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[starilicious]

mere haath mein (echo x gn!reader)

this is the series masterlist!

》 summary: reader and echo's love story from strangers to friends to lovers throughout the clone wars (a 4+1 type of story)

part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 4.5.1 | part 4.5.2 | part +1

click here to read on AO3

》 total word count of all parts: ~11.3k

》 warnings: none

》 spoilers: none (except for stuff in tcw if u count that as spoilers lol)

》 a/n: okay so i find it very annoying that echo doesn’t have a hand that works with his scomp probe link thing. like hello???? star wars is filled to the brim with amazing technology and yet no one can help echo out? THEY CAN MAKE ENHANCED CLONES BUT CAN’T GIVE HIM A HAND????? (both literally and figuratively) anyway, as an engineer and someone who is infuriated by the fact that he has to do so many things one-handed, i decided to take this matter into my own hands (haHA–okay sorry that was pretty bad). the build-up of this story REALLY got away from me and became a 4+1 kinda thing in which most of it is creating echo’s and the reader’s relationship, but i think it turned out pretty well. hope you enjoy my thinly-veiled disgust at disney for not treating his character well!

》 misc. notes:

• title of the fic is from the hindi song “mere haath mein” from the film fanaa. i’ve linked the song (in blue) with some pretty good english translations in case you would like to take a listen, but it isn’t necessary for the fic–i just thought it fit well!

• this fic ended up being much longer than i expected. as a result, i decided to break it down into parts for easier reading. i’ll update every friday/saturday!

• it’s kinda random, but i notice roman numerals are often used when designating parts. so to spice it up a bit, i decided to use devanagari numerals instead, but i put the regular numerals next to them in case you would like a translation, so to speak

[yunyun160]

Sweet dreams

[pagliaccis-clown]

do YOU like Star Wars Rebels? do YOU wish there was a comprehensive guide to all of Lothal's lore, complete with each source, so you didn't have to go digging through the depths of Wookieepedia to find things out?

may I present: the culmination of many late nights and niche source deep dives!

A (maybe like total 80%) comprehensive lore guide to Lothal and its citizens

THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS IT IS SUBJECT TO UPDATES A (currently probably 80%) comprehensive lore guide to Lothal and its citizens My own

[starilicious]

for the love god, please let my boy hunter swear, JUST LET HIM BE FREE HE DESERVES TO CRASH OUT 😭

(sanctuary is killing me but it is so funny how often they say hunter curses and has colorful languagr and then dont let him say fuck)

[starilicious]

sanctuary (tbb novel) spoilers below

so im at the part where omega is helping out with the baby since sohi is kinda passed out, right after the argument with hunter (just for some context)

i have to be honest, the whole argument kinda pissed me off. hunter is doing his JOB. as a leader, he takes on the responsibility of making the final decision and ensuring his squad's safety and wellbeing. you can argue that hunter may make decisions without consulting the others but honestly? i feel like it is a rare occurrence. hunter takes it upon himself to ask the others what they think. hunter is the face of the decision, but his squad his backing him. he doesn't choose what to do alone.

phee is literally the reason so much went wrong. she even says something along the lines of "aw man, hunter is never gonna let me live this down." so not only does she recognize she made a mistake and was in the wrong, she doesn't apologize for her stubborn thinking or her choices. she constantly blames hunter's behavior on him being a soldier and they're not at war anymore and whatever. UHM??? NEWSFLASH LADY!!! they are CLONES 😭 they were born and bred for WAR. it is LITERALLY the only thing they have ever known. and if they're constantly on the run or engaging in missions, then yeah, they need to keep their soldier instincts intact. if they didn't, none of them would be able to get out of any situations alive.

additionally, phee not taking accountability goes farther. she doesn't apologize and then says that hunter went along with the plan. omfg girl. he tried to stop the plan at every single turn, every single bend, every single corner. he pushed back EVERY TIME. BECAUSE HE KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. and just because he "went along with it" doesn't mean he wanted to. but his love for his family outweighs any decision. that is why he continued being the best soldier he could be and try to keep everyone safe despite the clearly wrong decisions being made. because he loves them. this is what phee doesn't understand and chalks up to his ego that he isn't being listened to

i get tech, wrecker, and omega wanting to voice their opinions more. it's a valid take, and i understand if these three are the ones to bring up the concern that hunter is making decisions for them rather than with them. phee doesn't have the right to say shit 💀 i feel like tech pointing out that crosshair leaving was because of hunter was unfair. while it may be true to some extent (ahem, the argument on that snow planet after crosshair defects), it wasn't actually up to hunter. crosshair chose to leave and then chose to stay. the rest of the batch was well within their right to go back after crosshair if they wanted to. but everyone knew that it wasn't safe, especially not after they had omega to take care of.

tldr: everyone hating on hunter is unnecessary. he's not a perfect man, but blaming him for the wrong things that happened and for making decisions when he is the chosen leader of the squad is going too far. especially since he is more of a figurehead than anything else, because in the end, the squad is a family and all of them would do anything for each other. that means anything that they do is implicitly a group decision!!!!

[turned-feral]

can i be honest....i'm surprised i've only found one cal x purge trooper fic on ao3 considering the um. purge trooper voice lines

[starilicious]

this made me cackle bc i know exactly what fic ur talking about HAHAHA

[turned-feral]

are you thinking of there's order in the pack by marcrux? bc that's the one i was thinking of

[starilicious]

omg wait no ive never seen this one (oops im so embarrassed), but i feel like i did read a cal x reader one at least a few years ago. if you're interested, i can probably find it, but i know reader fics aren't everyone's cup of tea, so i had to put it out there lol

[turned-feral]

can i be honest....i'm surprised i've only found one cal x purge trooper fic on ao3 considering the um. purge trooper voice lines

[starilicious]

this made me cackle bc i know exactly what fic ur talking about HAHAHA

[starilicious]

sometimes i get sad when i think about people who don't get to live out their lives. one of my favorite actors growing up was irrfan khan. what a talented and down to earth man. he died in his early 50s because of cancer :( his films made such an impact on indian and worldwide cinema. i feel like i can't watch his movies because i loved his work too much. they touched me so deeply that to watch his movies again would be painful

[starilicious]

im actually gonna throw myself of a fucking cliff and into the ocean to drift forever if i see one more frieren and himmel edit oh my god the tragedy of them truly getting to be together is going to haunt me for the rest of my life

[dragonnnerdd]

Look at his arms and thighs, I need both of those appendages to kill me, look at the way he holds that lightsaber

"It's not that you are afraid, it is that you are weak" MMMM YES SIR, I AM WEAK, TELL ME MORE, IN THAT SPECIFIC TONE

[starilicious]

this is so real, i wish i could tattoo his voice onto my body 😔

[mndvx]

STAR WARS MAUL — SHADOW LORD Chapter 9: Strange Allies (S01E09)

[starilicious]

i audibly GASPED at this scene, it was so good and truly showed how the fight was such a well choreographed dance...it was beautiful

[earlgreyhound]

the triple stare of fatherly judgment

[starilicious]

this scene really made me laugh, all of three them shared the same braincell in this moment

[stealingpotatoes]

im enjoying the new maul show

(links // tip jar!)

[425599167]

Something about Maul's expression here was familiar. The exact angle and positioning, the sympathetic eyes, the tight-lipped almost-smirk as he's finally getting the response he wanted, all combining into this slightly weird yet oddly funny expression. I couldn't shake it until I finally remembered.

I can't. I can't unsee it.

[starilicious]

genuinely cannot stop laughing

[pitandchase]

losing my mind with how every single person Cal has as a mentor dies in front of him, because of him

first it's Master Tapal, and him dying in order to let Cal escape, which would fuck anyone up

then you get Prauf, who would've died either way, but in Cal's attempt to save him the first time he doomed him by revealing himself as a Jedi

then Cere, who only died because Cal trusted Bode, and Cal lived through her death and held her dying body in his arms

like jesus fuck. you can get why he partially gives in to the dark side by the end of Survivor

[starilicious]

yet another reason why him flirting with the dark side is so believable. everyone who means something to him has died and he is always left alone, the only exception being merrin. but even merrin leaves for a bit. he's so strong...sometimes i can't believe he lasted this long just out of sheer willpower

[noah-wyles]

she's the best of us

[goosewriting]

20. “I almost lost you” kiss

✧ masterlist: 50 kisses ✧

prompt: “I almost lost you” kiss

fandom: Star Wars relationship: Cal Kestis x gn!reader | established relationship  category: 🥀 angst(?) & comfort warnings: mentions of injuries, canon-typical violence word count: ~720

A/N: i rewrote this like three times fhsdjkhd

Before going down into the swamps of Koboh, you were warned by the locals about the so-called Mire Terror. It was a Mogu that had somehow changed into a creature even more fearsome, more powerful.

Cal and you have made a pretty good team since the start, so like with everything else, you two went into the swamps with confidence, perhaps too much so. The large Mogu catches you both by surprise, yet parrying and attacking as a duo worked as usual. But when a second Mogu appears out of nowhere, you start thinking that you might find yourselves slightly overpowered.

You use your blaster to shoot the second Mogu while Cal occupies the first, bigger one. After emptying almost your entire clip, the creature finally collapses, so you bring your attention to Cal. He parries his attacker, which sends it stumbling backwards a couple of steps. At that moment, he turns to face you, his focused face quickly morphing into surprise.

“Watch out!” he calls out, and you whip around just in time to see the other Mogu, not yet dead, throwing a large boulder in your direction. You feel Cal’s Force-push to move you out of the way and you roll on the ground, brining your weapon back up to shoot the creature one final time right between its eyes. It goes limp again, this time for good.

At the same time as you shoot, there’s a pained scream behind you. You turn back to Cal only to see him being launched several metres through the air by the larger Mogu. It’s already in pretty bad shape, and you don’t even think twice before emptying the rest of your clip right in its face. That seems to do the trick, and you rush over to where Cal landed on the harsh rocky surface. His body lies right above the edge of the swamp; just a little further and he’d be swallowed by the bog, a layer of fog ever-present over the surface. 

Quickly reaching the man, you pull him away from the edge and onto his back to look him over.

“Cal? Cal!” you call him, patting his face, but there’s no response. Your heart starts hammering insistently against your ribs, and it’s not from physical exertion. “Hey, wake up!” 

BD-1 beeps worriedly, a slot on the side of his head sliding open to reveal a stim. You thank him as you grab one and stab it into Cal’s neck. 

The seconds that follow are eternal, and you lean in to check for his breathing. For a moment, you think you can’t pick up anything from him, and a shudder runs down your body. Trembling hands come up to hold his face.

“Cal?” you try again, voice impossibly small. There’s no way he’s gone. He can’t be. Not like this. There’s still so much to–

The redhead sits up suddenly, taking a big gulp of air like he was just underwater. After some coughs and running his hands over his face with a groan, you throw your arms around his shoulders to hug him. He lets out a sound of surprise and maybe slight pain, but hugs you right back.

“For kriff’s sake, don’t you dare scare me like that again!” you say, pulling back just enough to look at him. He’s about to say something, but you lean in and kiss him, hard. BD trills and jumps to the side, as if turning around to give you some privacy. Cal kisses you back as well as he can from where he sits, but you pull back just as quickly as you started. “What were you thinking?”

“What, I wasn’t gonna let you get crushed by that boulder. You’re welcome, by the way,” he remarks, but there’s no bite to his voice. 

You shake your head with a huff. “Seriously, don’t put yourself in danger for me,” you plead, leaning in to place your forehead against his. “For a second there I really thought you were gone.”

Cal’s hands come up to cup your face, and he places a kiss on your forehead. “It’ll take more than that to take me down. You on the other hand, I can’t risk getting hurt.”

You let out a long sigh, then shake your head in amusement. “What a pair we make, huh?”

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[starilicious]

im eating all the cal content UPPP ugh so delicious