~*~ The 2024 Favorites of FanFic Festival ~*~ Week 3: Genre and Canonicity! (May 26–June 1)

Hello, JCF FanFic! ​

Another year and another round of wonderful stories later, Festival season is here again. Welcome one and all, to the Jedi Council Forums’ seventh annual Favorites of FanFic Festival! If you were here last year, most of this year’s rules will look pretty familiar. There have been a few changes, so we recommend reading through carefully.

Your Festival hosts this year are: @amidalachick and @ViariSkywalker. Feel free to write to us with questions or comments about what you see here! The maker of the nifty artwork you see is the very talented @Raissa Baiard.

A big thank you to the mods (@devilinthedetails, @Findswoman, and @Mira_Jade, as well as @A Chorus of Disapproval ) for all their help putting this together, and to all the participants of these fanfic forums. We look forward to seeing you at this celebration!

@amidalachick, @Raissa Baiard, and @ViariSkywalker


How the Festival Works

Below you will find a list of all the categories included in the Favorites of FanFic Festival. Starting Monday, May 12, we will post one group of categories every Monday. You can then either post the stories that were your favorites for the given categories that week, or if you’d like to remain anonymous, you may PM us (@TheGoldenGrogu) with your story nominations and we will post a batch of them at the end of the week. The next week we will post the next group of categories, and so on until we reach the end. We will then create a master index of the 2024 Favorites of FanFic, which will remain stickied at the top of Resource for the rest of 2025.


The Rules

1. No submitting your own stories. Any funny business with socks will result in a ban.
   
   
2. Stories must have been STARTED or UPDATED at least once between January 1st, 2024 (PST) and December 31st, 2024 (PST).
   
   
3. You may submit (up to) TWO STAR WARS stories per category and TWO NON-STAR WARS stories per applicable category. Most categories work for both SWFF and NSWFF, but there are a few dedicated to their respective subforums (in the Character and Author categories).
   
   
4. When you post for the categories, please post the category, the story title, author, and a link to the story. If it’s NSWFF, please include the fandom as well. You may post two stories under each category heading.
   
   
5. Make-ups are allowed throughout the festival. We will have a make-up week at the end of the festival (Week 6), but you may post make-ups any week until the Festival ends. For the sake of keeping things relatively manageable, we ask that you try to post your make-ups as soon as possible after the week that you missed. If you need to make-up several weeks, please consider waiting until Week 6, at the end of the festival.
   
   
6. If you know in advance that you are not going to have time to post your favorites, you are more than welcome to PM us with your selections in advance, and we will be happy to post them with the PM submissions for the appropriate week.
   
   
7. If you see a mistake in someone else's submitted stories – be it your own story or someone else's – please just let it go unless you strongly feel it's an attempt to circumvent the rules (e.g. you know for a fact it's a sock). We'll take care of any clear mistakes (e.g. blatantly wrong category, story not eligible) when we make the master list.

Tips for finding eligible stories

• If you are looking at the boards sorted by "last message" (which is the default), stories posted or updated in 2024 go back as far as page 19 as of May 7. For NSWFF, stories posted or updated in 2024 go back to around page 5.
• If you click on "start date" that is at the top of the story boards (in the list that says "Title, Start Date, Replies, Views, Last Message") it will sort the stories by newest start date to oldest. Stories posted in 2024 go back to around page 11 as of May 7. For NSWFF, stories posted in 2024 go back to around page 4

One Last Note!

Feel free to write your own short festival-going skits with yourselves and/or characters (canon and OC both welcome), ask questions, socialize, and generally enjoy the celebration right here in this thread! Try to keep posts to a reasonable size, and be considerate of one another as always.


Past Favorites of FanFic Festivals
2023 Festival Thread | 2023 Favorites Index
2022 Festival Thread | 2022 Favorites Index
2021 Festival Thread | 2021 Favorites Index
2020 Festival Thread
2019 Festival Thread | 2019 Favorites Index
2018 Festival Thread | 2018 Favorites Index
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2024 Favorites of FanFic Festival
Categories & Schedule​

Week 1: Style & Length (May 12-18)
Week 2: Characters & Relationships (May 19-25)
Week 3: Genre & Canonicity (May 26-June 1)
Week 4: Fun Categories That Don’t Have a Catchy Group Name (June 2-8)
Week 5: Reviewer & Author (June 9-15)
Week 6: Make-up Week (June 16-22)


The Categories

Week 1: Style & Length

Favorite One-shot – A shorter story posted to the boards as a single entry (as a guideline, less than 5,000 words). This includes, but is not limited to, individual drabbles, poems, flash-fics, song-fics and vignettes.

Favorite Short Story – A medium-length story that may or may not be broken up into multiple parts, but can still generally be read in one sitting (as a guideline, between 5,000 and 15,000 words).

Favorite Epic – A longer story, typically broken up into multiple parts, that generally takes more than one sitting to read (as a guideline, more than 15,000 words).

Favorite Part of a Series – A story that was posted or updated in 2024 but that also was part of a larger body of a continual storyline (other parts of the story can be posted before 2024).

Favorite WIP – A story that was started or continued, but not completed, in 2024, and which may have been overlooked in favor of complete stories. (Note that a story may still be eligible for above categories if not completed as well, but this is specifically for ongoing stories). Must be a WIP as of May 12, 2025.


Week 2: Characters & Relationships

Favorite Interpretation of a Movie Character – The best/most faithful/most relevant portrayal in fanfic of any character that appears, however briefly, in any of the 11 SW movies (TPM, AotC, RotS, ANH, TESB, RotJ, TFA, TLJ, TRoS, Rogue One, and Solo).

Favorite Interpretation of an EU Character or Game Character – The best/most faithful/most relevant portrayal in fanfic of any character that appears only in Expanded Universe material (New Canon or Legends, including the TV series) or any SW board or video game, or an RPG character. No movie characters are eligible under this category, however brief their appearance in the movies.

Favorite NSWFF Canon Character – The best/most faithful/most relevant portrayal in fanfic of any character that appears, however briefly, in their respective media.

Favorite Original Character – Your favorite portrayal of a character created by a fanfic author.

Favorite Villain – A character that you love to hate, hate to love – or better yet, both! An antagonist character who just has that extra something.

Most Wholesome Character – The character that you want to hug and feed cookies to. This can be a traditional epic hero or the star of a much smaller-scale fluff story, but they are a perfect cinnamon roll too good for this world/Galaxy and just seeing them "on screen" in the story brings you joy.

Favorite Established Relationship – Any relationship (familial, friendship, romantic, rivalry, etc) between two Canon or Legends characters that is established or strongly implied in New Canon or Legends material.

Favorite Original Relationship – Any relationship (familial, friendship, romantic, rivalry, etc) between OCs or between an established (from either New Canon or Legends) character and an OC. This also includes a relationship between two established characters that does not appear or is not strongly implied in Canon or Legends.


Week 3: Genre & Canonicity

Favorite Humor – A story which is comedic in nature by virtue of its characters, situations or dialogue, and whose intention is to provoke a reaction that may range from chuckles to ROFLs.

Favorite Drama – A story that centers around a conflict that is neither physical nor romantic in nature. It may include the protagonist(s) addressing serious issues that impact them on a personal level, or it may be broader issues like a political-drama.

Favorite Angst – A story dealing with sad or tragic topics meant to evoke melancholy emotions in its readers.

Favorite Fluff – A story with little to no conflict or antagonistic intent, usually written to give the readers “warm fuzzy feelings” in their hearts.

Favorite Romance – A story that centers around the protagonist discovering, exploring and/or developing a strong romantic emotional bond with another character.

Favorite Action/Adventure – A story in which the characters overcome challenges by means of fast-paced, usually physical, adventurous activity.

Favorite Genfic – A story where non-romantic, non-sexual relationships are central to the plot and there is little if any romance featured. For example, stories where a friendship, sibling relationship, mentorship, bitter lifelong enmity, etc., is the main focus would all count. Any romantic pairings featured are not the focus of the major characters’ development throughout the story and anything that happens on screen between said pairings is G-rated.

Favorite World-Building – A story that adds to and/or explores some aspect of the world/universe it is set in with more depth than canon ever had the chance to explain. For example, a Star Wars story that fleshes out an existing planet, culture, or technology – or that introduces a new one in detail.

Favorite Continuity Compliant – A story that does not diverge from or contradict the established storyline (New Canon or Legends) in which it is written. Stories that aren’t blatantly AU and aren’t defined as AU by the author in the opening post or the title bar can be assumed to be canon-compliant. (Note: this is the category that used to be called ‘Best Canon’ in previous years.)

Favorite Alternate Universe – A story that diverges from or contradicts the established storyline (New Canon or Legends) in which it is written. This is usually, but not always, indicated by the author in the opening post or the title bar.


Week 4: Fun Categories That Don’t Have a Catchy Group Name

*Special note for the three Favorite Moment/Scene categories and Choose-Your-Own-Fave*
These categories typically involve moments or details that might be considered spoilers by their respective authors. To keep from spoiling the surprises for your fellow readers, please put your description of the moment itself in spoiler-quotes after the story and author, like this but with the spaces before and after both instances of the word "spoiler" removed:

Story by Author
[ spoiler ]Your description of that amazing-yet-spoilery favorite moment [/ spoiler ]

So that you end up with:
Story by Author

Spoiler

Your description of that amazing-yet-spoilery favorite moment

Story You Just Can't Stop Thinking About – A story that really stuck with you. Something so memorable that it needs no re-reading to bring back the impressions you had when first reading it.

Unclassifiable Classic – A story that really doesn’t fit anywhere else, but that you think should have a moment of glory.

Crushed That Challenge – The most enjoyable, unexpected, and/or creative response to a challenge. The challenge itself can be from a previous year, as long as the response story itself was posted/updated in 2024.

Head-Canon Accepted! – Part of a story that is now part of the personal Star Wars (or NSWFF) universe in your mind. This can be a detail or storyline that is neither confirmed nor denied by official canon, or it can be an alternate universe “fix-it” that you prefer to what happened in canon. (Any canon – Disney, Legends, and all the plot holes in between.) Either way, a fact or event in a fic that is now canon in your heart.

Favorite Title – It's the title that first caught your eye. You saw it and thought "I want to read that fic!" It's like a great cover on a book that draws you in!

Favorite Line in a Fic – A sentence or two that were just perfectly phrased.

Favorite Headsplode Moment – A moment that really and truly surprised you! To keep these moments a surprise for readers who haven't read them yet, please put your description of the moment itself in spoiler-quotes after the story and author.

Favorite Action Scene – The action scene that you enjoyed the most: space battles, sparring matches, duels to the death, food fights – the works! The scene does not have to be from an adventure-focused story so long as the scene itself meets the requirements. If your favorite action moment contains spoilers, please put your description of the moment itself in spoiler-quotes after the story and author.

Favorite “Finally” Moment – The moment between characters that you have been waiting for through the whole story. This can be romantic, fluffy, sad, humorous, or otherwise, but you were waiting for it and it was delivered with all the trimmings. So we don't break the suspense for first-time readers, please put your description of the moment itself in spoiler-quotes after the story and author.

Choose-Your-Own Fave - A story that you want to recognize as your very favorite of a category that you don't see listed here. For example, Favorite Lightsaber Duel, Favorite Animal Character, or Favorite Story Featuring a SW Holiday. As with the other categories, you can pick two stories for SW and two for NSWFF. You can keep these all as one Choose-Your-Own category (for example, four stories for Best Crackfic) or come up with a different one for each nomination. It's entirely up to you; just keep it TOS-friendly. And if you feature a quote or other potential spoiler from the story in your response, please keep it under spoilers as you would for the Headsplode Moment and similar categories -- thanks!


Week 5: Reviewer & Author

*choose up to 2 in all categories unless otherwise specified*

*Though it isn’t at all required, you are welcome to add a short note about why you nominated each author, reviewer, and/or resource contributor! (Yes, we're including authors this year!)


Favorite Reviewers (choose up to 4) – Your favorite reviewers who leave the most thoughtful/in depth reviews on stories in any era of the Star Wars FanFic forums and/or in the Non-Star Wars FanFic sub-forum.

Favorite Contributor to Resource – A poster whose additions to the Fan Fiction Writing and Resource forum you would like to recognize for the year 2024. This includes posters who add their feedback and ideas to ongoing threads, as well as those who run challenges/indexes/discussion groups, etc.; anyone whose contributions to the forum help make it a more inspiring place! Anyone who posted in Resource during 2024 can be nominated.

Favorite Author in Before – The author whose work in Before (either Canon or Legends) consistently demonstrates a high degree of skill and creativity in their creation of memorable characters and settings, original plots, interesting themes, and overall depiction of the GFFA.

Favorite Author in Saga – The author whose work in the PT and/or OT and/or ST (either Canon or Legends) consistently demonstrates a high degree of skill and creativity in their creation of memorable characters and settings, original plots, interesting themes, and overall depiction of the GFFA.

Favorite Author in Beyond – The author whose work in Beyond (either Canon or Legends) consistently demonstrates a high degree of skill and creativity in their creation of memorable characters and settings, original plots, interesting themes, and overall depiction of the GFFA.

Favorite Author in NSWFF – The author whose work in Non-Star Wars FanFic consistently demonstrates a high degree of skill and creativity in their creation of memorable characters and settings, original plots, interesting themes, and overall depiction of their chosen fandom(s).

Favorite New Author – Your favorite author who posted their first story on the boards within the eligibility dates. This category is not era-specific.

Most Versatile Author – The author whose work, in your opinion, tackles the widest range of aspects of writing fanfic (e.g. multiple eras, multiple genres, multiple writing techniques, etc.) This category is not era-specific.

Favorite Story YOU Wrote – This is an exception to the rules. For this category, tell us YOUR favorite story that YOU wrote! To be eligible to submit in this category, you must have submitted at least one story or author nomination for one of the previous categories.


Week 6: Make-ups

If you missed nominating at some point, you can post make-ups for those categories at this time.


*Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to these announcements, rules, and categories through working on the Festival in years past!
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YAY IT'S FAVES TIME! Love the Grogu theme. Blue milk cookies and kudos to @ViariSkywalker and @amidalachick , and to @Raissa Baiard for providing that adorable art.

 

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Week 1: Style & Length​

A burgundy velvet curtain rises on a wide stage, revealing a white backdrop artistically spray-painted in shades of orange and magenta, with “The Golden Yodas” emblazoned across it in shiny golden letters. The word “Baby” has been added to the backdrop in green paint, and the audience murmurs to themselves, wondering whether the paint is a stylistic choice or evidence of a last minute change. Either way, they know it's going to be another exciting celebration. They fall silent as C-3PO’s prim voice echoes over the theater's sound system.

“Ladies and gentlebeings, younglings and hatchlings, sentients and droids—it is our pleasure to welcome you to the 2024-2025 Favorites of FanFic Festival! Please join me in welcoming your host for this evening: the one and only—goodness, is this right? Oh dear, oh dear—I mean, um, the one and only, Hondo Ohnaka!"

An enthusiastic Weequay man in a polished helmet and a dashing red coat enters from stage left, his goggles reflecting the bright lights of the theater. He raises his arms in the air, spreading them wide to receive the adulation of the crowd. “Yes, thank you! Please, do not be shy, that’s it!”

“We love you, Hondo!” a trio of younglings shout from the back row. Hondo tosses them a jaunty salute as the cheers of the crowd grow louder.

“Oh ho, and I love you, my friends! Welcome! Welcome to the Golden—” He pauses to glance behind him at the sign. “—Baby Yodas! Yes, yes, you heard me right; it is time to honor the many talented writers in this community with praise and riches and very tiny statues! And so for our first week, we recognize the Style & Length categories, including:

• Favorite One-shot
• Favorite Short Story
• Favorite Epic
• Favorite Part of a Series
• Favorite WIP

“So move quickly now, and get your nominations in for these most prestigious of categories!” Hondo taps a finger to the comm device in his ear. “Ah yes, how could I forget? Please post your favorites for each category in this thread, and remember to include the category name, the story title, the author, and a link to the story. For NSWFF, you should also include the name of the fandom. Heh, I’m not sure what that last part means, but it sounds pretty important!”

The lights dim, and the festival banner rises to reveal a large white screen, upon which additional instructions are projected in big black letters. Hondo turns to read it.

“’You may post two stories for Star Wars FanFic and two stories for Non-Star Wars FanFic under each category. If you prefer to submit your nominations anonymously, please send them via PM to @TheGoldenGrogu.’” The old pirate scratches his chin. “Sounds like a lot of work for such a tiny statue, if you ask me…”

With a sudden jolt, Hondo turns his back on the audience and begins to whisper-argue with whoever is on the other end of his comlink. When he faces the crowd again, he flashes his widest smile. “My friends, it seems I have some very sudden, very important business to attend to. So please, enjoy the festivities! And pay no attention to the pirate behind the curtain, eh?”

With that, Hondo hurries offstage, and C-3PO's very excited (and slightly alarmed) voice fills the theater:

“Let the festival begin!”

Rules | Categories
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6​

 

Week 1: Style and Length

Favorite One-Shot

So Long Lives This by @Findswoman
Just Dance by @Raissa Baiard

Favorite Short Story
Ghosts of Ulug Beg by @GregMcP
Metamorphosis by @Kit'
The Coming of Spring [LOTR] by @WarmNyota_SweetAyesha

Favorite Epic
How It Ends by @Kit'
Prophecy by @Vek Talis

Favorite Part of a Series
Better Together (from Goes On and On in the Renewal!verse) by @Gabri_Jade

Favorite WIP
Star Wars
Outsiders by @Chyntuck
A Shattered Minds Eye by @ConservativeJedi321

 

All righty doo! I think I managed to wrangle my long list of favourite 2024 fics in such a way that I can give most of them their moment in the sun for this festival. So, without further ado:

Favourite One-shot
We Are One but We Are Many by @GregMcP
Sighs of a Daughter of Lasan by @Findswoman
[Stranger Things] Couple goals by @amidalachick (in Sleep beneath Peaceful Skies)
[Harry Potter] Untitled 200 Freestyle entry by @DarthIshtar (from Life by Mountain Troll)

Favourite Short Story
Ghosts of Ulug Beg by @GregMcP
A Daimyo’s Diary: The Book of Boba Fett by @Happy Sando
[Stranger Things] You Got It by @amidalachick (from Can’t Start a Fire without a Spark)

Favourite Multi-Chapter or Epic
Interregnum III: Imperial Justice by @Bel505 and @SnubJockey
Hearts of the Children by @DarthIshtar
[A:TLA] I Conquer Ba Sing Se and Other Earth Kingdom Adventures by @devilinthedetails
[Victoria] Sta et Retine by @Mira_Jade (from A Kingdom Where My Love Can Stand)

Favourite Part of a Series
An Innocent Ship by @Kit' (from Journeys through the Kit'verse, part of, well, the Kit'verse series)
Digging Deeper by @Thumper09 (part of the Niilo Castor series)
[Victoria] As the Periwinkles Bloom by @Mira_Jade (part of the Vicbourne series)

Favourite WIP
Take a Memo by @DarthIshtar
How It Ends by @Kit'
[Victoria] Her and the Sea by @Mira_Jade (from A Kingdom Where My Love Can Stand)
[Harry Potter] Godric's Squire by @devilinthedetails

 

Favorite One-shot

• No Rest for the Weary by @Kadar Ordo
• Blowing in the Storm By @earlybird-obi-wan

Favorite Epic

• Outsiders by @Chyntuck

Favorite Part of a Series

• Useless Bay (Prelude to “The Rains of Scarif”) By @Findswoman
• Blame It on the Loth-cat by @Raissa Baiard

 

Favorite One-shot
Reginald Tha Slug By @GregMcP
Though She Be but Little, She Is Fierce by @rktho

Favorite Short Story
Silver Flash on the Steppe by @Findswoman
A Tuft of Stray Hair by @Chyntuck

Favorite Epic
Outsiders by @Chyntuck

Favorite Part of a Series
Music Box Spy from Minuscule by @Findswoman
His Monstrous Pulmonodes by @rktho, from his Kessel Run collection

Favorite WIP
Outsiders by @Chyntuck

 

Hello there! A friendly reminder that today is the last day to post your picks for the Style & Length categories before the Character & Relationship categories begin tomorrow. If you prefer to remain anonymous, feel free to PM your favorites to @TheGoldenGrogu. And if you do miss the deadline, no worries - you are welcome to post your make-ups throughout the festival, as well as during the make-up week at the festival's end. Thank you, and have a wonderful day!

 

Week 1: Style & Length

Favorite One-shot

The Universe Is Ours Tonight (from Fire In Our Bones) by @ViariSkywalker
Requiem (from Certain Dark Things) by @vader_incarnate

NSWFF

[Hogan’s Heroes] Lambeth Walk by @pronker

Favorite Short Story

The Gallows Tree (from Stardust and Steel) by @ViariSkywalker
Two Thirds: The Tragedy of Reva Sevander by @Happy Sando

Favorite Epic

Interregnum III: Imperial Justice by @Bel505 and @SnubJockey
All These Broken Pieces by @ViariSkywalker

Favorite Part of a Series

Interregnum III: Imperial Justice by @Bel505 and @SnubJockey
Ashes to Ashes (from Shadowmoth) by @ViariSkywalker


Favorite WIP

All These Broken Pieces by @ViariSkywalker
Our Hearts Were Never Meant to Kneel by @Mira_Jade

 

*runs in carrying a mound of papers, muttering something about Maycember as she tosses aside end-of-school-year paperwork and something that looks like a calendar*

Oh my gosh it's been a week, but I'm here, and I've finally wrangled my first set of nominations!


Week 1: Style & Length


Favorite One-shot

When You Look Like That (from Bloom) by @Gabri_Jade
Week 4 Entry from Artifact or Fiction by @Thumper09

Favorite Short Story

Two Thirds: The Tragedy of Reva Sevander by @Happy Sando
Better Together (from Goes On and On) by @Gabri_Jade

Favorite Epic

Non-Star Wars
[Victoria] Sta et Retine (Stand Firm and Hold Fast, From Now On) by @Mira_Jade

Favorite Part of a Series

In Answer to the Aubrett by @Mira_Jade (part of Mira’s Song!verse AU and her 2024 Kessel Run, A Brighter Sun, a Bigger Sky)
Resolution by @Gabri_Jade (part of Gabri’s Hand!Nico AU and her 2024 Kessel Run, Goes On and On)

Favorite WIP

Our Hearts Were Never Meant to Kneel by @Mira_Jade



It's so great to see everyone's favorites so far! Let's keep 'em coming!

 

Here are the anonymous PM submissions for this week!


Week 1: Style & Length


Favorite One-shot

“Bad Business,” by @Chyntuck.


Favorite Short Story

“Apprentice Archivist,” by @devilinthedetails
“Out in the Cold,” by @Thumper09
NSW: [Avatar: the Last Airbender] Light of the Moon (Yue Pentathlon 2024), by @devilinthedetails


Favorite Multi-Chapter or Epic

Research Notes: The Aquarium, by @Mechalich
Digging Deeper, by @Thumper09


Favorite Part of a Series

“Two Pilots and a Baby,” by @Findswoman
The Hero of Both Sides, by @Happy Sando

 

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Week 2: Characters & Relationships​

“You LOST him?!”

Melch grunts a frantic reply, waving his hands in the universal “shushing” gesture.

“You lost him?” Hondo whispers. The question elicits an unhappy sound from his Ugnaught friend. “You gave him to the cleaning lady?” More unhappy grunts. “To be polished? But he was already polished!”

Melch lets out a low squeal and points as C-3PO walks past them, his golden plating reflecting light from a dozen different sources. Hondo scowls and pushes Melch’s hand aside.

“No, no, we cannot just ‘use that one,’ he is much too tall. Let me think for a minute…” Hondo snaps his fingers and straightens up with a smile. “I’ve got it! We will call on some friends to find our missing prize! The best of the best. The—”

Melch tugs on Hondo’s sleeve and grunts a reminder.

“—Yes, of course, you are right. The show must go on, as they say.” He presses a comlink into Melch’s hands. “Call everyone you can, and tell them to find that Grogu!”


Meanwhile, on Nevarro…


Din Djarin sits in the back of a dingy cantina, watching the live feed from the Favorites of FanFic Festival on his datapad. He ignores the drink in front of him – after all, he doesn’t drink or eat in front of others. Maybe he should stop hanging around in cantinas. Why doesn’t anyone ever conduct bounty hunter business someplace nice, like a park, or maybe a bakery?

On the screen, Hondo Ohnaka returns to the stage with an exaggerated flourish.

“As my good friend Obi-Wan Kenobi would say, hello there! This week we celebrate the many ties that bind us together, and so I am pleased to announce that nominations for the Characters & Relationships categories are now open! Tell us who you like best for:

• Favorite Interpretation of a Movie Character
• Favorite Interpretation of an EU Character or Game Character
• Favorite NSWFF Canon Character
• Favorite Original Character
• Favorite Villain
• Most Wholesome Character
• Favorite Established Relationship
• Favorite Original Relationship

“So many excellent categories! And while you are thinking of your favorites, do not forget about any charming and handsome rogues you might know of, hm?”

Hondo taps a finger to his ear and nods. “A word of caution this week, my friends: some of these categories only apply to either SW or NSWFF, so these categories will have a maximum of two nominations each. The rest may have up to four nominations, as usual. And if you’re as confused about that as I am, let us know! We will figure it out together, yes?”

Din’s comlink beeps, and he raises it to his mask. “Djarin here.”

Melch’s excited grunting issues from the comlink in bursts of static. Din jumps to his feet, sending his chair toppling over.

“What do you mean, he’s missing? Babu Frik promised to watch him! What do you mean, ‘it was the cleaning lady?’ Never mind, I’m on my way!” Without waiting for a reply, Din slings his rifle over his shoulder and grabs his datapad off the table. “Dank farrik, that’s the last time I let an Anzellan babysit…”

Rules | Categories
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6​

 

There was a copy-paste fail in my week 1 nominations (I basically missed the last line) and I forgot to list [Harry Potter] Godric's Squire by @devilinthedetails under Favourite WIP. I corrected that in my post above.

And now for week 2 – Characters & Relationships!

Favourite Interpretation of a Movie Character
8D8 in A Daimyo’s Diary: The Book of Boba Fett by @Happy Sando
Chewbacca in Going Home the Long Way ‘Round by @HMTE (in Tales from One Canon)

Favourite Interpretation of an EU Character or Game Character
Captain Pellaeon in Tales from One Canon by @Sinrebirth and @HMTE (note: there are several other authors posting in this thread; I’m referring her to the “Captain Pellaeon Chronicles” story arc that begins with the story A Year of Loss)
Garazeb Orrelios in Cafpocalypse Now by @Findswoman (in Rosa x centifolia)

Favourite NSWFF Canon Character
Mai in [A:TLA] One Bed and Three Fire Nation Girls by @devilinthedetails (from Even Odder Ends)
Billy Hargrove in [Stranger Things] A Morning to Order by @amidalachick (in Can’t Start a Fire without a Spark)

Favourite Original Character
Nyx Senka in Journeys through the Kit'verse by @Kit'
Imogen in The Wrong Side of History by @Pandora
Henry Potter in [Harry Potter] Henry from the Hollow by @devilinthedetails

Favourite Villain
Barriss Offee in In the Gravity of You by @Mira_Jade (from A Brighter Sun, a Bigger Sky)
Tarkin in The Wrong Side of History by Pandora (Yes, he appears only in flashbacks/mentions, but his presence looms large. It still counts!)
Azula in [A:TLA] I Conquer Ba Sing Se and Other Earth Kingdom Adventures by @devilinthedetails
King Leopold in [Victoria] Your Miles of Shore by @Mira_Jade (from A Kingdom Where My Love Can Stand)

Most Wholesome Character
The Lady in Deep. Dark. Safe. Loved. by @Kit' (from Journeys through the Kit'verse)
D-O in Dream Wheeler by @Seldes_Katne (from Wherever the River Flows)
El in [Stranger Things] Open Every Door by @amidalachick

Favourite Established Relationship
Anakin Skywalker and Ferus Olin in The Lost Study Session by @ConservativeJedi321
Luke, Han, Chewbacca and C-3PO in A Time for Giving by @TherenAdarni
Mr. Merriman and Ben Davidson in [American Girl: Felicity] Unravelling the Secret of the Missing Breeches by @devilinthedetails (from Even Odder Ends)
Lu Ten and Iroh in [A:TLA] A Compilation of Letters Exchanged between Fire Nation Princes by @devilinthedetails (from Even Odder Ends)

Favourite Original Relationship
Niilo and Kerttu Castor in Artifact or Fiction by @Thumper09
Zeb and Shulma in In You the Roses Speak by Finds (in Purple, Rose and Gold)
Steve and Billy in [Stranger Things] Couple Goals by @amidalachick (in Sleep beneath Peaceful Skies)

 

Favorite Interpretation of a Movie Character

• Jocasta Nu, in Dangerous Holocrons and Artifacts by @earlybird-obi-wan
• Ric Olié, in Salvage Mission, by @Seldes_Katne

Favorite Interpretation of an EU Character or Game Character

• Mara Jade in the Wonderful Life of Mara Jade by @madman007
• Siri Tachi in I Discover a Great Deception by @devilinthedetails

Favorite Original Character

• Neha Nehed in The Black Box Survives by @devilinthedetails
• Nellie Nightingale in A Home Visit by @GregMcP

Favorite Villain

• Darth Vader in Dark Chasm by @Starith

Most Wholesome Character

• Zeb Orrelios in Just Dance by @Raissa Baiard
• Young Ben Solo in KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS by @Hopefulwriter

Favorite Established Relationship

• Luke And Mara in A Tuft of Stray Hair by @Chyntuck
• Anakin and Padme in A Contented Evening by @WarmNyota_SweetAyesha

Favorite Original Relationship

• Allana Dojo and Darth Festus in All These Broken Pieces by @ViariSkywalker

 

Week 2: Characters and Relationships
Favorite Interpretation of a Movie Character
Ric Olié, in Salvage Mission, by @Seldes_Katne
Boba Fett in A Daimyo’s Diary: The Book of Boba Fett by @Happy Sando

Favorite Interpretation of an EU or Game Character
Mara Jade in the Wonderful Life of Mara Jade by @madman007
Reva Sevander in Two Thirds by @Happy Sando

Favorite Original Character
Nyx Senka in Journeys through the Kit'verse by @Kit'
Imogen in The Wrong Side of History by @Pandora

Favorite Villain
Darth Vader in Dark Chasm by @Starith
Azula in [A:TLA] I Conquer Ba Sing Se and Other Earth Kingdom Adventures by @devilinthedetails

Most Wholesome Character
Young Ben Solo in KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS by @Hopefulwriter
Young Jocasta Nu in Apprentice Archivist by @devilinthedetails

Favorite Established Relationship
Anakin Skywalker and Ferus Olin in The Lost Study Session by @ConservativeJedi321
Anakin and Padme in A Contented Evening by @WarmNyota_SweetAyesha

Favorite Original Relationship
Alessi Va'aru and Davin Dor in 100 Drops of Blood and Ink by @Kit'
Niilo and Kerttu Castor in Artifact or Fiction by @Thumper09

Steve and Billy in [Stranger Things] Couple Goals by @amidalachick (in Sleep beneath Peaceful Skies)

 

So many amazing stories to pick from this year! While I figure out my makeups for Week 1 and the Non-SW options, here are my SW character faves for 2024.

Week 2:

Favorite Interpretation of a Movie Character
Boba Fett in A Daimyo's Diary: The Book of Boba Fett by @Happy Sando
Eeth Koth in No Rest for the Weary by @Kadar Ordo

Favorite Interpretation of an EU Character or Game Character
Hera Syndulla in So Long Lives This by @Findswoman
Jacen Solo in Shadowmoth by @ViariSkywalker

Favorite Original Character
Cassandra "Cassie" Krennic in "Appointment with death" by @AzureAngel2
Leda the felinx in Safe by @ViariSkywalker

Favorite Villain
Darth Suspirian in The Tiger by @GregMcP
Jay Dunlapp in Interrogation and Assassination by @Theodore Hawkwood

Most Wholesome Character
Strebri in Silver Flash on the Steppe by @Findswoman
Niilo Castor in Artifact or Fiction by @Thumper09

Favorite Established Relationship
Luke Skywalker/Mara Jade in "Becoming Close Through Exchanged Messages" by @WarmNyota_SweetAyesha
Anakin Skywalker (as Darth Vader) and Obi-Wan Kenobi in A Dark Lord's Apology by @devilinthedetails

Favorite Original Relationship
Karellen Magnuson/Antares Ragnarsdottar My Life in the Forest by @Pandora
Ulrika Grau/Elena Kyr in Bonnie and Bonnie by @Mira Grau

 

Week 2: Characters & Relationships

Favorite Interpretation of a Movie Character

Luke Skywalker in Interregnum III: Imperial Justice by @Bel505 and @SnubJockey
Wedge Antilles in Prompt #29 (from The Doom Song) by @Thumper09

Favorite Interpretation of an EU Character or Game Character

Mara Jade in Interregnum III: Imperial Justice by @Bel505 and @SnubJockey
Hondo Ohnaka in Stardust and Steel by @ViariSkywalker

Favorite NSWFF Canon Character

Newkirk in [Hogan’s Heroes] Lambeth Walk by @pronker

Favorite Original Character

Leda in Safe (from Stardust and Steel) by @ViariSkywalker
Veeran Starskip in The Gallows Tree (from Stardust and Steel) by @ViariSkywalker

Favorite Villain

Darth Vader in Requiem (from Certain Dark Things) by @vader_incarnate
TS-1904 in The Judges (from Out In the Cold) by @Thumper09

Most Wholesome Character

Talu from Kahara’s Hyperspeed Drabble Café by @Kahara
Iselle in The Universe Is Ours Tonight (from Fire In Our Bones) by @ViariSkywalker

Favorite Established Relationship

Jaina Solo/Jagged Fel in “with another burning bright” (from A Brighter Sun, A Bigger Sky) by @Mira_Jade
Myn Donos/Lara Notsil [aka Gara Petothel and Kirney Slane] in Prompts #15, #21, #23, and #28 combo (from The Doom Song) by @Thumper09

Favorite Original Relationship

Allana Djo Solo/Festus in All These Broken Pieces by @ViariSkywalker
Ferrus/Iselle in The Universe Is Ours Tonight (from Fire In Our Bones) by @ViariSkywalker