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The Ties That Bind

the clone wars canon-divergent empire-avoided AU | eventual Cody/Obi-Wan/Satine | Rated M | complete 230k

“Now what?” Ahsoka asks. She’s squared her shoulders resolutely, though she’s bleeding anxiety into the Force.

“Now, we get you to Mandalore,” Anakin says. Then glances over at Obi-Wan. “That is what you planned, isn’t it?”

“Yes,” Obi-Wan confirms. “I spoke to Satine— the Duchess. She’s agreed to adopt Ahsoka into Clan Kryze to give her immunity on Mandalore.”

He’s met with stunned faces.

Ah. Right. He hadn’t mentioned that bit yet.

In which Anakin kills Ventress during their confrontation in “The Wrong Jedi” and is unable to prove Ahsoka’s innocence as a result. Ahsoka is convicted of treason, but to prevent her from being executed, Obi-Wan calls in a favor from the Duchess of Mandalore.

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mitth-eli-vanto

if you aren’t reading @tapemonkey21 ‘s fall hallmark codywan fic Charmed on the Wayside when the weather turns what are you even doing

Charmed On The Wayside - TapeMonkey21 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
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I’ve been saying I already reread it this year but who knows maybe I will again 😌 sw fic rec
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ozvezdja

between the "if droids could think none of us would be there" line and how his attitude towards artoo, obi-wan is really embodying an old man who reads the evil ai clickbait fearmongering articles in space daily mail & thinks every personal problem faced by The Youth can be boiled down to too much screen time. i dont think that line gets enough attention even bc what a thing to say. and so casually too. obi-wan by that point still shared quarters with anakin (known creator of sentient electric-based lifeforms) and he still believed fully in the concept of our robotic overlords. he was certain that the only thing keeping droids from evil was the lack of intelligence yet unconcerned with the notion. 1) the prejudice had to come from somewhere, theres a "anakins evil toaster" shaped hole in the narrative & im embracing that explanation wholeheartedly and 2) he must have felt so smug when the clone wars started and his problems were indeed suddenly evil droids

ozvezdja

ok theres actually an alternative explanation, bear with me here. the force exists in all living things yadda yadda and this obviously excludes anything mechanical. ergo, to obi-wan, droids have no soul and are therefore ontologically inclined towards evil & disorder. he keeps that same mentality regarding vader and his borgification so that actually fits. hes some kind of a bio-essentialist and its probably not an unpopular belief within the jedi bc since when has obi-wan ever been a radical in anything except anakin-apologism. which is again philosophically fascinating bc it implies that hed be a lot more forgiving towards evil in the shape of the corruption of a human soul than the lack of that human element to begin with. and it actually makes some sense when you consider that jedi rely on force signatures of other beings as a natural 6th sense and droids are essentially a blind spot in their perception of the world. imagine conversing with something intelligent that you can touch and hear but not see, for example. itd be terrifying.

anyway 10 yo anakin crying weeping asking if the mouse droid hed frankensteined into a puddle of molten metal in his attempt to gift it with rocket blasters like a benevolent god has passed into the force and 20-something yo obi-wan calmly explains that no, actually the mouse droid was an abomination in the force and went straight to hell. theologically speaking

ozvezdja

two years later and i cant look at this post the same way. obi-wan's anti ai sentiments are a lot more understandable, i'm sorry i judged you mr kenobi. if my child asked asked me if chat gpt is going to heaven id say no too

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junglejim4322

Something I think about a lot is when dj khaled spent a day lost at sea on a jet ski literally just because he drove away and got lost and started live posting about it and as he got increasingly panicked he started making like inspirational insta stories about his opps wanting him to fail even though he was entirely responsible for the situation and just started saying shit like “they don’t want you to WIN. they don’t want you to get found when you’re lost at sea in the dark”

bowditch
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yetanothergreyjedi

that is the face of a man worried he will be next

ashtraythief

Good news, he was not next! In fact, she accepted him as her mate, he learned the crane mating dance and now every year, he artificially inseminates her with crane semen to expand the very endangered crane population. True story.

luulapants

Sorry, he WHAT? Imagine being this man's boss and having to sit him down like. Listen. Brian. We need you to fuck the bird. You have to act like you're excited about it.

whetstonefires

crane husband.....

roach-works

this is the diametric opposite of all those awful swan wife stories and i love it.

alex51324

(WalWaPo makes you jump through like three separate hoops before you can read the article, so I will share some of the highlights:

  • Walnut was born in a species-recovery breeding program in the 1980′s.  The program had crane chicks hand-raised by human volunteers, and at that time they did not fully understand the measures necessary make sure that the chicks do not imprint on humans and retain their identity as cranes.  
  • As a result, her keepers believe, Walnut does not recognize other cranes as members of her own species.  
  • It has not been proven that Walnut killed her previous suitors; however, there is a persistent rumor in the white-naped-crane-conservation community that she did.  
  • Because this species is highly endangered, and the gene pool of the captive population is small, it’s pretty important for the survival of her species that Walnut A) mate, and B) not kill a bunch of other cranes.  
  • The actual name of the keeper is Chris Crowe.
  • They both arrived at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in 2004.   
  • Walnut immediately began paying special attention to Chris--and ignoring the eligible male crane in a nearby enclosure.  
  • Walnut initiated their courtship, performing the opening moves of a mating dance.  
  • Chris realized that if he reciprocated the mating dance, it might be possible to artificially inseminate Walnut with her participation and consent.  (The process normally involves restraining the bird.)  
  • It worked!  
  • Chris and Walnut have had five children, who were raised by other crane couples at the facility--sometimes the biological dad and his mate--both because it’s unclear whether Walnut would accept the chicks as her own, and because Chris is not equipped to be a Crane Dad.  
  • However, the Institute provides her with artificial eggs to sit on, and Chris takes his turn looking after them.  (This would not work with real eggs because he can’t sit on them properly, but Walnut seems to feel that he is on the job if he just stands over them.)
  • Chris accepts that he is pretty much married to this bird.  White-naped cranes live to be about 60, and they mate for life, so he knows he can’t retire while Walnut is alive.  (At the time of the article, Walnut was 36, and Chris 42.)  
thesylverlining

Legit cannot pick the funniest part of this

she has not been PROVEN to have killed her exes, but there is a PERSISTENT RUMOR (really officers she's simply DEVASTATED, she sobs, wearing a new feather boa unfortunately resembling her most recent deceased husband)

His name is Chris CROWE. (Mrs. Walnut Crane-Crowe?)

the mental images of a whole human man learning and performing the crane mating dance, and "sitting" on artificial eggs so she thinks he's performing his duties as a husband and father (and apparently OBJECTS if he does not?)

"chris, buddy, you gotta marry the possibly-murderous crane lady for the GOOD OF THE SPECIES." (alternately: "chris, my man! good news! we found you a very interested lady! She's 36, she's very spirited and independent, she holds a very important and rare status in her society! ...Is there a downside? WELL...")

chris sits any potential human partners down, like "my love, you must understand before we wed,,, i am already... Attached" (camera drifts wistfully to the above photo) "Lady Walnut and I have an,, Understanding... the relationship is open, but very committed"

anais-ninja-bitch

just had to explain this post to my father bc he thought my stifled laughter was a signal of illness.

well done, everyone, good game. hit the showers.

largishcat

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lazorsandparadox

Not only is he 'married' to walnut, this has apparently happened SEVERAL times, so he has MULTIPLE crane wives, none of which know about any of his other crane wives. This man is, for some unknown reason, irresistible to cranes

queersatanic

the “this content has been removed for violating Tumblr’s Community Guidelines” notice really adds a lot of flavor to this post and somehow makes it MORE obscene than whatever that actually was

worldheritageposts-official

World Heritage Post

kedreeva

I regret being the bearer of bad news, but I thought it should be shared that Walnut passed away in January of this year (2024). There's a lot of mixed info about the lifespan of cranes (due to people misunderstanding what a median is...) but the average for most species I know of is 20-30 years (in the wild if nothing eats them/they don't die young), and 30-45 in captivity, with the oldest known white-naped crane having loved to be 46. Given that she was 42, this old gal did good, and I'm certain she will be missed by folks here.

optimysticals

Fly on forever Walnut Crane-Crowe

halfagonyandhope
officialfoxsquadron

something about leia organa that is still revolutionary in 2025 is that her capability as a leader is never mocked, diminished, or somehow otherwise belittled because of her gender. the narrative and every character around her takes her role as a leader of the alliance completely seriously. no one has to make a qualifier that “she’s a strong leader But….” whereas many stories (including star wars stories!) feel the need to contextualize women leaders as “women in a man’s world” who have to constantly navigate patriarchy, rather than leaders who deal with complex problems and who make decisions that affect those around them. no one ever discounts leia because of her gender. she explodes onto the screen as a capable leader and no one questions it

officialfoxsquadron

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this scene still feels so incredibly fresh and modern every time i watch it

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