Big Spring Duo Week, prompt 3: Alternate Universe/Divinity
I'll be real I just really wanted to draw Kendal as a jedi. I was going to stop this at flat colors but then I hit a flow state. I could make it better if I had more time but eh its a daily challenge
Saw this post on twitter by @lenaskzorel and I couldnāt help but expand on it.
What if Rumi was half nightsister? That would give the markings and the shame over her heritage. She has memories of this darkness in her past, when she was a child. A chanting in her mind, pulling her away from the light side. But she doesnāt waver.
She always felt this pull to the dark, a fear of going too far of not being a good enough Jedi, of not saving enough people. But she persevered, powered through. She fought with her own demons (lol, accidental parallel) but the fear always lingered.
Her strength in the light was great, but she still had doubt from time to time. Regardless, she tried to be the best Jedi possible, ignoring her nightsister heritage that she despises. She just does her best, does what sheās told. Because thatās what a Jedi is supposed to do⦠Right?
Until Mira enters her life. And Rumi questions blindly following orders. Sure sheās questioned orders before. But sheās always followed them whether she agreed or not. Now sheās on a mission alone with this woman, for the first time and getting to know someone thatās not a soldier or a Jedi. And Mira is one of the most interesting people Rumi has ever met.
But⦠it ends. Rumi is called away. And now she canāt help but feel like itās both a mistake and a good thing. She was getting too close. Jedi canāt make attachments. But, why?
The whole point of being a Jedi is to love the galaxy and save people and be in touch and in tune with life. How is being attached so wrong? How is having a⦠friend(š) so wrong. That has to be her darkness talking right? So Rumi leaves for a mission that she feels is so beneath her skills.
She should be protecting Mira from the threat. Or saving a planet from Separatist forces. Not guarding a cargo ship of dumb supplies (or whatever the mission is) and it DEFINITELY doesnāt need her AND her master, Celine.
But then, a few days before the mission is supposed to end, Rumi walks in on a transmission from Miraās planet. Her security guards calling for help. They were under attack and were being taken out. The princess was in danger. Rumi panicked and said they needed to hurry back and rescue Mira.
But master Celine said no. They had a mission from the council and from the senate themselves. They couldnāt disobey orders. But they were the closest ship. It would take only a few hours to reach her by hyperspace! Celine said no, again.
Thatās when Rumi gets mad and storms off. She stews in her room for a few minutes before sneaking away to the launch bay and stealing a ship, along with a crew of five clones (Saja boys? š) They Blast off, racing for Mira. Rumiās heart racing and adrenaline pumping.
Thatās all for now. I might actually turn this into something real. But I needed to write some of this down. So here it is. š (I may already have like a thousand words of the first chapter. š )
Donāt worry, the coffee shop AU, and SbC (MbF) are still being worked on. Iām just stupid. š
you can be sad. you can be upset. but you CANNOT lose hope. if you lose hope, they have already won. don't let them ruin your love of humanity. there is still good. there is still hope.
So I've been thinking about @macdenlover 's "levels of headcanon" chart (about how heavily a HC is influenced by canon), so I decided to make my own scale about how likely a HC is to be true (including different levels of canon) using queer cartoon characters as examples :)
I just spent an hour making this because I was bored. Enjoy. Image description under the cut.
Inspiration:
it came to my realization that 99% of my fandom related headaches would be cured if everyone understood this
ID courtesy of @hatreds-og-imagedescriptions (thank you!!)
[ID: a chart going from 10 to 1, with explanations of the ratings on the left and images of characters with queer flags and descriptions of said characters on the right.
10: "Explicit canon. Clearly stated in the original media." Trans Barney from Dead end Paranormal Park. "Barney says "I'm transgender"".
9: "Implicit canon. Never explicitly stated, but 100% canon in the original media". Nonbinary Raine from The Owl House. "Raine never says "I'm nonbinary," but uses they/them and is never referred to as a man/woman (also, confirmed by Dana)".
8: "Creator confirmation. Never stated in the original media, but confirmed canon by the media's creator". Aroace Lilith from The Owl House. "While never mentioned/implied in TOH, Dana has confirmed that Lilith is aroace".
7: "Heavily implied. Never confirmed, but likely true (either by canon evidence or creator implication)". Genderfluid Nimona from Nimona. ""Aaand now you're a boy" "I am today" (anyway, the whole movie has trans/GNC themes)".
6: "Possibly implied. Hinted at in the original media, but could be explained as something else". Trans Doofenschmirtz from Phineas and Ferb. "Doof COULD be transmasc, or the whole "raised as a girl" thing could just be for the bit".
5: "Fanon. Never confirmed, but generally accepted by the fandom". Aromantic Alastor from Hazbin Hotel. "While only confirmed to be ace, most of the fandom also sees Alastor as aromantic".
4: "HC with evidence. Headcanons supported by a dedicated fan's detective work". Bisexual Mabel from Gravity Falls. "People have noticed bi flag stickers hidden on Mabel's scrapbooks".
3: "Canon neutrality. Could be true, could be false, but overall makes sense and doesn't contradict the original media". Genderqueer Pleakley from Lilo and Stitch. "Maybe Pleakley is genderqueer, maybe he just wanted to crossdress for the mission, who knows? That's why it's a headcanon."
2: "I made it the fuck up. Based on vibes, has absolutely nothing to do with canon". Bisexual Megamind from Megamind. "No evidence, no explanation, he just has Disaster Bi⢠vibes".
1: "Um? No? But go off. Directly contradicts canon (but who cares, that's why it's fun)". Trans Stanley Pines from Gravity Falls. "Even though flashback scenes prove Stan is AMAB, some people HC him as transmasc." End of ID.]