Tag: asks

So, I’ve been debating about watching Girls for Adam, and seeing your last post, I was curious as to why you have a problem with it? No judgement, I’m just curious. I trust your opinion, and want to go in to the show with my eyes open.

I’ve said it before, but a LOT of people love the show – like truly love it, it doesn’t run for 6+ seasons without support. And I genuinely don’t want to get into trashing things that people like, because I realize my tastes are different and that’s how things go sometimes.

However, I’m not a great fan of Lena Dunham, her humor or persona or what’s she’s written and done. I don’t know her personally, but what I do know is enough to make me not to want to dig any further so I stay away from it.

But aside from that – cause some people feel the same way and watch Girls anyway, which is totally fine I’m the same way with some stuff – I’m just not into the concept of the show, and a lot of it would make me uncomfortable to watch. I know myself, some of its personal and I won’t get into it, but also I think watching Adam so exposed would make me uncomfortable even though I know he does an amazing job and one he was happy with and brought him good things.

And I’m not really going to devote 60+ hours of my time to watching a show that I really don’t want to watch.

Hi I saw your reply to my anon haha and yes it hit me too. Think about it. Ben confided in Rey what Luke did, Luke confirms it (sort of) and then not only does Rey take the saber when he’s begging for her hand, Luke suddenly shows up with it? That must have cut his heart deep! Then the cut grew deeper when he realized he judged her wrong and fears he lost her for good now. Even if he did sense her in the MF, his anger is pretty justified imo.

Absolutely – it’s just horrific to think about. It’s a series of misunderstandings and triggers that builds and builds until he comes to the absolutely CRUSHING realization that all of those choices he made – esp. after Rey leaves him – were all for naught, because she’s not with him. I think he realizes it there – after Luke passes, and the triggers have gone and the rage is worked out for now.

Like we talked a lot about how he totally loses it when he wakes up and realizes she’s left him – after rejecting his proposal almost violently. He snaps, and then he sees Luke- which in and of itself is a huge trigger – and then Luke shows up with that VERY SAME LIGHTSABER? Like, Kylo had no chance.

And what kills me now is that Rian CONFIRMED that was Luke’s intention – to literally rile Kylo up and distract him to the point of near-insanity. Heartbreaking.

So yeah, he thinks that Rey threw him away like everyone else – helped his Uncle ‘finish the job’ so to speak – until the moment he sees her. And they just stare at each other, he moves to go to her and she shuts the door. 

Hello there! I need to say I’m in love with your blog and I think I’m kinda addicted to it! But I have a question and I’ve been thinking about it a lot! Maybe someone somewhere answered before but I couldn’t find any information about it. So…How is it possible that Reylo can touch each other hands during Force Skype but when they first saw each other Rey couldn’t shoot him? She pulled the trigger of blaster but she couldn’t hurt him? Thank so much! ~Paula :) xo

Hey! Sorry for the late night reply, I do hope you see this – thanks for the kid words, glad you like it so much!

I briefly mentioned it, but essentially the deal with Force Bonds is that they usually grow in strength. So with the blaster, it was the first manifestation – and it mostly startled him and I think he felt it hit him or go through him. And then as the connection deepened (really only over like 2-3 days) it became so strong that physical stuff was coming over the bond (the water) – and then finally them actually touching.

I hope that helps you understand – the bond grows in strength typically (we’re basing this off of how it worked in the EU, but logic is consistent so it’s probably safe to assume).

For the get to know you thing: What about Reylo, were you first drawn to, and do you think it reflects your own romantic life in any kind of way?

I don’t have a long history of ‘villain ships’, so I wasn’t predisposed to anything going into TFA, but I remember that I was enraptured by Kylo Ren from the beginning – and when he approached Rey on Takodana I was interested. Like, really interested. We had just had that scene with Finn/Rey where I vividly remember rolling my eyes – the swell of the music, her ‘don’t go’ – it felt very cheesy. And then the next thing you know she’s having visions of Kylo, and my mind is running a mile a minute what’s going on, why is he there, is he seeing her? oh god he saw her WOW HE’S COMING TOWARDS HER what is this

And then they meet in the flesh and he just walks towards her, batting away blaster bolts, and then does that little stomp and freeze thing with the lightsaber spin and I was like OK WELL COLOR ME ATTRACTED.

Then she literally faints in his arms and he carries her ACROSS THE BATTLEFIELD. I remember watching the sequence where Han sees him carrying her up the ramp and I’m like oh my god

And then the interrogation scene of course clenched it – because he UNMASKED IN FRONT OF HER? SHE LOOKED AT HIM LIKE THAT? And keep in mind – I had literally NEVER seen adam driver’s face before. I did NOT expect this kind of dude behind the mask and so Rey’s reaction was very much my own, lol.

Anyway, I was just really incredibly intrigued by their dynamic throughout the rest of the movie – I was on a business trip and I saw the movie at midnight on the release day with some coworkers, I had to leave for the airport at 4am so I remember rushing out of the theater and getting into the cab with my bag and pulling up tumblr app on my phone and hesitantly typing in kylo ren x rey like ‘SURELY I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHAT IS THIS’

And that’s how I became a Reylo – the slow tug of their storyline over TFA, the snow fight, the EYESSSS, and this heady feeling of BEING SURE, somehow, that I wasn’t wrong.

For my own romantic life – no it doesn’t reflect it really. I think at most I would say that the things I identify with in Kylo Ren and Rey are things that I carry in my relationships as we all do.

Getting to know you game, your first ever ship?

Hmmm, I would really have to say Bangel. I grew up on Buffy and I learned angst from them, lol. Love them so much.

First ship I ever read fanfic for? I binge read the twilight series in college and was so pissed over the fade to black that it drove me to Google my first ever fix it fic lol

That was 2008ish?

But my first real fandom was OUAT – it’s what dragged me to Twitter in s2 from Reddit. Specifically, Captain Swan.

For the getting to know you game: Favorite scene in SW so far? Why is it your favorite scene

…is it too early to say the throne room from the last jedi? Like all of it. Not just the fight part, but Rey’s defiance – Kylo’s murderous look – the hand flick – her catching the lightsaber that he sent to her freaking hand – their fuCKING EYE STARE AS HE SAYS I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO and the entire sequence.

The whole scene was incredible and will go down as my favorite sequence in star wars I think. If I had to pick a second favorite…I honestly think it’d be when Luke & Han rescue Leia in ANH.

Okay silly need but… do you know of any coffeshop AUs or similar?

That’s totally not silly! Coffeeshop AUs are a staple of all fandoms, even ours, for a reason =)

…however, I don’t really read coffeeshop AUs unless I’m in a mood. Usually too fluffy, but here’s one that sticks with me:

Dear Porcupine – PLUS BONUS POINTS OF BEING A SOULMATE FIC

I wish I knew how to break this spell – this is not a fluffy coffee shop au, but rey works in a coffee shop and a lot of it takes place there…? it’s so good so regardless I have to recommend it.

for other recs, @reylofic has this master list of coffee shop aus that will probably serve you way better than my one story lol sorry

What are the angstiest reylo fics out there? I love tragic stuff. Thanks!

I hunt for the most angst one person could stand and when I don’t have enough of it I write it. 

However I’m really bad at bookmarking/tagging BUT for this ask I’m going through all my subs because THIS topic is my love, my life.

for it is not permitted that we stay – I can’t NOT recommend my two one-shots, this is a series that houses all my reylo one-shots, and both are angsty af so enjoy

and find your way back home by @greyjedireylo – this is not technically labeled angst, but it hits the right notes for me and tugs my heart because it’s basically ben trying to get his shit together

before the saber swings by @waterlilyrose – OKAY YOU DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH A FIC CAN RIP OUT YOUR HEART UNTIL YOU’VE READ THIS ONE. I read it ages ago and I’m still a bit upset about it.

desperate 

english girls, approximately  by @pythiaspeaks modern au, so so good – singer/songwriter au which is a weakness too. It’s not intentionally angsty, but because kylo is himself a ball of angst its naturally so – and just well written.

force of nature (also part of a series)

from the ashes

start again

sunless shadows – I really really loved this story’s concept and journey, very angsty as well 😉

nu eranids by @dustoftheancients

desafinado – this story rips my heart out as a concept and execution. just be warned, it’s incomplete and not updated since april

and of course, @reylofic has a list of heavy angst stories here.