The entirely beautiful by torch

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Hey, folks. My recs this time around aren't going to have a theme or anything -- these are just my favorite stories from the good old days, the ones that still linger with me years later.

Title: The entirely beautiful
Author: torch
Rating: PG
Pairing: Q/O

Warnings: none








Author's LJ id and website: flambeau http://www.strangeplaces.net/torch/
Link to story: http://www.strangeplaces.net/torch/entirely.html

Reasons for recommending: If you held a gun to my head and told me to name a favorite TPM story, this would be it. It's a short story, barely a couple of pages long, but in that space torch distills the ideas of Jedi love and beauty, in the context of a moment of romance that still makes me sigh in adoration every time I read it.



"All days are different," Qui-Gon said. And any day in which his padawan did not nearly die in a fire was a good one, he thought. When he closed his eyes he could still see the burning building, could hear the screams of the trapped children. He much preferred to look at the crowds of Jantha politicians and listen to the measured beat of the music.

"Yes, but not all days are interesting." The veddia smiled. "I believe it is our duty to make them as interesting as we can... the days and the nights. Would you care to continue this dance in a more private location, ved'Jedi?"

The suggestion was so lightly, casually made that Qui-Gon almost missed its implications; then he saw the glint in her eyes. He returned her smile, but not the pressure of her fingers. "I'm afraid not, my lady," he said. "I already have a... permanent dancing partner."



The entirely beautiful