So when Mace goes 'he's too dangerous to take alive!' Anakin just chops off Palpatine's arms or something and goes 'he's disarmed, guess he's safe now.' They arrest him, search his office, and—shocker—they find a mountain of evidence linking him to the Separatists.
They drag him before the Senate, and everyone’s bracing for a sham trial, but surprise! The emergency powers actually get revoked, the courts aren't corrupted beyond repair, and Palpatine gets sentenced to life in a max-security prison. Happy ending, right?
Not quite. Anakin goes Luke Mode and tells the Council, “He was basically my father figure, I know there’s still good in him!” and the rest of the Jedi are just like, “...WTF dude? But okay, you do you, I guess.”
So now Palpatine has to endure the ultimate Sith torture: Anakin’s weekly prison visits where he clumsily attempts to "redeem" him with heartfelt pep talks and snacks
Just came back from my ROTS screening and I NEEEEED AU RECS
Hi tumblr fam. I need your help. I’ve haven’t been an AU-seeker of Anidala fan fics in 20 years.
But I guess my machoism finally reached its peak today. During my theatrical showing of Revenge of the Sith, I SCREAMED (in my head) at Padmé to Please please please don’t get off the ship on Mustafar. I come to you now a blubbering mess, needing your best recommendations of ROTS AUs.
I don’t even know where to start my quest. The archives on AO3 and FFN are massive. Help me, Anidala community. You’re my only hope.
The only plots I’m not interested in are time travel fics, especially ones where Luke and Leia are sent back in time.
I need Padmé to live and eventually be reunited with Anakin/her kids. Beyond that— Anakin still falling to the dark side/Anakin never falling to the dark side, Padme going into hiding/Padme openly leading the rebellion, Vader in a suit/Vader NOT in a suit, Padme faking her death, anything—all up for grabs.
Just plz recommend me a great AU Anidala story, with as faithful character depiction as possible (meaning Dark Padmé/Lady Vader is probably out, but if you REALLY think I should check it out, I will), and an eventual happy ending. 
I'm just enjoying this Star Wars AU crackfic where Obi-Wan is considered a slutty, slutty maverick who no one should trust with a Padawan; Padme has stolen a Mandalorian's husband; and Anakin has never done anything wrong in his life (as far as the Jedi Council knows.)
Oh, and the story starts at the end of the first movie... when the three of them already know that Palpatine was the Sith Lord.
You'd think this would make things simple.
"Yan gave up asking questions after the astromech trundled onto an escape pod, ejected it, and took over piloting it with the air of someone who knew exactly where he was going. Rather than stoke the astromech’s ire and risk him jettisoning Yan out of pure spite, Yan just hung onto his dome dutifully and waited for the next little piece of hell to be dished out.
"He didn’t have to wait long."
Spy Wars by @clawedandcute on Ao3
@clawedandcute I had a link issue with the original post. Could you RB this one so ppl can find your fic easily?
Anakin's teary eyes are just so... watery, like leaky floodgates to a tormented soul! The awkward aftermath of the anguish is palatable! The sandwiches look so tasty I wish I had those for my lunch!
Thank you so much, @waterlilyspad for ruining the angst of my original comics. I’m truly honored.
Your addition is beautiful and (I’m not gonna lie) I’ve been staring at this comics for HOURS.
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@/waterlilyspad’s comics is in reply to this fancomics of mine -> [LINK] <-
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I always repeat this: you don't need to ask whenever you want to add your own spin to my posts or you want to draw/write/create stuff based on/inspired by my stuff - just go wild, people, just DO.IT.!
Mmkay so we all know how horribly ironic and painful it is that Palpatine killed Padmé by draining her life force to save Anakin right?
Well had he known about this Force Technique Anakin would have used it himself.
All the while he's holding Padme's hand during birth whispering reassurance in her hair, kissing her softly on her hair and forehead, looking at his children in awe as and whispering how much he loves them all.
Right until Padmé turns her head toward him and say "See? I didn't die, they were just nightmares Ani." She frowns when he doesn't answer, "Ani? ANI!" But it's too late, he's not breathing anymore, gone with a soft smile on his face and the knowledge that he has two wonderful children and that he saved the woman that he loves more than any of the suns of the Galaxy shine.
To say that they were lovers was a bit of a stretch. Great, wonderful friends that fell into bed together quite often but didn’t go out of their way to see each other, but talked as much as they could. They loved each other dearly and would do anything for each other.
Well…almost anything. Their respective careers were everything to them. It was the core of who they were, probably part of the reason they fell for each other.
Well…definitely part of the reason for her. Obi-Wan would always be her Jedi protector. He’d protected once upon a time during the Civil War, then several times over the years, and of course during the Clone Wars so many times…
Partners, perhaps.
That sounded a bit harsh, when they had never lived together…but life was life, and relationships worked in weird ways. Satine had never concerned herself with the intricitates like the Galaxy did… and now as she breathed a heavy sigh and put head in her hands, she realized she - they - would have too.
“God damn it Obi-Wan.”
With a frustrated huff Satine left the ‘fresher, leaving the evidence behind and went to search for her personal comlink. She wasn't necessarily an organized person, and found the comlink - eventually - in between her couch cushions.
The familiar tone rang for a while once she punched it in, and then eventually an option to leave a voicemail appeared.
She hung up, tossing the comlink on the caf table and sinking into the cushions. There was a part of her that wanted to settle in for a good long sulk, or even ring it again, but it hadn't even been five minutes when the comlink rang again.
"Obi!"
The hologram of Obi-Wan smiled, running a hand through his hair as he walked. "My apologies, dear one. The Council was wrapping up a meeting and I didn't want to cut off Mace. What's - "
"Hi Satine!" Ahsoka popped up, a wide smile on her face. "I got to sit in on a Council meeting - it was so boring! How are you doing?"
"I'm doing well, Ahsoka." Satine had always been fond of the girl, and couldn't be more thankful for her help during the Siege of Mandalore. She had been so relieved when the girl had come back to the Order… losing Ahsoka had broken many spirits. "Congrats on becoming a knight - I'm sorry I couldn't make it there."
"It's okay - your present came though! I planted some already and one of the trees is starting to sprout!"
"I'm glad. I know how much you like the fruits and spices here. It's fitting that you have a green thumb."
"Can't say I have much of one, though I do enjoy the fruits of others labor," Obi-Wan quipped. He waved Ahsoka onwards when he stopped, probably at a nook in one of the many hallways of the Temple. The merry look on his face sobered a bit when he studied her face, worry creasing his brow. "My love, it's what, one in the morning on Sundari? Why are you calling?"
Satine parted her lips, trying to figure out how to respond. "I can't comm a friend to catch up?"
"I don't know how much 'catching up' we can do when we talk most days, time difference aside." Obi-Wan crossed his arms over his chest. "What's wrong?"
"...do you have anything important today occuring? Anything at all in the next - uhh… few months?"
Obi-Wan pulled his head back, looking puzzled at her question. Holding up a finger to indicate to wait, he took the comlink and cut the signal.
Tears came to her eyes, and she did her best to wipe them away. When the Hologram came back, Satine was doing her best not to sob - from happiness, fear, some guilt - she wasn't sure.
"I found an empty conference room - there's a Senate session I need to head to after lunch in about two hours - Satine?" Obi-Wan asked in alarm. "What is going on, are you well? Did something happen?"
"Oh something happened," Satine muttered. "Not sure I would have planned it this way."
"What?"
"I'm pregnant."
There was silence from the other end. Obi-Wan stared, and for a moment she wondered if the hologram had froze. Technology could only go so far. Eventually he left out a bit of a laugh, blinking several times and leaning back in the seat. "What - wow, uh that's - that's wonderful - I mean, if you want to keep it of course - oh my goodness, how - you're always on birth control how?"
Satine had to smile at his excited - and maybe a little panicked - ramblings. "I decided to stop using it, remember? Wanted to give my body a break from an internal one, just use it as needed… I must have forgotten one night or condom broke or we didn't use one or…something."
"Something indeed," Obi-Wan muttered as he rubbed a hand over his face. She knew he was trying to keep excitement down, for her sake, because he still didn't know her opinion on it -
But they both loved children, and given the fact she'd raised Korkie as her own from toddler hood onwards, even as a new ruler -
And Obi-Wan had Anakin and then Ahsoka, and he doted on the Skywalker twins and loved them as his own -
"You're excited?" Obi-Wan asked, finally looking her in the eye. "You're happy about this?"
Satine nodded, wiping away more tears. "I've uh… suspected for a few weeks. Every test has been positive, even the one from the med center earlier today. I…took another just in case before I commed…"
Obi-Wan smiled, moving his hand forward like he wanted to embrace her and settling on running a hand through his hair. "This…changes a few things."
"Mmm hmm - I will not have you choose between being a father and Jedi. I respect you too much for that and - "
" - and we have awhile to figure this out," Obi-Wan whispered. "How long?"
"I'm... ten weeks?"
"Then I'll be there for the next thirty - give or take a few weeks. Not sure how long I can stand being surrounded by Mandalorians without needing a break here and there."
