do you think obi-wan ever referred to qui-gon as his father when he was constructing the civilian “ben kenobi” identity, though?
i mean, clearly there were elements of his jedi identity he couldn’t bear to part with – he kept his last name (the only link he had to his pre-temple past, really), the lightsabers (both his and anakin’s), the robes. so he retained a certain reckless sentimentality, clearly, even in his disguise and exile?
and there must have been records to forge and backstories to make up and a whole past to fabricate and i just – well, i wonder, if he were ever asked to name a fictional father for a database or for a form or even just by a stranger in a cantina – i wonder whether the name “qui-gon” could’ve just slipped out
idk, it’s 2 am and i like making myself sad about obi-wan kenobi
This is my headcanon now.