Carnival of Light

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Title: Carnival of Light
Author(s): Rose
Date(s): 1999
Length:
Genre(s): slash fanfiction
Fandom(s): Star Wars TPM
Relationship(s): Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan
External Links: Carnival of Light (The Collected Stories of Rose Ferguson)

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Carnival of Light is a Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan story by Rose.

Author's note: "Q/O, NC-17. For those who consider the novels canon, this was written shortly after The Phantom Menace opened and well before I read the Jedi Apprentice series. As such, it directly contradicts Obi-Wan's early training as illustrated in the books and should therefor be considered AU."

Recs and Reviews

Reasons for recommending: One of the earliest PWPs I read, and still one of my favorites. This fic was written before the Jedi Apprentice novels were ingrained as the background for Qui and Obi, so develops a different history between them, one where Qui became Obi's master when Obi was an adult, which is one of the reasons I love the characterizations in this PWP. It's refreshing to re-read a fic where Obi's hesitation comes from his sense of propriety rather than the sense of rejection and unworthiness in the JA universe. But mostly I love this fic because the yearning felt by both men is so darned *sweet* and the sex is as romantic as it is hot.[1]

This is the first Q/O I read, and it'll always be my favorite. Rose is an excellent writer, and this story shows it fully. There's no undue angst, no over the top self-torture, just two randy guys who are a little rusty at this love thing.
The thought of Qui-Gon sobered him, reminding him of what exactly was at stake here. He was putting his relationship with his master in jeopardy and all for the sake of what? A one night stand with a nameless stranger? A cheap, tawdry little fling?
Quite possibly the most amazing sex he'd had in years?
Erase and correct. The only sex he'd had in years.
"Mad," he said again, and set about tidying up his suite.[2]

References

  1. ^ elayna88 in tpm_flashback. Carnival of Light by Rose, 13 November 2004. (Accessed 14 April 2015)
  2. ^ Siubhan. Siubhan's Fanfic Recommendations. (Accessed 20 November 2016)