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Lovely Daggers Pierced My Heart

by ashilrak

The last thing James expected when he was called into Saint Monica's Director’s office was being asked if he was ready to be introduced to a wealthy Alpha donor.

He narrowed his eyes. “You have someone in mind.”

“I do,” the Director confirmed, grinning now. “I've been trying to pair him off for years. More than that, I think he'd be good for you.”

He frowned. “But I'm broken.”

“You're not broken, James,” Angela said, voice softening. That was another thing everyone at the home liked to say. He didn't believe it. “But, even if you were…” Angela's smirk was back. “The guy I’m thinking of? He fixes things.”

— Or: When Tony finds the Winter Soldier at an Omega home of all places, he reaches out with every intention of rubbing it in Steve Rogers’ perfect face. When James is given the chance to never have to fight again, he jumps on it despite a lingering what-could-have-been with Steve. It's a mutually beneficial arrangement, but neither planned on actually falling in love.

Words: 3500 Chapters: 1/11, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Tony Stark

Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Ritson (Marvel), Steve Rogers, Original Female Character(s)

Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Post-Movie: Captain America: Civil War (2016), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alpha Tony Stark, Omega Bucky Barnes, The Haunting What-If of Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, POV Alternating, Possessive Behavior, Dom/sub Undertones, denial is not just a river in egypt

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It’s been a week since Obi-Wan had said goodbye to Cody and left Coruscant. Three days ago, he and Anakin arrived on Tareon, along with another three pairs of two, each pair getting assigned to another village. It had turned out to be a peacekeeping mission, and in a way, Obi-Wan was relieved. It almost felt like the old times, before the war, before they were made soldiers. Just him and Anakin; Master and Padawan. Doing what the Jedi were supposed to do. At times he almost forgot that this wasn’t their reality anymore. Compared to what they were dealing with nowadays, this should’ve been easy. Especially for him, the Jedi’s supposedly best negotiator. He was good at resolving conflicts. But somehow, the past few days have left him exhausted. Unsatisfied with the results of his efforts, frustrated even.

Obi-Wan let himself fall into bed, too tired to even remove his garbs. He groaned, a primal noise expressing everything he felt, setting it free. How much longer would this go on? How much longer would he have to feel like he was talking against a wall? If only Cody was here. He wasn’t as good of a negotiator as Obi-Wan, but paired with his strategic thinking, Obi-Wan was sure they could have reunited the entire goddamn planet by now.

Plus, he would feel less lonely right now.

The admission surprised him. Did he really feel lonely? Obi-Wan was good at solitude, he liked it even. The peacefulness of it. But now he realized that he did feel lonely a lot. And he liked Cody’s company, more than that of most other people. Talking to him felt so easy, so natural. He never had to hold anything back, never had to be afraid of what Cody might think. I was refreshing, talking to Cody. And over the past couple of months, listening to him talk has come to be more successful at clearing his mind than any form of meditation. It didn’t matter whether it was the rare personal story or a serious discussion of plans. Listening to Cody soothed something deep inside him and melted his worries. And if one of those rare smiles, or an even rarer laugh passed his lips, even more so. 

Obi-Wan stilled when his thoughts got stuck on Cody’s lips. About the way they might feel under his fingertip. Under his own lips. He shook his head in disbelief. He knew what he felt for Cody was strong, knew where to place the emotions that had become linked to Cody. But feeling them was one thing; accepting them as what they were, leaning into them and allowing them, was another, much scarier thing.

Chapter 4 is now posted!

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the feeling when, it's not your circus and theyre certainly not your monkeys, but you are, in fact, a professional monkey wrangler, who has trained since birth to become the fuckin batman of managing circus chaos, and you can see that whoever is in charge of the circus and the monkeys is not in control of jack shit and you goddamn know that this is gonna go poorly for the monkeys and the public perception of monkey wranglers. And you will inevitably have to listen to a poorly researched news story about the fucking monkeys and then see the Hollywood dramatization of circus disaster "based on a true story" where every goddamn thing is incorrect. And it's not your circus, and it's not your monkeys, and the person in charge doesn't want your help because they think they have it under control, even if they don't and they really don't. And they're gonna bitch at you if you offer. And you really do have your own monkeys in your own circus to manage. So you just kind of watch the unfolding catastrophe happen. Over there. To someone else. With an in depth knowledge of exactly what went wrong and exactly how little effort it would have taken to avoid disaster.

Not my circus,not my monkeys, but no one likes watching distressed chimps rip off people's faces

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Lilo's Star Wars recs from the months of June & July

I've already made a long Star Wars rec list last year, so for this one I'll try to add just the new ones that aren't on the other list or my other Star Wars rec posts yet!

Fics are complete, and no Ao3 warnings apply, unless otherwise indicated.

I've mostly been reading about Obi-Wan and/or various Mandalorians, and this list is kind of a multiship mess, mostly slash and some femslash, but just know all the fics are really amazing regardless of ships :) if you want to filter more you can go through all of my bookmarks on Ao3! But now, here are my fav fics from the last couple months, sorted shortest to longest:

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magnetic flux (the press of form to form) by blackkat

Padmé/Arla Fett, 1k, rated T, Arla lives AU

“My brother’s trying to kill you,” Arla says.

Somewhere Between Sunrise and Sunset by Batsutousai @batshieroglyphics

Obi-Wan Kenobi/Jango Fett, 9k, rated T, canon divergence: Obi-Wan left the Jedi order

Jango goes for a drink after a job, only to stumble across a conundrum of a being: A human in beskar'gam, marked with the New Mandalorian crest.

Force of the Will by Darkhorse99

No ship, 10k, rated G, chose not to use warnings

Mace dies. Mace wakes up. Mace wakes up the morning Anakin Skywalker walks into the Temple. Mace is not doing this again.

Crumbling Reality by RangerJedi67 @wanderingjedihistorian

Jango Fett/Obi-Wan Kenobi, 15k, rated T - this is a standalone fic in a series that functions more as a collection of separate works, they're all quite good just keep in mind they're completely unrelated stories!

Jango Fett told himself the clones were just products. Then he finds out about Dred Priest's cadet fight club. While he is reevaluating his life, a chance meeting with a redheaded Jedi changes everything.

Jon Antilles' Guide to Interacting with Mandalorians by Scathach343 aka the Cryptid Jon AU

Jon Antilles/Jaster Mereel, 20k, rated M, WIP series and still updating - I've got a summary of previous chapters here to make it easier to get back into it when there are updates

AU where Fay knew Tarre Vizsla and she teaches Jon whatever old timey dialect of Mando'a she speaks. This leads to certain misunderstandings when he encounters other Mandalorians... Aka, Jon unintentionally gets mistaken for a spirit of the Manda and becomes Mandalore's local cryptid.

The Jedi and the Symbiote by shadower01

Obi-Wan & Venom, Anakin/Padmé, graphic violence, rated T, 30k wip series but it feels complete enough

Having been Obi-Wan's Padawan for several years now, Anakin thought he knew just about everything about his master. That was until a mission went wrong and he finally gets to meet the thing which lives inside Obi-Wan.

The Gift by handdrawnisopach, SniperAnon (The_Big_Reveal)

Ghost!Obi Wan Kenobi/Jaster Mereel, 50k, rated E, WIP series but part one works as a standalone. I also have a summary of part one in my bookmark in case the series ever gets updated you can check it out to remember what happened in the first part :)

"A gift, it is," Yoda insists as he thrusts the prism towards Jaster’s knees. "Clear has it been in its desire to go with you. Argue with it I will not." His claws close Jaster’s fingers around the delicate prism. The calloused grip of the troll keeps Jaster's hand closed around it as he meets Jaster's gaze with stern green eyes. "Take care of it you must," he insists, shaking Jaster and the prism in their hands. "Priceless it is. Like your armor you must value it. More, even."

The Handmaiden's Foreknowledge Series by JEF_300

Padmé/Sabé, Saché/Yané, time travel, graphic violence, 60k wip series, still updating, detailed summary in my bookmark

Eirtaé met a Nightsister only a few days after Padmé's funeral. Now, she has to make a lot of plans, because the only one who can stop the horrible future she's from from coming about a second time is her. Priorities, in order: #1: Get Sabé and Padmé together. #2: Stop Palpatine. #3: The looming galactic war. Do... something about that. #4: Oh, and she also seems to be Force-sensitive now, so learn to use the Force, maybe? Or; a time travel fix-it Padmé/Sabé story, from a 3rd character's perspective.

Listen to the Visions by shadower01

Little Obi-Wan, Sifo-Dyas, good!Dooku, Jaster Mereel, unrated, chose not to use warnings, 60k wip series, last updated in 2022, I've got a summary of the posted chapters in my bookmark in case it updates again

Young Obi-Wan Kenobi suffers from force visions of the future. What if someone listened to these and took them seriously? These are the adventures of Obi-Wan, Padawan to both Master Sifo-Dyas and Master Dooku, Jedi Ambassador (in training) to the True Mandalorians and the only one who actually listens to the force.

It’s Not The War But What’s Behind It by lola_bunny15

Codywan, Obi-Wan & Mace Windu, chose not to use warnings, rated G, 70k, WIP and still updating, I've got a summary of the first couple chapters in my bookmark here

The Force loves Obi-Wan Kenobi. Though perhaps a little too much, if the amount of visions he receives is any indication. Mace Windu is drawn to Obi-Wan Kenobi. Whether it may be the Force, or the sheer amount of shatter points surrounding him, or even just those big blue eyes. He can’t help it. When Obi-Wan’s visions get too bad for his crechemaster to properly care for him and the rest of his clan, Mace makes a decision: Obi-Wan Kenobi shall be his padawan.

All the Roads We Walk Are Winding by K_R_Closson

Mace Windu/Jaster Mereel, Obi-Wan/Quinlan, 90k, rated M, PTSD, reformations

Qui-Gon reiterates that he cannot train Obi-Wan, but tells him he deserves to be a Jedi. Obi-Wan becomes the padawan of Mace Windu and dedicates himself to being a padawan worthy of a Master on the council. He bonds with his lineage sisterbDepa, gets into mischief with his best friend Quinlan, and meets the Mand'alor, Jaster Mereel. Obi-Wan Kenobi finds himself a family that spans cultures and the galaxy, and when darkness rises up to threaten it, he defends his family with all the lessons and tricks the Force has taught him.

as wild wings follow by blackkat @blackkatmagic

Feemor/Jaster Mereel, 100k, rated T, wip with regular updates, I have a summary in my bookmark - if your memory is as bad as mine is you can check it to more easily get back into the story when it updates ;)

Despite the council's objections, Qui-Gon takes a new padawan before Feemor is a made a Knight. Left adrift, Feemor makes the trip back to his homeworld, only to stumble over a strange old lightsaber in an ancient Mandalorian keep... Tarre Vizsla has spent a long time waiting for a Jedi to take up his blade again. The Mandalorian civil war is spiraling rapidly out of control, and as a former Mand'alor, Tarre has an obligation to his people - one that Feemor is going to have to fulfill in his place.

Enjoy :) and if you send some more fic recs my way I'd love that!

my Star Wars • more Star Wars • other stuff I've read

My Star Wars tag list, lmk if you want on/off the list: @toboldlynerd @toomuchactionforme @the-willow-that-weeps @zephyrstillwrites

If you want to reblog the full length version (where the fics aren't hidden under the cut) it's here

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being doomed by the narrative is cool and all but i like when a character is doomed just by being a fucking idiot. sorry that happened to you but it is entirely your own fault and you could have just chosen to not do all that

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Okay, this is just a quick (lies, this ended up so long) and dirty articulation of why I don't like Annabeth Chase from PJO, her relationship with Percy, and what I think could fix it. (It got too long so I cut that bit. I'll write it if someone asks, but right now this is just a deconstruction of how, in my opinion, Annabeth Chase is not a well-written and compelling character.) This will be rambling and scattershot but hopefully it all makes sense, even if you don't agree.

First of all, Annabeth Chase has a lot of potential. I'm about to talk some shit, but I want to be clear, I see a lot in her character that could be interesting. I attribute most of my problems with her to Rick's writing, which, for all its good qualities, is not the strongest or most consistent imo. This isn't intended as a hate piece, just a way to organize my thoughts. I'm doing this all from memory, and am open to feedback, disagreement, or correction if I make a mistake so long as it's done in a civil way. Thank you.

I think my biggest frustration with Annabeth is that I simply don't believe her intelligence. I would LIKE to. But I think we are told that she is smart far more than we're shown, which makes the praise heaped upon her somewhat galling.

When I think about great strategies in these books, Percy comes to mind first. In The Last Olympian, he's the one who plans out the destruction of the bridges to frustrate Kronos' approach, including making diplomatic deals with the river gods and strategically deploying demigods to get it done. He's the one to realize that Poseidon is critical to success, find a way to get his attention in the middle of a war, and convince him to take heavy losses in Atlantis — and lose that battle which was very personal and precious to him — in order to win the ultimate war against Kronos. It is also Percy's strategy which is successful in defeating Typhon. Percy is constantly thinking up strategies in high pressure environments, such as fights. For example, in the Labrynth, when he realizes that his half-brother is healed by earth so he concocts a method with what he has around him to keep his brother suspended so he can be killed.

Now, other demigods also make important contributions in The Last Olympian. Wasn't it Nico who convinced Hades, Persephone, and Demeter to join the fight? And Annabeth activated Daedalus(??? spelling) statues in defense as well. But Percy is one that we are most often shown being strategic. I think it just goes under the radar because Percy does not have a high self esteem and does not praise himself internally for a lot of the clever stuff he does.

Annabeth most often contributes by knowing something. She often serves as exposition; she'll recognize a myth first, and explain it to Percy. But not only is prior knowledge and memorization not a replacement for actual strategy, BUT PERCY GETS BETTER GRADES THAN HER. I think it's in that Demigod Files book?? All Riordan's stuff has at least a month's waitlist at my library or I would double check my source, but I distinctly remember an entry where Annabeth is like, "Seriously, how is Percy getting better grades than me?? I'm the one who taught him how to put an essay together and now he's breezing through them??? Wtf." I find this intensely frustrating. Because what do you MEAN she's not even more successful than Percy academically? It's just, it's frustrating, because she's supposed to be so super smart, and I'm struggling to see where that actually gets expressed. If her only advantage is an earlier exposure to the Greek myths than Percy and a good memory, then her value as a character is highest near the start of the series and can only decline from there.

Even her encounter with the Sphinx highlights this. She had the trivia knowledge to answer the questions but not the wisdom to just, do that and not start an unnecessary fight in the middle of their quest.

I can think of several times in the books where Annabeth stutters, trying to think of something, while Percy improvises something that might be a little goofy but it WORKS.

Actually, Percy is by far the better manipulator out of the two of them. He is insanely good at reading his enemies, figuring out how to convince them to ally with him if possible, or defeat them if not. His big vulnerability is he can't do that for shit with people he cares about. Percy is actually very conflict avoidant in his personal life, I've noticed? And he's very quick to empathize with a friend and try to see things from their persepective (like when Grover kinda SABOTAGED his college applications and Percy heard him out and supported him in his emotional struggle with Percy leaving).

By contrast, Annabeth doesn't seem interested in the emotional wellbeing of her friends?

Annabeth often insults Percy's intelligence and his strategies. She says his head is full of kelp, seaweed brain, outright calls him stupid at least once (during that quest for Hermes, if I recall; was that in the Demigod Files as well? It wasn't in a main book I don't think). Everyone says that Annabeth is so smart, she's the daughter of Athena she's the architect of Olympus!! Meanwhile, the person I see actually implementing successful strategy is the person Annabeth constantly insults. She says that he's lucky, that he needs help to do anything, couldn't think his way out of a paper bag without her????????

That's what drives me crazy about Annabeth. Nobody ever calls her on her bragging or her putting down of other people. She doesn't learn. Not even when her carelessness and overconfidence gets her DRAGGED INTO TARTARUS. I'm so sorry, but is it not embarrassing for a daughter of Athena to be defeated like that??? All you had to do was keep an awareness of your environment, put two and two together that you're covered in webs just like the spider who just fell through the floor, and realize you'd better do something about that ASAP. And, like. Look. My issue isn't that she was pulled into Tartarus. My issue isn't even the way it happened. It matches with her fatal flaw.

My issue is that, like with everything else she gets wrong, she never seems to learn or grow from it. Like when Luke tricked her into holding up the sky. That to me is a perfect opportunity for a genuine character moment. It's so humbling, and would leave you so shaken. A moment for an unwanted but desperately needed reckoning between who she wants Luke to be and who he is. I'm not even saying she should have given up on him. I don't mind that she couldn't or that the whole thing was so messy and painful for her, but the way that it was expressed in the book made me feel like Annabeth was either willfully blind or untrustworthy. Her denial of Luke's worst aspects, her defending of him, her refusal to hold space for other characters feeling differently to her, all of it fostered suspicion in me when I first read the PJO books.

I remember when I first read the scene where Percy reveals his Achille's heel to her. My hair stood on end. Something about the way her eyes are described as "distant" when she asks where it is, and how Percy hesitates. In that moment I was screaming for him not to trust her. I did not want her to know. I thought his fatal flaw was going to kill him. Percy is a character who cannot anticipate betrayal.

Of course I was wrong about Annabeth there. Or was I? Other people before me have noted that when Annabeth judo flips Percy onto his back in New Rome, she does not know that the Mark of Achilles has been lifted. I don't think that the throw would have necessarily killed him if it hadn't; he lands on a flat surface. But it was certainly DEEPLY careless and foolhardy of Annabeth, EVEN BEFORE you take into account that it was, strategically, a STUPID thing to do. It makes me want to scream how dumb this moment makes Annabeth look. It's the tense, fraught first meeting in years between ancient enemies. You're the leader of your group, the diplomatic ambassador from Camp Half Blood. It's imperative that this goes well, for the fate of the world. And your emotions run so high upon reuniting with your kidnapped boyfriend — who was stolen by a god and has been through you-don't-know-what kind of godly fuckery — that you take it out on him, the VICTIM, and physically attack him. Didn't she put a knife to his throat?? If PERCY hadn't defused the moment, handled it, Annabeth would easily have destroyed the Greek-Roman alliance right there, no ghostly possession of Leo needed. With friends like her, who needs enemies?

Her relationship with Percy…I've never understood why they're the golden couple of the fandom. Annabeth seemed more interested in Luke than Percy, and when she was interested in Percy it was always…like, okay, Annabeth was vulnerable with Luke. I don't think he ever had a thing for her, but there was a tenderness to how she'd interact with him. When she interacted with Percy — think of the school dance, or how she handled having Rachel on a quest — she refuses to be vulnerable with him. If she has a crush on Percy, she hides it under glares, insults, and demands. Annabeth won't ask Percy to dance with her, she'll hit him and call him stupid for not asking her. She will not let her guard down with him.

This is a throughline in their relationship; even in Tartarus, she's thinking about how she likes to keep Percy on her toes. Yeah, Annabeth, we know. It was obvious when you manufactured a whole drama around your "one month anniversary." Which, no, that's not a thing, and it's completely normal of Percy not to anticipate that you would want him to do something special for it. I hated that whole story (it's in demigod files, I think). It's just Annabeth dangling Percy over undefined consequences if he doesn't read her mind and figure out what she wants and needs. He does all the work and she judges it. It's not cute or fun.

I do place most of the blame on Riordan's writing. What's that scene where Annabeth pushes Percy unexpectably off a cliff, triggering a very sensitive and dangerous encounter that he had to negotiate under time pressure while Annabeth watches? How does that scene start? "Get you a girlfriend who…" It's framed as a positive that Annabeth will just shove Percy into dangerous situations without warning when she absolutely does not have to do that. Isn't she supposed to be strategic? Why can't she think up a strategy and tell him, instead of shoving him at the problem and just, putting it on him to find a solution? "Give the problem to Percy" isn't a strategy worthy of Athena, I'm sorry. But my point is, Rick genuinely seems to think their romance is good and these red flag moments are cute and flirty. He is not writing Annabeth as an asshole on purpose.

I tend towards death of the author analyses myself, but Rick's writing is not consistent enough for that. You kinda just have to identify what he was trying to do, see where it failed, and decide how you wanna interpret that. And when it comes to Annabeth…I just want to either burn her relationship with Percy down or rewrite her character.

What else is there? Oh yeah, does anyone else feel like the way her family is written makes her seem…overdramatic? Like, meeting her dad and stepmom…it's an anticlimax. This girl was so unhappy she ran away from home as a child. She chose to become homeless in a world where monsters hunt her down, AS A CHILD, rather than stay with her dad. There's a deep unhappiness and loss to that. When she talks about it, she talks about being unwanted, a burden that her dad was unable and unwilling to handle, not being heard, not being believed. She is describing victim blaming. In that house, she, a six year old child, was seen as the problem.

And after that build up, we meet her family, and they are…well, they're fine, aren't they. Her step mom is concerned for her. She and Annabeth's dad (no i don't remember his name rn) seem to want the best for her, to help however they can. Mr Chase—is his name Frederick maybe???—Mr Chase takes the initiative, after Percy and his friends let him in on a sliver of what's going on with Annabeth, to melt down old weapons to make bullets and FLY A HELICOPTER to come save his daughter.

I'm honestly at a loss about what we're supposed to think here. At the end of Titan's Curse Percy gently suggests to Annabeth that she give her family another chance. If I recall, she says some things can't be repaired, but it's implied that she does actually try again with her family later. This always seemed to me to undermine Annabeth's entire narrative…the way she describes being treated simply does not match what we observe for ourselves in Titan's Curse.

I could go on but I'll cut it here. Maybe I'll make a post about I'd rewrite her if I could, because I do WANT to like Annabeth. There's a lot interesting that could be done with her. Probably not though bc all the Annabeth stans are gonna block me for this one I fear. Maybe I'll post my criticisms of other PJO couples instead lol (I won't. if you've read this far you'll find this claim dubious, but I actually don't enjoy being a hater. anyway i don't have nearly so much to say about any other pjo couple). Thanks for reading.

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I’m sorry if you’ve been asked this already and I just didn’t see it, but I was wondering what software you use to write your fics, especially your multi-chapter ones? I’m assuming you don’t write it directly into ao3 lol

If I've been asked this, it's probably been years so no worries!

I've used Google docs for over ten years at this point. Before Google docs, I used Microsoft Word.

For my multi-chapter fics I tend to keep the outline in one document and the fic all in another with page breaks between chapters. There is a character limit in Google docs, but I've never reached it. If I did, I'd just break the fic up into like chapters 1-20, 20-40 or whatever. My exception to this is when writing collabs, in which case it's a new doc for each chapter. This is due to a combination of other author's preferences and it being easier to organize when multiple people are clicking around.

I use scrivener for my original writing, which is very different from docs in how it's laid out with the default novel format having different docs for scenes within folders for chapters (easier to navigate than it sounds).

I would never recommend using AO3 to write since it's not guaranteed to save your work. I don't think it really matters which program you use since typing into a document is the same across the board. Google docs is free which is why I used it for so long, and libreoffice is another free alternative for those wanting to move away from Google. Scrivener is a one-time purchase and has a learning curve, but is much less expensive than Microsoft Word.

Hope this helps!

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“Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.”

— Viktor Frankl

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Fox to Bly: my shinies? in a row. ordered. disciplined. behaving predictably. your shinies? scattered. in disarray. waddling aimlessly, desperate for a leader to impose structure. pathetic

Fox to Rex: *long judgemental silence*

Fox: I pray the force everyday you don’t get shinies

Rex: you don’t believe in the force

Fox: don’t worry I can get on my knees for the right person every time I need to

Cody: well this escalated quickly

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Obi-wan Kenobi is the guy you want.

You want the guy who is willing to talk. You want the guy who is willing to go into a winning or losing situation willing to stop everything and negotiate.

Maybe it has to end in a fight.

Maybe it doesn’t.

You want the guy who can do both.

You want the guy who has been in a whole Rolodex of bad situations, because that guy is your best bet of getting out.

You want the guy who definitely knows how to end a fight. You want the guy who trained in one of the most aggressive and overwhelming fighting styles for over a decade of his life, and then ultimate form of defense, and then mashed them together into the Ego-Buster 3000.

Throughout the whole series of Star Wars books, Obi-wan is the guy who ends up on insane missions, literally, and resolves to move forward even though he’s usually doubtful of his own ability to do what needed to be done. In spite of a lack of confidence, he always moves forward. Every time.

You want the guy who just wants to see everyone go home happy. Because even though that’s not how life works (and he knows that), you still want the guy who wants the best possible outcome.

You want the guy who has set his ego very firmly to the side. And Obi-wan has had his ego shunted to the side at least one time per book, usually more. And when ego gets out of the way, the path forward opens up.

Obi-wan Kenobi is never the strongest, yet he measures up. Obi-wan is never the most talented, yet he works harder than most ever will. Obi-wan fails often, yet he never fails to learn. He is not the smartest man in the galaxy, yet he has learned and applied many lessons, and therein grows wisdom. And Obi-wan is indeed very wise.

He’s a guy who learned Qui-gon’s lessons of openness to the force, mindfulness of the will of the force, the ways of conscience and willingness to give of himself for the betterment of others. Old lessons are always coming to his mind, every time he chooses to continue applying them to his life, always learning, willing to be taught. In the way that Jedi are lifelong students of the ways of the force, Obi-wan lives to learn.

That is the thing about Obi-wan Kenobi.

There is no-one better.

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Cody's favourite state to see Obi-Wan in is wandering around in his underwear, skin damp with sweat and covered in bruises.

When asked why, he'll look Obi-Wan up and down with a grin,

"Not everyone gets to see their jetii in panties, do they?"

Obi-Wan's exasperated look in return is endlessly funny, as is his huff before he says,

"They aren't panties, Cody. They're briefs."

"Either way, I gaged you with them."

"Oh, for fu-"

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A regular conversation during the Clone Wars where the seducer often changes:

Cody: I don't need to go to bed. I'm not tired, I'll be fine.

Obi-Wan: But, darling, I'll be so lonely without you. Come curl up in my arms so I can feel whole again.

Cody: O-oh. Well. Wait. Are you trying to seduce me into healthy sleeping patterns??

Obi-Wan: Is it working?

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Now That’s What I Call Buns: A Centennial Celebration

In my time on Tumblr, I’ve posted a number of terrible fic ideas. One hundred of them, to be exact.

(More or less. I skipped over #39 and #63 by accident, but did #72 twice and revisited #11 after DA:TV was released, and #88 was removed by moderators for vague reasons.)

But regardless of the exact details, it felt time for a celebration - and a revamp of my plot bunny master list, now helpfully arranged by fandom. I've also posted two top ten lists - one which includes my own personal favorites and one which lists Tumblr's favorites (as determined by note count).

So yeah - feel free to celebrate by checking out my existing terrible fic ideas or suggesting prompts on what direction I should hop off in next. Thanks to everyone who's taken the time to read and comment on my plot bunnies.

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'Lost In Transit' - Chapter 1

Their first act of rebellion might just be their last. They were distracted when the wrecked ship suddenly made a groaning noise. The metal whined as if something bent it, moving it. But that was not possible. It should not be possible. Both rebels froze as their eyes locked onto the origin of the noise. Blaster fire halted as everyone watched the ship with confusion and interest. A hand punched through the rubble, catching the attention of both the troopers as well as the rebels. The figure pulled themselves up slowly, climbing out on top of the wreckage. A copper haired humanoid man, dressed in robes and white battle armour stood on top of the rubble. The sigil on his shoulder proudly bearing the symbol of the Jedi Order which fell so long ago. With his features almost shining in the dim light, his eyes glowed blue but seemed glazed over, unseeing but drawn to the light regardless. That was a Jedi. “...General Kenobi?” They flinched violently when the Jedi turned his gaze in their direction. Blue glowing eyes aimed in their direction but not quite on them, like the Jedi could not see them. - Or, Obi-Wan wakes up in the future in a Galaxy he does not recognise.

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Now That’s What I Call Buns: Tumblr's Top 10 List

In my time on Tumblr, I’ve posted a number of terrible fic ideas. These are those with the most notes from across fandoms.

From most to least as of (06/01/25):

(92) Tried to Change the Ending: Percy and post-TOA Apollo are sent back in time to The Trojan War, fake a relationship, and rewrite the course of history [623 Notes]

(03) The Troll’s Plan: In which Obi-Wan and Yoda save the Jedi Order, restore peace to the galaxy, and drive Mace up the wall along the way [258 notes]

(86) In Another Life: God!Percy is thrown back a hundred years into his mortal body and forced to relive the events of the Titan War [202 notes]

(87) I Would Stay Forever: PJO/MCU crossover, in which Percy Jackson is Peter Parker’s caseworker after May’s untimely death [170 notes]

(28) New Athens: In which Camp Half-Blood is on par with New Rome [149 notes]

(30) Alys the Storm Queen: f!Jon Snow/Renly Baratheon arranged marriage in which Robert is the best thing ever to happen to the Targaryens [131 notes]

(15) Jeyne, Lady of the Rock: f!Jon Snow/Jaime Lannister as reluctant soulmates and an even more reluctant Tywin forced to chose between Jaime and Cersei after Robert’s death [125 notes]

(58) Unknown Demigod: PJO/Criminal Minds crossover, in which a serial killer in Oakland Hills reveals Special Agent Percy Jackson’s demigod background [121 notes]

(31) Serena, Queen of the Skies: f!Jon Snow becomes the fourth Lady Arryn, the regent of a great house, and mother of dragons [108 notes]

(02) Alysanne the Winter Queen: Following Catelyn Tully’s death, Ned Stark marries his niece f!Jon Snow and almost accidentally puts her on the Iron Throne [95 notes]

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Now That’s What I Call Buns: Cat's Top 10 List

In my time on Tumblr, I’ve posted a number of terrible fic ideas. These are my personal favorites from across fandoms.

In no particular alphabetical order:

(32) Aemon the Adventurous: Jon Snow flees Westeros, becomes a sailor and merchant prince, and brings forth dragons from the ruins of Old Valyria

(40) Dyanna the Defiant: In which f!Jon Snow takes after her most famous foremothers, runs away to Essos, and insults Viserys III into being a better person

(94) Fire in the Sunrise: Raven’s Plan AU, in which thousands across Thedas travel from the end of DA:TV to the start of DA:I

(09) Forget-Me-Not: In which an amnesiac Inquisitor Trevelyan starts a relationship with Dorian Pavus, learns he was once Corypheus’ second-in-command, and gradually comes to terms with his villainous past

(11) From Lothering with Love: In which a case of mistaken identity makes Edmund Hawke the Champion of Kirkwall and the Hero of Fereldan and the Herald of Andraste

(90) I’ll Build a Fire (You Fetch the Water): In which Sebastian Sallow and f!PC travel forward to 1993 and stop the Second Wizarding War in its tracks by adopting Harry Potter

(62) Love Is All That's Left: In which Nicolò di Genova begins life as the bastard son of Prince Bohemond I of Antioch

(71) Maekar the Maester: In which Jon Snow joins the Night's Watch too young and finds a father in Aemon Targaryen

(31) Serena, Queen of the Skies: f!Jon Snow becomes the fourth Lady Arryn, the regent of a great house, and mother of dragons

(80) Standing Stones, Buried Blades: HP/TOG crossover, in which famed alchemist Nicholas Flamel is one of the many, many pseudonyms of Nicolò di Genova

Some of these fics are perennial favorites - the Queen of the Skies AU is probably my favorite to come out of all my GOT/ASOIF plot bunnies, and the armchair historian in me loves finding nuggets of information that can be put towards the Hauteville!Nicolò di Genova bunny - but others shift depending on my mood. Where I dithered, I intentionally chose plot bunnies that were less popular over some that really took off.

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