darththalia (darththalia) wrote in tpm_flashback, @ 2004-08-24 20:30:00 |
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Original poster: elance
Title: A Matter of Perspective
Author: Rushlight
Rating: R
Pairing: Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan
Warnings: None.
Author's e-mail, web site and/or LJ id: rushlight75
Link to story: http://slashcity.org/rushlight/perspect
Reasons for recommending: While not as overtly sexual as some of my other recommendations, and, indeed, not nearly as much as some of Rushlight's other stories, this one always ends up touching me deeply on every reread. First published in the first Living Force zine, this story is a simple discovery of a love that may be almost too late. Vivid, emotionally intense, and all the better for the ambiguous ending.
Quote from story: Here, at the end of things, it seemed he had spent his entire life in servitude to the Jedi, to this man, to an ideal that no mere mortal could ever possibly hope to live up to. It was a hard life that he had chosen for himself, and it did not always come with reward. But he had never once wished for more than the strength of this man by his side, the comfort of his Master’s presence in his life. Qui-Gon Jinn represented all the reward that Obi-Wan had ever hoped to achieve, and he found it, if not comfortable, at least apt that they were here together now.
“We may not die tomorrow,” Obi-Wan said softly.
Qui-Gon’s eyes were luminous as they turned to look at him. “Although I would not have chosen this end for us, it is possible that our deaths will serve a purpose. The Ngalins need a scapegoat, Obi-Wan. Someone on whom to pile the blame for all of the deaths of their ancestors, to free them of their hatred and give them the focus they need to turn their passions outward once again. The hatred must be purged, my Padawan.”