the thing about Cody having a holster for Obi-Wan’s lightsaber that’s so meaningful isn’t just that he personally did it.
it’s that clone armor is the one thing clones have that is truly theirs. it’s the single only slice of individuality they really have. the most personal thing they own. it means more to them than most people can understand.
and Cody carved out a piece of it to carefully hold Obi-Wan’s lightsaber. which represents his life as a Jedi.
Obi-Wan’s life means so much to him that it’s part of him and that’s reflected on his armor because to clones, that’s what it means to be family. that’s what it means to care for someone.
he’s showing he loves Obi-Wan in the only way he can. i’m sick
no offense to codywan shippers (ya’ll are cool and create great fan stuff) seriously, codywan art and fanworks are some of the most detailed, and well thought out pieces i’ve seen.
but why do you guys ship codywan? they’ve exchanged like maybe, two sentences per episode they make an appearance in and its mostly about military affairs. they have a relationship you’d expect between like, somewhat affable coworkers. there’s more evidence for rex and hunter than there is for cody and obi wan.
you know, i saw a bunch of codywan shippers and codywan fanart and fics when i first entered sw fandom and you know, i read some and thought “this is sweet. this is a cool dynamic. i could get behind this ship.”
i’d like you all to keep in mind that i’ve never seen TCW at that point.
and then i watch TCW and i’m like, you don’t even talk to each other. obi wan is in love with hillary clinton for some reason? cody is one of those rare characters where he has zero lines, but you can tell that he has a separate life outside of whatever bullshit he’s put on screen for.
i see it as a “what could have been” ship; a ship that should have been explored a bit, even if the power dynamics are really fucked up, rather than yet another woman being fridged for a man. but like, what made you guys codywan stans?
i’m curious, so hit me with your reasons. i’m not dragging codywan-some of my favorite ships are characters that have exchanged a LOOK, not even dialogue. you guys have more basis than me.
alright, so, codywan is pretty much all i talk about atp, and i could rant about why i love it so much for hours, but the basics are:
the 212th doesn’t get nearly as much screentime as the 501st does, so, yes, codywan content is lacking in tcw. however, in other media (specifically the comics) there is a TON of stuff about them that is just so. <3 specifically these panels below.
the first one is… extremely self explanatory. “i still think of [Cody] with great fondness. i miss him to this day” EVEN THOUGH he has no idea Cody didn’t choose to shoot at him because of the chips. he genuinely believes at this point in time that Cody turned on him, and he still misses him and yearns for him.
the second one is a thing that drives me up a wall specifically, but every time Obi-Wan talks about the sunrise (which he establishes as his basis for hope), he thinks about or has a memory of Cody.
every. single. time. in this comic. and he doesn’t just think about Cody- he thinks about Cody comforting him with a hand on the shoulder or pushing him to safety and saving his life. he literally associates Cody with hope and trust. which leads me into my next point-
Obi-Wan and Cody’s relationship is fundamentally built on mutual trust and respect. Obi-Wan literally plans on sending Cody to save a bunch of Jedi younglings by himself, meaning Obi-Wan trusts him so much that he’s sure Cody can do it on his own, but he’s also putting the future of his people in Cody’s hands with complete ease. and, in RotS, he agrees that he knows Cody has never let him down and trusts that he never will let him down. they trust each other so, so much, and they respect each other more than anything, leaving their relationship to bloom in a healthy way that leaves both of them better and happier.
most of the people in Obi-Wan’s life want him to change in some way shape or form for them to love and want him. Cody doesn’t want that. Cody wants Obi-Wan as he is, and Obi-Wan is the exact same with Cody. they love each other for who the other person is and that is so rare in their lives.
and then, there’s the lightsaber thing. codywan has two scenes (one in RotS, one in s1 ep20 of tcw) where Cody returns Obi-Wan’s lightsaber to him (note that in the tcw one, he purposefully throws it to Cody). this is … insane because there’s literally an entire arc of tcw showing how trusting someone with your lightsaber is a sign of deep trust in a romantic context. and codywan has two of these. unlike anidala, codywan doesn’t do this as a show. it’s natural. it’s just part of their relationship. they simply love and trust each other and they don’t have to use lightsabers to show it but they do anyway because at their core they are just two people who trust each other.
there’s, of course, their banter. now, i know, Obi-Wan does tease almost everyone, and flirt with almost everyone, but the thing that separates codywan from other people and Obi-Wan is the ease at which it happens. there’s never a single time where Cody and Obi-Wan bicker because they’re genuinely upset with each other, while with Anakin and Satine and so on, there’s a genuine edge of tension a lot of times, or an actual small level of upset. but Cody and Obi-Wan know each other so well that they’re just sort of perfectly in sync the entire time they’ve known each other. they naturally have a rhythm and Cody understand Obi-Wan on a deeper level that almost anyone else, despite only knowing him for a few years. he can tell when Obi-Wan is upset (ie: “you seem troubled, sir”) and knows how to bring it up without sending Obi-Wan further into his shell. Obi-Wan is a literal Jedi, who is also a diplomat, and has to be EXEMPLARY at hiding his emotions, and Cody can still tell what he’s feeling and thinking, because he Knows Obi-Wan. he Knows him.
whirling back around to their banter, we get the wonderful line of “that sounds… entertaining” that Cody says about the idea of Obi-Wan being tied up. self explanatory. that’s very gay. and he also says it in front of, like, all their men?! yeah, ok.
another thing about that episode is that it’s from the Geonosis arc, which has a part where Obi-Wan is horribly injured and Cody sends Waxer and Boil to help him to safety. when Obi-Wan arrives, Cody is still barking orders at people, but when he turns to Obi-Wan he gets noticeably softer and his voice gets much gentler. he feels nothing but fondness for Obi-Wan and makes a point to show that even in the heat of an intense battle. they are the soft spot for each other throughout the war, and they are constantly shown to be saving each other and protecting each other and being kind to each other because they love each other and care in a genuine way that isn’t corrupted by selfishness or obsession.
then, of course, we have the scrapped script of Kenobi.
Cody was supposed to track Obi-Wan down to Tatooine and “dedicate the rest of his life to protecting Obi-Wan” in the literal words of the writers. they were going to “bicker like an old married couple” ALSO IN THE EXACT WORDS OF THE WRITERS. they were “secret buddies” who lived together and spent their lives together and would’ve been essentially married in every way that matters. though this isn’t technically canon, the sentiment remains.
Cody’s dedication and love is so fucking strong that not even LITERAL mind control could stop it. in tbb s2, he talks about his guilt and remorse for choices he Thinks he made, even though he was FUCKING MIND CONTROLLED. he’s got a mind control chip in his head, and he still feels guilty and awful for hurting Obi-Wan because that’s how much he loves him.
a Sith lords best plan, that took actual decades to get going, was what it took to separate them in the first place and it didn’t stick because Cody loved Obi-Wan SO much that he tracked Obi-Wan down to Tatooine of all places and guarded him until he died. that is, in the most serious way, love. and it’s good love. there’s no other explanation for it.
there’s no toxicity in their relationship. it’s strong and steady and every single outside force that tries to tear them apart ultimately fails because their relationship is just… pure, true love.
in the words of a wise rb i got, codywan is the incorruptibility of love in the face of deep and methodical evil and that is what makes it SO goddamn good.
it started with respect and trust, and that grew roots to form a beautiful healthy and happy relationship that contrasts everything else in the galaxy.
they are the good thing the other has, despite everything, and i will ALWAYS love them for it.
The conversation around abortion shouldn’t be “are you absolutely sure you want an abortion” it should be “are you absolutely sure you want a child”. You can get pregnant again. You can adopt. But you can’t half-heartedly raise a child or change your mind midway through parenthood. Children are a huge responsibility and if someone isn’t 110% sure they are willing and able to do it, they shouldn’t. Having a baby shouldn’t be the default because of how extremely demanding and difficult parenthood is and the irreversible damage it does to a kid to be raised by someone who didn’t even fully want parenthood and wasn’t prepared for that level of responsibility.
