#post-rotj

[tatooineknights]

Day 3: SOLITARY CONFINEMENT

Eyelashes fluttered as the humming of the bacta tank filled the space around Luke Skywalker, the warm liquid bubbling up to the surface, finding an escape. He could see nothing beyond the bacta that restoratively clung to his skin, the room beyond dark as night. His body was numb, possibly sedated, with every extremity holding the weight of a thousand pounds.

"Father," Luke attempted to squeak out, but the respirator connected to his nose and mouth refused to allow him. The last thing he remembered was lying on the ground in the Throne Room, calling out for Darth Vader to save him from the torment of the Emperor.

Had he done it?

Something felt incredibly off, though Luke couldn't quite come up with a thought for it. His brow twisted, the young Jedi used all his strength to raise his left hand and pound it against the glass. There was a flicker of light in the room surrounding him, a wiring sound that soon joined the humming of the tank.

Luke could see himself, his glazed eyes seeing the blurred pink of his skin and the white of his underclothes beneath. As his vision began to come back to him, Luke started to notice the light dressing of purple lines that glimmered across his chest and to his arms. They were so faint, only the right amount of glare made it obvious. Peering past his white briefs, Luke could see the same pattern along his thighs. Scars? From the lightning, no doubt.

The harness clipped to Luke's waist suddenly began to lift him out of the bacta tank; the air was cold, causing him to instantly begin shivering and longing for the comfort of the warm fluid. As he looked around at his surroundings, a mechanical arm from the device above him wrapped around the respirator, unlocking it from the bridge of his nose and causing it to fall to the ground.

Luke's breathing was hard and ragged between his shivers.

"Where am I?"

He trembled, somewhat equally from the cold and also out of fear. Did his father help him after all? And if he didn't, why would the Emperor spare him? What about his friends on Endor, his sister? None of this was right and dread continued to creep on him.

The apparatus that hoisted him in the air moved him to the opposite side of the empty room, where only a small central device cackled with static above it. His stomach turned in knots - a containment field. "No," he shouted under his breath, futilely attempting to struggle and free himself from the harness that would lead him to captivity; but it was of no use, whatever had sedated him made it almost impossible to move, additionally causing his mind to be too clouded to draw on the Force. By the time he'd managed to kick his leg in defiance, the straps of the harness came loose and dropped Luke dead center on the device, levitating him in the air.

"Welcome, young Skywalker," a familiar gravelly voice spoke out over an intercom. A neon red light activated around what must be the door out, with a white circle centrally fixed. It must be watching him. "You claimed to be a Jedi when we lost spoke; so fitting is it, then, for you to be prisoner inside my palace: the former Jedi Temple."

"Let go of me," Luke replied, but the voice continued on, speaking over him. It must be a recording of some sort.

"It would be foolish to give up on you after only one attempt, as Lord Vader had said. Perhaps you are already see the failure of your pitiful ways. You will change your mind.. and you will embrace your destiny."

"You haven't learned a thing about me," Luke spat to the recording, venom and feeling coming to him as the effects of the sedative began to wear off. The youth was trapped in this cycle. But then his heart raced as he realized that Vader was still here - he had saved him, it seemed, at least from a certain point of view. But now the tables had been turned, and Luke was in greater danger than ever before. He wasn't sure how he would get out of this.. but he would.

The containment field made it impossible for him to externally use the Force but he could still sense and feel with it. With his concentration back and his mind unclouded, Luke sensed for the bond that had equally betrayed him as it did saved him. His eyelashes fluttered as it took a great will to reach out; but soon enough, he did.

"Father."

There was a great silence.

Luke.

Someone stood at the opposite side of the door, waiting to enter. A tall and mighty presence. There was trepidation and intense self-loathing within, a mind filled with regret. It was him: Darth Vader. Luke Skywalker swallowed as he waited for the door to open; his journey would have to start all over, and it would be the greatest test of his life, but there was still a chance.

#luke skywalker #star wars #whumptober2023 #no.3 #solitary confinement #fanfic #fanfiction #whump #post-rotj #post-rotj au #return of the jedi

[otterandterrierwrites]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Original Trilogy Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Leia Organa/Han Solo Additional Tags: Married Couple, Domestic, Slice of Life, Light Angst, Smut, Post-Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Summary:

Shaken after a recent tragedy, Leia asks something of Han as they plan a future together.

A/N: This fic is set in 10 ABY, about six years after RotJ. It's canon divergent, but mentions the characters of Shara Bey and Kes Dameron as well as canon events surrounding them. I got the idea while looking up info about Shara's fate for a different fic.

Thanks to @lajulie24 for beta-reading this! Kudos and comments are much appreciated :)

#hanleia #han x leia #han solo #leia organa #star wars fanfiction #2023 #oneshot #post-rotj #rated E #for a little bit of smut

[walkawaytall]

Oh, hey, here's a thing I've been working on off and on for a few weeks and finally finished. It is...slightly mushy and dramatic, but I like it. Mostly.

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“I love you,” she said softly. I’m going to lose you. Her chest constricted at the thought.

“Leia, what’s…Somethin’s going on. I need you to fill me in.”

He sounded worried, confused. She needed to tell him. She needed to tell him, but she wanted to remember how his arms felt around her when he still thought of her only as Leia and not as the daughter of a monster. She closed her eyes, memorizing the feel of him before taking a deep breath and lifting her head.

#star wars fanfiction #star wars fanfic #star wars #leia organa #han solo #fanfic excerpt #fanfiction #han x leia #hanleia fanfiction #hanleia fanfic #post-rotj #the ol' Leia Tells Han About Vader deal #my fic

[25centsoda]

Two Luke & Vader Fics - Quiet Find and Escape

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40170924 - Quiet Find

Summary: As the New Republic tries to secure its foothold in the galaxy, Vader enjoys an afternoon with his son, and makes a discovery. Fluff and angst, but mostly fluff (Vader is just a suit full of angst tho). Post-ROTJ Vader lives

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/29161515/chapters/100897896 - Escape

Summary: Post-ANH, Luke and his Rogues (including a new addition) go to Coruscant to raise some chaos. Unfortunately, someone raised an alarm before they could complete their mission. Ft. a tranquilizer gun

#star wars #fanfiction #luke skywalker #darth vader #post-rotj #vader lives #fluff and angst #post-anh #non-consensual drug use #in the form of a tranquilizer #rebel mission gone wrong

[wisechaosglitter]

Lord of the Day - Chapter 1

Luke inherits his father’s possessions, including Castle Vader, and finds there are many complications and unexpected people who shared his father’s life. He must look inside himself to learn who he is and where he belongs.

Read on Ao3 or FFN

#luke skywalker #Darth Vader dead but still influential #original character #Vader had secrets #sw fic #sw fanfic #star wars fanfiction #Post-ROTJ #star wars

[lordmushroomkat]

Okay but imagine if post-RotJ Luke started wearing the-yellow-jacket-of-unknown-origins over his spiffy new black look. I just think that would be neat. Add a pop of color. Brighten up the look. 

#post-RotJ #Return of the Jedi #the yellow jacket of unknown origins #Jedi Luke Skywalker

[anakinsafterlife]

Chapters: 5/? Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Original Trilogy Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Luke Skywalker & Darth Vader, Leia Organa & Darth Vader, Sheev Palpatine & Darth Vader, Sheev Palpatine & Anakin Skywalker Characters: Anakin Skywalker | Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Mon Mothma, Sheev Palpatine | Darth Sidious, Kitster Chanchani Banai, Watto (Star Wars) Additional Tags: Planet Mustafar (Star Wars), Planet Tatooine (Star Wars), Sith Lords (Star Wars), Sith Lore (Star Wars), Tatooine Slave Culture (Star Wars), Tusken Culture (Star Wars) Summary:

Warrior, military commander, religious fanatic, heir to Palpatine's throne--everyone knew who Darth Vader was. But a mere accident alters the outcome of Vader's battle with his emperor onboard the second Death Star, saving his life, but stripping him of everything that defined him. In a changed galaxy, Anakin Skywalker is forced to discover who he truly is.

#ghost in the machine #fanfic #star wars #darth vader #anakin skywalker #luke skywalker #leia organa #post-rotj #vader lives #my writing

[swedenis-h]

I take your “I don’t remember my mother” and give you “Luke thought Leia and Padmé visions were the same person”

#cus if I found out I had a secret brunette twin with great style #I would immediately assume all visions I had of brunette women with style I had were her!! #I dislike how I wrote leia in this but uh #it is what it is 😭 #anyways this is gonna be context for an evil evil comic I intend on making… #will I go through with it? I hope the fuck so #for my sake more than yours… you’re gonna hate me for it.. #art #fanart #digital art #fan art #my art #star wars #star wars fanart #comic #Star Wars comic #padme amidala #leia organa #luke sykwalker #post RotJ #RotJ

[jarenka]

Obi-Wan's reference list. I found out I've never drew Obi-Wan in formal attire for this au, so I came up with formal clothes for this reference list. It has two variants: jedi one and non-jedi one, mostly because I love drawing fancy clothes.

#star wars #obi wan kenobi #post-rotj au #my art

[marvelstars]

“He should have known better.” Leia passed the electrobinoculars to Han. “He was a Jedi.” “He was a kid with a dead mother.” Han raised the electro-binoculars, but he seemed to be looking more toward the banthas than the bones. “He vented his anger on the ones who killed her. I might have done the same thing.” “That doesn’t make it right,” Leia said. “And it doesn’t make me a Sith monster, either,” Han retorted. “What he did wasn’t evil, it was human. Later, he became Darth Vader and did a lot of terrible things, but don’t forget that he’s the one who killed the Emperor.” “You’re saying you forgive him?” Leia asked. “After he froze you in carbonite?” “I’m just saying that without him, Palpatine would still be Emperor.” “You’re saying Darth Vader saved the galaxy?” Han shrugged. “Well, Anakin Skywalker. Think about it. If he’d have been a nice guy, do you think he’d have ever gotten that close to Palpatine?” Han continued to watch the banthas through the electrobinoculars. “Maybe that was your father’s destiny all along, to save the galaxy just like his mother thought he would - well, maybe not just like she thought. But he did save it.”

Tatooine Ghost by Troy Denning

#Han Solo #Leia Organa #Anakin Skywalker #Shmi Skywalker #darth vader #star wars #Post ROTJ #Emperor Palpatine #Leia eoching Anakin´s words #while Han eoches Padme #Han knows what´s up #Han and Anakin would have been good friends

[whatevvvs]

In my opinion luke wanting to reinstate the old Jedi orders code in fics is kinda getting old. I feel like there are a lot more interesting ways to generate angst for post-Rotj fics that isn’t luke being stuck on the past. A few examples of these are:

The new jedi order doesnt have the funding or institutional support the old order had, and luke doesn’t know how he’s financially gonna back his new order

Parents don’t really trust the new order, since the jedi haven’t exactly been cast in a positive light for a few decades

The old jedi order offered other things other than force training ie: excellent education, agricultural advantages, flight training..etc. luke who only has a Tatooine level education has no clue how to provide all of that

Luke doesn’t have any credentials when it comes to teaching young children

Luke is only one guy and organizing and running a school is lot of work on your own

Feeling left out from the other remaining Jedi ie: ezra & ashoka

Luke feeling insecure that he doesn’t have as deep or as long a relationship with either of his masters compared to Ezra or Ashoka

Luke feeling kind of sad that most of his training was geared toward defeating Vader, and trying to figure out the softer sides of the force himself

Luke and Ashoka having an awkward relationship

Luke not wanting to be the new republics attack dog, but also not wanting to leave leia on her own

Luke grieving the life he dreamed of having before he found out about the jedi

Luke feeling guilt because he feels like his duty to rebuilding the order is minuscule compared to leias workload

Luke thinking leia would have made a better Jedi than him because she deals with grief better

I think these would have better angst potential, and honestly luke struggling because he doesn’t have any of the material or financial benefits of the old order is really interesting.

#luke skywalker #leia organa #ashoka tano #ezra bridger #star wars #star wars angst #star wars fic #post rotj au

[godthinksabel]

The three musketeers (+ Lando!) as text posts part 5

#this one gave me SO MUCH TROUBLE??? #luke skywalker #lando calrissian #leia organa #han solo #star wars #star wars a new hope #star wars anh #sw anh #star wars empire strikes back #star wars esb #sw esb #star wars return of the jedi #star wars rotj #sw rotj #text posts

[rubixcubi]

I don’t remember who came up with this idea so if you’re seeing this: I’m sorry I drew this a way back and completely forgot about it in my sketchbook 😭

Behold: Luke taking the younglings to Space McDonalds™ and letting them wreak havoc on the playground while he takes a much needed lunch break

#my man needs a minute #put them in the enrichment enclosure #luke skywalker #jedi luke #post rotj #star wars #sketch #padawans #younglings

[limnsaber]

This part of @hinderr ‘s ANH liveblog made me go HUH!! Because!!! Cause that’s the decision Luke makes in every movie!!!!!! He makes it in the first third of ANH and then makes it again and again every movie after.

“It’s too dangerous.” He races home to see his family. “It’s too dangerous.” He rescues Leia.

“It’s too dangerous, Luke,” he’s told. He goes to Bespin anyway.

“It’s too dangerous.” He leaves Endor, knowing in a certain way that he’s going to die, and goes anyway.

He wins. He hurts, and he feels fear, and the Dark creeps up behind him, but he makes this decision anyway, and wins every single time.

#star wars #luke skywalker #star wars original trilogy #a new hope #ot #anh #I saved this for post rotj revelations. I hope you understand. #me when I leave drafted posts in my drafts for weeks

[darlin-djarin]

i tend to think about luke skywalker but in the perspective of him being a suicide survivor. truly trying to cope with the pressure of galaxy, truly facing his fears, truly understanding what his fears mean, etc.

that scene on dagobah, where he saw darth vader in that cave and killed him, but it was revealed that under the mask it was truly just him... that he had to kill himself, that he had to experience killing himself to truly understand what his fears were.

the horrible news he received from vader on bespin, that it wasn't himself under the mask, but rather his father, the one thing he was truly clinging onto to continue becoming a jedi... to staying with everyone... to stay alive. and realizing that the last thing he was clinging onto was all a lie in the end. the way he jumped, not knowing where he'd land... fully accepting that maybe this is the end, there's nothing left for him now. he'd never have to return to face the reality. but he survived, with the connection he made to his sister. maybe he was clinging onto whatever he could, no matter how little, or maybe leia reached out, or finally heard him just in time to save him, but that entire interaction with vader still affected him and his perception of his own value and self-worth. is the son of darth vader... really worth it? he shouldn't even be alive. he should've never been born. he should be dead.

that scene in rotj. "soon i'll be dead, and you with me". he was fully ready to accept the fact that he was going to die, but on his terms. he would do it for everyone else, not for himself. but he survived. he always does.

in the end luke skywalker was a good jedi because he chose selflessness instead of selfishness. that he was willing to kill himself to save the fate of the galaxy, rather than killing himself to stop his own suffering.

#probably controversial post and ik not everyone will agree with me #bc i also definitely believe that luke is also very mentally healthy #at least. before anh and after rotj #though after rotj he was never exactly the same type of “mentally healthy” again #star wars #luke skywalker #oil. #darth vader #leia organa

[inquisitor-apologist]

Just gonna come out and say it: Mace Windu should’ve survived and should’ve become the grandmaster of the New Jedi Order. Luke was probably not ready for that (as a Jedi. He was just knighted) and deserved to learn the traditions and cultures of the Order from a living Master

#and you cannot TELL me that Luke ‘i was willing to sacrifice everything for the possibility of killing palpatine’ Skywalker wouldn’t have #have LOVED Mace ‘After I realized Palps was a Sith I recognized the threat of Palpatine and almost killed him’ Windu #to be clear I like grandmaster Luke but he needs more time post RotJ #star wars #mace windu #mace windu is alive #grandmaster mace Windu #luke skywalker #pro mace Windu #pro Jedi #pro Jedi order #pro prequel Jedi