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Re-Entry: Waking Dream by Flamethrower (PG-13)
Fandom: STAR WARS: PREQUELS
Pairing: Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon pre-slash
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Flamethrower's Archive
Why this must be read: This is one of my absolute favorite fics in all my years of reading fanfiction. I've always been a fan of time travel fics, and this is probably the best I've read in the entire genre. It encompasses all six movies, as Obi-Wan from the very end of Return of the Jedi, instead of fading into the Force, fades somewhere else--four years prior to The Phantom Menace. He's Qui-Gon's apprentice again with all the knowledge of a Jedi Master, and all the knowledge of what happened throughout the Star Wars saga. Amidst complications, Obi-Wan has to figure out how to avert the coming tragedy.
"Waking Dream" is actually the first in an unfinished series, but there are eight complete fics so far, plus a couple sidestories, with much more to come, so this universe looks to be epic. Each story is perfectly paced, with brilliant characterization and an extremely compelling plot. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon's relationship, too, is perfectly paced, as they first grow into partners and equals, and then into lovers. There's humor, drama, action, romance, and more, all wonderfully balanced. "Waking Dream" and its sequels are all incredibly well-written, and this series is something I am always happy to reread.
Not all of the fics published are available on Flamethrower's website, so I'm linking to them at the Master-Apprentice archive, where the fics are linked in the author's notes of "Waking Dream". I hope you enjoy these fics, because they're wonderful.
"Qui-Gon," Mace's voice was pitched so low he barely heard it. Standing in front of the window, wearing the rumpled loose pants and shirt of the Ward, was his Padawan.
Obi-Wan didn't seem to notice either of them, staring out the window with no little awe and wonder on his face. His eyes were wide in his gaunt face. One of his hands lifted to touch the window. Obi-Wan shuddered visibly as his hand pressed against the glass.
Qui-Gon was loathe to disturb him, even as relief and joy sang through every nerve in his body. "Obi-Wan?"
The response was startling. Obi-Wan whirled, the wonder on his face shifting abruptly to shock. He stared openly at Qui-Gon and Mace, looking for all the worlds like a cornered wild animal.
He took a hesitant step forward, leaving Mace to guard the door. "Padawan, are you all right?"
Taking two steps back, Obi-Wan pressed up against the wall and slid down it, kneeling on the floor. Shaking his head as if to clear it, he looked up at Qui-Gon. "I'm... I don't know. I'm trying to decide whether I'm in heaven or hell."
Mace joined him finally, apparently satisfied that Obi-Wan wasn't going to bolt mindlessly for the door. "What's the last thing you remember?"
"Being dead," Obi-Wan replied shortly, as if it wasn't important. Qui-Gon felt his breath catch in his throat, even as he heard Mace stifle a sharp exclamation.
"Well," Qui-Gon said, wishing rather desperately that Terza and Yoda were here. "You're not dead."
"I'm not?" Obi-Wan was staring out the window again, both of his hands clenched so tightly that his knuckles were white.
Mace's voice had a rumble of authority in it when he spoke. "Padawan Kenobi, do you recall your mission to Taro Tre?"
Obi-Wan glanced back in obvious surprise. "Of course I remember Taro Tre. Big ugly mess that we never should have been sent to in the first place. I took a slug to the head and spent a solid week... well, here," he said, waving his hand around distractedly.
He's speaking as if it happened years ago, not right now, Qui-Gon realized, chilled.
Re-Entry: Waking Dream
Pairing: Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon pre-slash
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Flamethrower's Archive
Why this must be read: This is one of my absolute favorite fics in all my years of reading fanfiction. I've always been a fan of time travel fics, and this is probably the best I've read in the entire genre. It encompasses all six movies, as Obi-Wan from the very end of Return of the Jedi, instead of fading into the Force, fades somewhere else--four years prior to The Phantom Menace. He's Qui-Gon's apprentice again with all the knowledge of a Jedi Master, and all the knowledge of what happened throughout the Star Wars saga. Amidst complications, Obi-Wan has to figure out how to avert the coming tragedy.
"Waking Dream" is actually the first in an unfinished series, but there are eight complete fics so far, plus a couple sidestories, with much more to come, so this universe looks to be epic. Each story is perfectly paced, with brilliant characterization and an extremely compelling plot. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon's relationship, too, is perfectly paced, as they first grow into partners and equals, and then into lovers. There's humor, drama, action, romance, and more, all wonderfully balanced. "Waking Dream" and its sequels are all incredibly well-written, and this series is something I am always happy to reread.
Not all of the fics published are available on Flamethrower's website, so I'm linking to them at the Master-Apprentice archive, where the fics are linked in the author's notes of "Waking Dream". I hope you enjoy these fics, because they're wonderful.
"Qui-Gon," Mace's voice was pitched so low he barely heard it. Standing in front of the window, wearing the rumpled loose pants and shirt of the Ward, was his Padawan.
Obi-Wan didn't seem to notice either of them, staring out the window with no little awe and wonder on his face. His eyes were wide in his gaunt face. One of his hands lifted to touch the window. Obi-Wan shuddered visibly as his hand pressed against the glass.
Qui-Gon was loathe to disturb him, even as relief and joy sang through every nerve in his body. "Obi-Wan?"
The response was startling. Obi-Wan whirled, the wonder on his face shifting abruptly to shock. He stared openly at Qui-Gon and Mace, looking for all the worlds like a cornered wild animal.
He took a hesitant step forward, leaving Mace to guard the door. "Padawan, are you all right?"
Taking two steps back, Obi-Wan pressed up against the wall and slid down it, kneeling on the floor. Shaking his head as if to clear it, he looked up at Qui-Gon. "I'm... I don't know. I'm trying to decide whether I'm in heaven or hell."
Mace joined him finally, apparently satisfied that Obi-Wan wasn't going to bolt mindlessly for the door. "What's the last thing you remember?"
"Being dead," Obi-Wan replied shortly, as if it wasn't important. Qui-Gon felt his breath catch in his throat, even as he heard Mace stifle a sharp exclamation.
"Well," Qui-Gon said, wishing rather desperately that Terza and Yoda were here. "You're not dead."
"I'm not?" Obi-Wan was staring out the window again, both of his hands clenched so tightly that his knuckles were white.
Mace's voice had a rumble of authority in it when he spoke. "Padawan Kenobi, do you recall your mission to Taro Tre?"
Obi-Wan glanced back in obvious surprise. "Of course I remember Taro Tre. Big ugly mess that we never should have been sent to in the first place. I took a slug to the head and spent a solid week... well, here," he said, waving his hand around distractedly.
He's speaking as if it happened years ago, not right now, Qui-Gon realized, chilled.
Re-Entry: Waking Dream
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