The Republic, dead; his friends hacked in pieces; when some strange instinct leads him to Mustafar, Obi-Wan is more than ready to carry out Yoda's orders.
Then he sees it - barely dry tear trails on Vader's face amidst the inhuman grin, the foul stench of ash and the Dark side, the aftermath of the massacre; it's the tiniest crak, but it's there and that's all that matters.
It might be kinder to kill Anakin, Obi-Wan muses; but that's not who he is and he isn’t feeling merciful, either; he doesn't know what he'll do after, but he will make Anakin face what he has done; he will drag him to the Light kicking and screaming, because this is not Obi-Wan's first war and he isnot losing this fight, no matter what it takes.
Obi-Wan, Not his first war, AU
Then he sees it - barely dry tear trails on Vader's face amidst the inhuman grin, the foul stench of ash and the Dark side, the aftermath of the massacre; it's the tiniest crak, but it's there and that's all that matters.
It might be kinder to kill Anakin, Obi-Wan muses; but that's not who he is and he isn’t feeling merciful, either; he doesn't know what he'll do after, but he will make Anakin face what he has done; he will drag him to the Light kicking and screaming, because this is not Obi-Wan's first war and he isnot losing this fight, no matter what it takes.