Maybe this is controversial of me but if you see the scenes so clearly in your head but can’t get them into cohesive words that sound good, maybe you’re just not a writer lol
⠀"I stay busy, my dear boy." Ta'a Chume's face brightens; always the case when she's allowed to talk about her plans. "To this day I'm still teaching your friend how to run things. I know she has it in her. Not sure where."
⠀A wide smile. "You, Solo? Have you been behaving?"
"I'm touched the Queen Mother of Queen Mothers thinks so highly of me," Jacen said, really putting on whatever charm and swagger he managed to pick up from his father.
"Have you been doing well, Your Majesty? Keeping busy now that you don't have to run things?" He knew Ta'a —
⠀"No, friend Jacen. You have enough to worry about with what you went through on Helska IV." Orbs of stone stay low between them, the floor holding her attention. "I am sorry about Chewbacca, by the way. I know that must've been very hard to deal with, both alone & as a family."
⠀They are words he knows he should have expected at some point, but they still sting when he hears them. He can't even imagine how she's feeling at the moment. Usually unreadable, he can pick up the way her expression has changed.
⠀❝ Is there anything I can do to help? ❞ +
✦ ⁀ @tenel_ka_djo (🩶'ed for ℌ𝔞𝔯𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔞𝔫) :
⠀Already having dealt with Zekk, Harravan continues on his stroll through the royal gardens, long digits shifting through dyed blond hair. Mental images of the sights & guards snap, when the Ereneda appears.
⠀"Your Majesty."
https://t.co/O1RCs2uPYc I've always loved this story but it distracts me every time I see it how Tenel Ka only holds her lightsaber in a single way in every image in it.
⠀"I think it's. . . sweet you're looking for steady companionship. You could have whoever you choose here depending on what you feel like that day. Any of them would do you wonders."
⠀Sweet is more polite than the word she actually wants to use. Getting attached is not needed.
"Alright, Grandmother," Tenel Ka said, trying to keep her jaw from clenching and her eyes from narrowing as she spoke. A nod of her head to the gaggle. "Show me which one you think would be the best for me... 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 of the consortium's needs. I am more than my title."
⠀"I wish I knew why he fell so far, so fast. He never just sat down and talked to me. Remember what I told you about how I would do anything if he was in danger of slipping? When Jaina was showing signs during the war?" She gnaws on her lip, the memories still raw. "I failed."
a nod began before she finished speaking. it was what he expected, he had nightmares about what their friend had become as well. and zekk was nowhere near as close to him as tenel ka was.
"yeah, i figured. that... it was all really rough. he was a completely different person."
⠀Isolder seems thoughtful, free hand at his chin. "I remember her using spells on occasion. . . calming spells from Dathomir, from her clan. She was also quite stubborn. Would never let anything get to her."
⠀His thumb rubs the stone of Teneniel's ring that his daughter wears.
"You do as much as you can and I absolutely appreciate that, father."
There was a relief she felt at being able to call him father, since tradition stated she must refer to him as his title in public and rocking any boats on Hapes was something she usually didn't have the —
✦ ⁀ @lopsidedgrin (🩶'ed for 𝔓𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔢 ℑ𝔰𝔬𝔩𝔡𝔢𝔯) :
⠀"Did Luke send you to check on Her Majesty?"
⠀The attempt on the Queen Mother's life sent shockwaves through the Fountain Palace, and him especially since it was his little girl in the medical wing, unconscious.
⠀The nervous chuckle Trista delivers betrays her words. "I would never keep more work from you, Djo." The Hapan pauses, crossing her arms and trying to appear casual. "Not in a million eons. You really need a break, though. Any off-planet business coming up?"
"Recovering physically does not mean I cannot get things done verbally," she responded with the shade of a grin, an expression so weak that only the closest to her would catch it. "You would not keep a need for assistance from me, I hope."
⠀Lips curl up in a vulpine smile, eyes shrinking to slits as Ta'a Chume studies her granddaughter. Where has this version of Tenel Ka Djo been for so long? Biting, willing to verbally spar, begging to 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗽. She's lovely.
⠀"Always ask for proof, my dear. Where is it? Hm?"
The audacity of this woman, somehow related to Tenel Ka, speaking as though she didn't cause trouble in her mother's life whenever possible—and with that polished grin of a matriarch pasted on her face. How were there no visible fangs to match?
"Never, 𝑬𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅𝒂?"
@amphistaffarmor https://t.co/O1RCs2uPYc I love that this is the notification I get to remind me this place exists because I was just thinking about this the other day. Literally one of the most misunderstood characters. 🤡
@amphistaffarmor https://t.co/O1RCs2uPYc I love that this is the notification I get to remind me this place exists because I was just thinking about this the other day. Literally one of the most misunderstood characters. 🤡
https://t.co/O1RCs2vnNK "I'm just tired of reading about the missing limb," local man who has never, ever bothered to read the books says tonight on the news at 10.
https://t.co/O1RCs2uPYc Love days off where I can chill, write responses, and catch up on binge-watching shows. I think I got all my responses done but please ping me if I missed something.
✦ ⁀ @ledremnant (🩶'ed for 𝔗𝔢𝔫𝔢𝔩 𝔎𝔞 𝔇𝔧𝔬) :
⠀Waking up in the medbay isn't on the royal schedule today, but it's currently & unfortunately Tenel Ka's location. Gray orbs brighten as a friend enters.
⠀"I hear I have you & Jaina to thank for saving my life."