My version of how 'you are so beautiful' evening unfolded :-
Two parts - before & after nightmare.
1) Before Nightmare :
• anakin slowly comes up and stops at the balcony entrance seeing Padme happily in her own world with the evening Coruscant skyline in the background, combing her long lush curls that Ani loves so very much, while a pure wholesome joy and smile adores her face, well suited for a soon-to-be-mother. The entire view in front of him swells his heart with love, affection, adoration, protection, cherishing, and all similar emotions he can't name all.
• Padme turns back when she senses his presence after returning to the present from her future kids daydreaming, and sees him looking at her ardently, almost devotedly, at peace.
• They have their canon conversation. "No, bcos I'm so in love with you" and all their light dialogue. Padme, smiling, turns around towards the skyline and the city alive and bustling infront of her with all air traffic etc, continuing to brush her hair, humming her Naboo melodies.
• (main part begins hereon everything) Ani still leaning on balcony entrance, now quietly moves forward, hugging Padme from behind, his arms encircling her waist and bulging belly, and he bends his neck a bit to gently kiss her bare shoulder adorned with beady strings loosely hanging on her arms, and he stays there for few moments longer. This sweetly surprises Padme but not exactly, as Ani has always been a sweetheart and never hesitant to show affection. Padme, still staring ahead at the city and millions of people who inhabit it and whose lives depend on Padme and Ani's work, keeps talking to Anakin abt her day, how past few weeks went by, how she wants to help everyone in need and how it fulfills her soul the most. When she realises she's the only one talking , she asks him - 'Ani, are you even listening?' , and he turns his head and buries it deep into her long curls taking the fragrance in, his home, Padme hears a deep muffled sound from her hair 'Mhmm.. I'm listening'. She then turns around in his arms to face him and his blue eyes have deepened in their shade and emotion which only she is familiar with, it is multiple things - his undying love for her, his affection, but rn most imp. how tired he was from these recent weeks of constant war and he longed to come back home to her, to her love and peace. So she did just that.
• 'Ani, you're so tired and exhausted, my love. Look at your eyes, they scream for deep restful sleep. C'mon, let's go to bed and you shall be able to get a full night sleep before Council summons you next morning.' Padme starts to move to head inside, but Ani holds her hand and picks her up entirely in his arms, looks at her preciously and starts walking to the bed. For Padme, floating in air, weightlessly being carried by Anakin in his arms in the happiest place she wants to be in in the entire galaxy. She loves when he carries her in his arms. Going inside the bedroom, he gently settles Padme onto the bed, goes to the dressing table and removes his many layers of Jedi clothing, changing into a comfortable night pant and pullover loose shrug.
• Ani joins Padme in the bed, keeping his shrug at the foot of the bed. They both turn on their sides, facing each other. Ani's lower arm under Padme's shoulder, bending from behind coming up to fully embrace her. His other upper arm on her waist, pulling her close tight to him, her face under his chin buried in his chest, his nose just above her head smelling her hair. They had already made love few hours ago as soon as they entered the apartment, their home, their longing unable to wait any longer, Ani taking care not to put too pressure on her belly and still loving her accordingly. So now the need to make love again and feel him inside her wasn't as urgent as before and she knew he needed deep rest. So they both slept deeply, to wake up directly in morning with full night rest. Or atleast they hoped to.
2) After Nightmare :
• Some time has passed since both dozed off to sleep. Few hours or so. Now, Anakin is still on his original side facing Padme, while Padme due to her pregnant belly sensations has turned to the other side within his arms itself, her back to him. His lower arm is still under her shoulder and upper arm pulls her further close to him, her back fully to his chest, while the upper hand's palm goes near her chest and holds her palms protectively. This is their position now. Back to chest.
• Anakin's deep sleep starts getting disturbed when random dream moments begin taking shape. He moves in dis-ease and uncomfort, removing his lower arm from under Padme and upper arm from her waist while still in his sleep and sleeps on his back now moving uncomfortably in dream pain.
• The dream jolts him awake, sweating, terrified of what he just saw. He instinctively looks beside him to check on her, seeing her safe and sleeping peacefully. The feelings and prophetic fear overwhelms him. He decides to go to balcony to get some fresh air of the city that never sleeps. Padme feels his sudden storm and fear in him which wakes her up too. She goes to him in the balcony. They have their canon conversation. Padme switches the topic a bit to lighten him up from the dream dread, how the Council may react him if they find out, should they ask for ObiWan's help, etc. Upon practically seeing his mind racing with hundred thoughts and his fear and concern growing every moment he stays awake in the middle of the dark night, she knows he should go back to sleep again to reduce it , if not fully end it. His war-exhausted body will sure help her make him fall asleep quickly.
• So, breaking his train of worrying thoughts, she says - 'We both are very tired with the Senate work today, my love. Take us to bed' and she lifts her arms beside her horizontally as to be taken up in arms. She knows how much he loves to carry her around everywhere. Only for their relationship and marriage secret, else she was sure he'd've proudly carried her in his arms through Senate halls and Jedi temple corridors too when he felt like it or when he sensed she was tired. His eyes suddenly warmed into a warm sea blue, the worry receding replaced with love and something new she couldn't place. 'What is it?' she asked, curious. 'You said we, take us to bed. Till now it was only you. Now hereon it's you and the baby, our baby. My heart, life, entire soul resides within you Padme, since the very beginning, with you and now thus our baby too. I hope you know that, angel' and he cherishingly cups her face and kisses her deeply, pouring everything he has into her. And then as she requested, or rather demanded, he bent down to pick her up, held her belly and kissed it saying 'daddy loves you so much little one' and then picked Padme off the ground them all to the bed.
• Now the roles and affection love needs had changed, so again, they both faced each other on their sides, but this time Padme slept higher on the pillow while Ani slided bit below, hugging her waist with both hands, and slept in the warmth of her chest area, face buried in her chest touching her heart, feeling her every heartbeat in him. She put her lower arm under his head and together with her upper arm, hugged his head and upper shoulders, his head beneath her chin and her nose rested in his wavy hair. She bent down and dropped a deep loving reassuring kiss on the top of his head, and felt him relax into her touch, he let out a silent sigh, pulled her closer and buried his face even deeper in the warmth to keep all the dark dream coldness at bay, and Padme ensured that coldness didn't again find him that night. She moved in closer, tugged him to her tighter, kept moving her hands through his back, his arms and shoulders and his face and head, until she felt his breath even out and steady itself when sleep finally found him at last.
• Padme still continued moving her hand through his back, his hair for some moments longer, and wished that the Force take better care of its Chosen One, that he deserved better, that despite being the Chosen One he never wanted absolute power or wealth or advantages over other innocents just for the fun of it, he always wanted to selflessly help others and this is how the Force was treating its "Chosen One"? She genuinely desperately hoped that Force would guide him, help him, support him, make him feel loved when she wasn't around. And with that Padme fell asleep too, Anakin already in deep sleep, in the arms of his angel, and their angel growing inside her, physically felt by him where her belly touched his chest and he felt the life, the Force alive there. This was the elixir of life for him, the sweetest most healing sleep any person could ever want. Tonight, he was the most wealthy man in all its sense during this sleep. This was everything to him. And to her. Them together.
(pls suggest similar fanfics! I'm dying to read more such. this isn't exactly a fanfic, actually it's not at all framed like that. it's more point-like. people with great writing skills pls feel free to transform this into a proper emotion-rich fanfic. suggest me all such similar ones you know of. spice is okay I guess but more than that, I crave the emotional richness and the depth of the bond they share. so yea happy reading :) and pls pls pls give me some good recs too!)