You Heard Of Sexual Tension. Now How About PARENTAL TENSTION!

You heard of sexual tension. Now how about PARENTAL TENSTION!

Aka when two characters have a parent child relationship but one or both are oblivious and you are shouting “ just hug them!” Or “Adopt them already.”

This may sound weird but, Vader is a toxic person in the movies mainly to Luke but if they could (and would have) have the kind of father-son relationship that I like mostly as equal characters Vader — characters so emotionally distant and no longer have faith, but slowly learn to have it again with the arrival of a person who changes their life, learning to love but still afraid to show it

Maybe that doesn't make sense but let me explain

Vader is that famous character (and villain) cold and emotionally distant, even elusive. But in rotj there are times when Vader is *kind* to Luke, not directly, but Vader in the hallway scene tries to dissuade Luke from his idea of ​​kindness, he doesn't insult him or fight with him, just talk; when he says luke seems to think like obi-wan he turns around, there's no kind of anger there and even though he lights the lightsaber afterwards, he never points directly at luke

I can't analyze all the scenes, but right after Anakin's return to the light, Luke is constantly touching him, holding his hand and hugging him, and Vader lets... He doesn't run away from the touch, he just lets Luke hold it In his final moments, he claims that Luke saved him and even though he is crying from the pain he feels, he still smiles at his son. There was no need even, but he smiled, Vader smiled at his son because HE wanted it, not to manipulate or just mock him, but simple and silent, loving the son he never knew but learned to love

Vader doesn't touch Luke because they aren't close enough to show affection, but Vader's actions (albeit wrong) show he cares for his boy. He's spent years looking for him, as the comics show so well, he could just hunt the boy down and kill him, but he leaves the reward as barely alive, and he doesn't want Luke hurt (even if he hurts him himself)

In rotj shows Vader's deep love for Luke, we're inserted into that fight and we feel the conflict there, Vader hates himself and at some point he gave up on the idea of ​​Luke becoming a Sith, because maybe that makes Luke like him, and he doesn't want Luke to turn into a monster

There are little gestures of love right there that we have to dig through layers until we find, Vader loved Luke deeply and gave up everything for him, in a simple but fatherly act. In his final moments, Vader wasn't a commander, Sith Lord, Ex-Jedi or a monster, he was a *father*. He put his life and his desires to corner and prioritized Luke's, because that's what a father does

Vader is a cold and violent character, but in small moments and almost non-existent with his love for Luke there, a small thing that turns into something luminous and loving

Vader really loved his son and cared for him. Luke is Padmé's son, but also his. Not because it's his obligation, but because he loved that child since he found out about it two decades ago and that love came back so strong but invisibly years and years later

Maybe that's my delusion, but characters like Vader who are so humanly distant but learn to love are my favorites

“You found me! Oh, Geralt! I was waiting all that time! For so very long… We’ll be together now, won’t we? Now we’ll be together, won’t we? Say it, Geralt! Forever! Say it!”

“Forever, Ciri.”

“It’s like they said! Geralt! It’s like they said! Am I your destiny? Say it! Am I your destiny?”

Yurga saw the Witcher’s eyes. And was very astonished. He looked at the Witcher and waited, tensed, for his answer. He knew he would not understand it, but he waited for it. And heard it.

“You’re more than that, Ciri. Much more.”

[The Witcher, 1.08 “Much More” Original Script // The Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski]

THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT (2021) THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)

i want an au role reversal where anakin is the jedi trying to redeem his son and luke is the heir of palpatine, having been raised like azula by palpatine (ozai and palpatine are both shit people) and fighting his fear and desire for love and his father's ordeal even if it ends up killing him... the "father" being palpatine & anakin trying to get luke out of this abusive environment and be the father he deserves

anya chalotra as yennefer of vengerberg in the witcher 2x01