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Echo: Why exactly are you up at 3 AM, wasting time sharpening your knives?

Hunter: *dead serious* Sharpening one's knife is never a waste of time.

Echo: Uh, okay... Why are you still staring at me like that?

Crosshair: You've offended him, di'kut.

Wrecker: And his knife.

Echo: His knife?

Tech: That one is named Wrath or something. I've gotten them mixed up.

Echo:

Echo: Why are we all up at 3 AM?

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Some thoughts on Andor, and that final shot everyone hates so much.

I don’t. I’ve been sitting with this show for a while now. This whole season I’ve been waiting to hate Bix’s arc with the same fervour that some of the more vocal fans do. I’ve been waiting to feel the injustice done to a “strong female character” (a phrase I fucking hate by the way, but that’s an argument for another time). I’ve seen the arguments that she should have stayed with the rebellion, that she was a fighter sidelined for the sake of a man, that she was reduced to a baby-factory straight out of right wing propaganda (Jesus Christ). And I disagree with every fucking one of them. 

For me, in season two, Bix is the heart of the show. She is the ethos, the drive, the reason that rebellion matters. Bix becomes, in a way, the most important character Andor has to offer us.

Andor has always been very clear in its ideology. Blatantly so. And one of the ideals it strives to impart to its audience is that we are not meant to live in fear. We are not meant to live under oppression. We are not meant to live looking down. For Andor the heart, the drive, the reason behind rebellion is to create a future where we are free. And where love, and peace, and community, and kindness, and hope are our foundations and are the only matter of our lives. 

Andor doesn’t want its characters to be fighters. They are forced to be. Andor doesn’t want its characters to live hiding and scared and clawing for any glimpse of peace and love and hope they can get. They have no other choice. Rebellion is important. It is so so fucking important. But it is only important because of what it fights for. 

Bix is not a fighter. In Andor’s first season she is a mechanic selling to Luthen on the side for extra money. She is not struggling against the empire. She is not joining a rebellion. She is getting the fuck by and living her fucking life. And one day her connection to Cassian puts her under the empire’s gaze and she is invasively tortured and horrifically traumatised because of it. And she endures. 

Bix is, also, an incredibly important character to me personally. There can often be a narrative surrounding trauma that it should make you the fighter everyone seems to think Bix should be. That you should take your pain and terror and suffering and turn it around and let it make you stronger. Use it to beat back against the person, or group, or institution that traumatised you. That you should pick yourself up, dust yourself off, take that horror, and fight back (girlboss-ify yourself and take those motherfuckers down). And to that I say, no. I don’t want that. I’ve done my fighting. I’ve lost my battles and I’ve come out the other side scarred in ways that still hurt to touch. What I want is to stop. Is to rest. Is to put this pain down and move out the other side of it and live, finally. 

For me, watching Bix as an horrifically traumatised woman live stuck in that fight for the first half of the second season was harrowing. To see her spend her time in the Coruscant safehouse grappling with the true cost of what it means to fight the way she needs to in this war, never at peace as the life she lives and the things she must do force her to stay held in her trauma, had me aching in ways I didn’t realise I would. To see her stuck in the dark and the gloom and the cold, and yearning the whole time she is in Coruscant to be able to go out and live without having to look over her shoulder, hurt in ways I struggle to put words to.

And then, to see her get out. 

I know there is a lot of contention about seeing Bix have little to do on Yavin. And to that I will say, it’s a big show, there are a lot of characters, and she is on Yavin during a storyline that arguably should not narratively or structurally be focusing on her anyway. I know there is also a lot of contention about writing her leaving Cassian for the sake of the rebellion. That it diminishes her character to a plot beat. And while perhaps the tropes at play feel trite in comparison to the more grounded beats the show is known for hitting, this is still storytelling. All the characters are, functionally, still devices serving a narrative. Bix leaves, and narratively becomes our ethos. Becomes the heart of this story. Becomes the reason we have been watching this all play out for our two-season run. Bix becomes the most important character in the show. Because this is why we must fight. For Bix. For everything she represents in that moment. She becomes the way Cassian’s life should be if it weren’t for this war, and in doing so becomes the way all of their lives should be. Should have always been. And will be one day soon. 

She is the reason. For all of it. For every loss, for every death, for every fight. It is her. She is the hope at the heart of the rebellion.

That last scene on Mina-Rau; the gentle light, Bee playing, the table set for a community to eat and laugh and be. People smiling and content and together and peaceful. And Bix, free. Of the trauma, of the loss, of the death, of the fight. Looking up at the open sky with her child. Literally holding in her arms the life that the rebellion has always been fighting for. 

That is the hope at the end of our story -- that Bix is the one that gets to live. 

And you can pry that fucking ending from my cold dead hands.

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Oh yeah

No even hi, how are you.

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Fans: “Hey can we get a clone Rebellion show?”

Disney: “Here’s a Darth Maul TV show!”

Fans: “That looks cool, but can we get a Clone Rebellion show?”

Disney: “Here is Visions season 3!”

Fans: “Again, looks awesome, but where is the Clone Rebellion show. The Clone Wars and The Bad Batch obviously sets that kinda thing up.

Disney: …

Fans: …

Disney: …

Disney: “Ryan Gosling?”

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the only sunny day on kamino ever

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REAL

THATS ALL WE GET JUST 3 SECONDS OMG IM GONNA VOMIT

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GHOST? NO. THE BATMAN AND HIS BAT FAMILY

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Um… so I’m not as big into Star Wars anymore chat…! I’m trying my hardest but the acolyte killed me

Also sorry for being inactive ..!

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Yall remember that one time in clone wars where Yoda asked Anakin to help him escape the Jedi temple because he never followed the councils orders?

Same energy as grandpa asking the pot smoking grandchild to help him escape the retirement home

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++ Crosshair and Hunter for Predator 1987 AU (aka Jungle Moved) 

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Has it really been two years? I’ve been inactive for a while wow. Anyway.

OH MY GIGGITY HES SO CUTE YOUR ART IS SO PRETTY IM SO GLAD YOURE BACK

After 2 years of hiatus, Clones in Suits returns, featuring a newer look for the 501st's favorite Captain. 💙 **Finally an update lmao im so sorry, whirlwind life 🤦‍♀️😭 Here is my WIP of the Clones in Suits! series' Captain Rex redone. Final suit design might be subject to change. For a look at which clones I've made so far, check out this link! Taglist: @gonky-kong @nevadastarrsworld @gun-roswell @returnofthepineapple @riinoaheartilly @mamuzzy @freesia-writes @amorfista @cloneloverrrrr @wolffegirlsunite @askwenjing @moonlightwarriorqueen @sunshinesdaydream @advisorsnips @nobody-expects-the-inquisitorius @fictionalmenjusthitdifferent @corona-one @wings-and-beskar @anxiouspineapple99 @flyiingsly @insertmeaningfulusername @jgvfhl @n0vqni @naganna418 @techs-goggles9902 @starrylothcat @and-loth-cat @lamaenthel @doctordoombignaturals @lune-de-miel-au-paradis @stardusthuntress @n0vqni @fakegingerrights @stormyblue90 @greatshieldmaiden14 @echo-lover @yukikun336 @queenblueoffire @bad4amficideas @fussyrogue @tararose @tararosebloodthorn

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ahsoka makes him celebrate his life day

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anyone else remember being like 13 years old and watching that scene in how to train your dragon (2010) where hiccup carefully navigates the maze of lines toothless has drawn between them without breaking or stepping on any of them and with his back to toothless and eyes shut to demonstrate how he’s willing to put total faith in him not to harm him or run away and to show humility and a desire to establish a natural bond of mutual trust instead of the arrogance to try to force toothless to submit to his will and hearing the music crescendo and fade into silence as he finally crosses the last obstacle so that they’re standing mere inches from one another, tension built on years of bad blood between their two races, so immense it’s almost like a physical barrier, separating them, and after what feels like forever toothless presses his nose gently into hiccup’s outstretched palm and it fits perfectly like it was made solely for that specific purpose, and feeling all the hairs on your neck stand up and a stifling sensation that brought actual tears to your eyes rise in your throat as it touched something profound and full of unspeakable yearning inside you

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Oh my gyatt you make me wanna rewatch TCW JAMIE MY LOVE I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

coruscant nights - captain rex

A/N: Hey guys!!! I'm so sorry it's been so long :( a fucking LOT has happened in my life recently, I won't go into details but I will say that a friend of mine tried to ov3rd0s3, and it has not been easy :(

But!!! I do want to get back into writing for y'all, so please!!! Send requests, send asks, messages, anything and everything!!!! I love you all very much, and enjoy this fluff <3

Please, please, please request by the way, it's extremely helpful.

Oh, and as usual, no pronouns or the term 'y/n' mentioned.

(divider by @saradika-graphics)

Usually, you’d spend your nights staring out the window of your apartment at the cool colours of Coruscant night as people lived their lives, blissfully unaware of you watching. You’d spend them alone, wondering when you’d next see your friends, your family, and the man you loved.

But tonight, tonight, they were home.

The group of them, the two Jedi and the Padawan, their Captain and Commander, and several troopers, laughing and settling in your living room, on the beat up couch and torn carpet. 

It was a sight to behold, rather cinematic with the light placing and the warm joy seeping from their presences, so happy to be home and not at war. So relaxed. So, content.

Across the room from where you were leaning on your kitchen counter, you can see Rex, the only person in the room without a wide grin and laughing. Instead, he’s got this soft smile on his face, a distant expression, and he’s staring straight at you.

You’re watching out of the corner of your eye, pretending not to have noticed, but it’s like an itch - knowing he’s watching. And so you shift your gaze, meeting his, and there’s just a small second where he’s still blissfully content watching you, and then his eyes widen and he sits back, face melting with realisation.

It’s then that he shifts his gaze, pretending to focus on Anakin - who is currently on some long-winded tangent - but he keeps moving to look back at you. It makes you smile, noting the way his face has flushed like it’s snowing, and the way he looks so sheepish.

From then on, throughout the night, the scenario repeats itself over and over. You’ll catch him staring, and he’ll flush and try to look as though he wasn’t, but it’s obvious with his big sheepish eyes and red face. And everytime, you’ll smile and giggle because he looks so adorably ridiculous.

The hours drag on, and eventually the others decide to part ways, but Rex is your best friend, and because of the war, you take every chance you can to be with him. Usually he stays overnight, and sleeps either on the couch or if it’s been a particularly long time since you’ve reunited, you’ll share the bed and talk all night.

As the others bid their goodbyes, and leave the two of you in your apartment, a slightly awkward silence settles between you as he shifts his weight from side to side and refuses to meet your gaze. He’s oddly shy tonight, more silent than usual. He’s not sad, just, contemplative.

He begins with your name, pausing before continuing, sighing lightly and shifting in place. And abruptly you’re nervous too, and you don’t know why or how, but you’re scared. You step forward, reaching out to comfort him.

He breathes in deeply, raising his gaze to examine your face. A soft expression of contentment with a smile fills his face, and his eyes trace your features. Suddenly, you’re self-conscious under his gaze, even though it’s gentle and warm.

His hand raises to cup your face, his thumb tracing your cheekbone and softly caressing your skin. His hand drifts to brush a piece of your hair behind your hair, and your breath hitches. 

Neither of you speak anymore, because there’s an understanding behind every motion and movement that is met by both of you. After a minute, your lips brush his, and there’s the gentlest of kisses exchanged. And it’s good, it’s pleasant, it’s soft.

And Rex presses a gentle kiss to your forehead, and then you go to rest, both of you in your bed. And this time, you sleep. There’s no wistfully gazing out the window, no wondering if he’s safe or okay. This time, he’s right by your side, where he should be. Safe.

A/N: Hope you enjoyed!!! Send requests please!!!

(taglist: @skellymom, @techs-goggles9902, dm me if you wish to be added or removed)

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Rex, a few weeks after Anaxes: Hey, guys.

Hunter: Plan 87! Keep Away!

Crosshair and Tech: *turn into bodyguards*

Wrecker: *snatches Echo off his feet and holds him in the air*

Echo: *completely unfazed* Hi, Rex.

Rex: What on earth are you doing?

Wrecker: No backsies! You gave him away so he’s ours now!

Echo: They think you’re gonna repossess me or something.

Rex:

Rex: Echo, are you okay? Do you need help? Blink twice if you need help. Echo: I’m loved, Rex. Slightly squished, but very loved.

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HELP OMG

no boop? :(

They brought those back?

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no boop? :(

They brought those back?