#Anakin's like BABEY

[faeymouse]

Happy day, it arrived! AND IT RULES, IT RULES SO MUCH. Getting the opportunity to work on this zine along with so many other talented artists and writers in fandom was a treat and an honor. Thank you so much for putting together something as memorable and exciting as this was, @kenobizine mod team, and an even bigger thank you for giving me the chance to be a part of it 😊

(now please excuse me while I return to admiring all the merch. Stickers galore, heck yes)

#kenobizine #anthem for the broken #art #star wars #baby’s first fandom zine was how do you say it uhh fucking fantastic 10/10 would do again #the zine itself is so well put together i especially like the designs at the bottom of each page like it just gives such professional vibes #AND TH E MERCH. the merch i havent even mentioned the pin #and the charm. and postcard art like??? #literally the whole kit and kaboodle babey #so many good fics and good art i really can’t overstate how fun this was #kid anakin voice: ‘now this is fandom’

[curiositykilledtheradiostar]

I think all the star wars fans out there need to listen to some sci fi podcasts, then re evaluate whether THIS is really the media you want to put your emotional investment into. Disney is such a piece of shit and they don't even hide it, just so many of us are either numb or perpetually angry to a point where it's emotionally draining. Just saying, Wolf 359 will make you ask questions that some of y'all desperately need to ask yourselves. Penumbra is hitting so many sci fi tropes and vibes but flat out doing it BETTER than Disney ever could. They're both like if Star Wars was actually as good as we pretend it is, and then better.

#Just saying I'd trust Kevin Vibert to write a new star wars trilogy #He'd also approach it without a plan but he would actually make it work #Oh you like droids and shit? what you want is Hera. #thrawn stan? may I introduce you to Colonel Warren Kepler #coruscant is a neat place yeah. but have you ever heard of Hyperion City #Oh you're here for bounty hunters and the like? how bout Juno Steel instead #Interested in production and technical stuff? Wolf 359 has STUNNING audio design I'm telling you #Cybernetics and stuff a cool concept to you? There's the Theia or Pryce depending on your prefered flavour #Found family your soft spot? The Hephaestus crew AND the si-5 practically invented it babey #you like the clones as a concept? well do I have good news for you about SEVERAL people aboard and around the USS Hephaestus #yeah Anakin and Ahsoka have a great sibling dynamic. but what about Jacobi and Maxwell #here for action? that's the junoverse my dude. here for s p a c e? welcome aboard the Hephaestus. #Im serious whatever you like about star wars one of these two is doing it better. AND you can actually trust the creators to not suck #wolf 359 #the penumbra podcast #star wars #curio chatter

[willowcrowned]

OBSESSED with the use of fire in this episode and the way it both unites and separates Obi-Wan and Vader, because it’s their past, it’s the breaking of everything they were, it’s the moment that literally and figuratively burns away any chance Anakin has at regaining the life he abandoned, and now Vader is forcing Obi-Wan through that—Vader wants Obi-Wan to suffer as he has suffered and to lose as he has lost. He wants Obi-Wan to hurt, to break, to forget what he was as Anakin has forgotten but in doing so, in using fire, Vader reveals that he hasn’t forgotten who he was. The tragedy of Mustafar is not the burning, it’s the loss. The tragedy of Mustafar is Anakin’s final rejection of everyone who loved him. When Anakin forces Obi-Wan into flame, he’s not just replicating the injury, he’s trying to replicate the result. He wants Obi-Wan to hate him. He wants Obi-Wan to reject everything he was. He wants Obi-Wan to forget the before and think only on the misery of the present. If Obi-Wan forgets, then he can forget as well. But the fire separates them! The fire saves Obi-Wan! It’s a boundary again, this time not between before and after, but between Vader (who is the Empire) and Obi-Wan (who is the Jedi). It’s the same split as Mustafar, played out again in a different key. Anakin tries to break Obi-Wan, tries to finally move past that moment and what it means for what he had, and in doing so only brings them back to it again.

#above all Star Wars is about CIRCULARITY and babey I am FROTHING AT THE MOUTH FOR IT #if you’re wondering how im doing perhaps you should look at the amount of punctuation in that paragraph #and correctly conclude that I didn’t read it back bc im going insane #star wars #kenobi show #kenobi spoilers #star wars meta #well it’s more like analysis of symbols but it can go in that tag #obi wan and anakin #damn okay I need to make an obi wan and Vader tag #but this is fine #im so normal and okay right now

[bladetoblade]

something that made me unexpectedly emo was anakin “droid rights 😤” skywalker’s love and affection for droids somehow being Genetically passed to leia and luke

#obi-wan also definitely had Several moments about this #anakin skywalker #leia organa #luke skywalker #DROID RIGHTS BABEY #lola seems like a nice young droid <3 #kenobi spoilers #kenobi show spoilers

[the-hype-dragon]

#babey this whole fight sequence is sooooo perfect I love everything about it #the meeting between Anakin Padme and Obi-Wan #the acting #the light saber carving up the hallway #the fucking. DROP KICK lmao #the magma river #the droids zipping around in the background just trying to work #the choreography #THE MUSIC #honestly it's like Lucas took the fight scene from an ollllld-ass epic movie and plopped it into ROTS and it's amazing #a lot of gen x'ers shit on the prequels but they had the best set pieces imo #Youtube

[most-tragic-character-tournament]

anon's wording is awful (like you said, we don't do that here!), but the ani propaganda is deeply disappointing. it leaves out a lot of the more tragic factors of his character. it's essential to the concept of traditional tragedy that the character dooms themselves but could not have done otherwise due to circumstances, and that's a major piece of his story. i also think his paranoia and the self-fulfilling prophetic nature of his dreams are essential to calling him a tragic character, as well as the fact that he watched his mother die in his arms because he doubted those dreams for too long. he caused his wife's death and destroyed everything he cared about because he was so scared of repeating the mistake that killed his mother. he's in the fucking cycle, babey!

all he wants is to secure a safe place to raise his family, and instead he loses everything he's ever loved and kind-of, sort-of destroys organized society as the galaxy knows it. losing all four limbs and burning half to death means he gets turned into a puppet shell incapable of experiencing any worldly pleasure -- even consuming food is beyond him. this is intentional on palpatine's part, who has groomed anakin since the he was nine and now keeps him as a vicious guard dog of sorts due to the fact that anakin can't survive without him. he's permanently stuck in a torture device of a suit that forces him to constantly call on the force to even stay upright. functionally, as vader, he's nothing but a completely inhuman cog in a machine that hates him until his son-- who he believed died along with everyone else he loved-- shows up.

in summary, his story really wouldn't be out of place in a greek play if you discount the space travel. sorry for going off on a tangent in your ask box! please vote anakin. he's much more than some guy with a glowstick: he has really severe space bpd 👍

[Propaganda]

#see this is how you give better #propaganda #folks #anakin skywalker #tw death #tw murder #tw gore #tw grooming #tw torture

[mayxthexforce]

⭐️ ― convincing portrayal of a canon character

💻 ― excellent writing

🌼 ― creative headcanons

🎙️ ― great to talk to

📚 ― nice threads to read

🎀 ― all-around kind person

🥇 ― well-developed oc

😍 ― admiring from afar

📌 ― a staple on the dash

🏆 ― 10/10 blog, would recommend

🧡 ― sender's choice ( sender can add whatever category they want ) - MICA I LOVE YOUUUUUUUU ❤️ you're the best mwah thanks for being such an awesome and cool friend ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ having you in my life has been PHENOMENAL!!! Thanks tons for the awesome joyride

💜 ― receiver's choice ( simply shout out whoever

🐝  *  ―  𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑼𝑻-𝑶𝑼𝑻𝑺 𝑶𝑭 𝑨𝑾𝑬𝑺𝑶𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑬𝑺𝑺. 

*-cracks knuckles-* alright, let's do this!

⭐️ ― convincing portrayal of a canon character

Shout-out goes to @prodijedi. I love Callie's Dooku, he has so much depth and layers and cares so much about the people he loves deep down but is too deep in the mess he made and doesn't know how to show it, but Callie doesn't erase the fact that he has done terrible things.

💻 ― excellent writing

Shouting at @tacticalvalor for this one. So far, I've only interacted with Paz but I love him, and I love how well he's written. Jay has a way of making Paz so expressive despite the fact he's covered head to toe in armor and -understandably- unwilling to take it off. His inner thoughts are always a delight to read and the things he says always manage to crack me up.

🌼 ― creative headcanons

I think there isn't a single person in this fandom that's not creative when it comes to headcanons because we're all pretty big brained with them. But if I have to name just one, I'm gonna go with @thrawnur I LOVE YOUR HEADCANONS PJ! And I love the HCs and worldbuilding we've worked on together for Chiss. Our blueberries deserve more lore!!

🎙️ ― great to talk to

Shout-out to @corruptedforce/@crowsandmurder because Tanya is that one person you can always count on to be up to talk about literally anything. Everything I know about baseball, I learned from her. I also always love yelling with her about the stupid Star Wars questions people ask on Quora (still not over the person who had the audacity to ask why Obi-Wan didn't just kill Anakin, I'm outside their house with a baseball bat).

📚 ― nice threads to read

To this day, I still go into @d4gangera's blog just to read the stuff KT writes, and not just the threads I'm in, but everything she writes. I love how she writes Dagan, his inner monologues, his trauma after spending decades in bacta, his issues with the Jedi Order and the Empire and this new era he got yeeted into. I love it all.

🎀 ― all-around kind person

@vendettavalor IS THE KINDEST BEAN EVER!! I'm still absorbing all the analogical horror stuff that you recommended me and you bet I'm going to be yelling in your DMs once I'm caught up.

🥇 ― well-developed oc

Shout-out to @gwiazdowe for Cirz. HE'S BABEY!! I love him and how kind he is and how he sees good in people that nobody else would see good in. But he's not dumb. He's a smart boy and he deserved the world, I'm protecting him at all costs.

😍 ― admiring from afar

Not really from that far because we've actually talked but I have yet to start a thread with @alootus and that is a crime I should be in jail for. But I'm admiring because the blog theme is just so PRETTY, I love the color palette and the graphics.

📌 ― a staple on the dash

I love seeing @kylo-wrecked's posts on the dash. From the aesthetic stuff to replies to answers to ask memes, it's always god tier content!

🏆 ― 10/10 blog, would recommend

@ofthestcrs AMAZING MUN, AMAZING CHARACTERS, AMAZING BLOG! Gee is one of the first people I interacted with in this fandom and honestly, I'm holding on like an orphaned monkey. 10/10 will not be letting go anytime soon.

💜 ― receiver's choice ( simply shout out whoever you want )

#WELP this one got long #||out of character|| #||answered ask|| #vanillahub #ALSO VANIIIII YOU'RE SO SWEET 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂 #||positivity||

[nonhumanhottie]

Clone Wars Season 7 rewatch - bad batch arc

I love Rex and Cody's friendship omg

The bad bitches are here babey

Tech and Crosshair's voices are so off in tcw lmao

Still thinking about Rex meeting Luke and Leia one day... telling them about their parents

Rex is so much like Anakin oh my god

Obi-Wan getting grey in his beard... mans is ageing rapidly

Echo you poor bitch... Still a jokester though

'I don't gave such weaknesses' chills

#leshi star wars rewatch #star wars #the clone wars #star wars the clone wars #tcw #captain rex #commander cody #the bad batch #tbb tech #tbb crosshair #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi #arc trooper echo #leshi speaks

[intermundia]

people often complain about the jedi council initially being cold to babey anakin, but i love that scene, and love them for being wary. it just makes sense for them to be that way. qui-gon was asking them to let him teach this super powerful kid how to do unimaginable violence, and we the audience already know by virtue of the inherent tragic irony of the prequels that particular kid ended up hunting and killing and eradicating them all. we are aware of that approaching catastrophe, and there’s nothing we can do to stop it, only witness it unfold.

we know anakin actually was dangerous, for all the reasons established in first scene. lucas is shouting to the audience: “these are the things to watch out for! this is why he’ll fall!” like we’re supposed to learn the rules to know how he’ll break them, be reminded of how emotions and the force work. the fact that they ended up making an exception for this terrifyingly dangerous, darling little boy at the end, we were supposed to feel the dread of understanding of that inevitable tragedy!! we know what’s coming and can’t stop this train, vader is being, will be, and was born, and that scene is warning us about why.

#it’s sexy as hell #i love tragedy #i love the jedi for being wary of the one who killed them #the force wasn’t lying to them #they couldn’t read his fate as it was so mixed but like #they were right #and it still led to ruin #like yes they’re cold don’t you love them for that? #they’re acting like themselves and anakin is acting like himself and together it leads to disaster #you can fix that but like #the council are not evil or malicious or cruel they are the high council of the jedi order #to be a jedi is to be like them #yk? #anyway im stoned and going to bed now #sw

[distortionbobble]

royal flowers is so good omg i love it and i love protective jealous anakin so much

AGH thanks so much anon!! oh man I loved writing jealous Anakin because his ass is one helll of a jealous lover and I also just looooove the whole idea of him being jealous and not knowing the hell why. like yeah sure you’re mad at him for reasons entirely unrelated to our girl okay babey

[valeroyeaux]

owen and beru lars are so important to me. imagine some random fucking space monks (who are all supposed to be dead now) showing up on your doorstep like "hey remember the stepbrother you met once? the one who went on a murderous rampage? yeah that one. well he went on a murderous rampage and now he's a robot. yeah, we were as surprised as anyone. could not have possibly seen this coming. anyway, here's his kid. keep him safe kbye" and not ONLY do they keep him safe, but they raise him with such love that he SAVES THE GALAXY with it. they raise a man who is BRAVE and KIND and GOOD. they raise a man who SEES THE GOOD IN OTHERS. man. fuck "leia was anakin's daughter and luke was padme's son" that's the power of owen and beru lars, babey!!!!!

#i guess its not canon canon that owen and beru know that anakin is vader but its def implied in anh #imagine being some of the only people who know vader is anakin skywalker #i do also feel this strongly abt bail and breha organa

[star-ocean-peahen]

I've been DYING to send something about Legacy of a Millenia for AGES and fkdbjfd

Shei. I like him. Alot. I also know like Not Shit about him bc I didn't do my research so this is completely put my ass-

He likes flowers. He can play the harp or a magical stringed instrument or something and it's cute. Can sew- makes him great for patching up MC's wounds. (I don't know her name bc I'm horrible and terrible I'm sorry sifjdif I promise I went back and looked for it but I didn't know if referring to her as Zelda was okay or not bc of the link thing and I'm. Djdbdjbdjdbd)

I can't wait to see their dynamic 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

Especially if MC is like. Overthrowing the current government but still not completely divorced from them yet 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

And bc she saves(?) Shei at some point- that's gotta count for something, right? I desperately want a push and pull can we trust each other are we enemies are we friends I don't trust you i can't trust you i trust no one else but you imperial scum filthy wretch slow quick burn arson anarchy crimes best bitches dynamic ehehehe

Unhinged Words

Anyways. Them <3

Also headcanon Shei looks something like Anakin Skywalker or a mix with Shiek from OOT

For funsies✨

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA IM SO SORRY TUMBLR DELETED MY ANSWER ILL RECREATE IT TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY

*ahem*

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

MARS I WAS LITERALLY HANDFLAPPING FOR TWO MINUTES WHEN I SAW YOUR ASK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

AND NOW IM DOING IT AGAIN THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA OKAY ANYWAY

100% flowers and harp and sewing and stitching up wounds are his VIBES YOU GOT IT

MC is named Link bc shes the Link figure and Shei's the Zelda figure (ty!!!!!!!!!!)

And I'm sorry to disappoint you but these two bitches are literally the sweetest pair in all of Hyrule. They're too tired for chaos <3 my lil babeys. although an enemies to lovers arson arc would definitely be fun im keeping them cutesey especially since she loses him tragically halfway through the game >:)

i am. So glad you like them i am Vibrating out of my skull rn.

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thats certainly an Interesting look for him but im sorry hes mixed Chinese with ankle-length hair 😂 great vibes though

again THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING THIS IT MADE ME SO HAPPY YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT

#if you have any more questions i am more than happy to answer!!! #also i do have a few picrews and drawings of shei that should be under the #shei #tag #TY #spam in the slammer #nice things to remember #Legacy of a Millennia

[whatvflaotsurgoat]

Anakin flipping the bird after delivery what Mace believes is single-handedly the worst mission report he’s ever had the misfortune to read in his entire lifetime.

*me shouting at a distance to no one in particular * : GIVE 👏 MACE 👏 WINDU 👏 A 👏 SKYWALKER-FREE 👏 VACATION 👏

(Click for better quality 😚)

#anakin giving 😌 vibes #dumpster child #star wars #anakin skywalker #mace windu #mace #the clone wars #tcw #anakin #the disaster lineage #star wars prequels #star wars: the clone wars #the prequels #tcw s7 #sw #sw prequels #prequel trilogy #jedi #this drawing sucks but I like it anyway so sue me #my art babey #fanart

[hypaspace]

They,,, rlly grew up fighting a war huh ;_;

I call this Someone Hold Anakins Hand Pls

#idk what this is either but like if u cried #TCW #Anakin #Ahsoka #clone wars #art #anakin Skywalker #Ahsoka Tano #my art #angst #they don’t call it a star war for nothin babeys #o found family trope you get me every time #my favourite mass murderer and his emotional support padawan #star wars #swtcw

[bladetoblade]

something about anakin skywalker desperately seeking the power of life and death and falling short when his story began with him, a child and a slave, building c3po, a sentient being, from scraps

#is there anything there? #just something about anakin becoming a mechanic and Creating #when machines and droids are generally viewed as separate and devoid of the force #(tho we know that's not accurate) #it feels like an act of defiance or like true free will #which is profound for anakin who's destiny is inevitable and out of his control #anakin skywalker #and the fact that he is threepio's creator and chooses (unlike the rest of the galaxy!) to treat him as an equal and call him friend #how can you not love him #c3po #droid rights babey!!!

[nevertheless-moving]

Lost Luke Part Two

Continued from here

Star Wars Time Travel AU #19

“Master Owen, may I present two most important visitors?“ C3PO said self-importantly (C3PO! His Mom kept him! His Mom finished Threepio!).

“I'm Anakin Skywalker.”

Anakin was practically vibrating with frustrated uncertainty. He could sense his mother inside- weak, but not so much as his visions had led him to fear. And something else... a powerful but diffuse presence of light somewhere nearby. The man in front of him didn’t feel like a threat but he could practically hear his mother’s screams...

“Oh. Oh! It’s good to meet you. I’m Owen Lars. This is my girlfriend, Beru.”

“Hello.” Beru smiled welcomingly at them both.

“I’m Padme.” This...wasn’t quite what she had expecting. Anakin had been so tense, but the couple in front of them seemed honestly glad to see them, and at the moment Anakin seemed to be more confused than angry or scared.

“Well... I guess I'm your stepbrother. We thought you might show up someday. Luke was convinced you would show up soon but the more time passed, the less sure-”

"My mother is here. I’d like to see her,” Anakin said, mostly managing to make it sound like a request, and not a threat. 

Owen nodded. “Of course, come inside. She’s still taking it easy after her ordeal.”

“What ordeal?” Anakin demanded. But before Owen could answer, they had reached the resting alcove and a woman was raising herself from the sofa, eyes lighting up.

“Mom,” Anakin choked out. “You’re- you’re really here. I thought- Are you ok?”

“Oh Ani. I knew I would see you again,” Shmi whispered, eyes brimming with tears.

In their rush to embrace each other, Anakin almost missed a young man slip away from the room, but something caught his eye; he tracked the blonde head as it disappeared around a corner.

“Now that your here, I’m more than ok.” She tried to pull him to take a seat but he stood rigidly, face growing hard.

“So I have a step brother now, huh?” he asked tightly, a million questions passing silently between them.

“Lars is a good man, and a good husband,” she said, cutting to the heart of the matter. He freed me because he loved me, but he did so without any expectations or promises from me. I moved in with him because I cared about him, and because I wanted to. I married him because I loved him. It would mean a lot to me if you would give him a chance. You have... more family here than you were expecting, but they are all your family, not just mine.”

Anakin nodded, swallowing something hard that had caught in his throat. 

He pulled back to nod at Padme, who had been quietly waiting in the corner. “You remember the...Queen’s handmaiden, of course.”

“Padme!” Shmi cried, delighted. “How wonderful to see you again. Oh, you look even more radiant than I remember. “They embraced, and Padme smiled, blinking back tears. 

“Shmi...it’s so good to see you again. I’ve never forgotten your kindness. I’m sorry, I should have returned earlier-”

“Nevermind that right now, I didn’t let you into my home because I expected something in return. And I’m sure you’ve been busy the last few years-"

She shepherded them both into a seat, and retrieved a pitcher of water to share. “I admit, I assumed when Anakin left to join the Jedi he would be forbidden from maintaining contact with anyone outside the order...” She threw Anakin a questioning look, and he blushed in reply.

“Padme’s a senator. As a Jedi, I was assigned to protect her against some recent threats.”

“I consider Obi-Wan and Anakin to be friends of mine. The Jedi might be forbidden attachment, but the people of Naboo owe both of them a great debt of gratitude.” She laid a hand a hand on Anakin’s arm and smiled.

“Obi-Wan?” Shmi asked.

Anakin and Padme exchanged a startled glance. “Oh right, you wouldn’t have met him...” Anakin trailed off, looking confused by the idea that his Mother didn’t know Obi-Wan. “He’s my Ma- my teacher. And my friend. He’s looked out for me ever since Qui-Gon passed.”

“Qui-Gon died!” Shmi cried, alarmed. “How? When?”

Anakin shuffled awkwardly. “Um...two days after we left Tatooine. I’ve been with Obi-Wan ever since.”

Shmi looked distraught and Anakin rushed to reassure her. “Obi-Wan’s great, I promise! He’s done a great job of taking care of me! He was Qui-Gon’s apprentice, you never met him because he was guarding the ship when they landed on Tatooine.”

“I- I see. So he’s someone you trust, then.”

“With my life. He’s- the Jedi aren’t supposed to admit to attachments, but he’s, well, he’s my family, just as much as your are,” He said, leaning forward earnestly. 

“I’m sure he feels the same way about you,” Shmi agreed faintly.

“Well, I wouldn’t go that far,” Anakin responded with a wry grin.

She shot him a knowing look. “I would.” Before Anakin could reply, she moved the conversation smoothly forward. 

“Love- I’m so glad to see you, but I must ask, what brings you to Tatooine now? Was it simply hiding the lady or...or did you see something that drew you here.”

Anakin bowed his head. “I saw you- crying out for help. You were in pain, in danger and- it kept getting worse. But now that I’m here” He hesitated, shrinking in on himself, ashamed, “I feel like- the danger’s passed. Owen mentioned you had an ordeal. Did- did someone else already rescue you?”

“Oh Ani- I’m so sorry you had to see that. I’m perfectly fine, now.”

“But you weren’t fine before- and I wasn’t here” he responded, upset.

“I was captured by Tusken raiders.” Shmi said bluntly, and Anakin let out a horrified moan. “Anakin Skywalker, listen to me, this is going to sound strange, but in a way you did rescue me. It’s- it’s going to hard to explain- but- I literally wouldn’t have survived if not for you.”

“What do you mean?” Anakin asked desperately.

She sighed, then called out. “Luke? Luke can you come in please?”

The blonde teen from earlier stumbled in to the room. “Sorry! I wasn’t eavesdropping! I mean- I could barely hear what you were saying anyway.”

Luke glanced around, torn between staring at the three seated at the table. Anakin couldn’t tear his eyes away. He was practically shining with light. Anakin didn’t know why but, for all that the boy before him couldn’t be much younger than Anakin himself, he felt like the force was telling him to protect the person standing before him.

“Hello,” Luke said, shyly ducking his head. “It’s...very nice to meet you.”

“It’s nice to meet you, too,” Anakin said, smiling. “Are you...also my step-brother?” he guessed.

Luke rubbed a hand on the back of his neck nervously. “No- I’m not...I’m not your brother, exactly, though if its easier to think of me that way, I totally understand.”

“Luke rescued me from the Tuskens,” Shmi said with a fond smile.

“You rescued me,” he corrected. “You came up with the escape plan! If it been just been me at that tent- well, I definitely wouldn’t have made it on my own.”

“We rescued each other,” Shmi agreed, making it sound like an old argument.

Anakin rose from the table, bowing deeply. “Then I owe you a debt of gratitude I can never repay.”

“Oh! You don’t- you really don’t have to do that! Please. If anything its the other way around! But anyway, we’re family, there’s no debts with family.”

Anakin grinned. “I would be honored to consider you my family.”

Luke flushed. “That’s- that’s really nice to hear. But you don’t even know me yet.”

“I know enough.” Anakin declared. “I could sense it in the force before I even saw you, but I didn’t recognize it right away. We are family, I know it.”

“Oh,” Luke said, looking starry eyed.

Shmi laughed. “Come on, Luke, both of you sit down before you pass out. I told you he’d be crazy about you. You’re a Skywalker, it’s obvious to anyone with eyes.”

“Maybe I should give you some privacy...” Padme said, inclining her head diplomatically. “I can see this is a family affair...” 

“No, Padme stay,” Anakin said softly. ‘You came all this way with me- I’m glad to share something good with you.”

Padme smiled tentatively and they all squeezed together around the low table.

“A Skywalker!” Anakin said, sounding amazed. “You mean- you said I wasn’t your brother but...”

Luke shifted in his seat anxiously. “Ok, this is going to sound crazy-”

“I believe you,” Anakin interrupted. Luke’s joy was leaking out into the force, lighting up the road to an almost visible extent. Between that and the revelation that his mother was safe, Anakin felt practically giddy. 

Luke grinned and a flash of relief leaked off of him into the force. He took a deep breath before blurting out “I’m a time traveler!”

Padme froze and Anakin’s jaw dropped. “You’re- how?”

“I have no idea! I didn’t even realize at first, I was so confused why Owen and Beru looked young, I thought I was suffering from Sand Madness at first! But- it’s the only thing that makes sense” The explanation came tumbling out of Luke’s mouth. “I still kind-of think I’m sand mad sometimes, but I’ve been here for weeks now and...I um, know stuff that proved it to everyone. I’m from about 23 years in the future, I think. The calender’s kind-of changed...”

He trailed off, looking hopefully at Anakin.

“You are- not my brother” Anakin said, thinking out loud. “I- I am your Father” he gasped.

Padme startled, “That’s impossible.”

 It sounded insane, but when Anakin searched his feelings he knew it to be true.

“That’s what you meant when you said that I did rescue you!” he said, excitedly turning to his Mother. “My son time traveled to save you!”

“I-I really don’t know how it happened,” Luke stammered out. “I didn’t do it on-purpose, exactly.”

“It was the will of the force!” Anakin declared, actually meaning it.

“I was so worried you wouldn’t believe me!” Luke confessed. “But I- I really wanted to meet you.”

“Meet me?” Anakin asked, heart sinking. “I didn’t raise you?”

Luke looked down. “You died- when I was little. I don’t know all the details, but I’ll tell you what I do know.” He raised his head, looking fiercely determined. “We can stop it- I’m sure of it. I already helped save my Grandma, and I didn’t even know what was going on then!”

“You- you did, didn’t you?” Anakin said, choked up with pride. “I- Can I hug you? Son?”

They leaped up from their seats to embrace each other. Every Skywalkers’ eye grew damp while Padme watched dumbfounded at the extremely unlikely turn of events.

Time Travel. Well, if anyone could pull it off, it would be Anakin’s son.

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#my au #star wars #star wars au no 19 #lost luke au #time travel fix it #star wars au #Anakin Skywalker #luke skywalker #so this au is all about Anakin and Luke being super adorably devoted to each other #Anakin's like BABEY? FAMILY? SON? SAVED MY MOM? PRECIOUS BOY? #while Luke's over there like COOL? FATHER? COOL DAD? PLAY CATCH? PILOT? #And its absurd because they ARE LITERALLY THE SAME AGE #but luke IS 100% more baby than anakin on account of not being a child slave and not growing up in wizard cult #like he's not NAIVE #tatooine is a rough place to grow up #but he IS staring starry eyed at his father like WOW MY DAD IS THE COOLEST #and anakin is soaking it up because I AM THE COOLEST #and everytime Luke does something extra in the force he doesn't get jealous like he would any other person getting attention #because THATS HIS SON HE MADE THAT YOU GO LUKE #padme's also charmed but a little freaked out #Obiwan is so tired you have no idea #YOU HAVE A TWIN #WHAT THE FUCK #WHAT THE FUCK ANAKIN HOW COULD YOU NOT MENTION YOU HAVE A TWIN #ANOTHER SKYWALKER #but anakin just smiles knowingly like you L O V E ME #if i died you would TOTALLY become a hermit to watch over my son and tell him cool stories about me #Obi-wan: that is INCREDIBLY specific