"Sorry, sweetheart."

Han Solo. Smuggler. General.

[allianceleaderleia]

She should have known that her fib would be caught in the bright light of Han’s vanity. Leia shook her head as she caught him looking at himself. Why did he have to make everything so hard? Why couldn’t he just do what she said like everyone else who was on her side? Then again, if they didn’t argue, how much would she get to speak with him? “I’m not in that much of a hurry.” She said, the bite in her tone implying she wasn’t in a hurry for him or his ship. Then her mouth went tight for a moment and dark brown eyes darted away. She’d just remembered she was about to ask him for what was essentially, a favor. Since he apparently wasn’t the sort to take orders even from her. Or especially from her. Leia took a deep breath and looked back to him. Leia was probably unaware that as her gaze returned to him, her head was still giving that small, slow shake of exasperation. It annoyed her that her unavoidable base feelings of hers were so distracting. She pushed thoughts of the way he was standing out of her head, and gathered herself entirely with a deep breath and an extra centimeter of height she didn’t really have. “I have to go to meeting in the Outer Rim. The X wings won’t make it that far and I don’t have any of the lightspeed freighters to spare. We’re still using them as shelter. Han. I need your ship.”

[idontknowxflycasual]

Han couldn't be assed to be ordered around by her. He didn't take orders from anyone. Favors, he could handle, but so far, she hadn't asked for one. There was a first time for everything, and low and behold that was exactly what had brought her to his ship. He smirked as he crossed his arms over his chest and looked down at her. He wanted to chuckle as he watched her try and appear taller than she was, but he decided better of it.

Part of him feared that if he made too much of a show of teasing her, that she'd find help somewhere else, and he didn't want that. It thrilled him that she needed him. Well, his ship, but all he read into it was that she needed him. His head gave a quick nod as he then mentally calculated exactly how long it would take him to get the Falcon back in ship shape. He moved back into the shaft and looked back up at her.

"When's this meeting?" He began tightening the nuts and bolts that he'd been working on prior to her arrival. It was mostly just busywork until Chewie returned with what he needed to get the ship ready to travel at the speed of light. It had been giving him fits the last two trips he'd made for supplies, and now that she would be on board, he couldn't risk the Falcon stranding them out in space in who knew where.

Finishing the last of the bolts, he climbed back up and closed the hatch to the shaft and moved across the Falcon to the opposite side where he opened a panel and began to remove the bad part so that when Chewie returned, he'd be able to place it and then be good to go. "Gonna need some supplies, too. Guess you got that taken care of?" He knew how efficient she was, and that she didn't need him reminding her of the things she had to do. But he'd need a few things too depending on how long they'd be away from Hoth.

[allianceleaderleia]

She knew a lot of soldiers. She was surrounded by them. Han did not move like a soldier. His movements, or even his poses when he was standing still, were not symmetrical. He was not a methodical man. He was riveting with his hip-shot grace as he climbed out to join her on the main deck. It was incredibly annoying how distracting that was when there was business to be done. And fun. His arrogance was off the chart, but what could she do when he was so good at his job? He flew his ship with the same unexpected grace that he moved his body.

A slow smile started on her face. “You thought I might be Chewie? I can’t say the same for you. Wookie’s are - ” Leia’s eyes gave him an inspection sweep. Didn’t the man know what a rag was? “ - very tidy. I might miss your face if you washed it.”

Business. Buisness, Leia, what are you doing?

“I haven’t seen Chewie. Han. How long do you think it will take to get the Falcon up and running?”

[idontknowxflycasual]

Han couldn't stop the grin that graced his lips at her giving it back to him as good as he gave it. His jaw muscle twitched slightly. It unnerved him that he couldn't get to her quite like he wanted to, but that's okay. He flustered her enough and that was good enough for him. He shifted around her to find a reflective surface to check his reflection. He found no grime or dirt anywhere on his face.

He turned back to face her as she inquired about the Falcon. "Hour or two once Chewie hauls his ass back here with the part I need." He didn't know what was keeping his co-pilot, but then he remembered they were on a frozen planet that had limit resources for parts. The Falcon wasn't exactly top priority. The fighter ships needed to be in pristine condition in case of an attack, and the Falcon was low on the totem poll.

"Why? Needing to get somewhere in a hurry?" He was intrigued now, wondering just what it was that she needed with him and his ship. "I can go light a fire under Chewie if it's a matter of urgency." He placed his hands on his hips as he waited for her to tell him why she'd humbled him with her presence.

[idontknowxflycasual]

mayxthexforce​:

During the war, they’d said things, done things- in the few quieter days they had, Leia had definitely thought things regarding Han Solo that she shouldn’t have allowed herself to be thinking about in such dire times. From her part, she didn’t regret any of those things. But she knew that ‘heat of the moment’ emotions could be a hell of a thing and… well, he probably could find something better than a stressed princess now might-be-queen of a planet that no longer existed and a people that were scattered around the galaxy.

Leia couldn’t help but huff in amusement when he mentioned the droids and rolled his eyes.

“Don’t turn this on me,” Leia sighed, as stubborn as always but also tired from all they’d gone through, and all that was to come. “I don’t want to tell you what to do. I want you to tell me what you want to do. If I didn’t want you around, I wouldn’t ask.”

That was one hell of a way to tell him she wanted him around, that was for sure.

Leia took a deep breath. “I’ve broadcast a message that I hope will reach as many remaining Alderaanians as possible,” she explained. “I cannot abandon my people, not when what happened was- I must offer them somewhere to go, and it won’t be easy, nor will all of them be happy with me. I’d appreciate a friendly face, and a trustworthy marksman, in my corner.”

Han knew the guilt that she carried for the absolute destruction of her home planet. He couldn't tell her to let that guilt go because he, too, had guilt that no one else could carry. It was his and his alone, so he understood what she was going through. That didn't stop him from wanting to comfort her. He wanted to be the one she counted on above any and all else with the exception of maybe Luke.

"I believe I just did, Princess." He would follow her to the ends of the universe and into the next and beyond if that's where she was going. "I'm in it for the long haul. Never been more serious about anything else in my life." He hoped she knew the importance of that very knowledge. He'd never put anyone else above himself ever before in his life. Chewie was the closest he had to family until he'd met the her and Luke.

At the mention of sending out a message, he knew there was little to no time to find a place for the stranded Alderaanians. "Got any place in mind? There's plenty of planets for the taking." So long as they weren't already inhabited. They didn't need to be fighting another battle anytime soon.

"Please not another frozen planet." He didn't want to think about trying to make a permanent go on a place that was as cold as Hoth had been. He shuddered at the memory.

[otterandterrier]

Bleed me dry almost every time But I don’t mind, no, I don’t mind it I would come back a thousand times

[clarkgriffon]

ULTIMATE SHIPS CHALLENGE- [1/3] ‘Old married couple’ Ships ↳ “You like me because I’m a scoundrel. There aren’t enough scoundrels in your life.” “I happen to like nice men!” “I’m a nice man.”

[theorganasolo]

Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford filming The Empire Strikes Back

[mayxthexforce-moved]

@idontknowxflycasual

[idontknowxflycasual]

multixfandomxmadness​:

Leia gave him a narrow eyed look when he went and called her princess, but decided to let it slide just this once because she had more important things to worry about than the word, more so now a nickname than her title. One couldn’t he princess of anything without a kingdom, or a planet.

Focus, she told herself mentally. She had heard the stories many times and despite that, watching Luke gesture to add dramatism to his take, hearing him embellish certain parts, and the way the listeners reacted whether they’d heard it before or not was endearing. People had such hope and respect for them, it made Leia feel optimistic about the future.

Han’s apology surprised her. The way they interacted had changed some through the years and yet, at the same time, it still felt the same. They still frustrated each other, but there was that sort of unspoken —but not really unspoken— something.

Something that could turn into nothing depending on how things evolved from this point on.

Leia stood in front of Han, not leaning against anything, a tension on her shoulders that hadn’t left her since… she didn’t want to think about her planet’s fate, but every train of thought led her back there lately.

“I’ve been wondering what your plan is,” she started, avoiding giving an answer to the ‘everything okay’ question for the time being. “What will you do now?”

Han couldn't help but feel that was a loaded question. There were many answers that could take him down whatever path it was that she was planning to trod, or it could take him millions of lightyears from her. The latter made his chest ache, but he didn't know if he'd ever tell her as much. They were close, and there was something there, but they'd never really nailed it down outside of a few kisses and cuddles here and there. He didn't expect things that had happened in the heat of a moment or in the fanfare of a win to be taken as seriously as if it made them officially anything or not.

He cocked his head slightly, watching her and trying to figure out if there was a right answer that she was searching for. Maybe even hoping for. "That depends, doesn't it?" He relaxed one arm, moving his hand to lay against her arm and giving a slight squeeze. "I wouldn't mind stickin' around. Maybe follow you to the end of the galaxy and further if it's what you want."

He lowered his hand, letting it linger against his side before he lifted his eyes slightly to search hers. "I'm in it for the long haul, Leia. I guess I should have said that a long time ago. After all this, I can't go back to what I did before. I can't just pretend I didn't meet you and Luke...those damn droids." He rolled his eyes, thinking about C-3PO. "That all of you didn't change my life." He lowered his eyes, forehead wrinkling slightly.

"But like I said, that depends, doesn't it?"

[nicola-coughlan]

hanleia + names

[mayxthexforce-moved]

@idontknowxflycasual

[idontknowxflycasual]

allianceleaderleia​:

Star Wars : The Hope in Wild Space

Leia strode into Hanger Bay 7 tugging her gloves more firmly into position, her face equally set. Her focus was such that none of the handful of Pilots called out greetings, though traditionally they would do so. Not today. Not with that look on her face and the way she was rather glaring at the Millennium Falcon as her small white clad figure, all straight spine and sped steps, made her way across the bay toward it. Brown eyes flickered to the roof where no one was and without breaking stride walked up the gangplank.

With anyone else, anyone else, all she would have had to do was request they come to her and give them their orders. Not with Han, even after all they'd been through. Or perhaps because of all they had been through.

She found him in a shallow access pit surrounded by a splay of tools. Instantly it struck her how attractive he was, but this was business so she pushed that thought right out of her head. There was also this business of him working on the Falcon. The Princess was very straight lipped as she calculated just what she would do if Han's ship was out of commission again. Leia put a fist on her hip as she came to a stop.

Han had been mumbling under his breath. He'd sent Chewie after a much needed part and hoped that it was him that he'd heard coming up the gang plank, but as he crawled out of the tight little space and stood up all he saw was the five feet one inch tall frame of none other than Princess Leia herself. He smirked and gave a soft snort. "Princess."

He wiped his hands on the back of his pants and placed his foot on the bottom rung of the ladder before he began to haul himself out of the access pit and drew himself up to his full height to tower over her. "Thought you were Chewie. Didn't happen to see him out there, did you? Waiting on a part so I can get the Falcon back into space."

He wished he knew exactly where they stood with one another, but as it was, she blew hot and cold and he sometimes couldn't keep up. "Miss my face, did you? I can't imagine you came all the way down here for anything less."

[mayxthexforce-moved]

Those Who Kept You Safe And Warm || Leia & Han

Plotted starter for @idontknowxflycasual

The war was over, the alliance to restore the republic won. But there was still a long way to go before they could fully celebrate their victory. Luke had taken it upon himself to restore the Jedi order, to find those out there who were like them and offer them a place to go, somewhere to learn about their abilities. Leia's place was with her people, the surviving Alderaanians, who turned to her for guidance because she was their princess even if their planet had ceased to exist.

To restore even an ounce of what had once been Alderaan's glory a new planet would be needed– or in this case, a new moon. Mirrorbright —named by Leia after the lullaby every child of Alderaan had heard from their parents growing up— was a moon in the Dene Gois System, uninhabited until Leia decided that it was what her people needed. She'd sent a holo off to any device that could receive it, summoning those who survived The Disaster and sought a home to return to, to come build a new home with her.

But she'd need more than just people willing to rebuild for this.

Tonight was their last night gathered with the rebels, and Leia had been pondering how to approach him about this. She didn't know if he'd choose to stay or go off on another of his adventures, but she wouldn't find out if she didn't ask him.

Leia approached him as he and Luke shared some story with other rebels. "Han." her hand rested on his shoulder to get his attention. "Can I have a minute of your time?"

Stars, she sounded like those senators who would go to get father to talk and she'd always complain about being too formal, too pompous, when she was just a child. Leia cringed at her own words.

[idontknowxflycasual]

Han couldn't remember if they'd told this story to the rebels before or not, but it didn't matter. There was always one or two that hadn't heard the tales of their adventures to get to where they were now currently so it was safe to assume that not one of them minded. He shook his head, rolling his eyes as Luke embellished a bit but he didn't correct him. He'd noticed that each and every time these stories got told that details changed but only a little bit so that the story remained mostly true.

He felt her hand as it lay gently on his shoulder and lifted a finger as Luke got the best part. He could hear the formal air of tone and had to resist rolling his eyes once again. "Just a minute, Princess."

He didn't stand and turn to follow her until the tale had been told, and the rebels cheered. That was his favorite part. He smirked as their eyes met. "Sorry about that," he had the good graces to apologize considering he'd probably read into her tone as they were still, even after all these years, learning to read one another better.

Once they were out of earshot and eyesight of the others, he leaned against the nearest shuttle and crossed his arms over his chest as he tried to make himself comfortable. He didn't know if this was business or pleasure, but he was curious. "Everything okay, Leia?"

[idontknowxflycasual]

I love you

Han pulled her into his arms and held her as tightly as he dared. His lips pressed to the top of her head. “I know,” he breathed as he gently lifted her chin so he could meet her eyes. “I love you, too, Princess.”

[idontknowxflycasual]

✉

SEND ME A ✉ an i’ll generate a number for what my muse sends yours#44

[ text ]: i guess my company doesn’t interest you anymore.

[generoyal]

✉

SEND ME A ✉AN I’LL GENERATE A NUMBER FOR WHAT MY MUSE SENDS YOURS | accepting | random generator #44

(text ; han) I guess my company doesn’t interest you anymore.

[idontknowxflycasual]

[text: Princess] Come on, your worship. [text: Princess] Don't be like that. [text: Princess] You know I'd rather be snuggled up beneath those blankets with you. Don't be mad. [text: Princess] I love you.

[cxrellian]

You took your coat off and stood in the rain, You’re always crazy like that. And I watched from my window, Always felt I was outside looking in on you. You’re always the mysterious one with Dark eyes and careless hair, You were fashionably sensitive But too cool to care. You stood in my doorway, with nothing to say Besides some comment on the weather. Well in case you failed to notice, In case you failed to see, This is my heart bleeding before you, This is me down on my knees, and… These foolish games are tearing me apart, And your thoughtless words are breaking my heart. You’re breaking my heart.

For my bae @byalderaan. I was listening to the song and it made me think about them. Post ROTJ with Han being a flight risk and always showing up when she thinks he’s gone for good. He’s both the most and least reliable person in her life.

God I love these two.

[mamalazzer]

The modern adventures of Han, Leia and Ben Kylo

The Solos celebrate Christmas. It’s as dysfunctional as always.

The rest of the series is here

(This was actually in my queue before Carrie passed away but I can’t post it without mentioning how much I admired and loved her ever since I was a little girl. I made a whole damn series because I adored the Star Wars characters so much, Carrie as Leia in particular. She left us far too soon. Rest in Peace :( x)

[enjollras]

Rest in peace and may the Force be with you, always

Carrie Frances Fisher ; [1956-2016]

[scarletwitch]

“Carrie holds such a special place in the hearts of everyone at Lucasfilm it is difficult to think of a world without her. She was Princess Leia to the world but a very special friend to all of us. She had an indomitable spirit, incredible wit, and a loving heart. Carrie also defined the female hero of our age over a generation ago. Her groundbreaking role as Princess Leia served as an inspiration of power and confidence for young girls everywhere. We will miss her dearly.” - Kathleen Kennedy

— Rest in peace, Carrie Fisher (1956 to 2016).