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"'I’d just like to point out that you called us your family twice,' Petro said with a grin."

Huge thank you to @felinae-felidae for these incredible illustrations! It's Katooni, Petro, Zatt, and Ganodi all grown up and exactly how I picture them in my fic, "We Were Just Kids." They look so awesome, and this was the first piece of fan art I ever received. It's so special to me, and I love it so much!

[ezraswr316]

“It’s you and me, remember?”

This is based on a scene from @testingforgravity ‘s “we were just kids” fanfic on ao3, it was such a gorgeously done scene I had to draw it, it also has my favourite character, so it’s an absolute win

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Sparkling Water

(I'm looking through old writing snippets and found a little scene I wrote when I was planning a Jesper/Wylan fic. I'd love to pick this idea back up one day, but thought I'd share some writing here on my blog. Enjoy :) )

“You live alone?” Jesper asked, watching Wylan rummage through the fridge. There were a few photos stuck to the door with magnets; most of them were selfies of Wylan and the redhead girl he brought to the Slat the other day.

Wylan straightened up, two cans of sparkling water in his hands. Figures. Pretty boy Wylan Hendricks, the tea drinker, would keep sparkling water in his fridge. Wylan tossed one of the cans to Jesper, who caught it easily. The flavor on the can read ‘peach.’ Unbelievable.

Jesper cracked the can open nonetheless, taking a drink. Peach sparkling water was as abysmal of a flavor as he expected.

“Yeah,” Wylan answered, looking sheepish as he took a sip of his own drink. “I had a roommate last year in the dorms but… it didn’t really work out.”

Wylan looked uncomfortable, pressed up against the kitchen counter. The kitchen in his one bedroom apartment was about the size of a closet, but he seemed to be trying to put as much distance between them as possible. It hadn’t occurred to Jesper that this might be weird for Wylan, having him in his space. If he were a betting man (which he was), Jesper would bet money that Wylan didn’t host many guests.

Not that the state of his apartment was any indication. Wylan’s home was so spotless, he could give Kaz a run for his money. The kitchen counters were clear of any clutter, no water rings in sight. Jesper figured if Wylan were the type to entertain guests, he would follow them around and throw coasters under their cans of sparkling water. The image was so clear in his mind, so Wylan, that Jesper had to hold back a laugh. It made him hesitate to put his own can down, and he instead clutched it to his chest, the condensation staining his shirt.

“You don’t get lonely? Living alone?” Jesper asked. He knew if he lived alone, he would go mad. Jesper needed someone to talk to, someone to keep him from making stupid decisions late at night. Kaz wasn’t much of a conversationalist, but that didn’t matter to Jesper. Anyone was better than talking to himself.

“Not really,” Wylan said with a shrug. His voice grew quieter as he continued. “It’s better, being by myself.”

Jesper shifted, fiddling with the tab on his can. The kitchen suddenly felt too small, and Jesper realized they were teetering on serious conversation territory. Wylan had given him an opening, one a friend might take. “Yeah, no one around to contest your water flavor choices,” Jesper said with a laugh, desperate to pull the conversation back into familiar territory. “Peach? Really?”

“What’s wrong with peach?” Wylan asked, having the audacity to look offended.

“You couldn’t have picked a better flavor? Like lime? Or better yet, no flavor?”

“Where’s the fun in no flavor?”

Jesper laughed, shaking his head. Why am I not surprised? “Peach sparkling water would be your idea of fun.”

Wylan flushed, pursuing his lips. “You know what? That can is wasted on you. You can have tap water instead.”

Jesper mock gasped, feigning upset. “No, Wylan, please! Not the tap water!”

But Wylan was already filling a cup with water from the sink. Jesper stepped away from him, raising his can of sparkling water out of Wylan’s reach, but Wylan was surprisingly quick. He pushed himself off the counter and snatched Jesper’s can, replacing it with the lukewarm glass of tap water.

“I’ll appreciate this more than you,” he said, taking a swig out of Jesper’s now confiscated sparkling water can.

“Jokes on you, my mouth was on that can.”

Wylan rolled his eyes. “Please. As if that will scare me.”

Jesper felt his smirk stretch wider. It was too easy. “Want to know what else my mouth has been on?”

Wylan’s face turned as red as his hair and his lips puckered in disgust. He turned and poured the rest of the sparkling water into the sink, clearly uncomfortable. “I– well–”

“I was gonna say a can of lime sparkling water, Wylan. Didn’t know you had such a dirty mind.” To seal it, Jesper winked at Wylan and watched in satisfaction as Wylan’s blush turned a shade darker than his hair. He liked making Wylan squirm, and Wylan made it too easy. Jesper almost wished it was more of a challenge. 

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Petro: Also, from now on we'll be using code names. You can address me as Kyber One.

Katooni, code name– ‘been there, done that.’

Zatt is– ‘currently doing that.’

Gungi is– ‘it happened once in a dream.’

Byph, code name– ‘if I had to pick a different dude.’

Ganodi is– ‘Kyber Two.’

Ganodi: Oh thank god.

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I'm hanging out with Katooni today. She's such a tricky and complicated character, especially with where she starts out in the sequel. This song has been on repeat for her all afternoon

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"It's you and me, remember?"

I'm loosing my mind over this incredible art by @ezraswr316!

It's of Petro & Zatt during the 'shaky & steady' scene from chapter 26 of "We Were Just Kids." This moment between the two of them is one of my favorite moments in the whole fic, and it was so much fun to write. Getting to see it illustrated beautifully like this is so so special!

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Zatt: I’m so sorry I dropped you, I had to save the artifact.

Petro: Don’t be, I would have done exactly the same thing to you.

Zatt: … really?

Ganodi: I would have dropped you both. Freaks.

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No one gets them the way I do 😔

(There's about to be 2 works in the Petro/Zatt tag tho 👀 stay tuned!)

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Grand Theft Holo

TCW Younglings continue to live on in the sequel to We Were Just Kids. And, that's right, it's a heist fic! Strap in, because it's about to be a wild ride.

Summary:

The Sith Runestone. Rumored to hold a holocron containing a map to the ultimate power, whoever cracks the Sith Runestone controls the Galaxy. With the rebels in shambles following the Battle of Atollon, now is the perfect time for the Empire to swipe the artifact from the Metropolitan Museum of Coruscant and secure their victory over the growing rebellion. However, Emperor Palpatine isn’t the only one aware of the urban legend. To save the rebellion—the Galaxy—Petro decides he’s going to steal the runestone first. But he can’t do it alone.

Six former Jedi. One impossible heist. There's nobody else in the rebellion Petro would choose for a job this important. But does his crew still trust each other enough to pull it off?

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I've got a long train ride, a notebook, and pages and pages of sequel ideas. I'm about to knock some chapters out😤💪

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Just rewatched the Rebels episode where Ezra meets Hondo. I know he was thinking about Katooni the entire time🥺

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Fun fact: if you google "ao3 petro," the first page that pops up is the ao3 Petro/Zatt tag page, which was generated due to my creation and use of the tag. Google is a Zettro shipper!!

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Back to long distance with my partner :( starting on the next chapter of the sequel and about to make my sadness everyone's problem

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We Were Just Kids

Your favorite clone wars younglings live on in my completed long fic (27 chapters), "We Were Just Kids."

Summary:

More than a decade has passed since her life was destroyed. So many years separate Katooni then from Katooni now that the Tholothian pirate is often convinced she hallucinated her time as a Jedi completely. The Force is a phantom to her, and certainly not her friend. She hunts for treasure, swindles credits, and keeps her head down around the Imperials.

But a supply run gone wrong lands Katooni face to face with a group of ghosts from her past, and suddenly the young pirate is confronted with a choice: keep running from the Empire, or finally draw her weapon.

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Doing some writing for Gungi today! I don't know him and Byph as well as the other four, so I'm trying to get into his head for the sequel. This song has been helping.

It's lonely at the top of the rebellion. Especially when your crew resents you for the secrets you're keeping.

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Working with Ganodi today. She's such an interesting character and I'm really excited to get into her thought processes throughout the sequel. This song always reminds me of her, especially this line:

"If I could leave I would have already left."