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[heretolurkandnothingmore]

3...2...1... MIDNIGHT! I do not know who needs to hear this, or who will. But let us make 2024 the year we are kinder, the year we are better. Because there is always time to turn it around. You may not think you are worth it, but you are. With Love, HL

[anakinsthot]

[KICKS THE DOOR IN]

hi yes hello! I'd like to request praise + dancing [and for absolute challenge points, should it spark joy; playing with hair]

ty 💜

I don't remember what list this is from 🫣 anyway have 600 words of pre-relationship obikin

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Obi-Wan watched the class of padawans with amusement. There was a senate ball coming up, and a number of Jedi had been invited as guests. Mostly those who had mediated planetary disputes for the Senate. Their padawans, regardless of their actual help in said mediations, were also invited.

Which led to this: Anakin Skywalker, nineteen years old, had been invited to a ball and needed to learn how to dance. Obi-Wan had offered to teach him but Anakin had stubbornly refused his help, opting to attend one of the classes offered in temple instead.

It was funny, Obi-Wan thought, that someone who was normally preternaturally graceful suddenly seemed to have two left feet when asked to put their hands on another being and move to a beat.

He waited quietly in the balcony above the gym that had been commandeered for tonight’s dance class. Eventually the Master teaching had either imparted all the knowledge he’d wished to for the day or gave up and dismissed the group. Obi-Wan couldn’t quite tell. About 20% of the class was as bad as Anakin, 70% were passable if not graceful, and the final 10% looked to require no instruction at all.

As the padawans started to trickle out Obi-Wan tugged on the bond he shared with Anakin, drawing his attention to the balcony where Obi-Wan hid in the shadows.

Anakin waved off the group who’d asked him to join them for dinner, giving some excuse that Obi-Wan couldn’t hear. They left quickly enough. Once the gym was clear of anyone except him and Anakin, Obi-Wan leapt down from the balcony, landing lightly on the wooden floor.

“Did you watch the whole time?” Anakin’s voice was sullen as he asked, but the red on his cheeks betrayed his embarrassment.

“Long enough to see you trip over your own feet,” Obi-Wan told him with a smile. “You hardly stood out though. I thought that poor togruta was going to fall on his ass more than once.”

That brought a glimmer of a smile to Anakin’s face. “Nash can’t seem to keep a tempo, he ends up tangled with his partner when he’s a beat ahead of or behind them.”

Obi-Wan moved to the music player and selected a song that hadn’t been played during class. “Would you like to take up my offer to help you now?”

Anakin groaned but took Obi-Wan’s hand. “We didn’t practice with this music.”

Obi-Wan arranged them so that they were in the first pose of the dance Anakin’s class had been attempting. “It’s the same steps you were learning. Just with a song you might have actually heard before, not one that was popular seventy years ago.” Anakin laughed and some of the tension held in his tight shoulders dispelled.

They started out tentatively. Anakin was trying to keep distance between them and as a result had trouble feeling the movements Obi-Wan tried to guide him into with gentle pulls and pushes.

“Look at me, padawan,” Obi-Wan said. He ran a hand up the back of Anakin’s neck, fingers twisting into the short ponytail there and gently but firmly tilting Anakin’s head up until they made eye contact. “You can’t be afraid to touch your partner. You must be in tune with each other, able to feel where the other is going to be before they’re there.”

Anakin nodded shortly. His cheeks were a flaming red but he did as instructed. The hand at Obi-Wan’s waist tightened and the one on his shoulder pressed more firmly into Obi-Wan. Slowly, their steps became more and more in sync until they were moving around the floor in perfect harmony with the music.

“Very good, Anakin,” Obi-Wan murmured softly. He tugged on Anakin’s hair one more time. “Just keep your eyes on me.”

[nixie-deangel]

Author love!!!! What are the 5 favourite fics you’ve ever written and why?

💚💙💜💚💙💜 Nonnie, know I am laying the gentlest of kisses upon your forehead and hugging you tightly.

Honestly though Nonnie, I enjoyed writing all of these for a variety of reasons. Each piece I've written holds a special place to me. Also please know Nonnie I cried when I got thise because i've been feeling a little blah about my writing but I went back and reread these and remembered why I loved them while I was trying to figure out which of my works i would add to this because damn it was HARD narrowing it down to five once I started rereading my stuff. So you know what people you should take the time every now and again to reread your own stuff!

In no particular order, here are my favorites I've written:

You Make Me Bold, You Make Me Strong: DCEU, Clois, NSFW.

Perhaps, she thinks, maybe she’ll get him to come once more for her. Though, she muses as she tilts her head, watches the way he pants, the way he’s gripping the sheets — doing his level best not to tear or damage them — she could probably squeeze two more out of him. Before calling it a night and letting him rest. Yes, she decides and shifts, widening her knees, getting herself more balanced, she’ll get two more out of him before letting him float without flying. 

Why: Because Clark absolutely DESERVES to be railed by his petite wife and her collection of stap-ons! Like, come on! He's a good boy! He deserves to be rawed and turned into a crying, whiney, blubbering, over stimulated mess.

Didn't Know I Was Lost: Star Wars, Obikin, Modern AU.

No, no, he thinks and shakes his head before pinching himself harshly on his cheek. “Ouch,” he muttered to himself, opening his eyes as he ignored the sting. Swallowing, around the lump once again forming in his throat, he simply stares. Because Obi-wan was still there. Still wrapped up in a perfectly tailored suit and his long beige coat, sitting with no bag in front of his front door. Or both Obi-wan and Anakin both try to make a grand gesture, but only one of them succeeds at it. Also feelings are discussed.

Why: This was honestly a delight to write, despite the angsty bits of it. It kind of just poured out of me and was like my hands were possessed as the story just flowed onto the doc. Was also beyond fun to play around and pack in so much emotion to the only one bed prompt.

The Malfunction: The Flash, Coldflash, Modern/Model AU.

Because of course Iris had mentioned at the last family dinner that she had been asked to cover one of the hottest stories in Central. Barry just wishes he’d bothered to actually ask her which one because standing not ten feet from him is Leonard Snart, Barry’s ultimate celebrity crush and a personal hero of his. *AU where Len is a model and he meets awkward Barry, a tech at a photo shoot.

Why: I wrote this when I was dealing with some feelings about my body issues and this is what came out as a result of me just deciding to not give a fuck about other's opinions and being comfortable with myself! I specifically wrote it as coldflash though, because of Wentworth Miller, who's own statements about people commenting about his body, also helped me with mine.

I'll Be Your Guard Heart: TGM, Hangster, Shifter AU.

Jake only loses control when it comes to Bradley Bradshaw and he was okay with that.

Why: Because I needed Jake to be an absolutely petty, feral, over protective, possessive bitch that's hidden under a veneer of cocky asshole! Really though, it was fun to write. Fun to come up with. And it's been fun expanding upon! (because I am planning to add more to this universe eventually!) Plus it is my favorite thing I've written so far this year.

Uncovering the Meaning: The Flash, Coldflash, Soulmate AU.

“It doesn’t matter, Leo. The little freak wouldn’t love you anyway. No one could love you, boy!” Lewis taunted cruelly. Len felt himself flinch from the memory of his father’s voice from the nightmare that’d woken him up. He brought his left hand to rub at the deep scar on the left side of his chest, but after a moment, he simply laid his palm flat against it.

Why: This was the first thing I'd written in years that was longer than 2k, so it holds a special place in my heart. Plus I met my bestie @asexual-fandom-queen through writing this!

[ineffable-snowman]

Fic Tag Game

Thanks for tagging me @gingiekittycat 💜

I already did this a few months ago (and somehow managed to find it on my blog, wow!), so I've copy pasted most of the answers and updated some of them.

How many works do you have on ao3?

fifteen

2. What's your Ao3 word count?

403,077

3. What fandoms do you write for?

right now I'm not writing much, just occasionally trying to work on my Good Omens wip.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Maybe Someday - 1,114 kudos

Trouble Man - 853 kudos

Pet Psychopath - 738 kudos

Match Made on Earth - 616 kudos

Partners, Accidentally - 571 kudos

5. Do you respond to comments?

I try, because I think interaction is important to keep a fandom "alive" (even if often I don't know what to say apart from "thanks for reading and commenting"). That reminds me that you, @gingiekittycat, sent me the nicest comment and I still haven't responded yet, will do now right away!

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I don't write angsty endings. But some readers didn't agree with me that Match Made on Earth had a happy ending, so I will pick that one here.

7. What's the fic your write with the happiest ending?

They all have happy endings, but the ending of Four Chord Songs and Sentimental Lyrics is particularly sappy. I was wondering if that love song in the last chapter was *too much*, but then I thought: nope, it's Anakin, *too much* is his personality trait.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Some months ago I got two very rude anon comments on one of my Obikin fics accusing me of horrible things. The accusations felt pretty generic and did not fit that particular story at all, so probably from someone who had not even read the summary, but they still left me a little shaken. Fortunately, the people in the Obikin discord were really kind about it and helped to cheer me up.

Back on FFNET I received the occasional "ew, they're not gay, why would you write that?" Also there were some people who were angry at the way I wrote Obi-Wan, saying things like "how can you say he's your favourite character and then characterise him as weak/flawed/incompetent... and make so many bad things happen to him?"

BUT, all in all, fandom has been a positive experience and the many good interactions far outweigh the odd rude comment.

9. Do you write smut? What kind?

Does one awkward sex scene per multi chapter fic count? (No.)

10. Do you write cross-overs?

No.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I don't think so, not that I know of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes, a long time ago on FFNET when I still wrote Harry Potter fic.

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

Yes. Would love to do it again but I'm a very slow writer and would hate to leave someone waiting for too long.

14. What's your all time favourite ship?

I feel like Obikin is the "correct" answer because I always come back to them.

15. What's your WIP you like to finish, but doubt you ever will?

Step into Christmas with me. So far, I've managed to add two chapters every season. If I continue at that pace, I might finish it in two more years...

16. What are your writing strength?

Beginnings and endings.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

The long middle parts that always become too long and repetitive.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I don't really like it because it takes me out of a story. I don't want to check footnotes or use google translate in the middle of reading. I prefer if it's done with descriptions or dialogue tags matching the perception of the pov character, for example, if the character doesn't understand Spanish but I do, it's better if it's written like "...she said something in Spanish that sounded like a question to him" instead of writing down the actual question in Spanish.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Just for myself: Harry Potter. Posting online: Star Wars.

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

Servants of the Force is definitely not my best writing but it's still my favourite fic anyway because I've never put so much effort into a fic before and I'm proud that I finished it.

tagging @chanihobbit, @saddybildaddy, @sky-kenobye, @ineffableobikin (no pressure tags!) and everyone who wants to do it (again).

[tennessoui]

Hi Kit! I hope you're doing well! I have been going back through all of your fics, and I just had to come tell you how much I love your writing style! You're my favorite obikin fic writer, and I'm obsessed with so many of your fics (I love so many I can't even choose a favorite).

I saw that you have chapter 2 of "If you love me, let it remain unnamed" in progress, and I can't tell you how excited I am for it! Could you maybe give us a little sneak peek of what's gonna happen?? 👀🤲 if Obi-Wan thought dealing with one Anakin was bad enough, I bet he is gonna get into so much (sexy?) trouble with 2 of them. 💜💜

hey!! i can't give much because im hoping to have this posted sunday evening (all...11k of it so far oops) but here is some of anakin and set's first interaction (keeping in mind that half the reason the chapter is so long is because this first impression is so bad that anakin needs to be coaxed into liking set):

The man’s smirk is cool as it stretches across his face. “Don’t you want to know my name, little Jedi?”

“No,” Anakin says. Shortly. “It doesn’t matter.”

Because whoever this man is will be dead within the hour—for the crime of hurting his master, holding him, bruising him. For putting his lips against his skin. 

No, Anakin does not need to know this stranger’s name, because he will not mourn his death. He will cause it.

“Ah, but I am the one with the high ground,” the man tuts, tapping the blaster lightly against Obi-Wan’s skin. "Metaphorically, at least."

Anakin could use the Force to yank the blaster away, but—the man’s finger is too close to the trigger of the blaster, and Anakin’s fury is making his Force blunt when it needs to be precise to stop the man from squeezing the trigger should he feel the blaster being ripped from his hand.

He needs to focus. He needs to be precise, less angry, but he cannot let go of his anger when he can see flakes of his master’s blood decorating his temple. His master is bleeding.

“Don’t you agree, little Jedi?” the man asks, and Anakin snaps back into focus.

“No,” he says automatically, and the man laughs. It is not a kind sound.

“You don’t agree that what I believe goes?” the man asks. “I was under the impression your partner’s life meant more to you than that.

Obi-Wan’s life means everything to him. Anakin curls his mouth into a wordless snarl.

“What do you want.” He bites out.

“Your name, to begin with,” the stranger purrs back, smirk still firmly in place. There is a scar, cutting through one of his thick eyebrows. It makes him look monstrous.

Anakin inhales sharply and throws out the first name he can think of, the false name he’d almost wed under on Naboo before he came to his senses and realized he could never love another the way he already loved his master. “Set.”

The man’s eyebrows fly up. “Fascinating,” he murmurs. “Absolutely fascinating.”

[edgeofn1ght]

if you're taking requests or suggestions for that fluff prompt list, 25 with added cheekiness would be so cute for tcw obikin 👉👈 🥺🥺

Hello, my friend! 💜 I was delighted when I saw this, so i was more than happy to write a little something... i was especially excited that I actually got an idea. 😄 So I hope you enjoy this.

The prompt was "brushing against each other, even if there is enough room"

established (secret) relationship • obikin • 1.4k words

On the bridge of the Negotiator, Obi-Wan and Anakin stood alone around the holotable reviewing the day’s battle schematics. Well, Obi-Wan was reviewing them at least. He told Anakin he could head to bed a while ago, but the younger man refused, preferring instead to watch his former master in his element. Obi-Wan had been fully lost in thought for 30 minutes now and all his tells were there – stroking his beard and frowning, eyebrows pinched together in concentration. Wanting to get his attention, Anakin cleared his throat a few times as he tapped his fingers rhythmically against the table, both without success. 

"Master…" he finally called gently. Still nothing. Obi-Wan waved his arm across the blue hologram of the refinery, causing the image to shift.

Anakin walked around the table, sticking as close as possible to the edge. Instead of stopping on Obi-Wan’s left side, he continued his trek to his right, brushing his arm against his him as he walked past. Obi-Wan straightened his back and visibly shivered as he turned to Anakin. 

"I'm sorry, was I in your way?" He arched his eyebrow and the corner of his mouth lifted slowly into a smirk.

"It's just the quarters on the bridge are so tight,” Anakin explained as straight-faced as possible. “Hard to not be right on top of each other… you know?" 

He looked down, pretending to be interested in the holotable. Obi-Wan looked around the bridge briefly. It'd normally be slightly fuller, but as it was nearing midnight, it was empty save for them and two naval officers. It always felt cavernous this time of night when most everyone on board should be asleep. And yet here they stood – shoulder-to-shoulder – so close now they could feel the other’s body heat, even through their long tunic sleeves. 

Obi-Wan chuckled as he went back to his task.

#

Anakin walked into the Temple refectory and looked around, searching for Obi-Wan. Or Ahsoka. He didn’t like eating alone, but he would if he had to since he was starving. Though many in the Temple were on their own schedules as the needs of their different kinds dictated, many Jedi still gathered to eat at "standard" times for their daily meals. But judging by the nearly-empty dining hall, it seemed Anakin was coming in on the tail-end of the evening gathering. It was possible both Obi-Wan AND Ahsoka had already eaten and left. 

"Without me," he huffed to himself as he walked further in. He glanced around again and finally spotted both of them sitting at a table together on the far side of the room – Ahsoka on one side, Obi-Wan on the other. They seemed quite alone in their little corner with no one at the surrounding tables. 

He quickly headed to the food bar, picked up a tray, and filled it with a little bit of everything. He was never more grateful for the time at home than when he didn't have to eat ration bricks. 

He then headed over to their table. Neither of them had seen him yet, as they were both still concentrating on something on the table that Anakin couldn’t see. Though he and Obi-Wan had tried to keep the fairly-new change in their relationship under wraps, he was pretty sure Ahsoka had her suspicions. But that wouldn’t stop him.

As he neared their table, he passed behind Obi-Wan, extending the fingers of his left hand as he held his tray, brushing them lightly through Obi-Wan’s hair. The older man sat up and he and Ahsoka both finally looked up as Anakin took a seat beside him. (Probably closer than necessary, but if he didn’t care.) 

Obi-Wan reached up and smoothed down his hair, schooling his features carefully. "Anakin, nice of you to join us."

"Hello, master," Ahsoka smiled.

"Nice of you both to wait for me," Anakin chided, though there was no real heat behind it. 

"I was starving!" Ahsoka replied and clutched at her stomach in dramatics. 

Anakin huffed and dug into his food as she laughed. 

He noticed they were both mostly finished with their meal, but to their credit, neither got up and left him behind. Instead they remained seated, chatting pleasantly while he ate. They rarely got moments like these days, especially with just the three of them. He was worried that at any moment any one of their comlinks would buzz with a message that they were needed promptly elsewhere, sometimes just in the Temple, sometimes even to go off planet as soon as possible. But for now, he would enjoy Ahsoka nattering happily, and Obi-Wan’s steady, warm presence beside him. 

Anakin became so engrossed in Ahsoka’s story about some trouble Fives and Echo had gotten into at 79s to notice any movement from Obi-Wan, but he steeled himself as best he could when suddenly he felt something on his thigh. He looked down under the guise of checking to see if some food had fallen in his lap, and found Obi-Wan’s hand discreetly resting on the bench between them, his fingers brushing his thigh gently. Anakin could feel the tips of his ears redden and he just hoped that the blush wouldn’t extend any further. Because Ahsoka would surely ask what was wrong with him.  

Instead he cleared his throat and dug into the jogan tart he had gotten for dessert. Obi-Wan patted his thigh lightly then the touch was gone. 

“What’s wrong with you, Skyguy?” Ahsoka said, looking between Anakin and Obi-Wan, her eyes narrowed slightly.  

“Nothing at all, Snips,” he replied, casually. He just hoped it was casual enough. At least she couldn’t hear the thumping of his heart. 

#

After stepping out of the warm shower, Obi-Wan dried off, changed into his sleeping clothes and brushed his teeth. There was nothing quite like cleaning up and getting ready for bed after a long and challenging day – knowing he was back at home in his own apartment, in his own room, and in his own bed. Knowing that Anakin was also there, too. And though they were both too exhausted to do anything but sleep, just his presence was a comfort. 

He turned off the light and headed into the room, it was mostly dark save for the lights of the ecumenopolis that came in through the blinds. Even in the low light he could see Anakin laying on his side like usual, on his side of the bed, and turned away from Obi-Wan and the rest of the room. He was suspiciously quiet and Obi-Wan briefly wondered if he was already asleep. It was unusual for him to fall asleep so quickly, but sometimes their bodies and minds were both so exhausted, they couldn’t help but do just that. The war would do that to you – when it wasn’t keeping you awake for days. 

He crawled into bed, but instead of laying flat on his back like he usually did, he rolled over close to Anakin, brushing up against his back, crowding his space. 

“Hey!” Anakin whined and rolled over, but he didn't get far. He was frowning, but he couldn’t help but start smiling when he saw Obi-Wan’s face hovering over him. “You’re on my side.”

Obi-Wan drew back, “Your side? This is my bed, all sides are mine.”

Anakin chuckled and attempted to push Obi-Wan off, but it was fruitless – he was strong and he wasn’t budging. Now that he was lying on his back though, Obi-Wan could lay down just like he wanted – sprawled half on top of Anakin. The younger man kept laughing as Obi-Wan then wrapped his arms around him and tucked them under his back, holding him in place. 

“Obi-Wan! I’m trying to sleep!” 

Obi-Wan furrowed his brow, “You seem to be awake to me…”

Anakin shook his head, “You know what I mean!” 

“I’m sure I don’t,” Obi-Wan replied, finally burying his face in the crook of his neck. “There was room over here, so I’m just making myself comfortable.” 

“Obi-Wan!” He laughed. “There’s room for a whole Jedi Master on the other side of the bed!” Obi-Wan continued to hold tightly and grinned the moment he felt Anakin give up – his muscles untensing and body softening in his hold. 

Obi-Wan pressed several kisses to his neck, which caused Anakin to further melt into the embrace. “All right then, I’ll move to my own side.” 

“Wait!” Anakin said, reaching out and grabbing for him as he began to roll over. 

“I thought I was supposed to get on my own side…”

Anakin made a soft whining noise and pulled Obi-Wan close, “Like you said, it’s your bed, all sides are yours.”

“Even yours?” Obi-Wan asked, the warm breath softly tickling Anakin’s neck. 

“Even mine.”

[shywhitemoose]

😅💖👀 and/or 🤭 for the fic asks. pls and thank u 💜

Hi Lexi! Thank you for the ask, and I’m sorry I’m so slow to respond (leave it to me to post the game and then forget about it until the next morning. I’m easily distracted ok 😩)

😅 What's a story or scene you've created that you're a smidge embarrassed exists?

Hmm... It’s nothing I’ve posted but it’s like 100 words of a vampire Obi-wan and desperate Anakin and it’s super cheesy lol but I won’t delete it in case I ever want to turn it into something more. But yeah, it exists. And it’s embarrassing 😂

💖 What made you start writing?

Ok someone asked this already but I’ll just duplicate my response to save you from a link 😊

First started writing back in like 2018 when I could, you know, actually keep up with Obikin fic, and I had all these scenes in my head and all these emotions post Rako Hardeen that I wanted to explore that I just wasn’t really finding in fic at the time, so I was like Well I Guess I’ll Write It Myself Even Though I Have No Idea What I’m Doing I Mean How Hard Could It Be? Like drawing, I tend to bite off more than I can chew and I don’t do warm-ups. So… here I am 25 chapters and nearly four years later and I’m still not done AND there are probably way better fics out there now that explore the same thing I originally wanted but now I don’t have time to read them because I’m too busy trying to write and draw lol. 🤦‍♀️

👀 Tell me about an up and coming wip please!

Hmm.. well all my wips are already wips.. but I guess I have ideas for the Out of Place au that I haven’t started writing yet. I may have mentioned it before, but earthling Anakin will be taking space monk Obi-Wan to an amusement park/waterpark where Obi-Wan will 1) discover he LOVES cotton candy It is Magic, 2) be dragged onto a roller coaster and have a delightfully snarky conversation with Anakin on the lift hill, and 3) be dragged to the waterpark section where he will feel very exposed in nothing but swim trunks, get very flustered at seeing anakin in nothing but swim trunks, and Anakin will very sweetly buy him a long-sleeved rashguard to help him feel more covered. There will also probably be sunscreen involved.

🤭 Do you have a favorite tag to use when posting your works?

Oh gosh, I don’t? Should I lol? I’m already so bad at tagging, and when you only have like a handful of works, there’s not much of a chance to develop favorites? I do enjoy reading other people’s tags, though – so many funny authors in the fandom 😄

[elysian-prince]

2021 Fic Review

Thank you for the tags, @binaryeclipse and @edge-ofnight! 💜💜💜

✨ total number of completed works: 6 completed works for 2021! though one of them was started in 2020 lol

💜 total word count: 72,806

✨ looking back did you write more, less, or the expected amount of fic this year?: Tbh I wrote a little less than I had planned and expected of myself, but the later part of the year has been rather difficult with family matters, so I’ve tried to not be too hard on myself about it!

💜 your own favorite story of this year?: I’m going to be a gay little shit and say just let me love you, which is the fic I wrote for @binaryeclipse for Valentine’s Day. It was the first time I had ever written a fic specifically for someone, and I enjoy going back and re-reading it not only because the boys are especially sweet in it, but also because I can see how clearly I was trying to convey “hey I like you, I really really like you” LOL. I think it worked?

✨ did you take any writing risks this year?: Hmmm, not... particularly, but I did include a bit of religious symbolism kink in a PWP oneshot for my modern AU and I guess that’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

💜 do you have any fanfic goals for the new year?: I would really, really like to finish all of my current WIPs, especially my rewrite of i’d give you my sunshine. On AO3 it looks like I haven’t touched it in a year, but I swear I’ve been hard at work on it, omg.

✨ most popular story of the year?: i just want you for my own. Honestly, I never expected this to be the fic that resonated with people so much! I came up with the car scene dialogue in chapter 1 while vacuuming one day and thought it would just be some silly oneshot. Now it’s my most popular fic ever by kudos :0

💜 story most underappreciated?: you’re holy to me. While I was writing it, I thought people would at least read it for the hot, vaguely religious smut, but uhh, I guess y’all aren’t into that despite the amount of priest Obi-Wan love? I kinda expected a better response on a PWP from such a horny fandom. If I dare say so myself, it’s really good and something I enjoy re-reading, so I truly wish people would at least give it a chance.

✨ most fun to write?: 🤔 Probably you’re holy to me? I tried to really let loose and explore things I’ve never written before! I also spent a lot of time looking up demon and angel costumes and lingerie, lol.

💜 most unintentionally telling story?: dreams of summer. Well, it’s not necessary unintentional, because I was very much intentional in delving into the subject of platonic versus romantic love. What I suppose wasn’t intentional was including so much of my thoughts and feelings regarding the development of my own relationship with my girlfriend.

✨ biggest disappointment?: Mmmmm, the general lack of response to every story I’ve written in the same AU as my most popular fic. With how popular the first fic in the series is, I kinda expected people to want more of the boys after they got together, but uh, apparently not. Y’all are missing out, established relationship fics are WONDERFUL 😤 at least my girlfriend has good taste. (/j)

💜 biggest surprise?: I didn’t expect dreams of summer to turn out as lengthy as it did, and I’m surprised I finished it as quickly as I did, but I guess I was also literally jobless at the time LMAO.

✨ my favorite part of fandom this year?: I’ve really enjoyed all of the friendships I’ve made within the obikin fandom. I’ve never had this much interaction with others within a fandom before, and it’s really great to feel like you belong to a part of a community, especially in these difficult times we’re in. Tagging: hmmm, I’m not sure who hasn’t been already been tagged yet! so if you see this and would like to do it, go for it and say I tagged you lol.

[theseptemberist]

Hi, this is ABSOLUTELY random so feel free to not respond AT ALL, but I just want you to know that I laughed for about a minute straight because I was reading that post you reblogged on how to write pain and going, ‘isn’t that a Meg Cabot book????’ AND THEN YOU VALIDATED ME IN YOUR TAGS IM SO GLAD IT WASNT JUST ME SO THANK YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY YOURE AWESOME 💜 (p.s. ‘untying a great knot’ has been living rent-free in my mind for like a week, thank you for your work 💯)

HAH thank you so much there IS an obikin-Meg Cabot overlap, there are dozens of us, DOZENS! It is wild because that is literally the only part I remembered from that book but the second I saw the word "egg" I INSTANTLY knew. I was always more of a fantasy kid but I looooved her books, and there's this one part that I think about all the time that I'd like to share, if you don't mind me using your ask as a platform lmao.

So in the final Princess Diaries book, one of the subplots is Mia being at a pivot point in her life and feeling down on herself after spending the last year writing a romance novel. She's deeply proud of her book and put a lot of effort and love into it, but she constantly hears from others that her choice of subject matter frivolous and beneath her talents. She's also civic-minded and worries that she isn't doing enough to help people (for example comparing herself to her ex-boyfriend Michael who is working on open heart surgery tech).

Through a lot of soul searching and drama, she manages to make her peace with it, and there's a specific thought she has that always stuck with me. She decides that while her book may not save anyone's life in the OR, it could provide some comfort to their loved one who's waiting for them outside, and that it may be a small way of helping but it's real. That her words have the power to make people happy, and that is an objectively valuable contribution to the world.

I read this when I was maybe 13? 14? and it came at such a formative moment that it basically inoculated me against ever feeling like writing was a less than worthwhile career path. I've never articulated exactly where it came from, but I've repeated versions of this quote many times to friends in the fanfic community who were feeling down about their hobby, because it is so so true.

So from Meg Cabot and me to anyone out there sharing your creativity on the internet, especially these past few years that have been so difficult for all of us— you really never know whose lives you touched. You never know what kind of hardship your words or art helped someone get through, but you know there's someone out there who comes back to your work when they're feeling down. You are worthwhile, your work is worthwhile in a way that can never be measured and you deserve to feel proud and valid in what you do 💙

This has gone FAR off the topic of drawing eggs lol but thank you very much for prompting this, it's a sentiment I've wanted to share and didn't know how. Receiving your ask made me laugh too and in the end isn't that really what this is all about????

[tennessoui]

I'm so flattered that you like my fic, for two very particular reasons

honestly your blog and your fic and your enthusiastic presence in the obikin fandom is what lured me into rebooting my old tumblog back up and Participating once again

even more honestly, one of my thoughts when writing the start of the fic was 'man, kit's not gonna enjoy this at all' bc you've been very clear about liking anakins and obi-wans with the counterpart with whom they share a history and a life and that's basically the opposite of obkin in my fic, just them clinging onto the vaguely shaped person of their love despite, like, having two entirely separate traumatic pasts that have shaped each of their lives and souls. so it's really cool that you like it anyway!

💜💜💜💜

(in ref to this fic)

ha!! you know what that's fair lol i really am big on not liking switching different obi-wans and anakins together (sad, because i'm a big fan of them switching in general), but what i like so so much about your fic and this take on them is that they're clearly very broken by their own losses and grief (anakin, for having lost his master--but then idk maybe that master comes back it's always suspicious when bodies are never discovered idk your plans--and obi-wan for canon obi-wan sadness), and they get to see versions of their loved one in the other copy, but even then in that last chapter, obi-wan is like you can't kill vader, and anakin is like ' >:0 you still love him more than me???'

idk where you're planning to take it or what you're gonna do with that personal conflict, but i love it so much and is the perfect way to resolve my 'same universe obi-wan & anakin' rule

[shywhitemoose]

oh gosh...there's so many I want to ask you. You don't need to do them all of course, but if you feel like it, 6, 14, 21, 27, please. 💙

💜💜Hello Zoë! Thank you for coming up with these questions and sending along a few :) Happy to answer, if you don't mind my belated reply!

From Obikin Fandom Questions.

6. Do you remember the first Obikin fic you read? If so, what was it?

(Already answered, but copying here)

I’m not sure it was the first one, but among the first that I can remember and find again was With a Warm and Tender Hand by temple_mistress (is this person on tumblr?)... But then I feel like I also recall there was this author, Ralph E Silver or Singleton or Silverstein or something? Definitely Ralph something, lol, and there were several obikin fics that I read through there and also remember loving – like I was so happy this author had multiple works, but now I can’t find them on Ao3? Maybe I’m remembering wrong? I don’t know it was probably 2018ish. (I’ve been hung up on this ship for a while, guys.) If anyone remembers this person and could point me to their fics I’d love to re-read them sometime. You know, add them to my mile-long list of to-reads :o)

14. What do you like about the Obikin dynamic?

(Also already answered - this was a popular one!)

Oh man, this is hard. Everything? Ha! I think it’s just that there is SO MUCH TO EXPLORE? Like they have this amazing chemistry, their banter is gold, and their love is obvious, but also there’s the age difference, the power dynamic, the lack of communication, etc. And there are so many parts to their story to lose yourself in… want angst? No problem! Jump to late ROTS and beyond. Want something a little lighter but still canon, plunk yourself down in the earlier bits of the clone wars. Their relationship can take on all these different vibes, but at its core there is always this steadfast, believable love from which to build a story.

21. List and link 3 Obikin fanfics you are currently reading.

Okay, there are way more than 3 because life gets in the way of my reading time, but right now I’m thinking of @darthplodder's After the Night When I Wake Up (I’m sorry I still haven’t caught up, but I’m getting there!), @intermundia’s War Drums (8 chapters behind, Will, but I love what I’ve read so far!), and @edge-ofnight's For Me, It’s You (such wonderful characters and details!! Reading Anakin’s POV now!)

27. List and link 3 Obikin fanarts that you go back to repeatedly.

So, this is hard to answer because I don’t generally go back to fanarts repeatedly? At least, not specifically Obikin. (Sometimes there are some Obi-Wan fanarts where I like the skin tone/hair colors, styles, etc so I circle back to those occasionally for references, though.) I think tumblr and discord are responsible for this lack of proactive revisiting, because I’m always seeing new art and familiar old art popping up, and these keep me very, very well fed 😊

[tennessoui]

1, 17, 19, 38, 42, 43, 50 🎉💜🍆💜🎉

bless <3<3<3

1. First things first, did you have a good year?

I think so!! nothing groundbreaking, but I'm much more involved in my life now than I was back in February/March, if that makes sense!! I lurked a lot in obikin fandom before ever posting, which just meant that I read a lot but then never really commented or interacted which is nice, but it was lonely too (mostly also because i've been a fandom lurker for different fandoms since like 2013). so at least even though not many leaps and bounds were made in my personal life, i got y'all!!

17. Did you make any big permanent changes this year?

I really really really really wanted to get a tattoo. so far that hasn't happened because more important, expensive things would happen like a day before i was planning to schedule a consultation, but i still really really want another tattoo, so here's hoping that in 2022 i will get one!!!!

19. What was one nice thing you did for yourself?

I answered this here!

38. What was the best moment of the year for you?

In June, I moved out of the place I was living with two of my best friends, which was sad, but we moved one of us into a place just down the street and prepped the other one for her move a few states away. I think it's one of the only goodbyes that was sad but that didn't feel like the ending of something important---just a different sort of continuation. it made the whole moving experience much more fun i think, and a stand out moment this year <3

42. What are you most proud of accomplishing?

Fic/fandom feels like the thing that's popping quickest into my head, so: I've written almost 500k on ao3 and that feels big!! especially since i started writing in april! it's nice to care about something so much you pour 500k into it

43. What have you learned about yourself this year that you didn’t know in the years prior?

Ooo this is such a good question....I think that I am just...very much like a person that can make friends pretty easily? I feel like i already knew that a bit, but this year I was just meeting people on the street who are now some of my closest friends, which i think is cool of me idk !!

50. What do you wish for yourself?

oh!! ive been thinking about this lately!! i really want a plant!! they can just be expensive and needy and im already both those things :< and also one of them lady finger chairs??? i know it won't cure my depression or fundamentally change who i am but i keep thinking it MIGHT

oh and health and happiness and completed fan fics and money and shit i guess too. but mostly the plant and the ladyfinger chair

send me a number from this list of New Year questions

[edgeofn1ght]

2021 Fic Review

Thank you for the tags @obi-wkenobi & @shywhitemoose 💜

(I’m using both my accounts, cos that counts, right? lol)

total number of completed works: 11 

total word count: 88,027 

looking back did you write more, less, or the expected amount of fic this year?: definitely more! i never intended to write anything tbh, so anything is more lol

your own favorite story of this year?: I think Your Presents is Requested (Obikin) which is just a ton of Christmas fluff. It was fun to write and I found it comforting to read. 

did you take any writing risks this year?: Definitely publishing an Obikin story at all. 👀  I read it before writing anything then wrote things for a while before publishing. I was nervous! 

do you have any fanfic goals for the new year?: no, i don’t think so. although, at the end of the year i was thinking I would like to try writing a tiny little thing every day, but I’ve been sick since Christmas, so I haven’t started that yet. lol

most popular story of the year?: Idk if this is hits or kudos, but it was Your Presents is Requested for both in 2021. 

story most under-appreciated?: Hmmm.... not sure of the criteria here either, but maybe The Old General? (Gen. Obi-Wan & Cody) It was something I worked on for a really long time, and I liked it, but it seemed to go over like a lead balloon. I haven’t had the heart to re-read it. 

most fun story to write?: Old Man (Affectionate) (Obikin) because it kinda came to me quickly and easily and was fun to write! I love not caring about canon sometimes and just making everyone happy. 😄 Also, it was surprisingly fun for me to write Anakin and Quinlan together. That dynamic has a lot of chaotic potential.

most unintentionally telling story?: Maybe For Me, It’s You (Obikin). But what is it telling? That’s for me to know and you to find out. lol

biggest disappointment?: I guess the reception of The Old General which I already mentioned. But I moved on from it, so I try not to let it remain a disappointment.

biggest surprise?: Honestly that anyone wants to read anything I write.💜 I KNOW how that sounds, I know, but I’ve only been writing for 2-ish years and I still feel like I have a long way to go. And there are just SO MANY good writers in this fandom. 

my favorite part of fandom this year?: Actually joining the obikin branch of the fandom? I’ve been on the fringes for a while, so I decided to finally make myself known. lol (by interacting, publishing stories, and such)

I don’t know who all has done this already, so apologies if you’ve been tagged and I missed it! Absolutely no pressure, of course. @jmobiwanspadawan, @elysian-prince, @artemisthehuntress, @ragnarlothcat, @lowstandards

[shywhitemoose]

Hi! I really like following you—your posts always make me smile! I saw that you like getting asks but don’t like to do ask games, so can I ask you some questions from a recent fanfic writer ask game??

What do you like most about your own writing?

What’s something you’ve recently felt proud of related to your writing?

And can you name one or more of your fave comfort fics??

No pressure to answer, I was just curious! Have a good night! 💜

Hello! This is really sweet, thank you. I suppose it's not so much that I don't like to do ask games, it's just that it's unfamiliar to me and I'm... not one of the cool kids, you know? Like I wonder, I've only written one fic so far (and even that’s not complete yet) - am I even qualified to call myself a writer yet? And my art is all over the place (not literally, but aesthetically speaking) because I haven't been doing digital long enough to have developed a consistent style - am I really allowed to call myself an artist? Am I allowed to think anyone will want to know things about me or the stuff I create? These are silly questions, I know, but my brain just.. 🤷‍♀️

Anyway, to your questions 😊

What do you like most about your own writing?

Hmm, well my own writing is limited, but I guess within the chapters I've written, I think I like my dialogues the most. I try to find a good balance of humor and emotion and I *think* I’m usually successful? Of course I really just have my characters to thank for that- it helps that they already have such entertaining chemistry to start with :)

What’s something you’ve recently felt proud of related to your writing?

Oh dear. I think maybe I'm just proud that I'm still doing it, ha. It doesn't come naturally to me at all. I mean I've never been able to just sit down and write a page. I swear, every paragraph - at least when there’s no dialogue, but even sometimes when there is - is a Process. I will be particularly proud when I finish the next chapter because it's given me more trouble than any others (how do all you authors churn out such lovely smut on the regular? I'm over here struggling for days about how to get a hand where it needs to be, lol. And don't get me started on how the Force is supposed to play into all this.)

Can you name one or more of your fave comfort fics??

Is it weird to include my own? It’s just that I started writing Adrift and Entangled *specifically* as something I could come back to and read for comfort. Chapters 12-14 put my heart in a particularly warm, cozy place.

For other works, I’m VERY out of touch with what is currently out there because I don’t have a ton of time to read these days. But:

With a Warm and Tender Hand by temple_mistress (I don’t know if this person has a tumblr) is one of the first Obikin fics I ever read and it just really stuck with me. It’s very, well, warm and tender :) It’s been a while, but I’ve probably re-read this more than any other fic I’ve come across.

Another piece that has stayed with me is this short, spicy, but heart-melting prompt fill by @glimmerglanger from many many months ago. Poor Obi-Wan is impotent here, and the way they write what Anakin does for him just turns me into a pile of mush. I still think about it.

The Snowball Effect by @twilightofthe has brought me comfort through laughter on more than one occasion. It’s a two-chapter modern AU and the author is hysterical.

What I’ve seen on tumblr of @tennessoui‘s Keeping up with the Skywalker Kenobis AU has also brought me great joy, and her AO3 version is high priority on my to-read list. Super sweet, and it also involves the kids, which gives me extra feels.

Speaking of kids, I’m reminded of Homestead, by @jswander and @whohatessand. It’s part of a longer series that I haven’t gotten to yet, but this first work was just lovely. A good snuggle up with a warm beverage and let your heart feel all the feels sort of fic.

It’s not in traditional fic format, but I also find great comfort in @shatouto‘s Redeeming Vader AU comic installments. It’s a WIP, but the story is beautiful, and the art is exquisite.

Whew... I guess that was more than one, lol. Suggestions for other good comfort fics welcome - I know they’re out there I probably just haven’t gotten to them yet!