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Halloween may be over, but I'm now able to share the art piece I did for the OC Costume Parade for @spookystarwarszine !

I'm so grateful that they allowed me to be a part of such a fun zine concept! Not only did I have the opportunity to write a short story for the zine (which will be posted sometime this week!), but the mods also let me draw my ocs 💛

Markiplier ego sketches <3

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Happy Star Wars Day!!!! 

This fandom has become such a huge part of my life, and I love every second of it.

I’m grateful for the inspiration the galaxy far, far away has given me - Star Wars pulled me out of a 3-year-long writers’ block and inspired me to try my hand at drawing. 

No matter what other things are happening in my life, Star Wars is a refuge I can always return to. And that’s made possible by all the wonderful people I’ve met through it. 

Chapter 3: “Now Here We All Are”

Captain Mark - formerly of the 82nd Division - meets with his newly appointed lieutenants as he awaits the arrival of his new Jedi commanders. Seeing a long road ahead, he does his best to begin connecting with the men under his command. And he finds that some of them already know about him.

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The first page of this chapter has been sitting in my drafts for 10 months. And I just now got around to writing the rest down. Ended up a lot longer than I anticipated (almost as long as the first two chapters combined) but I think it's all necessary.

Partially inspired by tumblr blog @celebrate-the-clone-wars‘ writing Wednesday prompt: Your Reputation Precedes You.

Words: 7028

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The first time Mark had seen Coruscant, he had been rendered speechless.

He and the other survivors of the Battle of Geonosis – the First battle, they’d call it later – had marched from the cruisers’ loading bays onto the landing platforms in the industrial sector of the capital. Even though every single face around him was hidden by white helmets, he knew they were gaping at the sheer size of the city. Now, Mark snorted. “City” doesn’t begin to cover it.

Mark had thought he’d known what a city was; the vast suspended cities of Kamino, overlooking an endlessly thrashing sea, stood serene against that storms that raged against their domed structures. The cities he knew were uniform, pristine, practical and functional in every aspect. Imperfections were swiftly dealt with, and deviation was scorned with a contempt that only a Kaminoan could muster.

The Kaminoans would have despised Coruscant.

Buildings jutted out at every angle, jagged and sleek, domed and pointed, squat and narrow, state-of-the-art complexes erected next to structures that had stood for millennia, designs from thousands of different worlds all cobbled together in a confusing display of individuals trying to eke out a society on whatever shared ideals they could find.

And it was loud.

Even in the industrial sector – with vast areas hastily repurposed to support the clone troopers and their war machines – it was impossible to escape the noise of millions of ships and speeders, advertisements and announcements, even from this distance. And the roar of ships’ engines, of transport vehicles, of gears and machines –

When Mark was young, he thought that nothing in the galaxy could ever be as loud as the tempests that rattled Tipoca City. He’d known very little back then, he realized.

Continue Reading on A03!

Captain Mark finds a kyber crystal in the caves of Maldra.

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Made for @celebrate-the-clone-wars Fanart Friday prompt: Lighting the way!

Aaaaahhhh thank you so much, nonny! I love talking about my OCs, and I’m happy you’re interested in them. :)

To keep myself from writing a novel as a reply, I’ll just list the first fact/quick story about my primary OCs that comes to mind.  

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Teyla Marin: When she was Sifo-Dyas’s Padawan, they took an undercover assignment on Malastare. Needing access to the underworld’s dealings and characters, Teyla enrolled as a podracer to situate herself and her Master right into the heart of the criminal ring. While she didn’t finish the race, they were able to complete their mission in secret. And the novelty of a Pantoran racer was such a hit that she was invited back the following 2 years. Ever since then, though, she’s wary about high-speed swoops and speeders, due to the crashes she was involved in. 

Gida Tiatkin: (shared this before, but it’s worth a repeat) She hates having things on her head. Hats, helmets, those fashionable headwraps so common among females of her people, the Twi'leks - she can’t stand them. She gets very uncomfortable in sleeves; they make her skin feel itchy, like something’s crawling on her. As such, her tunics have been altered so her arms are bared. She’ll wear sleeves or covers if she has to, but changes as soon as possible. 

Captain Mark: In his free time (a rare occurrence in itself), the clone captain of Chimera Company spends as much time as possible with his men. Playing cards and dice, listening to their bad jokes, recounting battles - anything to connect with them. Trained as a Captain, he didn’t get to socialize much with the rest of the soldiers on Kamino, and appreciates every minute he can get with his brothers. He has a notebook where he writes the names and descriptions of all the men in his company - making sure to include hairstyles, armor paint, weapon choice, and hobbies. He puts a dot next to all the ones who die in combat. 

Lethaa Daal: A follower of the Old Ways and spiritually tied to her homeworld of Shili, Lethaa not only brought her customs to Coruscant with her, but brought Shili itself. On her Consular-class ship, Senate office, and personal apartment, the Togruta has a four-by-four foot section of floor cordoned off and filled with soil from Shili. Fully believing in the importance of being (literally) rooted to the motherworld, Lethaa will often stand or kneel barefoot on this soil when she’s feeling particularly overwhelmed or homesick. She also has several potted plants and ferns native to her homeworld, which she cares for herself. 

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I’ll leave it at that for now, otherwise I’ll get into all my clone troopers, Togruta, and other OCs lol.