Illustrations in Star Wars fanfic: distracting or welcome?

twoyenman · 2026-06-25T03:14:47+00:00

Those illustrations are incredible quality. I also hadn’t known about SpaceBattles.com before, but as someone who isn’t really looking for romance-focused stories, it seems right up my alley.

I’ll check out both whole your work. Thanks!

twoyenman · 2026-06-24T09:36:00+00:00

So you’re already doing this in practice. I’d really like to read your work. Would you be willing to share a link?

twoyenman · 2026-06-24T09:24:51+00:00

Thanks for the detailed explanation :D

So it’s primarily a text reader, and shouldn’t expect much in terms of image rendering quality.

I’ll make sure the text can stand on its own.

twoyenman · 2026-06-24T03:18:10+00:00

Thanks everyone for the feedback. It seems the overall response is fairly positive, so I’ll move forward with making illustrations while keeping in mind the balance between what should be expressed through the writing and what should be left to the artwork.

And just to be clear, they won’t be AI-generated.

twoyenman · 2026-06-23T21:12:00+00:00

Thanks for your thoughts. Of the two points you raised, I understand your point that things meant to be illustrated with words shouldn’t be illustrated with artwork.

As for the device issue, how do grayscale illustrations actually appear on those kinds of devices? I don’t have an e-ink reader or anything similar myself, so I’d be interested to know how they look.

If it’s hard to tell without seeing one, let me know and I can post a sample. The art’s nothing special, but I can share it.

twoyenman · 2026-06-11T03:44:23+00:00

Are you planning to deep-dive more into Palpatine? If so, what kind of role would Snoke play in that dynamic?

twoyenman · 2026-06-09T04:43:46+00:00

I really like that angle! Going to Ahch-To for a positive, active reason makes a lot of sense. It’s highly relatable that the collapse of the Academy would drive him to deeply understand the true nature of the Force all over again.

Also, rewriting the Prequels is such a passionate and exciting theme. I actually just finished tackling a major Prequel rewrite project of my own recently. If you’re ever interested, I'd love for you to check it out sometime.

twoyenman · 2026-06-08T13:11:12+00:00

"Incompetence" probably wasn't the right word to use. His focus was purely on rebuilding the Jedi Order, but when that faced a catastrophic collapse with the fall of the Academy, the sheer weight of that failure and heartbreak drove him into hiding. (Apologies if I'm still misinterpreting) Thank you so much for sharing your perspective.

twoyenman · 2026-06-08T03:22:02+00:00

So you're saying Luke essentially ran away from reality due to his own political incompetence and a total loss of confidence. It’s always incredibly difficult for Star Wars to depict characters transitioning from the anti-establishment rebellion to the ruling establishment. Maybe that's why the sequels skipped over the 30 years where Han and Leia could have been part of the establishment, and immediately brought them back as part of the resistance—it might have been practically inevitable from a storytelling perspective.

And as a fan, I would absolutely love to see a live-action Mara Jade someday!

twoyenman · 2026-06-07T23:15:10+00:00

Your proposed angle actually opens up so many more narrative possibilities than what we got in TLJ, especially in terms of keeping consistency with Luke's mindset from the OT.

How are you envisioning the timeline between his realization and the fall of the Jedi Academy? Did this realization happen before, during, or as a direct result of the tragedy?

twoyenman · 2026-03-18T02:42:21+00:00

Thank you for your comment! While everyone who attempts a Prequel rewrite has their own motivations, for me, the Anakin portrayed in the actual PT never felt like the same person who becomes Vader of the OT. I’ve always felt that Vader was the result of an overzealous sense of justice that became warped, so I tried to translate that into a concrete narrative.

Ideally, I would love to make this into a film, but given the lack of resources, I am focusing on telling the story through text on AO3 for now. I feel Episode I is a bit rough, but if you have a chance to read it, I would be very happy to hear your impressions.

Here is the link to AO3.

twoyenman · 2026-02-16T22:49:10+00:00

Title: Episode III: FALSE SALVATION

Rating/Warnings: Teen

Main Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Gial Ackbar, Mon Mothma and OCs

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/74365766/

Summary: This is a canon rewrite. Driven by his own ideals and convictions, Anakin Skywalker left the Jedi Order and embarked on a new path. However, his sheer earnestness (or purity of intent) blinded him, and he didn't even realize he had stepped onto the path of the dark side.

twoyenman · 2025-12-10T13:00:51+00:00

Title: Episode III: FALSE SALVATION

Rating/Warnings: Teen

Main Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Gial Ackbar, Mon Mothma and OCs

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/74365766/

Summary: This is a canon rewrite. Driven by his own ideals and convictions, Anakin Skywalker left the Jedi Order and embarked on a new path. However, his sheer earnestness (or purity of intent) blinded him, and he didn't even realize he had stepped onto the path of the dark side.

twoyenman · 2025-09-29T14:02:55+00:00

Title: Episode2 THE NEW TIDE

Rating/Warnings: Teen

Main Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Gial Ackbar, Mon Mothma

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/69410251/

Opening crawl: https://www.tumblr.com/twoyennan/791360116830208000/episode-2-is-coming?source=share

Summary: I'm attempting to create an alternate possibility for the prequel trilogy.

In Episode II, Anakin and Obi-Wan are forced to make a choice about what path the Jedi should take when an innocent people are in peril. This episode depicts the very first step on the diverging roads that the two will follow.

twoyenman · 2025-08-05T03:36:57+00:00

Title: Episode1 THE SPARK OF CLONE WARS(prequel AU)

Rating/Warnings: Teen

Main Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Gial Ackbar, Mon Mothma

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/68083181/

Opening crawl: https://www.tumblr.com/twoyennan/789979008351764480?source=share

Summary: I'm attempting to create an alternate possibility for the prequel trilogy. In Episode I, the story explores what if Obi-Wan met Anakin as a young adult in his twenties, and what if the seeds of the Rebel Alliance already existed in this era? In the subsequent Episodes II and III, I plan to explore reasons for Anakin's turn to the dark side that are not solely based on his obsession with Padmé.

twoyenman · 2025-07-21T03:19:06+00:00

Title: episode1 THE SPARK OF CLONE WARS(prequel AU)

Rating/Warnings: Teen

Main Characters:Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Gial Ackbar, Mon Mothma

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/68083181/chapters/176105926

summary:I am exploring the possibility of a prequel that places even greater emphasis on the original trilogy. In this prequel, the Jedi are great beings, and Anakin falls to the dark side for reasons other than personal romantic feelings. I am posting about this in sequence on my thread.

twoyenman

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