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• stars shine brightly (but only in the dark) by Akkie

  Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen, Multi
  • Work in Progress

  14 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi & Original Character(s)
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • Dexter Jettster
  • Quinlan Vos
  • Jocasta Nu
  • Qui-Gon Jinn
  • Xanatos (Star Wars)
  • Original Male Character(s)
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Original Characters
  • Other Character Tags to Be Added
  • Action/Adventure
  • Slice of Life
  • Angst
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Not A Fix-It
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi-centric
  • BAMF Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • Dark Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • Sith Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • if you really REALLY squint - Freeform
  • Leaving the Jedi Order (Star Wars)
  • Qui-Gon Jinn's A+ Parenting
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Melida | Daan Civil War Happens Differently (Star Wars)
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi Needs a Hug
  • That's Not How The Force Works (Star Wars)
  • probably
  • Jedi Philosophy (Star Wars)
  • Sith Shenanigans (Star Wars)
  • Force Ghosts (Star Wars)
  • are sentient holocrons considered ghosts?
  • a debate for another day
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi is a Disaster
  • and a huge nerd
  • Worldbuilding
  • cherry picking from legends
  • and making the rest up
  • no beta we die like the sith empire

  Summary

  Obi-Wan was twelve when he experienced betrayal for the first time.

  He was eighteen when the thought which often lingered in the back of his mind became more of a realisation, and less of another personal failing.

  I don't belong here.

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