gwinna: (Anakin/Padme - epic)
gwinna ([personal profile] gwinna) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2012-02-22 06:41 pm

Absolution by leia_naberrie (G)

Fandom: STAR WARS
Pairing: Anakin/Padmé gen
Length: ~1350 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] leia_naberrie
Author Website: FFN profile, TFN profile
Why this must be read:

One of the things the character of Padmé Amidala has been criticized for, and not unreasonably so, is her glossing over Anakin's slaughter of the Tusken Raiders with a "to be angry is to be human." This missing-scene fic presents a slightly different interpretation and shows Padmé not only accepting, but actively justifying the mass murder to a depressed Anakin after the battle of Geonosis. She would actually have a pretty good argument too, if it weren't for the fact that he killed the innocent along with the guilty: it led me to consider certain points of view I hadn't thought of before, even while demonstrating how easily intelligent people can deceive themselves. A story that vaguely resembles hurt/comfort on the surface, but with dark undertones of the tragedy to come.

Absolution

[identity profile] chameleon-irony.livejournal.com 2012-03-07 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
This fic is absolutely amazing. I can't believe I hadn't read it before. Thank you so much for reccing it.