Emotions are everything.

[kaylabeemarie]

What a privilege it is to love you 💚🖤

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[kotorswtor]

A concept: Mando and Co have been trying to get the Child to say “Buir” (Mando’a, parent) for ages, and no such luck.

One annoying technical problem on the Razor Crest, run-in with an obstructive government functionary, or dust-up with a former coworker occurs, someone lets fly with a “shabuir,” (idiomatically, motherfucker) and they can’t get the baby to make any sound other than “sbweeeer!!!” for weeks.

[kotorswtor]

A couple of seasons down the line, Mando's swear of choice seems to be "Dank Ferrik," so please enjoy new Grogu's favored verbal stim being "dickfrick." Because it will be very hard to convince him to stop.

[corellianhounds]

“The Jedi” Scene Rewrite

Media: The Mandalorian

Rating: Gen

Word Count: 827

Art Credit: Brian Matyas

Summary: In a world where Mando is more proactive about finding the child a teacher for his own good, Ahsoka refuses from the beginning to take Grogu as her apprentice.

The Togruta woman gave no indication she was listening. Mando continued after her, insistent.

“Please, you have to train him. You’re my last lead. I’ve scoured the galaxy for somebody who can understand him better than I do and can help him live the life he’s supposed to have—”

“Who’s to say that life isn’t with you?” the Jedi asked. “You care for him. You’re capable. He wants to be with you.”

“It doesn’t matter what I want. I’m not enough.”

“You seem to have been doing well thus far.”

“Jedi, look at me,” the Mandalorian snapped. Tano stopped short, glaring over her shoulder at him. “He is capable of things I have no way of understanding: this is for his own good because I am not enough. If you refuse to teach him, you're dooming him to a life of being hunted without the means to fight back.”

“Is that what you want?" the Jedi said flatly. “For him to fight?”

“What choice does he have?" Mando barked. “He's going to outlive me and be killed by the first person who wants to dissect him to find a way to tap into those powers themselves— He deserves a chance to live. He needs one of his own kind to teach him to wield his powers. A life with me is no life for a kid; he's a target by association and the danger I face compounds his own. Without instruction, he'll have to keep running simply because he can use whatever it is you Jedi sense. This isn't about training him to protect others," Din said. “This is about him being able to defend himself when I'm gone.”

Ahsoka paused. He continued, frustration lacing his tone.

“Even if there comes a time Moff Gideon is defeated, even if I'm the one who does it and I survive, my life is incredibly short in relation to his. He may very likely still be a child if- if I'm old enough to die of natural causes. Even that fate seems unlikely. Mandalorians do not have a long life expectancy.”

Ahsoka glances away. He sees it.

“And if I can't defeat the Moff, if we’re always on the move, what kind of life is that for a child who ages at a tenth the rate I do?"

The Mandalorian continued. “You said you knew one like him, yes?”

“… Yes," Ahsoka said cagily.

“How old were they?"

She hesitated.

“How old were they?" Mando demanded. She still didn't answer. He huffed in agitation, gesturing to the child playing on the rocks. “He is fifty years old, Jedi. And he's a child. I'm not going to live long enough to see him become the age where he's even capable of taking care of himself, let alone protecting himself.”

“Has he ever lashed out in anger?" Ahsoka interjected. “You said yourself he's a child.”

“He doesn't use his powers to hurt people. He heals them. I've seen it.”

“He's never used his powers to harm someone not at fault? Think hard.”

“Of course not—!”

“Because that's not what he told me.”

Din froze. The Togruta woman smiled bitterly, clasping her hands behind her and looking out over the moors. “I asked him when we spoke if he ever retaliated in anger. Trained Jedi can usually tell when the mind— especially that of a child— lies, but there was no need. He told me he once thought you were in danger, and he strangled a woman with the Force to keep you safe.”

There was a gap of silence as Cara Dune's panicked expression flashed across his mind's eye, and the Mandalorian's shoulders slumped. He'd had to rush to the child and assure him that he was unharmed, that Cara was a friend, and had the child not understood him he would have been at a loss for how to break the child's focus and get him to release whatever invisible, intangible grip he had on her throat as Cara silently choked for air.

Ahsoka bowed her head. “The Jedi were not infallible. We're still mortals capable of making the same mistakes as anyone. It's why the Order held themselves to such high standards: we knew how capable we were of these kinds of feats and sought to rein in the possibility of failure because the consequences of acting on our emotions instead of discernment would always be more destructive and devastating than those of ordinary people. Accountability was paramount. Discipline is difficult; it extended to every aspect of our lives. Left without it, Force users succumbed to their feelings of fear, anger, and hatred.”

“So train him. Teach him that discipline.”

She turned back to the cairns where the child played, spreading his fingers through the moss. ”If he loses touch with the Force, he's less likely to hurt innocent people, including those he loves.”

“But if he loses those powers,” Din pleaded, “Who's going to keep him safe when he's alone?”

Author’s Note: At this point in the season Mando should have been desperate to find the kid a teacher for the kid’s own good because he knows that’s his best chance of survival. If Ahsoka was in search of Thrawn, there was never a chance she would have taken Grogu as her apprentice. I think she should have told Mando that at the beginning and given him the location of Tython so he could be on his way without wasting his time. She was planning to storm the castle herself anyway, and Mando has no connection to the people of Calodan.

I also thought the entire second act of this episode was too slow and mellow because there was no conflict for Mando to overcome in an effort to convince Ahsoka to train the kid. I think this scene makes for a more dynamic discussion and compelling reason for why Mando wants the kid trained and why Ahsoka can’t take him, and I think conflict driving this discussion is a better means of giving exposition.

[kotorswtor]

I have no idea if this was the original design intention, but a couple of things slammed together in my brain, and if it makes things more fun for you, cool.

There’s this elongated-hex-shaped piece of standard beskar’gam that goes right over the sternum. You sometimes see it called the Iron Heart or Beskar’ta. It’s a graphic focus in most examples we see of Mandalorian armor and is also used as a repeated architectural/decorative element in a lot of public spaces on Mandalore.

It’s used to refer to/symbolize things that we usually associate with the heart- Vitality, courage, martial valor, love of and loyalty to family, one’s moral and spiritual center, all that good stuff.

Anyway, I was squinting at costume books, as one does, and was like “Huh. That kind of looks like a tsuba.”

The tsuba is the guard on a Japanese-style blade. They come in a lot of different shapes and configurations, but quatrefoil or hex shapes are popular. Traditional Japanese blades are designed to be taken completely apart for cleaning and storage, and it’s not uncommon for people to collect tsuba, so you see them out of their context as sword furniture pretty commonly. They’re both the aesthetic focus (often the only decorative element on an otherwise starkly functional piece of cutlery) and sit on the gravitational balance of the weapon, so they’re “central” in a few respects.

Jedi and Sith are the usual people we think of as saber-slingers in the GFFA, but at least in the SWEU, Mandalorians also have an indigenous tradition of (conventional, metal-bladed) sword use. The Mando’a word for the implement, “kad,” survives in a lot of more general warfare terminology. “Jurkadir,” to attack, “kadala/kadale,” injured/casualty, “kaden,” angry/aggressive, and so on. The Darksaber was initially conceived as a blend of Jedi and Mando weapons tech, and that’s made the jump to nu!canon. 

You see the tsuba motif sometimes in Japanese decorative arts- especially as mon- heraldry-like crests on clothing and other textiles for martial arts schools. I figure the use of that motif for beskar’gam might have developed as “Okay we need to armor the space between the pectorals, and that shape looks familiar, let’s decorate it with the suggestion of a slot for a blade.”  And from there you get a lot of cool symbolic resonance regarding the centerpiece of the saber, and all of the associated cultural schema being directly over your anatomical heart and symbolic center.

*whispers behind hands* “The crystal is the heart of the blade…”

Was this the design intention when the costume department at LFL was putting together the Supertrooper who eventually became Boba Fett? I highly doubt it. Is this a connection that you can run with if it’s fun for you? Heck yeah!

[umedaokome]

グローグーの横顔可愛くてお絵描き✍🏻

横顔赤ちゃんみたい

[loish]

Soft girlies ~ 

I drew these for my third artbook, which you can get a signed copy of for 20% off right now through my publisher! The sale ends on Sunday so be quick ~ https://store.3dtotal.com/collections/loish-books

[blastdamage]

the paris catacombs are 1000x more fucked up than i imagined

[blastdamage]

did you know the cops once found a fully functioning movie theater with a well-stocked bar inside the catacombs and they when they tried to go back later to formally investigate it was completely emptied out save for a note that read "don't search for us"

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

Underground french cinema

[npd-vriska]

my little bro is part of the catacombs community and yeah, it's basically a fully autonomous society! enough that when my bro goes in on a friday night, they don't come out until monday for work- sometimes longer if they took days off.

some of the rooms have fully stocked pantries with cooking equipment, some have movies like the one described above, some have books you're allowed to just take but people always put back- every day people bring things from the outside. artists often set up galleries there. there are rooms with mattresses and hammocks set up for people to sleep. one of the room is just a place where people leave shoes for the fun of it.

this is Known, it's not a secret by any means. the catacombs are as big as paris itself, and people live there just as people live above. it's wonderful when you think about it.

[npd-vriska]

A little update! My little bro is now my little sister. Please don't misgender her :)

[enbylesbie]

[eggdrawsthings]

you know how cats always wake you up from your slumber by slapping you and then demanding food. yeh, yeh that's grogu to me 🙂‍↕️

[log6]

I'm not gonna lie the secret to success for a great many people is absolutely stimulant abuse

[luulapants]

Wait hold on what was that

[stagbeetleboy]

Ok if we exclude Palpatine who has the gayest lightsaber?

[stagbeetleboy]

This is Palpatine’s lightsaber btw. He duel wields.

[stagbeetleboy]

Actually it’s genius. It’s is a foolproof design if you don’t want to get caught with a lightsaber

*goes through chancellor’s desk drawers and finds this*

*slowly closes drawer and never mentions it*

[wolviecat]

If you see something…say nothing and drink to forget

[saul-tortellini]

It can't possibly be that blat-

[weepingwidar]

Sarah Lee (Korean, 1988) - Gazer (2024)

[eggdrawsthings]

The Nikto called the kid a “fledgling Jedi”, saying Din had no idea what he could “do”. The Armorer also called the Jedi “sorcerers” and though Din doesn’t know anything about sorcery, he does know there’s something magical about the kid’s hugs. Something powerful. They have the power to erase bad dreams and painful conversations. They have the power to heal hurts and pains and age-old loneliness. They have the power to make Din laugh like he is now.  If that isn’t magic, Din doesn’t know what else is.

Dream Child by @muchadoloo

[eggdrawsthings]

[limnaea]

Mandalorian Gen Fic Rec List - Volume II: Clan of Two Part II

Hello all, and welcome back to Lim's SW fic recs! This is the second post about my favorite The Mandalorian gen fics-- and this post is just about Clan of Two. Check out the previous installment (Volume I!) and the upcoming volume about side characters & adventures and encounters. For shorthand, 🔐 means a restricted work and 💜 means an personal favorite, but they are all honestly must reads. Please let me know if you like&read them, and please give your love to the authors we owe so much to!! -Yours, Lim <3

Clan of Two

People Expect Big Things From a Man With a Jetpack by @cosmicoceanfic (Din & Grogu, Gen, 2k)

“It’s like watching a baby bird try and take off for the first time,” Cara says. She holds out a corn popper to the Child, who pauses in his singleminded quest to try and devour the pendant to eye it thoughtfully. “I could kill you any which way right now,” Din says. Cara chews, slowly and deliberately. “You could definitely try.” The Child takes the corn popper and stares at it. “Relax, part of practicing something new is getting your ass handed to you every now and again. It’s just my right as a person to laugh at you for it.”

Higher Education by JordannaMorgan (Din & Grogu, Gen, 0.7k)

Peli wonders if Mando might be overdoing it just a little.

💜 Child-Centered Approach by @devildoll (Din & Grogu, Gen, 32k)

In which Grogu goes to school on Nevarro, Din chaperones a field trip, and nothing could possibly go wrong.

In These Soft Places by Ruuger (Din & Grogu, Gen, 1k)

Din's injuries from the battle catch up with him. Set right after Book of Boba Fett Chapter 7 ends.

Baby's Bounty by @ooops-i-arted (Din & Grogu, Gen, 4k, Parenting Shenanigans)

Din must hunt down a valuable bounty, and there will be dire consequences if he doesn’t find his quarry…

🔐 Out of Time by @ginnyq (Din & Grogu, Gen, 11k, Angst)

When a last-minute pit stop on the way to Tython turns deadly, Din has to ask Grogu to do something he hoped would never be necessary. But even successful plans have unforeseen outcomes, and the consequences are worse than he could have expected.

🔐 under the moon and stars by @oathkeeperoxas (Din & Grogu, Gen, 1k, Post-Season/Series 03)

Din indulges Grogu his favourite food, and decides to try something new that his son might like too.

💜 He is his father’s son (series) by @hinderr (Din & Grogu, warning this one is sad as hell, Grief/Mourning, POV Grogu)

Prince of a thousand enemies.

The Way Home by @starryreys (Din & Grogu, Gen, 2.5k, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence)

“Hey,” Cara’s voice from behind him suddenly startles him out of his thoughts. He turns around to look at her where she’s still standing in the doorway. “Are you alright?” she asks. He looks down to the kid in his arms, tired and hurt, but safe and here. “Yeah,” he says, “I am. (Din and Grogu make it off Gideon's light cruiser together, and Din removes his helmet for an entirely different reason.)

The Father by @starryreys (Din & Grogu, Gen, 2k)

Din’s mother had given him a wavering smile before she hugged him goodbye. His father’s hands had been steady on his shoulders as he kissed his forehead. He hadn’t realized the strength it must have taken them not to crumble until now. Din watches the kid, his eyes never wavering, a small smile on his lips and a reassuring nod on his head. Din waits until his kid is gone from his eyeline.  Then he crumbles.

Unleash Your Creativity by wingedcats (Din & Grogu, Gen, 2k, Parenthood)

Din frowned. The silver-green smudge stared back up at him, revealing little. “It’s a self-portrait?” “Must be.” Cara hitched one shoulder in a shrug. “Lucky we’re chasing down a Jedi for him, not an artist. Doesn’t look like he’s got much of a future there.” “You don’t know that,” Din said, feeling unaccountably defensive. “He’s just a baby.” Din decides to give the Child an opportunity to explore his artistic side. With mixed results.

i can’t believe they just sent baby yoda off to boarding school by wellwhiskey (Din & Grogu, Gen, 2k, Post-Season/Series 02)

“Was it worth it?” Gideon asks now. Cara knows he isn’t directing the question at Reeves. “Somehow it doesn’t feel like it was.” i'm sick of it i'm sick of star wars

Belonging by DistantStorm (Din & Grogu, Gen, 2k, Post-Season/Series 02, The Book of Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker, 1.5k)

Luke believes he is observant, and yet— The Force itself seems to be laughing at him. Outside the stone framed window, Luke watches his student sit at the edge of the wildflower meadow near the stream, folded into a meditative pose. A white butterfly has landed on top of his head, and several more flit around him in a shimmer of pollen and sunlight.

🔐 Undying Sea, Unquenchable Dragonfire* by @renardroi (Din & Grogu, Gen, 10k, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Fae & Fairies)

Kyramud, his mind tries to remind him. This is his enemy, this is the child-thief. But it seems even he is weak to the enchanting magics of the fey people, the allure of their wild beauty. They move and look and feel like a ballad that has come to life, a siren drawing him in so that they can drown him. Medieval Fantasy AU Mandalorians are a dying clade of knights, the jetiise are fey creatures.

(*I see the tags on this one but they aren't yet reflected in the work and the vibes are impeccable you'll just have to trust me)

The Last of His Name by @coffeequill (Din & Grogu, Gen, 36k, Alternate Universe - Fantasy)

“I don’t joust,” says Din, out of breath. “You do now,” says Cara, and she gives him a grin before swinging in again. He deflects it with a ring of the sliding metal. ---- After escaping the clutches of Moff Gideon, Din and his foundling travel the country in search of the boy's magical people, armed with naught but beskar and horse. As money runs tight, a return to bounty hunting seems their only option. Cara enlists his help in bringing in a difficult target, but help involves his participation in a tournament, competing for a handsome pay. To take care of his son, Din accepts, only to receive far more than he bargained for.

Boreas Sylvatica by @milokno (Din & Grogu, Gen, 17k, Alternate Universe - Post-Apocalypse, Human Grogu)

Grogu stirs. His eyes flutter open, for just a moment, and he shifts closer to Din. He stares down at the kid. His own eyes soften. The sharp, jagged lines that divide his face don’t completely disappear, but they do fade. His legs still ache, and his exhaustion doesn’t loosen where it’s constricting around his ribs— digging into the bones that stick out, ever so slightly. All of it, though, becomes inferior to the warmth that spreads throughout his chest. OR While on a supply run, Din finds a child. They take care of each other.

💜 A Short Guide to Fatherhood by @burglarhobbit (Din & Grogu, Gen, 9k, Luke Skywalker, Ben Solo, Found Family, one of my favorites!)

“Well, development isn’t just for the child,” Skywalker says, inclining his head to Din. “It’s very good you’re taking the time to explain things to him that he may not yet understand, or to emphasise what he may already know but has not yet taken in very well. You can learn from him, as he does from you.” Din nods shakily, and Grogu, settled between his legs, leans into his body. Din’s hand ghosts over Grogu’s head, and he slowly pats the child. It feels awkward, with his gloves still on, but Grogu doesn’t move away. Skywalker moves on to the next parent in the circle, and Din feels as if he has passed another test of this so-called parenting thing. Or: Luke Skywalker does development circles with the parents of the students in his Academy. Din isn't yet sure if that's actually helpful or not.

home again, for the first time by @icecreambeach (Din & Grogu, Gen, 2k, Post-Season/Series 03)

It’s time for Din and Grogu to rest, but not before Din does his Dad diligence. (post-season 3 finale spoilers)

Apostates and Ever Afters by DistantStorm (Din & Grogu, Gen, 1k, Found Family, The Book of Boba Fett)

A clan of two, reprised.

build it together by @ckerouac (Din & Grogu, Gen, 2k, Post-Season/Series 03, Family)

The house itself is small, but the two of them have never needed much space. After the events on Mandalore, Din and Grogu start to build their life on Nevarro.

cookies (to share) by @hinderr (Din & Grogu, Gen, 5k, Family Feels)

Happy Valentines day. You are loved <3 - Four things that Din Djarin learns, and one thing that Grogu Djarin has always known

[limnaea]

Mandalorian Gen Fic Rec List - Volume I: Din and Clan of Two

Hey all! This has been a long time coming. I'm a pretty voracious reader, especially for fanfic, and it's my great honor to share with you some of my favorites. I confess I have many I'd like to share, and I expect that this will be a series! For shorthand, 🔐 means a restricted work and 💜 means an personal favorite, but they are all honestly must reads. Please let me know if you like&read them, and please give love to the authors who we owe so much to!! -Yours, Lim <3

Din

Five Foundlings that the Mandalorian Didn’t Keep and One That He Did by @thrvrnd (Din Djarin, Gen, 5k)

“Have you found others, or was he the first?” “I’ve found a few.” “But none like him?” “There are none like him.”

The Drums of Mandalore by @coffeequill (Din Djarin, Gen, 5k)

Din looks at him, then over as more dancers begin to step into the center, some stretching out. His eyes are big. He looks into the fire. “Can I learn to dance, too?” he asks, his voice so quiet that it’s almost drowned out. --- From the day he's found, traditional Mandalorian dances become the center of Din's life. Until they're not.

Meaning by kakashikrazy256 (Din Djarin, Gen, 3k)

"You want to paint your armor. Right now." "I'm starting to think you are wearing a hole in my ship floor on purpose. Sit. Down." An interlude between Chapter 14 and 15

Lullabies (Those Same Old Lies) by @NavigatorWrongway (Din Djarin, Gen, 3k)

He was waiting for his Guild contact when the news came through.

The Past Rolls Back by @NavigatorWrongway (Din Djarin, Gen, 3k)

It's already red. Blood won't show at all.

The Apprentice by karples (Din Djarin, The Armorer, Gen, 2.5k)

We change, but are not lost. We simply become something else.

bloodsplatter by deniigiq (Din Djarin, The Armorer, Gen, 4k)

He looked so...weird. Without the armor, he didn’t recognize himself. He turned to the side to see how the long tunic moved around his knees and was agitated to find it stiff and awkward. It wasn’t supposed to be stiff and awkward. It was supposed to drape and flail out with each step. He pursed his lips and turned further, then gave a half-pivot. The tunic moved like a staggering drunk. It would not do. (Din makes himself a set of clothes from his childhood.)

💜 Bullshit by @midgetnazgul (Din Djarin, Migs Mayfeld, Gen, 4k)

Migs receives a visit from a man -- and a face -- he never thought he'd see again.

Unglued, Thanks to You by Angryplan3ttraveller (Paz Vizsla, Din Djarin, Gen, 25k)

Paz Vizsla cannot stand that Din Djarin got to walk away with both the darksaber and his beskar. He is dar'manda: he should not get these things. So Paz is going to duel Djarin, and he is going to win the darksaber off of him. This time, he won't lose. But first, Paz has to find him, and that task is not so easy. Especially not when Djarin has all sorts of friends all over the galaxy, and a chronic inability to stay in one place for longer than five minutes. Paz has his work cut out finding Djarin, but he'll do it. And he just might learn some things along the way.

Clan of Two

💜 🔐 Problem by keeptheearthbelow (Din & Grogu, Gen, 4k, Sign Language)

When it turns out Grogu is too young for training, he heads to Tatooine for a new life and forms a new set of habits.

Dinui by @communistkenobi (Din & Grogu, Gen, 4k)

Din meets a nosy old woman in the market who won't stop trying to help him.

Ways. by @outpastthemoat (Din & Grogu, Gen, 500w, Force-Sensitive Din Djarin)

Din Djarin sleeps deeply after Corvus. He dreams of impossible things.

your hands are holding me (don’t you get shy on me) by @pointvee (Din & Grogu, Gen, 2k, Force-Sensitive Din Djarin)

Beskar sings. If ill treated, if unrightfully taken, it leaves a mark. It's hard to hear for most, but the job of an armorer is to sooth the beskar, make it fit for battle once more. Din has always been able to hear it. (Or Din with psychometry, and an affinity for beskar)

Dream Child by @muchadoloo (Din & Grogu, Gen, 100k, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Platonic/Familial Soulmates, Mandalorian Adoption Culture)

It is an old Mandalorian proverb that a child is born in one's dreams. For over twenty years, Din has dreamed of fire and smoke, bloodshed, and bloodcurdling screams. They say it’s a bad omen. They say he's fated to be childless. They say he has no dream child. What he does have, however, is a persistent green creature who sneaks into his ship, eats all his food, and refuses to leave him alone. (In which, all Mandalorians receive recurring dreams of their intended foundlings and Din just so happens to be the exception to that rule).

🔐 So You Can Imagine the Kind of Stress That I am Under by nik_knows_nothing (Din & Grogu, Gen, 5k)

Taking care of foundlings is part of the Mandalorian code. That doesn't mean it comes naturally. (Or, the Mandalorian struggles with the care and keeping of a baby alien that is older than he is and is also apparently a magical space wizard.)

💜 I have acquired a child. by @din-dadrin (Din & Grogu, Gen, 5k, Epistolary, Social Media)

How can I ensure its welfare without having it become attached to me? Thank you. 🗨 17 comments    ➦ Share    🠷 Save    🛇 Hide    ⚑ Report (The r/Parenting AU some people wondered about but technically did not ask for.)

The Parent by DistantStorm (Din & Grogu, Gen, 21k)

He says he is not the child’s anything. He is a man, righting a wrong. Nothing more. (He is wrong.)

not alone (not anymore) by @dotnscal (Din & Grogu, Gen, 1k, POV Grogu)

The Mandalorian is lonely. Grogu tries to comfort him.

[ooops-i-arted]

Not one of the listed sentence starters but one of the adults walks in on the GAB trio having completely wrecked the room. “Who’s responsible for this?!” Each sibling points to the other two.

Din’s mind wanted to wander, but he made himself pay attention to the trade reports on his desk instead.  Brizsa was laid down for a nap, Alanne and Grogu were having a tea party in their playroom, and if he concentrated he could hopefully get all of these done before Cara came home from New Alderaan and they could have a quiet evening together.

Speaking of quiet…

Din realized he couldn’t hear Alanne and Grogu talking anymore.  Or much of anything.  It was quiet.  Way too quiet.

He got up immediately, poking his head into Brizsa’s room to check on the two-year-old.  Her bed was empty.  And Brizsa was never quiet.  He rushed to the playroom, shoving the door open, and stopped short.

A rainbow of colors was all over the walls.  And the floor.  And the ceiling.  And the toys.  And his three children in the center, who quickly hid their paintbrushes behind their backs but did nothing about the empty jars of paint scattered across the floor.

Back when he’d first acquired a child, Din had told himself he would never be the parent who yelled in anger.  So he didn’t quite yell as he sputtered “You - what - how - who did - explain yourselves right now!”

Grogu pointed at his sisters, Alanne pointed at him and Brizsa, and little Brizsa looked at both of them before pointing at Alanne and Grogu.

Din put his hands on his hips, refusing to blink or move when a blob of paint fell on him from above and slowly slid down his cheek.  “Well?!”

Predictably, Alanne broke first.  “We were painting, Daddy,” she said softly, her eyes as big and round as she could make them, a trick she had learned and mastered from Grogu.

“Then why didn’t you use paper?” Din asked, to delay while he tried to figure out what to say.  In unison, his three children looked back at the easel - literally the only item in the room without paint on it - and turned back around.  Alanne said “I dunno” and Grogu shrugged and Brizsa cheerfully said “We do paintball!”

“Paintball?” Din asked, raising an eyebrow.

“I like paintball!” said Brizsa happily.  “Grogu and Alanne do it for me!”

Din did his best to look stern to hide his confusion, and then he finally remembered.  Last month they’d all gone to see a paintball match, a new fad from Coruscant that Sabine Wren was encouraging - a game that was like shooting except with balls of paint instead of slugs or lasers.  He and Cara had taken the kids to see, figuring it was an easy way to keep up support of Clan Wren and entertain the kids.  Brizsa had been enthralled, but apparently he’d underestimated how much.

“You can’t play paintball inside, Brizsa,” Din told her.  “You need to be in the special arena for that.  Our paint is for painting.  On paper.”

“Grogu make the paint go with the Force and Alanne use a brush!” Brizsa said brightly, oblivious to his attempt to scold her.  “Paint go whee!”

Din decided to try his other children.  “Alanne, you’re six, you should know better.”

“I’m just a kid.  Grogu’s sixty.”

“I’m still a kid too!  My species ages differently!”

“It was his idea to make the paint fly for Brizsa!”

“Was not!”

“Was too!”

“Enough!” Din said, cutting them off and trying not to pinch the bridge of his nose.  “You are all responsible for cleaning all of this up.  Every speck of paint, gone.  You understand?”

Alanne was already reaching for the comm button.  “Not your nanny, not any droids, you,” Din said sternly, pointing his finger.  She pouted at him.

He allowed one of the cleaning droids to bring them rags, water, soap, and sponges, but after that he stood and supervised and tried to stop Brizsa from playing in the bubbles and remind her this was supposed to be a consequence of her actions.  “I don’t care bout con-so-kenzes, Daddy.  I like bubbles!” she said, oblivious.

Din sighed.  At least Cara would enjoy the story when she got home.

[blueeyesatnight]

Fic & Art Rec List!

For my 2000 follower celebration I wanted to share the love! Send me Asks celebrating your favorite writers, artists, etc and let me know WHO THEY ARE and WHAT THEY DO! I've started the list by reccing some of my favs, I am recommending their entire masterlists to you but you are welcome to also send me specific fics from folks.

Fics:

@brandyllyn -- hello wife, she is stellar and does Oscar and Pedro content-- as she says there are no sad endings there.

@oonajaeadira -- soft fluffy vibes here and mostly Pedro boys

@youvebeenlivingfictional -- one of my all time favs, she has a range of different men and the stories are well crafted, this girl is fun all around

@cinewhore -- you want curated, original takes? My girl does horror-thriller takes on a lot of your favs and she's super smart.

@radiowallet -- howdy friendo, this girl and I share a Marcus Moreno thing that will never die.

@krissology -- we know this gal can write romance to make you weep!

@charnelhouse -- charnie doesn't need my recommendation but like it's always niche and hot and a little weird and we are here for that.

@absurdthirst -- the name says she's thirsty but Keri also has a fun brain and interesting choices for plots, I am always in awe of her stuff.

Art:

@stealyourblorbos -- is one of my favorite people alive. She is an amazing artist, she takes commissions for those of you looking to do that, and she works on a range of characters. I like that her style is realism adjacent but has that old school Fantasy Novel cover feel to it. Very painterly.

Keep the Recs coming!

[d4rm4nd4]

Thank you for reccing me, beautiful 🥰

Let's keep the love going! Make sure you follow these wonderful artists to receive daily serotonin boost from their art:

❤️🧡💛ART RECS💚💙 💜

@nobodys-baby-now @moodsworks @omaano @tosye @sytortuga @valkblue @alleewonder @gaberose @celltheoryart @moondirti @cyyfann09 @sleepyateight @plaidposh @deelectable @murphys-doodles @hai-nae @ayajinto @iamakidprincessart @e1dritchbastard

[sytortuga]

@stealyourblorbos thank you so much for the rec, I'm truly without words! And coming from such a talented artist!!!🥲🥲🥲🥲

Let's keep reccing, because there are soooo many talented people out there...

Fics

@foxlace (TheHeartOfAMandalorian on AO3). Check out her fics, they are all superb, without exception! I'm specially fan of her Mando x Omera fics 🤩

@the-kittylorian , super talented writer, impressive world-builder. Her fics include everything you want in a fic even if you didn't know it LOL!

@strange-relics (MoonsOfLothal), I keep going back to their fics over and over. I don't get bored of re-reading them over and over.

@azertyrobaz, I don't know how she does it, but with every fic I adopt a new head cannon. Simply perfect!

@veldeia, big fan of her Mando works, "Solifluction" being one of my all time favorites.

@eyesofhorus82, probably one of the authors I first followed in the Mandoverse. Love their stories which I started reading back on FFN! Always happy when I receive a notification that they posted something new 🤩

And there is also YourGuardianAngel08 on FFN. I don't know if they are present on Tumblr. If anybody knows, I'd love to tag them. In any case make sure to check out their work. Some of the most beautiful hurt/confort Mando stories I've read.

Art

@stealyourblorbos

@tiiabeeart

@eggdrawsthings

@uzuriartonline

[foxlace]

@sytortuga you are genuinely the most giving & kind person 🥺 And an incredibly talented artist 😍 Thank you for the rec 🙏I am honored 🥺❤️

Author Recs:

@sheena-is-a-punk-rocker (Sheena_Is_A_Punk_Rocker on AO3): She has written so many amazing Mandomera fics & ficlets, ranging from very sweet to spicy! All are feel-good fics 🥰 We all want Din to be happy, and Din finds a neverending abundance of happiness in Sheena's works! (She has also been my writer buddy for a couple years now, and is always willing & enthusiastic about bouncing ideas off of each other - thank you for being my cheerleader 🥺🙏)

@manfieme (Manfie on AO3): She is an amazing author and was my inspiration to start writing Mandomera (which was the gateway to my obsession with this ship!) I honestly owe her everything for getting me as involved in writing & this fandom. My favorite work of hers is:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

@novemberrain221 (POTFFAN on AO3): I love the hurt/comfort themes - if you need a whump fix, she is a one stop shop! I especially love her Din Djarin works and ones involving Omera 🥰 Please check her out! She is always cooking up something new 🔥

Artists:

@sytortuga: Her traditional art is always so beautifully done & charming - there's a lovely nostalgia about every piece 🥰 I love that she creates masterful art of our favorite Mandalorian with simple & few materials. She's so talented & the kindest soul you'll meet. Please check out her work ❤️

@dindlarin: The way she draws Din is so good 🤯 capturing his dreaminess & steaminess to perfection. She's truly talented. Check her out now!

@yeahyeahyeaaah: One of my favorite Mandomera pieces was done by this talented artist! Their art style is unique & iconic. (And the way they draw Din 😳🤯🔥)

@gaberose: I love how varied, unique, and creative their art is! From realism to comic book-like, it's always captivating.

There are so many amazing and talented artists and writers in The Mandalorian fandom - thank you for your dedication and hard work in keeping us entertained 🙏