I had an interesting experience today. There was a Star Wars marathon on, and when that happens we tend to just leave the TV on all day and watch in between typical Sunday chores. I was folding laundry watching A New Hope, and I couldn't help but picture scenes from some of my favorite Rogue One-they-lived-AU-fics where Jyn and Cassian at least (and sometimes Bodhi, Chirrut, Baze and K2) are present for the events in A New Hope.
The first one that came to mind was heart in a headlock by![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
andromeda3116. Jyn, Cassian and Bodhi end up in a familiar Tatooine cantina and meet up with Ben, Luke and Han and they are part of the action as the events in A New Hope unfold. The scenes are so well layered with spot on characterization that I was able to watch the movie and really see in my head how the Rogue One crew interacted with everyone in A New Hope.
Another great example isanghraine's per ardua ad astra where Jyn, Cassian, and Bodhi escape Scarif and have to impersonate Imperials when they are brought aboard the Death Star. The attention to detail is so good that when I was watching A New Hope, I kept thinking maybe they just passed the cafeteria where Jyn meets other officers or the conference room where Cassian has to really keep it together after the destruction of Alderaan.
I know there are more (floating, sinking by shuofthewind is an obvious choice) but I wonder, are there fics out there that when you watch something within that universe, it changes the way you watch?
And now, I'll probably spend the next few days rereading all of these stories.
The first one that came to mind was heart in a headlock by
andromeda3116. Jyn, Cassian and Bodhi end up in a familiar Tatooine cantina and meet up with Ben, Luke and Han and they are part of the action as the events in A New Hope unfold. The scenes are so well layered with spot on characterization that I was able to watch the movie and really see in my head how the Rogue One crew interacted with everyone in A New Hope. Another great example is
anghraine's per ardua ad astra where Jyn, Cassian, and Bodhi escape Scarif and have to impersonate Imperials when they are brought aboard the Death Star. The attention to detail is so good that when I was watching A New Hope, I kept thinking maybe they just passed the cafeteria where Jyn meets other officers or the conference room where Cassian has to really keep it together after the destruction of Alderaan. I know there are more (floating, sinking by shuofthewind is an obvious choice) but I wonder, are there fics out there that when you watch something within that universe, it changes the way you watch?
And now, I'll probably spend the next few days rereading all of these stories.
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Date: 2018-12-18 04:20 am (UTC)Now that was before I read the great majority of the fic that I've consumed. I don't know if I would have other peoples' fic in my head while watching, but I would probably be getting ideas for my own.
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Date: 2018-12-19 04:11 am (UTC)I'm going to have to keep this in mind the next time I watch the OT. If I were to make a guess, I could see it happening with the luke/bodhi fic "i guess i'll know when i get there". cuz like. man. it's halfway through ROTJ right now. and it might be easier since it's half about Luke already.
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Date: 2018-12-20 04:20 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2018-12-20 04:51 pm (UTC)I can't really say that I have had this experience in other fandoms. I tend to go all in to one fandom when I'm reading fic, so right now I'm reading exclusively in Rogue One so it's on the brain. Back when all I read was Harry Potter (this was another fandom that I read in for years) I was mostly reading fics to fill in the spaces until the next book came out- the movies were still a ways off. I think I had moved out of that space when they did come out, so I didn't really think about specific fics and how they weaved into the narrative. I think all the HP fic that I read became obsolete after Deathly Hallows anyway (I'm a giant Harry/Hermione shipper- and while that didn't deter my enjoyment of the books, I really only read H/Hr fics).
But I have to say that the Rogue One fics I've read have really enriched and enhanced ANH for me, and that is in large part because the authors who write in this fandom are incredibly talented!!
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Date: 2018-12-24 02:48 am (UTC)re: HP, yeah i did most of my fic reading before book 7 came out, so most of the fics I read back then are all obsolete, but there are sometimes very small moments that would happen that wouldn't necessarily be negated by canon that I sometimes am not sure about. I also did feel a strong sense of closure after book 7 so i stopped reading fic for it around that time. that's one reason why i love rebelcaptain and rogue one so much -- the lack of canon means that it's easy to enjoy any number of "What If" scenarios without my head getting filled with too much fanon or canon. I really like the flexibility there.
and gosh YES, the rebelcaptain fandom is so incredibly talented. it's my favorite fandom that i've ever participated in, for sure.
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Date: 2018-12-27 03:58 am (UTC)I TOTALLY agree that the attraction to rebelcaptain and Rogue One is that it's so ripe for different kinds of storytelling. You can go in so many different directions not only with just the characters, but with everything! Not that HP was really limited in that capacity, but the desire for more hits me harder for Rogue One because there is so little canon, where HP has so much! It really makes me think hard about how I want the new Cassian series to go!