and for yuletide we haveeeeeee a bunch of sleepyheads!!
it's been years since i participated in a tumblr secret santa, wow, so sorry to those who got my art 10 years ago, it's so much better now. anyways !!! here's my secret santa for @anidalaweeks <3
here you go @mysticqueen-bee :))) i loved drawing the skywalkers so cozy like this, i hope you like it!!!
im lateeeeee for @anidalaweeks's day three: free day! (or everything the panel goes sideways. im sorry i didnt wanna kill anyone :((( ) i hope this makes sense LMAO
for @anidalaweeks day 6: gothic horror
in honor of gothic horror maven @wlwanakin
The Hound of the false King approaches.
The message comes at dawn, and by afternoon, Lord Vader and eight of his warriors have arrived at the isolated lake-fort of Varykino, begging hospitality. Sabé, captain of scouts, thinks the visitors should be killed on sight for their allegiance to the tyrant King Palpatine. But Padmé Amidala, highest ranking member of the community, insists they be welcomed in peace. Padmé’s instinct is always to keep the peace, but she also has an old history with the roving band’s disconcerting leader. A history known only to Padmé and Vader, who are little more than strangers now. After a tense greeting, the warriors are welcomed inside the walls and everyone – friends, enemies, and old flames – must settle in for a night of feasting and games.
That is, if they don’t start murdering each other first.
Outside the walls, greater tides are turning. The land sickens. The spirits quake under the earth and the druids are gone – all of it the fault of the tyrant King. Beneath the waters of Varykino’s own lake, something ancient and unnamed is calling out to Padmé. Calling up old memories. As the night progresses, Padmé and Anakin unravel their long and painful history, revealing the shape of an old curse – a geas carried since they were children, on the night of a fateful and terrifying pact.
Some things, after all, can never be undone.
And when tensions boil over, Padmé and Anakin – and everyone within the fort’s walls – will face a wrath greater than that of any warrior or tyrant King.
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“Lord Vader.” Padmé endeavors to smooth the moment. “Let us offer you milk and honey-wine to drink together.” She gestures to an eager youngling near the kitchen entry who ducks inside for the pitchers.
But Vader is bracing himself, a strange tilt to his head. “There is no need," he says. "I will eat later.”
The air in the yard shifts and sharpens, as if everyone has taken a breath together. Padmé bristles, pushed to her own edge by the tension. “It is appropriate, Lord Vader. To share our drinks.”
“It is for my benefit –”
“It’s for all our benefit.”
“Then I waive my participation. Or command your allowance on this matter. Whichever is more acceptable to you. I will watch you drink, if you prefer.”
There is no other way around it; he is humiliating her. Whether he intends it or not, the insult is felt. Padmé gestures again for the child, who brings a tray with a pitcher and goblet for each libation. Padmé then looks to her ninth maiden, one of Sabé’s younger sisters, whose duty it is to fill the Lady’s cup. She drifts over, staring up at Padmé with unmasked anxiety, as if fearing Vader might swing an axe across her neck as soon as she gets too close.
“Fill the chalices,” Padmé commands, pouring more harshness into it than the girl deserves. She is angry at Vader, at the situation, at the sickening intensity of being watched in this moment by everyone she leads. She wonders what they will say of her, after.
The maiden serves Padmé one drink, then the other. For the first, Padmé stares down into the chalice. Her cheeks blossom with heat. She wishes she might disappear, no – might order this man to leave and never, ever return.
But as the second chalice touches her lips, Padmé raises her eyes. Vader is watching her, as he threatened. His gaze feels like a knifepoint at her throat.
Padmé sips the milk and swallows, without breaking the gaze. The eyes behind the mask widen, then crease at the corners.
Calling All Anidalas!! We have a special announcement!
Anidala Week officially makes its return this year of 2025!! Fans from all over the world are invited to come together in the celebration of our favourite Star Crossed Lovers! Being hosted by @shoobscantsleep, @skywalkr-nberrie and @anakincoded. We’re pleased to announce that Anidala week will officially start on July 13th ranging all the way through till July 19th! All forms of content is welcome and appreciated! (I.e: FanFiction, Fanart, Videos, Gifs, Written Posts, Drabbles, Doodles, Edits, etc.) participate as much or as little as you feel comfortable!
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