#ask amukmuk

[amukmuk]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 🌼

Oooo! Love this thank you so much for sending this to me @owlpartytime!!

Intertwined: This is the first long fanfic I wrote and it holds a special place in my heart because of it. It's not perfect, but I adore it and the community it introduced me to.

Perception: No matter how much fanfic I write, I think this one will always be my favorite. I learned so much about my writing style with this fic and feel that it is a genuinely good story.

In Your Hands: My first ever thranto fic that I wrote after only reading Thrawn 2017. I love it <3

Love and Honor: A short Thalakro fic. I just feel like I really nailed the characters here even if I wasn't certain of it at the time.

Be Here: I love almost all of the "Belonging" universe, but this one is one of my favorites - major character injury, family fluff, father-daughter shenanigans, all the boxes are checked.

#ask amukmuk #star wars #thranto #foxiyo #mandomera

[elivanto]

Oooo! Can I request "exclaiming because I love you in a fight" for Thranto??

hiii, thank you! :’) i hope this does the prompt justice!

the perils of being rescued (read on AO3 here!)

“Well, this is going great,” Ezra muttered under his breath and took another bite of his ration bar. It tasted peculiar; not dry and mass-produced like imperial rations, but richer. More nutritious. Thrawn had made it sound like his people were in the middle of a civil war but they seemed to be pretty well off, still.

He stole a glance at the Chiss woman sitting on the ground a few meters away, almost imitating his pose: leaning against a tree cross-legged and facing the clearing, her hands resting on her knees and her eyes closed as she seemed to be meditating. Though Ezra couldn’t fathom how she was able to even attempt to meditate with the spectacle going on next to the shuttle of a design unfamiliar to Ezra that had landed in the clearing just an hour prior and finally signified his and Thrawn’s escape off this sorry excuse of a planet.

But apparently, neither Thrawn nor the man he was arguing with, clad in the same black uniform the Chiss woman was wearing—he’d never imagined Thrawn was able to actually raise this voice, or even be angry beyond a haughty kind of exasperation, but boy was he able to—had plans to actually leave anytime soon.

Ezra had seen the man before; not just when he’d caught accidental flashes of Thrawn’s memories from his time in the Empire, but he was pretty sure he’d seen stolen imperial reports with his name and image attached to them. Back then he hadn’t thought much of it, just another Imperial that had vanished into thin air because of one reason or another. Just another aide-de-camp who got either fed up with his post or was relieved of it for being too incompetent.

Nothing special.

Now, he knew he’d been wrong to never lose another thought over Eli Vanto. He never should’ve assumed that someone who’d stuck by Thrawn’s side for a whole decade was just another Imperial.

It felt almost unreal to watch him talk to Thrawn so casually. Like they were old friends. Or maybe friends was the wrong word, what with their whole argument going on. They seemed too close to be just former coworkers, but Ezra guessed that’s what being in the same space for such a long time did to people.

Vanto’s voice carried over, and again Ezra was surprised by his pleasant, non-imperial accent.

“I can’t believe you didn’t tell us how bad it really was. I thought Admiral Ar’alani was exaggerating. I would’ve—” Vanto broke off and clenched his jaw.

“It was not in your responsibilities to look out for me, Commander,” Thrawn replied, voice mild but with a petulant edge. Ezra was fascinated. “I took care of everything on my own.”

“Oh, yeah, I can see how well you took care of it,” Vanto shot back angrily, gesturing around them. He kind of did have a point. “And if you haven’t noticed, it’s been a few years. It’s Senior Captain now.”

Thrawn looked stunned for the blink of an eye; Ezra wouldn’t even have noticed it if he didn’t know him so well, which was a whole other issue that he didn’t care to touch with a ten foot pole.

He wished he had better snacks on hand than just a blasted ration bar. And someone to discuss whatever was going on with those two Imps with. When he’d asked the Chiss for her name after she’d dropped the ration bar into his lap, she’d just given him a look with her glowing red eyes that had made his cheeks burn, then turned away to look for a spot to sit down. Probably didn’t speak Basic. Shame.

“Were you ever going to tell us about the impending war? About the Death Star? About how the emperor—”

“I would’ve been able to handle the emperor,” Thrawn hissed, drawing himself up to his full height.

“Hello, Grand Admiral,” Ezra murmured to himself and stuffed the last bit of ration bar into his mouth.

Vanto didn’t look cowed. If anything, he looked more furious than before.

“You and I both know that there was a good chance you might’ve not been able to,” Vanto said, more calmly than Ezra had expected him to. “And what then? He wouldn’t just have let you go. He could’ve hurt you, he could’ve… Why didn’t you come back? You could’ve left it all behind before it was too late.”

There was unmistakable pain hidden in his words, in his tone—an old wound that had never had the chance to heal.

Thrawn exhaled sharply through his nose, his peculiar version of a laugh.

“The Ascendancy is better off without me.”

Vanto stared at him.

“Well, fuck the Ascendancy.” He winced and shot an apologetic look in direction of the woman, but she didn’t seem to have understood. Her eyes were still closed and her expression was just as impassive as before. “I mean, yes, of course you would be invaluable back in the Fleet. Don’t even try to tell yourself otherwise. But politics are politics. We can’t do what we actually need to do until the Families and the Defense Council approve. For now, at least. Anyway, it’s not why I want you to come back.”

Thrawn looked as confused as Ezra had ever seen him.

“Why else would you want me to come back?”

“Because I love you,” Vanto blurted out, and Ezra could’ve sworn that his and Thrawn’s hearts skipped a beat at the same time. Vanto frowned and crossed his arms in front of his chest, not meeting Thrawn’s eyes, and added softly, “You idiot.”

Oh.

Oh.

“Oh,” Thrawn breathed. Now it was his turn to stare, but only for a moment. Then he seemed to unfreeze himself and stepped forward, reaching out to cup Vanto’s face in his hands. Vanto squeezed his eyes shut, hands flying up to cover Thrawn’s like he was afraid he’d let go otherwise. “Eli. Eli, I…”

Next to Ezra, grass and leaves rustled as the Chiss got to her feet.

“It has been resolved?” she asked in accented Basic, not sparing Ezra a single glance as she brushed her uniform off.

“Uh,” Ezra said lamely, swallowing when she finally turned her intense gaze on him. “Yes. Yes, I think so.”

She gave him a brusque nod. “Vah’nya,” she said, then made for the shuttle, the blue-black curls of her long hair bouncing with each of her steps. It took Ezra a moment to realize that it was probably her name.

“Right,” he said and looked over to Thrawn and Vanto just in time to see them part after an intimate kiss, smiling at each other like all was right in the galaxy and they didn’t have a shipload of issues to work through, privately and politically.

Thrawn and Vanto. Thrawn, who was apparently able to care about other things than his military career or the state of the Empire or acting in the interests of his people.

Ezra laughed to himself. The shuttle ride to wherever the hell they were going was bound to be interesting.

Force help him.

#it's very funny to me that apparently i can't write thranto unless it's from an outside pov sjdgzfs #i hope you like this muk! #ask #amukmuk #my fic #thranto

[zalie]

Hi!! <3 for that one mutuals ask, rose and turquoise! <3

Hi, thank you so much!! Right back at you with both of those :)

Ask game here!

#ask zalie #amukmuk

[nimata-beroya]

I keep vaguely thinking of creating a wiki that organises star wars things in ways that are useful for fic writers (unlike Wookieepedia, which is often not in a useful format for what fic writers want). What would you (and folks you follow) want that to look like? Asking you because you have that excellent list of sw resources, some of which would not be possible to move to a wiki but some would. The ideas I've been thinking about are more granular timelines than Woookieepedia has and things like lists of senators that serve at the same time/some way to reference what senators would be around during particular events, but I'm sure there are other things that I'm just blanking on.

Oh m y gosh!! That'd be amazing and extremely helpful!

no, seriously, do it! especially timelines, because that's something that can be confusing at times, and not everyone wants to/can afford to buy Timelines guide book that was released last year I think (or it was this year?), like you said, having lists of coss-reference with characters, places, and/or events would be the best. There are so many things that could be helpful to writers.

Honestly, I don't know what would be the best way to organize all of it, but if there's any other way that I can help you (other than cheering you on) just let me know. I can only imagine how massive a project like this is, and you'll need all the help you can get.

And to my lovely friends, mutuals and followers who are fic writers, what are your suggestions? What would you like to have at your hand's reach for writing your fabulous fics instead of going down the rabbit hole every time you need to research a detail?

Tagging some people who might be interested in pitching some ideas: @photogirl894 @takadasaiko @airlockfailure @thecoffeelorian @amukmuk @thedistantstorm @yukipri @never-ending-fanfic @genericficerblog @heart-of-a-rebel16 @seth-shitposts @mistr3ssquickly @gffa @cacodaemonia

#mare replies #this is an awesome idea!

[cacodaemonia]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 🌼

Aw thanks so much for the tag @amukmuk!! :D

Hmmm...

1. Will You Walk With Me? - I'm in the middle of re-editing this one, and I've done chapters 6-10 but not 1-5 or 11 yet—don't ask why XD So I recommend not reading it for a couple of months until I get that all done, but it's my baby. It's about Waxer's experiences during the war and him starting to unlearn some ideas that were hammered into him as a cadet. It basically started the whole Open Skies AU.

2. It's kind of hard to recommend other stuff in that AU, since I'm sure most fics don't totally make sense without the background of the ones that come before it, but Kinktober 2022 is one of my favorites, and since it's mostly little smutty scenes, I imagine it's a bit easier to read without context.

And for non-Open Skies stuff:

3. Fading Light and Cooling Space - Umbara goes like in canon but Boil finds a glowing red necklace in one of Krell's belt pouches (it's me, so obviously you're getting a happy ending).

4. We Could Breathe Underwater - Waxer and Boil meet early in the war and it turns out they can both feel things that other clones can't...

5. My Heart's Red Muscle - The slightly canon-divergent cyborg AU! I just posted the first chapter today, but the basic premise is that some clones who are fatally injured get snapped up by the Cyclone Initiative and brought online later with cybernetic parts and little to no memory of their past lives.

Now, off I go to send this ask to some folks! <3

#asks #fic #my fics #waxer #boil #open skies #clone ship

[stuffedeggplants]

Last Line

Only I’m going to post the last ~10 lines because this section is fun, and I feel bad for not having posted or finished anything in quite a while.

Tarkin narrowed his eyes as Grizzer popped into his field of view, panting happily, blithely unaware of the mundane concerns of mortal men.

“Oh, and Sergeant— you would not be remiss to confine the entire 501st to their barracks while you undertake the search…”

“You suspect their involvement with the missing inventory, sir?” Hound asked.

“As much as I suspect the infamous ‘Liberty Risk’ Legion of general malfeasance, yes,” Tarkin said. “Though the 212th is regrettably not without its own…disruptive elements, shall we say.”

‘Disruptive elements.’ If Hound flat-out admitted what he’d done this morning to Tarkin’s face, the man would probably drop dead on the spot. 

In fact, it might even be worth a shot.

“I see, sir,” Hound said, the spirit of better judgment winning him over. “My security team will begin the lockdown immediately.” 

Tagging if either of you want to play the last line written tag game!

@amukmuk @hrtiu 

#I love writing Tarkin he's so much fun #I have no idea who has the authority to lock down barracks or an entire installation or anything to search for missing inventory #let me know if you know so that I can change it and probably never post it lol #tag games

[roobgumball95]

do 69 for the fanfic author ask. no reason i chose that one at all

lmfao sure u didn’t

ch’eo by owl_party (thranto)

my first foray into horror and my subsequent discovery that i heavily enjoy reading horror!!! holds such a special place in my heart, the scary ass ending will always be famous.

broken keys, locked doors by amukmuk (thranto)

SOOOOO good so far, amuk always has the most captivating writing style and cowboy!eli always gets me going

project compass by distantstorm (thranto)

when i tell you this fic is fucking LEGENDARY. i loved every second of reading it, it literally checked every single box for me. i wish i could go back and read it for the first time again

passive imagination by distantstorm (thranto)

this is one i’ve read and reread because it’s just so GRIPPING. everything about it is so emotional and gorgeous i just wanna cry thinking about it. also if you haven’t noticed i am a distantstorm enjoyer

cautionary orbits by skycatcher (thranto)

all of the descriptions in this fic are heavenly. mak’ro pov has me chewing on sheet metal. i wish i could inject this fic into my veins

ok that’s all!! i think i’ll just do thranto fics for u bc that’s the fandom we both know ;)

thanks for the ask audrey!!

#roob’s inbox #fanfic #thranto

[mischievouschan4]

📢 Fic Rec Friday (for Thrawn Fans)

I just finished reading the Belonging series, and *ahem* please let me (woefully) attempt to capture just how much this story has affected me. I am DESTROYED ☠️ Completely flayed raw 😫 Absolutely STARSTRUCK ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 It’s so amazing that I literally cannot contain my urge to shout about how spectacular it is into the void.

“Belonging” is a Thrawn x Eli Vanto found family saga (with kids!!!!!) that spans everything from domestic fluff to military drama to kidnapping and rescue. The plot of each individual story is always excellent, but the ✨CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT✨ is actually out of this world. It’s so insanely good and natural and heart-wrenchingly poignant that I found myself relating to multiple characters in every single fic. Were tears shed? Yes. Unlimited tears.

UGH 😩 part 8 Granular literally felt like a stab into my chest with a knife that kept twisting and twisting after. But worry not, I could never recommend something that didn’t make me smile, and the rest of the series is the textbook definition of pure happiness 🥰 Like part 14, If You Asked Her??? Are you kidding me??? So beautiful! And of course, part 1 Home! Sweet and cute with a twinge of angst. How can you go wrong with tags like ‘enemies to father daughter’ and captions like ‘Thunhe adopts a dad (Thrawn)’?

The answer is: you can’t go wrong 👏🏼

Belonging is as much a coming of age story as it is a romance, and the vibes (excluding the aforementioned part 8) are impeccably warm and fuzzy, like a hug from your favorite person. Everyone, please do not walk or even run to go read this, sprint.

Thank you for writing this amazing series, @amukmuk 🙏

#thrawn #eli vanto #thranto #fic rec Friday

[rexsokaficquotes]

“How was the tour?” she asks, handing him a cup of coffee.

“Fine. Good,” he says and accepts the proffered mug.

“Your hair is much shorter now.”

“Uh, yeah, it’s easier to take care of this way. We don’t always have showers, or access to water, so…” he trails off, no sense in his mother worrying about him.

She seems to take it in stride. “I see. And how are you?”

— amukmuk, from Chapter 3: Fractured in ‘One Day’

#fic: rated m #modern au #childhood friends #rexsoka #rexsoka fic quotes #captain rex #star wars #the clone wars #star wars the clone wars #swtcw #amukmuk

[hrtiu]

I posted 688 times in 2022

116 posts created (17%)

572 posts reblogged (83%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@phoenixyfriend

@muguathepapaya

@amukmuk

@spockulative

@cactihazard

I tagged 422 of my posts in 2022

Only 39% of my posts had no tags

#star wars - 82 posts

#ahsoka tano - 32 posts

#tcw - 30 posts

#mass effect - 23 posts

#captain rex - 23 posts

#dragon age - 20 posts

#the clone wars - 18 posts

#rexsoka - 18 posts

#ask game - 17 posts

#legend of zelda - 17 posts

Longest Tag: 135 characters

#it's definitely harder now i have a toddler--i feel like more floors are constantly dirty and sometimes i'm tempted to keep my shoes on

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

I need some book recs, please! I’m looking for a book with really good romance (but no smut, please), a fun action/adventure plot, and fleshed our characters! Genre fiction is welcome, nay, encouraged!

I’ll put some books I’ve enjoyed recently in the tags to give you an idea what I’m talking about

70 notes - Posted July 2, 2022

#4

I don’t know anything about fashion but I love this weird lobster dress with all my heart

Thom Browne fall 2022

88 notes - Posted January 14, 2022

#3

See the full post

100 notes - Posted September 6, 2022

#2

I pass this ad in the window of a local salon every day and it makes me smile every time

132 notes - Posted September 27, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

I just saw wakanda forever and am obsessed with this queen

1,077 notes - Posted November 13, 2022

Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →

#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review #Definitely had a less active year this time #Maybe I’ll be able to make more cool stuff next year!

[amukmuk]

Riyo references an old "friend" (fox) in The Bad Batch season 3

david filament told me

No one can convince me that her friend wasn't Fox. Like they're canon at this point.

#foxiyo #ask amukmuk

[elivanto]

Hello!! Happy birthday!! I hope you have a wonderful day!! Thank you for always being a ray of sunshine on this site, you're so sweet! 💛💛

omg thank you so much!!! 🥺🥺🥺💙💙💙

#ask #amukmuk #hanna 29

[amikoroyaiart]

15. Favorite line(s) from your star wars ask!

and

But for real, my favourite line is ‘i am one with the force and the force is with me’ especially delivered by Ahsoka 

#thanks for asking <3 #amukmuk

[rogueninja]

What's your favorite sweet treat? 🍫

mmmm, i love a lot of sweets, but i think i'm gonna go with ferrero rocher chocolates. the hazelnut is just sooooo !! but they're soo expensive lolol

#ty for the ask!! #amukmuk #ask memes #ask

[cacodaemonia]

Hi! For the Asks to Spread Love game, how about 14 and 23? Thanks!

Hey there!

14. A ship or character that you started liking because of someone else (give them/their works a shout out!) Foxiyo because of @amukmuk's fic Perception!

23. Give kudos to someone who was especially welcoming when you first got involved in the fandom Oh no, this requires my memory to work... Hmmm, probably @alamogirl80 and @cobaltbeam <3

#asks #ask game

[stuffedeggplants]

I think you're an amazing cook! I think you love to take care of the people you love, most commonly with food, but also by offering to help out or just listen when they need it. Basically, I think you're a thoughtful and caring friend!!

Sounds about like what I go for. 💚

My grandma liked making food for people too, even other tenants in her building when they were sick. She used to live in an area popular with university students, and I remember one international student managed to either contact her or her son (my father) years later, saying how much it had meant to him to have someone treat him like a family member when he was on the other side of the world from his actual family. Things like that have always stuck with me.

#Asks #amukmuk 💚