i saw your request for soft anakin thoughts and after that incredible review of immoral i just had to comply with your wish-
i couldn't really think of anything amazing so let's just go on a first date with him
• anakin is a big man who strikes fears in the hearts of his enemies
• but you're just so cute he can't help but melt into a puddle when he sees you
• he finally plucks up the courage to ask you out after like a year of pining after you. he knows you're an incredible person who everyone wants a piece of so he's reluctant and draws back at first
• it take the clones, obi and ashoka egging him on and giving him confidence boosts for him to finally get the choobies to do something about his obvious feelings for you
• you see a group of them in the library one day. they're all frantically whispering in anakin's ears and you're Kinda Scared
• "is this the book you needed?" he asks while reaching up and picking up the thickest encyclopedia from the top shelf
• you look down to the cover. '5,000 facts about ancient weaponry'. then you look at the list in your hand of rom-com novels you actually came for and give him a confused look
• but you see the light in his eyes and you just can't bring yourself to kill it.
• "yes. that's exactly what i came here for, general skywalker, thank you."
• he blushes and stumbles over his words, "n-no it's- i mean, call me anakin." in his head he's speeding over all the different ways the clones have told him to ask you out, but right now none of them feel right
• "okay... anakin," you say, liking the way his name rolls off your tongue. "i'm y/n, but you can call me tonight. at 7"
• he almost faints. "huh"
• you laugh, "sorry, was that way too forward? it's just that i would love to take you on a date"
• his cheeks go pink and his flesh hand starts lightly tapping against his thigh, mirroring the fluttering beat of his heart.
• "that- i would like that very much, y/n"
• "will the troopers be coming with?" you tease, glancing behind him to see a bunch of them staring at the interaction with wide eyes.
• anakin tries to let out a deep, natural chuckle, but it comes out strained. "ignore them, they're idiots"
• you dress up cute for the summer evening date, and so does he holy fuck
• a loose, tan colored blouse sits on his upper body, and his slim black trousers make him somehow seem taller
• but his hair
• holy fuck his hair
• he has it pulled back into a loose bun, a few strands left behind which frame his face. like chocolate feathers against vanilla milk
• you're quick to compliment him but he's a stuttering mess. he can't believe how shy he gets around you after dealing with sith lords with the confidence of a king and the humor of a jester, but now it seems as though he's but a commoner outside of the palace looking in
• and you, mother of moons, you're the queen
• after a few drinks and some small talk, he relaxes. he's able to finally tell you he loves that color on you, and that he could listen to you hiccup after a big swig all day.
• now it's your turn to be shy, but your bashful giggles and the way your cheeks lift up with every stupid sentence he says once again renders him speechless, and he wants to bite one of them to see if they'd melt in his mouth because they look like they would
• so it's been the cutest date ever and he's dropping you off at home. and he's been so chivalrous and sweet all night and now it's coming to an end and you both kinda don't want it to but you're both also terrified of what inviting him in for a coffee means. so he just places the gentlest most tender kiss on your cheek, holds back from biting it, and feels it heating up before his lips even pull away
• when you hug him, anakin swears his heart skipped a beat. he feels ripped in half when he has to go back to his own dorm
• he doesn't sleep all night, replaying the date. there's something about you that reminds him of his home. no, not the rough and the coarse and the irritating, but the love and the warmth and the familiarity
• there wasn't much of it on tatooine but it's like you took his best moments from his childhood - winning pod races, hugging his mother, playing with his friends - and you amplified them
• and it's really hard to handle that kind of joy when you've never much joy before, but anakin takes a deep breath and lets himself fall into you.
• your name becomes synonymous with safety, your voice is the sound of love, your smile a gateway to heaven
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hope u liked this wtf it got so long i'm sorry but i hope it quenched your need for soft anakin (although that is a plant that will never be watered enough)
Dude. DUDE
YOU JUST OUTLINED A WHOLE FIC IN MY ASK BOX
like this is my canon first date with Anakin everybody oh my god
like you did this FOR WHAT
can I legally print this and put it in a frame on my wall like a fancy poem
Its the way I would steal the ancient artifacts book and never give it back for me 😌
WOW THAT WAS SUCH A CONFIDENT MOVE TO ASK HIM LIKE THAT WOW
HIS HAIR HIS HAIR HIS HAIR HIS HAIR HIS HAIR HIS HAIR HIS HAIR HIS HAIR HIS HAIR HIS HAIR HIS HAIR FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK
its official im drawing it thats amazing oh my god this mental image is the most I have ever been attracted to the man
the kiss on the cheek🥺
THE THROWBACK AND IMAGERY TO TATOOINE HAS ME FEELING FUZZY THINGS IN MY TUMMY OH MY GOD
dude i love you im in love with you thank you i literally will do anything you want ever oh my god