I know the original creator is unlikely to look back on this post but 10 years later in the year 2020 and a story written about now in-recognized characters was so amazing I nearly cried for its realism, and good story telling. If today Star Wars was cared about as much as shown in this story, maybe children could grow up with something better, just like I did growing up watching Star Wars

can yu make this into a book

Oh, my gosh! Luke taking Mara up against the wall? They are certainly enjoying their new-found sex life! Hot, hot, HOT!

Also, I find it astonishing that a fic as good as this has been stuck in the one-hundred-something review range since like, 2007. And speaking of hundreds... can you believe we are less than 100 days away from Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker?

I think this was some of the first smut I ever read, years before I embarked on my own writing career. It's gotten even better with age! You write Mara's reaction to the kiss so well here. It is obvious she has never been kissed before, and she just straight up SWOONS; it's sexy as hell! My only regret is that she is missing from the Sequel Trilogy. But perhaps Keri Russell's Zorri Bliss will be a Mara substitute? I just hope she did not have Rey with Luke - I ship Reylo hard!

I am a pure Star Wars fanatic and this is my favorite story about Luke and Mara my impression of you is you r the Mara Jade of your life keep on loving Star Wars ;):)

Congrats on the story. It was touching, human, and hopeful. The only unbelievable thing was for Luke and Mara to have yet another set of male and female twins. I do realize that this story does stand on its own and and doesn't connect too much with the rest of the legends or Star Wars EU. But how does someone create a machine for ridding the force? Hmmm.

Wow, I think this chapter was the tear jerker. The appearance of Anakin's ghost and comfort he gave to to Luke took the prize. Yup, even Luke needs his Dad.

very good

I’ve read this story twice in full and I enjoy it. I’m also glad that the majority of the comments so far have not mocked and ignored Luke for being raped cause he’s a man, as does generally happen in western society. However, I do agree that it was needless and way over board. Btw, rape affects everyone differently - they’re not pathetic for that. I strongly disagree with some comments on that, but you guys are entitled to your opinion, as long as there’s no double standards.

(comment 1 of 3) I never knew how much I needed this fic until now. Thank you for writing this and not shying away from the subject matter at hand. I am sure the reviewer below me from back in July didn't mean it the way it came out but ignorance such as what was said in that comment is the very reason I'm glad this story exists. I have been sexually abused myself and let me say that someone does NOT stop being a hero simply because some vile person raped them. Luke in this story is still a hero because he fought one of the hardest battles anyone ever can and in the end found a way to save himself. He survived and took back his life. THAT is a hero. I am a hero, to myself if to no one else, and you know what that's all that matters. Sorry, I perhaps went off on a bit of a tangent but the comment below struck a nerve. To view someone, a fictional character or not, as less than what they once were because of another's persons actions is 'victim' blaming at its best. That's never okay in my book. To be continued...

(comment 2 of 3) Okay, back to this story. I am incredibly impressed by how well written this was, especially given the subject matter. I am very glad you didn't have Luke just get over everything in the blink of an eye. Although I would have liked to have read more about his actual recovery, what you wrote... him being withdrawn, the running away from those who cared, his intense struggle to ever open himself up to be intimate again, is so very, very realistic and well done. Even the epilogue was brutally honest because something like this is never truly over, I myself still sometimes wake with nightmares many years later, but it's the honesty of this fic that touches something deep within me. Because it's so raw you can feel the struggle, of everyone not just Luke, and you can understand their desperation and breathe their relief when things start to finally get better. Truly, this is a masterpiece! It is a story of romance as well as one of hurt and comfort and overwhelmingly a story of love from not just everyone who knows Luke but most of all from Luke himself. Continued again...

(comment 3 of 3) I did want to say thanks for one of your spoilers/warnings. Back in chapter 16 when you hinted this wasn't a death fic, that kept me reading as I am not one for death fics often, especially not one that felt as incomplete as this did where Luke and Mara were concerned. I personally also think your other warnings were sufficient, you let us know about the torture and even about the rape in case anyone wanted to skip over those parts. And I personally think those parts were for the most part not overly descriptive, which I think you for, as I have read some that I simply was unable to finish. Again, thanks for writing this story and sharing your incredible talent with us by taking us on this journey. This will for sure be one of the few fanfics I have read that will forever stick with me.

Great story

Lol, one of the Force Ghosts need to tell them that Luke is the oldest twin xD. Leia keeps thinking she is, hehe. :)

I'm glad that Berdin is dead. Good Riddance lol! He deserved more than a Force choke though lol, though perhaps it's a good thing Luke didn't do more. However I highly doubt that Luke would ever fall to the Dark Side ever again.

Can you do a story that is continuing from the epilogue