#attackofthespaceturtles

you get a cute little GUMMY RAT

Thank you for the ask!! I have a thing for Qui-Gon's apprenticeship with Dooku (with his characterization in old canon, I'm not up to date on recent things) and a while ago wrote a handful of snippets of them with prompt lists on tumblr, so here is one of those - because what could be spookier than an unacknowledged strain of tension underlying every interaction you have with the man who you are committed to learning from for 10+ years?

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Qui-Gon was a blur. His lightsaber movements were quick and precise, his leaps graceful and balanced, and his approach so varied that his opponent never guessed where he would be next. It was the fifth Padawan he had fought that day, and this one even a little older than him. When he inevitably won the match, he bowed and thanked his peer for the lesson, pointing out good moves of theirs he would learn from.

The Padawan left, and Qui-Gon's old lightsaber instructor approached him with a surprised grin. "Your skills have grown indeed! Though it should not surprise me from the top initiate in my class," he said with a smile.

Qui-Gon bowed. "I am grateful for your instruction that put me on this path."

"I suspect it was less me, and more one of my much advanced peers," he said, with a glance toward the balcony where Dooku had observed the matches. "As they say, those who can, do, and those who can't…"

Qui-Gon grinned as he ran his hand through his hair. "Are sent on diplomatic missions, not teaching at the Temple."

He laughed. "It sounds like you are as well versed in diplomacy as you are in swordplay, Qui-Gon."

"But yes," Qui-Gon added softly. "I am very grateful to have such a teacher so skilled in his art and in passing it along. I could not have gotten this far without his help."

"Kind words," he said. "But I look forward to the day when you surpass your teacher, and hope you will let me watch that epic battle. And Dooku's face when he loses."

It was Qui-Gon's turn to laugh, both at the impossibility of the scenario, and secretly, at what surprise might actually look like on his master's face. He had seldom seen it. Before Dooku came down from the balcony and met him on the sideline, Qui-Gon had schooled his expression back to neutrality.

"As I suspected," Dooku's deep voice rumbled. "Many Jedi these days are becoming lax at including lightsaber-to-lightsaber combat in their Padawan’s curriculum. I am pleased that you are not lacking in this area."

"Because of your training, Master."

"Hmm. I'll meet you at the hanger tonight for our departure."

"Yes, Master."

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Have a great Halloween!! :)

The Midnight Meat Train is legit one of the worst movies I've seen in my life, and that's saying something.

nOPE | no | hmmm | idk | sure | ye | yES | OH MY GOD YES

Wow they really came crawling out of the woodworks for this one. Just, why, Reylo fans? Why??

"The jedi did nothing wrong." Like telling Luke that his father was irredeemably bad and the only solution was to kill him even though there was still good in him? Don't get me wrong, I'm not about villifying the jedi by any means, but they could also stand to be less absolutist, which was the whole point of the OT and of the new movies as well