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An Element of Blank, by Sheila
reccer's note: [hand-wave] it is monday, june 14. [hand-wave] fox didn't miss her turn to recommend something. [hand-wave] so tomorrow is wednesday. big deal.
Title: An Element of Blank
Author: Sheila
Rating: PG
Pairing: Q/O
Warnings: The author's warning states "This is fairly intense, folks. A lighthearted romp, this is NOT. In fact, it's probably as far away from lighthearted as one can possibly get. Please be warned!" Character death (again!).
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Author's e-mail, web site and/or LJ id: Sheila@nexet.net
Link to story: http://www.masterapprentice.com/archive/e/element_blank.html
Reasons for recommending: This is a rare thing -- a suffering Obi-Wan that doesn't piss me off. Instead of the poor soul from so many fics who weeps and cries and feels Neglected and Discarded, this Obi-Wan keeps his anguish to himself in a way that (a) I absolutely believe -- the characterization of both Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon (and Anakin, for that matter) is absolutely consistent throughout the story; and (b) evokes so much more sympathy than some weepy whiner who tells everybody about his problems at all times whether they want to or not. This is how it's done.
Quote from story: Throwing his feet over to perch on the side of the cot, he thought briefly about getting something cool to drink. It was very late, but he was hot and parched. He often was these days. However, in order to get to the small kitchen and assuage this purely physical need, he would have to go through the common room. He couldn't face that, not just now. Not when the world was at its darkest, not when he was at his calmest, not when he was at the closest he ever came anymore to being at peace.
Title: An Element of Blank
Author: Sheila
Rating: PG
Pairing: Q/O
Warnings: The author's warning states "This is fairly intense, folks. A lighthearted romp, this is NOT. In fact, it's probably as far away from lighthearted as one can possibly get. Please be warned!" Character death (again!).
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Author's e-mail, web site and/or LJ id: Sheila@nexet.net
Link to story: http://www.masterapprentice.com/archive/e/element_blank.html
Reasons for recommending: This is a rare thing -- a suffering Obi-Wan that doesn't piss me off. Instead of the poor soul from so many fics who weeps and cries and feels Neglected and Discarded, this Obi-Wan keeps his anguish to himself in a way that (a) I absolutely believe -- the characterization of both Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon (and Anakin, for that matter) is absolutely consistent throughout the story; and (b) evokes so much more sympathy than some weepy whiner who tells everybody about his problems at all times whether they want to or not. This is how it's done.
Quote from story: Throwing his feet over to perch on the side of the cot, he thought briefly about getting something cool to drink. It was very late, but he was hot and parched. He often was these days. However, in order to get to the small kitchen and assuage this purely physical need, he would have to go through the common room. He couldn't face that, not just now. Not when the world was at its darkest, not when he was at his calmest, not when he was at the closest he ever came anymore to being at peace.
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