#immaterial

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Dear reader, if this were anyone other than Rex, she’d have a better sense of what to do. Rex is old-fashioned, a stickler for propriety. He stays on his side of the couch, respectfully averting his eyes every time Ahsoka strategically stretches, allowing her sweater to ride up and reveal an expanse of midriff. She's been on the receiving end of more than one scandalized eyebrow raise when she goes out in something that even shows a hint of thigh. But that Rex is nowhere to be found tonight. In the moments since she's gotten home, he hasn't stopped touching her. The spin. the almost kiss. His hand underneath her chin tipping her face towards his. His thumb stroking the side of her jaw. Then again, Rex comes from a time where if you kissed someone you meant it. He might not be aware of the moment they're hurtling towards in the same way she is. Perhaps he doesn't realize they're existing in that liminal space. The one right before a kiss. Tension and longing permeating the air around them, an invisible string of want and desire tied tautly between them, drawing them ever closer together until their lips meet. Both knowing what's going to happen, neither quite sure if they want to be the first who closes the distance.

Pairing: Rex/Ahsoka

Rating: E

While its not my jam ive been trying to learn more the ritual magician perspectives

For context, immaterial is an adjective that describes something that is unimportant or irrelevant under the circumstances. But in this case, it's spiritual rather than physical. I found this term through a song called "Immaterial" from Scottish music producer and songwriter SOPHIE. The song itself is about exploring the idea of identity existing beyond physical form, celebrating the freedom of defining oneself internally rather than externally. I thought it was a good song to describe Mineru's character (since she is the "Sage of Spirit" after all). When listening to SOPHIE's music, I couldn't help but find similarities between Mineru and SOPHIE such as the both of them having tall, slender appearances, a passion for technology, and being mentor figures for others. Faceshopping is also a good song to describe Mineru's character, given the Spirit Temple is all about the creation of a new physical form for Mineru to inhabit. In addition, the singles that became the Product compilation tape are all simple, plasticine 3D renders, but the music inside is unprecedently textured, full of character and personality, much like how a zonai construct is a generic factory model, which you would not expect someone as strong as the Sage of Spirit to be inside. I have links down below to listen to the songs and to enter SOPHIE's YouTube and Spotify pages. I also have a link to the Spotify playlist I made based on Mineru.

SOPHIE's YouTube Page:

https://youtube.com/@sophiemsmsmsm?si=PUbScb3nRmL_6d8v

SOPHIE's Spotify Page:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5a2w2tgpLwv26BYJf2qYwu?si=10Ky80eRROS8wOrmjXMt-w

Immaterial by SOPHIE (YouTube): https://youtu.be/PB5tnokRFS0?si=N5qkO3UGvLPnGTb4

Immaterial by SOPHIE (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/track/7ub14NqqyR1MDUTXyFBTzO?si=oAihBtlRRW2I7b5dikLaiQ

Faceshopping by SOPHIE (YouTube):

https://youtu.be/tGQ8bpb_Rbk?si=x9rK8RrDjlT81Z2Y

Faceshopping by SOPHIE (Spotify):

https://open.spotify.com/track/59PYsHSyznHHH9gujZvO5Y?si=w3t4VTl1QSmQpUaAwx2Zgw

Mineru's Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2carne14Zn5ARMUcdhacer?si=YxK3_-AtRP-jZiIUvpRsHw&pi=Qx0TW8BJQlmoz