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Force of Nature by VaderLVR64 (PG-13)
I saved a gorgeous, absolute must-read story for my last rec of the month.
Fandom: STAR WARS prequel
Pairing: Anakin/Padmé
Length: 1,079 words
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: her post in the Prolific Fan Fiction Writers' Index thread (scroll down to the post by VaderLVR64)
Why this must be read: Because if the Anakin/Padmé scenes in the movies were like this, the pairing would rival Han/Leia in popularity. Okay, no, nothing could ever rival Han/Leia, but it would be close.
VaderLVR64 is probably the most prolific fanfiction author on the TFN boards, and one of the best. Of her many rec-worthy fics, I chose to rec this one because it is an absolutely amazing piece of tragic beauty.
Anakin and Padmé are outside during a thunderstorm on Naboo. He likes the storm; she doesn't. And as one reviewer put it, the dialogue in this story is ten times more passionate than any of the conversations Anakin and Padmé have in the movies. And the author accomplishes this while keeping both of them perfectly in character.
Those who know me can tell you it's almost impossible to make me like a romance fic with this pairing. This fic is the greatest exception to that rule.
Force of Nature
Fandom: STAR WARS prequel
Pairing: Anakin/Padmé
Length: 1,079 words
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: her post in the Prolific Fan Fiction Writers' Index thread (scroll down to the post by VaderLVR64)
Why this must be read: Because if the Anakin/Padmé scenes in the movies were like this, the pairing would rival Han/Leia in popularity. Okay, no, nothing could ever rival Han/Leia, but it would be close.
VaderLVR64 is probably the most prolific fanfiction author on the TFN boards, and one of the best. Of her many rec-worthy fics, I chose to rec this one because it is an absolutely amazing piece of tragic beauty.
Anakin and Padmé are outside during a thunderstorm on Naboo. He likes the storm; she doesn't. And as one reviewer put it, the dialogue in this story is ten times more passionate than any of the conversations Anakin and Padmé have in the movies. And the author accomplishes this while keeping both of them perfectly in character.
Those who know me can tell you it's almost impossible to make me like a romance fic with this pairing. This fic is the greatest exception to that rule.
“It won’t last long,” Padmé said with the certainty of experience in her voice. “It’s moving fast.” As if sensing his mood, she put her arm around his waist and ignored the rain, keeping his vigil with him. “You like storms,” she said after a moment, her tone almost accusatory.
“I suppose I do,” he replied. “There’s something... I don’t know... I can’t explain it.”
Padmé laughed then, tilting her face up to the sky, opening her mouth like a child to catch the raindrops. Then she blinked at him. “It’s because you’re a storm, too, Anakin.”
He frowned at her. “What do you mean?”
“You’re like a force of nature,” she murmured, brushing back his sodden hair. “Powerful, barely controlled, sometimes hard to predict...” She smiled then, but the expression seemed sad.
“And do you want to control me?” he asked playfully, ignoring the unease her words had roused up in him.
Shaking her head, she stood on her toes and pressed warm lips to his. “No, I just want...” She tilted her head. “I just want to love you. That’s all.”
“I suppose I do,” he replied. “There’s something... I don’t know... I can’t explain it.”
Padmé laughed then, tilting her face up to the sky, opening her mouth like a child to catch the raindrops. Then she blinked at him. “It’s because you’re a storm, too, Anakin.”
He frowned at her. “What do you mean?”
“You’re like a force of nature,” she murmured, brushing back his sodden hair. “Powerful, barely controlled, sometimes hard to predict...” She smiled then, but the expression seemed sad.
“And do you want to control me?” he asked playfully, ignoring the unease her words had roused up in him.
Shaking her head, she stood on her toes and pressed warm lips to his. “No, I just want...” She tilted her head. “I just want to love you. That’s all.”
Force of Nature