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I Was Raised out in the Cold - a Wolfwren fanfiction
A/N: Hello everyone! I have added a new story to my "Ahsoka season 2 and beyond" series, this one about a mission on Hoth! Here is the beginning and if you want to read the full story the link will be at the end!
“Sabine? Sabine? Sabine!”
Shin pushed past her and, contracting the Force above her like a muscle, deflected the snow away from them, blocking the path between them and the stormtroopers hot on their tails. A splash of powdery flakes fell on Sabine. The cold sharpened her mind, bringing her out of her thoughts. Shin turned around to look at her, but there was an indescribable expression on her face.
“Focus, damn it,” she barked at her.
The hissing of a flamethrower echoed on the other side of the wall of snow. They both knew they couldn’t linger. Sabine grabbed Shin by the wrist and took off running.
It had struck Sabine as ironic when they had been assigned the mission. The Empire was using the Rebellion’s former base on Hoth to hide. But now that they were in the thick of it, with no aerial support, she was as far from laughing as could be. Shin escaped her grasp and passed her, brushing against the walls of packed snow of the old trenches. The ammunition storage room would blow any minute now, and they better be out of there before it did.
Behind them, the stormtroopers had cleared the snow with a flamethrower and fired another rocket at them. It impacted on the wall beside them, leaving a melted spot and making the once sturdy snow crumple onto itself. Sabine flinched and picked up the pace. With one blaster in hand, she tried to aim back at them, however the trenches were irregular and their enemies used the terrain to avoid her shots as much as they did.
Ahead, they reached one of the caves that led further into the base. Shin unlocked the heavy door with the Force and pulled it open. As soon as both she and Sabine were inside, Shin shut the door behind them and bent the mechanism inside to prevent the stormtroopers from following.
“Where is Ahsoka?”
Full Story Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51630706
Art is Subjective - a Wolfwren fic
A/N: Hello everyone! I just uploaded a new one-shot on AO3, it is an art gallery AU and also it is E rated ;) Here is the beginning and if you want to read the whole thing, the link will be at the end!
As Shin grabbed another glass of champagne, she wondered why they never served anything stronger than champagne at all those business meetings. On the one hand, she could understand wanting to be clear-minded while talking business. On the other, these functions were always so boring. If she had known that she would have to attend these regularly when she agreed to work for Baylan, she would have gone back to working the graveyard shift at Dex’s Diner. It paid almost just as much and she didn’t have to deal with pedantic assholes, only the regular variety.
She wondered between the art pieces without sparing them more than a glance. She only needed to look busy, so Baylan wouldn’t reprimand her for standing around in a corner. If she looked as if she were participating, she could have a relatively unbothered evening. She kept one hand in the pocket of her gray suit, the other holding the glass and twirling the content within. That was the only anxious fidgeting she was allowed. She couldn’t check her phone every minute because it would only depress her, and the only clock on the wall was a piece of art, one of those melted clocks that no one found original anymore.
When a group of trader-looking men stood at the end of her path, blocking her access to the rest of the room, she had no other choice but to stop and contemplate the painting hanging from the wall. It was a Mandalorian helmet, or at least someone wearing a Madanlorian helmet, but every refraction of the light on the helmet was wrong, distorted, it showed too much or too little.
“Pretty interesting, don’t you think?”
“No, not really,” Shin replied as she turned to the woman who had joined her.
She was awestruck for a second, but a second was all she allowed herself. The woman had short purple hair, brushed back and away from her clever brown eyes. A mole stood out at the edge of her cheekbone. Her hands were tugged in the pockets of a dark orange suit jacket. Beneath, she wore a form-fitting top. Upon hearing Shin’s reply, she frowned.
“You don’t find it interesting?”
“No, I don’t. I find it pretentious.”
Full Story Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51589216
An Evening Race - a Wolfwren fanfiction
A/N: Hello everyone! I just posted a new Wolfwren fic about Shin and Sabine having a little "friendly" speeder bike race. Here is a little excerpt and if you want to read the rest of the story the link will be at the end!
Shin knocked back her drink and searched the bar for the clock over the shelves of bottles. It wasn’t too late yet; they might just get another drink before going home. Before she could wave at the bartender, Ezra asked:
“How about you guys? What’s going on?”
“Tracking down more former Empire scum, as usual,” Sabine said with a sigh. “We were on Eadu hunting a bunch of Empire scavengers. The base was pretty big. A Speeder bike chase might have happened. Shin crashed hers against a shuttle.”
Shin straightened at the mention of her name, then frowned.
“On purpose,” she added. “To stop them from taking off.”
Sabine finished her glass with a smile.
“Of course, you did.”
That wasn’t the answer Shin had expected.
“You think I don’t know how to drive a Speeder bike?”
“That’s not what I said.”
“I bet I’m even a better driver than you.”
Full Story Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51518053
Sabine's Universe - A Wolfwren fanfiction
A/N: Hello everyone! Here is the third part of my high school AU. You can read the beginning here and if you'd like the whole story, the link will be at the end!
Shin’s hands grew clammy around the handlebars of her bike as she followed her girlfriend through the cold streets of Capital City. Rows of houses decorated for Christmas zoomed past them, until they reached one which, in the late afternoon, flashed like a Christmas tree. Sabine threw her bike in the driveway without care. Shin was less careless. She set hers against the low wall of a planter. Sabine hopped over the path to the front door. She glanced behind her once she was at the door to make sure that Shin was following. Shin stood at the bottom of the three steps, trying not to appear nervous. This was her first time visiting Sabine’s home.
Sabine opened the door. Shin was overwhelmed for a second by the warmth of the place, and the smell of food baking in the kitchen. Pictures hung from frames on the walls and occupied most of the furniture space available. Sabine paid them no mind. She took off her coat then took Shin’s to hang it on the coatrack.
“Sabine, is that you?” a man’s voice called from deeper into the house while Sabine was taking off her shoes.
“Yep. Shin and I are just going to do our homework in my room. Then I want to show her the wall.”
“Alright. Have fun.”
Shin had barely toed off her shoes that Sabine grabbed her by the hand and led her upstairs. They disappeared through one of the doors, Sabine making sure to shut it after them. Shin dropped her backpack in a corner. Sabine, like a tornado, took off her sweater and turned on some rock music. Shin was about to ask her whether loud music was antithetic to doing their homework when Sabine returned to her and pinned her against the door.
“Is that why you brought me to your house?” Shin asked, hands grabbing Sabine’s waist.
“No, but you looked kinda cold. I figured you could use something to warm you up.”
Full Story Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51474505
Shin's First New Republic Contract - A Wolfwren fanfiction
A/N: Hello everyone! This is a one-shot sequel to my fanfiction "The Injury of Finally Knowing You" which ended last week. You will find the beginning of the one-shot below and if you want to read the whole thing the link will be at the end!
Sabine was growing tired of being captured. Even during her rebellion era, she couldn’t remember being captured that often. At least this time, she wasn’t alone.
Shin paced the prison cell, moving from one side to the other until she had given Sabine a headache. Sabine was reclined against the single bunk. They had taken her lightsaber, guns, helmet and removed her vambraces for good measure.
“Well, isn’t this fun?” she began.
While it had the intended objective of making Shin stop pacing, she didn’t expect her girlfriend to glare at her.
“Aren’t you enjoying our time together?”
“I would enjoy it more if we weren’t trapped in the brig of a Star Destroyer.”
Sabine shrugged.
“Any time together can be a fun time.”
Shin rolled her eyes and began pacing again.
“Oh, come on, babe. We’re fine.”
Shin whirled toward her. Sabine could read her like an open book now. The anxiety that lived in her eyes, the frustration that pulled her lips into a scowl, the confusion that made her brow furrow ever so.
“We are not fine, Sabine. We’ve been captured. How can you be so calm in such a moment? Need I remind you; this isn’t your life on the line here. If we fuck up, I will be paying the price.”
Full story here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51431434
Mando'a Lesson - A Wolfwren fanfiction
A/N: Hello everyone! This is the sequel to my halloween High School AU that a lot of you enjoyed! You will find the beginning of the story below but if you want to read the whole thing, the link will be at the end!
Shin unlocked her front door like a thief. She passed her head through and listened to the quiet home, waiting for Baylan’s calm strong voice to ask her if she was back from school. But he never spoke, because he wasn’t home yet. She had chosen this day specifically because Baylan worked later than usual. Once she was sure of it, she let Sabine in and locked the door behind them.
“This way,” she told her as she hurried up the stairs without giving Sabine a moment to look around the entrance hall or the living room.
Upstairs, she snuck Sabine into her bedroom. Her girlfriend paused on the threshold, taking in the room. The walls were that most neutral shade of gray. Shelves heavy with trophies hung on the walls, leaving little to no space for posters. A single one hung over her desk, an ad for a fight between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul. The room was clean without so much as a straight piece of clothing on the floor. Sabine took off her orange leather jacket, sat on the desk chair and pivoted it to face the room.
“I could help you repaint your room, if you’d like.”
Shin rolled her eyes and sat at the foot of her bed. She set her school backpack beside her and opened it.
“Help me pass Mando’a first, we can talk about repainting my room later.”
She pulled out her notebook and flipped through it. Her brain was completely phobic to Mando’a. She had been studying it for years at school, yet she could barely remember the minimum. And she had put it off for so long, focusing on her strongest subjects and her competitions that, now that she was actually likely to fail, the private lesson was an emergency. Lucky for her, her new girlfriend was fluent in Mando’a.
Full story here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51351385
Wolfwren fanfiction posting schedule
Hello everyone! I decided to make a little schedule for all the wolfwren fics I will be posting on AO3 in the days to come, because I have quite a few one-shots in my folder that need posting. If any of these fics sound interesting to you then you can check out my AO3 account here: https://archiveofourown.org/users/WhiteravenGreywolf
Saturday 4th November: Wolfwren High School AU part 2 (aka the sequel to my Halloween fic "Now is the Time")
Tuesday 7th November: Sequel to "The Injury of Finally Knowing You"
Thursday 9th November: Wolfwren High School AU part 3
Saturday 11th November: The Speeder Bike Race
Tuesday 14th November: The Art Gallery AU
Saturday 18th November (hopefully): A new multi-chapter fic
I always post a link to the fics when I upload them on AO3 so be on the lookout for them! I hope to see you soon!
Now is the Time (For You and I to Cuddle Close Together) - a Wolfwren fanfiction
A/N: Hello everyone! Happy Halloween! To celebrate my favorite holiday I have posted a wolfwren one-shot. You will find an extract below and if you want to read the whole thing, the link will be at the end!
The old Sedan pulled up into the school’s parking lot and Baylan cut the engine. Shin could hear the music booming from the gymnasium already, some pop song she couldn’t stand. She kept her gaze on her lap and made no move to get out.
“Just for an hour,” Baylan said. “If you don’t like it then call me and I’ll come to pick you up in an hour. Otherwise, you can stay for as long as you want.”
Shin didn’t move. A couple of monsters walked past the car and despite their costume, she recognized them as football players. She wanted nothing to do with them, or anyone at this stupid school party anyway.
“Competitions are coming up,” she said. “I should be at home training. Sabine is…”
Baylan turned as best he could in his seat to look at her.
“You’ll train tomorrow. Today you get to be a normal teenager. I’m sure Sabine Wren takes time off training every once in a while. Now come on, get out there before I decide to humiliate you by stepping out of the car.”
Shin rolled her eyes but unbuckled her seatbelt. She opened the car door but before she could step out, Baylan called her back.
“Don’t forget your mask.”
From the backseat, he grabbed a mask and handed it to her. It was a wolf mask, gray and metallic, with a snout extending over the nose and ears at the top of the head. Shin had not chosen her costume, not really. When Baylan had told her what she wanted to be for Halloween, she had dismissingly said a wolf. Now it was coming back to bite her.
She tied the mask behind her head. She had tied her platinum hair up into a bun, uncovering the short, shaved underside. The mask’s strap sat just at the edge of the undercut and immediately began to itch.
“One hour,” she said.
“Or more. Depends how much you’re enjoying yourself.”
She rolled her eyes again and slammed the car door shut. Baylan took that as his signal to leave. He turned on the engine and drove off slowly, mindful of the other students walking through the parking lot in the direction of the gymnasium. Shin was almost tempted to stay out here for an hour, sit on a bench and wait for the time to pass. However, the night was colder than she was ready for. She wore a gray checkered shirt and her usual black trousers. Already smoke escaped her nose as she breathed. Though she would rather be anywhere but there, she hurried to the party.
Full story here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51259537
The Injury of Finally Knowing You - A Wolfwren fanfiction
A/N: Hello everyone! My brain has been filled with nothing but Wolfwren for weeks and because I couldn't wait I decided to write my own season 2 of Ahsoka! Here is an extract from the first chapter and the link to the full chapter will be at the end! Enjoy!
Sabine expected to feel more of a pounding in her head when she woke up. After all, someone had snuck up behind her and knocked her out. Maybe she’d grown used to being hit in the head. Huyang certainly seemed to take pleasure in doing so during her training sessions. Perhaps she ought to thank him for it now that she woke up with barely a dull pulse at the back of her head. She quickly assessed her surroundings.
Daylight passed through the walls of the tent; the leather too thin to block it out. She was tied to the central pole of the tent, so that if she pulled too hard on the bindings, she might collapse the whole structure. She was unarmed. Her lightsaber and blasters had been taken. However, she remained in armor, which was always an advantage. No one had been stationed in the tent to keep an eye on her. She might as well make the most of it, she thought as she pulled on her bindings. The wooden poll tremble with every harsh tug.
The Ravagers had rushed the Noti camp on the back of their howlers. In the middle of the night, Sabine had only had a moment to understand what was happening. She’d jumped out of the T-6 and rushed after her master. All the campfires had been extinguished, either by time or by their attackers. She spotted Ahsoka’s white light on the right side and figured she would cover their left flank. Somehow in the chaos of metal blades glimmering in the night and blaster shots, she had been knocked out and captured.
She doubted Ahsoka had also suffered the same fate. Hopefully her master would track her down. She wasn’t confident in her ability to navigate the wilderness yet. She tugged on the leather straps and the whole tent rattled. A few more hard pulls and she would be free, she figured.
The flap of the tent was thrown open, allowing harsh midday light within and blinding Sabine for a second. Someone entered and she stilled her tugging. The footsteps were angry. They crushed the earth as if trying to show just how superior to it they were. When Sabine had blinked the light out of her eyes, she looked up only to find herself confronted by a familiar wrathful face.
Shin’s platinum blond hair had grown an inch since they’d been stranded on the planet, revealing more of those dark roots at the top of her head. Sabine almost offered her pair of scissors but thought better of the jab when she saw her eyes. They were full of fury and sorrow in equal part, darkness and misery and tiredness and agony. Sabine was stricken by such grief when she saw her that she couldn’t speak.
“You failed,” Shin said. “Thrawn escaped.”
The accusation was just what Sabine needed to get her thoughts back in order.
“I also sent Ezra home. I accomplished what I set out to do. What did you accomplish?”
Shin glared at her. It was intense, but Sabine could take it.
“Why are you still here?”
Sabine frowned.
“I don’t know. Maybe because we’re just as stuck as you are?”
Shin shook her head.
“I don’t believe that. You must be here for another reason.”
“And the reason is that we are stuck.”
Full story here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/50827036/chapters/128401468
Some art leftover from the holidays. I felt like drawing live action Sabine and Ashoka with the white lothcat.
Finding Ezra (DTIYS)
So back in last September @uzuriartonline hit 5000 followers and issued a Draw This In Your Style challenge here. I only just recently saw their amazing pic, but decided to try my hand at it anyway. Especially since I can’t wait to see what will happen with these two badass ladies when they go to find their wayward blueberry!
Backgrounds and light theory are still a mystery to me, but I’m working on improving it!
Away but not Apart
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Happy New Year everyone! i’ve been wanting to do this piece for a while, as sort of a response to 2020. Without a doubt the last year has been difficult, but despite everything I’ve found that in some ways I’ve been more connected with friends and family than I have been in previous years (even if that’s digitally over video call etc.) This gave me the idea of doing a post Season 4 Rebels crew, all keeping in touch despite having all gone their separate ways. You can’t tell me that Hera wouldn’t be raising Jacen without frequent calls to Aunty Sabine and Uncle Zeb (plus Uncle Kallus and Aunty ‘Soka)
Here’s hoping 2021 will be kinder on us all and that we get to have reunions with those we care about before too long!
How Mando S02E05 Should’ve Ended
MASSIVE MANDO SPOILERS BENEATH THE CUT
Loved the episode, needed more Sabine... so I added this! Anyone else think that she was going to pop up at the end with Ahsoka?
I forgot that I sketched this whilst watching the live stream of the Star Wars Rebels panel from Star Wars Celebration back in April. Welp, here’s a coloured version of it now.
Star Wars Rebels doodles from class this year. I was attempting to work on profile face shapes.
So I’ve started writing?
I’ve been working on some fanfiction as of late and just posted my first story, which is a one-shot for Star Wars Rebels. If you have time and want to read it that would be awesome, here’s a link!
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12372355/1/A-Talk-With-Bendu
If you’ve got any suggestions for how to improve I’d love to hear them! I’ve been slowly working on a big Miraculous Ladybug fic which I’ll probably be posting chapters for soon!
RWBY Art Challenge Day 26: Crossover of Your Choice
I took a little longer with this one, but I think it was worth it :p Here’s Team JNPR dressed as the ghost crew from Star Wars Rebels, with one VERY confused Zeb.
Bonus: Here’s what happened with the ghost crew.
This was something I did for a Star Wars Rebels Fan Art contest. Although I didn’t win, it was a lot of fun to work on this piece.
"Shin, you don't have to be alone on this planet, accept my hand and I will always be with you"
The first chapter of the fic Wolfwren fake college girlfriends (rivals to lovers) is here
"Hmmm, yes, about that," Shin starts tapping the steering wheel nervously before gathering courage and her characteristic confident vibe that annoys the Mandalorian so much. "Would you like to be my girlfriend?"
"What?!" The purple-haired girl almost shouts. Did she wake up in another universe, or why is the person she dislikes the most asking her to be her girlfriend?
"Fake girlfriend, fake girlfriend," the blonde quickly adds, trying to clarify the confusion in the other girl's mind. "As a favor, please."
Sabine looks at her rival, practically begging. The surprise momentarily leaves her speechless, and she runs her hand through her purple hair while trying to process the situation. "Fake girlfriend," Sabine repeats softly, trying to clarify her thoughts. "Why the hell would I need a fake girlfriend?" she adds with skepticism.
Basically Shin asks Sabine to be his fake girlfriend so he can survive his brother and his ex Cal's wedding. Sabine has no choice but to accept her rival's proposal because only she can help her achieve something important for her thesis project.
¡HEAR ME OUT! ¡HEAR ME OUT! A Sabine and Shin fanfic with a plot of fake girlfriends in college (rivals to lovers). Here's a part of what I'm writing, and I hope to publish it on Ao3 soon:
"Changing the subject. Have you found a solution for your project yet?" asks the African-American girl curiously.
Sabine sighs wearily. "I haven't been able to find something with enough power to generate a laser. I'm starting to think about dropping out of university if I don't figure it out soon."
"Well, I have good and bad news for you," Ketsu tries to suppress a smile, karma was definitely funny. "A girl in my prototype class made a laser weapon; maybe she can help you."
"Please tell me who she is," the Mandalorian almost lunges at her friend; she needed that information if she wanted to graduate with a double major.
"Jyn Erso."
Sabine turns to where the girl is, tossing grapes to Shin to catch with her mouth. That was bad; the only person who could help her was the best friend of the girl she just treated badly. Without a doubt, Jyn would tell her to go to hell along with her thesis. "Damn."
Swallowing all her pride, the Mandalorian got up and headed toward the table where Jyn was sitting. Ketsu, on the other hand, was dying of laughter; she didn't want to miss the show.
"Dude, you have to aim for my mouth," Jyn says with laughter when Shin throws a grape at her head with the intent to hit her.
"Jyn... Can I talk to you?" Sabine asks, ignoring the look Shin gives her back; she was probably checking out her behind.
The raven-haired girl diverted her attention from the grapes and smiled with satisfaction. "I'm sorry, but I'm a bit busy. Can you move out of the way?"
Sabine glances at Shin with annoyance when she hears her laughing with complicity. Naboo seemed unfazed by the hostility, and with complete serenity, she threw a grape into the air and caught it in her mouth. "Come on, Jyn, she probably needs something. You never know when you might need a favor."
The Mandalorian suppresses the urge to punch the blonde when she winks at her, too flirtatious and sexy, more than she'd like to admit.
"Yeah... I only do favors for my friends' girlfriends," Jyn places her hands on the backrest, adopting a more relaxed posture than before, making it clear that she didn't care about what Sabine wanted.
Sabine clenches her fists; she was going to regret her next decision. "Fine, if I accept your idiot friend's proposal, would you help me with an energy problem for my project?"
"Ding ding ding ding," Jyn throws a grape and catches it. "Come to our dorm at 8, and we'll discuss whatever you want about your project."
"Okay, I'll see you tonight."
"See? It wasn't that hard, ad'ika (love)," Shin says with satisfaction. "By the way, those jeans look great on you."
Sabine rolls her eyes and throws a grape from Jyn's bowl directly at the blonde, but Naboo easily catches it. "Screw you."
"I love it when you play hard to get," Shin blows a kiss into the air.
The Mandalorian flips her middle finger; yes, she was definitely already regretting that decision.
I clearly see that Shin is marking her territory so that no one gets close to Sabine, she is literally protecting her girl from Morgan and the others on the ship, partly because Baylan promised her that they would not hurt her and therefore now she must protect her during they trip. Anyway Shin is now a protective girlfriend 🥺
Okay but we literally see Shin put her hand on her shoulder in the first scene as a way of pushing her along/guiding her back to the ship. But then in the second scene, Sabine is all leaning in and Shin is holding her hand??? Why would she change up the methods so randomly, especially IN the ship, because there’s more people/security in the ship so it’s not like Sabine was going anywhere-
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Ahsoka (2023) Poster by Alan David
Ahsoka (2023) Poster by Alan David
rebels finale doodles i want rey and old ahsoka to meet in ep9
The future with you.
I’m so excited for Ahsoka!
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