#v: complementary halves

[lightfaithed]

@sithdestined

When Anakin was very vulnerable, like during nightmares, he was unable to keep his side of the bond fully quiet. Obi-Wan had already stirred from his own sleep before Anakin startled awake, feeling the impending crescendo of the shock and sadness. When it culminated, he reached out to place his hand on Anakin's shoulder comfortingly.

"Shh, you're safe. You're safe." In the darkness of the room and the quiet of the night, Anakin's laboured breathing sounded even louder. "I'm here, Anakin." He poured calmness into their bond.

[lightfaithed]

[ 𝐔𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 ] ― sender feeds receiver soup when they’ve fallen ill

They were making progress. The world had at least stopped spinning. The last few days Obi-Wan had spent in bed had been taxing. He wanted to recover as quickly as possible and loathed being a burden to his fellow Jedi by being out of commission. Other Jedi had to fill in for him, risked their lives for him.

But a battered body recovered more swiftly with a kind mindset. Being hard on himself would be detrimental to his recovery. Anakin tending to him so sweetly helped tremendously. He smiled when Anakin arrived with a bowl of soup, seeing Obi-Wan was still unable to stomach anything else. "Thank you, Anakin. That's very kind of you."

By now Obi-Wan would be capable of holding the spoon and feed himself but he didn't say it. Neither did Anakin say anything when he leaned back against the pillows and let the younger man feed him. It was nice to be pampered and he knew that Anakin probably felt relieved to be able to keep an eye on Obi-Wan until he was truly fully healthy again.

[lightfaithed]

[ 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐘 ] ― sender and receiver walk through the sewers to escape capture / avoid detection / chase someone

This wasn't even in the top ten of the worst things they have done, but Obi-Wan was already over it. The stench made his eyes water and their boots and pants were soaked with water so dirty, he wanted to throw both away when they were done here. Laundry detergent can only go so far and not perform miracles. He hoped the man they were chasing was regretting running this way and was suffering too.

"I can feel he's close." Obi-Wan tried to cover his nose with the sleeve of his robe, but it was of no use. "He slowed down, didn't he? I hope this is not a dead end." The idea to having to back the exact same way they came was daunting. He looked forward to a hot shower that would wash the filth off him.

One moment of distraction was all it took for him to stumble and to hold on to Anakin's sleeve in panic. If he were to fall into this murky soup, Anakin just may as well leave him here. He clung to Anakin's arm until he regained his footing.

[lightfaithed]

"Hey, Obi-Wan...have you seen the replacement clip for my belt that I had lying around?" Anakin asked, as he let himself into Obi-Wan's room and started peering around without waiting for an answer. Obviously he must have taken it because there was no chance Anakin could have lost something like that in the chaotic black hole that was his rooms, especially when he was working on a project. He had broken the belt clip on the last mission and needed it so he could still attach his lightsaber!

How Anakin found anything was a question Obi-Wan had asked himself for years. Anakin's mess had some kind of system, since he regularly fixed droids and knew exactly where the various parts were even when scattered all over his floor or collected on a pile, but the system didn't extend to everything it seemed.

Obi-Wan's room in contrast was very tidy. It was thanks to his routine, the fact that he found folding laundry very therapeutic, and that he had hobbies that weren't as messy. He also always put something away into the various little boxes that contained his treasures.

"No, my dear. But you can borrow one of mine." He walked over to one of said boxes and opened it, finding various parts that went onto a Jedi's belt. He found a clip and handed it to Anakin. "With our lightsabers being so similar the clip should work for you."

[lightfaithed]

❛ i loved you. by god, i loved you. but sometimes i... hated you.❜ post force ghost reunion????

To hear the person you loved say that they hated you was heartbreaking. Especially since the hate was entirely one-sided. Obi-Wan had never hated Anakin, not even for a second. Not even on Mustafar, when he had denied him the mercy of a quick death. He had been shocked, devastated and furious, but there had never been hate.

There should have been, and Obi-Wan knew that the galaxy was rather cross with him for how lenient he had been on both Anakin and Vader, but his heart just wasn't made for hating Anakin. It wasn't biologically possible, it didn't come equipped with the skill.

Obi-Wan was unable to meet Anakin's eyes. Perhaps because he feared seeing remnants of this hate. And he first wanted to address the more important matter. "I loved you too." The love had been there, but it hadn't been enough and he was still not sure whether it wasn't this exact love that ruined Anakin in the first place, and that he would have been better of if Obi-Wan had not loved him.

"As for the hatred..I had a feeling. But I'm not sure when it started." Obi-Wan knew that he had taken life as Jedi in stride while Anakin had struggled. It was neither of their faults that such had been the case, but emotions, and especially strong ones like hatred, were not known for being logical. "I suppose it was hatred born of envy?"