i should count the things i know about you, put them in a list and label it reasons i fell in love with you

excerpts from stories i’ll never write

phoenixyfriend:

nevertheless-moving:

phoenixyfriend:

phoenixyfriend:

phoenixyfriend:

I like the fact that Master Mundi got to marry for Pre-Approved Reasons because it means that there is room for characters to get married for ‘saving a world’ reasons which means hell yeah political marriage plots are a go.

(Not Anakin and Padme, they have no valid excuses unless the Force shows up like ‘I want grandbabies.’)

But the “someone marries a Mandalorian for a truce” stuff? That’s Good.

“Marries a clone to secure their citizenship” could be approved.

“Marries a Mandalorian to prevent a war” could be approved.

“Marries a darksider because [flips through excuses book] Ventress is willing to defect but Mother Talzin insists on Nightsister magicks to prevent the Jedi from backstabbing her girl and for some reason this requires a marriage, but those magicks will extend to Dooku not being able to harm the Jedi anymore because he’s thematically Ventress’s grandfather” could be approved. Heavily questioned and side-eyed, but approved.

So discord went wild with that last one and I’m going to transcribe it below. (I’ve excluded some tangents that I felt didn’t fit the concept I initially presented, but it’s otherwise word for word.)

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TIA HAD A GREAT SUGGESTION:

Hey, fun concept. Wedding planner Anakin with the complications of
1) he hates the bride
2) he likes planning weddings because he’s a hopeless romantic and this is a political marriage so that takes some of the fun out of it.

And when he complains about it:

Obi-Wan: you don’t have to organize the wedding
Anakin: no I’m gonna.

Another reason for the groom to be someone Anakin actually likes (Obi, Quin, the Shaak suggestion) so he’s invested in making it good for His Friend even though he hates the bride and the groom doesn’t care that much.

Also@gelpenss​ suggested:

….hmmmm. Depa could be a fun one.

Which HELL YES she pretty she’s a Council member, her Thematic Parent for the magic is head of the order…

Ventress gets roped into agreeing to the defection marriage magic nonsense by way of Mother Talzin asking her “Hey, you know how you kind of hate Dooku’s boss? Because you got the vibe that he’s a misogynist? Do you want to really fuck up Sidious’s day? Because I know I do.”

Talzin: In order for the ritual to work—  
Mace Windu: For the last time, we are NOT conducting a sentient sacrifice—  
Talzin:IN ORDER FOR THE RITUAL TO WORK—  
Shaak Ti: Correct me if I’m wrong, but the sacrifice isn’t actually ESSENTIAL to this ritual, the fact that it’s Nightsister wedding tradition is what matters, correct?
Talzin: I fail to see the distinction. The bonding must be unshakably authentic in the minds of the witnesses in order for the Magik to take hold. Thus, in order for the ritual to work, there must be a sacrifice.  
Obi-Wan: Mother Talzin. A sentient sacrifice is never going to work for that purpose, not if the Jedi are involved, which is rather the point, yes? There are COUNTLESS other wedding traditions in the galaxy— I am certain one of them can fit the criteria of ‘unshakably authentic’
Talzin: Such as…?
Obi-Wan: Well, I’m hardly an expert, but an exchanging of ceremonial objects indicating commitment and a large ceremony rife with symbolism of a well, romanticnature is a common thread amongst multiple cultures, yes? Surely we can focus on the commonalities between Nightsister practices and Galactic Central, rather than the differences? Instead of severed heads we might use, oh I don’t know, rings?
Talzin:Rings? Where’s the power in that? Are they forged from the weapons of fallen foes? 
Depa Billaba: It was just an example. I believe what we need is an expert in cross-cultural wedding traditions.
Talzin:They would have to be highly receptive to the flow of ceremonial Magik in order to be effective.
Mace Windu: Not to mention they would need special military clearance just to be read in on this operation.
Obi-Wan:Oh, A highly force sensitive wedding planner with top tier military clearance, that’s all? No problem! I’ve got one on speed dial in my comm!
Yoda:Helpful, sarcasm is not.
Saesee Tiin: He’s not being sarcastic.
Shaak Ti: He’s not?
Obi-Wan: I’m not?
Saesee Tiin: You—Master Kenobi, you seriously can’t think of someone who fit’s that description perfectly? How is that…how is that even possible?
Obi-Wan:??

#Depa Billaba: Master Tiin…are you referring to who I think you’re referring to?
#Tiin: Yes.
#Windu: The wedding mission you still won’t talk about—you mean—I had assumed
#Tiin: He WAS a terror—just in the opposite way from how you would expect
#Windu: huh.
#Obi-Wan: WHO are you talking about?(via@nevertheless-moving)

-sometime later-

“Is Anakin alright? He’s… vibrating.”

“He has to plan a wedding, which he usually loves, for someone he hates, and it’s one of the most indescribably high-stakes marriages in history and requires the melding of at least two cultures.”

“So he’s…”

“Having the time of his life and really, really angry about it, yes.”

“He has a lot of feelings.”

“He does.”

“Should we be worried?”

“Well… not yet.”

I want to imagine Anakin in the middle of the Council room with fifty datapads scattered across the floor, screeching Don’t Touch That at someone who almost moved a datapad to get out so they could use the toilet. The person returns to their seat, wide-eyed and a little floored, while Master Tiin enters hour eight of the protective meditation he dove into to skip the drama as soon as Anakin agreed to the project.

He at least knows what he’s doing, he’s just… you know… he’s very manic about it.

Happy holidays Larry is real

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This video of Robbie Williams was in July when he and Louis signed the contracts for txf and Robbie literally just shaded louis and Eleanor’s relationship by saying he and his wife actually know each other and she’s not a beard and he isn’t gay i mean how many proofs are we gonna have like ?!??!?ok we been knew that Larryisinfactrealafbut this got me shook this isbig.

interviewer: if you could wish for anything money can’t buy, what would it be?

harry: freedom

the-laridian:

Heart beats fast

Colours and promises

How to be brave?

How can I love when I’m afraid to fall?

But watching you stand alone

All of my doubt

Suddenly goes away somehow

One step closer

I have died every day waiting for you

Darling, don’t be afraid

I have loved you for a thousand years

I’ll love you for a thousand more

Time stands still

Beauty in all she is

I will be brave

I will not let anything take away

What’s standing in front of me

Every breath

Every hour has come to this

One step closer

I have died every day waiting for you

Darling, don’t be afraid

I have loved you for a thousand years

I’ll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you

Time has brought your heart to me

I have loved you for a thousand years

I’ll love you for a thousand more

One step closer

One step closer

I have died every day waiting for you

Darling, don’t be afraid

I have loved you for a thousand years

I’ll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you

Time has brought your heart to me

I have loved you for a thousand years

I’ll love you for a thousand more