crack_van | A Place of Silence by Destina Fortunato (NC-17)

Fandom: STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE

Pairing: Qui-Gon Jinn/Obi-Wan Kenobi

Length: Novella

Author on LJ: destina

Author Website: Star Wars Fiction

Why this must be read: When Obi-Wan disappears,

Qui-Gon will stop at nothing to find him. Besides the angst and h/c, I love
the element of love and devotion in this novella most of all.

One of Destina's best.

Excerpt:

If he tried to remember the exact moment he had
abandoned all his chivalrous notions about using the Force, he found the
recollections hazy. Cold and hunger had stripped away most of his moral
objections; the raw need to find his Padawan had mercifully freed him from his
strict adherence to his training. It was not as hard as he'd imagined it might
be, to step away from the guilt of manipulating others. It was convenient, and
necessary...and very, very easy. The nagging doubts which once accompanied every
broken tenet of the Jedi Code were now nothing more than details, relegated to
some part of his conscience which was tightly sealed...lest he feel compelled to
follow the Code once again.

Several Jedi Masters tried in vain to
persuade him to return to Coruscant, to give up the search for Obi-Wan. Yoda had
not minced words telling him of the Council's displeasure, reminding him of his
responsibilities, threatening him, scolding him, pleading with him when all else
failed. Qui-Gon would not be moved. The small Force-driven voice which resided
inside his determination would not be ignored. His instincts chattered at him
constantly, keeping him on task. He was never sure at what point the Council had
stopped calling, trying to rein him in; he threw the comlink away when he left
the negotiations on Miterra, and never looked back.

A Place of

Silence