darththalia (darththalia) wrote in tpm_flashback, @ 2004-10-06 09:05:00 |
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Original poster: batagur
I'm going to step outside of my silly theme for Wednesday to give you this rec. . This is one of my all time favorite stories. I come back to read it again and again. I would be nuts not to recommend it.
Theory of Flight by Cori Lannam
Pairing:Qui/Obi, Qui/Obi
Categories: First-Time, Romance,
Rating: NC-17
Warnings and spoilers: None according to the author.
Authors website: http://members.aol.com/CoriLannam/fanfi
LJ and email: marzilla. CoriLannam@aol.com
Link to the story: http://www.masterapprentice.org/arc
Reason for recommending:
Here is a beautifully written, well balanced story with a plot line so believable that It makes more sense than George Lucas' version of things. This is one worth reading. It explores the depth of emotion repressed by Jedi training. It shows us Obi-Wan's as an emotional creature from the inside out. And yet it does all of this without distorting the characterization of Obi-Wan. It's hard not to like this story.
Quote from the story:
Maybe Qui-Gon was right. Perhaps he had repressed too many emotions, the good along with the bad, in the quest for serenity. Bant had once called him a prude, when she was fourteen and just discovering the joys of physical pleasure. He chided her for letting her new obsession take her focus away from her training; she gave him a bottle of hand lotion for his birthday and told him he needed to jerk off more.
At the time, he had resented it. His body had needs of many kinds, and he cared for them all with equal attention. Nor did he shy away from intimacy, either with friends or lovers, but becoming a Jedi took precedence over all other personal concerns, as it must. He had achieved what he thought was an admirable balance. Qui-Gon did not seem to agree.
He sighed with frustration as he began to surface from his trance. Passion or serenity: did he have to choose? Maybe that was the final lesson Qui-Gon was trying to impart. Or maybe his master was just playing one last joke on him to test his anxiety level before his trials.
The sistah gets long-winded:
Cori is a fabulous writer with a clean style and a good eye for flow. Her stories seem to come from sheer logic. They move with grace and are balanced with equal parts of wit and insight. She has also master that incredible talent of the 'great opening lines'. Is there nothing she can't do?
This story is Obi-centric, taking us through and emotional exploration that is both cleansing and sexual. Obi-Wan heals after nearly losing his Master to the Sith's blade. Now He must deal with losing him as his Master as he faces his trials. The story takes us through the evolution of Obi-Wan Kenobi as faithful Padawan to Obi-Wan Kenobi Jedi Knight and lover. The metamorphosis is indeed satisfying.