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@dinlukeweek day 6: Hiding Injuries / Luke and Din on a Tatooine mission

slightly different reception on tatooine missions than in the rest of the galaxy

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"The best bush pilot in the other rim territories"

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Hi, I love your art! Among the many things to ponder over in Star Wars, do you ever get sad thinking about all the crimes adventures that Padmé and R2 got up to while she was a senator pre aotc?

LOL omg yes, though maybe not all of artoo's crime/adventure ideas were to Padmé's liking...

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found an old sketch

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writing badly and cringily is actually an essential part of the writing process, both in terms of individual projects and in gaining voice and confidence as a writer in the long term. there is no way around the cringe. there's no way around the work.

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I appreciate The Empire Strikes Back for being the only time I can think of when a character just shot their enemy as soon as they saw them without pausing or having a dramatic moment beforehand.

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FIC RECS

masterlist | navigation | ao3

✩ fluff | ☾ angst | ✦ smut | ongoing*

fics that had me giggling and kicking my feet + my current reads

⟡ star wars | stranger things

will be added to over time | blog search #ficrecs for more

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STAR WARS

⟢ CAL KESTIS

✦ alderaanian traditions by BatCatMooney63 on ao3

✩ of bunk beds and confessions by @goosewriting

⟢ DIN DJARIN

✦ burning hour by juletheghoul on ao3

✩ sugar, spice and starlight* by @lamentationsofalonelypotato

✦ quarry by AK_Vintage on ao3

⟢ LUKE SKYWALKER

✦ ✦ mess by irhydft on ao3

✩ ☾ to love from afar | pt. 2 by @pomplalamoose

✩✦ wingman* by @dazaih

STRANGER THINGS

⟢ EDDIE MUNSON

✦ the hat rule by @ghost-proofbaby

⟢ STEVE HARRINGTON

☾ the edges of your soul (i haven’t seen yet)* by @andvys

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star wars: a new hope (episode IV) as ao3 tags more of these: empire | rotj | anidala

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Your art gives me so much joy! Have you done Force Ghost Anakin meeting his adopted grandbaby Grogu?

oh no, worst ever meet your new grandpa in the history of ever

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luke skywalker is kind of an outlier in terms of male protagonists considering his core character trait is sacrifice. he wants to leave tatooine so bad it makes him look stupid. and yet, despite yearly arguments with uncle owen he stays. until there’s nothing left to stay for. he chases after the breadcrumb trail that might leave him just an inch closer to the idea of his father with a desperation bordering on stupidity. and he abandons it the second his friends are in danger. at great personal cost. he gives up what he wants over and over without even thinking about it. idk it’s just fascinating

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his little padawan

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Something about Luke being the spitting image of his father

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There's a panel in Star Wars 17 where Vader tells Luke "Your strength in the Force has grown since last we met" and Luke corrects him "My connection to the Force, Vader," and this is interesting for what it says about the difference between Sith and Jedi philosophies but it's also an interesting character note that Luke feels compelled to be pedantic even in the middle of a goddamn firefight.

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Luke Skywalker, a farm boy who grew up on Tatooine, with the worst scum of the Galaxy around him any time he goes to any town, would not be a naive wimp.

He is a kind kid, yes, Owen was a bit overprotective but that would NOT be enough.

Realistically speaking, Luke would have :

- enough stamina to work for a few hours in the sun, without breaks (so possibly even longer in a more gentle climate)

- an alcohol tolerance rivaling that of most Rebellion veterans (I refuse to believe blue milk is his go-to and that drinking age on Tatooine is even a thing),

- quite possibly knowledge on how to make moonshine out of dirt, sticks and a little water, because what else did they have on Tatooine,

- street intelligence, not highlighted enough in the movies I feel - he is a trouble magnet and if he lived to be 17 then, he had to have something to make up for it,

- large amounts of knowledge about slave trade, water trade and Hutt politics, because whether he likes it or not he would pick them up casually, just by living in a society,

- a lot of random everyday skills that people like Leia would not have, mending clothes, creating makeshift tools, home health remedies etc.

Say it with me - LUKE IS A FARM BOY.

Farm boys rarely can afford to be naive or trusting for no reason. Farm boys have to be street smart. Luke would be more competent than some people like to think.

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Have you ever considered a character role-swap AU for either the Clone Wars era or the Rebels era?

i drew a sith padme ages ago and more recently did that cal-trilla swap au, but let's make MORE of one!!!

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