rakasha

via http://ift.tt/2j1PoxY:
phosphorescent-naidheachd:

likealeafonthewind:

ialreadyreadthatfanfic:

themikeymonster:

ialreadyreadthatfanfic:

themikeymonster:

arithra:

hamelin-born:

obianidalasuggestion:

TPM AU where Padme has a (completely obvious) teenage crush on Padawan Obi-Wan. Little Anakin is slightly upset before promptly deciding he’ll just have to marry them both once he’s old enough. It might require a little matchmaking, and years of trademark Skywalker wooing, but it will happen. He’s sure of it.            

Oh my bleep.

It’s just… the tags OMG

#Anakin: HOW DARE #Anakin: ALRIGHT FINE you can come too #tatooine being poly by default is an interesting thought #i mean the planet is super dangerous and so if you’re going to try to make a living #pooling the resources of multiple adults into the children is actually a pretty smart idea??? #owen and beru never bothered because even if they weren’t married to him they had ben kenobi #cleigg and shmi never had the chance :( #somewhere in the back of anakin’s brain ‘smart/fierce girl + snarky/wary knight = winning combination’ #he spends the next ten years tryina show what he can bring to the table (which is a hella lot tbh) #like ……… he’s realized that’s not how it works in the whole wide galaxy bUT STILL #he’s totally forgotten to actually tell Padme and Obi-Wan about this #‘there was a slight complication when you turned out to be a Q U E E N but’ #Obi-Wan is just ‘why are you like this …. I love you but why’ #Amidala is just lmao SUPER FLATTERED once she understands the cultural aspects of it #‘Ani pls no …. I mean its a great honor buT PLS ANI WHY’ #Anakin’s just stubbornly ‘no as far as Im concerned we are M A R R I E D’ #Obi-Wan and Padme who had no plans/a vow against it are just ’ ….. fine okay sure wtvr’ #It’s not like they’re actually going to get married to anyone else so ………… #Padme uses it to ward off obnoxious dignitaries #Obi-Wan just endlessly torments Anakin about it #‘As your husband -’ ‘Obi no’ ‘BUT as your husband you should listen closer-’ ‘Obi stop’        

can you imagine how this continues? I wonder when Ani told them of their happy union.

and then Vos came back from the outer rim and some mission, and he was like: Obi-what???

:D i live to tag

okay it’s clearly an au from the get-go so ani and padme never have their super secret marriage in AotC because it would be IMPROPER to have a ceremony without Obi obviously

so some time during TCW obviously it comes up all of a sudden when Padme has either strong-armed her way into a dangerous situation and Anakin is like “OUR WIFE” and Obi is like “What” or otherwise another hilarious cultural gaffe ALA Star Trek when Anakin and Obi-Wan run into another culture and they’re like “they want one of you to marry into the culture as good faith” and Anakin is like “WE CAN’T we have a wife/we’re married already!!!” and Obi is like “what”

alternatively I’ve developed this headcanon that cleigg was actually pointed shmi’s way because Obi-Wan asked one of his bffs to do something about that situation back on Tatooine and it just so happened that cleigg was like “I love this woman, Imma marry her”

and that BFF, who knows something about the local population’s culture (as opposed to the hutts, as opposed to the smugglers/pirates/scum hiding out there temporarily) sees Anakin do something and is like “wow congrats obi, are you aware you have a husband>?>????”

which accounts for part of Anakin’s attitude/authority problem, because in his head, he’s just like “okay yeah we’re married” and Obi isn’t affording him the respect a partner deserves and he’s SO MAD ABOUT IT but WHATEVER, so miscommunication + cultural misunderstanding yaaay

like Anakin had it in his head somewhere that when he was knighted then they would be Officially Married and just …never told anyone …..

alternatively some dignitary making eyes at Padme and Anakin being like “exCUSE ME???!?!? WE’RE RIGHT HERE??!?!!! HER HUSBANDS?????!!!!” and both padme and obi are “what” but padme rolls with it on the fly even though she has no idea what the fuck anakin is talking about.

they both learn to roll with it after padme manages to get her hands on some tatooine culture information and she and obi-wan talk it over. anakin doesn’t seem to have any unusual expectations of the situation given that he’s been thinking of them all as married for years now so it’s not like it puts Obi-Wan or Padme in an uncomfortable position?? Anakin finally starts getting the recognition and respect he’s been wanting all this time.

On the downside:
“As your husband-”
“OBI NO”
“but as your wife-”
“NOT YOU TOO PADME!” D:

anakin’s easy days are over

like Anakin had it in his head somewhere that when he was knighted then they would be Officially Married and just …never told anyone …..

oh, but they probably WERE Officially Married after Anakin’s knighting. Officially Married according to Tatooine custom, but still. It’s not Anakin’s fault that Obi-Wan went along with it and didn’t admit he had no idea what it meant when they had meal with three traditional wedding dishes and exchanged cups of water. 

(Obi-Wan assumed it was a coming-of-age ritual. He didn’t catch on to his mistake even when Anakin insisted that they go visit Padme and then cooked the same dishes and insisted that it’s only proper they all exchange the water between them.

It didn’t help the whole thing is really simple out of necessity. It’s not like people of Tatooine can afford elaborate weddings, after all.) 

This tbh. Sharing water under the light of the sun (or perhaps during the night?  …. im only now questioning if Tatooine has a night lmao orz) with everyone involved, perhaps saying Something of Significance.

I really think it ought to be everyone at the same time honestly. Obi-Wan and Padme just think it’s (like you said) a kind of celebration or ritual done because Anakin gets knighted.

“Padme has to be there,” Anakin insists, and Obi-Wan sighs. Anakin’s transparent attachment to the Senator will surely come to trouble, but he’s young yet - he’ll grow out of it. Of course he will. And there’s nothing to truly gain out of denying him this. Obi-Wan remembers that his friends had celebrations when they were Knighted. Just because he himself had forgone any festivities holds no weight on that. “Fine, fine,” he says, “if the Senator has time.”

Anakin bites his lip and furrows his brow stubbornly. “She’ll have time,” he says uncertainly.

Padme certainly won’t pass up a chance to see Obi-Wan again, and she has become very fond of the young man Ani has grown into, so she manages to make time in her schedule to meet with them. “It’s a very important moment for both of them,” she tells her handmaidens. “Ani’s training is over, and Obi-Wan should be very proud of him.”

“Uh huh,” the handmaiden says, not at all convinced.

Anakin fucking glows the entire night, and well - he has always felt things strongly, so there’s no real reason to wonder at it, is there? His happiness is infectious, and if the small, private celebration seems a bit more exuberant than a knighting usually inspires, well - it’s Anakin.

In AotC and the Clone Wars movie, we see that at night there are three moons visible from Tatooine. So maybe when it’s three (or third person entering into the relationship, or more people at once?) people getting married, the ceremony is supposed to be in the evening/at night but when it’s only two people, they marry at day (because two suns).

Also, if sharing water is the most important part of the marriage, it probably carries similar connotations when done right in other contexts. Like, if dignitaries at official dinner are making eyes at Obi-Wan or Padme, Anakin will bring his spouses water (it HAS to be water, nothing alcoholic) to make clear they’re taken. All the while glaring daggers at the offending parties, of course.

Padme just rolls with it. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan is convinced Anakin is trying to get across the message that he’s drinking too much.

I love this whole thing.

Just wanted to add - some dignitaries (particularly those who are from the Outer Rim or have a lot of dealings with Outer Rim or are from desert planets with similar customs) recognize the warning and immediately back tf off because you do NOT mess with someone’s spouses. Which just leaves Obi-Wan confused about their sudden stiff politeness and wariness towards him. 

He’d thought the negotiations were going well? Did he misspeak on something? Did he just commit a faux pas? He’d studied this planet’s cultural practices, though, and he’d been careful (as he always is) not to overstep. What did he do???

And why is Anakin insisting on giving him more water? He’s already had three glasses of water to just one glass of alcohol this dinner. He is not drinking too much, thanks for your unsolicited concern, Anakin.

*grins*

I can only imagine how INCREDIBLY upset Anakin is in this AU every time Obi-Wan inevitably starts to flirt with someone that isn’t Anakin himself or Padme. Obi-Wan isn’t respecting the sanctity of their marriage!!!

Oh Force, what if this is Obi-Wan’s way of telling Anakin that he’s not happy in their relationship??? 

…what if this is Obi-Wan’s way of telling Anakin that he feels like he’s being neglected by Anakin???

Cue Anakin hovering around Obi-Wan nonstop and being incredibly, embarrassingly solicitous. 

Meanwhile, Obi-Wan is SO CONFUSED. And embarrassed. And really, really irritated.

“Anakin, I have my own food right here,” he sighs, pushing away Anakin’s hand yet again. He supposes this is Anakin’s way of reminding him that he needs to eat more food.

Anakin, meanwhile, thinks that this obviously means the choice bits of food that he’s trying to feed Obi-Wan aren’t good enough. Or that this is Obi-Wan’s way of saying that he’s still upset with him, so he needs to try harder.

Maybe it needs to be food he’s prepared with his own two hands?? Maybe he wants to be serenaded at the same time???

(Of course, it’s a different story if Obi-Wan isn’t the one who started the flirting with Random Diplomat #5/Ventress/Satine/Quinlan/Hondo/anything with a pulse. Then Anakin just gets territorial in the extreme. Which sometimes amounts to the same actions on his part in the end, only with more snarling at the other being added into the mix.)

Obi-Wan and Padme bond over Anakin’s weird behavior long before they have any idea of its true meaning.

“Wait… he does that thing where he tries to feed you from his plate at state banquets to you too?”

“Unfortunately, yes,” Obi-Wan replies, blinking in surprise.

They swap stories (Padme is currently winning the Most Embarrassing Anakin Moment competition) and coping tips and get thoroughly smashed on the bottles of Alderaanian Rosé Padme received as a gift from Bail on her last nameday.

When Anakin comes into Padme’s apartment in the aftermath of this bonding session, he sees them drunkenly napping against one another on the couch and is all, My spouses are so cute!!!

He’s kinda grumpy and jealous about having been excluded, though. Just for this, he thinks sulkily, he isn’t going to bring them breakfast or match his clothes to theirs for a whole week. Unless they apologize, of course. 

That will teach them!