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fic: becoming amidala
24 January 2022 06:28 pmbecoming amidala (328 words) by wrennette
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Padmé Amidala & Sabé
Characters: Sabé (Star Wars), Padmé Amidala
Additional Tags: Handmaidens of Naboo, Monarch of Naboo, Makeover, Disguise, Blanket Permission, do not copy or repost to other sites
Summary:
Sabé practices the Queen's makeup first on herself, glancing frequently at the little flatpic she'd printed out for reference. The flat white to reduce her face to an expressionless mask. The pale pink of lotus blossoms around her eyes, youthful and springlike as the Queen. Then stark black, to line her eyes, define them. The Queen is a being of vision. Last, the bright red: a sweep over the top lip, then the sharp line down the center of the lower lip for remembrance, a voice for the voiceless; a dot on each cheek, tears for the rich waters that sustained Naboo.
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Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Padmé Amidala & Sabé
Characters: Sabé (Star Wars), Padmé Amidala
Additional Tags: Handmaidens of Naboo, Monarch of Naboo, Makeover, Disguise, Blanket Permission, do not copy or repost to other sites
Summary:
When Sabé can apply the Queen's makeup on herself without the slightest mistake, without her eyelid trembling or hand faltering, she turns to the other handmaidens and practices on them.
Sabé practices the Queen's makeup first on herself, glancing frequently at the little flatpic she'd printed out for reference. The flat white to reduce her face to an expressionless mask. The pale pink of lotus blossoms around her eyes, youthful and springlike as the Queen. Then stark black, to line her eyes, define them. The Queen is a being of vision. Last, the bright red: a sweep over the top lip, then the sharp line down the center of the lower lip for remembrance, a voice for the voiceless; a dot on each cheek, tears for the rich waters that sustained Naboo.
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