darththalia (darththalia) wrote in tpm_flashback, @ 2004-09-12 12:24:00 |
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Original poster: bant
Sorry, I missed this weeks post. I was travelling and have only now recovered. Blame it on Oncidium!
Title: "Thaw"
Author: Emu
Rating:NC-17
Pairing:Q/O
E-mail: emu@virginqueen.com
Web-site: Ask Emu. I don't think she wants it linked
LJ: the_emu
Edit:Link to story:According to her site she doesn't want it publically linked. I'm not sure if lj counts. Since Emu's site has been posted before in this lj community I'm posting the site for this story. http://www.zip.com.au/~emu/tpm/thaw.htm
Reasons for recommending: I am a sucker for post knighting/Qui-Gon still alive stories. I find this story a refreshing change from traditional first time stories. She starts out with a lovely portrayl of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's padawan apprentice relationship. There is a delightful warmth conteracted by some great Obi-angst.
Obi-Wan huffed and sat on the second bed, leaning back on his elbows and exuding patience as Qui-Gon sat beside him to unclip the leg of his pants. "How does it look?"
"Like you fell off a building." A pointed look, before Qui-Gon laid his palm on the bruise-dark thigh.
Obi-Wan shifted at the tingle that passed through him. "I ran into Jaysa last third."
Qui-Gon's hand withdrew. "You didn't tell me that."
Obi-Wan shrugged. Jaysa wasn't one of his favourite subjects. For some reason, Obi-Wan hadn't felt comfortable talking to Qui-Gon about her even when Obi-Wan and Jaysa were a pair. Since he found her in the arms of two Corellian prostitutes, he hadn't liked to discuss her at all.
"How was she?"
"The same. Beautiful. Energetic. The centre of attention."
Qui-Gon didn't answer.
"I felt like a padawan again, the boring outsider."
"Is that how you felt as a padawan?" There was a note of hurt in his voice, surprising Obi-Wan, and he considered his answer carefully.
"Not usually. Only occasionally, around people like her."
"I never liked her."
What really makes this story memorable for me, is the fact that Obi-Wan dislikes sex. It's a twist, but perfectly reasonable in the context of the characterization and plot. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon's relationship isn't about the sex, it's about their history together. But also, Emu keeps within Obi-Wan's character by having him motivated to do things due to his sense of duty, or he feels he is expected to do things which he may find distasteful.