#Dooku is Obi-Wan's master AU

[ironborealis]

"I take Anakin Skywalker as my Padawan learner." The words rip themselves from his throat before he even has time to think them.

He's not cut out to be a Master, he knows this. The Council knows --

"It wasn't even ten years ago, as I recall, that you swore before the Council that you'd never take a Padawan again." Mace's eyebrow rises with skepticism, as he looks to the other council members for the confirmation that he doesn't actually need.

Qui-gon remembers perfectly what he said then.

"Much fear, I sense in the boy -- and long time it has been since the responsibility for a Padawan you have had." Yoda adds, eyeing both Anakin and himself with skeptical eyes.

"The boy must be taught." He insists, digging his heels in, something that only works with the Council a little over half the time.

"We're wandering off topic," Depa announces, breaking off the silent stalemate between himself and his grandmaster. "If Qui-gon is right and he did encounter a Sith on Tatooine and is targeting the Queen, then Qui-gon must go with her back to Naboo." Depa's lips purse momentarily as she scrolls through her data padd. "Knight Muln is an excellent pilot, the obvious choice for your second during the attempt to negotiate between the Trade Federal and Naboo -- but if this is a Sith, you'll need a second much more skilled in combat against other lightsaber users --" The corner of her lip curls upward with pleased surprise that sours Qui-gon's stomach because there are only a few possibilities -- "Fortunately, it seems that Knight Kenobi is available to join you for this mission."

"Absolutely not --"

"Why not? Knight Kenobi is a skilled duelist, and if anyone could help give us an accurate assessment of your readiness to take on a Padawan, then surely it would be your own lineage brother." Knight Kenobi's ability to assess Anakin's suitability as a future Padawan goes unsaid in Mundi's harrumph.

He's not seen the boy -- the man? -- since he left him on Bandomeer, after the boy had helped him defuse the bombs (had offered his own life to help him escape), in order to pursue Xanatos.

He'd sent a message to his estranged master after he departed, urging him to take the boy on as a Padawan, ignoring the fact that his master's own Padawan had fallen only a few months earlier.

It shames him now to think that the fall of Xanatos all those years ago has left him mired in such grief that to this day he feels unready to take another Padawan; yet he had been quick to throw a child at his own master, no matter their strained relationship, whose own wounds at the time were more recent.

"Then it's decided: Knight Kenobi will accompany you and the Queen to Naboo in order to confirm the your sighting of the Sith and assist in defending the Queen." Mace looks pleased as he makes his announcement.

Qui-gon has a bad feeling about this.

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Anakin is frustrated (NOT angry!) and confused, as they stop briefly at Mr. Qui-gon's quarters (so small, so full of green) and the "quartermaster" to get supplies and fresh underclothes for Anakin.

The Council doesn't want him to join the Jedi because he's too old and too angry (too powerful?).

Mr. Qui-gon seems to have summoned an Idiot's Array from thin air by declaring Anakin as his Padawan, forcing the Council to accept him.

The Council has decided upon adding yet another test, for both him and Mr. Qui-Gon, involving a brother of Mr. Qui-gon's -- even though Jedi aren't supposed to have families...

He'd ask Mr. Qui-gon, but the man is in a mood that Anakin knows from hard experience to avoid in Masters. Whether that rule also applies to Jedi Masters Anakin is unsure and not eager to find out.

When they arrive at the dock where the Queen's ship is moored, there is only a Jedi standing stiffly in front of the gangplank. This must be Knight Kenobi.

Knight Kenobi appears human, and seems to present as male. His hair is much lighter than Qui-gon's, a dark sand-like color with a red tinge that hangs around his chin. He's short -- at least compared to Mr. Qui-gon who is very tall. His face is rounder and his eyes much grayer than Mr. Qui-gon. Some of that may be because Knight Kenobi is so much younger than Mr. Qui-gon -- like at least half his age.

They must have different fathers.

"Master Jinn," Knight Kenobi bows to Mr. Qui-Gon, and Mr. Qui-gon makes a face like he just took a drink of black melon milk as he nods in response. "Mr. Skywalker," Knight Kenobi turns and gives him a smaller box.

Anakin doesn't know what is stranger -- being called 'mister' or be *bowed* to of all the things.

"Knight Kenobi." Anakin makes a clumsy attempt at the bow Knight Kenobi gave Mr. Qui-gon. It's not like a slave's bow at all - the Jedi bow is all straight lines and sharp angles instead of the curved back and hunched shoulders that he's used to. It feels so unnatural.

When he comes back up there's a sparkle in Knight Kenobi's eyes, like he might be laughing at Anakin -- but as much as Anakin would like to tell him off, he knows that his future with the Jedi will depend on gaining Knight Kenobi's good opinion, so he'll hold his tongue.

"You and Mr. Qui-gon are brothers?" Slips out of his mouth instead before Anakin can stop it.

"Yes," Knight Kenobi says, at the same time Mr. Qui-gon says, "No."

Mr. Qui-gon gives Knight Kenobi a hard look before he marches up the gangplank and disappears into the ship. Anakin knows he should follow the man, but frustration (...and anger?) he feels from Mr. Qui-gon make him freeze in place instead.

He's been so busy worried about impressing the Council and now Knight Kenobi, that he's never considered what might happen to him if he upsets Mr. Qui-gon. Can a Jedi Master reject a Padawan?

Knight Kenobi has turned his head to watch Mr. Qui-gon leave. Then he, shockingly, crouches down until he's at eye level with Anakin. There's a slight smile Knight Kenobi's lips, but it doesn't reach his eyes, which are hard to read but maybe look sad?

"It's complicated; nothing for you to be concerned with." Knight Kenobi says.

The man stands back up, his grin growing a bit broader, a bit faker.

"Now, as we are the last two to board, we had best hurry before the Queen and Miss Padmé decide to leave us behind," Knight Kenobi's voice is cheerful as he steps to stand alongside Anakin and gestures towards the gangplank.

Padmé would never leave him behind. He's not so sure about Knight Kenobi though.

Knight Kenobi lets out a soft snort that's almost like laughter -- but Anakin is sure he didn't say anything this time -- can the Jedi really read minds?

[padawansuggest]

Obi-Wan: *shows up to Dex’s diner with a Space Gucci (Spucci) bag and new sunglasses* Some guy outside the senate just offered me several G for a foot photoshoot and I had a few free hours so everyone’s tabs are on me for the next hour.

Dex: …who?

Obi-Wan: Who what?

Dex: Who offered you for a foot photoshoot? *looks worried for some reason*

Obi-Wan: idk man some senator from the edge of the inner rim, I think- *turns corner to get to his usual booth only to find Qui-Gon and Dooku already there looking supremely annoyed about this* oh…

Dooku: Give me a name or I’ll go figure it out myself, Grandpadawan.

Qui-Gon: *hauls Obi-Wan across his lap and into the corner of the booth so he’s trapped* You keep asking why you’re not allowed out of the temple without an adult, this is it!

Obi-Wan: I am an adult, I can make my own decisions!

Qui-Gon: Absolutely not. Not allowed. Grounded. Forever.

Obi-Wan: *loud groaning and flopping all over him in protest*

Dex: *comes over to put a milkshake on the table in front of him, pats his head* It’s okay, kid, you’ve obviously got snack credits.

Obi-Wan: You’re the only one on this planet that can handle me.

[moodboards-aesthetics]

Jedi Master Dooku & His Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi

[viablemess]

Formula 1 AU

Obi-Wan and Quinlan as racers on the same team. Cody, Fox, and some of the 212th as pit crew. Anakin and Ahsoka as racers on the same ream, Rex & 501st as their pit crew. Palpatine as the shady principle. Maul & Savauge as racers with Palpatine as principle. Each track is in a Star Wars planet. Qui-Gon and Dooku are administration. Padme as PR.

I just really really really need this.

I'll allow Wooley to be a racer only if he can break the 1st place trophy Lando Norris Hungary style rip

[elfe90]

Currently thinking about:

Cal Kestis as Master Dooku’s Padawan.

[morganwrites-starwars]

Time is a social construct pt. 18

Mandalorian Time Travel AU

Summary: Din is trying his best, ok? But between trying to find a teacher for his magic kid and learning there were other Mandalorians who follow a different creed, Din is very confused and lost. So when he ends up on a plant that his HUD says is Manda’yaim and encounters two teens on the run from a group of dar’mandas called Death Watch, Din figures he may as well help them. He never meant to adopt them. Or become Mand’alor.

TW: semi-graphic description of a seizure (from "Suddenly, Fett's arm" to "Yes, very hurt he is") and discussion of drug use/withdrawal (from "Did she say what was going on" to "Obi-wan frowned")

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           “Who?” was the first thing that came out of Din’s mouth. “Why?” quickly followed suit.

         “He was the leader of the True Mandalorians, maybe five years ago before- well, I don’t know the details, but a bunch of them were killed, and Fett disappeared,” Satine explained, becoming more frantic. Din was out of his room, Grogu in his arms.

         “Ok, udesii ad’ika, I’m on my way,” Din said, mind racing with situations. “Did he say he wants to talk to me?”

         “No, no, he just said he wants to speak to ‘the Mando’ad who’s been chained to my side,'” Satine said. “He doesn’t seem happy. He doesn’t like me.”

         “Ok, don’t go near him until I get there. Are you alone?” Din was practically running, the few people in the halls moving quickly out of his way.

         “No, Master Jinn and Yoda are with me; Master Dooku and Obi-wan are with Bo just inside.”

         “Ok, I’m almost there.”

         Din slowed to a quick walk when he reached the doors leading to the hanger. Din handed Grogu to Obi-wan. Dooku looked more constipated than usual.

         “You kill his family too?” Din asked sarcastically, still not a fan of the man. Dooku flinched, and honestly, Din shouldn’t have been surprised. Once a demagolka, always a demagolka- though this is a bit backward, Din supposed. Din scoffed and shook his head.

         “I’m coming with you!” Bo-Katan stated, squaring herself up. Din looked down at her, noticing the knife on her belt.

         “Stay behind me, be quiet, and at the first sign of a fight, run inside,” Din laid out his conditions, and Bo-Katan agreed after a moment because Din was leaving and would make her stay if she didn’t agree. So Din marched into the hangar, with Bo-Katan as his shadow. Jinn and Yoda flanked Satine, and she was hiding any fear that Din had heard when she called him. Across the hanger was a fully outfitted Mandalorian in blue-lined silver armor. The Mando, who Din assumed was Fett, was standing as if he’d be attacked any second, which wasn’t really how New Mandalorians worked. Din wondered how the man got into the city because he clearly wasn’t expected, so he hadn’t registered. And he clearly hadn’t given his weapons up, and Din noticed as he watched Fett fingering one of his blasters in its holster. Fett had perked up at Din’s appearance, but Din didn’t acknowledge the man, choosing to stand with Satine. Jinn moved to the side so Din could be next to Satine.

         Satine looked at Bo-Katan, lips flattening with her displeasure, but she didn’t comment on it. In a low voice, Din asked, “Are you ok?”

         Satine tried to give Din a small smile. “He hasn’t done anything except demand you.”

         “Seems hurt, he does,” Yoda added. “In the Force, pain there is.”

         Din grunted in acknowledgment. “Don’t know why he wants me.”

         “You are at my side frequently,” Satine said. “I’ve received messages from more traditional groups questioning this and what it means about my opinions. Perhaps as the once leader of the True Mandalorians, Fett feels he must investigate himself.”

         “And he couldn’t have just written a comm like everyone else?” Bo-Katan complained, even as Din saw her eye Fett’s armor in interest.

         Satine winced. “I probably would’ve brushed off any comms as fake. No one’s heard from him in over five years.”

         Fett seemingly got impatient and began striding over to their group. Din noticed that he favored his left side ever so slightly, giving weight to Yoda’s words. Din shifted to cover Satine more but still left the girl in the position to negotiate because chances are Din wouldn’t be able to help Fett with whatever his issue was. Unless he wanted a fight because Din could do that. Fett stopped two meters in front of them, and the man made a show of sizing Din up.

         “Ser Fett,” Satine greeted pleasantly after Fett didn’t say anything, “It is good to have you here- there were rumors that you had died. I am glad to see they are not true.”

         Fett scoffed, but Satine admirably didn’t waver. “I’m sure,” the man drawled, voice scratchier than Din thought it would be. “When I saw that you had armor and a ver’gebuir, I just had to see it myself.”

         “Yes, well, now that you’ve seen him, is there another reason you are here?” Satine prompted. “Surely the Haat Mando’ade would want to meet with you.”

         Fett shrugged, an interesting response- had the man not bothered meeting with the people he’d led before coming to the palace? Apparently not, if the man’s refusal to answer was any clue.

         “Figured you had a change of heart,” Fett said. “But these Jetiise would prove otherwise.” The man had all but spat the word, every inch of him dripping with his distaste. He brushed over his blaster again. Satine opened her mouth to defend the Jetii, but Yoda bet her to it.

         “Hurt you and your people, we have,” Yoda said sagely with a slow nod, ears dipped low. “A tragedy, Galidraan was. Understandable, your distrust of us is. Take it out on the Duchess, you should not. Mandalorians, you both are.”

         Fett scoffed, fist clenching. Din got the impression that he was glaring at the old Jetii. “How could someone who advocates for banning everything at the heart of our culture be a Mandalorian? Or are you just a hypocrite?”

         That’s it; Din was going to punch the man. Likely sensing Din’s intent, Satine rested a hand on his arm.

         “I believe that a change in one’s opinions does not make one a hypocrite,” Satine said evenly, shocking Fett if the way he reared back was an indication. Din was slightly surprised by the declaration. Sure, he had noticed the changes in Satine’s attitude but hadn’t been expecting any sort of recognition of those changes, especially not when her leadership position was not completely set. Did Din think a teenager should be leading in this sort of capacity? No, but Satine was handling it as well as expected.

         “Some say it is a sign of the strength of one’s character,” Jinn added unnecessarily. Why was the man here? Fett had made it clear that he wasn’t a fan of the Jetii, and apparently, the Jedi knew why so one would think they’d tried to limit their presence around the man.

         “Ok, sure,” Fett said dismissively as he slowly rolled his right shoulder back. The man wasn’t fully able to hide his wince at the movement. Jinn stepped forward as if to help, but Fett tensed and fell halfway to a fighting stance.

         Satine frowned. “Are you hurt, Ser Fett? We would be happy to help in that case.”

         “I don’t need your help,” Fett hissed, taking a step away from Jinn.

         “Then why come here?” Din couldn’t help asking. It was a question everyone was dancing around. Maybe there was some political reason for it, but politics and the subtleness of words were not Din’s forte. Something told him Fett was probably the same way- it seemed many Mandalorians were.

         “Like I said, I was curious,” Fett said, which was definitely not the entire truth. “Especially since I don’t remember any clan with that signet.” Fett gestured to the Mudhorn on Din’s shoulder. “At least not in the Haat Mando’ade.”

         “I am not a Haat Mando’ad,” Din said. “I am, well, I’m just a Mandalorian.” Din could’ve mentioned that he was a Child of the Watch, but Din had no interest in what would happen if the man connected that to Death Watch.

         “So you don’t affiliate with any faction?” Fett sounded curious, head tipped to the side. “And yet you guard the leader of the faction probably farthest from your own beliefs.” He sounded angry as if it was a heinous act- protecting an ad who couldn’t defend herself. Maybe whatever had hurt Fett had included his head. Perhaps that would explain the man’s weird behavior. And the fact that Fett was starting to sway slightly.

         “Ser Fett, I insist you let one of our baar’ur look you over,” Satine interjected, concern evident in her tone. She must have noticed Fett swaying.

         “I don’t need the help of an aruetti!” Fett lashed out. His chest was heaving, and his hands shook as he reached for his blasters. Din fully stepped in front of Satine and Bo-Katan, grabbed his blaster, and had it trained on Fett before the man could remove his blaster from its holster. Din’s blaster was set on stun as per Satine’s request.

         “Ne nari!” Din barked. “Gaanse laam!”

         Fett growled and looked at something past Din. Unexpectedly, Fett lunged towards Din, hands out, and angled like he was going to try and get past Din. Din shot the man, and Fett collapsed on the ground in a heap of beskar. Din’s shoulders were tense, and it felt too quiet. Slowly, Din stepped up to Fett, keeping his blaster trained on the unconscious man. Din rolled the man on his back and checked Fett’s pulse with two fingers on his neck. Din wasn’t a baar’ur, but it felt like Fett’s heart was racing.

         “What happened?” Obi-wan’s voice startled Din. He looked back and saw that Obi-wan and Dooku had entered the hangar. While Dooku was focused on Fett, Obi-wan was looking between Din, Satine, and Jinn.

         “I-I don’t know,” Satine said, sounding shaken. She had pulled Bo-Katan to her side. “He just snapped.”

         Suddenly, Fett’s arm jerked, causing Din to leap back and raise his blaster. But Fett wasn’t waking up. Instead, his limbs were tensed and shaking.

         “He’s seizing!” Obi-wan exclaimed, handing Grogu off to Satine to rush to Fett’s side. “Get a medic! Ser Fett, can you hear me? We’re going to take your helmet off, ok?”

         Din dropped next to Obi-wan and helped the Padawan pull Fett’s buy’ce off, no matter how uncomfortable it made Din. Din turned Fett on his side as Obi-wan took off and folded up his cloak under Fett’s head, narrating all his actions. Din then worked on undoing the clasps for Fett’s hal’cabur and ghet’bur. Yoda stepped forward and rested a hand on Fett’s forehead; eyes closed in concentration. Din could hear Satine talking into her comm, urging a baar’ur to come with haste. Din scanned Fett’s face. The man’s skin was paled and gaunt, bags under his eyes dark. There were barely healed cuts and bruises littering his face. Fett’s seizing slowed and eventually stopped, but the man didn’t wake up. Yoda looked concerned when he opened his eyes.

         “Yes, very hurt, he is.” Yoda sounded solemn. Grogu squeaked, and Din stood up to gather his son in his arms, pulling Satine and Bo-Katan in for good measure. The baar’ure rushed into the hanger. They all watched quietly as they fussed over the unconscious man, lifting him onto a stretcher.

         “Duchess?” One medic asked, stopping in front of them as the others pulled Fett away. “Do you need any medical assistance?”

         “No,” Satine answered with a shake of her head. “We are all unharmed. Please keep me updated on Ser Fett’s condition.” The baar’ur nodded and left.

         “What’s next?” Din asked quietly. Satine had her thinking face one.

         “I think the first order of business is to contact the True Mandalorians and tell them their Mand’alor has returned. After that-“ Satine shrugged. “Wait for Fett to wake up.”

         “And get first meal,” Obi-wan added. Grogu cooed in agreement.

         “Meditate, I think I will,” Yoda said, looking over to Dooku. The man looked distinctly uncomfortable. “Join me, will you, Master Dooku?”

         It took Dooku a minute to respond, but the man eventually nodded. “Yes. I have much to think about.”

         “Yeah, like what Fett’s problem is,” Bo-Katan grumbled, pulling away from Din and Satine to glare at the spot where Fett had collapsed. “And how you pulled your blaster so fast.”

         The second part had been directed at Din, admiration in Bo-katan’s eyes. Din rested his free hand on her shoulder. “Maybe another time, verd’ika. Obi-wan was right; first meal is a good idea.” Grogu cooed again, smacking Din’s chest to get his point across. “I’d also like to hear about whatever happened at Galidraan.”

         The Jedi looked uncomfortable at it, but Din refused to walk into this situation without the whole story. He’d done hunts like that before, and they were always more likely to end in disaster.

         “I will tell you,” Jinn offered. “Obi-wan wasn’t at the Temple at the time, so he may not recall it all.”

         Obi-wan looked confused for a moment before understanding dawned on him. The wince on his face signaled that whatever he was doing hadn’t been pleasant. Din filed that information away for later. One traumatic occurrence at a time- that was Din’s policy.

         It was a somber first meal as Jinn recounted the disaster that was Galidraan as everyone ate. Din was sipping on the smoothie that the kitchen staff had started to make for him so he could be at meals and still eat. As Jinn went on, Din began to understand Fett’s hatred of Jetii and why the armor had told him that Jetii had been their enemy. Weren’t Jedi meant to be more perceptive? Why had the Jedi attacked the True Mandalorians right away? Where was the due justice, the investigation?

         When Din had voiced his questions, Jinn had shaken his head. “I could not tell you. Those are questions for Master Dooku?”

         It took a minute for Din to connect that to how Dooku had reacted to Din’s scathing remark earlier. “Should’ve shot him when I had the chance,” Din murmured as he handed Grogu a piece of dried food.

         “It was hardly entirely his fault,” Jinn scolded, though whatever effect it was supposed to have was lost on Din. “However, it is well known that the…outcome was likely preventable.”

         “We learn about it in conflict negotiation classes,” Obi-wan added, a distant look in his eyes. Grogu waddled across the table and sat next to Obi-wan. They all tried to make small talk, but after such a heavy story, it fell flat. Eventually, Satine stood up to excuse herself, and Din tried to follow. But she insisted the Din take some time off, that she’d be fine making the call by herself. Plus, she pointed out that she would have to meet with her advisors and councilors, and Din didn’t like them. Obi-wan invited Din to join Jinn as they practiced their katas. Din decided it was a good time to continue Bo-katan’s training. And if he managed to convince Obi-wan to spar with her so Obi-wan would get more hand-to-hand practice, then it would be a successful practice.  

         Just as they were winding down, Din received a comm from Satine.

         Please meet me in the Medbay. Obi-wan can show you where it is. Please don’t let Bo come.

         Din sent an affirmative, explaining the situation to the group. Bo-Katan wasn’t a fan of the plan, but Jinn sated her with the offer to teach her some Jetii katas. The girl was so eager to learn, so she accepted. With Grogu secure in his arms, Obi-wan and Din set off to the Medbay.

         “Did she say what was going on?” Obi-wan asked. Din shook his head. Obi-wan hummed in thought. “I can’t tell if he’s awake. Though I doubt it, the combination of the stun blaster and Spice withdrawal will probably have him out for a while.”

         “Spice withdrawal?” Din asked, but it was more rhetorical. Din had seen his fair share of addicts; it came with the territory of stalking the underworlds of various planets. The tremors, mood swings, and pale and gaunt skin were all hallmarks of a Spice user experiencing withdrawal. The seizure was likely a combination of the withdrawal and the stun. Din felt a moment of guilt, knowing he had added to Fett’s issue. “So he disappeared for five years after his people were killed to go on a Spice bend?”

         Obi-wan frowned and shook his head. “I don’t think so. It wouldn’t explain his limp or the….” Obi-wan trailed off.

         “The what?” Din gently prodded as they stopped in front of the Medbay.

         “The scars around his neck,” Obi-wan finally said, haunted eyes looking up at Din. “They were from a slave collar.”

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Mando'a translations: ver'gebuir: bodyguard (lit: hired guardian) baar'ur: medic aruetti: traitor Ne nari: Don't move Gannse laam: hands up Hal'cabur: chest plate ghet'bur: neck armor

[slenderboo]

Recently I came across some old "qui gon jinn lives" aus for the prequel trilogy, and since tales of the jedi came out like a week ago it got me thinking.

qui gon lives aus just got a whole lot more interesting since now, they canonically would also imply that dooku's fall could reasonably happen a lot later, or not at all depending on how you structure his narrative arc.

this sets up more stuff down the line as well; darth maul could either return as a sith apprentice again, now more powerful than ever and constantly seeking out obi-wan and qui-gon.

Or, you could have asajj ventress ascend to be palpatine's new apprentice, potentially sticking with him as she's pulled deeper into the dark side than she ever was as Dooku's apprentice, or conversely, her eventual betrayal could be even more climactic. I'd personally love to see a power struggle between her and Maul; the fact that they're both dathomiri could mean more exploration into their culture and societal structure.

the end-all-be-all for me would, of course, be that while Dooku would already be working for the Emperor over a decade before the Clone Wars, he'd still have Qui-Gon tying him down to the Order. Not only that, but he'd probably meet Obi-Wan (I maintain that they would get along super well) and Anakin, which is the most interesting in my opinion. Dooku and Anakin are shown to have very similar ideologies about the Jedi and their morals. There's a lot of space there to play around with character arcs and narrative directions, whether it be Dooku aiding in Anakin's fall or Anakin finding a healthy middle ground between Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's (perceived) model Jedi-ness and whatever the hell Anakin has going on.

It'd certainly be interesting to explore in depth, both from a "how can this completely destroy canon" way and a "same outcome, different way of getting there" style narrative.

[tinymongerdiplomathumanoid]

Choose Again

By: LindseyC15

Summary:

Obi-Wan didn’t realize it, but the Force heard him, and it swirled around him in growing intensity, whispering in his ear:

“You were right”

“The burden was too much for him”

“You will have an opportunity to carry it instead”

(The Force decides to try again, and this time, Obi-Wan Kenobi will be its Chosen One)

[ironborealis]

Lineage Cousins AU pt. 3

aka Missed Connections on AO3

Part 1 and Part 2 on Tumblr

Anakin has fixed a lot of dejarik boards before.

Well... Mom did all the soldering of the broken circuit boards because she said that the fumes were bad for growing boys, BUT it was his responsibility to take everything apart and carefully label it, test the circuits and mark the ones that Mom needed to fix, and then put it back together again when she was finished. He even tested the projectors and commands to make sure everything was in working order before Watto put it in the shop's inventory to sell.

So... He's mostly fixed a lot of dejarik boards and tested them afterwards, but he's never actually played dejarik before.

He hopes Mr. Kenobi hasn't noticed that Anakin is just making things up as he goes, figuring out how the pieces move by watching the projection stall for a split second every time he tries something that the rules don't allow.

He must have fixed a hundred, a thousand boards since he was old enough to start helping -- and the boards always sold quickly because everyone and their great grandma plays dejarik...

Everyone except Anakin and his mother... he doesn't think any of his friends on Tatooine had played either.

There's something sick growing in his belly as he thinks about it all, tears pricking at his eyes -- but he's pretty sure that Jedi don't cry, and he's a padawan now so he can't cry -- if Mr. Kenobi doesn't ruin everything by telling the Jedi Council to send him back to Tatooine.

Mr. Kenobi hums after Anakin's last move, stroking his beard and appearing to be deep in thought.

Mr. Qui-Gon had explained that Mr. Kenobi wasn't his brother-brother, like Kitster and Kassu who had the same mother, but a 'lineage brother' because the same Jedi Master had trained them both to be Knights.

Anakin thinks his Jedi grandmaster must be very old, to have taught both Mr. Qui-Gon and Mr. Kenobi.

Not that it matters, because apparently Master Dooku left the Jedi after Mr. Kenobi was knighted, so that only left his great-grandmaster Yoda... The green person with big ears on the Council who had thought he was too scared to be a Jedi.

He misses his mom.

Mr. Kenobi's foot taps the base of Anakin's chair, and Anakin realizes that Mr. Kenobi is waiting for him to play, but Anakin was so busy gathering eopie chips in his head that he'd missed Mr. Kenobi making his move.

He can feel the tips of his ears grow pink with embarrassment. Surely real Jedi don't become distracted or miss their moms and of course they all know how to play dejarik --

He reaches to move the big white monster, but Mr. Kenobi purses his lips and hums.

"That's an interesting choice -- I would have used the Grimtash's -- the gray one -- special attack," Mr. Kenobi keeps his eyes on the board.

"...Why?"

Anakin uses his best sabacc face, like he's only interested in Mr. Kenobi's strategy and not desperately trying to figure out how to win a game he doesn't know how to play.

"It's special attack is powerful enough to defeat my Ghhhk, which you've been abusing," Mr. Kenobi points out the dark green creature on his side of the board.

Anakin debates for a moment whether or not to take Mr. Kenobi's advice. If they were on Tatooine, it'd be a given that Mr. Kenobi was trying to trick him -- but they're not on Tatooine and besides he's pretty sure Jedi aren't allowed to lie unless it's really important.

He makes the move that Mr. Kenobi suggests and watches as his piece battles and destroys Mr. Kenobi's.

They continue to play, with Mr. Kenobi occasionally talking about what his strategy would be. He thinks Mr. Kenobi must be a horrible sabacc player, with all his obvious facial tells and the way he literally just tells you what he's going to do.

Maybe that's why Padmé's handmaidens like playing with him every night -- he's such an easy mark they must have taken every single credit he has by now.

Anakin doesn't always do what Mr. Kenobi would do, but he starts feeling more confident about how the game works and most importantly, how to win.

Soon, it's just Anakin's Grimtash against Mr. Kenobi's K'lor'slug (the purple one), and then it's over and...

Anakin won. He won! He didn't even know the rules and he won anyway, AND he beat a Jedi who's probably been playing dejarik since he was in diapers --

"Good game, Anakin." Mr. Kenobi holds his hand out over the board for Anakin to shake. His tone is jovial, like he hasn't just lost, and he's got that same amused glimmer in his eye like he did when Anakin tried bowing to him like a proper Jedi.

The sick feeling is back in his stomach.

"You let me win, didn't you?"

Mr. Kenobi's expression falters for a second, before becoming even faker than before.

"No, I didn't --"

"Jedi aren't supposed to lie!" Anakin jumps out of his seat, his heart pounding in his ears. "Did you think it was funny? It's not my fault that I don't know the rules! Dejarik is a stupid game anyway!"

Mr. Kenobi's face goes unnaturally calm, and Anakin knows now that Mr. Kenobi has a sabacc face that could rival some of the best on Tatooine -- and he hates it. He hates being made into fool by someone who's supposed to be deciding whether Anakin is good enough to even be a Jedi, it's not FAIR!

"What's going on?"

Mr. Qui-Gon appears, coming out of their room, and glaring at Mr. Kenobi like he did something wrong.

"He let me win!"

Anakin tries to put as much weight as he can into his accusation, to convey the seriousness of the situation in a Jedi-like manner, but when he hears himself, he sounds more like Kitster's little brother Kassu whining whenever he lost at a game.

The confused look on Mr. Qui-Gon's face only confirms that he thinks Anakin is acting like a baby.

The anger, humiliation, and homesickness are all boiling away inside of him -- ready to explode at any second. Anakin can't do that here, in front of these Jedi, he's already embarrassed himself enough.

He pushes past Mr. Qui-Gon and goes into their room. He can feel electricity arcing underneath his skin, forcing him to pace the room to burn off some of the energy before he does something un-Jedi-like.

He can hear Mr. Qui-Gon and Mr. Kenobi talking outside, their voices growing louder until he can clearly hear some of what they're saying.

"...won't hold it against him..."

"Well... pretty hypocritical of me... didn't you tell me..."

"Knight Kenobi why can't... in the moment."

Anakin climbs the ladder into his bunk, trying to get away from something he knows that he definitely doesn't want to be hearing. Even the walls back home were thicker than this.

"Tell me... dangerous, they all sense... what changed?"

Anakin pulls his pillow over his head and screams to drown out the noise around him and inside of him.

[direwolfrules]

Star Wars As Star Trek AU: The War

So, the war between the Federation and the Confederacy is supposed to be an important part of this AU, but I've been neglecting it in favor of writing some bizarre (and terrible) hybridization of Mandalorian-Klingon culture/history that no one's read. Like, seriously I spent four hours that could have been spent sleeping on that.

Anyway, the war is a thing that's been brewing for a while now. The Confederacy started as a Separatist movement a few centuries ago. The founding of the movement is widely credited to the Sith, who found the Federation's ideals and priorities to be in conflict with their own. The worlds that would become the Confederacy were allowed to secede no-contest because of a clause in the Federation charter.

Then there was a minor war (by minor I of course mean billions died), which was resolved by the Treaty of Coruscant, and the creation of the Neutral Zone.

Starfleet Admiral Dooku shocks everyone when he resigns his commission and retires to his homeworld of Serenno, where he claims his family's ancestral title. This is made possible by the convenient death of Dooku's elder brother via a previously undetected heart condition two days before his arrival (Maybelline commercial voice: maybe he's born with it, maybe it's Palpatine). The Serennan people under his leadership proceed to defect to the Confederacy.

A few months later, a Federation vessel's running a standard border patrol near the Neutral Zone before suddenly falling out of contact. The next thing anyone knows, the ship's destroyed along with a Geonosian City, and President Dooku of the Confederacy of Independant Systems is declaring war upon the Federation.

The Confederacy still uses battle droids, but also uses more organics than in Star Wars. A ship could have a mostly droid crew complement but organic officers in charge. This is mostly because I want Lux Bonteri's dad to be a reoccurring character. Captain Aavus Bonteri of the CSS Zakkeg keeps showing up and battles between him and the Resolute normally end one of two ways, either the Zakkeg is limping home or the Resolute is. He's not a Grievous level threat, more like he's there to pad out the organic officer count and I still need him to be a threat so, competent military man it is!

And like, having Lux's dad live and be an active antagonist to the crew of the Resolute kinda makes the whole Heroes on Both Sides thing be even more interesting. Lux is basically Ahsoka's "what could have been, we'll always have Risa" relationship. We all think he's bad for her, but god damn does this girl not think with her head when he shows up. Rex and Anakin are left shaking their heads because goddamnit their baby sister has terrible taste in romantic partners.

At one point Satine shows up as a neutral mediator, and she's hanging out in 79's after a grueling day of negotiations, and she overhears Anakin and Rex commiserating about how Ahsoka really just needs to date someone bland for a bit. For all their sakes. And Satine, who managed to convince bartender/mystic Fay to break out the actual alcohol, jumps into the conversation with tales of Bo-Katan's failed romantic endeavors. They just start comparing the dumpster fires that are their little siblings' love lives. 10/10, the next morning hungover Anakin tells Obi-Wan he should marry Satine.

[padawansuggest]

Mace: Onto the next order of business- *turns to glare at Dooku when his comm goes off again* Do you need to answer that?

Dooku: *suspicious look* It’s just Qui-Gon.

Sifo-Dyas: :) Yan gave his newest Padawan a book on dead languages.

Mace: I… don’t see why that’s a bad thing? Obi-Wan loves languages, you’d think Qui-Gon would be happy with his student getting along with his master.

Dooku: First of all, that is the opposite of what Qui-Gon wants. Second of all… Obi-Wan taught himself to speak some of these dead languages. And now they’re what he speaks in when he’s sleepwalking. Qui-Gon wants me to find the exorcist we used on his last padawan when Xana started acting funny.

Council: …

Yoda: *giggling*

Yaddle: You helped Dooku pick out the book, didn’t you?

Yoda: Said anything, I didn’t!

Mace: Oh my god. He’s terrifying enough when he’s sleepwalking.

Sifo-Dyas: :) I think it’s cute. He’s a sweetie.

Plo: He is, he really is, I tell you, Qui-Gon almost had to fight me for him.

Dooku: *quietly turns his comm on silent and puts it face down on the chair* Onto next business?

[iobsessoverfictionalmen]

[jedi-starbird]

A happier galaxy where the disaster lineage is somewhat less on fire constantly and senior padawan Obi-wan has developed a fixation on Mandalorians:

Sometimes Feemor regretted just how much he had given away when he had spent 5 expensive months bribing a traumatised Obi-wan to call him brother when he was 14. His dignity, for one, his access codes and shadow cloaking techniques, another. So he had a very dignified reaction when he was awoken to the shine of his younger brother's eyes in the dark at the foot of his bed. "I wou-stop screaming it's just me-I would like a Mandalorian. How do I procure one?"

"How the fuck should I know?"

Obi-wan scowled as if Feemor was being difficult, he wasn't, he wasn't quite awake enough for that yet. "You're a shadow, you're supposed to know things."

Ah, if being a shadow granted you the secrets of the universe instead of just a great many planetary governments, Feemor wouldn't spend so much time wondering what dark rituals Dooku had committed to result in Qui-gon Jinn. (He already knew what regular rituals Qui-gon had committed to result in Obi-wan)

"I know that I'm about to punt you out of my room right now."

"...My birthday is coming up, I believe I deserve compensation for all the traumas."

Obi-wan's eyes were very big now. Feemor sighed. He flopped back down into bed. He resisted the urge to pull his blankets back up and roll over. 'Oh sure when it's time to see mind healers everything's fine but now-'

"Shouldn't you be asking Master then?"

"Master would not approve of how I plan to use the Mandalorian."

He squinted at Obi-wan for a long moment. Obi-wan stared back. He did some quick mental maths and tried not to feel old. Eh. Fine. Feemor swung his legs out of bed. "You had me at 'Master wouldn't approve'."

"Do you think I could get one by walking into little Keldabe and asking very nicely?"

As it turns out, yes he could. A few too many in fact, apparently Jedi, their ancestral enemy, in the Mando district attracted attention, who knew? Feemor knew, Feemor would have known if only he had been properly awake when this semblence of a plan was proposed. He stalked through the cantina towards Obi-wan who was leaning slightly forwards against a pillar, ah...speaking, to a Mandalorian with painted orange armour while surrounded by a larger crowd of Mandos. At least they seem mostly amused. He ignored the youngers squawk as he yanked the back of his robes so that he moved away from the Mandalorian and spun him around.

"You cannot solve centuries of animosity by batting your eyelashes."

"I'm not batting my eyelashes " Obi-wan sniffed," I'm shaking my ass, there's decidedly more effort involved."

"I miss when I was an only child." Feemor sighed deeply. He used the force to scruff the neck of Obi-wan's robes and dangle him slightly in the air. He ignored the shouting from beside him and bowed politely to the staring Mandos. "My apologies for the disturbance, this will not happ-" He considered his brother who was now yelling out his personal comm code with a wink. " Please excuse us, this very probably will happen again, we shall workshop it. May the force be with you all."

I don't have a fully planned AU but it is Codywan!!! cause I love those bitches but have some more dialogue I came up with for this AU. I'm imagining them both as like 20-23, Obi's close to knighthood. He's still a padawan for this because I think him causing Qui-gon headaches is funny. Feemor fully thinks this complicated courtship dance Obi's created is funny, he likes studying his little brother like a bug, he just wasn't prepared for him to just waltz into little kelbade and start hitting on people, though he really should have been.

Hand wavy timeline with Jaster alive but the clones are still clones, Jango was kidnapped and held in stasis or something, Jaster claimed them as Mandos. This is really just about Obi's first and biggest diplomatic achivement being friendly Jedi-Mando relations purely cause he was in his thot era. This also somehow saves the galaxy from the sith.

I like to imagine that Cody's brothers recorded that little exchange between Fee and Obi on their helmets and uploaded it online where it went viral on MandoNet before going viral galaxywide because wait holy shit is that a Jedi saying that????. Qui-gon gets called in for a very weird meeting where the council's like ok so the entire holonet has seen your padawan being horny on main but also this is like the biggest jump in our diplomatic relationship with the Mandos in centuries so like can we keep this up somehow? This results in Obi-wan being holonet famous, first through vode recordings but then he starts a space tumblr and twitter account and he's famous now. Then his friends and other jedi start accounts because wait we're allowed to do that? and those become big as well and this is literally the best PR the jedi have had in hundreds of years. the holonet loves them. the sith are fuming.

Obi-wan, scoffing: What were they gonna do? Shoot me? Feemor: Yes. Obi-wan: I don't believe in blasters. Bly: ...like as a concept...? Obi-wan: No, spiritually.

Obi-wan: I'm sure there's a nice Mandalorian we can find for you Feemor: I'm not sure those 2 words belong together Obi-wan: No of course not, we can't find a nice one, then they'd be all alone, we need to find an absolute bastard of one so that you two match :)

Obi-wan: Oh so Master gets to take in pathetic life forms but I don't? This one's already domesticated! Wolffe: Debatable. Feemor: Cody's a person! Not a stray tooka! Obi-wan: Master takes in stray people all the time! That's how he got me!

Qui-gon: How do you explain this behaviour Padawan ? Obi-wan: The force pushed me towards the Mandalorians Master, it was quite insistent on me developing better relations with them given our difficult history. Feemor: Fascinating, please do elaborate, I'd love to hear the theological implications of a force-assigned kink.

[threebea]

Okay I love the fanon Dooku and Obi-Wan dynamic and all of them getting along and being a great master and Padawan pair.

But consider...

Au where for whatever reason Dooku has to take on Obi-Wan's apprenticeship and they absolutely hate each other.

Dooku (68 and trying to get seduced to the dark side): are you going to tattle to the council again?

Obi-Wan (19 and not having it): are you going to drop protocol and try to choke someone out with the Force again?

Like Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon always had their moments of friction but the level of ice that can develop between Dooku and Obi-Wan is legendary.

Obi-Wan: Master I don't think siding with capitalists and billionaires will help the people of this planet like you think it will.

Dooku: the red tape of the republic-

Obi-Wan: is there to ensure walkways have guard rails. Do you see a guard rail here? If knighthood doesn't pan out I'm applying for a job with Space OSHA.

Dooku: Padawan the Jedi are the attack dogs of the Senate.

Obi-Wan: hey I am not the one using the force to choke people on my missions. I use my words. I think you'll find you're the one attacking--

Dooku: are you ever going to let that go?

Obi-Wan: of course Master! I know how to let go! Unlike you when you're crushing someone's windpipe!

Dooku: why you little-

Obi-Wan: *choking sounds*

Mace: you've been together for a month, surely this is just a rocky first step.

Dooku lifts his arm, Obi-Wan is biting him hanging off by his teeth: I'm going to level with you Master Windu. I was considering leaving the Jedi and joining a Sith Lord who plans to destroy the Jedi and take over the galaxy, but now my only desire is to get as far away from Obi-Wan Kenobi as I can and never speak to him again.

[charmwasjess]

The “What if Dooku Trains Obi-Wan instead of Qui-Gon AU” is genuinely precious to me and I think they would thrive. 

Still, can you imagine how much initial adjustment it take be for Obi-Wan “Qui-Gon Isn’t Following The Rules and It’s Giving Me a Stomach Ache” Kenobi to be trained by the guy Qui-Gon learned that from? 

A typical Master Dooku mission canon example from Dooku: Jedi Lost

Dooku: the mission is called Space Nascar and we have to do a shot everytime someone pisses me off Dooku: see the Council assigns me these sorts of elbow-rubbing rich people event missions because of my “good” “stable” personality Dooku: for example I’ve almost gotten in two separate fights and we’ve been here five minutes Dooku: Now let’s go steal a speeder, I just Force-threw a cop

Qui-Gon is rattled by this. QUI-GON JINN. 

On the other hand, Obi-Wan’s existing partnerships prove he’s able to thrive under chaos. Dooku, for all his faults, seems to have the singular ability as a Master to produce incredibly self-confident students. He’s repeatedly established as someone who genuinely loves teaching and is a natural at it, who is at their best when part of a Master Padawan partnership - which seemed to be a struggle for Qui-Gon. Ultimately he and Obi-Wan built a loving, successful partnership, but in every timeline it seems to have been initially rocky and took years to flourish. The difference in Obi-Wan having a Master who is tremendously engaged and invested in him from the get-go, but also deeply chaotic? 

Makashi Chaos Monster Obi-Wan. Oh no, he’s a duelist just like his dad and bitchier than ever! The part of him that is inclined to say things like “Sith Lords are our Specialty” is given room to grow and thrive. His monologues increase tenfold and he has a lightsaber form where they’re built right in. The quips! The amount of leaving a conversation that’s going badly by jumping out a window (pulling a Dooku)!  

It’s so beautiful. 🥲

[gffa]

I've been a little slow on getting out new STAR WARS fic recs out, but in my defense it's because I've been reading a bunch of longer fics lately. In the spirit of "there's a special feeling to those fics that consume you and make you stay up until 3am because you can't put them down", here's a list of some of the ones I've loved or am in the middle of reading and they are haunting my thoughts and I need to inflict that on everyone else. Whether you're looking at a long upcoming trip and need some good reading material or avoiding your feelings by sinking into fic or just because you like reading, I hope you'll find something here! Including a bonus underrunning theme of throwing in a bunch of Jedi-loving fic to continue my agenda of making Jedi-centric fandom a more fun place to be. 30k+ is the minimum and this isn't all of my favorites, but it's a great list of "I have a week off to kill and I want to be in a fic coma by the end of it".

STAR WARS FIC FOR WHEN YOU NEED TO KILL ABOUT TEN HOURS WORTH OF TIME AND WANT TO HAVE FEELINGS ABOUT FICTIONAL PSYCHIC SPACE WIZARDS WHILE YOU'RE AT IT:

✦ Out with Lanterns by SkyeBean, mace & ahsoka & plo & shaak & cast, 312.5k     In another universe, Jedi Masters Plo Koon and Depa Billaba decide a Padawan could do Mace some good. It takes a while, but he eventually agrees. When he takes Ahsoka Tano as his Padawan, Mace knows that he's broken through a Shatterpoint and changed the course of a life. How, he doesn't know. ✦ Reprise by Elfpen, obi-wan & qui-gon & mace & yoda & anakin & cast, time travel, 558.9k wip     Ben Kenobi dies aboard the Death Star in the year 0 BBY. He wakes up shortly thereafter in the Jedi temple in the year 41 BBY. Haunted by memories and regret, Ben must forge a new path for himself in the Jedi Order of his youth while navigating the murky waters of time travel. Crafting a better future from bitter experience is hard, but learning to heal is even harder. ✦ Take it from the top and try again by mauvera, obi-wan & qui-gon & anakin & padme & mace & shmi & dooku & cast, time travel, 112k wip     Five years into his self imposed exile on Tattooine, Obi-Wan Kenobi is gifted the chance to go back and bring hope back to the galaxy. With hindsight on his side, he fully intends to save his master, save his padawan, make some new and old friends again, prepare the Jedi for a war they’ll hopefully never see and begin to pull apart all the many tangled threads of the Sith Lord’s plans. Should be relatively easy. Right? ✦ Post Order 66 Exile AU by Livsy, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 46k     Alternatively: after a failed order 66, in which many Jedi still died but the Sith were defeated, an exiled warrior and a boy wander a distant planet and attempt to get along. ✦ Remedial Jedi Theology by MarbleGlove, obi-wan & anakin & jedi & cast, 51.3k     Let us consider the fact that the Jedi Order is a monastic religious organization based out of a temple, with five basic tenets of faith. ✦ Supreme Chancellor Obi-Wan Kenobi by stonefreeak, obi-wan & anakin & padme & yoda & palpatine & bail & dooku & mace & quinlan & vokara & ahsoka & cast, 124.5k wip     By an old Republic law, all members of the Jedi High Council are senators in the Galactic Senate, and can thus be voted in as chancellor. A Senator from a less prominent planet has had enough of Chancellor Palpatine's incompetence and calls for a Vote of No-Confidence and the installation of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi as Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. This one action becomes the catalyst that changes the direction of the galaxy. ✦ What We've Become by Vinyarie, vader & ahsoka & cast, 82k     Darth Vader and Ahsoka’s fight on Malachor takes a different path, and Ahsoka actually is able to save her master. Or rather, she’s able to convince him to save himself. Diverges from canon in the last few minutes of Twilight of the Apprentice and goes increasingly AU from there.

✦ time to change the road you're on by wreckageofstars, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & luke & leia & han & ghost crew & cast, time travel, 93.6k wip     The end of the Clone War is near - the fall of the Republic even nearer. Anakin Skywalker, caught up in the events that lead to the rise of the Empire and the loss of everything he holds dear, finds himself sent nearly two decades into the future. Ahsoka Tano, still coming to painful terms with the true fate of her former master, is - not exactly happy to see him. But the Force works in mysterious ways - and the future is not nearly as set in stone as they've been lead to believe. Multi-chapter AU, Rise of the Empire/Rebels-era. ✦ narrower than a razor's edge by bereft_of_frogs, obi-wan & dooku & qui-gon & anakin & sidious & cast, 30.2k     Dooku tips his hand ten years earlier because he can't stand the thought of his former apprentice's murder, and that might just be enough to save everyone...if it doesn't get them all killed first. ✦ soften every edge by gigglesandfreckles, obi-wan & ahsoka (& anakin), major character death, 48.1k     "Rejoice!" the galaxy says, in the wake of war and the dawning of peace. "How?" Obi-Wan asks. "No," Ahsoka says. (or: Obi-Wan & Ahsoka learn to live on.) ✦ hunting toward heartstill by blackkat, mace/cody & plo & fives & shaak & obi-wan & anakin & rex & cast, 207.2k     Plo has an idea. Mace agrees, and everything snowballs right into hell from there. (Or: Mace and Cody get married in order to give the clones citizen status. Before they can focus on that, though, they're going to have to deal with ancient Sith artifacts, evil prophets, plots to overthrow the Supreme Chancellor, lost planets, monsters warped by Sith alchemy, inconvenient , and Darth Sidious turning his eye on a potential new apprentice. Just...not in that order.) ✦ Cataclasm by dendral, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & waxer & cast, 63.1k wip     For reasons unknown to all but himself, Obi-Wan Kenobi has left the Jedi Order in the midst of the Clone Wars, taking with him a single clone. Anakin Skywalker has been unofficially tasked by the Order to find Obi-Wan and bring him home. Unfortunately for Anakin, it seems his former master is always ten steps ahead of him. ✦ Unexpected Awakening (The Rewrite) by Rhiw, obi-wan & qui-gon & anakin & feemor & bruck & jango & cast, time travel, 135.1k wip     The life of General Kenobi is cut short at the hands of his Padawan, but the sight that greets his eyes upon awakening is not that of blinding light of the Force, but the Jedi Temple he knew when he was still a youth. As he struggles to understand the path laid out before him, Obi-Wan unwittingly captures the attention of a singularly unusual Temple Guard, and that of a reluctant Qui-Gon Jinn.

✦ Knightrise by deviantaccumulation, obi-wan & ahsoka & satine & yoda & cast, 89.4k wip     There is no battle on Mustafar or in Coruscant's senate building. Instead, a small but still alive Jedi Order rises from its ashes on Mandalore. ✦ Fire and Ice by Yesac, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 111.9k     Anakin wins the duel on Mustafar, but doesn't kill Obi-Wan. Along with Padme, Obi-Wan finds himself living in a chaotic world where the man he thought he knew has become the thing he swore to destroy. Can Anakin be turned back? If so, what then? ✦ Better That a Millstone by Icarus_is_flying, obi-wan & luke & anakin & leia & cast, 86.7k     Vader discovers Luke and Obi-Wan on Tatooine when Luke is one year old and attempts to reclaim the family he threw away. Obi-Wan is less than pleased, and Luke and Leia? They have their own ideas about how their future should play out. ✦ Bloodlines by KCKenobi, obi-wan & anakin & dooku, 35.8k     When an explosion traps them in the same doomed escape pod, Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Dooku are stranded together on Tatooine. The goal is simple: cooperate long enough to survive, and not a second longer. But a shared past has a way of connecting the people we think we know—and bloodlines run deep. [or: your classic family road trip across a desert planet, except your grandpa is, you know, a Sith Lord. And now he's sort of starting to bond with your Jedi dad. And that might be an issue.] ✦ When Darkness Seems to Hide This Place by IllyanaA, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & rex & cast, 136k wip     After killing three of the Jedi Order's best and brightest, Palpatine's fight with Jedi Master Mace Windu goes shorter than expected. Afraid he's lost his chance at recruiting a new apprentice, Sidious unleashes Order 66 across the galaxy, but, per their programming, the Clone Army is not to harm Anakin Skywalker. After witnessing the most painful loss he's ever experienced and injured at the hands of his captors, Anakin is ready to die like the rest of the Jedi, though not before getting his vengeance. ✦ Precipice by shadowsong26, obi-wan & anakin & padme & luke & leia & bail & ahsoka & rex & cast, 253.6k     An AU in which Anakin Skywalker does not follow Mace Windu and the others to Palpatine’s office after they leave to arrest the Chancellor. As a result, he doesn’t get that final push over the edge, and doesn’t Fall. ✦ Averting Galactic Destruction by kj_feybarn, obi-wan & anakin & quinlan & rex & cody & fives & dogma & wolffe & plo & shaak & dooku & sidious, time travel, 44.3k     AKA The Time the Force Sent Obi-Wan Back in Time and Quinlan Vos kept him from Going Kamikaze because let’s be Honest, Being Forced to Come Back in Time Would Suck.

✦ Into the Archives by skygawker, obi-wan & anakin/padme & palpatine & cast, 104.9k wip     After hearing the legend of Darth Plagueis the Wise from Palpatine, Anakin decides that his best chance to save Padme is to break into the restricted Holocron Vault of the Temple Archives to search for information about Plagueis. Predictably, all does not go according to plan. Revenge of the Sith AU. ✦ Live To Fight Another Day by raemanzu, spica_tea, cody & rex & jesse & kix & obi-wan & anakin & fox & cast, 396.9k wip     Clones have their place in the universe, beyond the schemes of Palpatine. Events conspire to place Rex on the path of a new fate, one which will affect the future in ways not even the Jedi could foresee. Loyal to source material and characterizations. Canon-divergent. Starts between seasons 5 and 6 of TCW and explores Rex’s reaction to Fives’ dying words and subsequent events building toward Order 66. Variety of canon characters. No ships. Very Ace and Aro. Strong focus on certain friendships (Rex and Cody, Jesse and Kix, etc) with those friendships playing major roles. Thematically about how the clones navigate loss, trauma, the concept of their enslavement, their identities, etc amongst the larger active plot threads. Content warnings for war-related PTSD, trauma, combat injuries, and all around war-related angst etc in later chapters. ✦ Life and What Comes After by Ibelin, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & padme & cast, 177.2k wip     Obi-Wan dies on Jabiim. Anakin blames himself, doesn't know how to go on and yet - he does. Maybe the Force rewards that kind of thing, or maybe he just gets lucky, but when a mission lands Anakin on a vaguely familiar planet, he gets a second chance to do what he knows he should have done in the first place: save his master. (And maybe a chance to save the galaxy, too.) ✦ Knight-Errant by zinjadu, anakin & ahsoka & obi-wan & padme & rex & jedi & clones, 315.8k     AU - The Jedi Who Knew Too Much. Rex decides to stay "in pursuit" of his Commander; he jumps. Now, with backup, Ahsoka navigates the lower levels and deals with Ventress. Meanwhile, Anakin takes the Order to task, finds a little more support, and things turn out a little differently for everyone. And this is just the beginning. ✦ the massive machinery of hope by Killbothtwins, obi-wan & qui-gon & anakin & shmi & jedi, time travel, 150.1k     After the end of the war with the Empire, Obi-Wan wakes up in his twelve-year old body. Now all he needs to do is convince everyone he's psychic, trick his Master into taking him on before he's sent to Bandomeer, redeem a few bad guys, and try not to have a nervous breakdown. Pretty easy. It's not like the Sith are lurking on the horizon, waiting to devour the Jedi Order.

✦ The Exchange by MissLearn, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & ahsoka & padme & cast, time travel/body swap, 120k     The Daughter has a bad day and it irrevocably changes the fate of the galaxy, twice over. Or; ROTS Obi-Wan and Anakin are swapped with their younger, TPM, selves. It changes things, in both parallels. ✦ In All The World by Kjellarnen, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 144.8k wip     The story of how Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi tamed each other, from Naboo to Anakin's early days at the Temple. ✦ In Another Life by KCKenobi, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & padme, time travel, 52.3k     Eleven years after the rise of the Empire, a favor to a friend sends Obi-Wan traveling through the multiverse. He encounters different versions of the galaxy and of himself—including one in which Anakin never turned to the dark side. Obi-Wan and this Light Anakin are forced to work together to stop the creation of a disastrous Empire weapon. But as they move through different versions of reality, the timelines become more and more twisted—and the harder it is to distinguish who they are from who they might have been. And—to find their way home. ✦ The Intruder by Hollyoakhill, obi-wan & original clone characters, 82.5k     When a vicious attack from a strange, indestructible monster traps them on a derelict star destroyer, a young clone trooper fresh from Kamino join forces with Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi to find a way to escape. ✦ Conceal Me What I Am by Himboskywalker, obi-wan/anakin & padme & yoda & mace & palpatine & quinlan & cast, omegaverse, NSFW, 108.3k     Separatist Propaganda is turning the Republic against the Jedi Order and the Senate sees no choice but to join in a political alliance to fight dissent on a unified front.An alliance is proposed through an arranged marriage,between a Jedi Knight and Republic Senator. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi are chosen as representatives of the political union by Darth Sidious, meant to bring ruin to the marriage and the public's support of the Jedi,for Obi-Wan Kenobi is not the Beta he claims. But even Sidious does not know of the secret Anakin Skywalker keeps, that he is not the Alpha the galaxy believes him to be. ✦ Equinox by lilyconrad, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 95.9k     During the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan and Anakin crash on a remote planet and take shelter in the ruins of a grand estate only to find they are not alone.

✦ Invictus by Himboskywalker, obi-wan/anakin & cast, NSFW, 40.3k     "He is the balance, the other half, the completion to Skywalker’s soul, a perfect dyad in the force. But while Kenobi is a simple answer, the force also sees the difficulty of the pair coming together in balance. The foundations of the galaxy they exist in pull at them, threatening to intervene in their unity. But this is also a simple problem, for the force is far greater than the foundations of a single galaxy, for it is the foundation of all. So the force enacts its will, to bridge the pair over a span of moments, of years, of eternities, and Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi will fall in love, have fallen in love, and are falling in love." ✦ Neutron star collision by thedunesea, obi-wan/anakin & cast, NSFW, 121.2k wip     In the aftermath of Order 66, Anakin Skywalker's miraculous survival after his confrontation with the new Sith Apprentice Darth Vader ignites a sparkle of hope in the remaining Jedi, in the fledgling rebellion and, above all, in his former Master, who thought he had lost everything to darkness. But darkness is generous, and it is patient. ✦ Lex Talionis by intermundia, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & dooku & rex & cast, NSFW, 187.1k     The ancient Galactic Republic is dying slowly—an ugly death of corruption, sprawl, and decay—with the sin of slavery hanging over its every triumph. The beleaguered Jedi Knights are too few to adequately patrol and police the entire Republic, and are faced with complacency and greed at every turn. Born into a crumbling and stagnant galaxy, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are faced with the greatest challenge of all: themselves. Obi-Wan likes rules and control. When the galaxy around him stops playing by the rules, what is a Jedi to do? Anakin needs rules and restraint. When the galaxy around him conspires to set him loose, what is his Master to do? Falling slowly or falling fast, falling through lust or falling through wrath—it all leads to delusion and moral decay. What can be born from the ashes? ✦ Atlas of Our Ruin by Ripki, obi-wan/anakin & cast, NSFW, time travel, 230.8k     Both the past and the future casts long shadows. Obi-Wan and Anakin learn that the hard way, when a mysterious holocron flings them backwards and forwards in time, forcing them to confront painful truths. But the time-travel is only the beginning… ✦ Seed by bell (belldreams), obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 44k     When Anakin falls prey to a lethal poison, Obi-Wan has no choice but use all his resources to heal him-- no matter how reluctant he is in administering the antidote.

✦ wicked thing by imaginarykat, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & cast, nsfw, sith!obi-wan, 124.2k wip     There are rumours of yet another Sith Lord hiding among the Separatists. The Council sends Anakin to investigate. Anakin has a bad feeling about this. or, the story of how Anakin exists in a perpetual state of intense embarrassment, Obi-Wan is enjoying it a little too much, and everything is, generally speaking, a gigantic mess. ✦ Rulebreaker/Wildheart by chapstickaddict, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & luke & leia & barriss & cast, NSFW, 230k     Darth Vader, the strong arm of the Sith, held loyal to his Order since they took he and his mother from slavery in the deserts of Tatooine. Until he became convinced they killed his wife. He abandoned his Order and disappeared in the chaos of the Clone Wars, presumed dead by all sides. That young Skywalker is known around town as a widower and homesteader; a Nabooian who emigrated to avoid the trade blockade; a father of overly-energetic twins and warding a Togruta war orphan; a decent mechanic if your farm equipment or maintenance droid is acting up. Anakin is a paranoid, over-protective hot mess doing his best to raise his weird pack the way Padmé would have wanted. How the hell is he supposed to do that when his kids and not-apprentice make him haul a half-dead Jedi Master home like a lost pet? ✦ more than a candle by jenmishe, obi-wan/anakin/padme, NSFW, 50.3k     "The dark is generous and it is patient and it always wins – but in the heart of its strength lies its weakness: one lone candle is enough to hold it back. Love is more than a candle. Love can ignite the stars." Or, a few thousands of words of how Anakin, Obi Wan, and Padmé realize many things, which include, most notably, how they feel about each other and how to handle said feelings. Oh, and in the meantime, they deal with a megalomaniac Sith Lord. ✦ Anamorphosis by avocadomoon, obi-wan/padme & anakin & mace & corde & qui-gon & cast, 33.5k     noun, plural an·a·mor·pho·ses [an-uh-mawr-fuh-seez, -mawr-foh-seez]. A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.