tpm_flashback | Ladonna King: Down

Title: Down
Author: Ladonna King
Rating: PG
Pairing: Qui/Obi
Warnings: None

Author's e-mail, web site and/or LJ id: lking @ agora.rdrop.com

Link to story: http://www.masterapprentice.org/archive/d/down.html

Reasons for recommending: So...I'm finding that I also have a fondness for canon fics. Much as I love the happy AU where Qui never dies, the angst in these is sooooooo good. *eats it up with a spoon* This is another one where Obi's grief and inability to properly care for his padawan is what sets Anakin off on the dark path.

Quote from story:

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It was Obi-Wan...Obi-Wan's nightmares that kept him in such torment, Obi-Wan's fears that orchestrated his pain, all unknowing. The blood-soaked cord that had drawn him here had once been brilliant white, a bond unacknowledged while he bided his time, arrogantly certain he would have all the time in the world to explore its depths when Obi-Wan was ready. Infinitely stronger than the training bond, it had turned like a viper in his hand, because this, this unfinished need, was what had kept him here, chained to Obi-Wan's side. Where he had always wanted to be, but not like this...Force, not like this...

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More: Normally I am not one for soul bonds, especially when they spontaneously appear due to anal sex. This bond is not anally induced, thankfully, and I really like the way Ladonna has used it, with it being what holds Qui's spirit to Obi.