front of me was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen in my entire life. Shade Academy was a huge palace-like building, maby eighty years old, it was several stories high, surrounded by a tropical court yard. It looked really good which is saying alot because nowadays, it's hard to find beauty in Vacuo. Now I'm not saying that it was perfect, because it wasn't. Some of the sandstone benches were broken, and the marble memorial wall was well worn. Not to mention the entire courtyard had a decent layer of sand covering it, but this was Vacuo, so there wasn't much they could do about that, (but that kind of thing doesn't really bother me very much.) Despite all it's flaws, I loved it. It was even grander then Atlas.

"This place is great!" Lyra exclaimed.

"And packed." I added, "come on. Let's get our things."

One thing I learned the hard way about Vacuo: all sence of order and organization is tossed out the window.

There was no line or anything. Just a crowd of people trying to get to there things before any of it got stolen. We squeezed through the crowd and barely managed to get our stuff (not-so-cool fact: it took us at least twenty minutes, which is generous because it probably took longer.) The airship wasn't too tightly packed, but other airships were coming in, some had even more people than our airship. All of the luggage was delivered in a big package mess of chaos, so we had to shuffle through hundreds if not thousands of bags and hope we didn't grab the wrong luggage. It was so crowded that at one point, Lyra said that she needed air. So she climbed on a random guy's back while he was leaning over to grab a suitcase, and leaped into the air,(yes, dear readers, we somehow managed to stay together the whole time, though, I'm still not entirely sure how.)

Much later, we finally stumbled out of the crowd. I was sweating so hard, I wondered how I didn't faint. We collapsed on one of the stone benches. Small groups of students (probably teammates, probably friends) were walking around the courtyard talking about their vacation time, or maybe some of them were new students becoming friends. Most of the students were trying desperately not to trip and fall as they hauled their things indoors. A few managed, but others had no such luck. One poor guy accidentally opened his suitcase while he was pulling it out of a sand dune, and all of his things fell out. Another guy, maybe a friend or family member, dropped his things too help his buddy out. It made me glad to see that, even though it was a rough start for everyone, the school and the students still kept the same respect that Vacuo had for it's people.

Well... almost everyone.

"Hey! Your in my seat!"

Startled, I turned to see a tall blonde girl barely managing to stand straight and tall in her fancy clothes. And when I say fancy, I mean something a casual Atlisian citizen would wear: a sleeveless pink dress with a faint flower print towards the bottom. She wore a pair of hot pink high heels that were so ridiculously high, that I thought she was going for the floating princess look. Her face was covered in a super heavy layer of makeup. Her blonde hair was streaked with pink all over the place, and she was oviously wearing hair extensions, because there was no way that her hair was long enough to touch her butt.

"I'm sorry," I said as I looked at her sideways, "you must have the wrong bench."

"And the wrong school." Lyra added.

The blonde gave Lyra a distasteful look. "No one asked for your opinion, weirdo. By the way, are those pillows on your back? Or are you supposed to be some kind of 'rare' species or something?"

Lyra's face burned with hate "They're wings. And before you ask, yes, they are real."

"Well," the blonde sneered "I don't know what kind of trash is going through the headmistress' mind, recruiting freaks like you into one of the most famous combat schools in the world. You're definitely not worthy of even being here."

I was so mad that I got to my feet in an instant. "Well at least this is the most friendly kingdom in Remnant. In Atlas, they don't give a dime about anyone unless your rich. They definitely don't like faunus. And because of that, I think that Atlas is a crappy kingdom. I bet that you come from a rich, spoiled, ignorant, family who only cares about themselves. I wonder what would've made them hate you so much for them to send you to place that's to low for your standards."

She was so mad, that I thought she was going to blow a fuse. "What?! How dare you just assume..."

"I'm not assuming!" I snarled. "I was raised in Atlas. And I know first hand how awful the people are."

"You traitor!" She shrieked. "How dare you betray your home kingdom like..."

"Like what?" A taller girl walked up. She had deep red eyes, which shone behind a pair of circular spectacles. Her long brown hair was tied back in twin braids, and her bangs with red streaks were parted. She mainly wore dark red and brown colors, with gold as an accent. The only thing I could say was different about her, besides her clothes and her neat appearance, was her accent. I wouldn't say she sounded atlesian. Maybe she was half and half? I don't know. I couldn't tell how she felt because she looked pretty emotionless, but my guts told me she was far from pleased. I could tell because her position was rather tense and her tone was rather stiff.

"This little brat is talking trash about her home kingdom! She needs to be put in her place!" The blonde shook her head, flouncing her overdyed hair. The other girl rolled her eyes and placed a hand on her hip. She used her other hand to push her spectacles in place.

"Sounds more like you need to be put in your place. If you wanted people who looked, walked and talked like you as friends, then you should have gone to Atlas. You made a poor choice in Academy chosing. Your physic doesn't even look huntress worthy. It's a surprise you even passed the Shade academy entrance exam." The girl bluntly stated, causing the blonde to glare daggers right through her newfound enemy.

"I-it's not my fault I was sent to this garbage kingdom! I was forced to! By my parents!" The blonde protested.

"Huh, how fun. It's a shame really. If this is an Atlesian tradition, then it must suck like crazy. What forced your parents to send you here, when you could have been at home, spoiled rotten to the core?" The girl grinned wryly. Boy, there was no end to the shame this girl could endow upon that blonde.

"And besides," I added, "Technically, I was born in Vacuo. So that gives you no valid excuse to call me racist."

"And I've visited Atlas in the past." Lyra said in a sour tone. "Do you want to know what I think of Atlas? It's an illusion. An illusion to all the people outside and in. People look at Atlas and think it's the best and most advanced kingdom of the present. But like any illusion, it can shatter in an instant. If you think Atlas is a great kingdom, then you can believe that if you want to. Nothing lasts forever."

"I've been born and raised in Atlas, and I will say that my lifestyle sucked, which is why I left to live in Vale. My only friend was a faunus, who was beaten and discriminated because of her faunus traits and family status. I agree with the standard that Atlas is nothing more then a mere fantasy. You can enjoy your beliefs, but watch where it will lead you, because it may lead you straight to your doom." The dark girl joined in. She wasn't even fazed by the Barbie girl's reaction. She just glared laser eyes through her plastic frame.

The blonde girl was looking at all of us with a murderous glare, "Well, I can't stand for any of this trash. I'm heading inside to find more sensible people to talk to. I think you all are a bunch of a..."

Her cuss word ( I'll let you guess which one,) was cut off by a squeal of joy that was so loud, that I almost had to cover my ears. It came from all the way across the courtyard, where the students were being dropped off from the airships. I couldn't see who exactly screamed, but she was definitely loud enough to silence the whole courtyard.

"Wow." I said in a small voice, "Someone's definitely excited."

"I bet even the people inside heard that, too." Lyra added. The dark girl nodded in agreement.

After a moment of silence, the blonde said, "Let this be a warning to you. If I see you ever again, then I will beat the stuffing out of you."

She gathered her four hot pink colored bags, and started struggling to get her things to the academy.

"What a jerk," the dark girl said, "I hope I'm never on a team with that girl."

"Um..." I looked more closely at the stranger and instantly realized something: the only luggage she had was a leather backpack. "Hey. Where are your bags?" I asked.

"I dropped them off at the Grand Hall." She said casually, "I kept my backpack on me just in case."

"Huh." Lyra nodded, "ok, who are you?"

"I'm Dracella. Dracella von Burgundy."

"Hi, there." I said "I'm Aliar Ivory." I helt out my hand. Dracella took my hand, and we shook.

"And I'm Lyra Phoebus. " Lyra shook hands with the new girl.

"Are you an Ivory?" asked Dracella.

"I am." I responded, "but I'm not into business, I'm a fighter."

"Interesting." Dracella said. "My uncle told me about the Ivory family. My parents don't like you guys."

"Um... Does this make us enemies?"

"No. In order for us to be enemies, we have to hate each other. I don't hate you."

Lyra let out her breath like she was relieved, "Thank goodness. Cause I thought you were gonna..."

"Take a selfie!!!" A squeaky voice behind me exclaimed.

I almost jumped out of my shoes. Behind us was the girl with the exact same voice that echoed throughout the courtyard. Except, she wasn't a girl, she was a faunus. She was wearing a vertically stripped skirt patterned with black and white. She wore a magenta colored shirt with short puffy sleeves, and a darker purple button-up vest on top of that. She had a pair of dark purple high heeled boots on. Also, she was wearing a tie across her neck. I usually thought that ties were worn by business workers, but she wore it like a practical joke. Her crazy, purple colored hair and matching colored cat ears only made her look more unprofessional, but in a good way. Maybe it was her black gloves that gave off the message that she wasn't here to mess around. With a folding fan on her belt, a scoll in her hand, and a look of pure craziness on her face, she looked like she was ready to fight an army of Grimm, then take a bunch of selfies of herself right next to the decaying corpses. Then, she'd probably take selfies with her scroll on every inch of the campus.

All in all, she looked like someone from the lower classes of Atlas, or maybe someone from Minstral.

"How did you get here?" Asked Lyra.

"I took the scenic route." She sounded like a girl who was living the life of a party. "Oh! And my name is Catness Magenta."

We all exchanged names. Then Dracella said that she had to go text her cousin before the welcoming ceremony, and she ran into the school.

"So," Catness asked, "Why aren't you two inside the building?"

I face palmed myself. "Right!" Then I turned to Lyra, "We should get our bags to the Grand Hall."

"Well if you wanna talk later, then I'm always available." Catness offered. Then she smiled, flashing two rows of shiny white teeth, and disappeared.

For a minute we didn't say anything. Lyra piped up first. "Huh. That was a thing."

"We should probably go drop our stuff off." I suggested. I picked up my black duffle bag and slung it over my shoulder. Then I grabbed my two white suit cases by the handles and got to my feet. Lyra grabbed a golden suitcase and a blue duffle bag.

"Yeah," she agreed, "We don't want to be late."

I amplified my Aura and the sand beneath my feet solidified, creating a solid ground for me to walk on.

"Lyra," I told her, "I may have just met you and I think you're a good person. I hope maybe we can be on a team together. Or at least be friends."

Lyra smiled. "Well we can be friends. And I think I could definitely live with you on the same team as me. But..." Her smile faded, "I don't know how they pick the teams. Let's just hope the system's friendly enough to at least let us make a choice."

"One can only hope." I muttered. "Wanna meet me at the auditorium after we drop our stuff off?"

"Sounds fun to me." Then she took off, flying over the scorching sand, with her suitcase dangling in the air.

"Oh yeah." I smiled as I walked towards the Grand Hall. "This may be a tough first year, but it's gonna be fun."

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