Obidala Fanfiction.

An Introduction.

I became a Star Wars fan not through the original trilogy of films, but when I read the wonderful novels of Timothy Zahn, and my muses travelled the realm of Luke and Mara's relationship, which spread to reading the stories at fanfiction.net. Gradually, I became intrigued by over stories which covered the saga, AU variations which I found exciting to read.

I drifted into the time travel stories, before coming across First Knight by Arwyn Whitesun. I always felt that Obi-Wan Kenobi got handed a raw deal by the Saga, a hero who in my opinion achieved more than Anakin Skywalker ever did. As I read First Knight, I realised the great wealth which lay behind Obi-Wan centric stories, and I started searching for them.

It was then that I came across Mu-san's Piece of Heart and Lionchilde's One Path. I have an open mind when it come to relationships which ignore canon, so it did not seem wrong to explore what might have happened had Padmé and Obi-Wan fallen in love. I was not even half way through the stories before I realised what I'd missed out on all these years. My muses awoke to the idea of Obidala, and would not let go. Even when I watched the prequels to explore plot themes, I could not ignore what seemed to me the obvious chemistry between the characters. In Revenge of the Sith, there is a deleted scene which takes place during the scene at Padmé's apartment when Obi-Wan tells her that Anakin has turned, which in conjunction with the scene of Padmé's death, cemented this chemistry for me.

I then found the Obidala Forums and got the chance to read stories by Noobian Rose. Her fics converted me wholeheartedly and I became an Obidala fan. I have been writing stories about them ever since.