Letter: Star Wars Rare Pairs!

Hello! Thank you for offering to write for one of my pairings! Star Wars is my first fandom, and I'm really excited to be getting back into it after a hiatus the length of which I won't specify because I just did the math, and it made me feel a little old. I'll be thrilled to read anything you're excited to write, so if you have an idea that's dying to get out, please, have at it - but if you'd like a little inspiration, hopefully the following is helpful! I've thrown out a few sketchy ideas for each of my requested pairings here - if any or all of it sticks, go with it, but, of course, don't feel you have to run with my suggestions. My requested pairings are from the original trilogy and Episode VII & its surrounding canon, but I'm also very familiar with a lot of Legends material (if it was a novel, I probably read it), so if you want to throw in references to any of that, or if you prefer those backstories for particular characters ... go for it.

First, general stuff: I’m 100% fine with any rating, from general audiences to explicit sexual content, and with any level of canon-typical violence. My personal tastes tend toward the angsty/ambiguously-hopeful side of the spectrum, but if you prefer happy endings and a fluffier tone, I love reading that stuff, too; you just don’t have to be afraid that whatever you write will be too dark for me, because it will not.

I'd ask that you please avoid the following:

• detailed depictions of child abuse (mentions of or references to past abuse are fine);
  
• A/B/O dynamics;
  
• any soulmate/soulmark/soulbonding tropes;
  
• bad things happening to birds. (I know. I just ... I really love birds.)

Some things I particularly love include:

• political and ideological dimensions to characters/stories;
  
• banter and arguing (whether good-natured or knock-down-drag-out rows);
  
• characters whose worldviews and personalities perpetually clash even if they love each other to the ends of the earth;
  
• characters whose worldviews and personalities perpetually clash and they can't fucking stand each other but they just can't resist each other, either;
  
• non-standard relationships - I love when what characters have together for whatever reason doesn’t fit comfortably within the terms we normally use to describe romance or friendship or whatever;
  
• hurt/comfort and characters bonding over caring for one another, patching one another up, etc., especially when they might not normally offer to or enjoy doing so (reluctant hurt/comfort full of sniping also very welcome);
  
• atmosphere and description are always fabulous;
  
• characters that are allowed to keep their flaws and edges are my favorites - if you can articulate why X character is an asshole but we still love them, I will dig that so, so hard.

On to the prompts!

( original trilogy. )

( sequel trilogy. )

( canon eu. )

( marvel comics )

( canon crossover. )