LINKDING

<blockquote>Luke kills his father and Falls, and Leia becomes the last resort.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Rey has a plan. Get to Ahch-To. Find the lightsaber. Get off Ahch-To forever. This plan is foiled by a group of judgemental fish nuns. A story of complicated emotions, unimpressed aquatic aliens, and fixing what you can.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Rey never expected that Han and Chewbacca would keep coming back.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Four times Han definitely didn’t need anybody’s help, and one time maybe he did.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Dying, for a Jedi Master in the line of Yoda, was a gentle thing. or "Hi, Not Listening To This Anymore," Han said, appearing suddenly. "I'm dead."</blockquote>

<blockquote>It's a grieving process, of some kind.</blockquote> ➤ Lando dealing with L3's death

<blockquote>Lir winced, but drew in a deep breath and stood a little straighter. Even to Han’s eyes, he was looking a little worse for wear, wan and thin, as though he’d been stretched too far. It’d been years since they saw one another, but Han was sure he would’ve remembered the grimness he saw here, the dark, haunted bags under his eyes. “I’m afraid you’ve mistaken me for someone else. Excuse me, Captain Solo.”</blockquote>

<blockquote>"If Vader captures you, if he threatens to torture or kill you, you tell him you're Padmé Amidala's daughter."</blockquote>

<blockquote>She's older now, and so is he. Far older now. She wonders: will he have lost any power with his age? Will he be shorter, weaker? An old man on a ventilator? It's hard to imagine that he won't still be dangerous. But then, that's exactly what she's counting on.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Beru Whitesun Lars goes to war.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Luke is desperate to learn the ways of the Force. Leia can't really help him there, but she knows how to wield a blade.</blockquote>

<blockquote>When your father dies, say the Coruscanti, you are left clutching a star map for a different galaxy.   In this, as in many things, Leia is her fathers' daughter.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Han and Lando keep running into each other. Sometimes it's even deliberate.</blockquote>

<blockquote>The only sure thing about luck is that it will change. Han and Lando understand this about the world—and each other. No hard feelings, right? — “You want to play?” Han says, nodding at the cards, before he can think better of it. “Or are you just showing off?” “Can’t it be both?” Lando says. He shuffles again, his fingers dancing over the cards too quickly for Han to make sure he’s not palming any of them. “Stakes?” “I’m broke,” Han admits. “And I know you are, too.” And before Lando can propose putting up the Falcon again, Han grins as a plan takes shape. “They say clothes make the man. Wanna bet on it?”</blockquote>

<blockquote>“I thought we were actively avoiding each other after the Trandosha Shitshow,” Han says. “We’re actively avoiding each other after the Iridonia Shitshow,” Lando corrects him, “the Trandosha Shitshow is That Which We Do Not Speak Of.”</blockquote>

<blockquote>Poe gets a second chance.</blockquote>

<blockquote>You take responsibility for your actions if you’re in the Resistance, even if those actions are, you know, mutiny. “There’s—” Okay, There’s nothing wrong with me is clearly not accurate.</blockquote> ➤ Author's note: <blockquote>Even though I appreciated the character development in TLJ, the writing for Poe and Holdo’s storyline was so sloppy it hurt me in my soul and (as is the case for like 90% of everything I write) I immediately started trying to fix it. Particularly, I was interested in finding logical reasons why: – an experienced vice admiral, in an organization so informal most people go by their first names, would not just tell her panicking crew that actually, they did have an escape plan – an experienced military pilot would suddenly start second-guessing all his commanding officers, even when they have stellar records and/or he's personally loyal to them – said commanding officers would react to this with “lol what a scamp” instead of anger or betrayal or brig time</blockquote> ➤ yes good this author and I agree on what was wrong and so we agree about what needs to be fixed. This is a good fic.

<blockquote>"Yeah. About that. Did you know that the Falcon had a history of hyperdrive malfunctions? Because I did not, in fact, know that this ship had a history of hyperdrive malfunctions. What I am saying is, the hyperdrive seems to have malfunctioned."</blockquote>

<blockquote>Leia was not adopted. She was stolen in the middle of the night and registered to House Organa with forged papers. This was kidnapping, a class one felony, and her parents could be executed -- unless she returned voluntarily to her rightful father. Immediately. A man called Grand Moff Tarkin explained this to Leia when she was eleven years old.</blockquote>

<blockquote>The year is 1993. The Cold War is old news. Don't ask, don't tell is brand new. Poe Dameron is the best fighter pilot in the Navy, and he's in love with a man.</blockquote>

<blockquote>After her shuttle crashes on a desolate world, Leia has only one person to keep her company.</blockquote> ➤ leia and force-ghost-anakin in new trilogy era

<blockquote>Leia begins showing signs of force sensitivity at an early age. Her parents struggle to dissuade her from investigating her new powers before Vader discovers the daughter he never knew he had.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Now that Rey is part of the Resistance, she needs a place to stay. Poe is helping her find a roommate, and he takes her through three options: his old friend, Kare Kun; a young and enthusiastic officer, Lieutenant Kaydel Ko Connix; and the friendly, if not nerdy, pilot, Jess Pava. Rey is excited to find a new place to call home, but can't help but feel a little bit like an outsider as well. Can she really ever escape her scavenger past? Do her Force powers mark her irreversibly as an outsider? What will happen when she meets someone with dolls that are EVEN COOLER than the one she made on Jakku?</blockquote>

<blockquote>Jess probably should apologise to Dameron for making fun of him and Finn. She's not going to, but she considers it. Or - Jess Pava doesn't know how to deal with Rey's general existence.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Jessika has more important things to do than gossip about Dameron and Finn or daydream about Rey. Pity she's not getting around to them.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Leia knows how to fire a blaster, survive an interrogation, and escape from the Death Star, but she's still missing a few essential survival skills -- like how to apologize, how to accept help from a friend, and okay, she might not know how to wash her own clothes or cook a real dinner.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Sadly, saving the galaxy is easier than learning how to stop crushing on straight girls.</blockquote> ➤ one-sided Jyn/Leia

<blockquote>Summary: In a war where entire planetary systems may fall victim, remembrance is key, and joy goes with grief. Notes: This was written for peradi, who asked me what Hallowe'en was like in Star Wars, but was probably expecting a 600 word ficlet. I don't really do 600 word ficlets. I do 6500 words of thinking about inversion festivals, rituals of grief and remembrance, and what you do to mark a loss when you have nothing left to mourn. Say because your planet's been blown up.</blockquote>

<blockquote>When he brings Owen and Beru their nephew, Obi-Wan collapses at the Lars farmstead instead of exiting stage left to a hide-out in the Jundland Wastes. Several things go quite a bit differently, after that.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Food and love have a lot in common. Leia learns how to cook. This takes some time.</blockquote> ➤ three times Leia cooks with someone else