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Hello there! I don't think I will ever finish this sketch, so here you go. Felt the urge to feed Din‘s competence kink a little bit 🤭 Have fun ❤️
🦇🧡DinLuke Halloween Week 2023 Prompts🧡🦇
Spooky greetings, everyone!
After gathering all the prompts submitted early in September (and it was a LOT), we've summarized them all into 14 different prompts! Submissions will start in the 25th of October to lead us all the way to All Hallow's Eve!
Haunted House AU Witches/Sorcerers Scary Stories/Halloween Movies Spooky Corn Maze Eldritch Creatures Vampire/Vampire Hunters AU Halloween Creatures Trick or treating Frankenstein/Necromancy AU Halloween Party Werewolf AU Space Halloween Exorcist Luke Something is out there…
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Create whatever your heart desires based on the prompts! Whether it be a story, art, a gifset, or a composition, the important thing is that you're having fun!
OK I've hyped myself up enough to post this. I wrote a dinluke inspired song! This idea has been rattling around in my head for a while but got hit by a wave of motivation a couple days ago. Hope y'all enjoy!
Thanks to the wonderful people on the dinluke server for giving me enough confidence to post this here. Their kind words really eased my anxiety.
Also- the lyrics are in the description of the video if anyone wants to see them and the Mando'a I used.
(Note, I'm not a professional musician, so forgive my mediocre performance and production)
I have too many DinLuke ideas and I need opinions other than my own. What should I focus on first? I'm crippled by decision making. (I'll put more detailed descriptions below the cut if you care about that)
Feel free to comment any other opinions, I am struggling with the indecision. And if anyone wants to scream with me about any of these ideas I would welcome it with open arms :)
Meet Pre ANH AU: Din and Luke meet while Din is on a job on Tatooine and Luke inserts himself into Din's job (because he's bored) Din gets injured and has to spend time recovering under Luke's care and they fall for each other. Din has to leave once he recovers and promises to come back for Luke as soon as possible but, unbeknownst to both of them, Luke is pregnant.
Fantasy AU: Sort of a King Arthur vibe with Din finding the Darksaber and needing to reclaim the ancient kingdom of Mandalore. Din doesn't desire the throne, simply wanting to take care of Grogu (a boy he saved from a band of thieves) but he can't avoid his destiny. Luke is a Druid who wants to teach Grogu, who has Druid abilities, how to use magic and ends up assisting Din on his quest. The usual suspects also show up and help along the way.
Post S2 canon divergence: This is just my take on a slow burn gffa dinluke with a lot of the usual tropes. Mostly just "the wacky adventures of The Jedi and The Mandalorian: acquire children" because I need more of that in my life.
Greek Mythology AU: Luke is the demigod son of Anakin, the god of the heavens. He grew up to be a renowned hero, as many demigods do, and was sent on many quests. His newest quest sends him to the underworld to deliver a gift to the god of the dead. Little does he know, a vengeful god and the king who sent him on his quest have set him up. When Luke gets to underworld he finds out that he was meant to be the gift. Now he has to deal with Din, the god of the dead, who is outraged by Luke's arrival.
Apocalypse AU: The world has been taken over by a sickness that horrifically mutates people, animals, and even plants into killing machines. Din is just another survivor trying to make it through another day but finds his priorities change when he meets Grogu. Not long after taking in the child, Din realizes that the young boy has the ability to influence the creatures that have taken over the world. When people come after Grogu for his abilities Din has to put his trust into a mysterious man, Luke, to keep his son safe.
Medieval fantasy AU: The new Duke of Mandalore, Din Djarin, comes to Coruscant, the capital of the United Republic of Kingdoms, to sign treaties and make alliances. Many people expect Din to marry to strengthen his position so all eyes are on him, much to his discomfort. Meanwhile the Skywalker family's position is threatened by old enemies, leaving them vulnerable to attack. To solve both their problems Luke and Din get married, but now they have to convince everyone that this is a love match and not a marriage of convenience.
Harry Potter AU: This was mostly inspired by a comedy bit pointing out that Harry Potter was just Star Wars but with shitty lightsabers. The story would take place during the tri-wizard tournament and follow a similar storyline to the original. However, this has a focus on the romance between Din and Luke (obviously), the champion from Mandalore (Durmstrang) and the chosen one respectively. (Also I can make Luke trans just to stick it to JKR)
Spy X Family AU: Luke is a spy sent to look after Grogu who is an asset to the republic. Din found Grogu first on a job and is informed of Grogu’s importance by the mandos (mercenary guild). Republic wants Grogu to become a politician that can unite the two factions (Republic and Imperials). Mandos want Grogu to be knowledgeable of Mandalorians and be sympathetic to their causes. Both want Grogu to go to this elite school (has family requirements) that lead to Din and Luke making a fake family with Grogu to further the goals of their respective sides.
the thing i really love about dinluke is that yeah, the characters on a fundamental level work really well together because of their parallels with religion and their steadfast beliefs and how insanely powerful they both are in their own ways, but they are also the two most touch starved people i have ever seen - like warriors being soft and gentle with each other is one thing, but din and luke??? din and luke who have both tucked themselves away from the world, who have fought and clawed and killed for everything they have- din and luke who have both been, objectively, lonely people- finally giving in to the gentleness and care the other has to offer? oh. oh. i just keep thinking that it was first time they touch, no armour, no robes, just the softest, most innocent touch, where the resolve between them crumbled. both of them feeling that full-body, high energy feeling of someone else just touching you. shaking hands and hitching breaths. an all consuming feeling of comfort- of rightness- of allowing this person to give what has been denied. to wash the blood and dirt and pain away and see what’s underneath. beyond the helmet and beyond the titles. you cannot tell me that din and luke wouldn’t be the most tender with one another, seeking out touch at times for nothing more than reassurance. to feel that boundless connection that binds them together in the force, racing across their skin. allowing themselves to finally break from fighting, and rest instead.
the photos luke vs. the photos din
takes of din: takes of luke:
luke is actually very photogenic and expressive but din snaps as many pictures as he can whenever he can. which can, ultimately, lead to some...unflattering...pictures. he has thousands of photos of luke in his phone and camera sd cards and luke doesn't unearth them until he asks din if he can look through his camera roll/files to find a photo from a night out and luke just sees face. everywhere.
luke is both flustered and so endeared but he still makes din delete the ugly ones bc "my eyes are half closed! and my pores! they're huge! and i look so goofy in this one! sweetheart, please have mercy 🥺"
and din? well, he obliges, of course, bc luke said so. tho, he thinks it's alright bc by deleting a couple thousand or so photos, he now has fresh storage to take more. and luke, this time, is ready to turn to din and flash him a silly lil grin or make a funny face or just smile, unrestrained and fond, and din is there to capture every one.
Din will never be able to rest
June 16th prompt: old married couple ( @dinlukeweek )
DinLuke week day 5 - Prince/Protector AU
Once again this was an excuse to draw Luke in the Padmé drip. I absolutely love this dress so I had to draw it. So here it is, Prince of Naboo Luke and Knight/Bodyguard Din.
Close up and nighttime version under the cut.
Backgrounds are hard.
I read it and absolutely loved it, would recommend!
I’ve heard some mumblings about the fandom that, with the arrival of Extraña Forma de Vida at Cannes, some folks want DinLuke Western content! For those new to the fandom, let me point you towards my completed story No Glory in the West. It’s high romance with horses and gunfights and boots and spurs and saloons - we’ve got it all!
DinLuke week day 4 - meet pre ANH
Something about these AUs hit different for me and I love it. If I ever get the motivation I'm definitely going to write a meet pre ANH au where Din actually sticks around for some of the OT plot. Nothing major because I think he would still not want to get super involved in the rebellion, but he'd do things to help Luke.
In any case, enjoy this little Keldabe kiss. (Luke's hair was actually so fun to draw, even though I struggle with blonde hair a lot.) Close ups under the cut.
Luke with sunspots from living on Tatooine gives me life. I need more of that shit. (idk if they're even visible rn but I swear I put them there.)
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Day 3: Battle Couple Track: 'Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've?)' - Buzzcocks (Spotify / YouTube)
I am actually a sucker for a good Battle Couple pose, absolutely love em. Especially when it involves iconic blaster and saber duos.
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DinLuke week day 3 - Battle couple
Action poses are hard and you can definitely tell who I focused on for that. Anywaaaay, excuse how dark this piece is because I'm still trying to figure out the lighting settings on my drawing tablet.
DinLuke week day 1 - Mand'alor & Alo'riduur
Uhhh here we go I guess, my first art post ever on Tumblr and it's DinLuke. I almost never draw fan art but thanks to DinLuke week I've now drawn several pieces for these two. I love them. I couldn't help it even if I wanted to.
On another note, I really liked doing the lighting for this! I also got to draw Luke in Padmé inspired fit which is one of my favorite things. Luke is a fashion icon and he must follow in the footsteps of his amazing mother.
Slight close up to get those details I worked way too hard on. As a note, the pattern on Luke's outer robe was hand drawn because all the pattern brushes I found didn't look quite right. So yeah.
Anakin: Master♥
Luke: Din!(Chu~♥)
I think it's prettier without coloring🤔
Anakin, Luke: Din♥
Din: ???????????
Grougu: (Go away, both of you😠)
Okay so I know probably no one will see this but I just wanna know if Jedi mind tricks would actually work on Din because he’s such a himbo? Like?
I just imagine Luke bringing Din in while he’s visiting Grogu at the temple as an example of how to use your mind tricks:
Luke-(Jedi hand wave)”you will bring us some cookies”
Din-“...what”
Luke-(again, still as confident)”you will bring us some cookies”
Din tilts his head in confusion.
Luke-(slightly embarrassed, still trying)”you will bring us some cookies”
Din-(mocking the wave because he’s a himbo)”no”
And just all the students laugh and Luke gets really embarrassed and Din is still left confused trying to look to Grogu for an explanation
my small contribution to the dinluke community