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shouldntcryoverit · 3 years

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Love your drabble "Cold" with our beloved Captain!!! Could I request a continuation with jedi!reader and Rex and the prompt “well, i’m pretty irresistible”?

yessss!! i’m so glad u liked it! i do love a good jedi!reader x rex to keep me going…

#28 -> “well, i’m pretty irresistible”

from this prompt list

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Rex wasn’t one for end-of-mission celebrations. You found that typical; he worked too hard during them, then refused to relax after them.

You’d sometimes go out to 79s with your men after a long mission, and often drag Rex along with you. It had almost become tradition; watching as Fives and Jesse drank themselves silly and became dancers for the night. During this mission especially, you had craved the warmth of the bar and the liquor it served. Something about freezing cold temperatures had made you miss the buzz of a night out, and the idiotic temperament of clones who, even just for a night, felt free and young and fun.

But you turned down Echo’s sweet offer to join them once again. They’d awed and booed, but waved with smiles as they left in one big clambering pack. You’d laughed. Your body was too tired to dance and drink.

“Going out tonight?” Rex asked as you entered his quarters. You dropped your bags dramatically, underlining the sigh that left your lips.

He was sitting at his desk, eyes glued to the datapad in his hands, but asked with adoring eyes as you jumped up to sit across from him on his desk.

“Nah.” You attempted to peak at the words displayed on the small device in his hands, but couldn’t quite see. “Well maybe.”

The Captain leant back in his chair to size up your expression.

You smiled as he glanced over your face, happy to be alone in his company.

“Maybe I’d prefer some time with a nonspecific Captain.”

He smirked as he crossed his arms over his chest and lent back further, now looking almost smug.

“He sounds lucky.”

“Yeah,” Your smile grew as you leant forward, closer to his grin. “he is so very lucky.”

Your faces were very close, comfortably close. There was something so sweet about relaxed attention that made you fall in love with love over and over again. You’d happily stay locked in his auburn eyes for as long as your eyelids would stay open; but tonight, you needed energy. Perhaps not 79’s energy, alcohol didn’t seem entirely appetising after your steady diet of caf and a shocking amount of ration packets, but certainly Coruscant.

Coruscant was beautiful, after all. Big cities full of life and chaos always were.

Your lips met in a chaste kiss, more loving than anything else. Happy to be alone together. Happy to be happy.

“I want to do something.” You prompted as you broke away, a grin sprouting. Your face didn’t move an inch, even with your spurt of excitement.

“Like what?” Rex asked, smiling. It was obvious from his face he was completely happy with just skipping over the kissing-part of your interaction.

“You know, like, go out.”

He laughed and tucked a loose strand of your hair behind your ear, admiring the light in your eyes.

“Are you asking me on a date, General?”

You rolled your eyes, but leant in to kiss him again, a hand now lingering on the side of his cheek. You paused, no more than a few centimetres away.

“Depends if you’d say yes.”

Now he almost rolled his eyes, closing the very small gap and planting a kiss against your smiling lips. You could tell by the way his mouth was curved that he was trying not to smile himself.

“I’d say yes.” Rex shrugged, attempting to be nonchalant. He leant back into his chair with a smug grin.

“Well of course you would, I am pretty irresistible.” It was your turn to be smug.

The Captain smiled, wild and in love, and laughed lightly.

“Then it’s a date.”

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ngl i’m half tempted to continue this lil drabble and actually write the ‘date’ itself…

#captain rex ask #captain rex x reader #rex x reader #captain rex #501stlegion #clone trooper headcanons #tcw #the clone wars #the clones #captain rex x jedi reader #the cw #jedi reader #tcw rex #commander rex

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shouldntcryoverit · 3 years

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wait what

#the bad batch

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shouldntcryoverit · 3 years

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reblogging so i can remember to read every single one tomorrow morning… am very excited to say the least

for all my bad batch friends, in honor of part one of the Season 1 Finale airing tomorrow, here are my BB fics that I've written so far!

is there an echo?

Echo can’t help but remember the first person to ask “is there an echo in here?”, and Omega becomes curious about his former batch.

bigger than any of us

While the rest of the Batch awaits Wrecker's return to consciousness, Echo and Rex have a much-needed talk.

no one cares who your father was, only the father you will be

5 times Omega called the members of the Bad Batch "Dad", and the one time they called her their daughter

guilty conscience

Hunter was gone. Their leader, their brother, was gone. And it was all Echo’s fault.

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shouldntcryoverit · 3 years

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How did you fail a survey?

captain rex x reader

masterlist

based off of this prompt list

#14 -> “How did you fail a survey?”

(please feel free to drop in any requests!)

requested by @buzzyandbadatmath

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It wasn’t often that you got hurt. Well, perhaps it was, but not often enough for you to get any better at being a patient in the medbay.

It wasn’t a skill you’d familiarised yourself with at least.

But alas, here you sat with what seemed to be a mild concussion, and a tired medic trying not to snap at your dazed questions.

In between you almost passing out and gagging consistently, Kix had handed you a small survey to fill out, as opposed to him having to listen to constant babble of symptoms you thought were relevant. It was easy; simple questions referring to the incident and the physicality’s of your condition to help doctors diagnose you, yet you’d apparently never seen a more confusing exam than this one.

“‘Am I still bleedin’?” You spoke, looking up from the thin paper in your hands, having not intelligibly answered a single question.

“You never were.” Kix answered in an unattentive huff. He would’ve ordinarily said something funnier; a short quip if anything, but that would only be if he wasn’t currently trying to find some way of sorting out your concussion without going crazy. It’d been a long day. “Finish that, please?” He asked, pleading.

“But my lip?” A short and stifiled laugh followed your panicked reply.

“Rex, is my lip bleeding?” You asked again. Comically confused.

“No, it’s not. It only bled a little bit for a short while.” The captain grinned. That shit-eating grin he did whenever you did something he could later make fun of. And oh how he would.

“Oh.” You uttered. “Right, well can I go?”

Your feet swung off the bed (whether you wanted them to or not) but as you attempted to stand, you toppeled over and into Rex’s quickly un-crossing arms.

“Kriff.” You muttered.

“Stop falling for the Captain.” Kix smiled as his head popped back up from his medical cabinets.

“Oh.” You laughed, a slightly childish giggle having not gotten the joke just yet. “Oh wait… no.”

“C’mon, sit back down. Kix, go back to being tired and busy.” Rex tried to use his ‘Captain’ tone, but it fell down rather quickly as his tilted brow was replaced with yet another shit-eating grin.

“Yessir.” The reply sounded.

Kix shuffled out of the room, looking for a bacta pack Rex assumed, and left you two alone.

“Rex, stop staring.” You muttered after a moment had passed, still trying to decipher the paper in your hands.

“S’rry C’yare.” Even in your state, that nickname still gave you a spark in your stomach. “Tryna’ see if your gonna pass out.”

You laughed lightly, shaking your head as you answered a few of the questions.

“Captain Medic.” You jibed with a giggle.

“Wouldn’t it be Medic Rex?” Rex laughed again.

Now you did look up; creased brows but with a smile.

“Shut up.”

And he did. The Captain left you to work on your minor test paper as he sat down and examined his own wounds.

You’d both been in 79’s when the incident occurred; partly the reason why Kix was acting so sour.

Neither you or Rex could remember specifically the cause of the disagreement, but he’d guess it was someone disrespecting the GAR. It wasn’t unheard of, certainly.

But nonetheless, you’d thrown the first punch, been unable to fight properly with the warmth of alcohol still hugging your senses, and landed directly on the sticky bar floor with a concussion.

After that you couldn’t remember, but Rex would later tell you how you ‘swooned’ when he picked you up to take you to Kix. You’d blush, but not that much. It wasn’t the first time you’d openly ‘swooned’ for the Captain, nor would it be the last. And he’d be the exact same, so really there wasn’t much to blush about. Still…

“I’m gonna need that form now.” Kix walked back into the small medbay room carrying a new cup of caf, having emptied the last one in record speed. Rex’s deductions had been wrong; no wonder, he was struggling to deny the effect his few drinks had had on him.

You nodded with an aloof frown on your face. “Oh, right, yeah.”

After scanning over your answers one last time, you handed the paper over to the medic.

Kix sipped his drink, placed it next to where the Captain was sat, or slumped, and took the paper from your outstretched hand.

He read it for a moment, then laughed. It was the sort of laugh that didn’t come after something funny, instead it was born more so out of complete exasperation.

“Rex, I’m getting some aspirin, you do this.” He ‘laughed’ again.

At this the Captain jolted upright again, and took the paper.

You watched the exchange, slightly confused, and then watched again as your medic walked into the corridor once more. You couldn’t tell if the aspirin was for you or him.

“Cyare.” Rex grinned; the shit-eating one, as always.

“What?”

“How did you fail a survey?”

It was going to be a long night, for all three of them. Though, perhaps less so for the poor medic, the experience was not all bad. Not when Rex had such a constant stream of entertainment from his favourite source.

#tcw #the clones #the cw #the clone wars #captain rex x reader #captain rex #captain rex ask #tcw rex #rex x reader #commander rex #incorrect clone wars #clone trooper headcanons #501stlegion #medic kix #clone trooper kix #tcw kix

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shouldntcryoverit · 3 years

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hey!! do you have any plans for ‘a clone fit for a ball’? i’d love to see it if you ever decide to write more!

writing for fox was definitely more of a experiment (?), but i am interested in continuing it aswell 🤔🤔

what specifically would you want to see? there’s so many directions i want to take it in!! i’m glad to see you enjoyed it 😁💞

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shouldntcryoverit · 3 years

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NO I LOVE THIS I LOVE IT SO MUCH I WANT TJIS TO HAPPEN TO EVERY OC IVE EVER THOUGHT OF

Rex x Reader with kiss prompt # 10 mayhaps??? Blondie has a special place in my heart

This is my new Fav, Rex and the reader just unconsciously giving kisses and then realizing .03 seconds later and freaking out internally and trying to scrape up an excuse. I'm gonna make this funny because... I need laughter

I was gonna also make this Rebels Rex but I haven't seen Rebels I just thought it would be fun so we're sticking with Clone wars

10-A hello/good-bye kiss that is given without thinking - where neither person thinks twice about it.

It was a truth universally known that when on a strenuous mission and beginning yet another harsh day, your brain tended to go on autopilot. Stresses were high, tight. Just examining mines, explosives, bombs, disarming all of those and more, it was enough to make a demolition expert cry. Which you had done from sheer exhaustion. Stress crying was a negative trait and you certainly did not enjoy it.

Your only solace on this mission had been Rex. He had been steady, your rock, your security. He brought you caf, he made you chuckle, and when you had to collapse into a jellied pile of exhaused tears, he was there to comfort you.

You cursed to yourself and rubbed your temples, fingers moving to the bridge of your nose. You grimaced and tugged your hand back, examining the blurb of pain that had just exploded in your fingers. The white bubbling blisters on your palms, fingers, they protested. Cursing under your breath, you turned to the closest cabinet and threw it open, rummaging through, seeking bandages for your wounds.

“You good there?” That steady voice questioned from the doorway. You felt his presence fill the room as he approached, quickly taking your hand and examining it. “Mm. Blisters?” He examined your wounds briefly, reaching into the cabinet and grasping a small packet of bandages.

“Yeah,” You offered a sheepish smile, ignoring how his dark eyes set off your nerves more than any bomb you had ever encountered. You watched him carefully pull apart the paper backing, and he tenderly applied the medical pads to your wounded hands. Those hands, experienced with war, were somehow so gentle and soft on yours, caring. You fought off counting the number of callouses on his hands from just the sensation. You watched, his brow furrowed in focus, memorizing the crows feet at the corners of his eyes. Your gaze darted away and focused on counting the ceiling tiles instead.

Rex chuckled quietly, lowering your hand- you could have sworn you felt a subtle squeeze from his fingers. “There. Better.”

You thanked him, cheeks remarkably warm, and you moved past him quietly. “Thank you, Captain. I appreciate it.”

“No problem.” Rex walked next to you, long strides surprisingly quick. You shifted a little, sight bleary from exhaustion, and from the purple circles under his eyes he looked like he was as little rested as you were. “Say, I like working with you. It’s a shame we aren’t assigned to more missions together.”

A chuckle escaped your throat and you nodded softly. “I do, too.”

You both walked together, the doors to the briefing room opened. The both of you entered, and the warm feeling of sleepiness ate at your brain, still fogging it up. “I’ll see you later?” You asked, softly, looking up at Rex. Duty called, but his gentleness called louder.

“Yeah.” Rex smiled and leaned down, not at all shocking to you for some reason, and his lips pressed gently to yours. “Bye.”

“Bye!” You chirped, rotating to walk out. The two of you froze, mid-step, and you whipped around and stared at the plethora of others in the room staring at you. Commander Tano looked absolutely delighted, and General Skywalker was stifling a laugh by rubbing his chin. Nearby, Fives and Hardcase had abanoned the blueprints and were knee-deep in laughter, and poor Rex- the back of his next was flaming red.

You exhaled quickly, practically running to the two other clones. “Bye!” You leaned up, kissing them quickly on their cheeks. Fives was still wheezing with glee, waving his fingers half-heartedly with good humor. Hardcase was damn near close to collapsing on the floor with laughter. “That’s just... how I say bye. Yep. Bye!” You waved, looking at the General, who was now leaning on the table for support as he cackled. Commander Tano shook her head, mouth breaking apart in silent giggles.

“Please don’t say bye to me, then.” She rubbed her face, giggling, and you made a strained noise of alarm and practically ran out, hoping the next explosive you broke apart would simply blow you up and you would never have to come to terms with what your autopilot self had just done. Rex stuttered a few excuses behind you, rubbing his face, cheeks still aflame, and your face went redder- but you couldn’t say you didn’t enjoy that millisecond of gentleness you had received from the equally tired captain.

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shouldntcryoverit · 3 years

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hi people,

i’m just really looking for some pointers in terms of my writing.

i mostly write captain rex - so if there’s any content people want to see in that category then please, PLEASE, tell me and i’ll produce. i love writing but it’s difficult when you’re all out of ideas.

the same goes for any other characters people want more content of. i’ve written for fox, wolffe and echo (all tagged on my masterlist) so again, let me know if you want more specific content with those as references to how i write.

any other characters i am more than happy to write for - i’ve been looking to write fives, jesse and kix but not sure how to make it appealing to everyone.

so once again TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE FROM ME PLEASE THANK YOU i wanna provide good content for yall <33

#tcw #the clones #the clone wars #captain rex x reader #captain rex #rex x reader #501stlegion #wolffe x you #commander wolffe #clone trooper wolffe #commander fox x you #commander fox x reader #commander fox #tcw fives #arc trooper echo #arc trooper fives #fives x reader #echo x reader

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shouldntcryoverit · 3 years

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Words to describe facial expressions

Absent: preoccupied

Agonized: as if in pain or tormented

Alluring: attractive, in the sense of arousing desire

Appealing: attractive, in the sense of encouraging goodwill and/or interest

Beatific: blissful

Black: angry or sad, or hostile

Bleak: hopeless

Blinking: surprise, or lack of concern

Blithe: carefree, lighthearted, or heedlessly indifferent

Brooding: anxious and gloomy

Bug eyed: frightened or surprised

Chagrined: humiliated or disappointed

Cheeky: cocky, insolent

Cheerless: sad

Choleric: hot-tempered, irate

Darkly: with depressed or malevolent feelings

Deadpan: expressionless, to conceal emotion or heighten humor

Despondent: depressed or discouraged

Doleful: sad or afflicted

Dour: stern or obstinate

Dreamy: distracted by daydreaming or fantasizing

Ecstatic: delighted or entranced

Faint: cowardly, weak, or barely perceptible

Fixed: concentrated or immobile

Gazing: staring intently

Glancing: staring briefly as if curious but evasive

Glazed: expressionless due to fatigue or confusion

Grim: fatalistic or pessimistic

Grave: serious, expressing emotion due to loss or sadness

Haunted: frightened, worried, or guilty

Hopeless: depressed by a lack of encouragement or optimism

Hostile: aggressively angry, intimidating, or resistant

Hunted: tense as if worried about pursuit

Jeering: insulting or mocking

Languid: lazy or weak

Leering: sexually suggestive

Mild: easygoing

Mischievous: annoyingly or maliciously playful

Pained: affected with discomfort or pain

Peering: with curiosity or suspicion

Peeved: annoyed

Pleading: seeking apology or assistance

Quizzical: questioning or confused

Radiant: bright, happy

Sanguine: bloodthirsty, confident

Sardonic: mocking

Sour: unpleasant

Sullen: resentful

Vacant: blank or stupid looking

Wan: pale, sickly

Wary: cautious or cunning

Wide eyed: frightened or surprised

Withering: devastating

Wrathful: indignant or vengeful

Wry: twisted or crooked to express cleverness or a dark or ironic feeling

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Hey thanks for the tag! 💕 (this is spoonfedchaos i just accidentally used the wrong account to reply and i cba to type it all out SORRY OOPS)

Name: Cassie (or Cassandra ig but i never get called it)

Nickname: Cass or Cassie IDK WHAT COUNTS

Zodiac: Leo (the best sign ofc)

Height: 5ft6 i thinkkk

Language: English

Nationality: British

Fav season: summer or winter idk 🤔

Fav colour: 💚💚

Fav fictional characters : um… Captain Rex, Steve Rogers, Thor, Loki, the whole 501st, Schmidt, Obi-wan Kenobi, Spencer Reid, Hotch, Emily Prentiss, Morgan, Garcia, Anakin Skywalker, Han Solo (i can and would continue)

Tea, Coffee or Hot Cocoa: Coffee any day

Sleep: oo idk like 6-7 hours maybe?

Cat or Dog: CATS NO DOUBT i have two they are my favourite people ever

Blankets??: 3! duvet, weighted and fluffy. I get cold a lot

Places of Origin: Netherlands and France 😎

Dream Trip: all across Europe! especially the south of france and across the coast of Italy. Cant wait to do it one day ugh

Number of followers: 84 i think i should check actually

Random Fact: i write poetry alot! i also do alot of performing i love acting. also i got sunburnt today 😐

Tagging (no pressure!!) -

@mackstrut @jatekaraa @pinkiemme @lovefor-xreaders and anyone else ofc!

20 questions tag !

thanks for tagging me marit @obiwansjedi <3

name: schafer

nicknames: still "schafer" actually haha, like irl my friends call me schafer too, even though we don't communicate in english.

zodiac: libra

height: 151 /4'11

languages: chinese, english, i could pronounce some words in korean even i don't know what that words mean lol, very little spanish.

nationality: taiwanese

favourite season: winter

favourite colour: blue

favourite animal: cats

favourite fictional character: obi-wan kenobi, ahsoka tano, captain rex, commander wolffe, tech, jake peralta, rosa diaz...should i name more hahaha.

tea, coffee or hot chocolate: tea!

average hours of sleep: since it's summer vacation now, so it's 8-10. but when i have school it's like 6-7.

cat or dog person: cat!

blankets slept with: two, one normal one, and the other is a small one for a sense of calm??

places ancestor are from: i don't really know, i think they're originated from china then came to taiwan when the government retreated to taiwan too. i don't know if i make any sense lol, but if you're interested, you can look up taiwan's history??

dream trip: switzerland, usa, england

blog established: in 2018, but i didn't use it until June 2020.

number of followers: 567

random fact about yourself: i can't really play basketball lol, i suck at that sport.

no pressure tags: @vanilla-chip-101 @jmobiwanspadawan @ct-9904@emilykenobi @sana-katarn

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shouldntcryoverit · 3 years

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the art of discordance

captain rex x jedi!reader

previous chapter

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CHAPTER TEN

Hope you enjoy! Might start this series up again so let me know what you’d like to see and if you’d like to be tagged! 💕

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Jaida’s feet felt weighted as she plodded along the corridor. In fact her entire body did. She needed caf and, among other things, she needed peace and quiet.

But alas, as is the way of war, she’d have to settle with yet another delinquent briefing, which would most likely result in another mission for her to loose herself in. How fun.

Peace wasn’t an option as of right now, but caf certainly was. So as any ordinary Jedi going through dramatic changes to their moral code while fighting a war which had so far gone against everything they had ever been taught by their now dead master; Jaida went and got caf.

Now she stood outside the war room, significantly late, but with a half drunk cup in her hand. On any regular day, she would’ve surely rushed in; profoundly apologising for her misconduct and directing all her attention to any matters presented to make up for her tardiness.

But instead she stood and stared at the uninspiring, off-white and dented plastoid door with almost a scowl. After a second, she took a swig and entered.

“Jaida! I was wondering if you had gotten lost.” Obi-wan smiled warmly. There was a hint of a jeer in his aristocratic tone.

“Oh force I really am late aren’t I?” She tried to laugh, setting down her cup on a surface she’d found (ignoring the future ring it would leave), snapping into a character that would resemble her more awake self.

“What’ve I missed?” Jaida asked as she settled into place beside Anakin and across from Obi-wan.

The holo-projector before her displayed the usual; a barren-ish landscape with red dots across it, symbolising places she’d most likely have to risk her and her men’s lives before moving onto the next tiny red dot.

It felt fallacious to belittle that sacrifice to so little as those red dots, especially when they’d been planted like seeds as if they’re cost was unimportant. To Jaida, red dots had begun to look more like casualty reports and defeated medics; so much more than a speck on a map in a heated war room in the middle of comfortable Coruscant.

But as is the way of war, she thought.

“After the failure to capture Grievous on Salucami, we know his ships will be in this western quadrant.” Obi-wan gestured now to the map of the galaxy, the holo map had apparently changed as Jaida was blinking, and more specifically to a highlighted section of space.

Her red dots would be minuscule by now.

“Our fear is that with Grievous now in need of a place to get fuel and rations, he’ll attempt to take-over ,in effect, the next planet viable. Which in this case” The holomap zoomed into a reddish planet with a dark brown hue surrounding it, “Would be Yeon.”

“Yeon?” Jaida asked. “What’s on Yeon that Grievous could want?”

Obiwan shifted his weight before speaking. Jaida sighed; sometimes she really did regret asking questions so much, especially when the answer require a deep breath.

“Yeon used to be home to a powerful empire, though the dissolution of said empire left the planet vulnerable and corrupt. The wealth still remains, but without proper safeguarding. It isn’t unlikely that Grievous hopes to exploit this, and use their land and people to help secure more galactic wins.” He finished with a flourish. He did always make good speeches, however short or dull.

Jaida shivered. The thought of such peaceful people once again being used as pawns in the seperatist game made her stomach turn. Is this what the galaxy had come to? Perhaps that question could be answered another day.

Anakin, who had up until this point been studying his friends demeanour and desperately trying to figure out the reason for her obvious lack of clarity, spoke next.

“Our mission is to intercept their ‘invasion’ and protect the people of Yeon before Grievous can even reach them.”

“Huh, fun.” She clicked.

A few more details were flattened out, though they mostly fell on deaf ears as Jaida replayed the events of that morning.

“We’ll leave tonight, get a head start.”

Great, she thought.

The corridor felt like it would never end as Jaida carried a backpack towards her destination. It was half full of ration packs and bacta supplies: in short she had no clue what to pack for. The feeling of unpreparedness sat heavy on her chest, even as she commed Anakin to meet her in the hanger.

As she did, Echo opened the door for her, between beckoning to Hardcase that his helmet was where he’d left it. Jaida almost laughed at how mumsy Echo got the few hours before a mission; it almost matched Kix’s mother hen approach.

“Where’re we up to?” Jaida asked, hesitantly setting down the bag beside her feet as she looked over the clones all preparing for a mission.

Echo smiled softly, giving one last side eye to his dazed brothers before giving her his full attention “Almost ready.”

“Thank you.” She could always count on Echo, and a warmth spread over her expression, secure in that fact. “Where’s-“

“Hullo!” The other jedi spoke through a cracker in his mouth. “You good?”

“Where’d you get that cracker?”

Anakin swallowed. Echo had to suppress his laughter at how much they resembled begrudging siblings.

“Help me with those crates and I’ll show you.” He shrugged off, beckoning for Jaida to follow his path.

The good news was the Hardcase had managed to locate his stranded helmet, and Fives only laughed for a few minute at how he almost cried that he’d thought he’d lost it: but the bad news was that Jaida realised that she would eventually have to talk to her captain, who was standing by the edge of the hangar with Kix.

He’d showered, and his pauldron was fixed. He looked so perfectly in control as he watchfully peered over his men. Jaida felt childish almost instantly at the anxiety balled in her stomach at just the thought of having to look at his deep and piercing eyes to talk to him. This was that feeling ‘crushes’ gave you, as Anakin would explain, and Jaida didn’t get ‘crushes’. Not ever, and not now.

She began to help the clones prepare what few weapons they thought they needed. There wasn’t much to sort out and load up, but still among the Torrent company; it was a grand feat.

Jaida was counting reloads and ration packs when she sensed him. Rex, as you could quite obviously expect, was coming closer. She exhaled fiercely out of her nose and picked up the crate she’d been kneeling over. “He’s just being a captain, just be a General.” She repeated to herself like a mantra.

But when she looked up and his gaze was already on her, she froze; childish and with a crush.

“You’re coming too?” Jaida cleared her throat and asked nonchalantly, trying desperately hard to prevent a redness forming on her cheeks.

“Of course.” Rex spoke flatly. His eyebrow twitched slightly as the words left his lips, perhaps testing her meaning.

“But you’re still injured.”

Now he did raise an eyebrow, “I’ll be fine.”

Jaida kissed her teeth, slightly annoyed at her inability to calm herself now.

She nodded as no words formed on her tongue. Nothing to express the ball of emotion in her throat. The Jedi didn’t meet his eyes as she turned away.

Rex caught her arm as she went to bring her crate to the ship, but even as he stopped her pivot she was reluctant to meet his gaze.

“Jaida-” He tried.

“Don’t.” Jaida cut him off, finally glaring at him, then quickly skimming over the room to check if anyone was noticing their ‘conversation’.

“Just promise me.” Vulnerability flashed across her face as the words left her mouth, and even those crystallised amber eyes of his couldn’t make her believe he would.

Rex bit his lip and flicked back over his men across the room, before looking back at Jaida’s ask. He nodded slowly, accepting that he’d want the exact same if it were her. Whatever it was that they shared really wasn’t simple.

“I promise.”

She smiled slightly, before he let her go and she walked off to the ship.

The company left not long after, but not before Anakin and Jaida managed to bicker over who should fly the ship, then if they’d brought the right rations, then whether or not they were ready. At least it was entertaining for the clones to watch their General’s be so relaxed yet so uppity.

But nonetheless, the company all fitted into their respective places and the ship left. Jaida, after bribing Anakin, was flying the ship. She thought that it’d help her concentrate ready for the next mission, although it did also mean that she wouldn’t have to talk to anyone - so, plus.

The journey was rather short, but it certainly wasn’t sweet; for each time Jaida didn’t have to plant coordinates or watch the pressure levels in the engine, her mind slipped to the events of that morning, over and over again like torture. The guilt and worry pressed heavily against her frame; it was fair to say she was absentminded.

But they made it.

“I think we’re here boys.” Skywalker spoke over the channels.

The landing wasn’t rough, but Jaida’s vision through the ship window was too clouded to navigate properly through the thick air. The ship rocked as it hit the ground, and as the men filed our, their pilot was reluctant to follow.

The company gathered outside, Anakin knocked her shoulder; something he always used to do if she was nervous before a practice or exam. It made her finally exhale the breath she’d been holding onto.

It was dark when they made it to the village: a small dwelling lit with vibrant lights around each hut and structure. There was a hum in the air of content, they were peaceful people, and their laughter and chatter floated through the company like a warm drink.

Jaida wanted to welcome it, she really did, but she couldn’t, not when her head was this scrambled. She was still tired, and still torn between wanting to stay true to her morals and protect Rex, as well as desperately wanting to give in to her heart.

Mind over matter, her master would say. Though it seemed futile now.

Jaida followed her men into the village and tried once more to be content with the sweetness of the air. The sun was hanging low in the sky, but it still illuminated the tops of houses and slopes of hills in spite of the darkening hue encroaching. It was peace, the very kind she needed. Yet it would not breach her armoured skin.

The clones had managed to settle in rather quickly, having now taken off a few bits of armour and their helmets. They were standing and laughing with locals dotted about a wide fire pit, an area which Jaida took to be the market place.

After a cheer of babbling and exuberance calling for them, drums began playing in the background as entertainment; and the villagers seemed excited to have new guests for what looked like the first time in a while. They passed out food to the solidiers, colours of orange and green mixing on platters of fruits and perfectly cooked meat. After having a drank a few of their offered drinks, of which their alcohol quantity was unknown, Fives, Jesse and Hardcase danced to the beat as Echo and Kix tried not to laugh.

Jaida watched with an absent grin. She was resting on a crate with a cup of some sweet drink she’d been given by a swirling child, happy to see them so relaxed. Her view shifted from the gaggle of men to her Captain, who was laughing handsomely at his brothers’ feeble attempts. She tried to ignore the pounding in her stomach growing at how his face was illuminated so perfectly by the evening sun, and how it made her tongue swell to see him aswell so at peace. But it was rather difficult to ignore, especially when she couldn’t not-look.

Jaida placed her cup beside her and backed away, leaving the dancing and laughter behind her.

She found herself in the main hall of their largest structure, eyes closed in her own attempt at peace. She could still taste the wafting smell of meats and breads being cooked just a little further away. It smelt like herbs and spices she remembered only faintly from her own travels with her master. Jaida stood, staring at the painting on the closest wall to her when she wasn’t instead focused on her closed eyelids. Her brain was too foggy for anything else.

It was silent. Of course the base of the drums and the echoes of her men and their hosts still made their way in and out of the open windows, but it was silent to her. So silent that when footsteps began behind her she almost jumped.

The presence made it’s way to just a step behind her and paused. It didn’t take a genius to figure out who it belonged to, but still, Jaida cursed her abilities to identify the warmth and security it brought nonetheless.

“You left?“ Rex’s tone was more a question than a statement, and Jaida didn’t open her eyes as he stepped and stood next to her.

“I needed to think without Fives’ dancing distracting me.” She joked in a low tone.

“You call that dancing?”

Jaida chuckled lightly at that, meeting his smiling eyeline.

A moment of warmth spread between the two. It was as if the complications of their feelings melted away for a few seconds, and both simply relished the presence of each other. But it was short lived.

“I cant think either.”

Her eyebrows were knitted in slight pain and sadness, something he recognised within his own head. She couldn’t speak.

“Do you regret it?” Rex broke the silence between them.

“What?”

“The other night.”

Jaida paused loudly, but spoke with force after a second passed. “No. I don’t. ”

Silence again.

“I don’t know what to do to make this… better.” Jaida admitted, the vulnerability in her voice making her cringe.

Jaida sighed and fixed her almost tearful expression back to that familiar neutral coldness. “I don’t even understand it.” She almost whispered.

“Neither do I.” His words were barely there. “I don’t think anyone ever does.”

“Then how do you know it’s real?” Jaida swallowed, blinking down her rising dejection.

Rex paused again, but spoke with purpose. He had been brave before, now was no different.

“Because whenever you enter the room it feels like time stops. I always look for you, like seeing you will change everything. And you know what, it does; everything stops.”

Jaida was shocked to hear the confession, and it made her heart melt when she turned to face him. His face was just as creased as hers; just as pained.

He studied her eyes for a second, almost asking for permission to continue, or even to be dared to do so. But he took in a breath and carried on:

“I knew it when we were stuck in that cave, and you fell asleep against the wall. All I could think of was how perfect you looked. Force, I don’t think you’ve ever left my head since.”

She smiled. A wilful smile that covered all of her stern face. She knew that feeling he described and it made her stomach erupt as he spoke of it.

Her words fell as a whisper once again. “I can’t ask you to risk your entire life on this. But you can’t tell how much I want to.” She spoke louder now.

Rex’s eyes softened.

“We’re at war, Jade. Some things are just worth it.” Rex paused and looked to her. Her eyes held a silent beg. “You’re worth it.” He wanted to say, but didn’t. Perhaps a part of him knew that he didn’t need to.

In the dim light, he could hardly see her face at all, but the peace that had spread across it was blindingly clear. Jaida blinked.

And Rex closed the small gap between their faces and pressed his lips against hers; tender and gentle yet proud, as if it was their first. He lifted his hand to cup her face and she melted into his touch, allowing the warmth of his mouth to thaw the cold of her heart. The kiss was acceptance, it was emotion and it was thrill.

“I’m in if you’re in.” He demurred with lighthearted intention.

Jaida smiled softly, joy in her eyes that Rex only caught glimpses of, but she caught his lips in feeble ecstasy.

She broke away with a dainty smile, and Rex laughed.

“I’m in.” The jedi whispered.

He grinned again, wider now as a perfect laugh fell from Jaida’s perfect lips.

His fingers dropped from her cheek and found hers without question, taking her hand in his as he refused to break away from her hopeful eyes.

Rex squeezed her hand, then jolted, taking her with him as he ran out of the hall and back to where the music still rumbled.

Jaida let him whisk her away, gladly.

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shouldntcryoverit · 3 years

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I am actually writing chapter 10 of the art of discordance (surprise i know) but it may take a lil longer than anticipated- i was originally just going to post the dialogue BUT i’m thinking a whole new arc might be fun aswell 😏

just fyi look out for it when it comes and let me know if you’d like to be tagged 😙

#tcw #the clones #the cw #the clone wars #captain rex x reader #captain rex #tcw rex #rex x reader #commander rex #the 501st

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shouldntcryoverit · 3 years

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thought for today….

the bad batch is literally like the penguins of madagascar but in clone form and with angst

LIKE-

hunter = skipper

tech = kowalski

wrecker = rico

echo = private

(crosshair can be the octopus idk)

BUT IT MAKES SENSE

SAME PICTURE PLS

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shouldntcryoverit · 3 years

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GUYS I FINALLY FIGURED OUT THE DIALOGUE FOR JAIDA AND REX (the two main characters in my fic series ‘the art of discordance’) OMFG okay so i know i said i’d never continue the series BUT they still live in my head like always…

and i’ve been so stuck on trying to figure out how it’d go from my last chapter to a ‘relationship’ or even just a new progression AND I THINK I FIGURED IT OUT.

I’m not sure if anyone would be interested BUT IF THEY ARE, lemme know and i’ll see what i can do ab posting the next ‘chapter’ ig 😏😏

but by any measures i just really want to get back into writing i miss it :(

#captain rex x reader #captain rex #rex x reader #501st battalion #501stlegion #the clones #the clone wars #tcw #tcw rex

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shouldntcryoverit · 3 years

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a clone fit for a ball.

Commander Fox x Reader

I think initially I wanted to write this as a whole story, but it’s quite a lot and (because i haven’t been too active) I just sorted wanted to post something yk :) hope you enjoy! <33

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It’s a dramatised reality if you think about it. The idea of a gathering with the only intention being to appease the aching sore that is political pillow talk, is one that is so pompous it seems that those who benefit from the scheme are the ones who design it. It’s a drawn out, legislative, painfully particular game of charades disguised in lavish clothes and large hats. In almost every way, those garments are often large enough and sparkly enough to hide the deceit they cover, and persuade each mindless baboon that is gormless to fall victim to it to enter into the game themselves. It’s a repetitive cycle, and stupid though it may be; it does work.

Though there was beauty in it that you just couldn’t deny. The decorations were enough to mesmerise you entirely; lavishly hung around each bannister and archway of the senate hall. Bright colours of orange and pink were scattered across the flower arrangements that littered the walls and their accents. Whatever had been done to spritz life into the chandeliers and lighting had worked its magic, for the perfectly lit definitions gave luminosity and warmth all in one squeezing breath. It was inviting and spectacular; a collaboration of everything the senate appeared to be. Even as the floor beneath your heeled feet glistened with rich delight, the pit in your stomach still swallowed your joy.

Your hatred for all things political had always been your strength and your weakness, especially as a senator. You represented your home planet well enough to protect it’s people, but you would not stand for the same deceitful bulldozing that reduced planets and people to nothing more than pawns or money makers. It meant that you stood for nothing you disbelieved in, including ridiculously regimented senate balls.

Nevertheless, you needed a way in. Your planet had been overlooked for far too long; the cries of your people ignored. You needed a trade deal and you needed one that wouldn’t result in republic outposts and war dependancy littering your already fighting home world. A ball was a good opportunity for political match making, and it was one you couldn’t give up.

It was that reasoning that had led you as far as a blue, bejewelled dress that suffocated what waist you apparently had, and hugged each curve with malice. Even with the anger dripping from your rouged lips, you couldn’t deny it. You did look rather pretty. It was a small triumph, but one that gave you confidence enough to manage the heels that’d been handed to you. As you caught a reflection of yourself leaning heavily against the arm of a guard in a particularly shiny section of the wall, you realised just how pretty you did look. Perhaps there was something addicting in the madness of it all: perhaps there was something powerful about a low cut dress and tousled hair.

Your entrance was timely, a rushed manner donned after slightly too much time taken trying to find the dammed place. Typical of Coruscant, you muttered. Two guards in white and red nodded at your arrival, both seemingly emotionless under their plastoid helmets. It was something that’d always confused you about the clone army; all painfully identical, yet lightyears apart from each other. A brotherhood was one thing, yet could you even call it that?

The thought itself was fleeting, though one you were sure to ponder later. You passed those statues of guards within seconds and continued on your warpath to the ‘reception’. It didn’t take much for you to be recognised; the perks of being one of the only senators with detailed and beautiful facial markings. It was something you prided most. The rest was a blur, but you made it into the hall and straight into a chair that’d apparently been pulled out for you. The man to your left was a kindly looking togruta, the woman to your right your stern faced guard, who looked murderous in comparison.

“My dear, aren’t you cold?” The togruta asked with a genuine smile. The question made a small laugh sprout up your throat.

“Perhaps, though my heart is beating far too fast for it to be uncomfortable.” You replied with that charming tone in your voice you’d perfected.

Everything was an act; your shoulders perked up and back to lift your chin in power and confidence, the planned placement of your hands across the table, your silken voice as it left your silken mouth. Even the unplanned conversation would seem regimented, though the Togruta’s nature settled your mind with authentic care.

“Ah, now that I can understand.” He shuffled, uncomfortable or unsure you couldn’t tell. “I do apologise, but I cant seem to place you.”

You paused again with an unfaltering expression of tenderness.

“Oh well I know you, Governor Roshti. But I don’t blame you, I took over from Madame Liobrev shortly after she resigned from senatorial status. This is my first ball to say the least.” There was a hint of an exhale by the end of your scentence, it felt good to admit even subtly that you were out of your depth.

“Well it doesn’t show, I only hope my name hasn’t ingrained in your mind the way it has in so many’s.” The sadness that fell across his face was just as genuine as the smile that it had replaced. It made the compassionate side of you ache.

“You did what this god forsaken war made you do, I see no reason for shame to fall upon you or your people. Battle leaves us all defenceless.” The spite of your tongue was heavy; anger for the war too many fell victim to.

“Thank you, my dear.”

You smiled once again, before turning back to your guard. She was perched haughtily on her seat, weapon securely hidden but it’s presence obvious. Her attire was in contrast to yours; armour and garments all of dark colours and metal accents. She looked like a warrior, and you were momentarily envious.

“Taurin you really ought to relax. Senators aren’t that vicious. Or at least not when they’re sedated with flattery and shiny things.” You joked, desperate to take the edge of both her and yourself.

Taurin, the guard, bowed her head in humor, a distant smile forming over her pursed lips. It was one you were incredibly fond of, and one you had grown to recognise as endearment.

“M’lady, it’s not the senators I’m worried about.”

You laughed; a breathy laugh that corrupted your lungs and throat.

“What more could you possibly find challenging about a ball this compensated for. Perhaps it’s that my shoes will grow painful on my feet? Enjoy yourself!” You pressured with sweet intentions.

She turned to face you with a vindictive smile laced with sour belief. Her eyes trailed over your reeling eyes in silent conversation, seconds before they jolted off their steady trajectory just past your head. What had been childish remark soon freezed over to slight panic and question. You noticed the change almost instantly and frowned with creased eyebrows. As your head began to swivel to turn to her opponent, she screeched and forced you down.

The fall from your chair wasn’t high, but the adrenaline and shock of the direct hit made it seem endless. You hit the hard floor with a mind numbing crack, one that caused your eyes to widen before you realised it was only one of the many jewels that laced your back splintering; rather than something a critical. Nonetheless, the shot that flew past certainly was real.

The bullet soared over your head, frowning that it had missed it’s target. You couldn’t even process what had happened before Taurin fell to your level, teeth clenched in agony. You reacted as best you could with hands fumbling around her leaking wound; but she swatted you away and thrusted your head down once more. That one bullet, the one that had cursed your luck and gone for your guard in spite of it, had previously had a purpose. Your mind lingered on that fact for a second before you pushed past it. Searching eyes found Governor Roshti’s, who had copied your move and positioned himself just under the table.

You couldn’t hear much over your panting breath; nothing except the shouts and screams of senators whose useless lives felt threatened, so naturally, just like their entire life’s work, they do nothing except complain and wail. It was dark under the thick tablecloth, too dark for anything to be made clear to you. Taurin had wriggled further away and was holding her position behind your table, a gun most definitely in her hand.

Three shots. Four shots. Two. One. Silence.

Now really all you could hear was your panting breath. The blood rushing through your ears made a ringing sound, and the tingling in your veins made the fastness of your heart seem ordinary. Governor Roshti made no adjustments to his stance at the silence, but you were itching to unfold your coiled legs and poke you head up and out of the cover. Like most things you did, you did it without asking. The carnage wasn’t as bad as the screams foretold it to be, but as soon as your vision shifted you saw the agony splayed over Taurin’s face.

“Help! Medic!” Was the instantaneous shout from your lips.

One of the clone guards from earlier shot up. He wore a kama around his waist and his armour was weathered; something that told you he was rough without him having to speak a word.

“Ma’am sit back down, we don’t know where the attackers went.” He commanded.

“I can manage.”

His helmet tilted slightly in what you assumed to be annoyance. With two fingers pointing he signalled for a medic to step forward. The new clone looked significantly younger through the way he held himself and the shining of his uniform. With Taurin being led away, you finally let go of the breath you’d been holding.

“Ma’am-“

“I’d like to know who just tried to kill me.” The clone looked slightly surprised at the deadpan tone of your voice. “And who shot my closest guard.”

He grimaced from under his helmet and lifted his hand up to his visor to tap into his comm channel.

“This is Commander Fox, what’s our status?” He spoke; a velvety tone lacing the authority in his voice.

Fox. It wasn’t bad. Your mind shifted once again as his comm crackled back at him.

“Suspect... run... in pursuit... ty hunter.” Was all you could make out, but it didn’t take a genius to fill in the gaps.

“They won’t find the assailant while pampering senators.” You spoke, cringing slightly at the privilege you held yourself; here you were demanding Commander of his time, all because you have some morsel of perhaps undeserved power.

“I’m sorry” Perhaps an attempt to reconcile your blundering thoughtlessness would change the trooper’s aggravated stance. “I only meant that it would help if the senators uninvolved were to be sent home and out of your hair, it can’t be fun listening to them whine.”

His head tilted slightly in what you hoped to be a grin. “You’re not wrong, but I’m afraid I can’t keep you alone in protection. Not when we don’t actually know who was the intended target.”

“Commander, let me help. Before I was a senator I was a member of the guard. I’m afraid I can just about handle myself.” There was more than a hint of pride in your voice as you spoke.

Fox shook his head and lifted off his helmet. It would be far to say you lost your breath at the sight of his actual face. In the few seconds you spent mentally sketching his face into your brain, your mind fastened at his slightly too-long-to-be-neat mop of curly hair, and how it fell playfully over his deeply tanned forehead. His cheekbones were sharp enough to shut you up (which was, as he’d come to discover, wasn’t actually that easy) let alone the bite of his jaw.

But it was his eyes that made you most intriguing; deep and wise auburn eyes set perfectly amongst weathered skin. They watched you for a moment before the eyebrows above them lifted slightly in confusion.

You hadn’t meant to stare. Or maybe you had, it was unimportant.

“Fine, I’ll take you back to the office while the boys take the others to a safe space.” He wasn’t smiling, but he didn’t seem as begrudging anymore; a small victory.

“Thank you, although I may need a change in shoes.”

At this he did grin; and it was marvellous.

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