i’m really conflicted on whether or not qui-gon was warm towards obi-wan throughout his apprenticeship
i have a feeling though that it varied greatly throughout the years and it got even worse after tahl died
now i made myself sad
Suddenly Qui-Gon stopped and turned to face his Padawan. “I am the one who was lost, Padawan. You were generous and patient with me. And I needed that patience. I still carry the wound I suffered when I lost Tahl. I will for the rest of my life.” Obi-Wan nodded solemnly. “I know,” he said softly. Qui-Gon placed a hand on Obi-Wan’s shoulder. “I am grateful for your efforts to help me through my pain. For a long time I was not ready to hear your words, but you were still right to speak them. Thanks to you I have found myself again – I have found a way to go on.
Your words…you are a comfort to me. Thank you.”
Obi-Wan let out a deep breath and smiled.
Watson, Jude. “The Only Witness.”
Honestly I think it was all in the little details. (Insofar as Jedi ever are warm, I guess.)
Obi-Wan did not pause to consider what it had cost him to win his victory over Darth Maul, but rushed immediately to Qui-Gon. Kneeling at the Jedi Master’s side, he lifted his head and shoulders and cradled him gently in his arms.
I was sorta bored so I made a third bust, this time of Qui Gon. Took some artistic liberties on his hair, beard and his eye region (the latter because I couldn’t figure out how to place ref images in the scene). I made a video of the process here.
i can’t believe qui gon gave obi wan a rock for his birthday oh my god that’s such a qui gon thing to do bye
And then it becomes his “most treasured possession” and he gives it to Anakin
On the morning of Anakin’s thirteenth birthday, Obi-Wan had presented him with his Padawan gift. It was the gift that Qui-Gon had given Obi-Wan on his own thirteenth birthday, a Force-sensitive river stone. Obi-Wan was ashamed to remember how he’d been disappointed by the gift. He had been so young. He had wanted something significant, something like the gifts other Padawans had received — special hilts for their lightsabers or cloaks made from the lightweight, warm wool from the planet Pasmin. Instead, Qui-Gon had given him a rock.
Yet that present had turned into his most valuable possession. The smooth black stone glowed with heat against his heart. It had warmed his cold hands on many planets. It had nestled inside a tiny pocket his friend Bant had sewn in his tunic, close to his heart.
It was hard to give it up. But somehow he knew Qui-Gon would want him to.
Unlike Obi-Wan’s first reaction, Anakin’s face showed deep appreciation. Then his expression clouded. “Are you sure?” he asked. “This was given to you by Qui-Gon.”
“He would want you to have it, as I do. It is my most treasured possession.” Obi-Wan reached out and closed Anakin’s fingers over the stone. “I hope it will be with you always to remind you of Qui-Gon and me, of our deep regard for you.”
Anakin’s smile lit his face. “I’ll treasure it. Thank you, Master.”
—Jedi Quest: The Way of the Apprentice by Jude Watson
