MayThe4th Exchange 2019

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First of all, thank you for creating for me! I have no doubt that I'll enjoy whatever you end up making, and I look forward to seeing it!! The ideas below are generally suggestions; so long as you stick to my DNWs please feel free to stray as far from what I've written as you'd like! I'm a writer, so my brain naturally comes up with prompts that are probably better suited to writing rather than art, but, again, feel free to take as much or as little from my suggestions as you'd like if you're an artist! Feel free to also take a look at my dear creator letter for last year's Rarepair Exchange, some of that might be relevant!

Firstly, some general likes and DNWs, in no particular order.

Likes: hair braiding/hair care, bedsharing, cuddling, AUs (both canon and otherwise), couples that are obviously friends as well, fluff!!!, h/c is fine (emphasis on the comfort is preferred though), slice of life, family fic, world building, asexual characters/relationships, get together AND established relationship fics, gender/sexuality headcanons, fake dating/relationship, FWBs (especially if it evolves into ~feelings~ but that isn't required), wlw (and therefore, rule 63 so long as it turns it into a wlw ship), soulmate aus

DNWs: a/b/o, dubcon/noncon, incest, underage, significant age differences/power differentials, kink, explicit porn/PWP (anything you might rate M is fine, so long as it complies with the other DNWs), cheating, major violence, unhappy endings, anything Sith/Empire/Dark Side/First Order-positive, any master-padawan ships, character death (unless otherwise specified), unwanted pregnancies, graphic descriptions of birth, mpreg

I think that's everything, but I'll make a note with the date if I edit to add anything to either of those lists. And now onto some of the specific ship stuff!

Leia

Jyn/Leia  Oh boy. They both have to be so tough with/strong around other people, I'd love to see some tenderness between them in a quiet moment (Leia letting Jyn take down her braids anyone? Or is that just me? haha). Alternatively, what are the other ways they could have met, assuming Jyn survived Scarif (or even not)? They grow up snapping at each other, because they don't agree with the other's parent's way of doing things, until the tension finally snaps? The world is your oyster my friend.

Leia/Evaan  What if they met on Alderaan, before it was destroyed? Or, where do the Alderaanian refugees end up settling? Does Leia go to visit them? Or maybe a missing scene from the comic? Again, I'm a sucker for hair and world building, so feel free to play with that if you'd like.

Amilyn/Leia  Ah, I love these two! Both as young women, first settling into their roles in the senate/the resistance, and as older women (as we see them in tlj), and all the years in between! Past or background-Han/Leia is fine, so long as, if they're together at the time of the fic, they have an open relationship.

Dalné/Leia  This ship has so much potential!! They're about the same age and feeling similar pressures, as queen and princess (and budding rebel). What happens after the events of Leia, Princess of Alderaan? Do they stay in touch? Do they perhaps have a teenage-hormone-driven fling when Leia is on Naboo (again, no underage that will go past T please)? Later, when Leia is trying to learn more about her mother, does she return to Naboo and meet Dalné again?

Oola/Leia   I know they didn't overlap much in canon, but Oola deserved better than her fate. Maybe an AU where she escapes with them (or on her own, and re-meets Leia another time)? Maybe a little snippet from their time in Jabba's palace?

Enfys/Leia   There's a bit of an age gap here, so please be careful with this. I'm really only comfortable with it if Leia is over 20. Do they know each other through the rebellion? Does Leia have contact with Enfys after the war is over (bc we're going to assume Enfys makes it through!)? Years down the road, does Leia need to reach out to one of the original rebel cell leaders for a favor? The world is your oyster, my friend.

Enfys & Leia   Similar to above, minus the shipping. Would also be down to see a collab between Bail and Enfys early in the history of the rebel cells, and maybe Enfys interacts with a young Leia?

Bail & Breha & Leia   Do they survive the Death Star/does Alderaan not blow up? Is this some time after that? Perhaps they're present at her wedding? Is this a scene from Leia's childhood? Does Leia dream of them? Really anything where Bail and Breha are great parents to our girl will make me happy!

Leia & Beru   This tag intrigued me. Twin swap? Owen and Beru raise both the twins? Do Leia and Beru meet somehow, either on Tatooine or somewhere else? Did Beru (and maybe Owen?) survive the stormtroopers, and Beru takes newly orphaned Leia under her wing? Feel free to involve Luke too!

Obi-Wan & Leia   Again, twin swap? Twins together on Tatooine or Alderaan, with Obi-Wan there to look over and train them? Did Obi-Wan survive the Death Star? Is this Force Ghost!Obi? Luke involved in this is great too!

Padmé

Padmé/Sabé  I'm happy to see TPM-era with a sweet, childhood/teenage sweethearts vibe, them trying to figure out their dynamic once Padmé is no longer queen, or post-ROTS (raising the twins?? joining the resistance?? going into hiding??). Honestly, anything is fair game. Past-Anakin/Padmé is fine for AUs, but please stick with the DNWs!

Padmé/Dormé  I would love to see them leaning on one another as they try to adjust to life on Coruscant, or in the aftermath of the assassination attempt that killed Cordé, or during the course of the war as things continue to get worse. I'd also be down for post-ROTS stuff as well.

Padmé/Dormé/Sabé  I would love for this to be set during Padmé's senator years, with the three of them trying to figure out their dynamic, now that Padmé is no longer queen and Sabé isn't her double. Post-ROTS h/c is welcome too!! Esp if it involves the three of them raising the twins somewhere.

Padmé/Breha  Give me these two queens meeting, perhaps at the tail end of Padmé's reign? Or once Padmé is a senator? 100% would die if this ship focused on hair in someway, bc my biggest weakness is wlw and hair lol. I would prefer, if Bail is in the picture here, that he and Breha have an open relationship.

Beru

Obi-Wan & Beru  Does Obi-Wan/Ben bring Luke to the farmstead and end up not leaving, instead becoming a weird uncle that Luke adores? Do they meet up in Anchorhead to exchange gossip? I'd prefer an amicable relationship between Owen and Ben too, or at least Owen not being a dick.

Obi-Wan/Owen/Beru  Owen and Beru work to make Ben part of the family, despite his insistence otherwise. Even if Obi-Wan is closing to a QPP for the two of them rather than a romantic/sexual partner, I'd love to see how you manage their dynamic together!

Owen & Beru   I'd love to see them adjusting to having Luke, or just a scene from Luke's childhood. Not too much angst here! I'd prefer it to be before their canon deaths, rather than an AU where they live, if possible.

Shmi & Beru   When Owen and Beru first start dating, what were Beru's interactions like with Shmi? Did Shmi perhaps know the Whitesun family when she was still a slave? If possible, please try to gloss over Cliegg/Shmi as much as possible, because it makes me a little uncomfortable. Am totally open to an AU with these two having a great mother-daughter like relationship.

Luke & Beru   I know he called her Aunt, but she's more or less his mom!! Please, just a cute moment with them, particularly if Luka is a little tyke. Am also open to her potentially surviving the stormtroopers and ending up on the Falcon with them.

Enfys

Enfys & Han   Would love to see them interact regularly in the years between Solo and ANH! Alternatively, does Han take her up on her offer to join the Cloud-Riders? They pick on each other like they're brother and sister, but they're fiercely loyal!

Cassian & Enfys   Not really sure why this intrigues me so much. Does he interact with them as part of Alliance Intelligence? Does he try to recruit her cell to join the larger alliance? Do they have to work together to avoid stormtroopers when they're both trapped in the same space port? I feel like they'd be kindred spirits; he's only a few years younger than her, they've both lost parents in wars, and they've been involved in rebellions since they were young.

Enfys & Val   The first time I watched Solo I was initially convinced Val was Enfys's mother. I really like Enfys's canon background, but I'd still be down to see that AU! Or maybe they just know each other somehow (with Val surviving the events of the movie)? I'm a little hazy on this, but I trust you, creator!

Jyn/Enfys   Again, an age difference to be careful of here. Jyn is very prickly compared to Enfys, in my mind, which could lead to interesting interactions. Perhaps Jyn stays with Saw and they work with the Cloud-Riders when she's a bit older? Their backgrounds sort of make them foils of one another, while still ending up more or less in the same place. I just feel like there's potential.

Ahsoka

Kaeden/Ahsoka  Do we get more than what we got in the book?? Do they meet again years later and find there's still a spark?? There's so much time between the novel and ANH, I'd love to see your thoughts.

Qi'ra/Ahsoka   We know Ahsoka has history with Maul, so maybe she runs into Qi'ra? Not necessarily looking for a Qi'ra redemption story here, though I wouldn't say no to it! Maybe just something that wasn't meant to be, even though they both sort of wish it could be different?

Rey & Ahsoka   Ahsoka as Rey's mentor instead of Luke!!!!! Enough said, I think.

Cassian & Ahsoka   They're both Alliance Intelligence, they both go by Fulcrum at times. Did Ahsoka take a young, surly Cassian under her wing? Do they meet up in seedy bars on backwater planets to bitch (in code) about the idiots they have to deal with? I just think there could be something really interesting to explore here!

Other (these are in no particular order; sorry for the mess)

Bail/Breha  I love them, and I'm so sad about their relative lack of content. We see so little of Breha in canon, I'd love to see your take on her! How do they handle being apart so long? Does the war affect Alderaan in any way? What about after the rise of the Empire? Bail/Breha & Leia slice of life stuff is what sustains me.

Shmi/OFC  I've seen some awesome prompts for this pairing in the past, and honestly I'm just gonna stick with the trend. Does Shmi go out into the desert and meet the Force personified as a woman? Does Shmi have a wife who helps her raise Ani? Does she get freed and meet someone wherever she ends up??

Jyn/Qi'ra   I feel like they have somewhat similar backgrounds and approaches to life, and have gone through a lot of the same struggles. Again, there's a bit of an age difference here so please be careful. I wouldn't be against a one night stand, or what-might-have-been. Not really looking for a redemption story for either of them, depending on the timing/setting, but would prefer R1!Jyn over a redeemed Qi'ra.

A'Yark   A female Tusken Raider from John Jackson Miller's Kenobi novel. Would love to see some worldbuilding for the Tuskens, or an exploration of A'Yark's relationship with gender and her culture. Gender and sexuality headcanons are my jam!

Annileen & Kallie   Also from Kenobi. After the events of the novel, when they're on Alderaan, how is their relationship? Are they enjoying the academic program they're enrolled in? Jabe is welcome too!

Apailana   Would love anything from her time as queen! Her relationship with Padme? Her handmaidens? Maybe a relationship with an OFC (either a handmaiden, or maybe one of the jedi she hid on Naboo in Legends)? Please no m/f or anything underage. Her reaction to the announcement of the Empire, maybe? Just want to see more of her, since we don't know much!

Chirrut & Yoda   Pure crack. I adore it already though. Do they try to out do each other with the wise, opaque statements? Do they secretly meet up for tea? Does Chirrut's ghost hang around with Yoda after he dies? Lean into the crack as much as you want, also down for crack treated seriously.

Lando & L3   My absolutely disasters. Pretty much anything you want to give me for them, especially pre-Solo, I'd be happy to accept! Just, please, no pining Lando or Lando/L3.

Han & Amilyn   They had to meet at some point. How did it go? Did they hate each other at first? Did they get along like a house on fire (much to Leia's consternation)? Give me allllll your ideas here :D

Lando/Han   How could anyone come out of Solo and not ship them?? (Of course, if you don't ship them that's okay too!) I just. They're so ridiculous. Would love something between Solo and the OT. Totally down for them getting space Las Vegas married, especially if it's initially a ploy by Lando to get the Falcon back but then they actually end up falling in love.

Obi-Wan/Hondo   Also crack, feel free to treat it thus (though I am a big fan of crack treated seriously). TCW-era? A drunken fling? Does Obi run into Hondo after Order 66 goes down, Luke strapped to his chest and the cup of caff he's clutching the only thing keeping him awake? Hondo takes them in—just until you get back on your feet, of course, my friend, though it will cost you!—and they end up co-parenting a tiny Jedi baby on a pirate ship, completely by accident? I feel like this has Potential(tm), please have lots of fun with it!!