#Baylan: on second thought--

[critter-of-habit]

How we feeling, Ahsoka fam?

[argonapricot]

your tags on this post tumblr(.)com/argonapricot/729580866921218048/yo-baylan-just-up-ditched-shin-after-putting

encapsulate perfectly how i feel and how i wished they handled the relationship between baylan and shin. especially given that this is the only performance we’ll get of ray. i’m so so bummed. i guess i had my expectations set too high :(

Thank you for saying so! Yeah, it just breaks my heart and I definitely wouldn't feel so strongly about it if Ray Stevenson were still with us. It would honestly make sense if the showrunners had been trying to hold back on Baylan's plotline so that it could be explored in a movie or in the following season... but it's just such a misfortune.

I'm worried that there won't be enough time in the last remaining episode for Baylan to get the conclusion that he deserves. But I'm still grateful that we have had such incredible scenes that showcased his performance and character in previous episodes.

[jessicas-pi]

The amulet was heavy in her hand.

Sabine knew she ought to destroy it. Even if she couldn't, she ought to at least try. Hurl it off the cliff, if nothing else.

But with the Tessarect gone, maybe for good, this was their only chance. If she lost it, Ahsoka lost all hope of returning home. Anakin would be forever parted from his wife and children. The Nine Realms would plunge into chaos.

And she would never see Ezra again.

Ezra.

An old voice in her head—the rasping snarl of the Goddess of Mischief—roused itself once more at the thought of him, and for a split second, she felt sixteen again, staring down a deranged princess in the Helicarrier cell.

Is this love, little killer?

Maybe it was love. Maybe it was need. Maybe it was dependence, or fear, or attachment. She didn't know what it had been then, and she didn't know what it was now. All she knew was that there had been a lump of ice in her chest where her heart should be, and that since the moment Ahsoka barged into the Tower with the promise that there was hope, it had been throbbing like frostbitten fingers held too near a flame.

Sabine Wren wasn't used to feeling much hope.

Maybe that was why she clung to it so very fiercely. Beyond reason, beyond logic, beyond even right and wrong, Sabine clung.

She would not let go.

So, gulping once around the lump in her throat, she stepped towards Baylan Skoll, still holding the artifact tightly.

(Her ledger was already bloody red. What was one stain more?)

"Here," she said, numbly, because the parts of her that weren't burning up were dulled with cold. "Restore the Bifrost—and send me to Jotunnheim."

And she placed the Eye of Moirai in the palm of his hand.

[thatcutenerdygirl]

Ahsoka Season 2 Theories

Okay, so I just rewatched Ahsoka, and I realized it was better than I remembered. This then got me on a Mortis Gods rampage and I rewatched that arch, which is my second favorite clone wars arch (first is siege of Mandolore). Here are some of my theories.

WHY CAN'T AHSOKA DIE?

We all know the part in the clone wars where the Daughter's life force is put into Ahsoka as she dies and Ahsoka is half dead. This caused some people, including myself, to think that Ahsoka is the new daughter. This is no new theory. If Ahsoka is a new Mortis god, that would mean she can't be killed without the Dagger of Mortis which she is never killed with. So, in order for Ahsoka to die, she would need to be killed with the Dagger.

WHO ARE THE NEW MORTIS GOD'S

You know my thoughts for the daughter, but I think the Father is Anakin. In episode 5, Anakin easily switches between Vader and himself as he fights Ahsoka. He is balancing the light and the dark side as the new Father, like the old Father wanted him to be. He was able to die in Episode 6 because the Father never put his life force into Anakin, so he never became the Father until he died and transformed into a force ghost. There is some debate on who the Son is, but I believe it is Baylan Skoll. Some people think it's the Grand Inquisitor and others think the Son never died. But if Baylan is being called by Abolth, which I THINK was confirmed in a leak, then this is the most, in my opinion, reasonable choice.

WHY IS ABOLTH CALLING BAYLON?

Like I said, I don't know if this was confirmed, but I think it was. I'm not sure if there is any sound reason, but before I go further, I need to explain who Abolth is.

Abolth was a mortal slave who ended up with the Mortis Gods. She became "mother", and was able to get the Son and Daughter to get along. The Father can only balance them. She wasn't immortal though, which she didn't like, and decided to bathe in the Pool of Knowledge, giving her immortality, but causing her to become hideous and evil. She was imprisoned in the Maw eventually and sorta got forgotten.

I think she wants her family back. She lost everything trying to be with them forever and is trying to replace them. There is already a Father and Daughter, and now she wants a Son.

This is just my opinion. It might be very wrong, and if you have any counter arguments please tell me and tell me your opinion. This sounds like a written YT video so sorry about that 🙂

[redskull199987]

Love me again

Ezra Bridger x fem!Jedi!reader

Word count:2.1k

Warnings: !SPOILERS! for Ahsoka Ep. 6, minor injuries, canon typical violence, you can maybe notice that I was a bit pissed at Sabine-

Summary:After being knocked out by Baylan Skoll, you regain your senses on his ship as a prisoner on your way to find Ezra…and Thrawn

Part I (you are here), Part II

Masterlist

“Ezra…please, don´t go”

“We will see each other again, I promise.”

“Ezra…”

“I love you, Y/N”

Your head was pounding, as you slowly came back to your senses. Memories of conversations long ago haunting your dreams and making you want to wake up again.

“Ezra…”, you mumbled, as your eyes slowly opened, the world before you still blurry.

“Easy there, you hit your head pretty hard”

As you finally managed to gain your full consciousness again, you realized that the person in front of you, very much wasn´t Ezra. It was Sabine. You looked at her with confusion written all over your face, as you slowly sat up.

“Sabine? Where are we?”, you mumbled, taking in your surroundings. It looked like you were in a small prison cell. Only a bench adorned the dimly lit room. Taking another look at Sabine, only confirmed your suspicion.

“We were captured.”, Sabine finally said, after a few moments of silence, “By Baylan. We are currently on the way to the place where Ezra is.”

“And Thrawn.”, you mumbled to yourself, as bits and pieces of what had happened on Arcana came back to you…

Fear filled your eyes, as you arrived at the battleground. Ahsoka was fiercely fighting Baylan Skoll, trying to obtain the map.

“Ahsoka!”, you yelled, as you grabbed your own lightsaber, joining in to the battle.

Just in time, you jumped forward, preventing Ahsoka from being cut in half and pushing Baylan back a few inches.

“Get the map!”, Ahsoka instructed and you nodded at her, ready to sprint towards the small orb, but before you could reach it, a blazing red blade appeared right in front of you, blocking your path.

“Not so fast”, Baylan mumbled, preparing to strike, but you managed to block him beforehand. Your lightsabers colliding in an explosion of colors, as your green blade pushed against his red one. And those few moments were already enough for Ahsoka to lunge forward and grab the map. A scream of pain left her lips, as the glowing orb burned her skin and she dropped it to the floor.

Momentarily distracted by your companions' actions, Baylan managed to push you back. You only had seconds to react, but you were too slow. You felt the burning pain in your hand, as Bayllan hit you with his lightsaber, causing you to drop your own. You looked up at him, thinking that he would kill you right then and there. But instead of impaling you, he used the force to send you flying against one of the gigantic stone pillars, knocking you unconscious almost immediately.

You heard Ahsoka yell your name, but what happened afterwards was not known to you. 

“Where is Ahsoka?”, you finally asked, after a few minutes of thinking. Sabine looked at you with sorrow in her eyes:”She…She was fighting Baylan, when I arrived, but he knocked her over the edge of the cliff. I don´t know if she's alive or not.”

“And then what?!”, you pressed, trying not to think about the possibility of Ahsoka being dead,”Did you just give them the map and left her behind?”

“I had no choice!”; she tried to defend herself, walking up and down the small room, even if that were only a few steps.

“I thought she was dead! You were laying there, also possibly dead. I was alone and this was the only way to ever see Ezra again!”, she explained, finally looking at you, still sitting on the floor, leaning against the wall.

“Sabine…”, you began, taking a slow breath in,”Believe me, out of all people that you know, I am probably the only one who understands how much you want to see Ezra again, but preventing Thrawn from returning to our galaxy is more important. We can´t let him start another war. That's not what Ezra wanted. He made this sacrifice, so that Thrawn would forever be exiled and now, we have to make sure, it stays that way.”

Before Sabine could say anything, the door to your prison cell opened and two Storm Troopers entered.

“Time to get up!”, one of them said sternly, as he grabbed your arm, harshly pulling you to your feet, while the other grabbed Sabine.

It took you a few seconds to gain your footing, the blunt force that had caused your knockout on Arcana still affecting you. As the Trooper realized you were struggling to stand, he pushed you forward, causing you to stumble to the ground again.

“Get going already!”, he yelled, as you slowly stood up again.

“Hey, she's injured!”Sabine yelled, but the Troopers ignored her. As you were finally standing on your feet again, the Trooper grabbed your arm again and they both started escorting you and Sabine out of the prison cell. 

After a few minutes of walking in silence, you finally reached your destination. You couldn`t believe your eyes, as you took in what was in front of you. 

Grand Admiral Thrawn himself was standing there, waiting for you and Sabine. He looked exactly like you remembered him. His red eyes bored into your skull, as he looked you both up and down. 

“Sabine Wren”, he said, as you came to a halt in front of him,”And Y/N L/N”

“Thrawn…”, Sabine said quietly, looking at him with the same disgust in her eyes, as he held for her.

“What a delight it is after so long to see familiar faces.”, Thrawn continued, not one ounce of emotion in his voice,”I understand it is you I have to thank for my escape from exile.”

“Where is Ezra?”, you finally spoke, ignoring his question entirely.

“Ah yes.”, he smiled, looking down at you,”The desire to be reunited with your long lost Lover…”, he briefly turned around to Sabine,”...and Friend.”

He paused, looking to the ground for a second:”How that singular focus will reshape our galaxy.”

“Just answer the question.”,Sabine interrupted him, anger lacing her voice. 

“No need for hostility.”, Thrawn smiled, as calm as someone who was about to start a new war, had ever talked.

“I´m aware of your agreement with Baylan Skoll, and I intend to honor it.”, Thrawn continued to explain as he turned away from you. You eyed Sabine from the side, as she had never told you about any agreement.

You watched how a Storm Trooper with a patchwork armor of white and gold walked over to you, taking off your cuffs.

“You shall have provisions, a mount, and our latest intel on Bridger´s whereabouts.”,Thrawn revealed.

You furrowed your brows in confusion:”So, that's it? You´re just gonna let us walk out of here?”

“You two helped my cause. Now I shall help you.”, Thrawn explained with a little bow of his head,”You should know, though, that once my starship departs, you´ll be stranded here forever. It's also quite possible that your friend…is dead.”

You shook your head, a sarcastic grin lacing your features. You knew that he had to be up to something. He would never just let you walk out of there.

“If you survived, I'm sure he's doing just fine.”, Sabine suddenly said, her voice sounding like venom.

Thrawn seemed to be agitated by her statement and stepped towards her concerningly slowly:”You have gambled the fate of your galaxy on that belief.”

“You wouldn't understand.”, Sabine countered, staring up at Thrawn with nothing but hate in her eyes.

Even though you knew what she meant, you couldn't help but agree with Thrawn. You had to find Ezra now or else, everything would be lost. You needed to turn this battle to your favor or the galaxy would fall into darkness.

After a few seconds of silence, Thrawn looked over to you, inspecting your face for any signs of disagreement, but you didn't let him see your concerns, so he finally looked back at Sabine:”Perhaps not.”

“We'd rather not waste anymore time.”, you interrupted their little conversation,”What kind of ride you got around here?”

After being given back your belongings, you were escorted to your ride. Much to your and Sabine´s dismay, it wasn't a speeder, but a domesticated creature called Howler. It apparently went by the name Tota. 

You looked at the creature for a few seconds before stepping forward and petting it´s snout. Tota happily licked your hand in response.

“You're injured. You ride.”, Sabine said, patting your shoulder, leaving no room for protest. You only nodded and mounted the Howler, as Sabine grabbed the leash.

“Be warned”, One of the Troopers instructed,”Nomads wander this wasteland and prey upon each other for survival. Here are your weapons.”

He first handed Sabine her two blasters and then her lightsaber, before walking over to you. The man pulled out your lightsaber and you were relieved to see that it was still intact.

He stepped back, ready for your departure:”Die well.”

You eyed him for a second before turning around, as the door in front of you opened. Sabine led the Howler outside and the doors closed behind you. Now, you were on your own.

To say that your ride through this wasteland was eventful, would be an understatement. You were out for maybe an hour or two, as you were attacked by those nomads the Trooper had warned you about. Much to your dismay, Tota jumped in panic and threw you off before running away.

Luckily, You and Sabine had managed to defeat the attackers, before  anything worse could happen. It also didn't take you long to find the Howler again. Sabine was heavily against taking him with you again, but after a bit of convincing, she accepted him and you continued your journey. 

Which led you to where you were right now. Following a small creature you had encountered, hoping they would lead you to Ezra, even though you didn't understand a word they said.

You had grabbed Tota´s leash firmly, to keep them away from the small creatures.

“It's alright, Tota.”, you mumbled, staying back a bit to calm the Howler down. You smiled as one of the people gave you an unknown fruit. You took it, thanking them before trying to feed Tota with it. They smelled it first, before finally taking a bite, judging that it was tasty.

Your eyes widened as you were led to a village. You saw lots of small tents, at least a hundred people running around doing Maker knows what, but most of them were looking at you curiously, as you entered their home.

“I knew I could count on you.”

Your Head shot up as you heard his voice. A few meters in front of You, Sabine turned towards a small hut, presumingly staring at a Person you couldn't see from where you were standing. You watched how a smile unfolded on Sabine´s face before she stepped forward.

And so did Ezra.

You only took in his form as they started conversing. He was much taller now, his long hair hanging around his face, that was adorned by a beard. You watched how the two of them hugged each other,  you finally decided to step away from Tota and closer to them.

“Ezra?”, You said quietly, your voice trembling, as his eyes finally landed on your form. The smile on his face dropped, as seriousness that you never seen on him before, took over.

“Y/N.”, he mumbled and only seconds later, he ran towards you, engulfing you in his arms.

“It's really you!”, You exclaimed, tears in your eyes as you wrapped your arms around him. Ezra happily lifted off your feet, spinning you around.

“It's really me!”, he smiled, as he let you to the ground again. You looked up at the boy you loved. He had grown into a man. You smiled as your hand cupped his cheek. He immediately leaned into your touch, closing his eyes.

“Maker, I missed you so much.”, he mumbled, putting his hand on top of yours.

“I missed you too.”, You smiled and looked into his eyes. His appearance might have changed, but his eyes were still the ones you fell in love with.

“I'm gonna kiss you now”, Ezra muttered and you only nodded, before his lips collided with yours. And that's when you finally felt the relief of having him back again. His beard tickled against your skin, as he poured all his emotion into the kiss and you felt connected to him even through the force. 

You were gasping for air, as you finally parted again. A soft smile now adorned Ezra´s face and he leaned forward to give you another kiss on the forehead.

“I love you, Y/N”, he said firmly. And this time, you got to reply to him. Finally, after all this time.

“I love you too, Ezra.”

[jedimasterbailey]

WARNING! AHSOKA SHOW RANT DOWN BELOW! SPOILERS!

Furthermore, I’m going to be completely honest in this review so if you’re someone who truly enjoyed the show, you’re a Rebels stan, etc. then this post isn’t for you. Haters will be blocked immediately so take your negative energy elsewhere. You have been warned!

For everyone else, buckle up because I’ve got a lot to say and I’d love to hear your thoughts on this as well. All comments are welcome so long as they are respectful to everyone.

Okay, so now that the show is done for now. I’m going to be listing some major talking points. We’re there some aspects of the show that I enjoyed/appreciated? Absolutely! But overall, I’m leaving this show very disappointed, confused, and frustrated. The finale left me feeling empty and never have I personally been more silent after a Star Wars show. Now mind you I think this has a lot to do with the fact that I love Ahsoka’s character dearly as well as the Clone Wars and the prequels so there is bias here. Furthermore I am pretty indifferent with Rebels so going in knowing that the Ahsoka show wasn’t going to be…well about Ahsoka but rather a Rebels sequel, that already put a bad taste in my mouth and I was very nervous how this show was going to go and well…it was exactly what I expected from a Filoni/cheap Disney production. Without further ado, here’s a list of all my beef.

1.) Lack of a Coherent and Cohesive Story

So I’ve mentioned this in a previous post, but my main issue with Dave Feloni productions is that the story seems to be going all over the place and there’s a lot of moving parts that don’t necessarily meld well together. I often think to myself that Ahsoka is an example of a poorly written fanfiction brought to the screen. So the plot of the show initally was focused on Ahsoka bringing Ezra home. Okay, that’s simple, there’s many different ways we can make that cool and interesting but that’s not what happened here. We’re just filled with a ton of confusing information and we’re in for a very boring journey heading for a very anticlimactic and unsatisfying ending.

For starters, we the audience are informed that Ahsoka and Sabine had started an apprenticeship (which I have ALOT of issues with but that’s for another talking point) but they got into a tiff (which we never find out about and/or see) and now things are just depressing and weird between them. First of all, anyone who has seen Rebels KNOWS that Ahsoka and Sabine literally had very little to do with each other; I can’t recall a single conversation those two have had in the past, nor was it ever eluded to us that Sabine is Force sensitive.

Second we see that Hera and Sabine don’t have anything to do with each other for some reason? Which is weird considering all that’s happened and their history but okay suddenly Sabine, a grown ass 30+ year old woman is Ahsoka’s responsibility, which again why? We don’t get any background information, we’re just expected to accept and go with it.

Third, Ahsoka and Hyuang are reunited and working together immediately but again do we know how that became to be? No. We see none of that.

Fourth we are told that Morgan Elsbeth, a one off antagonist from the Mandalorian that Ahsoka fought is suddenly a Dathormirian woman even though she looks nothing like one besides her outfits in the show nor was that eluded to previously.

Fifth, we are introduced to these two new…I don’t even know what to call them “dark siders” “non Jedi” Shin and Baylan (who is apparently a former Jedi from the Clone Wars but did we see that or see how he knew Ahsoka and Anakin? No.) but we aren’t given any reason to care about them other than they’re in Ahsoka’s way of completing her mission. They end up being more like time fillers that anything else and end up walking away from the big conclusion. Like…why are they even in this show and why should we care?

Perhaps Dave Feloni has this big grand story in his mind but he’s so far up his own ass that none of us get to see this story. It’s like seeing a little kid play with their action figures and they’re super passionate about it but as a outsider you have no idea what’s going on. Now this isn’t good not only for the sake of good storytelling but it’s bad for business too.

Disney wants to make as much money off of Star Wars as they can. That’s extremely obvious. However here you have a show that isn’t going to pull in a casual Star Wars viewers (they would have to watch so much content to catch up on whose who and what is going on) nor is it really going to pull in fans of Clone Wars and Rebels because while they overlap, the fandoms are different and Feloni hasn’t done a good job melding those worlds together thus the divisive opinions on this show. This leaves for an incredibly small niche of people and honestly I think whatever toy sells they make from this show will do better than the actual ratings. I would be shocked if they greenlit for another season because I’m pretty done with this story as is many of the people who would be willing to watch.

All in all this is embarrassing how Feloni and the gang with all the money and resources can’t pull off a simple and epic show when there are thousands of unpaid fanfic writers that could pull off a much better story and build these beloved up characters, which leads into my next point.

2. The Characterizations of Ahsoka, Sabine, and Hera Are Bad

Now I have mentioned previously how much I love Ahsoka but damn it upon watching this show, she may as well be dead. Ahsoka has been given the Luke Skywalker treatment in that Ahsoka has been stripped of everything that made her lovable in Clone Wars and Rebels and is left as a sorry shell of who she once was. Her dialouge is hollow and lifeless not like the lively Ashley counterpart that made us all love Ahsoka in the first place. And no don’t give this “well she’s older now” bullshti excuse because Obi Wan Kenobi never lost his cheekiness and charisma as an old man, neither did Yoda, or Leia, etc. Just because you age doesn’t mean you have to be lifeless. Maturity does not equate to emotionless. Secondly for a woman whose well into her fifties and still acts very much like a Jedi Ahsoka’s views on the Jedi and their philosophy seem very warped and the audience is again left confused as to where she stands on the Jedi. I mentioned in a previous post how I couldn’t stand Ahsoka’s negativity towards the Jedi and how nobody seems to matter but Anakin (even though he’s put her through a ton of trauma and has tried to kill her as Vader) because it’s just so distasteful to the people who raised her and loved her that died by genocide no thanks to Anakin. Ahsoka has zero character development other than she seems to forgive Anakin for his wrongdoings despite the nonexistent apology. For a show that has her name on it, she sure is boring. Makes me miss Ashley and old Ahsoka even more.

As for Sabine I probably could write a whole thesis on how unlikeable she is but I’ll keep it short. One, I find it sick on Feloni’s part that he’s having a grown 30+ year old woman act like a teenager and be snarky with just about everyone. Ezra, who annoyed me immensely in Rebels, was WAY more mature and grounded. And again I’m sick and tired of the Mandalorian excuse of you getting to be an asshole because youre Mandalorian. Shut up. No one is above manners and decency. Sabine’s actions in this show have been far from Jedi like and thanks to her immaturity, she left Ahsoka for dead once and is indirectly responsible for the death of New Republic officers who were trying to stop this very dangerous mission that could possibly bring Thrawn and the Empire back ensuing more death and destruction of innocents. Ahsoka deserves to be angry with her for her words and actions, but of course Sabine gets a free pass and her bad behavior will continue to be enabled.

As for Hera…when did she become such a Karen? Just because you’re an officer doesn’t mean you get to abuse your power for your own personal agenda. That Senator was right about her. Finding Thrawn is a threat to the galaxy and using resources and putting lives at risk for it is a big deal. Hera was depicted as honorable and responsible in the Rebels series and I swear I was watching a different person on screen. Also she is a major Sabine enabler and that needs to stop. Sabine is grown and needs to grow up and fix her attitude.

3.) Anakin’s Role In the Show

Now don’t get me wrong, I love Hayden and I love Anakin, I have the dude tattooed on me for Force sake so don’t come at me for that, but I had some issues on how his character was used here. First, I’m tired of Ahsoka’s relevance to Anakin being the only defining trait about her. Second, I’m continuously annoyed by Anakin’s lack of accountability in these shows; he never once apologizes to Ahsoka for all that’s happened, he never once’s has a meaningful conversation with her; he just basically beats her down until she finally lets go of her past. Did I love the Clone Wars flashbacks! YES! They were my favorite part of the entire show and I want MORE of that; but I so wish Anakin could have been reflecting on his own actions with Ahsoka instead of being like “Is ThAt WhAt ThIs Is AbOuT?” Like come on 🙄

4.) Ahsoka’s “It’s Time To Move On” Line

Are you kidding me Ahsoka? There is still so much more to unpack with her past such as all the other relationships she’s had that completely changed her trajectory like BARRISS and REX and she could also be a mentor figure to Luke and Leia, etc. But nope the only thing that matters is getting over Anakin and all is well despite being stranded in another galaxy and Thrawn being unleashed back home. Like THIS IS NOT OKAY!

5.) The Cheap Ass Production of this Show

I’m not normally one to comment on production but it was so obvious in this show how many corners were cut. For one characters like Thrawn look god awful. Dude looking like a blue Elon Musk instead of an intimidating villain. The use of fog and the volume were very obvious and the places we went to were so boring minus the red leaves forest. The worlds of Star Wars used to be so cool and otherworldly but that’s not the case nowadays and it’s sad. Also why does Force ghost Anakin look better in the 2000’s than it does now? I prefer quality over quantity so I really wish Disney would quit churning out these cheaply made productions and have the audacity to rise their Disney plus subscriptions and not pay their people well.

6.) THE RACISM

I’m so fucking tired of this y’all! 🤬 of course make the Jewish actor in the shipyard be greedy and power hungry. Of course make the Asian Senator the asshole and not any of the white protagonists. The antisemitism and racism against POC is unacceptable to me and it should be unacceptable to you too.

Conclusion

I’m sure I’m missing some talking points but these are my biggest grips and as an Ahsoka fan I’m disappointed. Being a miserable Jedi not Jedi responsible for bringing a new evil into the galaxy but being content being stranded in another galaxy is not the future I believe Ahsoka deserves and I sincerely hope they don’t continue this story. It’s just bad all around. Except for the Loth cats… the Loth cats can stay. And Clone Wars flashbacks.

[cethlyarlo]

I think it's interesting how Shin was dressed in darker clothes in her last scene of S1. Everything about the scene itself spelled darkness, even her saber looked more red and the way she approached the bandit nomads seemed very Anakin-and-the-younglings-esque.

What got me though, was her expression and how she held herself.

She's torn and lost. She's no longer standing on solid ground and she doesn't have anyone to turn to. Baylan ran to the mountains after leaving her without warning and with no word on where he went. Ahsoka was made out to be the enemy by those around her, but she's probably having second thoughts on that too based on the gentle offer that was extended to her only hours earlier.

Everything she's known has been turned on it's head and she's just so terribly lost and unbalanced. She has no guidance on how to bring herself back up, and I have a feeling she will begin to lose herself if she doesn't find a counterweight. It's a darkness different than anger and hate.

Girlie is in for a tough journey of self discovery

[oceansssblue]

I have a crackship that can be fun to play with…

Baylan Skoll x Hunter 👉👈

Can be like. They meet at the clone wars in a mission. Lots of freedom to play with~ and smutty. Younger man and older man is so good

I see whatcha mean... naive young hunter x daddy skoll coming right up! I think you're gonna adore this!

Xx, Blue.

"OPEN FOR YOU" – HUNTER / BAYLAN SKOLL 🔥

WARNINGS: Hunter's first time with a man, sort of discovering his bisexuality. Fleeting mentions of blood and war related stuff but nothing overly graphic. Explicit sex scene; hand in neck, hair pulling, bitting, thigh fuck, anal, sort of dom/sub implied energy, breeding and humiliation kink.

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Hunter's drenched in sweat and blood. It's like a second layer on his body; slipping through the small cracks of his armour and dripping down his skin. Some of it has already dried; making him feel dirty and sticky. He holds himself firm through the after-battle debriefing, though, no matter how exhausted he is and how much his muscles ache; other commanders and captains from the one-eighty-fourth around him. Jedi Masters Jor Aerith and Baylan Skoll are updating Admiral Rassa on their newest victory. They'll probably come to pick them up in the early hours of the morning; letting them a night to rest.

The briefing ends; and Hunter patiently waits for the rest of the clones to scatter around the camp. General Aerith leaves chatting with his commander as well; and Hunter aproaches the other Jedi to find out the motive of his request for him to stay behind.

"General" he salutes, as formal as always, ignoring the fluttering in his chest of being this close to him.

Something in Hunter had shifted upon seing him for the first time. He had never thought of men like that; already used –and satisfied– to his fleeting romances with corusscanti girls to think on anything else. He had always been attracted to females; to the way that a pair of breasts felt in his hands, their curves, a shy but flirty smile, and the way they sweetly moaned against his ear when Hunter pounded into them. Women were beautiful things, and he hadn't spared men a single glance of interest before last week.

General Skoll, though... Something in Hunter had shivered when his chocolate eyes had first landed on the man. Kaminoans had undeniable done a fairly good job on making fine male human specimens; an optimal physique for a soldier's life. Clones were tall, strong, loyal and dextreous; but Baylan Skoll was something else. He was huge. Hunter doesn't remember ever seeing a human that tall before; robust, too. When they had been introduced upon the batch's arrival, Hunter had felt small besides him. And well, the sergeant of CF99 may be just a tiny few inches shorter than the rest of his brothers; but he had never really felt small before.

He had unconciously payed attention to him for the rest of the battle; and not only because his team had been assigned to him. Between one blaster shot and another, he had watched as the Jedi brought and end to hundreds of separatist droids with a flicker of his saber; a blue that rivaled with the colour of his eyes. Hunter noticed how different his fighting style was as opposed to other Jedis he had seen before. General Skoll's moves held a sort of unusual anger in them; a quiet and deadly one.

"Your team did an excellent job out there" the man offers, interrupting Hunter's line of thoughts and bringing him back to the present. "I must admit I was curious to see this elite team of troopers I had heard so much about".

Hunter doesn't like to feel like this; like a giggling teenage girl who had just discovered her first boy crush. He feels nervous, flushed. He has to make an effort to hold the Jedi's stare.

"Thank you, Sir" he politely replies, swallowing the rest of his emotions down. "I'm glad to know we lived up to the task".

The man smiles. It's such an inusual thing to see in war Hunter's heart skips a beat in his chest. His brown eyes flicker over the General's facial features; from his short graying beard to his lips and travelling up to his nose and cheekbones.

"You did. You looked almost feral in the battlefield; all instincts" he points out, and Hunter is suddenly stunned by the realisation that the Jedi had also been playing attention to him.

A tiny blush settles on top of his cheeks.

"Speaking of which" the man continues, taking an object from under his robes and handing it to him. "I believe this is yours".

Hunter reaches a hand towards his vibroblade; he had lost it in the caos of the battle, lost in who knew which droid. Knowing the General had bothered to retrieve it for him...

"T-thank you, Sir" he can't control the tiny stutter in his voice, and he busies himself placing the blade in it's pocket in his thigh again, avoding the heavy weight of Baylan's stare.

The man takes a few steps forward until there are nothing but inches in between their bodies; surprising the clone by placing a calloused hand under his chin and gently pushing it upwards. Hunter gasps; having no other option left than to look into those blue eyes.

"I'm... Curious about you, Hunter" the Jedi confesses, making the clone's eyes widen in surprise. "My tent is open for you, if you'd like to visit after you clean up".

He doesn't seem to expect an answer from him now; and Hunter rushes to wash the war off of him with a deep blush crawling down his neck onto his chest.

Jedi General Baylan Skoll wanted to have sex with him. Jedi General Baylan Skoll wanted to... Fuck him.

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Not that he could take a proper shower –hell, not even a sonic–, but at least Hunter feels more like a regular person when all the gore from the week-long battle is washed off of his body. Some may think dipping his blacks into a bucket of used water to scrape it through his body unhigienic and disgusting; but honestly, it feels like glory. The water is cold, the blood and grime dissapears from his skin; and not even the uncomfortable feeling of those same wet blacks sticking onto his body afterwards is enough to take such a simple pleasure from it. There's no space for comodities in the battlefield.

Hunter makes an excuse to his brothers –though they can probably tell there's something else going on, Tech frowning and Crosshair's eyes following him out of their tent–, and the sergeant walks almost in a trance in the direction of Baylan's. He clears his throat nervously right outside of it; and then makes his presence known without yet stepping inside. Some part of him still thinks he has to have malinterpreted this. Or that he may have changed of opinion.

"General?"

Hunter is glad the Jedi's have camped a bit further away than the rest of the clone tents; it gives him an illusion of privacy.

The curtain of cloth that makes the door for the tent is pushed away; and the Jedi Master scans him with interest, in silence. Hunter tries not to fidget. He's a soldier; he has faced more life-threatening and dangerous situations than this.

"Come on in" the man gestures inside.

Hunter complies, and shivers when the General follows him until his chest is almost pressed to the clone's back; his towering figure making Hunter feel small once again. It's an... Exciting feeling. Hunter involuntarily holds his breath.

"I'm glad you decided to take the chance" the man almost rumbles, his warm breath hitting one side of Hunter's neck. "I had my doubts".

Hunter gulps and does his best at staying in place. Now that he comes to think of it, he's almost standing at attention. He can't help but to feel tense; it's a new experience for him. Is it for Baylan too, or is he used to this kind of things?

Hunter stays in silence. He honestly has no idea what to say.

One of the Jedi's hand crawl up to brush through his long, wet hair, and another shiver spreads through Hunter's spine. If the man notices it, he doesn't point it out.

"Have you been with another male before, Hunter?" He gently asks, perhaps reading into his nervousness.

Hunter tries not to keen into the way the man plays with his hair. He's never been more gratefull for its length.

"N-no, Sir. I... Didn't even think I was into that" he admits.

Baylan hums, interested, and carefully tugs Hunter's hair down, forcing his chin up. He's so tall that Hunter is able to meet his eyes with the help of his curved spine.

A rush of pleasure travels through his veins, sending warmth towards his cock. It's hot, the way the older man is making him bend, how heavy and focused his stare is. A tiny sound escapes the clone's lips. The Jedi smirks almost imperceptibly.

"What is it about me that makes me special, then?" He asks, daring Hunter to confess his thoughts and admiration.

One hand starts a slow pace from his lower stomach up towards his neck, a teasing caress that brings goosebumps on Hunter's skin. The soldier has to make an effort to not close his eyes; to keep his mind clear enough to answer.

"You're..." shyness atempts to take hold of him, but Hunter pushes himself to say it. "Handsome. Big. Powerfull".

It's a good sum up, he thinks.

The last word seems to catch Baylan's attention.

"Mm. Powerfull" the hand in his hair tugs with a little more force, and Hunter feels his spine complaining, but he doesn't ask to be released from his firm hold. "A curious observation. I wonder if you find that attractive because you'd like to feel the exact opposite?"

The hand teasing his body climb up to his neck; and the General's fingers firmly close around it.

Hunter whines.

It's not impeeding his breathing; but it's strong enough that he feels threathened by it.

His cock throbs. A sort of dizzying cloud envelops the soldier's mind. Hunter's body curves further; pushing his own neck against the Jedi's strong grip and sticking his ass backwards, an unconcious plead to feel the older man's body on his.

Baylan chuckles, and conceeds Hunter's silent request. He closes the few inches between them with a single small step forward; and presses the whole length of his bigger body against the sergeant. Hunter feels simultaneously relieved and nervous; the General's own erection trapped between them, and very noticably pressed against his lower back.

"I'll take that as a yes" Baylan murmurs, amused, blue eyes roaming over Hunter's beautiful shape. "You don't have to feel ashamed. It works perfectly fine for me. I'm aware you're more than capable in the battlefield; the thought of being able to break that perfect little soldier disposition sends a rush of desire through me".

The Jedi finally releases his hold on both his hair and neck –Hunter slumping a bit forward inevitably, but inmediatly caught by the man's strong hands on his hips–; and Baylan brushes his lips over the spot behind his right ear.

"You want that, don't you? Want to please your General?" He taunts him, and Hunter whimpers in a mix of desire and humiliation.

"Answer me" the Jedi snaps, pushing his own hips against Hunter's backside.

He gasps.

"Y-yeah" he breathes out, red tinting his cheeks and neck. "Yes, Sir".

The man smiles, though Hunter is unable to see it. He caresses his hands up and down his sides; finally coming around to take two full hands of the clone's ass. Hunter sighs.

"Let me see you" the Jedi asks, voice low and raspy.

Hunter nods, and he stays put while the older man tugs his blacks down, moving down the zipper from neck to the base of his spine and then pushing it down further until he feels warm air in his thighs and ass. The fabric pooling right over his knees keeps him firm in place; he'd fall otherwise.

"Fuck" the General groans, rough fingertips caressing over Hunter's plump ass. "I can't wrap my head around how such a trained soldier can have such a pretty bubbly ass and thighs".

Hunter blushes and tries to hide under the courtain of his own hair; shivering upon the Jedi's caresses on his heated skin. He hears him untying his own pants; hears him divest his robes and his pants dropping onto the floor. He feels cold for a second before a new warmth presses back against his body; naked skin on naked skin feeling impossible delicious and exciting.

"You've got such soft thighs... It would be a mistake not to dedicate them some proper attention first, you know" he tells him, dick twitching where it's resting on the very top of Hunter's butt, and the smaller man shivers in his hands.

"W-what do you want me to do?" He asks, voice surprisingly meek for a firm confident person as him.

The Jedi answers with a pleasant sigh.

"Hold on" the man adjusts him and grabs himself with one hand, pushing his erection between Hunter's legs, hands then taking hold of the clone's surprisingly narrow waist. "There, now press your legs close together as tight as you can. I'm going to fuck your thighs".

Hunter moans and complies; a drop of precum on his own cock at the rush of desire and excitement of having the man between his legs, the General's dick big and hard pressing against the underside of his. God, this is...

"Good boy" he whispers over Hunter's ear. "Now stay right like that, and let me find pleasure in your body, little clone".

Hunter feels the last rational part of his mind vanishing. He whines loudly, arching like a slut, legs pressed together, letting the older man use his thighs like a warm sleeve toy for his cock. It brushes against his own, insistantly, one time after the other; and when Baylan bites a harsh nip on the side of his neck and orders him to stay quiet, Hunter trembles. And he finds himself starting to beg.

"Please" he whimpers, squirming involuntarily in the man's strong grip. "Please, Sir..."

Baylan groans. It's torture, the way the younger man looks so debauched in his arms; beautiful soft thighs trapping his erection and long hair moving with each thrust. Hunter is the prettiest man he's ever seen. He's strong and sexy; but simply pretty, too. His sweet chocolate eyes, the needy pout in his lips, the way his spine curves for him. So young, so inexperienced, so naive. Baylan aches to be inside of him as well.

"Sh, okay, soldier. Go lay down on the rucksack" he orders, taking a step back to watch him, and smirks in delight when the clone doesn't wait a single second to offer himself up to him.

Baylan strokes his cock while he watches him laying down; hunger spreading like a fire inside of him at Hunter's little trembles of excitement and uncertainty. Oh, Baylan's going to break him.

"Put something under your hips. I want to be able to fuck myself as deep as I can into you".

Hunter whimpers and nods; eyes scanning around before he grabs a backpack and pushes it under him. It's not the most comfortable; but they're not in a motel. This would do.

The Jedi finally kneels down; knees at both sides of Hunter's legs. He squeezes the soldier's ass in his hands twice; then plays along his crack. Hunter shivers; opening his legs wider.

"L-lube?" He has the mind to ask.

The Jedi holds up a hand; and a small bottle of bacta flies towards him. Hunter relaxes on top of the rucksack. Bacta is a common practice in the GAR.

"This will probably feel uncomfortable at first" the Jedi warns him, deciding to be particularly patient for the young one's first experience, at least for now. "Try to relax. I'm sure you'll grow to like it".

Hunter nods, and mentally braces himself for what's about to come. It is uncomfortable, as the Jedi said; but he had been so desperate to have more, to have something inside of him, it's almost a relief. He shushes his own sounds against his folded arm, closing his eyes and focusing in the small bliss.

Bayland doesn't even try to hit Hunter's prostate with his fingertips. He can feel the clone's emotions in the Force; desire and excitement swirling in a beautiful mix. He'd probably cum right on his fingers if he'd attempted it. Instead, the older man focuses on opening him up. He'd cum hugging his cock. He just needs to be a little patient.

Hunter whimpers when the General works him up to three fingers. He feels so full; and yet he still wants more. His hips are making tiny movements backwards; a silent request that the Jedi is quick to interpret.

"What is it, sergeant? Is this not enough for you?" He asks, voice rumbling behind him.

Hunter gives him a small moan and pushes his hips back. The Jedi hums.

"If you want my dick, you're going to have to ask for it".

His voice is firm, almost unbothered; it's so fucking sexy Hunter whines and arches his back in response, voicing his petition inmediately.

"Please General" he begs, breathless, fucking himself into his fingers. "I want your cock now".

The Jedi groans; directing Hunter's chin to the side so that he can kiss him deeply, swallowing the surprised sound that escapes the clone. Hunter sighs and melts into it. Baylan positions the tip of his dick against his entrance and takes the chance to slowly push it in.

Hunter whines and inmediately clenches at the intrusion; breaking the kiss apart and panting heavily.

"I know it's difficult to take" the older man whispers, nipping at his ear. "Breathe, Hunter, let yourself ease into it".

It's harder to do than to say; but the Jedi waits for him, and Hunter slowly relaxes around him. The General groans, and mumbles a few words of praise; hips moving in tiny tiny thrusts in and out. Hunter moans, eyes squeezed shut, trying to get used to all of this new sensations. He's so big... Hunter knows his ass is gonna' hurt tomorrow; and yet he's aching to experience more of it.

"I-I'm okay" he whispers, skin flushed, voice raspy.

Baylan smiles.

"I'll take your word for it" he answers, and the he all but pounds into him.

His long thick cock hits something deep inside of him –must be his prostate, he vaguely has the mind to process– and Hunter screams. It's muffled, his teeth biting into his own wrist; but still audible enough for people to probably hear it.

The Jedi chuckles and digs his fingertips in the younger man's hips; taking advantage of the heightened level given by the backpack under his hips to force himself deeper into him. Hunter pants like a bitch in heat. O-oh, fuck. This is wonderfull. This is so good, so good...

"So good..." he continues to voice out loud, not even aware of himself at the moment.

Baylan groans and changes positions after a few minutes; laying on top of him like a warm, heavy blanket and snapping his hips powerfully into him. The young clone moans; tears dripping down his cheeks at the mix of wonderfull emotions brought by this novelty.

"Such a tight hole" The Jedi grunts, his cock impossibly big inside Hunter's ass. "So beautifully submissive..."

Hunter whimpers.

The General moves back to stand on his knees again; dragging his body upwards as well. Suddenly, Hunter finds himself on hands and knees; the man's cock never leaving his insides for a single second. Although it's impossible, Hunter feels like he's gonna carve his insides with it's shape.

"That's it" the man groans, hands flying up to tangle with the clone's hair once more. "Take it, good boy".

Baylan is now fucking him with both hands taking a firm hold of his hair; drilling his cock against Hunter's prostate without a care in the world, as if the smaller man were his personal sex doll. As if he were nothing but a mindless animal; and he's so fucking turned on by all of it.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes!" He cries, a tiny, sweet voice he had never heard himself use before. "Sir, please!"

The Jedi groans and forces Hunter's neck down; pushing his upper body against the rucksack while his ass is still stuck up for him to play with.

"Mm. Want my cum, soldier?" He asks, railing Hunter's ass. "I'm a bit undecissive as where to release it. Should I paint your skin with it? Or do you want to feel my warm seed dripping inside of you?"

Hunter understands know why exactly some woman he'd fucked had begged him to cum as deep as he could in their pussy. He wants to be marked by him. Want to be filled to the brim. He's aware he's still a man, but for some reason... He's desperate to be bred by him.

"Inside" he begs, he's so close himself, he can tell. "I-inside, G-general, please..."

Baylan has never quite fucked someone so beautiful.

"You're not going to waist any drop? If I push my cum into you, I don't want it to go to waste".

Hunter cries.

"Please" his voice breaks. He's gonna' cum. He's gonna' cum, he's gonna' cum, he's gonna' cum... "Please, Sir!"

The Jedi groans and fucks himself deep into the clone's tight ass once, twice, before he's exploding and marking his insides with his seed.

"Take it" he grunts, mercilessly railing Hunter's prostate as his cock throbs inside his tight chanel. "Every. Last. Drop. That's it. Good boy".

Hunter whines and cums. A rush of electric pleasure zaps inside of him; spreading from his prostate all the way down to the very tip of his toes. He cries, moans and whimpers; body trembling and asshole clenching on Baylan's spent cock, his warm seed pooling inside of him.

It's so good. So much pleasure. Such a relief...

Hunter sighs, slumps, and just a quiet minute later, falls asleep.

The older man chuckles, eyes flickering over the young clone's exhausted but pleased face; finally pulling out of him. He watches his cum attempting to drip out of him; and unable to help himself, pushes it back inside with his fingers. Hunter whimpers and squirms; but his eyes remained close, exhaustion too prevalent. They had been fighting a battle for a week, after all, and clones can't draw energy from the Force.

The Jedi caresses his hair fondly in a moment of weakness and moves to rest next to him.

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The next morning, when the Batch is ready to make their way back to Corusscant in the Marauder to be redirected for another dangerous mission, Baylan offers his hand to the clone courteously.

"May the Force be with you, sargeant Hunter" and with a teasing smirk that brings a blush on the man's bronze skin adds. "It was a pleasure to have you".

THE END.

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PS. Can you tell I really ended up liking this pair? xD

[silver-starss]

I have (spoilery) Thoughts on Ahsoka episode four

First of all how dare you

Second of all how dare you

THIRD OF ALL HOW DARE YOU

Bro why is Hera taking Jacen on this mission? I know she has a penchant for lugging around badass kids, but he's what, 10? A bit young imo.

Called it. Marrok was a red herring. Filoni knew that we'd all go nuts about the identity of yet another cool masked dude and let fan speculation run wild. Though him turning to dust does bring up new questions...

Sabine and Shin round two! I like that Sabine was actually able to use her armor/equipment this time and fight Shin on more even ground.

That moment when Marrok died and Shin seemed genuinely shook? And Sabine recognizing this and trying to take advantage of Shin's shookness? *chef's kiss*

Really good special effects in the shot with the ring coming out of the atmosphere! That was stunning!

Ahsoka and Baylan fight was genuinely cool, and the choreography felt much more Ahsoka-esque. Particularly that flip she did, which didn't look wired like the one from Ep 2.

So Clan Wren is dead. :/ Not surprising, I assumed that would be Sabine's character arc when the series was first announced (feeling survivor's guilt after the Purge), but what does Ahsoka have to do with that? Is it an emotional support thing?

Sabine joining up with the bad guys makes sense. Her #1 priority is finding Ezra and they're her only means of getting there. She's probably planning to gun down Thrawn in the process, though I imagine Baylan is fully aware of that and planning accordingly.

On the bright side, this gives us more opportunities to explore her rivalry with Shin...

Speaking of, love the dynamic with Shin being the feral one yet actually listening to/respecting her master. I imagine there's a story there and I'm very curious to hear it.

I don't know whether to be mad or impressed that Jacen said part of the Iconic Star Wars Line but not the full thing.

Beautiful transition between the ocean and the World Between Worlds. It looks absolutely gorgeous in live-action.

Why and how is Ahsoka in the World Between Worlds?

HAYDEN ALREADY???? I didn't think he'd show up until episode 5.

"SNIPS" (!!!!!)

Holy fucking shit I'm losing my mind.

He looks way better than he did in Kenobi, but the de-aging isn't 100% great. Still though.

Interesting that Ahsoka's first instinct was to call him "Master". Old habits (and attachments) die hard I guess. They're going to have some serious issues to sort out next ep though.

Lmao casuals must be super confused by this ending. Imagine that.

Goddamn that's a cliff-hanger. And on the strongest episode so far!

[kalevalakryze]

Fireside

AO3 Link: Here! For @wolfwrenweek Day 4: The Chariot | Thrawn's Star Destroyer [prompt: put her canine teeth in the side of my neck] Warnings: n/a Summary: Shifting so their head could rest on her shoulder, Sabine smirked at the way the cold beskar stung at their cheek and their face contorted in annoyance. “Take that off and maybe I’ll tell you.”

“Well that’s a poor excuse to get me out of my armor.” She laughed, then, she rotated just enough, reaching her arm out to tug the blonde until she shifted. The crook of her nose fit perfectly in the space between her pauldron and chest plate. Sabine felt the deep inhale as they settled, forehead resting snuggly in her shoulder, and her hand even going so far as to wind around the Mandalorian’s waist.

“You’re just built to be uncomfortable and annoying, aren’t you.”

Exile with Shin Hati turned out to be… Not as bad as Sabine thought it would have been. As the nights got colder and Baylan got closer, they would pack up and travel. Sabine learned a lot in those first few weeks- the first and foremost being that Shin drooled in their sleep, evident in how she’d had to scrub blood-stained spittle off her pauldrons once she’d finally gotten them free of the rocky canyon they’d been stuck in. 

The second, and probably more important than the last- Even being in proximity to the blonde, Sabine was not free of the bond that suddenly connected them. Instead of freedom, she found her nights and days plagued by random flashes into the blonde’s eyes. Either looking at her own body as she built a fire, cleaned her armor, or packed up camp, or the haunting memories of Baylan’s betrayal, beyond him dismissing her as his padawan. Stone formations, marble coffins, locked doors, unnatural flames, and a ghastly voice in her ear. 

Shin was more than a mystery to unravel, but at least she felt like she’d managed to unravel a few of those many layers. 

The fire was roaring by the time Shin returned from their meditation, whatever snowflakes dared to enter their dome of peace and warmth were quickly melted by the raging inferno trapped in the small pit. Sabine’s howler rested his head on her knee, allowing the Mandalorian’s fingers to itch through the tufts of fur that had thickened for the weather. When the blonde dropped down next to her, Sabine nudged at their leg with her foot. “Sooo,” She drawled, hooking her heel to rest overtop of their shin.

Unbothered, Shin’s hand came to rest on Sabine’s knee. It was surprisingly domestic for both of them, the way Shin’s fingers tucked in between the smooth, chipped beskar of the armor and the material of her flight suit. She wasn’t sure when this had started, but found she was grateful.

Maybe it was their shared grief, or maybe Sabine was just fundamentally fucked up in the head, and Shin was starting to check off all of her boxes as they grew closer. 

Shifting so their head could rest on her shoulder, Sabine smirked at the way the cold beskar stung at their cheek and their face contorted in annoyance. “Take that off and maybe I’ll tell you.”

“Well, that’s a poor excuse to get me out of my armor.” She laughed, then, she rotated just enough, reaching her arm out to tug the blonde until she shifted. The crook of her nose fit perfectly in the space between her pauldron and chest plate. Sabine felt the deep inhale as they settled, forehead resting snuggly in her shoulder, and her hand even going so far as to wind around the Mandalorian’s waist. 

“You’re just built to be uncomfortable and annoying, aren’t you.” They grumbled, contradicting their own words when they shifted instead to press their nose into the side of her throat. Her heart stuttered at the way Shin’s breath fanned across her skin, which was freezing in comparison to everything about Shin in the moment. 

“I dunno. Figured you liked things the hard way.” She shot back, unthinking as her fingers squeezed Shin’s shoulder. The huff of air against her throat brought a smile to her lips, at least she didn’t die, so… definitely a plus in her book. 

The silence that fell was calm, with only the crackling of fire and the rare nightlife lighting up the world around them. At some point, Sabine’s howler got up and decided to graze, scouring the ground just at the edge of the fire’s light for bugs and small critters. The electric feeling came back only when Shin’s weight shifted, putting more of their weight against Sabine’s side. 

She didn’t say anything, and so, the blonde inched closer bit by bit, until almost all of her weight was in Sabine’s lap. “Comfy?” She finally spoke, her voice no more than a mumble as Shin got comfortable. 

“I think you just might be.” Sharp teeth brushed against the side of her throat, causing a shiver to shoot up her spine. Her hands moved to settle on their hips, thumbs brushing along the myriad of materials they’d used to patch their tunic and skirt. The press of lips to her pulse point was enough to make her squirm. 

“Shin-” They pulled back almost immediately, and like a viper, Sabine’s hand shot out to stop them, coming to rest at the base of their throat as they leaned back in her lap. “I didn’t say go anywhere,” She felt her voice drop an octave, and took great satisfaction in watching blue-green eyes blow wide and dark, and the feeling of their throat moving under her palm as the other woman swallowed thickly. 

This time, when Shin leaned back in, her teeth grazed against the column of her throat with intent. Sabine’s hand scaled along her back until she could tangle her digits in their hair, her other hand still holding on tight to their waist as both of their hands moved to a corner of her chest plate. “I’ve thought about doing this every moment since I first met you.” They admitted, though before Sabine could retort in either agreement or disdain, their canines were pressing into her throat. Her knees jerked beneath Shin’s weight as their tongue, warm and wet, lapped at the skin in reach. Sabine’s curses fell on deaf ears as Shin worked their mouth along every inch of her throat she could reach, leaving dark marks against her skin that could rival even the dark, faded color of her own hair. 

“ Gotal’ade , fuck,” Sabine grumbled once they finally pulled back, her hand wrapping around their throat once more and her thumb pressed into their pulse point in a way that made them flush. Before her traitorous brain could ruin the moment, Sabine pulled Shin back in, wasting no time in pressing their lips together.

Their noses brushed against each other as both of Shin’s hands traveled to tangle in messy brown and purple waves. Sabine’s hand stayed pinned between them, feeling the way their pulse hammered when she licked their bottom lip. When Sabine’s tongue crossed the barrier of parted lips, she felt that now familiar tingle of their bond, felt arousal and desire and fire raging within, and when she licked into the blonde’s mouth, she felt that same fire roar at the choked whimper that stayed prisoner between them. 

When Shin’s hands traveled low once again, and she felt their fingers inching below her chestplate, Sabine had to, annoying, pull back. “Fuck,” She panted, releasing their throat and hair in order to rest her hands against their wrists. “Shin, I’m sorry,” The blonde’s forehead rested against her own, cool eyes clouded by lust met warm gold in understanding. “Not here, but… Once we’re safe .’

“Will we ever really be safe?” They grumbled, even as their lips pressed into the corner of her brow. “That is not a nicety that has ever been afforded to us.”

“I’ll make it happen. I promised you once, I’m promising you again.” She squeezed their wrists once more before letting go, allowing the blonde to relax her head into her shoulder once more, and cursing every ounce of rational thought for keeping her pants on. She just had to be the responsible one these days- Ezra owed her, big time. 

[orangedodge]

“Stay together. You always did better that way.”

One thing this episode did well to highlight was how truly alone in the universe Ahsoka and Sabine have made themselves, once robbed of each other for support. There were hints in previous episodes, such as when Sabine froze up during Ahsoka's space walk, when she thought her hurt, or in Ahsoka's initial refusal to accept help on what was clearly not a solo mission. Tonight, in the fourth episode, the fear broke through, and allowed Elsbeth to triumph over them despite her agents being consistently outmatched.

The moment Shin arrives at the star map, Ahsoka is overcome with unbearable doubt and self-recrimination, believing herself to have failed another companion. She stops fighting to save everyone, and resolves instead to die there and then as yet another (former) Jedi giving her life in service to the Republic. By the time Sabine arrives and Ahsoka realizes her mistake, it's too late. Spiritually she is already defeated, and has concluded she can only hold Baylan off long enough for Sabine to destroy the map, sacrificing both her own life and that of the very friend the Force had just returned to her.

But it didn't have to go that way. Sabine stood ready to shoot Baylan in the back of the head. He cannot defend himself from Sabine while Ahsoka controls his lightsaber, nor can he finish off Ahsoka when Sabine would just kill him in the process. Baylan is not a hothead who would force the issue one way or another. He is not a fanatic that would give his life only to take one of theirs. Time was on their side to stall, and allow Ahsoka a moment to catch her second wind. Every second that passes with the map free of the pedestal, is one where their position grows stronger. Instead she falls.

Without Ahsoka, it became impossible for Sabine to defeat Baylan alone, but her position wasn't hopeless even then. Destroying the map as Ahsoka asked would guarantee her own death, and there was surely no certainty that she would even be able to finish the job while a rogue Jedi master was trying to stop her. But there was equally no guarantee that Baylan would be able to stop her before she could destroy the map.

Baylan hesitates, and stops advancing once the threat is made. He knew there was great uncertainty, that he might not be quick enough to stop her (otherwise he, a telekinetic wizard, would not bother trying to talk her down instead of just trying to take it!)

Time was again on the New Republic's side. Sabine knew Huyang was signaling for help. And Sabine should have known that Hera would never abandon her, regardless of the Senate's orders. Every second that she stalled Baylan would be one that drew Phoenix Squadron closer to their location. She was not bound to choose between death and surrender.

Instead she lets herself think “Ahsoka is dead,” just like Kanan, and Ursa, and Aldrich, and Tristan, and that she was finally truly alone. She becomes vulnerable to Baylan's counter offer of “well, what about your foster brother? What about Ezra Bridger?” It doesn't even occur to her that Hera is still here, until she was directly confronted with how giving in has only placed new lives in danger. It was just over already, without Ahsoka there.

[loth-creatures]

Do Wolfwalkers have a kind of Dark Side reaction? I can see Ezra threatening to tear off Maul's face as a wolf---

OUHGGHGHH FOR SURE

The wolves are in part a manifestation of one's connection to the Force (see Lore) and would definitely be affected by the Dark Side.

I imagine they slowly become more unpredictable and dangerous as wolves. The wolves may be restless even when they are awake, ravenous, itching to rip and rend. They grow unsettling. It's subtle but they seem ever so slightly off to those around them. They have too many teeth. You turn your back and feel like you are being watched and hunted even if you know them. They seem normal when looking directly at them, but turn your head and for a split-second you see this in your peripheral.

I've also been toying with the idea of wolfwalkers having a sort of kill mode, but it's just a wolf thing, not necessarily a Dark Side thing. Though I imagine it is way more volatile in dark wolfwalkers. But think about it, usually the wolfwalkers would be instinctively very careful with their teeth. Unless fighting another wolf, they fight without biting as much as possible, at least not enough to draw blood. So as not to wolf random people. Until they intend to kill you. You piss one off enough, if they hate you enough, you're gonna bypass bite safety and activate kill mode. It no longer matters if they bite as long as they finish you.

I've actually decided this is how Baylan gets wolfed. By Sabine. She'll try to kill him at some point (probably attempting to escape the Sion after they've landed but gets caught) and nearly succeeds but Wolf Shin intervines, and bc Baylan survives (barely), he's now a wolfwalker. Sabine's real unhappy about it. She made him worse.

I haven't done much with the Maul situation bc I haven't thought of anything interesting that wouldn't create a domino effect I don't want to deal with. But like I can't not so we'll see if I squeeze in a short chapter about it. Maul would probably just be like. Wow neat trick, you must be sooo powerful to be able to do that, waaay more powerful then your pathetic Jedi master deserves to train, I'm just saying all the more reason to be my apprentice-

[whiteravengreywolf]

The Witching Hour - a Wolfwren fanfiction

A/N: Hello everyone! I have just posted the first part of three of my new fanfiction! It is based on some revelations about Shin's character that were released recently. This is the beginning, but if you want to read the whole story, the link will be at the end!

Baylan’s trail had grown cold. Shin had followed him as far as she could, through forests and mountains. Ahead, a ruin was stuck between two cliffs, as if the earth had opened to swallow it, only to find its taste repugnant. Shin couldn’t blame the earth either. It was a Dathomirian ruin. Every step she took toward it made her skin crawl.

She had always hated witches and their magick, for as long as she could remember. She’d had faith in her master and would not have questioned his involvement with Elsbeth, but she had hated the woman and every second spent with her had been nerve wracking. She was glad the witch was dead.

Behind her, her ash-colored howler whined and pulled on its leash. It didn’t want to enter the ruins either. Shin had grown used to its cowardly way now. She turned to it and ordered:

“Tota.”

The howler fell on its haunches, its tongue lolling out of its huge mouth. She patted it between the ears then walked away. She climbed ancient fallen borders to get to the entrance of the temple. The sun was behind the tall cliffs, their shadows soaking the warmth out of the air. Shin brought her cape tighter around her. The shivers running down her back were not caused by the cold, however, but by the eerie energy coming off the temple.

Two statues held the entrance up, their bodies snapped to pieces but kept upright by moss. Shin could barely guess their features. She assumed they were witches of some kinds. What else could witches worship but themselves? Shin stepped through the doorway. The anxious energy she felt grew tenfold, making the back of her brain buzz with discomfort. The roof of the temple was partially collapsed, leaving holes of light to fall within. The vegetation of Peridea had taken back its place within the structure. Moss and grass carpeted the cracked stone floor in equal measure. All the windows were blocked by the cliffs on either side. The head of the giant statue at the end of the room had snapped at the neck and fallen to the ground. The neck and shoulders were covered with sticks and feathers, nests made not too long ago.

Shin took a few steps forward, her footsteps echoing through the temple. She couldn’t see any sign of her master, but knowing him and his quest, he must have come through, she thought. She closed her eyes, feeling for the Force and his presence in it. Nothing came to her, as usual. If only she’d mastered it more. She’d spent so many years with her master but could emulate so few of the things he’d taught her. Sometimes, she couldn’t help but wonder why he had taken her as his apprentice when she wasn’t talented. Maybe he had been right to leave her behind, she thought bitterly. She would have only slowed him down.

Full Story Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/52369444/chapters/132478294

[isagrimorie]

I know many people have a problem with Sabine's second major use of the Force. I already gave my thoughts in this post about Sabine's use of the Force in the season finale.

("For someone else, for someone she loves, Sabine can do the impossible." | "It's about belief and faith.")

It was about her belief and need to use the Force at the moment she needed it and the mental and emotional state she was in that she was ready to remove her block from the Force.

In an ideal scenario, I would love 16 episodes for this to play out, and maybe even up to season 2 before Sabine manifests more of her Force abilities, but truncated time and the Mandoverse's need to move story along took precedence.

But also, IMO, Sabine doesn't display anything that can be considered above the average for a standard Jedi.

In the animation, it doesn't really sell how grand and how far the distances are. The feats of Jedi crossing this distance in animation vs how it is in real life -- the scale of the Star Destroyer vs a humanoid being. The impossible distance.

Ezra is watching his only chance back home, and Sabine is watching the only chance she has in getting Ezra back home.

In fact, Sabine has stepped a few steps forward:

As if she couldn't bear the idea, she has failed Ezra. Ezra admits he can't make the jump, and Sabine's face has hardened into this:

Because she's made her decision.

She just got the hang of the Force but for this, for Ezra, she will get him across.

At this moment, Sabine's never more certain she understood the phrase: "Do or do not, there is no try."

If there is one thing that's been clear in this series, Sabine's singular focus, her mission above all else, was to find Ezra and bring him back home. Sabine would prefer they all made it home, but beggars can't be choosers.

Ezra propels himself forward in a Force-powered leap and even with the Force-powered jump, he's still far away from the Star Destroyer:

Just as Ezra's about to plummet to his death, Sabine summons all the Force she can summon at her level of skill and propels him the last few meters.

BTW, as a sound design thing, this loud rumble was also there when Sabine first attempted to Force-push Shin in episode 4, The Fallen Jedi. This means Sabine did access the Force a bit in that moment. Its just at that moment -- it was still pretty weak, it was weaker than a slap.

Sabine looks pretty terrified, mixed with hope that she's finally doing it but also terrified she might kill Ezra, but she's not letting that fear get her. She has a job to do.

And then, hilariously (to me), Sabine almost fails because her Force push can only reach so far, and Ezra falls short of the target.

And there's a brief horrified look on Sabine's face as she realizes she couldn't push Ezra that far. He wouldn't reach the Chimera.

It's a good thing Ezra himself has the Force, and he simply used the Force to pull himself nearer to the ship:

And he's just dangling there just a little off-screen before he jumps inside the Chimera and kills one of the Night Troopers.

Also if you look to the right, you can see Baylan and Shin's ship where Ezra might have stayed during the duration of the travel from Peridea to his home galaxy.

Mission accomplished.

I wonder if, at this point, Sabine had an inkling she wouldn't be joining Ezra on that trip home. Ezra might be able to do a Force-powered Jedi jump but that's clearly something Sabine hasn't practiced in.

(This is also possibly why, in this show, Sabine doesn't have her jetpack).

I hope this makes sense since I wrote this half asleep.

[redskull199987]

A good Feeling

Ezra Bridger x fem!Jedi!reader Part II

Word count:2.9k

Warnings: !SPOILERS! for Ahsoka Ep. 7, minor injuries, canon typical violence

Summary:After finally seeing Ezra again, You barely have Time to celebrate, as Thrawn and his goons are still hot on your tail…

A/N: Decided to make this into a series, so here is Part II :)

Part I , Part II (you are here)

Masterlist

Merely a day had passed, since You and Sabine arrived on Peridea. The sky was still tinted in a cold gray and the landscape looked exactly as uninviting as before. The only thing alive seemed to be the small tribe of hermits that had led you to Ezra.

Speaking of the young Jedi, he had decided that it would be safer to get moving again and so you were back on Tota the Howler, protecting the little flock from the back, while Ezra and Sabine lead them upfront.

You watched from afar, how the two of them talked. Sabine was probably catching Ezra up on what had happened in the last ten years. You were happy to see the two of them talking so freely again.

While the first few hours after your arrival were filled with hugs and small kisses between You and Ezra, you had realized that him and Sabine deserved some time to talk alone too. They had known each other much longer and were like Siblings to each other. 

Your thoughts were interrupted by a strange feeling that spread within you. A feeling of dread and restlessness. You turned around for a second, looking out for something. Anything, that might have caused this feeling.

And then it was gone.

And a new feeling arose. A familiar feeling. The presence of a person. A Person close to you. You let your eyes flutter shut and concentrated on that feeling, pulling it closer and closer, until it felt like you could almost stretch out your hand and touch it. And then, all of a sudden, you heard it loud and clear. Saw it before your inner eye.Felt the fabric of her clothes under your touch. Her smell that you had known so well from combating against her.

It was Ahsoka. She was calling out to you and Sabine.

Immediately, you grabbed the leash of the Howler tighter, making your way towards Ezra and Sabine.

“You felt it too, didn't you?”, You asked, upon reaching the two. Ezra only gave you a confused glance, but Sabine nodded.

“It was Ahsoka.”, she said plainly, “She's alive.”

You couldn't help the grin that spread over your face. Ahsoka was alive and she was on her way to you.

You didn't have time to answer, as the small shuttles of the Noti surrounding you suddenly came to a halt and several of the small hermits pointed towards the hill, located in front of you. You followed their gaze and spotted two small figures standing on top of said hill. Upon seeing the two of them, the feeling of dread you had felt earlier returned.

“They have been following us.”, You said, looking over to Ezra and Sabine.

“Friends of Yours?”, Ezra asked, looking back and forth between Sabine and You.

“No.”, Sabine said coldly and you couldn't agree more with her. You weren't exactly keen on facing Baylan and Shin again, after how your last fight with them ended.

You watched how Ezra slowly turned his shuttle around, directing the flock the other way, away from Baylan and Shin. You followed close behind, but had your eyes still on the two Sith standing on the hill.

“We're having company”, you yelled, as the flock gained speed again. But it was useless. Shin and her group of murderous nomads were close on your heels.

You watched as Sabine grabbed both of her blasters and started shooting at the nomads. You nodded at her and let yourself fall back, as you grabbed your lightsaber to deflect the enemy fire.

While you were busy protecting the Noti shuttles, you saw from the corner of your eye how one of the Nomads was closing his distance towards you.

“You gotta stay real still for me, okay Tota?”,You mumbled to your Howler, as you let the leash fall out of your hands. You continued acting like you didn't notice the nomad sneaking up on you, but when he was about to attack you, you quickly jumped up, aiming your lightsaber at him.

Merely a second later, you landed securely on the back of the howler where the nomad had been sitting just a few seconds ago. But he was now laying on the soft grass behind you, a hole in his chest.

But the moment of victory only lasted a few seconds, as the Blaster fire of the other nomads was directed at you again, after they realized what you had done to their comrade.

“Tota!?”, You yelled out to your Howler. Upon hearing your voice, they immediately ran over to you, ready to be mounted by you again.

“Good Howler.”, You mumbled, as you jumped onto Tota´s back again. You deflected the incoming shots as good as you could, pushing a nomad off of their Howler here and there. But as you saw one of the shuttles malfunction and crashing to the ground, You quickly grabbed Tota´s leash, slowing the Howler down. You quickly jumped to the ground, as you saw the rest of the flock turn around, coming back for the shuttle.

“Are you alright? Is everyone okay?!”, You quickly asked, waving at the Noti. You didn't understand a word they said, but they seemed fine, so you just gave them a thumbs up.

You watched how Ezra directed the rest of the flock back to where you were standing next to the broken shuttle. The nomads were following close behind and started to circle you, as all the shuttles came to a halt.

“Get inside. I'll handle this.”, Ezra said to the Noti and they followed his directions without much hesitation.

You quickly jogged over to him and Sabine, your lightsaber still drawn and resting in the palm of your hand, as the nomads were still very much surrounding you.

But you couldn't help the smile that rose to your face, as you recognized the familiar outlines of Ahsoka´s ship quickly closing in on your position.

“You two alright?”, you questioned, looking up at Ezra and Sabine. Both of them nodded quickly, but upon following Ezra´s gaze, you saw that Shin and what seemed to be the leader of the nomads, were now making their way over to you.

“Who´s that?”, Ezra asked, looking down at you for answers.

“She's like you, but lacks your sense of humor.”, You described Shin for him. Looking back at her, the young Sith apprentice was staring holes in your head, like she wanted to kill you right then and there.

Ezra nodded at your answer,”Lightsaber?”he asked, not taking his eyes off Shin.

“Oh yeah.”, Sabine tuned in. You slightly winced at her annoyed tone, as you remembered the injury she had suffered from an attack by Shin.

“Great.”, Ezra mumbled, clearly understanding the emotions Sabine and You had towards Shin,”We better get ready.”

You watched how the leader of the Nomads lifted his spear into the air, shouting in a language you didn't understand, while Ezra and Sabine made their way out of the shuttle and over to where you were standing already.

“You okay?”, Ezra asked, slightly touching your forearm. You nodded at him, giving him a warm smile, before turning back around.

The nomads were now closing in on you. You calculated that your odds were about even.

“What´s the plan?”, Ezra asked, glazing over to you and Sabine.

“She only pulled out her lightsaber, wanting to hand it to Ezra:”You and Y/n. Do your thing.”

“What thing?��; Ezra asked, about as confused as you.

“Your lightsaber. Take it”, Sabine explained, her eyes still locked on the enemy.

Ezra pursed his lips at that:”You keep it.”

A small smile spread on your lips, upon hearing his words. This was so typical for Ezra. He always did something unexpected.

“I don't need it.”, Ezra explained further,”Besides, you´ve been training.”

“Very funny.”, Sabine mocked, still holding the lightsaber out to him.

Ezra only repeated himself:”No, I´m serious.”

“Take it.”, Sabine persisted, slightly slapping the lightsaber against his chest.

But Ezra refused again:”I gave it to you, it´s yours now.”

“At least take a blaster.”, Sabine groaned, but Ezra only grinned at her:”No, the Force is my ally. That´s all I need.”

“For God´s sake! Are you two finished?!”, You finally butted in, spinning around and cutting straight through a nomad that had been sneaking up on Ezra and Sabine,”Now is not the time for Talking!”

“Sabine started it!”, You heard Ezra yell, as the three of you dispersed into different directions.

You rolled your eyes at him, a small smile pulling at the corner of your lips, as you engaged another enemy that rounded a corner in front of you. It took only a few swings from your lightsaber before he was down. 

You kept moving around the shuttles, looking for the nomads, as you heard Sabine near you,”I did not start it!”, she answered to Ezra´s previous statement.

“You two are like children!”, You exclaimed, as you took a stance back to back with Sabine, fighting off the few Nomads that had surrounded you.

From the corner of your eye, you saw a Nomad that was about to jump Ezra from behind. You quickly stepped forward, reaching out your hand to use the force to send him flying towards the nearest shuttle.

Upon hearing the Nomad crash to the ground, Ezra quickly turned around. As he spotted you, he gave you a soft smile. But you had no time to return it, as You felt a sharp graze your shoulder and you quickly jumped back, raising your lightsaber in defense. 

The Nomad that had attacked you wasted no time and jumped at you, his spear raised over his head in an attempt to stab you. But before you could do anything, the Nomad was thrown against a Noti Shuttle, just like his comrade a few seconds ago. 

Your gaze lingered on his unconscious body for a second, before you looked up and saw Ezra sprinting towards you.

“Are you okay?”, he quickly asked, his gaze directed towards the small cut on your shoulder.

“I´m fine. Thank you, Ezra.”, You smiled and leaned up to quickly press a kiss to his cheek. The boy´s grin only got wider, but your small moment was interrupted, as you saw Shin behind Ezra coming closer.

“Look Out!”, You shouted and pulled Ezra away by his arm, as Shin swung her lightsaber at him.

A hand flew to Ezra's hair, as he grabbed a strand that had been grazed by Shin´s lightsaber.

“Close.”, he mumbled before jumping at her. You watched in awe how he managed to push her off, before also joining into the battle. Right as Ezra dodged one of Shin´s attacks, you stopped in, her lightsaber colliding with yours, as you pushed her back. The look of surprise that she gave you was unforgettable. 

You continued to fight together with Ezra, as You suddenly saw Sabine from the corner of your eye. She had drawn her lightsaber and joined your battle against Shin, swinging at her with full speed. Upon realizing that she now had to fight with three Jedi, two of them with lightsabers, Shin took a step back.

“It´s not looking good for you.”, Ezra stated the obvious. But he was interrupted as you could see several troop carriers closing in on you.

“We need to take her, now!”, Sabine exclaimed. Ezra nodded and was about to attack, but this time, Shin was faster and sent him flying against one of the shuttles.

“Ezra!?”, You yelled, but he wasn't reacting. You hoped that he was just unconscious and turned back around, locking eyes with sabine. the Mandalorian nodded at you and together you stepped forward to attack Shin together. The Sith managed to dodge your attacks, but you were able to slowly push her back, until you realized that Ezra had gotten up again and joined your side once more.

The fight stopped as you realized that Storm Troopers had surrounded you and each and every one of them was pointing their weapon at you three.

“Destroy them.”, Shin finally ordered and you heard the safety of all blasters around you lock off.

“Wait!Wait!Wait!”, Ezra yelled, lifting his hands to the air,”We could…talk. Or we could just…We…Don´t you wanna take us as prisoners? As Prisoners?”, He pointed his hand at Shin like that would help in any way.

But she didn't seem amused at all, her face was not showing any sign of emotion, as she yelled:”Fire!”, towards the troopers.

But they didn't have the chance to do so, as three of them were thrown off their feet and flung across the field. Mere seconds later, a Howler approached your group and from their back, Ahsoka jumped in front of you, her lightsabers drawn, ready to fight.

You, Sabine and Ezra quickly looked at each other, before dispersing into the field again, while Ahsoka took on Shin.

You saw Ahsoka´s ship flying above you, probably steered by Huyang, as you started fighting against the Troopers. It wasn´t particularly hard to take them down, the problem was the number of them. They attacked you from every corner possible.

You were in the middle of a fight against three Troopers that had been shooting on you for a few minutes, while you tried to get closer to them, as they suddenly stopped and started to retreat. Rounding the closest corner, you joined the rest of your team again. Shin was standing in front of Ahsoka, clearly surprised by the sudden order to retreat.

“Surrender your weapon. I can help you.”, Ahsoka ordered calmly. Shin only looked up at her, the fear on her face as clear as day. But instead of following Ahsoka´s orders, Shin turned around and ran off to her Howler.

“Ahsoka.”, Sabine finally said after a few seconds of silence. Ahsoka turned around and smiled at her apprentice.

“I thought you were dead.”, Sabine explained, sadness lacing her voice.

But Ahsoka only smiled, clicking her tongue:”And miss this reunion?”

She  looked over to Ezra, who also had a smile on his face, before the two shared a heartfelt hug. As the two parted, Ahsoka looked up to Ezra and a genuine laugh left her lips. 

After a few seconds, Ezra turned around towards Sabine and You:”Wait, you thought she was dead?”

“Clearly. We were wrong.”, Sabine answered, with a smile on her face. You only grinned, raising your hand to pat her shoulder:”I´m glad, we were.”

The sound of Huyang landing the ship behind the four of you, interrupted your little conversation as you all turned around.

Your gaze wandered over to one of the Noti, that had left their shuttle and waddled over to Ezra. Right behind them was Tota, who upon seeing you, Immediately ran over to you, rubbing the snout against your hand.

“Hey Tota.”, You mumbled and petted the Howler, as you watched Ezra reassure the small hermit;”Hey, it's okay. These are friends. All friends.”

You looked around you, as all of the other Noti now also started to come out of their shuttles, chattering away about God knows what.

Yeah, this feeling was pretty fucking great, you decided. 

“Guys. I´m getting a feeling.”, Ezra finally said,”I think I might be going home after all. "

You smiled at him, patting his shoulder, as the four of you gazed back towards Ahsoka´s ship.

Bonus:

A small squeal left your lips, as you suddenly felt Ezra´s arms wrap around you in a tight hug. You didn't have any time to react before, he pulled you off your feet spinning you around in circles. 

“Ezra!”, You scolded him, your hands resting on his shoulders for support, but You could only hear his beautiful laugh in response, before the two of you toppled to the ground. 

You could hear the laughs of Ahsoka and Sabine behind you, as you finally looked up. You realized that you were laying on top of Ezra. The jedi was of course already looking at you, his hands resting on your hips.

“I saw you fight today.”, he mumbled, only for you to hear,”You were awesome. You´ve really improved.”

“So have you.”, You chuckled, quickly pecking his lips, before slowly setting up again.

You saw a small blush creep up ezra´s neck, as he sat up next to you.

“We should take care of your shoulder”, He said pointing at the small scratch on your shoulder.

“It's just a scratch.”; You tried to dismiss him, but Ezra had already stood up again, holding his hand out to you.

“No excuses.”, he said sternly as he pulled you to your feet.

“Come on.”, You heard Ahsoka say, as she lightly patted Sabine´s shoulder,”Let´s give the lovebirds some time alone.”

You felt the heat rise to your cheeks, as Sabine gave you a smirk, before following Ahsoka towards her ship.

“Shall we?”, Ezra asked after a few seconds of silence. You turned to look at him and saw that he held his hand out towards you.

“Always.”, You smiled before grabbing his hand and letting him lead you to one of the Noti shuttles, to take care of your shoulder. 

[skoulsons]

Hopefully I’m not grasping at straws, but this has been making my brain melt out of my ears for weeks. Maybe it’ll just be a hc if I’m wrong and everyone disagrees <3

Baylan’s stance. In almost all of his scenes, he stands (or walks, on the rare occasion) with his right hand resting on his saber.

The first example of this is in episode 1 when he sends Shin to Lothal. Baylan doesn’t have his hand resting on it when he’s standing near Morgan when he and Marrok return, but when Morgan leaves and Shin stands beside him, he does. And when Shin leaves, the shot is wider and we see Baylan standing in this way as Shin walks away.

Then, at the beginning of episode 2 when he and Shin bring the map to Seatos, he has his hand there as they walk up.

He continues to keep it rested there throughout the scene. As Morgan plays around with the star map and shows Peridea, his hand is always resting on his saber.

This shot was a specific kind that I was looking for when it came to making this post. While you can kind of see his arm here, the main thing is that his arm position is drastic enough to change how his cloak sits around him. He doesn’t keep his arm close to his side when he stands like this. His elbow juts out enough that it makes a difference in his cloak.

BUT, before I talk about my original plan, a few more things.

This is the only scene he has in episode 3, and it’s at the very end. Obviously, he’s not standing like he usually is.

And, you guessed it, his hand is rested there in all their scenes in episode 4 as well, even when they talk to Morgan on the Eye of Sion through the weird hologram thing.

And I think, personally, this comes down to primarily Shin. I think he stands how he does out of protection for her. So for that ^ scene? He’s just standing, waiting. No one to protect.

Then this scene. They’re not around anyone. We see Morgan’s ship flying away and I guess, til Thrawn got there, the Great Mothers just dipped for a while?? Either way, they’re alone. They’re comfortable. Shin’s tone is borderline teasing sometimes. They both smile and have a good conversation. And still, in the comfort of each other, his hand is still there. A scene where he could drop his guard and relax a little bit, he still doesn’t. Comfortable stance? Sure. They’re on a strange, dangerous planet with people they both don’t really trust? Also true. She’s his padawan and we’ve seen before how protective he is over her? Yep, that too.

She’s been with him for a long time. He’s protected her for a long time. He’s cared about her for a long time. He’s trained her for a long time. He’s been her father (figure) for a long time. It’s a habit that’s been created through their time together.

And I don’t think he does it because it’s the most comfortable way for him to stand. If it were, I don’t think he’d ever bother standing with his arms out in front of him.

Now, I did say primarily Shin. There are some scenes (really just one lmao) where he does it with Morgan when Shin is not around.

Though, in the second one here, he does immediately take his hand off and hold them out in front of him because Morgan is leaving and he’s staying to wait for Ahsoka. No one to protect.

Do I think he stands like this to have his saber ready in an instant if Shin is in trouble? Absolutely. Do I also think that, in the scenes where he stands like this with Morgan, it is also used to protect Morgan (albeit maybe a little selfishly) because Peridea is Baylan’s goal and she is needed to make sure that he gets there? Yea, probably.

So. A day or two after watching the finale, I was thinking about Baylan’s last scene (as you do). I didn’t have the scene pulled up, but I remember thinking, “Wait, did he have his hand resting on his saber?” For a few days. I didn’t open my computer to even check (brain and life ynow the vibes) whether he did or not, so I just kind of daydreamed in ignorance thinking that his hand wasn’t resting on it.

For those few days, that thought had me going. If that was a habit he’d built up for years because I won’t lose another padawan (dphc willing), then. mmm yea that had me a bit sad. A habit he built up to protect Shin at all costs. To not risk anything for her life. To keep yet another dead child from haunting every decision he makes. To just not lose someone else. Furthermore, a habit like that is going to be difficult to break. If the jump from Ahsoka and Sabine settling down with the Noti was a few weeks from Baylan standing on the Father’s hand, I could maybe see him losing the habit. Shin isn’t there with him, so what’s there to protect?

But if the scenes are only a matter of a few days apart, then I’d think he’d still have that habit.

And whether it was a few days or a few weeks, he still does it.

As he walks up, which isn’t always the case with scenes where he walks (the scenes where he does walk with his hand on his saber are around Shin), his arm is at his side.

This shot, you can see the hint of metal at the top of his saber. Usually, if his hand were there, you would see all of his fingers by now.

But then, there’s his final shot. Much like the third screenshot in this post, his cloak is covering his arms and it’s slightly hard to tell. And even with his new and gorgeously improved cloak with what I can only imagine is Howler skin, you can still see how the position of his arm affects how his cloak sits around it. Even easier than that, you can see the crook of his elbow and just the fact that his arm is bent.

That means the habit is still there. He’s still doing it without thinking. Whether it took him three days or three weeks to find the statues of the Ones, the habit is still there. That need, that part of him that spent year after year after year protecting Shin is still prominent, even with her gone. Even though they’ve parted. Even though he put distance between them, that need, that inclination to protect is still there.

Maybe it’s because it’s a dangerous planet. Maybe it’s because he’s had to kill a lot of things to get there. Maybe it comes from his determination to stay alive and to find the beginning he so desperately wants.

But… I honestly think it is the part of him that is still holding on to Shin with a vice, white-knuckle grip.