once and future love

previously ebevans (always lickthelibertybell at heart) i'm jess, i'm 28, and you can find me in sweden. currently obsessing over: star wars and shannara.

[jazz-deactivated20170624]

poe dameron looks like beer but when u take a sip he’s actually fucking apple juice

[damnfinepoefinn]

We went from John “it’s all in Oscar’s head” Boyega to John “you never know” Boyega. what a time to be alive.

[marleyyandme]

If you haven’t seen any of her other marauders videos, you should! Not mine, just spreading the talent! 

[lizziesolsen-deactivated2017060]

That lightsaber was Luke’s and his father’s before him. And now it calls to you.

[sephirothhh]

It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the Death Star, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. Pursued by the Empire’s sinister agents, Princess Leia races home aboard her starship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy…

[dailyadamdriver]

I really love this photoshoot he did

[skywalekr]

do you remember when the new director of star wars retweeted that stormpilot fanart because i do

[hupperts]

(x)

[inthedisposalwithphasma]

Oh my GOD

[cathrynvirginia-deactivated2022]

There’s something really special going on in Star Wars, and I’m not totally convinced it’s all in our heads. 

[merthurian-blog]

Hello! I want more Star Wars and Shannara Chronicles friends/blogs to follow, so if you blog about those (and any ships etc within them), please like this post and I’ll check out your blogs! ^^

[shannaradaily]

[palindroned]

insp.

[merthurss-archive]

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[adamdriverdaily]

[verhaohan]

“The first movie I can remember seeing in the theater was “Return of the Jedi.” I can remember seeing Darth Vader’s helmet come off. The shock of that moment. When I found out I was going to be in it, I couldn’t believe it. My family is stoked. My uncle collected all the toys forever. He almost passed out.”

[bandedshadows]

People are already framing John Boyega as homophobic for merely stating the direction that the canon storyline is going. First, you’re all reading too much into a small quote. It would be great if we can get him to really elaborate on his feelings re: Stormpilot, but don’t go twisting his words to mean malice. 

Second, don’t get mad at him, get mad at Disney for being too cowardly to represent LGBT+. Why don’t you be more proactive with your disappointment instead of sending John hate? Go bombard Disney with letters to include LGBT in Star Wars. John is an actor who is obliged to abide by others’ creative decisions. Hell, I bet Disney put locks on the entire cast to not comment on fandom reactions. The dominant fandom interpretations are probably completely off from the story’s direction, so I imagine the creatives are nervous as fuck because Stormpilot’s popularity was rather unexpected.  Rian Johnson already finished the script, so making any alterations at this point will be difficult. 

Just, fuck you people. I know fandom was just waiting for reasons to demonize John. 

Poe was always the favoured one in the stormpilot ship and sidelined Finn even though his character is more fleshed out. (We all know why). Now they’re going to actively treat him and John like shit. 

And if the rumours are true about Gina Rodriguez’ upcoming part as Finn’s LI, or hell, probably even Poe’s LI, I’m not looking forward to WoC being dragged into this mess.

Good god, even an interracial ship between MoC still manages to put out its own fuckeries. I have no hope. 

[hauntedfalcon]

Why You Need to a) NOT PANIC and b) Leave John Boyega the Fuck Alone

First of all, this is unprofessional as fuck. Chris Mandle quoted three words of something John Boyega said entirely out of context and tweeted it in order to get hits. And it worked! There are already five articles on Google News and a whole bunch of people posting about it in the Stormpilot tag! I saw a gif of the Titanic breaking in half! 

The full article will be out in Shortlist on the 21st, and if you weren’t already going to read it, you are now, aren’t you? You’re damn right, because you want to know what John Boyega actually said. Unfortunately that means we’re playing right into Chris Mandle’s grandstanding, and I hate to reward that, but I’ll do what I have to so I’m not just taking his word for it. 

Secondly, this is the same John Boyega who totally went along with Oscar’s “I was playing romance” statement in their Ellen interview. Do you really think he was trying to sink this ship? Really? 

Thirdly, OSCAR ISAAC SHIPS STORMPILOT, WHERE IS THE CONFETTI AND TICKER TAPE PARADE? I need a thousand percent more celebrating the fact that he is on board with this. How many fandoms ever get that from the actors who play the dudes they ship?

Fourthly, do you know what else once only existed in Oscar Isaac’s head? The idea that Poe Dameron grew up on Yavin IV.

And now it’s canon. 

Keep tweeting Lucasfilm and Disney and Rian Johnson and asking for queer representation. Keep making petitions. Keep talking about how much you love Stormpilot and queer Poe Dameron. 

But if I see anyone hating on John Boyega for this before we actually know what he said, I’m going to murder.