@skyfullomuses // anakin skywalker.
‘ i have brought peace to the republic. i am more powerful than the chancellor. i can overthrow him, and together you and i can rule the galaxy. make things the way we want them to be. ’
it felt as though her heart was no longer beating in her chest, staring up at the man that she loved with wide eyes. the man who had done horrible, terrible things. obi-wan had told her what had happened in the temple & yet here she was, begging for him to come back to her. there she was, considering what he was saying. padmé took an unsteady waddle back, her hand placed on the large swell of her stomach. nothing mattered to her more than the lives of her children now, than ensuring that they had the life that they deserved. if she stood against him ... they would not get that. but if he ... if he was right, if he could defeat the sith lord ... then he was right. the republic that she had been trying to build for her entire life could happen underneath her guidance, even if it would not be the exact same as rulers. but naboo had wanted her to stay past her term, considered the constitutional loophole that would have allowed her to become a hereditary monarchy.
she could save her children if she agreed. maybe she could save anakin, too, find the goodness that she knew was still inside of him. it had to be there. one of the biggest lessons in politics that she had learned was that she could not fix everything at once. but here, now? she had the ability to change a few things. prioritizing was the only appropriate thing to do.
“ani...” hesitation still marks her, until she feels movement inside of her. their child. she had to do this for them. she must.
“do you realize the weight of what we would be doing?” her brow furrowed, her chin dropping down slightly but her gaze doesn’t. “ruling the galaxy. to truly bring peace to the republic, it would come at a great cost.” a deep breath, already decided on one thing. it was an easy decision to come to, really. “you would have to kill palpatine, if that’s what you really want. we can do nothing for the galaxy so long as he continues to try & control it.”












