#anyway. this really was the year of codywan!!!

[oathkeeperoxas]

I posted 2,135 times in 2022

122 posts created (6%)

2,013 posts reblogged (94%)

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I tagged 2,133 of my posts in 2022

#fan made - 1,022 posts

#sw - 870 posts

#obi-wan - 482 posts

#codywan - 458 posts

#cody - 419 posts

#kh - 312 posts

#kairi - 146 posts

#the mandalorian - 125 posts

#sora - 122 posts

#riku - 101 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#i would not be able to edit and tweak that much in the next 2 weeks unfortunately but i can daydream about finally getting this fic finished

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

codywan gang, listen up

Currently in 2022, we have uploaded 1,957 works to the codywan tag:

What does that mean? We only need 267 new codywan works to be published in December to get to 2224 works uploaded this year.

I’m incredibly impressed with the amount of content we’ve made this year - and if we reach 2224 works, that would be the cherry on top, so to speak. Let’s all get cracking!!

106 notes - Posted November 30, 2022

#4

I’m excited to present the preview for what I’ve been working on with @sunflowersinheaven for the @codywanreversebang! It’s been lovely to see all the works come together with posting starting soon, and I hope you enjoy this little sneak peek of the fic too 💖

“What’s this I hear about you and Kenobi going on a date this morning?” Bly asks. Cody nearly chokes on his drink. “A what? There was no–” He clears his throat. “Obi-Wan and I attended an issue that needed resolving before anything got out of hand. When it was done we had brunch, and that’s it.” Obi-Wan had introduced him to the concept of brunch during their unexpected meal. Cody feels a little bit cocky that he’s managed to use it in a sentence already. “Brunch?” Bly squeaks, eyes going wide in shock. “Oh, by all things natborns hold holy, you’re oblivious. You’re both completely, utterly, unswervingly, oblivious.” Cody elbows him. Bly splutters, but he points a finger at Cody. “That’s not true,” Cody says, thinking about how he’d almost touched Obi-Wan’s hand earlier this week, and how he’d knocked their feet together under the table today. Obi-Wan had not been averse to those gestures – nor to the other dozens of occasions where nearly something more happened, whether he or Cody had almost initiated it. “We are not oblivious.” “Then what? You’ve decided to do the pining stage for so long because you can’t stand not to be the expert in something?” “That’s not it either.” “Then I’m confused,” Bly says, leaning forward. “You do acknowledge that you like Master Kenobi, right?” “Of course I like him,” Cody says, looking at Bly dubiously. “No!” Bly huffs. “I mean, you want to squish his little cheeks and see him in his bathrobe and have front row seats every time he wrecks someone’s shit.” Bly’s eyes have gone a little dreamy. Cody elbows him, which Bly protests loudly. “I think you’re projecting your feelings towards a certain someone onto me,” Cody says flatly. “You know what I mean!” Bly huffs. “You want to kiss him and hold him and you feel all fluttery and warm when you see him. Don’t lie to my face Cody, I’ve known you too long for that.” Cody had known what Bly meant the first time, but it’s always run to rile him. “Of course I like him,” he repeats dryly, and Bly groans. “Then what’s going on between you two? Come on, I gotta tell Aayla the gossip. Don’t leave me out here without any backup. She has a mean streak, I swear.” “Try squishing her little cheeks,” Cody suggests, and Bly launches himself. Cody grapples with him, until Bly plays dirty by tickling him in the one spot every clone is weak to. Cody grumbles and Bly laughs, letting him go. “Okay, but seriously,” Bly says. “You know he likes you too, right?” Cody looks out over the rest of the bar so he won’t have to answer. It’s complicated. He and Obi-Wan have been a lot of things to each other, and moving onto something else, something new, is big. Cody hasn’t done anything like it before, and he isn’t sure how to start. “Cody?” Bly insists. “You know, right?” 

114 notes - Posted June 24, 2022

#3

Codywan Week 2022 Fic Rec List

Wow, there sure was a heap of works uploaded for @codywanweek this year! (approximately 140 on AO3, by my count) If you’re looking for somewhere to start browsing through all these awesome works, then please see the below list for some of my favourite fics from this year, and give them some love! 💖

Could We Start Again, Please? [2.1k] by @daughterofdungeonbat

Fic summary:

The war has ended, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Commander Cody have become much more serious in their relationship, and they've spent the last day moving Obi-Wan's things into Cody's new apartment. All is going well, until Cody tries to lighten the mood and misses Anakin's frantic attempts to stop him. Or- Obi-Wan has an extra lightsaber. It is not his.

Fic rec: Really loved the character voices here, and the post-war set up and pay off really works well! Has some funny and great lines too

at the horizon’s edge [2.2k] by @inkformyblood

Fic summary:

The bed is larger than Obi-Wan is used to, even now, even after sleeping in it night after night since the day after the war was declared finished. They had made do for so long on the narrow GAR-issued cots or the cramped bunks on the ships that a large bed felt like an indulgence, something to mark the official beginnings of their relationship even though they wound up curled together more often than not. On the floor, beneath the cascade of blankets, Cody’s chest rises and falls beneath Obi-Wan’s hand. There is a hitch to his breathing, an unsteadiness that only grows as Obi-Wan shifts, skating his fingers up over the cool, bare expanse. (Cody has a nightmare, and some things cannot be faced alone.)

Fic rec: emotional and soft and intimate, with some great pose and interactions between codywan

setting sun [2.4k] by @milfmisspiggy

Fic summary:

"Fuck." "You may wear that word out if you aren't careful." "I'll switch it out when something else expresses my feelings better."

Fic rec: BITING AND CHEWING THIS. Absolutely lovely and hot smut with some Tatooine codywan!

Panacea [4k] by @missypup

Fic summary:

Cody has been falling for his General for two years. Two long, war filled years. But he's been able to stay in control of his feelings by just not acknowledging them. But having to share a bed with the man he's been daydreaming about for two years makes Cody so tense Obi-Wan decides to give him a massage to help out. Obi-Wan would certainly be the death of him.

Fic rec: I am always down for codywan massages and Cody getting some love and attention, and this provides in spades! There’s also some very sweet lines here that I loved a lot

Through An Artist’s Eyes [1.1k] by @yellowisharo

Fic summary

Another pass of his charcoal over the paper to emphasize the slight curve of the bottom of the ribcage, following the path Cody's eyes take over Obi-Wan's body.

Fic rec: artist!Cody my beloved! This fic is multimedia, and the art throughout the fic adds to the atmosphere and tone of the story in a great way

A Fool’s Errand [3.1k] by @itsgoldleaf

Fic summary:

“I killed you.” “You missed.” “I never miss.” “It was never you.” “This isn’t real.” “If you believe only one thing, believe that I am here and I am with you, and that this is real.” The second worst part is his rotten luck in having his General come back from being murdered and being so nice to him about it.

Fic rec: oh my god yall the way I am not kidding when I say this one drove me crazy... the PROSE the CHARACTER the INTERACTIONS the METAPHORS. This one really does have everything!!

Fear is a disease; hope is it’s only cure [9.7k] by @nimue44

Fic summary:

“The Sith has been hunting you and he hasn’t found you,” Ahsoka said. “Please keep it that way. The underground networks were hand-fed this intel, Obi-Wan. He wants you to know. He’s laying a trap.” “Of course he is, my dear,” Obi-Wan sighed. “And he’ll already know I’m coming.” “Obi-Wan, don’t, you’re safe here” Ahsoka pleaded. “Cody wouldn’t want you to walk into a trap just for him.” “No, he wouldn’t,” Obi-Wan agreed. Cody had raised an eyebrow at more than a few of Obi-Wan’s schemes in the past. Yet despite any of his reservations about a given gambit, Cody would join Obi-Wan on the front lines every time, even when he could have led from the fleet and let Obi-Wan clean up his own messes. “But I’m afraid his sound strategic reasoning hasn’t always foiled my plans to single handedly save the day.” OR: Two years into his exile on Tatooine, Obi-Wan comes across something in the desert that sets off a chain of events that may allow Obi-Wan to finally reclaim some peace. But first he'll have to rescue a purge trooper from the grips of the Empire.

Fic rec: I am just ajkhkfjg this one is SO GOOD. How Obi-Wan thinks/feels post O66 is so rich, and his refusal to let Cody go is just so everything aaaa. Great characterisation choices here alongside excellent writing.

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144 notes - Posted August 30, 2022

#2

229 notes - Posted November 11, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

For the touch ask prompts: Codywan and "shielding the other one with their body", please!

codywan, 780 words, post-war no order 66 AU

“Oh Force, Cody, save me.” 

Cody doesn’t hesitate. Between one breath and the next he sweeps Obi-Wan into his arms, holding him close against his chest, and turns so his back is facing the centre of the room. Obi-Wan curls up against his chest, tucking his head in close. They’re of a similar enough height that Cody can’t completely hide his partner, but they’re close enough that Obi-Wan can claim plausible deniability that he didn’t see anyone who was looking for him. 

“Who is it?” Cody mutters into his ear, feeling his hair tickle against his lips. He’s still not used to this – not to holding Obi-Wan so openly in public, nor the strange fit of the formal wear across his shoulders, or the tang of the exotic food in his mouth. But he’s putting on a straight face, because he’s the most highly ranked clone here – the highly formerly ranked. With the GAR dissolved at the end of the war, he has no military titles any more. That doesn’t stop Senators and governmental leaders and random people on the street from recognising him. The holo that had gone viral of him and Obi-Wan kissing at the announcement of the war’s end, and Cody had only cursed his distinctive facial scar ever since. For once, he’d be more than happy to blend in among the anonymity of his brothers. 

“The Senator from Rhydills,” Obi-Wan replies, barely loud enough that Cody can hear him. “He’s coming over – to the dance floor, quickly.” 

Cody swings Obi-Wan out among the couples that are twirling around each other, and his mouth twitches in a smile as he hears an annoyed sigh. Obi-Wan takes the lead easily, and Cody focuses on remembering the steps that he had insisted that Obi-Wan teach him the day before. He hadn’t expected to dance, but he likes to account for all possibilities, and it’s paying off now. 

“What did he want to talk about?” Cody asks, wondering if Obi-Wan is trying to put the conversation off for a minute or for forever. 

“His planet has recently undergone a civil war between the two main religions that make up the majority of the population,” Obi-Wan answers. 

“While our war was ongoing?” Cody asks, a little startled. 

“Of course,” Obi-Wan snorts. “It never rains, my dear – it pours. But anyhow, he’s intent on resettling as many troopers as possible on his planet. The male population was near destroyed in the fighting, and they’re likely to have a population crisis in the next twenty years if he doesn’t make up for it somehow.” 

“With clones?” Cody asks. “But won’t that just give him a new population crisis in fifty years, when everyone’s children are related to each other?” 

“A point that I have tried to convey to him three times in the last week,” Obi-Wan sighs. “I think he is very fixated on the current moment. A regiment has resettled on Rhydills, but I think he was hoping for one of the armies instead.” 

Cody takes a moment to digest that. In the months since the war ended, there have been many offers from different planets to settle Cody’s brothers. Their contribution to the galaxy notwithstanding, Cody knows that the speed at which they learn, their adaptability, endurance, and tenaciousness of the clones in all areas, not only war, has made them attractive immigrants. Few had been willing to stay on Coruscant once the breadth of the galaxy was made available to them, though they are in the process of setting up a robust online presence to stay connected even as they scatter physically. One tenth of all of his brothers, on one planet? There’s no possibility of that happening. 

“So instead of telling him no for a fourth time, you’d prefer to dance with me?” Cody asks. He would love to kiss him, but even if their relationship is public now, he still shies away from any displays that draw attention to it. 

“If I were to list the activities I would prefer to avoid and instead dance with you, we would be here next week, my dear,” Obi-Wan says, eyes crinkling as he smiles. 

Cody holds his silence as they turn around the floor, though he can feel the heat in his cheeks as they move. “I would be here until next month,” he finally says, and Obi-Wan laughs. 

“Well, I shall not attempt to argue with that. If we’re both so invested in our time here, perhaps we should make good use of it?” 

“Yes,” Cody agrees, and pays no attention to Senators or politics or the rest of the galaxy – not when he has everything he needs right here, in his arms. 

288 notes - Posted May 4, 2022

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[cmmdrkote]

based on @goddammitjim’s The Truth That Once Was Spoken

I was wondering what your average theater kid would think watching CW on stage, especially as those two 😂

[carolina-star]

So I'm weak, and I love Cody so much, and he and Obi-Wan are so cute together that I cannot resist, so there will be codywan in the modern au. And I'm not sorry.

Jango is a police officer, that's why Cody and Rex become polices. Dex is one of Jango's informant. And yes, since Cody was a child he helped Jango with the police reports. He was (and still is) really good on that.

Anyway Rex is a great brother, he deserves a trophy for waiting so many years for his brother wedding. And Cody, he deserves a trophy too, because he has been waiting for his wedding since he was 10.

The funny things is that every Fett sibling used to joke about Cody's crush (he saw Obi-Wan in Dex some times and then they stop seeing each other when Obi-Wan started college) and the Fett thought, well is finally over, Cody has overcome his teenager crush. Until 1999, when Obi-Wan and Cody finally reunite and meet as adults and started having real conversations because the Skywalker has moved to the same building as the Fett. And then, then was the moment when the Fett knew that wasn't just some crush, no, Cody was totally in love with the posch guy. And somehow that was even worse.

Modern AU Masterlist

[friendlyneighbourhoodelf]

have some unorganised tragic codywan thoughts because they’ve taken over my brain <3

thinking about duty as almost akin to a fatal flaw - not as in their loyalty/duty is necessarily a bad thing, it’s a key part of both their characters and i think it’s something they both value/at least respect. anyway, duty is not a bad thing, but in terms of codywan it is (to me) what dooms their relationship, because ultimately when forced to choose, i think both would choose duty over their feelings and it is this that ultimately prevents any serious romantic relationship from occurring during the war. however, i also think that in a situation where they’re both aware of their feelings and at least address them to an extent, there’s a hope/expectation that there will be a time after the war in which they are (less) bound by duty (i very much believe that both would still have a strong sense of duty to the jedi/clones respectively, but without the context of the war they would be free from having to lead it, obviously). so they both have a hope that after the war they would be able to explore their feelings freely. so it’s the fact that they never get this chance, that from the beginning this would always be the case, that they never really had a chance to fight for it because no one knew there wouldn’t be an after, that makes the whole thing so tragic.

i was also thinking about ideas of fate/destiny in tragedy more broadly, and how it is very much a theme in star wars, particularly around anakin. but i also think that by extension particularly obi-wan’s character is very much shaped by ideas of fate/destiny. i don’t really have a point here i just think it’s interesting. (star wars as happening a long time ago and so the outcome was already decided, there was never anything that could be done to change it etc etc).

i think there’s also something to be said about the fact that tragedies (often, but certainly not universally) happen over a relatively short period of time, in part to signify a protagonists uncontrolled fall (that post about how revenge of the sith takes place over a few days/a week very much highlights this in relation to anakin). but for codywan their tragedy lasts for perhaps the entire war, because their tragedy is not an uncontrolled fall, but rather a continual and conscious choice to place duty above their feelings. i think the fact that they simultaneously have so many chances to choose their feelings, but would never really make that choice because of their duty/loyalty adds to the tragedy of their relationship. the tragedy as occurring over months and years as nothing changes even though time gives you every chance. etc etc

anyway i feel like this reads a bit like a very disorganised english essay, so sorry about that !! i don’t have an excuse, but tragic codywan does something to my brain. many thoughts etc etc.

[ahsoka-in-a-hood]

Feeling Emperor Cody right now. Clone rebellion a few years after order 66 maybe but before natborn imperial army is really operational, they wage war on Palpatine and win, mostly, but..... it’s not as simple as restoring the republic, with plenty of pushback against the clones and imperials having a stranglehold on so many things still. and possibly Cody is a bit like well fuck the republic anyway. I don’t imagine the regime would last, but I want him to be Emperor for, idk, maybe a year. Maybe five.

Not sure when Obi Wan comes into this. Not at the beginning, I think, Cody and co either thinking him dead or not knowing where he is, but at some point news will reach him on Tatooine and he has to get involved. I’m imagining possibly people like Bail are asking him to negotiate between team republic restoration and team clone coup. ...you’d think it might be simple, especially if it’s codywan, but I want some conflict there lol. I like to think Obi Wan is popular with his men. But at this point that does not mean he’s in control here.

[weyrwolfen]

Happy Cody Day! Have Some Fic Recs

I wasn't able to finish writing anything for the 2-2-24 cause, so it seems like the least I could do was throw some recommendations for a few of my favorite Cody-centric fics into the ring to help celebrate. Enjoy!

Gen:

And Your People Shall Never Be Destroyed (complete) by independent_variables

Summary: A-017 turned and regarded him silently for a long moment. “You ask a lot of questions, Kote.”

“Is that a good thing or a bad thing?”

“Is it really as simple as being one or the other?”

Kote bit his tongue.

‘17’s expression tightened, and he stepped forward to grip Kote’s shoulder.

“One day you’re going to ask a question you don’t like the answer to,” he said, eyes bright and burning. “And that’s when you’ll have to decide: is this a good thing, or a bad thing?”

My Comments: Features a whole slew of precocious CC cadets dealing with the horror show that is Kamino, but Cody is the POV character for the first, longest fic in this multi-story series. Heartbreaking with a happy, hopeful ending.

First Choice (complete) by smilebackwards

Summary: The clones get to choose their Jedi generals.

My Comments: This series has three fics in it, and while the first one is Obi-Wan-centric, the next two are from Cody's POV. The first two are a bit more serious in tone, while the last one is basically Cody's brothers relentlessly trolling him.

Shippy Fics (nothing explicit, because those fics are between me, God, and probably some overworked Ao3 website volunteers):

Our Own Choices (WIP Cody/Obi Wan) by heartofroses112

Summary: CC-2224 made the choice. Cody had to live with it. The Commander... well, he was prepared to burn the galaxy down as penance.

Or, Cody decides to leave the Empire, but that doesn't stop his past decisions from haunting him. In the midst of trying to repent for the crimes he 'willingly' committed, Cody may very well start a rebellion against the Empire while he's at it.

My Comments: Can it really be called shippy if we're 88 chapters in and the tagged pairing hasn't actually laid eyes on one another? Anyway, Codywan is pretty clearly endgame, if that either is or distinctly is not your thing. I'm mostly here for my catnip, which is the post-Clone Wars clone rebellion angle.

Our Caches and Constellations (complete Cody/Obi-Wan) by johanneb

Summary: Eleven years ago, the Jedi order got wind of the closing pincers of a Sith trap and scattered to the remote corners of the galaxy. Ten years ago, millions of clone commanders and troopers were introduced as the Republic’s new Army, made for fighting a war alongside people the galaxy seemed to be forgetting ever existed. Nine months ago, Commander Cody decided he was no longer going to risk his men's lives for the whims of clueless generals. Now, his decision to save a boy and a man in the desert, and the plan he comes up with to get away with it, will change the galaxy.

My Comments: Cody quiet quits the Empire as a prelude to loudly quitting the Empire, which is a lot easier in an AU where all space flight and communications technology is steampunk-y and fairly slow. Very creative world building.

100% open to receiving some recs too. I know both shippy recs were Codywan, but I'm not actually all that attached to that ship over any other. Happy @codyday2224 everyone!

[dontbelasagnax]

Art Preview for @codywanreversebang

So excited to share a sneak peek of the artwork I've made for this year's Codywan Reverse Bang. @shortcuts-make-long-delays (ao3 here), @inkformyblood (ao3 here), and historical_allusions have been the most lovely writers to work with <3

Fic Previews under the cut!

1. from historical_allusions

“Let me know if you have any food allergies and I can probably recommend something,” Cody offers. “Nothing too sweet. Wouldn’t want to shock your system.”

“No allergies. Next time I’m here, I’ll let you do your worst,” Obi-Wan says, raising his newly filled mug of tea to Cody in a small toast.

Cody can feel a blush starting to rise on his cheeks and hopes he has enough melanin in his skin it’s not obvious. Is Obi-Wan flirting? And is Cody flirting back? Or is that just how people drink tea now, with all that direct eye contact. This is exactly why Cody doesn’t work the counter.

He's about to make a tactical retreat when someone burst through the doors--

2. from QuickSilverFox3

The response is a crash, the shock of porcelain against tiles, and an effluent set of swearing all muddled together. Cody is already moving, undoing the latch and making his way to the kitchen where he had just been able to make out the shape of a person through the makeshift wall of shelves. It’s an action without thought, without a reason except that he couldn’t not. It would kill him one day, he knows.

“Hello, sorry, two seconds— Oh.”

Cody stops, blinks, and does the only thing he can think of. “Sorry. I— Yeah, sorry.”

The man pushes himself back to his feet, his tan trousers dark at the knees due to the water he had knelt in, smoothes his hands over his sides and leaves a secondary set of dark fingerprints before he offers a hand to Cody. “Obi-Wan Kenobi. I would offer you a cup of tea and to come in, but I seem to be having bother with half of that intention today.”

Cody bites his tongue, his cheeks flushed with embarrassment, and shakes Obi-Wan’s hand. There are calluses on the sides of his fingers, a ridge across the base of them and, curiously enough, ink stains splattered over his skin like he has been playing a losing game of dot to dot with the constellation of freckles he possesses. “I’m Cody, I used to live here and I am truly sorry about barging in. I heard the crash and wanted to help.”

His urge to help might just kill him now out of sheer secondhand embarassment.

3. from Shortcuts-make-long-delays

“You wouldn’t, perhaps, be able to help me pick out a breadloaf, would you?”

Cody clicked his mouth shut and nodded, barely remembering to put his Sudoku book down before walking over to the shelves with the bread. “Anything in particular today?” he asked, preemptively grabbing a bag and trying to recover any semblance of professionalism.

“Well, see,” the man started, fidgeting again, “that’s just the thing. I’m not entirely sure. You see, I’m on my way to my brother’s and I said I would pick something up to go with dinner, but there are so many options here, that I, well-” he tapered off with a shrug.

“A little overwhelmed?” Cody offered.

“Just so,” the man nodded. “The twins, my niece and nephew, that is, they are just reaching the stage where they are extremely picky about what they eat. Well, Leia is. I’m sure Luke is too, actually, I think he is just less vocal about it. He’s really been avoidant of textures with seeds lately, but anyway, I’m getting terribly off subject,” the man sighed. Cody found the rambling cute.

Taking a breath, the man continued, “The point is, french bread has been declared an enemy of the palate according to the princess, and I need to find a substitute that will pair well with a pasta dish and according to my sister-in-law simply throwing Wonder Bread in the toaster is not an acceptable option.”

He finished his monologue with a huff and a pout and Cody couldn’t quite stifle the laugh in time. Gorgeous and adorable, Cody noted. And good with kids, a voice that sounded too much like Fox for his liking, also noted.

Now isn't that amazing!! Just a taste of the fics my collaborators have whipped up!

[unintentionalgenius]

ok @ragequilt asked for these. Up first, the union organizer codywan fic (tentatively titled I ain't cut out for war, unless I know what I'm fighting for)

Someone, at some point, took the time and extra effort to build a swing on the front porch of the little house. Time, and effort, and someone had to go and find the metal links for the chain to hold it up, and the pieces of wood in good repair to lay for the seat, and as many again for the back. It’s worn smooth, maybe the only wooden piece of this house not likely to snag any piece of fabric that lays against it the wrong way. Obi-Wan can’t say if it’s from time or if it was sanded down that way, polished to a shine the first day it hung out here. Like everything else in this region, it’s impossible to say how old it is. Mornings are still chilly, no matter how deep into the summer they progress. The sun rises late, and burns off the inevitable early-morning mist even later. Obi-Wan often carries his little blanket from his pallet out onto the swing in the mornings, cradling his metal cup of coffee in his hands to poach the warmth. It seems easier inside when he’s not there gumming up the well-oiled machine of the family’s morning routine. It’s a Sunday, though, no work to be done for the miners of the family. There’s a cousin who comes with his wife and takes any of the younger boys he can corral with them to church. The older boys all, to a man, decline. It’s polite, but only just, and cold. No one says a word either way to the younger boys, and this cousin succeeds or fails purely on his own merits. It means it’s quiet, fewer bodies around and none of the frenetic awareness of somewhere to be. Obi-Wan sips his coffee and listens to birdsong. The quiet is broken by the rattle and roar of the truck up the dirt lane. Obi-Wan is growing used to the gentle insistence of the engine as it asserts itself, first subconsciously and then loudly enough that you notice in earnest. There’s something almost musical about the brief caesura when the engine cuts out, the percussive rhythm of doors opening and closing, the heavy bass thump of the gate coming to rest. Today there is added the uptempo insistence of Cody’s feet up into the truck bed, soft human sounds of him working as he unloads the cargo he’s brought back. His back is turned to the porch as he works, but there’s strength evident in his motions. He’s unloading bricks and dry goods sacks of what must be mix for mortar. It’s far too little to brick in the house, but Obi-Wan catches himself thinking of it anyway, red brick walls and whitewashed window shutters and a welcome mat out front. That cousin, with his wife, must be a good few years younger than Cody; still with a roundness to his cheeks that speaks of being a boy not so very long ago. Obi-Wan speaks before he really thinks, idly curious. “Cody, why aren’t you married?” Cody freezes, back still turned, and then snorts a laugh under his breath. “Ain’t I got enough to do already, Obi-Wan?"

[merlyn-bane]

Good morning! How about 12 & 17 for the AO3 Wrapped asks? <3

@lttrsfrmlnrrgby thanks for playing <3<3<3<3

12. How many WIP’s do you have in your docs for next year?

Oh man. Uh. Let's just assume that at any given time there are probably double-digits of files in my WIP folder in various stages of languishing, and probably like....idk, three-to-five that I actively think about at a time. I'm planning on putting up a poll once Foelu is finished to decide the next one I should actively work on and post, because I've actually quite liked this format of focusing my attention on one (1) and sharing it as I go, because the consistent feedback and cheerleading really is a HUGE boost. Foelu is gonna get finished cos of you guys, full stop.

Lol that got a little sidetracked, whoops. Anyway the WIPS I've been thinking about putting in that poll are the Codywan War Widow, Teacher, and Restaurant AUs, as well as the ObiMaul Sith Husbands AU and possibly a Fox/Padmé fic. So one of those will probably be the next one, at least.

17. Your favorite character to write this year?

Honestly?? Cody, I think. Obi-Wan is always a fucking delight of course but I just had SO MUCH fucking fun with Cody’s journey in They Told Me I Couldn't Bag A Jedi and I really feel like I did something with that series.

The game post with all of the questions can be found here.

[elismor]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

@cacodaemonia tagged me for this one and I've never actually looked at my AO3 stats, so this should be interesting (for me, anyway)...

How many works do you have on ao3? 119, which is kind of...something when you consider that I only started writing fic again in 2022

What’s your total ao3 word count? 101, 481. Yeeps.

What fandoms do you write for? Most of those words are for The Clone Wars, but there are some other SW shows/movies in there too. I'm 100% Star Wars these days. But there are also works from Stargate, Firefly, Supernatural, and a couple of others.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Pillow Talk

Forty Winks

Intensive Care

Whiskey Tango...Foxtrot?!

Crime and Punishment

The first four were all part of Codywan Sleep Bingo 2023, the last one was for 501st Bingo 2023

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? I do! I always respond to thank those who left me a comment at the very least and will try to answer questions or react to something specific if they have called it out. Fandom is about interaction.

What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? I suppose that depends on how one defines angst. Intensive Care ends with both Cody and Obi-Wan gravely wounded in bacta tanks. But None of Us Perfect ends with an OFC giving Anakin advice that will ultimately fail because...you know...Vader. So one of them is what I would maybe call "modern angst" in that fandom seems to have more specific definitions of it now but the other seems like a somewhat happy ending when we all know it's really not and never could be.

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Honestly? I have no idea. These days, I tend to only write happy/fluffy sort of stuff, so most of them end well. Strictly Ballroom is about Waxer and Boil's first kiss and it's pretty sweet and happy, I think.

Do you get hate on fics? To date? No. Will I eventually? Probably? I dunno. I'm pretty small potatoes in the fic world....I don't have the kind of spotlight that draws hate.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Yes, I suppose that I do. 98% of it is clonesex, but there is a side of het in there with Thire and an OFC because when I started writing smut, I needed to do it with the kind of sex I am familiar with.

Do you write crossovers? I have written one crossover in my life. It is not on AO3.

Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I am aware of, no.

Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes, but it was a million years ago in a fandom far, far away.

Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yes.

What’s your all-time favorite ship? This question gives ME angst. I am not a shipper by nature and I've never had an OTP. In TCW, I very much enjoy Rex/Cody and it probably edges out my fondness of Codywan a little.

What’s a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will? I have about 15K written as a sequel to None of Us Perfect and I really would like to finish it because I started it when the Kenobi series aired as a sort of tribute to my friend Alex, who passed away before she could see it. I'm also just really fond of that OFC and would like to tell more of her story. But it's such a personal project that gets me deep in my feels, so it can be hard to work on.

What are your writing strengths? If the comments are to be believed, I'm somewhat funny? I do think I can turn a decent phrase from time to time, too.

What are your writing weaknesses? I used to write in past tense and, back then, I think I was pretty good at action, but now that I'm in present tense, I don't think that's true anymore. I struggle with it not reading staccato (he did this, then he did that, then this happened), so I actually tend to avoid it.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? I tried it once with that crossover mentioned above, but did it phonetically because I wanted the readers to have a sense of how it sounded instead of just looking at words in a language they didn't speak. I don't think I would do it again aside from a word here or there as needed.

First fandom you wrote for? Highlander: The Series

Favorite fic you’ve written? I have a very soft spot for the second HL fic I wrote, which is probably still online somewhere, but I'm not going to try to link to it because it's under my real name (because that's how we rolled in 1997). Here and now, under the cover of usernames, it's probably A Brighter Star than You.

Thanks for the tag, caco! That was more fun than I thought it might be. I'm going to open tag this because I feel like I have been hitting the usual suspects pretty hard with the writing game tags lately. If you see it and want to play, please do so and tag me back so I can see your answers! And, because caco is a genius and did this first, here's a list of the questions for you to cut and paste:

How many works do you have on ao3?

What’s your total ao3 word count?

What fandoms do you write for?

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Do you get hate on fics?

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Do you write crossovers?

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

What’s your all-time favorite ship?

What’s a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

What are your writing strengths?

What are your writing weaknesses?

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

First fandom you wrote for?

Favorite fic you’ve written?

[oathkeeperoxas]

tag game to better know you

Ty @new-anon for tagging me! What else to do on a cold Monday morning public holiday then fill out a questionnaire about myself 🤔

What book are you currently reading?

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough Definitely has nothing to do with the fact that we can see this book on Ice's shelf next to the photo of him and Mav shaking hands after rescuing the USS Layton...

What’s your favourite movie you saw in theatres this year?

I have only seen the new Spiderman (literally 2 days ago) so I guess that! I think it was pretty good, but tbh I liked the first one more.

What do you usually wear?

Pokemon or bird themed t-shirt paired with shorts or my high school gym trackies if it's cold. I have one green overcoat that I wear pretty much any time I need a jacket, it is very versatile in what weather it can be worn in.

How tall are you?

170cm, that's 5 foot 6 inches to those USAmericans in the audience (had to google that...)

What’s your star sign? Do you share a birthday with a celebrity or a historical event?

I don't know any celebrities off the top of my head that I share a birthday with, and the only historical event I connect immediately with my birthday is a bad one lmao. Though it happened in the 1920s, so mostly only relevant when I was studying history in high school...

Do you go by your name or a nickname?

Serie! Fun fact, I made this name up on the spot randomly when playing Facebook games as an 11 year old and the RPG ones wanted me to input a name. I have been stuck with it ever since.

Did you grow up to become what you wanted to be when you were a child?

My current job didn't even exist when I was a child, so, no!

Are you in a relationship? If not, who is your crush if you have one?

No relationship, and I have not had a crush since high school pff

What’s something you’re good at vs. something you’re bad at?

Good at procrastinating, bad at resisting the lure of more wips 🙏 this makes for a wild combination haha

Dogs or cats?

Probably cats, but I am allergic to cats and dogs (and most fluffy creatures) so I don't have any pets :(

If you draw/write, or create in any way, what’s your favourite picture/favourite line/favourite etc. from something you created this year?

Probably my favourite things that I've posted this year was Dawn and well. haha. (nuts) because they were both very self-indulgent in a way that I always enjoy writing with codywan, though for very very different reasons.

What’s something you’d like to create content for?

I want to write more Aloy femslash!! I've written so much for her, but none really with the characters from the new game, and now with a canon femslash kiss under her belt, I think she deserves to be a wlw icon. Next year for femslash February I'm thinking of trying to organise a Horizon event to get some momentum not just for me but for others to create too

What’s something you’re currently obsessed with?

Val Kilmer's jaw.........

What’s something you were excited about that turned out to be disappointing this year?

I can maybe half say the Horizon: Forbidden West DLC - I liked the overarching plot well enough, and they gave Aloy a lesbian kiss so I'm not too mad, but it carried over almost all of the issues from production that the base game had, which I was keen to see fixed in the DLC. That and the lack of backstory for Seyka or the Quen, the lack of side quests and the lack of interesting stuff to do in the wilds of the DLC made it a bit of a mediocre experience for me (though after HFW I wasn't expecting anything too good anyway).

What’s a hidden talent of yours?

Not sure if it's hidden, but I'm particularly good at spotting double spaces in a document. Pisses me off (it's my editor brain going haywire... my team is always making fun of me for this at work lmao)

Are you religious?

Nope!

What’s something you wish to have at this moment?

Someone to make me breakfast </3 alas after I post this I will simply have to do it myself

Tags?

@elwenyere @tragediegh @playablekairi @cillyscribbles if you like! No pressure ofc

[brigittttoo]

both @adiduck and @galateagalvanized sent this along (thank you!!) and while you may make me choose between my own fics you may not make me choose between asks from friends <3 top five codywans are as follows:

1. Wolfssegen (6921 words, E)

"Three years ago, just after Cody took on the old house on the outskirts of a small town, there had been a full moon, and Cody had woken the next morning to find the mangled remains of an iron wolf trap strewn across his back steps. The next full moon, he'd dragged a chair outside and waited up all night, and watched the patient glow of Obi-Wan's eyes from just beyond the tree-line."

A vaguely historical, vaguely German story about wolves and magic.

2. The World Offers Itself (41,002 words, E)

Cody and Obi-Wan embark on their journey to find the boy who will defeat the darkness, as foretold by the Jedi many centuries ago. On their way, they encounter fantastical nature, magic and monsters, and secrets surrounding the history of the Empire; sometimes, even a crafted fate cannot always go as planned.

3. Wild Time (4639 words, E)

"Cody kind of doubts that Obi-Wan remembers as much about it as she does, anyways. She’d seemed so at ease in that environment, like it was just another one of Those Parties, where you meet a girl, or maybe several, and take one back to your apartment to give her a college experience she’ll never forget. And then you forget about her, probably, and go on with your life with countless other girls until you have a degree and your brother gets out of juvie, and you grow out your bangs and become a really hot lawyer. Or something. Cody hasn’t thought about it."

In which Cody and Obi-Wan are undergrad students who get together on a casual basis, nothing to it. Right?

4. Akin, Removed (17,839 words, M)

“They snake along in single file, silent except for the swish of grain against itself as they push it out of their path with each step. The cliff approaches, and with it comes the gradually increasing sound of waves lapping against the short, rocky shore far below. The colour of it extends into the clouds themselves, appearing overcast in the distance, while remaining a sunny blue above them here. It has a quiet calm about it, the grain and the sea, whispering to each other in the same wind. Obi-Wan could almost forget he came here on the Senate’s orders.”

A story about coming from, and going to.

5. Slow Waters (36,950 words, T)

The events of seven days in the mid-autumn of 2025, between the arrival of the Fett brothers -- the three-man Ranger team nicknamed "The Clones" by the general public -- to the Tokyo Shatterdome, and the last mission made against the Kaiju invasion.

[eriexplosion]

Codywan for the ship meme :U

Ship It

What made you ship it?

This was one of those that I kind of slowly warmed up to through sheer prevalence. Like I wasn't excessively interested in it but it is just kind of everywhere and I didn't DISLIKE it and that was my gateway into actively shipping it. Also there's a moment towards the end of TCW where Cody is like vibrating with the urge to get out into the fight and Obi-Wan very indulgently is like 'yeah okay u can go kick their ass' and I thought it was cute as hell.

What are your favorite things about the ship?

Cody is quite literally the most regular clone to ever clone, like he is the picture of A Guy from a whole army of people that were made to be expendable and interchangeable and Obi-Wan saw this man and fell desperately in love and thinks he's fantastic. Because he is. Just the thought of a well regarded Jedi full on Will-Smith-posing at his local clone that many people wouldn't look twice at is wonderful to me.

Also there's the navigating of their status difference, which I think always deserves more focus - falling in love was easy, being in a relationship when one of them is legally Republic property is not. There's a lot of things that need to be worked out there and I do love a negotiation of boundaries.

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

Probably that it's an age gap ship. I've posted about it before but people really do seem to treat them as like... the same age, probably because there's also that canon power differential. Which, honestly, also kind of gets smoothed over sometimes even though it's a Big one.

Obi-Wan is 35 years old at the start of TCW and Cody is Anakin's age (biologically anyway) - he's a young man! He's only the equivalent of 20 with 10 years of actual experience! Trying to make him the 40 year old of the group is kind of an injustice to the reality he's living. When combined with a lot of Codywan focusing on Obi-Wan and his feelings it sometimes ends up with a kind of off-putting sense that Cody is just being used as the Perfect Ready-Made Boyfriend for Obi-Wan rather than being treated as a character in his own right. (Which is not uncommon in shipping but feels weird when clones are already dehumanized in canon)

Anyway, let their dynamic deal with those complexities it's what makes it fascinating.

[captaingondolin]

I posted 1,722 times in 2022

That's 126 more posts than 2021!

72 posts created (4%)

1,650 posts reblogged (96%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@wrennette

@gffa

@redminibike1

@madluluwriting

@gabriel4sam

I tagged 999 of my posts in 2022

Only 42% of my posts had no tags

#q - 427 posts

#codywan - 179 posts

#obi wan kenobi - 116 posts

#kenobi show - 104 posts

#obikin - 72 posts

#my tag - 63 posts

#kenobi spoilers - 60 posts

#commander cody - 53 posts

#gondolin watches kenobi - 32 posts

#anakin skywalker - 29 posts

Longest Tag: 100 characters

#if i have to watch obi-wan kill him i will become a shell of a man and haunt the halls of lucasfilms

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

would you like podfic of your fics? what about translations? 

or you really don’t like the idea?

in both cases: good news! you can create a permission statement to let people know. (you might know what a permission statement/blanket statement is, but if not, here’s a Fanlore link)

AO3 bios are such an underused space, but they could be very useful!

here is an example of what you can write: “consider this blanket permission for podfics and translations! Please link back to the original fic. If a fic is locked, please make sure your work is also locked”

here’s another: “podfic/translate/whatever, I don’t even need to know about it”

or: “please do not podfic or translate my work”

it saves people from having to ask (especially those who are shy, anxious or just in a hurry because there’s some fandom event with a deadline!), and you from having to repeat yourself. 

165 notes - Posted May 8, 2022

#4

this one photogram from the trailer with HOPE SURVIVES overlaid over Obi-Wan’s face is going to single-handedly keep me alive for the foreseeable future

189 notes - Posted March 10, 2022

#3

cat instinct Ahsoka dropping small prey in front of her favourite crechemaster as a youngling, and accidentally doing the same with Skyguy when they are on a super long campaign and she’s very tired and can’t remember why a human might not love waking up with a small dead animal in their bed. to be fair, Anakin takes it in stride and roasts the creature, because it’s way better than ration packs anyway. 

229 notes - Posted July 3, 2022

#2

Since Beattie confirmed that Cody had his inhibitor chip removed, Lucasfilm could possibly even include him in Andor and feature the Clone as a part of the rise of the Rebel Alliance. However, since the character is so closely tied to Obi-Wan, it is unlikely that he will make an appearance before the pair are seen together in some capacity.

https://thedirect.com/article/obi-wan-kenobi-commander-cody-scrapped-role-exclusive

SO CLOSELY TIED

bye

249 notes - Posted July 1, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

the aesthetic of a lightsaber suddenly igniting in a dark room, disappearing and then reappearing next to the other enemy is just. i, uhm. i’ll be in my bunk. thinking about lightsabers. 

388 notes - Posted June 24, 2022

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[elthadriel]

Hi! So, ‘Love each other with abandon’ is one of my ultimate favourite pieces of work from any fandom I’ve been in. I 100% do not ship Codywan (like, NOTP levels of do not ship) but the way you wrote the dynamic between the brothers was phenomenal. I agree with the post you made regarding Cody’s characterization concerning Obi Wan, but I think the way you wrote him with his brothers was pretty much how I envisioned them. Anyway! For the fic commentary I was wondering if you’d mind breaking down from “I swear, Fox, I will kill you in this bar. How much?” To “Cody loves them both so much.” Of whatever part you think displays them as individuals and together best? There was so many to choose from.

Have a lovely day💙

Thank you for the kind words. As I’ve said in the past, it’s a fic I have complicated feelings on but while I’d approach it differently now, I don’t regret writing it. And the parts with sibling nonsense are some of the parts I’m still the most happy with.

I rewrote this entire scene a handful of times because a) Fox will not stop fucking talking ever, and b) because it was one of the last scenes I wrote and I’d already decided what I should have done with this fic and kept writing the scene as if I’d done that. One of the things I wish I’d added is subplots where it’s clear Fox, Wolffe, and Rex were all sort of dealing with their own shit, and were avoiding doing with it directly, in the same way that Cody was using his fixation on Obi Wan to avoid really acknowledging the whole personhood problem. There’s still lingering stuff — like Wolffe’s relationship with Plo, and Fox’s jokes about how miserable his job makes him that ring a little too true — but they weren’t all that fleshed out, and I was trying to introduce those themes and wrap them up all in one scene and it was a clunky mess.

So I got formulaic, which I do when I’m really struggling to get a scene to come together. Normally I’d put in a table so it looks a little prettier than this, but it basically goes:

What is the point of the scene? —> How do I achieve that?

Cody is making a conscious effort to be more involved in Fox and Wolffe’s lives and making sure they’re involved in his —> Make sure that between shit talking there are moments of sincerity.

Differences between when Cody is with Wolffe or Fox one on one vs all three together —> shifting target of who’s being bullied at that moment. Easier to defuse tension. When Cody is with Wolffe and Fox they sometimes upset each other but when there’s a third party there they can deflect and make sure everyone is on the same page.

Obi Wan and Cody are friends now —> Cody and Obi Wan have barely any scenes together because Cody was focused on the idea of OW rather than him as a person. Clearing the air has allowed them to form an actual relationship.

Highlight some of the age difference between Obi Wan and the clones —> Different in general life experience but also their approach to things. They’re left alone and immediately are 20 year old idiots who each think they are the only mature adult of the group.

Then I engage in the fun task of hacking out everything that doesn’t aid one of these goals. Once I have a draft some of the stuff I just particularly liked can be added back in, but it helps me stay on topic.

This section in particular is a lot about the first two goals. Cody gets bullied over OW, and then they shift it around on Fox, but there’s a couple of moments where they are serious and places were how they are working to some issues in their relationships. Fox has been shown in a previous scene that he’s not good at recognising when he’s crossing a line, and this time, he is much more careful to make sure that everything is landing as a joke. Like Fox’s joke about Plo being Wolffe’s father, I wanted to show a comfort in poking in vulnerable places other people wouldn’t get away with, while also showing a respect for hard drawn boundaries.

[obi-wkenobi]

I'm not trying to drag up the codywan thing again but yeah i really do agree with you. i don't get the hype of cody i guess and it sometimes feels like people prop up codywan as somehow being better or less "problematic" than obikin and I don't get it. anyway, thanks for your candor and i'm really glad i'm not alone in this

I'm all for the hype around Cody...I'm mostly unbothered by the clones tbh, but of them all Cody is my favourite. I'm not going to get into my problems around the ship because I'm very much a 'ship and let ship' person, but yeah, I've had multiple conversations with people over the years who have raised similar problems so...it's definitely a thing sksksk