Alas, 'tis an excerpt from a fic written by an author who is too queer for small boxes, a fic that shall never see the light of day, at least not between November 5 and November 11~
As Rex turns the corner, he sees a trembling, huddled shadow, heels to thighs, knees to forehead. He aims his flashlight toward it, and the spotlight drags a youthful face up from the shadow’s chest, its eyelashes fluttering and its eyes cringing away from the bright fluorescent beams. Two hands, one gloved and one pale, are clawing at every coughed sob spilling from its mouth.
Frozen, Rex can only stare as he recognizes the face beneath the brittle fingers. It’s quite possibly the last face he ever expected to see here, up to and possibly even including the cybernetic dome of General Grievous. It’s the face of a Jedi General, it’s the face of his Jedi General, it’s the face of Jedi General Anakin Skywalker, the Hero Without Fear.
Skywalker’s teeth click around a breathy, ragged whimper. The sound dislodges something heavy from Rex's chest, and something else trickles like ice down his ribs at the sight of his invincible General struggling to keep himself together—and failing.
“Sir?” Rex calls out.
Skywalker’s hands loosen around his mouth, and an incoherent string of apologies streams out.
It's those broken, panicked syllables that finally kick Rex back into his battered armor and banged-up boots. He scans their surroundings for any obvious dangers—aside from the durasteel dust, frayed and dangling electrical wires and abandoned sharp objects. Then he sets the flashlight on the floor to give the shadows a good wash-out.
"You seem to be under some stress,” Rex says in the trained and personal script he can now recite in his sleep. "I’m going to check your vitals and try to help you out. That okay?"
Skywalker's body rattles. “Not—not h-hurt—m'not—”
“You’re not hurt,” Rex repeats. “Got it. I’d still like to check, if that's alright by you. Just to be safe."
Though Skywalker frowns like he wants to argue, complete words continue to elude him. His head makes a choppy nod, and Rex takes that as permission to crouch down, remove his gloves, and press a stern grip against the pulse point in Skywalker’s wrist. After counting beats and checking for circulation—and doing his best to gauge the timing of breaths between hitched and ugly sobs—Rex deduces that this is exactly what he thought when the comm came at two in the morning: a panic attack.
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A Master List of Rex/Anakin Fics
Every fic from my ao3 bookmarks that have Rex and Anakin together. There will be some polyamory in there with Padme or Obi-wan as a warning
I will be warning you if a fic ain’t complete I just don’t want to write out all the way, if polyamory is involved I will say with who and stuff. If there’s a trigger warning I’ll try to catch them here instead of not including them but I’m not perfect so be careful please.
Also unless stated otherwise, each fic is rexwalker and complete.
happy browsing :)
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Fluff
How To Care For Your Jedi (or, rex is a total softie).
What An Honor // What An Injustice
What’s in a Name?
Rumor Has It
Don’t Touch Mysterious Orbs (Obi-wan/Anakin/Rex)
Anakin has too Much Paperwork
After Battle Meditation (Rex/Anakin)
i’ll do anything you say (if you say it with your hands)
Poor Show
Short on Rations
A Credit For Your Thoughts
Give me just a few minutes to make this memorable for us both
Brother, Captain, King
within and without
the colors you press into my skin (Anakin/Padme/Rex)
Inside This Place Is Warm
Luminescent
Heartbeat
Wow, Rex actually knows his first name?
a midsummer day’s allergens
In Which Anakin Chickens Out
Perfect Opportunities Do Exist
Beauty Within a Storm
Orders Worth Listening To
Boba Has a Crush (On Rex’s Boyfriend)
In Which Panic Ensues (Padme/Anakin, Rex/Anakin)
In Which All Bets Are Off (A Bridge one-shot to the piece above, for funsies)
What Dreams are Made Of
The Clones have It Right With @fiveshasarrived (NOT Complete)
In Sheep’s Clothing
Free-Spoken
Nothing is Ever Simple with a Skywalker
In Which Anakin Avoids Rex
Hidden Harmony
Cigarettes and Liquor Bottles
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Smut
Fives Times Rex Kissed Anakin (& one time anakin kissed him).
The Clone’s Blaster
Belonging
when the snow falls we will wrap ourselves in furs (Anakin/Clones)
The Thing
your mouth on mine, your body against me
Hundreds of Warriors [For Me] (Anakin/Clones)
I ache for the touch of your lips, dear
Good Men Follow Orders
When the Seperatist’s make a new bomb.
Priorities
afterglow (Obi-wan/Anakin, Anakin/Clones)
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Whump
i’ve lost the will to go on (please shine a light to guide me home)
A Pile of Anger
You Will Be Safe in My Tender Embrace
Splintered
Tom’urcir
Odd Comforts
Words That We Couldn’t Say
There Is No Slavery In The Galactic Republic
dying to fight, fighting to die (Padme/Anakin, One-sided Anakin/Rex)
you are absent of cause or excuse
Rex and Anakin Raise a Family (NOT Complete)
In Sickness and Health. But Especially Sickness
Liberation and Vows
Get me off this planet
Remembering one last time
I will come as soon as I can
War Changes What We Are Willing to Do
Learning the past to move forward
I could not protect you in the past, but I can in the future
waiting on the next storm
I’ll Carry You Home Tonight
The Sense of Me in Obstacles
Roll the Dice
Twin Blasters (Anakin/Padme/Rex)
you can’t win alone (Anakin/Padme/Rex)
Of Rain, Tears, and Freedom
Of Secretes and Misunderstandings
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Miscellaneous
Calling in Reinforcements
Not a Jedi Be
There’ll Be A Light In The Hall If You Ever Come Back (NOT Complete)
The Elements of Falling in Love (While Your Parents Plan a Coup)
Shiny Rainbow Knife (Trans MTF Anakin, Anakin/Rex)
Aladdin rexwalker
When A Good Man Goes To War (rename of Fix-All Sith!Anakin AU)
Human Pleasure Droid (NOT Complete)
The Way to a Boy’s Heart is Through Violent Defensive Maneuvers
Marked from the First
I can’t go back and loose it all (Anakin/Rex/Padme)
Helping hand
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