So a couple of people have asked me to post my thoughts re the clear breaking of the Jedi Code in “Puer in Caelum” but despite my best efforts in subtly convincing them none have actually sent me an ask on here for it but whatever I’ll post it anyway so I can have it linked in the AO3 summary + give it to anyone who asks on the other sites.
But first. Some background. In the version of the universe that this fic occupies (because lets be honest I seem to be unable to write a fic without completely creating a whole new universe for it) the following is the “background”
- mpreg works about the same way as it does in “Fork in the Road” (so explained here:
http://goddessofroyalty.tumblr.com/post/137063616941/mpreg-world-building-and-skywalkers-id-lige-to )
- There’s a blood test that can tell if a male (or anyone really) has the ability to fall pregnant which is like 98% effective
- While there are defiantly some worlds that having the test done is rare in all Jedi have it done (because its useful to know when you’re not allowed to have “attachment” but still allowed to have sex)
- Anakin got a positive result
- Obi Wan got a negative. But it was a false negative
- ((dumb comment to follow from that: when they have sex the partner being penetrated is normally (but of course not always) decided by whether or not they have protection on them))
Got that? Okay, good, lets continue on.
So Obi Wan gets pregnant and its the middle of the war and both parents are Jedi.
He finds out fairly early in the pregnancy and manages to not freak the fuck out. He informs Anakin by note which says something along the lines of:
“Anakin, I wanted to tell you in person but couldn’t find the right words. I’m pregnant. I’m going to the Council and will let them decide what I am to do. Don’t make this any harder then it has to be.”
Anakin, of course, freaks the fuck out. Before he can regain logical thought he has already managed to get to the Council room and is basically storming in.
Obi Wan has already told them which Anakin wanted to talk to him BEFORE that and now he has no choice but to accept the councils decision because Obi Wan will & technically it’s Obi Wan’s body they are dealing with.
Yoda ends up deciding it & he says (and I’m paraphrasing here because I’m too exhausted to translate into Yoda-speak): This is a really strange coincidental occurrence (unspoken: because a) A 98% effective test had to give a false negative (when the specific version they use for the Jedi is much more likely to skew to a false positive), 2) Obi Wan ended up sleeping with a guy (which, yeah, isn’t considered anywhere near as taboo as it would be in a universe where male pregnancies weren’t a thing but that doesn’t mean that every guy sleeps with other guys) and 3) despite the fact he has probably been sleeping with a guy (possibly multiple guys) for a while he has only just managed to fall pregnant NOW; is pretty damned unlikely). Maybe this is the will of the force (again - look at the odds stacked against it)? They should probably just let it go & see what happens (I mean, what’s the worst that can happen?)
When the logic is presented that way “but the Code says” sounds like a pretty weak counter-argument. Added onto that the fact the child of Anankin Skywalker + Obi Wan Kenobi would probably be hella powerful means you cannot tell me there isn’t at least one person in the room who knows how long some wars can go on for doing the math for how quickly they’ll be able to justify getting the kid into the battle (and justifying to themselves taking a person - who they really prefer using as a tactician / negotiator anyway - off the front lines for a little).
Of course there is also some being like “FINE.” because they’re at war & sort of need Anakin because despite how annoying he is he is still very useful (and everyone is entirely sure Anakin wants that kid born because its his kid and this is Anakin Skywalker we’re talking about). But after the war is over they will defiantly be reevaluating the situation and are watching you Anakin so don’t fuck up.
They don’t tell the council about the fact Padme is part of the relationship because they “weren’t asked” (and it “didn’t seem important”) so that’s still a secret despite the fact she all but glues herself to Obi Wan’s side for most of the pregnancy.
AND THOSE are my “quick” (this thing ended up longer then I thought it would) thoughts as to why the hell they are not completely in trouble and Puer in Caelum can happen at all.