crack_van | Shattered Remembrance (Teen) by Jedi-2B

Fandom: STAR WARS
Pairing: Luke Skywalker/Mara Jade
Length: 70k
Author on LJ: She doesn't have one
Author Website: Her personal website
Why This Must Be Read: As someone who has had a relative who has suffered from a form of amnesia, I'm quite critical of the memory loss trope. However, this is certainly a diamond in the rough and the first of two memory loss stories I'll be reccing this month. In this fic, Luke loses his memories due to a speeder accident. The story is about Mara trying to navigate her relationship with Luke through his memory loss, where nobody, not even Luke, knows they are engaged. A great read!

Excerpt

Only a few minutes away from arriving at her destination, Mara felt a cold prickle on the back of her neck. Sitting up, she scanned the surrounding vehicles, one hand brushing the reassuring weight of her lightsaber. Nothing seemed out of order. Traffic was always heaviest this time of day, and the current flow of speeders was no exception. Luke's warm presence echoed back her inquiry in his direction; he was fine, but she got the feeling that he'd felt a warning tickle also, perhaps even stronger than she had. Gripping the edge of the worn leather seat, Mara considered her options. She started to reach for her comm, hoping that Luke would have a better grasp on the Force-warning, when shock and pain suddenly exploded through her. Sucking in a gasping breath, she struggled to control her emotions enough to ascertain that she hadn't been injured.

Luke had.

And she could no longer sense him at all.

Shattered Remembrance