Orpheus by Valeria

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Hi. I'm supposed to be Sunday but it's probably going to be Mondays since Sunday is a no-privacy day for me.

Title: Orpheus
Author: Valeria
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Q/O
Warnings: character death, but not in detail.
Spoilers: Reference to events (well, event) in TPM

Author's e-mail: valeria124@hotmail.com (don't know if this is current)
Link to story: http://www.masterapprentice.org/archive/o/orpheus.html

Reasons for recommending: This story was one of the first stories I thought of when volunteering to rec for tpm_flashback. It combines a lot of elements that I love: Q/O first-time, sensual writing, Jedi who express themselves through art, a wordless declaration of love. I read it several years ago, yet it still resonates with me. From the first line, I was completely drawn in: "The night I became Obi-Wan's lover was also the first night I discovered that he was a musician, and the second revelation was almost as much of a surprise and a delight as the first." And then, the ending is such a bittersweet twist to it that it stays with you forever.



The steady, stone-heartbeat was the Unifying Force, with all its stability and power. The fluttering staccato was the Living Force, with all its flexibility and possibility. Together they wove a symphony of sound that arched like a rainbow between us, a moment of perfect understanding. Obi-Wan raised his head and looked at me, his eyes reflecting the blue flame of the heater, and I understood another thing. This was a song to me.

A love song.