Luke/Leia

Luke/Leia is the pairing of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa from the Star Wars films.
It became twincest in 1983 after the movie The Return of the Jedi revealed that Luke and Leia were brother and sister.
This means that fanworks before this 1983 reveal were not created as incestuous ones. 
Even after 1983, the pairing did not have a lot of traction. A fan in 2010 said: 
==A Bit of Canon==
The pro novel Splinter of the Mind's Eye was published in February 1978. Many fans consider the book poorly written and full of plot holes and terrible characterizations. Official Star Wars canon spokespersons have since downgraded the book to "secondary canon" due to its content and state of being jossed by numerous things, including a romantic relationship between Luke/Leia.
 
==Pre-"Return of the Jedi" Fandom==
Even before the revelation that Leia and Luke were related, there were few fanworks with this pairing. The main pairing for Leia was Han Solo, and Luke was paired (if he was paired at all) with original characters. 
This lack of a love life for Luke Skywalker in the early days was just one of the many driving factors in the often very heated discussions regarding The Church of Ford/Cathedral of Luke.
===Pre-"Return of the Jedi" Comments===
 
===Pre-"Return of the Jedi" Fanfiction===
* Kinmeet by Susan Matthews (Luke and Leia are coupled up, Han and Luke become adopted brothers.) (1979)
===Pre-"Return of the Jedi" Fanart===
 
File:Skywalker2-5.jpg|from Skywalker #2, artist is Gee Moaven (1979)
 File:Peg1-3.jpg| from "I Will Wait for You" by Pat Gonzales, the artist is Larry Blake, from Pegasus (1979) 
Image:Skywalker3-10.jpg|from Skywalker #3, artist is Stephanie Hawks (1979)
File:Skywalker4art5.jpg|from Skywalker #4, artist is Gee Moaven (1980)
File:Sydizine2back.jpg|from Syndizine #2, artist is Joni Wagner (1981)
File:Organia12.jpg|from Organia, artist is Bev Swan (1981)
File:Thousand3-13.jpg|from Skywalker #5, artist is Nancy Stasulis (1983)
File:Thousand3-12.jpg|from Skywalker #5, artist is Jay Mullins (1983)
==Fandom After "Return of the Jedi"==
===The Incest Topic===
Since Luke and Leia are twins, the ship is subject to same general controversy that all incestuous ships are. The two main viewpoints are:
* Yeah it's incest, and I'm down with that.
* They didn't grow up together, they were into each other before they knew they were related, so it doesn't really count.
===Post-"Return of the Jedi" Fanworks===
* Revenge of the Jedi (Star Wars zine) by Tony Chong (1986)
* The Shadows Suit Me by Luke1/ruckuskitten (Events take unfortunate turns, and we are left with a Luke with no light left in him living in the underworld of Coruscant. But love, and the past, won't leave him be.) (2004)
* And You Belong to Me by jedinemo ("Leia finds that sometimes life changes faster than her feelings.") (2008)
* The Meeting with the Goddess by azephirin ("She...is the life of everything that lives. She is also the death of everything that dies.") (2010)
==Sequel Trilogy Era==
* for now we are young (let us lay in the sun) by outruntheavalanche ("After they are reunited post-The Force Awakens, Luke and Leia have comfort sex. It's Luke's first time.") (January 20, 2016) 
* bring your heart back (to my island) by Roane (unrequited love, "No matter how long he stays away, there's one attachment Luke can't rid himself of.") (March 18, 2016)
 
===Meta===
* Luke and Leia Had Sex by Noah Brand, The Good Men Project. (December 18, 2012)
* Looking for Love in Alderaan Places: Luke/Leia Before and After Return of the Jedi by Claire McBride (September 14, 2017)
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==Archives & Fannish Links==
* Luke/Leia works tagged at AO3
* Luke/Leia works at FFN
* Shipcestuous "leia and luke" tags: images, commentary, parallels, quotes, funny, cast, fanart, AU and fanmixes
* a boy, a girl and a universe tags Luke x Leia (while the blog is mostly Luke & Leia focused, it also focuses on the Skywalker family)
==References==
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Category:Star Wars Relationships
Category:Het Pairings
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