[sassysnowperson]

New Lands for the Living // Read on Ao3

Poe/Luke // Rated M // 50239 words

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The war is over, and nobody’s won. With the galaxy on the verge of destruction, Poe Dameron hatches a desperate plan—go back in time.

But Poe’s plan quickly goes awry, and he finds himself on the run from local authorities. The only plan to keep him safe is…extreme, to say the least.

“Can’t get you citizenship documents,” the man muttered, his voice clearer now that it wasn’t muffled by the scarf. Poe took a deep breath and forced himself to think. He looked back at his would-be rescuer.

Who was shoving the scarf back from the top his head, revealing a face that Poe knew. That lots of people knew. Kriff, that everyone knew, trillions upon trillions of sapients in the galaxy would recognize that face.

Luke Skywalker—as fresh-faced and young as the day he became the successful destroyer of the Death Star—was standing in front of him.

Fuck.

“Need a land grant to get a moisture farmer licence, can’t even get you a travel visa without citizenship documents…Hm,” the legend said, sighing. “Yeah. I think we’re going to have to get married.”

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Everyone, I’m so pleased to share this with you. I wrote this fic for the Just Married fic exchange, and now that author reveals are done I can share it with the rest of you!!  

This was supposed to be a shortish fic. 10k words, I was shooting for. But then (and oh, aren’t those familiar words) the plot kept unspooling, one idea leading to the next, and my time-travel Marriage of Convenience grew into a full fix-it of the Original (and Sequel) Trilogy, full of world-building, wartime strategy, a dash of political maneuvering. And, of course, I couldn’t leave out that most excellent of feelings - pining for the person you are married to. 

Anyway, SURPRISE HERE IS A FIC, please enjoy. 

[iolesbookshelf]

Satine is totally the type to say “you want to kiss me so bad it makes you look stupid” to Obi-Wan mid-argument btw

[stealingpotatoes]

it's what she would've wanted

(support me on kofi! // comms)

[duchess-of-mandalore]

I’m so sorry we didn’t learn, George.

[now-you-sound-like-a-jedi]

If Obi-Wan had actually stayed on Mandalore with Satine after the Civil War and left the Jedi Order, it would've made The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones peak comedy.

Like, Qui-Gon would still be sent to Naboo and end up on Tatooine, he'd still meet Anakin and take him back to the Temple. But, in this AU, he survives the battle on Theed and takes Anakin as his padawan. And the entire Order would be making jokes:

"Congrats on the new padawan! Hope he sticks around longer than the last one!" "We'll keep this one off the bodyguard missions, eh Qui-Gon?"

So one day little Anakin’s like "hey master, what happened to your last padawan?" And Qui-Gon's like "oh he ran off with a girl, yeah he's royalty in the Outer Rim now".

And it's all fine and dandy until Anakin’s nineteen and they get assigned to protect Padmé, and Qui-Gon takes one look at this kid's face and thinks "You've got to be fucking kidding me, this shit again??"

[fettunfettered]

[uncertainlys]

MY FINGERS BARELY EVEN TOUCHED YOUR STUPID FUCKING AD STOP REDIRECTING ME TO THE APP STORE

[titsay]

[ladyignatius4]

Mentally making a cup of tea and giving a gentle forehead kiss to every struggling writer on my dash right now.

Your story matters, your ideas are good, and someone out there is going to fall in love with your world.

[br1ghteyed]

i think i tend to forget how good boredom is for creativity because we're all so addicted to numbing ourselves with screens and stimulation. but standing in the shower or going for a walk with no music or just sitting in your bedroom without being allowed to touch any screens & all of a sudden i have multiple new projects to start, a solution to a months-long plot problem & 4 new original characters

[morningmightcomebyaccident]

Replied to a recent comment on a fic that I wrote years ago and then took the time to revisit previous comments and I say this with complete sincerity:

Leaving a comment on a fic provides compounding delight. Authors will love initially receiving a comment, will love later recalling this and that particular aspect of a comment, and they will love rereading comments and being reminded how readers enjoyed the work.

Comments are not a one-time act of kindness and consideration. They keep giving.

Thank you to those who take the time to give a nice word, describe an excited reaction, point out favorite parts, and generally let it be known that not only has the work been read but it had some effect. :)

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[joy-and-whimsy-official]

Joy and whimsy detected! This post is joyful and whimsical!

[velinxi]

Fairy prince Iris and the thief, Lillium

[Characters from CTC]

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

I will write the fic I want to read

[tokkibean]

writing a mystery is fun until you realise you have no idea what the solution is. and you're the one who has to figure it out.

[habadoo]

Me with me historical fantasy spy novel WIP: wait a minute

[lost-in-eriador]

in 2026, remember how GOOD writing feels. remember how satsfying it is to get your characters to the point you have been dying to get to, where they will experience the love, fear, relief or whatever the feeling you want to bring to life may be. let this year be the year of writing, prgress and of satisfactory endings.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

YOU. WILL. WRITE. oh you want to write so bad. all the motivation is here. the plot is so good. words come to you so naturally. YOU ARE GOING TO WRITE. RIGHT NOW.