perhaps the world will wake

Temptation

friend whos always available: i can do whenever

friend whos constantly busy: im sorry i have work and then school and then the labyrinth and then more work :( i can do tuesday at 3:00 am for five minutes tho

friend with the randomly generated sleep schedule: (no response)

friend who went missing in the woods behind their house 12 years ago and hasn't been heard from since: (no response)

I actually love the characterization that while Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan truly do love each other very much and end up having a successful working partnership, they are SUCH different people, and actually, really find each other fucking annoying when you get right down to it, while still caring deeply about each other. Qui-Gon is having a stratosphere-level theoretical philosophical conversation in his head while Obi-Wan is so present and practical and funny, and then Qui-Gon's reply when he snaps out of it is like "....stay in the moment, Obi-Wan." Live Obi-Wan Reaction Face: >:o

I think about two scenes I love in Phantom Menace where the film is establishing Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's dynamic. Obi-Wan's great moment after the, uh, first attempt on their lives "you were right about one thing, Master - the negotiations were short" which is like, actually a genuinely funny observation? Qui-Gon's reaction to this? Nonexistent. We do not get a shot of Qui-Gon's expression, not even an off-camera Liam Neeson dry reluctant chuckle. NOTHING. Cut scene. Sure, this could be the fault of the scene transition, but I don't think anyone watching the scene was under the impression that Qui-Gon bellylaughed and said "good one, Padawan!" The mood is much more of Qui-Gon shaking his head, not dignifying the line with a response.

The other is Qui-Gon's "there's always a bigger fish" line after they've nearly died in another horrific way under the Naboo planet core, a scene that gives me a powerful new kind of combination of fatal levels of thalassophobia-claustrophobia. It could have easily been a "business on Cato Neimoidia" callback reference to some offscreen history together, but no. Qui-Gon just says it, incomprehensibly, while Obi-Wan scowls silently at the controls. And yet, Qui-Gon sounds contentedly amused. It's so fucking hilarious to me. He said that line for the benefit of one person in that ship: him, and he likes it.

by @thegingerwrites

M, 40k, Chapter 2/7

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Age Regression/De-Aging, Mission Fic, Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padawan Anakin Skywalker, Master & Padawan Relationships (Star Wars), Miscommunication, POV Multiple, Flirting, Getting Together, Yoda's Disaster Lineage (Star Wars)

Chapter Two! Featuring: Padawan Anakin and Obi-Wan bonding, a sparring match, and a walk through the woods

Excerpt:

“You’re Djem So is quite good, by the way. You’ve studied it for a year or two, I imagine.”

“Yeah,” Anakin says. He powers down his lightsaber at last and examines it. “I picked it up two years ago. It took some convincing—he thought it was too aggressive at first—but eventually I wore him down.”

A negotiation strategy to match his fighting style, a relentless offense dedicated to speed and strength. His emotions would leave him vulnerable with a style like this and he would perhaps need a few years to grow into it more fully, but after watching Anakin truly in his element, there could be no other specialty for him.

“It suits you. Perhaps another few years and you’ll be truly great.”

“Excuse me?”

Obi-Wan shrugs. “Your skills need refinement. You overshot nearly every one of your strikes. You expended your energy too quickly. Not to mention the fact that you let your emotions get the better of you.” He watches as Anakin’s eyes widen and then harden, as though he is locking down his shields and preparing for another fight. “A more skilled opponent would have taken advantage of those weaknesses and given you a real fight. Unfortunately, that opponent isn’t me.”

Anakin wavers, clearly torn between curiosity and a desire to respond to perceived slights. Again, Obi-Wan decides to opt for mercy and he reaches out a hand to clasp Anakin’s shoulder. “You are incredibly powerful, Anakin. You are going to be a formidable Jedi someday.”

Which makes the tips of Anakin’s ears turn red almost immediately. His eyes fix themselves on Obi-Wan’s boots. With the way that he ducks his head and shrinks in on himself, he makes himself appear shorter than Obi-Wan.