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"Another Life" by Dilly (R)
Hello. :D I'll be your driver for the Star Wars fandom this month, and I have a whole slew of fics to share. I'll mostly rec recent stuff, as I'm the type to prefer fics that include the canon of all six SW movies. I'll try to present recs for original, canon-tight, and well-written fics. Hope you enjoy them all as much as I did.
Fandom: STAR WARS
Pairing: Dooku/Qui-Gon
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
stella_belli
Author Website: Madpash.com
Why this must be read: Because this fic just haunts me, and I can't not think about it when I think of Dooku and Qui-Gon's younger days. The characterization of both characters strikes me as dead on and the writing is fluid and solid, while the subject matter is disturbing and darkly fascinating. The things Dilly tries to say and show within this story amaze me. There's little bits of Expanded Universe gracefully weaved in, and I remain impressed with it even on re-read. The entire fic will punch you in the gut, and you will love it. It's memorable, and that alone makes it worth reading.
Qui-Gon sighed and crossed his arms. "I've been having dreams." He paused. "That's not entirely accurate. I've been having a dream. Recurring."
Tahl nodded, her gold and green eyes sparkling with curiosity. When they were together, she had a tendency not to look where she was going. Always at Qui-Gon.
"Well, it's not about anything interesting. Don't look at me that way."
She smiled, and she didn't look away. "Mind if I ask what it is about?"
Qui-Gon stopped, touching Tahl's arm so that she would stop with him. "You can't tell anyone," he said in a low voice. They were close to the dining hall, and there were other Padawans passing them now and then, but there was much more privacy in the hall.
"You know I wouldn't." She frowned, but the curiosity wasn't gone from her eyes.
"It's about Master Dooku," Qui-Gon said. "I'm watching him, but I'm powerless. Master Dooku is on his knees. Everything is pitch black around him, and I can only see him because two bright lights are emanating from under his chin. I think they might be lightsabers, because he's looking up at something, and the lights move -- they make a sound like a lightsaber -- and his head falls to the ground behind him." Qui-Gon wet his lips. "And I know it's my fault. I know, for a fact, that it's somehow my fault that he's dead."
Tahl's delicate eyebrows were pushed together, creating a deep furrow. "You think it's a vision of the future?"
"I don't know," Qui-Gon said honestly. "The first time I was certain that it was. But it's a common fear for a Padawan, isn't it? To cause his Master's death. It could simply be anxiety. I know that if I tell Master Dooku, that is what he'll say, and he'll think that I'm..." Qui-Gon let his voice trail off. Master Dooku would likely think any number of things about Qui-Gon for such a confession. That he was weak. That he was not ready for a mission, should one come up. That he was foolish. But...
"But what if it is a vision?" Tahl said, putting a voice to Qui-Gon's thoughts.
Another Life
Fandom: STAR WARS
Pairing: Dooku/Qui-Gon
Author on LJ:
stella_belliAuthor Website: Madpash.com
Why this must be read: Because this fic just haunts me, and I can't not think about it when I think of Dooku and Qui-Gon's younger days. The characterization of both characters strikes me as dead on and the writing is fluid and solid, while the subject matter is disturbing and darkly fascinating. The things Dilly tries to say and show within this story amaze me. There's little bits of Expanded Universe gracefully weaved in, and I remain impressed with it even on re-read. The entire fic will punch you in the gut, and you will love it. It's memorable, and that alone makes it worth reading.
Qui-Gon sighed and crossed his arms. "I've been having dreams." He paused. "That's not entirely accurate. I've been having a dream. Recurring."
Tahl nodded, her gold and green eyes sparkling with curiosity. When they were together, she had a tendency not to look where she was going. Always at Qui-Gon.
"Well, it's not about anything interesting. Don't look at me that way."
She smiled, and she didn't look away. "Mind if I ask what it is about?"
Qui-Gon stopped, touching Tahl's arm so that she would stop with him. "You can't tell anyone," he said in a low voice. They were close to the dining hall, and there were other Padawans passing them now and then, but there was much more privacy in the hall.
"You know I wouldn't." She frowned, but the curiosity wasn't gone from her eyes.
"It's about Master Dooku," Qui-Gon said. "I'm watching him, but I'm powerless. Master Dooku is on his knees. Everything is pitch black around him, and I can only see him because two bright lights are emanating from under his chin. I think they might be lightsabers, because he's looking up at something, and the lights move -- they make a sound like a lightsaber -- and his head falls to the ground behind him." Qui-Gon wet his lips. "And I know it's my fault. I know, for a fact, that it's somehow my fault that he's dead."
Tahl's delicate eyebrows were pushed together, creating a deep furrow. "You think it's a vision of the future?"
"I don't know," Qui-Gon said honestly. "The first time I was certain that it was. But it's a common fear for a Padawan, isn't it? To cause his Master's death. It could simply be anxiety. I know that if I tell Master Dooku, that is what he'll say, and he'll think that I'm..." Qui-Gon let his voice trail off. Master Dooku would likely think any number of things about Qui-Gon for such a confession. That he was weak. That he was not ready for a mission, should one come up. That he was foolish. But...
"But what if it is a vision?" Tahl said, putting a voice to Qui-Gon's thoughts.
Another Life