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something something about Caleb Dume surviving the genocide of his people and divorcing himself from his culture and remaking himself entirely in order to survive

and something something about orphaned Ezra Bridger who loves Lothal but doesn’t quite belong being adopted into a self-made-cobbled-together family of outcasts from multiple cultures

and something something about Kanan choosing to embrace his culture and religion again despite his fear and the risk it brings to him and his family

and something something about Ezra embracing that culture as whole-heartedly as he can when so much of it has been lost

and something something about both of being denied the ability to practice certain aspects of their religion because otherwise they might be killed for it

and something something about Kanan remembering how Master Billaba carefully sheared his hair and oh so reverently plaited his Padawan braid and held it gently between her fingertips and told him she would do right by him and told him not to be afraid and told him she would be there for him until her dying breath and beyond and told him that he was going to be a great Jedi Knight one day and told him “you are our future youngling and I will do everything in my power to protect that future”

and something something about Kanan looking at Ezra’s wild hair with something hollow and aching tucked between his ribs because he longs to show Ezra the devotion his Master showed him and her Master showed before her and his Master before him but it’s not safe to gently plait that Padawan braid behind Ezra’s ear because such a sign of devotion will mean death and Kanan can only hope that Ezra understands how much Kanan loves him and how much Kanan is proud of him and how much hope and life he sees in his Padawan because while that Padawan braid may be the physical link between future and past tying together generations of Masters and Padawans who have lived and loved and passed on because “we are what they grow beyond”—

Kanan knows that every moment has led to this and Ezra is the future his Master and her Master before her never expected but they would be so proud to see Ezra now and Kanan can only hope Ezra knows how proud Kanan is of him too and know when he looks at Ezra he knows everything is going to be okay because “we are what they grow beyond” and despite everything that’s been lost to them Ezra is carrying the heart and soul of thousands of years of legacy and Kanan looks at Ezra knowing he can’t give him that Padawan braid but he’ll be damned if he can’t teach him the things that matter and he’ll be damned if he doesn’t do everything to protect the future he sees in Ezra’s eyes

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“We asked for a chance to defeat the Sith, and we failed."

This is what Kanan tells Ezra when Ezra asks why Yoda sent them to Malachor, and it haunts me. They asked for a chance, and Yoda gives them one, and they fail. And after that, as far as I can tell? Yoda writes them off. Yoda never appears to them after Malachor; Obi-Wan, when Ezra turns up on Tatooine, tells him "You're in the wrong place," refuses to help the Rebellion, and sends him home. All Yoda and Obi-Wan's eggs are in one basket, and that basket is labeled "Luke." Kanan and Ezra are on their own.

It would be so easy for them to give up. They're not the chosen ones; they failed their test. Who could blame them?

But they don't. Kanan works through his depression, Ezra comes back from the dark, and they keep fighting. It doesn't matter that they'll never defeat the Sith. It doesn't matter that the battles they fight are insignificant on the galaxy-wide scale, that no one really cares about Lothal except them and their friends. It doesn't matter that the structure of the Star Wars franchise means they'll never even be a footnote to history; by A New Hope, no one will remember them.

What matters is that the fight is worth fighting, so they're going to give it all they have.

This is why I love Rebels, and all the other bits of Star Wars sandwiched between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. We have lots of stories, as a culture, about people who vanquish evil; we don't have nearly as many that valorize people who fight battles they can't win. We watch these shows and play these games knowing that the protagonists won't defeat Vader or the Empire, knowing they're living in the wrong place and the wrong time, and we learn to care anyway. We learn that even impossible fights are worth fighting, that every skirmish matters even when they're not what wins the war.

We need more media like that. Because most of us are never going to be the ones who strike the final blow (if a final blow even exists) against climate change, or bigotry, or whatever battle we're fighting. And it is so easy to give up hope, and so important to remember that the struggle matters, even when you fail.

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Hi. It's been a while.. I hope you're doing well. I've been wanting to read new authors and novels recently and wanted to ask you about your favorite ones. Any genre or any author... or any of your favorite works. Maybe works that aren't as famous but you like. Anything. Could you please share? That's all. Have a nice day. 😊❤️

Hello, it has been a while. Thank you for your ask — most of my favourites are well-known classics but I tried to give you some variety. Here they are:

Animal Farm by George Orwell. I struggle with a lot of the great literary classics so I tried this one in graphic novel form and I loved it.

History nerd stuff. I have a lot of books about Australian modern history and this is probably my favourite. @the-starryknight, you’d like this one too!

I devoured Eva Ibbotson’s books as a young child and I feel like she deserves more recognition. She captures that childlike wonder at the world; the natural curiosity and longing to explore. Of all her works, Journey to the River Sea is my favourite. It follows the story of a young girl who, upon suddenly becoming an orphan, is sent to live with her unkind relatives in a distant country. She meets and befriends a local boy, but her disapproving relatives refuse to let him in the house. So he often stands outside the girl’s window and whistles “Blow the Wind Southerly” so she won’t feel so lonely.

Two families are thrown into poverty by separate tragedies, and are forced to move into a shambling old house together in order to afford rent. It follows their lives across 20 years. It’s a generous slice of everyday life and doesn’t hesitate to explore all the joys, sorrows, beauty, and the ugly parts of their lives. The prose is absolutely compelling and I love Winton’s dreamy style. He’s very focused on his settings, and describes the physical environment as the “main character.” This story takes place in 1950s coastal Australia and the descriptions are just so vivid.

This one doesn’t need any introduction! I bought this book about ten years ago when I was visiting a family friend in rural Michigan in the middle of winter. I slept in the attic of an old barn and would wake up to thick blankets of snow every morning. I bought this copy at a local flea market and devoured the whole thing during a snowstorm, when I was safely tucked up in my attic. When I came home to Australia months later, I discovered my copy of the book was quite different to the British copy and contained lots of extra footnotes to explain things to American readers. It’s my favourite copy of any book I own.

Speaking of Terry Pratchett. I love all his Discworld books, but Reaper Man has a special place in my heart. Essentially, Death goes on holiday and everything falls apart. You don’t know to be familiar with Discworld to read and enjoy this book. It stands alone perfectly fine.

I think about this book often. Just certain lines or sentences: “My grandmother died in the blue arms of a jacaranda tree. She could read thunder.” The prose is so beautiful and the memories disjointed, the stories ambling, the poems drifting away on the pages. These are the scraps of Ondaatje’s life, and the lives of his rather eclectic relatives. This is truly one of my absolute favourites.

Look how well-loved this copy is! My father bought it as a gift for me when I was 11 and we were about to embark on our first ever family holiday. We never got gifts outside of Christmas or birthdays so I felt very loved. I read the entire book over two weeks as my father drove and drove, following the long and endless coastal highways of south-east Australia.

The memoirs of one of the UK’s leading forensic anthropologists. It’s such a lovely, quiet book — all these little details of lives and deaths, but never told in a sensationalist or lurid manner. I just love the way it explores death and decay so gently and calmly. I read it alongside Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s “Death: The Final Stage of Growth” and it’s really helped me understand why and how we process death.

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New idea: instead of writing the fic, you come over to my house and I tell you the entire plot while I pace my tiny kitchen. There’s a cup of tea, warm in your hands. The words don’t stop and the affection never leaves your expression.

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there's just something inherently holy about a girl vibing alone in her room

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“Oh my god you’re a writer? Can I read your stuff?”

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Star Wars: Ahsoka (TV), Star Wars: Rebels Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Ezra Bridger & Sabine Wren (brief) Characters: Ezra Bridger, Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla (mentioned), Kanan Jarrus (mentioned) Additional Tags: Nostalgia, New Beginnings, Reunions, Fluff, Short One Shot, fair warning I haven't actually seen the show but Tumblr distracted me too well, i'm feeling emotional nobody touch me Summary:

The moments before she arrives, the breathless longing for home.

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Ahsoka hugging Kanan’s sons 😭

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HELP WHILE Ao3 IS DOWN SOME PEOPLE ARE POSTING FICS IN THE DOWNDETECTOR COMMENTS 😭😭😭

I’M SCREAMING

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all this rebels content on my for you page is actually killing me

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May the 4th be with you <3

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Rebels beach episode!?!?!??

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crop from April’s Patreon lock screen

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she's everything he's just kanan

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Kanan Jarrus ⭐ Gift for @iknowwhattosaynow from @opalknight :3

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A concept:

A lighthearted animated series (or comic, I’ll take that too) that’s just Kanan teaching Ezra Jedi stuff during the first two seasons of Rebels. The forms, attack moves, meditation, mind tricks, all the details that were kind of presumed to be happening during the course of the show.

They thwart small evils and always seem to outsmart/outrun the Inquisitors whenever they come around. The day is always usually saved. Ezra is eating something in almost every scene (or wishing he was eating, he’s a teenager, he’s always hungry) while Kanan is desperately in need of a nap and a good cup of caf (he gets neither). We get to learn more about Ezra’s past and family and his life as a street orphan. Kanan has frequent flashbacks to when he was a padawan that mirror some of the lessons he’s trying to teach Ezra.

Friendship and hope and staying true to what’s right are the underlying themes of the series. Each season will have an obligatory “scary” Halloween episode, a cracky/ridiculously funny episode, and a semi-serious episode where Ezra breaks down into tears and Kanan is there to hug him.