Fanfic / Compromising

Compromising is a Star Wars fanfic written by samvelg.

The fic takes the general premises of fanfics where Luke is captured by Darth Vader and brought aboard the executor, and asks what the crew are thinking of Vader's obsessive quest for Luke Skywalker in said fics. The answer is a lower-deck told from the perspective of Admiral Firmus Piett as the crew of the Executor misunderstand the nature of Luke and Vader's explanations and arrive at outrageous conclusions.

Compromising provides examples of:

• Brain Bleach: The amount of Corellian whiskey drunk the previous night is not enough to erase a transcript of a discussion between two stormtroopers (about the physical logistics of a carnal relationship between Luke and Vader) from Piett's mind.
• Bridal Carry: Vader carries Luke this way after rescuing him from being tortured at the beginning of the fic.
• Cold-Blooded Torture: Luke is subjected to torture twice in the story, once through the Rebellion and once through The Emperor.
• Color Failure: After Leia asks Vader something (presumably why Luke is so important to him), Vader's response (presumably that Luke is his son) causes Leia to turn pale.

• Dark Is Not Evil: Luke wears dark-colored clothes while on the Executor.
• Data Pad: Someone on the bridge of the Executor drops one after Luke bursts out laughing.
• Double-Meaning Title: The title refers to Luke and Vader's plans/goals regarding the Emperor as much as it refers to the many intimate moments between Luke and Vader that Piett witnesses.
• Dramatic Drop: Someone on the bridge of the Executor drops a data pad after Luke bursts into laughter at what is implied to be a telepathic joke.
• Entertainingly Wrong: The initial betting pool on the Executor wonders whether Luke is Emperor's illegitimate son (close), Darth Vader's new Sith Apprentice (incorrect) or his lover (very incorrect).
• Evil Is Deathly Cold: Downplayed, when Vader learns of Luke's kidnapping, the temperature noticeably drops (presumably due to Vader's force abilities).
• Face Death with Dignity: Piett is "strangely calm at the thought of his imminent demise" after getting caught up in the crew's speculation of Vader's personal life.
• "Five Things" Fic: Five times Piett misunderstands the relationship between Luke and Darth Vader and the one time he doesn’t.
• Foreign-Language Tirade: Vader and Luke argue in Huttese four times and have a shouting match in Amatakka, the latter culminating in Luke breaking down crying.
• I Need a Freaking Drink: Piett starts thinking about his bottle of Corellian whiskey after witnessing a number of interactions between Luke and Vader that could be considered scandalous.

• Lower-Deck Episode: The fic is focused on Firmus Piett and the crew of the Executor. In canon, they were minor characters.
• Married to the Job: Piett considers himself such, reasoning that relationships would lead to distractions.
• Mistaken for Gay: Because of a lack of information, the entirety of personnel aboard the Executor assume that Luke is Vader’s lover rather than his son.
• Mythology Gag:
• "Help me Darth Vader, you're my only hope."
  • Luke and Vader both speak Amatakka, from Fialleril's Double Agent Vader series.
  • Luke wears a half cape in reference to Allegiance by KaelinaLovesLomaris.
• One-Word Title: The fic's title is "Compromising".
• Power Nullifier: Luke gets saddled with an inhibitor collar that cuts him off from the Force.

• Sleep Deprivation Punishment: One of the torture techniques Luke was subjected to before the start of the fic is sleep deprivation.
• Sympathetic P.O.V.: The fic is told from the perspective of Piett, a man who is simultaneously fascist AND long-suffering.
• Title Drop: In addition to Piett hoping that a "kata" is a Jedi thing and not something compromising, this occurs at the very end of the fic
  Luke: What can I say? We're compromising.
• Villainous Rescue: Vader rescues Luke from being tortured at the beginning of the fic.

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