Forsaken, by Destina Fortunato

[glasshouses.livejournal.com]

Hello campers, TGIF! Your "Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me" recommendation follows directly. Hey, it's still Friday in California (a word which I am now unable to pronounce without a fake, Austrian accent).

Title: Forsaken
Author: Destina Fortunato
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Q/O
Summary: Obi-Wan must face the demons within in order to pass his Trials.
Warnings: 3 guesses and the first 2 don't count.

Author's e-mail: destina@ix.netcom.com
Website: http://www.lyricalmagic.com/
Story link: http://www.lyricalmagic.com/forsaken.html
LJ id: destina

Reasons for recommending: I had to ask on MA and LJ for the title/author of the story, because it's not on the MA archive. In fact, it's on a page of Destina's website for "chaff" -- WIPs and stories she's not totally happy with, which explains why I couldn't find it (Oh, the hours of research! *g*).

Rereading the story, there are a few POV problems and odd phrasing, but overall the good far outweighs any stylistic issues. Simply put, the story is "front page" stuff and doesn't deserve relegation to the also-ran page in this reccer's opinion. Hey, I'll take Destina's backpage stories to most author's top stories any day of the week, and twice on Fridays :-)

Besides the wonderful twists, which I've hopefully not ruined simply by virtue of recommending the story, I can hear Qui-Gon's voice absolutely - the baritone of the movie character just leaps off the page. Obi-Wan's world view is a bit different from TPM Obi, and especially AotC Obi, but Destina sells it nonetheless. And did I mention the sex is very hot? Silly me for not doing so sooner.



It would have been better, he mused, if he had died on Naboo. Much difficulty would have been spared his master. And much humiliation. One apprentice turned to the Dark, another sufficiently tainted so as to cost him his future. Pain stabbed at him, burrowing deep into his heart. If only Qui-Gon would be spared from the assumptions of others - bad teacher, bad Jedi.

Obi-Wan ground the heels of his hands into his stinging eyes, mouth thinning into a grim line. He'd been sent to confront his own weaknesses, but given the large number of them, he feared he might never leave.

Comments

You mean she has more hidden there?

[bant.livejournal.com]

It's kind of scarry, how stories will disappear and reappear again, if your lucky. I find it depressing to go to a bookmark and find the website is no longer there.

I'm always glad to see something new, or something old that's new again. Does she have anymroe hidden away?

Re: You mean she has more hidden there?

[glasshouses.livejournal.com]

Yep - go here:

http://www.lyricalmagic.com/chaff.html (http://www.lyricalmagic.com/chaff.html)

[jen-chan13.livejournal.com]

so, i was skipping around through the memories list and came across this, and decided, well, i have a few hours to burn, i may as well start with some fic. so i must now give you a heartfelt "omfg WOW!!!!" because this fic is amazing and it made me cry. so, thanks for reccing. *grins*

[glasshouses.livejournal.com]

You are quite welcome! All of Destina's fics are worth checking out. Please drop her a line and let her know it made you cry. I think she'll like that :-)