Star Wars Fic and Meta - From All The Spaces Between Times - Chapter 1

Title: From All The Spaces Between Times
Chapter: One
Author: elrhiarhodan / elrhiarhodan / elrhiarhodan
Fandom: Star Wars, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars - Obi Wan Kenobi (TV), Star Wars - Jedi Apprentice Books
Characters Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Shmi Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker, Watto, Quinlan Vos, Padmé Amidala, Sabé, Darth Maul, Original Characters, Other Characters To Be Added
Pairings: Obi-Wan Kenobi & Shmi Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi & Qui-Gon Jinn,
Word Count: ~3600 this chapter
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Author Chooses Not To Use Warning/Ratings
Summary: Obi-Wan Kenobi has never known it, but he has always been the Force’s Champion, destined to suffer infinite sadness in defense of the Light. On his last turn on the wheel, responsibility for The Chosen One, the false child of prophecy, had been thrust upon him with no warning, and Darkness held the upper hand.

But this time, the Force has marshaled its power and will protect its Champion until the time is right, no matter how long Obi-Wan has to wait and how much he has to suffer.

Or,

Obi-Wan is reborn as a twelve-year old.

He wakes up on a slavers’ ship, with all of his prior life’s memories intact, and he’s bound for Tatooine with a Force-inhibitor collar around his neck, a bomb implanted in his spine, and no way of knowing what state of the Galaxy is in.

Just another day in the life of the Force’s Champion.

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From All The Spaces Between Times - Chapter One (On AO3)

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Author’s Notes on Chapter One - Where Our Souls Will Walk, Hopeless After Death

ETA 5/31/25: Just a note about a minor retcon in Chapter 1. I realized I never fully established the timeline for Obi-Wan on Tatooine, when he arrive and how long he was there. Without giving away any spoilers at this point, I've added a single sentence when Obi-Wan ask Shmi about the year (added text in bold):

Shmi laughs. "Well, it’s not as if Tatooine keeps a calendar. We mark the years by the Hutt’s big festival, Boonta’s Eve, which just passed, three days ago. You know we’re on Tatooine, right?"

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Another Fanfic Meme

Ganked from minoanmiss, who borrowed it from Tumblr. The complete list is in the textarea box at the bottom of the post if you want to play along, too. I originally posted my answers on Minoanmiss’ entry


1 - Of all of the original characters you have written, do you have a favorite? I kind of love all of them, but right now, I have a very special place in my heart for a Star Wars Besalisk who settled on Tatooine. She's a motherly OC who is looking out for poor, reborn Obi-Wan in my time-travel fic, All the Spaces Between Times. Cyral and her lady-mate, Ducca, are sweet and badass and like to go to Jabba's place to listen to Max Rebo and Sy Snoodles play their hot jizz. Cyral brings Obi-Wan nerf steak sandwiches and tells Watto to get stuffed.

2 - Is there a ship/show for whom/which you are interested in writing yet are intimidate to try? I used to say that would be Star Wars, given the depth and breadth of canon (and what's now not canon), but Wookieepedia makes that fear baseless. And Star Wars fans really aren't rabid cultists. Unlike, say, Star Trek fans, who go nuts if you get a Stardate wrong. That's a canon I am definitely afraid to try.

3 - Have you ever written a chapter/scene that made you cry? Which one(s)? I used to do that to myself when I was writing White Collar all the time. Let me find the links to my most infamous tear-jerkers:

End of My Heart's Endeavor (Warning - Suicide)
Heaven for the Hunger, Poison for the Pain (Warning - AIDS/HIV scare, suicidal ideation)

4 - Which of your stories would you most like to see made into a movie? I really don't have much ambition in that direction, except for an original work I wrote for a smutfest a few years back. Yes, it's smutty, and yes, it's A/B/O, but it's still got plot. And I've already headcast it with Idris Elba and Tom Hiddleston. So there! A Chance To Try Again

5 - Is there a character you find particularly difficult to write? Which one? On the flip-side, which character flows most easily for you when writing? Currently, I find I have trouble sometimes writing one of my blorbos, Qui-Gon, as he is in canon. Simply because in canon, he was such a fucking asshat. On the flipside, I adore writing Yoda. Maybe because I always love writing the quirky ones, just as I loved writing Mozzie, in the good old days. Also, I'm trying to relearn Latin, which is Subject-Object-Verb, a/k/a Yoda-speak.

6 - Are there writers from other fandoms whom you admire? If so, whom? Rubynye, whose Nu!Trek-fic is some of the best ever written.

7 - Do you have a favorite story among your body of work? I love all of my writing, but if I have to point to a story that I can say, objectively, is my best writing, it's a short work: The Lost and Found.

8 - Do you have a story that consistently challenges you? (or has challenged you in the past?) My WIPs folder is littered with stories, some that are almost 200k, that have beat my ass bloody.

9 - Have any of your multi-chaptered fics grown out of prompts submitted on tumblr? Do you enjoy receiving prompts, anonymous or otherwise? No, I'm sorry to say, but I don't. I used to, but not anymore.

10 - Do you have an idea for a story that intrigues you but haven’t been able to piece together? What would it take to inspire you to actually write it? I do. In fact I have several notebooks filled with ideas. What would it take? Winning the lottery, probably.

11 - Have you ever created alternate versions of your own stories? Are there any you are tempted to write? I don't know if it's an "alternate version" but in my current project, I wrote a bunch of out-of-order chapters to get my engines going, and almost all of them will end of being published as "alternate versions" because the trajectory of the story has changed so much.

12 - Do you sneak personal references into any of your stories? Would you care to share some examples? Absolutely, all the time. It was a lot easier when I was writing White Collar, since I live in the Metro New York area, and was an art history student in college. Most recently, I wrote a Star Wars AU that was basically a love-letter to a group of friends, incorporating bits and pieces of all our lives, and especially a vacation we'd taken. You can find it here - Bottle of Red, Bottle of White.

1. Of all of the original characters you have written, do you have a favorite? 2. Is there a ship/show for whom/which you are interested in writing yet are intimidated to try? 3. Have you ever written a chapter/scene that made you cry? Which one(s)? 4. Which of your stories would you most like to see made into a movie? 5. Is there a character you find particularly difficult to write? Which one? On the flip-side, which character flows most easily for you when writing? 6. Are there writers from other fandoms whom you admire? If so, whom? 7. Do you have a favorite story among your body of work? 8. Do you have a story that consistently challenges you? (or has challenged you in the past?) 9. Have any of your multi-chaptered fics grown out of prompts submitted on tumblr? Do you enjoy receiving prompts, anonymous or otherwise? 10. Do you have an idea for a story that intrigues you but haven't been able to piece together? What would it take to inspire you to actually write it? 11. Have you ever created alternate versions of your own stories? Are there any you are tempted to write? 12. Do you sneak personal references into any of your stories? Would you care to share some examples?