honestly i've been chewing on this star wars plot bunny for awhile, which is equal parts Anakin whump (bc it's always a good time) and Let's Engineer A Situation Where PADME Gets To Be The Scary One On The Warpath For Justice,
with a side order of "me getting on a soapbox going 'y'all know the jedi order is fucked up right'"
but also
just to like
write this scene:
ahsoka: HEY PADME I KNOW IT'S LIKE 8AM BUT I BROUGHT SOMETHING TO HELP ANAKIN
padme: wh-
ahsoka: IT'S A THERAPY DOG
padme: oh, that's -
ahsoka: and by therapy dog i mean someone was giving away puppies but it's very soft and good to pet and that's basically like therapy right?
padme: ...ahsoka, understand that i love you like my own adopted daughter
padme: but this is the most on-brand "anakin's padawan" thing you've ever done
ahsoka: is.........................that a compliment
anakin, distantly, several rooms away: YOU KNOW IT AIN'T, SNIPS