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If the Moon Walks Out

Pairing: Din Djarin x F!Reader

Summary: The Mandalorian's profession ushers in a harsh reality.

Word Count: 6k

Warnings: M, descriptions of injuries, blood, and medical-ish procedures, allusions to sexual acts, PiV sex, fingering (f-receiving), hurt/comfort, angst but there's some good sweetness to balance it out. While this story is not explicit, my blog and the content shared on it is 18+ MINORS DNI.

Notes: It's been a hot minute since we've checked in with our space family! I realized after pausing updates that I left the story in somewhat of a "season finale" state, so I'm embracing it and calling this new episode the beginning of Season 2. Time to buckle up our butts and hop back in space with my favorite space dad and his green baby!

Takes place the day after Soft Fires.

Cross-posted on AO3

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The strange insistence of your circadian rhythm wakes you inside the Razor Crest. Time has a fuzzy aspect in space, but you still manage to keep your schedule as regular as possible. Like now, as sleep recedes from your eyes and you stretch with a thin groan. Your legs and arms tighten and release, pleasant tension and relaxation working through your muscles. As you shift, thighs rubbing together, a tenderness at the apex rushes last night’s actions to the forefront.

(you finally fucked the Mandalorian)

(again)

A smile breaks out on your face that, even without an audience, you hide behind your hands. Rolling over to curl on your side, you bury your face in your pillow and stifle the burst of happiness under the covers.

(you are more beautiful than Basic can convey)

(careful Mando, or I might fall in love with you)

(would that be a bad thing?)

(no it karking would NOT)

Swinging out of your cubby bed, you pad to the kitchenette to make a pot of caf. You might say there was a spring in your step, and a smile unwilling to quit on your lips. Mando doesn’t seem to be up yet, but you’re sure he’ll be along soon.

Measuring out grounds and water, your mind keeps drifting back to your time in the cockpit.

Mando’s arms, bare around you after a moment of conflict.

His words, growled through the vocoder as he pumped inside you in waves of pleasure.

Two of the best orgasms of your life.

(the others were also at his hand, that night so long ago)

“Good morning,” comes the same voice you’d just been recalling, Mando standing tall behind you with the child waking slowly. His marble eyes blink blearily, but when he sees you standing in the Food Place he reaches out to be held. You snicker at him before taking him into your arms.

“Good morning Bean,” you coo, and he yawns and gives your thumb a firm grip. It always makes your heart clench a little, that anchoring touch. “And good morning to you too, Mando,” you add, turning up to look into the featureless visor.

(well)

(what do we do now?)

After the child went to bed, you stayed with Mando in the cockpit for a few hours more. Some of it was spent talking, explanations of the next couple bounties, when you’d be touching down, where. He told you a little more about how he and the child came to be a clan of two, the darker details coming forward. You listened, commented when silence indicated Mando wanted your opinion, and absorbed their history together.

(a clan of two)

(two plus one, now, you hope)

When sleep began to pull at your eyes, Mando lifted from his seat and cupped your cheek.

“Let’s put you to bed, Mesh’la,” he murmured, to which you smiled and shooed him away.

“Would rather not see how you intend to get me down the ladder,” you joked, giving him a long look. He was as ferocious and powerful as he’d always been, but the more time you spend together, the more you find the man behind the beskar. He was amused, but also relaxed, offering comfort. You’d take it any chance you get.

“Good night, Mando,” you said, and with a new boldness you wrapped him in your embrace. His arms circled around your back quicker than you thought, and that small act made you smile into his chestplate. His hug was sharp edges and firm muscle and the gentle expansion and contraction of breath.

“Good night, Mesh’la. Sweet dreams,” he returned, and you stumbled into bed half-drunk off his embrace.

Now, in the bright light of a new day, you wonder briefly if anything will change. If Mando will allow himself your touch, or if he’ll act like last night never happened. You hope not, but if past experiences dictate future ones, dealing with Mando’s emotions is a bit like trying to climb a mud-slicked mountain. Two steps forward, one slide back. Slow going, but a journey you would happily traverse.

Mando cocks his head at you, then steps into the kitchenette.

(Maker, he takes up so much space it’s suffocating having him in this small room)

The child is fixated on a bit of bread he probably hopes is for breakfast, so he doesn’t notice his caretakers’ locked gaze, or the way Mando slides one hand to your hip and around to splay on your lower back. With a gentle pull he fits you against his body and presses his own special kiss to your forehead. Butterflies explode in your stomach.

(no more guessing no more hoping this is real)

It’s brief but meaningful, a sign that Mando won’t be ignoring your affections any longer. It makes your heart skip several beats.

“Caf’s ready,” you squeak, spinning around quickly enough that the child’s ears flop dramatically. One-handed pouring cups for you both, Mando’s gaze is hot along your shoulders, the curve of your neck. Not lustful, but possessive, like a man who has finally let himself have something decadent and has no intention of giving it up.

He takes the cup with a quiet “thanks,” stroking his free hand along your back as he exits to the cockpit. Once he’s out of earshot you let out a shaky breath, waves of excitement and arousal and tension breaking along your coast. The child looks up with curiosity, squeezing your thumb a little firmer

“Everything’s fine, Bean,” you say, a smile almost cracking your face with joy. “More than fine, actually.”

“This should be quick,” Mando says as he slings his amban rifle over his shoulder, bandolier tightening with the additional artillery. You’re perched on a seat by the table, fingers quick on your datapad as you pull up something to keep you entertained. While the planet looks lush and some trees are heavy with fruit, Mando assured that you wouldn’t want anything that thrives here.

“This region cultivates many poisonous plants. Creatures too. Stay inside with the kid.” He takes in the child’s downturned ears and runs his thumb and forefinger over the ridge of one. “Next time we’re somewhere safe you can go exploring.”

“C’mon Bean, don’t you enjoy my company?” you tease, earning the tiny-green-baby equivalent of a begrudging shrug. It would have made you laugh if you weren’t pretending to act offended.

“How could you say such a thing! When I’ve been nothing but patient with your needs!” A staticy chuckle warms your skin as you throw out one of the few hand signals you knew from the Tuskens who traded on the outskirts of Tatooine: ungrateful, a hand cupped and pulled towards your chest, then turned to the ground. Accepting water and throwing it away. The child’s bottomless eyes lock on your hands, ears perking up as you lean on the crate.

“You like that, Bean? It’s a different way of talking. I’m not very good at it,” you huff, showing him the sign again. You’d seen it during a barter once, gleaning the meaning before asking your father what they were doing. There were a scant few others you knew, most of them to do with trade, but the child’s reaction was promising.

“You know the Tusken language?” Mando asks, startling you with his hovering at your shoulder.

(every time you think you know where he is, he gives you a karking heart attack)

“Just a little, we got traders in town every now and then,” you say, straightening up in your seat. “Had an idea a few days ago that it might be a good way to communicate. Since, you know, the talking thing hasn’t been going great.”

“I can teach him,” Mando says, making you lean back to look up at the helmet.

(Maker, he looks gorgeous from any angle)

“Where’d you pick that up?” you ask, a smile playing at the corner of your lips. Mando’s hands come up to his waist and make several complicated gestures. You hold yours up in protest.

“Woah, woah, I only know a few words!” you laugh, earning a squeal of delight from the child. Mando puts a hand on his hip, cocking his head at the two of you.

“The Dune Sea is easier if you can negotiate with the locals,” he says. You nod knowingly, leaning on your elbow as Mando picks up the last few items he needs for the hunt. “Languages are useful in my line of work.”

“Please tell me you know some Wookie,” you tease, and for a second you think Mando might actually indulge you before he shakes his head.

“Maybe later, Mesh’la. I’ve got to get moving.”

Nodding curtly, you pick up the child and move over to open the back ramp for Mando. He strides to the edge, standing side by side as the ramp lowers. You’ve stood in this spot a few times before, but today feels so much lighter. The child grips your shirt and pulls himself up to your cheek, his smaller, chubbier face now level with yours. The ramp thuds to earth as Mando turns to you both.

“Be safe,” you say, almost a force of habit by now. The child trills in response. You didn’t expect much from Mando, his leaving normally not accompanied by a farewell. A nod in your direction and a heavy saunter were your usual signals of departure. But like you felt before, the mood is different today. Instead, he tucks his forefinger under the child’s chin and strokes the roundness of his cheek. It makes him squinch up his eyes, but you swear you can see a smile on his wrinkled face.

“Stay out of trouble,” he says to the child, then turns his attention to you.

Heart thumping in your chest, you briefly imagine another Keldabe kiss. The few times he’s indulged you’d cherished, but never imagined it could become a habit. Now with him about to depart, you wonder what your goodbye could look like.

(would he want you to kiss him?)

Your answer comes in the form of his knuckle tucking under your chin, the soft leather of his glove swiping below the crest of your lower lip. He strokes a path to the back of your neck, cradling the base of your head in his expansive hand.

“You too,” he tries to say lightly, but there’s a thickness in his voice that explodes in your stomach. “You can be just as bad as him sometimes.” You snort at his teasing.

“Well, you’re the worst of us all,” you quip back, but lean into his touch. It takes him another moment before he lets go.

(yours your yours Mando)

With a curt nod he descents the ramp, shoulders and hips swaying a little more than normal. It blooms excitement in your chest.

Another day. Another bounty. Possibly another night of his touch ahead of you. The galaxy felt like a kinder place.

The hours tick by, not too dully at least. You started the day cleaning the hold, gathering yours and Mando’s clothing for a wash. It was slow going in the small ‘fresher sink, but you had time to spare and the child didn’t mind being entertained by stories and splashes. Grime and sometimes worrying rust-colored water washed down the sink as you moved the sopping cloth into the shower to dry.

“You know Bean, I think we need to convince your dad to invest in a few household appliances,” you hum thoughtfully, a reassuring trill answering. “Besides the sub-par cooking supplies, a wash system would be amazing.” The child burbles on your hip as you bounce back into the hold, going down your mental list of tasks you wanted to complete.

(clothing clean, supplies checked)

(need a shower, maybe a shave)

(you know, just in case)

Smiling to yourself, you start gathering your toiletries. The child never seemed to mind being cooped up in the 'fresher with you, though some days you do wonder how much of a child he really is. Hopefully the fogged-up transparisteel of the shower door is enough to protect his innocence.

(then again, leaving him to roam has not gone well)

You’re about to head into the ship when the comm in the cockpit pings. Climbing up to investigate, it only relays the distance Mando is from the Crest.

(unusual, he normally calls)

Fear prickles in your belly, but you try to shake it off in favor of pragmatism. The bounty could be rowdy, or heavy, and Mando may not be able to reach the vocal transmission controls. Descending, you open the back hatch and wait at the top of the ramp for his shape to gleam on the horizon.

It doesn’t take long, the beskar a beacon for the sunset to dance off. You watch his approach with the child in your elbow, shading your eyes against the glare. He’s trudging along, bounty slumped over his shoulder but seemingly conscious. It’s slow though, slower than you’re used to seeing Mando. As the distance closes, your heart spikes into panic.

(he’s limping)

It shouldn’t come as a shock to you that Mando could get injured on the job. The most dangerous moment of your life, trapped in the Lively Bantha as blaster bolts rang out around you, is a blip on his radar. From the stories you’d heard and the pieces you’d put together, you’re sure the map of Mando’s body is patterned in injuries.

This, however, is different. You’re here, and you’re terrified.

“Stay here Bean, I mean it,” you say sternly, placing the child on a crate in the hold. He makes a concerned “patu?” noise, which you try to soothe with a hand on his back.

“I’m not sure, I hope he’s okay. Stay here. Promise me,” you say, and for some hysterical reason you put out your pinky as if he’d even understand what that meant. He doesn’t have enough dexterity to wrap his littlest claw with yours, but he does grip it briefly before you rush back.

Mando and the barely conscious bounty, human by the looks of it, are approaching the base of the ramp. You barrel down it, coming to a stop in front of them both.

“Get back in the…” Mando tries to say, but a sharp inhale cuts him off before he can rebuke you further. Wordlessly, you slide under his free arm and give him a steadying push. Stepping in tandem, the three of you make it to the top of the ramp, and as if on autopilot Mando shoves the half-aware human into the carbonite chamber, slapping the button to initiate. The hiss of gas dissipates behind you as you pull Mando further into the hold.

“Kriff, Mando, what happened?” you pant, the stress of shouldering someone that much bulkier than you quickening your breath. Mando groans quietly, soft little pants coming through the vocoder as you sit him beside the child.

“Bounty was fine. Had a run-in with…something. Got bit.” Mando grits out, leaning heavily on his elbow to keep from toppling over.

(on a planet that houses the most poisonous species)

(oh Maker)

“Where?” you breathe, hands already starting to shake. Infection is bad, poison is worse, venom is…you can’t even fathom. He pats his outer thigh, another wince and a groan following.

“It was…a reptile. Fast. Red…I think.” Mando’s voice is starting to weaken, and terror seizes your body like a iron cage. The child is trilling at Mando, scrambling onto the table to be closer to his protector.

(no no no what the kriff are you supposed to do this cannot be happening Mando cannot be NO stupid girl don’t even think that he’s okay it’s going to be okay kriff what do you do?)

All at once the tension, the fear and the terror are doused in cool logic. Your father was the one who taught you to protect yourself, but your mother had teachings of her own. Adept in medicine, problem-solving and crisis, her voice now steels your spine.

(Daughter of mine, the first thing you must do is assess the damage)

Dropping to your knees, you inspect the spot on Mando’s thigh where he indicated the bite. Nothing looks the matter at first glance, but investigating closer reveals two ragged holes in the fabric of his flight suit, dark blood sticking it to his skin.

(Fangs most likely mean venom)

Heart thrumming, you work your finger into the hole and tense to rip it.

(sorry Mando, the Creed will have to take another small hit to keep you alive)

The taut tan flesh underneath quivers when you press near the wounds, hot and hard to to the touch. The pressure elicits a rough choking noise from Mando. It makes your skin prickle, but you surround the wound with your hands and squeeze.

Thick clotting blood oozes out, along with yellow ichor and something deep and dark.

(Venom, daughter. Bacta won’t be enough)

You squeeze again to be sure, making Mando’s fist come down hard on the table. A string of curse words in a language you don’t understand bursts through static, the child coming up to press his three-fingered hands on Mando’s vambrace. He chuckles, somehow, in the midst of all this.

“Don’t, kid, I’ve had worse,” he scolds the child.

“Stay with me Mando,” you shoot back, twisting around to retrieve your datapad. “How big was it?” Mando shakes his head, forcing focus.

“Four feet long, reptile, low to the ground, yellow eyes,” he spouts off as you type furiously. Turning the datapad to Mando, you press his thigh just a bit to snap his head to the image.

“Yeah, I think…kriff, looks like it,” he groans, doubling over. The child is louder now, squeaking and struggling against Mando’s hand holding him back.

“Breathe,” you direct, watching him try to take less shallow gasps. “Okay, venomous but not deadly. Painful, for sure. Antidote is…” Your fingers fly through the information, a strangely frilled leaf coming into view.

(You’ve seen that before, daughter)

“Thanks the karking Stars,” you shout, scrambling to your feet and tossing, “Stay there!” over your shoulder as you gallop down the ramp. Taking off at a sprint, you round the front of the Crest to find a wall of the same leaves, hanging so low they brush along its steel haunches. You had admired them through the transparisteel earlier in the day, wondering if they stayed that green their entire lives. They’re not quite in reach, but a few carefully judged steps up the landing gear and a lucky snatch has three of the dinner plate-sized leaves clutched in your hands.

(Hurry, dear girl)

Lungs and legs burning, you clamber up and into the hold again, skidding to a stop on your knees that will surely leave bruises.

“Macerate into paste…needs…what the kark is ‘subtle acid’?” you pant, tearing the leaves into smaller pieces.

(Chew)

Without a further thought you stuff the leaves into your mouth, chewing vigorously. The flavor is instant, strongly vegetal, bitter, but you let saliva pool in your mouth.

“Mesh’la…” Mando groans, followed by an anxious coo. Looking up, your clan of two are regarding you, on your knees with cheeks full of awful tasting leaves. Drool is dripping down your chin - there is some numbing chemical in the greenery, you’re losing feeling in your lips - and you’re sure you look a mess, but Mando still cups the side of your face. You shake your head, digging wads of the leaf paste out and into your palm.

“Save whatever you have to say for after I get this in you,” you scold, your voice only shaking a little as you pour water over the open wounds to clean them. The trickle of blood is weak, but the swelling and angry color does not bode well. Unceremoniously, you jam the paste into the wounds, ignoring Mando’s groans as you press and rub and work the paste in.

“Dank farrik, Mesh’la, I think it’s in there,” Mando squeezes out, fist clenching on the crate.

“When you’re not in danger I’ll listen to you,” you shoot back, and are rewarded with a dark chuckle.

(he can laugh, that’s a good sign)

Once the wounds are stuffed and slathered to bursting, you spit the rest of the bitter paste into a bowl, licking around your gums to dislodge any remaining bits. Your lips feel heavy and thick, tongue tingling and half numb. It’s hard to tell if you’re still drooling, but a few swipes along your face reassures you. The paste looks to be working, the deep green darkening to black and oozing out of the wound. You repack it two more times, much to Mando’s displeasure, but the angry redness is dissipating and the flesh is no longer hot. Throughout the process the child grips Mando’s vambrace, eyes locked on his visor as he makes tiny concerned coos. Mando murmurs to him, reassurances you remember from your own mother.

(All will be well soon, daughter. You did a fine job. I’m proud of you)

(miss you, mom)

An hour passes like this, few words actually spoken under your careful watch. When the final wad of salve oozes free without deadly black poison following you know the wound is drained. Next comes fresh water, a cloth gently washing away the mess from Mando’s thigh, and a bacta patch to close the wounds. You debated on stitches but the punctures looked small enough, clean enough, to take bacta well.

Sitting in a crumpled heap on the floor, you finally allow the adrenaline to seep from your limbs. Every muscle shrieks, your knees hot and aching, hands chafed raw. Amongst it all, you watch Mando carefully. He stands, testing the weight on his leg. He’ll carry a slight limp for a day, but you can tell the pain is manageable for him.

(he’s been through worse with less help)

The child chirps from the crate table, urging you to your feet. When you lift him he goes willingly, but holds his arms out to Mando with a whine. You smirk, but hand him over to his guardian.

“Hey kid,” he rumbles, propping the child on one arm to look at his concerned face. “You should be nicer to her, she took very good care of me.” Wrinkling your nose, you barely find the energy to huff a laugh at the gentle scold. The child looks back at you, ears downturned and reaching back one hand. His other is firmly wrapped around Mando’s thumb.

“Thankless job, saving your life,” you warble, more emotional than the joke you meant it to be. Mando meets you in the middle of your step, wrapping his free arm around your back and pulling you into his side. Tucking your head into his shoulder, he squeezes you tightly. The child grabs for your hand and you offer your thumb, but he takes your pinky in his tiny grip instead.

(good memory Bean)

“I’m sorry for scaring you,” Mando murmurs above your head, the beskar pressing against your temple. It grounds you enough for a shaky breath.

“I forget this is your life,” you admit, fisting your hand into his cape as your clan of two holds you in such different ways.

Mando hums, stroking his hand up and down your back with long, slow passes. You press into his shoulder, fighting back the tears that threaten to fall now the work is done. “Are you okay, Mesh’la?”

“I’ll be fine, just…need to breathe,” you answer, and Mando lets you do that, just breathe in the tiny circle of the people you care most for in the galaxy.

(main thrusters, backup thrusters, directional…kriff, it looks the same as…oh okay, that’s the comms, and that’s the landing gear sequence…now where’s the…)

“Mesh’la?”

Mando’s voice startles you out of your deep concentration, once again cursing how quietly he can move around the ship.

“Hi, yes, sorry, do you need…sorry, I’ll…” you stammer, gathering the tattered manuals strewn across your lap as you shuffle out of the pilot’s seat. Through the heat of your embarrassment you catch Mando tilting his head at your clumsy shuffle, the armful of pages plopping down on the jump seat as you smile too brightly at him.

(why do you feel like you’ve been caught watching dirty holos? You were just sitting in the pilot’s seat)

(his seat)

Mando’s ankles are crossed one over the other, arms similarly folded against his chest. The dark T visor is trained on you, his observation making your hands restless.

“What are you reading?” he asks, nodding down at the manuals. You straighten, starkly self-conscious now that you’ve been caught in the act.

(will he think you a fool?)

“Well, after today, I just…I realized that I don’t know much about the Crest.” You swallow hard, the image of Mando’s body going limp in the hold pressing behind your eyes, “The biggest thing I’ve ever driven was a speeder but I found all of these manuals.” The top one is open to the page on the console buttons, and you scoop it back up to distract from Mando’s attention.

“This seemed like a good place to start,” you say cheerily, coming to stand in front of the console with its dimmed lights. “Power up sequence is…” you start, finding the tiny writing that details each step. Miming the button presses and level flicks, you count out the procedure.

“One, two, up, up, lift-case-press-once…” Turning your head to the switches above you, Mando’s silhouette is no longer in the doorway but standing behind the pilot seat, one hand resting on the back. His closeness tightens your posture, cheery smile on your face feeling more like a grimace.

“Four switches here, all in a row…” you murmur, reaching up to tap them in sequence. When you do, the cool air of the cockpit breezes against a sliver of skin on your stomach. It’s contrasted immediately with the heat of Mando’s gaze on it.

(no distractions, you have to learn)

“Then we’re on to takeoff procedures, so we’ll engage…” You’re interrupted with the warm weight of Mando’s hand circling your bicep.

“What’s this about?” he murmurs, but you pull free from his barely-there grasp with a tut.

“You’re going to make me lose my place,” you scold, taking a step out of his reach to lean over the console, but your hand shakes as you rest it on the thruster. “Thrusters to…thrusters…to…”

(Mando lying dead in a forest you could never reach)

(dead on a prison ship parsecs away)

(dead on a planet you don’t know the name of)

(dead dead dead dead)

His hands touch you with purpose now, shifting you to stand beside the pilot’s seat as he settles into it. Your grip on the manual is white-knuckled, your teeth clenched as you try to say anything, explain yourself, but Mando pays you no mind as he spreads his hands along the console.

“The manuals are a start, but the Crest has had better days,” he says, a dry smile in his tone. Your muscles begin to loosen, eyes locked on the Mandalorian as he speaks slow and carefully, his hands moving with purpose.

“Only one back thruster has an ignition spark, so you have to ignite the live one and use the exhaust manifold to light the other,” he says, walking you through each revised step of the Crest’s takeoff procedure. He pauses when he hears you furiously scratching notes, and goes over parts of it again when your eyebrows furrow in confusion.

“Once you’re out of the atmosphere there are a few steps to prepare for hyperspace, especially without an astromech…” Your lungs freeze at the thought.

(how the kriff are you going to compute hyperspace travel without a droid?)

(kriffing Mando and his Maker-damned brain)

(it’s one of the sexiest things about him)

“...but if you give me a few days I’ll write out the calculations for you,” he finishes, and the relief paired with the wave of arousal at how easy he makes it sound is a dizzying combination.

“Thank you,” you breathe, putting down the manual and wiping your sweaty palms on your pants. “Where’s Bean?” you ask, the little bogwing nowhere in sight.

“I gave him some jerky, he’s probably still working at it,” Mando replies, and finally a light chuckle bubbles from your lips.

(two baby teeth and a strip of jerky, you’ll have to save Bean from the torture)

“I’ll go check on him,” you say, turning to leave but Mando’s hand wraps around your wrist with a gentle tug.

(guess you’ll have to explain yourself now)

He guides you back to stand between his knees, thumbs stroking the backs of your hands.

“Would you tell me what you’re thinking?” he asks, and you’re struck by how often Mando surprises you. You expected an accusation, an interrogation, and then he only asks you to help him understand.

(Maker you can barely comprehend the care he offers you)

(is this what it’s like for him?)

“When you were…” You pause, trying to get more moisture in your mouth. Mando waits, helmet turned up to you in patient silence.

“When I thought you were dying, I realized I wouldn’t know what to do if you did. I - we rely on you so much. To pilot the Crest, to earn credits, to keep us safe, and if you were gone…” The words can’t come up for air, the devastation of that dread scorching your tongue.

“...I thought if I just read these and figured out the basics it would mean I could at least get us to safety. If you were in trouble I could find you. If it was just…Bean and I…I could still complete your mission…”

(Kark the mission)

(if Mando was gone, you’d be all that Bean had)

“Nothing will happen to me, Mesh’la,” Mando says, gentle assurance on the outskirts of that modulated voice. It makes you ball your hands into fists, gritting your teeth when you meet the visor’s stare.

“You don’t know that. You leave every time to risk your life and there’s no telling which time you’ll walk out and never come back.” Saying those fears out loud tightens your throat, the corners of your mouth pulling into a grimace as you fight against tears.

“I won’t allow that to happen,” Mando says more forcefully, his grip grounding. This close you can almost believe him. He’s impenetrable to most - beskar, strength, cunning, speed - but today only fattened up your fears.

(you’ll be alone)

“I can’t live like that, Mando, relying on you to not get bit, or shot, or killed. I can’t sit by and pretend you’ll always come back. I need to know how to fly, where to keep searching for the Jedi, how to find you if you’re lost or taken. I can’t just live on this ship until one day you’re gone.”

At the crack in your voice Mando surrounds you, pulling you down into his lap and letting you sob into the cool beskar. One hand cradles the back of your neck, his arm wrapped around your back to sink you deeper into him. The scent of dirt and warm fabric and blood envelops you, comforting as it is terrifying.

(you could have lost him today)

“I’m sorry, Mesh’la, I know,” Mando soothes, rubbing his thumb in gentle circles behind your ear. “This was a bad one. I have you to thank for stopping it from being far worse.” Mando pulls away enough to cup your chin in his soft gloved hand. “I will do everything in my power to stay safe…” He sighs, the truth on his lips. “...but you’re right. I may not come back one day.”

He lets the acknowledgement sit in the air for a few moments while you search the helmet for something more. Sadness? Fear? Worry? Or are those all just your own emotions reflected back in the brilliant shine?

“So I’ll teach you. How to fly the Crest, my contacts, my plans, all of it.” The resolute tone of his voice smooths your face, leaning into his touch as the thrumming anxiety beneath your skin lowers to a simmer. “We’ll have backups, boltholes, everything you need in case of an emergency.”

The shuddering breath you take is met with a quiet, “That’s it, Mesh’la,” as your heart rate begins to drop. A few moments more and you find your fortitude, his arms resting in an easy circle around your waist.

“I’ll keep you safe,” Mando promises, wiping away a streak of tears from your cheek. The leather is soft on your skin, the touch reverent.

“I know, Mando,” you hiccup, nose stuffed and head pounding from the ache of emotion bouncing inside it. You must be a sorry sight, but Mando only caresses your face and holds you close.

(you don’t dare think this could me more than care right now)

(your heart couldn’t take it)

“Didn’t know you had medical training,” he says, his thigh shifting making you hiss out a “sorry” as you adjust your weight off his injured leg.

“My mother taught me well,” you reply, eliciting a nod from Mando. “Didn’t know the Crest was such a complicated ship.” A pause. “I like watching you pilot her.”

“Is that so?” Mando purrs, and that sneaky arousal from before aches quietly between your legs as Mando’s hand slips from your cheek to slide along your collarbone.

“You’re good with your hands,” you gasp, your own coming to his forearm to tighten on the vambrace.

“I know,” he replies cockily, fingers sliding back up to brush his thumb over your lower lip.

A small curious trill echoes up the ladder, pulling his hands away from you with a sigh. You would laugh but it’s probably for the best. Your nerves are live wires, raw emotions still just barely simmering under the surface.

“Sounds like Bean’s given up on the jerky. Coming down?” you ask, standing and wiping your face more thoroughly with your shirt sleeve.

(no point in scaring the kid)

(you’ll be okay)

“Wait…” Mando says, bringing you back into the bracket of his thighs again. “Tonight, after the kid goes to sleep, meet me in the ‘fresher,” he says, one wandering hand dragging slowly up your hip. “I’ve been thinking about what I’d like to do if we were back there again.”

Heat erupts across your face, molten hot down your spine and puddling in your core.

“Kriff, Mando, don’t know how I’m going to last until then when you talk like that,” you groan, thighs rubbing together as he tilts the helmet at you.

“Better hope he tires out quickly,” he teases.

Bean does not go down early, but you use the time to dote on him further. He relishes in the long dinner, the extra-detailed story you weave about a Bantha family in the desert, the indulgent snuggle under your chin as you soothe him to sleep.

(maybe your heart needed just a little more comfort)

(or maybe you just love him more than you let yourself admit)

Either way, when you settle him into his hammock, blue blanket tucked around his tiny body, you thank the Maker that he’s trusted you with such a precious, weird, perfect little creature.

And then later, when you enter the ‘fresher and Mando’s hands land hot and bare on you, you thank the Maker again for sparing Mando as he takes you apart pressed against the cool tiled wall, mouth buried in his thick bicep as his skilled fingers drag your orgasm to new shattering heights.

Balanced on the edge of the sink, Mando’s helmet tucked over your shoulder as he pumps into you with long slow thrusts, you whisper all of the words you couldn’t say in the cockpit.

“Thank you for coming back to me.”

“Feels so good Mando, you feel so good inside me.”

“Don’t stop, please, don’t stop.”

Mando’s voice drags roughly over your skin, rumbling into your ear.

“I’m here, Mesh’la.”

“I’ve got you.”

“I’ll keep you safe.”

And you believe him.

END

“a flower knows, when its butterfly will return, and if the moon walks out, the sky will understand; but now it hurts, to watch you leave so soon, when I don't know, if you will ever come back.”

― Sanober Khan

Episode 10 of the I Think of You Series

The story continues in Episode 11: Rising Phoenix

#din djarin x female reader #the mandalorian x f!reader #mandalorian x you #din djarin x f!reader #the mandalorian fanfiction #din djarin x you #mando x you #mando x reader #mando fanfiction #mandalorian x reader #din djarin x reader #the mandalorian x female reader #the mandalorian x reader #i think of you series #prolix fics

[rupalpspodrace]

Since y’all appear to be skipping over Bad Batch s2 on the pod, will there be any UnwhitewashTBB discussion? Or simply focusing on other things?

So, a lot of you have asked about this. Here are our thoughts, and a call to action for the Star Wars community:

Thank you for all the recent messages asking about our coverage of The Bad Batch season 2. Since it is the next Star Wars show airing, we would normally be covering it each week. However, after careful consideration amongst ourselves, we cannot cover The Bad Batch season 2 each week in good conscience, nor could we provide you the both insightful and fun coverage you would want. Simply put, if you listened to our season 1 coverage, you probably noticed our growing frustration with the show’s whitewashing. Lucasfilm had abundant time to fix this issue between seasons, and did not. While some of us will continue to watch the show privately (for Cody), and some will not, none of us want to give it any more free publicity to our trusted listeners. 

We all straddle the line between loving Star Wars and calling out its problems for almost every project. However, this one has become too difficult for us. We would not have anything more meaningful (or even entertaining) to add, except “fix the fucking show.” Most pieces of media contain bigotry in some form alongside other non-problematic elements. These we can discuss critically, taking into account both the problems with a show and the things it does well without dismissing the issues at hand. With The Bad Batch, that is not the case. The bigotry present in the show is not simply a single plot line or character, but is instead baked into the premise of the show itself. A central part of the show is how the Bad Batch themselves are better than the other clones. Them being intentionally made white (despite being cloned from a Māori man) leaves us with a story rooted completely in racism. Any “good” elements of the show are overshadowed by this problem, and as a result, we feel it would be disingenuous to discuss it or bring further attention to it. 

We are lucky that in the meantime the High Republic Phase II, a wonderfully diverse project both in the characters and behind the scenes, will be releasing, and that The Mandalorian season 3, which we haven’t had the privilege of discussing on the podcast yet, will be airing mostly at the same time. We’ll be focusing on those for the near future. As we usually do between Star Wars projects, we’ll be on a biweekly schedule, and we appreciate all of you who will continue to support us.

In the spirit of consuming media critically, something we value greatly here on the podcast, we would also like to use this as a call to action to our listeners and friends in the Star Wars community. Whether you continue to watch or cover the Bad Batch or not, we encourage the following:

If you haven’t already, educate yourself on the issues, and follow @UnWhitewashTBB on every platform.

If you continue to watch the show, post publicly in support of the #UnWhitewashTBB campaign each week. 

If you are an influencer and/or podcaster and continue to cover it, use your coverage to continuously call out these issues. If you are fortunate enough to interview anyone involved with the show, ask them directly about the whitewashing.

Support Māori causes monetarily. (There are several in a specific section here). If you are a creator still covering the show, encourage your followers and listeners to support these causes each week. If you make a profit off of covering the show, give some as well.

If you like the characters, only buy fan made merchandise, and merchandise that depicts the characters with the right skin tone. Try to support fan creators of color as well.

Consume media by and about Māori people and talk about it online and in your communities, like:

Thank you all again for supporting us, and despite all evidence to the contrary, hope Lucasfilm will improve in the future

— The hosts of RuPalp’s Podrace

#rupalp's podrace #the bad batch #tbb #unwhitewash the bad batch #star wars

[dearlittlefandom-stalker]

2024 Predictions By Me—

Whataburger opens in more states

Animators Strike

AI gets Sued

A Sasquatch movie is made

Joe Biden has a Health Scare

Something else is named ‘X’ 

Cornbread becomes a Meme

America gets involved in another war we have no business in

A Major Meteor Event

Bon Jovi hits mainstream again (either he releases a new song or an older song gets used in something or memed and becomes big again)

ACME Vs Coyote gets a theatrical release

Din Djarin comes back from the war (The Mandalorian season 4 comes out)

Ahsoka series gets a season 2

There’s a recall on canned soup

Duolingo does a ridiculously funny PR prank/stunt/marketing scheme AND IT WORKS

Barbie’s Princess and the Pauper becomes a meme

On that note, a new Barbie movie is announced/made

Big ~Presidential Race Debate Scandal~

Another Life Series (season 6!) (Bonus points if season 7 also begins!)

Also Hermitcraft Season 10 begins (Bonus if multiple Hermits base together)

A  world leader gets ousted/exposed and flees or is killed

Owl City releases a new song

Skillet releases a new album (bonus points if they have a crossover hit)

A 1920s-based or inspired movie is made

“Dice” becomes a slang term

Another poorly covered up government-caused catastrophe takes place 

A church service or livestream lasts for more than three days and sparks a revival

Tanera Double Chocolate (Everybody’s So Creative!) will make a video showing people how to actually cook

Something happens to before or during the Summer Olympics schedule that causes a delay or pause

At least two artists will release a movie in theaters of their live concerts (a la Taylor Swift and Beyonce)

New averse side affects of vaping are revealed

Some obscure holiday gets memed

The World Map changes (a country that exists now is dismantled or a new country is formed)

The Spanish-American war becomes relevant somehow

Something Weird is going to happen on February 29th 

#2024 #predictions #predictions by me #2024 bingo #bingo

[fremulon]

some information, apropos of nothing:

The trailer for season 2 of Shadow and Bone released on February 17, 2023, and the show is scheduled to be released on March 16, 2023.

White Lotus season 2 trailer: October 6, 2022; White Lotus season 2 premiere: October 30, 2022

Bridgerton season 2 trailer: February 14, 2022; Bridgerton season 2 release: March 25, 2022

The Witcher season 2 trailer: October 2, 2021; Witcher season 2 release: December 17, 2021

The Mandalorian season 2 trailer: September 15, 2020; Mandalorian season 2 premiere: October 30, 2020

So any theoretical trailers for any season 2s of any other television programs that would hypothetically be airing this summer are probably still a long way off as yet, and that's in line with typical tv promotion.

#gos2 / #for the blockers

[nikibogwater]

Niki Blethers: The Mandalorian--season 3

I know my Blethers posts are usually about individual episodes, but I was away from Tumblr for most of this season’s release schedule, so I’m just going to drop my final thoughts on the season as a whole.

Spoilers below the cut!

Before we begin: I’m aware that season 3′s finale revealed that Din is actually his family name, not his first name. But I am too deeply rooted in the habit of calling him Din now, so I am going to continue to do so until further notice, canon notwithstanding.

Short version: I’m of the opinion that season was very badly written overall. Not just that the story went in directions I didn’t like, but that the narrative structure itself was very poorly constructed. 

The biggest issue is the way plotlines and character arcs that had previously been set up as important steps for the main characters are all hastily resolved and brushed aside with no fanfare. 

The search for the Living Waters beneath Mandalore is set up in the season premier as though that is going to be the main focus of this season. Din finds the Living Waters in the very next episode, and we’re not even allowed to see what this moment means to him as a character. Because apparently it’s just so much more important to know how Bo Katan feels about Din’s commitment to the Way and his personal journey for redemption. It’s 2023, you can’t have your main protagonist be motivated by their sense of tradition and faith! At the very least, you have to keep all that nonsense at arm’s length by showing it through the eyes of an outsider!!! 

Bo Katan’s rivalry with Din was also something that season 2 set up, and the season 3 premier seemed to lean into. It really looked like we were going to see these two clash over their ideological differences (not to mention the Darksaber) at least a few times this season. But then he said something nice about her dad and now she’s cool with him having the Darksaber, so nevermind. 

Din’s struggle to master the Darksaber was a major part of his two-episode appearance in The Book of Boba Fett. Season 3 sees him barely using the dang thing before it’s unceremoniously ripped away from him and plopped back into Bo Katan’s lap.

Basically the entire season felt like it was doing its utmost to ignore the rules of Setup and Payoff. Nothing felt important in this season because anything that did have a significant amount of setup behind it was resolved with the wave of a hand. The knowledge that any plot point could be dropped as soon as the showrunners got tired of it made it impossible for me to care about what was happening. 

I was actually bored for most of this season--as in, mind wandering, checking the clock to see how much time had passed, reaching for a fidget toy bored. Star Wars hasn’t been outright boring to me since the days-long podracing scene in The Phantom Menace. 

They sidelined Din in order to focus on Bo Katan, and they didn’t even bother to make her earn the position of main protagonist. Everything she needs is handed to her by virtue of her being in the right place at the right time. She didn’t earn the Darksaber--she just happened to be there when Din lost it. She doesn’t prove herself as a capable leader--in fact the first thing she does is her people head-first into a trap--and the only reason she has the opportunity to be a capable warrior is because the writers keep conveniently forgetting how skilled of a fighter Din is. 

So not only did they remove Din from the spotlight in his own show, they replaced him with a character who isn’t even half as interesting or compelling as he was. And just to make things that much worse, Bo Katan could have been at least somewhat intriguing if they had leaned into her flaws--y’know this woman used to be an actual terrorist, right? Like, she was at least partially responsible for the death of her sister and the fall of Mandalore. But the show isn’t going to bring any of that up or even remotely imply that it’s part of what motivates Bo Katan in the present because that would detract from her image as the Ultimate Badass Girlboss Queen Supreme version 2.5.

I highly suspect that the reason for Bo Katan being brought in as a substitute for Din was due to corporate meddling. It is very difficult for me to believe that Jon and Dave--two very competent writers who have both given us fascinating characters and well-told stories in the past--would start half-assing this show with no warning. The Mandalorian was their baby, and the behind-the-scenes documentaries show how passionate and careful they were. This whole situation just reeks of Hollywood executives slavering for the chance to virtue signal about their “strong female characters” on Twitter. Because y’know...that’s totally not a thing that has existed in the Star Wars canon since the very first movie. 

I could make a mile-long post that is only about the stuff I personally didn’t like. I could talk about how much I dislike the sidelining of the series staple characters, how much I hate the way IG-11 was treated, how I think Grogu running and flipping and fighting on his own looks janky as heck. But those aren’t technical failures--those aren’t examples of the season actually being badly constructed.

As much as I hate those things, I acknowledge that they could have been well-written. Just because you personally dislike something doesn’t mean that it is badly-written. The real downfall of this season for me isn’t that it had concepts I personally disliked, but that those concepts were executed in the story with all the grace and forethought of a toddler jamming a square into a triangle-shaped hole. 

Everyone has a different level of tolerance when it comes to bad writing, and everyone has different ideas of what bad writing even is in the first place. There are plenty of poorly-written movies and shows out there that are nonetheless entertaining. I know there have been fans for whom this season’s failings weren’t an issue. But I hit my limit before the end of the second episode. And while there were a few individual scenes that I found enjoyable, it was not enough to outweigh my overall feeling of complete apathy towards every major event that unfolded in this season.

Let’s get one thing straight here: I love the first season of The Mandalorian. To this day, I rank it as the greatest piece of Western sci-fi that I’ve ever seen. I fangirled over it so hard that it convinced my parents to watch it--and then they fangirled over it with me. It was the first time both of my parents were just as in love with a piece of media as I was, and they gladly went out of their way to watch, re-watch, and discuss it with me. It’s an extremely special show to us because of that. 

So for season 3 to be so clumsy and boring that my parents couldn’t watch past the fourth episode--so mind-bogglingly dull that even I, Devoted Mando Fangirl that I am, had to make myself sit down and watch new episodes--well, the showrunners really had to screw up big time in order to achieve something like that. 

Oh, and you wanna know the absolute WORST part about all of this? ...Somehow season 3 of The Mandalorian is still better than the series finale for Tales of Arcadia. :’)

#star wars #the mandalorian #niki blethers #semi-review

[max--phillips]

It isn't the same with Star Wars it seems, they've gotten a lot better at pacing themselves with releases. There's been (to my knowledge):

-2 seasons of The Mandalorian (third one coming next year) -5 movies (3 sequels, Rogue One, and Solo) -The Bad Batch (1 season, second season coming later this year) -1 season of The Clone Wars (the final season) -TBOBF mini-series -Obi-Wan Kenobi mini-series -Andor

And that's in the span of 7 or 8 years since they acquired Lucasfilm? So like 7 things total if I'm counting it correctly (I'm very likely missing something). Obviously that's not counting all the announced stuff or stuff that's currently in development like Ahsoka or other shows. But still it seems like it's more evenly paced out and it doesn't seem like there's 92 releases per year like with Marvel. It's still a lot and Disney needs to treat their employees better, but it's not a content factory like the MCU is.

For sure! Plus SW doesn’t have as wide ranging of an audience as the MCU does, so there isn’t quite as much demand for content. But yeah, since acquiring Lucasfilm, we got technically 3 seasons of TCW (LFL was acquired in 2012, season 5 aired on CN but was after that deal went thru, then Netflix released a season in 2014), Rebels, Resistance, The Bad Batch, Visions, Mando, TBOBF, Obi-Wan Kenobi, some show I did not know existed bc it was on StarWarsKids.com (which I also did not know existed) called Jedi Temple Challenge????, some animated micro series (total of 8), obviously the sequel trilogy, Rogue One, Solo, Biomes, A Droid Story, & will be getting Tales of the Jedi, Young Jedi Adventures (which 2 b fair is a kids show), Andor, Ahsoka, Skeleton Crew, The Acolyte, Lando, whatever Taika Waititi is directing, and maybe Rogue Squadron but that’s apparently not even on the release schedule anymore.

So that’s a grand total of 9 shows released plus some mini series that barely count, 5 movies, a couple shorts, and 7 more shows and one movie in the works, plus a few additional seasons of shows already released (Mando, TBB, Visions, Andor apparently is already getting a second season). And I’m sure that since they had something to do with the games that have/are coming out since Disney owns LFL & Lucasarts is part of LFL. KOTOR has had a couple rereleases, The Old Republic is still kicking & has had expansions released in the last year, we’ll be getting a KOTOR remake, Battlefront, Jedi: Fallen Order, and we’ll be getting Jedi: Survivor next year, there was a VR game called Vader Immortal, Star Wars: Squadrons, another VR game called Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge, a mobile & switch game called Hunters, and then we’ll get Star Wars: Eclipse at some point. Not to mention the LEGO Star Wars games, of which Disney would’ve had input in LSW: The Force Awakens (2016) & the new Skywalker Saga game. There was apparently a Minecraft DLC in 2020? And a Sims 4 DLC in 2020.

Still a lot of content (especially if you take into account the sheer number of books & comics in this universe) but yeah not quite the same content farm in just movies & shows as the MCU.

#tori answers questions #max answers questions #anonymous

[theultimatefan]

Wilson, McGowan, Mulgrew, Baccarin Added to FAN EXPO Philadelphia Celebrity Lineup, May 3-5

The deep pool of fandoms at FAN EXPO Philadelphia, set for May 3-5 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, became even stronger with today’s announcement that Rainn Wilson (“The Office,” “Lessons in Chemistry”), Rose McGowan (“Charmed,” Scream), Kate Mulgrew (“Star Trek: Voyager,” “Orange is the New Black”) and Morena Baccarin (Deadpool, “Gotham”) have joined the event’s stellar celebrity guest lineup.

The four are folded into an incredible FAN EXPO Philadelphia roster that already includes Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny, The Wrestler), Adam Savage (“MythBusters”), Cameron Monaghan (“Shameless”), Danny Trejo (Machete, The Book of Boba Fett), Alan Tudyk (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, “Firefly”), Felicia Day (“The Guild,” “Dragon Age: Redemption”), Mario Lopez (“Saved by the Bell,” “Access Hollywood”), Ashley Eckstein (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars”), Emily Swallow (“The Mandalorian,” “Supernatural”), Joonas Suotamo (Star Wars), Holly Marie Combs (“Charmed,” “Picket Fences”, Ben McKenzie (“Gotham,” “The O.C.”), and many more.

Wilson is best known for his portrayal of salesman “Dwight Schrute” over the full nine-season run of “The Office.” He has nearly 100 TV and film credits, including last year’s Apple TV+ hit “Lessons in Chemistry,” the 2022 Roku original film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and the lead in the Fox comedy “Backstrom.”

McGowan played long-lost sister "Paige Matthews" for the final five seasons of “Charmed.” The Italian-born actress first caught major attention for her role as "Tatum Riley" in the horror blockbuster Scream (1996) opposite Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette. She has appeared in more than 60 films and shows as an actress and is also an accomplished producer and director.

The award-winning actress and bestselling author Mulgrew has become FAN EXPO royalty through her portrayal of “Captain Kathryn Janeway” in “Star Trek: Voyager,” the first female captain in the franchise. She first hit screens nationwide with a lead role in “Ryan’s Hope” in 1975 among 80+ roles and is also an author of two memoirs.

Baccarin also vaulted to pop culture mainstay with a run on the series “Firefly” before capturing new audiences with roles on hits like “Heartland,” “V,” “Homeland” and “Gotham.” Baccarin also co-starred opposite Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool as well as its sequel and has recently lent her voice talents to video games like “Destiny 2: The Witch Queen” and “Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR”) and the CW series “The Flash.”

Single-Day Tickets, Three-Day Passes, Ultimate Fan and VIP Packages for FAN EXPO Philadelphia are available now. Advance pricing is available until April 18. More guest news will be released in the following weeks, including line-up reveals for additional headline celebrities, comic creator guests, voice actors and cosplayers.

Philadelphia is the eighth event on the 2024 FAN EXPO HQ calendar; the full schedule is available at fanexpohq.com/home/events/.

#comic con #star trek #the office #philadelphia #fan expo

[ethanreedbooks]

Star Wars Unleashes Epic New Movie: 'The Mandalorian & Grogu' - Jon Favreau Takes Fans to the Big Screen!

In a recent announcement, "Star Wars" has unveiled a new movie titled "The Mandalorian & Grogu," directed by Jon Favreau. This exciting development brings the beloved characters from the Disney+ series "The Mandalorian" to the big screen. Scheduled to commence production later this year, the film marks a significant expansion of the "Mando"-verse created by Favreau.

"The Mandalorian," originally a Disney+ series, follows the adventures of a helmet-wearing bounty hunter played by Pedro Pascal. The central narrative revolves around his mission to protect a young and endearing alien named Grogu, affectionately known as Baby Yoda among fans. While it remains uncertain where the upcoming movie fits into the timeline of the live-action series, which is currently in development for its fourth season, the prospect of seeing the Mandalorian and his apprentice Grogu on the big screen has generated tremendous excitement.

Jon Favreau expressed his enthusiasm, stating, "I have loved telling stories set in the rich world that George Lucas created. The prospect of bringing the Mandalorian and his apprentice Grogu to the big screen is extremely exciting."

"The Mandalorian & Grogu" stands as the first major "Star Wars" movie in the works since the release of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in 2019, which served as the epic conclusion to the original nine-chapter saga. Following this, several planned installments in the space opera series were announced but never materialized. In the interim, "Star Wars" expanded its universe with the successful Disney+ series, including "The Book of Boba Fett," "Ahsoka," and the upcoming "Skeleton Crew."

Produced by Jon Favreau, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, and "Ahsoka" creator Dave Filoni, the movie is set to lead Lucasfilm’s upcoming feature-length development slate. Filoni, who will also contribute to the second season of "Ahsoka," expressed the significance of bringing two beloved characters to the big screen. Kathleen Kennedy praised the creative duo, stating, "Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni have ushered into Star Wars two new and beloved characters, and this new story is a perfect fit for the big screen."

In addition to "The Mandalorian & Grogu," Lucasfilm's upcoming feature-length development includes separate "Star Wars" films directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, James Mangold, and Dave Filoni. The anticipation for these projects is high, given the success of "The Mandalorian" and the expansive storytelling potential of the "Star Wars" universe.

As "Star Wars" continues its multimedia journey, Disney has slated an untitled "Star Wars" movie for May 22, 2026. Furthermore, another film set in the galaxy far, far away is scheduled for December 18, 2026, and a third "Star Wars" adventure will open on December 17, 2027. Despite the absence of specific details, fans eagerly await these upcoming cinematic experiences.

In a related development, Lucasfilm has confirmed the ongoing development of "Ahsoka" Season 2, created by Dave Filoni. This revelation accompanies the announcement of "The Mandalorian & Grogu" and emphasizes Filoni's integral role in expanding the "Star Wars" universe. "Ahsoka" Season 1, which concluded on October 3, featured Rosario Dawson as the fan-favorite Jedi on a mission to save the galaxy. Filoni, with his multifaceted contributions to "The Mandalorian," "The Book of Boba Fett," and "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," continues to be a driving force behind the success of the franchise.

The intricate storytelling of "Ahsoka" Season 1 introduced new characters and explored the post-Galactic Empire era, further connecting with the broader "Star Wars" narrative. With the confirmation of Season 2, fans can anticipate more riveting adventures and revelations in the continuing saga of Ahsoka Tano.

As the "Star Wars" universe expands across various mediums, including Disney+, and with Filoni directing a feature film to conclude his TV series' storylines, the future promises an exciting blend of cinematic and episodic experiences for fans worldwide.

#star wars #the mandalorian #ahsoka

[love-geeky-fangirl]

I will wrote this in anon as this fandom is often out for blood, but I have many problems with the Percy Jackson tv show and the trailer confirmed it for me.

- It's rushed.

We've gone from casting to the first episode all put in year. So for a TV show that's not so unusual, but consider this is a.Disney+ tv show and not something from the CW. CW ensemble a cast, they come together and shot episodes through most of the year, take some time off, return, and go at it again. Episode finishes shooting, they do all the special effects, tv show is ready to roll on the Autumn with in going shooting, it takes a few months of shooting, a few months of editing, the result is a cheesy show where the special effects look like Supernatural or Riverdale.

Now compare Disney.

Mrs Marvel were shooting for months. Then they did reshoots and more reshoots. They refilmed certain parts. They spent ages working on it and it finally came out. Similar is with Loki, season 2 has taken forever to create, its been almost 2 years. Other TV shows take equally long, there's one called Echo out in November, that one has also taken around 2 years.

Percy Jackson's TV show is more in line with a run of the mill CW TV Show than a Disney + one. It has been greatly rushed and bare in mind too these actors are all children, they can't have them on set all the time, it should have taken even longer than an adult TV show to make, in truth it took them less. Once the kids were done, it was special effects. Percy Jacksin only finished in February, if they had to reshot anything (and often they do) that would have happened throught March and April once they reviewed the footage. There's had maybe 3 to 4 months to do perhaps 10 hours worth of TV show, and that includes special effects which can take weeks, all the green screens, the lightning, matching audio and lip movement up, any music, all the ending and starting credits. Then they've finished, maybe a month ago, Disney have reviewed it, Greenlight it, they made a trailer and release date (which I shall mention soon) given in time for Percy's birthday. Which indicates this was finished weeks ago.

This is CW-level editing, not Disney+ level. They haven't paid alot out at all on this series. They've left them use the same software The Mandalorian uses, but as you can see, the 'volume' doesn't look do good on Percy Jackson, everything looks flat and lifeless, this is down to a lack of budget. The team behind this isn't their A Team. More like their Q Team. They had been no love, this to Disney is their tax break/schedule filler. I honestly don't believe they wanted to make this, but since they brought Fox and gainted the rights and Rick Riordan started pestering them, they said OK to shut him up, which brings me to the next point.

By bringing the TV show forward, they can effectively just cancell it fast. Hopefully this makes sense.

Strike is on right now. I didnt even know the trailer had aired, I was out on the 18th, only vaguely went online yesterday. Today to my surprise I found the trailer had been released - From a Destiel Meme for crying out loud lol.

So if the trailer can quietly slip by somebody who knows about Percy Jackson and had read the books, imagine somebody who doesn't know Percy Jackson. They won't see the trailer at all. The official tumblr Disney plus like/retweet number is only in the low 2k or so last I checked, that's just 2,000 likes/retweets. That's shockingly low. The writer strike isn't going to end any time soon, Percy Jackson has had its trailer and no press, no nothing. Its going to just slip by unnoticed. Recently Disney + cancelled National Treasure (?) Only after 3 months since its air date due to bad ratings. They've been deleting alot and I think everybody seen what happened to Willow and sorry to say but that looked much better than Percy Jackson did. The TV show comes out on the 20th December. Around that time Disney+ is swamped with Christmas movies. All the fandoms have something. Marvel with their Christmas specials, Simpsons will have all their Christmas episodes listed. Olaf will likely be all over the app. Even Darth Vader is often in Christmas Masks, and that's before all the romcon Christmas movies come out, as well as the Disney ones themselves. Thing is, trying to find a poorly advertised TV show on there is going to be near impossible at that time and that's IF you have time free from family. No doubt fans will watch the TV show when it airs, but its going to be a low number among general public. When episode 3 - 10 release weekly after that, they still have New Year promos, then no doubt Star Wars or Marvel will air something. All of this too IF the writers strike is off, if not then they won't be any Percy Jackson advertising. Its going to get cancelled without a doubt.

So writers strike aside, why is December a bad time and omen? Because it has been rushed to air in 2023. It could be used as a tax write off. Disney plus could skip it all together from renewed. The new tax year is still far off, they can place it into this year and write it off.

Hi! So true this fandom IS out for blood! That's why I kept silent for one year, because all the opinions I saw were strongly pro this series and people were like: "If you don't like this casting you're a bigot, don't talk to me."

Anyway, I did not even notice any of the other issues, such as how fast put together this show is and I don't know anything about tax write offs. I don't agree that the show looks flag and lifeless, I quite like the aesthetic and the orange tv shirts give me nostalgia. But I will agree with you that the Disney+ format is so bad- only like what 6-8 episodes per season? That's basically just a long movie. What's the point of even making it a show if one season is going to be as long as a movie? I think that this format is also part of the reason why How I Met Your Father is not very good. Also you are so right about the special effects. If they rushed it all together so fast (they filmed it super fast considering child actors are only allowed to work like 10 hours/week) what is it going to look like? The Marvel special effects in the recent movies look like cheap green screen, so I am sceptical about that as well. Not to mention that anything that came out of Disney from recent years was not very good and ended up losing money.

I think it is sad, because this book series finally deserves a worthy adaptation but it doesn't look like it will be getting it soon.

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Updates: 4 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2023

TV releases are difficult to anticipate because, unlike films, where release dates can be set years in advance, streamers and networks frequently wait until just before the drop to secure their positions. Having said that, a number of new titles and sequel seasons are officially verified. Here is our updated list of the most expected releases for 2023, with some room for well-informed speculation. The Mandalorian Season 3, Disney+ (March 1) The Mandalorian's heartbreaking Season 2 conclusion seems like a lifetime ago. Although The Book of Boba Fett thankfully brought the family of two back together, it's high time the show returns for Season 3. The third season of The Mandalorian, which premieres on March 1, will transport viewers to Mandalore as Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff), who thinks she is the legitimate heir to the weapon and the throne, grapples with what it means to wield the Darksaber. It appears from the previews that Din will run into more Mandalorians than ever before. which will either help or hinder his quest to realize that there is more to life beyond what the Death Watch extremists taught him. Given that Pascal was occupied in Canada while The Mandalorian was shooting due to his The Last of Us filming schedule. It is difficult to predict whether Season 3 will include more helmet-free Din. Regardless, Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder's performances are always enjoyable to watch. Especially when they are combined with Pascal's dulcet Mandalorian voice. True Lies: Season 1, CBS (March 1) Based on the 1994 James Cameron film, which was a remake of the French film La Totale!. A spy's wife unwittingly becomes engaged in his covert activity. In reimagined versions of the roles played by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis in the film, Steve Howey portrays the spy and Ginger Gonzaga, his wife. TV can't handle action the scale of an Arnold movie, so it will probably focus more on comedy. The depiction of how a housewife can become a secret operative in a television program in 2023 ought to hopefully be a little more feminized. Daisy Jones and the Six, Prime Video (March 3) Daisy Jones and the Six, Which is based on the New York Times best-selling book of the same name. It tells the tale of the legendary band from the 1970s. That was led by the charismatic but feuding lead vocalists Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne. Their complex musical collaboration propelled the band from obscurity to unbelievable renown. They were drawn together by personal and creative chemistry. Then, following a sold-out performance at Soldier Field in Chicago, they abruptly called it quits. After all these years, the band members now consent to tell the truth. This is the tale of how a legendary band broke up at the height of its strength, set to an original Daisy Jones and the Six soundtracks. The novel is classic. However the TV show which had anticipated TV list for so long that some critics and fans find it hard to believe there is actually an official premier date. Due to COVID shutdowns the scheduling of the TV series was delayed. This TV series is the ideal blend of nostalgia and life lesson. The Company You Keep: Season 1, ABC (February 19) The drama stars former This Is Us hot dad Milo Ventimiglia as a con artist from a family of artists who pines for an undercover CIA officer. It is based on the South Korean television series My Fellow Citizens! (Played by Boyfriends of Christmas Past actress Catherine Haena Kim). The cast also includes Sarah Wayne Callies, Tim Chiou, James Saito, and Freda Foh Shen. Observes con artist Charlie and CIA agent Emma covertly. The two fall in love after a night of passion, despite the fact that their work paths are unintentionally converging. Charlie intensifies the "family business" so he can leave permanently, but Emma is closing in on the vengeful criminal holding Charlie's family debts in custody, compelling them to face the lies they have told in order to protect their families from dire repercussions.     Read the full article

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we finally know when season 3 will air!

we finally know when season 3 will air!

Disney+ and Lucasfilm have just confirmed the release date for The Mandalorian season 3. We’ll have to wait a little longer. Almost two years after season 2, Tea mandalorian is preparing its big comeback on our screens. At the Star Wars Celebration, lucasfilm has unveiled the release dates for some of its most anticipated series. WhileAndor is scheduled for next august 31it’s the turn of The…

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Star Wars Celebration: How to Watch Live, Schedule, and What to Expect

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Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 is set to bring fans all the latest news, announcements, and trailers from the galaxy far, far away. During the four-day event, we’ll hear about all of Lucasfilm’s plans for the future of Star Wars movies, TV series, games, books, and comics; and those fans lucky enough to attend the event in person at the Anaheim Convention Center will even get to enjoy a show floor full of merch and activities to dig into.

For the rest of us watching at home, there are a few things we should expect to learn during the convention’s many panels (several of which will be live streamed for online audiences). The most important panel to keep an eye on is Thursday’s Lucasfilm Studio Showcase, which will cover upcoming live-action Star Wars projects, including The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Andor. Could this also be the panel where Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy will outline the franchise’s plans on the big screen? We know Taika Waititi’s untitled film is up first (now that Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron has been pushed back), but what else does the studio have in the pipeline beyond that? Perhaps we’ll finally hear something official about the long-rumored Star Wars movie that Marvel boss Kevin Feige is developing with Loki creator Michael Waldron!

Fans should expect plenty of updates from all the tie-in material, too. Lucasfilm Publishing, Marvel Comics, and Del Rey Books will all be hosting their own panels. There’s even a panel dedicated to The High Republic line of books and comics, as they prepare to jump into Phase 2 of that storytelling initiative.

Animation will have a big presence at SWCA, too. Expect to hear some news about The Bad Batch season 2 (we’re hoping for a release date), as well as to get a first look at Tales of the Jedi, a new anthology of animated shorts that sounds very exciting. There will also be a Visions panel as well as a special screening of the final arc of The Clone Wars. Fans at that event will get to watch a big-screen version of “The Siege of Mandalore” with series co-creator Dave Filoni.

And who knows what other surprises Celebration might have in store? It all begins on Thursday, May 26 and runs through Sunday, May 29. Here’s everything else you need to know about SWCA:

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Star Wars Celebration Live Stream

You can watch the official live stream of everything going down at Star Wars Celebration in the video player below:

Star Wars Celebration Schedule

There are tons of panels and events happening at this year’s Star Wars Celebration. While not a complete list, here are some of the big things happening over the four-day event:

Thursday, May 26 Lucasfilm’s Studio Showcase: 2 pm ET Lucasfilm Publishing: 4 pm ET

Ian McDiarmid: An Audience with The Emperor: 4:30 pm ET

The High Republic Panel: 6 pm ET Friday, May 27

Light & Magic Discussion: 2 pm ET

Attack of the Clones 20th Anniversary Celebration: 5 pm ET

Hasbro Star Wars Panel: 6:30 pm ET

Saturday, May 28 Mando+ A Conversation with Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni: 2 pm ET Star Wars: Hunters Game Panel: 4 pm ET

Behind the Scenes of The Mandalorian & The Book of Boba Fett: 4 pm ET

Tales of the Jedi (New Animated Anthology Series): 5:30 pm ET Marvel Star Wars Comics Panel: 7:30 pm ET Del Rey Books Panel: 9 pm ET Sunday, May 29 The Bad Batch Season 2: 2 pm ET Star Wars Visions Panel: 3:30 pm ET

You can find the complete schedule of events here.

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Here’s the obligatory reminder that the Netflix Defenders actors and actresses are able to return to the MCU if Kevin Feige & Co. are willing! The Disney+ series have been killing it and it may have made it easier to not miss our beloved street level heroes as greatly as we once did. But man do I miss that change of scene, the grit and violence from Hells Kitchen to Harlem. I miss the ability to binge watch the series in a weekend and the dissect it the following weeks even more. Gotta admit I miss the ragtag bunch that made up this unlikely heroic cast. So here’s to that continued hope with some small updates!

Charlie Cox’s biggest recent act has come with the rumor that he may be the first to reprise his role in the MCU in the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home film. Outside of this he’s been mostly hushed possibly to keep from spoiling anything at all.

Krysten Ritter is back in action after a maternity leave and is set to direct an adaption the horror stories Girls in the Woods for the Peacock streaming service. She’s been enjoying motherhood with her first born son over the past year.

Mike Colter has received a second life with the horror show Evil which itself has found a second life after being picked up for the Paramount+ steaming service after being cancelled by CBS. Incredibly incidentally he just literally did an interview discussing a lack of closure with the Luke Cage series and yet he seems to have moved on.

Finn Jones is set to debut on the Apple+ series Dickinson alongside the titular character and future MCUer Hailee Steinfeld. Earlier this year the fellow Hero for Hire had a interview where he pretty much shared the what would have been plot details of Iron Fist Season 3 and Lord only knows what that might mean for his stock.

Jon Bernthal remains a Hollywood stud and it is only the losers not casting him for lead roles who are missing out! His latest and perhaps greatest ventures are on the horizon as he is set to feature in the highly anticipated film The Many Saints of Newark a prequel to the iconic HBO series The Sopranos plus he is making a return to television in a revival of the iconic series American Gigolo for Showtime.

Rosario Dawson has traded up from the burrows of NY to a galaxy far far away as the Jedi Osaka Tano. After absolutely killing it in the mega hit Disney+ series The Mandalorian her future series of the character’s namesake is arguably the most anticipated upcoming Star Wars property.

Simone Missick has enjoyed two seasons starring in the CBS show All Rise. Unfortunately the series has come to abrupt end but rumors followed that she may be set for her own maternity leave but it has not been confirmed yet.

Jessica Henwick is coming off some good screen time with the film Love and Monsters that released last year in the middle of the pandemic. That was still enough to get this Daughter of the Dragon some much bigger gigs having joined the cast for mega franchise sequels in the Matrix 4 and Knives Out 2 as well as the Blade Runner animated series.

With the release of Black Widow the MCU is back on schedule and while the next few years of Phase 4 already seem jam packed changes have been made before. Again even if they do not get to suit up as their hero selves they each still did such an incredible job. Those series have great rewatch ability and it would be really great to see them again even if by way of small Easter egg head nod cameos. Whether Cox is in Spider-Man 3 or not will set the tone but honestly not only do we the fans lose but Feige & Co. join that list of losers if they don’t put Jon Bernthal back in that skull vest!

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Not going to lie, I'm a little bit hacked off by this news...

(For summary, there's a good chance that we may not be seeing Mando S3 until next year).

People were really excited to see the third season of this show and yet it just seems to be constantly pushed back. Now some of that is down to Covid, which is out of the studio's control, but some of it is just down to the sheer amount of stuff Disney is throwing at us.

One of the concerns people had when Disney announced the avalanche of new shows was what that would mean for The Mandalorian. People were worried that it would just cause the show to be pushed out of the way in favour of new content. And it looks like we were right.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm super hyped for some of these shows, but I'd rather get Mando S3 first (not talking about Kenobi and Moon Knight, their release schedule doesn't bother me for this). They established a show, left it with us wanting more, and then proceeded to fill up the entire year with new releases.

Am I happy to see new MCU and Star Wars content? Yes. But am I happy to see Mando S3 constantly pushed out the way? No.

We could be looking at over a 2 year gap between S2 and S3 because of this...

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I see some posts on here about people being worried that Disney is going to oversaturate Star Wars with all these new shows. I am also worried about them being rushed or bad, but if you think there's too much Star Wars or some of the shows aren't to your taste, you can just not consume them. And you know how I know you can? Because you've been doing that the whole time. I get it. Not everyone is gonna hyperfixate on Star Wars and consume every piece of content. But it's being made. Some are shitty, some are great, and some of them aren't for every kind of fan.

One of the weird things about quarantine for me were that comic publishing delays meant there were a few weeks between the end of TCW Season 7 and Marvel publishing finding their footing where no new Star Wars content was released. I'd say that since the turn of the millennium at the latest, at least one piece of officially licensed star wars content came out a week. And due to a more hands-off continuity aproach, Legends works were probably turned out more quickly than they are now. If you look at star wars as a multimedia storytelling franchise, you can't just disregard mediums you don't normally consume. Star Wars cannot be oversaturated, 40+ years of storytelling has proved that. So if one of the new Disney+ shows isn't your cup of tea, then ignore it.

Finally, to put things in perspective by what I mean by a constant supply of Star Wars content, here are some of the upcoming releases:

Next Wednesday (December 16th): Darth Vader (2020) #6 will be released.

Next Friday (December 19th): The final episode of the Mandalorian season 2 will drop. But Star Wars as a whole as no off season. Because-

The Wednesday after that (December 23rd): Is when Bounty Hunters #8 will drop. Pre quarantine throwing off work schedules, it wasn't unusual for there to be two or three new issues from different series in the same week.

And in January things really heat up with the launch of the High Republic project. On the 5th there will be two new books (Light of the Jedi and Test of Courage), one a full novel and the other middle grades. On the 6th, the first High Republic comic will drop, as will the 10th issue of Star Wars (2020).

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