this is a disclaimer.
AN: collection of "ten things ficlets" for the various members of the Skywalker family; belongs to my swallows and amazons verse.
Ryoo Naberrie
1) Ryoo writes books. Nothing serious, no political messages, not once is there an unhappy ending. Silly romances and funny detective stories.
2) Pooja accuses her of wasting her talent; Ryoo accuses her of wasting her life. She'll never be Aunt Padmé, no matter how hard she tries.
3) As soon as she can, she leaves Theed and moves to Coruscant. It's a wrench, she loves her home and misses it, but at the same time it's freedom.
4) Maybe she can only write about places that are perfect if she doesn't live in one anymore. Maybe she can only write fantasies if she lives in a place where no one thinks they're truth.
5) Mom disapproves of Zann so much that the effort it takes her to smile at him just about cracks her face open, Ryoo thinks.
6) Even when he turns out to be a jackass, she doesn't care.
7) She doesn't hate Aunt Padmé. That's an important distinction. She blames her, but she doesn't hate her.
8) They're in Theed for Dad's funeral when Pooja gets a call from Jedi Master Leia Organa Solo, official Representative of the Jedi Order in the Senate, and twin sister to Grand Master Luke Skywalker.
9) "Didn't you ever wonder about Leia and me?" Luke asks gently, and Ryoo shakes her head. "You don't know what her death did to this family."
Luke looks at her silently, blue eyes very steady and very wise. (His boy Ben has more of Anakin Skywalker's fire, Ryoo thinks.) "I know what it did to mine," he says at last.
(She feels judged: judged, and found wanting.)
10) When they leave it's like burying Aunt Padmé all over again, but this time Ryoo thinks she's old enough to make peace with the past as she does so.