constellation-skirmishes · 1 year ago
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luke finds a MSE-6 one day and decides to repair her for padme. he names the droid 'emmy'
l: emmy's almost done! i just need to finish tweaking a few things, but soon she'll be up and running like a kryat in her nest!
then you won't have to be alone when i'm not here!
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passable-talent · 4 years ago
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Going with Ani to free his mom because you know it’s such a big moment for him (and obviously being there for the aftermath)
oof. here I go to make myself angsty for the evening
same day request answering. its like its april.
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Padme Amidala is a really good person. It pretty much all comes back to that. 
She’s kind. She’s empathetic. She recognizes when someone is in pain, and when someone needs help. She understands when an unwise course of action is one that needs to be taken. 
So, of course, she understood when the Jedi apprentice meant to protect her instead wanted to run away to his birth planet and help his mother. Of course she did. 
Though, level headed as she was, she thought that it might be wise to gather up another Jedi. To watch over her while Anakin was distracted, or possibly to help Anakin face whatever plagued his mother. 
She suggested Anakin call upon Obi-Wan, which he refused. Obi-Wan’s mission was just as important, and if he knew what Anakin planned, Anakin would never be allowed to go.
So, instead, he called for you. 
You were also a Jedi apprentice, at that time training between missions at the temple on Coruscant. Your master, Shaak Ti, trusted you immensely, and granted you permission to leave on your own. You commanded a Starfighter and were on your way- opening a com to Anakin en route. You had never been to Tatooine before, but had heard about it whenever Anakin felt like sharing his childhood. As his closest friend other than his master, you knew how much his mother weighed on his soul, and how much he had wished that Qui-Gon could have saved her, too. You had known that one day, he would try to return. He had promised his Shmi as much. 
Anakin’s reunion with Watto was tense for just about everyone there. You didn’t know the terrain, you barely knew Padme, you certainly didn’t know Watto, but you felt the impatience rolling off of Anakin. It put you on edge, and so as he followed Watto into the shop, you kept pace behind Padme, ensuring her safety. It was the one thing you felt you were capable of doing, the one thing you could control. 
Anakin wasn’t very talkative. Padme tried- but he was a focused man, and felt closer to finding his mother than he had in a decade. You were a silent support, beside the senator, as though you could take some of the weight off of Anakin’s shoulders. Every emotion he experienced seemed to radiate out from him, and it almost made your head pound to get blasted with them all- the guilt, the fear, the anger. You just hoped that he’d find his mother alive, or else, you imagined, this would get so much worse. 
When you left the ship again, you found yourself in the most flat, barren landscape you’d ever seen. Growing up among the skyscrapers of Coruscant, it was almost unfathomable, to look out at the horizon and see nothing between you and it. 
There was, however, one little building, which you could gather was your destination. And a droid. 
Anakin’s mind must have been clouded by his emotion, or maybe he just wasn’t showing it, because you could feel that something was off. From the moment C-3PO requested to go inside, you knew that there was nothing but bad news here. You couldn’t say anything, though- you felt it wasn’t your place. Anakin was among his family, now, even if they’d never met him, and he needed to hear it from them. 
You could tell. Shmi Skywalker was gone. 
“It was just before dawn,” Cliegg Lars explained, “they came out of nowhere. A hunting party of Tusken Raiders.” You had heard of them before- in Anakin’s ramblings of the pod racing he did as a child. You sat at the end of the table opposite Cliegg, though it did feel informal. The head of the table was meant for anyone other than you, surely- but Anakin had his place at Cliegg’s right hand, and Owen at his left. 
“Your mother had gone out early, like she always did, to pick mushrooms off the vaporators.” At the very least, you were silently happy that Shmi had spent her last years as a free woman with a husband that clearly cared about her greatly. 
“From the tracks, she was about halfway home...” Your heart broke with every word for Anakin Skywalker, who had spent years dreaming of returning for his mother, only to arrive too late. “...When they took her.” Anakin’s face was devoid of clear emotion, but you knew him well- you could see that famous temper brewing inside of him. But, this was more than a frustration. This was so much deeper than that. 
“Those tuskens walk like men,” Cliegg continued with a sigh, “but they’re mindless, vicious monsters. Thirty of us went out after her, four of us came back.” You lowered your head in respect, but kept your eyes on your friend, whose brows were tightly knit. He was thinking, mulling it over, considering, processing. You couldn’t blame him, but wished you could make it easier. 
“I’d be out there with them, but...” Cliegg, too, was weighed down by his grief. His loss, you could see, was still just as raw as Anakin’s. “After I lost my leg, I just couldn’t ride anymore, until I heal.” Anakin’s heart seemed to break open wider with every moment that passed him by, and Cliegg continued, trying to reassure his lost stepson that his mother hadn’t died unloved. 
“I don’t want to give up on her, but she’s been gone a month.” Unimaginable it was how much it must’ve hurt Anakin to know that he had missed her by only a month. “There’s little hope she’s lasted this long.”
And there it was- the clear implication to Anakin that his mother was not only gone, but dead. That there was a finality to it, and nothing he could do. You watched him, carefully, as he turned his head, and clearly you could see that he didn’t take such helplessness well. 
He stood, and you made to do the same, but the both of you were interrupted by Owen, asking Anakin’s intensions. 
“To find my mother,” Anakin said, and you let out a short breath. 
“Your mother’s dead, son,” Cliegg said, with the voice of a heartbroken husband, “Accept it.” 
Anakin left without a word. 
You followed, knowing his plan. 
“Anakin, it’s dangerous,” you told him, and he turned, shaking his head. 
“I’m going. I have to.” 
“I know,” you said, and in the gaze you shared with him, he realized that you meant to come with him. 
Padme emerged from the entrance, and her gaze met yours. You nodded, and she gathered that you hadn’t been able to stop him. You hadn’t tried. 
“You’re gonna have to stay here,” you said, a little more hardness in your tone than you had intended. “You’ll be safe until we return.” Anakin stood behind you, grief and anger rolling off of him, and though she could not feel the Force, Padme clearly could see a man in pain. After all, Padme Amidala is a really good person. She walked to him and gave him a brief hug. 
“We won’t be long,” you promised as they parted, and as she retreated inside, you followed him to the speeder. 
The longer he rode, the more anguish he felt. He hardened before you, from a boy who lost his mother, to a man who sought revenge. You could only hope you would serve to curb the damage. 
Just after nightfall you reached the encampment of the raiders, their domes still lit by dying fires. You deferred to Anakin’s lead, assuming that he would know your enemy better than you. It had been a while since the two of you had gone on a mission together- if the atmosphere were less dire, you might have even enjoyed it. 
You don’t know how he chose which dome to enter, but it was the right one. You felt the world change when Anakin laid eyes on the bloodied woman tied to a post, like you were recognizing her yourself. Shmi Skywalker, still alive.
“Go,” you whispered, stationing yourself between the opening of the dome and the opening Anakin had created. His reunion was his own, and you gave him the best security and privacy you could. It was astounding that she had survived, all this time, and for a moment you were filled with hope, joy, that he had disobeyed Cliegg and searched for her anyway. Otherwise, she likely never would have been found. You kept your eyes to the night outside the dome, a lookout, your breathing calm with the joy and love and relief that Anakin had once again allowed into his body. 
And then you felt it change. 
You whirled around, and she was dead, and Anakin’s silence was suddenly all you could hear. The world was turning red around the both of you as he felt the grief of his mother’s death for a second time, and his eyes lifted to yours. 
“Anakin,” you breathed, knowing nothing else to say. His grief hardened into anger, but he gently closed her eyes and held her close. You didn’t know what to do. Panic hit you hard as his anger curdled into rage, and his eyes lifted. 
“Anakin, we need to take her home,” you said, hoping to deflect his focus. He didn’t listen. 
As he lowered her gently to the floor so that he could stand, you tried to move into his way, and successfully you cupped his face, catching his eyes for just a moment. In them, you didn’t see the anger you felt from him. In them, you saw so much sadness. 
And so you let him go. 
It wasn’t the Jedi way, you knew that. And you wished you could will yourself to move, to stop him, because the pain that his actions would cause would haunt him, possibly for the rest of his life. But it felt as though he needed this, as though it was the only thing that would sate his soul. So you breathed mantras, and did your best to combat his anger with peace, thinking that it might invade him. 
And when the Tusken Raiders had all given their last breaths to Anakin Skywalker, you went to him. 
He collapsed to his knees under his own weight, no longer grieving but feeling a consuming emptiness. You had to force yourself to block it out as you ran to him, and pulled him against you. Never before had you felt someone who needed a hug so bad, and only then did he begin to break, knotting his fingers into the robes at your back. He buried his face, but did not cry, and you stayed as long as he needed you to. 
You drove home. He held his mother, behind you, cradling her like she had once held him. You rode through sunrise, back to Cliegg’s home, where quickly you were met by Owen, Padme, Cliegg, Beru. You dismounted quickly and retreated, knowing that this was Anakin’s moment, and his alone. His anger had returned, but it didn’t feel so sharp anymore- it was anger and sadness and frustration, and it just felt to you like pain. Incredible pain. 
You stayed in the room with him, wherever he went, continuing the strategy you’d had back at the camp. You held peace in your chest, and hoped that he could feel it the way you felt his pain. You hoped it would calm him. His pain did not fade, but it did dull, and for a while as he tinkered with the shifter, it felt as though maybe the anger had drained from his body. 
Padme entered with two meals, and she handed one to you before approaching Anakin, her footsteps light, but her presence noticeable. 
“I brought you something,” she said over his shoulder, and when he didn’t respond, she moved around to his front. “Are you hungry?”
“The shifter broke,” he told her, and if it wouldn’t have taken from your concentration you would’ve chuckled. He avoided the question- you knew he hadn’t eaten in at least a day. “Life seems so much simpler when you’re fixing things.” You would give anything to have back the boy you’d trained with on Corellia. So heavy Anakin felt now, with everything that had happened. You wished you could give him back the peace he had once felt. Padme looked to you briefly as she moved to set down the tray near Anakin, and you nodded. You’d get him to eat eventually. 
“I’m good at fixing things,” Anakin continued, “always was.” Padme turned back to him slowly, the both of you noticing the waver in his voice. “But I couldn’t...” he trailed off, putting down his tools. “Why’d she have to die? Why couldn’t I save her?” You sat up, more toward your feet, ready to approach him if you felt the need. He was getting ramped up again, but the jagged edges of his grief this time was less anger and more blame. Blame on the Tuskens, blame on himself. “I know I could have!” He turned from Padme and for the briefest of moments his eyes met yours, but he moved forward, away from both of you.
“Sometimes there are things no one can fix,” Padme said softly, and you kept your breathing steady to combat his erratic emotion. “You’re not all powerful, Ani.” 
“Well, I should be,” he said, giving her words no time to hang in the air. 
“Anakin,” you said, showing disapproval of such a thought, and for the first time wished Obi-Wan was there. 
“Someday I will be,” he insisted. “I will be the most powerful Jedi ever.” He turned to face you and Padme again, tears glistening on his face but his expression angry. You didn’t know what to say, even when he levied his gaze toward you. 
“I promise you. I will even learn to stop people from dying.” 
“Anakin,” it was Padme’s turn to say, and what he said next shook you to your core.
“It’s all Obi-Wan’s fault!” he shouted, “He’s jealous! He’s holding me back!” Anakin launched whatever he’d picked up across the room, and it clattered quietly before coming to rest. 
“You know that’s not true,” you said, quickly rising to your feet. You took a step closer to Anakin as he turned away, but did not get too near. 
“I know,” he conceded under his breath. Padme sensed what was really going on.
“What’s wrong, Ani?’ She asked, and finally you realized what was truly causing his pain, in this moment. He was looking at his hands as he stuttered the beginning of a sentence, the hands that had killed so many. 
The peace in your body faltered- if you had stopped him, he wouldn’t be grieving nearly so much now. It was your fault.
“I killed them,” he explained, “I killed them all. They’re dead- every single one of them.” He turned to Padme with rage at himself and the raiders twitching his lips, tears still falling from his eyes. “And not just the men, but the women and the children, too. They’re like animals, and I slaughtered them like animals!” You lowered your head, trying to push away your own guilt so that you could be there for him. His pain, you knew, was greater than yours. 
“I hate them!” 
Hate leads to suffering. 
As Anakin sank to the floor, you and Padme sat to flank his sides. You were his best friend, closer to him than anyone else in the world, and so you leaned against his side while Padme offered her words. 
“To be angry is to be human.” 
“I’m a Jedi,” Anakin insisted, “I know I’m better than this.”
“Most Jedi never know their parents,” you said softly, “and never form attachments. There is no one in a Jedi’s life who matters as much as your mother does to you. I’m sure you’re taking this with more grace than Master Windu would have.” Anakin didn’t laugh, but he did quiet, almost as though he believed you. Slowly you found the hand he held beside his knee, and gathered it into yours. 
Padme leaned forward and gave him the best hug she could from the side, but then left Anakin alone with you. 
She’s a good person, like that. 
“Anakin, I’ve known you for a long time,” you started quietly, “and all of that time I’ve known you to be a kind man. A compassionate man. Quick to anger, yes, but not to judgement. They earned your rage, and that’s okay. It does not outweigh all of the good you’ve done in your life.” His grip tightened on your hand, still his breathing erratic, but once again the jagged edges of his mind began to soften. You let silence drift into the room for a moment as he slowly evened. 
“She was beautiful,” you said, laying your head down onto his shoulder. He nodded, and slowly, there grew the beginning of a smile on his face. “And she won’t be forgotten.” 
-🦌 Roe
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catharticdaydream · 4 years ago
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just stop your crying (it’ll be alright) PART TWO
read on ao3! :https://archiveofourown.org/works/29679684/chapters/72978960#workskin
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when obi wan woke up, it was because the ship was telling him he was arriving at his destination. he blinked a few times, getting his bearings before remembering he was on a ship heading to jedha, and not on the sandy planet of tatooine. he sat up, rubbing his eyes and taking the ship off of autopilot, landing it on a crowded landing bay in what looked like the heart of the planet. 
stepping off the ship, obi wan felt uneasy almost immediately. he had no reason to believe that ahsoka wanted anything to do with him, let alone see him. what if she knew he was alive, and simply didn’t care? 
‘that’s silly,’ obi wan thought. ‘there was no way she could have known you were alive. you haven’t had any contact with any other jedi since-’ obi wan shook his head. of course ahsoka would be happy to see him. or at least that’s what he had to tell himself in order to keep going. 
he realized fairly quickly that he had arrived on jedha with nothing to go on. he didn’t even know if ahsoka was still here, and if she would, where she would be. bo katan said she was undercover, so what if he wasn’t able to recognize her? he had gone undercover plenty of times, and one time it involved him physically changing into another person. the only hope that he had of finding ahsoka was…
was opening himself up to the force again. 
obi wan didn’t like the force. not anymore. his bond with anakin didn’t break when he fell, instead, it rotted, turning into a phantom of it former self. back during the clone wars, his bond with anakin was a constant comfort, a reassurance that they were both still okay, that they were alive and together- no matter how dire the situation was. they spent rough nights sleeping on cold floors or jail cells, or in the back of a ship, sending each other comforting waves through their bond. quite honestly, it was the reason both of them had been able to remain as sane as they did. most padawans broke their bonds with their masters in a ritual during the knighting ceremony, but anakin and obi wan had decided, perhaps selfishly, that it would be more useful for them to keep the bond open until at least the war was over. that was the story they told the council, who reluctantly agreed. secretly, they both knew it was because neither of them was ready to let the other go. qui gon had told obi wan once that he couldn’t picture him as a jedi knight. it wasn’t said out of malice, in fact it was quite the opposite. qui gon simply wasn’t ready to see the boy grow up. obi wan found himself in a similar situation with anakin- he had his childhood stolen from him because of slavery, and then his training was cut short as the war began. obi wan wasn’t ready to stop caring for the boy, wasn’t ready to stop being responsible for his needs. it was attachment, and they both knew it. they never addressed it. 
when anakin fell, it wasn’t an immediate feeling. their bond changed, of course, it felt more rigid and angry, but it still wasn’t bad. in fact, obi wan spent the first few weeks in exile taking comfort in the fact that it hadn’t broken, taking it as a sign of hope, that perhaps anakin could still be saved. but over the course of the next few weeks, he could feel anakin- no, vader- vader’s hatred and loathing start to harden. their bond became hot, sharp, painful, and noisy. obi wan tried to be as strong as possible, but eventually, the pain became too much to bear. rather than break it, though, obi wan shut himself off to the force completely. he figured he could come back to it later. breaking their bond would mean giving up on anakin altogether. 
here he was, though, four years later, forced to open himself up to the force once again. he wasn’t sure the force would be very happy with him, and braced himself for the onslaught of anger that he would face once it happened. he found a relatively quiet space to meditate, and focused on his abilities to tap into the force. he thought of the happy memories he had raising anakin, like the first time anakin had felt comfortable talking to obi wan about his mother. he thought about satine, about how happy she made him. he thought about padme, and how much he loved how happy she made anakin, despite the repercussions. finally, he focused his energy on ahsoka, on the young togrutan girl who had stolen both anakin and obi wan’s hearts. 
the force was angry, all right. he could hear it yelling at him, why did you do this? why did you leave me? obi wan felt shameful, and then was faced with the painful bond with anakin screaming in his head. 
vader was much, much stronger than he was four years ago. it made obi wan sick to his stomach. he could tell vader had sensed it too. 
what are you doing here? leave me ALONE! it seemed to scream. obi wan tried to ignore it, tried to focus his energy on locating ahsoka’s force signature. if she was here, he would be able to feel it. of that much he was certain. 
ahsoka’s force signature was much different than anakin’s. anakin’s, in his prime, felt like spending all day in the sun with your loved ones, and coming home, exhausted, sunburnt, and heart full of love. ahsoka’s was different. ahsoka’s signature felt like a warm drink on a cold winter day. it felt like a protective hug from someone you love. 
he focused in on it, faint at first, but suddenly, as she realized what was happening, she felt it grow stronger. it grew around his and curiously tried to tap into his, as if asking if he was real. 
it’s me, padawan. i’m here. obi wan said through the force. he felt a lump grow in his throat but he swallowed it down. he sent more waves of reassurance through their bond, trying to let her know it was okay. ever since order 66, jedi had to be much more on edge. there were constantly bounty hunters on their trail, trying to lure them into a trap, and turn them into the empire for a quick buck. i promise you, i’m here. i’m trying to find you.
as if she had given him her exact location, obi wan suddenly shot his head up, looking around for ahsoka. she was here, he was sure of it. he could find her. obi wan’s heart raced as he broke into a sprint, looking for the young girl who he never dreamed he’d see again. 
“obi wan?” came a small voice from behind him. obi wan stopped in his tracks, freezing for a moment, before turning to find the source of the voice. there she was, ahsoka tano, alive, in front of him. obi wan’s feet starting moving before his mind had time to catch up, racing towards her and tackling her in a hug. 
“ahsoka, ahsoka,” obi wan sobbed. he was shaking, that much he was sure of, but he didn’t care. ahsoka was crying now, too, burying her head in his neck and sobbing. “ahsoka i’m so sorry, i’m sorry, i-” 
“obi wan,” ahsoka sobbed, pulling back for a moment to look at him. obi wan’s lip wobbled as he looked at her. she was so grown up, her montrals went well below her waist now. her face was older, too, worn down from worry and the horrible events that no one her age should have lived though. 
“oh, look at you,” obi wan breathed. “you look so grown up.” ahsoka let out a wet laugh, reaching her hand up to wipe away some of his tears. 
“i could say the same about you, old man,” ahsoka teased, and obi wan pulled her into another hug. 
“i thought you were dead, ahsoka, i thought-” obi wan shook his head. “i thought i’d lost all of you. i’m so sorry. i’m sorry i wasn’t strong enough.”
“obi wan, stop. you aren’t responsible for any of this. it was palpatine. no one could have known,” ahsoka reassured. she led them over to a bench, not letting go of his robe. she found it comforting that after all these years, he still looked relatively the same. ahsoka couldn’t say the same about herself, she looked nothing like the jedi she had been raised as. she now wore plain clothes that allowed her to blend into any crowd. best for doing undercover work for the rebellion. 
“how did- how did you survive?” obi wan asked. ahsoka looked down. 
“i almost didn’t. rex left for a mission report, and when he came back, the entire 501st had their guns pointed at me,” she said sadly. 
“oh god, rex. is he-” 
“he’s alive!” ahsoka exclaimed. obi wan picked his head up. 
“he’s alive? how?” obi wan asked in disbelief. 
“i managed to get to safety, and isolate him. i knocked him out, and with the help of a few droids, i got the chip out of his head. he was the only reason i survived. the rest of them...jesse...they all went down in the ship. rex and i were the only two survivors. we buried them all.” obi wan’s eyes widened. he thought about how old she was at the time- only seventeen years old. he felt the tears well up in his eyes again. 
“oh, dear one, i’m so sorry. i’m so sorry you had to go through that,” obi wan said, unable to meet her eyes. 
“i can’t believe you’re alive,” ahsoka said suddenly. “i thought i was the only one left.” obi wan shook his head. 
“master yoda survived, too. as far as i know, us three are the only one’s left,” obi wan looked down. ahsoka looked at him, meeting his eyes with teary eyes of her own. 
“i’m so glad you’re okay. i spent so many years thinking...i thought-”
“i know, ahsoka. i thought the same thing.” both of them sat in a comfortable silence for a few minutes, simply basking in the revelation that the other was actually alive, and in front of them. 
ahsoka broke the silence. “anakin...is he…”
“he’s dead,” obi wan said quickly. if ahsoka wasn’t sure what had happened to her former master, obi wan figured learning he was dead would be an easier pill to swallow than finding out he had turned. still, ahsoka had never been easy to fool. she shook her head sadly. 
“i heard him. when i was on the ship with rex, just before…” ahsoka trailed off. “i felt him fall.” she closed her eyes tightly, before turning to look up at obi wan, who let out a sad sigh. 
“yes. anakin fell. but you must understand, it wasn’t- he didn’t...it wasn’t his fault.” 
“wasn’t his fault?” ahsoka said defensively. “he abandoned the order! abandoned everyone he loved!”
“he was under sidious’s manipulation. if we had just known who the sith was...if i had just paid more attention, then maybe he wouldn’t have...i could have saved him,” obi wan said, letting out the years of guilt he had been carrying around. 
“no!” ahsoka yelled suddenly, her eyes stormy. “anakin made his choice. he chose to turn his back on us, on everyone!” obi wan shook his head. 
“ahsoka you don’t understand-” 
“why are you still trying to protect him?” 
“he’s my padawan!” obi wan said defensively. 
“and i was his!” ahsoka countered. 
“you left! you left the order!” obi wan retaliated. 
“because no one was on my side! everyone, including you, abandoned me!” 
“no one made you do that, ahsoka! we all wanted you back! you made the choice to leave! maybe if you had stayed, anakin wouldn’t have fallen!” the moment that the words came out of his life, obi wan regretted them. ahsoka stood up sharply, turning to face away from obi wan. 
“ahsoka-”
“you never should have come. it was better when i thought you were dead,” ahsoka said harshly. the words cut through obi wan like a knife, stabbing him right in his heart. he couldn’t lose her again, not when he had just gotten her back. 
“ahsoka, i’m sorry. i didn’t mean it. you’re right anakin made his choice, but i still can’t help but blame myself. i shouldn’t have taken my guilt out on you. i’m so sorry, dear one,” obi wan said softly. ahsoka let out a long sigh, turning back to face obi wan. to obi wan’s horror, she had tears in her eyes. 
“you don’t think i don’t blame myself?” ahsoka whispered. “i live with that same guilt, every single day. i wake up, and i think to myself, ‘what if i hadn’t left? could things have been different? could i have saved him?’ you think i don’t regret going to mandalore instead of staying with him? i hate myself for what happened to anakin,” ahsoka wept. obi wan opened his arms for her, and she found herself burying her face in his chest, letting out all of the pent up emotions she had been burying for the last four years.
“shhh, ahsoka, it’s okay,” obi wan soothed. “it’s not your fault, it’s okay.” ahsoka looked up at her grandmaster, and for a moment, obi wan saw the image of the young girl he had known when she first arrived at the temple. her face was soft, and scared, and desperately looking for comfort. 
“i’m sorry i yelled at you,” ahsoka mumbled. “i shouldn’t have done that. i spent so long mourning you, thinking about the last things that i said to you and i-”
“don’t fret, little one. you remember, i trained anakin. he had the worst temper i had ever seen in a child. but i knew, even when we were arguing, that we still cared for one another, very much,” obi wan said. ahsoka nodded. 
“i’ve missed you,” ahsoka said finally. 
“i’ve missed you too, so much,” obi wan said with a smile. he leaned in and placed a soft kiss on her forehead, before looking back at her. “i do believe we have a lot of catching up to do.” 
and for the first time in a long time, obi wan felt at peace.
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disneydreamlights · 4 years ago
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Across the Stars: Epilogue
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Summary: Tensions between the Separatists and the Republic are climbing as the Senate debates whether there is need for an army. Anakin Skywalker, Senator of Tatooine, has recently returned to Coruscant to speak against its formation, resulting in an assassination attempt that forces him to reunite with long time friends Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and the newly knighted Padme Naberrie for his own protection. [Anidala]
A/N: Thank you to everybody who read this thus far. As I’ve mentioned on AO3 and ffn I do have plans to continue the roleswap into TCW, ROTS, and some of the stuff prior to AOTC at a future date. (Which has probably been clear by my NaNo given it’s ROTS roleswap.) If you have any requests for TCW arcs to touch on just let me know!
"Padmé, a word, please?" Padmé looked up, still fairly exhausted from the past few days, but slightly more functional than she had been as the pain from the attachment of her new arm was starting to ease, and so she had been weaned off of the painkillers and was finally working in more of a capacity than 'drug induced haze'. She wasn't surprised to see Obi-Wan in the medical rooms, he and Anakin had by far been her most frequent visitors on the rare times she was actually awake.
"Obi-Wan." Padmé pushed herself up off the bed, definitely trying to at least seem more alert than she actually was. "Am I in trouble?"
Obi-Wan chuckled. "Nothing of the sort, my dear Padawan." He sat down on the foot of her bed, but Padmé frowned. If she wasn't in trouble. "I wanted to talk to you about your mission to Tatooine."
"With Senator Skywalker?" She slurred, looking at him in confusion. "What about it?"
Obi-Wan hesitated, as though unsure whether he should bring it up at all. "Did something happen during it? Involving you and a certain young Senator?"
Padmé blinked, her brain still under the effects of the painkillers unsure of what she was hearing, or perhaps it was just her hoping that Obi-Wan hadn't picked up on what had transpired between her and Anakin. "What?"
"Padmé, we all know that Anakin has feelings for you." The honesty behind Obi-Wan's answer, caught her off guard. He wanted to know about her possible not even defined yet relationship with Anakin? "He has never made it much of a secret. Normally I'd presume the feelings are one sided, but I know you and him have always been...close. And the way he's acted during his visits, and even on Geonosis, aren't of a platonic nature." Padmé racked her brain, trying to remember through the drug addled haze of the past few days.
She knew Anakin had tinkered with her arm some, making it more responsive, but that couldn't have been what was cluing in Obi-Wan. They hadn't been significantly more physically affectionate than Padmé had been with any others who had visited. He'd grabbed her hand a few times, but there wasn't anything overly…
Right, he'd outright kissed her forehead, she'd nearly forgotten about that visit. Yeah, she wasn't going to be able to just lie her way out of this one, was she? "...they're not." She finally acknowledged. "Anakin is in love with me, and somewhere along the way I fell for him too."
Obi-Wan fell silent, his hand resting on his chin. "I see. I had a feeling something like this was coming. And I'm assuming he knows?"
She nodded. "On Geonosis...before we were going into the arena."
Obi-Wan sighed, and she prepared herself for the incoming lecture on attachments she knew was coming. "This can't go any further than it already has."
"I know."
Obi-Wan frowned, looking at the obviously guilty Padmé. "When you're fully recovered, you'll need to tell Anakin that the two of you cannot be together." For a moment, Obi-Wan gained a wistful look on his face, perhaps thinking back to another time. "You do not have to deny your feelings for him, my Padawan, but allowing them to continue to develop unchecked is against the code."
In that moment, she felt like a wayward apprentice rather than a freshly knighted Jedi, being scolded for breaking the rules she already knew. "We'll be too busy to try anything anyways right now." She responded after a moment. "We're going to have to become leaders in the war, and Anakin…" He was a senator. His goal was going to be stopping the war as quickly as he could. "I know he won't be free either. A relationship between the two of us would be destined for failure. I'll...I'll talk to Anakin about it when I'm finished recovering."
Obi-Wan smiled at her answer, and Padmé felt her stomach churn with the guilt that she had to lie. "I'm sorry it has to be this way, Padmé."
"I know." And she did. Obi-Wan was her mentor, her best friend. He'd chosen her over Anakin, ignoring Qui-Gon's final wish ten years ago, and even now he cared for her happiness so much. He was telling her exactly what she knew all along, that eventually, she would have to make a choice.
Except a small, selfish voice in her head whispered that she didn't.
-x-
A little over a week later, Padmé was released from the Halls of Healing with an all clear on her ability to use her new arm in and out of combat and the rest of her wounds having been fully healed. It was weird, having a metal prosthetic now. It functioned like a real arm, touched like a real arm, and yet…
Before she could continue contemplating it, Anakin put his hand on her new one, startling her and pulling her attention away. "So, you're finally all better, General Naberrie."
"Please don't call me that." It was bad enough that once she was shipped out she'd have to hear the clones call her it near constantly. Hearing it from her friend (boyfriend? Lover? What were they?) just made her feel worse. A reminder of the war she'd had a hand in starting, that they were all trapped in now.
A mischievous twinkle appeared in his eyes, and he smiled. "In that case, maybe I could suggest a new name to go with the title." She tilted her head, waiting for a response that he was only too happy to oblige. "General Skywalker."
"Are you hoping to get in on the war effort too, Ani?" She treated her question like it was a joke, but that didn't stop her heart from pounding as she realized exactly what he was implying, what he'd asked her with that statement.
"Me? No, my job is in the Senate, but my wife's job will be leading Clone Troopers in the Grand Army of the Republic." His confident smile became more nervous, as he looked up at Padmé with pleading eyes, betraying everything he wanted, everything he hoped for. "That is, if she'll have me."
"Anakin…" He waited for a moment, forever patient and understanding and willing to follow her lead for whatever they wanted. "You don't think it's too soon?"
Anakin simply smiled. "In the ten years since we've met, there's been nobody I've met who could even compare to you. If I could do it all over again, I would propose to you sooner."
Padmé closed her eyes, trying to remember Obi-Wan's warning. She'd lied to him about telling Anakin to break off what they had, but she'd figured she'd have had more time before having to make her decision fully between the Jedi Order and Anakin. "What about the war? I have to help lead Republic forces, I'm needed on the front lines, just like you're needed here. I can't leave the Jedi."
"So don't." It was as though Anakin had given the traitorous thoughts in her head a voice to finally speak with. "Stay with the Jedi until the war is over, and I'll be the husband waiting for you to come home, and doing what I can to make that war end faster." His eyes met hers, and she felt the same intense connection between them as she'd felt when they'd first reunited. Had that really only been a few weeks ago? "Please."
She kissed him as an answer they both knew to be yes.
-x-
The wedding itself had been beautiful, and the night afterwards held promises for both the week she would still be in Tatooine, and for the rest of her life so long as she remained with Anakin. Those thoughts were for later, however, as right now she was simply content to enjoy the feeling of her husband's arms around her, and the comfort he brought.
Husband. It still hadn't really sunken in yet that she and Anakin were now married to each other. That he would forever be hers and she would forever be his. And yet despite having only acknowledged their feelings for each other a few days ago, everything around her screamed that this was right. That it was where she was supposed to be, content, happy, and warm right in his arms. As she began to fall asleep, she heard Anakin speak. "I want you to take Artoo."
"Hmm?" She opened her eyes, and found herself looking right into Anakin's.
"I want you to take Artoo," he repeated. "He knows all of my tricks, and while I can't always be there to help you, he can. He's also an Astromech, and you'll have a lot more need for one in battles than I will."
Padmé nodded, surprised at the offer, but appreciative nonetheless. "Thank you, Ani." If he was giving her a droid as a wedding gift, surely she had something she could…
She wiggled out of his arms, Anakin giving her a look of confusion as she went over to her robes. "What are you looking for?"
She reached out into her pocket and pulled out the Kyber Crystal. There were already plans for her to go to Ilum to get a new crystal. The Jedi had all assumed with her lightsaber gone, the crystal too had been destroyed. "If you're giving me Artoo, I want you to have this."
"The crystal you grabbed on Geonosis?"
"It's a Kyber Crystal...the one that powered my old lightsaber." She smiled, and placed the small blue crystal in his hand. "Obi-Wan and I are going to get a new one before I go out into the field, so I figured if I'm not using my old one…"
"It's perfect." He smiled. "That way, I'll always have a piece of you with me." And she knew right away that Anakin meant it. That he would treasure the small crystal forever, just as she did the tiny piece of carved wood a little slave boy had given her all those years ago. He put the small crystal on the nightstand by the bed, and it wasn't long before they had returned to their prior position in each other's arms.
The world outside would be ready for battle, a battle in a week they would be rejoining as Senator and Jedi, but for now the outside world didn't matter. It was just the two of them.
"I love you, Ani."
"I love you too."
-x-
In the bowels of the Senate building, deep underneath Coruscant, Count Dooku arrived in his ship, undetected by the remainder of the Coruscant. He had a mission, and it would be unwise to let his master down. "The Force is with us, Master Sidious."
The hooded figure smiled, Sidious, smiled. "Welcome home, Darth Tyrannus. You have done well."
"I have good news for you, my lord. The war has begun." Everything had gone exactly as Sidious had predicted. Dooku handed him the file he had collected from the Geonosians, and Sidious uploaded them into the system.
Sidious smiled as he looked at the plans within the database. "Excellent. Everything is going as planned."
In the Jedi Council chamber deep within the temple, Yoda, Mace Windu, and the newly elected Obi-Wan Kenobi stood together, troubled as Obi-Wan finished giving his report to the other two council members. "Do you really believe what Dooku said, about Sidious controlling the senate?" It was hard for Obi-Wan to wrap his head around, at least. "It doesn't feel right."
Yoda frowned. "Joined the dark side Dooku has. Lies, deceit...creating mistrust are his ways now." Obi-Wan could only imagine what the Grandmaster of the council was going through, right now. Yoda was Dooku's master, after all, and if Padmé fell to the dark side, he wasn't sure he would be able to face it either.
"Nevertheless, I feel we should keep a closer eye on the Senate," Mace said. He was right. If Dooku was lying, no harm was done. If he wasn't, then keeping one eye on the Senate might be the only thing that could stop them from meeting an early end.
"I agree." Yoda nodded, and the matter was settled. If Padmé hadn't yet broken Anakin's heart, perhaps the Senator would be willing to help them in this matter, but that was a matter for another day, another time, when she wasn't escorting Anakin back to his home.
"I must admit, without the clones, it would not have been an easy victory." Obi-Wan looked to his fellow masters to thank them for the help they provided, but before he could say more, Yoda spoke.
"Victory? Victory, you say? Master Obi-Wan, not victory. The shroud of the dark side has fallen."
"Begun the Clone War has."
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gffa · 6 years ago
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Every time I try to sum up why I love STAR WARS fandom and the fic so much, I’m just sort of at a loss and can only flail wildly in the direction of about three dozen different fics to encompass everything that is just so good. Sometimes I want happy fic, sometimes I want fic that will break my heart further, sometimes I want to focus on the characters that don’t get enough story (LEIA ORGANA AND PADME AMIDALA BOTH DESERVE MORE STORY, ALSO PLEASE TELL ME MORE ABOUT APHRA AND BREHA AND MORE) or I want to roll around in shippy feelings, sometimes I want to read time travel fix it fic, sometimes I want a completely different universe! And Star Wars fic really provides so, so many different things, that there should hopefully be at least something for almost everyone, no matter what you’re here for! I have a lot of love for this fandom and I just want to share it with everyone! So, here, please read a bunch of fic and cry from feelings with me. STAR WARS FIC RECS: PREQUELS RECS: ✦ The Uses of a Sandwich by Laura Kaye (laurakaye), obi-wan & qui-gon & oc & cast, 17.6k    A few months after being taken as a Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi faces a challenge: meeting his Master’s first apprentice. ✦ Ghosts of the Present by randomlyimagine, plo & aayla & jedi & cast, 5k wip    Every single Jedi killed during Order 66 becomes a Force ghost, often before their bodies even hit the floor. ✦ Soaked by CJinn, obi-wan & cast, 1.8k    Little Obi-Wan Kenobi is left behind in the garden during a rainshower. Oneshot. ✦ Night Shift at the Temple by ReneeoftheStars, oc jedi & cast, 1.8k    A Jedi Temple Guard sees all, speaks to few, and has attachments to no one. One must be prepared for any threats that may arise, especially at night, while most of the Temple sleeps. ✦ Problems with the Neighbors by spaceyquill, obi-wan & ahsoka, 1.1k    Ahsoka visits Obi-Wan for the first time on Tatooine and gets wrapped up in a sudden scheme against the local Jawas. ✦ Frayed At The Edges by zed_pm, obi-wan & anakin, 1.5k    Anakin counts Obi-Wan’s wounds. ✦ Jedi of Light by Sannah, obi-wan/anakin/padme & mace & yoda & plo & even & jocasta & cast, 7k wip    Out of irritation with the war and with permission from the Council, several talk show hosts create a show that airs weekly about the Jedi. They name the show *Jedi of Light,* and go around following Jedi and asking them questions. ✦ Every Moment Points Toward the Aftermath by HiNerdsItsCat (HiLarpItsCat), obi-wan & anakin/padme & palpatine & mace & cast, 5.9k    In a strange sort of way, this is the story of how, in the final days of the Clone Wars, Mace Windu saved the galaxy by taking a nap. ✦ untitled by elfpen, obi-wan & qui-gon, 3.1k    Anonymous asked: if you’re still accepting prompts: smol padawan obi-wan letting slip his law abiding exterior and letting loose the terrifying intensity beneath it. preferably in defense of qui-gon or something. ✦ Shadows of Dathomir by Artemis1000, asajj/padme, 3.5k    Hunted by the Emperor, Padmé Amidala needs a sanctuary for herself and her newborn twins. Asajj Ventress is an unlikely protector and Dathomir an even more unlikely sanctuary, but beggars can’t be choosers. It’s a sensible arrangement. Padmé certainly hadn’t expected that she would ever care so much. ✦ Falling Upwards by Pandora151, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, 1.8k    He didn’t exactly remember how he ended up here. He remembered returning to the apartment after a long Council meeting. He remembered thinking about making himself some tea because of the headache that pounded in his skull. ✦ Sith of Old by esama, obi-wan & anakin & asajj & ahsoka & rex & asssassin’s creed characters, crossover, 22.6k wip    In which generals Skywalker and Kenobi investigate an Ancient Sith Temple and Desmond Miles isn’t really a Sith, promise. ✦ still burning by skatzaa, ahsoka/kaeden, 2.9k    “Sith spit,” she hisses, reaching out and jabbing at the far wall of the ‘fresher with her free hand until the water turns off entirely. The skin on her arm and shoulder is tender and inflamed when she steps out into the rest of the room, dripping water on the durasteel floor. ✦ untitled by stonefreeak, yoda & ellé & cast, 1.2k    Worried, Yoda is. Brought up a terrible thought, his conversation with young Skywalker and Tano did. ✦ yoda would vape send tweet by destiny919, yoda & mace, ~1k    A few years before even the Battle of Naboo, Master Yoda agrees to retire as Grand Master of the Order. ✦ To Live and Die and Live Again by AriesOnMars, ahsoka/barriss, 12.9k    Ahsoka has escaped from the Sith Temple with the knowledge of who Darth Vader truly is and she begins to seek help to understand what it was that could change him so completely. Intel leads her to believe Barriss is still alive and Ahsoka goes to find her, thinking that by undestanding her former friend’s fall from grace she can better understand her Master’s. ✦ The will of the Force by Lysore, obi-wan & yoda & qui-gon, 2.7k    Obi-Wan piqued Yoda’s interest early on, except the Grand Master of the Order had known for just as long that the Initiate was destined to be Qui-Gon Jinn’s Padawan. OBI-WAN/ANAKIN RECS: ✦ Alcohol and demonic rituals don’t mix by anecdotalist, obi-wan/anakin, supernatural au, modern au, 1.4k    Written for the prompt: “Do you guys hear the demonic frat-chanting outside too?” ✦ Bedroom Hymns by JediMistress, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, spanking, bondage, bdsm, d/s, 16k wip    Anakin Skywalker is a young student with some kinky interests, and his search for a Dom leads him to Obi-Wan, a former professional. Obi-Wan has retired, but their purely professional kinky relationship changes the lives of both men. How long can they keep it professional? And what happens when they start falling for each other? ✦ One touch and I ignite by Paper_cut, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & padme & cast, nsfw, 59k    Anakin makes a bit different choices, and learns better communication. So does Obi-Wan. Eventually. ✦ Passionate Reunion by bluebell26, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 2.4k    Obi-Wan comes back to the Jedi Temple after a dangerous mission. In the privacy of their shared apartment, he meets with Anakin, with whom he shares a secret relationship, and passion ensues. ✦ Upfall by bell (belldreams), obi-wan/anakin & anakin/padme & obi-wan/satine & ahsoka & cast, NSFW, 27.2k wip    Anakin is doing just about everything he can to hold himself together; it won’t last. ✦ Across the Darkness by xpityx, obi-wan/anakin & anakin/padme & clones & cast, 12.4k wip    Obi-Wan knew they had hit the temple’s inner security measures when Anakin went from calm to clutching both Obi-Wan and his lightsaber between one step and the next. ✦ Drums in the deep by liv_k, obi-wan/anakin & cast, 6.5k    On the inside, Anakin was devoured by his own inner fire. A moth to the flame, Obi-Wan knew that sooner or later he would be caught in the firestorm too. ✦ Maintenance by orphan_account, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, spanking, ~1k    Written for the FFA 1000 Prompt and Fill Fest. Obi-Wan ends up with Anakin over his lap and learns a new trick. ✦ Stability by SingManyFaces, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, mild d/s, mild bondage implied, ~1k    Anakin loves it when Obi-Wan quiets the noise in his head, Obi-Wan loves taking care of him after. ✦ You Don’t Know the Hair of the Dark Side by SmileAndASong, obi-wan/anakin & luke & leia, modern au, 3.5k    Obi-Wan comes home one night and discovers that Luke decided to give Anakin an impromptu haircut. Why? To defeat the dark side, of course. ✦ Penciling in sleep by anecdotalist, obi-wan/anakin, 2.6k    It’s two years after the Battle of Geonosis. Obi-Wan Kenobi is the Jedi War General and leads the GAR. Anakin Skywalker had just been Knighted 6 months ago after completing supplemental healer training under Master Che and is now the Commander of the Relief and Support Forces. He’s just returned from a trip and learned that Obi-Wan has not been taking care of himself so he takes matters into his own hands. ✦ untitled by subskywalker, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 1k    Obi-Wan kissed his shoulders as he settled behind him. “Oh, dear one, you’re so very beautiful like this. You’re such a good boy for me Anakin.” ✦ Rumpled Collar by Corde_And_Dorme, obi-wan/padme (/anakin?) & cast, white collar fusion, 3.4k    The White Collar! AU that absolutely NOBODY asked for except one Discord channel like… months ago. ORIGINAL TRILOGY RECS: ✦ cinched by spookykingdomstarlight, aphra & padme, 4.7k    The woman leaned forward and folded her hands over her knees. “What would it take? For you to tell me about him?” ✦ Coming Home by Ljparis, bail/breha & leia, 1.4k    Wherein Bail returns home to Alderaan from Coruscant and brings with him surprises for both his wife and daughter. ✦ Endings and Beginnings by AngelQueen, bail/brehan & leia & cast, 2k    Leia is four hours old the first time Bail holds her. ✦ The Forking Path by McBangle, obi-wan & leia & cast, 1.6k    Leia Skywalker had long known there was more to Ben Kenobi than her Uncle Owen had told her. Once she realized that her aunt and uncle didn’t want her to ask about the strange hermit, she was too stubborn not to track him down. ✦ The Joy of Cooking by victoria_p (musesfool), obi-wan & anakin & leia & kanan & finn, 1.5k    “Cooking is like flying. Once you’ve got the basics down, you just do what feels right.” ✦ Salvage by celeste9, obi-wan/owen/beru & luke, 1k    Luke takes to rescuing the abandoned droids of Tatooine, much to the perplexity of his guardians. ✦ At Sunrise on the Forest Moon by victoria_p (musesfool), luke & ahsoka, ~1k    She finds her way to Luke’s side at the site of Vader’s pyre, after the flames have died down to embers. SEQUELS RECS: ✦ Coins, Flasks, Sabers, Staves by Meggory, rey & chewbacca & r2-d2 & lando & maz & hondo & cast, 5.8k    Chewie and Rey set out from D'Qar to find Luke Skywalker, but that bantha’s arse can wait, because Chewie has something he has to do, first. ✦ a gate to many wonders by melannen, luke & yoda & han & anakin & ben & cast, force ghosts, 3.6k    Dying, for a Jedi Master in the line of Yoda, was a gentle thing. or “Hi, Not Listening To This Anymore,” Han said, appearing suddenly. “I’m dead.” ✦ Mother and Child Reunion by victoria_p (musesfool), leia & ben, 1.3k    “I’m your mother and I will always love you, but I can’t save you from this path you’ve chosen. Only you can do that.” ✦ out of the dust by maplemood, han & rey & chewbacca & ben, 3.1k    He drops by Jakku for a steal on old engine parts and leaves with a half-starved, more than half-feral child. FULL DETAILS + RECS HERE!
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therandomfish · 6 years ago
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My version of Revenge of the Sith
So, here are my ideas for what could have also been done to the prequels, specifically Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith:
In Attack of the Clones, the ending to be honest I think would have been so much better if after Yoda and Dooku fought and Dooku leaves and meets up with Darth Sidious if Sidious told Dooku that he had done well and then killed him just telling him that he is not the one destined to rule by his side.
Revenge of the Sith should still open with Palpatine's capture by the Separatists, with Anakin and Obi Wan sent to rescue him. However when they get there, Grievous is there as the leader of the droid army and, unlike the original film had met Anakin before as they have clashed many times as has he clashed with Obi Wan. He watches them and sends battle droids to intercept and capture them but they defeat them and reach where they believe is the Chancellor but are greeted by the dark lord of the sith, Darth Sidious. He knocks Obi Wan down and tells Anakin that he can feel his conflict and that there is something that he doesn't want the Order to know about and Sidious escapes. They “find” Palpatine not long after who has supposedly been knocked out and they do not engage with Grievous who considers the battle a potential failure and leaves with his army and Anakin and company to crash back on Coruscent with the damaged starship.
Upon their return, Anakin tells the council about the Dark Lord's appearance and is backed by Obi Wan, the council immediately want to start searching for him, while Anakin is put on Chancellor watch. He tells Palpatine about how he wishes the council would take him seriously, that he wants to put an end to the war as much as they do so why are they trying to stand in his way? Palpatine tells him all about how he learnt about how allowing feelings, no matter positive or negative flow through you like a river is not a detriment as the council says but is an enhancement. Anakin's conflict now grows even more when he learns from Padme that she is pregnant and he has visions of her death. He goes to Obi Wan and Yoda, discussing how he honestly feels. They both tell him to trust in the force. He leaves the planet and goes where he feels the pull of the force and goes to the planet Mustafar. Where he sees a temple there, where he enters and sees Sidious. They talk about the force and how it brought him here. They go to fight but Sidious wipes the floor with Anakin and tells him about how the Jedi aren't powerful enough to save him or Padme that the dark side can even keep someone alive even after they should be dead by all logical reasoning. Anakin goes to leave and is confronted by a vision from inside the temple of Mace Windu, telling him that there is no point in him returning to the temple. That he was never a Jedi and that no matter what he did and how much of a hero he is in the war he will always be that little boy from Tattooine who was afraid and that it all leads to him suffering. Anakin declares his hatred for Mace, Sidious tells him that hatred isn't the Jedi way and so throws him out of the temple to the sides of the lava flow and tells him that maybe he wants to try the Sith way. Anakin screams in agony as the lava burns off his legs and begins to destroy him, his hatred for Windu, much like the anger Maul felt for Kenobi, keeps him alive. Sidious then has him put inside the suit and reveals his identity to him. He tells him that all the Jedi want is to suppress emotion, whereas on the dark side, they are fuelled by it. Members of the Jedi Order arrive on the planet to find the sith Lord and encounter Sidious and newly suited Darth Vader, who tries to make them understand but they don't see him as Anakin Skywalker anymore. So Sidious begins to fight them but Vader steps forward with his old blue lightsabre and fights them all and kills them. Sidious activate order 66 which devastates the galaxy and a large portion of the jedi are wiped out. Sidious comes before the Senate as Palpatine to reveal that the Republic and the Separatists have reached a consensus but the Jedi didn't agree with it and have become enemies of the newly formed galactic empire (the merging of the Republic and the Separatists) upon this news Padme goes off to have her children in secret with the last remaining Jedi; Obi Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu and Yoda. While she has her children with Kenobi present, Windu goes to Mustafar to deal with Vader, who Obi Wan knows is Anakin due to the conflict he still senses around him and Yoda will go to deal with Palpatine. Both battles don't go well, with Yoda leaving much the same way he did during the original cut of ROTS and, while Vader had issues walking with his robotic legs, he manages to defeat Windu easily with his anger in the force guiding him. Obi Wan travels to Mustafar, sensing Windu in danger and sees him being cut down by Vader. While he is away from Padme she is treated to a meeting from Palpatine who, from far away, kills her with the force. Senator Organa (who has been with the Jedi the whole time since order 66 got issued) takes Leia (they find out before the others leave for their battles) and goes back to Alderaan to raise her. Kenobi takes Luke to Tatooine to be raised by Owen and Beru. While the ending shows the Death Star being built and that iconic sunset from A New Hope.
The End of my rather long rant
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ralphmorgan-blog1 · 7 years ago
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14 Star Wars Gifts for Your Favorite Jedi or Sith
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa, or Life Day, the end of the year has come to mean one thing to all people: It’s time for a new Star Wars movie. We all know that one person who’s already in line just to be the first to see the latest installment. So, when you go to visit their tent in front of the cinema, bring them one of these great gifts to help them ring in the Star Wars season.
Sphero R2-D2 App-Enabled Droid
This is the Artoo toy to rule all Artoo toys. Not only is it a handsome, authentic replica of the real deal, but the Sphero R2-D2 is also an incredibly convincing robot. Moving from a tripod to two legs, Artoo’s head swivels and he lights up just like in the movies, making beeps and bwoop sounds as he treks along the floor. No matter the age of your loved one, this is an impressive droid that’s full of the Force. Buy for $179.
Credit: Sphero
This is the Artoo toy to rule all Artoo toys. Not only is it a handsome, authentic replica of the real deal, but the Sphero R2-D2 is also an incredibly convincing robot. Moving from a tripod to two legs, Artoo’s head swivels and he lights up just like in the movies, making beeps and bwoop sounds as he treks along the floor. No matter the age of your loved one, this is an impressive droid that’s full of the Force. Buy for $179.
Porg Everything
Haven’t you heard? Porgs are the greatest thing in Star Wars since Salacious Crumb. So, this holiday, shower them in porg paraphernalia. Porg cufflinks? Dashing! Porg stationary? Yes, please! An electronic dancing porg? It’s so cute! Would they prefer a Funko Pop? It’s here! Buy for $10 and up.
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Haven’t you heard? Porgs are the greatest thing in Star Wars since Salacious Crumb. So, this holiday, shower them in porg paraphernalia. Porg cufflinks? Dashing! Porg stationary? Yes, please! An electronic dancing porg? It’s so cute! Would they prefer a Funko Pop? It’s here! Buy for $10 and up.
Lenovo Jedi Challenges
If they ever wanted to become a Jedi, then this is the holiday to make their dream finally come true. This smartphone-powered AR experience puts a highly realistic replica lightsaber in their hand. Between dueling, holochess, and a tower defense game, there are hours of Forceful fun to be had with the Lenovo Jedi Challenges headset. Midichlorians not included. Buy for $199.
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If they ever wanted to become a Jedi, then this is the holiday to make their dream finally come true. This smartphone-powered AR experience puts a highly realistic replica lightsaber in their hand. Between dueling, holochess, and a tower defense game, there are hours of Forceful fun to be had with the Lenovo Jedi Challenges headset. Midichlorians not included. Buy for $199.
The Last Jedi Visual Dictionary
The best thing about a new Star Wars movie isn’t just the movie—it’s also getting new Star Wars books. Easily overlooked, these Visual Dictionaries come packed to the brim with nerdy details you won’t find anywhere else. Written by Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo, you can bet your credits that this full-color hardbound book will be packed with lovely photos, illustrations, and fascinating anecdotes. Buy for $23.
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The best thing about a new Star Wars movie isn’t just the movie—it’s also getting new Star Wars books. Easily overlooked, these Visual Dictionaries come packed to the brim with nerdy details you won’t find anywhere else. Written by Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo, you can bet your credits that this full-color hardbound book will be packed with lovely photos, illustrations, and fascinating anecdotes. Buy for $23.
Starship Blouse
It’s true! Your Star Wars-obsessed friend no longer has to choose between an ordinary Star Wars T-shirt or a nice top. This spaceship-studded chiffon blouse totally proves it. Buy for $40.   
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It’s true! Your Star Wars-obsessed friend no longer has to choose between an ordinary Star Wars T-shirt or a nice top. This spaceship-studded chiffon blouse totally proves it. Buy for $40.   
Death Star Tree Topper
Everyone loves an indoor tree for the holidays, but what if you want some weaponized kyber crystals? The Hallmark Death Star tree topper is the way to go. With its remote control, they can destroy enemies at the push of a button with lights and sounds from the movies. Buy for $100.
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Everyone loves an indoor tree for the holidays, but what if you want some weaponized kyber crystals? The Hallmark Death Star tree topper is the way to go. With its remote control, they can destroy enemies at the push of a button with lights and sounds from the movies. Buy for $100.
Star Wars Tiki Mugs
If you’re shopping for someone who loves fruity drinks and Star Wars, then these awesome tikis are guaranteed to be a hit. Even Wuher, the grumpy bartender from the Mos Eisley Cantina, would love these stylish ceramic mugs. This 6-cup set includes a huge Wampa and a tiny Wicket the Ewok. Buy for $80
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If you’re shopping for someone who loves fruity drinks and Star Wars, then these awesome tikis are guaranteed to be a hit. Even Wuher, the grumpy bartender from the Mos Eisley Cantina, would love these stylish ceramic mugs. This 6-cup set includes a huge Wampa and a tiny Wicket the Ewok. Buy for $80
Millennium Falcon LEGO
This 7,500-piece LEGO set is the craziest set the company has ever made. It took WIRED four days to assemble the entire thing. Sure, it’s $800, but trust us—it’s so cool. It’s the most we’d ever recommend you spend on a piece of junk. Buy for $800.  
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This 7,500-piece LEGO set is the craziest set the company has ever made. It took WIRED four days to assemble the entire thing. Sure, it’s $800, but trust us—it’s so cool. It’s the most we’d ever recommend you spend on a piece of junk. Buy for $800.  
Galactic Necklace
Most Star Wars-themed jewelry is a little tacky, but this necklace is well-designed and super subtle. Featuring a number of famous galactic destinations, along with the Death Star, a TIE Fighter, and an X-Wing. Whether they’re dreaming of cosmopolitan Coruscant or verdant Yavin 4, they’ll be able to visit them all without jumping to lightspeed. Buy for $40.  
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Most Star Wars-themed jewelry is a little tacky, but this necklace is well-designed and super subtle. Featuring a number of famous galactic destinations, along with the Death Star, a TIE Fighter, and an X-Wing. Whether they’re dreaming of cosmopolitan Coruscant or verdant Yavin 4, they’ll be able to visit them all without jumping to lightspeed. Buy for $40.  
littleBits Droid Creator Kit
Getting kids into STEM can be tricky, but if they’re already into Star Wars, this kit could be their gateway drug. Featuring littleBits’ modular computer system and programming app, your Padawan can build a custom droid to her liking, then teach it all kinds of cool tricks. Buy for $100.  
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Getting kids into STEM can be tricky, but if they’re already into Star Wars, this kit could be their gateway drug. Featuring littleBits’ modular computer system and programming app, your Padawan can build a custom droid to her liking, then teach it all kinds of cool tricks. Buy for $100.  
Propel Battle Drones
The closest thing we can get to dogfighting X-Wings and TIE Fighters is finally here. Thanks to Propel’s battle drones, they’ll be able to live out their Death Star trench run fantasies in the backyard or at the neighborhood park. An app-enabled remote control lets you virtually practice your piloting skills before you hit the skies. Buy for $148.  
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The closest thing we can get to dogfighting X-Wings and TIE Fighters is finally here. Thanks to Propel’s battle drones, they’ll be able to live out their Death Star trench run fantasies in the backyard or at the neighborhood park. An app-enabled remote control lets you virtually practice your piloting skills before you hit the skies. Buy for $148.  
Forces of Destiny Action Figures
These new Star Wars action figures might be aimed at girls, but they’re so cool that boys will want them too. Featuring characters like Rey, Padme, Leia, Ahsoka Tano, and Sabine Wren, the Forces of Destiny line features the ladies of Star Wars, because, isn’t it about time? Buy from $20.
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These new Star Wars action figures might be aimed at girls, but they’re so cool that boys will want them too. Featuring characters like Rey, Padme, Leia, Ahsoka Tano, and Sabine Wren, the Forces of Destiny line features the ladies of Star Wars, because, isn’t it about time? Buy from $20.
Darth Vader Blazer
When they need to intimidate and keep rivals in line, this stylish blazer will make a fine addition to their wardrobe. It’ll remind them to be more than a Needa or a Krennic at work—aspire to become the boss’s right-hand Sith and everything else will fall into place. Buy for $120.
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When they need to intimidate and keep rivals in line, this stylish blazer will make a fine addition to their wardrobe. It’ll remind them to be more than a Needa or a Krennic at work—aspire to become the boss’s right-hand Sith and everything else will fall into place. Buy for $120.
Princess Leia Earmuffs
When it’s cold as Hoth outside, they could snuggle up with a Tauntaun, or you could buy them these cool Princess Leia earwarmers. It’s a great way to stay warm and keep the spirit of Carrie Fisher with you wherever you go. Buy for $20.
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When it’s cold as Hoth outside, they could snuggle up with a Tauntaun, or you could buy them these cool Princess Leia earwarmers. It’s a great way to stay warm and keep the spirit of Carrie Fisher with you wherever you go. Buy for $20.
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STAR WARS is really good for time travel fic, the urge to give the characters a chance to fix things, now that they have an idea of what went wrong or what to look out for, while still having to relive so many painful things, that balance of suffering and yet it’s worth it for the hope it offers, it’s exactly what the best fic is made of. I LOVE TIME TRAVEL FIC SO MUCH, so I’ve collected together a bunch of my favorites! (Last Updated: 2017.04.19) ✦ Shadows of the Future by stormqueen873, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & cast, 129.3k    ObiWan lost the duel on Mustafar, but instead of dying, he finds himself on a ship leaving Tatooine, with his old Master and a familiar young boy. As events begin to unfold, can he stop the future he knows from occuring? ✦ Lost Reflections by esama, obi-wan & ben, 30.k wip    Obi-Wan didn’t become Qui-Gon Jinn’s apprentice, and Ben didn’t exile himself to Tatooine. On Bandomeer the two meet. ✦ Threads of the Past by Magier74, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & xanatos, 37.8k    Obi-Wan and Anakin make an unexpected detour returning home from a mission. ✦ time to change the road you’re on by wreckageofstars, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, 24.3k wip    The end of the Clone War is near - the fall of the Republic even nearer. Anakin Skywalker, caught up in the events that lead to the rise of the Empire and the loss of everything he holds dear, finds himself sent nearly two decades into the future. ✦ these are the good old days by QueenWithABeeThrone, han & obi-wan & anakin, 2.3k    Han Solo, after being killed by his own son, wakes up as an eight-year-old on Corellia, then runs away from home. just his luck (or the Force) that his ride crashes on a world being squabbled over by the Republic and the Separatists. just his luck (or the Force) that he runs into Anakin Skywalker and Obi-wan Kenobi, too. ✦ set this dance alight by QueenWithABeeThrone, obi-wan & ahsoka & han & cast, 3k wip    “And don’t call me squirt.” “You’re shorter than I am,” Tano shoots back, “I get to call you anything I like.” or: Han Solo finds the Millennium Falcon a decade or so earlier than scheduled, and Obi-wan Kenobi finds himself adjusting to his new padawan while on the job. ✦ White Rabbits by Butterfly, obi-wan/anakin & background anakin/padme & luke & leia & han & cast, NSFW, time travel, 102.5k wip    Through the Force, everything is connected. Anakin and Obi-Wan find this out first-hand. ✦ Futurus (-a -um) by cadesama, anakin/padme + obi-wan/anakin/padme + luke & leia & mon mathma & ahsoka, mildly nsfw, 53.2k wip    Cracked hyperdrive? No problem. Just hold it together with the Force. Time travel? Well. That could be a bigger problem. ✦ One Day More by CalaisKenobi, obi-wan & qui-gon & anakin & cast, 31.2k    Obi-Wan is given the opportunity to make some changes in his past. With the help of some old friends, and the hindrance of some old enemies, the Galaxy will be forever changed. ✦ Wake the Storm by bedlamsbard, obi-wan & anakin (pre-slash) & cast, 75.4k    Considering that he had picked up what was probably a Sith artifact, promptly passed out in the middle of a war zone, and apparently woken up twenty years in the future with Obi-Wan having taken up residence in his head, Anakin thought he was entitled to have a few questions. ✦ Old Man Luke by scarletjedi, obi-wan & anakin & luke & cast, 10.4k wip    Obi-Wan narrowed his eyes. “Who are you?” He asked, hoping a direct question would yield answers. The old man seemed adept at side-stepping information when asked a bit more deftly. “I’ve never heard of a Master with your level of talent.” ✦ Hello From the Other Side by DarthNickels, anakin & luke & han/leia & kylo ren & piett, body swap, time travel, 16.7k wip    Kylo Ren is destined to take up the mantle of Vader. The Force can be incredibly literal. ✦ I Found You by KeeperofSeeds, obi-wan & shmi, ~1k    A pregnant Shmi makes it to the Jedi Temple and immediate seeks out and finds the boy who was (will be?) her son’s Master/brother/teacher/friend. The boy who became the man to sacrifice himself for her grandchildren. The One who shared her Visions. ✦ went back and put up a fight by springsoldier (ladydaredevil), obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka, 2k    She probably shouldn’t trust the wish-granting Sith artefact. (In which Ahsoka makes a brave attempt at hugging the Dark Side out of Anakin) ✦ Tumblr Ramblings (Obi-Wan Time Travel/AU-jump) by gaealynn, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & cast,    At the end of RotJ, Obi-Wan reaches out a hand to help Anakin cross over and instead – wakes up on Naboo. ✦ Hollow by JennMel, qui-gon & obi-wan & anakin & others, 5.6k    Obi-Wan has always had a secret. And Qui-Gon could not, must not, ever know. If he did, then they would never even make it to Tatooine, let alone deal with the rest to come. One perfect possible future, that’s all Obi-Wan needed to achieve…that’s all. ✦ Conversations at the Intersections of Time by Sentimental Star, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon, 5.2k wip    What happens when a thirteen-year-old Anakin Skywalker and his twenty-nine-year-old Master get snatched back in time, only to come face to face with a fifteen-year-old Obi-Wan…and a very much alive Qui-Gon Jinn? ✦ Tumbling Star Wars by esama, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & padme, 4.9k    Various Star Wars snippets. Some crossovers. ✦ The Dark Path Lit by Sun and Stars by delicatefury, obi-wan & luke & leia & han & cast, time travel, ~4k    Obi-Wan wakes up in the middle of a space battle. Or rather he doesn’t. Regardless, a dogfight is no place for an existential crisis. ✦ TDPL Snippet - Leia and Obi-Wan by delicatefury, obi-wan & leia, 1.9k    In honor of Carrie Fisher, here’s the first Leia POV scene I wrote for The Dark Path Lit by Sun and Stars. ✦ TDPL snippet - The Padawan Discussion, round 2. by delicatefury, obi-wan & luke, 2.4k    “I know… I know I made a big deal about being a Jedi like my Father,” Luke beings. “And I’m not taking it back,” he hastens to add. “I wanted to be a Jedi at first because he was. I guess I just wanted to know him in someway. But I didn’t wanna be a Jedi like my Father, y’know?” ✦ There’s Still Time to Change the Road You’re On by victoria_p (musesfool), anakin & luke & leia, 3.6k    “Time travel? Are you kriffing kidding me?” ✦ I’ll Be There For You by SinkingLikeASunset, obi-wan/anakin/padme (eventual) & qui-gon & clones & cast, 40.7k wip    Just days after his fateful encounter with Anakin on Mustafar , Obi-Wan has resigned himself to a lonely existence on Tatooine. However, he has been granted a chance to go back and fix things. Obi-Wan must alter events and make changes as he struggles with memories of a dreadful future and deals with new developments this time around. ✦ untitled by cadesama part 1 / 2 / 3, obi-wan & anakin & leia & rey & padme & finn & poe & cast, 2.7k wip    A decade ago, Leia would have considered this a headache. Perhaps a nightmare. Now, she was mostly bemused. ✦ of deserts and droids by songstress, rey & anakin, 3.9k    Rey accidentally time-travels, and realizes that Jedi are even more weird than she had ever imagined. ✦ Tumbling Star Wars by esama, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & padme, 4.9k    Various Star Wars snippets. Some crossovers. ✦ One Day More by CalaisKenobi, obi-wan & qui-gon & anakin & cast, 31.2k    Obi-Wan is given the opportunity to make some changes in his past. With the help of some old friends, and the hindrance of some old enemies, the Galaxy will be forever changed. ✦ Conversations at the Intersections of Time by Sentimental Star, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon, 5.2k wip    What happens when a thirteen-year-old Anakin Skywalker and his twenty-nine-year-old Master get snatched back in time, only to come face to face with a fifteen-year-old Obi-Wan…and a very much alive Qui-Gon Jinn? ✦ Tumbling Star Wars by esama, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon, 11.2k    Various Star Wars snippets. Some crossovers. ✦ The Dark Path Lit by Sun and Stars by A_Delicate_Fury, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & luke & leia & cody & cast, time travel, 4.3k wip    After a disaster on the cosmic scale that Obi-Wan is still trying to wrap his mind around, he finds himself back in the early days of the Clone Wars, Commander Cody loyally at his side, Anakin at his back, and Sidious plotting against the Jedi at every turn. He’s been given an unasked for chance to do everything over again. And with the Force as his ally, he intends to set the galaxy on a brighter path than its current trajectory. ✦ The Reality of Change by midnight_vision, obi-wan/anakin/padme & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 66k wip    Padmé dies on Mustafar and wakes up in the past, about a year before everything falls apart. She’s determined to make sure none of it happens again, and with some help, she tries to expose Palpatine for what he really is. But even if Anakin and the Republic can be saved, that doesn’t mean the outcome will be something any of them want. ✦ From a Certain Point of View pt 1 / pt 2 / pt 3 / pt 4, obi-wan & anakin & padme & ahsoka & sidious & cast, 7.5k ✦ Tumblr Ramblings (Obi-Wan Time Travel/AU-jump) by gaealynn, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & cast,    At the end of RotJ, Obi-Wan reaches out a hand to help Anakin cross over and instead – wakes up on Naboo. ✦ The Fires by Driverpicksthemooseic (Ratkinzluver33), obi-wan/anakin & hinted obi-wan/anakin/padme, 4.2k    He wakes quickly and without thought, breaking through the barrier of unconsciousness to find himself face down on the floor of a starfighter. (OR, Groundhog Day. ROTS, Battle of Mustafar, Full-On Groundhog Day. Yes, I am a masochist, thank you for asking.) ✦ Where Have We Come? by soaring_heart, obi-wan & anakin, 1.9k    The first time was one of the hardest and the easiest. Obi-Wan loses at Mustafar, but instead of dying he wakes up at the dawn of the last day of the republic, doomed to repeat the worst day of his life, over and over again. ✦ All Over Again by tricksterity, obi-wan/anakin & qui-gon & shmi & cast, time travel, 27.7k wip    Obi-Wan Kenobi is sixteen years old when he collapses in the training salle to the shock of his master, Qui-Gon Jinn. When he wakes up two days later after multiple seizures and flatlining once, he remembers the Clone Wars, remembers Mustafar, remembers being cut in half by the man he loved more than anything in the universe, and he remembers Luke and Leia. ✦ Soldier, Poet, King by Glare, obi-wan/anakin & qui-gon & mace & dooku & palpatine & cast, sith!obi-wan, NSFW, 95.4k wip    Second chances are very rarely given, but the Force smiles upon two of its favorite children and returns them to a time before their actions have met their consequences. Anakin Skywalker, also known as Darth Vader, seeks redemption while Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi, disillusioned with the Jedi Order and its Code, falls to the Darkness. full details + recs under the cut!
✦ Shadows of the Future by stormqueen873, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & cast, 129.3k    ObiWan lost the duel on Mustafar, but instead of dying, he finds himself on a ship leaving Tatooine, with his old Master and a familiar young boy. As events begin to unfold, can he stop the future he knows from occuring?    I AM SO SAD THIS FIC IS OVER. I admit, the beginning is super fluffy and it takes awhile to get into the real tension of the piece, but when the fic delivers on the revelations, when Qui-Gon finally finds out what Obi-Wan knows, when Obi-Wan finally has to really let loose in a fight, when Anakin realizes what happened in Obi-Wan’s future, all of it is so goddamned worth the wait. I do actually enjoy the fluff of this fic, I don’t mean to indicate otherwise, because it’s adorable and necessary, where Obi-Wan just loves kidlet Anakin so much and has the experience to be more open about it this time, the maturity to better handle everything, has Qui-Gon still alive to let up on his own grief, it’s wonderful to read and soothed my heart and paved the way for the relationships being even stronger than they were.    But it’s really in the second half where this fic becomes absolutely magical, where shit finally hits the fan and revelations have to happen and the plot cannot remain the same because Obi-Wan’s not going to let things fall apart again. I absolutely could not put the fic down by that point, I was utterly engrossed and read practically the whole second half in one sitting because I kept needing to turn the page, just one more time, just one more time! The tension of how things unfold, Sidious and Maul’s plots, the Jedi Council trying to figure out what’s going on, Qui-Gon trying to figure out what the hell is up with Obi-Wan, Anakin bonding so fiercely to Obi-Wan, all of it ties together and culminates in a fine as hell epic fight scene that left me so damned satisfied.    The fic is absolutely focused on making things better, in fixing everything, but it never forgets that Obi-Wan is not who he was in the original timeline, because he’s grown, he’s healing here, but he’s still a Jedi Master who has Seen A Lot Of Shit, that the second time around is necessary to be built on top of the previous one, which is how time travel fics work best for me. Plus, this has one of my new favorites of the duel on Mustafar, when Anakin won that duel and how he won it, how you realize it shapes so much of what happens between them. And the ending! MY HEART FEELS SO MUCH BETTER AFTER THIS FIC. ✦ Lost Reflections by esama, obi-wan & ben, 30.k wip    Obi-Wan didn’t become Qui-Gon Jinn’s apprentice, and Ben didn’t exile himself to Tatooine. On Bandomeer the two meet.    Holy shit, I got sucked into this fic hard, despite that I really did not expect to. I was wary because my heart hurt at the idea of Obi-Wan never becoming a Jedi Knight, that Qui-Gon passed him over and never changed his mind, and the lack of other characters around them. But I’ve always enjoyed this author’s work whenever they write something and the fic quickly engrossed me and eventually I realized why it’s perfectly set up–it’s not about the big, epic events of the greater storyline, but it’s about Obi-Wan Kenobi. It’s set from the younger one’s POV, as a strange possible Jedi named Ben Kenobi shows up on the farming world he’s been assigned to, so you can guess at so much of what Ben’s been through, but you don’t know the specifics and it works so well for that, especially because you can feel that bone deep weariness of soul and heart, even as he still has such care in him. It’s perfectly set up because it’s interesting, the ways that they use the Force in the AgriCorps that’s different from how a Jedi Knight uses it, it’s genuinely impressive what they do and it strengths their abilities in different ways.    This isn’t a time travel fic about fixing the timeline, it’s about Ben Kenobi finding healing because he needs to find himself. It’s about slice of life moments, it’s about nothing being hurried or frantic, but about Ben doing something wholly good again and lessening the hurt of those he’s lost (especially Anakin’s fall). And, oh, it’s a fic with gorgeous characterization, I love how different these two characters are, yet they are both Obi-Wan Kenobi, that deep well of caring and strength of personality and rightness of heart, even as there are absolutely feelings of anger and bitterness that young Obi-Wan works through. And Ben is perfect, even as the fic slowly reveals the wounded parts of his character, he still the absolute epitome of a perfect Jedi, he’s always composed and refined and graceful. He’s such an incredible teacher (of course, it helps that he knows exactly what he needs), always patient and yet not without humor and finding amusement in frustrating his apprentice at times, that he is so good for younger Obi-Wan, who grows so much with this guidance. It’s not about big reveals, it’s not about greater plot machinations, but instead about the slice of life moments that build (or fix) the foundations of both of the characters. It’s a WIP, but it doesn’t really matter because everything you’re getting out of this fic is present in the chapters that have already been posted and, honestly, while I would read 100k more of this (or at least like to know the ultimate ending), it’s also entirely satisfying the way it is. I got sucked into this and read it all in one sitting just about because it’s exactly the balm my soul needed, too. ✦ Threads of the Past by Magier74, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & xanatos, 37.8k    Obi-Wan and Anakin make an unexpected detour returning home from a mission.    Another fic that I found myself getting sucked into before I knew it! It’s Obi-Wan and Anakin traveling back to just before Obi-Wan became Qui-Gon’s Padawan and of course things do not go smoothly, but in a way that ultimately winds up being really satisfying to read. I do wish there had been a bit more filling in of details (the revelation scene was sadly missed) but ultimately I don’t mind because it still gave me so many things I was here for: Anakin getting a better understanding of Obi-Wan for having seen him as a less controlled child, being kind of freaked out because if Obi-Wan dies then he won’t be there for Anakin, the getting to actually see Qui-Gon instead of placing him on an idealized pedestal, as well as Obi-Wan seeing Qui-Gon again and learning how to really work through that grief. But also beyond that the timeline changes and that means plot changes happen! Xanatos becomes more important to the grand scheme, it means Obi-Wan and Anakin are closer when Anakin’s life goes to hell, it means the events of the galaxy shift into a better gear bit by bit. It’s not a terribly long fic, but it was suitably epic in scope and utterly satisfying by the end, it balanced the bigger plot stuff with the smaller human moments (Obi-Wan helping Anakin through his mother’s death is a scene that really stuck with me) in a way that really made me happy. Another example of why I read time travel fic, god bless. ✦ time to change the road you’re on by wreckageofstars, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, 24.3k wip    The end of the Clone War is near - the fall of the Republic even nearer. Anakin Skywalker, caught up in the events that lead to the rise of the Empire and the loss of everything he holds dear, finds himself sent nearly two decades into the future.    Oh, I’m terribly hooked on this fic. The first couple of chapters were just this utter struggle, like an absolute slog to get through, in exactly the way it should be, because there’s so much history and weight on these characters, that throwing Anakin forward in time to Ahsoka, before she meets Vader face to face again, but after she knows who he is, and then she sees Anakin again, practically dumped in her lap, but on the verge of falling, already so far gone that it feels next to impossible to fix all of this, even when they have the chance. It’s exhausting, but so good, especially because it’s such a difficult situation and Ahsoka handles it as best she can!    One of the things I especially loved about it is, when she finds herself in that position, she doesn’t tell the whole truth, and you can see why, that she can be upset and hurt that someone else didn’t tell her the whole truth (though, I’m not sure why she’s angry with Obi-Wan when she finds out about him, how would he even have told her?) and yet still you understand, because she’s been there herself just now, that it’s not always so easy to just tell the whole truth. And that’s one of the things about Star Wars–it’s understandable to be upset when someone doesn’t tell you these horrible things you wanted to know, but there are understandable reasons why that person didn’t. It’s not directly paralleled, but I felt like it helped further show why Obi-Wan made some of the choices he did in canon, because sometimes there are just only bad choices and you have to pick one.    But the heart of the story is about Ahsoka trying to deal with all of this, trying to reach Anakin, who really is just a mess, it’s a story about a lot of things coming out because they have the chance to fix things. It’s a story about reconnecting everyone to each other, giving them a chance they thought lost, and, oh, when they get to Obi-Wan, when he sees Anakin again for the first time, my fannish heart broke in exactly the way it was supposed to. I was practically wriggling in my seat in the build-up and it really didn’t disappoint me at all, there was just so much there, even in just a page or two. So much love and loss. So much love and loss with Ahsoka as well, so much aching sadness whenever moppet Leia is on the screen or when they talk to Bail, so much sadness and suffering in this Star Wars universe, even though there’s hope to maybe fix it. This is a bit of an exhausting fic, but that only makes me respect it more, because this is supposed to be exhausting. And I cannot wait for more of this one.    Chapter 5: This is an update rec and will focus on this chapter, rather than the fic as a whole. Oh, I read this entire chapter with a heavy feeling in my chest, in exactly the way the fic was supposed to give me, that it lived up to the potential of it in all the ways I was hoping it would. Ahsoka and Anakin have found Obi-Wan on Tatooine and the entire chapter is about trying to piece together what happened, along with just how much it weighed on Obi-Wan, just how much of him died back on Mustafar. The little touches, the way Anakin is so on edge here, but then flings himself at Obi-Wan to cry on him, the way Obi-Wan brushes Anakin’s hair out of his face when he’s sleeping, the way every word about what he knows feels like it’s a heavy stone being dragged up a mountain, all of it made me feel that sheer weight of feeling, how much love and care there was there and how much it hurt when things all went bad. It’s lovely writing and does so much justice to these characters and events and the Ahsoka pov is used so well to show how worn down this version of the man she used to know is, how different Ben Kenobi is from Obi-Wan Kenobi. There’s so much hurt and anger and exhaustion here, in all the right places and it’s so good. ✦ these are the good old days by QueenWithABeeThrone, han & obi-wan & anakin, 2.3k    Han Solo, after being killed by his own son, wakes up as an eight-year-old on Corellia, then runs away from home. just his luck (or the Force) that his ride crashes on a world being squabbled over by the Republic and the Separatists. just his luck (or the Force) that he runs into Anakin Skywalker and Obi-wan Kenobi, too.    Oh, my god, this was such a joyful ride, I could have read it for another 100k and eaten it up like it was nothing but delicious candy, even as it’s just the right length for what it wants to achieve. It’s such a great Han voice, the right amount of “wtf” blended with “well, whatever, this is my life now, I guess” feeling, the fic does a glorious job of those reveal moments that you know are coming, when he realizes just who he’s run into, the hilarious shock of, oh, shit, it’s kriffing Vader and oh, fuck, that’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, but also they’re not really what Han was expecting, either. The whole fic is an absolute scream, I never knew how badly I needed Han Solo to be the worst time traveler ever, to interact with Anakin and Obi-Wan in hilarious ways, to have his life just entirely fucked up by these Force users. But this was super great and everyone should read it, my face hurts from grinning just remembering reading it! ✦ set this dance alight by QueenWithABeeThrone, obi-wan & ahsoka & han & cast, 3k wip    “And don’t call me squirt.” “You’re shorter than I am,” Tano shoots back, “I get to call you anything I like.” or: Han Solo finds the Millennium Falcon a decade or so earlier than scheduled, and Obi-wan Kenobi finds himself adjusting to his new padawan while on the job.    You’ll probably need to have read these are the good old days before this fic to understand it. I used to really dislike the idea of Force Sensitive Han, because not everyone has to be Force Sensitive, but he’s so cranky about things here, the idea that he’d hate so much all the things he’s good at are because of the Force, that actually seeing time traveling Han Solo be de-aged and sort of stumble into becoming Obi-Wan’s new Jedi Padawan Learner? AMAZING. This fic is just pure joy to read, as bb!Han sneaks out and gets sort of caught by Ahsoka and he’s just like three feet of pure grumpiness and old man cranky and smuggler to the core. Every time he thinks about baby Vader (aka Anakin) or has a scene with Obi-Wan or gets along with Ahsoka or misses his friends, I’m just entirely :D :D :D about it. ✦ White Rabbits by Butterfly, obi-wan/anakin & background anakin/padme & luke & leia & han & cast, NSFW, time travel, 102.5k wip    Through the Force, everything is connected. Anakin and Obi-Wan find this out first-hand.    I do have a couple of caveats about the fic–it hasn’t been updated in close to a year (but it’s also been in progress for over 10 years, so the author does keep coming back) and the beginning of the fic (probably about the first third at least?) is very much the plot moving the characters rather than the characters moving the plot, that they don’t really react to things in a way that feels organic to their own motivations, but rather where the scene wants them to go. And I do have some trouble wrapping my mind around the idea that Anakin wouldn’t be all over his kids, even as the fic gently nudges him away from them because of jealousy and then fear for Padme’s life. I mention these things because I want to encourage readers beyond them (as I always do with recs) because it’s a story that I read over the course of a couple of days and the writing is really smooth and just so nicely sailed along and it very much has a plot and does a really lovely job of balancing the five rotating character povs (Obi-Wan, Anakin, Luke, Leia, and Han), of throwing this tangle of characters together and keeping up with group scenes. The fic’s plot is absolutely intriguing and the author is taking their time with it without feeling like it was dragged out, it’s almost sort of hard to believe that it’s a fic that’s over 100k because it was just so easy to keep reading and never felt bogged down or padded out just to up the word count.    And once the fic settles into the story, as Obi-Wan and Anakin discover more and more about this future, as they’re thrown into a situation where Anakin has to face what he’s capable of (once he hears about Vader) and how the fic sort of… balances between trying to reconcile that/fix it and also just sort of avoiding it by going I WON’T DO THAT I WILL AVOID IT, which is actually a pretty perfectly Anakin Skywalker reaction. The author also knows how to write UST while still giving some resolution, that Obi-Wan and Anakin are very attracted to each other and it’s being thrown into this mind-boggling situation where Anakin desperately needs someone to help and support him, he desperately needs someone to cling onto, that seeing this future where the Jedi are gone and this horribleness is possible, that finally breaks that last hurdle and jams them together. I love that Padme may not be here, but Anakin’s love for her never is dialed down a notch, that so much of why he wants to go back is to save her, that he still loves her just as furiously and obsessively as ever, even as he loves Obi-Wan as well. And the sex scenes were lovely, the way Anakin is desperate to grind himself against Obi-Wan is lovely, as well as the brief moments where Obi-Wan’s hands slide lower down his back, not quite ghosting over the prize there, but the implication of the future, that one day he may open Anakin up and push into him is there, and just the right amount of promise of it.    But also! The later chapters are starting to get into just what all is in this world, what’s left that they might still remember, that they’re still working to uncover just what happened, both to them and to this world that may be their future. And I do love that it’s Leia who pushes for them not to change things, because they worked damn hard for this future, because they fought and bled for it, because she won’t give up this hope or gamble it away on something that might be better or might be worse, that who she is, everything that’s made her Leia Organa, could disappear, it makes perfect sense that she would try to convince them to stay, and it allows the fic the time and room to explore these characters from the past in this future. It’s a fic that’s definitely a WIP and may take a long time to update again, but I greatly enjoyed what was here and it was just so very easy to sink into and I appreciated having that over the past week! Plus several Obikin kissing scenes yes thank you! ✦ Futurus (-a -um) by cadesama, anakin/padme + obi-wan/anakin/padme + luke & leia & mon mathma & ahsoka, mildly nsfw, 53.2k wip    Cracked hyperdrive? No problem. Just hold it together with the Force. Time travel? Well. That could be a bigger problem.    I have two caveats about this fic before I begin: It’s a WIP that hasn’t been updated in about a year, so I’m not sure if it will be. But it gets enough satisfying stuff in so even though it ends on a cliffhanger, I found it absolutely worth reading! And that it’s very fast in the beginning, there’s not much time to build up suspense before the reveals are already happening. This isn’t a fic I wound up reading for the suspense or reveals by the time I got into the thick of it, this is a fic that’s about the building relationship between Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padme. Previous to this fic, I’d never shipped anything but Anakin/Padme, so their relationship being strong here, being absolutely important to Anakin’s pov, while the shifting nature of his relationship with Obi-Wan is slowly changing, works for me, it eased me in at just the right pacing and made me actually really, really want it.    What the fic does the most beautifully for me, though, is how Anakin is so beloved and so special and so brilliant, but he’s also an obnoxious pain in the ass, the way Padme and Obi-Wan both love him dearly, but he’s also a dumbass, oh, that worked for me because that’s exactly it, that’s how they relate to him. The plot part of the story was interesting as well, I definitely want to know where things are going, how this will affect history, and I love love love that the PT characters were the ones thrown forward into the OT’s time, that’s where my heart really is, and this fic just completely and totally charmed the hell out of me! I especially appreciate that it gently eased me into shipping this OT3 in a way that worked for me and got me to be able to actually see it. ✦ One Day More by CalaisKenobi, obi-wan & qui-gon & anakin & cast, 31.2k    Obi-Wan is given the opportunity to make some changes in his past. With the help of some old friends, and the hindrance of some old enemies, the Galaxy will be forever changed.    I am an absolute sucker for time travel fic and it’s nice to see one that’s finished and kept fairly short! Obi-Wan is so beloved by the Force (always a way to get me to click on a fic, lbr) that he gets three chances to change different days in his life and the fic isn’t really about the lengthy details of the changed timelines, but instead more about using one or two moments in those changed times to highlight how things could have done differently. It’s really a fic about how selfless a character Obi-Wan Kenobi is, how he would never sacrifice someone else for his own gain or happiness, that’s just not who he is at all, that he will always put himself in danger before anyone else. It’s a fic about how dearly he loves the people he cares about, Qui-Gon and then Anakin later (though, the first section is lighter on Obi-Wan’s love for Anakin than I would have thought) and the ways he comes up with to save them.    It’s a fic that blends a lot of elements, the time travel/chance to redo things that I love, the explanations Obi-Wan eventually gives because suddenly you have a Jedi Master in a Padawan’s body, the emotional charge of losing those he loves again (because you know it’s not going to go right until the third time around, so the second time around with Anakin was just all the feelings place ouchies for me), and the fic floating the idea that I rather largely agree with, that Anakin does bring balance to the Force, that the Jedi Order had become stagnant and the Force wanted change, however that came about. But, ultimately, it’s a fic about giving Obi-Wan a chance at happiness without sacrificing the things Obi-Wan will always do, that saving the galaxy doesn’t have to be about those rare bigger moments, but instead it’s about the everyday joy and love for life that pulls the galaxy towards something better. And all of that was just exactly right for me, centered around Obi-Wan’s character as it was, it’s everything I want from this fandom. ✦ Wake the Storm by bedlamsbard, obi-wan & anakin (pre-slash) & cast, 75.4k    Considering that he had picked up what was probably a Sith artifact, promptly passed out in the middle of a war zone, and apparently woken up twenty years in the future with Obi-Wan having taken up residence in his head, Anakin thought he was entitled to have a few questions.    So, I pretty much sunk into this fic and didn’t come out again until I’d read the whole thing, I just absolutely couldn’t put it down! My only caveat is that, while the build-ups and suspense are stellar, you just kind of have to roll with that the fic is not as strong at reveals. The way the fic is structured, there’s a lot of “omg when will Character A find out about Character b????” that don’t necessarily happen or happen late in the fic or aren’t pieced together when they should be or aren’t dwelled on for long. I don’t think this is a huge detriment, so long as you know what you’re getting ahead of time, though, because what the fic is about (Anakin skipping around the timeline and other universes, dragging Obi-Wan along with him) is absolutely fantastic. The writing is incredibly engaging, it’s the kind where I find this far more readable than a lot of professionally published books, that the plot structure and pacing of the scenes is all rock solid for me. (Tbh, probably the only reason any caveats occur to me at all is because the fic as a whole is so well written.)    The characterization is lovely and gets at the heart of what I wanted–where Anakin experiences the destruction and tragedy that happens, his horror at it solidified by the time he finds out his connection to it, as well as his interaction with Obi-Wan is strengthened up because of what Obi-Wan has been through and how he’s seeing Anakin again and how much time he’s had to think over the events of Anakin’s future. The plot is interesting and the fic spends time with each world but doesn’t linger and there has clearly been thought given to setting all of it up, but it blends into the story perfectly, like… you know those fics you can pick up and just read and read and read because they’re so engaging and written with such good pacing that you don’t want to put it down, that even when it shifts gears, you find yourself rolling right along with it because you want to know what happens next? That’s what this fic did for me, I was so curious about where it was going next and how this was all going to affect them.    While this story itself is gen, you can tell that the story is heading towards Obi-Wan/Anakin/Padme, so it spends time building Obi-Wan/Anakin back up and shifting it to romantic instead of platonic, that it doesn’t happen here at all, but you can feel how desperately Anakin loves Obi-Wan and how Obi-Wan has been given the time to really reflect on feelings and attachment and on Anakin in general, so that I believe it. Plus, I’m a sucker for all the little touches, like Anakin sleeping on Obi-Wan or the way he touches Anakin after he goes through a tough time, it got me right in the feelings place, to go along with the intriguing greater story. I am now going to proceed to dive right into the monster sequel fic and probably roll around in my feelings some more. ✦ Old Man Luke by scarletjedi, obi-wan & anakin & luke & cast, 10.4k wip    Obi-Wan narrowed his eyes. “Who are you?” He asked, hoping a direct question would yield answers. The old man seemed adept at side-stepping information when asked a bit more deftly. “I’ve never heard of a Master with your level of talent.”    Ahhhh, I’m sorry that there’s only four chapters so far, but I totally do not regret reading this! I love time travel fics and having Luke be the one to travel back? To have him at a point where he’s so strong in the Force and then gets to see Obi-Wan and Anakin at the height of the PT Jedi’s presence? In the middle of the Clone War? It’s so intriguing and so much fun and I just tore through all of this super quickly because I couldn’t put it down. I really like this Luke characterization, he’s so thoroughly moral and good, so calm and centered, but without being a non-entity. He still has presence and reactions and feelings! But also Obi-Wan and Anakin! The bits of their friendship that are in the fic are also delightful and I’m practically champing at the bit for them to get to the big reveal about Luke, because the set-up is really good and the writing is really smooth and the characters/plot feel really solid, and I absolutely want more! I love all time travel fics, but I love them especially when they can give me something new and interesting and follow through on that potential like this one is doing. ✦ Hello From the Other Side by DarthNickels, anakin & luke & han/leia & kylo ren & piett, body swap, time travel, 16.7k wip    Kylo Ren is destined to take up the mantle of Vader. The Force can be incredibly literal.    Holy shit, this fic sucked me in hard and grabbed hold of me and I tore through all of what was available in one sitting because it was just so damn interesting. Vader and Kylo Ren swap places and times, Vader in the future, Kylo Ren in the past, and both are absolutely fascinating for all that could happen! Kylo Ren in the past, being able to “fix” Vader’s mistake at the end, the momentary weakness he had, being able to change things towards the dark side in this timeline, so interesting! But also. Oh, man, Vader in the future, finding Luke again and then seeing Leia and Han, while in the body of their son, the amount of delicate work to write that scene so exquisitely well, to keep all of them in character, especially Vader’s cold distance and Leia’s vulnerability for Ben and her fury at Vader, then the doubly difficult path of writing Vader discovering who Leia is, oh, it’s so good. It’s so painful and terrible and absolutely perfect, this Vader is spot on, this Leia is spot on, and the whole group being there and trying to figure out what the hell to do next, it’s just everything I could have possibly asked for. ✦ I Found You by KeeperofSeeds, obi-wan & shmi, ~1k    A pregnant Shmi makes it to the Jedi Temple and immediate seeks out and finds the boy who was (will be?) her son’s Master/brother/teacher/friend. The boy who became the man to sacrifice himself for her grandchildren. The One who shared her Visions.    It didn’t take long for me to fall in love with this fic, because I love love love the set-up of it and how it was done and how eager I am to know more about this universe. I love time travel fics, I love when there’s more than one person who lived the original timeline, I love the chance to do things over, I love that this fic cares how much Anakin meant to Obi-Wan, BUT ALSO SHMI SKYWALKER, who has visions of everything that was Anakin’s life. There is SO MUCH POTENTIAL here that I’m just ridiculously excited about where it could go and what it could do! ✦ went back and put up a fight by springsoldier (ladydaredevil), obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka, 2k    She probably shouldn’t trust the wish-granting Sith artefact. (In which Ahsoka makes a brave attempt at hugging the Dark Side out of Anakin)    Ahsoka time travel fic! This wasn’t long, but it was enough to get to the good stuff–Ahsoka being dumped back into the past and pretty much the first thing she does is go hug Anakin because, oh, he’s still there and I just really had a lot of feelings right along with her. I loved how hopeful and good this fic was, I love how much I believed in Ahsoka to change things, to help fix things. I loved this as a time travel fic and as a “Fuck yeah Ahsoka Tano!” fic, both were super delightful aspects. ✦ Tumblr Ramblings (Obi-Wan Time Travel/AU-jump) by gaealynn, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & cast,    At the end of RotJ, Obi-Wan reaches out a hand to help Anakin cross over and instead – wakes up on Naboo.    I am always willing to pick up a time travel fic, especially if it’s Obi-Wan time travelling, so I enjoyed this half-fic, half-scenario piece just for those things! And I love that this is an Obi-Wan who has suffered through so many terrible losses, the weight of that isn’t gone, but he’s still that guy who keeps getting up again, who doesn’t know how to surrender when something like this is put in front of him. And, oh, there’s a scene in the second chapter where he meets bb!Anakin again, where he knows there will be hope now, and there’s cuddling and, oh, it’s Anakin and just. I had feelings all over the place during that scene alone! ✦ Hollow by JennMel, qui-gon & obi-wan & anakin & others, 5.6k    Obi-Wan has always had a secret. And Qui-Gon could not, must not, ever know. If he did, then they would never even make it to Tatooine, let alone deal with the rest to come. One perfect possible future, that’s all Obi-Wan needed to achieve…that’s all.    I greatly enjoyed this piece, one that didn’t need to be long to do some fixing of the timeline and having an interesting concept that it pulled off nicely. I love how it changes things, offers so much hope, but without making it easy or without a lot of pain and sacrifice, which makes the potential for something better all the more well earned. ✦ Conversations at the Intersections of Time by Sentimental Star, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon, 5.2k wip    What happens when a thirteen-year-old Anakin Skywalker and his twenty-nine-year-old Master get snatched back in time, only to come face to face with a fifteen-year-old Obi-Wan…and a very much alive Qui-Gon Jinn?    I am entirely a sucker for time travel fics, especially ones that are about both Obi-Wan getting to see Qui-Gon again and about Anakin seeing a young Padawan Obi-Wan. The fic does drop you into the middle of things (which I’m fine with, all the sooner to get to the good stuff!) and has an epithet problem, but it has young Obi-Wan and young Anakin bonding together and talking about the adults and even if this is just two chapters (so it’s more like a snippet out of a larger story, if you want to view it that way) I had fun with it and am very glad I read it. I will always read adorable Padawans trying to figure stuff out, especially when Anakin starts to understand Obi-Wan better because of it. ✦ Tumbling Star Wars by esama, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & padme, 4.9k    Various Star Wars snippets. Some crossovers.    These are two separate fics and I loved both of them dearly and would have read 100k for each of them, even as they stand well enough as snippets on their own! The first one is a time travel fic that, oh, just absolutely punched me in the feelings over Obi-Wan’s life and how much he loses post-ROTS, but also the chance he has for things to be different when he wakes up again! It’s one of those that I really would have loved more of it, but am happy with what there is, the little moments that were worked in, how much he cares deeply about Luke and Leia already, the moments he spends with Anakin and you can feel all the undercurrents there, even as they’re simple moments, the way his younger self looks at him and the determination he has that his younger self won’t have the same future as him. It might have been short, but it was a great piece for Obi-Wan! The second is an AU of ROTS, where Anakin doesn’t turn in quite the same way and so instead sneaks off at the end and the Republic is left cleaning up the mess, and this one is much more of a moment of what would be a fascinating larger AU but ahhhh it captured my imagination so well that I loved it dearly. Both are such great concepts with really neat execution that I heartily enjoyed them both. ✦ The Dark Path Lit by Sun and Stars by delicatefury, obi-wan & luke & leia & han & cast, time travel, ~4k    Obi-Wan wakes up in the middle of a space battle. Or rather he doesn’t. Regardless, a dogfight is no place for an existential crisis.    This is a collection of snippets from a longer fic (which you can find on the author’s tag for it as well) but I fell so utterly in love with it that I can’t wait for it to be written into a proper fic to be posted, because I’m a sucker for time travel fics, but also because it’s already hitting all my buttons like you wouldn’t believe. I started with this snippet, where de-aged OT trio meet a strange Jedi in a strange place and just, WHAM, like that I was totally in love, especially with the ending moments and how much they touched my heart. The writing is lovely and the scenario is intriguing as all get out and even just told in snippets as I’ve been reading, I’m already invested in all the little moments, with Luke seeing Obi-Wan again, with getting to see the Jedi temple at its height, or the quieter moments where Obi-Wan especially can finally rest for awhile during all the fighting. It’s a really lovely, delightful set of reading and I am eagerly looking forward to more of it! ✦ TDPL Snippet - Leia and Obi-Wan by delicatefury, obi-wan & leia, 1.9k    In honor of Carrie Fisher, here’s the first Leia POV scene I wrote for The Dark Path Lit by Sun and Stars.    Oh, this was such a lovely scene. I love the idea of Obi-Wan & Leia interaction, there’s only been a handful of fics that really even touch on it much at all, which is understandable, but I still love the idea of it (especially when she’s so very much Anakin’s daughter) and I absolutely adored her vulnerability here, because one of the best things about Leia’s character is that she doesn’t always have to be commanding and in charge, that she can be unsure and scared and sad. I love this moment between her and Obi-Wan, because it is easy to see how his relationship with Luke can overshadow everything else, but that this moment is entirely theirs, that context of Anakin and Padme and Luke are never forgotten, they’re still there, but this moment is wholly about Leia’s character and her relationship with him. And, oh, it was lovely to read. ✦ TDPL snippet - The Padawan Discussion, round 2. by delicatefury, obi-wan & luke, 2.4k    “I know… I know I made a big deal about being a Jedi like my Father,” Luke beings. “And I’m not taking it back,” he hastens to add. “I wanted to be a Jedi at first because he was. I guess I just wanted to know him in someway. But I didn’t wanna be a Jedi like my Father, y’know?”    I was initially wary going into this one, because I love Anakin dearly and bashing of his character usually makes me run the other way, but… this wasn’t bashing at all, it was a very gentle look at the effect his decisions and actions had on other characters, the weight that he left on Obi-Wan’s shoulders and the damage he did. I loved Anakin no less for every moment of this fic, that Luke doesn’t want to be a Jedi like Anakin was a Jedi, not in that way, that it takes nothing away from how much Luke believed in and loved his father, but that their paths are not meant to be the same. This is a Luke characterization that brought up all my Luke feelings, that I love this character so very much, how bright and shining and good he is, without losing the warmth and humanity that invests me in the character. And, oh, Obi-Wan is fantastic here as well, he is so calm and serene, but he still feels things, he still carries such a heavy weight, and it’s one he bears up under, he can handle it, but when some of that weight is taken off, when Luke connects with him, oh, my heart. This had me kind of maybe misting up a little because it was so lovely and perfect and meaningful and good. ✦ There’s Still Time to Change the Road You’re On by victoria_p (musesfool), anakin & luke & leia, 3.6k    “Time travel? Are you kriffing kidding me?”    This was totally adorable and fun, having Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker accidentally vaulted forward in time, running into Luke and Leia in the future, and it goes better than expected. I love that it’s from Anakin’s point of view, but you can still feel Luke’s incredibly excited, eager reaction and Leia’s angry, burning reaction to being face to face with this person. The first half is just really cute, fun action where they’re running away at high speed together, but then shit hits the fan because of course Anakin recognizes his own kids in this situation, in the most delightful moment of OH SHIT YOU’RE MY KIDS :D reaction and I love that they spend all of five minutes trying to protect the timeline before mistakes start happening, before little things slip through. I loved the little mentions, that Luke tells him Obi-Wan can never say it but he does love Anakin, the way Leia looks like Padme and it makes Anakin want to do whatever she says, just. This started out as such a fun thing and then became such a hopeful thing and that made it a great read. ✦ I’ll Be There For You by SinkingLikeASunset, obi-wan/anakin/padme (eventual) & qui-gon & clones & cast, 40.7k wip    Just days after his fateful encounter with Anakin on Mustafar , Obi-Wan has resigned himself to a lonely existence on Tatooine. However, he has been granted a chance to go back and fix things. Obi-Wan must alter events and make changes as he struggles with memories of a dreadful future and deals with new developments this time around.    I think I read this whole fic in just about one sitting, it was one of those that just quietly sucked me in and I found myself turning the page a little too easily and suddenly I was all caught up. It’s a bit more of a quiet sort of read than others in the genre (Obi-Wan wakes up in the past, starts changing everything), it’s a bit more low-key and a bit more slice-of-life-esque, but that contributed to how it was this solidly satisfying read for me. And it’s not that things are easy, there’s definitely a lot of pain and suffering, this is still Star Wars and it’s not like Obi-Wan can just go telling everyone what’s going to happen, so there’s struggling through trying to figure out how to change things, how to figure out what went wrong in the first place and what to do better, as well as deal with the weight of all that tragedy, as well as just how much he loves Anakin, how determined he is to save Anakin this time around, and how it’s a long road to walk, one that seems so very heavy for him, but he keeps doing it. It’s one of those fics that hits so many of the tropes of this particular fic genre and embraces them so fully that it’s just this really quietly satisfying fic to read and I’m so glad to have found it.    Chapter 1-8: I believe I’ve recommended this fic before, but it’s updated since then and I continue to enjoy it! The beginning takes a bit to get underway, but once Obi-Wan is in the past and has settled a bit, the fic shifts into gear and really engaged me. I like that it’s a fic where things aren’t really in a rush, even as they’re often tense and there’s a looming sense of things on the horizon. There’s room to breathe here, as well as some really good scenes between Obi-Wan and various people, especially Anakin, who gets frustrated that Obi-Wan won’t tell him what’s wrong, but Obi-Wan is slowly getting him to learn to trust that he’ll tell Anakin when the time is right. Not that Obi-Wan knows precisely what to do, he stumbles and is at a loss at times, but he’s still making his way carefully and is still determined to make things better this time.    But what I’m really here for is the slow development of Obi-Wan/Anakin/Padme as a threesome and how Obi-Wan/Anakin is getting so much of their communication finally worked out. Chapter seven has a nicely id-satisfying scene where much of the building confrontations finally happen, where Obi-Wan and Anakin finally really talk to each other, how Obi-Wan finally says directly what he now realizes Anakin needs to hear, how Anakin warms under that praise and affection. The fic is at its best when it’s focused on them (and Padme), when it lets me just happily roll around in the tropes that it embraces and just makes me feel all warm-hearted and content!    Chapter 9: This is an update rec and will focus on this chapter, rater than the fic as a whole. This fic starts a bit rough in the beginning, but once the timeline starts changing and the fic settles into the more daily life stuff, it becomes really cute and charming and chapter 9 really exemplifies that for me, it was just so adorable to watch Anakin verbally flailing and tripping over himself because Obi-Wan knew about his marriage to Padme, like I would have read five chapters in a row of that, because that’s where the fic is at its best and it’s just fluffy and pure iddy fix-it and cuteness! And I’m enjoying the slow roll towards Obianidala as a pairing, that it’s been 40k of fic now and they’re just sort of getting around to it and Obi-Wan’s affection for them is very nice and both Anakin and Padme are really cute, especially when Obi-Wan is so calm and serene, because that’s how he is, while they trip over themselves trying to pretend they’re not in a relationship. But also I will apparently eat up with a spoon any time Anakin has a panic attack and Obi-Wan’s presence and guidance helps bring him back, yesss, give me that always, that’s what I’m here for! ✦ untitled by cadesama part 1 / 2 / 3, obi-wan & anakin & leia & rey & padme & finn & poe & cast, 2.7k wip    A decade ago, Leia would have considered this a headache. Perhaps a nightmare. Now, she was mostly bemused.    Oh, I am so charmed by this whole collection of ficlets, finally there is time travel fuckery that includes the TFA characters! And I am so here for Clone Wars era Anakin and Ahsoka plus TPM era Obi-Wan and Anakin and Padme ending up in the future, I’m so here for the hints of Anakin having to interact with Kylo Ren, I’m so here for there being two Future Darth Vaders lounging around their base and everyone Not Knowing What To Say about this, I’m so here for Rey’s utter “wtf” reaction to all of this bullshit, I am so here for Leia just rolling with it because she always lands on her feet no matter how weird something is, and I’m just so here for the banter and the fun of all this collection of people from different eras and what a joyful, joyful clusterfuck this is. :D ✦ of deserts and droids by songstress, rey & anakin, 3.9k    Rey accidentally time-travels, and realizes that Jedi are even more weird than she had ever imagined.    Oh, I love the tone this fic takes, it definitely is crack treated seriously, but it does it so well, it embraces and just totally rolls with the concept of Padawan Learners accidentally time traveling via the Force through meditation and is absolutely precious to see a young Anakin interacting with Rey, the way he’s so chatty and charming and adorable and complains about his life constantly but Rey can absolutely read between the lines of what he says, he’s just such a ball of energy and you instantly feel for Obi-Wan having to deal with that, but also you absolutely love the little shit because he’s got such a charisma to him, but also this is a great piece about Rey and her early days of learning to be a Jedi. And then the ending hits and, wham, I had an attack of the feelings exactly as I should and it was just. A really easy read that I immediately got pulled into, had a joyful time reading, and then was quietly devastated all over again. Just what Star Wars fic should be. ✦ Tumbling Star Wars by esama, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & padme, 4.9k    Various Star Wars snippets. Some crossovers.    These are two separate fics and I loved both of them dearly and would have read 100k for each of them, even as they stand well enough as snippets on their own! The first one is a time travel fic that, oh, just absolutely punched me in the feelings over Obi-Wan’s life and how much he loses post-ROTS, but also the chance he has for things to be different when he wakes up again! It’s one of those that I really would have loved more of it, but am happy with what there is, the little moments that were worked in, how much he cares deeply about Luke and Leia already, the moments he spends with Anakin and you can feel all the undercurrents there, even as they’re simple moments, the way his younger self looks at him and the determination he has that his younger self won’t have the same future as him. It might have been short, but it was a great piece for Obi-Wan! The second is an AU of ROTS, where Anakin doesn’t turn in quite the same way and so instead sneaks off at the end and the Republic is left cleaning up the mess, and this one is much more of a moment of what would be a fascinating larger AU but ahhhh it captured my imagination so well that I loved it dearly. Both are such great concepts with really neat execution that I heartily enjoyed them both. ✦ One Day More by CalaisKenobi, obi-wan & qui-gon & anakin & cast, 31.2k    Obi-Wan is given the opportunity to make some changes in his past. With the help of some old friends, and the hindrance of some old enemies, the Galaxy will be forever changed.    I am an absolute sucker for time travel fic and it’s nice to see one that’s finished and kept fairly short! Obi-Wan is so beloved by the Force (always a way to get me to click on a fic, lbr) that he gets three chances to change different days in his life and the fic isn’t really about the lengthy details of the changed timelines, but instead more about using one or two moments in those changed times to highlight how things could have done differently. It’s really a fic about how selfless a character Obi-Wan Kenobi is, how he would never sacrifice someone else for his own gain or happiness, that’s just not who he is at all, that he will always put himself in danger before anyone else. It’s a fic about how dearly he loves the people he cares about, Qui-Gon and then Anakin later (though, the first section is lighter on Obi-Wan’s love for Anakin than I would have thought) and the ways he comes up with to save them.    It’s a fic that blends a lot of elements, the time travel/chance to redo things that I love, the explanations Obi-Wan eventually gives because suddenly you have a Jedi Master in a Padawan’s body, the emotional charge of losing those he loves again (because you know it’s not going to go right until the third time around, so the second time around with Anakin was just all the feelings place ouchies for me), and the fic floating the idea that I rather largely agree with, that Anakin does bring balance to the Force, that the Jedi Order had become stagnant and the Force wanted change, however that came about. But, ultimately, it’s a fic about giving Obi-Wan a chance at happiness without sacrificing the things Obi-Wan will always do, that saving the galaxy doesn’t have to be about those rare bigger moments, but instead it’s about the everyday joy and love for life that pulls the galaxy towards something better. And all of that was just exactly right for me, centered around Obi-Wan’s character as it was, it’s everything I want from this fandom. ✦ Conversations at the Intersections of Time by Sentimental Star, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon, 5.2k wip    What happens when a thirteen-year-old Anakin Skywalker and his twenty-nine-year-old Master get snatched back in time, only to come face to face with a fifteen-year-old Obi-Wan…and a very much alive Qui-Gon Jinn?    I am entirely a sucker for time travel fics, especially ones that are about both Obi-Wan getting to see Qui-Gon again and about Anakin seeing a young Padawan Obi-Wan. The fic does drop you into the middle of things (which I’m fine with, all the sooner to get to the good stuff!) and has an epithet problem, but it has young Obi-Wan and young Anakin bonding together and talking about the adults and even if this is just two chapters (so it’s more like a snippet out of a larger story, if you want to view it that way) I had fun with it and am very glad I read it. I will always read adorable Padawans trying to figure stuff out, especially when Anakin starts to understand Obi-Wan better because of it. ✦ Tumbling Star Wars by esama, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon, 11.2k    Various Star Wars snippets. Some crossovers.    I believe I’ve recommended these fics before, but on the author’s tumblr, rather than AO3, so here, have a fresh rec now that they’re up here as well, because, oh my god, these were so great. The first one is a time travel AU that I loved, the second one is a divergent timeline that I also loved, both totally worth reading! But, oh. Chapter 3 is Basilisk!Obi-Wan, where he is a giant snake instead of a Human and it’s amazing. It’s told in snippets across the span of his life, from how he first came to the Jedi Temple to his time as an Initiate to his time as a Padawan and to his time as Anakin’s Master and during the Clone Wars. There are so many incredible little moments, so many hilarious moments, so many geneuinely touching moments, so many moments of struggle and overcoming them, so many moments of just Obi-Wan being awesome, all of it is something I never knew I needed as badly as I did. I honestly just have the biggest grin on my face every time I reread even little snippets of this one, it’s so delightful. ✦ The Dark Path Lit by Sun and Stars by A_Delicate_Fury, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & luke & leia & cody & cast, time travel, 4.3k wip    After a disaster on the cosmic scale that Obi-Wan is still trying to wrap his mind around, he finds himself back in the early days of the Clone Wars, Commander Cody loyally at his side, Anakin at his back, and Sidious plotting against the Jedi at every turn. He’s been given an unasked for chance to do everything over again. And with the Force as his ally, he intends to set the galaxy on a brighter path than its current trajectory.    Chapter 1: I’ve been reading the snippets the author has been posting on tumblr and enjoying those greatly, but it’s lovely to have the first proper chapter here! And, oh, it’s one of my favorite tropes and centered around one of my favorite characters and I’m so looking forward to where this goes and how things play out, because I greatly enjoyed the way Obi-Wan found himself back in the days of the Clone Wars, that he’s both Old Ben and General Kenobi at the same time, that there’s this messy, complicated, knotted up feeling to the character in a way that’s fascinating to read about. That the Force is screaming at him to go do something, but nothing is really quite clear yet, there’s so much history and weight that’s happened, that Obi-Wan has to process gaining back everything that he’d lost without letting on that he’d lost it all, that those years of exile still were there with him, oh, I felt so much for the character in those moments. At the same time, though, OH MAN I CANNOT WAIT FOR MORE, especially to see Anakin show up because that is going to come with a whole lot of thorny feelings that will be delicious. But also Luke and Leia again!!!! I am excite!    Chapter 2: This is an update rec that will focus on the current chapter, rather than the fic as a whole. This chapter is a little slower than the previous one, it’s all about Luke, Leia, and Han trying to figure out how to get along when they’re stranded on Jakku in their younger bodies, but will read very well when the fic gets longer, as it does a lot of set-up and little bits of details about what’s going on with all of them. It’s almost sort of domestic, as Luke works on machines, Han scrounges for whatever work he can, and Leia is feeling sick and trying to struggle through it. There’s definitely a sense of Imending Things swaying above all their heads, as well as Luke definitely feels the Force tugging on him, and I spent a lot of the chapter just itching for things to happen, the exact reaction I was supposed to have, but also there’s some really cute stuff along the way! Luke and Leia being adorable sunburnt moppets! Han being the galaxy’s oldest teenager! Some really adorable trio interaction, with protective!Han and cranky!Leia and Luke trying his best but the pressure gets to him, too! A lovely chapter and I’m eagerly awaiting more. ✦ The Reality of Change by midnight_vision, obi-wan/anakin/padme & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 66k wip    Padmé dies on Mustafar and wakes up in the past, about a year before everything falls apart. She’s determined to make sure none of it happens again, and with some help, she tries to expose Palpatine for what he really is. But even if Anakin and the Republic can be saved, that doesn’t mean the outcome will be something any of them want.    I could have sworn I’d done a rec for this fic before, but I cannot find it anywhere in my files, so I’m going to assume I haven’t actually and do one fresh. I am always here for Obianidala fic and I’m always here for time travel fic, so I picked this one up and tore through pretty much all of it over the course of a few days! I do have a couple of caveats about it, the biggest being that the Jedi are used as antagonists, even against established canon (like, they’ve specifically said they don’t keep people against their will, that they wouldn’t force Anakin to stay), which can be jarring sometimes, so you gotta roll with the premise of them being villains, but when the fic is all about the domestic trio learning to figure out their relationship, the fic is at its strongest and it’s just really heart-warming and delightful. It’s a long fic, so it’s a bit of a slow burn, not in that there’s lack of resolution, but in that there’s no hurry to get there before everyone is ready, instead it’s a much more natural pace that I really enjoyed.    I love that it’s a Padme time travel fic as well, because I very rarely see one about her, especially because she doesn’t know everything that happened and it gives her a chance to work through what happened between her and Anakin on Mustafar, that she has to work through all that fear and mistrust, because this Anakin hasn’t done those things, but she has to process that they did happen, that it could have happened, and that’s something that takes quite awhile to get over. There’s also some lovely Padme & Ahsoka friendship scenes, there’s a whole lot of Padme telling people what she knows, there’s a lot of Anakin having to deal with feeling kept out of the loop, that he’s still got anger issues and isn’t emotionally stable, but Obi-Wan and Padme have better tools this time around, there’s a good amount of Obi-Wan/Anakin relationship building, and there’s a lot of satisfying fixing of the timeline, including killing Palpatine plot!    The fic is at its best when it’s about the breathing room the Obi-Wan/Anakin/Padme trio has or when they’re interacting with Ahsoka, when the story is going towards fixing things, that’s when my heart is happiest and I just really had a lot of fun reading this, especially since it was lengthy and I loved being able to tear into it and read read read for so many pages! ✦ From a Certain Point of View pt 1 / pt 2 / pt 3 / pt 4, obi-wan & anakin & padme & ahsoka & sidious & cast, 7.5k    Or, how Ben Kenobi’s boldfaced lie prevarication saved the Galaxy (but not in the way he thought it would).    This is a series of headcanon/bullet points plot elements series of posts about an AU where Luke time travels and only manages to convey half a message to his father, which winds up saving the galaxy, but not it the way you’d expect. And while I would have enjoyed a full fic of it, I found that I greatly enjoyed it as it was, it conveys the story really well and it lets the pace stay fun and upbeat, it gets to put in a lot of humor and cover what would be a long, complicated storyline. It’s very much about Everything Going Just Right (or going Just Right in a way that may not appear Just Right to the characters but ultimately is), it’s all about moving everything towards the better and fixing things, so nothing really goes wrong, and it’s satisfying for that, because sometimes I just really want all the grim heartbreak tossed out the window and for everyone to be happy and live good lives! This was a delight to read and there’s still an epilogue to go, but it was fairly lengthy for an outline and was just charming as all get out! (Also, it’s hilarious when Anakin gets all paranoid and follows Obi-Wan around like a hyper vigilant cat ready to pounce on anything that so much as twitches wrong. MY PRECIOUS DUMPSTER FIRE TURNED TOWARDS THE GOOD. ♥) ✦ Tumblr Ramblings (Obi-Wan Time Travel/AU-jump) by gaealynn, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & cast,    At the end of RotJ, Obi-Wan reaches out a hand to help Anakin cross over and instead – wakes up on Naboo.    I am always willing to pick up a time travel fic, especially if it’s Obi-Wan time travelling, so I enjoyed this half-fic, half-scenario piece just for those things! And I love that this is an Obi-Wan who has suffered through so many terrible losses, the weight of that isn’t gone, but he’s still that guy who keeps getting up again, who doesn’t know how to surrender when something like this is put in front of him. And, oh, there’s a scene in the second chapter where he meets bb!Anakin again, where he knows there will be hope now, and there’s cuddling and, oh, it’s Anakin and just. I had feelings all over the place during that scene alone! ✦ The Fires by Driverpicksthemooseic (Ratkinzluver33), obi-wan/anakin & hinted obi-wan/anakin/padme, 4.2k    He wakes quickly and without thought, breaking through the barrier of unconsciousness to find himself face down on the floor of a starfighter. (OR, Groundhog Day. ROTS, Battle of Mustafar, Full-On Groundhog Day. Yes, I am a masochist, thank you for asking.)    I’m a sucker for time loop fics, so of course I was going to read this one and I love the concept of it, I love the idea of Obi-Wan living that day on Mustafar over and over, trying to figure out what he needs to do to actually change things. The fic really hits its stride for me in the second half, when Obi-Wan asks quieter questions, when things are a bit more understated, where Obi-Wan has more of that ‘still waters run deep’ feeling to him. It’s a fic that shows just how badly things have been wounded between them, that hope for them is still so small and difficult to find, but it is still there. And the use of the Mortis Arc and the ending of this, I just had a lot of feelings about them! I love time shenanigans fics and this one was a nicely satisfying one to add to the collection. ♥ ✦ Where Have We Come? by soaring_heart, obi-wan & anakin, 1.9k    The first time was one of the hardest and the easiest. Obi-Wan loses at Mustafar, but instead of dying he wakes up at the dawn of the last day of the republic, doomed to repeat the worst day of his life, over and over again.    I’ll warn ahead of time that this fic isn’t about resolution, but instead about the repetition of Obi-Wan caught in a time loop, trying to figure out how to stop it, how to solve things, and how to save Anakin. It’s a fic that really is about those two at the heart of it, that Obi-Wan has to live this day over and over, that he tries so many things to save Anakin, to understand him, to help him, to just steal him away, to die with him, to be caught up with him. It’s a bittersweet, ouchy fic, it never stops hurting, how deeply Obi-Wan loves him and how many tragic turns their lives take in these moments, how many different ways things can go wrong or just not quite right. And that’s what really works for me here, even if it’s not really solved, the foundation is there, the love between them is there, the sheer amount of how important Anakin is in Obi-Wan’s life and vice versa is there. ✦ All Over Again by tricksterity, obi-wan/anakin & qui-gon & shmi & cast, time travel, 27.7k wip    Obi-Wan Kenobi is sixteen years old when he collapses in the training salle to the shock of his master, Qui-Gon Jinn. When he wakes up two days later after multiple seizures and flatlining once, he remembers the Clone Wars, remembers Mustafar, remembers being cut in half by the man he loved more than anything in the universe, and he remembers Luke and Leia.    Oh, this is another fic that I am already just completely g o n e on, where I don’t really know if Obi-Wan traveled back in time or if he really just lived through something that’s not quite a vision of the future, but it doesn’t really matter because he’s got a second chance at this and the fic is doing a really lovely job of showing the weight of what he’s been through, just how much of a toll it’s taken on him and that the cost of it isn’t light at all, but that there’s hope for the future, that things are getting better again, that it’s an uphill battle but one that’s worth climbing again. While it’s painful for me to only have two chapters (at the time of this rec), I already appreciate the pacing, I love that there’s already some great stuff here, despite that Anakin hasn’t even made an appearance yet. Obi-Wan is dealing with the sheer shock of being back here again, the almost father-like relationship he has with Qui-Gon is meaningful, especially when you realize that so much of their time together hasn’t happened yet, Obi-Wan is only sixteen here, but there’s a trust and affection already there. And that Qui-Gon’s going to miss out on those years is actually really sad, especially when this Obi-Wan is so damaged in his soul, but there’s also something just… really hopeful about where all of this is going, what can be saved, that I am ALL FOR.    The fic is pleasing on an iddy level (Jedi Master level Obi-Wan in a 16 year old’s body again! time travel fic is my favorite!) but also genuinely well written, the pacing is great in that it doesn’t skip over the reactions that need room to breathe before the full plot kicks in, it’s interesting to watch Obi-Wan walk through the Temple again, to watch him talk to Qui-Gon about what’s happened to him, to watch him talk to the Council about what he can/can’t say and the fic makes sure to put those down, making it stronger in the end. Despite that I just want him to hop on a starship and fly out to Tatooine and pick up that little brat already! But the mentions of Anakin, how he’s never too far from Obi-Wan’s thoughts, the way he’s such a central point in all of this even before he’s appeared, it’s all really, really well-written and so very good for me already.    Chapter 3: I tried to wait before doing another rec, but I’m already invested and I don’t think I could wait a week until the next one. This chapter is more of Obi-Wan settling back into his life, while everyone around him adjusts to how much he’s changed, how he’s a Jedi Master in his sixteen year old body, that he was a High Council member, and that he’s going to go pick up a Force-sensitive child in the Outer Rim and he’s definitely not asking. It’s just so exciting and satisfying, especially because it’s building up to the reunion between Obi-Wan and Anakin, I love it because I briefly felt saddened for Qui-Gon, who is going to lose out on those years with Obi-Wan, but then he’s just quietly happy about the new defiance in the face of the Council that Obi-Wan has, and I love Obi-Wan thinking about Anakin, what he can do this time around, and there’s so much hope for the future and it just makes me all the happier to read this fic, it’s already given me a lot of satisfying things and it hasn’t even gotten to the reunion proper yet!    Chapter 4: I am still so hooked on this fic, you don’t even know. It’s so many of the tropes I love–Obi-Wan time travel tropes, especially!–done in ways that are both genuinely delightful and sparkling, but also entirely satisfying to my id. It’s one of those fics where I was a little wary about the build-up to the Obi-Wan/Anakin reunion, because it’s such a central part of the story, but once I got there it’s probably been the most satisfying one I’ve read yet, all the more so for how I had this moment of absolute joy at how much it echoed my own thoughts/feelings/wants about how such a reunion would go! It’s one of those that I respect on a technical level and how I just absolutely reveled in Obi-Wan hugging the crap out of this person he so loves, the way they were so wrapped up in each other in that reunion, the way the rest of the world practically fell away, the way I could feel how these two meant everything to each other in those moments. The way that there is such emotion there and it’s so openly displayed in a way that worked for me, even with Obi-Wan, because of how it took awhile to build up to this, how it was a reunion that had such depth of feeling that I could feel on both sides, from both of them, and because of how Obi-Wan has a chance to fix all of it, of course he’s going to go full-tilt, because this is Anakin. It was so goddamned good for me and I was practically floating away after reading that chapter and I am super, super excited about the rest of the fic. Because I enjoyed the build-up to the reunion, with Obi-Wan as a Jedi Master in his sixteen year old self, enjoyed the sense of how he was going to fix everything he could, how his relationship with Qui-Gon was so meaningful and healing, but, oh, man, that reunion was where it was at for me, because, oh, for Obi-Wan it’s always Anakin.    Chapter 5: This is an update rec and will focus on this chapter, rather than the fic as a whole. The previous chapter to this one was all about the reunion of Obi-Wan and Anakin, so the pitfall to avoid was feeling like a drop in the excitement after that, but this fic avoided that trap neatly by having Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon meet Shmi and having Anakin practically clinging to Obi-Wan like a limpet in a way that was absolutely perfect, the little touches, the way they can have a conversation about what all of this means, the way the words are largely calm and considered, but there’s this undercurrent of just how intensely these two love each other, the way Anakin has no restraint on wanting to physically touch the person who means so much to him, the way Obi-Wan returns those touches in a more understated but just as deeply true way, all of it is so satisfying and exactly why I keep reading time travel AU fic.    Not that it’s all sweetness and light, there are still heavier things in the undercurrents, because what they went through meant something, there are still lingering effects and even moments where they come roaring back for awhile. The overall tone is one that’s going towards mending these things, but it’s all the more satisfying that they’re still there, that the story has weight, that it gives further context to the times where Anakin throws his arms around Obi-Wan’s neck or firmly situates himself in Obi-Wan’s lap and refuses to move or when Obi-Wan kisses the crown of Anakin’s head or stays by his bedside when Anakin needs him. I practically just wrapped myself up in this chapter and let out a satisfied sigh when I finished reading it, it’s everything these tropes/genre of fic should be.    Chapter 6: This is an update rec, so it will focus on the current chapter, rather than the fic as a whole. This was another chapter that was just good for my soul, where the group gets back to Coruscant and Anakin sees the Jedi Temple again for the first time, where it’s all about the connection between him and Obi-Wan, where it’s so much stronger this time around after everything they’ve been through and this chance at a fresh start, to do everything better this time. So there’s lots of little touches, lots of little kisses to the tops of heads or hugs or gentle brushes of a hand on the back of Anakin’s neck, little things that aren’t about anything more than comfort and intimacy. While all the bad stuff that happened isn’t forgotten, it’s still there under the surface and pops up in nightmares and lingering thoughts, this is a chapter that’s all about introducing Anakin to the Jedi in happier, more reassured circumstances, so his anger and fear are so much lessened, that he’s a much happier person this time around.    There’s also so much adorable here, with Anakin’s half-memories, that sometimes they’re just impressions, enough that he vaguely remembers them without the same baggage that came before, and that further contributes to the sense of warm and hope here. Yet again, this is one of those fics where I’m practically champing at the bit to get the next chapter and read it as soon as it’s posted, because I am just so delighted by and warmed by all of it, that it doesn’t have to be 100% fluffy to make me feel good and hopeful about their futures again. ✦ Soldier, Poet, King by Glare, obi-wan/anakin & qui-gon & mace & dooku & palpatine & cast, sith!obi-wan, NSFW, 95.4k wip    Second chances are very rarely given, but the Force smiles upon two of its favorite children and returns them to a time before their actions have met their consequences. Anakin Skywalker, also known as Darth Vader, seeks redemption while Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi, disillusioned with the Jedi Order and its Code, falls to the Darkness.    Rec #1: I very badly just want to vomit my feelings up everywhever for this fic because I love it more and more with every chapter that’s put out, it’s just so interesting and is doing so many things I love! Time travel fuckery with Obi-Wan and Anakin! Sith!Anakin traveling back to the past, his motives not entirely clear just yet, but he’s got something in mind and he’s adorable and charming and sort of clear-headed again, sort of not, but his interaction with Padawan!Obi-Wan is delightful! And then Sith!Ben hiding in the shadows and watching over all of this, you know he’s going to start some shit eventually and when he does, it’s not long (not so far, not with only 4 chapters as of the time of this rec) but it’s so satisfying, even just seeing Anakin’s reaction from Padawan!Obi-Wan’s eyes! Who is totally confused about what the hell is going on here. And it’s just. It’s this glorious tangle of various versions of these characters all in the same timeline and both the building up towards reveals and the beginnings of the reveals starting to happen and my satisfaction at yet another Sith!Obi-Wan fic that works for me and finally a time traveling Anakin fic that works for me and just–! I’m having a little trouble writing a coherent rec for this one.    Because I delight in just what this author is doing, the way Sith!Ben is dangerous and powerful and has unleashed himself, the way Anakin feels a bit more settled but still is a little out of his mind, the way I love everyone here and the writing is so charming and the plot has absolutely caught my attention, I want to know what’s going on with the Sith holocron, I want to know what’s going to happen with Anakin, I want to know what Sith!Ben’s plans are, I loved the scene where he (sort of) showed himself and proceeded to knock Anakin on his ass (physically and emotionally! my favorite thing!! I love when smug Anakin gets knocked back down, so good for me, especially when it’s done with such care, in its own way), I love how well he knows certain things about Anakin, I love the mentions of the bond being back in place between them, and just. So many things. I am completely useless at writing a rec here because I’m just having way too much fun with it.    Rec #2: I cannot tell you how in love with this fic I am, how much I love what it’s doing on both a plot level and an id-pleasing level. The fic first got me with these little moments of Ben (older Sith!Obi-Wan) and the way he would crowd into Anakin’s space, the way he would touch Anakin, the way he would run a hand down Anakin’s back or shove him up against the wall when he was getting out of control, there was this quiet but powerful intimacy between them, both dangerous and something very genuine there. It’s so incredibly good, the way Anakin curls up against Ben’s side or wriggles onto his lap, the way he so very much wants affection from his once-again-Master, the way Ben knows this after all they’ve been through together and the lives they’ve lived and this second chance, the way he absolutely is manipulative and much more iron-handed than he was before, but some part of Anakin feeds on that. It’s so well written and there’s such charm and sparkle to the writing, it’s that sweet spot between just exactly what my id wants and the more rational part of me that is impressed with the world-building and plotting and character motivations, that I legitimately respect the fic. It’s such a great example of what Obi-Wan would be like if freed from the restraints he puts on himself as a Jedi–he has power, sure, but it’s also such intelligence and insight, such lethality and being predatory in all the right moments, the way you really, really understand how Obi-Wan is dangerous when he puts all of his skills to less noble purposes.    And the plot is good, it’s a great cast of different versions of the characters, the older versions having been dumped back in time and are running around to fix things in their own way, including a time out to go free the slaves on Tatooine and, of course, have more run-ins with the Jedi. I love that there are light saber battles, I love that they’re not just idling around, they’re doing stuff, moving the pieces around from the shadows, in addition to their complicated relationship developing further. I am H O O K E D on this fic and it’s honestly one of the most satisfying I’ve read in the fandom yet, it’s one of those that I pretty much drop everything else to go read when there’s a new chapter, it’s one that I’m torn between tripping over myself to read everything as fast as I can because I want more and forcing myself to go slower becaus I want to savor it, it’s one of those that I never want to end, but also I want all of it to be able to read everything right now. I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read from this author but, oh, this one is special.    Chapter –>21: I’ve written a couple of recs for this fic as a whole before, but I forget which chapter I left off on, so this rec will focus on the later chapters (up to 21, which is the most recent at the time of this rec). This fic continues to be one of my absolute favorites in the fandom, it’s combining two of my favorite tropes–time travel! Sith!Obi-Wan!–and writing something really long and satisfying out of it. I admit, I wish I had all of the fic at my fingertips to read, it’s one where I think it benefits from having a bunch to read at once (which is why it’s a good time to jump in now, because there’s been a really good amount of events happening + lots of the fun stuff has happened/there’s been at least some resolution on the Obi-Wan/Anakin front), but at the same time I absolutely am enjoying the regular updates and being able to read each chapter as it comes out, it makes for a very satisfying, lengthy experience with the fic! Especially when there’s plot stuff I’m so curious to see how it’s going while the character stuff isn’t totally settled (not by a long shot!) but has enough resolution that I’m not frustrated. That can be a difficult balance to achieve, to keep a reader invested without feeling like nothing’s going anywhere–but this fic finds that line for me, that Obi-Wan and Anakin do finally cross over the line they’ve been edging towards, they do finally bang and step over into having an actual relationship, but all the shenanigans with Padawan!Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon and the timeline that they’re fucking around with are still up in the air.    There was a chapter where Qui-Gon met Ben through the Force in their mindscape, where the fic does this delicious job of getting teasingly close to the “current” day characters figuring out just who these two Sith Lords are, while at the same time, Anakin is just a total clingy mess that shows up in the form of a goddamned huge dragon and I was just. Oh, man, that was kind of amazing for me, because it’s the perfect thing for Anakin–all this tremendous power and presence and, at the same time, like he’s metaphorically tugging on Obi-Wan’s robe and curling up against his side because he’s a needy brat. And then! Masquerade ball! Which is such a lovely metaphor for the characters’ way of hiding–that it’s obvious who they are, if you really look. The reader can feel how close Qui-Gon and Padawan!Obi-Wan are to putting two and two together (or, really, being willing to put two and two together because it’s a hard thing to accept), while still understanding how they could keep from seeing the truth at this point.    I’m just really invested in this fic and it’s so pleasing to my iddy wants while also being genuinely well-written and has great writing/pacing and I just really want to shove it at everyone to make them read it and revel in how satisfying the whole thing is!    Chapters 22-23: This is an update rec and will focus on these chapters rather than the fic as a whole. I should probably try to wait until there’s at least three or four chapters to the fic when I write an update rec, but I’m weak and I love this fic so much. Especially when shit is really starting to hit the fan now, when things are coming to something of a head, where the identities of these two new Sith Lords will be revealed and, in fact, more than one person has put it together already. The scenes where we finally get to see some reactions are worth the wait, even as my heart quailed a bit because, no, I just want everyone to be happy! But I really loved the use of Dooku in chapter 22 and I loved the entire masquerade on Alderaan and I really love how eager I am for every new chapter, that I’m just as invested in the plot shenanigans as I am with the Obikin shenanigans. The author really has mastered the sense of how these characters can be so interesting and charming when unmoored from their morals for various reasons, how these can be darker versions of the characters, but so charismatic and charming, even with all their sharp edges.    And, oh, chapter 23 was so good for me, I love how much anger there is in Ben and how there’s a really great line: “No,” Ben says with a bitter chuckle. “Obi-Wan Kenobi died with his padawan twenty years ago. I’m… what remained, I suppose.” and how it hurts just as much as Owen’s line about how Obi-Wan Kenobi died around the same time Luke’s father did, without feeling like being a retread. And Mace Windu was fantastic in this chapter, I love that he felt very much like a Jedi here, I recognized this character from the canon, and I love that he’s not necessarily on Ben’s side, but that he’s calmly trying to understand what’s going on here. All of this is just sucking me in and it’s so alluring and promising and every chapter makes me want the next one (is Anakin okay?? Ben’s absolute refusal to even consider the idea that he’d be dead got me in the feelings place! and the reveal was so satisfying! but now I want the Ben/Anakin reunion–!!) in exactly the way a good fic should.    Chapters 24-25: This is an update rec, so it will focus on these chapters, rather than the fic as a whole. There will also likely be some spoilers for the fic by this point. I’m definitely still really in love with this fic and I think what really got me with these two chapters is that I was just so thrilled to see a Mace Windu that I recognized! He doesn’t have to be perfect, but he’s trying, he genuinely wants to understand, and that may not let him trust Ben any more than anyone else, but he’s a Jedi and he’s genuinely trying to do what’s best and is trying to look out for young Obi-Wan Kenobi. Qui-Gon provides more of the emotional drama here, reacting very badly (so that Master Tholme can read him the riot act about it) and I can’t say I mind too much because, yeah, sometimes I’m kind of grumpy about Qui-Gon’s actions. Ultimately, I think he’s still meant to be a good person, just that he gets blinded by his emotions and that tends to fuck over the people around him, so I can’t say I minded him getting yelled at for awhile.    Though, honestly, chapter 25 was my favorite of the two, because I love love love the imagery of Ben/Anakin’s shared mental space, the overlap between the two of them and what it says about what haunts each of them, as well as the super satisfying sense of, yes, reveal time! Mace getting a bit more context, actually seeing what made Ben and Anakin into the people they are, being metaphorically knocked on his ass from it, yesss, that’s what I read Secret Identities fic for! And I love that it was with Mace, I love that I felt for him, even as my heart was with the other two assholes who are entirely wrapped up in each other, like, yes, this is catnip for me, bless.    Chapter 26-28: This is an update rec and so will focus on these chapters rather than the fic as a whole. This also means there will be spoilers by this point–more generalized recs can be found on previous rec lists! These three chapters are largely about the time that Ben and Anakin spend apart after events force them to separate, where Ben has been dealing with being caught by the Jedi, and Anakin is… well, Anakin about his missing Master and how badly he needs him to come back. It’s satisfying on a plotful level, because things continue to move and happen, events occur and so I enjoy this on a respecting-the-writing kind of level, but also. Oh, man, Anakin being a disaster without his Master, that there’s still the lingering threat of that he would do terrible things to keep from losing anyone (and why wouldn’t he? it’s not like that much has really changed on an emotional level for him since the end of his life last time), that it’s not just a vague and distant threat, but a very present and real one, while also Anakin is just a disaster, he’s a walking bottomless pit of need because Obi-Wan Kenobi isn’t there to sit him back down and keep him together. It’s so good for my id!    But it’s also that there’s a flashback scene and a moment of reveal, where Anakin’s memories are used to have a dramatic confrontation about just who he and Ben really are and I ate it up because, look, if you’re going to have identity porn in your fic, you need to have satisfying reveal scenes and I thoroughly enjoyed the method of how this one came about! I get adorable flashbacks and satisfying reveals! BUT ALSO. Oh, man, Ben has his own reveal-slash-confrontation to handle, that simmering anger under the surface that makes perfect sense with this person he’s dealing with, what this person did to Anakin, the one he loves more than anything, yet also the utter trust and assurance Ben has when it comes to knowing Anakin is his. The Soft Sith dynamic is like goddamned catnip to me, especially when so well written and with such charm and that certain quality that keeps me engaged in every chapter like you wouldn’t believe. Chapter 28 was really, really good for me and I loved it because it was so great at showing (instead of telling!) that Ben was choosing to be confrontational and crude in a deliberate way, because Obi-Wan would, he knows how to direct interactions like that and everything that it said about him was great. It’s just. So goddamned good, satisfying, and charming, I cannot even convey it with words.    Chapter 29: This is an update rec and will focus on this chapter, rather than the fic as a whole. This is a chapter that has a lot of satisfying things happening in it and why I’m okay with reading it as a wip, because not everything is resolved, but things happen and there’s some resolution for some of the things, just enough to keep the right pace for the story. By which I mean, Ben and Anakin finally meet again and it’s super fun, as well as we get more aftermath of a big reveal (big reveals are fun, but they’re at their most satisfying when you get to spend some time with the reactions and aftermath of them, as we do with Ben and the people who know about him now!), as well as… there’s a line that Ben says in this chapter that really stuck out for me:“The last time Anakin was given the liberty of choice, he walked himself into Sidious’ arms and razed the Jedi Temple to the ground. He understands that it is in everyone’s best interest that look to me for guidance.”    I love this line because it’s such a good bit of context for Ben and Anakin’s relationship, the way it’s both unhealthy and the best choice for them, that they’re co-dependent in a way that makes Anakin especially more stable and it’s what Ben wants, they fit together like this, and it’s just really, really id-pleasing. These characters, especially these versions, are better off when they’re in this dynamic, when Anakin turns to Obi-Wan for guidance (as Anakin has always wanted an ultimate leader to follow), but also just: yes, thank you, that pleases me. *__* This chapter also has some deeply satisfying reunion moments, especially right in front of the Jedi High Council, like it’s fun and used to show exactly where these characters are at in their lives, what they do/don’t care about and, of course, a bomb dropped at the end that makes me practically champ at the bit for the next chapter, exactly as it should.    Chapter 30: This is an update rec and will focus on this chapter rather than the fic as a whole. Should I have waited until there was another chapter for an update rec? Ehh, probably. But I also don’t care. Because it’s a bit of a breather chapter after the previous one, it’s dealing with the aftermath of events that happened recently and it’s really satisfying–for both versions of the characters. Stepping carefully around spoilers, what happens with Padawan!Obi-Wan left me all excited and bouncing because I’d wondered and I loved the conversation with Plo Koon and how this chapter left off with this Obi-Wan, what it could mean for his future, because oh man yes do want! But also the future version of Ben and the downtime he has with Anakin, how it’s nice to have a chapter where they spend time together without any other pressing concerns in the very immediate future, as well as some really lovely, delicious shower sex.    Where it’s just the two of them and Anakin whining for more so Ben opens him slowly and carefully before sliding into Anakin, who needs this, you feel how much he needs that connection again, rather than the fic telling you about it. That Ben has a moment of actually allowing himself something nice, to be pressed inside this person he loves so much, to have Anakin back after everything they’ve both been through, how it leads up to telling Anakin he loves him, because it’s one thing for us all to know it, but to read the words is so satisfying, right along with the lovely sex, that Anakin is safe in his arms again, trusts him again, listens to him again, wants more of him again. That they’ve found this balance, right exactly like this, and it just really made me happy in my soul for all the characters.
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