Title: By Any Demon’s Name by Cara J Loup
Fandom: Star Wars
Pairing: Han/Luke
Categories: AU, Angst, Drama, Dark, Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Romance
Length: Epic (40,000+)
Warnings: Mental manipulations, dubious consent, torture, and dark themes.

Author on LJ: n/a
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Review:
Instead of handing Han over to Boba Fett in Cloud City, Vader decides to turn him into a Dark Side agent and send him back to an unsuspecting Luke.

I’ve been going through something of a rough patch lately with fics - nothing I’ve read seems to be what I’m looking for or even really satisfying– so re-reading fics like this one has definitely helped ease the frustration. Set during the always memorable events at Cloud City, the author does a wonderful job of creating an AU twist that is as insidious as it is compelling, forcing both Luke and Han to suffer in a way that only can be expected from a manipulative Vader. Though I hesitate to say that this fic has a hundred percent happy ending – there’s far too much that happens in the interim for it to – it does have a satisfyingly hopeful one that fits nicely into the universe and makes it well worth reading.

By Any Demon’s Name