Anakin had been feared for decades, his name used to give nightmares to children who wouldn't eat their vegetables. And tonight he'd finally got a chance to let loose on another Sith (and one who wasn't related to him, which was a welcome change).

Who had gotten away while he was being distracted by an assassin with only one leg. What the hell. He ( Read more... )

After sparring with Ben in the gym again, Anakin sat down behind his desk and closed his eyes.

He was meditating. Really. Three hours of a sleep a night was fine.

Anakin all but hauled Ben into his office physically ( Read more... )

Anakin knew something was wrong the minute he opened the door to the apartment and Rory wasn't there and hadn't left a note ( Read more... )

Anakin, as a rule, didn't like being cold. He liked being in the dark even less. Fortunately, he was also a very gifted mechanical engineer ( Read more... )

Anakin was back in his office (the holiday decorations were gone, thank you very much), tinkering with an overly complicated baby monitor.

For a baby who wouldn't be born for months. Anakin was getting neurotic early.

The door was open.

Anakin had gotten Jaina's message about leaving, so after driving back from Connecticut, he'd dragged down the bag of Force-sensitive toys he'd been working on (and he might've gone just a tad overboard) from his bedroom and waited in the living room for Jaina to stop by on her way to the causeway. He flipped on his comlink while he waited and sent ( Read more... )

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Anakin was going to wear a path across his floor if he kept up his pacing.

And the sun wasn't going to set any faster, no matter how many times he checked out the window.

...why yes, Anakin was taking the news on the radio as a personal insult.

His friendship alpha-male off rivalry thing with Angel had always been...complicated. And his hatred ( Read more... )

Anakin had gotten up, gone through his normal morning routine and was heading towards the shuttle to meet Rory before it hit him: she wasn’t coming.

The realization was almost enough to send him back to bed under the guise of recovering from his wounds for the rest of the day ( Read more... )