Fifth Kata; Jinn's 12th Variation by Ruth Gifford

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Title: Fifth Kata; Jinn's 12th Variation
Author: Ruth Gifford
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan
Warnings: BDSM.




























Author's e-mail, web site and/or LJ id: telesilla
Link to story: http://www.masterapprentice.org/archive/f/fifth_kata.html

Reasons for recommending: Told from a strong Qui POV, this story chronicles a mission that takes place on Rillva, a planet devastated by a disease that spent several generations killing anyone past the age of thirty. As a result of this disease, Jedi padawans are the major diplomats responsible for relations between Rillva and the Republic, and when Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are sent there on a mission, Obi-Wan is in charge. It's a new dynamic for Qui, and his reactions to it are fascinating. And then there's the way he reacts when one dynamic bleeds into a more personal one...

Quote from story:

He was grounded, and at some still center as Obi-Wan wrapped him in the Unifying Force, receiving the strength of the Living Force from Qui-Gon in return. Here in the whirlwind of the intensity, the sexual haze of pain and pleasure Obi-Wan created around him, Qui-Gon became the rock on which the sea pounded out its fury. And yes, the rock burned from the hissing strength of each new wave, and yes, the rock would both endure and crumble. Just as Qui-Gon did.

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More: Much of this story is told in flashbacks, so we discover the events of the previous night through Qui's eyes as he remembers them. I really enjoy non-linear stories, ones where we leap into the action midway through a scene or start at the end and work our way back to the beginning, and this one's not only done well, it's done for a reason -- we get to see how Qui centers, focuses, deals with a major change in his relationship with Obi-Wan.

I also like the way the description happens -- it's far more focused on what the events mean to Qui-Gon than on the events themselves, so while we find out (more or less) how he was tied up, hurt, pleased, and so on, we're more focused on how he felt about it at the time and how he comes to feel about it the morning after than we are on the actual "Insert Tab A into Slot B, with leather" aspects. As a result, this ends up being less "hot kinky smut" and more "kink as a way of discovering more about one's self and one's partner", and it works particularly well for Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, master and apprentice.

Comments

[temve.livejournal.com]

I only realised how good this story was on the second read - as it's definitely not about the 'hot kinky smut' aspect first and foremost. But yes, one of the most treasured ones I ahve in zine format.