An Element of Blank
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| Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | An Element of Blank |
| Author(s): | Sheila |
| Date(s): | 01 December 1999 |
| Length: | 75k |
| Genre: | slash fanfiction |
| Fandom: | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace |
| External Links: | An Element of Blank (Master & Apprentice) An Element of Blank (WWOMB) An Element of Blank (The Infirmary) |
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An Element of Blank is a Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan story by Sheila. The story comes with the warnings Angst, Character Death, Dark Themes.
Summary: Obi-Wan is having difficulties accepting his upcoming separation from his Master.
Recs and Reviews
This is one of those stories I didn't initially warm to, although I admired the author's courage in writing it. But many weeks after reading it, I found myself musing about it, thinking about the plot and the way the story was pieced together, and it became clear that this story left a vivid impression on me without me realizing it. I went back and read it again, and now I have to recommend it. This one isn't an easy fic to read, and it left me unsettled and feeling a little grim, but there are images and scenes that you won't forget.[1]
This is a rare thing -- a suffering Obi-Wan that doesn't piss me off. Instead of the poor soul from so many fics who weeps and cries and feels Neglected and Discarded, this Obi-Wan keeps his anguish to himself in a way that (a) I absolutely believe -- the characterization of both Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon (and Anakin, for that matter) is absolutely consistent throughout the story; and (b) evokes so much more sympathy than some weepy whiner who tells everybody about his problems at all times whether they want to or not. This is how it's done.Quote from story: Throwing his feet over to perch on the side of the cot, he thought briefly about getting something cool to drink. It was very late, but he was hot and parched. He often was these days. However, in order to get to the small kitchen and assuage this purely physical need, he would have to go through the common room. He couldn't face that, not just now. Not when the world was at its darkest, not when he was at his calmest, not when he was at the closest he ever came anymore to being at peace.[2]
References
- ^ Destina. Worlds Without Boundaries: Star Wars Fiction Recommendations, updated June 13, 2002. (Accessed 11 April 2015)
- ^ darthfox in tpm_flashback. An Element of Blank, by Sheila, 15 June 2004. (Accessed 11 April 2015)