In which Darth Sidious acts rashly, an evil spirit takes a liking to Padme Amidala, Bail Organa is easily shocked, and Anakin Skywalker is grossly underestimated, for once. Loosely inspired by the John Keats poem of the same name. AU. Anidala.
A series of poems covering the events of the Episodes and (a bit) The Clone Wars, as told through the POV of the five members of the Skywalker family during that time: Shmi, Anakin, Padme, Luke, and Leia. Will jump around. Will contain Anidala and Han x Leia (from Leia POV only). Will stick to canon.
At this point, Padme Amidala didn't expect to fall in love, not after everything she'd believed in had been all but destroyed. Certainly she would have laughed at the idea of falling in love with a presumed-dead Jedi castaway. And the castaway in question never expected to be given a second chance - at life, at destiny, and at the love he thought had long forgotten him...
When someone fakes their own death in front of their best friend in order to get the most believable reaction, something is bound to be lost. And whatever might be regained, it will never be entirely recovered. No, never recovered. [cover art by dyingsighs, who inspired this fic in the first place]
Regulus Arcturus Black has been legally presumed dead since what would have been his eighth birthday. Now, in 1977, a wraith is about to appear at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Marauders Era AU.