#otp: the team

[teaforkenobi]

i've got nothing to lose (except everything you are) by teaforkenobi

Anakin knows it’s unwise to keep quiet, knows that Obi-Wan is the very first one he should tell if he suspects something odd is happening to him. But what is he going to say? “Oh, by the way, Master, I noticed when staring into your eyes and forgetting how to breathe that maybe I might be going blind or something. Weird, right?”

In a universe where unrequited love leads to a disease that drains your Force sensitivity, Anakin develops what he believes to be one-sided feelings for Obi-Wan.

(Or, two idiots suffer in silence, until they don’t.)

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[atornpageold]

i’ve been rewatching way too much game of thrones and my mind did a thing. i don’t even know what half of this is.

1.1k mess of words (cw: brief mentions of sex as negotiating i guess?)

"Now, my dear prince, I am sure we can come to some sort of agreement." 

Obi-Wan liked to believe that he possessed some charm that would help Prince Skywalker see that an alliance between their two kingdoms was mutually beneficial for all parties, especially if Skywalker were to commit his men to the cause. In the Force, he could feel the swirl of emotions coming from the other side of the table; temptation and indecision at war. He understood that the choice he had put the young man in was not easy—it had been the very same choice he had needed to make months ago. There were many moments of self-doubt in the time that followed, but Obi-Wan believed that he was doing what was best for his people. He needed to believe that, or perhaps the cause would be lost. 

The man on the other side shifted, sitting taller in his chair and looking as regal as true royalty should. For a moment, Obi-Wan wondered if his ancestors had once looked the same before the King who Knelt. He knew he certainly didn't; he had been raised as lord, ready to lead his ancestral home and land, but never with the title of king attached to his name. No, that had been a surprise all its own. 

"I assume you want our army," Prince Skywalker said, blue eyes meeting blue. The color of his eyes was stark against his tan skin and dark curly blonde hair. 

Tatooine's army had been a brief and passing thought, but it was tempting now that the prince had brought it up. Obi-Wan's army wasn't small, but he knew the enemy forces were significant. Outmaneuvering them had been and would continue to be the main focus. But if the prince was offering...

"More men would, of course, be welcomed."

The prince raised a brow at that. "Anything else besides my soldiers and my safety?" 

That had been the original request—the safe passage of Obi-Wan's forces through Tatooine lands. For days after becoming king, he had painstakingly looked at every angle and kingdom to find the best advantage to surround the capital city. The safest choice was sending half his army to the south, to Tatooine, and then marching north. The path to victory would be a bloody one. 

But the crown needed to answer for their injustice. 

That was why he was here, sitting in this tent with two of his most trusted advisers and looking across at the prince of the desert kingdom. 

"That's more than I could hope for."

The prince sat back, the fingers of his right hand tapping against the arm of the chair in some pattern. For a flashing moment, Obi-Wan wanted to still that movement, wrap those fingers up in his own. The prince was by no means unattractive; he was confident the other man had suitors lining up from all walks of life just for a chance at a conversation. Perhaps, if he was desperate enough, that option could be on the table—he wasn't above using his body as a form of persuasion. Not if it got him the results he wanted, and it certainly wouldn't be a hardship to kriff the handsome prince. But that could come later, much later, and only if words and other methods failed horribly. 

One of the prince's advisers leaned down to whisper in his ear, her montrals brushing against his shoulder. The prince nodded, and the adviser moved away, studying Obi-Wan with intelligent and calculating eyes. 

"And how do I know you wouldn't betray me? Send your army here and take my kingdom?" 

Obi-Wan returned his gaze to the prince, his most charming smile gracing his lips. "Is my word not enough?"

"You're asking me to betray the king of the Sith and all its kingdoms. You can understand why we would want something a little more solid."

It wasn't an unreasonable request. Had he been in Skywalker's position, he probably would have asked for the same thing. This was where his true talent lay, the negotiating table. All those years of being groomed in diplomacy were perhaps finally ready to pay off. 

"What would you suggest?"

The prince and his adviser exchanged a brief glance before she stepped forward again.

"We would like to propose a temporary Force-bond," her voice was confident and firm, unafraid to speak even though she couldn't have been more than twenty summers. 

"I'm sorry?" Quinlan Vos, one of his advisers (mainly because the second Obi-Wan had decided to march south, he was already gathering the men but also because he had been his friend for as long as he could remember), asked in surprise.

"A temporary Force-bond," she repeated slowly.  

Obi-Wan wanted to roll his eyes because, yes, they had understood that part. It was the fact that they were suggesting the bond in the first place that was the surprise. While temporary Force-bonds were convenient in terms of an alliance such as this, they were also rare, as most people didn't want someone else in their head. They also tended to have... unique side effects. But still, the idea that you could feel your bonded's emotions through the link made the act of betrayal difficult. 

"And if we were to agree," Obi-Wan began, eyeing the pair across the table with curious eyes, "what guarantees do we have that you won't try to take advantage of our bond?"

Skywalker scoffed. "Unlike you, I don't have a stake in this. This is personal for you," he paused, his gaze turning sympathetic. "I am sorry for your loss. I don't believe it was said yet." 

Obi-Wan nodded firmly in acknowledgment. 

"Tatooine has primarily been outside Sith control for over a hundred years, living outside the fold. However, it would be gratifying to be our own kingdom again," Anakin smiled. "That we have in common."

Obi-Wan nodded, even as Vos began arguing again about the temporary Force-bond. In the Force, he could feel his guide pacing anxiously outside the tent, and he wondered what that image looked like; a sizeable gray loth-wolf, two humans tall, pacing back and forth in front of the cloth. Around him, the volume of the voices grew.

"I'll do it," he answered loudly, and Vos turned his head, his left eye twitching. 

"Are you mad?" His adviser shouted.

"We both have the same goal; to be our own kingdoms again," he nodded to the prince. "I don't see why this alliance can't achieve that." With both armies fighting for their freedom, there were better chances they would win.

"And besides," Obi-Wan continued, "it's only a temporary bond."

[trueloveistreacherous]

[wistfulwatcher]

ONE LIGHTHEARTED CRIMINAL MINDS GIFSET PER EPISODE | 1.01 Extreme Aggressor

[botmilf]

Thorough medical examination

this one's hella rough but fuck it i'm tired lol

[thesilverlady]

[markpakin]

You're not just someone special, I love you.

BETWEEN US (2023)

[wentian]

HONKAI: STAR RAIL (Version 1.2 "Even Immortality Ends")

"The person that once stood here alongside you is no more."

[klanced]

“Keith is not a tsundere he just sucks” you know and understand more than a simple mortal mind could ever dream

i feel like a quintessential part of understanding keith's character is realizing that he is generally okay at socializing with people (he just doesn't like dealing with strangers), but there is something very specific about lance that makes keith fumble every single interaction they have

[robstarsupremacy]

sokka and suki my beloveds

[draw-the-squad-like-this]

Draw your squad like this

Source: Heaven’s Design Team chapter 47

[lunacchi]

FELIBERN NATION WE STAY WINNING

[atornpageold]

A rough little snippet from the next chapter of If I Only Could. Featuring people discussing Obikin! The first chapter can be read here.

“A grave mistake, I fear it would be,” Yoda said pensively, adjusting his grip on the gimer stick. The sound of bubbling water played in the background. “To send Initiate Kenobi to AgriCorps, not wise it is.”

“Kenobi has not been able to attract a Master; he fights with too much aggression and is too easily goaded,” Mace argued. “I sense fear in him.

Yoda hummed, nodding. “Yes, true those are. But strong in the Light, Kenobi is. Brighter than other Initiates, see this you have. Strong in the mental side of the Force, also. Eager to please, if a Master should choose him, he would be.”

Mace sighed, eyes studying the Grandmaster seated in front of him. “What has the Force been telling you?”

Yoda was silent, his eyes closed, and for a long moment, only the bubbling from the water fountains was present. When those wise eyes opened again, his words were spoken carefully. “Sensed a rare occurrence in the Force, I have. Much unknown about the future. Clouded, it is. Skywalker’s future, clouded also. Much about the new Sith, unknown to us.” The Grandmaster shook his head. “Kenobi and Skywalker. The beginnings of a bond, I have sensed. Strong and powerful in the Force, it will be.”

“A bond?” Mace repeated, startled. When Yoda nodded in confirmation, Mace continued, “Should we not separate them? Before this… bond becomes solidified? Is that not a clear sign of attachment?”

“Attachment, yes,” Yoda agreed. “Powerful, Skywalker is. More powerful, he will become. Hard to say if he can be kept in the Jedi way, it is. A bond to keep him in the Light, needed perhaps it is.” 

Mace stroked his fingers over his chin. “Do you not trust that Qui-Gon’s training can keep the boy on our side?”

“A great Jedi Master, Qui-Gon Jinn is,” Yoda stomped his gimer stick again. “Natural in the Force, the Kenobi-Skywalker bond is. Created by the Force, I sense.” 

“I fear that we are giving too much favoritism to Skywalker based on Qui-Gon’s beliefs,” Mace said. “If he is not the chosen one and we allow this bonding to take place, it could set a precedent to allow bonds beyond those that are used for training. A deep violation of the Code that would be.”

“Tricky, it is, to find balance. Dark times, these may soon be. Advantages, the Jedi may need.”

[wandalives]

—Gregory Alan Isakov

[sadly-never-after]

This close to joining an art class so I can draw them as Duchess and Sparrow

[pocketscribbs]

So he doesn’t forget❤️🖊️