Andor Fandoring

Cassian started out as a traumatised and selfish young man who loved a select few. Sometimes he made bad choices, all too often others chose for him. Slowly, the circle of people he cares about expands. He also finds hope in the midst of loss and conflict and wants to make a Home with the love of his life.

But that was never meant for him.

Sometimes the decisions others make for us help shape our path in life, whether we like it or not.

The Messenger is finally where he needs to be. The centre of the rebellion. In this beautiful shot – the symbol.

Summary: Tanis Mothma has passed and what follows is full Chandi funeral. Perrin and Vel observe Mon during the final stretch.

Rating: Teen and up

Words: 700+

Relationships: Perrin & Vel, Mon & Vel, Perrin/Mon

POV Perrin | family dynamics | angst

They ended up developing into series / AU (Paramours & Propriety) that I’m eventually planning on writing more for eventually. Currently bouncing some ideas around and going down weird little rabbit holes. But if you’re interested here they are!

A Senator’s Favor, A Rebel’s Token, Rated: M

Cassian nodded. "After a mission, being alone is… difficult."

"So I've noticed," she bemoaned. "As the resident expert, what would you recommend?"

"A friend." Cassian shrugged. "And something a lot stronger than that," he finished with a smile. Reaching into his satchel, he pulled out an unlabeled bottle of amber liquid that he set on the table.

Mon cautiously returned his smile. She hadn't had the luxury of friends in a long while.

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Cassian takes Mon back to Yavin after their escape from the Senate. A month later, they're sent out on a mission to Canto Bight and in the aftermath a situationship develops. This is a prequel to Risks Worth Taking, and part one of my Paramours & Propriety series.

Risks Worth Taking, Rated: T

"I'm so sorry, Mon, I hadn't realized you two were so close," Vel said, barely above a whisper.

Mon let out a humorless chuckle at that. "I hadn't realized it for myself until a couple hours ago."

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After the Battle of Scarif, the Rebellion receives intel there were survivors. After an extraction team is sent out to retrieve them, Mon and Cassian come to terms with a situationship that's evolved beyond what they anticipated.

Thanks for the tag @bumblepony

slowburn* or love at first sight // fake dating or secret dating // enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers // there’s only one bed** or long-distance correspondence // hurt/comfort or amnesia // fantasy au or modern au*** // mutual pining or domestic bliss // smut or fluff // canon-compliant or fix-it // reincarnation**** or character death // one-shot or multi-chapter // kid fic or road trip fic // arranged marriage or accidental marriage // high-school romance or middle-age romance // time travel or isolated together // neighbours or roommates // sci-fi au or magic au // body swap or genderbent // angst or crack // apocalyptic or mundane

*Love or lust at first sight and then a slowburn **Put them in only one bed and then separate them to long-distance ***Historical AUs ****AKA, "What do you mean it's not canon?"

slowburn or love at first sight // fake dating or secret dating*// enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers // there’s only one bed or long-distance correspondence // hurt/comfort or amnesia // fantasy au or modern au// mutual pining or domestic bliss // smut or fluff **// canon-compliant or fix-it // reincarnation or character death // one-shot or multi-chapter // kid fic or road trip fic ***// arranged marriage or accidental marriage // high-school romance or middle-age romance // time travel or isolated together // neighbours or roommates // sci-fi au or magic au // body swap or genderbent // angst or crack**** // apocalyptic or mundane

* neither, tbh

** both is nice 😊

*** combination from hell, but “both”?!

**** love to shoot for both. See: sex with a plant fic.

There’s me muttering “depends…” on just about every one of these but this is the best I got! 😅

ANDOR Rewatch | S01E02 part 1 - "That would be me" Dir. Toby Haynes Aired September 21, 2022

Bix verbally smacks Cassian. “You need to get as far away from here as you can”. Obviously, it’s unsafe for him to stay on Ferrix but it’s pretty clear she also wants him to get away from her. To stop climbing her wall uninvited. To stop coming back all the time with no thought for her.

Fantastic acting from Diego Luna as Cassian goes from the shock of the verbal slap to looking wounded. He’s realised exactly what she really means. Love the little “oh” that escapes his lips and the way he moves back as if in disbelief.

Then he recovers, his face hardens, and he verbally slaps Bix right back. “ I will. I am. You won’t have to worry about me anymore.”

Poor Bix. And there’s the physical wound on her face too. From “ running into a wall, like I do.” She actually had her head slammed into a wall by the PreMor corpo who arrested her… while she was running to warn Cassian. Adria Arjona sells this moment so beautifully. Looking tortured even before Dedra and Gorst get hold of her. 

There’s incredibly good writing throughout episode 7 - and so much subtext here. Cassian can be such a dick, trying to avoid all blame in this scene, but Bix is not blameless either. What she has not told Cassian is about her own part in everything that happened. That she told Timm about his true birthplace. She’s so tired of it all. Emotionally drained. Fatalistic. Fed up with Cassian’s evasions. “If this, if that. If you, if me, if Timm.” Even the rhythm of her words sounds like a tired heartbeat. She doesn’t seem to know what she really wants or who she really is. She’s obviously in mourning about Timm but she’s probably realised that it was a very shallow love that she had for him, if it was ever love at all. Timm betrayed her trust as she effectively betrayed Cassian’s.

Bix and Cassian’s friendship runs extremely deep (they have known each other for 17 years ) … as do all the wounds and bruises from their repeated attempts to be together. Bix will go out of her way to help Cassian, at considerable risk and cost to herself, despite knowing that there will likely be pain involved. Cassian’s first unofficial mission as a changed man will be to try to rescue her. But for now – they know exactly how to hurt each other. What a terrible way to say goodbye. He doesn’t even use his trademark “I’m coming back!” phrase this time, knowing it’s the last thing she wants to hear. All adding eventually to his “ fear of being somebody who leaves people behind” as Gilroy puts it. “We can’t just leave her there,” he tells Brasso in Ep 12.

“You won’t have to worry about me anymore” is immediately picked up in the next scene with Maarva: “ I’ll be worried about you all the time.”

“That’s just love. Nothing you can do about that.”

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