#socloseyetsofar

[sezzlelot]

The all black fit, coming home and going straight for the jugular I see

#kingofmyheartbodyandsoul

#socloseyetsofar

[solhrafn]

My wife fell asleep at the character creation screen of Mass Effect.

#socloseyetsofar

[shirozen]

So close yet so far #abunaday #daily #bunny #doodle #dentistvisit #shortsighted #socloseyetsofar #一日一兔 #看牙医 #近视 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccf4ALoJdDw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ilonga]

angstpril day 25

alt prompt used: So Close Yet So Far

ao3

continuation of the winter soldier/amnesia au, follow up to this and this

It's nearly a year into training Ahsoka when Obi-wan finally has his suspicions confirmed in the worst way. 

They're on a mission, him and Ahsoka—a reconnaissance mission on a jungle planet with only a few clones for backup. It had been his idea for them to scout ahead while the clones stood guard by the camp. He regrets it, now. They'd returned to the clones dead.

The work of a lightsaber.

The work of a Sith.

He's heard of the new Sith assassin, of course; the Sith Master, whoever he is, seems to be snatching up minions like meiloorun fruit. They're deadlier and quieter than Ventress, who seems to prefer making memorable impressions, but not quite as destructive as Grievous. 

Either way, it was a mystery Obi-wan was hoping not to get closer to. Especially not with his pada—new padawan in tow.

(He's very proud of Ahsoka. But he's still bitter at the circumstances of their union. The Council means well, he knows. But it still feels like he's spitting on Anakin's memory, irrational as the thought is.)

"Master," Ahsoka says shakily. "That doesn't look like Ventress's work."

"No," he agrees. "I believe we might be making a new acquaintance today." 

Escape is, unfortunately, not an option, considering that they're rather surrounded by trees shrubbery at the moment and that the ship is much too far to reach in time. They'll be cut down in minutes. Their only option is to stand and fight.

The assassin is near. Obi-wan can sense them. Their presence is—strange. Blank. Familiar, almost.

He and Ahsoka exchange an uneasy glance.

The shaky truce lasts for another two seconds before the assassin allegedly has enough and a saber ignites behind them. He and Ahsoka turn in unison, pulling out their own weapons, but the assassin is practically already on top of them.

The battle is quick and furious. The assassin, whoever they are, has only one goal—killing them.

Or, well, as the blank, soulless blue eyes bore into him, it occurs to Obi-wan that he might be the primary target. The assassin spares hardly a glance for Ahsoka at all. 

The figure behind all of those mysterious Jedi killings is targeting him. Specifically. 

He deflects another blow that would have taken his arm off if he hadn't been paying attention. He's aggressive, certainly. The mask—muzzle?—covering half his face doesn't seem to hinder him at all.  

But his eyes are so. . . empty. Not like Ventress, or Dooku, or even Grievous, tiresome as the cyborg is. It's as if Obi-wan is fighting a puppet, not a person.

(But why does something seem so familiar?)

A very dangerous puppet, Obi-wan remembers, when his distraction nearly loses him his eye. Good grief, he can't let his curiosity get him and his padawan killed. What sort of Jedi is he?

"Master!" Ahsoka shouts, and suddenly she leaps, aiming for the assassin's head—

The assassin turns to meet her attacks—

Obi-wan moves from behind—

And catches the mask. Which now has a massive gash through the middle, from the upper cheek to the chin. 

And shows the assassin's face.

"Anakin?"

What in the galaxy—how could this have happened? Anakin is dead, has been since the Battle of Geonosis, but—

You always knew something was off, a vicious voice in his head whispers, Didn't you find it strange that there was no body?

 Anakin, what have they done to you?

 Anakin's eyes widen at that, though they're still frighteningly blank. He presses forward but it's more hesitant, now. His brows are furrowed.

Ahsoka has no such qualms.

"This is your old Padawan?" she shouts incredulously and parries another swipe only to return with a strong one of her own. "Why is he trying to kill us?"

Those words also seem to strike some sort of chord in him, because Anakin slows even more, blinking rapidly. 

And then Ahsoka catches him with her shoto across the face.

"Ahsoka," he shouts, something in him twisting at the sight of Anakin injured. But it's no use. Anakin scrambles back into the woods, pulling the force tightly around him and practically vanishing, force wise and sightwise.

No. Obi-wan has to find him.

Ahsoka holds him back. "Unless you want to be fried bantha meat, Master, we've got to get out of here now."

"I have to find him," he says blankly. "We have to bring him back."

"We can't do anything if we're dead." She jerks her head in the other direction and—oh. Obi-wan senses it too, now.

Droids.

Too many droids.

They don't have time.

Heart in his throat, Obi-wan takes one last glance back before they leave the jungle—and Anakin—behind for good.

*

"Am I to understand," Sidious says from above him, anger reined in tightly. "that not only did you fail to kill Kenobi, you allowed both him and his apprentice to discover your identity?"

Identity. That's a funny word, isn't it. Before his encounter with the Jedi and his apprentice he didn't even know he'd had one. 

Anakin, Kenobi had said. Your padawan, the younger girl had said. 

So he was the man from his strange dreams, then. Obi-wan Kenobi. It's a relief, to finally have a name to put to the face. But what in the galaxy does it mean?

Had they known him? Had he known them? 

But his life has always been just this. The cell, the missions, the darkness. His Master. Unless—

"Answer me, Vader."

He drags his gaze back upwards. To any of Sidious's questions, there is only one correct answer. "Yes, Master."

The smell of ozone hits before the pain registers. 

He's burning, he's burning, he's burning alive from the inside out— 

Electricity crackles through his flesh, his bones, his veins. It lights up the room in strange hues as the sharp pain digs into him relentlessly, not giving up even as his throat tears in two. The metal arm dangles uselessly beside him, spasming as someone far away screams.

"I am giving you one last chance," his Master says, finally granting him a reprieve from the lightning. He crumples to his knees, gasping against the blessedly cool floor.

"Fail again to kill Kenobi, and you will be disposed of."

[comfortcrossing]

I’m in a hurry to take my time with Animal Crossing New Horizons!

[czarinashahnaz]

𝕀𝕗 𝕀 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕀 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕖 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕔𝕚𝕣𝕔𝕦𝕞𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤, 𝕋ℍ𝔸𝕋, 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕚𝕥. □ ■ □ 🅻🅾🆅🅴… Toxic…? Mutual…? Romantic…? Unrequited…? Unconditional…? You never really know for real, until you have been split asunder… Not always the case though… Some fall for each other from far away… But do you know if you’ll last? □ ■ □ A question deserving an answer, always has an answer if you’re certain… so… Ask them and yourself… ❓ Why do you love them? ✨ Do they spark happiness in you - even if by a delayed effort? 🙇🏻‍♀️-🤩 Do they bore you - or excite you? 🥀 Can you manage to live without thinking of them? 🤔 Do they feel the same for you? □ ■ □ Here’s another thing… The wait isn’t easy… It drags you along this… Path of - complete and extensive - uncertainty 🙃 An uncertainty that has enough potent - to haunt you👻 But… if it’s truly worth waiting for… even that uncertainty has moments of pleasure… The time gap doesn’t make you lose the love…💔 But gives you an excuse to multiply it…💓 📮 THINK - PONDER - PLAN 💌 You may not really have the time… 🎁 But the even the little time you give - not only makes YOU worth the wait - but also gives you a chance to embrace the WAIT…😁 □ ■ □ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ. ʜᴏʟᴅ ꜰᴀɪᴛʜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴄᴇ, ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴀʟ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ꜰʀᴜɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ɴᴜʀᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴅᴀʏ ᴏɴᴇ. ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱ. @🄼🄰🄽🄳🅈🄿🄰🄽🄸🄲 - Tumblr 💙 □ ■ □ P. S. I Love You ❣ #ldr #longdistancerelationship #loveandbeloved #worththewait #love #friendship #family #unexpectedlyyours #hopelessromantic #selectiveaf #lovemeorleaveme #makingitwork #memories #qualityoverquantity #thefaultinourstars #gypsysouls #effortsmatter #spiltink #socloseyetsofar #inkedsoul #serendipity #serenity #prayerandpatience #psiloveyou #creativeweirdos https://www.instagram.com/p/CP_KpcoDRnN/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dustruns]

🎶You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away and know when to run🎶 #TheGambler Well...that's not how I expected today to go at all. We'll let the mountain take the win this time. 😂 #summerinalaska #socloseyetsofar #unfinishedbusiness (at Alaska) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPeBllhn6aZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

[highheelsart]

Soo Close ... happy, sunny Tuesday morning #soclose #socloseyetsofar #highheelsart #highherlpumps #pinkpumps #stockingsandheels #stockingtops #stilettos #stilettopumps #talonshaut #tacones #sexyheels #higharches https://www.instagram.com/p/CAp6Z6ypsGP/?igshid=zg4pj73fo51c

[alisana-enl]

Board shows that I got 9th on deploys but full leaderboard shows me at 10th. #socloseyetsofar #FieldTest #IngressFieldTest https://www.instagram.com/p/B2YiQg2A3K5/?igshid=80cranocxkz4

[ellen-reincarnated1967]

#hellonyc #busdriverknockedmirrorsoffcars #sideoftheroad #socloseyetsofar https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu-baJ5ls6W7rWPOyxFBR9RgYLoXWCAxujttlw0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4354hq2p9o5n

[boogiebuttonbaron]

We are only ONE sale away from 600 sales on Etsy!!! In a minute Imma need a Little Moment to Drop my jaw! 😂 #boogiebuttonbaron #600sales #socloseyetsofar #inaminuteimmaneeda #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsysmallbusiness #etsytiktok #disneytok #distok #instafam #iloveyouall #thankyou #disneymagnets #disneycruisemagnets #disneyearrings #disneyfyp #disneyjewelry #halloweenisknocking #halloweendecor #bagclips #bagcharms (at Etsy) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci8B9ftuDjk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jenticingz]

Concert withdrawals today. Loved singing along with the beautiful @madelinemerlo during the few shows I saw on the #GetLOUDtour ! I get to see one more December 10th! Something to look forward to! #SoCloseYetSoFar #concertlife #warpaint #madelinemerlo #neonlove #motelflamingo #kisskiss #unravelling #livemusic #canadianartist #countrymusic #nowplaying #music #canadiangirl #iveseenitallfromthefrontrow https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYyVNRgRyo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10girm5hqp2q

[vibratix]

Some experimental stuff for my expanded media class. SO HAPPY TO BE DONE WITH THIS SEMESTER :,) I’ve still got another year left but the senioritis is hitting me hard. 

[heartmilo]

Are you serious?! This is just torture #socloseyetsofar . . . . #cavalier #cavalierkingcharles #cavalierkingcharlesspaniel #cavs #kingcharles #cavaliercommunity #spaniel #ckcs #milo #MiloTheCavalier #ckcs #instadog #puppy #pups #pupstagram #instadog #dogsofinsta #dogofinstagram #cavlife #cavlove #cavaliersofinstagram #cavaliercorner #Blenheim #milothepuppy #milothedog #itsacavthing #adogslife #torontopup https://www.instagram.com/p/BnIYWJkFlUc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=epbozw1ap130

[jonbizkit360]

Hmm. I was trying to put into words how I feel about this Netflix Cowboy Bebop until it hit me. I had the same feeling after finishing Final Fantasy VII REMAKE. I got it mid way through the first episode when it made a hard turn away from the Anime. REMAKE did the same thing to me. I just went through the motions all over again. This show, like REMAKE, just started to annoy me. Directors in both just wanted to change stuff so they could do what they want in the next Game / Season. The pain of feel they were close to giving me what I want, but in the end failed because they didn't want to an actual Remake. I'm depressed. I applaud the beauty of both but that's all I can do. #socloseyetsofar #cowboybebop #finalfantasyviiremake #mychildhood #pain #indifference # (at Las Vegas, Nevada) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWe92jorrAr/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thompson-ftw]

Beginning of the #polefitnation 21 day #splitschallenge yay!! Thanks @active_jacquie for getting us into this! Documenting now, 1/2way, and end. Hopefully touchdown with be once again successful in my left leg split and closer is what I’m aiming for in the middle. @polefitnation #splits #flexy #flexychallenge #iwillmakeit #touchdown #socloseyetsofar #21daysofsplits #gettingthere (at Oakville, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnpsonvF_vN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18unmlyv5ytcx