REBELS APPRECIATION WEEK 2021

my cruel request is for this to happen at least once

Boba Fett Being A Trigger-Happy Little Shit OR Darth Vader Being A Fucking Spoilsport, depending on who you ask

When Chewbacca came of age the wise woman read his eyes and told him his future.  He would live a long life, face many hardships and many great joys, and if he was steadfast and courageous he would earn a place in The Histories.  

“I see four pups in your future, more by bond than blood.”  she’d said.  The math wasn’t hard, one by blood- that could wait until he found a wife- and three he’d have to go find himself.

A good future he thought, one he intended to earn.

1

Sometime during that first mad escape from Mimban he realizes Han Solo is a dangerous mix of smart and stupid.  He is honest though, at least to Chewbacca, and didn’t treat him like the animal other humans did.

But he clearly needs looking after.  

Not long after he thinks this Han saves his life.  If anyone asks Chewbacca will tell them that’s why he follows Solo, a life debt is a serious thing.

But in truth it has more to do with the kindness hidden under the jokes and facade of toughness.  This one has been alone his whole life and is still good at his core.

And if he is honest with himself, he had decided he was keeping this one the moment he grunted out an escape plan for them both in truly terrible garbled Shyriiwook.

Now he just has to teach Han not to talk his way into anything he can’t talk  his way out of.

2

Luke Skywalker is shockingly naive the first time Chewbacca met him. Newly orphaned, for a second time, he still looked around with wide guileless eyes that got him in trouble almost immediately.

When Han takes the job from Luke and the Jedi not even trying to pretend he isn’t one Chewbacca knows this job will be different.  

He did not anticipate exactly how different.

Han fidgets restlessly and grumbles to himself.  Chewbacca does not say anything, but he keys the coordinates for Yavin into the hyperdrive.  He doesn’t submit them.  Not yet.

“Kriff.” Han hisses.  “I must be crazy.”

Now he submits them to the navicomputer.

“We need to go back.” Han says, dumping them out of hyperspace.  Chewbacca immediately begins wheeling the ship around just as the navicomputer spits out a route.

Han looks from the computer to him. His mouth twists like he doesn’t know whether to frown or smile.  

In the end all he does is say “Right, let’s go make sure Luke doesn’t get himself killed.” and takes them to lightspeed again.

A very real concern, Luke is altogether too sure he’s the storybook hero.  

They’ll have to teach him to take better care of himself.

3

“Can someone get this walking carpet out of my way?”

He doesn’t respond.  The girl is angry. So angry she is lashing out at everyone even her rescuers.  He can only begin to imagine how she feels.  His home is imprisoned, trapped in the Empire’s iron grip.  He know what it is to mourn a homeworld in chains.  

He cannot even begin to imagine what it would be like to lose his world entirely.

Later, after they have escaped and are on their way to Yavin Leia comes to find him alone in the cockpit.

“I’m sorry,” she says, quietly.  Her rage cooled for now.  “About earlier.  I shouldn’t have insulted you like that. Especially when you risked your life to rescue me.  I just-”

All at once whatever blocks she had in place fail.  Her eyes tear up and she whispers, “They’re dead.”  She covers her mouth for a moment, like she wants to deny what she’s said.  But the tears flow harder and she continues.  “They’re all dead.  Everyone-”

Words fail her then, but she stands there weeping silently for a moment, before Chewbacca simply scoops her up and holds her in his lap.

(She’s such a tiny thing, full to bursting with anger and sorrow)

He rocks her gently, and croons calming nonsense, and lets her cry and cling to him.

This is not the first hug she’s given him.  It will not be the last, but with luck there will not be more this full of pain.

“You cannot muscle your way through grief,” he tells her, even though he knows she doesn’t understand.  “You must weather it instead.”

He hopes this in not a lesson she needs to use often.

Gosh, just imagine the kind of injury-induced hallucination Fennec thought she was having when Boba Fett saved her life.

Fennec (loopy from pain meds): Listen…I know I tried to kidnap your little sister that one time…but I sToLe sOme fOod foR hEr, I sweAr.

Boba: ….

Fennec: Didn’t there used to be three more of you?

Boba:

Boba: I’m going to double-check your dosage.

To the friends who's always there for us 🤎

Digital painting webtoon (or idk how to call it even) "Tatooine sunsets" part 1. Read pt2 here

I hope there’s a moment in the context of The Mandalorian where Ahsoka and Bo-Katan have a shouting match while Din is off on the side with Boba like “Wait you two have beef?” (and Boba’s just like ‘oh hey, I remember Tano, I threatened to shoot multiple members of her family when I was like twelve’)

Apparently Bo-Katan acts like they’re friends when she talks to Din? Ahsoka responds to the ‘friendly’ Bo-Katan on sight with “I don’t know if you’ve forgotten the multiple times you tried to kill me when I was a teenager, but I haven’t.”

There are several Mandalorians in this room that know Ahsoka! Bo-Katan knows her better than most! But she’s also the person Ahsoka has most reason to dislike. It’s not a fight on sight but Bo-Katan acting like they’re friends sure isn’t helping anything.

Meanwhile, Ahsoka’s biggest memories of Boba all involve him being a murderous teenybopper in desperate need of therapy and less-terrible adult supervision.

Ahsoka: Remember that time you were like four feet tall and tried to shoot my grandpa? Boba: I was twelve and trying to shoot everyone.

IDK what exactly happened I just know screenshots of Boba holding a blaster to Plo’s head

Ahsoka brings Rex with her because someone deserves to give vod'ika Boba a noogie. Just… Rex and Wolffe show up looking Old As Balls to bully Boba and suddenly Boba’s acting like a teenager and Din has no idea why.

Unidentified Off-Screen Clone Voice: Little brother! Boba, eyes widening: Oh, son of a bitch. Off-Screen Clone: Our mother was science, Boba. Boba: HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE

@gelpenss said:

The funniest thing would be Ahsoka and Rex going “awww boba found some chill” While boba is spectacularly unchill in the background

Din: I thought only Fennec got away with bullying Boba

Slightly more spiteful bickering comes up (idk something about the chips and Boba still being 'the lucky one’ despite everything), Din tries to interfere but Ahsoka and Bo-Katan both get in the way like “no, you don’t wanna get involved in clone politics, this is between them.”

My contribution to @clanoftwoweek except I ignored the prompts because I just wanted to draw some father/son shenanigans. Life with toddlers…. I know it well.

More of my sketches of these two: https://sarahluann.tumblr.com/post/644563840438304768/today-for-my-100-day-project-i-did-a-bunch-of

https://sarahluann.tumblr.com/post/646491301998657536/so-people-keep-liking-and-sharing-these-and-i

tl;dr anakin comes to like din and proceeds to embarrass his son shortly after

read more of this series here!

I like to think din has no idea who the fuck luke skywalker is but leia organa??? the fucking hutt slayer??? like fuck dude what bounty hunter doesn’t know about her

After Order 66, young Boba stole  picked up Fox’ tookas and took care of them. A possible sequel to this post