Fic: "Remembrance" -- Mara, Lando, G (1/1)

[deaka]

Title: Remembrance
Author: deaka
Rating: G
Characters: Lando Calrissian, Mara Jade
Warnings: None that I can think of
Pairings: Vaguely Lando/Mara
Timeframe: Somewhere between Children of the Jedi and Darksaber

Summary: Forgiveness can be a troubled gift, difficult to ever repay.

Comments

[lotusflower85]

I have a soft spot for Mara/Lando - I've always thought, in some ways they were very similar and could find a common ground. I loved this.

“Hard to have redemption applied externally, with no say, for a choice that was applied externally in the first place.” Lando’s cloak billowed, dragging at his shoulders. He thought of Leia’s reddened eyes, Chewie’s vice-like grip, of always being slightly apart. He’d blown up a Death Star and led battle after battle, but nothing was ever enough to shake the clinging shadow of unreliability. He was always Lando, friendly scoundrel, the one who sold out his buddy but made good. He was volatile, slightly ridiculous, scrupulous as far as you could see him; no amount of good work could erase the damned and damning forgiveness that no one ever forgot.

This is such a wonderful insight into Lando's character, and how hard it must be for him to be seen this way by the people he is closest to. We rarely get to see such introspection from Lando in the EU or fic (we barely get to see Lando at all!) and this made my day.