At the Homestead (Lars family, Anakin/Padme - Ep. II)

Very well written, a-p! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought Owen and especially Beru deserved a little more attention!

I'm only sorry that I got here so late.

 

*applauds*

A lovely, bittersweet end to an amazing piece, a-p. I'm sad to see this finish, but also incredibly honored to have been able to experience reading as it was being written.

He had a silly, sentimental impulse. To wish Anakin luck, or some other such nonsense.

This was just...heartwarming. And so Owen.

I loved that you explained the takeoff delay and how the Lars's took it. I've always wondered about that after the film - how did they feel as Ani took off - and I thought you crafted a realistic and touching answer. I especially liked how Owen knew what Anakin's anger could turn into - it was an interesting play into his character, and also toward what we'll see in ANH.

*sighs*

I'm going to miss this.

 

*sighs*

That was short and quite beautiful, a-p.
Owen's belief in Anakin was wonderful and bittersweet, considering what happens in ANH.

I really hope you write more solo stories.
*SHAMELESS BEGGING*SHAMELESS BEGGING*

 

terrific story!

 

That was so elegant and lovely! Wonderful wrap-up for a classic piece. Would that Lucasfilm's novelizers had half your talent.

 

Dang, I missed a post again!

You post too quickly, a-p!

I loved these last two scenes. It always bothered me in AOTC that they don't say goodbye before leaving, and this fills in that gap perfectly.

And what you wrote about the closure Anakin's visit gave everyone... you're absolutely right. As horrible as it was, it was indeed a closure, for the Lars and for Anakin.

Wonderful story.
Sreya

 

Can't wait for the next one!

 

Wow, this is just a fantabulous story. I'm totally stoked to have found it. Rock on, ami-padme! Many kudos. I don't know where to begin, but let me just say, I'll be reading this one over again real soon...

 

I just wanted to thank everyone again for all your wonderful comments and observations throughout the story. I really enjoyed all of your thoughts, and I very much enjoyed writing and posting this.

After some editing, I'm going to start archiving it and sending it to various places...and once that's done, I do have some other story ideas floating around in my head, so I'll get around to starting some of those.

Again, thanks all, and I look forward to more comments...

 

Yay, a post!

I loved it! What everyone was thinking about when Anakin and Padme were on the ship was perfect!

Excellent job, a-p!
~*Monica*~

 

Can't wait to see your story hit the fanfiction sites, ami.

 

I'm allowing myself one shameless up for this story.

 

Eh, you're entitled.

I agree with Sreya - it was nice to see some sort of goodbye scene with the Lars. (I'm actually glad something like that was left out of the novelization, because it left room for a better quality version of it to be done here. )

This story was a great pleasure to read, a-p - thanks for posting it. Definitely looking forward to any new stuff of yours.

 

This wasn't exactly what I'd call a pleasant visit for him. And he's got those damn rules to worry about anyway." Cliegg shook his head. "It's too bad. I wish I could have done something more for him while he was here."

Wonderful.. I loved that line in the last post.. wonderful foreshadowing..of Owen's taking in Luke. YOu have a great talent.. I hope to read more by you..

 

It's over? No!

Fantastic story! How about a sequel covering the Lars and Luke before ANH?

 

Wonderful, simply wonderful. Looking forward to more stories from you in the future.

 

Just upping this so it can be found.

 

Forgive me for the self-promoting bump...


I've put my story on my site, on FF.n, and SOTJ. And I've submitted to a couple of places, so hopefully it'll be up on those sites soon.


Just wanted to let people know.

 

I like the edited versions very much, a-p. (I went to your site.) Excellent, excellent work.

 

At the Homestead has been accepted at TheForce.net Fan Fiction Archive.