Due to the lack of fic involving aro/ace Luke, despite it being a fairly prevalent idea, @astriiformes and I hosted a fic drive. Prompts were submitted to this blog, and 14 fics resulted from 9 authors. I’m leaving the prompt list here, and the collection open if people want to continue to add to it.
I’ve arranged the fics somewhat by era and prompt:
From the prompt “...Palpatine planning the same kind of conversion tactic that he used on Anakin, only to be deeply confused when Luke’s strongest bonds are his friends.”
A Thousand Candles by astarsdarkheart
Most humans - and most other life forms that Sidious knows of - have a very specific, and very predictable, weak point. Leveraging it to bring the next generation's Skywalker in line should solve a great many problems. But that requires finding the one unique weak point. And Commander Luke Skywalker does not make that easy.
Corruption by Augustine94
Palpatine is determined to corrupt Luke Skywalker. This should be easy, just like it was for his father. Trouble is, the method that corrupted Anakin doesn’t seem to be working on Luke.
From the prompt "Some time after they find out the whole sibling thing, Luke and Leia are having a quiet bonding moment, and talk about personal things from their childhood.” ... “and Leia is like “Say, could it be that you’re ace?”
After the Battle of Endor by iippo
Luke and Leia get to know each other as brother and sister. Set directly after Return Of The Jedi.
Love, Firelight, and Warmth by SilverInk
Post-ROTJ, Luke and Leia have a quiet bonding moment; Leia helps Luke figure out that he's ace.
“The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together” - Carl Sagan
Figuring yourself out can be tough, but being surrounded by good friends can make all the difference.
He's Beauty, He's Gr-ace, He's getting real tired of the puns, Han by PirateArrowXAB
He expected confusion. He fretted about tentative nods and clarification of what exactly he meant by asexuality, the night ending with awkward conversation and stilted goodbyes.
He wasn't expecting Han to laugh, make a joke, laugh more and fall asleep on the floor, especially given that that was the usual end to their late night drinking sessions.
Ace Pilots by squireofgeekdom
Luke finds a community almost by accident within the rebellion. There are puns.
Han has the brilliant idea to bring his friends to a strip club without warning them first. Leia enjoys herself. Luke less so.
From the prompt “Some scene with Luke and one of the “love interests” that the eu writers loved giving him (and then killing them off…) except that there’s no romance or sexual attraction involved...”
A Pilot and a Sharpshooter by Augustine94 (@physicsandfandoms)
Nakari and Luke have a much needed talk after the events on Omereth.
A/N: This fic diverges from that prompt a bit because I was conscious of not wanting to overwrite the existing representation of an interracial relationship. So I wrote this as Nakari being bi or panromantic and asexual, and Luke being asexual and questioning his romantic orientation but being somewhere on the aromantic spectrum.
All are canon divergent from The Last Jedi unless otherwise marked.
From the prompt: "AroAce Luke talking to an aspec/aro/ace Rey or other sequel trilogy characters and helping them understand their identity and just being an awesome mentor/guide."
Connections by squireofgeekdom ( @squireofgeekdom )
This ended up a little less 'helping Rey to understand her identity' and more just starting along the pathway to a greater awareness of the scope of labels and experience out there - talking about attachment in an aroace context and universal connections.
Bonds by Augustine94 (@physicsandfandoms)
Luke and Rey have a talk about relationships and the Force.
Other Tags: Background Finn/Poe
Storge by Mostly_Angst_Whoops
Storge (/ˈstɔːrɡɪ/, from the Ancient Greek word στοργή storgē): familial love. Rey and Luke have a lot in common.
Other Tags: Background Finn/Poe/Rose
The Greatest Adventure of All by Fiachra for PirateArrowXAB
It did occur to Luke that he had no idea of what a cool uncle actually did. Sure, Uncle Owen was cool in his own way, if you squinted, but other than that Luke hadn’t a clue.
Brother and Sister by Augustine94
Leia kissing him is… confusing to say the least. Really anyone kissing him is confusing. (Not Luke / Leia) (TLJ canon compliant)
**If you don’t like these headcanons, there’s no need to interact with this post.**
Thank you to everyone who participated! This was a great success, so I’ll probably run another fic drive in a few months. I’ll create a poll to determine which character is the focus next time around.
