We Sing. We Dance We Steal Things is the third studio album released by Jason Mraz. The album was released in May 2008 spawning three singles including his worldwide hit “I’m Yours”. The album peaked #3 in three countries: US, Canada, and Australia. In the US and France, the album achieved a 3-time platinum status.
Fandom: D.Gray-man
Rating: E
Pairings: Lucky Poker (Allen x Lavi x Tyki); Yulma (Kanda x Alma); Cross x Neah
Total Words: 300,896
Tags: Modern AU; High School AU; Delinquent AU.
Description: Senior year of high school should’ve been a breeze for Lavi. He’s got amazing grades, amazing friends, and gets to spend his year living with Gramps in his old hometown. What he didn’t count on was catching the eye of a sticky-fingered delinquent who had a penchant for getting into trouble—and dragging Lavi with him.
Epilogue: Four Years Later
“How much fucking shit do you have?” Kanda growled as he dumped the box on the floor next to the others. His long black hair stuck to his sweaty face, making him look more frustrated than usual. Alma followed suit, but set their’s down more gently. At least they had the foresight to tie their hair back into a ponytail.
Lavi winced as the box hit the hardwood floor. “Easy with that, Yuu! You’re gonna break something.”
“It’s all books, you idiot. What I’m breaking is my fucking back.” He gave a venomous look to Lavi before turning and stalking back into the hallway.
Alma sighed and shook their head, stretching their back as they took a quick break. “Sorry about him. He’s cranky because I promised we’d be done by now.”
Lavi gave them an apologetic look. “Yeah, I didn’t think it would take this long. I was sorely mistaken.”
Giggling, Alma smiled. “You really do have a stupid amount of books. Can you even fit everything in this tiny place?”
“I honestly have no idea,” Lavi admitted, absently scratching the back of his neck as he glanced around the apartment. “But I’m sure I’ll find out soon enough.”
The “What if Dooku Trains Obi-Wan instead of Qui-Gon AU” is genuinely precious to me and I think they would thrive.
Still, can you imagine how much initial adjustment it take be for Obi-Wan “Qui-Gon Isn’t Following The Rules and It’s Giving Me a Stomach Ache” Kenobi to be trained by the guy Qui-Gon learned that from?
A typical Master Dooku mission canon example from Dooku: Jedi Lost
Dooku: the mission is called Space Nascar and we have to do a shot everytime someone pisses me off
Dooku: see the Council assigns me these sorts of elbow-rubbing rich people event missions because of my “good” “stable” personality
Dooku: for example I’ve almost gotten in two separate fights and we’ve been here five minutes
Dooku: Now let’s go steal a speeder, I just Force-threw a cop
Qui-Gon is rattled by this. QUI-GON JINN.
On the other hand, Obi-Wan’s existing partnerships prove he’s able to thrive under chaos. Dooku, for all his faults, seems to have the singular ability as a Master to produce incredibly self-confident students. He’s repeatedly established as someone who genuinely loves teaching and is a natural at it, who is at their best when part of a Master Padawan partnership - which seemed to be a struggle for Qui-Gon. Ultimately he and Obi-Wan built a loving, successful partnership, but in every timeline it seems to have been initially rocky and took years to flourish. The difference in Obi-Wan having a Master who is tremendously engaged and invested in him from the get-go, but also deeply chaotic?
Makashi Chaos Monster Obi-Wan. Oh no, he’s a duelist just like his dad and bitchier than ever! The part of him that is inclined to say things like “Sith Lords are our Specialty” is given room to grow and thrive. His monologues increase tenfold and he has a lightsaber form where they’re built right in. The quips! The amount of leaving a conversation that’s going badly by jumping out a window (pulling a Dooku)!