#when she gets to tatooine in TPM she's shocked that there's slavery because the republic has outlawed it

[willowcrowned]

imagining one sided obi wan/padme where she thinks he’s really hot day one and it only magnifies when she’s old enough that he doesn’t see her as a kid anymore. only she’s kind of insane about romance so obi wan’s like “sometimes when it’s clear someone else thinks you’re soulmates trapped on opposite sides utterly incapable of reaching what you both long for you just have to nod and smile and extract yourself from the situation” while baby anakin is thinking vividly about killing him in the night. on the other hand anakin get get padme to meet with him by talking about how cool obi wan is

anon I have been thinking about this ask for WEEKS unable to reply for sheer inability to add to the genius therein

#Padmé is ABSOLUTELY the sort of person to believe in doomed love #but she believes in doomed love in like... the romance novel way #she doesn't see them as romeo and juliet she sees them as as chad mcrichguy and whitegirlname character from space book forbidden desires #which is to say that padmé fundamentally believes in the all-conquering power of love #and is SURE that sooner or later they'll get together #she's completely incapable of conceptualizing herself as genuinely in unrequited love #because she has trouble with narratives that don't fit into her strict rules about How The World Works #part of that is because she's too young (especially when she first meets obi wan) to really have any experience that forces her to grow #and part of that is because she was born into such a HUGE position of privilege (esp compared to like... the general galaxy) #that no one around her could teach her context #when she gets to tatooine in TPM she's shocked that there's slavery because the republic has outlawed it #now granted she is fourteen and an idealist #but at the same time #is it really so hard to believe that a girl who believes that the republic is an effective and fair government #and that anything can be fixed if you work hard enough and believe in yourself #would grow into a woman who believes that love conquers all #asks #anon #obidala #padmé amidala #star wars #star wars au