Favorite Stories of 2021

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Star Wars
Title/Author: glimmerglanger - Transactional States
Author Summary:
OR: The one where Obi-Wan never made it back to the Jedi after Bandomeer and ends up eventually saving Jango Fett's life in a very unlikely location.
Pairing: Obi-Wan Kenobi/Jango Fett
Word Count: 41,095
Review:
I loved the concept, character voices, pacing, the sex was hot, and I loved seeing Jango's slow realization that he was falling in love with Obi-Wan. This story hit all my hurt/comfort buttons.

Title/Author: steelneena - Son of the Suns
Author Summary:
What happens when a slave boy doesn't become a Jedi.
Pairing: Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker
Word Count: 108,339
Review:
I loved the concept and seeing how everything changed when Anakin did not leave Tatooine with Qui-Gon.

Title/Author: Whatthenshallwesay - For The Glory
Author Summary:
CC-2224 is a good soldier. Good soldiers follow orders. The voice in the back of his mind? Not so much.
Commander Cody is about to take a roundabout journey into the Rebellion against the Empire.
Pairing: General
Word Count: 92,644
Review:
I loved Cody's pov, the plot, pacing, and I couldn't stop reading once I started. The character voices felt spot on.

Title/Author: Quarra, antigrav_vector - The 212th Attack Battalion's Guide to Staging Rescues
Author Summary:
Here goes nothing.
Pairing: Yan Dooku/Sifo-Dyas
Word Count: 782,852
Review:
I loved the concept, character voices, and seeing how Obi-Wan and the clones handled traveling back in time and becoming kids again. I also liked all the culture stuff on Mandalore.

Title/Author: SpaceWall - Luminous Objects
Author Summary:
Teetering on the edge of darkness, an unexpected call from his grandpadawan forces Dooku of Serenno to see himself as a Jedi once more. Anakin Skywalker, and the galaxy as a whole, will never be the same.
Pairing: Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker
Word Count: 97,919
Review:
I loved the plot, character voices, and seeing how that one change, changed everything. Story kept me on the edge of my seat a few times too.

Title/Author: wanderlove - there but for the grace of god
Author Summary:
There’s nothing particularly remarkable about Sullust.
Well, except for Obi-Wan’s time-traveling son. But, you know. Apart from that.

Or, baby-Luke-raised-by-Ben-Kenobi shows up in the middle of the Clone Wars, causes Anakin and Obi-Wan to put two and two together and get forty-five, and in the process inspires a series of heartfelt conversations that may or may not avert the terrible future he’s from.
Pairing: Gen, Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker
Word Count: 49,217
Review:
I had a great time reading, loved the concept, character voices, and seeing how Luke changed so many things.

Title/Author: Eff_Dragonkiller - No Absolutes
Author Summary:
After almost a year of war and loss, Obi-Wan just wanted to go home. Unfortunately, neither Master Jinn nor the Temple were as welcoming as his dreams had always painted them. He was lonely, grieving, and certain that he was about to be sent away again. Master Tyvokka was not impressed with how the High Council handled the Jinn-Kenobi partnership. There was something wrong there and he was going to fix it no matter who stood in his way.
Pairing: Obi-Wan Kenobi/Quinlan Vos
Word Count: 106,923
Review:
Loved the plot, pacing, character voices, and I loved seeing Obi-Wan and Quin working together investigating. I also liked seeing the other characters and the changes they implemented at the temple. I couldn't stop reading once I started.

Title/Author: nevertheless_turtle - Just Go Kill Palpatine
Author Summary:
In Which Obi-Wan Kenobi is Shown Holofootage of His 12-Year Old Padawan in a Seedy Nightclub With The Chancellor of the Republic And Has A Proportionate Response.
Pairing: Gen
Word Count: 6,663
Review:
Loved the concept, fight, and seeing how Obi-Wan went for a simple kill and found himself in way over his head. I think the story is done, it says one more chapter left but the ending seemed like a decent end.

Title/Author: Alright_Anakin - Will of the Force
Author Summary:
The future of Anakin Skywalker was bleak at best, disastrous at worst. The Force itself decides to take matters into its own hands. When Anakin discovers the result of the midichlorians’ meddling, he is faced with an entirely new problem. But enlisting the help of Obi-Wan is by far the easiest task.

Meanwhile, Darth Sidious’s plans are coming to fruition. Anakin must learn to place his trust in the Council, and reveal his most guarded secret if he has any hope of preventing his visions from coming true. With the help of an old ally from Beyond, he will face the Darkness head-on in order to end the Clone War. But all will be lost if he does not learn to face the Darkness within himself...
Pairing: Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker
Word Count: 153,604
Review:
Loved the concept, plot, character voices, and loved how the story played out. I really enjoyed seeing how things changed when it was Anakin carrying the twins instead of Padme.

Title/Author: Killbothtwins - walk by faith/tell no one what you've seen
Author Summary:
After the end of the war with the Empire, Obi-Wan wakes up in his twelve-year old body. Now all he needs to do is convince everyone he's psychic, trick his Master into taking him on before he's sent to Bandomeer, redeem a few bad guys, and try not to have a nervous breakdown. Pretty easy. It's not like the Sith are lurking on the horizon, waiting to devour the Jedi Order.
Pairing: General
Word Count: 127,349
Review:
Loved Obi-Wan's pov, the character voices, I laughed out loud a few times, and I loved seeing all the changes Obi-Wan made.

Title/Author: Lore55 - Tilt The Hourglass
Author Summary:
'Enough.' Maul thought, sheltered in the arms of his rival as death drew closer. 'Enough. It's over.'

It isn't.

Maul gets hurtled into the past where he is determined to hold tight to everything Sidious stole from him, and destroy the sith for good measure. Hope may move mountains, but spite tears apart space and time. A Maul Time Travel fic.
Pairing: General
Word Count: 66,977
Review:
Loved the concept, Maul's character voice, and seeing all the changes he made after finding himself in the past.

Title/Author: K_R_Closson - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Author Summary:
AKA Din goes back in time and doesn't realize it. He meets some other Mandalorians, gains another child, and then goes to Tatooine, because it's familiar enough to be called home.
Pairing: General
Word Count: 67,779
Review:
Loved the concept, pacing, character voices and couldn't stop reading once I started. I especially liked that it took awhile for Din to realize he was in the past.

Title/Author: SiennahRobek - We Are Burning Stars
Author Summary:
In another world, it would have been covered up by the darkness in the Force, of his soldier’s minds going blank and the horrifying feeling his fellow Jedi dying and blinking out across the galaxy. In another world, he wouldn’t know until he had proof on tape when he returned to the temple, escaping Utapau. In another world, his confrontation would have been a singular duel on a planet encased in lava, surrounded by a building that was falling apart and the bodies of his apprentice’s latest victims.

But this world? This world, he was not on a faraway planet, fighting against droves of droids on his loyal and steadfast varactyl mount. This world he was in the Temple, walking alongside his Commander. And this would change everything.

Obi-Wan Kenobi is in the Temple when Anakin Skywalker goes to the Dark Side.

Pairing: General
Word Count: 90,031
Review:
I loved seeing how things changed with Obi-Wan in the Temple when Order 66 went live. Parts of the story were heartbreaking but loved seeing Obi-Wan saving lives and fighting for the clones and fellow Jedi. I had a blast reading.

Title/Author: alexjanna91 - Teach the Padawan
Author Summary:
The man that was once Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, GAR General, knew that his death was finally here. Just as he was struck down he made a wish. As he disappeared from the mortal plane, he didn’t realize the Force had been listening. When he opened his eyes, with a younger body and in a time long past, it was apparent that the Force took a somewhat creative interpretation of his last thoughts. However, the man that was once Crazy Old Ben, Wizard of the Wastes, wasn’t going to squander this second chance. After all, he had a padawan to teach and the galaxy to save.
Pairing: General
Word Count: 101,333
Review:
Loved the character voices, the concept, and the pacing worked for me. Loved seeing the older Obi-Wan help out his younger self and I couldn't' stop reading once I started.


Harry Potter

Title/Author: Eider_Down - The Second String
Author Summary:
Everyone knows Dementors can take souls, but nothing says that they have to keep them. After the Dementor attack in Little Whinging ends disastrously, Harry must find a place for himself in a new world, fighting a different sort of war against the nascent Voldemort.
Pairing: Harry Potter/Gideon Prewett
Word Count: 410,251
Review:
Amazing story, great concept, character voices, pacing, and I was on the edge of my seat more than once. I loved seeing how Harry handled his situation and found a new family.

Title/Author: stranglerfig - ever upward
Author Summary:
In which Harry meets a garden snake, discovers magic, and sets off for a better life.
Pairing: General
Word Count: 400,945
Review:
Loved the character voices, concept, world building, and I couldn't stop reading once I started. I love stories where Harry finds a new family and this was pretty original.

Title/Author: BrilliantLady - Unprecedented Competition
Author Summary:
The Triwizard Tournament has come to Hogwarts (much to the disgust of Quidditch players), but Harry agrees with Draco that only an idiot would want to get mixed up in something that dangerous. With not one but two Lord Voldemorts out there wreaking havoc – one of whom keeps trying to befriend Harry – he has enough trouble on his plate already.
Pairing: General
Word Count: 355,839
Review:
This is the newest part in the "Perfectly Normal" series and it was amazing! Loved the plot, pacing, character voices, world building, and I couldn't stop reading once I started. Parts of the story brought me to tears.

Title/Author: Saphroneth - Harry Is A Dragon, And That's Okay
Author Summary:
Harry Potter is a dragon. He's been a dragon for several years, and frankly he's quite used to the idea - after all, in his experience nobody ever comments about it, so presumably it's just what happens sometimes.
Magic, though, THAT is something entirely new.
Comedy fic, leading on from the consequences of one... admittedly quite large... change.
Pairing:
Word Count:
Review:
I loved the character voices, the pacing, plot, and seeing how things changed with Harry attending Hogwarts as a dragon.


Spider-Man/Avengers

Title/Author: pansley - Astronomy In Reverse
Author Summary:
A year after the Winter Soldier failed his mission in DC, Bucky Barnes is doing his best to stay under the radar from both Hydra and Steve Rogers. His hope for a peaceful day-to-day life in limbo goes awry, however, when he meets Queens’ newest hero; a pure-hearted kid with a death wish and a ridiculous pair of red and blue pajamas.

The last thing Steve expects when he finally tracks Bucky down is that, not only has the man been living in Queens all this time, right under his nose, but also that, in the two years since they last saw each other, Bucky somehow acquired a kid.

Alternatively: How Peter Parker effectively fucks over Bucky Barnes, and also totally saves him.
Pairing: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers
Word Count: 184,785
Review:
I loved the concept, character voices, plot, and the pacing worked for me. I loved seeing Peter and Bucky becoming a family.


Assassin's Creed/Star Wars

Title/Author: esama - Sailing the Stars
Author Summary:
Desmond accidentally strands himself in distant future, where the Solar System has been long ago abandoned, and humans have spread themselves across the stars.
Pairing: General
Word Count: 114,386
Review:
I loved the concept, character voices, and world building. I couldn't stop reading once I started and it was interesting to see how Desmond adjusted to finding himself so far into the future.