Always, Forever 'Verse Anthology
timelesslords
Summary:
When the Jedi Order refuses to admit 9-year-old Anakin into their ranks, Obi-Wan decides he cannot break his final promise to Qui-Gon and leaves the Order with Anakin. He turns to the only person he trusts to help him protect his new dangerously-powerful foundling: the Duchess Satine Kryze of Mandalore.
(An Obitine fix-it AU comprised of a series of inter-connected one-shots)
Anthology containing:
Always, Forever, Running Back to You
“Are you stuck? When are you coming back?” Siri asks.
“I um. I’m not,” Obi-Wan says. “I quit the Order.”
“Quit as in—“
“As in told Master Yoda I won’t accept the rank of knight and I won’t take my vows and that I’m going somewhere else,” Obi-Wan says, all in a rush. Siri looks undeterred.
“Where in the Seven Corellian Hells do you plan on going?” she asks, hands on her hips.
He hesitates, just a moment. But if this is the plan, then it won’t hurt for Siri and Quinlan to know. They’ll find out soon enough anyway, and he’d rather them hear it from him.
“Mandalore,” Obi-Wan says, not without cringing. He’s met with a few brief seconds of stunned silence.
“Yeah, we’re never getting him back,” Quinlan says, somewhere out of view.
***
Or: When the Jedi Order refuses to admit 9-year-old Anakin into their ranks, Obi-Wan decides he cannot break his final promise to Qui-Gon and leaves the Order with Anakin. He turns to the only person he trusts to help him protect his new dangerously-powerful foundling: the Duchess Satine Kryze of Mandalore.He just might be in for a bit more than he bargained for when he gets there.
What a Year Today Has Been
“Thank you for agreeing to see me, Your Grace,” Mace says, with the customary bow. “I am Jedi Master Mace Windu here on behalf of the Jedi Council. We wish to speak to Obi-Wan Kenobi and know that he has sought refuge here.”
The duchess looks down on him, unimpressed. Her eyes are a sharp, icy blue, her hair so pale it nearly blends with her skin. She’s tall but thin in the way of people who have been half-starved half their lives, though that doesn’t make her any less intimidating. Or it wouldn’t, if Mace was the type of person to feel intimidated by anyone.
“I’m afraid my husband is quite indisposed,” she says, coolly.
The pounding in Mace’s temple increases with a vengeance.
***
Or: The Jedi send Mace Windu after their wayward knight and his ward. Meanwhile, said wayward knight makes a trip to Tatooine in an attempt to tie up loose ends.choices, choices
Shmi wasn’t terribly surprised when the Jedi came calling, nor when they proclaimed that Anakin was one of their own. It was why she didn’t protest much when they promised to whisk him away to their fancy temple on the Core.
She wasn’t terribly bitter that they’d left her behind. Master Jinn had been kind enough, and he’d tried more than anyone else ever had. Another low bar, Shmi knew, but Anakin was what was important. He was special. He had never been hers to begin with. Letting him go was never a choice— never hers, anyhow.
Maybe that was why, when the young man proclaiming to be an ex-Jedi had shown up at her door not a month later, she had let him in. Maybe it was why, when she had finished listening to his story, to his request, she had refused.
For the first time in her life, Shmi had a real choice. Maybe she had made the wrong one. In her own defense, she didn’t exactly have a lot of practice with it.
***
Or: Why Shmi Skywalker doesn't take Obi-Wan's offer to be freed.
More by timelesslords (4)
choices, choices by timelesslords
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
15 Oct 2025
Summary
Shmi wasn’t terribly surprised when the Jedi came calling, nor when they proclaimed that Anakin was one of their own. It was why she didn’t protest much when they promised to whisk him away to their fancy temple on the Core.
She wasn’t terribly bitter that they’d left her behind. Master Jinn had been kind enough, and he’d tried more than anyone else ever had. Another low bar, Shmi knew, but Anakin was what was important. He was special. He had never been hers to begin with. Letting him go was never a choice— never hers, anyhow.
Maybe that was why, when the young man proclaiming to be an ex-Jedi had shown up at her door not a month later, she had let him in. Maybe it was why, when she had finished listening to his story, to his request, she had refused.
For the first time in her life, Shmi had a real choice. Maybe she had made the wrong one. In her own defense, she didn’t exactly have a lot of practice with it.
***
Or: Why Shmi Skywalker doesn't take Obi-Wan's offer to be freed.
- Part 3 of Always, Forever 'Verse
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 2,312
- Status:
- Completed
What a Year Today Has Been by timelesslords
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
06 Oct 2025
Summary
“Thank you for agreeing to see me, Your Grace,” Mace says, with the customary bow. “I am Jedi Master Mace Windu here on behalf of the Jedi Council. We wish to speak to Obi-Wan Kenobi and know that he has sought refuge here.”
The duchess looks down on him, unimpressed. Her eyes are a sharp, icy blue, her hair so pale it nearly blends with her skin. She’s tall but thin in the way of people who have been half-starved half their lives, though that doesn’t make her any less intimidating. Or it wouldn’t, if Mace was the type of person to feel intimidated by anyone.
“I’m afraid my husband is quite indisposed,” she says, coolly.
The pounding in Mace’s temple increases with a vengeance.
***
Or: The Jedi send Mace Windu after their wayward knight and his ward. Meanwhile, said wayward knight makes a trip to Tatooine in an attempt to tie up loose ends.- Part 2 of Always, Forever 'Verse
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 6,416
- Status:
- Completed
The Ties That Bind by timelesslords
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
28 Apr 2025
Summary
“How dare you compare yourself to Ahsoka?” Anakin snarls, squeezing her throat tighter still.
“It's true,” Ventress gasps. “My master abandoned me, and that's exactly what you did to her— you and your precious Jedi Order—“
Anakin sees red. His fists clenches, on instinct more than anything else, but once it does he can’t stop. He indulges himself for one brief exquisite second. The delicate feeling of her throat crushing under the Force and his fingertips, the life trickling from her body. Fear, panic and pain all melding into one and then… nothingness.
***
In which Anakin kills Ventress during their confrontation in "The Wrong Jedi" and is unable to prove Ahsoka's innocence as a result. Ahsoka is convicted of treason, but to prevent her from being executed, Obi-Wan calls in a favor from the Duchess of Mandalore.Or: Ahsoka gets adopted by Satine Kryze, which inadvertently saves the galaxy from destruction (and also causes a lot of people to fall in love.)
- Part 1 of The Ties ‘Verse
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 242,947
- Status:
- Completed
Under Freezing Stars by timelesslords
Fandoms: Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types, Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan
30 Jul 2021
Summary
Annabeth has kept her identity hidden for as long as she can remember. Rome is not kind to children born of broken oaths, even if their mother is a goddess. Especially if their mother is that goddess.
But when a graecus shows up with a quest, Annabeth starts to realize that her secret is more complicated than even she imagined.
***
Or: an Annabeth-centric, Percabeth slowburn, Ancient Rome AU.- Part 1 of The Stars 'Verse
Shelves: Percy Jackson
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 128,104
- Status:
- Completed