Pairing // Yord Fandar x AFAB!Reader
Word Count // 1,999
Tags //
Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn, Slow Romance, No Use of Y/N, Canon-Typical Violence, References to Canon, Changes to canon, Fluff and Angst, Heavy Angst, Death, Possible smut, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Betrayal, Family Death, Mutual Pining, Eventual Romance, Romantic Tension, Possible Sexual Tension, Falling In Love, Protective Yord Fandar, POV Multiple, Idiots in Love, Tragic Backstory, Dad Sol, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Trauma Recovery, survivor's guilt, Grief/Mourning, Past Child Abuse, Past Emotional Manipulation, Trust Issues, Healing, Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Ending, Post episode 5, Post Khofar, Most lives, Fix-it fic, Forced Proximity, Slow burn payoff, redemption arc, Second Chances, chosen family, Found Family, Touch-Starved characters, Protective Instincts, Emotional Baggage, Eventual Happy Ending?
Summary //
They have some answers, enough for them to understand The Strangers movements and motivation, but not much on him. They go to leave the temple, finally you'll be rid of them and go back to your loneliness.
Notes //
Well im pumping these out quick, this is unexpected. Trust me when i say, enjoy it while you can, this hyper fixation might not last long. This one is shorter than the others but considering how quickly im pumping these out, its fine
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The archives were far grander than either Jedi had expected. In truth, they weren't entirely unlike the Jedi Archives on Coruscant.
The chamber stretched deep beneath the temple in vast concentric rings of black stone. Towering shelves curved endlessly around the circular walls, disappearing into darkness both above and below. Crimson lamps glowed from alcoves carved into the stone, casting long shadows across polished floors.
Knowledge filled every available space.
Ancient scrolls rested beside weathered tablets. Holopads sat alongside books bound in leather, cloth, and materials neither Jedi immediately recognized. Crimson Sith holocrons pulsed softly amongst records gathered from thousands of years of galactic history.
Some contained histories. Others contained warnings. All of them had been preserved. The silence was absolute. Not the comfortable silence of a library. Not the peaceful quiet of a temple. This was the silence of a vault. A place where knowledge was considered dangerous.
Powerful.
A weapon as deadly as any lightsaber. Every text had been chosen for a reason. Every secret had a guardian. Every answer demanded a price.
You stepped aside, allowing Sol and Yord to enter first. As they passed through the massive stone doors, something tugged at your awareness. A ripple in the Force. Faint and distant.
A ship had entered the system. You paused for only a moment. Most people would have found the sensation alarming. Khar'zul rarely received visitors. Still, spice runners occasionally passed through the sector to avoid Republic patrols. Ships came and went often enough that it wasn't immediately cause for concern.
At least, you hoped it wasn't. The feeling lingered briefly before fading into the background.
Inside, the archives remained unchanged. Ancient, silent, waiting. A sudden series of cheerful beeps echoed across the chamber. Then a familiar voice.
"Hello, hello."
D-0 appeared from between two shelves, rolling to greet the newcomers. The small droid slowed as he approached. Yord immediately crouched down. Predictable. He reached out as if intending to pat the little droid.
D-0 stopped. Backed away.
"No, no... no thank you."
The droid spun around and hurried off before Yord could react, disappearing between towering shelves to continue whatever task had occupied him.
Yord remained crouched for a moment. Then he slowly turned toward you. His brow furrowed in confusion.
"D-0 is an old Sith data-retrieval droid," you explained. "He was here long before I arrived. He's likely served dozens of Keepers."
Yord rose to his feet as you moved to stand beside him.
"I've lived here for years," you continued. "And he still won't let me touch him."
Across the room, D-0 vanished around another shelf. Yord's eyes followed him. There was an unmistakable disappointment there. You found it oddly endearing.
What a Jedi. You thought.
"He'll continue his work long after I'm gone," you said quietly. "Tirelessly preserving these sacred halls."
"Sacred halls?" Yord's attention snapped back to you. The word clearly bothered him. His expression hardened.
"Sacred?" he repeated.
He gestured broadly toward the endless shelves.
"These walls are filled with war. Death. Destruction."
His voice carried irritation. But beneath it, you sensed something else. Fear, perhaps discomfort.
The same uncertainty that had followed him since Jecki's attack. You looked around the archive. Then back at him.
"Look again."
Your voice remained calm.
"These archives contain the history of the galaxy."
You gestured toward the shelves.
"Not just Sith history."
The nearest shelf alone held records from half a dozen civilizations.
"Knowledge from both sides has been preserved here."
Yord's gaze followed your hand.
"We even possess Jedi texts that no longer exist in your own archives."
That earned a reaction. A brief flicker of surprise. Perhaps even curiosity.
You walked toward a small seating area overlooking the nearest ring of shelves and settled into one of the chairs. With a graceful motion, you gestured for them to join you.
"I'd rather stand." Yord's response was immediate.
You inclined your head. "Very well."
Sol chose not to sit either. For a few moments, silence settled over the group. The archives seemed to absorb sound itself. Only the distant beeping of D-0 echoed through the vast chamber. It was Sol who finally broke the quiet.
"Are you alone?"
The question caught you off guard. Not because of the words. Because of the concern behind them. For the first time since meeting him, he didn't sound like a Jedi questioning a Sith. He sounded like someone asking after another person.
"No," you replied.
A small nod toward the shelves.
"I have D-0." A faint smile touched Sol's lips.
"I meant... are there other Keepers?" The smile faded.
Silence lingered.
Longer this time.
You looked away.
Toward the countless shelves stretching into darkness.
"No."
The word felt smaller than expected.
"There is only ever one Keeper." Your gaze remained fixed on the archives.
"When my time ends, another will eventually take my place."
The thought should have been comforting. Instead, it felt strangely distant.
"The temple will endure."
Your voice softened.
"The archives will endure."
You folded your hands together.
"And I will not be the last Keeper of Khar'zul."
Yet for some reason, as the words left your mouth, they sounded less certain than they once had.
Yord was the first to break the silence.
"How many Sith are there?"
You considered the question for a moment before answering.
"More than you think."
His brow furrowed.
"Less than you're afraid of."
"That's not an answer."
"No," you agreed. "It's not."
Yord folded his arms.
"Then answer the question."
You tilted your head slightly.
"Then ask a better one."
The response had the exact opposite effect of calming him. The floodgates opened.
"Who are the other Sith?"
"What does the stranger want?"
"Why was he on Khofar?"
"Who trained him?"
"What's he planning next?"
"Where are they hiding?"
The questions came one after another. Relentless. You opened your mouth twice to answer and were interrupted both times. Yord wasn't searching for answers anymore. He was spiralling. Fear and frustration had seized control of the conversation, dragging him along behind them.
"Yord, please..."
You lifted a hand slightly. A gesture of surrender more than interruption. He didn't even notice.
"How many worlds do they control?"
"Do they have followers?"
"How long have they been planning this?"
The questions continued till fnally, Sol stepped forward. A hand settled firmly on Yord's shoulder. The younger Jedi froze. Not because he'd been ordered to stop. Because someone had reminded him to breathe. The silence that followed felt almost startling.
"Perhaps we'll find some of our answers in the archives," Sol suggested gently.
He gestured toward a nearby section of shelves. Yord looked ready to argue. Instead, he exhaled. The tension in his shoulders eased. Slightly.
"You may," you said. "and I'll help where I can." You inclined your head toward Sol in gratitude. The older Jedi returned the gesture before guiding Yord deeper into the archives. Once they disappeared amongst the shelves, the chamber became quiet again. You welcomed the silence.
Settling back into your chair, you closed your eyes and reached out through the Force. The ship. The one that had entered the system earlier. You searched for it amongst the stars. Hoping to find that it had left. Hoping the uneasy feeling in your chest had been nothing more than paranoia. Time slipped away.
Minutes.
Hours.
The Force carried you far beyond the walls of the temple. Far beyond the frozen world itself. A gentle touch against your shoulder brought you back. You opened your eyes. Sol stood beside you.
"Sorry to disturb you," he said.
"No, not at all."
You straightened slightly.
"I was merely meditating."
The words felt strange considering how deeply you'd drifted.
"Was there something I could help you with?"
Sol smiled faintly.
"No."
He gestured toward the archives.
"We've finished."
You blinked.
"Already?"
Looking around, you expected to find the same stillness you'd left behind. Instead, the position of the lights told a different story. Hours had passed. Hours. Panic flared briefly beneath your calm exterior.
Force above...
"I thought you'd be here for days."
Yord snorted somewhere behind Sol.
"We read faster than that." Yord said teasingly.
You ignored him. Mostly.
"Well," you said, rising smoothly to your feet, "if you've found what you needed, I'll escort you back to the entrance."
The three of you began making your way through the temple once more. As you walked, Sol's communicator crackled to life. Static hissed from the device. Broken words struggled to emerge through the interference. Everyone stopped. The sound echoed strangely through the corridor.
"Must be the storm," you said. The explanation was reasonable. Logical. Yet the feeling in your stomach only worsened. Something was wrong. You could feel it. Like a thread pulled taut within the Force. The closer you came to the entrance, the stronger the sensation became.
At last, the great doors stood before you. You stopped and offered the two Jedi a respectful bow. The doors groaned open. A blast of frozen wind surged inside. Immediately, the lights flickered and died. Darkness swallowed the hall once more. Only the pale light from the blizzard beyond illuminated the doorway.
For a moment, all three of you stood silhouetted against the storm.
"You might want to get that fixed." Yord nodded toward the dead lights.
The comment caught you off guard. A quiet laugh escaped before you could stop it. Both Jedi noticed.
"Of course, Young Jedi Knight."
You answered with exaggerated formality and a deeper bow than necessary. When you rose again, you caught sight of Yord's ears. A faint blush had appeared along their tips.
Interesting.
The realization startled you far more than it should have.
I've embarrassed him.
The thought brought another smile.
How cute.
You immediately regretted thinking it.
Cute?
Where had that come from? Stepping aside, you allowed them room to leave. The two Jedi turned toward the storm. After a few steps, Yord glanced back over his shoulder. You lifted the edge of your robes and offered one final bow.
Not a host's bow.
Not a Keeper's.
A genuine farewell.
The sort given to honored guests. For a brief moment, neither of you looked away. Then he turned and followed Sol into the storm. The doors slowly began to close behind them. And the uneasy feeling in your chest only grew stronger. The doors closed behind them with a deep, resonant boom.
Silence followed.
Not the silence of peace.
The silence of absence.
You stood alone in the entrance hall, watching the last sliver of daylight vanish as the ancient doors sealed shut. For a moment, your gaze lingered where the two Jedi had disappeared into the storm. Then they were gone.
And once again, it was just you.
You.
The temple.
And your thoughts.
The halls suddenly felt larger than before. Emptier. The brief disruption to your routine had passed, and Khar'zul was returning to what it had always been: a frozen monument to forgotten history and a prison of your own choosing.
You allowed yourself to dwell on that thought for only a moment. A single moment of weakness. A single moment of loneliness.
Then the lights flickered back to life.
One by one, crimson lamps illuminated the corridor once more. The familiar glow washed across the black stone walls. The spell was broken. You straightened your robes and turned away from the entrance. There were archives to maintain. Records to preserve. D-0 was undoubtedly reorganizing something that didn't need reorganizing. Life, such as it was, continued. The Jedi would return to Coruscant. The questions they had asked would become memories. And eventually, even this visit would fade into another story preserved within the temple's walls.
So you walked back into the depths of Khar'zul. Back to your duties. Back to your solitude. As though the visit had never happened at all.
Almost.
For reasons you couldn't quite explain, the image of a certain Jedi Knight glancing back over his shoulder lingered a little longer than the rest.
Okayyy imma just tag the person because I have no other way to contact them for a few questions 😅
@nattikay, I could use some help please!
Sooo I wanna know if there are any words in Na'Vi that I could use to make a clan name for a clan that lives in like an alpine type biome, I haven't really been able to find anything helpful elsewhere.
Kaltxì! So for creating clan names you have a few options:
One would be to simply grab a regular word out of the dictionary. There are two canon clans that have names like this: the Zeswa ("grass") and the Trr'ong ("dawn"), so this is technically a valid method.
Another option would be to combine multiple words. There are, again, a few different approaches to this. The first would be to literally just smush two words together. I definitely wouldn't recommend this for a character name, but there is some precedence for using it with things like flora/fauna names: for example, lortsyal - "beautiful-wing" (shimmyfly), kxaylspä - "high-jump" (tiger cricket), txampam - "much-sound" (soundblast colossus), etc., as well as sometimes for inanimate things, such as syeprel - "capture-image" (camera) and, most recently, zeyrel - "special-image" (the Sarentu mark), so it wouldn't be out of the question for a clan name.
BUT, if you use this method, whatever you do just please don't insert a random apostrophe between the two words 😅 The apostrophe ("tìftang") is a consonant in Na'vi, not a decoration or spacer, it can't just be sprinkled in anywhere!
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Now! All of that said: the vast majority of Na'vi clan names, like the majority of Na'vi character names, don't really have "meanings"! They're just collections of random syllables that sound nice. So let's look at ways to create names like that:
I mentioned there are a few approaches to making names by combining words. Here's another: take the smushed words made with the previous method and change a few letters. What you're left with will be a name that's based on those words, but doesn't actually mean anything anymore: it's just a name now. For example, let's say I take the words "fast" and "river" to make Winkilvan. Now I just change a few letters: let's maybe switch the first i to an e, and perhaps chop off the n at the end. Now I'm left with Wenkilva: a unique name that doesn't actually translate to anything (like most clan names), but was still inspired by the "meaning" I wanted!
There are two canon clans that might have names like this: the Tawkami (taw+kame, "sky"+"See") and the Kame'tire (kame+tirea, "See"+"spirit"). That said, to my knowledge these etymologies are only fan theories, so take them with a grain of salt: it hasn't been confirmed whether these clan names actually come from these words, or whether the similarity is merely coincidence.
A small snag with this method—as well as with the one I'll talk about next—is that it does require you to have some knowledge of Na'vi phonotactics: that is to say, you need to know how syllables are formed to make sure that the changes you make are still phonetically valid.
For more details on how that works, I'd recommend checking out Karyu Olly's Name Guide! Additionally, this video helps you see syllable-building in action. I know it might look overwhelming at first but I promise it's not as bad as it seems! 😅
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With that in mind, the next method is a more intense version of the last: take some words you like (or even a whole sentence, if you have one), break down all the syllables, and rearrange them into something new. Again, this will require knowledge of how to recognize and build correct syllables, but it'll also give you a wider range of options to chose from.
For an example, let's do this with the words "winter", "mountain", "snow", and "wind":
Like the previous method, this will also give you names that don't directly translate to anything but are still inspired by a "meaning"!
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And of course, the final method would be just to make up your own syllables without basing them on any preexisting words! This is the way the majority of clan and character names work, though of course, yes, sometimes it can be more difficult to come up with ideas from scratch...you just kinda have to mess around until you find something you like 🙂 And, like the previous method, you have to know how syllables work.
If you ever need to double-check whether a word/name you make up is valid, the Fwew dictionary has a checker! Click the "other" button at the bottom right corner, then "Valid" in the left menu. You can insert your name there and it'll tell you if it's valid! Like so:
If it's invalid the checker will only recognize one mistake at a time though, so you'll have to fix and re-check one by one until it says it's valid, for example this one with three mistakes:
Lastly but certainly not leastly, knowing what all the letters sound like will of course help you pick which name you like best! This video is good for that 🙂
Hope this helps! Sorry it was a bit of a rambly wall of text—feel free to ask if you need anything clarified! 😅
Also, if one of the examples I used in the syllable-scrambling section (Zìfwehu, Huwìramzì, etc.) calls out to you, you're more than welcome to use it if you'd like hrh 🙂
That's close, but alas, that's not quite what it translates to 😅
Ley does not mean "high", but rather "to be valuable". It's also a verb rather than an adjective, so the a needs to be a separate word!
Olo' na'rìngä a ley means "clan of the forest that is valuable". It's more of a description than a name per se.
Of course, this is your clan at the end of the day, so I can't stop you from using it as a name if you like it! What matters most is that you're satisfied with it 🙂
But, if you're looking for something that better fits in with canon clan names, may I suggest perhaps something like Leyna'ol? 😉 That uses the syllable-scramble method on "olo' na'rìngä a ley"!
So, Discord has added a feature that lets other people "enhance" or "edit" your images with different AI apps. It looks like this:
Currently, you can't opt out from this at all. But here's few things you can do as a protest.
FOR SERVERS YOU ARE AN ADMIN IN
Go to Roles -> @/everyone roles -> Scroll all the way down to External Apps, and disable it. This won't delete the option, but it will make people receive a private message instead when they use it, protecting your users:
You should also make it a bannable offense to edit other user's images with AI. Here's how I worded it in my server, feel free to copypaste:
Do not modify other people's images with AI under ANY circumstances, such as with the Discord "enhancement" features, amidst others. This is a bannable offense.
COMPLAIN TO DISCORD
There's few ways to go around this. First, you can go to https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/requests/new , select Help and Support -> Feedback/New Feature Request, and write your message, as seen in the screenshot below.
For the message, here's some points you can bring up:
Concerns about harassment (such as people using this feature to bully others)
Concerns about privacy (concerns on how External Apps may break privacy or handle the data in the images, and how it may break some legislations, such as GDPR)
Concerns about how this may impact minors (these features could be used with pictures of irl minors shared in servers, for deeply nefarious purposes)
BE VERY CLEAR about "I will refuse to buy Nitro and will cancel my subscription if this feature remains as it is", since they only care about fucking money
Word them as you'd like, add onto them as you need. They sometimes filter messages that are copypasted templates, so finding ways to word them on your own is helpful.
ADDING: You WILL NEED to reply to the mail you receive afterwards for the message to get sent to an actual human! Otherwise it won't reach anyone
UNSUSCRIBE FROM NITRO
This is what they care about the most. Unsuscribe from Nitro. Tell them why you unsuscribed on the way out. DO NOT GIVE THEM MONEY. They're a company. They take actions for profit. If these actions do not get them profit, they will need to backtrack. Mass-unsuscribing from WOTC's DnD beyond forced them to back down with the OGL, this works.
LEAVE A ONE-STAR REVIEW ON THE APP
This impacts their visibility on the App store. Write why are you leaving the one-star review too.
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Regardless of your stance on AI, I think we can agree that having no way for users to opt out of these pictures is deeply concerning, specially when Discord is often used to share selfies. It's also a good time to remember internet privacy and safety- Maybe don't post your photos in big open public servers, if you don't want to risk people doing edits or modifications of them with AI (or any other way). Once it's posted, it's out of your control.
Anyways, please reblog for visibility- This is a deeply concerning topic!
a project I finally got around to finishing!! the mane 6, inspired by their earlier generation counterparts, within a medieval fantasy style setting. please don't repost without permission! you just need to ask.
some fun facts:
fluttershy is half unicorn here!! that's why she has the deer-like build and slightly long tail.
rarity is half horse
applejack is fully just a horse.
pinkie and rainbow are the only true ponies
their jobs (in the order shown in the lineup) are royal messenger, royal jester, royal menagerie keeper, royal tailor, royal orchard farmer and Queen Celestia's Most Specialest Student.
in this au, they all met due to working within the castle grounds.
in this au, celestia is queen, luna is still banished, and twilight is discouraged from making friends as it distracts her from her studies. she is celestia's heir and grew up in the castle.
they are all marekissers. lol. also rarity is transfem and rainbow is bigender.
My first concepts for Persephone! The Goddess and Queen herself~
Please excuse my writing, i have adhd and im just writing what pops into my head cause im running a blank
Lets talk about this;
So im a pale white chick and idk i guess i always lean towards pale white chicks (?) but im trying real hard to mix up my norm with new things, but my brain keeps loving the 3rd colour option qnq
I also have stretch marks under my boobs, idk if thats normal but thats where mine are so thats where i put some for her.
My Perse is half mortal so i was trying to keep that in mind but also make her look half godly which, turns out, is a lot harder than i thought.
I know i want her to have sun-kissed skin with many freckles, that just makes sense to me as the Goddess of spring, but i wanted her to be in a more peach/pink hue, thus the more 'red' skin
I also plan for her to get a bit more pale and skinner while in the underworld since there isn't any sun and she cant eat the food there, she dose eat, nyx bring her food from up top but thats only like one meal a day.
I wanted her to have curly thick hair.
At one point was making her look very deer like (check under cut for more info) thus the birch 'antlers' on the 3rd.
She'd normally have long hair but she cuts it when she runs away which is why theres a bunch of different hair styles. The outfit is inspired/taken from Blood of Zeus but drawn horribly cause idk how the fabric would flow.
Im thinking ill need to draw her parents before i get her final done but i have 0 ideas for demeter...
Just a bunch of sketches and more random nots under cut
So this is acutely the first time ive drawn such a curvy body and stretch marks so i wanted to play around it before sitting down and drawing it, i was having such a lot of trouble with it but after getting some good refs i think i was able to get what i was looking for.
I was also trying to figure out what kind of art style i wanted to go for this. I figured that since this is going to be a comic ill go for my easier more cartoon style
This is what i mean by deer look. The idea was that her God Form was very deer inspired since i associate deer with spring but deer a main symbol for Artemis and im not sure if shes going to be included in the story and if i need to bring the deer motif back for perse,,
I mostly like to focuse on character design and concept since its where id like my day-time job to be so im really trying here but id love some feed back and ideas if you guys have any!
"Don't you know this tale, in which all I ever wanted
I'll never have?
For who could ever learn to love a beast?
However cold the wind and rain
I'll be there to ease up your pain
However cruel the mirrors of sin
Remember, beauty is found within
Forever shall the wolf in me... desire the sheep... in you"
Nightwish - Beauty and the beast
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i reworked an old artwork of mine to fit my current style/needs/vibes, what do you think of this version of beauty and the beast?