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We Have Always Lived with the Sith

Summary:

Anakin Skywalker lives with her wife, Padmè, and an ailing Sheev Palpatine. Everyone else she ever loved is dead or gone. They're adverse to change in their dilapidated manor, but change soon comes knocking on the door in the surprising form of Obi-Wan.

It's been 6 years since the Incident with The Council and some unfortunate truths are about to be uncovered.

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Think of it as a toxic gothic romance with a side of murder mystery (but only if you squint).

Notes:

It really is just a retelling of We've Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.

Anakin = Merricat
Padmé = Constance
Palpatine= Uncle Julian
Obi Wan = Charles

Everyone else is the townspeople and who I decide on a whim to bring in.

This is my first time attempting to write any kind of Star Wars fic because it seems very intimidating.

Chapter 1: The Past is Prologue

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The Past is Prologue

This is a story that happened long ago and far away.

It is a story about a girl named Anakin Skywalker, but if she cared about you, then you could call her Ani. At the time of this story, she was 28 years old, and she lived with her wife, Padmé Amidala.

Nothing can be done to change this story. In fact, Anakin wished she could change her own story. She often thought with any luck, she would’ve never been manipulated by The Council.

This is a story of love and loss, but it’s up to you to determine such boundaries because this is a story of the blurred line between a person’s best and worst.

But enough with the poetry, there are a few other important details to know about this Anakin Skywalker. While she lived with her wife and she wished she could change the past, she was a whole person full of likes and dislikes. For example, she disliked sand and noise. She liked Padmé, and Dragons, and Vaparator Mushrooms despite their tragic tie to her past. Everyone else she ever cared about was dead.

The funny thing about tragedy is that it’s like most stories. Though it all happened long ago, it is happening right now. It is happening as you read these words, the way it happened for Anakin while she lived with her wife, Padmé Amidala, with her likes and dislikes.

The end starts now.