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In an alternative universe at some meeting
Some random general: Sir
Vader: *Dark side vibes*
Some random general:
Some random general: Uh sir-
Vader: What
Some random general: Your son. He is
Luke, 15, next to his very imposing and deadly father: *Listening to Space Abba and dancing in Space disco*
Vader: An amazing dancer yes. I know.
The thing about Star Wars is that is has always, at its heart of hearts, been a parent-child story. Exhibits: OT, Mandalorian, Kenobi.
Vader and Luke art for @kittandchips. I just finished rereading her Force Bond series and inspiration strikes
and of course, who would forget the infamous shirt?
Vader: *on the phone* Just snap his kneecaps and he’ll talk, I’m at a parent teacher conference.
Vader: Anyways, you said Luke is enjoying finger painting! That's great.
Luke: When someone points at your black clothes and asks whose funeral it is, having a look around the room and saying 'Haven’t decided yet' is typically a good response.
Anakin: Agreed
Luke Vader
June 6th 2019 Drabble
Eye-contact
The silence after Luke’s screams was painfully more deafening. His son clung to the thin metal post. His remaining hand clinging to the pole, his balance wavering over the edge. It made Vader weary- well, even more so. If Luke fell, the dark lord wasn’t entirely sure he’d be able to catch the Jedi-in-training.
For a moment, Luke glanced downward- his fate clear with only one choice.
“It is the only way,” Vader murmured- trying to make his vocoder as sympathetic as possible. Luke looked back up- his eyes holding so much pain- so much betrayal.
Vader knew the boy’s eyes were blue, just like Anakin Skywalker’s.
What Darth Vader did not realize at that moment was truly how much Luke was like Anakin in terms of what he did when backed into a corner.
Luke smiled for just a moment, looking utterly serene as he let go of the post and into the heart of Cloud City.
It- it didn’t make sense. Not to the man who had regulated his life to logical thinking and military practices for the last two decades.
Why would Luke choose his apparent death over power? Over having a relationship with his father? What was he missing?
Had he been so manipulated by Obi-wan that Luke thought he should die instead?
If so, Vader wished he could bring back Obi-wan only to kill him again. Vader knew what he felt was true- that as afraid as Luke was, he did want a relationship with his father.
Heading back to his Star Destroyer, Vader stretched out his presence- looking for the blinding light of his son’s force signature.
He was there, he was alive under the city!
And he belonged to Vader.
June 5th 2019 Drabble
Food
It was one of the few things Vader first learned about his son. The number f spies he’d sent to keep an eye on Luke reported back that, according to Alliance medical charts, Luke was severely underweight. Considering his upbringing on that force-damned planet, being underweight was really the best of the worst.
Just the notion that Luke could have been sold into slavery got Vader’s blood boiling.
The fact that Luke was never subjected to that was the only reason why he felt just a small twinge of regret for the death of the Lars. Most likely the couple hadn’t had any idea about the truth and raised Luke well.
His son was a kind-hearted and gentle soul, from what Vader had been able to uncover. Truly his mother’s son.
Luke wasn’t subjected to the all-encompassing angry Anakin Skywalker had been so familiar with. It would make things more difficult in converting him to the dark side. Fear and anger were the easiest routes to the dark side. Sure the boy had fear but anger?
Whatever anger Luke held wasn’t the same as Anakin’s. Vader couldn’t understand it. While Anakin destroyed all that was in his path, Luke became focused. He became impassioned but not blind.
Luke, his small young son reminded him so much of Padmé that it hurt. Whatever remained of his burnt heart clenched in pain.
He should have raised the boy- should have surrounded him with every amenity and desire the boy could ever dream of.
Well, better late then never as they say.
