At My Most Beautiful
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lumy12Title: "At My Most Beautiful"
Fandom: Star Wars
Characters: Anakin/Palpatine
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fanfic50's #40 - Dream.
Word Count: 513
Rating: PG
Summary: Palpatine watches Anakin sleep.
Author's Notes: This is named for (and loosely inspired by) the R.E.M. song of the same name.
A weathered hand slithered softly through the dark blond curls of the slumbering Jedi. Chancellor Palpatine knew that Anakin hadn’t intended to fall asleep here in his bed -- so racked with guilt was he over betraying Padmé. Ah, naïve little Padmé… she who would never understand nor sate the boy’s rampant lust. Neither of them had any inkling of their roles in his brilliant scheme.
A slight shift in position… a small sigh from the slack lips… Palpatine intensified the soothing Force sensations to Anakin’s brain. If the Jedi woke up now, he’d mumble an apology and rush off to his darling wife. Too soon for that! Palpatine wasn’t through playing with the shiniest of his toys tonight.
He leaned forward and brushed his lips across Anakin’s in the gentlest of kisses. He is completely at my mercy. The thought never ceased to send a shiver of primal delight down his spine. Anakin was, arguably, the most powerful Jedi the faltering Order had ever trained. What, then, did that make the man who controlled his fate?
The Sith continued to stroke the young Jedi’s hair as he ruminated, unusually indecisive on his next course of action. No matter; there was no hurry. A strange sense of affection washed over him as he watched the boy’s eyelashes quiver ever so slightly. Anakin was dreaming. It was time.
Whom should he imperil in Anakin’s mind: himself or Padmé? The original plan called for him to fear only for Padmé’s life, but now the allure of having Anakin’s overprotective nature focused instead on him had taken root. Perhaps he could give Anakin a glimpse of the future, of General Grievous ruthlessly kidnapping him. What could the boy do as a result that would hinder his plans? Nothing. He could persuade the Council to appoint a Jedi guard, or two or ten, but the Chancellor could work around that minor inconvenience, if not completely override the decision initially. In reality, Grievous would be instructed not to harm Palpatine. But Anakin need not dream things exactly as they would transpire, now, did he…
Anakin’s brow furrowed, though Palpatine hadn’t yet concentrated on planting these images. So strong was their connection already! A smile played about Palpatine’s lips while a frown tugged at Anakin’s.
Then the boy whimpered. A whiny utterance not unlike sounds he made, on occasion, while conscious. The Chancellor stared at Anakin’s rapidly changing facial features, at the soft tranquility of peaceful slumber bowing to the abject agitation that would soon wake him. Petrify him, perhaps. Certainly terrify him.
But… surely there would be time for that later. Yes.
Palpatine laid his hand on the young Jedi’s forehead and resumed the Force-comforting. His thoughts strayed from violence to serenity… he and Anakin, arms around each other, surveying their kingdom from his balcony…sharing a bottle of wine, a sweet kiss…
Now Anakin’s lush lips curled into a faint smile, and he exhaled contentedly. The Sith Lord kissed his temple. He is perfect.
Palpatine soon drifted off into self-indulgent sleep, his nose buried in dark blond curls.
Fandom: Star Wars
Characters: Anakin/Palpatine
Prompt:
fanfic50's #40 - Dream. Word Count: 513
Rating: PG
Summary: Palpatine watches Anakin sleep.
Author's Notes: This is named for (and loosely inspired by) the R.E.M. song of the same name.
A weathered hand slithered softly through the dark blond curls of the slumbering Jedi. Chancellor Palpatine knew that Anakin hadn’t intended to fall asleep here in his bed -- so racked with guilt was he over betraying Padmé. Ah, naïve little Padmé… she who would never understand nor sate the boy’s rampant lust. Neither of them had any inkling of their roles in his brilliant scheme.
A slight shift in position… a small sigh from the slack lips… Palpatine intensified the soothing Force sensations to Anakin’s brain. If the Jedi woke up now, he’d mumble an apology and rush off to his darling wife. Too soon for that! Palpatine wasn’t through playing with the shiniest of his toys tonight.
He leaned forward and brushed his lips across Anakin’s in the gentlest of kisses. He is completely at my mercy. The thought never ceased to send a shiver of primal delight down his spine. Anakin was, arguably, the most powerful Jedi the faltering Order had ever trained. What, then, did that make the man who controlled his fate?
The Sith continued to stroke the young Jedi’s hair as he ruminated, unusually indecisive on his next course of action. No matter; there was no hurry. A strange sense of affection washed over him as he watched the boy’s eyelashes quiver ever so slightly. Anakin was dreaming. It was time.
Whom should he imperil in Anakin’s mind: himself or Padmé? The original plan called for him to fear only for Padmé’s life, but now the allure of having Anakin’s overprotective nature focused instead on him had taken root. Perhaps he could give Anakin a glimpse of the future, of General Grievous ruthlessly kidnapping him. What could the boy do as a result that would hinder his plans? Nothing. He could persuade the Council to appoint a Jedi guard, or two or ten, but the Chancellor could work around that minor inconvenience, if not completely override the decision initially. In reality, Grievous would be instructed not to harm Palpatine. But Anakin need not dream things exactly as they would transpire, now, did he…
Anakin’s brow furrowed, though Palpatine hadn’t yet concentrated on planting these images. So strong was their connection already! A smile played about Palpatine’s lips while a frown tugged at Anakin’s.
Then the boy whimpered. A whiny utterance not unlike sounds he made, on occasion, while conscious. The Chancellor stared at Anakin’s rapidly changing facial features, at the soft tranquility of peaceful slumber bowing to the abject agitation that would soon wake him. Petrify him, perhaps. Certainly terrify him.
But… surely there would be time for that later. Yes.
Palpatine laid his hand on the young Jedi’s forehead and resumed the Force-comforting. His thoughts strayed from violence to serenity… he and Anakin, arms around each other, surveying their kingdom from his balcony…sharing a bottle of wine, a sweet kiss…
Now Anakin’s lush lips curled into a faint smile, and he exhaled contentedly. The Sith Lord kissed his temple. He is perfect.
Palpatine soon drifted off into self-indulgent sleep, his nose buried in dark blond curls.
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Date: 2009-10-13 09:33 pm (UTC)but now the allure of having Anakin’s overprotective nature focused instead on him had taken root.
Why, chancellor, I do believe you're jealous!
A whiny utterance not unlike sounds he made, on occasion, while conscious.
Hahaha! LOL. Palpatine just adores that distinctive whinge. It's his secret weakness. *nods*
The Chancellor stared at Anakin’s rapidly changing facial features, at the soft tranquility of peaceful slumber bowing to the abject agitation that would soon wake him. Petrify him, perhaps. Certainly terrify him.
But… surely there would be time for that later. Yes.
Someone lend me a stethascope - Palpatine might have a heart! Albeit a rather small, beaten-down one, but awww that was sweet (and not entirely unselfish I might add) He couldn't bear to interrupt precious time with Anakin by frightening him. Though I'd imagine that if Palpatine did give Anakin nightmares he'd enjoy comforting the boy when he woke up. Because Palpatine is - to put it nicely - a selfish bastard.
Palpatine soon drifted off into self-indulgent sleep, his nose buried in dark blond curls.
I can picture this so very clearly. And I bet there's a smug smile on the chancellor's face! "Self-indulgent sleep" I love because I love this concept that Palpatine is indulging himself when he does things that make him happy. Because it's really tragic that he will probably never realise how "perfect" he finds Anakin (outside of his role as a the man's favourite very pretty chesspiece) until he's destroyed him. For some reason I find imagery that features Palpatine's nose attractive... *sighs* I've always had a thing for an aristocratic nose. S'why I like Snape, don't you know?
Nice one, Wendy!! ^_____^
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Date: 2009-10-14 12:08 am (UTC)I think Palpatine has a soft spot for that particular whinge, yes :) At least, fluffier!Palps does. Hehehe.
And I think I have a thing for hands in hair in general. I think I warned you this seems to show up in every fic evar??? LOL I need to lern2bmoaroriginal.
That's our Palpytini, selfishly sweet!
Thanks for reading
even though I forced you toand commenting!no subject
Date: 2009-10-14 11:47 am (UTC)WHY IS MY COMMENT STILL THE ONLY ONE???
YOU CAN DO BETTER - LUMY'S F-LIST!! *force lightning ZAAAAAAP*
(or maybe you're all just too squicked) :P
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Date: 2009-10-14 02:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-14 10:50 pm (UTC)Kinda discouraging.
No! You mustn't be discouraged, appentice! Never! This was a beautiful piece and quite deliciously evil/fluffy. As your dark master I have great faith in your abilities. (and let's face it, palpakin is unpopular; but it means a lot to those of us who ship it). ♥
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Date: 2009-10-15 02:32 am (UTC)Evil/fluffy = OTP lolz
I kind of expected
I've actually been thinking lately that I should write some Anakin/Padme out of sheer guilt that it's been so long since I wrote them.
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Date: 2009-10-15 02:49 am (UTC)Not so. She never commented on 'Nothing is Innocent' and many other sundry ficlets of mine. My Ziggy theory is that she feels she must always write huge comments and so doesn't bother sometimes. She's told me that with some of my things.
ha! No, I must reward my #1 fan with MOAR PALPAKIN.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! Yes, my apprentice, it is your DESTINY!!! ♥♥♥♥ ^_^ **rabid fangirling**
I've actually been thinking lately that I should write some Anakin/Padme out of sheer guilt that it's been so long since I wrote them.
I blame you!Do deny the Dark Side, my apprentice. Such thoughts are unworthy of you. There are a thousand Anakin/Padme writers and only two Palpakin authors. Yet we are the stronger, the more powerful... Blame me if you will, Wendy, but you cannot help but succumb...
... I'm going to stop now. >_< Because I need to stop laughing like an idiot in the quiet!labs. ^_^
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Date: 2009-10-15 02:54 am (UTC)AHEM.
Hehe, enjoy your Thursday afternoon, future!girl ♥
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Date: 2009-10-15 03:05 am (UTC)**sound of Sithly ship moving through the thick fog of canon!pairings. Lord Ansketil pulls a lever, sounding a deep foghorn**
Thank you, woman of Wednesdays past!♥
And Padme/Anakin is dark, I grant you. But in terms of Jedi Code breakage - sleeping with a political idealist and sleeping with a Sith Lord are on two quite different levels of dark. And I like my shipping BLACK! ^_^
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Date: 2009-10-15 03:31 am (UTC)Wait -- what's fluffy!Palpatine if not cream? DO YOU LIKE MARSHMALLOWS IN YOUR COFFEE
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Date: 2009-10-15 03:38 am (UTC)Anidala is... a cappuchino?
And Obi/Ani is perhaps a latte. Or maybe fruit juice?
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Date: 2009-10-15 04:34 am (UTC)You're being too kind to O/A. I would say it's perhaps a bucket of pig vomit ^_^
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Date: 2009-10-15 07:34 pm (UTC)Correct, that is my preferred coffee; usually with vanilla.
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Date: 2009-10-15 02:58 am (UTC)**headdesk**
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Date: 2009-10-15 03:01 am (UTC)I thought maybe Anidala WAS the dark side? :D
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Date: 2009-10-14 09:47 pm (UTC)Had to struggle a bit for that one, sorry. I wasn't going to comment on this because I wasn't sure what to say about it but I feel as though I should now you've said this...
My fics don't get as many comments as they used to, I've noticed.
Yeah, that happened to me too, I haven't even posted that many. Started too late, I guess.
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Date: 2009-10-14 10:02 pm (UTC)I shall return the favor by reading one of your icky disgusting horrible A/O fics... if you can pick one out that's not too painful for me? :D
I expect Palpakin to have a smaller reader base in general, I'm okay with that, just... there are a certain few who used to comment that don't anymore, or don't as much, and that kinda makes me sad :(
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Date: 2009-10-14 10:18 pm (UTC)I thought you said you were desensitised. :p
Try An Awkward Dilemma which isn't O/A strictly speaking and is very short or anything else I've classified as Humour.
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Date: 2009-10-15 02:34 am (UTC)I will read at least one story tonight at bedtime, hopefully it won't give me nightmares.
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Date: 2009-12-27 11:45 pm (UTC)Excellent work as always.
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Date: 2009-12-28 12:17 am (UTC)