#qgj

(…) she had met several J*di already, and she found their manner unsettling. Perhaps if Master Qui-Gon had lived, she would feel differently. She would certainly be pleased to call him a friend, and would have been hopeful to treat with him as an ally. Theirs had been an odd relationship: she hadn't fooled him for a moment, but he had allowed her to continue fooling everyone else, which she had appreciated, as it helped preserve her own life. She knew she was not the only person on Naboo who lit a stick of incense for him at the yearly memorial for those who had fallen in defense of the planet. - Queen’s Shadow, EKJ.

I swear, Qui-Gon and Padmé’s bantering dynamic in TPM is slept on. Their mix between annoyance and admiration for one another, the push and pull of hating and loving one another is such a treat to see. It makes sense why both Anakin and Padmé were so attached to him and developed a life lasting respect and love for him, to the point where they still mention him years later.

“Qui-Gon disregarded the Council quite often," she retorted.” “He told me so, on Tatooine. He said it was the height of folly to substitute someone else's judgment for your own, when you're the person best placed to decide." Picking up her cup again, she took a small sip of tea. "I'd be very surprised if he never gave you the same advice, (…)” - Wild Space, Karen Miller