#background finnpoe

[thund3randrain]

Trying to find FinnPoe fanfics that aren't just in the background of Reylo is like trying to find a needle in a haystack on a planet of the biggest, most rotten haystacks you've ever seen.

[olderthannetfic]

Just like a small question based on that one ask, but... might the lack of brown/black men in popular M/M ships have to do with people trying really hard not to be racist so they just... never feature black/brown men? Because I know several F/F ships with brown/black women, but I can't remember a single M/M or even M/F with a black/brown male love interest... well, maybe Link/Gan or Zelda/Gan? But besides that one... nothing rings a notable bell.

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There are more than that, anon, even if there aren't a lot.

If we're talking about AO3, Link/Gan has 785 works. Finnpoe has 8,636. Sam/Bucky has 10,591. Do you just not watch live action media?

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Part of it is "I don't know. I just don't find them hot for some reason..."-style racism. That can shift with time and exposure but there's no instant fix even if someone is interested in changing their own tastes.

Part of it is being instantly screamed at and held to higher standards. (And yes, no matter how much people want to whine and say this isn't true, it is true, and anyone who goes ahead and writes despite the haters will tell you so.)

Part of it is fear of messing up above and beyond fear of reactions. Personally, I think this is toxic white guilt-flavor time-wasting and it's better to try and fail than not try, but it's a massive factor in what some people choose to write.

A lot of it is simply the composition of the mega-franchises that tend to generate the ships with bajillions of works. If we're looking at AO3 circles, the biggest f/f ships are not that big. If you look at m/m ships of the same size, there are some with some guy who is not white and not a pale-skinned Asian.

Here's the AO3 f/f tag where you can directly see what's big in the sidebar.

Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor (20389)

Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Emma Swan (15516)

Original Female Character(s)/Original Female Character(s) (14062)

Clarke Griffin/Lexa (12661)

Minor or Background Relationship(s) (11492)

Adora/Catra (She-Ra) (10855)

Amity Blight/Luz Noceda (9751)

Sirius Black/Remus Lupin (7913)

Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long (7205)

Korra/Asami Sato (6866)

If we exclude nonspecific tags and misplaced dudes, we add:

Alex Danvers/Maggie Sawyer (6127)

Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler (6120)

Waverly Earp/Nicole Haught (5738)

Luz Noceda and Korra have darker skin. Lana Parrilla is Latina, but is Regina Mills? This isn't exactly some paradise for the diversity you're talking about.

Here's the M/M tag:

Castiel/Dean Winchester (107699)

Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski (68231)

Sherlock Holmes/John Watson (65757)

Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter (64761)

James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers (59546)

Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens) (48169)

Minor or Background Relationship(s) (47119)

Steve Rogers/Tony Stark (43665)

Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson (41631)

Sirius Black/Remus Lupin (40374)

Let's exclude some things and see what we get as we head towards the 5-20k range.

Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku (38445)

Jeon Jungkook/Kim Taehyung | V (36025)

Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn (35907)

Keith/Lance (Voltron) (31634)

Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester (30488)

Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood (29568)

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) (28959)

Jeon Jungkook/Park Jimin (28191)

Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter (27775)

Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou (27193)

Well, we've got Lance. (*shudder*) He's one of the most distasteful and useless stock character types in episode one and is the reason I never bothered to touch Voltron again, but his fans are certainly loud enough about him being Latino.

Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov (26087)

Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs) (26058)

Clay | Dream/GeorgeNotFound (Video Blogging RPF) (21900)

Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson (21897)

Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV) (21296)

Original Male Character/Original Male Character (21035)

Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion (20224)

James T. Kirk/Spock (18810)

Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru (18703)

Min Yoongi | Suga/Park Jimin (18147)

Eddie Diaz is Latino.

Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel (17787)

Levi Ackerman/Eren Yeager (16950)

Dan Howell/Phil Lester (16818)

Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier (16229)

Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet (16193)

Harry Potter/Severus Snape (15551)

Ian Gallagher/Mickey Milkovich (15539)

Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki (14990)

Keith/Shiro (Voltron) (14816)

Hinata Shouyou/Kageyama Tobio (14780)

We've got the Taika Waititi thirsters in this cohort.

Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier (14413)

Rodney McKay/John Sheppard (14209)

Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto (13135)

Tartaglia | Childe/Zhongli (Genshin Impact) (13016)

Han Jisung | Han/Lee Minho | Lee Know (12962)

Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto (12878)

Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead/Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic (12817)

Loki/Thor (Marvel) (12767)

Armitage Hux/Kylo Ren (12391)

Frank Iero/Gerard Way (12146)

Steve McGarrett/Danny "Danno" Williams (12050)

Akaashi Keiji/Bokuto Koutarou (12002)

Jung Hoseok | J-Hope/Min Yoongi | Suga (11898)

Jeon Jungkook/Min Yoongi | Suga (11352)

Kim Namjoon | RM/Kim Seokjin | Jin (11101)

Levi Ackerman/Erwin Smith (11088)

Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones (11083)

Loki/Tony Stark (10699)

Enjolras/Grantaire (Les Misérables) (10523)

Kim Taehyung | V/Park Jimin (10415)

Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield (10312)

Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard (10211)

Miya Atsumu/Sakusa Kiyoomi (9950)

Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne (9944)

Lee Donghyuck | Haechan/Mark Lee (9763)

Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington (9686)

Getou Suguru/Gojo Satoru (9625)

Byun Baekhyun/Park Chanyeol (9471)

Peter Hale/Stiles Stilinski (9367)

Clint Barton/Phil Coulson (9359)

Martin Blackwood/Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist (9347)

Nico di Angelo/Will Solace (9317)

Roronoa Zoro/Vinsmoke Sanji (9186)

Wang Yi Bo/Xiao Zhan | Sean (8973)

Jim Ellison/Blair Sandburg (8785)

Dabi | Todoroki Touya/Takami Keigo | Hawks (8710)

Alhaitham/Kaveh (Genshin Impact) (8657)

Peter Parker/Tony Stark (8607)

Bakugou Katsuki/Todoroki Shouto (8588)

James "Bucky" Barnes/Sam Wilson (8522)

Only here are we finally getting down to the range where a lot of the big f/f ships on AO3 hang out, and here's Sam/Bucky, which is frankly not a small pairing at all unless you only mean in comparison to Stucky.

I'll stop there for m/m since these numbers are getting pretty distorted by me filtering out everything higher up, but you get the idea. Even that wretched Old Guard fandom couldn't completely kill off its ship, though then we get into how you're defining your terms and how much actual skin tone matters.

Here's f/m on AO3:

Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug (32122)

Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy (26417)

Original Female Character(s)/Original Male Character(s) (23498)

Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren (23403)

Minor or Background Relationship(s) (18497)

James Potter/Lily Evans Potter (18142)

Kylo Ren/Rey (15915)

James "Bucky" Barnes/Reader (15200)

Pepper Potts/Tony Stark (14547)

Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley (13843)

Bellamy Blake/Clarke Griffin (13551)

Fox Mulder/Dana Scully (13145)

Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak (11318)

Captain Hook | Killian Jones/Emma Swan (11031)

Castiel/Dean Winchester (10851)

Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth (9236)

Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski (9152)

Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson (9141)

Other Relationship Tags to Be Added (9108)

Sherlock Holmes/Molly Hooper (9046)

Bellamy Blake's actor is Filipino, isn't he? I remember race wank.

I don't see anything particularly significant until we get further down the listings, but there are definitely smaller fandoms like Leverage where everybody loves and ships the black guy.

I mean, yes, clearly, media does have a bias against darker skin, and the darker the skin, the bigger the bias. This bias may be exacerbated by fandom, but in a lot of cases, it just seems to be replicated at about the same level.

That pattern notwithstanding, it seems like you just haven't heard of a lot of ships.

[faceofpoe]

Ya know, with Lego Star Wars out here giving people what they want (FinnPoe, Jedi Finn, Darth [spoiler if you haven't seen the new trailer]), I think we should consider the potential in a Lego Star Wars: Pabu Retirement series where CX-2 is just kind of hanging out in the background lounging with fruity umbrella drinks or casually strolling in and out of the Archium, and like once an episode some hilarious mishap has his helmet pop off.

He's rushing to shove it back on over the goggles and looking around surreptitiously, but no one ever notices (except Batcher) because they have no idea how to retire, it's going terribly, Omega is running herself ragged trying to stop baby Bayrn from levitating the moon-yos, Crosshair keeps setting things on fire learning to cook, Wrecker's wrestling a vrathean, and Hunter checked out weeks ago and is just chilling at Shep's with a cup of caf.

[ianmckellen]

hi! i saw your header requests were open and i was wondering if you could do finnpoe (is it okay if i ask if you could do it so that the background is black?)?

Of course! say less, I'm always in a finnpoe mood 😌 here you go! all the border versions are under the cut

[insertmeaningfulusername]

Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting; Road Trips; Established Relationship; Background Relationships; background finnpoe - Freeform; Holding Hands; Huddling For Warmth; Fluff

Summary:

Rose wakes up late to an icy morning, and Rey teases her for it.

Written for day 7 of @reyroseweek: Freespace - Road Trip and (if you squint) Cooking Together.

[starwarssapphicweek]

Quick question for the event: are there allowed to be non wlw background ships. Like for example I had an idea for this one reyrose fic that involves background finnpoe but it wouldn’t be the focus of the story just as something that’s there.

That is totally fine, as long as the main focus of your work is a wlw ship anything is allowed in the background of that!

[ao3feed--kylux]

The Unforgivable

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/sFx2UcP

by ARC_5555

To avoid execution at the hands of the order he betrayed, General Hux surrenders to the resistance and joins them in their escape from the Steadfast.

Kylo Ren is put to rest as Ben gives himself over to the light. After joining forces with Rey to help her take down Palpatine, his only friend lays down her life in a monumental act of heroism. With help from the souls of their family in the force he is able to revive her, and is granted a second chance to live as Ben Solo.

The galaxy tries to rebuild peacefully in the wake of devastation, but the two of them are not absolved of their guilt. They must face the consequences of their actions; isolated and monitored somewhere far from the public eye. Being such high profile war criminals, they could easily become a liability for all involved in their containment, should their whereabouts fall into the wrong hands. They will be kept in a place where they can no longer hurt anyone, with nothing to do but reflect on the lives that led them there.

  To understand the pain you've caused, you must face the pain you've felt– It's contagious.

Words: 3729, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: M/M

Characters: Ben Solo, Kylo Ren, Ben Solo | Kylo Ren, Armitage Hux, Finn (Star Wars), Poe Dameron, Rey (Star Wars), Chewbacca (Star Wars), Lando Calrissian, Original Characters

Relationships: Armitage Hux/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren, Armitage Hux/Kylo Ren, Armitage Hux/Ben Solo

Additional Tags: Imprisonment, Post-Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Alternate Ending, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, they both live, surrender, space therapy??, psychiatric facilities, Kinda, PTSD, Nightmares, Gore, Graphic Imagery, self reflection, Hux is Not Nice, but ben wants to be, Finn is force sensitive, finnpoe is canon, its kinda in the background but its treated as if it were already established, slowburn, enemies to begrudging friends to lovers, nearly complete/fully planned but posted by chapter, Will Tag More As Needed, if i missed something feel free to NICELY let me know

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/sFx2UcP

[shrinkthisviolet]

for the wip ask meme, you and me together (we can make it better)? (also hi this is canonskyrissian on my main!)

“Resist…? Oh, you mean the Rebellion. Well, I—”

“No,” she interrupted, frowning. “Why would I mean the former Rebels? I mean the Resistance!”

“Former Rebels?” He frowned. “What are you talking about?”

Doesn’t he know the Rebellion of legend? “You know! The ones who defeated the Empire 30 years ago!”

“The ones who what? How many years ago?!”

Just where is this idiot from?!

this is my affectionately-named Sunshine Twins fic, aka the first part of an AU wherein different versions of Luke time-travel forward to the Sequels! ANH Luke in TFA, ESB Luke in TLJ, and ROTJ Luke in TROS. Because if the Sequels won't give us Rey & Luke getting along, and the fandom won't give us time travel fics with Rey in them (that don't involve weird ships)...well, someone's gotta do it!

There might be some minor ships in the background (Finnpoe and Reyrose), but Rey & Luke is very much a platonic soulmates dynamic (or close to it), and they're gonna get into some real shenanigans together 😂 especially in this fic! Which will be nice, seeing as they're the same age currently.

I can't say just yet how much of the plot is going to stay the same and how much is going to change (mostly because I’ll figure it out as I go along), but...we'll see what happens in that regard. But this isn’t a sequel rewrite (certainly not as much as the Lucy AU will be), so I’ll tweak some plot points and keep others 💞

I’ll say this though…one major reveal in the Sequels is definitely going to be different in this AU!

(Also hi, I love your posts 🥰 and your Roleswap AU!)

fic files ask game!

[c0smic-coral]

what previous fandoms have you been in

ah… previous fandoms??

I suppose I never fully integrated myself into Lord of the Rings but ofc I enjoy it (mostly for Gigolas hehehehe) and The Hobbit (BaGgInShIeLd) but I suppose I never left it

Star Wars too, I mean I never really got on any real ships over there, Finnpoe is OKAY, I do resent the sequel trilogy nowadays and Star Trek above Star Wars but I still watch Star Wars sometimes

I never really left fandoms I just faded into the background

[crowtrobotx]

I was tagged by @vodkafolie and @heisenhowler for this one (thank you both!! ❤️) - I did one already here but if the people command more content, who am I to deny them?

Three (more) Ships: Okay, I can do this lol. I previously listed the three I’m feral about and I honestly don’t have a ton beyond those that I’ll go out of my way to find content for. However, three more I am also charmed by are:

Adora/Catra (SPOP) - not touching this fandom with a ten foot pole though, YIKES.

FinnPoe (Star Wars) had SO MUCH POTENTIAL and it was completely squandered. I would have really liked to see this one happen, actually. Oscar Isaac I will go to bat for u.

And even though this is the second canon Black Sails relationship I’ve mentioned, quite literally every coupling in that show makes me violently shake the bars of my cage so I would be remiss to not mention the incredibly beautiful and perfect bisexual polycule of James (Flint) McGraw/Thomas Hamilton/Miranda Hamilton. My heart. My agony.

First Ever Ship: Confession: last time I hypothesized it was probably an HP one because I came of age during the height of its popularity, but now that I’ve thought about it again I think it was almost certainly one of the Redwall pairings. 💀 I couldn’t tell you which one but I was NOT normal about those funky little murderous woodland animals.

Last Song: Cry Baby - Janis Joplin

Last Movie: Rewatched Princess Mononoke on a whim the other night - still my favorite Ghibli movie. *chef’s kiss*

Currently Reading: Still reading the Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemisin. This thing is a BRICK but I love it. (Also wistfully gazing out the window waiting for my favorite Heisenberg fic to come back from war but that’s been a thing for a while lol)

Currently Watching: I have on Jenny Nicholson’s deep dive into the failure of the Evermore theme park for background noise while I work - I’ve already watched it twice but it’s so funny and good, highly recommend.

Currently Consuming: The dregs of my morning coffee and my leftover avocado and feta tacos from last night. Breakfast/lunch of champions.

Currently Craving: skrunkly engineer cock kinda dumb but my mom will be making pierogis for Christmas and I have anticipatory cravings. The carbohydrates, give them to me.

I’ll add the new Picrew vodka put on there too bc this one ended up being very accurate and cute imho.

I will tag whoever wants to do it (and tag me back if you do so I can see!) but I’ll also poke @grisailledreams @hell-on-training-wheels @patchworkgargoyle and @didney-worl-no-uta even though I don’t really need to “get to know” y’all lol.

[ao3feed--reylo]

Wanted

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/EpHMdrY

by juniordreamer

A reylo text fic in which architect and single father Ben hires freelance artist Rey to be his summer nanny and they will definitely be able to maintain a professional working relationship. Right?

Words: 84, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Star Wars - All Media Types

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Rey (Star Wars), Ben Solo, Rose Tico, Armitage Hux, Finn (Star Wars), Poe Dameron, Leia Organa

Relationships: Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren, Rey/Ben Solo

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Nanny, Nanny Rey (Star Wars), Architect Ben Solo, Single Parent Ben Solo, Boss/Employee Relationship, Artist Rey (Star Wars), Texting, Drunk Texting, Dirty Talk, Phone Sex, Friends to Lovers, Happy Ending, Background GingerRose, Minor Armitage Hux/Rose Tico, Epistolary, background finnpoe - Freeform

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/EpHMdrY

[xwingsandlaserswords]

Stories from a Secret Garden

Collab with @jinkouuart​ for @codywanweek​ day 6, fairytale! Be sure to check out her amazing companion piece! 

Cross posted on AO3

Rey will be the first to admit that Finn and Poe's kids are great. They're smart, funny, and respectful. They don't fight and they know how to clean up after themselves. Her friends are great dads; that's evident every time she babysits. 

The one problem is bedtime. 

The minute she remotely mentions the b-word, all hell breaks loose. Damrus starts begging for one more round in his game. Shara hides in the cupboard. Leia tries to negotiate. Even Annihea, who is too young to understand a word anyone says, starts wailing. The babysitter is supposed to love bedtime; Rey can't help but detest it. 

Tonight is no different. Damrus sulked as he brushed his teeth. Leia hugged her teddy and demanded a thirty minute delay. She had to drag Shara out of her hiding place. Even Beebee seemed upset with her. Beebee is never upset with anyone.  

"My final offer is twenty more minutes," Leia stated, holding out her hand. 

"Or," Jannah, her co-babysitter for the evening, said, "you can get in bed now and Auntie Rey will tell you a bedtime story." 

It was like those four words flipped a switch. The kids perked up and hurried to their bedrooms. Rey looked at Jannah, stunned. "Why did you say that?!" She whispered, "I can't tell stories for the life of me!" 

Jannah shrugged and continued to rock and feed Annihea. "It always works when I have to watch them." 

Rey put her hands on her hips. "You, my love, are an excellent storyteller. I, on the other hand-"

"Will be fine," Jannah interrupted, "if you can't think of one, use a story from your life. They're only going to be awake for half of it; no need to panic if you aren't the next Emily Dickinson." 

Rey still frowned. "Why can't you do it?" 

"Because this baby is almost asleep and there's no way I'm risking waking her up." Jannah moved the bottle to the table and shooed Rey off to the bedroom. 

The brunette flipped her girlfriend off before calling the kids to Damrus's bedroom. The three sat in the eldest's bed and eagerly waited for their aunt to begin.

Rey sat across from them and smiled awkwardly. "What story do you want to hear?" 

"Princes!" 

"Knights" 

"Dancing!" 

Shara and Leia shouted their ideas one after the other. Damrus simply shrugged. "I like flowers," he mumbled. 

An idea came to Rey's head quickly. "Okay, here goes.

"A long time ago, in a kingdom far, far away…" 

                                                      ♤♡♤♡♤♡♤♡

It really doesn't surprise Cody to learn the prince is missing. 

Everyone was frantically preparing for that night's dance. Soon, dignitaries were arriving from all over to meet the king to be. In a few short months, Prince Anakin would formally take his late father's place as monarch of their young country. Cody wasn't concerned: he'd seen the young man grow into a fearless and noble ruler. He didn't have the most conventional way of doing things, but Cody had to admit his methods were effective.

Most agreed that Anakin would settle down and conform to tradition once he was married. Cody thought that was ludicrous; marriage wouldn't change Anakin's foundation. Regardless, a dance was being held with the secondary hope of finding a spouse for the future king. The young man must have hated the idea as much as Cody if he'd been missing since dusk. 

Good luck finding him, Rex, Cody thought to himself. At least my prince isn't missing.

He walked the cobblestone path to a small, secluded place in the Queen's Garden. The sun wouldn't be up for another hour, but the humidity was already uncomfortable. He hated being outside in his formal wear. The armour encasing his legs and right arm made him sweat. The straps on his shoulders made certain movements difficult. The white uniform underneath was thick and stiff. His sword was positioned in an unfamiliar way. Cody understood that it protected and looked better than his usual outfit, but the dance wasn’t for hours! Did he have to wear it now? 

He would only endure this discomfort for one person. That person was currently sitting on a bench and rereading the same book for the fifth time. Cody would never understand why- he already knew all the words by heart. 

Cody was sent to retrieve him for some final inspection, but he couldn't help but take a moment to admire the prince's beauty. The long cape was swept into his lap, creating a pillow for his book. The golden shoulder plates and buttons glistened under the lamp light. The tailor must have modified the suit recently; Cody didn’t recall ever seeing the golden accents on his right leg and left sleeve. He also couldn’t help his slight jealousy: the prince’s outfit looked much more comfortable than his own. 

"If you stand there any longer the birds will mistake you as stone", the prince said, interrupting Cody's thoughts.

He smiled slightly. "I was allowing you to finish."

"Hm, yes," Obi-Wan turned the page of his book, "and I am oblivious to the fact Anakin is currently with the Queen of Naboo."

"Ah, well…" Cody cleared his throat. "The Duke has requested your presence in the ballroom. He would like your opinion on some things."

 Obi-Wan met his gaze, amusement twinkling in his blue eyes. "It is a shame I cannot be found, then."

"Yes, Sir, it is."

They shared a smile before Obi-Wan stood. He put his book in the bench's hidden compartment. How the prince managed to find these hidden places, Cody would never find out. 

He looked back at the Knight and smiled. "Would you care to escort me around the garden before I must see the Duke?"

Cody offered his arm. "It would be an honor, Your Highness."

Obi-Wan took his arm and they began their stroll. It was easy to get lost while surrounded by the beauteous flowers. The path diverged into three different sections: one leading to the castle, one to the stable and the last to the gates. Cody didn't need direction before heading down the path to the gates. 

"The roses are breathtaking this year," Obi-Wan said, breaking their silence. 

Instead of speaking his thoughts, Cody nodded. "Hevy has been working with Ninety-Nine to ensure the garden is ready for the summer. My suspicion is that he wants to show up the Alderanian gardeners."  

Obi-Wan chuckled. "I will never understand their competition." 

"It's a thing between brothers. Cutup did well for King Bail's wedding; Hevy wants to do better for the prince's coronation." Cody replied with a shrug. 

Obi-Wan put a hand on his own and stopped in the centre of the path. "Do you think he's ready?" 

"Oh, I'm sure Hevy is. Ninety-Nine is a great teacher." 

Obi-Wan shook his head fondly. "I have no doubt in that. I meant do you think Anakin is ready? He's still so…" 

"Headstrong?" 

" Young. At his age all I had to do was smile and nod. He is going to be running a country." 

"You did a little more than smile and nod, Your Highness." 

Cody recalled the prince’s marriage with the late Queen of Mandalore. Prince Obi-Wan had just turned seventeen. He proclaimed the union would unite their two countries for years to come. Cody, a teen himself, couldn’t help but feel bad for the elder. For years, it appeared the prince was stuck in a marriage of convenience. 

Later, he learned this was only partially the case. Yes, the marriage was arranged, but Obi-Wan had quickly fallen in love with the Queen. Years later, the couple had a son. Soon after the prince’s birth, King Qui-Gon passed away. Obi-Wan was forced to return to his home country to take over Anakin’s teachings and the role of acting monarch. For Mandalore to maintain its political position, it was agreed the best course of action was to dissolve Prince Obi-Wan and Queen Satine’s union. This was all before the prince had turned twenty-five.

So, no, Obi-Wan did not just "smile and nod" when he was the age of the young prince. 

Obi-Wan continued, "I had years of learning under Father before I was expected to lead, not to mention what I’d learned from Satine. Anakin-" 

"Anakin has known his duty since he was born," Cody interrupted. "He has watched and learned as you acted in the role he was born to take. You fail to give him enough credit, Your Highness. Anakin will be a fearless and noble ruler, just as you taught him." 

It was no secret Obi-Wan was treated unjustly by the former king. As the child of a non-traditional union, Obi-Wan held no place in line for the throne. Qui-Gon still educated him, but all his attention turned to Anakin when he was born. The younger son was the first born to the King and Queen. The throne was his right, not Obi-Wan’s. 

When Qui-Gon passed away, it was agreed that Obi-Wan would temporarily act as monarch. He was to educate his younger brother so one day, when he turned twenty-three, he may take the throne. Several protested this arrangement, arguing that a bastard should have no such power. By the time anyone cared to listen, Obi-Wan's reign was coming to an end. Now their attention is on the king-to-be and his courtship status. 

"I know you do not want to be king," Cody said softly. "But even the moonlight doesn't hide your worry. What is bothering you?" 

"Many things keep me up at night, my dear. You'll have to be more specific." Cody simply tilted his head and waited until the prince sighed. "I know he is ready, but I still feel Anakin is too young for such responsibility. I fear that his and the Queen from Naboo's courtship will be denied. I worry that my son resents me for leaving when I had no choice. I fear…" He looked to the ground for a moment. "I fear that once Anakin ascends to the throne, he will no longer need me." 

Cody gently tilted the prince's head to meet his gaze. "There is no doubt in my mind that he will always need you. You are his brother, his mentor, his beloved friend. He may not need an advisor anymore, but he will always need you." 

Obi-Wan put a hand over the knight's own. "What would I do without you?" 

"Not have a knight to cover your sorry arse." 

Obi-Wan shook his head. He waited a moment more before speaking again. "I've been thinking of moving upstate." 

Cody recoiled slightly in surprise. "Oh?" 

"Yes, once Anakin is crowned and married to Padmé. Nowhere too far: just somewhere to get away from the politics and so-called royal life." 

"Really?" Cody tried not to let his hope build. 

"Yes. I may invite Krokie to stay. It depends how he'd get along with my fiancé, however." 

"Fiancé?" This is the first time he'd heard the word out of the other's mouth. 

"After the coronation I will have no ties to the throne. I will be able to marry whomever I want." Obi-wan smiled cheekily. "Perhaps you've met him; he is in the guard, after all." 

"There are thousands of men in the guard. You must be more specific." 

"Well, this knight is loyal. He is always two steps behind me. Regardless of my rankings and status, he has never feared to speak his mind." Obi-Wan took a step closer. "He is also quite charming. Handsome too, if I say so myself, especially in his formal wear." 

Cody grimaced. He'd almost forgotten about the uncomfortable garments. "He'd only wear them for you, Sir." 

"Soon he may never have to dawn them again." 

"I love you," Cody admitted, tired of the banter that kept them apart. 

Obi-Wan kissed his cheek and pulled him close. "And I you, cyare." 

Soon, dignitaries would be arriving, Rex would arrive with the upset prince, and someone would pull Obi-Wan away for one reason or another. Cody tried to forget about that; right now it was just him, his beloved, and the stars. 

                                                      ♤♡♤♡♤♡♤♡

Rey broke out of her story-telling trance and smiled. "The end!" She said gleefully. 

All three children were fast asleep. Rey looked to the door frame and frowned when Jannah laughed. "How long have they been out?" She asked. 

Jannah shrugged. "Leia fell as soon as you said the first sentence, Shara followed after Cody found the prince and Damrus was out not too long ago." Rey sighed before getting up and gathering Shara in her arms. Jannah came in and followed suit with Leia. "You did well," she continued, "I quite enjoyed your story." 

"Oh, that wasn't a story," Rey called as she exited the room. "That was simply the beginnings of my grandfather and his husband." 

… Well, maybe she had taken some creative liberties, but Jannah didn't need to know that. 

[agrippaspoleto]

Standing still is hard - Part 2

The continuation of my post-canon Dramastormpilot comic.

Let‘s be honest, this is just an excuse to draw the faces of my favourite muses over and over again.

Part 1. Part 3 (Jessika Pava and Rose Tico’s bet). Part 4. Part 5. Part 6 (epilogue).

[ao3feed--kylux]

Gravity's Rainbow

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by Mr_Roboto

Gravity's Rainbow: the idea that a projectile's path can be determined entirely by natural law. Put more simply, shit has a funny way of falling into place sometimes. Ben Solo takes a chance by talking to the new guy, and eventually gets the new guy to start talking back. As stated by the law of Gravity's Rainbow, things start falling into place, and anyone with a pair of eyes would see the natural law that drove things there.

Words: 4825, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Rey (Star Wars), Finn (Star Wars), Poe Dameron, Rose Tico, Leia Organa, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Ben Solo, Armitage Hux

Relationships: Armitage Hux/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - High School, background finnpoe - Freeform, mentions of phasma, Farm Boy Ben Solo, this might be a lil niche, but who cares this is fun, Camping, Summer Vacation, Small Town Shenanigans, How Do I Tag

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[as-ben]

Favorite ship : that gay shit in the background

[lovelyonism]

5 things we never say to the people we love but should

- Malanda Jean-Claude

Take this little project I’ve worked on for the better part of this month. It was meant for Valentine’s day but alas, at least it was completed.

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