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like-sands-of-time · 4 months

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I wonder what ani and padmé would have been like as parents to Luke and Leia, and later grandparents to Ben. Like I don't have any great developed thoughts on that whole au concept I just do love the thought. Ben has so much impressive family, and a lot of uncles and aunts to look up to. If a lot of things had gone a lot differently, idk how, and padmé and ani got to grow older and stronger together, if Ben were to have his grandfather not only as a legend but as a person to hold him and tell him stories, I wonder what that would have been like.

#what if ben wants really badly to be a knight like his uncle is when hes young bc girls are gross or whatever and hes shy and awkward #so hes pretty sure hes never gonna be with anyone anyway #and then when hes almost 30 he meets rey and he has his oh moment #padmé was quite a bit older than anakin so it looks like ben will be more like his grandmother than he realized #rey actually is a nobody from nowhere bc duh #but despite her lack of etiquette training or politicking she fits in with princess leia like SO well and the fam loves her #especially when they start noticing the changes in ben... cripplingly shy and quiet ben is trying to woo rey and failing adorably #or so it seems. mostly because he doesnt come out and speak his intentions.. sure that a girl like her wouldnt actually want him #never mind that theyre dyads and they share a mind connection. he somehow finds a way to misinterpret her emotional responses #mostly because he has no measure for these things in his own life #but also.. neither does rey. and a lot of new stuff is happening in her life including suddenly having the force and a forcebond #with a prince of the galaxy of all people !! shes got some major imposter syndrome going on #oh maybe its also implied that she will be bens queen because of the forcebond from the time they find out so its SORT OF an arranged #marriage?? and she obviously senses his anxiety and trepidation and he clearly is willing to go through with it.. even trying to court her #but she thinks its better if they dont try bc the force may be saying they have to be together but she believes in making her own choices #and she actually thinks bens a nice guy and a good friend to have. but obviously she says this to him trying to make things better #tells him they should just be friends. she likes him and his family and is so grateful they accepted her but they should get to choose #so ben takes this with grace (lol) and he does agree to be her friend because its better than nothing right and everything about her is just #so captivating to him that he cant help but friendzone himself. but on the way to strengthening their bond and training together they grow #closer and the tension between them coils tightly. so rey TOLD ben they should have a choice and she doesn't want to go back on that #theyre still arranged to be married or perhaps they already are married but living separately. but still she doesnt want to make him think #shes fickle or ruin their friendship because she cant control herself. shes clearly confusing her feelings for his too (shes not)#and ben is majorly confused when he realizes that the affection he feels is returned at long last he doesnt know if he should confront her #or if he should be subtle about it. courting didnt seem to work last time but things are different now. he brings her gifts theres nothing #wrong with that. so he's picked up on gift giving but more personalized? and hes taking her on trips bc she wants to see different worlds #he already reads books about topics that interest her but now he gifts them to her or talks about those topics #and shes so determined to keep it to herself he realizes that he kisses her!! he feels so confident and assured in that moment. he knowswhat #he feels and he knows what she feels. theres no need to hold back any longer. he doesn't want to. ben takes her hand and goes before his #grandparents to ask for their blessing for marriage. everyone is pleased to finally be able to speak freely of them. ben and rey and both #overjoyed. theirs is the biggest most extravagant wedding in the galaxy. moreso than han and leias. everything is perfect

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