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Beskar and Light by pzychotik
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, The Mandalorian (TV)
06 Jul 2026
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A former Jedi on the run seeks out a Mandalorian rumored to be searching for one, hoping only for temporary transport and some firepower. Instead, she finds a deeply suspicious man in beskar, a Force-sensitive child with no sense of stranger danger, and a connection neither of them intended to form.
A slow-burn story about devotion, grief, healing, and the difference between being loved and being possessed.
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18 Jun 2026
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The cold muzzle of his blaster pressed firmly against the back of the woman’s skull.
“Don’t move.” he said, his voice flat and unyielding through the modulator.
The room stilled.
Grogu started making happy noises, his stubby arms stretching out toward Din, the forgotten meal slipping entirely from his attention. “Buuh,” he grunted, repeating it over and over, eyes bright.
“Buir?” the woman’s voice was soft but measured, a question aimed at Grogu. The child’s gaze flicked to her, then back to Din, repeating the sound with a nod of his wrinkled head.
She let out a long sigh, the motion slight, almost imperceptible against the muzzle. Her accent carried the rhythm and cadence of Core Worlds— It struck him as entirely out of place here.He didn’t like her speaking Mando’a.
Din pressed the cold metal harder against the back of her skull, testing her resolve. She said nothing for a few heartbeats.
Then, finally, she spoke.
“So… you’re the reason my child is wearing chainmail.”
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Do you see me now? by ClareDeVee
Fandoms: Pedro Pascal - Fandom, Real Person Fiction, Narcos (TV), The Mandalorian (TV), The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
22 Nov 2025
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There’s magic in filmmaking—moments spun into dreams, stories lingering long after screens fade. Yet behind every polished frame is chaos: messy, beautiful, relentless.
I didn't fully grasp this until I stepped onto the Ashfall set. It was my break, everything I'd dreamed and feared. But from the first glance, film’s chaos wasn’t what overturned my life.
It was Pedro Pascal.
On the surface, he was exactly as expected—warm, effortlessly charismatic, confident. But around me, beneath his easy charm, was a subtle hesitation, a quiet distance I couldn't decipher. It felt deliberate, like he was determined not to see me, drawing lines he swore he’d never cross.
But rules break. Lines blur. When ours did, it wasn't gentle or safe.
Pedro was careful—until he wasn’t.
I was invisible—until I wasn’t.
This is our story—two people caught in the shadows behind the spotlight, fighting attraction and consequence, control and desire. A collision between lives we planned and those we never imagined.
Sometimes, the one you're desperate not to see becomes impossible to forget.
So, amid the quiet chaos, heart racing, I faced him, silently daring:
“Do you see me now?”
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27 Dec 2025
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Love and honor, these are the two sides of the same coin.
All you want is to fulfill your duty to Mandalore, and to your riduur, Din Djarin. Between the long days rebuilding Mandalore's damaged infrastructure, you must grapple with the implications of intergalactic sanctions, deal with the violent disapproval of your sister's spurned ally, and come to terms with the unique worldview that comes with being the half-Naboo, half-Mandalorian bastard child of the late Duke Kryze.
When love gets thrown into the mix... well, that might just be the scariest thing of all.
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15 Dec 2025