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Sola's Questions by Disco Shop Girl (PG)
Fandom: STAR WARS PT
Pairing: mentions of Anakin/Padmé
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: A Gentle Caress, Disco Shop Girl's Fanfiction.net Profile
Why this must be read:
There are very few fics that deal with Padmé's family or their reactions to her death. This relatively unexplored corner of the fandom is rich in possibilities. This fic, naturally, concentrates on Sola's questions about her younger sister and how and why she died. Sola wonders if she had ever really known Padmé. Who was the father of her unborn child? Did Padmé have a serious relationship with him? What happened to him?
Sola, over the protests of her husband, does a little investigating and logical deduction. She finds some answers, but they are incomplete. The language of this fic is spare, but that only adds to the eventual conclusions Sola draws. Vader does not appear in the fic, but his presence overshadows the entire story. The ending is the real kicker. The last paragraph, especially the last line, is ironic in ways Sola cannot possibly imagine, and the layers of meaning are fascinating. Go, read, and enjoy the irony.
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Taking a final step Sola's eyes rested on the grave of her beloved sister. The grass had already started to grow, to blend the fresh loss of their family with that of so many others. Padmé had been consigned to the earth, as if her body had never walked upon it.
Her eyes couldn't stop themselves from moving to the Plaque of Remembrance. A list by the people of the achievements of their tireless saviour. Who'd spent most of her life in their service. But beneath all the official accolades were the few lines that recognised the acts she committed for herself. The love of those around her, she had occasionally been allowed to feel.
Beloved daughter, sister and aunt. The child of father unknown lies forever interned, unborn in her womb. Her death was sudden and its reasons unknown, and took her from us before her time. We miss you.
She sunk to her knees in front of the earth. Like Padmé's life the plaque bordered so closely on completion. Father unknown, child unborn. Unwed. At the end, had she even known her sister at all?
Sola's Questions
Pairing: mentions of Anakin/Padmé
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: A Gentle Caress, Disco Shop Girl's Fanfiction.net Profile
Why this must be read:
There are very few fics that deal with Padmé's family or their reactions to her death. This relatively unexplored corner of the fandom is rich in possibilities. This fic, naturally, concentrates on Sola's questions about her younger sister and how and why she died. Sola wonders if she had ever really known Padmé. Who was the father of her unborn child? Did Padmé have a serious relationship with him? What happened to him?
Sola, over the protests of her husband, does a little investigating and logical deduction. She finds some answers, but they are incomplete. The language of this fic is spare, but that only adds to the eventual conclusions Sola draws. Vader does not appear in the fic, but his presence overshadows the entire story. The ending is the real kicker. The last paragraph, especially the last line, is ironic in ways Sola cannot possibly imagine, and the layers of meaning are fascinating. Go, read, and enjoy the irony.
* * *
Taking a final step Sola's eyes rested on the grave of her beloved sister. The grass had already started to grow, to blend the fresh loss of their family with that of so many others. Padmé had been consigned to the earth, as if her body had never walked upon it.
Her eyes couldn't stop themselves from moving to the Plaque of Remembrance. A list by the people of the achievements of their tireless saviour. Who'd spent most of her life in their service. But beneath all the official accolades were the few lines that recognised the acts she committed for herself. The love of those around her, she had occasionally been allowed to feel.
Beloved daughter, sister and aunt. The child of father unknown lies forever interned, unborn in her womb. Her death was sudden and its reasons unknown, and took her from us before her time. We miss you.
She sunk to her knees in front of the earth. Like Padmé's life the plaque bordered so closely on completion. Father unknown, child unborn. Unwed. At the end, had she even known her sister at all?
Sola's Questions