I adore one of tropes going around in Star Wars fandom: Obi-Wan knows about Anakin and Padme’s relationship, takes it upon himself to stage a diversion, and because of that he systematically entertains other Councilors with fancy dinners and conversations, lest they could start to search for Anakin.
However, behavior like that is a very direct political statement. Because, while Obi-Wan certainly doesn’t think about it in those terms and probably doesn’t even realize he’s doing it (a terrible misstep for a trained negotiator), he cultivates his contacts, courts his potential political cloud, and gathers allies.
For the outsider, it looks like he’s gunning for higher position.
So, I would really like to read something where Obi-Wan ends up as the Master of the Order by accidentally launching a successful political campaign, surprising absolutely no-one except for him and probably Anakin.
The greatest bit about this is, Yoda is therefore no longer Master of the Order. It cannot be healthy for an organisation to be run by the same guy for centuries on end (and let’s face it, he’s at least been on the Council for that long), cultural stagnation and people looking to that guy as the Most Wisest Ever is the very best that could happen. The Jedi might still be outsmarted by Palpatine, but Anakin’s chances of going darkside just dropped by a lot with Obi-Wan in charge.
@stonefreeak this is similar to your supreme chancellor obi wan. Ish. Yoda would be so cackling about this.