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Jedi culture & community fics, my beloved! They're a bit of a rare breed for what you're specifically looking for, specifically focusing on positive Jedi worldbuilding, so if anyone has genfic recs outside of the ones I know, please feel free to add them! But these should help scratch that itch for you, each of them has at least some focus on Jedi philosophy or how Jedi interact with each other or the lessons they teach! It's been awhile since I've read some of them, so there might be some that aren't quite as in-line with how I see the Jedi these days, but they're all ones I felt portrayed them pretty positively and they're all genfic (except one that I made an exception for) and all really lovely fics I remember enjoying for the Jedi worldbuilding aspects! And there are some that will make you absolutely melt with how much you love these characters and their beautiful culture, because by god if canon's not going to give us as much detail as we want, fandom will step up. And fandom made sure to not just focus on the disaster lineage--we love Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Ahsoka, we always want more of them, please don't stop writing Jedi worldbuilding with them!--but also Mace and Yoda and Quinlan and Qui-Gon and even some Jedi OCs get some love in these fics, which makes me want to explode with joy to see! So, come cry about how much we love the Jedi with me, I WILL GIVE YOU A CRAPLOAD OF FIC TO READ. STAR WARS & JEDI CULTURE & WORLDBULDING RECS YOU'LL FIND HERE:

NOVEL AND NOVELLA LENGTH

MID-LENGTH

SHORT AND YET SO GOOD-LENGTH

NOVEL AND NOVELLA LENGTH: ✦ Remedial Jedi Theology by MarbleGlove, obi-wan & anakin & jedi & cast, 51.3k     Let us consider the fact that the Jedi Order is a monastic religious organization based out of a temple, with five basic tenets of faith. ✦ Festival of Light by dendral, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka, 8.7k     During his first year at the Jedi Temple, Anakin learns that even the Jedi celebrate holidays. ✦ Out with Lanterns by SkyeBean, ahsoka & mace & jedi & clones & cast, 312.5k     In another universe, Jedi Masters Plo Koon and Depa Billaba decide a Padawan could do Mace some good. It takes a while, but he eventually agrees. When he takes Ahsoka Tano as his Padawan, Mace knows that he's broken through a Shatterpoint and changed the course of a life. How, he doesn't know. ✦ eat well; be well by gingerbeer, rainsoaked_benevolence (oceans_bluem), obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & yoda & depa & shaak & quinlan & aayla & cast, 18.6k     Or, (almost) all of the Jedi High Councilors (plus Ahsoka) gather to eat dinner together. ✦ Supreme Chancellor Obi-Wan Kenobi by stonefreak, obi-wan & anakin & padme & ahsoka & palpatine & yoda & quinlan & cody & cast, 126.3k wip     By an old Republic law, all members of the Jedi High Council are senators in the Galactic Senate, and can thus be voted in as chancellor. A Senator from a less prominent planet has had enough of Chancellor Palpatine's incompetence and calls for a Vote of No-Confidence and the installation of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi as Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. This one action becomes the catalyst that changes the direction of the galaxy. ✦ Pragmatics of the Jedi by aroacejoot, ghostwriterofthemachine, loosingletters, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & jedi, 31.3k     A series of fanfiction exploring the consequences and results of the Jedi having their own language, and speaking it still. ✦ light by loosingletters, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & mace & jedi, 56.1k     Anakin Skywalker is a Jedi and being a part of their Order means that he is protected and accepted. The war is over and the Republic has to recover from the crimes of the Sith Lord, the Jedi have to figure out what it means to be peacekeepers again and the Clones have to learn how to be more than expendable soldiers. ✦ When Darkness Seems to Hide This Place by IllyanaA, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & kanan & ocs & cast, 94.9k wip     After killing three of the Jedi Order's best and brightest, Palpatine's fight with Jedi Master Mace Windu goes shorter than expected. Afraid he's lost his chance at recruiting a new apprentice, Sidious unleashes Order 66 across the galaxy, but, per their programming, the Clone Army is not to harm Anakin Skywalker. After witnessing the most painful loss he's ever experienced and injured at the hands of his captors, Anakin is ready to die like the rest of the Jedi, though not before getting his vengeance.

✦ Knightrise by Deviant_Accumulation, obi-wan & yoda & satine & ahsoka & asajj & cast, 89.4k wip     "Strong enough to fight the Sith Lord, you are not.“ And just like that the fight drained out of Obi-Wan, the barely scraped together agitation running out of him like water from a broken glass. He looked at Yoda, the other Master already hobbling towards one of the back exits, his presence burning with focus, obviously expecting Obi-Wan to follow. ✦ Make a Brand New End by Batsutousai, obi-wan & anakin & feemor & qui-gon & yoda & mace & dooku & jedi, 118.6k     Feemor, Qui-Gon Jinn's first padawan, did not survive Order 66, but the Force granted him a boon: A chance to go back to days before Qui-Gon's death. He doesn't know why the Force picked him to remember that terrible future, but he's going to do what he can to change it. And if he can heal the rift fallen between himself and Qui-Gon, and finally get the chance to know Obi-Wan, well, he's not about to turn that down. ✦ Unexpected Awakening (The Rewrite) by Rhiw, obi-wan & qui-gon & bruck & feemor & cast, time travel, 135.1k wip     The life of General Kenobi is cut short at the hands of his Padawan, but the sight that greets his eyes upon awakening is not that of blinding light of the Force, but the Jedi Temple he knew when he was still a youth. As he struggles to understand the path laid out before him, Obi-Wan unwittingly captures the attention of a singularly unusual Temple Guard, and that of a reluctant Qui-Gon Jinn. ✦ No Rest for the Weary by orphan_account, obi-wan & anakin & jedi, 61k     Needing a break from life at the Jedi Temple, Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, visit a Jedi AgriCorps settlement on the Midrim planet of Helia. There they encounter new friends, new enemies and have new adventures, all while attempting to navigate their sometimes turbulent relationship as Master and Padawan. ✦ The Moments That Time Remembered by CallToMuster, obi-wan & mace & vokara & bant & quinlan & garen & depa & jedi, 82.4k     Obi-Wan’s first memory was not his own. Rather, it was a vision steeped in darkness and flashes of red and choking heat and you were my brother and the harsh crash of lightsabers striking one another. He woke up sobbing in the arms of the crèchemaster, Master Kitaddik, who was hushing him and gently stroking the top of his head with her furry hands. Obi-Wan hid his face in the soft folds of her tunic and, still crying, fell back asleep. The first time Obi-Wan collapsed due to a vision was not long after that. [Or: in all the various iterations of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s life, the Force spoke to him. But in this one, it never stopped.] ✦ Starrunner by orpheus_under_starlight, obi-wan & jedi & oc, 80.2k wip     In what would have been the year 17 BBY, Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine is found slumped over his desk, dead to rights and emitting a foul odor. The coroners declare the body victim to a heart attack and the smell a result of a lack of a timely embalming—a bit of bowels humor, the head coroner says with a nervous laugh when interviewed by the Galactic Enquirer.

MID-LENGTH: ✦ 飽了嗎? | Have you eaten your fill? by virdant, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & qui-gon & quinlan & yoda & dooku & mace & bant & jedi, 13k     The Force is the first language that Obi-Wan learned to speak, the brush of one mind against another. But food is the second language that Obi-Wan learned to speak with, and he talks, he talks, he talks. A collection of fics about food and how food is an articulation of love. ✦ We Will Abide by naberiie, plo & shaak, 10.3k     Light. Dark. Balance. Beneath the Jedi Temple, far below the chaos of Coruscant's Galactic City, ancient halls and corridors sleep in silent darkness. Padawans Shaak Ti and Plo Koon are determined to explore them. ✦ What Is My Heritage? by Marnie, qui-gon & yoda, 7.7k     Qui-Gon, age 13, tries to find a place to belong. ✦ Coming Home by Marnie, qui-gon & yoda & dooku, 18.1k     A story telling how Qui-Gon comes to be Dooku's apprentice. ✦ Master by CJinn, obi-wan & anakin, 27.5k     Obi-Wan Kenobi had always wanted to become a Jedi Knight. What he didn't expect was to become a Master merely days after his own Master died. Adapting to his new role as the mentor and Master of the quite unusual Padawan Anakin Skywalker became a bumpy road.

✦ into the statue that breathes by spoonks, obi-wan & feemor & cin & cast, 8.5k     The night watch in the garden was supposed to be the calmest of them all. No mischievous Padawans “sneaking” in or out, or ne’er-do-well civilians conducting “business” around the lower-level entrances that they didn’t know existed. No the gardens was still, and it was like time was frozen in ice that slowly melted away with the rising of the sun. A slow drip, drip— Drip. Immediately Feemor turned towards the central waterfall. Someone was standing there. Whoever they were, they were small and moved through katas with their hands open like a greeting. ✦ The Cave by Ria Talla (ronia), anakin & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 10k     Ahsoka Tano, post-Star Wars Rebels/? And there was something else, more important, though Ahsoka found herself loath to do it. Her lightsabers drawn, deep in the labyrinth formed by the stone warriors and the crumbled temple. Yet the words broke certain into her mind. Your eyes can deceive you. Her heart pounded, as though warning her otherwise. But Ahsoka withdrew her sabers, and closed her eyes. Rather than her weapons, she let the Force be her light. ✦ A Candle in the Night by phoenixyfriend, anakin/luminara & obi-wan, time travel, 12k     In which Luminara finds a heavily injured Jedi, nurses him back to health, and falls in love. Then they get back to the real world, and she just can't figure him out... ✦ Found Clan by silvergryphon, boba & ocs & obi-wan & anakin & cast, 25.3k wip     After the Battle of Geonosis, a Jedi Healer discovers young Boba Fett mourning the loss of his father. Not about to leave a ten-year-old boy on his own, she promptly adopts him with the full collusion of her Padawan. ✦ the heart of kyber by outpastthemoat, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & depa & kanan & jedi, 32.7k     Tales of the Jedi: Stories about lightsabers, masters, and apprentices. ✦ Stars of Tatooine by Be_Right_Back, ahsoka & mace & kanan & obi-wan & rex & cast, 10.5k     After the end of the world, Ahsoka more or less kidnaps a child, has to air some old grievances, and tries to find whatever peace the universe can still offer. All paths in the Force lead home, eventually. ✦ The Uses of a Sandwich by Laura Kaye (laurakaye), obi-wan & qui-gon & yoda & cast, 17.6k     A few months after being taken as a Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi faces a challenge: meeting his Master's first apprentice. ✦ Familes Found by fyrefly, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & padme & mace & plo, 8.2k     In a universe where "The Wrong Jedi" never happened, the war ends under different circumstances and perhaps everyone will get a chance at a happy ending after all.

SHORT AND YET SO GOOD-LENGTH: ✦ The Mathematics of Repair by panharmonium, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 4.6k     For raw teachers and rough-edged students building in the rubble: tiny steps are enough, provided they carry you in the right direction. Immediately post TPM, in short snippets. ✦ The Living Force; Parables for Padawans by glorious_clio, obi-wan & cast, 6.1k     Since infancy, younglings are taught the Jedi Code, “Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet the Force.” Obi-Wan Kenobi learns these tenets backwards and forwards again. But even as a child, he is interested in nuance. And so his teachers tell him parables. ✦ A Jedi's Cloak ImperialKatwala, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & cody & rex, 6.4k Jedi cloaks are made for children. Obi-Wan Kenobi is a year and a half old when he first sees this principle in action. He is fourteen, twenty-five, twenty-nine, and thirty-six when he gets a reminder.     Or: Jedi cloaks are weird. Here's a series of events showing why they're made that way. ✦ the master, the padawan, the Force by skatzaa, kanan & depa. 1.4k     Caleb expects things to be different after Master Depa takes him as her padawan, but really, it feels like nothing really changes. ✦ For the Future of the Order by thetorontokid, obi-wan & qui-gon & cast, 3.9k     There are important lessons to be found in the Jedi Temple creche.

✦ Memories of Peace by Margan, obi-wan & clones, 2k     It's not quite flash training, but the Clones are used to learning fast. It helps that this is something that they actually look forward to learning, to putting into practice. Obi-Wan teaches the Clones how to make dumplings in the middle of war. ✦ Liberosis by Be_Right_Back, anakin & mace & yoda & jedi, 2.2k     The war is over, the Sith are gone, and there is now Anakin Skywalker's secret marriage to deal with. While love is a wonderful thing, some truths are hard to face, and letting go is the destiny of all Jedi. Or: the Council and Anakin clash. It doesn't go as terribly as it could have. ✦ Accepting Emotion by LazarusII, obi-wan & ahsoka, 1.1k     Dealing with the stress and anxiety of being a prospective Padawan, Ahsoka Tano struggles to manage her emotions. Obi-Wan Kenobi finds her practicing in the dojo, confidence in tatters. His words make all the difference. ✦ A Long, Long Time Ago by ruth baulding, dooku & qui-gon + qui-gon & obi-wan + obi-wan & anakin + anakin & ahsoka, 5.8k     A wisdom tale handed passed down through the generations poses troublesome questions for a line of masters and Padawans, from Dooku to Ahsoka Tano.

✦ Duet by Silver Sky 1138, oc & cin, 2.3k     Asha Scarsi, the Jedi Padawan who feels the Force through music, isn't half as good at lightsaber combat as she is at singing and mindtricks. So she's a little nervous when Battlemaster Cin Drallig calls her to the training room after class. ✦ The One Where Anakin Tries to Be Serious by GirlwithCurls98, anakin & ahsoka, 1k     Even though they're fighting a war, Anakin finds the time to lead his apprentice through one of the Jedi's sacred ceremonies. ✦ Obi-Wan and the Force by AwayOHumanChild, obi-wan & cast, ~1k     One of the first things Jedi Initiates learn is that everyone experiences the Force differently.

✦ Night Shift at the Temple by ReneeoftheStars, oc jedi & cast, 1.8k     A Jedi Temple Guard sees all, speaks to few, and has attachments to no one. One must be prepared for any threats that may arise, especially at night, while most of the Temple sleeps. ✦ The Orchards by Raven_Knight, obi-wan & qui-gon & cast, 3.6k     When young Obi-Wan Kenobi is injured on a previous mission, Qui-Gon Jinn refuses to accept further off-planet missions until his Padawan's recovery. Yoda assigns the pair an in-Temple mission of utmost importance while Obi-Wan heals. Master and Padawan welcome the change of pace. ✦ Tipping Point by Ria Talla (ronia), adi gallia & finis valorum & eeth koth, 3.3k     "I believe that if what's happening on Naboo is allowed to continue, the other member systems will wonder what they owe to a Republic that can no longer protect them." ✦ A Personal Touch by DragonHoardsBooks, obi-wan & anakin, 6.2k     New jedi padawan Anakin Skywalker realizes that there is more to being a jedi then he tought. Discovering a completely new culture will take time and effort, but maybe he'll make some friends along the way.

✦ Jedi Parables by Peppermint_Shamrock, jedi, 5.8k     Values are often passed down generation to generation through stories, parables, and fables. What stories might the Jedi teach their children? ✦ Songs for Little Jedi by soft_but_gremlin, mace & jedi, ~1k     The initiates are having nightmares, so Mace sings a lullaby to comfort them. ✦ a thin thread of hope by wrennette, shaak & clones, ~1k     Shaak Ti introduces some cadets to one of her favourite crafts, under the guise of training. ✦ rah kat by js71, obi-wan & anakin & aayla, 1.6k     "Aay’shee," Obi-Wan murmurs into her ear, rocking her gently, like when jaieh was off on a mission she couldn’t go on, so her jaieh-raheniel would take turns having her over at their apartments. ✦ Lessons on Attachment by Siri_Kenobi12, obi-wan & anakin/padme & cast, 2.7k     "Anakin once told me that a Jedi is actually encouraged to love." She said after Obi-Wan had settled. ✦ Straw Dogs by Cymbidia, obi-wan & jedi & cast, 2.9k     An old Jedi Master imparts some wisdom concerning Mercy, Balance, and the Will of the Force to young Padawan Obi-wan Kenobi and a gaggle of other younglings. It is a lesson that haunts Obi-wan for the rest of his life. ✦ Refractions of Light by Independence1776, ezra & kanan, 1.3k     Kanan celebrates a Jedi holiday with Ezra.

✦ The grand outing by Ingata, dooku & sifo-dyas & obi-wan & bant & garen & reeft & yoda & cast, 4.5k     Eight younglings and two Jedi masters on a field trip. What could possibly go wrong? ✦ A Short Break by Peppermint_Shamrock, luke & yoda, ~1k     Luke complains about his training, and asks about Jedi training of old. ✦ we are made of our longest days by bereft_of_frogs, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 4.4k     Two years after the events of The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan and his new apprentice are called to a remote moon to fetch a baby who’s showing signs of a rare, unique power. On their journey home, Obi-Wan reflects on the last child he brought to the Temple and catches a faint glimpse of three possibly entwining futures. ✦ yellow, you're a dreamer by nightdotlight, jocasta & anakin (& obi-wan), 2.6k     Normally, it wouldn’t be unusual, but— Jocasta did not earn her post without listening, and from where she stands in the aisle, gaze fixed upon the back of the young child’s shaking shoulders, she can hear a sniffle reverberate around the space. There’s a child curled up in the corner of the Archives— and they’re crying. ✦ once upon a time (a long, long time ago) by thebitterbeast, barriss & mace & shaak & ki-adi & bacara & trilla & cere, 2.3k     The Jedi love children. Children love stories. This changes some things. ✦ not the place that I was born in (doesn't mean it's not the place where I belong) by ghostwriterofthemachine, obi-wan & anakin, 5k     “What were you consulting Master Obi-Wan about?” “Tea!” says the other Padawan brightly. “I’m performing a tea ceremony for my Master, one that originates from her home world. It’ll be the first time I sit foveo with her!” She says that word— foveo— as if it should mean something to Anakin. It does not. ✦ A Friend Indeed by ExtraPenguin, plo & ahsoka, 3.3k     After their rescue of the colonists of Kiros, Ahsoka Tano's Master asks for her to be sent on a mission away from the front. She ends up being sent to the Deep Core with Master Plo Koon to investigate one of the first known locations of the Jedi Order, since abandoned. ✦ In which we burn bodies as bridges by GraceEliz, obi-wan & ahsoka & depa & kanan & ezra, 1.4k     Lineage mantras, and the processing of grief. ✦ Five Times Mace was There for Obi-Wan, and One Time Obi-Wan Returned the Favour by wrennette, obi-wan & mace, 4k     five of the many times Mace Windu offered Obi-Wan comfort over the years, and one of the many times Obi-Wan returned the favour

✦ as the dust settled around us by thebitterbeast, finn & jedi, 5.2k     Bravery has never been the absence of fear. Prompt: There is no emotion, there is peace. ✦ Adi Gallia, Master of the Order by Perspicacia, adi & jedi, 7.2k wip     Palpatine didn't expect it. It was too soon for that in his plans: which Jedi would have left the Temple under assault? But Adi had. Ashes in her heart, she had left the younglings and the elders and the wounded for her duty to the galaxy, choosing to stop the Sith instead of protecting her people. ✦ “The Padawan Chooses The Master” by lurkingcrow, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 3.6k     prompt: AU - The Jedi say “The Padawan Chooses The Master” Qui Gon lives, Obi Wan is very preoccupied, and Anakin is put into the creche as an Initiate to learn what he can until Qui Gon wakes up from his coma and gets yelled at by the Council. In the meantime, Anakin meets other Jedi Masters and when the Council asks him who he wants to be his teacher, his answer isn’t Qui Gon. Instead it’s *insert your fav Jedi here* ✦ The Only Home We Know by ReneeoftheStars, katooni & petro & ganodi & byph & gungi & zaft & cast, character death, child death, 2.4k     The Jedi Temple is under attack. Determined to fight for their home, younglings Katooni, Petro, Zatt, Ganodi, Byph, and Gungi make their way to aid the Jedi Masters in defense of the Temple. But the situation is far graver than they expected. ✦ Obi-Wan and the Force by AwayOHumanChild, obi-wan & cast, ~1k     One of the first things Jedi Initiates learn is that everyone experiences the Force differently. ✦ The One Where Anakin Tries to Be Serious by Mini_and_Might, anakin & ahsoka, 1k     Even though they're fighting a war, Anakin finds the time to lead his apprentice through one of the Jedi's sacred ceremonies. Might become part of a series of missing scenes from the Clone Wars. ✦ Markings by wabbajack, ahsoka & plo, 1.6k     In which it is revealed that Master Plo Koon has always had a difficult time putting his foot down when faced with his Little 'Soka. ✦ The First Trial by Raven_Knigh, obi-wan & qui-gon, 2k     Accompanied by his Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, young Obi-Wan Kenobi undergoes his first trial and rite as a Padawan Learner on the frozen planet of Ilum.

✦ Arrival by CJinn, obi-wan & yoda & jedi, 2.6k     Little Obi-Wan was only a few days old when he was brought to the Jedi Temple. His arrival caused some confusion among the Jedi. ✦ The Spire by skatzaa, obi-wan & jedi, 2.4k     The galaxy was on the brink of war, and Obi-Wan Kenobi had been assigned a new room. ✦ Room Arrangements by skatzaa, obi-wan & anakin, 2.2k     Anakin has some concerns about room arrangements at the Temple. Obi-Wan does his best to reassure him. ✦ Lineage by virdant, obi-wan & anakin & yoda & jedi, 1.5k     Anakin is new to the temple, and he does not yet understand that these are his brothers and sisters, his cousins, his uncles and aunts. He does not know yet, but he will learn, Obi-Wan thinks. ✦ A Discussion of Choices by Peppermint_Shamrock, luke & mace, 2k     Mace Windu has traveled the galaxy since the fall of the Republic, keeping out of the Empire's sight and teaching where he can. Upon the request of a ghost of an old friend, Mace finds himself instructing Luke Skywalker, who is still reeling from the truth of Vader's identity. ✦ Emotion is our Shared Tongue by virdant, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & quinlan & jedi, 2.1k     There are thousands of different species, with different languages and voices and hands, but what all Jedi have in common is the Force, and with the Force, they have language. ✦ To Know by Armin_05, obi-wan & anakin & shmi & kitster & fives & cast, 4.8k     Nearly all Jedi love learning. Anakin Skywalker is no different. Or, how Anakin found a love of learning and shared it with others. ✦ Shatterpoints and Students by soft_but_gremlin, mace & depa, ~1k     Depa always has shatterpoints hovering around her.

✦ Home-onym by virdant, jedi, 1.1k     Jedi younglings, like any other children, enjoy playing. Playing with lightsabers and playing with words. ✦ Threaded Lineage by Pandora151, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & kanan & ezra & luke & rey, 2.9k     The journey of a single river stone through many generations of Jedi, allowing the Jedi of the old and the Jedi of the future to be threaded together. ✦ the river and the rock by nightdotlight, anakin & luminara, 1.8k     Lightsabers clash, and Luminara Unduli holds her ground. She doesn’t move, doesn’t lock her muscles, just makes herself an immovable object and lets her opponent strain against the lock. ✦ Five Meditations of Jedi Depa Billaba by skatzaa, depa & mace & yoda & kanan & kit, 5.3k     What is says on the tin. (Plus one more, for good measure.)

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My Favorites of Jedi Appreciation

So, I've been thinking about Jedi positivity a lot lately. So, I decided to make a masterpost. Someone's definitely done this before and better, but I feel like I should throw my hat in the ring.

(There's also A Collection of Posts about the Jedi Order, Part One and Part Two.)

Fics

These fics might not be completely focused on the Jedi Order but they are portrayed positively, or they expand on their culture. Either way, I love them.

Knightrise by deviantaccumulation: In which a new Jedi Order is founded on Mandalore after Order 66.

not the place i was born in (doesn't mean it's not the place where I belong) by ghostwriterofthemachine: Jedi worldbuilding and Young Anakin and Obi-Wan being sweet.

How a Handful of Droid Poppers Save the Galaxy by Zarz: In which Appo is the hero the galaxy needs and Anakin meets consequences.

Yeet or be Yeeted by virdant: In which the Jedi tendency to jump off tall places becomes a competitive sport.

THE FORCE WILLS DOCUMENTARY by js71: Told as a documentary about the Jedi Order, there's a lot of worldbuilding and other things that make my heart happy.

Pragmatics of the Jedi by aroacejoot, ghostwriterofthemachine, loosingletters: A series that created a language for the Jedi, Dai Bendu, which is absolutely fascinating.

On Meditation by virdant: A short fic about meditation. It makes me happy.

Interviews by BloodyDevil: Interviews with members of the Jedi Order.

In which we burn bodies as bridges by GraceEliz: Jedi mourning in a bittersweet fic.

Anakin Skywalker's Guide to Jedi Traditions by loosingletters: A young Anakin's journal about his new life in the Jedi Order.

The Droid Wars by Crystalshard: R2 learns about the future and drags 3PO along with him to stop it.

Why We Did Nothing by BairnSidhe: Do you like the Mandalorians as well as the Jedi? In which the Mandalorians learn about the Jedi Order's perspective on things and Jaster gets rightfully mad. Warning: It has dark themes (among them, discussions of the murder of children, generational trauma, and Montross-related fuckery).

spilled red wine by scrapheap_redux: I was debating whether or not to add this one, but I really liked the portrayal of the Jedi when they show up. However, it has the aftermath and results of rape (not onscreen) as the inciting incident, which is why I was wondering if I should add it; I want this list to be enjoyable and I don't want to upset anyone.

Unsolicited PR From A Pirate by Everything_or_Anything, lastbattlecry, RogueLadyVader (LaylaYuy), TessaDoesThings, wanderingjedihistorian (RangerJedi67): Hondo is a menace. Also, action figures.

Stolen Choices by softmoonlight: Cal, Fox, and the possibility of a happy ending.

free to find my calling by Papook: Jocasta Nu gets a squad of clones.

Always in Motion by virdant: I never knew I needed a Chewbacca time-travel fic so much.

remember me, fondly by ace_din_djarin: Crafts, Jedi, and bittersweetness.

The Bust Busting by virdant: Yoda is a troll. Dooku is done.

Proper Attire by LacieFuyu: Why Jedi don't wear armor.

Out with Lanterns by SkyeBean: Ahsoka is Mace's Padawan.

Lessons of Peace by virdant: Cody embracing Jedi culture and making dumplings.

Memories of Peace by Margan: Obi-Wan teaches the clones to make dumplings.

Home-onym by virdant: Wordplay and Jedi younglings.

In the Shadows (of Taxes) by virdant: Quinlan Vos specializes in tax law. If that one sentence doesn't make your heart jump a little, I weep for you.

hi, i'm with public relations by lastbattlecry: The Jedi need better PR. Bail Organa knows somebody.

In Which Boba Fett Becomes the Jedi Order's Feral Tooka by Zarz: The title explains the beautiful, beautiful plot.

May the Force be Taxed by ReconstructWriter: Palpatine and the IRS do not respect Jedi culture.

aphelion by Kemmasandi: Plo Koon dies, wakes up decades prior, and fixes things.

Protect That Which You Love by certifiedspacewitch: Mace takes one look at the weird old man asking for private access to a young Padawan and gets his hackles up.

jedi shaming by braigwen_s, evaceratops: Short but hilarious.

The Chess Match Begins by SilverWingedWolf: The relationships between Jedi and clones.

Five Jedi Who Signed the Wall on Mapuzo, and Two that Honored Them by TheSecondBatgirl: The title explains the premise in the best way.

You're Not Flawed Darling (You're just a Little Under Rehearsed) by CombatBootsandDreams: To quote the tags, the Jedi diplomatic corps is intense.

A Little Piece of Home by Maeve_of_Winter: Anakin discovers a new form of moving meditation but worries Obi-Wan won't approve. Quinlan does his best to encourage Anakin to tell him anyway.

shining like a lighthouse from the sky by loosingletters: Rumor has it, if you clean up one of the droids in the temple the day before your Gathering, Anakin Skywalker himself will take you to Ilum. Or: Anakin loses his lightsabers and is absolutely popular with teeny tiny Initiates.

the heart of kyber by outpastthemoat: Stories about lightsabers, masters, and apprentices.

吃飽了嗎? | Have you eaten your fill? by virdant: A collection of fics about food and how food is an articulation of love.

I'm Counting On You by Rivulet07: Not all initiates become Jedi, Mace helps Chirrut find his place.

Being a Jedi by wanderingjedihistorian (RangerJedi67): Scenes, musings and drabbles for Jedi June fan event.

Jedi Parables by Peppermint_Shamrock: Values are often passed down generation to generation through stories, parables, and fables. What stories might the Jedi teach their children?

Five Meditations of Jedi Depa Billaba by skatzaa: What is says on the tin. (Plus one more, for good measure.)

Jedi Culture and Teachings in Canon by gffa: Not a fanfic, exactly, but it's a collection of everything textually said in Disney canon about or by the Jedi Order.

Emotion is our Shared Tongue by virdant: A series of one-shots and fics that explore Jedi language and communication with the Force.

Saber-Assigned Soulmates by inimitability: A slight mishap in the mess hall leads to Obi-Wan giving some very interested troopers a crash courses in lightsabers. Specifically, why some people can pick them up but others can't. Even more specifically, what Jedi erotica holonovels did or didn't get right regarding lightsabers and soulmates.

Shereshoy by SailorSol: This was not how Mace wanted to start his day. Contrary to popular belief, Mace Windu did not actually enjoy being a hardass. But as head of the Order, it was a carefully crafted persona he did his best to maintain anywhere outside of private quarters and behind closed Council doors.

permission to speak by qigiined: Mace is trying his damnedest to file the Temple's taxes among other daily tasks. Plo and the rest of the Jedi Council help and hinder him.

Misadventures of Jedi Generals by Cuthalion97: The tags "Overall insanity" and "Jedi and Clones wreaking havoc on the galaxy at large" sum it up.

Ephemeral Extracts from the Archives by Oriki-Miitad (Sneaking_UnicornWitch): “Good Morning, Coruscant Temple Archives, this is Mira speaking, how can I help you today?” ** Jedi Knight Mira staffs the front desk of the Coruscant Temple Archives.Here are 5 of her interactions with users.

Your Solleu.gal order of 3 000 000 items by Oriki-Miitad (Sneaking_UnicornWitch): The Jedi high council has received some very strange comm messages over the thousands of years that it has existed. Here's a few.

Memo: Jedi Maintenance (The Care and Feeding of Your Jetii) by RainofLittleFishes: The Care and Maintenance of Your Jedi: A Clone Trooper's Guide.

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[antianakin]

Hey there! Do you have any good anti-Vader/Vader critical during the Original Trilogy/ with the OT group? I don't know if it is the tags I use or anything, but most of the fics I find with the OT group + Vader tends to go towards being nice to Vader, with a 'Good Parent Vader' and all.

I'm going to assume this is asking about fic recs. I don't tend to read as much with the OT characters, I'm just less invested in them, but I have a few that might fall into this category. I don't have any way of helping you look for fics via tags, but I can recommend the same trick I always do which is to find fics you like that ARE more critical towards Anakin/Vader and then go through that author's other work and bookmarks and just keep moving forward from there. If they write Anakin critical stuff, chances are pretty high that they probably read it, too.

Ahsoka is Mace's Padawan series (Stintless Stars) by SkyeBean: The last fic in this series is set during ROTJ at the last strategy meeting the Rebels have about the battle on Endor. It's definitely meant more as an end to this series to just wrap up a lot of the character development for Ahsoka and give a glimpse at how she and Mace and the Jedi have changed things in the decades leading up to ROTJ, so I don't truly recommend reading the last fic without having read the rest of the series which is (obviously) more Prequels/TCW focused. The fic does sort-of briefly touch on Luke and Leia, but it's told through Ahsoka's perspective. Luke is, as usual, more positive towards Anakin, but Leia is not. The entire series is Anakin critical (as well as Padme and Anidala critical), but the focus isn't on the OT or its characters.

Meet in the Middle by BilbosMum: Luke and Leia connect with Obi-Wan and Rex through a shared dream that will allow them to meet each other through the power of love. This is set somewhere between ROTS and ANH and mostly focuses on Obi-Wan and Rex's relationship, but there is some discussion of Anakin and his current decision-making in there.

may you inherit his light by notbecauseofvictories: Leia reflects on Bail and Anakin and her feelings about both of them and how her two fathers have shaped who she has become after ROTJ. This fic is definitely critical of Anakin and immensely positive towards Bail, but it's not what I would call ANTI Anakin. It's honestly my favorite Leia fic I've ever read, it really digs into her and while it sort-of touches on the "Leia is angry like Anakin" trope, it goes deeper than that and considers WHY Leia might be angry and whether it truly is anything like Anakin's anger at all.

that was a spring of storms by blackkat: Leia accidentally time travels herself, Bail, and Luke back in time to the first year of the Clone War. This fic is VERY much a WIP, there's only 2 chapters of it and it hasn't been updated in quite a while, but the concept still really appeals to me a lot. This is cheating in terms of your prompt since the majority of the fic is obviously going to take place within the Prequels/TCW era, but it obviously is dealing with a Luke and Leia from ANH, so I'm letting it count.

ring the bells that can still ring by rain_sleet_snow: Reva trains Luke and Leia post-ANH. Reva is not an OT character, but it's set in that time period and Reva is having to interact with multiple OT characters and isn't exactly someone who is going to be positive about Anakin.

Compromise by gaeasun: Dogma reflects on his life during the celebration on Endor as he speaks with Rex and Leia. This one's stretching the definition of being Anakin critical, Dogma makes a single comment that sort-of discusses his feelings about Jedi in general as he looks at the bonfire for Anakin's body, and Dogma is obviously not an OT character at all, but I like the concept of how much Dogma would have had to grow over the decades since the war and the hint of his relationship with Leia.

finally cleaning, cleaning my closet by dee_lirious: Leia deals with Anakin's ghost trying to interact with her post-ROTJ. It's a really interesting exploration of what Leia WANTS Anakin to be to her and what she starts to decide he ACTUALLY is to her. It's a look at what forgiveness is and how it might look for Leia. It's not precisely positive towards Anakin, but it does ultimately recognize that what is causing Leia's anger is fear that stems from an unimaginable loss. It's perhaps more positive towards Anakin at the end than you might want, but it's left relatively open-ended, as well.

[sneckoil]

Hiii do you have any more housemd/hilson fic recs? I read your top 3 and they were all delightful 😭😭 if not no worries, your blog is so fun!!!

hey! Haha. I have a couple!

Witness, Witness by SkyeBean

(everything is the same except wilson works in princeton general — really fun! It was surprisingly, extremely well-thought out! I liked the characterizations in this one, I found what changes rly interesting)

Esopus Creek by shaycat

(Post-finale. Extremely sad, but also hopeful. A nice alternative to both of them going out, mostly from an outsider’s POV. Very sweet. And subtle. lots of fishing)

Unplanned Parenthood by pleasuretoburn

(Sequel to The Evolutionary Imperative, by the same author. Reading the previous work is required for full appreciation. There’s a part in this that made me sob because it was such a small but meaningful divergence from canon while still acknowledging what happened in canon)

i may not be as honest as i ought to be by Talls

(THE ONE INSPIRED BY PHANTOM THREAD AHAHHHAH. House gets sick. Interesting things happen. I’d say this phantom threadish dynamic would be stretching it in Any Other Relationship. BUT IT FITS PERFECTLY WITH HOUSE AND WILSON HISTORY….)

[shadowmaat]

username FIC game

Heya, @bluemaskedkarma I see your "choose a song for each letter of your name" and raise you "choose a FIC for each letter of your name." It's still a "get to know me" thing, but with the bonus of boosting other fic writers. SO!

S- Stonebrook by @sl-walker (Bail saves a young Maul from prison and takes him home to Alderaan. Lots of depth to this one. Doesn't shy away from things, though later fics in the series can be funny too.)

H- The House Built on Fresh Snow by @tiend (Jango/Shmi, AU where Shmi is an engineering slave on a ship where Jango is added to the ranks. Neither could predict what happened next. It's interesting to see these two thrown together and how they complement each other.)

A- After the Storm by SpaceWall (post-war AU, everyone is struggling to move on after the war. Cody joins an agricorp mission to Mandalore and tries to cope with putting his General in a coma. Heavy stuff at times, lots of angst, but there's a hopeful ending.)

D- Dawnbreak Accord by AugustArchon (Din/Leia, Leia defends one of the Mandalorian delegates and amid paperwork and political headaches, an unexpected kinship develops. These two really click, and it's wonderful to watch it develop.)

O- Out with Lanterns by Skyebean (AU where Mace is Ahsoka's Master, how that changes things... and what it doesn't. Some fun things, some serious things, and of course O66 still happens. This time Ahsoka is in the middle of it.)

W- Why Not's and How To's by @trixree (unadulterated crack AU where Obi-Wan is a lawyer who sets his sights on emancipating the GAR. Not yet complete. SO much silliness. But also, y'know, someone fighting for Clone Rights, which is always good to see.)

M- Mand'alor Cabur by @nautilicious (slow-burn Bobadin featuring lots of foundlings, growing a family, growing a community, and growing a brain to recognize the clues. Not yet complete. Din is an absolute idiot, but luckily Boba is incredibly, incredibly patient and forgiving.)

A- All Is as the Force Wills It by felurian (Rogue One escapes Scarif by the skin of their teeth and begin the long road to recovery. Distrust and uncertainty lengthen the road, but hope remains. Some good Chirrut/Baze stuff and Bodhi angst. "Everybody lives" doesn't mean things are magically all better.)

A- and your people shall never be destroyed by @bitebackbaby (Palpatine dies. The entire Corrie Guard has disappeared. Cody and some of the other Commanders investigate. One-shot. Cliffhanger. Heavy on the Corrie whump and Commanders guilt. I'm intrigued by the possibilities left out in the open.)

T- The 212th Attack Battalion's Guide to Staging Rescues by antigrav_vector and @quarra (de-aged clones and Obi-Wan get flung into the past to Korda VI and Jaster Mereel's camp. Chaos and mass adoptions ensue. Lots of humor, lots of competence. Gosh dang did I love watching the mini-clones (and Obi-Wan) running around and being amazing.)

This shit's trickier than you think, but anyone who wants to give it a go, consider yourselves tagged!

[abloodycrow]

Ben, Sean, and Skye being the ultimate OT3 in It’s My Time

[hyunllx]

[ao3feed-jily]

noli mei oblivisci

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3bmsixA

by SkyeBean

Harry Potter was born in 1977, three years before his brother Charlus. It was his brother who vanquished Voldemort on Halloween, 1981, while he is taken by Sirius Black - and accidentally locked in Azkaban.

Contains mild James and Lily bashing, but they aren't evil. Not evil Harry Potter.

Words: 2133, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Multi

Characters: Harry Potter, Flora Carrow, Hestia Carrow, Felix Rosier, Lily Evans Potter, James Potter, Original Male Character(s)

Relationships: Luna Lovegood/Harry Potter, James Potter/Lily Evans Potter

Additional Tags: Harry Potter is Not the Boy-Who-Lived, Harry Potter in Azkaban, Slytherin Harry Potter, Good Slytherins, Harry Potter Has a Sibling, Harry Potter is the Heir to the House of Black, Harry Potter was Raised by Other(s), Lily Evans Potter Lives, James Potter Lives, Dark Harry Potter

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3bmsixA

[gffa]

I've been a little slow on getting out new STAR WARS fic recs out, but in my defense it's because I've been reading a bunch of longer fics lately. In the spirit of "there's a special feeling to those fics that consume you and make you stay up until 3am because you can't put them down", here's a list of some of the ones I've loved or am in the middle of reading and they are haunting my thoughts and I need to inflict that on everyone else. Whether you're looking at a long upcoming trip and need some good reading material or avoiding your feelings by sinking into fic or just because you like reading, I hope you'll find something here! Including a bonus underrunning theme of throwing in a bunch of Jedi-loving fic to continue my agenda of making Jedi-centric fandom a more fun place to be. 30k+ is the minimum and this isn't all of my favorites, but it's a great list of "I have a week off to kill and I want to be in a fic coma by the end of it".

STAR WARS FIC FOR WHEN YOU NEED TO KILL ABOUT TEN HOURS WORTH OF TIME AND WANT TO HAVE FEELINGS ABOUT FICTIONAL PSYCHIC SPACE WIZARDS WHILE YOU'RE AT IT:

✦ Out with Lanterns by SkyeBean, mace & ahsoka & plo & shaak & cast, 312.5k     In another universe, Jedi Masters Plo Koon and Depa Billaba decide a Padawan could do Mace some good. It takes a while, but he eventually agrees. When he takes Ahsoka Tano as his Padawan, Mace knows that he's broken through a Shatterpoint and changed the course of a life. How, he doesn't know. ✦ Reprise by Elfpen, obi-wan & qui-gon & mace & yoda & anakin & cast, time travel, 558.9k wip     Ben Kenobi dies aboard the Death Star in the year 0 BBY. He wakes up shortly thereafter in the Jedi temple in the year 41 BBY. Haunted by memories and regret, Ben must forge a new path for himself in the Jedi Order of his youth while navigating the murky waters of time travel. Crafting a better future from bitter experience is hard, but learning to heal is even harder. ✦ Take it from the top and try again by mauvera, obi-wan & qui-gon & anakin & padme & mace & shmi & dooku & cast, time travel, 112k wip     Five years into his self imposed exile on Tattooine, Obi-Wan Kenobi is gifted the chance to go back and bring hope back to the galaxy. With hindsight on his side, he fully intends to save his master, save his padawan, make some new and old friends again, prepare the Jedi for a war they’ll hopefully never see and begin to pull apart all the many tangled threads of the Sith Lord’s plans. Should be relatively easy. Right? ✦ Post Order 66 Exile AU by Livsy, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 46k     Alternatively: after a failed order 66, in which many Jedi still died but the Sith were defeated, an exiled warrior and a boy wander a distant planet and attempt to get along. ✦ Remedial Jedi Theology by MarbleGlove, obi-wan & anakin & jedi & cast, 51.3k     Let us consider the fact that the Jedi Order is a monastic religious organization based out of a temple, with five basic tenets of faith. ✦ Supreme Chancellor Obi-Wan Kenobi by stonefreeak, obi-wan & anakin & padme & yoda & palpatine & bail & dooku & mace & quinlan & vokara & ahsoka & cast, 124.5k wip     By an old Republic law, all members of the Jedi High Council are senators in the Galactic Senate, and can thus be voted in as chancellor. A Senator from a less prominent planet has had enough of Chancellor Palpatine's incompetence and calls for a Vote of No-Confidence and the installation of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi as Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. This one action becomes the catalyst that changes the direction of the galaxy. ✦ What We've Become by Vinyarie, vader & ahsoka & cast, 82k     Darth Vader and Ahsoka’s fight on Malachor takes a different path, and Ahsoka actually is able to save her master. Or rather, she’s able to convince him to save himself. Diverges from canon in the last few minutes of Twilight of the Apprentice and goes increasingly AU from there.

✦ time to change the road you're on by wreckageofstars, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & luke & leia & han & ghost crew & cast, time travel, 93.6k wip     The end of the Clone War is near - the fall of the Republic even nearer. Anakin Skywalker, caught up in the events that lead to the rise of the Empire and the loss of everything he holds dear, finds himself sent nearly two decades into the future. Ahsoka Tano, still coming to painful terms with the true fate of her former master, is - not exactly happy to see him. But the Force works in mysterious ways - and the future is not nearly as set in stone as they've been lead to believe. Multi-chapter AU, Rise of the Empire/Rebels-era. ✦ narrower than a razor's edge by bereft_of_frogs, obi-wan & dooku & qui-gon & anakin & sidious & cast, 30.2k     Dooku tips his hand ten years earlier because he can't stand the thought of his former apprentice's murder, and that might just be enough to save everyone...if it doesn't get them all killed first. ✦ soften every edge by gigglesandfreckles, obi-wan & ahsoka (& anakin), major character death, 48.1k     "Rejoice!" the galaxy says, in the wake of war and the dawning of peace. "How?" Obi-Wan asks. "No," Ahsoka says. (or: Obi-Wan & Ahsoka learn to live on.) ✦ hunting toward heartstill by blackkat, mace/cody & plo & fives & shaak & obi-wan & anakin & rex & cast, 207.2k     Plo has an idea. Mace agrees, and everything snowballs right into hell from there. (Or: Mace and Cody get married in order to give the clones citizen status. Before they can focus on that, though, they're going to have to deal with ancient Sith artifacts, evil prophets, plots to overthrow the Supreme Chancellor, lost planets, monsters warped by Sith alchemy, inconvenient , and Darth Sidious turning his eye on a potential new apprentice. Just...not in that order.) ✦ Cataclasm by dendral, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & waxer & cast, 63.1k wip     For reasons unknown to all but himself, Obi-Wan Kenobi has left the Jedi Order in the midst of the Clone Wars, taking with him a single clone. Anakin Skywalker has been unofficially tasked by the Order to find Obi-Wan and bring him home. Unfortunately for Anakin, it seems his former master is always ten steps ahead of him. ✦ Unexpected Awakening (The Rewrite) by Rhiw, obi-wan & qui-gon & anakin & feemor & bruck & jango & cast, time travel, 135.1k wip     The life of General Kenobi is cut short at the hands of his Padawan, but the sight that greets his eyes upon awakening is not that of blinding light of the Force, but the Jedi Temple he knew when he was still a youth. As he struggles to understand the path laid out before him, Obi-Wan unwittingly captures the attention of a singularly unusual Temple Guard, and that of a reluctant Qui-Gon Jinn.

✦ Knightrise by deviantaccumulation, obi-wan & ahsoka & satine & yoda & cast, 89.4k wip     There is no battle on Mustafar or in Coruscant's senate building. Instead, a small but still alive Jedi Order rises from its ashes on Mandalore. ✦ Fire and Ice by Yesac, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 111.9k     Anakin wins the duel on Mustafar, but doesn't kill Obi-Wan. Along with Padme, Obi-Wan finds himself living in a chaotic world where the man he thought he knew has become the thing he swore to destroy. Can Anakin be turned back? If so, what then? ✦ Better That a Millstone by Icarus_is_flying, obi-wan & luke & anakin & leia & cast, 86.7k     Vader discovers Luke and Obi-Wan on Tatooine when Luke is one year old and attempts to reclaim the family he threw away. Obi-Wan is less than pleased, and Luke and Leia? They have their own ideas about how their future should play out. ✦ Bloodlines by KCKenobi, obi-wan & anakin & dooku, 35.8k     When an explosion traps them in the same doomed escape pod, Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Dooku are stranded together on Tatooine. The goal is simple: cooperate long enough to survive, and not a second longer. But a shared past has a way of connecting the people we think we know—and bloodlines run deep. [or: your classic family road trip across a desert planet, except your grandpa is, you know, a Sith Lord. And now he's sort of starting to bond with your Jedi dad. And that might be an issue.] ✦ When Darkness Seems to Hide This Place by IllyanaA, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & rex & cast, 136k wip     After killing three of the Jedi Order's best and brightest, Palpatine's fight with Jedi Master Mace Windu goes shorter than expected. Afraid he's lost his chance at recruiting a new apprentice, Sidious unleashes Order 66 across the galaxy, but, per their programming, the Clone Army is not to harm Anakin Skywalker. After witnessing the most painful loss he's ever experienced and injured at the hands of his captors, Anakin is ready to die like the rest of the Jedi, though not before getting his vengeance. ✦ Precipice by shadowsong26, obi-wan & anakin & padme & luke & leia & bail & ahsoka & rex & cast, 253.6k     An AU in which Anakin Skywalker does not follow Mace Windu and the others to Palpatine’s office after they leave to arrest the Chancellor. As a result, he doesn’t get that final push over the edge, and doesn’t Fall. ✦ Averting Galactic Destruction by kj_feybarn, obi-wan & anakin & quinlan & rex & cody & fives & dogma & wolffe & plo & shaak & dooku & sidious, time travel, 44.3k     AKA The Time the Force Sent Obi-Wan Back in Time and Quinlan Vos kept him from Going Kamikaze because let’s be Honest, Being Forced to Come Back in Time Would Suck.

✦ Into the Archives by skygawker, obi-wan & anakin/padme & palpatine & cast, 104.9k wip     After hearing the legend of Darth Plagueis the Wise from Palpatine, Anakin decides that his best chance to save Padme is to break into the restricted Holocron Vault of the Temple Archives to search for information about Plagueis. Predictably, all does not go according to plan. Revenge of the Sith AU. ✦ Live To Fight Another Day by raemanzu, spica_tea, cody & rex & jesse & kix & obi-wan & anakin & fox & cast, 396.9k wip     Clones have their place in the universe, beyond the schemes of Palpatine. Events conspire to place Rex on the path of a new fate, one which will affect the future in ways not even the Jedi could foresee. Loyal to source material and characterizations. Canon-divergent. Starts between seasons 5 and 6 of TCW and explores Rex’s reaction to Fives’ dying words and subsequent events building toward Order 66. Variety of canon characters. No ships. Very Ace and Aro. Strong focus on certain friendships (Rex and Cody, Jesse and Kix, etc) with those friendships playing major roles. Thematically about how the clones navigate loss, trauma, the concept of their enslavement, their identities, etc amongst the larger active plot threads. Content warnings for war-related PTSD, trauma, combat injuries, and all around war-related angst etc in later chapters. ✦ Life and What Comes After by Ibelin, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & padme & cast, 177.2k wip     Obi-Wan dies on Jabiim. Anakin blames himself, doesn't know how to go on and yet - he does. Maybe the Force rewards that kind of thing, or maybe he just gets lucky, but when a mission lands Anakin on a vaguely familiar planet, he gets a second chance to do what he knows he should have done in the first place: save his master. (And maybe a chance to save the galaxy, too.) ✦ Knight-Errant by zinjadu, anakin & ahsoka & obi-wan & padme & rex & jedi & clones, 315.8k     AU - The Jedi Who Knew Too Much. Rex decides to stay "in pursuit" of his Commander; he jumps. Now, with backup, Ahsoka navigates the lower levels and deals with Ventress. Meanwhile, Anakin takes the Order to task, finds a little more support, and things turn out a little differently for everyone. And this is just the beginning. ✦ the massive machinery of hope by Killbothtwins, obi-wan & qui-gon & anakin & shmi & jedi, time travel, 150.1k     After the end of the war with the Empire, Obi-Wan wakes up in his twelve-year old body. Now all he needs to do is convince everyone he's psychic, trick his Master into taking him on before he's sent to Bandomeer, redeem a few bad guys, and try not to have a nervous breakdown. Pretty easy. It's not like the Sith are lurking on the horizon, waiting to devour the Jedi Order.

✦ The Exchange by MissLearn, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & ahsoka & padme & cast, time travel/body swap, 120k     The Daughter has a bad day and it irrevocably changes the fate of the galaxy, twice over. Or; ROTS Obi-Wan and Anakin are swapped with their younger, TPM, selves. It changes things, in both parallels. ✦ In All The World by Kjellarnen, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 144.8k wip     The story of how Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi tamed each other, from Naboo to Anakin's early days at the Temple. ✦ In Another Life by KCKenobi, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & padme, time travel, 52.3k     Eleven years after the rise of the Empire, a favor to a friend sends Obi-Wan traveling through the multiverse. He encounters different versions of the galaxy and of himself—including one in which Anakin never turned to the dark side. Obi-Wan and this Light Anakin are forced to work together to stop the creation of a disastrous Empire weapon. But as they move through different versions of reality, the timelines become more and more twisted—and the harder it is to distinguish who they are from who they might have been. And—to find their way home. ✦ The Intruder by Hollyoakhill, obi-wan & original clone characters, 82.5k     When a vicious attack from a strange, indestructible monster traps them on a derelict star destroyer, a young clone trooper fresh from Kamino join forces with Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi to find a way to escape. ✦ Conceal Me What I Am by Himboskywalker, obi-wan/anakin & padme & yoda & mace & palpatine & quinlan & cast, omegaverse, NSFW, 108.3k     Separatist Propaganda is turning the Republic against the Jedi Order and the Senate sees no choice but to join in a political alliance to fight dissent on a unified front.An alliance is proposed through an arranged marriage,between a Jedi Knight and Republic Senator. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi are chosen as representatives of the political union by Darth Sidious, meant to bring ruin to the marriage and the public's support of the Jedi,for Obi-Wan Kenobi is not the Beta he claims. But even Sidious does not know of the secret Anakin Skywalker keeps, that he is not the Alpha the galaxy believes him to be. ✦ Equinox by lilyconrad, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 95.9k     During the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan and Anakin crash on a remote planet and take shelter in the ruins of a grand estate only to find they are not alone.

✦ Invictus by Himboskywalker, obi-wan/anakin & cast, NSFW, 40.3k     "He is the balance, the other half, the completion to Skywalker’s soul, a perfect dyad in the force. But while Kenobi is a simple answer, the force also sees the difficulty of the pair coming together in balance. The foundations of the galaxy they exist in pull at them, threatening to intervene in their unity. But this is also a simple problem, for the force is far greater than the foundations of a single galaxy, for it is the foundation of all. So the force enacts its will, to bridge the pair over a span of moments, of years, of eternities, and Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi will fall in love, have fallen in love, and are falling in love." ✦ Neutron star collision by thedunesea, obi-wan/anakin & cast, NSFW, 121.2k wip     In the aftermath of Order 66, Anakin Skywalker's miraculous survival after his confrontation with the new Sith Apprentice Darth Vader ignites a sparkle of hope in the remaining Jedi, in the fledgling rebellion and, above all, in his former Master, who thought he had lost everything to darkness. But darkness is generous, and it is patient. ✦ Lex Talionis by intermundia, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & dooku & rex & cast, NSFW, 187.1k     The ancient Galactic Republic is dying slowly—an ugly death of corruption, sprawl, and decay—with the sin of slavery hanging over its every triumph. The beleaguered Jedi Knights are too few to adequately patrol and police the entire Republic, and are faced with complacency and greed at every turn. Born into a crumbling and stagnant galaxy, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are faced with the greatest challenge of all: themselves. Obi-Wan likes rules and control. When the galaxy around him stops playing by the rules, what is a Jedi to do? Anakin needs rules and restraint. When the galaxy around him conspires to set him loose, what is his Master to do? Falling slowly or falling fast, falling through lust or falling through wrath—it all leads to delusion and moral decay. What can be born from the ashes? ✦ Atlas of Our Ruin by Ripki, obi-wan/anakin & cast, NSFW, time travel, 230.8k     Both the past and the future casts long shadows. Obi-Wan and Anakin learn that the hard way, when a mysterious holocron flings them backwards and forwards in time, forcing them to confront painful truths. But the time-travel is only the beginning… ✦ Seed by bell (belldreams), obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 44k     When Anakin falls prey to a lethal poison, Obi-Wan has no choice but use all his resources to heal him-- no matter how reluctant he is in administering the antidote.

✦ wicked thing by imaginarykat, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & cast, nsfw, sith!obi-wan, 124.2k wip     There are rumours of yet another Sith Lord hiding among the Separatists. The Council sends Anakin to investigate. Anakin has a bad feeling about this. or, the story of how Anakin exists in a perpetual state of intense embarrassment, Obi-Wan is enjoying it a little too much, and everything is, generally speaking, a gigantic mess. ✦ Rulebreaker/Wildheart by chapstickaddict, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & luke & leia & barriss & cast, NSFW, 230k     Darth Vader, the strong arm of the Sith, held loyal to his Order since they took he and his mother from slavery in the deserts of Tatooine. Until he became convinced they killed his wife. He abandoned his Order and disappeared in the chaos of the Clone Wars, presumed dead by all sides. That young Skywalker is known around town as a widower and homesteader; a Nabooian who emigrated to avoid the trade blockade; a father of overly-energetic twins and warding a Togruta war orphan; a decent mechanic if your farm equipment or maintenance droid is acting up. Anakin is a paranoid, over-protective hot mess doing his best to raise his weird pack the way Padmé would have wanted. How the hell is he supposed to do that when his kids and not-apprentice make him haul a half-dead Jedi Master home like a lost pet? ✦ more than a candle by jenmishe, obi-wan/anakin/padme, NSFW, 50.3k     "The dark is generous and it is patient and it always wins – but in the heart of its strength lies its weakness: one lone candle is enough to hold it back. Love is more than a candle. Love can ignite the stars." Or, a few thousands of words of how Anakin, Obi Wan, and Padmé realize many things, which include, most notably, how they feel about each other and how to handle said feelings. Oh, and in the meantime, they deal with a megalomaniac Sith Lord. ✦ Anamorphosis by avocadomoon, obi-wan/padme & anakin & mace & corde & qui-gon & cast, 33.5k     noun, plural an·a·mor·pho·ses [an-uh-mawr-fuh-seez, -mawr-foh-seez]. A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.

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Usually, I like to finish reading a fic before recommending it properly, but I've been sucked into about five different STAR WARS fics recently that I've gotten far enough into that I'm willing to trust my heart to them because they're scratching a very specific itch for me--namely, that I want deeper explorations of both the Jedi Order and of Anakin's character. I want fic to punch me in the feelings over both of these aspects of the story. I want fic to sometimes set Obi-Wan and Anakin aside and focus on Ahsoka for awhile, really tell her story. I want Jedi themes woven into a story. I want an exploration of Anakin's mindset that reminds me of just how much I love him and have sympathy for him. And fandom has delivered for me.

DO YOU WANT FIC TO BLACK OUT TO AND LOSE AN ENTIRE WEEKEND OVER? HAVE I GOT SOME RECS FOR YOU:

✦ Out with Lanterns by SkyeBean, ahsoka & mace & jedi & clones & cast, 312.5k     In another universe, Jedi Masters Plo Koon and Depa Billaba decide a Padawan could do Mace some good. It takes a while, but he eventually agrees. When he takes Ahsoka Tano as his Padawan, Mace knows that he's broken through a Shatterpoint and changed the course of a life. How, he doesn't know.     This fic accomplishes several things that have sent me over the moon: 1) At its heart, it's an Ahsoka fic that shows her growing up as a Padawan, going on missions, learning lessons, and having character growth. 2) It weaves in so many other characters around her, that Mace is there in almost every chapter, serious but warm in the Force, just as beautifully characterized as she is. 3) The other Jedi get their moments of excellents, Shaak taking Ahsoka on her Akul hunt was wonder to read, seeing Obi-Wan show up for a chapter had me over the moon, Adi taking care with Ahsoka was lovely, Depa was a shining star when she took Ahsoka under her wing, Fox growing used to these strange Jedi and growing into himself through Ahsoka's eyes was wonderful. 4) The writing is that kind of solid that I don't mean as mid-tier, but the kind that I feel like can bear weight on it, I can pick it up and read for 30k and barely realize any time has passed, despite that I've gotten through an entire arc of the fic. 5) It does an incredible job of balancing that feel of The Clone Wars show, without directly copying anything, that it's like these are arcs that I could have seen on the show itself, the lessons woven in, but still with enough plot moving forward and action to make it exciting. If you want more Jedi-centric fic in your life (where they don't have to be perfect! sometimes they can be less than perfect and it's okay because they're still good! ohhhh, my heart warmed at that) or you want to read a lovely Ahsoka-centric fic in a different life, but still so recognizably herself, then this is one I want to shove right in your face immediately.

✦ Take it from the top and try again by mauvera, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & padme & mace & dooku & cast, time travel, 116.k wip     Five years into his self imposed exile on Tattooine, Obi-Wan Kenobi is gifted the chance to go back and bring hope back to the galaxy. With hindsight on his side, he fully intends to save his master, save his padawan, make some new and old friends again, prepare the Jedi for a war they’ll hopefully never see and begin to pull apart all the many tangled threads of the Sith Lord’s plans. Should be relatively easy. Right?     I got sucked into the first fic in this series (which is complete, if you want to read it--it's not the end of the story, but it's a good stopping point and feels like it should have some solid resolution if you don't want to get into a wip) and read the first fic over the course of about three days because I was sucked in so thoroughly. I can never get enough of Obi-Wan time traveling back to the past, where he loves the Jedi and they love him, and I love this one because he has to make genuine plans for changing things--things change and I have no idea how that's going to affect Palpatine's machinations! Exciting! But it's also a lovely look at Obi-Wan's dynamics with multiple characters--I found the Obi-Wan & Padme scenes a hightlight personally, their friendship really blossomed as they both flung themselves into trying to better the galaxy, even if she doesn't know he's from the future, that he's working so hard matched a lot of her energy and I really enjoyed that--from Qui-Gon to Mace to Padme to Anakin and, as the sequel progresses, Dooku as well. It's another Jedi-positive fic, it has me invested in the plot, it's a joy to see competent!Obi-Wan, and I would love to shove it at more people.

✦ Post Order 66 Exile AU by Livsy, obi-wan & anakin, 46k (wip-esque)     After a failed order 66, in which many Jedi still died but the Sith were defeated, an exiled warrior and a boy wander a distant planet and attempt to get along.     This is probably the shortest fic on this list but I'm including it because it genuinely felt longer than that, for how dense the emotional intensity of it is. It's an AU where the Jedi barely eked out a victory, still on the edge of extinction in many ways, and Anakin deep in the pits of the dark side, so Obi-Wan takes him to a backwater planet in exile for the both of them, traveling through the countryside and just trying to make it from day to day. What punched me right in the feelings place is that this fic doesn't shy away from the hurt and the anger on both sides, that both of them are allowed to be unreliable narrators that have their own points of view on what's transpired and what lays between them. It doesn't back away from the hurt they both feel, the despair they both feel, yet there's hope here. It's ultimately a story about clawing yourself back from the dark side, and it's beautifully characterized for both of them, that unkind things are said on both of their parts, but you understand why the characters are in the place they are. It's wrapped up in a lushly written backdrop, with some lovely Japanese feudal era details woven in, but also with a Star Wars patina spread across all of it. It's not necessarily a kind fic, but if you like fic that bites down on a wound, I enjoyed this series a lot and would love to see it continued--but, honestly, what's here is already enough resolution that, looking back on it after the initial "Noooooo, I need more!" feeling has faded, I'm actually very satisfied with. ✦ Men of Power by AlabasterInk, obi-wan & anakin & mace & yoda & jedi & palpatine & cast, 86.1k wip     When an old powerful man suddenly comes in and sweeps your underage Padawan away without so much as a by your leave, that’s the time to start asking questions.     I'm only about 20k into this fic, so I can't say what shape it will take later on or how much pairings might come into it, but I still had to come running over to shove this fic at people, because it's scratching the itch I have for Jedi-positive fic that explores the idea of Anakin's trauma from his childhood as a slave, that this is a child who is wound so tight and comes from such a horrible thing having been done to him, having been owned as a person, that I understand why he stays silent on some of the things I desperately wish he could talk about or he doesn't really believe some of the things the Jedi tell him. It's a fic that takes a lot more care with Anakin's character than I think canon ever intended, weaving in a lot of the heartbreaking stuff from Legends' supplementing the canon, and is creating something that punches me right in the feelings place for him, that he's such a bright, brilliant boy, but I see why he struggled and it's not about assigning blame in any direction. It's about deeply caring people who fate has take a few steps to the left and something shifts just a little--and I appreciate that there's something very delicate feeling here, that the Jedi just don't have any real reason to be suspicious of Palpatine, his actions make sense, they genuinely can't feel any ill intention from him in the Force, they discuss why it would make sense that he'd want to support Anakin, all while we the readers can see, in hindsight, where the shadows have been creeping in. If you want Jedi-positive fic that also leaves some teeth marks over Anakin's trauma being explored in a way that is entirely sympathetic to him, then I want to shove this fic at you, too.

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I haven't had much time to read fic lately, because I've been basically consumed by two fics that I need everyone to read with me: ✦ Out with Lanterns by SkyeBean, ahsoka & mace & jedi & clones & cast, 312.5k     In another universe, Jedi Masters Plo Koon and Depa Billaba decide a Padawan could do Mace some good. It takes a while, but he eventually agrees. When he takes Ahsoka Tano as his Padawan, Mace knows that he’s broken through a Shatterpoint and changed the course of a life. How, he doesn’t know. I'm now about halfway through this fic and it continues to be just everything I want out of its concept--it's such a great Ahsoka fic as she grows up in the war and as a Jedi, as well as an amazing look at the Jedi in the middle of the Clone Wars, as all these familiar Jedi come around to teach her. It's such a fantastic parallel to the way Ahsoka worked with Luminara or Jocasta or Aayla or Sinube in the canon, but without feeling like a repeat, like it's all new characters for her to interact with and murder mysteries to get involved with or missions to sea worlds to get involved with and clones to grow closer to, etc. All wrapped up in the kind of writing that just pulls me in so fast that I don't realize I've been reading for half an hour before I finally look up and realize it's time to go to bed, because it's just so easy to slip into this story, it's so solidly built that I get satisfaction out of every chapter. There's such affection for the world and the characters appearing here and the themes, you can tell the author genuinely loves the world they're writing about and it spills over onto me every time I read and it makes my heart warm.

✦ Azula's Search by crowleyshouseplant, azula & zuko & ty lee & mai & ursa & cast, 190k After her defeat at the hands of Katara, Azula has lost her throne, her father, and her firebending. Held prisoner in her once lavish quarters, she is desperate to escape, and makes a proposition to Firelord Zuko that he cannot refuse. I'm halfway through Book One of this fic and already I'm in love, it's a slow burn Azula redemption fic that isn't shying away from the long road she has to walk or how complicated and biting of a character she is, but still showing the sympathetic way she got there. The rotating points of view have been fantastic for getting inside every character's head, like this is very much an Azula fic, but all the characters are getting their moments and the writing is just cutting its way straight to my fannish heart, that this girl can be so terrible and yet I ache so much for her. Gorgeously done so far and at two novels' length, I've been enjoying getting lost in the world being built here--every flashback to bb!Azula as a child has been punching me right in the feelings place, the line walked between what a cruel child she was and how she was just as abused as Zuko was, if in a different way. Such a good post-canon and Azula-centric fic.

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Kiss Me By The Campfire

After a challenging game of Truth or Dare, Sean reflects on the way he feels towards Ben and how it could affect his relationship with Skye.

“Camping 101,” Noah mumbled as the group all dived into the boys’ tent, “check the weather forecast.”

“Alright,” Sean held out his hand to Noah defensively, “just because it’s raining, doesn’t mean we can’t still have fun.”

”With all seven of us in a six man tent,” Danielle hissed as she crossed her arms, “there’s not really much space to move, especially with all your stupid stuff in here!”

“Well if you want to go over to your tent, be my guest,” Sean politely spoke to Danielle, offering her a smug grin, “we’ll all stay here and have fun.”

Danielle didn’t respond, she just looked to Kaylee who eventually shrugged back to her.

“Let’s play a good old party game then,” Josh clapped his hands together, “how about Truth or Dare?”

“Yes!” Ben eagerly opted for the game, “but staying inside the tent, because I don’t want people running outside and coming back in here - we’re all already wet enough.”

“Kaylee doesn’t like Truth or Dare,” Noah pulled a face, he then offered a smile over to Kaylee.

She simply waved a hand and gave a smile, “all of you are my best friends so… I suppose I’m comfortable with it. As long as it doesn’t get too outrageous.”

”Alright then,” Noah raised his eyebrows eagerly, “who wants to be the first victim?”

”You,” most of the group responded to Noah, he seemed insulted for a second and then sighed.

“Okay, okay.”

”Truth or Dare?” Kaylee called out to Noah.

Noah took a moment to think, tapping his chin in a comical fashion, “truth.”

Before anyone else could call out a question, Danielle spoke up, “are you still pining over Kaylee?”

”Straight in there,” Ben whispered to Sean who tried to hide a laugh.

“I wouldn’t call it pining,” Noah answered swiftly, he looked at Kaylee who was giving him a sweet smile, “but yes.”

“Ben,” Sean turned to his best friend and grinned, “your go, truth or dare?”

”Dare,” Ben raised his eyebrows in a challenging fashion.

Noah gasped, “kiss the prettiest boy here, you’ve got three options, choose wisely!”

Sean pulled a face up at Noah, “he’s my best friend, and he knows if he doesn’t choose me,” Sean turned to face Ben, “he’ll be training by himself.”

“I’d like to remind you that I’m here,” Josh called out from the other side of Skye, “so you’ve got some pretty solid competition.”

Ben looked up at Noah, and then to Josh, and then Sean, “hard choice,” he joked.

“I will end our friendship,” Sean whispered, he began to grin, “remember who your best friend is, who you’ve known for so long and- Actually, come on, we all know my eyes are the prettiest.”

Ben shrugged, “he’s got a point.”

”Just kiss one of them already,” Skye laughed, “we’re playing a game remember.”

“Alright,” Ben waved a hand in front of Sean’s face, “close your eyes so it doesn’t have to be weird,” he let out a small laugh, Sean raised his eyebrows to Noah and then closed his eyes as asked. It was only a second or two before he felt a pair of lips against his own, he knew they weren’t Skye’s. A comfort to the small doubt in his mind was the hand that cupped his jaw - it was definitely Ben’s hand.

He was enjoying the moment, nobody else was aware that Sean was attracted to boys, and nobody would ever know about his crush on his best friend. Feeling Ben’s lips on his in that moment seemed to complete his dreams, the kiss was deeper than most kisses people would share during truth or dare - but Ben and Sean were best friends, they were allowed to be this comfortable around each other.

When Ben pulled away, Sean put all his effort into not chasing after his best friend’s lips. He opened his eyes and looked around the tent, everybody was watching with wide eyes - surprised the boys saw the dare through.

“I’ve never known straight boys to kiss each other like that,” Josh whispered to Kaylee who let out a snort of laughter.

“Alright, Ben passed that round with ease apparently,” Noah raised his eyebrows to Ben. The boy looked over to Noah and shook his head, Noah only laughed in response.

“Looks like it’s your go now,” Ben turned to Sean, “truth or dare?” Sean looked at the floor as he thought, he nodded, “I’ll go with dare.”

”Kiss the prettiest boy,” Noah called out again.

”So original,” Skye tutted, letting out a giggle, “do you really want them to kiss you or something Noah?”

”I did always count myself as the prettiest,” Noah nodded.

Sean quickly leaned into Ben and returned the kiss he had been given by for, since he had control of this one, he felt awkward putting too much into it so left it close to a peck. He pulled back and smiled at Ben, “well, at least we’re both loyal.”

“And yet you still kissed Skye when she was my girlfriend.”

The group in the tent all reacted to Ben’s comment, even Skye made a low ‘oooh’ sound as she tried not to laugh. Danielle seemed the one who was less pleased by the comment. Sean hit Ben’s shoulder and laughed, “I did kind of deserve that.”

“Alright Skye,” Josh nudged his best friend, “your go! Truth or dare?”

”If I choose dare, are you guys going to make me kiss the prettiest boy in the tent?”

“No,” Noah crossed his arms and offered a smile, “promise.”

”Alright, dare.”

Noah then quickly shouted his dare, “kiss the prettiest boy that isn’t Sean!”

Danielle let out a groan and rolled her eyes, “we all know who it’s gonna be.” Skye seemed to ignore Danielle’s comment and crawled over Sean to place a kiss on Ben’s lips, Sean watched the pair - not out of any jealousy at all, but he watched them thinking that these two people meant so much to him, and he wanted them both.

Sean was pulled out of his thoughts when Skye was suddenly tugged back by Josh who screamed ‘TRAITOR’, it was so shrill that Sean and Ben both covered their ears whilst Noah, Kaylee, and even Danielle broke out into laughter.

“If I were to kiss the prettiest boy, I’d kiss Noah, just so he felt loved,” Josh spoke up, he winked to Noah who made sure to wink back.

“I’d kiss you too, Josh.”

”This is all taking a totally different turn,” Danielle pulled a face, “I really didn’t expect any of this to happen,” she turned to Josh, “your turn now Josh, truth or dare?”

“Truth.”

“Are you bored of this game?” Danielle asked, clearly bored herself.

“Nope!”

“Kaylee,” Noah pointed to the girl, “Truth, or dare?”

“Dare.”

”Kiss th-”

”No!” Danielle snapped to Noah, she turned to Kaylee and smiled, “I dare you to improvise a song on the spot for at least thirty seconds.”

“Alright,” Kaylee nodded, “challenge accepted.”

”Sitting in a tent with my six best friends,

I don’t want this good time to… Ends?

All of us watching Ben and Sean lip lock,

Who’d have thought it’d be them making this tent rock?

I think I’m losing my touch,

I’ve never struggled so much,

Putting words into a rhyme,

Danielle please tell me that’s the time!”

The group burst into cheer and laughter, Kaylee held both of her arms in the air triumphantly.

“New single, I think,” Noah struggled to speak through his laughter, Kaylee glanced over to the two boys who were laughing but also quite embarrassed by her third line. Skye was leaning up against Josh whilst they were both practically screeching with laughter.

“That is the best thing of the night, by far,” Josh spoke through his laughter, he smiled to Kaylee, “you are my favourite person.”

”Thank you,” Kaylee winked to Josh.

“Alright, Danielle,” Ben pointed across to her once he stopped laughing, “truth, or dare?”

“Truth,” Danielle responded.

“Do you actually hate any of us in here?” Ben asked, suddenly altering the mood of the night.

Danielle looked into his eyes and pulled a face before sighing, “no, okay? I don’t hate any of you, I actually… Kind of like you guys, even Skye.”

”Wait, why even me?” Skye asked curiously, Sean cleared his throat next to her and she looked up at him, she then turned back to Danielle, “oh because of the whole… I’m sorry about that, do you want him back?”

”Skye!” Sean’s voice went high-pitched, he began to laugh again.

“No thanks,” Danielle shook her head, “there’s better things out there for me.” Sean looked over to Danielle, “why does everyone want to insult me today?”

”Get over it,” Noah tutted to Sean, “you’ve already kissed Ben twice because you two are the prettiest boys.”

“Fair enough.”

“Noah, back to you,” Ben looked to the boy again, “truth or dare?”

”Dare.”

”Kiss the prettiest girl,” Skye snorted as she gave the dare, Noah looked to Kaylee who seemed slightly scared knowing he’d kiss her - but purely because she may not have been ready. She then gave him a smile and a nod and he crawled across the tent and gave her a quick kiss on the lips.

Ben chose truth this time around, Danielle asked him if he was still upset about Skye choosing Sean, Sean had watched Ben the entire time, giving him a nod to let him know it was fine to be honest.

“I am a little bit, but I’m also very happy for my best friend, and for Skye,” he flashed them both a smile, “continue being cute and happy.”

Sean slowly smiled in response, he then looked around when it was his turn, “uh, truth.”

”Other than the two you’ve already dated, slash, are dating, would you date anybody in this tent?”

”Yes,” Sean answered simply, forcing himself not to look towards Ben.

“Oh, Kaylee’s in there,” Noah raised his eyebrows to her.

“There’s three more of us,” Ben looked up at Noah, “you do realise that.”

”Oh,” Noah looked to Sean, “yeah but, I thought Sean was st-”

”Skye,” Sean shouted over Noah’s comment, he looked to his girlfriend and put on a smile, “truth or dare?”

”I didn’t know you liked boys,” Skye didn’t answer the question and looked into Sean’s eyes.

“Sean,” Ben’s voice made Sean turn to him, “I am so sorry, I completely-”

”It’s alright,” Sean gave him a small smile, “we’re all friends anyway, save your questions for my next truth, huh?” He laughed and then looked to Skye again, “truth or dare?”

”Truth.”

”Does Sean liking boys change your idea of him?” Ben leaned forward to look across Sean to Skye.

“Of course it doesn’t,” she threw her arm around him and pressed her forehead against his temple, “why would it?”

Ben gave Sean a ‘I told you so’ look, and then sat back in his place.

“Josh,” Noah pointed to him, “truth or dare?”

”I’ll stick with truth.”

“Would you date anyone in this tent?” Kaylee asked him quickly, “options open, if these three,” she pointed to the other three boys, “were all interested in boys and single, would you date one of them?”

”Yes,” Josh answered with a smile, “you boys can fight over me later.”

“Kaylee, truth or dare?”

“Truth.”

“Was Noah your first kiss?” Skye asked curiously. Kaylee gave a quick nod, she continued to smile and then turned to Danielle.

“Dare,” Danielle answered without even being asked the question.

“I dare you to sit on Sean’s lap for one round,” Josh laughed, he clapped his hands together.

“Okay,” Sean mumbled as he watched Danielle shift from her spot, she groaned as she sat down in his lap, “hello there,” he taunted to his ex-girlfriend.

“Aw,” Skye laughed, “throwback.”

Sean kept a hold of Skye’s hand whilst Danielle sat on his lap, he turned his head to look at his current girlfriend, “let’s all be clear that this means nothing,” Danielle shifted on Sean’s lap and he let out an awkward laugh, “alright, don’t get too comfy.”

Noah chose dare again, and this time he was dared to wear Danielle’s coat - of course Danielle was less than pleased with the idea but begrudgingly took off her coat whilst still on Sean’s lap. Sean managed to get a face full of fake fur as she did so. She threw the coat over to Noah and crossed her arms in protest.

“It’s freezing!”

“Aw, there, there,” Sean tutted, he wrapped his arms around her, “Seany Boy will keep you warm.”

”Get off of me!” Danielle snapped.

“You’re the one on me.”

”Shut up.”

Ben passed his own jacket to Danielle, “stop whining and wear this, and don’t think anything of it.”

“You look gorgeous, Noah,” Skye commented to her friend as he posed with Danielle’s coat.

Noah let out a loud laugh and turned to Ben, “alright, Benny Boy, you next. Truth, or dare?”

”Truth.”

“Since you outed Sean,” Josh leaned forward, “are you, Ben Evans, 100% into girls?”

Ben’s mouth opened slightly and he seemed to be stuck, after a moment his open mouth transformed into a smile, “actually,” he looked to Sean and gave a ‘sorry’ face, “I’m not. I haven’t even told Sean this so, this can be payback for me outing you I guess. I actually think of myself as Pansexual.”

“I’m so upset you never told me,” Sean pouted, “but I still love you, and I’m proud of you.”

“What does pansexual mean?” Danielle asked innocently, she was clearly curious.

“It means he’s not limited with his partners, gender doesn’t mean a thing to Ben,” Josh explained quickly, “you can be anyone, and if you’re worthy of his love, then he might chase after you.”

“Thanks Josh,” Ben laughed, he turned to Sean, his eyes bright and his smile widening, “your turn, truth or dare?”

“Truth.”

”When did you realise you weren’t straight?” Skye asked, linking her arm around Sean’s and leaning up against him.

Sean let out an awkward laugh, he looked around - taking a moment to glance at Ben. He wasn’t going to tell them it was when he was training with Ben in the forest. He had known there was something different, especially around Ben. And he had felt butterflies in his stomach when he was around the boy, but one training day in particular, Ben had slipped on his bike and fallen into a puddle of mud. Sean had helped him up and Ben then took his shirt off to say he was surely going to be bruised by the fall. He had pressed his hands on multiple areas, just to check that nothing was broken. Sean had been slightly mesmerised by his best friend in that moment. It was that moment in particular that he realised he wasn’t exclusively into girls.

“I realised I was bisexual,” he began slowly, “probably about a year ago. Ben is the only person who knew before tonight, and honestly, I’ve only kept it a secret because I know there’s bad stigma around bisexuals, saying that we’re cheaters an-”

”You did kiss Skye when you were with me,” Danielle glanced back over her shoulder.

Sean pressed his lips together, he let out a sigh, “yes I did that. But people say bisexuals are promiscuous and some people say we don’t exist - that’s what terrifies me about people knowing.”

“Well we all love you,” Kaylee responded after a moment of silence, “all of us.”

The game went on from there, slowly becoming boring for everyone. It was already dark and luckily, the rain had stopped. When it got to midnight, Josh had already fallen asleep at one side of the tent, and so the girls decided that they’d leave to go to their tent - so everybody could get a good night’s sleep.

Sean had set up a camping bed with a soft mattress - Noah had made a comment along the lines of ‘trust you to live in luxury in the woods’. Sean only raised his eyebrows as he tugged the duvet over him. It was far more comfortable than a sleeping bag on the floor would be.

“You can fit two people on that,” Noah scoffed, “you didn’t think you’d be sharing with Skye, did you?”

”No,” Sean shot him a glare, “it just happened to be what my dad made me bring.”

Ben laid out his sleeping bag and he laughed about Sean and Noah’s conversation, “Sean has a king-sized bed at home, do you expect him to ever sleep in a single bed?”

“I’ve slept in yours before,” Sean turned to Ben quickly.

“Yeah, we both could have fit in it, but someone decided that they’d take up the entire thing.”

Sean let out a hum of laughter as he turned back to Noah, “I’m a tall person, I like to stretch out.”

“He hit me in the face,” Ben informed Noah quickly, “and then basically pushed me onto the floor.”

”In my dream, you were a lion,” Sean retorted to Ben, “I’m not gonna let a lion sleep next to me!”

”So you’d push it? If the lion wants to sleep, let the lion sleep, don’t provoke it you moron.”

“You have just lost all best friend privileges,” Sean pointed at Sean and stared him in the eyes.

“How about you both shut up and we go to sleep,” Noah called out, “before you wake up Josh.”

They followed Noah’s advice and each got comfortable in their own sleeping place - Sean in his camping bed and Ben on the floor in his sleeping bag.

* * * * *

Ben sat up when he felt something tickling his foot, it didn’t take him too long to realise something was crawling across his foot. There was another similar sensation on his thigh which was exposed since he was only sleeping in his boxers. The same tickle was present on his hand, he lifted his hand out of the sleeping back and saw a spider running across the back of his hand. Without a second of hesitation, knowing the other tickles were also spiders, he slipped out of the sleeping bag, picked it up and ran out of the tent - having quickly pulled the zips up and just wanting to get rid of the spiders. He ran outside as far from the tent as he could in ten seconds and threw the sleeping bag onto the ground. He shook his arms and legs to make sure the spiders had gone.

Ben had a ridiculous fear of spiders, it was the one reason he didn’t like cleaning in the lodge because he’d fear finding a spider underneath the beds. He paused for a moment, only then realising that it was in fact pouring with rain again. His hair was already flat against his forehead, and his boxers were practically already soaked through. He was surprised that he hadn’t already noticed it, especially with how sharp the cold rain felt on his skin. He made his way back to the tent, knowing he’d have to zip it up again soon so that the rain didn’t flood the tent. He was glad to get back inside, at least it felt slightly warmer inside. He zipped up the entrance and wrapped his arms around himself. He had began shivering, perhaps running outside to get rid of the spiders wasn’t the best idea.

“What are you doing?” the tired Scottish accent caught Ben’s attention.

“I-I-” Ben began stuttering due to his shivering, “I- Uh, th-there w-were spid-spiders. Sp-spiders in m-my sleep-p-ping bag.”

”And so you went outside, in the rain?”

“I-I-I d-didn’t know it w-was r-raining unt-t-til-”

Sean pulled back the duvet and patted the bed, “get over here, I’m not letting you stay like that.”

”Th-th-thank you,” Ben rushed forward to the warmth of Sean’s bed, as soon as he was on the mattress Sean threw the duvet over Ben. Ben curled up under the warm duvet, he still continued to shiver. Sean looked at his best friend, worrying for him. He quickly leaned off of the side of his bed and searched through his bag, he pulled out the hoodie he had been wearing earlier in the day and passed it to Ben.

“Take this,” he spoke quietly but loud enough so Ben would hear him over the rain, he flashed Ben a smiled as the boy quickly pulled on the hoodie and zipped it up, “you are soaking wet.”

”I’m aware of that.”

”You’re gonna catch a cold.”

“Shut up,” Ben let out a struggled of laughter.

“Here,” Sean moved closer to Ben and pulled him towards him, he kept his arms around the boy and closed his eyes. They had previously had moments like this, comforting each other. Ben would often comfort Sean if he was upset about his dad, and Sean had done the same when Ben and Ana had broken up. There was a slight difference with it now, neither of them exclusively liked girls and that shouldn’t have changed anything - but for Sean he felt closer to Ben after the latter had opened up about his sexuality. It just increased the possibilities for Sean.

“Sean?”

”Mm?”

”It’s me isn’t it?” Ben spoke so he could be heard above the rain, now not stuttering out his words.

“What’s you?”

”The person you’d date.”

Sean pulled back and looked at Ben with wide eyes, “I…”

”You hesitated, it’s me.”

“Ben.”

“Go on,” Ben was grinning at him, “admit it.”

”Ben…”

”You are pretty close to me right now.”

”Because I’m keeping you warm.”

Ben’s hand suddenly moved to find Sean’s, “so you don’t like me like that?”

Sean looked into Ben’s eyes, he hadn’t seen that exact look from Ben before, it seemed as though he was worried - but he was trying to hide it. Sean let a smile play on his face, “why? Do you like me?”

Ben laughed softly, and then pressed his lips together, “honestly?”

“Honestly,” Sean whispered.

“I do, did you think I’d kiss you like I did if I didn’t?”

”That’s a good point,” Sean nodded, he licked his lips and looked into Ben’s eyes again, “I kind of want to do it again,” he then leaned towards Ben and did as he wanted, placing a kiss on Ben’s lips. It was just as it had been earlier when Ben had been dared to kiss Sean, but this time it felt far more real. Sean had wanted this for so long, and even though kissing Ben felt so right, the thought of Skye made Sean pull away, “of course, I did it again.”

”Hm?”

”Kissed someone else whilst I’m in a relationship.”

”Oh yeah,” Ben let out a laugh, “you’re a mess, you know that?”

”Are you trying to ruin my relationship with Skye so you can have her?”

”No! No,” he shook his head quickly, “I just… I do really like you.”

”I like you too,” Sean replied, “but I like Skye as well. So what do I do?”

”I don’t know, follow your heart?”

”My heart wants both of you, but I can’t do that! I can’t have both of you!”

“Yes you can.”

Sean and Ben both stared at each other in shock, neither of them had spoke those last three words,  they quickly sat up in the bed and looked across to Noah who was lying down holding his phone above him, the light from the screen illuminating his face. He wasn’t looking over at them, instead he was staring at his phone.

“H-how long have you been awake?” Sean asked cautiously, terrified.

“Long enough to know Ben had spiders in his sleeping bag,” Noah then finally sat up and looked at the pair, “and you can be with both of them-”

”I’m not going to cheat on Skye!”

“You don’t have to,” Noah pulled a face, “it’s called polyamory, more than two people being in a relationship, it makes sense for you lot. You two like each other, you both like Skye, and Skye likes both of you. Sort it out.”

Sean looked to Ben, “he’s got a point… Maybe we could…”

”We could ask Skye,” Ben nodded, “I mean… I think it could definitely work.”

“Great!” Noah cheered, “now can you two go to sleep? Because hearing you two talking is keeping me awake and honestly - I want to sleep.”

“Okay,” Sean flashed Noah a smile even though he probably wouldn’t see it in the dark, “goodnight Noah.”

”Night.”

* * * * *

Skye and Kaylee had both been awake for almost an hour when they decided to wake up the boys, it wasn’t raining like it had been throughout the night but the floor was still damp. They ran across to the tent and quietly entered it. Unfortunately, they couldn’t surprise all the boys as Josh and Noah were already awake. Skye looked to where Noah’s focus had been, Sean and Ben were cuddled together on Sean’s bed.

”Aw,” Skye instantly began to smile over her boyfriend and his best friend, “what happened to Ben’s sleeping bag?”

“Spiders,” Noah shrugged, “he ran outside when it was pouring it down with rain because there were spiders in his sleeping bag. Sean made sure to keep him warm.”

“So thoughtful,” Kaylee laughed.

“Skye,” Noah waved for Skye to come closer to him, “can I ask you a hypothetical question that I’m just really curious about?”

“Of course.”

Noah looked to the two boys on the bed and then to Skye again, “if you could be in a polyamorous relationship with those two, would you?”

”Polyamorous, so we’d all be together?”

”Yeah.”

Skye looked to the pair and began to smile, “I mean they are both really cute, I’d be the luckiest girl in the world - wouldn’t I?”

”So that’s a yes?”

”Yeah, why?”

”I was just thinking about it,” Noah bluffed and then passed Skye to speak to Kaylee and Josh about something completely unrelated.

Skye walked over to the bed and crouched down next to it, she gently began to play with Sean’s hair and leaned in close, “wakey, wakey,” she sang into his ear.

Sean did open his eyes as Skye would hope, but he then seemed to panic slightly and sat up immediately - making Ben jump awake, “Skye!” Sean shouted in shock, “what are you doing in here?”

”Waking you up.”

“Well, yeah…”

”Are you alright?”

”Fine,” Sean smiled to her, “I’m good.”

“Alright,” Skye let out an unsure laugh as she pulled a face at her boyfriend, “well Kayls and I are going to attempt to make a nice hot breakfast for us all.”

”How?” Ben cocked his head to the side.

“Camping stove,” Kaylee raised her eyebrows with a smile, “hopefully the smell of bacon will get you all up and out of the tents!”

The girls began laughing and left the tent quickly, Sean looked to Noah who was giving him a ‘tell her and ask her’ look. Josh watched the pair exchange eye contact for a moment and then jumped forward.

“What’s going on here?”

”Nothing,” Sean responded quickly, possibly too quickly. It was definitely too quick of a response for Josh as he began to analyse the scene, he raised his eyebrows slowly.

“Did you cheat on Skye with Ben?” He whispered harshly and approached the bed, “because if that’s the ca-”

”Josh,” Noah called the boy, “it’s actually kind of a good thing,” he waved for Josh to come closer and then explained the situation in a whisper, “Ben, Skye, and Sean all like each other. Sean’s going to ask Skye if she’d like to be in a polyamorous relationship with them.”

”Oh,” Josh looked back at the pair who were still sat in the bed together, “I suppose… I suppose Skye would like that. She likes you both, and you both really like her - if you both promise to take care of her.”

”We promise,” Ben answered, a smile slowly forming on his face.

”Great,” Noah crossed his arms, “now I’m going to go outside and get ready for breakfast.”

Sean and Ben agreed, they both began to get ready for the day, Ben passed the hoodie he had worn back to Sean and offered him a smile as thank you. They both changed into their clothes quickly, sometimes sharing glances as they did so - Ben could see that Sean was clearly nervous about asking Skye, and who wouldn’t be.

”I’ll let you and Skye go alone,” Ben suggested, “Kaylee’s got her guitar with her… How about if I kind of… Hide in the trees and listen-”

“Not creepy at all.”

“Yeah, okay. But I wait, if she says yes I run back to camp, inform Kaylee and then start to serenade Skye, you can join in of course.”

“Aren’t you just the cutest?”

”Well thanks,” Ben winked, the pair began to laugh.

“Alright, she says yes, you run back and get ready to sing. She says no, you run back and pretend nothing happened.”

“Good plan!”

The pair finally emerged from the tent, and they joined their friends on the logs that were circled around the camping stove. Danielle was already up which was surprising - she looked as though she had literally woken up at home and then been driven to the site.

Sean sat next to Skye and Ben decided to sit on the log opposite, just to avoid any awkward happenings. Kaylee was currently battling with the camping stove, and Noah was at her side in an attempt to help.

“So you gave up on breakfast, mm?”

Skye nodded, “I don’t know how to work a camping stove.”

”Thought not,” Sean laughed, he pressed a kiss on Skye’s forehead and then pulled back to look into her eyes, “hey, uh… Can I talk to you about something?”

”Yeah sure,” Skye smiled quickly.

Sean stood up and held his hand out to Skye, the girl curiously took the hand and followed Sean as he led her away from the logs. Ben watched the couple leave and then stood up himself.

”I’m going to go to the toilet,” he excused yourself.

“There aren’t any toilets in the wood,” Josh tested the boy quickly, surely Josh knew where Ben was actually going.

”Then I’m going to go pee in the woods,”

“Gross,” Danielle pulled a face, Ben laughed it off as he walked away, making it seem as though he was going in a different direction to the couple - but it wasn’t too long until he saw them both not too far in the distance. Sean was holding both of Skye’s hands and clearly trying to get his words out. Ben leaned up against a tree and watched patiently.

Skye waited for Sean to get his words out but he struggled, “Sean? What are you trying to say?”

”Alright- uh…” Sean looked around, he caught a glimpse of Ben leaning up against the tree and quickly looked to Skye again, he quickly took a breath, “alright, you remember during truth or dare, you asked me… When I realised I like boys?”

”Yeah,” Skye’s smile seemed quite curious.

“Okay, well… It was when… I was out training with Ben one day,” Sean knew that Ben would be able to hear him from the short distance, but he didn’t mind, the time had come to be honest, “and I knew there was something different about the way I felt for him. Anyway, during this one training session, he slipped off of his bike - straight into a puddle of mud,” he began to laugh, “it was one of the most hilarious things I had seen. Then, he was checking for injuries, he took his shirt off and suddenly the different feelings I was having towards Ben all kind of… Bloomed into one big happy feeling and I realised… I was attracted to him, I had a crush on him.”

“That’s what you took me away from the campsite for?”

“There’s a bit more,” Sean held eye contact with Skye, “I… Last night… After Truth or Dare, Ben had a whole dilemma of having spiders in his sleeping bag and so he ran outside, only in his boxers bare in mind, whilst it was pouring with rain. So, to prevent him from getting hypothermia, I let him share my bed with me… And we spoke a lot and… And…”

“And?”

”And we both like each other, and I kissed him, now I know what your thinking Skye - I do! But I didn’t mean to do it to hurt you at all, but… I was… Inspired.”

”Inspired?”

”Yeah, turns out Noah heard the entire thing since Ben leaving the tent, and he helped us out with our… Dilemma.”

”You kissed Ben,” Skye spoke in a somewhat hurt confused tone.

“Only very briefly.”

“Sean! You kissing me is what led to the whole triangle trouble in the first place,” Skye looked at him with disbelief, “and I chose you and then you-”

”I want to be with both of you, and Ben wants to be with both of us, and you… You like both of us, surely you want to be with both of us.”

”I do but…” Skye paused, thinking back to her brief conversation with Noah, “so that’s why Noah was asking me that earlier.”

”Asking you what?”

”If I’d be willing to date both you and Ben.”

Sean nodded slowly, a smile playing on his face, “and… What did you say to him?”

Skye smiled back to Sean and then turned around, she looked directly to Ben as if knowing he was there the entire time, “how long have you been there? Because I know Sean kept looking over to you.”

”Long enough,” Ben answered, he approached the pair, “wh-what did you say? To Noah?”

“I said that I’d be the luckiest girl to have both of you.”

Ben and Sean began grinning to each other, “that’s a yes?” Sean looked to Skye, the terrified expression he had before now being one of utter joy.

“Yes!”

“In which case,” Ben clapped his hands together, “I’ll see you two in a minute!” He winked to Skye and then quickly ran off.

Skye laughed as she watched him leave, “where’s he going?”

”Back to camp,” Sean smiled, “and we should take a nice stroll back, maybe we can talk about our adorable new boyfriend.”

Skye let out a giggle and leaned up against Sean, “I think this is going to be great.”

Ben was back at camp soon enough with a bright smile on his face, Danielle was the first to comment.

“I’ve never seen someone so happy to have peed in the woods.”

Noah looked up at Ben, knowing what must have happened, “so?”

”It’s a yes,” Ben laughed slightly, overcome with joy at the response they had received, “uh, Kaylee! Do you think you’d be up for a good morning sing song? When Sean and Skye get back?”

“Did he propose to her or something?” Danielle asked.

“No,” Ben shook his head, “you’ll find out when they get back.”

Josh pressed his lips together and tried to stop a big smile from showing on his face, “I’m so happy.”

Kaylee had gone to her tent and retrieved her guitar, pulling the strap over her shoulder and smiling to Ben, “I’m guessing you’ve got a song in mind?”

“What I’ve Been Wishin’ For,” he nodded.

“Nice.”

“Camping tradition,” Noah sang playfully.

Kaylee played around with the chords, reminding herself of what Oz had played on their previous camping trip. She sang the words quietly as though it were a rehearsal.

Noah had his arm around Ben, “so, I’m guessing you three are going to be sickeningly cute together, huh?”

“I hope so,” Ben laughed again, “I really actually want to be cute with them, make people smile at how cute we are together.”

”You’re getting sappy, and I hate it,” Noah grumbled, “oh,” he noticed the pair in question walking towards the camp, “here we go!”

Ben turned to Kaylee and gave her a nod, and she began to play the song, and Ben began to sing.

”The sky is full of possibilities

I know the stars above are listening, yeah, yeah

Just gotta look inside my heart I know

And not be scared to chase a little hope”

Skye’s excitement had shown when they reached the camp again, she smiled excitedly as she watched Ben sing, and then Sean quickly joined in - both of them remembering the song from the previous camping trip.

“Don’t want to live my life by playing safe

I’d rather risk it all and have some faith, yeah, yeah”

Ben and Sean then sang together, both of them smiling at Skye as they did so.

“Sometimes you think you’ve got it all to lose

But trust yourself and watch it all come true”

Just as they had done before, the whole group burst out into the chorus of the song, including Josh who had heard Skye singing the song around The Lodge before.

“I’ll close my eyes and give into gravity

And on this night yeah

The universe can hear me

I’ve got to take my chances

Forget the consequences

And keep hoping, thinking, dreaming

What I’ve been wishing for

 All I wanted

I’ll make it happen

With the night sky watching

I can just imagine

Forget the consequences

And keep hoping, thinking, dreaming”

Skye looked to Sean and Ben, holding each other their hands as she sang the next line alone.

“What I’ve been wishing for”

The song came to a stop there and Skye let out a squeal of excitement as she rushed in to hug Sean and Ben at the same time.

“I’ve got you both,” she smiled excitedly, “why didn’t we think of this to start off with? Things would have been so much easier.”

”They’ll be easier now,” Ben replied, he pressed a kiss on Skye’s forehead and then leaned up against Sean, “we’ll be the most powerful relationship at the Lodge,” he laughed.

”I’m confused,” Danielle spoke up, they looked around to see she had her hand in the air, “what’s going on here?”

”What was Shye has now evolved into…” Josh paused to think of something to call the trio, he didn’t come up with anything before Sean spoke up.

“Skye, Ben and I have decided to start a polyamorous relationship, we’re all dating.”

“Finally!” Kaylee shouted, “I’ve been saying that should happen since the triangle started, haven’t I, Noah?”

“Yep,” Noah nodded, “so when I heard Ben and Sean having a very touching conversation last night,” he paused to begin mimicking the boys, “oh Ben, you’re so cold, come close and cuddle me,” the group laughed when Noah’s Scottish accent was spot on for Sean, he then mimicked Ben’s voice, “oh Sean, you’re so warm, do you think I would have kissed you like I did earlier if I didn’t like you, oh,” he made awful kissing noises. Everybody continued to laugh at the boy mimicking Sean and Ben, “I told them that they should get into a poly relationship with Skye - and now here they are.”

”Thanks cupid,” Skye called across to Noah as she stood in the middle of her two boyfriends, “you have officially made me the happiest girl in the world.”

“You’re welcome.”

Sean, Skye, and Ben then moved to sit down on one of the logs together, Sean sat in the middle and kept his arms around both Skye and Ben.

“I never thought something like that would happen,” Danielle stared at the new relationship curiously, they were surprised when a smile show on her face, “but congratulations, I’m happy for you lot.”

“Thanks,” Skye spoke as she laughed, “I really thought Sean was going to break up with me when he asked to talk.”

“I’d never want to do that,” Sean whispered.

“Well,” Josh clapped his hands together, “we know what the mic drop moment of the next ‘Live At The Lodge’ will be!”

“I’m glad you’ve got new content because of us,” Ben commented, he looked at Josh and then turned to look into Sean’s eyes, “you know, you have really beautiful eyes.”

The rest of the group suddenly reacted with joking cries of ‘that’s disgusting’ and ‘get a room’, Noah threw a slice of bread at Ben and began laughing when it hit him directly in the face. Perfect aim.

“Throw bread at my boyfriend again,” Sean pointed to Noah, “I dare you.”

Noah looked Sean directly in the eyes and slowly reached down to the bag of bread that was by his feet, Sean gave him a ‘don’t do it’ look. Noah continued to do so, but this time aiming at Skye.

“Or my girlfriend!” Sean shouted.

Before they knew it, many pieces of food were being thrown between the group, even Danielle joined in eventually. In that moment they were all screaming and laughing, they were running around the area.

It was the perfect way to begin their day, and an even better way to end their camping trip.

They all had each other, and that was all that mattered.

[hyunllx]

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