Luke/Mara

Pairing
Pairing:	Luke Skywalker/Mara Jade
Alternative name(s):	L/M, Luke x Mara, SkyJade, A Pretty Good Team
Gender category:	Het
Fandom:	Star Wars, Star Wars Legends
Canonical?:	Yes (until 2014)
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Luke/Mara is the pairing of Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade from the Star Wars Legends universe.

For anyone who’s never read any EU books, basically imagine crackship Luke Skywalker/Natasha Romanov as a slowburn enemies-to-allies-to-friends-to-lovers relationship, and that’s Luke and Mara in a nutshell.

Canon

The original Star Wars Expanded Universe was considered canon for many years, until the "Star Wars" franchise was acquired by Disney in 2012. In 2014, Disney declared the entire Expanded Universe was renamed Star Wars Legends and considered non-canon. This included Mara and her relationship with Luke.

Fan Appeal

Anyway, Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade. Gosh, they’re so CUTE. I mean, pretty much even when Mara was all “IMMA KILL YOU” and Luke was like “Okay, but have you considered: you’re actually probably a decent person and I like you already?”

Tropes in Fanworks

• Slow Burn, though fans often significantly decrease the amount of time between their first meeting and their canonical marriage ten years later.
• Enemies to Lovers (depending on the length and setting of the fic, may be Friends to Lovers, or Enemies to Friends to Lovers).
• Force Bond between her and Luke.
• Rivalry with or jealousy of other love interests for Luke, most notably Callista Masana.
• Angst and Hurt/Comfort
• Mutual Pining
• BDSM - usually femdom, but dom!Luke fics exist as well. Frequently relies on Inappropriate Use of the Force and/or private lessons/"training sessions" in addition to more traditional Jedi training.
• Sith AU - darkfic variant where Luke is captured by the Empire and Mara is tasked to turn him to the Dark Side and/or becomes his partner and companion once he turns.
• AU where Mara joins the Rebel Alliance, usually in between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back

Notable Fanworks

Fanfics

• As Simple and as Complicated as All That by Xia Sang Li
• Stuff by rthstewart
• Watching, Waiting, and Hoping by Ash Darklighter
• The Gift by JediMordsith
• slipping into the ground or into your arms by bananasareforparties
• Star Wars: My Home Is You by KLCtheBookworm

Meta & Further Reading

• Mara Jade, Talon Karrde, Luke Skywalker and What Love Looks Like by JediMordsith.

Archives & Fannish Links

• Luke/Mara on A03.
• The Skywalker Story Board
• Mara and Luke Archives
• I'll Come With You: A Luke/Mara Fanfic Community on Livejournal

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