queerer than we can suppose

- Mon Mothma is not more privileged than Luthen Rael.

- If the definition of "girlboss" is "detains and tortures other women", I'm not sure why we're still using that term as a positive.

- Refugees struggling to provide for their families are not, as a rule, motivated by greed.

- A show that is extremely good at being a dark political thriller in space is not automatically superior to shows that are good at being heartwarming pulp adventures in space.

- Thank you for your time.

1. Imagine being so boring, so absolutely imaginatively bankrupt, that you can't even handle the CONCEPT of playing a party game unless it involves sex and nudity.

2. I really want to do more baking. Also more snail mail.

3. The ship name for Boba Fett/Fennec Shand is Foxhunter. Pass it on.

I figured out this morning that I can't ship Cassian with anyone who doesn't (a) call him on his dysfunctional shit and (b) have every right to do so.

Which, among pairings that anybody actually writes, comes down to Jyn, Bodhi, K, and Mando. (I can't see him being anything but FWoccasionalB with Cara, for much the same reasons as I can't really see it for Din. Girl's got no time for even very well-managed and valid manpain.)

I really wish Cassian/Melshi would take off, though.

Every time I see Reylo in a Cassian/Jyn space, a little bit more of my soul dies.

chocolateboxcomm results! I received two things:

The Trouble That Makes Rebels from estelraca, which is adorable Rogue OT3 in which Cassian gets into a tight spot, is rescued by his awesome peoplefriends, contemplates the evolution of his professional relationships, and gets some well-deserved cuddles. ♥ ♥ ♥

And from tiamatschild, Mme C- and the Strange Seas of Europa, which is a lovely vignette of Clorinda IN SPACE!!! and her relationships with her various spouses. Plus art! ♥ ♥ ♥!

And I wrote two things, both original fic (!):

the sun shone on our honeymoon, F/F, T
Solaria’s captain has a girl in every port, but only one true love.

a gentleman of foreign parts, F/M, M
"Dear me," said Lucinda.

Which have both been received startlingly well, so that's gratifying!

PLUS I wrote a ficlet for International Fanworks Day and the prompt of "characters reading fan fiction": Ripped From The Headlines (Rogue One, gen, G)

In media news, tiamatschild and I watched The Mandalorian, and holy shit you guys, it really is as good as the hype. Like WHAT A GOOD. It's like they had a checklist of my bulletproof tropes and went down it systematically. I HAVE SO MANY FEELS they will not fit in this post.

And then Clone Wars came back, and it is the same delightful blend of goofiness and fridge horror that it always was, only with a better animation budget.

( s7 spoilers )