UPDATE: You Became to Me: An (eventual) multi-era-spanning SW AU series
(Working) Title for the Series: You Became to Me
Author: That would be me (Polgarawolf).
Fandom: Star Wars AU, eventually spanning all canon and EU publishing eras, though currently focused primarily on the prequel era.
Characters: Pretty much everybody from the prequel era films and EU (though with some exceptions, of course), plus some other (relatively) minor original characters for good measure. The main characters (and eventual main couple) are Obi-Wan and Anakin. More main characters (and other important couples, like Qui-Gon and Dooku) will also figure in this series; however, to list all of the currently known eventual characters (canon or EU or otherwise) and relationships here unfortunately would be to spoil many of the stories yet to be written within the series.
Main Pairing: Eventually Obi-Wan and Anakin, following the AU demise of the Anakin/Amidala relationship. Other fairly major relationships will also feature in the series, but this series essentially revolves around the binary star of the relationship between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.
Rating: I'd say mainly PG-13 sliding occasionally into R territory, with a few infrequent forays into NC-17 territory. I will try to rate things as clearly as possible; however, readers should always take care to review the material in the author/story notes sections, and should be aware that there is some sexually explicit material in a handful of chapters in the third book of Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith!
Word Count: Quite a bit upwards of 1,000,000 words and counting!
Genre: Erhm . . . sci-fi, romance, action/adventure, drama, mystery, comedy, all those things a good SW story generally is. (And, again, it's AU!)
Time Period: This series will eventually include all time periods known to the GFFA, including eras not on the list of the seven current canon/EU publishing eras. The current focus is on the prequel era, given the importance of the Obi-Wan/Anakin relationship, but planned works (prequels and sequels to novel-length stories already completed) will be venturing as far back as the Pre-Republic and eventually cover enough time to venture into the period that, in the EU, is known as Legacy era.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Star Wars, more's the pity! What I do have is an extremely contrary muse that refuses to shut up and leave me alone and way, way, way too much ambition . . .
Summary: This entire series was initially spawned by a combination of my long-standing belief (arrived at first when I was all of five years old, after my first viewing of the movie that would become known as A New Hope) that one of the two OTPs set forth in the SW OT films is Obi-Wan/Anakin and a very specific "what if . . . ?" sort of idea that occurred to me after I read James Luceno's Labyrinth of Evil. Initially planned as a one-shot rewrite of RotS with some material from Labyrinth of Evil, plot threads and ideas grew and split and multipled and then grew and split and multipled again and continued to do so until finally, nearly a million words into it, I finally gave in and acknowledged the fact that I was dealing with an AU series that would end up spanning multiple eras of history in the GFFA. So while this is a series that follows/is informed by events that occur in EU and canon, this is only true to a certain extent, and that extent will be decreasing sharply, following the prequel era, as points of divergence increase and multiply and the shape of the future becomes more and more AU.
Warnings: If I had realized, when I started this, how difficult it is to edit a WiP on the LJ, I would have waited to post anything until I was basically done with a complete first draft. Of course, if I'd realized going in to this that I was dealing with a multi-era-spanning AU series, I would have done a whole heckuva lot of things differently. Unfortunately, as I did not know either of these things, the sad truth is that the series, as it currently stands, is a lot different in the WordPerfect files I have saved on my computer than it is as various parts of it have been posted on my personal LJ. Because I lack the time and patience to try to reformat and repost everything to my LJ (given that many chapters in the novel-length works are simply too long to publish in the body of one single LJ post apiece), I have tried very hard to get the current states of finished works in the series (as they are in their WordPerfect files) up on the ff.net another fandom site that (while not necessarily easier to use) at least doesn't require the reformatting of specific passages of text in order to get things properly italicized, bolded, etc. As I would prefer for readers to read things in their most current forms, I am going to attempt to keep an updated post with links to these ff.net final/current versions of specific parts of the series crossposted to the various SW communities on the LJ in which it seems appropriate for the planned series (as a m/m, f/f, f/m and/or m/f, cross-species [most taken directly from the EU], occasional multi-partner work of canon- and EU-based AU fanfic) to find readers. Because of community restrictions, some communities will only be receiving an abbreviated version of this updated post. Anyone who doesn't want to risk reading from an abbreviated version should please refer to my personal LJ or ff.net account, as I keep pretty much everything there!
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Finished works in my AU series You Became to Me currently include:
1). So Much for Outbound Flight, a novel-length (131,830 words, according to ff.net) AU rewrite of Timothy Zahn's EU novel Outbound Flight http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3369694/1/SO_MUCH_FOR_OUTBOUND_FLIGHT
2). Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith: Book I: In the Darkness Before the Dawn, the first book in an AU trilogy covering the events of RotS (305,727 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4009816/1/Thwarting_the_Revenge_of_the_Sith_Book_I
3). Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith: Book II: Balancing the Force, the second book in an AU trilogy covering the events of RotS (332,220 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4011730/1/Thwarting_the_Revenge_of_the_Sith_Book_II
4). Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith: Book III: The Promise of a New Order, the third book in an AU trilogy covering the events of RotS (384,666 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4011945/1/Thwarting_the_Revenge_of_the_Sith_Book_III
5). “Snapshots of Padmé Amidala's Life, After Obi-Wan,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for most of the time frame covered by the prequel era (3,977 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3693656/1/Snapshots_of_Padm_Amidalas_Life_After_ObiWan
6). “Only a Dream?” a short story set a few years before the start of the Clone Wars (2,737 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4026312/1/Only_a_Dream
7). “Suffering in Chains: Breha Antilles Organa,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for most of the time frame covered by the prequel era (4,924 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4050716/1/Suffering_in_Chains_Breha_Antilles_Organa
8). “Gaining Freedom: Darred Janren’s Story,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for a bit more of the time frame that what's covered by the prequel era films (4,248 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4050699/1/Gaining_Freedom_Darred_Janrens_Story
9). “Yearning to Be Free: Zai’ac Malthias Konran, Better Known as Mal,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for a good deal of the time frame covered by the prequel era (3,985 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4050689/1/Yearning_to_Be_Free_Zaiac_Malthias_Konran_Mal
10). “Growing Up Naberrie in the Shadow of Civil War: Pooja Naberrie,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for a good deal of the time frame covered by the Clone Wars era (4,114 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4075238/1/Growing_Up_Naberrie_in_the_Shadow_of_War_Pooja
11). “The Handmaidens’ Own Little Kallaia: Ryoo Naberrie,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for a good deal of the time frame covered by the Clone Wars era (4,664 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4075229/1/The_Handmaidens_Own_Little_Kallaia_Ryoo_Naberrie
12). “Love and Duty: Ellie Skye, Princess and Advisor to the Princess of Theed,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for a good deal of the time frame covered by the Clone Wars era (4,338 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4075224/1/Love_and_Duty_Ellie_Skye_Princess_of_Theed
13). “Mon Mothma of Chandrila: Democracy’s Loyal Servant,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for a good deal of the time frame covered by the prequel era following her election as Senator (7,912 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4075210/1/Mon_Mothma_of_Chandrila_Democracys_Loyal_Servant
14). “Qui-Gon Jinn: Jedi Maverick and Screw-Up Extraordinaire,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for a little bit more of the time frame covered by the prequel era (14,029 words long, according to ff.net) UPDATED since originally posted!
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4075197/1/QuiGon_Jinn_Jedi_Maverick_&_ScrewUp_Extraordinaire
15). “Sola Itami Naberrie by Sevens,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for much of the time frame covered by the prequel era (3,362 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4075170/1/Sola_Itami_Naberrie_by_Sevens
16). “Gwené Maranno, Sixth Handmaiden in the First Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM and then some (2,314 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107363/1/Gwen_Maranno_Sixth_Handmaiden_in_the_First_Class
17). “Nanné Maranno, Third Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM and then some (2,825 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107367/1/Nann_Maranno_Third_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
18). “Remmé Hileagh, Fourth Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM and then some (2,289 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107372/1/Remm_Hileagh_4th_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
19). “Zoé Maurello, Seventh Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM and then some (3,037 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107375/1/Zo_Maurello_7th_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
20). “Tillé Levesin, Eighth Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for most of the time frame covered by TPM and then some (2,119 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107380/1/Till_Levesin_Eighth_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
21). “Maitané Aldona, Tenth Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for most of the time frame covered by TPM and then some (2,983 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107382/1/Maitan_Aldona_Tenth_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
22). “Lietté Gaillen, Seventh Handmaiden in the First Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM and then some (2,249 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107503/1/Liett_Gaillen_7th_Handmaiden_in_the_First_Class
23). “Roché Jodelle, Eighth Handmaiden in the First Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM and then some (2,573 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107509/1/Roch_Jodelle_Eighth_Handmaiden_in_the_First_Class
24). “Essé Seltrin, Tenth Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM (2,155 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107514/1/Ess_Seltrin_Tenth_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
25). “Rosé Ganesa, Fourth Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM (2,397 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107518/1/Ros_Ganesa_Fourth_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
26). “Padmé Amidala’s Life in the Language of Flowers: Or, The False Flower-Maiden,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by the prequel era (7,605 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107360/1/Padm_Amidalas_Life_in_the_Language_of_Flowers
27). “Aimeé Lecosse, First Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,305 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4132342/1/Aime_Lecosse_First_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
28). “Justé Talant, Second Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,”
a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (1,943 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4131732/1/Just_Talant_Second_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
29). “Aviné Bakrin, Eighth Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,765 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4131729/1/Avin_Bakrin_Eighth_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
30). “Tioné Skyon, Ninth Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,765 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4131724/1/Tion_Skyon_Ninth_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
31). “Aideé Gardia, Seventh Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,744 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4131720/1/Aide_Gardia_Seventh_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
32). “Etté Zirach, Sixth Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,287 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4132345/1/Ett_Zirach_Sixth_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
33). “Emmé Harwood, Second Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,444 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4132415/1/Emm_Harwood_Second_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
34). “Betté Steadhart, Ninth Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,390 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4132418/1/Bett_Steadhart_9th_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
35). “Ellessé Veganis, Third Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,290 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4132419/1/Elless_Veganis_3rd_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
36). “Anadé Boranys, Fifth Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,265 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4132422/1/Anad_Boranys_Fifth_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
37). “Shelanné Glenn, Fifth Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,490 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4149343/1/Shelann_Glenn_5th_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
38). “Dané Cashille, Sixth Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (5,590 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4149349/1/Dan_Cashille_Sixth_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
39). “Shmi Maakaruna Skywalker Lars: Dreaming Flowers Raining in the Desert,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame of the prequels, TPM through RotS (20,123 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4252919/1/Shmi_Skywalker_Dreaming_Flowers_in_the_Desert
40). “Illyn Leshra (Jaffa Ginborjo) Tammesin: A Rose by Any Other Name,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by the prequels and then some (17,607 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4296055/1/Illyn_Leshra_Jaffa_Ginborjo_Tammesin
41). “Aracaelia ‘Celly’ Ylessia Retrac Organa: Not a Hypochondriac, Just Force-Sensitive and Rather Telepathic, Thanks All the Same!” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by her life (through RotS) (3,328 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293068/1/Aracaelia_Celly_Ylessia_Retrac_Organa
42). “Ruaighne ‘Rouge’ Macanna Retrac Organa: Using Fashion as a Shield/Weapon Since 6 BNA!” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by her life (through RotS) (2,743 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293064/1/Ruaighne_Rouge_Macanna_Retrac_Organa
43). “Adrastia ‘Tia’ Zethrina Retrac Organa: Firm Believer that Pittins Have Feelings, Too!” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by her life (through RotS) (2,721 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293063/1/Adrastia_Tia_Zethrina_Retrac_Organa_Pittins_Feel
44). “Alaina Myzunia Organa Antilles: The Unexpected Queen,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by her life (through RotS) (2,643 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293059/1/Alaina_Myzunia_Organa_Antilles_Unexpected_Queen
45). “Raymus Kayos Antilles: From a Piloting Captain to a Crown Prince,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by her life (through RotS) (2,777 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293055/1/Raymus_Kayos_Antilles_From_Captain_to_Crown_Prince
46). “Alessya Lustena Retrac Organa: Never to Willfully, Knowingly Do Harm . . . ” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by her life (through RotS) (3,317 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293051/1/Alessya_Lustena_Retrac_Organa_Never_to_Cause_Harm
47). “Yannis Kitsou Dooku: Jedi Master Extraordinaire, Count Dooku of Serenno, and (Briefly, Due to a Minor Fit of Grief-Induced Insanity) Darth Tyranus of the Sith” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by his life (through RotS) (15,787 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4307880/1/Yannis_Kitsou_Dooku_Jedi_Count_&_Darth_Tyranus
Author's Note #1: Readers should please note that my other listed SW work “Dormé in Darkness,” a different sort of AU short story/character sketch for the individual in question for most of the time surrounding the Clone Wars (4,640 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4011911/1/Dorm_in_Darkness does not fit within the scope of my AU SW series. It is, in fact, a deliberately AU take on my own AU's version of Dormé Tammesin. It was a joy to write (I finished it in about two-three hours of nonstop writing one evening), but it is not consistent with the 'verse of You Became to Me (as anything other than a branching in the timeline that was once possible, if certain points of divergence had come to fruitation, but instead was rendered obsolete by the outcome of specific events).
Author's Note #2: For the purposes of my SW AU series, I've been given permission by cariel both to refer to some of the details of her AU SW Dormékin works and to use the names that she came up with for the children that Anakin and Dormé and that Obi-Wan and Sabé have together in her various AU SW Dormékin and Sobiwan works, including those works co-written by bloodraven77 (who, as I've been recently informed, is largely resposible for the initial creation of Sabé Nabish and is the voice of Anakin Skywalker in all of the Dormékin AUs that were co-written by her and cariel). Readers familiar with her work will notice that the names and details are all somewhat skewed and generally also much darker than how she's written things. Consider it the result of viewing what could have been, according to some of the various possible branchings of time's probable courses, through the lense of a far different reality than the alternate realities she writes within. (The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and quantum indeterminacy would, I think, tend to require that the butterfly effect compound itself in such a case.) I've got an actual itemized version of the differences in the lives of Dormé and Sabé based on what I know about how they grew up in my AU and how I generally recall them growing up in cariel's AUs, if anybody's interested, over at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/97633.html but please keep in mind that I'm not an expert, as I can't claim to have read all of cariel's works (or the various works that others have written within the 'verses of some of her AUs), though it was through her that I pretty much first became aware of the existence of both the fandom ships and rationals supporting the ships of Obi-Wan/Sabé (Sobiwan) and Anakin/Dormé (Dormékin).
Author's Note #3: Readers really should note that my grasp of the character of Padmé Amidala underwent an enormous evolution during the process of writing the Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith trio, and that at least part of the final stages of this evolution was inpsired/influenced by my discovery of one of the first truly sympathetic portrayals of Padmé as a consistently strong and yet immensely human character I'd ever really come across in the entire SW fandom: the Padmé Amidala Naberrie Kenobi of so-out-of-ideas and aruna7's wonderful ongoing AU series One Path (which is essentially an AU rewrite of the timeframe covered by the six-film saga), a combination of fanfic, vids, and icons/manips that can be found, for interested parties, at shipper_asylum. It wasn't until after I began to read and watch this superb AU 'verse that I truly felt as if I had a complete grasp on both Padmé's full potential as a character and the true depth of her tragedy (as opposed to Anakin's tragedy and the galaxy's tragedy), in both the films and my own AU work, and it was at this point that I went from being a writer who'd started out frankly feeling so let down by her character as to wholly despise her within the context of the canon and yet who'd nonetheless gradually come (in the process of writing first her death and then her unflinchingly courageous and selfless reaction to her death) to feel as if her character had perhaps been badly used by both the Sith and certain circumstances and events and so was at least somewhat worthy of sympathy, to being a writer who not only felt sorry for but truly liked and so mourned the passing of Padmé's character within the context of the story. This would never have happened without the insights into Padmé's potential as a character, as provided by so-out-of-ideas and aruna7, and I can assure you, dear readers, that the plans I have in mind for the character I will, for now, simply refer to as the aftermath of Padmé-in-Sola, would also never have come about, if not for the discussions I've had with so-out-of-ideas and aruna7 about the truly wondrous AU they've created and their ideas about how some things in the GFFA work. Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith: Book III: The Promise of a New Order would be far different than it is and far less than it is, if not for the insight and ideas and new direction afford by my contact with One Path and my many friendly discussions on various SW-related topics with so-out-of-ideas and aruna7, folks!
Author's Note #4: Readers should be aware of the fact that the notion that Qui-Gon Jinn is a near-human (as referenced in “Shmi Maakaruna Skywalker Lars: Dreaming Flowers Raining in the Desert” and “Yannis Kitsou Dooku: Jedi Master Extraordinaire, Count Dooku of Serenno, and (Briefly, Due to a Minor Fit of Grief-Induced Insanity) Darth Tyranus of the Sith” and edited in to “Qui-Gon Jinn: Jedi Maverick and Screw-Up Extraordinaire”) is inspired in part by my reading of quigonejinn’s lovely SW fanfic (the first fanfic ever where I came across the notion that Qui-Gon might be near-human, rather than human norm) “Slow Down My Love; You’re Confusing Me” (as well as other SW stories by this author), which can be found at http://quigonejinn.livejournal.com/13708.html for those who are curious! The near-human variant I’ve chosen for my Qui-Gon is physically quite different than quigonejinn’s, but I’m not sure I would have arrived at the notion of making him near-human in my own work if I hadn’t read such a memorable story in which he’s specifically written as near-human. I am providing this information and a link to the story here with the author’s generous permission! Additionally, for readers trying to keep up with the most current versions of my stories, please be aware that my story for Qui-Gon will likely be undergoing an expansion sometime in the near future, to reflect the information about him in Shmi’s story, since I actually hadn’t been aware at the time that I wrote my “Qui-Gon Jinn: Jedi Maverick and Screw-Up Extraordinaire” that the silly man was near-human, instead of human norm!
Otherwise, if anyone is confused by the plethora of titles for certain works, please keep the following in mind:
1). You Became to Me is the name I've given to my overall AU series, much as the EU authors called the overall series involving the Yuuzhan Vong War The New Jedi Order. Readers should note that this was originally the working title for a WiP that eventually became my Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith trio, after that work had been finished and edited!
2). Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith is a subtitle specific to a completed trio (roughly 1,004,000 words total in length) within that larger series (like the Agents of Chaos subtitle is specific to that duology within the larger New Jedi Order series).
3). Individual titles for novel-length works are either listed following the subtitle specific to the trio (or duo or otherwise, as will likely become the case with later works) or else alone, as with the (roughly 130,500 words in length) So Much for Outbound Flight story.
Anyone at all curious about the plans I have for this ridiculously huge and sprawling epic series (I am nothing if not ambitious, y'all!) should feel free to either respond here or to send me an email at the address listed on my user information page!
PS: Readers who for whatever reason may want to avoid things more gen/het in tone may want to avoid the short stories/character sketches (though possibly only those that are not about the handmaidens), as they tend to focus primarily on just one person (granted, sometimes with a romantic relationship of sorts or a triangular sort of slash/het and/or het/het entanglement lurking in the background) and rather necessarily are light on both intricate action/plot/dialogue and any kind of in-depth exploration of the relationships in that individual's life!
PPS: Readers at all interested in casting choices for EU and original characters, the rationale for Nabooian names, background for handmaidens, and the casting choices specifically for handmaidens, etc., should please reference the following posts (which are currently the most up-to-date versions of such lists and explanations):
1). My reupdated cast of SW characters (EU, original, and otherwise), part one, at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/100200.html
2). My reupdated cast of SW characters (EU, original, and otherwise), part two, at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/100519.html
3). My reupdated cast of SW characters (EU, original, and otherwise), part three, at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/111485.html
4). My revamped list of handmaiden characters cast and other notable Nabooians, part one, at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/100849.html
5). My revamped list of handmaiden characters cast and other notable Nabooians, part two, at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/110413.html
6). My post on differences between Sabé Dahn and Dormé Tammesin and Dormé Jaffa and Sabé Nabish of cariel's AUs, at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/97633.html
7). My rules for Nabooian names (as they currently stand), at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/106978.html
8). My brief post regarding names in SW (that basically contains my first attempt at coming up with a Nabooian regnal name), at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/93959.html
Author: That would be me (Polgarawolf).
Fandom: Star Wars AU, eventually spanning all canon and EU publishing eras, though currently focused primarily on the prequel era.
Characters: Pretty much everybody from the prequel era films and EU (though with some exceptions, of course), plus some other (relatively) minor original characters for good measure. The main characters (and eventual main couple) are Obi-Wan and Anakin. More main characters (and other important couples, like Qui-Gon and Dooku) will also figure in this series; however, to list all of the currently known eventual characters (canon or EU or otherwise) and relationships here unfortunately would be to spoil many of the stories yet to be written within the series.
Main Pairing: Eventually Obi-Wan and Anakin, following the AU demise of the Anakin/Amidala relationship. Other fairly major relationships will also feature in the series, but this series essentially revolves around the binary star of the relationship between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.
Rating: I'd say mainly PG-13 sliding occasionally into R territory, with a few infrequent forays into NC-17 territory. I will try to rate things as clearly as possible; however, readers should always take care to review the material in the author/story notes sections, and should be aware that there is some sexually explicit material in a handful of chapters in the third book of Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith!
Word Count: Quite a bit upwards of 1,000,000 words and counting!
Genre: Erhm . . . sci-fi, romance, action/adventure, drama, mystery, comedy, all those things a good SW story generally is. (And, again, it's AU!)
Time Period: This series will eventually include all time periods known to the GFFA, including eras not on the list of the seven current canon/EU publishing eras. The current focus is on the prequel era, given the importance of the Obi-Wan/Anakin relationship, but planned works (prequels and sequels to novel-length stories already completed) will be venturing as far back as the Pre-Republic and eventually cover enough time to venture into the period that, in the EU, is known as Legacy era.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Star Wars, more's the pity! What I do have is an extremely contrary muse that refuses to shut up and leave me alone and way, way, way too much ambition . . .
Summary: This entire series was initially spawned by a combination of my long-standing belief (arrived at first when I was all of five years old, after my first viewing of the movie that would become known as A New Hope) that one of the two OTPs set forth in the SW OT films is Obi-Wan/Anakin and a very specific "what if . . . ?" sort of idea that occurred to me after I read James Luceno's Labyrinth of Evil. Initially planned as a one-shot rewrite of RotS with some material from Labyrinth of Evil, plot threads and ideas grew and split and multipled and then grew and split and multipled again and continued to do so until finally, nearly a million words into it, I finally gave in and acknowledged the fact that I was dealing with an AU series that would end up spanning multiple eras of history in the GFFA. So while this is a series that follows/is informed by events that occur in EU and canon, this is only true to a certain extent, and that extent will be decreasing sharply, following the prequel era, as points of divergence increase and multiply and the shape of the future becomes more and more AU.
Warnings: If I had realized, when I started this, how difficult it is to edit a WiP on the LJ, I would have waited to post anything until I was basically done with a complete first draft. Of course, if I'd realized going in to this that I was dealing with a multi-era-spanning AU series, I would have done a whole heckuva lot of things differently. Unfortunately, as I did not know either of these things, the sad truth is that the series, as it currently stands, is a lot different in the WordPerfect files I have saved on my computer than it is as various parts of it have been posted on my personal LJ. Because I lack the time and patience to try to reformat and repost everything to my LJ (given that many chapters in the novel-length works are simply too long to publish in the body of one single LJ post apiece), I have tried very hard to get the current states of finished works in the series (as they are in their WordPerfect files) up on the ff.net another fandom site that (while not necessarily easier to use) at least doesn't require the reformatting of specific passages of text in order to get things properly italicized, bolded, etc. As I would prefer for readers to read things in their most current forms, I am going to attempt to keep an updated post with links to these ff.net final/current versions of specific parts of the series crossposted to the various SW communities on the LJ in which it seems appropriate for the planned series (as a m/m, f/f, f/m and/or m/f, cross-species [most taken directly from the EU], occasional multi-partner work of canon- and EU-based AU fanfic) to find readers. Because of community restrictions, some communities will only be receiving an abbreviated version of this updated post. Anyone who doesn't want to risk reading from an abbreviated version should please refer to my personal LJ or ff.net account, as I keep pretty much everything there!
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Finished works in my AU series You Became to Me currently include:
1). So Much for Outbound Flight, a novel-length (131,830 words, according to ff.net) AU rewrite of Timothy Zahn's EU novel Outbound Flight http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3369694/1/SO_MUCH_FOR_OUTBOUND_FLIGHT
2). Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith: Book I: In the Darkness Before the Dawn, the first book in an AU trilogy covering the events of RotS (305,727 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4009816/1/Thwarting_the_Revenge_of_the_Sith_Book_I
3). Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith: Book II: Balancing the Force, the second book in an AU trilogy covering the events of RotS (332,220 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4011730/1/Thwarting_the_Revenge_of_the_Sith_Book_II
4). Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith: Book III: The Promise of a New Order, the third book in an AU trilogy covering the events of RotS (384,666 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4011945/1/Thwarting_the_Revenge_of_the_Sith_Book_III
5). “Snapshots of Padmé Amidala's Life, After Obi-Wan,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for most of the time frame covered by the prequel era (3,977 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3693656/1/Snapshots_of_Padm_Amidalas_Life_After_ObiWan
6). “Only a Dream?” a short story set a few years before the start of the Clone Wars (2,737 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4026312/1/Only_a_Dream
7). “Suffering in Chains: Breha Antilles Organa,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for most of the time frame covered by the prequel era (4,924 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4050716/1/Suffering_in_Chains_Breha_Antilles_Organa
8). “Gaining Freedom: Darred Janren’s Story,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for a bit more of the time frame that what's covered by the prequel era films (4,248 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4050699/1/Gaining_Freedom_Darred_Janrens_Story
9). “Yearning to Be Free: Zai’ac Malthias Konran, Better Known as Mal,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for a good deal of the time frame covered by the prequel era (3,985 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4050689/1/Yearning_to_Be_Free_Zaiac_Malthias_Konran_Mal
10). “Growing Up Naberrie in the Shadow of Civil War: Pooja Naberrie,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for a good deal of the time frame covered by the Clone Wars era (4,114 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4075238/1/Growing_Up_Naberrie_in_the_Shadow_of_War_Pooja
11). “The Handmaidens’ Own Little Kallaia: Ryoo Naberrie,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for a good deal of the time frame covered by the Clone Wars era (4,664 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4075229/1/The_Handmaidens_Own_Little_Kallaia_Ryoo_Naberrie
12). “Love and Duty: Ellie Skye, Princess and Advisor to the Princess of Theed,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for a good deal of the time frame covered by the Clone Wars era (4,338 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4075224/1/Love_and_Duty_Ellie_Skye_Princess_of_Theed
13). “Mon Mothma of Chandrila: Democracy’s Loyal Servant,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for a good deal of the time frame covered by the prequel era following her election as Senator (7,912 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4075210/1/Mon_Mothma_of_Chandrila_Democracys_Loyal_Servant
14). “Qui-Gon Jinn: Jedi Maverick and Screw-Up Extraordinaire,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for a little bit more of the time frame covered by the prequel era (14,029 words long, according to ff.net) UPDATED since originally posted!
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4075197/1/QuiGon_Jinn_Jedi_Maverick_&_ScrewUp_Extraordinaire
15). “Sola Itami Naberrie by Sevens,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for much of the time frame covered by the prequel era (3,362 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4075170/1/Sola_Itami_Naberrie_by_Sevens
16). “Gwené Maranno, Sixth Handmaiden in the First Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM and then some (2,314 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107363/1/Gwen_Maranno_Sixth_Handmaiden_in_the_First_Class
17). “Nanné Maranno, Third Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM and then some (2,825 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107367/1/Nann_Maranno_Third_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
18). “Remmé Hileagh, Fourth Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM and then some (2,289 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107372/1/Remm_Hileagh_4th_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
19). “Zoé Maurello, Seventh Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM and then some (3,037 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107375/1/Zo_Maurello_7th_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
20). “Tillé Levesin, Eighth Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for most of the time frame covered by TPM and then some (2,119 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107380/1/Till_Levesin_Eighth_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
21). “Maitané Aldona, Tenth Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for most of the time frame covered by TPM and then some (2,983 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107382/1/Maitan_Aldona_Tenth_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
22). “Lietté Gaillen, Seventh Handmaiden in the First Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM and then some (2,249 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107503/1/Liett_Gaillen_7th_Handmaiden_in_the_First_Class
23). “Roché Jodelle, Eighth Handmaiden in the First Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM and then some (2,573 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107509/1/Roch_Jodelle_Eighth_Handmaiden_in_the_First_Class
24). “Essé Seltrin, Tenth Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM (2,155 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107514/1/Ess_Seltrin_Tenth_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
25). “Rosé Ganesa, Fourth Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by TPM (2,397 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107518/1/Ros_Ganesa_Fourth_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
26). “Padmé Amidala’s Life in the Language of Flowers: Or, The False Flower-Maiden,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by the prequel era (7,605 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107360/1/Padm_Amidalas_Life_in_the_Language_of_Flowers
27). “Aimeé Lecosse, First Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,305 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4132342/1/Aime_Lecosse_First_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
28). “Justé Talant, Second Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,”
a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (1,943 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4131732/1/Just_Talant_Second_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
29). “Aviné Bakrin, Eighth Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,765 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4131729/1/Avin_Bakrin_Eighth_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
30). “Tioné Skyon, Ninth Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,765 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4131724/1/Tion_Skyon_Ninth_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
31). “Aideé Gardia, Seventh Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,744 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4131720/1/Aide_Gardia_Seventh_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
32). “Etté Zirach, Sixth Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,287 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4132345/1/Ett_Zirach_Sixth_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
33). “Emmé Harwood, Second Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,444 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4132415/1/Emm_Harwood_Second_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
34). “Betté Steadhart, Ninth Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,390 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4132418/1/Bett_Steadhart_9th_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
35). “Ellessé Veganis, Third Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,290 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4132419/1/Elless_Veganis_3rd_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
36). “Anadé Boranys, Fifth Handmaiden in the Third Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,265 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4132422/1/Anad_Boranys_Fifth_Handmaiden_in_the_Third_Class
37). “Shelanné Glenn, Fifth Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (2,490 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4149343/1/Shelann_Glenn_5th_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
38). “Dané Cashille, Sixth Handmaiden in the Second Class for Padmé Amidala,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by TPM and then some (5,590 words long, according to ff.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4149349/1/Dan_Cashille_Sixth_Handmaiden_in_the_Second_Class
39). “Shmi Maakaruna Skywalker Lars: Dreaming Flowers Raining in the Desert,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame of the prequels, TPM through RotS (20,123 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4252919/1/Shmi_Skywalker_Dreaming_Flowers_in_the_Desert
40). “Illyn Leshra (Jaffa Ginborjo) Tammesin: A Rose by Any Other Name,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame basically covered by the prequels and then some (17,607 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4296055/1/Illyn_Leshra_Jaffa_Ginborjo_Tammesin
41). “Aracaelia ‘Celly’ Ylessia Retrac Organa: Not a Hypochondriac, Just Force-Sensitive and Rather Telepathic, Thanks All the Same!” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by her life (through RotS) (3,328 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293068/1/Aracaelia_Celly_Ylessia_Retrac_Organa
42). “Ruaighne ‘Rouge’ Macanna Retrac Organa: Using Fashion as a Shield/Weapon Since 6 BNA!” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by her life (through RotS) (2,743 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293064/1/Ruaighne_Rouge_Macanna_Retrac_Organa
43). “Adrastia ‘Tia’ Zethrina Retrac Organa: Firm Believer that Pittins Have Feelings, Too!” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by her life (through RotS) (2,721 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293063/1/Adrastia_Tia_Zethrina_Retrac_Organa_Pittins_Feel
44). “Alaina Myzunia Organa Antilles: The Unexpected Queen,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by her life (through RotS) (2,643 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293059/1/Alaina_Myzunia_Organa_Antilles_Unexpected_Queen
45). “Raymus Kayos Antilles: From a Piloting Captain to a Crown Prince,” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by her life (through RotS) (2,777 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293055/1/Raymus_Kayos_Antilles_From_Captain_to_Crown_Prince
46). “Alessya Lustena Retrac Organa: Never to Willfully, Knowingly Do Harm . . . ” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by her life (through RotS) (3,317 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4293051/1/Alessya_Lustena_Retrac_Organa_Never_to_Cause_Harm
47). “Yannis Kitsou Dooku: Jedi Master Extraordinaire, Count Dooku of Serenno, and (Briefly, Due to a Minor Fit of Grief-Induced Insanity) Darth Tyranus of the Sith” a sort of short story/character sketch for the individual in question for the time frame covered by his life (through RotS) (15,787 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4307880/1/Yannis_Kitsou_Dooku_Jedi_Count_&_Darth_Tyranus
Author's Note #1: Readers should please note that my other listed SW work “Dormé in Darkness,” a different sort of AU short story/character sketch for the individual in question for most of the time surrounding the Clone Wars (4,640 words long, according to ff.net) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4011911/1/Dorm_in_Darkness does not fit within the scope of my AU SW series. It is, in fact, a deliberately AU take on my own AU's version of Dormé Tammesin. It was a joy to write (I finished it in about two-three hours of nonstop writing one evening), but it is not consistent with the 'verse of You Became to Me (as anything other than a branching in the timeline that was once possible, if certain points of divergence had come to fruitation, but instead was rendered obsolete by the outcome of specific events).
Author's Note #2: For the purposes of my SW AU series, I've been given permission by cariel both to refer to some of the details of her AU SW Dormékin works and to use the names that she came up with for the children that Anakin and Dormé and that Obi-Wan and Sabé have together in her various AU SW Dormékin and Sobiwan works, including those works co-written by bloodraven77 (who, as I've been recently informed, is largely resposible for the initial creation of Sabé Nabish and is the voice of Anakin Skywalker in all of the Dormékin AUs that were co-written by her and cariel). Readers familiar with her work will notice that the names and details are all somewhat skewed and generally also much darker than how she's written things. Consider it the result of viewing what could have been, according to some of the various possible branchings of time's probable courses, through the lense of a far different reality than the alternate realities she writes within. (The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and quantum indeterminacy would, I think, tend to require that the butterfly effect compound itself in such a case.) I've got an actual itemized version of the differences in the lives of Dormé and Sabé based on what I know about how they grew up in my AU and how I generally recall them growing up in cariel's AUs, if anybody's interested, over at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/97633.html but please keep in mind that I'm not an expert, as I can't claim to have read all of cariel's works (or the various works that others have written within the 'verses of some of her AUs), though it was through her that I pretty much first became aware of the existence of both the fandom ships and rationals supporting the ships of Obi-Wan/Sabé (Sobiwan) and Anakin/Dormé (Dormékin).
Author's Note #3: Readers really should note that my grasp of the character of Padmé Amidala underwent an enormous evolution during the process of writing the Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith trio, and that at least part of the final stages of this evolution was inpsired/influenced by my discovery of one of the first truly sympathetic portrayals of Padmé as a consistently strong and yet immensely human character I'd ever really come across in the entire SW fandom: the Padmé Amidala Naberrie Kenobi of so-out-of-ideas and aruna7's wonderful ongoing AU series One Path (which is essentially an AU rewrite of the timeframe covered by the six-film saga), a combination of fanfic, vids, and icons/manips that can be found, for interested parties, at shipper_asylum. It wasn't until after I began to read and watch this superb AU 'verse that I truly felt as if I had a complete grasp on both Padmé's full potential as a character and the true depth of her tragedy (as opposed to Anakin's tragedy and the galaxy's tragedy), in both the films and my own AU work, and it was at this point that I went from being a writer who'd started out frankly feeling so let down by her character as to wholly despise her within the context of the canon and yet who'd nonetheless gradually come (in the process of writing first her death and then her unflinchingly courageous and selfless reaction to her death) to feel as if her character had perhaps been badly used by both the Sith and certain circumstances and events and so was at least somewhat worthy of sympathy, to being a writer who not only felt sorry for but truly liked and so mourned the passing of Padmé's character within the context of the story. This would never have happened without the insights into Padmé's potential as a character, as provided by so-out-of-ideas and aruna7, and I can assure you, dear readers, that the plans I have in mind for the character I will, for now, simply refer to as the aftermath of Padmé-in-Sola, would also never have come about, if not for the discussions I've had with so-out-of-ideas and aruna7 about the truly wondrous AU they've created and their ideas about how some things in the GFFA work. Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith: Book III: The Promise of a New Order would be far different than it is and far less than it is, if not for the insight and ideas and new direction afford by my contact with One Path and my many friendly discussions on various SW-related topics with so-out-of-ideas and aruna7, folks!
Author's Note #4: Readers should be aware of the fact that the notion that Qui-Gon Jinn is a near-human (as referenced in “Shmi Maakaruna Skywalker Lars: Dreaming Flowers Raining in the Desert” and “Yannis Kitsou Dooku: Jedi Master Extraordinaire, Count Dooku of Serenno, and (Briefly, Due to a Minor Fit of Grief-Induced Insanity) Darth Tyranus of the Sith” and edited in to “Qui-Gon Jinn: Jedi Maverick and Screw-Up Extraordinaire”) is inspired in part by my reading of quigonejinn’s lovely SW fanfic (the first fanfic ever where I came across the notion that Qui-Gon might be near-human, rather than human norm) “Slow Down My Love; You’re Confusing Me” (as well as other SW stories by this author), which can be found at http://quigonejinn.livejournal.com/13708.html for those who are curious! The near-human variant I’ve chosen for my Qui-Gon is physically quite different than quigonejinn’s, but I’m not sure I would have arrived at the notion of making him near-human in my own work if I hadn’t read such a memorable story in which he’s specifically written as near-human. I am providing this information and a link to the story here with the author’s generous permission! Additionally, for readers trying to keep up with the most current versions of my stories, please be aware that my story for Qui-Gon will likely be undergoing an expansion sometime in the near future, to reflect the information about him in Shmi’s story, since I actually hadn’t been aware at the time that I wrote my “Qui-Gon Jinn: Jedi Maverick and Screw-Up Extraordinaire” that the silly man was near-human, instead of human norm!
Otherwise, if anyone is confused by the plethora of titles for certain works, please keep the following in mind:
1). You Became to Me is the name I've given to my overall AU series, much as the EU authors called the overall series involving the Yuuzhan Vong War The New Jedi Order. Readers should note that this was originally the working title for a WiP that eventually became my Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith trio, after that work had been finished and edited!
2). Thwarting the Revenge of the Sith is a subtitle specific to a completed trio (roughly 1,004,000 words total in length) within that larger series (like the Agents of Chaos subtitle is specific to that duology within the larger New Jedi Order series).
3). Individual titles for novel-length works are either listed following the subtitle specific to the trio (or duo or otherwise, as will likely become the case with later works) or else alone, as with the (roughly 130,500 words in length) So Much for Outbound Flight story.
Anyone at all curious about the plans I have for this ridiculously huge and sprawling epic series (I am nothing if not ambitious, y'all!) should feel free to either respond here or to send me an email at the address listed on my user information page!
PS: Readers who for whatever reason may want to avoid things more gen/het in tone may want to avoid the short stories/character sketches (though possibly only those that are not about the handmaidens), as they tend to focus primarily on just one person (granted, sometimes with a romantic relationship of sorts or a triangular sort of slash/het and/or het/het entanglement lurking in the background) and rather necessarily are light on both intricate action/plot/dialogue and any kind of in-depth exploration of the relationships in that individual's life!
PPS: Readers at all interested in casting choices for EU and original characters, the rationale for Nabooian names, background for handmaidens, and the casting choices specifically for handmaidens, etc., should please reference the following posts (which are currently the most up-to-date versions of such lists and explanations):
1). My reupdated cast of SW characters (EU, original, and otherwise), part one, at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/100200.html
2). My reupdated cast of SW characters (EU, original, and otherwise), part two, at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/100519.html
3). My reupdated cast of SW characters (EU, original, and otherwise), part three, at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/111485.html
4). My revamped list of handmaiden characters cast and other notable Nabooians, part one, at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/100849.html
5). My revamped list of handmaiden characters cast and other notable Nabooians, part two, at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/110413.html
6). My post on differences between Sabé Dahn and Dormé Tammesin and Dormé Jaffa and Sabé Nabish of cariel's AUs, at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/97633.html
7). My rules for Nabooian names (as they currently stand), at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/106978.html
8). My brief post regarding names in SW (that basically contains my first attempt at coming up with a Nabooian regnal name), at http://polgarawolf.livejournal.com/93959.html