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Opening His Car Door - Pedri González

A PEDRI FIC! YEI! My first one

Also it's my first TikTok related fic. Hope it's good. I just saw this and wanted to get it done and I thought about our lovely Pepiiii! And here it is!

P.S: English is not my first language, sorry if there's any misspelled things. Pleaseeee, let me know if they are :) Thank you!

"Preciosa, ¿estás lista?" (Beautiful, are you ready?)

"Coming, amor!" You said looking yourself once more in the mirror of your bathroom.

You quickly took a look at the inside of your room seeing Pedri wasn't present and pulled out your phone

"Hey guys! What's up? Y/N/N here. You've been asking me a lot to do this little... prank? challenge? Well, whatever that thing is. And what a better way than this one. Right now, Pedri and I are leaving to get some grocery shooping done and it's the perfect time to do this, I can already imagine his precious impressed face like..." You put your hand on your cheek, fangirling a bit of your boyfriend. "Ugh, so beautiful!" You laughed at yourself a little "Anyway so let's go and see what happens"

"Y/N!" You heard your boyfriend yell and you quickly ended the little video and came out of the bathroom

"Aquí estoy, señor" (I'm here, mister) You said smiling watching him enter your shared bedroom

"Thought the bathroom ate you alive" He said laughing a little as you smiled, wrapping your arms around his shoulders while his went to your waist bringing you into him

"You think you're funny, don't you?"

"I'm hilarious, preciosa"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever you say, astro del balón" You said giggling leaning up to kiss his lips a few times "Let's go so the faster we get home, the faster we'll cuddle" You separated yourself from him and walked out of the room feeling him walk behind you.

"You look beautiful" He said randomly as you stopped walking turning around to see him with a big smile on your face

"Y tú muy guapo" (And you pretty handsome) You waited for him to walk down next to you, intertwining your hands. You pressed record on your phone deciding to edit the walking out part.

All the way to the porch, Pedri was swinging your hands exaggeratedly, until you dropped his hand and ran towards the drivers side.

Pedri did let you ride his car, pretty often, so he must have thought you wanted to drive the car. So when he walked towards the copilot's side you yelled

"Nooo"

"What?"

"I'm opening the door for you! You have to get in here!"

You recorded his reaction since your phone was in the hand you opened the door with. It was priceless

"Bebé" He joined you at the drivers side, his face red and his smile big

"Get inside the car" You said

"Why would you do this?"

"I wanted to! You always open the door for me, I wanted to return the gesture" You said softly with a smile on

It was true.

Pedri always opened doors for you. Like the gentleman he is. And it made your heart do somersaults.

"Bonita, you didn't have to" He said still giggling

"C'mon, Pedri. Just get in there"

"Just this once" He said, his index finger up doing the mention of "One" as you nodded

"Just this once" You repeated nodding with a smile on. He leaned over and gave you a sweet kiss on your lips and got into the car as you closed the door

You giggled like a schoolgirl and jogged towards the copilot side, when you see the door open. Pedri leaned over the console, still opening the door for you

"You didn't think I'd stop opening the door for you, did you?"

"BABY!" You yelled, now you were the one blushing.

"C'mon, get in, mi amor. We need to do some grocery shooping"

Pedri drove all the way to the market with one of his hands on your tight and you cuddled up to his arm, you planned to be the one with the final word, so at the market you would open his door again

And that you did. You started recording again.

"Amor, ¿Qué-?" He was cut off by you running out of the car to open his door once more "Bonita" He said before laughing, you could see how his cheeks turned red once more "No, not happening"

"What?" You asked laughing "C'mon, let's go" He got out of the car grabbing your hand "Pepi, what are you doing?" You asked while laughing.

He was dragging you back again to the copilot side, opening the door and getting you in it once more

"Pedri! No! What are you-? PEDRO!" You laughed watching him go back towards the drivers side.

He got inside the car, started the engine for a few seconds and he even pulled his seatblet on, to undo it minutes later, turn off the engine, get out of the car and go to your side opening the door for you

"Pedro!"

"You won't take my job away! My job is to make you feel like a queen and I will treat you like one"

"You already do that" You say leaning up to kiss him softly on his lips

"I also like opening doors for you, I'm your man, a manly man who opens doors for his girl"

"Yes, you are and you do." You smiled "I love you so much"

"Love you too preciosa" He said passing one arm around your waist pulling you closer to him "And lastly. It feels weird when you open the door for me" You laughed loudly at that

"Let me tell you, I loved it. I'll start doing it more, so you better get used to it" You left a kiss on his lips before walking away

"Ay Díos mio, no... Bonita, wait" (Oh my god, no...)

"C'mon, González. We got some grocery shooping to do"

[vanishedangels]

Interview with the sith

Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7

Dedicated to @lil-dormouse and @iamscoby Thank you for inspiring me and being so supportive. This chapter is for you, guys.

Talented @lil-dormouse made a breathtaking sith!luke 3D animated video, I'm so honoured to be part of your amazing art, thank you for sharing it with us. Thank you, bestie.

Summary: Darth Zoon, former Jedi and rebellion hero Luke Skywalker, spends his days at his Emperor’s service and struggling to cope with his new Sith’s life. His struggle aggravates after capturing Din Djarin, a mysterious Mandalorian who represents the only obstacle between the Galactic Empire and a little force-sensitive creature.

Pairing: Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker

Characters: Luke Skywalker (Darth Zoon), Din Djarin, Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine, Grogu, Leia Organa.

Rating: Explicit (+18)

Warnings: Canon typical violence. Non consensual touching. Emotional distress.

Tags: Canon Divergence AU, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Enemies To Lovers, Non-consensual Touching, Dubious Consent, Sith Luke Skywalker, Mand'alor Din Djarin, Protective Father Din Djarin, Dom Luke Skywalker, Sub Din Djarin, Top Luke Skywalker, Bottom Din Djarin, Possessive Behaviour, Self Loathing, Inappropriate Use Of The Force, Clothed Sex, Frottage, Oral Sex, Hand Jobs, Anal Sex.

Chapters: 7/7

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Then he looked up meeting the mandalorian's visor, with those half blue and half golden eyes, a reminder that he wasn't, indeed, a Sith Lord anymore in the strict sense of the word. He squinted considering that this was a gift, something Din Djarin gave him without even knowing it, something that Luke Skywalker accepted and now he was halfway, trapped between the light and the darkness. Maybe forever.

Chapter 7: Aurora

His mind swirled around his old Master's words while he was putting the handcuffs around the mandalorian's wrists.

"Through the force things you will see. Other places. The future. The past." Yoda's wise words coming from the past to haunt him. Another crossroad, another desperate attempt to save Leia's life, and by extension, this time, Din Djarin's son as well.

He frowned thinking back to the last time he let visions guide him and the way he failed. He stared at his gloved hand absentmindedly brushing the mandalorian's knuckles with his fingers. He made a reckless decision back then, but he was a young inexperienced Jedi's apprentice, now he was a Sith Lord, full of rage and ready to kill the Emperor to protect the child and his twin sister, and more important, he was ready to die in order to achieve that.

Then he looked up meeting the mandalorian's visor, with those half blue and half golden eyes, a reminder that he wasn't, indeed, a Sith Lord anymore in the strict sense of the word. He squinted considering that this was a gift, something Din Djarin gave him without even knowing it, something that Luke Skywalker accepted and now he was halfway, trapped between the light and the darkness. Maybe forever.

"Do as I say." Darth Zoon arched one brow staring at the mandalorian's visor "Now follow me." He said and then he turned around, the man in beskar complied, walking behind him.

The Sith walked down the corridors with a confident gait as his cape floated behind his form, Commander Sulter walked into him, the man raised his eyebrows surprised "My Lord, you left your chamber." He absentmindedly pointed out but before the Commander could even regret his own words, Zoon held a hand up at him, curling it into a fist and twisting his wrist, breaking the man's neck. He looked at the mandalorian over his shoulder and kept walking. By the time Darth Zoon and the mandalorian got inside the Lambda-class shuttle's cockpit they were the only two people alive in the base.

"That wasn't smart." The mandalorian said under his breath sitting on the copilot seat. Luke pursed his lips staring at him sideways, moving his fingers in the air and the handcuffs around Din's wrists fell open.

"That was unavoidable. They were instructed to escort me, no exceptions, always." He explained starting the ship "If we want to save your child, this is our only chance." My only chance.

~

Darth Zoon was standing before The emperor, his arms folded behind his body, staring at him tilting his chin up, waiting. He narrowed his eyes under his hood, carefully hiding the feature that would give his secret away, the eyes were the window to the soul and Zoon's soul was now bathed in light, and his eyes were a proof of that, his once golden eyes now caressed by the crystalline blue of his true nature, the eyes of Luke Skywalker.

"I brought you a prisoner, my Master." Zoon put a hand on Din's pauldron forcing him to kneel before The emperor "This mandalorian will lead us to the little force-user creature, he is his guardian."

The emperor dug his fingers into the armrests of his throne "You came here with your hands empty, Darth Zoon." Luke frowned "You brought this useless mandalorian with you, all by yourself and you couldn't even get any information out of him." His Master said, he looked up, his hood revealing a scowl on his pale face "You've failed, Lord Zoon." He added making Luke clench his jaw.

"But you will complete your quest." He raised his voice "Come. Stand beside me."

He blinked considering the emperor's command and then he closed the distance between them, he came to a halt right beside the throne, resting his left hand on the backrest, his piercing half blue eyes on the mandalorian, the man was still on his knees and Luke could sense the way he was locking eyes with Luke behind his visor and he felt the irrepressible urge to protect him from Darth Sidious, his Master, his emperor and the man that corrupted his soul to the core the day his father died. He wouldn't make the same mistake twice, he couldn't save his father then but Din, he knew he would give his life to save Din this time.

The sound of doors sliding open brought him out of his thoughts, he squinted looking behind the mandalorian's form only to find a sight that would haunt him for the rest of his days. Two guards all dressed in red were pushing his twin sister towards the throne.

"Leia." Her name falling from his lips, faintly. His heart skipped a beat as her eyes met his face. He pressed his fingers against the backrest, holding his breath.

The mandalorian was breathing heavily as the princess and rebel leader walked pass him.

His twin sister was handcuffed, her round face flushed out of anger contrasting the black of her outfit, so different to the Leia he once knew.

"You must face Luke Skywalker's past, Darth Zoon." The emperor said standing up slowly "Face his past and you will realize that you're not worthy of your Sith name." Luke's lips parted. "Guards. Leave." The emperor added and soon, the four of them were alone inside the throne room.

"Organa, this is the man that betrayed you." The emperor addressed Leia and Luke looked at him as confusion crossed his features "This is the man that chose to leave you and your people behind." He walked around her in circles while she was staring at her twin brother. "Your own blood." He chuckled softly "The one that share the same womb with you. This man right there killed your friends in cold blood."

Luke took two steps forward "No." He said through gritted teeth.

"Yes." The emperor turned his head to look at him "You were promising once, but look at you now. You think that you can hide your eyes from me under that dark hood? You're weak Darth Zoon, you're nothing like your own father." He looked at Leia again "But this one, this one is as strong as him and she deserves her revenge."

Leia kept staring at Luke without making a move, without making a sound.

The emperor waved his hand in the air opening Leia's handcuffs "When you were suffering, hiding underground and crying your friends, this man was enjoying the luxuries of being their killer. You deserve your revenge, young Organa." He put her lightsaber in her hand "Honour your father."

Leia seized the lightsaber not taking her eyes off her twin brother, Luke pulled down his hood slowly revealing his face, pale and exhausted "I'm sorry Leia." He said with sadness in his eyes.

"Don't listen to him, he's a failure." The old man said in her ear "He threw away the gift that is the power of the dark side, but not you, fierce princess, the force is strong with you, give yourself to the dark side."

Luke was conflicted, deep down he wished his sister would take him out of his misery, since his heart was full of regret and he was convinced that he deserved his punishment, but if Leia succumbed to her hate and destroyed him that would only mean one thing, she would become the new emperor's apprentice.

The tension between them could have been cut with a knife, and the tension became desperation when Din Djarin rose to his feet freeing himself from the cuffs and with a swift move he drew his blaster out pointing at the emperor.

"No!" Luke yelled as the emperor took the blaster from his hand using the force before the mandalorian could even shoot, a grotesque laugh coming from him as he started force-chocking the man in beskar.

"Luke!" Leia called for him but the blonde Sith was frozen, paralyzed staring at the scene unfolding before his half blue and half golden eyes. She ignited her lightsaber but The emperor raised his free hand and the lightsaber flew to him. The Jedi pressed her lips together and made a move with her arm and the emperor was thrown away, his body hitting a wall before rolling down the stairs.

She ran towards Din and the man was coughing leaning on her "Where's the kid, Organa?"

"He's safe, he's not here, I came here alone to end this, The emperor never wanted Grogu, he wanted me, he always knew that I rescued Grogu from Gideon." She frowned staring at his visor "I'm sorry, you and the child got involved in this because of me and because of my bro-" She looked around "Where's my brother?"

The mandalorian turned around but the young Sith, Luke, was nowhere in sight.

~

The blonde followed The emperor to a lower level, his eyes fixed on his Master, he narrowed his eyes while the man laughed at him. Luke prowled closing the distance between them.

"You think you can face me, my apprentice?" He asked mockingly.

"You won't turn my sister like you turned me, I won't let you." Zoon stated curling his hand around his lightsaber hanging from his belt.

The emperor tilted his head, a lopsided grin appearing on his face "Oh. You sound just like your father." Luke frowned "I still can remember his last words before he died." The emperor laughed again "You won't turn my son like you turned me."

Something unpleasant squirmed in Luke's gut and his heart was thudding heavily as his blood boiled inside his veins "What?" He managed to ask.

"In the end, your father showed he was as weak as you." Luke shook his head not breaking eye contact with him. "Yes." The emperor grinned "He tried to save you and I killed him."

Tears started shimmering in Luke's half blue eyes "No." He said under his breath "No." He said louder this time as the sinister laugh of The emperor reverberated throughout the room.

"I do regret that now, you are not half the Sith your father was. But his daughter, what a mighty Sith she will be."

"No!" Luke yelled igniting his lightsaber, the red glowing of his saber bathing his pale face, he leapt forward as The emperor held a hand up and the young Sith froze, The emperor closed his hand into a fist as Luke was tightening the grip around the hilt. The emperor frowned realizing he couldn't take the saber away from Luke.

"Your anger is making you stronger. Yes, let me feel your anger Lord Zoon, even now, when you're facing your ending, let me feel it."

Luke resisted and took a step forward while The emperor laughed endlessly, he kept closing the distance between them and his feet felt as heavy as concrete, but he wouldn't give up, not now. The emperor didn't stop teasing him but he never lowered his guard, when Luke was inches apart from him a scowl crossed The emperor's face, the laugh dying in his lips. Luke looked at him dead in the eye and The emperor looked down frowning only to find that Luke's saber was buried deep inside his chest, he groaned through gritted teeth and pushed Luke back using the force "Die like your father!" He yelled as he raised his hands and Luke could see rays coming from them hitting his whole body.

He fell on his knees "Father." He said under his breath as the most severe pain that he had ever felt was running throughout his bones and muscles "Father." He repeated over and over again until the pain started dwelling somehow, he looked over his shoulder and The emperor was stumbling a little, making him lose focus and the force lightning coming from his hands was now hitting a wall next to Luke, the old man was breathing heavily as he took his hand to Luke's red lightsaber still inside his chest. Luke curled up and then he tried to crawl towards him but the electricity was still running inside his body even when the lighting stopped.

"I am a Jedi." He said between chills and chattering teeth "Like my father before me." He added when he was slowly standing up, as his knees trembled "You've failed your Highness, I've always been a Jedi." He blinked as The emperor looked at his eyes as dread crossed the old man's features.

Luke extinguished his lightsaber still inside him making the old man groan in pain. The blonde was shivering standing there before his Master, the man was fatally injured and Luke wouldn't miss the opportunity. He heard a sound coming from the top of the stairs, he looked up seeing Leia reaching out, her hand so close to him, she was offering him her own weapon. His eyes fixed on his sister's lightsaber, he nodded making the saber fly into his left hand igniting it, her saber was yellow, he frowned remembering the colour of his own eyes while seeing it.

"Die, Skywalker." The emperor said bringing him out of his thoughts as he felt a force pressing around his throat, a ghostly hand choking him slowly, he didn't blink, staring at the man he hated with every fiber of his being, and using his last ounce of strength he crossed the sabers around The emperor's neck, with a swift move of his hands he finally drew in a sharp inhale as the beheaded body of the emperor fell to the ground and in front of him.

Luke tried to walked away from the emperor's corpse but his step faltered, the pain he was feeling with every breath was unbearable, contrasting the feeling of relief while his eyes contemplated the lifeless body of his master. He tried to lean on a ladder but his hand missed it, he gasped as his knees finally gave up. Before he could touch the ground a strong hand was pressing against his chest as an equally strong arm was hooked around his torso. Luke looked up, eyes half lidded, only to find the mandalorian's visor on him, his helmet so close to his face "It's over." Luke muttered blinking, the mandalorian brushed his fingers over his damp hair plastered on his forehead. "It's all over." He said hissing and trembling, limply in Din's arms. He drew a hand up, slowly, and then he caressed the man's helmet "You're free." He said looking at his visor.

The mandalorian nodded slowly "So are you." He replied as Leia appeared from behind the man in beskar, making Luke shift his gaze from Din to her.

The blonde was ashamed but he couldn't stop looking at her, a feeling of homesickness invading him completely, his big eyes roaming all over her face. She held Luke's chin between her thumb and her forefinger smiling softly "Yes, you're free too."

Luke blinked a few times, Leia and Din kept staring at him as the last golden drop in his eyes vanished to finally reveal a soft unpolluted oceanic blue, the one that Leia knew so well.

"Luke." She said under her breath chuckling as her eyes shone, cupping his chin.

"It hurts." Luke sighed digging his fingers into the mandalorian's arms, holding onto them as an anchor.

"I know, Luke." His sister looked around "We need to leave now." She nodded at Din.

"Alright." Din said as he was trying to hoist Luke up with care.

"No. They're going to kill us if-" He breathed in with difficulty "If they see you carrying me."

Leia frowned and nodded at Luke.

~

Luke staggered through the corridors of the space station holding his hand up as he kept repeating under his breath "You can't see us."

Leia was mimicking his brother's technique as both of them were walking shielding Din between them, the mandalorian was holding his blaster in hand ready to shoot, his chest plate moving up and down fast while the twins kept saying "You can't see us. You can't see us." Over and over again. And nobody saw them. They passed through the imps without being noticed until they reached the same Lambda-class shuttle that brought Luke and Din to the Third Death Star.

When the ship left the station an exhausted Luke could hear Leia commanding an attack and a few seconds later a distant explosion made their ship shake a little. Luke was feeling somnolent listening to his own heartbeat, slower than usual but steady, the last thing he saw before closing his eyes was Din's back while he was piloting the ship and he sighed relieved feeling he was leaving Darth Zoon behind. Hopefully, once and for all.

~

"Don't move." Leia's voice blending in with the undecipherable sounds of his dreams. "I'll help you." She said grabbing him by his arm, gently, as Luke rested his back against the pillow.

"Leia?" He said and his voice broke.

"Hi Luke." She smiled.

"Where are we?" He asked looking around, realizing he has never been in that room before.

"Mandalore." She said and Luke looked back at her gaping. "Mand'alor insisted, he brought us here in order to monitor your vital signs and their healers took care of you."

The blonde pressed his lips together staring down, the sheets were soft and clean and he couldn't help the feeling of overwhelming tension and self hatred taking him over "I don't... I don't deserve this." He frowned stroking the sheets covering his knees.

Leia leaned forward resting her hand on his "Stop hurting yourself, you were under the emperor's sway, and even then you chose to fight back, I always knew that this day was coming, Luke." She caressed his hand reassuringly "I knew there was still good in you, brother. I never doubted you."

The words coming from his sister were making his stomach turn, he was feeling nauseous and deep down he didn't think he deserved such display of affection.

That afternoon he left the room as Leia walked beside him, looking at him sideways, ready to hold him if his step faltered. They came to a halt before a large window, Luke adjusted his eyes a little looking up to the sky only to find a resplendent dome above them.

"Look." Leia said pointing at a playground outside.

A little green child with big ears and big brown eyes was playing sitting on the grass, levitating a silver ball, his ears perked when the shining sphere flew to the Mand'alor's hands.

"Is it-" Luke's throat tightened.

"Yes." Leia said caressing his upper arm "It's Grogu." She smiled not taking her eyes off the little one and the mandalorian.

Luke shivered thinking how close he was to give the child to The emperor and his heart broke in two "He looks so happy." He whispered.

His sister nodded "Luke. I need you to know that I don't want to be a Jedi." She made a pause and Luke was holding his breath. "I hate being a Jedi as much as you hated being a Sith." She said lower this time like she was sharing the darkest secret. She faced Luke "But I had no choice."

"I'm sorry." Luke managed to say as he blinked back tears, feeling guilty and heartbroken.

"I know you are." She sighed "The Mand'alor asked me to stay for a while and train Grogu, and I accepted. I think I'm going to come to Mandalore from time to time to train the child but I'm doing this because-" She narrowed her eyes "Because of him not because I want to be a Jedi Master, that's your destiny, not mine." She finally said.

Even now that he could escape from the dark side's seduction Luke was still hurting his people, his heart sank when he understood that his sister was doing this because he failed. She nodded trying to catch his eyes and then leaned in to rest her head on his shoulder "I missed you, Luke." She muttered.

He planted a kiss on her hair "Me too, Leia."

She drew in a sharp inhale hiding her face in his neck "I love you."

I love you too.

~

Luke walked into the throne room trying to hide his uneasiness, his heart was in his throat and his hands were shaking, although they've been shaking for two days now, his body was still reacting to The emperor's attack, no one knew what effects the force lightning would cause to a human body.

He kept walking staring at Din, sitting on his throne, he looked imposing, Luke looked at him when he came to a halt before him, he thought back to the first time he saw the mandalorian in that dungeon back on Mustafar, defenseless and at his mercy, so different from this man before his eyes. Din was resting his forearms on the armrests with his legs spread open and Luke couldn't help but think how much he hurt him when he had the upper hand. He frowned hating himself.

"Mand'alor." He said bowing before him, when he looked up his eyes were trying to find his visor.

"Luke." The mandalorian said nodding "I need to ask you something." Luke nodded back "As you know, the rebel alliance blew up the Third Death Star and The Empire fell." He stood up and then closed the distance between them making Luke's heart skip a beat. "Now, this is the problem, the imperial remnants are scattered throughout the galaxy." His visor fixed on Luke's blue eyes "We need to terminate them, we have no choice."

Luke nodded swallowing hard.

"And since you know them from inside, you're the best ally I can think about." He tilted his helmet.

Luke knew Din was right, they didn't have no other choice but fight against the last of them "I'm listening." He managed to say.

"We agreed to help the Core Words, they're organising a New Republic, Mandalore will answer. I will answer. And maybe I'm being selfish here but I want them dead, I want them as far from Grogu as they can be, and that means I'm gonna kill them."

Luke's eyes went round "I'm in." He said as the Mand'alor tilted his head again and Luke could hear a coo coming from behind him. He turned around and saw little Grogu walking pass him, stretching his little arms out while Din crouched down to scoop him up. Luke's heart melted, the kid in Din's arms was something that looked so natural, so beautiful, he held his breath remembering he used Din's love for the child to coerce him, to take advantage of him only to satisfy his base instincts, and he shook his head disgusted, almost pleading to be punished for such horrible behaviour.

He didn't know what to do when the child chirped looking at him and drawing his little hand up trying to reach out to touch Luke. Before he could react, Din wrapped his hand around the child's, preventing him from touching the blonde.

"I think you understand I don't trust you around Grogu." He said tilting his helmet as he fixed his visor on Luke's face.

Luke's heart broke into pieces but he knew he deserved it, this was his punishment, being around them and knowing that he could never be part of Din's life.

"I understand." He said with a feeble voice.

"We're leaving as soon as you recover completely. Till then." Din said gesturing towards the door and Luke nodded turning around, when he was walking away from them he felt empty and cold, he looked down, ashamed, until the doors closed behind his back.

~

"What if he turn again?" Din suggested resting his back against the wall.

"Din, he won't." Leia shook her head "That's not how the force works."

Din sighed crossing his arms over his chest "Alright."

"I know he hurt you..." She said and Din's shoulders tensed up "But he cares about you, and he needs to do this, he needs to protect the galaxy. He's a Jedi, he won't give this last chance away. Trust me." She pressed her lips together raising her eyebrows "Trust him." She added.

"I trust you." Din said leaning forward "I don't trust him... at least for now." He added leaning back and then he nodded walking away, Leia sighed rubbing her hand across her forehead.

~

Late at night, when the silence overwhelmed him and the feeling of anguish engulfed him, Luke contemplated his reflection in the mirror. He squeezed his eyes shut holding his breath, hands clutching the edge of the washbasin, he opened his eyes slowly, his lips parting slightly as he found that, indeed, his eyes were still blue. He sighed relieved brushing his fingers against his temples as he walked out the fresher, he leaned against the wall staring at the ceiling, his chest tightened and his heartbeat sped up, he swallowed through the lump in his throat, believing that the shadows threatening to catch him were still there, inside him, and a lonely tear rolled down his cheek.

~

The blonde Jedi was lost in thought, absentmindedly rubbing his lips with his fingers, something caught his attention and he frowned, The Mand'alor was sitting on the pilot seat tilting his head, his visor fixed on him, Luke frowned when he realized the mandalorian has been talking to him for a while now but he didn't notice it.

"I'm sorry, did you say something?" He asked avoiding his visor, being around Din was quite a challenge to Luke, he was trying to do the right thing but it hurt terrible, he couldn't shake the memories of the mandalorian naked, marked by him, vulnerable, degraded and his stomach churned, his heart filled with remorse.

"I asked you if you were okay." Din said as he leaned back in the seat, his visor still on Luke's face.

"Yes." The blonde answered staring down but when he looked up he couldn't hold it back anymore "Actually, no. I'm not okay." The Mand'alor rested his hands on his knees, not saying a word like he was trying not to pry but Luke needed to say it, he wanted to say it. "I'm so sorry, Din, so much." He choked on his own words, he blinked staring away, hiding the tears appearing in his eyes, threatening to fall "I hurt you, I need to tell you that I am so sorry, please, don't say anything, just, know that I'm so ashamed and I'm not expecting your forgiveness, because I know I will never forgive myself."

The Mand'alor cleared his throat "I've done my part as well." He shrugged one shoulder, Luke looked at him again as the tears started falling down over his cheeks. "I did what I needed to do to protect Grogu, I don't regret it one bit."

"You did nothing wrong." Luke said under his breath squeezing his prosthetic hand.

"I played along to protect Grogu, so, I know I hurt you too." He looked at the blurry stars before them, nodding. Luke was staring at the back of his helmet thinking that he would give everything he owned to go back to the start and let Din go, even if that meant that he would never had the chance to come back to the light side of the force and die as a Sith, with his heart empty and his soul corrupted.

The months passed and Luke followed Din to the end of the galaxy back and forth, together they became and uncontrollable force, hunting imperial remnants on every world they set a foot on, dismantling labs and facilities and burning them to the ground.

That was the easy part. When he was on a mission with Din he focused on protect him, always shielding him with his lightsaber, the one he designed from a kyber crystal trying to connect with his roots the same day he left Mandalore after his recovering. Holding his new saber, blue like the first one he owned, felt oddly familiar and gave him a sense of control he thought he had lost.

The difficult part was when Din and him parted ways and Luke had to go back to his lonely life, traveling around the galaxy learning about the extinct Jedi Order. And every morning he would look at his reflection in the mirror, searching for the tiniest bit of gold in his blue eyes, every morning without exception, and he sighed relieved when he confirmed that he was still Luke Skywalker. The Jedi. Over and over again.

He saved Din's neck so many times and Din did the same for him. Sometimes, before breaking into an imperial installation Luke's hands couldn't stop trembling as a consequence of The emperor's attack, even a year after the events of that day when Luke faced him, and Din would take the lead, deflecting the blaster shots coming their way with his beskar armour.

Some nights he would squirm in the copilot seat in his sleep, groaning in pain and he would wake up from the worst nightmare covered in cold sweat with his heart pounding in his chest only to find a gloved hand curling around his own as Din's soft modulated voice would soothe him by telling him that he was safe. And he really felt safe there, staring at the mandalorian's visor, squeezing his hand back and blinking back tears. Safe. Every single time.

Everything changed the day they were entering a laboratory and they found two scientists hovering over a little boy lying on a operating table. The two men froze when they saw the Jedi and the mandalorian before them. Luke looked at the boy's face, he seemed asleep and it looked like they were conducting an experiment, Luke knew right away that the child was a force-user.

"Please! Don't shoot." One of the men said as both of them were raising their hands at Din "We're only following orders."

Din shot at them right on the spot "Not anymore." He said drawing his blaster down. The blonde Jedi walked towards the kid.

When he looked at Din over his shoulder he nodded at him "He's alive. He's like Grogu." He explained.

The mandalorian didn't move staring at him "You know what to do." He said and Luke knew what he meant.

They returned to Din's ship walking side by side as Luke was holding the little kid in his arms. It was time. He would fulfill his destiny. He became a Jedi Master that day and the little kid became his first Padawan.

On the rare occasions when Luke stayed in Sundari, capital city of Mandalore, Grogu would try to draw Luke's attention to himself, coming close to him cooing and staring at him with those big brown eyes. And every time someone close to Din would appear to scoop the baby up and take him away from Luke, but not this time. Something was different. No one came to take Grogu away from him and Luke looked around nervously, his eyes found Din, the mandalorian was staring at him from the other side of the room, with a hand on his hip, he looked relaxed, he nodded at Luke, the blonde looked down as the baby was rubbing his boots with his little hands, he hesitated before crouching down finally taking Grogu in his arms. He looked at Din again, as confusion was taking him over, Din tilted his helmet not taking his visor off them and then he walked in their direction, when he finally stood beside them he caressed the baby's ear "He likes you." He said in a low voice "He's always liked you, Luke." He added and Luke's heart gave an extra beat, staring at Din's visor incredulous. Something shifted between them since that day.

~

Exhausted and bruised Luke and Din left the imperial fortress leaning on each other, they barely walked out of this mission in one piece. Luke fell to the ground first and Din followed suit. They were panting and staring at the sky, the thick smoke drifting away before their eyes. They were lying on their backs next to each other trying to catch their breath when Luke felt Din's fingers brushing his own, gingerly, and his heartbeat sped up. He sucked in a breath and turned his head towards the mandalorian, he frowned staring at him, Din was propping himself up on his forearm leaning in close to him, stroking Luke's cheek with his free hand, he grimaced with pain under Din's touch, realizing he had a cut on his cheek "Let me take you to my ship, Luke."

Din insisted on taking care of his wound but Luke refused the offer and when they were traveling back to Coruscant, the planet were Luke built his new Jedi temple, Luke fell asleep on the floor of Din's ship, covered by blankets. He woke up abruptly, drawing in a sharp inhale, crying in silence, shaking and sweating as usual.

"Bad dream?" Din asked him, taking Luke by surprise, he was sitting on the floor with his back propped up against the wall, Luke nodded and Din moved to be closer to him.

Luke froze when Din started soothing his hand on his back staring at his blue eyes pointedly, he looked down at Din's chest plate "I keep seeing it." He frowned looking back at Din's visor "Everything." He blinked "Sometimes it's you, in that bed on Mustafar. Sometimes it's me crying inside my chamber, and sometimes I can see myself walking down the streets of a town or village and I'm trying to prevent my troopers from killing innocent people and every time I'm just late, when I get there... it's always too late." He said gasping between tears. Din nodded drawing his hand up to cup his cheek "But Din, they're not just bad dreams, they're memories." He said in a flood of tears.

Din didn't say a word for a while, finally holding him and Luke cried his heart out pressing his face against his neck clutching his pauldrons.

"Like you said, they are memories." Din said pulling back to stare at his face, then he pointed at Luke's chest "That's not you anymore, I know what's in your heart, mesh'la." Din added resting his hand on Luke's chest right where his heart would be.

Luke's eyes went round, he was holding his breath "What did you call me?" He whispered.

"Mesh'la." Din said in a low-pitched voice. "I'm sure you remember what that means."

Luke swallowed hard frowning. He did remember and that made his heart beat faster, then he shook his head slowly not taking his eyes off Din's visor "Please, Din, don't-"

"I'm sorry but I need to tell you-"

Luke cut him off "No. I hurt you, please, stop." He squeezed his eyes shut but Din didn't listen to him.

"I need to tell you that I care about you, mesh'la." He stroked Luke's arms.

Please don't call me mesh'la. "Please Din, I don't deserve this, please just don't." Luke managed to say as tears started brimming in his eyes. He felt Din's gloved fingers holding his chin tenderly, and he opened his eyes, Din was impossible close and something pleasant squirmed in his stomach.

"Yes, you deserve this, my respect, my admiration, your students' admiration, your sister's love." He made a pause as Luke was breathing heavily. "You really believed that I asked you to work with me all these years only because you knew the imps from inside?" Luke raised his eyebrows. Din clicked his tongue "No, cyar'ika, it was because I couldn't let you go." He moved, pressing in close fitting himself against Luke's body, wrapping his arms around him "Three years Luke, it's been three years and I've seen you, I saw the way your sister's eyes shine when she looks at you, the way you treat your students, the way Grogu loves to be around you and-" He cleared his throat "The way you protected me all this time, you saved my life so many times."

Luke was hardly believing what he was hearing, still he couldn't help but melt in Din's arms, yearning, finally giving in to his own desire.

"There's something I want to give you, Luke. Something that's only for you. Something that I've always wanted to give you." Din said under his breath, pulling back and moving to hover over Luke, his knees on the floor, one of them between Luke's thighs and his hands leaned at both sides of his head "Please, mesh'la, close your eyes." Din asked sending shivers down Luke's spine. The blonde obliged and his heart gave an extra beat when he felt Din's skin against his own, his nose against his cheekbone, a mustache tickling his cheek and soft thin lips brushing the corner of his own "Ah, mesh'la." He said against Luke's mouth, making him shudder as his heart soared and he couldn't hold it back anymore, he ran his hands over Din's back, finally sinking his fingers in his curls, he sighed relishing in how beautiful Din's hair felt against his own skin and the mandalorian let out a little whimper that made Luke's head spin, his hands finally finding his face blindly, he cupped his face and nuzzled his cheek, parting his lips to capture Din's mouth between them, Din groaned against him kissing him back as Luke threatened his fingers in his hair, desperate hands traveling Luke's body, squeezing and stroking as they deepened their kiss and Luke floated in feelings, finally freeing himself from the old memories of a past life riddled with regret and heartbreak. Din broke the kiss still brushing his lips against Luke's "Please Luke, let me love you." He rested his forehead against the blonde's "Let me love you, cyare. I'm begging you." Luke sighed digging his fingers into his waist "I love you, Luke, I've always loved you."

Luke encircled him with his arms, thinking back to that time when he was longing for Din's love, for Din to make love to him, back on Mustafar when he didn't know that his feelings for Din were harrowing his Sith's shell, as the crack let the light in, slowly, pouring down on him.

He caressed Din's face as his reddened kissed lips curled up into a smile "Din?"

Din hummed.

"Do you know how and when I realized that I was in love with you?" Din blinked against the sensitive and blushed skin of his cheek, making him understand that this was real, he was really holding the man he loved in his arms, finally. "When I saw my reflection in your chest plate and my eyes were no longer completely golden. You brought me back... I came back because I loved you. Because you were seeing me, the real Luke, when no one else could."

"Fuck, Luke." Din said breathing hot puffs against the blonde's lips and Luke could hear the way he choked on his words. "I didn't... I didn't know that was the reason, cyare. You're killing me." He added caressing Luke's waist pressing a soft kiss on his lips.

Luke sighed pressing his eyelids tighter against each other as tears pricked his eyes, realizing that for the first time in years, these were tears of happiness "And I still love you, Din. I love you." He said holding him tight in his arms and he felt Din's lips on his eyelids "I love you, Din."

~

The morning light caressed his skin making him open his eyes slowly, he stirred beneath the sheets, finally leaving the bed and heading to the fresher. When he was patting his face with a towel yawning, he frowned staring at himself in the mirror as something caught his attention, something that wasn't there the day before. He leaned forward and cocked his head for a better look, indeed that wasn't there the day before.

When he leaned back he saw something out of the corner of his eye, he turned his head towards the door, it was Din rubbing sleep from his eyes leaning his back against the doorframe "Morning, cyare." He leaned in to press a kiss on Luke's temple.

"Morning, love." He said running his hands over his own hair "You see this? I found it a minute ago." He said and he sounded furious.

Din pouted and looked at him "That gray hair?" He raised his eyebrows "I hate to break it to you but, mesh'la that's not your first one." He chuckled cupping Luke's face to kiss him and he laughed into the kiss.

"Really? Oh, I didn't kriffing notice it till today." He wrinkled his nose "Fuck." He muttered staring down.

"Don't be mad mesh'la, that only means that we're growing old together." He smiled at Luke so charmingly that it took his breath away. Growing old together, what a sweet beautiful promise.

The blonde smiled shaking his head "You're right."

"Now, come on, your son is waiting for his Jedi training and I bet he's already burning down his bedroom." Din said laughing.

"Alright, just give me a minute and I'm going to Grogu's room, and I doubt it, he would never set his bedroom on fire." He frowned "Wait, what is he up to?" Din left the fresher "Hey Din, what's he up to?"

Din answered from the other side of their room "I can't hear you, I'm putting my helmet on."

Luke huffed staring at the mirror "My clan is going to be the end of me." He chuckled, then he frowned and froze realizing that he didn't remember the last time he looked at himself in the mirror to find golden stains in his blue eyes. A lopsided smile appearing on his face "Yeah." He said under his breath as a warmth feeling was engulfing his whole being, knowing that he didn't need to, not anymore. He was Luke Skywalker, a Jedi, like his father before him, husband to Mand'alor Din Djarin, father to Grogu Djarin Skywalker, Leia Organa's brother and Han Solo's friend. The kid from Tatooine, the man from nowhere and everywhere. And he embraced it.

He breathed in leaving the fresher to join his family, to join his clan. His own clan of three.

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 3/5

Book Blurb: A sparkling and steamy Sapphic romance, Fly with Me by Andie Burke is filled with sharp banter and that sweet, swooping feeling of finding “the one” when and where you least expect it.

A one-way ticket to love or a bumpy ride ahead?

Flying-phobic ER nurse Olive Murphy is still gripping the armrest from her first-ever take-off when the pilot announces an in-flight medical emergency. Olive leaps into action and saves a life, but ends up getting stuck in the airport hours away from the marathon she's running in honor of her brother. Luckily for her, Stella Soriano, the stunning type A copilot, offers to give her a ride.

After the two spend a magical day together, Stella makes a surprising request: Will Olive be her fake girlfriend?

A video of Olive saving a life has gone viral and started generating big sales for Stella's airline. Stella sees their union as the perfect opportunity to get to the boys' club executives at her company who keep overlooking her for a long-deserved promotion. Realizing this arrangement could help her too, Olive dives into memorizing Stella’s comically comprehensive three-ring-binder guide to fake dating. As the two grow closer, what’s supposed to be a ruse feels more and more real. Could this be the romantic ride of their lives, or an epic crash and burn?

Review:

A flying-phobic ER nurse becomes famous when she saves an individual all the while fake dating her secret crush, the gorgeous copilot. Olive Murphy has a fear of flying but she needs to get to the marathon to fulfill her brother's wishes as he is in a coma. Olive is an ER nurse and when a passenger on the plan needs saving, she goes into action, what she doesn't expect is that she becomes viral for saving the passenger. Stella Soriano is the stunning copilot who has only one goal: get the promotion to become captain. Stella has the hours, the experience, and needs this promotion, she wants to show her dad that she's made it while she can because his alzheimer's is getting worse and worse. When Stella and Olive meet at the airport and Olive's flight gets cancelled after she saves the man, Stella offers to drive her to her marathon. What began as a friendly road trip soon turns into something else as Stella then asks Olive to become her fake girlfriend to help boost her PR at her company. Olive think's this is the perfect opportunity to woo Stella and to potentially make this fake relationship real. Yet Stella is clear about one thing: she doesn't do relationships because she's afraid of hurting her partners since she has a history of doing so and that this entire relationship is just for show. Yet Olive and Stella continue to cross the line between platonic and a real relationship and things are going to get messy, on top of the fact that Olive's manipulative ex wants her back now that Olive is famous. Throw in tons of family drama, confusing feelings, and job politics, and this is going to be a messy ride. This was a pretty cute sapphic rom com between an ER nurse with anxiety and a co-pilot with her own issues. Olive's family was terrible and the third act breakup felt kind of pushed too far back and the resolution to it didn't feel that well deserved. Overall it's cute but i kind of wish there was more going on. If you enjoy fake dating then definitely give this one a go!~

*Thanks Netgalley and St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

[ivettel]

behind the curtain ep 4

bit late with this one but i wanted to finish laundry first so here we go.. notes on this bitch

right off the bat, yes! i did rotoscoping!

what! after avoiding it since 2017!! shoutout to jennifer @antoniosvivaldi for inspiring me to do that, btw. you should absolutely check out her stuff if you haven't already--her style is so unique and refreshing!

for the most part, i think they turned out swell--after effects behaved itself for once, which like, thank fuck, because i was on a call with fio @maranello and others at 1 in the morning like "haha! i totally know what i'm doing!" narrator voice they did NOT know what they were doing, they were making educated guesses based on past horrible experiences (hence avoiding rotoscoping for years 💀).

but this is meant to be educational lol so! what is rotoscoping? simply put, it's a tracing technique. it has its roots way back in animation when tech was starting to pick up in like the 1920s and artists wanted a more efficient way of animating. rotoscoping is one of those tools that've been used differently from how it was originally intended, which is actually? so cool from like, a media arts study perspective?? because it's commonplace to use it for live-action film and vfx work as a way to mask scenes out and isolate them in addition to its original use of mapping things to isolated scenes. i won't bore you with the stuart hall encoding/decoding stuff, but just know that i find the development of digital art circa adobe dominance fascinating. i am using this century-old animation technique to impose my blorbo upon the eyes of thousands.

ANYWAY. i really liked this particular mask--it has a lot of movement but still manages to flow nicely?

me: [cuts off luke's arm] fio: i think that's his arm me: oh... my god

next up: the lightsaber

goodness. where do i start. well first of all i had a vision of something much more 2d when it comes to lightsaber anatomy, lol. but i extended my subscription for maxon and figured--why not take full advantage of this while i've still got it? so i got this 3d model of luke's lightsaber. it's untextured and unrigged and clunky but thankfully it had most of the inner parts so as far as i'm concerned i struck GOLD.

idk what i can really say in terms of like What Is 3d Modelling, because i think people have an understanding of that. so we'll go instead thru my process!

i added materials and added a null object (does that count as rigging? for something as straightforward as this?) to do a simple rotation animation on the first day...

and then i had an idea before bed to separate the parts like that one scene in the clone wars where they show how a lightsaber is assembled, except i haven't watched the scene so god knows how they animated it NKJFGNDFKJGDF. anyway the day after, this was kinda where i got:

keyframing on c4d is a Bitch because u can't just Access The Graph Editor you have to go through the dope sheet and change ur views and it's just. annoying!! coming from an after effects standpoint! but i can see how it's optimized for Actual Animation work so ughgh. we deal. onwards..

asked the team over at usergif and natalie @kenobiis suggested putting in a kyber crystal to fill out the middle. i ended up taking the og "laser" cylinder and modifying/animating it because uh THIS is the real inside of a lightsaber and i am not putting all that into a 3 second gif LMAO. but yeah i fine-tuned the animation and plopped it in after effects, then fiddled with video copilot's saber to make luke's blade.

u might notice the motion blur--that's re:vision's RSMB! i also added a little bit of depth of field with frischluft, but it doesn't show up well in gif form. speaking of things that don't render well:

there is A FUCK TON of aliasing going on. i couldn't make any anti-aliasing settings work for some reason so i ended up trying to smooth it out in ae.. to probably not a lot of effect. i got the very edges around it smoothed out with the classic gaussian blur and a matte choker method, but the black rings are killer. ugh. it's whatever, i figure i'll work something better out for the next time.

finished animation in c4d + the final gif:

the rest

everything else is fairly basic and intuitive i think? obviously used shape layers + alpha mattes, my beloved. i fucked up a little on the text because i think i made my offset keyframes backwards somewhere in the middle of the process but at that point i was too lazy to go back in and fix it. oops!

anyway if u got this far hello thank u i hope this was informative in some way. if u have any questions don't be afraid to ask :D

[techytoolzataclick]

Artificial Intelligence in Next 5 Years – The Latest Tech Revolutions 2024

Artificial Intelligence in Next 5 Years – The Latest Tech Revolutions 2024

AI rapidly develops making way for new solutions that revolutionize numerous sectors. Fast forward to 2024, AI tools have evolved tremendously in terms of sophistication, range and ease of use. In this article, you will get some AI tools that are new to the tech world and for all anyone who is exploring more towards AI and tech field.

1. How Generative AI Is the Next-Gen In Content Creation

The growth that occurred in generative AI tools throughout the four-years of 2024 was an astounding one. All these tools can be used to generate high-quality content ranging from text, through images and even music! OpenAI with ChatGPT-4 is an excellent example of this. This makes it a potential powerhouse for content creators, marketers, and businesses, most importantly because it can create text that is coherent and makes sense in context. Another notable tool is DALL- E 3, allows generating beautiful images based on the text description — which changes everything for creatives.

2. AI in Video and Audio Editing

Video & Audio Editing by Content Creators Great dependencies for content creators on AI aid Tools Synthesia: AI Software for Video Creation from Text It is very popular among marketers and product teams with >140 AI avatars, serving 120+ languages. Another effective tool you can use to automatically transcribe your podcast is Descript, it offers automatic transcription, voice cloning and video editor make that editing a seamless experience.

3. AI-Powered Coding Assistants

The obvious benefit of AI-powered coding assistants is for developers. To boost development, GitHub Copilot provides developers with code suggestions, snippets and code line completion; all thanks to OpenAI’s Codex. Tabnine is an AI tool for code auto completion that helps to accelerate coding by intelligently completing or providing suggestions based on the context of the code you are writing

4. AI in Healthcare

Healthcare is another big area seeing drastic improvements in AI tools. The service trains and uses machine learning algorithms to help pathologists perform more accurate disease diagnoses faster. Viz. Company Description AI leverages AI to find and rank potential large vessel occlusion strokes in CT scans — getting patients treated sooner, smarter. These are some of the tools that health care providers use to diagnoses and treat patients these days.

5. AI for Business Intelligence

AI is playing a larger role in data analysis and decision-making for businesses. Tableau — It integrates AI capabilities to give it more advanced insights and predictive analytics. IBM Watson continues to be the future, will be to lead in AI-powered business intelligence with tools that enable organizations to analyse data faster, automate processes quicker and make decisions better!

6. AI in Customer Service

The other most growing part of AI tools in real world is customer service. Pro: Many applications are integrating AI for better customer support such as Zendesk adopts the practice of using automated responses or predictive analytics as a part of customer care. Ada is a data-driven, AI-powered customer service chatbot for businesses. They not only boost customer satisfaction but also help in reducing the response time.

7. AI for Personal Productivity

At one point, there will be more similar AI tools in place besides personal productivity. Notion AI added to the Notion workspace helps to categorize tasks, produce content and handle projects more orderly. Grammarly- It is an old favourite among writers, providing AI-powered convenient grammar and style recommendations for better written content.

Conclusion

More recent AI tools in 2024 are at the forefront of what is feasible, delivering novel methods throughout any selection of parts. These tools are enabling professionals and hobbyists a-like in broad use cases such as content creation, video editing, healthcare and business intelligence. The future will bring many more disruptive tools as the AI technology matures.

Keep up with trends of AI and tools — As the technology evolve, the ability to access, refine or distribute more information grows; knowing when it is better to take this opportunity/avoid getting late will be a thing that keeps you in line with your work and also working just as well as pushing others back down by holding steady in tech. If you have goals, the AI is there: if your profession involves content creation, development, healthcare or business leadership.

[govindhtech]

ASUS ProArt PZ13 Copilot+ PCs With Snapdragon X Plus

ASUS ProArt PZ13

The newly-announced Snapdragon X Plus eight-core processor powers the newest ASUS Vivobook S 15 and ASUS ProArt PZ13 Copilot+ PCs, which the company, a leader in innovative and user-centric computing solutions, is thrilled to unveil. With their groundbreaking platform that unlocks multiday battery life, unparalleled performance, and AI-powered Copilot+ PC experiences to a wider audience, these new devices signal a significant extension of the ASUS Copilot+ PC series. They are available immediately worldwide.

Because these new laptops are the first to use Qualcomm Technologies’ most recent Snapdragon X Plus platform, powerful AI technology are now more accessible than ever. By incorporating this potent new silicon, ASUS keeps up its promise to provide products with user-centric designs that improve productivity and everyday life. The Snapdragon X Plus platform is powered by an eight-core Qualcomm Oryon CPU, which offers blazingly quick responsiveness and efficiency. Superb visuals are guaranteed by an integrated GPU and compatibility for up to three external displays.

Rich visual encounters. With its remarkable 45 TOPS NPU of AI processing power and industry-leading performance-per-watt, the Snapdragon X Plus eight-core processor, when combined with the platform’s notable connectivity advancements, will raise productivity to new levels in ultraportable designs with amazing battery life. Transformational experiences will be made possible by this platform’s diverse capability, whether creating presentations on the go or streaming videos.

ASUS is ecstatic that the eight-core Snapdragon X Plus platform will enable even more people globally to benefit from the revolutionary potential of Copilot+ PCs. According to ASUS Corporate Vice President, Consumer BU Rangoon Chang, “ASUS is committed to making cutting-edge technology, like the ASUS ProArt PZ13, accessible to everyone, everywhere, and this collaboration with Qualcomm Technology a significant step in that direction.”

Customers around the world can easily obtain these new Copilot+ PCs thanks to ASUS’s global logistics network. With the introduction of these entry-level laptops with the Snapdragon X Plus, Qualcomm Technologies and ASUS are enabling more people to take advantage of AI-enhanced computing by lowering the cost and increasing accessibility to cutting-edge technology.

“ASUS is dedicated to providing ASUS global customer base with innovative on-device artificial intelligence processing,” stated Kedar Kondap, SVP & GM of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.’s compute and gaming division. “From daily workflow to personal passion projects, the Snapdragon X Plus eight-core processor pushes productivity to new heights for a more efficient day.”

Showcasing the next generation of ultraportable and creator-focused notebooks, the ASUS Vivobook S 15 and ASUS ProArt PZ13 build on the success of the 2024 launch of ASUS Copilot+ PCs, which started in May.

ASUS ProArt PZ13 Price

Powerful and compact, the ASUS ProArt PZ13 is a premium workstation for creative professionals. Local markets may have different ASUS ProArt PZ13 prices due to area, setup, and extras. Although processor, GPU, storage, and RAM requirements vary, a high-end, dedicated workstation typically costs between $2,000 and $3,000 USD.

Vivobook S 15 from ASUS

The ASUS Vivobook S 15 is an ultra-portable laptop with a quality CNC-engraved logo, a sleek 14.7 mm, 1.42 kg all-metal shell, and a simple design. Up to 19+ hours of use are possible with the 70 Wh battery thanks to quick charging and ASUS USB-C Easy Charge. It has an enormous touchpad with simple gesture controls, a single-zone RGB backlit keyboard, and a dedicated Copilot key for quick access to AI applications like Live Captions, Copilot, and Cocreator. It also comes with the cutting-edge AI-powered StoryCube app, which helps users fulfill their creative dreams.

With two USB4 ports, USB 3.2, HDMI 2.1, a microSD card, and WiFi 7 for lightning-fast speeds of up to 5.8 Gbps, connectivity is effortless. With a 100% DCI-P3 color gamut and Dolby Atmos audio, the 15.6-inch 3K 120 Hz ASUS Lumina OLED display offers an amazing audiovisual experience that is perfect for both work and play.

ProArt PZ13

With IP52 protection and military-grade durability, the ASUS ProArt PZ13 is a lightweight, 0.85 kilogram, 9 mm detachable laptop designed for creative thinking on-the-go. A cutting-edge AI experience with improved security, performance, and personalization is provided by this Copilot+ PC laptop. Rich connectivity is provided by an SD Card reader and two USB4 connections. Extended off-grid use is possible with a 70 Wh battery, providing up to 21 hours of Full HD video playing.

The 3K ASUS Lumina OLED touchscreen has a 16:10 aspect ratio, Pantone Validated certification, and enables stylus input in addition to providing amazing images. AI-powered technologies like ProArt Creator Hub for workflow optimization and StoryCube for asset management are included in ASUS ProArt PZ13. A six-month CapCut membership, which offers extensive video editing tools to producers of all skill levels, is also included.

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Three Powerful Questions to Ask When Someone with ADHD is Struggling Thanks to trainwell (formerly CoPilot) for sponsoring this video. Click my trainwell (formerly CoPilot) link https://ift.tt/OKiljeb to get 14 days FREE with your own personal trainer! When we’re struggling, it can be easy to judge ourselves or each other. But if we invite curiosity, we can help ourselves or someone else by asking powerful questions. Jessica shares what questions to ask not just ourselves but anyone else struggling, be they a friend, a family member, or an employee… whether they have ADHD… or not! Learn about more accommodations here!: https://askjan.org/ Support us on Patreon: https://ift.tt/NGJAWIQ Buy my book!! https://ift.tt/YL7jSIU Check out our website: https://howtoadhd.com Follow us on all the things: Twitter: http://twitter.com/howtoadhd TikTok: https://ift.tt/n3RsAlm Instagram: https://ift.tt/1UDSnfy Facebook: https://ift.tt/crQ5PiC Our Merch Shop: https://ift.tt/QheOrft Need translation? Learn how to turn on auto-translated captions here: https://ift.tt/3RaGouQ Jessica McCabe is not a licensed mental health provider, but information presented on How to ADHD is reviewed by researchers and approved by licensed clinical psychologist Patrick LaCount, PhD (https://ift.tt/FnEYgmS). While information presented on How to ADHD has historically been built in consultation with researchers and licensed providers, videos posted prior to April 2023 were not subjected to the same formal approval process required by the YouTube Health program. For more information on the YouTube Health program and verification of health-related content, please visit: https://ift.tt/kdVqa79 Music credits for "Three Powerful Questions to Ask When Someone with ADHD is Struggling": "Life of Riley", "The Show Must Be Go” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://ift.tt/MedzlKJ This video description may contain affiliate links. If you click on one of them and make a purchase I'll receive a commission. via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=worzNpcSfao

[gadgetsboy]

Meet the Swift 14 AI, Acer's New Copilot+ Laptop

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Global Recognition and Achievements

BTS's achievements on the global stage are numerous and continue to grow. They have been recognized as IFPI's Global Recording Artist of the Year, a testament to their worldwide popularity and impact on the music industry. Their record-breaking single "Dynamite" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking a significant milestone for Korean artists on the international charts. Their philanthropic efforts are also notable, with their "Love Myself" campaign raising over $3.6 million to help end violence against children. BTS's ability to inspire and connect with fans across the globe is unparalleled, and their contributions to music and society will be remembered for years to come.

ARMY: The Fervent Fandom of BTS

ARMY, an acronym for "Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth", is more than just a fandom; it's a global community bound by a shared love for BTS and their values. Established on July 9, 2013, ARMY has played a pivotal role in BTS's success. The colour purple, symbolizing love and trust, has become synonymous with the fandom, thanks to V's phrase "I purple you".

Over the years, ARMY has grown exponentially, not just in numbers but also in diversity. The fanbase now includes a wide age range, with a significant portion over the age of 18, and the largest cohort being between 18 - 29 years old. Social media data reflects this expansion, with close to 2 billion mentions of BTS over a decade, and an average of 547,945 mentions daily. This growth is a testament to BTS's global appeal and the universal messages in their music.

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The narrative of BTS and their devoted fandom, ARMY, is a modern epic of music, culture, and community. From their humble beginnings to becoming global icons, BTS has charted a course that many artists only dream of. Their music transcends language and cultural barriers, speaking to universal themes of love, hope, and self-discovery. The growth of ARMY is a reflection of this universal appeal, with fans from all walks of life finding solace and inspiration in BTS’s message.

ARMY’s evolution mirrors the band’s own journey—starting as a small group of supporters and expanding into a vast, diverse community. Their collective efforts in art, philanthropy, and social engagement have created a positive impact that extends far beyond the music industry. BTS and ARMY together have set a new standard for what it means to be artists and fans in the 21st century—a standard that is as much about charting hits as it is about fostering genuine connections and making a difference in the world.

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The pilots and flight attendants were awarded the Master's Medal of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators in recognition of their "heroic and unique aviation achievement".

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The Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators awarded the crew the rarely bestowed Master's Medal on January 22, 2009 for outstanding aviation achievement, at the discretion of the Master of the Guild. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented the crew with the Keys to the City, and Sullenberger with a replacement copy of a library book lost on the flight, Sidney Dekker's Just Culture: Balancing Safety and Accountability. Rescuers received Certificates of Honor.

The crew received a standing ovation at the Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009, and Sullenberger threw the ceremonial first pitch of the 2009 Major League Baseball season for the San Francisco Giants. His Giants jersey was inscribed with the name "Sully" and the number 155 – the count of people aboard the plane.

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In August 2010, aeronautical chart publisher Jeppesen issued a humorous approach plate titled "Hudson Miracle APCH," dedicated to the five crew of Flight 1549 and annotated "Presented with Pride and Gratitude from your friends at Jeppesen."

Sullenberger retired on March 3, 2010, after thirty years with US Airways and its predecessor, Pacific Southwest Airlines. At the end of his final flight he was reunited with Skiles and a number of the passengers from Flight 1549.

In December 2010, Sullenberger was appointed an Officer of France's Legion of Honour.

N106US, the accident aircraft, was moved to a salvage yard in New Jersey and put up for auction a week after the accident, but remained without takers for over two years. In 2011, it was purchased by the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, and reassembled, minus the engines, in the museum's main hangar, where it is currently on display.

In 2013, the entire crew was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.

The ditching was recorded by several closed-circuit television cameras. Television reports and documentaries produced soon afterward contained extensive video of the ditching and rescue, and recorded interviews with the aircrew, passengers, rescuers, and other key participants.

Sullenberger's 2009 memoir, Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters was adapted into a feature film Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood. It starred Tom Hanks as Sullenberger and Aaron Eckhart as co-pilot Jeff Skiles. It was released by Warner Bros. on September 9, 2016.

In May 2011, CBS News hired Sullenberger as an aviation and safety expert.

His second book, Making a Difference: Stories of Vision and Courage from America's Leaders, was published in May 2012. He was ranked second in Time's Top 100 Most Influential Heroes and Icons of 2009, after Michelle Obama.

In December 2018, he received the Tony Jannus Award for distinguished achievement in commercial air transportation.

Sullenberger's speech before Congress concerning U.S. civil aviation is featured in Michael Moore's 2009 documentary Capitalism: A Love Story.

Sullenberger is also referred to in the 2011 romantic comedy film Friends with Benefits. Throughout the film, Justin Timberlake's character repeatedly suggests to people he meets aboard planes that modern airplanes practically fly themselves, and that Sullenberger's feat was less impressive than it was portrayed, an idea for which he encounters incredulity and hostility. Mila Kunis' character is also seen reading Sullenberger's English Wikipedia article.

The 2010 song "A Real Hero", by French electronica artist College and the band Electric Youth, is about Captain Sullenberger and the Flight 1549 water landing. Frontman Austin Garrick was inspired to write the song by his grandfather, whose reference to Sullenberger as "a real human being and a real hero" became the song's refrain.

Radio personality Garrison Keillor wrote "Pilot Song: The Ballad of Chesley Sullenberger III" for the January 17, 2009 edition of his radio variety show A Prairie Home Companion.

Sullenberger appeared as himself in a cameo role in the 2017 film Daddy's Home 2.

"Hudson River Runway", the March 14, 2011, episode of the TV series Mayday, documents the events around Flight 1549's emergency landing, and contains interviews with several of its real-life participants. Captain Sullenberger is not interviewed in the show, but is portrayed in reenactments by actor Christopher Britton.

President George H. W. Bush's service dog Sully, who was assigned to Bush in mid-2018 after the death of Bush's wife Barbara, was named after Sullenberger.

Sully is featured in the pilot of the 2020 Fox cartoon series Duncanville.

Sullenberger was widely celebrated for landing the plane with no loss of life.

Jeffrey Bruce "Jeff" Skiles was flying as a First Officer on flight 1549 due to a staff reduction at US Airways; he had usually flown as Captain prior to the staff reduction and actually had slightly more flight hours than Sullenberger (though he had much less experience in the Airbus A320).

Both Skiles' parents were pilots during his childhood, and he became a pilot himself when he was just sixteen years old. He first worked flying cargo airplanes, and then worked for Midstate Airlines from 1983 to 1986, but at the time of the emergency landing he had been with US Airways for 23 years.

Atul Gawande, author of The Checklist Manifesto, asserted that the successful emergency landing relied on the cooperation of Sullenberger and Skiles. Gawande's central premise is that even really experienced people in any field encounter rare events, and that successfully coping with the rare event requires first the careful anticipation of future emergencies, and second, preparing a well thought-out list of steps to follow, in advance.

In his book Gawande reminded readers that, during an emergency, there are so many tasks to complete, that the co-pilot is working at least as hard as the pilot. Sullenberger had taken on the task of finding a safe place to land, and actually landing, leaving his experienced copilot Skiles the task of following the checklist to try to restart the jet engines. He noted that Skiles was able to complete the checklist in the less than three minute period between the bird strike and the landing, noting this was "something investigators later testified to be "very remarkable" in the time frame he had—and something they found difficult to replicate in simulation."

Skiles went on to become the Vice President of the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) that represents the interests of 28,000 airline pilots in safety and security issues. In this role he was instrumental in the creation of the First Officer Qualification rule which significantly increased the requirements for training and experience of First Officers on the flight deck of US registered airliners. Skiles joined with the Families of Continental Flight 3407 and the National Air Disaster Alliance to mold the creation of and ensure passage of the Airline Safety Act of 2010. This sweeping legislation significantly improved safety in the US airline industry and as of 2020 there has not been even one fatality due to a US airline accident in over 10 years.

Skiles is a writer and since 2011 has published over 100 articles on safety and general interest aviation topics in nationally distributed magazines such as Sport Aviation, FLYING, Air & Space, PilotMAG, Midwest Flyer, Vintage Airplane, and the Physicians Executive Journal.

Jeffrey Bruce "Jeff" Skiles, as of 2020, is piloting Boeing 787 Dreamliners for American Airlines.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 8-core For Copilot+ PC Users

Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon X Plus 8-core Expands Performance Leadership to More Copilot+ PC Users

Qualcomm Technologies announced ahead of IFA 2024 that the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core, a ground-breaking platform that unleashes multiday battery life, unparalleled performance, and AI-powered Copilot+ experiences to even more people, would be joining the Snapdragon X Series lineup.Image credit to Qualcomm

Snapdragon X Plus 8-core

PERFORMANCE THAT REACTS AND EFFICIENCY

It’s time to elevate your game with a Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PC. Experience industry-leading performance and remarkable efficiency with an integrated 8-core Qualcomm Oryon CPU, allowing you to get more done and find your flow. Achieve extended battery life, lasting many days between charges. Up to three UHD displays may enjoy lively graphics and entertainment thanks to the integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU.

DESIGNED WITH AI IN MIND

Unlock innovative new experiences in artificial intelligence (AI) with your laptop’s 8-core Snapdragon X Plus processor. The platform has the industry-leading Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, which drives the newest Copilot+ PCs and runs 45 TOPS. Discover a universe of intelligence within your laptop with industry-leading performance per watt. With its productivity features for seamless multitasking and increased creativity, on-device AI keeps you in the zone. When in a video conference, you can look and sound your best thanks to advanced AI camera and audio capabilities.

SMARTER PERFORMANCE OF USERS

Laptops with the 8-core Snapdragon X Plus processor can keep up with your busy lifestyle thanks to intelligent features like chip-to-cloud security, 4K streaming, and a sophisticated camera. Your laptop is responsive after logging in, providing rapid access with a single button click. With 5G and Wi-Fi 7 and HBS Multi-Link for blazingly fast and jitter-free connectivity, you can stay connected almost anywhere. With the Snapdragon Seamless experience, you can quickly move between your favorite devices. The Qualcomm Secure Processing Unit, which supports Microsoft Pluton TPM, complete memory encryption, and Microsoft Secured-core PC compatibility, strengthens your security.

This Snapdragon X Plus platform’s 8-core Qualcomm Oryon CPU allows for blazing-fast responsiveness and efficiency, delivering 61% faster CPU performance while rivals’ peak performance uses 179% more power. Magnificent graphics and captivating visual experiences are guaranteed by an integrated GPU and compatibility for up to three external displays. With its robust 45 TOPS NPU of AI processing power and industry-leading performance per watt, the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core is engineered to push productivity to new heights in ultra-portable designs with amazing battery life. This power is combined with the platform’s major breakthroughs in networking. This platform’s adaptable features will allow for life-changing experiences, whether making presentations while on the go or participating in video conferences.

Qualcomm Incorporated President and CEO Cristiano Amon said, “The first and best Copilot+ PCs are powered by Snapdragon X Series platforms, launching a new generation in personal computing, made possible by our revolutionary NPU “With the best-in-class performance and battery life of our power-efficient Snapdragon X Plus 8-core, we can offer more consumers these revolutionary AI experiences.” proprietary Qualcomm Oryon CPU. We pride ourselves on working with leading worldwide OEMs and retail partners to expand our product line and better serve consumers and businesses.

According to Rangoon Chang, Corporate Vice President, Consumer BU, “We’re thrilled to see the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core platform bringing the transformative power of Copilot+ to even more users worldwide.” “This partnership with Qualcomm is a significant step towards ASUS’s goal of making cutting-edge technology, like the ProArt PZ13, accessible to everyone, everywhere.”

With the launch of the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core, Qualcomm is building on the extraordinary enthusiasm and momentum for Copilot+ PCs that started in May. With the help of the potent NPU, their ground-breaking platform opens up all-day battery life, previously unheard-of performance and efficiency, and expands the pool of individuals who can enjoy AI-powered Windows experiences. “Together, we will persist in working with Qualcomm throughout the Windows ecosystem to expand the possibilities of Copilot+ PCs,” stated Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Windows + Devices Pavan Davuluri.

Starting today, a few PCs with the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core processor will be accessible.

Snapdragon X Plus 8-core Features

Top-tier CPU with exceptional performance and energy efficiency

The only CPUs available now that enable Copilot+ PCs the quickest, most intelligent Windows PCs are the Snapdragon X Series.

Offers remarkable energy conservation and prolongs the battery life for several days.

Leading NPU in the industry, with 45 TOPS AI performance

Integrated GPU provides amazing visual performance.

With 5G and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity, you can download, stream, and synchronize data incredibly quickly. HBS Multi-Link reduces latency and provides jitter-free entertainment.

Strong security for improved defense from chip to cloud

Up to 4K HDR video streaming is supported with AV1 encode and decode support.

Enjoy high-fidelity music and entertainment with wireless headphones that offer immersive, lossless audio thanks to the Snapdragon Sound Technology Suite.

Smoother and faster viewing experiences are achieved when up to three external UHD displays are enabled at 60 Hz.

LPDDR5x memory with 135 GB/s bandwidth for efficient multitasking and faster AI experiences

Enhanced MIPI camera support for intelligent features, such as background blur, auto-framing, and facial verification, and high-quality photographs with less power consumption

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