himboskywalker:gffa:ABSOLUTELY LOSING MY MIND, JUST COMPLETELY FERAL because the first time Obi-Wan

himboskywalker:

gffa:

ABSOLUTELY LOSING MY MIND, JUST COMPLETELY FERAL because the first time Obi-Wan reaches out into the Force in years, it’s not enough that he’s horrified that Anakin is alive, but that he connects with Anakin.

That these two are so entwined the only way Obi-Wan couldn’t know is if he didn’t use the Force, didn’t reach out with his feelings.  Because the moment he does, Vader’s eyes snap open and they’re bound to each other again, just like they always were.

Theirs is a love story, because the kind of hate that exists between them can only come from those who loved each other so much they can never stop.  No matter what covers over it, no matter how low those embers burn, their connection is still there, that bond is still there, and we know eventually they will be reunited in the Force when Anakin comes back to the light.

But right now there’s only darkness when Obi-Wan reaches out and I’m just COMPLETELY INCONSOLABLE that the first time Obi-Wan touches the Force in years, he feels Anakin, feels Vader’s hate and rage and suffering and pain.

The way Leia’s voice fades into an echo in the background, the way you can hear his heartbeat, or maybe Anakin’s heartbeat, maybe their joined heartbeat as they sync up again, that nothing in the galaxy exists in that moment, except Obi-Wan, Anakin, and the love and hate between them.

Their love is a story of inevitability. From the start we know its ending and so their path is already laid,but that doesn’t make the strings of fate that bind them together any less devastating. The strength with which they burn for the other and ache and grieve and love is enough to bind them to the very end. I think the only solace in these scenes is the exquisiteness of their love in the past,and the relief of the story’s inevitability in its ending. It is inevitable they forgive,inevitable they redeem and repent and find peace with each other for a literal eternity.

But that’s the beauty of the story and a testament to the strength of the narrative. Because we know the ending and that does not alleviate the agony along the way. And it certainly doesn’t alleviate the despair in the darkest and most grief stricken moments.