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New Fan Fics
Jun. 4th, 2012 08:45 pmYou can check out a couple of my new stories at fanfiction.net:
"One Half Of A Beating Heart"
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8142432/1/One_Half_Of_A_Beating_Heart
And the much more light-hearted "Couples' Therapy"
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8181293/1/Couples_Therapy
"One Half Of A Beating Heart"
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8142432/1/One_Half_Of_A_Beating_Heart
And the much more light-hearted "Couples' Therapy"
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8181293/1/Couples_Therapy
New Ficlet: "Mourning"
Jan. 31st, 2012 08:28 pmInspired by the Clone Wars episode "Deception"
Rated PG for angst
Starring: Anakin, Padmé
Anakin lay stretched on the bed, his head resting on Padmé's lap. Tears pooled in his eyes, but he did not sob or make any other sound besides his breathing.
He stared off at the wall, lost in his thoughts as Padmé gently stroked his hair. He had come to her soon after Obi-Wan's body was returned to the Temple. He couldn't bear to be around the Jedi. He couldn't face Ahsoka. He'd failed the one person who was as close to him as his beloved Padmé. The one person who had been his family since leaving his mother.
When he'd arrived at the Senate penthouse, Padmé had already received the news. They held each other and mourned their mutual loss.
All because of a common lowlife, no doubt out to make a name for himself. It was cruel and unjust that a great Master like Obi-Wan should fall at the hands of such an unworthy criminal.
Reflexively, he clenched his artificial hand and tightened his jaw. Padmé saw him tense up and she asked, "What is it?"
"Nothing my love," Anakin said in a hoarse whisper, the only thing he'd said in hours. He relaxed his hand with a deep sigh. When will he ever stop experiencing the pain of losing those closest to him?
He did the only thing he knew how to do…plan on how he was going to capture the assassin and make him pay.
The End
Rated PG for angst
Starring: Anakin, Padmé
Anakin lay stretched on the bed, his head resting on Padmé's lap. Tears pooled in his eyes, but he did not sob or make any other sound besides his breathing.
He stared off at the wall, lost in his thoughts as Padmé gently stroked his hair. He had come to her soon after Obi-Wan's body was returned to the Temple. He couldn't bear to be around the Jedi. He couldn't face Ahsoka. He'd failed the one person who was as close to him as his beloved Padmé. The one person who had been his family since leaving his mother.
When he'd arrived at the Senate penthouse, Padmé had already received the news. They held each other and mourned their mutual loss.
All because of a common lowlife, no doubt out to make a name for himself. It was cruel and unjust that a great Master like Obi-Wan should fall at the hands of such an unworthy criminal.
Reflexively, he clenched his artificial hand and tightened his jaw. Padmé saw him tense up and she asked, "What is it?"
"Nothing my love," Anakin said in a hoarse whisper, the only thing he'd said in hours. He relaxed his hand with a deep sigh. When will he ever stop experiencing the pain of losing those closest to him?
He did the only thing he knew how to do…plan on how he was going to capture the assassin and make him pay.
The End
If Padmé Wrote A Country Song
Oct. 11th, 2011 10:10 pmIf Padmé wrote a country song with vaguely Christian lyrics, it would be just like The Band Perry's "If I Die Young":
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
Either that or they came up with the song right after watching ROTS on t.v. or something ;). Not 100% a fit but pretty close...the end of the video focuses on a page from Tennyson's Lady of Shallot poem, a character who has been compared with Padmé.
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
Either that or they came up with the song right after watching ROTS on t.v. or something ;). Not 100% a fit but pretty close...the end of the video focuses on a page from Tennyson's Lady of Shallot poem, a character who has been compared with Padmé.
New Viggie: When Dawn Comes
Aug. 29th, 2011 09:01 pmYesterday I found a bunch of new stories I'd written within the past couple of years and forgotten about them! Here's the first one, a very short viggie/drabble:
When Dawn Comes
There was a time when Padmé found sunrise on Coruscant beautiful. Not to the same degree as on Naboo, of course, but the sight of the sun's rays peeking through the skyscrapers was a spectacle unto itself.
Now, there was a sadness with that beauty, for if dawn wasn't lonely, it was the setting for yet another farewell to her beloved.
It would begin with Anakin rising from their bed while it was still dark and it would end like this, in the foyer of her penthouse or on the veranda.
She couldn't bear to pry her arms from around his waist any more than he could bear to release his hands from her face. They couldn't bear to break their sad but loving gazes, even if it was so he could touch his lips to hers in a farewell kiss.
Their kiss deepened, neither one of them wanting it to end. Their tongues touched and he pulled her to him even tighter. The sunlight shone across the veranda like a spy peering on the secret lovers. The light made them self-aware and their passionate embrace ended.
"Quickly, before someone sees you," Padmé whispered. She withdrew from him first. Nodding reluctantly, he let her go and strode toward his ship.
"I love you. I'll be back soon," he said.
She waved and blew a kiss to him. He leapt into the ship's open cockpit and powered on the engines. He looked at her one last time before vanishing into Coruscant's traffic.
She was alone, a breeze rustling her gown.
Th'End
When Dawn Comes
There was a time when Padmé found sunrise on Coruscant beautiful. Not to the same degree as on Naboo, of course, but the sight of the sun's rays peeking through the skyscrapers was a spectacle unto itself.
Now, there was a sadness with that beauty, for if dawn wasn't lonely, it was the setting for yet another farewell to her beloved.
It would begin with Anakin rising from their bed while it was still dark and it would end like this, in the foyer of her penthouse or on the veranda.
She couldn't bear to pry her arms from around his waist any more than he could bear to release his hands from her face. They couldn't bear to break their sad but loving gazes, even if it was so he could touch his lips to hers in a farewell kiss.
Their kiss deepened, neither one of them wanting it to end. Their tongues touched and he pulled her to him even tighter. The sunlight shone across the veranda like a spy peering on the secret lovers. The light made them self-aware and their passionate embrace ended.
"Quickly, before someone sees you," Padmé whispered. She withdrew from him first. Nodding reluctantly, he let her go and strode toward his ship.
"I love you. I'll be back soon," he said.
She waved and blew a kiss to him. He leapt into the ship's open cockpit and powered on the engines. He looked at her one last time before vanishing into Coruscant's traffic.
She was alone, a breeze rustling her gown.
Th'End
Shippy A/P Tee
Jun. 4th, 2011 09:00 pmIt's unlicensed (you think they'd ever do a licensed one of these, ha!) and the Shepard Fairey knockoff art is a bit of a cliché now, but somebody on RedBubble made an Anakin/Padmé design:
http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/5557777-t-shirt
http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/5557777-t-shirt
Awesome A/P artwork!
Feb. 12th, 2011 07:36 pmFound on the F*** Yeah Anakin and Padmé Tumblr (http://fuckyeahanakinandpadme.tumblr.com/) page:
Here's the artist's Tumblr:
http://soy-ivan-g.tumblr.com/
Here's the artist's Tumblr:
http://soy-ivan-g.tumblr.com/
New Fic: A Need For Normal
Dec. 24th, 2010 12:43 pmA Need For Normal
Starring: Anakin and Padmé
Rated: PG for gently implied nookie
This was inspired by the recent Clone Wars episode "Evil Plans." "Hostage Crisis" takes place soon after and that episode showed Anakin trying to persuade Padmé to go away with him, but she was too much of a workaholic ;).![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ladyaeryn wrote her own fic on what happened on that "retreat," heh heh. But this gets into why Anakin decided to propose the idea in the first place.
Despite a near-fiasco with the all-important cake, which turned out to be delicious, Padmé’s gathering for the Senator turned out to be a success. Anakin watched his beloved play the perfect hostess, a beautiful smile on her face. She was pleased, so he was pleased. And if she was happy, he was about to become a whole lot happier in a couple of hours or so. Anakin fought to keep the smirk off of his face.
When Anakin told Obi-Wan he was attending this reception as a favor to Padmé, and of course to help present a positive image of the Jedi to the very Senators in charge of the war, Obi-Wan replied that he would rather fall back into that nest of gundarks than attend a party with a bunch of politicians. Thankfully, Ahsoka was even less interested in the event.
But not only did Anakin want the opportunity to spend time with Padmé, he also liked the idea of being an unofficial co-host. It was as close as they could ever hope to get to being together as husband and wife in public. It was so…normal. A simple thing couple across the galaxy took for granted every day.
Yet he could not offer more than the slightest bit of affection toward Padmé in front of her colleagues. Couldn’t share funny stories about some misadventure together, couldn’t put his arm around her, or call her “dear” like all of the other married couples could.
Nevertheless, Anakin liked to live on the edge and, though she was loathe to admit, Padme did too. Sometimes. There were glances, shared winks, smiles only meant for one another, accidental brushing against each other. Were they fooling anyone? He didn’t know and as time went on, the less he cared.
As the evening ended, he watched Padme bid her guests farewell. Soon even the servant droids and baker droid either departed or took to the galley to finish cleaning up. Padmé dismissed her guards and her handmaidens had long since left. Did any of them notice Anakin quietly slipping into the shadows?
As he passed Artoo and Threepio on the way to the bedroom, he said, “Thanks. I owe you two.” He had already entered the bed chamber and shut the door while Threepio was still offering, “You’re quite welcome” and details about his negotiating skills. There were times when Anakin wondered what he was thinking when he programmed Threepio to be so loquacious.
He put on his sleep pants and slipped on a waist-length robe, tossing aside his Jedi gear. He only put some care into placing the ligthsaber close within his reach. He hopped onto the bed, propped himself up on the pillows, and lay back, closing his eyes. He awakened at the sound of Padmé’s voice.
“I’d hoped you would be able to stay tonight,” she said coquettishly as she sat beside him on the bed and ran her hand up and down his sternum. She had already changed into her nightgown and the impossibly complicated hairstyle she had earlier had been restored to her natural curls, tied back with a simple ribbon. The way he loved it best.
“There’s nowhere else I’d rather be,” he said, grinning at her. A look passed between them and that was all it took for Anakin to wrap his arms around Padmé and roll her beneath him on the bed.
Early the next morning, he’d dressed before Padmé could wake. He had to be in the Temple in time to be seen. Before leaving, he gently kissed Padmé on her forehead. She stirred and mumbled a goodbye.
While striding down the Temple’s corridors, Anakin found himself wondering why things couldn’t always be the way they were over the past day or so. Why couldn’t he and Padmé just live their lives as husband and wife. He quieted his thoughts as soon as he saw Obi-Wan cheerfully coming toward him.
“Oh there you are, Anakin. I’ve been trying to reach you,” Obi-Wan said. “The Council has decided that after several weeks in battle, you need to recharge a bit and go on a meditative retreat.”
“A retreat? Now?” Anakin shook his head with disbelief.
“It’s only about a week or so,” Obi-Wan shrugged. “Besides, you have earned it.”
“What about Ahsoka?”
“I’ll keep a watch on her. Master Plo will as well. Don’t worry about her. She’ll be fine.” Obi-Wan patted Anakin on the arm. The former master and student went off to breakfast together, Anakin’s mind at work. A meditative retreat? Alone?
It raised all kinds of possibilities…ones he’ll have to discuss with Padmé.
Th’End
Starring: Anakin and Padmé
Rated: PG for gently implied nookie
This was inspired by the recent Clone Wars episode "Evil Plans." "Hostage Crisis" takes place soon after and that episode showed Anakin trying to persuade Padmé to go away with him, but she was too much of a workaholic ;).
ladyaeryn wrote her own fic on what happened on that "retreat," heh heh. But this gets into why Anakin decided to propose the idea in the first place.Despite a near-fiasco with the all-important cake, which turned out to be delicious, Padmé’s gathering for the Senator turned out to be a success. Anakin watched his beloved play the perfect hostess, a beautiful smile on her face. She was pleased, so he was pleased. And if she was happy, he was about to become a whole lot happier in a couple of hours or so. Anakin fought to keep the smirk off of his face.
When Anakin told Obi-Wan he was attending this reception as a favor to Padmé, and of course to help present a positive image of the Jedi to the very Senators in charge of the war, Obi-Wan replied that he would rather fall back into that nest of gundarks than attend a party with a bunch of politicians. Thankfully, Ahsoka was even less interested in the event.
But not only did Anakin want the opportunity to spend time with Padmé, he also liked the idea of being an unofficial co-host. It was as close as they could ever hope to get to being together as husband and wife in public. It was so…normal. A simple thing couple across the galaxy took for granted every day.
Yet he could not offer more than the slightest bit of affection toward Padmé in front of her colleagues. Couldn’t share funny stories about some misadventure together, couldn’t put his arm around her, or call her “dear” like all of the other married couples could.
Nevertheless, Anakin liked to live on the edge and, though she was loathe to admit, Padme did too. Sometimes. There were glances, shared winks, smiles only meant for one another, accidental brushing against each other. Were they fooling anyone? He didn’t know and as time went on, the less he cared.
As the evening ended, he watched Padme bid her guests farewell. Soon even the servant droids and baker droid either departed or took to the galley to finish cleaning up. Padmé dismissed her guards and her handmaidens had long since left. Did any of them notice Anakin quietly slipping into the shadows?
As he passed Artoo and Threepio on the way to the bedroom, he said, “Thanks. I owe you two.” He had already entered the bed chamber and shut the door while Threepio was still offering, “You’re quite welcome” and details about his negotiating skills. There were times when Anakin wondered what he was thinking when he programmed Threepio to be so loquacious.
He put on his sleep pants and slipped on a waist-length robe, tossing aside his Jedi gear. He only put some care into placing the ligthsaber close within his reach. He hopped onto the bed, propped himself up on the pillows, and lay back, closing his eyes. He awakened at the sound of Padmé’s voice.
“I’d hoped you would be able to stay tonight,” she said coquettishly as she sat beside him on the bed and ran her hand up and down his sternum. She had already changed into her nightgown and the impossibly complicated hairstyle she had earlier had been restored to her natural curls, tied back with a simple ribbon. The way he loved it best.
“There’s nowhere else I’d rather be,” he said, grinning at her. A look passed between them and that was all it took for Anakin to wrap his arms around Padmé and roll her beneath him on the bed.
Early the next morning, he’d dressed before Padmé could wake. He had to be in the Temple in time to be seen. Before leaving, he gently kissed Padmé on her forehead. She stirred and mumbled a goodbye.
While striding down the Temple’s corridors, Anakin found himself wondering why things couldn’t always be the way they were over the past day or so. Why couldn’t he and Padmé just live their lives as husband and wife. He quieted his thoughts as soon as he saw Obi-Wan cheerfully coming toward him.
“Oh there you are, Anakin. I’ve been trying to reach you,” Obi-Wan said. “The Council has decided that after several weeks in battle, you need to recharge a bit and go on a meditative retreat.”
“A retreat? Now?” Anakin shook his head with disbelief.
“It’s only about a week or so,” Obi-Wan shrugged. “Besides, you have earned it.”
“What about Ahsoka?”
“I’ll keep a watch on her. Master Plo will as well. Don’t worry about her. She’ll be fine.” Obi-Wan patted Anakin on the arm. The former master and student went off to breakfast together, Anakin’s mind at work. A meditative retreat? Alone?
It raised all kinds of possibilities…ones he’ll have to discuss with Padmé.
Th’End
New Fic: "Charting Their Course"
Oct. 18th, 2010 07:10 pmCharting Their Course
Starring: Padmé & Anakin
Rated: PG
Charting Their Course
She knew it was just as hard for Anakin as it was for her to walk side-by-side, the very images of their serious personas. She was still the Senator even though she was in a tan flightsuit and red vest, her long hair held in place with silver beads. He was covered with his Jedi cloak. They did not look like a young couple deeply--and secretly--in love. But it was what they had to be as they strode across the landing pad to Padmé's waiting yacht, their respective droids in tow. In Coruscant's gleaming daylight, there were too many prying eyes.
Officially, she was returning to Naboo to recuperate from her harrowing battle on Geonosis and he was continuing his assignment as her protector and escort, since those who meant to kill her were still on the loose.
Unofficially, she had made a promise to Obi-Wan she would use the opportunity to extinguish what he feared was happening, that Anakin was developing an attachment to her. That nuna's egg has already hatched, Obi-Wan. As they made their way up the ship's ramp, Padmé bit her lip a moment as she contemplated how Anakin was going to react to what she was about to tell him.
Once aboard the ship, they set about preparing for departure: securing her luggage, running through the checklists, double-checking supplies. Even though they were now alone with the droids, it was still all-business.
They settled into the cockpit for takeoff, Artoo and Threepio already bickering and bantering. Anakin took the controls. He loved piloting and Padmé figured he wanted to get as much practice as possible with his new mechanical hand. It gleamed in the sunlight streaming through the viewport. He was still a little self-conscious about the skeletal hand but he seemed somewhat fascinated with it as it coordinated effortlessly with his natural movements.
The ship cleared Coruscant's atmosphere and the yacht gracefully moved around the heavy traffic of other vessels entering or leaving the planet. Once they cleared Coruscant's orbit and reached open space, Anakin entered hyperspace coordinates for Naboo and pulled the lever. Padmé was sucked into her seat as the stars streaked into lines.
Once the ship was safely in hyperspace, they removed their safety belts. Then Anakin turned and asked Artoo to run diagnostics with Threepio. As soon as the droids were out of the cockpit, Anakin and Padmé fell into each other's arms. They kissed passionately, Padmé running her fingers through Anakin's short hair and his hands entwined on the small of her back. They hadn't been able to fully express their love since leaving Geonosis and all Padmé wanted to do was get lost in the moment with him.
When they slowly and reluctantly broke off their kiss, Padmé opened her eyes and gazed at Anakin's preternaturally handsome face, his gleaming blue eyes, the smile--the first one she'd seen in a while--on his full lips. She couldn't end it now with Anakin even if she'd fully intended to so. Ianna help her, every word she said to Obi-Wan was a lie. She couldn't end it with Anakin even if she'd fully intended to do so. She couldn't leave him even if her very life depended on it. There was no life without Anakin.
But would her darling agree to what she was about to say?
"Ani, we need to talk," she said, cupping her hands on his shoulders. Worry faded his smile away.
"What is it?" he asked as he searched her eyes, as though he was trying to divine whether or not she would honor her pledge of love only weeks before.
"While you were in recovery, I had a lot of time to think." Worry turned to dread in Anakin's expression and his grip around her waist tightened.
"And?"
"And I realized I had to decide once and for all where to chart our course." She swallowed. "Simply sleeping with you wouldn't be enough. I love you too much. Keeping you as a lover wouldn't honor what we have. Leaving you, cutting you out of my life forever, would kill me. I can no more live without you than I could live without water, food, or air." Anakin's grip relaxed somewhat, but his lips opened as he appeared confused. Blinking back tears, Padmé continued.
"I came to only one conclusion. It may damn us all, but I don't care. We'll have just enough time when we get home." She took a deep breath. "Marry me, Ani. Be my husband and I will be your wife. Please?" By now the tears were falling and she bit her lip to keep from sobbing. Her heart pounded with nervousness.
Anakin's eyes widened with astonishment, then he beamed with joy. "Yes, of course, I will," he said, embracing her. Impulsively, he picked her up off of her feet and whirled her around in the small cockpit. "I was hoping to ask you, but I guess you beat me to it." He set her back down on the floor.
"Now, Ani, we must do this in secret. If the Jedi are not to know, then the Queen cannot know either. Maybe someday we can tell my family, but I have to protect them now. It will be just the two of us at Varykino, and the droids can be our witnesses. We can find a discreet holy man. I don't know how we're going to arrange it all, but…"
Anakin gently placed a finger on her lips.
"It'll be all right. We'll figure it out and make it work," he said gently. He leaned in and kissed her again. Wrapped up in Anakin's slow moving lips, the anxieties melted away. None of it mattered. Anakin would be hers forever.
Th'End
The idea for this fic came from a discussion of Karen Miller's first Clone Wars book. Someone made the suggestion that based on Padmé's conversation with Obi-Wan, she wouldn't be surprised if Padmé was the one who proposed to Anakin. My head canon still says Anakin's the one who proposed but I thought it would be an interesting idea to contemplate.
Starring: Padmé & Anakin
Rated: PG
Charting Their Course
She knew it was just as hard for Anakin as it was for her to walk side-by-side, the very images of their serious personas. She was still the Senator even though she was in a tan flightsuit and red vest, her long hair held in place with silver beads. He was covered with his Jedi cloak. They did not look like a young couple deeply--and secretly--in love. But it was what they had to be as they strode across the landing pad to Padmé's waiting yacht, their respective droids in tow. In Coruscant's gleaming daylight, there were too many prying eyes.
Officially, she was returning to Naboo to recuperate from her harrowing battle on Geonosis and he was continuing his assignment as her protector and escort, since those who meant to kill her were still on the loose.
Unofficially, she had made a promise to Obi-Wan she would use the opportunity to extinguish what he feared was happening, that Anakin was developing an attachment to her. That nuna's egg has already hatched, Obi-Wan. As they made their way up the ship's ramp, Padmé bit her lip a moment as she contemplated how Anakin was going to react to what she was about to tell him.
Once aboard the ship, they set about preparing for departure: securing her luggage, running through the checklists, double-checking supplies. Even though they were now alone with the droids, it was still all-business.
They settled into the cockpit for takeoff, Artoo and Threepio already bickering and bantering. Anakin took the controls. He loved piloting and Padmé figured he wanted to get as much practice as possible with his new mechanical hand. It gleamed in the sunlight streaming through the viewport. He was still a little self-conscious about the skeletal hand but he seemed somewhat fascinated with it as it coordinated effortlessly with his natural movements.
The ship cleared Coruscant's atmosphere and the yacht gracefully moved around the heavy traffic of other vessels entering or leaving the planet. Once they cleared Coruscant's orbit and reached open space, Anakin entered hyperspace coordinates for Naboo and pulled the lever. Padmé was sucked into her seat as the stars streaked into lines.
Once the ship was safely in hyperspace, they removed their safety belts. Then Anakin turned and asked Artoo to run diagnostics with Threepio. As soon as the droids were out of the cockpit, Anakin and Padmé fell into each other's arms. They kissed passionately, Padmé running her fingers through Anakin's short hair and his hands entwined on the small of her back. They hadn't been able to fully express their love since leaving Geonosis and all Padmé wanted to do was get lost in the moment with him.
When they slowly and reluctantly broke off their kiss, Padmé opened her eyes and gazed at Anakin's preternaturally handsome face, his gleaming blue eyes, the smile--the first one she'd seen in a while--on his full lips. She couldn't end it now with Anakin even if she'd fully intended to so. Ianna help her, every word she said to Obi-Wan was a lie. She couldn't end it with Anakin even if she'd fully intended to do so. She couldn't leave him even if her very life depended on it. There was no life without Anakin.
But would her darling agree to what she was about to say?
"Ani, we need to talk," she said, cupping her hands on his shoulders. Worry faded his smile away.
"What is it?" he asked as he searched her eyes, as though he was trying to divine whether or not she would honor her pledge of love only weeks before.
"While you were in recovery, I had a lot of time to think." Worry turned to dread in Anakin's expression and his grip around her waist tightened.
"And?"
"And I realized I had to decide once and for all where to chart our course." She swallowed. "Simply sleeping with you wouldn't be enough. I love you too much. Keeping you as a lover wouldn't honor what we have. Leaving you, cutting you out of my life forever, would kill me. I can no more live without you than I could live without water, food, or air." Anakin's grip relaxed somewhat, but his lips opened as he appeared confused. Blinking back tears, Padmé continued.
"I came to only one conclusion. It may damn us all, but I don't care. We'll have just enough time when we get home." She took a deep breath. "Marry me, Ani. Be my husband and I will be your wife. Please?" By now the tears were falling and she bit her lip to keep from sobbing. Her heart pounded with nervousness.
Anakin's eyes widened with astonishment, then he beamed with joy. "Yes, of course, I will," he said, embracing her. Impulsively, he picked her up off of her feet and whirled her around in the small cockpit. "I was hoping to ask you, but I guess you beat me to it." He set her back down on the floor.
"Now, Ani, we must do this in secret. If the Jedi are not to know, then the Queen cannot know either. Maybe someday we can tell my family, but I have to protect them now. It will be just the two of us at Varykino, and the droids can be our witnesses. We can find a discreet holy man. I don't know how we're going to arrange it all, but…"
Anakin gently placed a finger on her lips.
"It'll be all right. We'll figure it out and make it work," he said gently. He leaned in and kissed her again. Wrapped up in Anakin's slow moving lips, the anxieties melted away. None of it mattered. Anakin would be hers forever.
Th'End
The idea for this fic came from a discussion of Karen Miller's first Clone Wars book. Someone made the suggestion that based on Padmé's conversation with Obi-Wan, she wouldn't be surprised if Padmé was the one who proposed to Anakin. My head canon still says Anakin's the one who proposed but I thought it would be an interesting idea to contemplate.
New Viggie: Secret Night
Nov. 13th, 2009 07:23 pmSecret Night
Starring: Anakin/Padmé
Rated: R for nookie
Plot: After the events of "Senate Spy" in Clone Wars, Anakin and Padmé have uninterrupted nookie
( Look away kiddies )
Starring: Anakin/Padmé
Rated: R for nookie
Plot: After the events of "Senate Spy" in Clone Wars, Anakin and Padmé have uninterrupted nookie
( Look away kiddies )
Is Senator Chuchi Stalking Anakin?
Oct. 19th, 2009 08:05 pmForget about that Clovis guy from last week's Clone Wars...there's a little blue Senator who needs to stay away from the OTP.
Senator Riyo Chuchi from Pantera, er, Pantora, first appeared in Season One's "Trespass." There she met up with Anakin and Obi-Wan. Now, most of her time is spent talking to Obi-Wan but note that we never see her hanging around the Jedi Temple afterward.
Instead, she has found a way to magically appear in the Senate building whenever Anakin is around. First was in last season's closer, "Hostage Crisis." When Anakin is rendered unconscious, his head ends up on Chuchi's lap:
Then, while looking through stills from last week's "Senate Spy," I noticed Chuchi again in the background:
Hmm...
Senator Riyo Chuchi from Pantera, er, Pantora, first appeared in Season One's "Trespass." There she met up with Anakin and Obi-Wan. Now, most of her time is spent talking to Obi-Wan but note that we never see her hanging around the Jedi Temple afterward.
Instead, she has found a way to magically appear in the Senate building whenever Anakin is around. First was in last season's closer, "Hostage Crisis." When Anakin is rendered unconscious, his head ends up on Chuchi's lap:
Then, while looking through stills from last week's "Senate Spy," I noticed Chuchi again in the background:
Hmm...
What people really want to read
Oct. 6th, 2009 09:23 pmI've been posting several of my stories on FanFiction.net and looking over which stories have received the most reviews, it's clear that people gravitate toward two kinds of my stories:
1. Funny Stuff
And especially...
2. Smut
The humorous stories tend to get the most reviews while the smutty stories get the most hits and visitors. For the month of October (thus far) my top 10 in hits/visitors are:
1. Night Visitation (Anakin fantasizes about Padmé)
2. Reunion (Anakin comes home, nookie ensues)
3. Coming Home (Anakin returns, nookie ensues in a very short viggie)
4. Post Malevolence (after the events of the "Malevolence" arc in CW Season One, Anakin and Padmé get busy)
5. That Time of the Month (Anakin finds Padmé suffering from killer cramps, hilarity ensues)
6. Bedroom Scene (exactly what it says)
7. A Sudden Fantasy (Anakin's too busy fantasizing about desk!sex with Padmé to pay attention to a meeting)
8. Past Love (Vader is reminded of the past when Leia and Han do their "I love you/I know" thing, but he doesn't think about sex)
9. His Hand (Padmé's robo claw fetish)
10. Evilly Ever After (Padmé goes evil)
Looking over the stats for Sept. '09, I was shocked to see people from far flung lands like Saudi Arabia, Estonia, and Croatia reading my stuff. I had over 1500 hits from the U.S. of A. alone. Dang.
1. Funny Stuff
And especially...
2. Smut
The humorous stories tend to get the most reviews while the smutty stories get the most hits and visitors. For the month of October (thus far) my top 10 in hits/visitors are:
1. Night Visitation (Anakin fantasizes about Padmé)
2. Reunion (Anakin comes home, nookie ensues)
3. Coming Home (Anakin returns, nookie ensues in a very short viggie)
4. Post Malevolence (after the events of the "Malevolence" arc in CW Season One, Anakin and Padmé get busy)
5. That Time of the Month (Anakin finds Padmé suffering from killer cramps, hilarity ensues)
6. Bedroom Scene (exactly what it says)
7. A Sudden Fantasy (Anakin's too busy fantasizing about desk!sex with Padmé to pay attention to a meeting)
8. Past Love (Vader is reminded of the past when Leia and Han do their "I love you/I know" thing, but he doesn't think about sex)
9. His Hand (Padmé's robo claw fetish)
10. Evilly Ever After (Padmé goes evil)
Looking over the stats for Sept. '09, I was shocked to see people from far flung lands like Saudi Arabia, Estonia, and Croatia reading my stuff. I had over 1500 hits from the U.S. of A. alone. Dang.
Anyone who reads this LiveJournal knows that my OTP is Anakin/Padmé. In all of this time, however, I've never addressed why I'm an A/P shipper. Many of those who don't share my enthusiasm for that tragic, doomed couple wonder what could possibly be appealing about them.
Well, it, like their love, is complicated. Certainly, I wouldn't want that kind of stress in my own life. I think we have to be clear here that no one would necessarily want their real lives to replicate their OTPs, regardless of what fandom it is. The nice part about fantasy is that it isn't your real life.
Ever since it was verified in ROTJ that Darth Vader was Luke's father, and it wasn't a mere manipulative fake-out in TESB, the first thing I thought about it was, "Who the heck had sex with Darth Vader?" Giving it some thought here and there as a teen, I figured Vader in his pre-life support armor years had to have been a hottie. To me it was logical...why else would anyone find him attractive? (This was before I met any fangirls who had a Vader fetish.)
Then of course I started to wonder who this woman was who had been the twins' mother. Tragic, obviously, since going by the dialogue in ROTJ, she was no longer alive and she'd been "sad." Nothing good is going to come out of being with a guy who turns evil. I'd read a fic in the early '90s where Vader rapes some woman and the twins are the result of that, but it didn't seem right to me. Especially since Luke accurately figured there was still good in him. No, I preferred to think of Anakin being the father of Luke and Leia out of love, not Vader raping some random chick.
So, I guess you could say I'd always been curious about the relationship that spawns our favorite heroes. Add to that a personal predilection for romantic tragedy. I don't know why, but I guess I have a melancholic gothy soul. I'd watched Franco Zeffirelli's great version of "Romeo and Juliet" (1968) as a kid and loved it. When I got a little older, I used to joke that my idea of a Valentine's Day movie is "Sid And Nancy." On the other hand, I didn't go for "Love Story." Too treacly for my taste; if death parts you it ought to be in grand style, not a glurge-y battle with a fatal disease.
Fast forward ahead several years and finally we get a glimpse of that fateful relationship's foundation in TPM. Oh sure, it was cute and innocent but it won't be forever. Bwahaha. Then AOTC came out and well, it was pretty much what I'd hoped for: angsty and over-the-top with doom hanging over every moment between our pretty couple. The knife was going to really twist in your gut once it all went down. There was also a charged vibe between Anakin and Padmé because well, we know that they do have sex. Granted, that is the case with the unglamorous Owen and Beru or whatnot but I really don't want to think about them in that situation. So for this gal who spent my late teens and early 20s listening to the likes of The Sisters of Mercy and Dead Can Dance (I actually still like both bands) and painting my fingernails black when it was scary to do so, you can't get much better than the combo of sex, death, beauty, and passionate love. The awkwardness between them is endearing to me. Here are these two young people with far more power and responsibility than most folks even twice their age who are nonetheless inexperienced with the feelings that overwhelm them. The fact they have to sneak around makes it extra juicy.
ROTS really twisted the knife all right. There are many touching moments in the film that show, darkness or not, Anakin and Padmé genuinely love each other. And despite what Anakin becomes and what Padmé suffers, their thoughts are always on each other. It just seemed even more fitting that the product of that love is what brings Anakin back in the end.
Back in 1977, I never would have guessed that Vader went down in flames for love and would be redeemed by love. Now that I do know, SW is just that much more epic and meaningful to me.
Well, it, like their love, is complicated. Certainly, I wouldn't want that kind of stress in my own life. I think we have to be clear here that no one would necessarily want their real lives to replicate their OTPs, regardless of what fandom it is. The nice part about fantasy is that it isn't your real life.
Ever since it was verified in ROTJ that Darth Vader was Luke's father, and it wasn't a mere manipulative fake-out in TESB, the first thing I thought about it was, "Who the heck had sex with Darth Vader?" Giving it some thought here and there as a teen, I figured Vader in his pre-life support armor years had to have been a hottie. To me it was logical...why else would anyone find him attractive? (This was before I met any fangirls who had a Vader fetish.)
Then of course I started to wonder who this woman was who had been the twins' mother. Tragic, obviously, since going by the dialogue in ROTJ, she was no longer alive and she'd been "sad." Nothing good is going to come out of being with a guy who turns evil. I'd read a fic in the early '90s where Vader rapes some woman and the twins are the result of that, but it didn't seem right to me. Especially since Luke accurately figured there was still good in him. No, I preferred to think of Anakin being the father of Luke and Leia out of love, not Vader raping some random chick.
So, I guess you could say I'd always been curious about the relationship that spawns our favorite heroes. Add to that a personal predilection for romantic tragedy. I don't know why, but I guess I have a melancholic gothy soul. I'd watched Franco Zeffirelli's great version of "Romeo and Juliet" (1968) as a kid and loved it. When I got a little older, I used to joke that my idea of a Valentine's Day movie is "Sid And Nancy." On the other hand, I didn't go for "Love Story." Too treacly for my taste; if death parts you it ought to be in grand style, not a glurge-y battle with a fatal disease.
Fast forward ahead several years and finally we get a glimpse of that fateful relationship's foundation in TPM. Oh sure, it was cute and innocent but it won't be forever. Bwahaha. Then AOTC came out and well, it was pretty much what I'd hoped for: angsty and over-the-top with doom hanging over every moment between our pretty couple. The knife was going to really twist in your gut once it all went down. There was also a charged vibe between Anakin and Padmé because well, we know that they do have sex. Granted, that is the case with the unglamorous Owen and Beru or whatnot but I really don't want to think about them in that situation. So for this gal who spent my late teens and early 20s listening to the likes of The Sisters of Mercy and Dead Can Dance (I actually still like both bands) and painting my fingernails black when it was scary to do so, you can't get much better than the combo of sex, death, beauty, and passionate love. The awkwardness between them is endearing to me. Here are these two young people with far more power and responsibility than most folks even twice their age who are nonetheless inexperienced with the feelings that overwhelm them. The fact they have to sneak around makes it extra juicy.
ROTS really twisted the knife all right. There are many touching moments in the film that show, darkness or not, Anakin and Padmé genuinely love each other. And despite what Anakin becomes and what Padmé suffers, their thoughts are always on each other. It just seemed even more fitting that the product of that love is what brings Anakin back in the end.
Back in 1977, I never would have guessed that Vader went down in flames for love and would be redeemed by love. Now that I do know, SW is just that much more epic and meaningful to me.
I'm Psychic
Sep. 19th, 2009 02:07 pmWhile looking for something I posted on the old, old Defenders of the A&P Love Story thread on TFN, I saw a comment I posted on 9/28/02:
I think Anakin would be overjoyed too, then to lose Padme and his child would drive him over the edge. It would go a long way toward shoring up why Vader would have been "obsessed" with finding Luke in TESB. I'm definitely a member of the Anakin Knew Padme Was Preggers Club, but of course it's ultimately up to GL how it all plays out.
Heh heh.
I think Anakin would be overjoyed too, then to lose Padme and his child would drive him over the edge. It would go a long way toward shoring up why Vader would have been "obsessed" with finding Luke in TESB. I'm definitely a member of the Anakin Knew Padme Was Preggers Club, but of course it's ultimately up to GL how it all plays out.
Heh heh.
One thing that I do envy about Twilight fandom is the never-ending piles of merch that celebrates the story's main 'ship, Bella and Edward. Maybe things aren't so great who prefer other ships within the fandom or non-canon ships, but if you lurve Bella and Edward, you have your pick of t-shirts, posters, tote bags, pins, bags, and all kinds of other stuff. Even Nordstrom is going to unload a pile of Twilight goodies this fall prior to New Moon's release, much of it Bella/Edward related. And that's just the licensed stuff. I'm not counting fan-made items.
"Man, I wish they made that for Star Wars," I'd say to myself. But canon ships don't get a lot of merchandise in SW. It was a whole 17 years before there was ever a licensed Han and Leia t-shirt, which I eagerly bought from a Suncoast store in 1997. Sure there are a few things from Zazzle now and a recent Star Wars Adventures comic booklet has some Han 'n Leia UST action but it still pales in comparison to the other categories of merchandise you can find. The same could be said for Anakin and Padmé. You can't even find a freakin' A/P t-shirt on Zazzle, not a single one. When AOTC came out, there was hardly anything available at all, much less a damn A/P tote bag or something. I guess at this rate, I'll only have 10 more years to wait for the first-ever licensed tee :P.
Okay, so Twilight is all about the romance while in SW, romance is just part of what's going on (even though A/P are key to the saga). Twilight might have fans of both sexes but it is a fandom dominated by women. While SW also has fans of both sexes, it's a fandom with a very high dude presence. I think LucasLicensing gave up appealing exclusively to women/girls ages ago.
Still, it stinks. If that's not enough, there's the low respectability factor. For several years post-TESB/ROTJ, it seemed like I was the only person who was interested in Han/Leia. When I saw fanzines with H/L stories, I was shocked...I'm not the only one then? Wow! People who analyzed the saga rarely mentioned it. It wasn't until the time the Special Editions came out that H/L got some attention and respect. Well, finally. Thanks for noticing *eyeroll.* Oh wait, I forgot that prior to the SW revival in the 1990s, some of the few sources that did mention H/L did not do so in a complimentary way. One review of the film found Han and Leia's UST-fueled bickering tedious.
That was nothing of course compared to the spit roast treatment Anakin/Padmé got when AOTC came out. It seemed to me that the media and internet bashers looked for any excuse to complain about the romance. I know these things are subjective but there were--and still are--many times when I get the feeling these critics weren't about to give any credit at all to the romance. (Well, a lot of them weren't about to give any credit to the prequels at all.) Worse yet, I had to drop H/L fandom because I hated the way a lot of H/L fans crapped all over A/P. To this day, I'm not involved with any H/L communities. Nobody in A/P fandom beats up on H/L; I guess they're unwilling to extend the courtesy. Twilight often gets bashed by the same kind of people, which is interesting.
On LJ, people seem far more interested in EU/non-canon ships. It's something of a miracle if you find an A/P story that doesn't have a slash subplot or if you're able to find a H/L story at all. (A H/L story that isn't full of A/P-bashing comments from readers is like finding the Hope Diamond.)
Is it because people have a hard time with this sort of thing? I kind of think the answer is, "Yes."
"Man, I wish they made that for Star Wars," I'd say to myself. But canon ships don't get a lot of merchandise in SW. It was a whole 17 years before there was ever a licensed Han and Leia t-shirt, which I eagerly bought from a Suncoast store in 1997. Sure there are a few things from Zazzle now and a recent Star Wars Adventures comic booklet has some Han 'n Leia UST action but it still pales in comparison to the other categories of merchandise you can find. The same could be said for Anakin and Padmé. You can't even find a freakin' A/P t-shirt on Zazzle, not a single one. When AOTC came out, there was hardly anything available at all, much less a damn A/P tote bag or something. I guess at this rate, I'll only have 10 more years to wait for the first-ever licensed tee :P.
Okay, so Twilight is all about the romance while in SW, romance is just part of what's going on (even though A/P are key to the saga). Twilight might have fans of both sexes but it is a fandom dominated by women. While SW also has fans of both sexes, it's a fandom with a very high dude presence. I think LucasLicensing gave up appealing exclusively to women/girls ages ago.
Still, it stinks. If that's not enough, there's the low respectability factor. For several years post-TESB/ROTJ, it seemed like I was the only person who was interested in Han/Leia. When I saw fanzines with H/L stories, I was shocked...I'm not the only one then? Wow! People who analyzed the saga rarely mentioned it. It wasn't until the time the Special Editions came out that H/L got some attention and respect. Well, finally. Thanks for noticing *eyeroll.* Oh wait, I forgot that prior to the SW revival in the 1990s, some of the few sources that did mention H/L did not do so in a complimentary way. One review of the film found Han and Leia's UST-fueled bickering tedious.
That was nothing of course compared to the spit roast treatment Anakin/Padmé got when AOTC came out. It seemed to me that the media and internet bashers looked for any excuse to complain about the romance. I know these things are subjective but there were--and still are--many times when I get the feeling these critics weren't about to give any credit at all to the romance. (Well, a lot of them weren't about to give any credit to the prequels at all.) Worse yet, I had to drop H/L fandom because I hated the way a lot of H/L fans crapped all over A/P. To this day, I'm not involved with any H/L communities. Nobody in A/P fandom beats up on H/L; I guess they're unwilling to extend the courtesy. Twilight often gets bashed by the same kind of people, which is interesting.
On LJ, people seem far more interested in EU/non-canon ships. It's something of a miracle if you find an A/P story that doesn't have a slash subplot or if you're able to find a H/L story at all. (A H/L story that isn't full of A/P-bashing comments from readers is like finding the Hope Diamond.)
Is it because people have a hard time with this sort of thing? I kind of think the answer is, "Yes."
Stitch Wars
Jul. 20th, 2009 07:17 pmDifferent sites and blogs have covered the current Stitch Wars show at a gallery in South Florida; basically it's a bunch of artsy-craftsy stuff of your favorite SW characters. The fun part is, you can buy the artwork right now and it's all yours once the show is over! Some of the items are VERY expensive. There's a fun print that sells for $500! But other items are more wallet-friendly and it's not as though I can make any of it myself.
I bought this piece below, called "The Seclusion of Church and State" which is obviously Anakin and Padmé:
The curly hair and japor snippet alone on Padmé were full of win.
Check out the rest of the exhibit here:
http://www.tatescomics.com/bearandbird/
I bought this piece below, called "The Seclusion of Church and State" which is obviously Anakin and Padmé:
The curly hair and japor snippet alone on Padmé were full of win.
Check out the rest of the exhibit here:
http://www.tatescomics.com/bearandbird/
Looky here, A/P fans, a shipper shirt!
Jul. 6th, 2009 09:12 pmWhile perusing various unlicensed geek t-shirt sites, I saw this ladies' tee for sale on Geeklabel.com for $21.95:
http://www.geeklabel.com/show_product.php?product_id=320
They do make fun of the line, but by gum, I'm taking it back from the haters! I hope it gets here in time for Comic Con since you can customize colors and stuff.
http://www.geeklabel.com/show_product.php?product_id=320
They do make fun of the line, but by gum, I'm taking it back from the haters! I hope it gets here in time for Comic Con since you can customize colors and stuff.
