#nes.rambles

a vent

I always suspected but finally googled today to confirm that Ahsoka's name is indeed derived from Indian king Ashoka's (called Ashoka the Great historically and pronounced Ashok without the "a" sound) who laid down weapons and adopted Buddhism after witnessing the suffering caused in his bloody conquest of Kalinga (modern day Odisha in India). He then sent his children to other parts of Asia to spread Buddhism.

a @mirrorofliterature appreciation post for their media literate and objective star wars takes, awesome ficlets, and constant pushback against woobie-wanism even though some fans cannot help but miss the point of their posts. Also, people should learn to appreciate boundaries set by someone. This is just a fandom and one is debating fandom opinions at the end of the day. Perhaps one should restrain themselves from getting personal as there is a real person behind the screen. Also, not every SW post needs to come with a disclaimer of "btw I understand there is more complexity involved"—please stop spreading disclaimerism.

Time to take out the weapon beloved by parents worldwide —

i really want to write raised-as-sith Anakin x bene gesserit (from the dune universe) Padmé AU for vaderdala week. i also have an idea about how i would like to characterise this Anakin.