Obikin College Au - RA/Don! Obi-Wan/First Year! Anakin - Part Three
Honestly, at this point I should probably just start writing it, but I keep thinking of little ideas for this au and want to keep track of them, so I present to you: Part Three 😈
At this point, they are becoming inseparable - Ahsoka would say insufferable. Both are applicable.
Whenever Anakin has errands to run, he texts Obi-Wan to come with him. Obi-Wan has started to do the same. Now most of their outings involve running errands for each of them.
Anakin: u free? I gotta hit Walmart and get supplies for my project.
Obi-Wan: yeah I’m free. Think u could get it from staples at the mall instead?
Obi-Wan: I wanna go to Sephora and Hot Topic. Need eyeliner and I wanna look at band shirts.
Anakin: jk jk that sounds perfect! Meet outside subway station in ten?
And then they meet in front of the subway station like they planned.
They both bring earbuds to the subway, so really they could listen to their own music, but they never do. Instead they share a pair and sit huddled up together, taking turns picking songs.
They can both be kind of pretentious with music, so they work well together. Despite their differences, they impress each other with their knowledge and love of the same music.
“Anakin, Wings is leagues better than Plastic Ono Band, and anyone who doesn’t think so is just stupid.”
“Oh, McCartney is just bubblegum pop and we both know it, Obi. At least Lennon had substance.”
“Substance abuse issues, maybe.”
“Can we at least agree that Harrison’s work is significantly underrated?”
“Oh definitely. All Things Must Pass is the best post-Beatles solo album in my opinion.”
“Yes! Thank you! Do you want to listen to it?”
When they get to the mall, they immediately head to their favourite little coffee shop in the centre of the food court. Obi-Wan always buys, so Anakin usually makes it up to him by finding him a little gift.
“You just want your regular?”
“Obi-Wan, I’ve told you numerous times. I can afford my own coffee. You don’t have to buy it for me.”
“Shut up, I want to.” He turns to the employee and repeats their drink orders. “And a strawberry danish please!”
They sit in the food court while they drink their beverages and Anakin eats his danish, conversation flowing endlessly. Lots of inside jokes and giggles are shared. Then they continue on with their shopping.
They go to staples first, as Obi-Wan has dubbed it the ‘not-fun’ part of their trip.
“Anakin, you’re getting office supplies for a school project. Boring! Let’s get it out of the way first!”
“Okay, fine.” Anything for you! Literally anything you ask, any time, I would say yes. I’m at your mercy
They grab what Anakin needs at Staples and then head to Sephora.
Obi-Wan spends far too long sifting through various shades of black eyeliner. They all look the same.
“Anakin, which is better? ‘Midnight’ or ‘Jet Black’?” He holds up two pencils.
Anakin studies them. He tries really hard to spot a difference between them and to subsequently make a decision.
“Uhh… I guess, ‘Midnight’ ?” He suggests, pointing to ‘Jet Black’.
Afterwards they head to Hot Topic to look at the band shirts. This has both of them captivated.
“Anakin, it’s buy three get the fourth free. If we each pick two we can get the deal and then just split the cost for the rest.”
“Yes, Obi-Wan, I understand. But what if we each picked four?”
“You don’t need four new shirts!!!”
They settle on each getting two. When Anakin buys Obi-Wan a cool chain necklace with a scorpion on it that he had been eyeing, it’s only as a repayment for the coffee. Nothing else.
When Obi-Wan buys Anakin a pair of dangly sword earrings, it’s only because he thinks they would look really good on Anakin and he’s not too bashful to admit it. He wasn’t going to spend any time thinking about what that might mean.
“Please put them on! They totally suit you!”
“Oh fine!” Anakin obliges. They’re in the washroom after leaving Hot Topic. He puts the earrings on, as Obi-Wan watches him in the mirror.
“See! You look hot, Ani.”
“Oh, fuck off.” He mutters, blushing a fierce red as the two of them maintain eye contact in the mirror. You can’t just say something like that and expect me to be normal about it!
So Anakin walks around the mall, sword earrings proudly on display.
They go to Indigo because Obi-Wan is an English major and is passionate about literature. He wants to buy a book for Anakin to read so they can talk about it.
“I think you’ll really like Slaughterhouse-Five. Vonnegut is a very satirical author, and I think you’ll appreciate his dark sense of humour. Plus, it has science fiction elements! He uses aliens and a warped concept of time to highlight the trauma and impact of war. You’ll love it!”
“It sounds cool! I’ll give it a go!”
Anakin likely would have never picked it up on his own, but the way Obi-Wan’s eyes lit up and the pace of his speech quickened as he spoke with great passion about the novel made it entirely worth reading.
After the mall, they go to the park together. They sit down at a spot under a tree. Obi-Wan leans against the tree. He grabs a journal from his book bag and begins writing in it - just lil poems and thoughts. Definitely not about Anakin.
Anakin stretches out and rests his head on Obi-Wan’s lap. He starts reading the copy of ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ that Obi-Wan bought for him.
They sit there for a long time in silence, each focusing on their own task but enjoying each others company.
Eventually Obi-Wan stops writing, putting his journal away in his bag.
The sun is starting to set, and as he glances down at Anakin, he notices how it highlights his features.
He notices the warmth of his skin brightened by the light - the gold of his curls enunciated in the glow.
He reaches down and rakes his fingers through the curls as Anakin continues reading.
“Thank you for today. Trips like this mean everything to me.” You mean everything to me.
Anakin stops where he’s reading and folds the corner of the page. Obi-Wan winces - he would never damage a book like that.
Anakin looks up at him, leaning into the fingers in his hair, practically purring. It’s enough to stop Obi-Wan from cursing him for folding the pages of a book.
“Of course, Obi. Things are always more fun with you.” He hums.
Obi-Wan smiles down at him, giving his scalp light scratches. I’m not thinking about kissing him.
“You’re like a little cat.” He ruffles his locks before pulling his hand away. He gives Anakin’s nose a boop.
Anakin huffs and pulls himself into a sitting position so they’re face to face. He stares at Obi-Wan for a moment, a devilish grin spreading across his face.
Suddenly, he stands up, reaching for Obi-Wan’s hand. “C’mon.” He says.
“Oh, what now?” Obi-Wan groans and grabs the offered hand, allowing himself to be pulled up.
“You’re going to buy me ice cream from the stand over there!” Anakin beams, interlocking their fingers and pointing to an ice cream cart in the distance.
Obi-Wan rolls his eyes but can’t control the smile tugging at his lips.
And so they go to the cart. Obi-Wan buys Anakin an ice cream cone. He wouldn’t do it if it didn’t make him happy - or rather, if it didn’t make Anakin happy which in turn made him happy.
As Anakin devours the cone they make their way back to the subway station. Their hands stay intertwined the entire way.
Mindlessly, Obi-Wan rubs his thumb up and down against Anakin’s palm.
All in all, it was quite a perfect day.
I promise at some point I’ll actually start writing this - I can’t promise I won’t post more of these before that though. 😎