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"You're one man against a galaxy full of scoundrels." "One man should be able to make a difference if he is powerful enough."

#SERENNIAN. Independent and selective portrayal of DOOKU from the Star Wars saga. Est. Feb 2015, renewed June 2025. Legends, canon, and headcanon based. Loved by Renée / 28 / she/her.

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#pinned.

@knbi: he's small for a thirteen-year-old (a fact that gives him none too little displeasure), which, next to the the jedi master, he feels even shorter than he does next to his own master. nevertheless, he squares his shoulders and offers a bow. ❝ master dooku. i'm obi-wan kenobi. master jinn's new padawan. ❞

If he were to speak honestly, he could not say what he might have expected. Which he supposes is customary. As teachers they are, of course, expected to guide their pupils not just in training, but in navigating the simple yet no less daunting endeavour of growing up. It is an honour and privilege inherent to the task. Yet even by the end, there can still be trouble with failing to no longer see them as the brave, uncertain children first paired with their masters. As great and wise a man as Qui-Gon has become, Dooku will never forget the face of a nervous boy as they both took their first steps on a joint path together. To be able to conceive of the kind of Padawan his own former student may take on, despite a complete lack of doubt and nothing less than absolute faith in his ability to pass on his teachings, proved even more of a challenge. Perhaps a rouser, a well-meaning troublemaker, a kindred spirit Qui-Gon could be playfully strict with (and, as Dooku supposes the small part of him that remains the ever-critical mentor hopes, to finally have him discover a greater appreciation for a different form of discipline).

The young lad introducing himself appears anything but. A little eager to appear larger than life, perhaps. But his tunic is neat, his hair is tidy, and for all the stony reputation some of the newer generations of Jedi might spread about Dooku, the boy's expression immediately endears him to the youngster. A small smile tugs at his lips and he raises an eyebrow (still critical, but thus far, approving. Let us see how far he can hold that). "A pleasure, Padawan Kenobi," the elder knight replies, returning the bow. "And an honour to meet you. It may be early days, but your master is already full of praise for how you've taken to his lessons." He inclines his head, inviting the other to walk with him through the halls. "How have you been finding your tutelage thus far?"

#knbi #* VERSE ( master dooku. )#i love them your honour

serennian

@knbi:

HIS HAND curls into a fist where it presses into the ground . he is overcome with fissures of rage , cracking through his skin , threading the calm blue with veins of molten red . it’s not like him . it’s not like him . he’s swallowed it before , swallowed it with siri . grievous had to be killed . FOR THE REPUBLIC . given to the force , young skywalker is . allow your grief to pass , you must . yoda’s platitudes rankle and fester in his mind , mingling with dooku’s needling . his breath picks up in his chest , hand tightening further .

❝ I FEAR , dooku , ❞ he begins , crackling blue eyes firmly on the ground , ❝ that if i begin to levy my grievances against you , i will not stop until one or both of us is DEAD . ❞

The scoff is torn from his throat before he can even think about it. An ingrained response, unfortunately, developed from having to politely react to pitiful and pathetically ridiculous statements uttered within the realms of higher society. Though there's hardly any need to stand on such ceremony here. His words still pierce and needle flesh the same, however, as he continues to observe the quiet display of the Jedi's soul shaking and writhing within the still form before him. Still, but losing that grip. Dooku can feel it, exhilarate in it. The famous Negotiator, at another disadvantage on a field he had previously dominated. How sweetly he held the chance to observe the scales of power tip yet again, and from such a personal view. "I am afraid that of those who have spoken such banal things to me, it is hardly a category you will hold any distinction in." He has long since become accustomed to ignoring or dispatching similar threats. His dismissal is deliberately placed to goad the other further, and for as desperately Kenobi clings to his humbled display, it's quite plain that he means his words. A warning to both men, and this nameless, terrible thing they have created.

Even so, Dooku steps closer. His expression remains aloof, almost bored, but his eyes hold the glint of eagerness to fan the flames of Obi-Wan's conflict. "And if the only alternative is for me to wait while you remain kneeling in silence as the rest of the war passes us by, that sounds rather more unbecoming, does it not? What is fear to a Jedi? Speak. Give words to your darkness. If death shall follow, perhaps that might bring some peace." Not that he expected he would be granted it. Nor did he intend for his prize to escape so easily.

serennian

@knbi:

HIS HAND curls into a fist where it presses into the ground . he is overcome with fissures of rage , cracking through his skin , threading the calm blue with veins of molten red . it’s not like him . it’s not like him . he’s swallowed it before , swallowed it with siri . grievous had to be killed . FOR THE REPUBLIC . given to the force , young skywalker is . allow your grief to pass , you must . yoda’s platitudes rankle and fester in his mind , mingling with dooku’s needling . his breath picks up in his chest , hand tightening further .

❝ I FEAR , dooku , ❞ he begins , crackling blue eyes firmly on the ground , ❝ that if i begin to levy my grievances against you , i will not stop until one or both of us is DEAD . ❞

The scoff is torn from his throat before he can even think about it. An ingrained response, unfortunately, developed from having to politely react to pitiful and pathetically ridiculous statements uttered within the realms of higher society. Though there's hardly any need to stand on such ceremony here. His words still pierce and needle flesh the same, however, as he continues to observe the quiet display of the Jedi's soul shaking and writhing within the still form before him. Still, but losing that grip. Dooku can feel it, exhilarate in it. The famous Negotiator, at another disadvantage on a field he had previously dominated. How sweetly he held the chance to observe the scales of power tip yet again, and from such a personal view. "I am afraid that of those who have spoken such banal things to me, it is hardly a category you will hold any distinction in." He has long since become accustomed to ignoring or dispatching similar threats. His dismissal is deliberately placed to goad the other further, and for as desperately Kenobi clings to his humbled display, it's quite plain that he means his words. A warning to both men, and this nameless, terrible thing they have created.

Even so, Dooku steps closer. His expression remains aloof, almost bored, but his eyes hold the glint of eagerness to fan the flames of Obi-Wan's conflict. "And if the only alternative is for me to wait while you remain kneeling in silence as the rest of the war passes us by, that sounds rather more unbecoming, does it not? What is fear to a Jedi? Speak. Give words to your darkness. If death should follow, perhaps that might bring some peace." Not that he expected he would be granted it. Nor did he intend for his prize to escape so easily.

#knbi #* VERSE ( you have long been interested in kenobi haven't you? )#hello there >:3

edenmemes

god of war: ragnarok starters

may contain spoilers !

❝ trust? you have broken my trust. ❞ ❝ you seemed troubled in your sleep, even for you. nightmares? ❞ ❝ if you’re not fighting dirty, you’re not fighting, right? ❞ ❝ the worst is still ahead of us. we must be strong. ❞ ❝ it’s times like this i really miss home. ❞ ❝ you must live with your deeds, but do not be troubled by them. ❞ ❝ you don’t strike me as someone who fears death. ❞ ❝ that is not who i am anymore. ❞ ❝ the problem doesn’t have to reach our doorstop to be our responsibility. ❞ ❝ please don’t make me do this. ❞ ❝ the storm is getting worse. ❞ ❝ i’d offer you a hug, but why traumatise either of us further. ❞ ❝ whatever anger you’re feeling, whatever loathing toward me…it’s nothing to what i’ve said to myself. ❞ ❝ i know the hate that burns you from within. i’ve felt those flames…known the comfort of their warmth. ❞ ❝ i do not need you to protect me. ❞ ❝ be glad you have a home to remember fondly. ❞ ❝ you’ve come a long way since i first met you. ❞ ❝ the pain only grows. will i ever be free of it? ❞ ❝ i need you…i can’t do this by myself. ❞ ❝ got a case of pride, i get it. hope yours clears up quicker than mine did. ❞ ❝ you were given an impossible problem. do not blame yourself for failing to solve it. ❞ ❝ you speak of your deeds with shame. ❞ ❝ i wronged you. and i cannot change that…and can never apologise enough for it. ❞ ❝ we do not know what lies ahead. i wish to enjoy the time we have left. ❞ ❝ there is no need to shoulder this burden on your own. ❞ ❝ i suppose that’s all any of us can hope for in the end. that our death has purpose. ❞ ❝ i don’t need to hear about your mistakes. i’ve made enough of my own, thanks. ❞ ❝ some free advice? you don’t want to let anyone catch you talking to your sword. ❞ ❝ you reek of cheap mead and that is by far your most endearing characteristic. ❞ ❝ i expected you to come and find me. that no matter how hurt or angry, you wouldn’t abandon me when i needed you the most. ❞ ❝ you started this fight — i will end it. ❞ ❝ you don’t have to do this kinda stuff just to keep my mind off things. ❞ ❝ could i ever think of this place as home again? after all that’s happened? ❞ ❝ all too often, people are blinded to all but their immediate self-interest. ❞ ❝ not exactly a calming presence, are you? ❞ ❝ know that all reigns end, and all empires fall. ❞ ❝ do not doubt the lengths i will go to. ❞ ❝ so much as been taken from me and i’m supposed to let it all go? ❞ ❝ if you don’t think i could lead us, just say so. ❞ ❝ i’m not saying anything you haven’t thought. ❞ ❝ there’s no making this right, is there? ❞ ❝ love should be—could be—stronger than hatred. ❞ ❝ it seems to me we share a common enemy. ❞ ❝ i know how bad it can get with one’s own kin. ❞ ❝ seems the only thing i can do right these days is destroy everything around me. ❞ ❝ i am haunted by your incompetence. it keeps me up at night. ❞ ❝ so i’m not allowed to give you a nickname? ❞ ❝ oooh, getting nosey. getting personal. ❞ ❝ that’s the most dangerous and irresponsible thing i’ve ever heard. ❞ ❝ i haven’t given up hope on you. ❞ ❝ i had hoped my days of ceaseless battles were over. ❞ ❝ to grieve deeply is to love fully. ❞ ❝ the truth is always more complicated. to imagine it’s simple is dangerous. ❞ ❝ you’re a killer, just like your father. ❞ ❝ you think you just get to walk away? ❞ ❝ uh…someone’ll clean that up. ❞ ❝ i dont know if we’re breaking fate, or fate’s breaking us. ❞ ❝ how can you, of anyone alive, be squeamish about war? ❞ ❝ oh, wow…that’s quite the compliment. ❞ ❝ i grow tired of your lack of empathy. ❞ ❝ to abandon a poisonous path and walk another is no small challenge. ❞ ❝ can i get you a water or something? ❞ ❝ confronting the past comes with a price. ❞ ❝ i want things to be the way they were. ❞ ❝ being in love’s always a risk. that’s what makes it fun. ❞ ❝ i was always fond of our talks, you know. ❞ ❝ curiosity’s all well and good…but so’s privacy, yes? ❞ ❝ whatever you ask, consider it done. i am forever in your debt. ❞ ❝ what’s the biggest thing you’ve ever fought? ❞ ❝ so…was this all that you hoped for? ❞ ❝ the closer we get, the more tightness grows in my chest. ❞ ❝ your path leads to countless deaths. unimaginable pain and suffering. ❞ ❝ can’t you take a joke, you old goat? ❞ ❝ everyone takes it easy on you because they’re scared of your father. ❞ ❝ that’s family. you got to keep them close where they can make you good and crazy. ❞ ❝ maybe, for the moment, you’re of more use to me alive. ❞ ❝ look at the ruins before you and understand the truth: this was your doing. ❞ ❝ forgive me. my words were chosen carelessly. ❞ ❝ my success does not come from luck. ❞ ❝ just shut up and drink. ❞ ❝ no matter the size, every creature has a weakness. ❞ ❝ sometimes we never really know the ones we love. ❞ ❝ tell me about your homeland. ❞ ❝ leadership? not really my strong suit, let’s be honest. ❞ ❝ what am i gonna do, walk around with a bandage on my head, begging for attention? ❞ ❝ why are you so bent on hurting me like this? i’ve done nothing to you. ❞ ❝ you seem like a calm and reasonable person. are you a calm and reasonable person? ❞ ❝ i’ve seen my fair share of bloodshed, but this is an awful lot for one morning. ❞ ❝ if you’re planning on killing me, at least let me finish this song. ❞ ❝ everywhere i look, i am reminded of my mistakes. ❞ ❝ i have seen many lands. many realms. i can tell you with some certainty: no such paradise exists. ❞ ❝ do something about it or shut up already. ❞ ❝ breaking tension with humour is the sacred duty of a travelling companion. ❞ ❝ forgiveness can be powerful. even for the unworthy. ❞ ❝ you have no idea the kind of shit i’ve been through. ❞ ❝ our actions have consequences. to be reminded of them is not a punishment. ❞ ❝ take the hint. go away. ❞ ❝ something is on your mind. what is it? ❞ ❝ what a twisted little soul you have. ❞ ❝ your eyes say everything. ❞ ❝ me and you against the world, huh? just like the old days. ❞ ❝ there is no making things right. only better than they were. ❞ ❝ without me? i thought we were partners. ❞ ❝ this will end in blood. the only question that remains is which side is willing to spill more. ❞ ❝ i have lost myself before. more than once. ❞ ❝ you cannot sneak up on me like that. ❞ ❝ is it always moral to kill something that’s trying to kill you? ❞ ❝ we’ve gotta be more than a bunch of stories with our endings already written. ❞ ❝ the smell is making my eyes burn. ❞ ❝ you are staring… ❞ ❝ even the brightest among us carry darkness. ❞ ❝ anyone ever tell you that you babble when you’re terrified? ❞ ❝ every path i walk…leads back to vengeance. ❞ ❝ maybe our families are just meant to be enemies. ❞ ❝ i know how it feels…to lose a parent. ❞ ❝ your love of this place…i can feel it. anyone can. ❞ ❝ what you can do is get the fuck out of my sight. ❞ ❝ it was stupid of me to hope in the first place. ❞ ❝ is that regret in your voice? ❞ ❝ there are things even gods cannot control. ❞ ❝ you don’t care about anyone beyond yourself. ❞ ❝ say something. i enjoy hearing your voice. ❞ ❝ does it frighten you? that is why you must do it. ❞ ❝ the dumb doesn’t fall far from the tree. ❞ ❝ you’re quite agitated, even for you. ❞ ❝ ain’t you never seen a legend in the flesh before? ❞ ❝ you are one of the few i would call a ‘friend’. ❞ ❝ this place is kinda pretty, when things aren’t trying to kill us. ❞ ❝ i find the hues and shades of your shortcomings almost moving. ❞ ❝ i still might kill you when this is over. ❞ ❝ i wish i could do more, i really do. ❞ ❝ do you ever have those moments where you wish you could…go back? rewrite your own past, make different decisions. ❞ ❝ do you want me to stop talking about your muscles? ❞ ❝ you are a formidable warrior, but even more than that, you have a good heart. ❞ ❝ this world takes more strength than it gave me. ❞ ❝ i’m trying to save your life, you big jerk. ❞ ❝ at least something out here doesn’t wanna kill me. ❞ ❝ i’ll just say it. i’m getting a really terrible feeling from this place. ❞ ❝ violence changes us. you are not weak to feel its effects. ❞ ❝ i’ve always loved you, you know. ❞ ❝ what side are you on anyway? ❞ ❝ everything was fine until you showed up. ❞ ❝ i have been…falling back into my old ways. angry. distrustful. ❞ ❝ one day, you will have to survive. without me. ❞ ❝ you don’t have to like me but…we’re gonna have to trust each other. ❞ ❝ you think war drives me? or power? wealth? no. never has. ❞ ❝ and they say i’m the bad guy. ❞ ❝ you feel it in the air, don’t you? the anxiety. ❞ ❝ i’m not being weird, you’re being weird. ❞ ❝ sure you’re up for breaking the rules like this? ❞ ❝ doubt is a weakness we cannot afford. ❞ ❝ mm. i do not like riddles. ❞ ❝ it just seems like a lot for someone your age. ❞ ❝ use the judgement of a man and not of a child. ❞ ❝ so what are we supposed to do? roll over? do nothing? ❞ ❝ war will not give you the purpose you seek. ❞ ❝ nasty hit! are you alright? ❞ ❝ well, glad you survived the first day. ❞ ❝ what do you think? is there a right side in this war? ❞ ❝ didn’t you ever have an awkward phase in your youth? ❞ ❝ you will not find me good company. ❞ ❝ how about we just don’t kill each other? ❞ ❝ what have your promises ever been worth? ❞ ❝ why would you come this way alone? ❞ ❝ leave now, whether you value your life or peace in your death. ❞ ❝ i put you in so much pain. put you in a terrible situation. ❞ ❝ the most difficult battles are fought within. ❞ ❝ it’s not my job to teach you everything. ❞ ❝ thanks for patching me up. ❞ ❝ loss can do things to a man. ❞ ❝ i don’t know why i thought i could do this alone. ❞ ❝ i will do what it takes to keep you safe. ❞ ❝ a desperate creature can be the most dangerous. ❞ ❝ you’re just sharing your thoughts on a subject you know nothing about. ❞ ❝ this isn’t who you want to be. ❞ ❝ i knew this was going too smoothly. ❞ ❝ can one man do this much damage? ❞ ❝ this is your final warning. ❞ ❝ you have a lot of nerve, know that? ❞ ❝ i am counting on you. to be safe. to be smart. ❞ ❝ uh, maybe that’s not a good idea? ❞ ❝ well, that was violent. ❞ ❝ don’t go to too much trouble on my account. ❞ ❝ are you not a soldier? are you not a leader of people? ❞ ❝ just when i thought you couldn’t get even more godly. ❞ ❝ do you wish to speak of what happened? ❞ ❝ you have no hold on me any more. ❞ ❝ have you ever been in love? ❞ ❝ mind if i give you the best advice you’ve heard all day and possibly ever? sleep. ❞ ❝ you’ll have my wise and faithful counsel always. ❞ ❝ look, i just want to do the right thing. ❞ ❝ all i ask for is a good night’s rest. ❞ ❝ you’re angry with me, aren’t you? ❞ ❝ we live in strange times. ❞ ❝ do you hear that? i thought i heard a voice. ❞ ❝ any outsider is considered a threat. ❞ ❝ it is not always wrong to trust people. ❞ ❝ never thought i’d be so relieved to be back here. ❞ ❝ well, we all make mistakes. ❞ ❝ this is the craziest thing i’ve ever done. ❞ ❝ when we get out of here, i’ll give you some space. ❞ ❝ violence cannot prevent violence. ❞ ❝ the truth can be a cruel thing. ❞ ❝ defy your prophecy at your own peril. ❞ ❝ i must say, i think we make a good team. ❞ ❝ where would you even be without me? ❞ ❝ calm your mind. control it. ❞ ❝ you look…weirder than i imagined. ❞ ❝ we must tread carefully. danger is close. ❞ ❝ there are worse things to discover about someone you love. ❞ ❝ i know how it feels to be wronged. ❞ ❝ did you just wake up with the urge to be a pain in my ass? ❞ ❝ is it revenge if justice is served? ❞ ❝ sometimes there is no other way. ❞ ❝ all journeys come to an end. ❞ ❝ you’re the first person that i’ve talked to in a really long time. ❞ ❝ i’ve been waiting my whole life for this moment. ❞ ❝ so…do you forgive me? ❞ ❝ sorry, i’m just really excited to talk to you. ❞ ❝ is there any way to stop fate? ❞ ❝ it would be the first time in a while i have something truly mine. ❞ ❝ the earth is the reflection of those who tend it. ❞ ❝ i have to say. i am profoundly unimpressed. ❞ ❝ i did not come to you for a lecture. ❞ ❝ perhaps there is a measure of monster inside us all. ❞ ❝ i was about to look for you. ❞ ❝ i said we would speak no more of that. ❞ ❝ peace cannot endure without force to protect it. ❞ ❝ what is it you will not tell me? ❞ ❝ where has everyone gone, i wonder? ❞ ❝ i suppose we’re all entitled to walk our own paths. regardless of where they end. ❞ ❝ you are in way over your head. ❞ ❝ so much about that day i wish i could change. ❞ ❝ it is difficult to seek forgiveness when you feel unworthy. ❞ ❝ i don’t recall asking you to come along. ❞ ❝ don’t you know who i am? ❞ ❝ real power does not need to flaunt. it emerges when the time is right. ❞ ❝ i don’t move, you don’t move. don’t do anything you’ll regret. ❞ ❝ sorry we got off on the wrong foot there. ❞ ❝ i meant it when i said you’re not a prisoner here. ❞ ❝ the culmination of love is grief, and still we open our hearts to the inevitable. ❞ ❝ why aren’t we working together? ❞ ❝ maybe together we can take back what’s ours. ❞ ❝ you don’t hear me spreading your business all around town, do you? ❞ ❝ you judge me? you? ❞ ❝ you think i’m being stupid. ❞ ❝ go before i change my mind. ❞ ❝ you deserve nothing but pain. ❞ ❝ always expect the unexpected. ❞ ❝ don’t go telling anyone about that. ❞ ❝ i shouldn’t have listened to you. ❞ ❝ you think my anger is irrational? ❞ ❝ prophecies are slippery by nature. ❞ ❝ seek no quarrel with me, and i’ll have no quarrel with you. ❞ ❝ you’re a destroyer, like me. ❞ ❝ you think i’m trouble? you just met me. ❞ ❝ not sure that makes me feel any better… ❞ ❝ let me see the monster inside. ❞ ❝ i know what you’re doing. trying to play on my sympathies in the hope i let you live. ❞ ❝ i do not want you to feel alone. ❞ ❝ the mistakes of the past need not be repeated. ❞ ❝ never mind…i shouldn’t have asked. ❞ ❝ i regret many things. killing you will not be one of them. ❞ ❝ do you believe in fate? ❞ ❝ you can’t kill what you can’t catch. ❞ ❝ i just could use some fresh air, is all. ❞ ❝ i told you never to come back here. ❞

#* ASK MEME ( and i humbly answered that call. )#grips you all. please bother this old man

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#* SELF ( i have become more powerful than any jedi. )

withoutpeer:

In honor of SPOTIFY WRAPPED, send me a number 1-100 and I’ll write you a starter based on the song.

@serennian asked: 11

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11. tartarus - ethos of izba ________________

HE IS on his knees , back bowed under the weight of it all , shoulders trembling from the strain . there is a jagged rip in the spot where half his soul used to be . his brother , anakin . and he knows . HE KNOWS he is being manipulated . for all of dooku’s cleverness and strategy , he is not particularly subtle . but obi - wan still did it , didn’t he ? he’d killed grievous . he’d let rage and grief and fury fill him up , screaming , desperate to get out . and he can feel it . can feel himself slipping . obi - wan kenobi : master on the jedi council , general of the grand army of the republic is LOSING HIS GRIP .

he swears he can feel dooku’s delight from here , at being able to stoke his rage , his resentment for the council and the order and for anakin’s death . but he doesn’t know how to STOP IT . it eats at him , when he’s awake , when he sleeps , when he’s off coruscant , when he’s in the council chambers . he knows yoda can feel it , is concerned for him . and yet , obi - wan is back , is here , in front of dooku . again .

❝ what have you done . ❞ it is unclear if he means dooku … or HIMSELF .

Perhaps he had expected a storm. A frightful display of blinding flashes, lightning to sear the eyes of observers and blanket them in darkness forevermore. Or for the earth itself to roil and heave and crack, natural beauty rotting to ephemeral carcass, then true nothingness as all was swallowed into the enveloping maw. One that would reflect, at greatest extreme, a similar gash tearing through the sky to rupture the sun and discard its embers into the dead space, so that existence was naught but ash and despair and bitter, bitter hollowness. Viewing Kenobi beyond the veil of the mundane, through the Force, did not reveal such calamity however. Merely a great cascade of blackened plumes of clouds overcasting the sunlit meadow of his serenity. But further perception did alleviate Dooku’s disappointment in the lack of more devastating sights. (It is not unreasonable to expect them. For all of Obi-Wan’s calm methodology, he had often displayed as much of a flair for the dramatic as his former protégé. An unfavourable trait of their lineage it seems, though Dooku purports to be beyond such antics at his age.) For the heavy mass seemed truly impenetrable, and eclipsed the mind’s horizon where the light of Jedi teachings and devotion to doctrine once shined.

Dooku slightly cocks his head, arching an eyebrow as he takes in the bowed and beaten form of a once-great Jedi. Bowed, beaten, and perhaps finally broken. But he would not assume that without irrefutable confirmation. “Many things,” he casually replies to Kenobi’s question, regardless of whether it was rhetorical or not. In the increasingly frequent moments when he feels his age, he likes to imagine his life has been long enough that he would do no more. Sadly, it seems neither the great nor the wicked can ever truly know rest. “If you have a particular grievance you wish to levy against me, then do so.” He leans forward slightly, not breaking his dignified pose, but letting a hardened glint flicker behind his eyes. “Or do you fear that if you speak, you may give voice to deeper, darker truths? You know this is where you can do so. I am the last man who could judge such deeds, Obi-Wan. In a galaxy such as ours, I suggest you take what solace there is where you can find it.”

#withoutpeer #verse tbd #so real of you to bring back the best au let's GO

@forcewilled

“So you are decided, then?”

It’s earlier than he may have liked in the course of the meal to address the matter. But if there’s one thing he’s learned from his former pupil it’s the value of getting straight to the point, and knowing when the time is right to simply burn out the gundark nest rather than coyly sidestep around it. Qui-Gon was always all too clear in his opinions. After all this time, Dooku at least owed him the respect of reciprocating such honesty. And he had done so. The timing of his visit to Coruscant on separate matters truly had been coincidental, but then such occurrences can hardly be believed to be mere coincidence by Jedi, former or otherwise. When he had heard about his apprentice’s intention, however, the invitation to meet for dinner had become much more urgent. So much he wanted to say, so much he wished he could share...would this moment, now, finally be the opportunity he’d been waiting for?

Wiping his hands with a napkin, he folds them on the table, holding Qui-Gon in his gaze as though to keep this moment, preserve it. Remember them as they are before the younger man lost his vibrancy and the older gained more liver spots. Alas, even through the Force, time can never be commanded to stand still no matter how much one may wish it. His gaze hardens slightly, concerned, ever the teacher. “Are you sure you have fully thought it through?” There’s no doubt he has, but if he really did want to follow in his master’s wake and leave the order, then Dooku had to be sure.

#forcewilled #* VERSE ( lost twenty. )#DAD AND SON DADAND SONNN

uraaniuum

“A candle will I light, for you to find your way home.”

Quotes from Yoda: Dark Rendezvous by Sean Stewart

I had wanted to make this for a while. It’s one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite Star Wars novels. I know it’s a bit of a scroll, but I wanted to capture some of the best lines of this dialogue between Yoda and young Dooku.

It’s really raw and it never fails to make me think about all alternative possibilities there could have been for Dooku’s future as well as how challenging it must be for some Jedi to reconcile their feelings about their birth families and all the confusion, resentment, happiness, longing, contentment, etc. that comes with that. It’s deeply relatable as well as very human in a way that, sometimes, Star Wars doesn’t lend itself to (being a grand interstellar adventure with space wizards and all). At least I think so hahah.

These captures are slightly edited for flow so be sure to read the original or listen to the audio recording (free on Youtube).

#* SELF ( i have become more powerful than any jedi. )#* YODA ( this is just the beginning. )#long post #crying in the club

@toface

“I have great respect for your reputation.” Despite how he still has to fight to keep lips from slightly curling in distaste while dealing with those of the other’s ilk, his words are genuine (what a rarity for both a Sith and a man of politics). Few individuals in the galaxy possess such ruthless efficiency and determination to succeed as the Duros. Indeed, some of the count’s own acolytes pale in comparison, and amount to pitiful disappointment. If only Bane believed in something more than obtaining the next meagre sum of credits. But business is still essential business, and Dooku is content to continue taking advantage of it—not the other way around. “Unlike many others, it is not unfounded. However, that does not give you free rein to haggle to extortionate extremes. And I ask that you afford me the same respect of recognising I am not so easily duped. The initial price I offered is more than fair compensation for the job. Unless you intend to further complicate matters.”

#toface #* VERSE ( treachery is the way of the sith. )#aw yeah love me some of the blue yeehaw man #hope this works okay!

@vcntress

“Impressive. You mask your presence well.” But not well enough, never from him. He can always sense her, and he still wonders if that is due to their bond or simply the bone-deep weariness of experience. “Flawless timing, perfect control.” Standing in the mist, he does not need to see her to trace her movements, flitting among the trees. Still thinking she can hide. Still thinking she can run. “You have great skill of stealth. My Master would applaud you—posthumously.” If he were to ever cease seething at her remaining alive this long.

I said: eliminate her! The echo of that command still rings as loudly as the occasional blaster bolt firing off further behind; the aftershocks of Grievous and his droids picking through the remains of the coven. The remains of this broken world. Her world. Dooku had held no desire to step foot on Dathomir again, but after feeling the phantom brush of magic which had nearly choked the life from him, he’d been compelled to make the journey. To see for himself if she had died with her sisters, or if he would need to search out his assassin once more. Now he knows. What follows that elucidation is the strange sensation of not being entirely sure of his next move. Or, perhaps, being too sure.

He feels her move closer. He doubts she’s in a fit enough state to fight, but that would hardly stop her. He remains unmoved, eyes still closed, senses tracing the echo of her approach. When will this end? “If you are going to attempt to kill me, then you would do well to dispense with any hesitation. But I would hate to think either of us may die with me thinking you were no longer capable of holding a civilized conversation.”

#vcntress #* VERSE ( treachery is the way of the sith. )#i was going to be nice but then i thought...no. Pain. and then kinda lost my mind

@savazh

He regards the beast before him; a hulking mass of muscle and sinew, of broiling rage and seething strength waiting to be unleashed. Inelegant, perhaps, but impressive nonetheless. He had meant what he’d said to Mother Talzin when she presented his newest servant. And with the right guiding hand to direct such ferocity... “Tell me, Savage: what do you know of the Force?” The training would soon commence, and no doubt be long and arduous as he attempts to refine the animal. But in starting to build the correct approach to doing so, Dooku finds himself struck by an inquisitive notion. One which would only greater inform his methods, beyond any personal satisfaction. That would just be an additional indulgence. “What understanding of it do you hold as we begin on this path? I am curious to know what one such as you could have learned of it on your homeworld.”

#savazh #* VERSE ( treachery is the way of the sith. )#whaddup i'm PSYCHED to explore this dynamic more

@forcewilled

“You are incorrigible, aren’t you?”

He slows his pace, glad to have found the other before reaching the temple’s threshold. Even for the lateness of the hour and his hurrying to be here, there was never a moment where his graceful movement appeared less than effortless. Qui-Gon appeared similarly presentable, he was pleased to find, though he’d no doubt rail against such a thought being spoken out loud. Dooku bears a hint of a rueful smile as he approaches, the opposing critical arch of his eyebrow matching its magnitude. “Declaring the intention to take on a Padawan even as your current pupil stands before the council with you. It’s hard to predict which party was the most offended.” Ever the lecturer, even now, coming to see his former pupil off. But if Qui-Gon won’t outgrow his rebelliousness, then he can still put up with listening to the appropriate admonishment. Not that it ever stopped him. “What were you thinking?”

#forcewilled #* VERSE ( best of all. )#it's my canon and i get to decide they deserve a phantom menace missing scene that totally won't make things hurt more #BOOGIE WOOGIE WOOGIE :)))