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Snippet Sunday

I got tagged by @wanderingjedihistorian so I figure I ought to post a Star Wars snippet. ^.~

Anakin barges into Obi-Wan's room, using the code Obi-Wan gave him. It's not the only code, she had told him, and it would only let him into her room if she hadn't locked it, but he didn't steal it or con her out of it, and that's what matters. So he barges in, fully intending to go straight to Obi-Wan for a hug and then to pour out all his annoyance over Qui-Gon being annoying, only to come to a complete halt at the sight of a strange woman standing there.

Dark amber-brown eyes take Anakin in slowly while Anakin does the same in return. He doesn't think this woman is a Jedi, and not only because she's not wearing Jedi robes. There's no sense of that extra that Jedi have to their presence in the Force, although she's got really good shields. Better than Anakin's, he thinks with an embarrassed flush, but he's trying and he's only been back on Coruscant in the Temple for two months after Qui-Gon had to stay on Naboo recovering until the Healers said he could be moved, and there was no one there to teach him how to be a Jedi other than Qui-Gon.

Ugh. Perhaps Anakin's overreacting again, reading judgment where none is meant simply because the woman before him has such perfect shielding that he can't get any read on her.

"Didn't anyone teach you it's rude to barge into someone else's home?" she asks after another few moments of staring at him.

No pressure tags to anyone who wants to say I tagged them!

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Writing a story with clearly supernatural elements but taking care to frame it so that it can plausibly be interpreted as the viewpoint character falling asleep and having a weird dream so I don't get accused of heresy.

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Being 22, I think it's funny that a Star Wars character has faced a major event in their life at the age of 22 on quite a few occasions.

Case in point:

At the age of 22, Darth Maul is defeated and bisected by Obi-Wan Kenobi and somehow survives this.

At the age of 22, Anakin Skywalker is turned to the Dark Side, becomes Darth Vader, gets burned alive, and is forced to wear a life-preserving suit for the rest of his life.

At the age of 22, Kanan Jarrus joins Hera Syndulla as part of her crew aboard the Ghost.

At the age of 22, Han Solo meets his best friend Chewbacca, makes the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, and wins the Millennium Falcon from Lando Calrissian.

At the age of 22, Luke Skywalker learns that Darth Vader is his father immediately after said father cuts off his hand.

At the age of 22, Jod Na Nawood watched as his Jedi master was killed. He would then go on to become a pirate. (This one is admittedly speculative but Jude Law's age when filming Skeleton Crew matches up pretty well with the timeline.)

Moral of the story, big sh*t tends to happen when you're 22 in Star Wars.

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I’m paying to force seven thousand strangers to see a photo of my late husband having fun with his dog. Tumblr Blaze is totally worth it. XD

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U KNO subaru sumeragi just wanted to become a zoologist because he got along better with animals than with people

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hating characters is great. hate characters for whatever reason you want, i'm a big fan of hating characters. but let's try not to assume shitty things about that character's fans, eh? if you were truly curious as to why someone could love the characters you hate you could ask with sincerity instead of bad faith. i met a lot of good friends that way and now love a lot of characters i used to hate because of the folks who helped me see them from new angles! it's more fun that way i promise

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Double take

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Oh? Wyrm? 🐉

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Belphie’s pose is hitting harder than Pangur’s

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Okay well. I'm at the lake and there are some kittens here who were very very clearly dumped!!

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The villain must know your secret identity. There is no other explanation. All of their plans are perfectly timed with your work hours, and always take place as far away from your family as possible. You have decided to finally confront them about it.

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stuff I like

- when the person kidnapped by the villain is all ‘no one’s going to come for me’ and 

- someone does, but it’s the person they’d least expect

- EVERYONE COMES because wow, maybe I am depressed because I didn’t think I knew this many people, much less that they liked me

- no one comes and the villain gets pissed on their captive’s behalf and treats them better than their former associates did

- they rescue themselves and everyone’s so impressed but the person yells because I AM CAPABLE AND YOU SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST NOTICED I’D BEEN KIDNAPPED

- they get rescued by a deus ex machina, preferably their dad/mom/grandma/old associate who is exponentially cooler than the heroes 

basically, I like it when people get rescued and get validation

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If you're reading this...

go write three sentences on your current writing project.

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If you're reading this...

go write three sentences on your current writing project.