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[vaderstan]

Ben Solo
Kylo Ren

The protein shakes, where are they?

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GENERAL PROMPTS

Redemption arc: Kylo leaving the First Order. Due to either slow burn reasons (Figuring out holy shit I don't want this) or Immediate Issues That Need Solving (Rey's kidnapped, Hux turns on him, etcetc)

Re-adjusting to life in the light/in the Resistance. Whether it goes smoothly or Rough is up to the situation

Early First Order Days. Especially when Snoke was breaking his Ben Solo identity

Ben Solo Pre-First Order

Ben Solo as the most obnoxious Resistance Member idek

Jedi Hippie camp with Luke

BEN AND HIS FAMILY

👌👀👌👀👌👀👌👀👌👀 good shit go౦ԁ sHit👌 thats ✔ some good👌👌shit right👌👌there👌👌👌 right✔there ✔✔if i do ƽaү so my self 💯 i say so 💯 thats what im talking about right there right there (chorus: ʳᶦᵍʰᵗ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ) mMMMMᎷМ💯 👌👌 👌НO0ОଠOOOOOОଠଠOoooᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒ👌 👌👌 👌 💯 👌 👀 👀 👀 👌👌Good shit

Becoming king of Porgs and other cute creatures and he doesn't understand why

Becoming his father's son

Also being just like his mother

AND ALSO BEING JUST LIKE LUKE

Rey convinces Kylo to come with her and join the Resistance. The resulting tension and rebuilding of trust in him... As well as Jedi training with her

Interactions with his mother, whether it be from the above scenario, or even reaching out through the force

Poe, Finn and the rest of the Resistance reacting to kylo switching sides. Poe hitting on Kylo and having to give him tons of dumb nicknames because Ren only wants his mom and Rey to call him ben

Kylo being a weird Scary Older Brother to the entire Resistance.

Kylo and Anakin. KYLO AND KENOBI

Discussions/threads with Han Luke and Leia- discussion forgiveness and mistakes

Rebuilding the Jedi Order

Post War Threads

Kylo Ren disappears mysteriously from the war after major internal strife causes the downfall of the First Order. Someone comes across Ben Solo in hiding years later

Kylo on Jakku complaining its hot as balls. Look. I don't know. I'm just saying it would be hilarious

Drunk texts are the best don't tell me otherwise

SHIPPY PROMPTS
SHIPS I AM DOWN FOR
Kylo/Rey hands down

If ur sittin there readin this going "Oh no but so many Reys are bugging them I don't wanna be annoying" I don't fucking care TAG ME

Hand touching

I love you. I know.

Forcebond shenanigans. Kylo or Rey reaching out to touch the other while the other one is busy (GOOD SHIT. GOOD SHIT)

Rey getting seriously injured and separated from the Resistance. Her only option is to force time Kylo

Kylo finding Rey on Ahch'to and them fucking around under luke's nose (Forcebond in person who knows)SMUT HUT

FORCEFULLY GIVING REY A BIRTHDAY AND MAKING HER CELEBRATE IT

Snoke tries to kill kylo in front of rey and it doesn't go like he plans

REY IN A GODDAMN DRESS AND KYLO ACTUALLY NOT KNOWING HOW TO REACT AT ALL

CLEANING HER DUMB HOUSE

Forcebond dreaming shenanigans. Especially if Rey or Kylo are stuck in one anothers nightmares.

Rey finding out how bad Snoke really was.

Visiting Ahch'to together

Empress Rey

Empress Rey Working to secretly undermine the first order

Meeting before TFA/in different circumstances

Fighting/sexual tension/beating each other up. u kno

Just re-enact Pride and Prejudice with me

Either one suffering from insomnia and helping the other sleep

Public Sex

Weird DubCon Sex (Rey taking advantage of Kylo I'm freely admitting to my trash)

SHIPS I AM MAYBE ON
Kylo/Poe: I'm not of the fanon that Ben or Poe knew each other as kids. If you want to play that, talk with me first, we'll need to hash out details. If you wanna do hateship, that's fine too. Again. I'd like to be consulted first
Kylo/Hux: This is such a huge maybe it's almost a no. I am not down for fluffy Kylo/Hux. I don't think Kylo or Hux secretly love each other and that takes form in them wanting to murder each other when they walk into a room and see each other. I do not think Kylo wants anything to do with Hux's dick Ever. I only see this happening as Hux taking advantage of Kylo when he's emotionally compromised and unprotected without Snoke keeping Hux in line.
So Kylux is only a "cool lets do it" if you are willing to play out something unhealthy, toxic, with a huge dose of hate and manipulation. Kylo/ANYONE ELSE: Not against pretty much any other ship, but Kylo's a hard dude to ship with for. A lot of reasons. Talk with me first, and I'll see if we can work something out.

CHARACTERS/CROSSOVERS

I'm fine with every and any star wars characters. If you are doing something from the EU I request that you just have enough info in your profile so I know what your character's deal is

AU characters are fine. I'm not really into Gender Bent characters (sorry y'all), again-- I just need info in your profile about the AU (Unless it's discussed w me before hand)

I Herald from disney princess beginnings. Give me all your princesses I think this combo is fucking hilarious

Brienne of Tarth because i'm still laughing about it

God I will add more later. Really just tag me.

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YES

text messages, actionspam, lengthy brackets, prose.

ous/ au/ all us tbh

previous meme or psl continuations / sequels / c&ping a starter i never replied to.

EMOTIONALLY HEAVY BULLSHIT

FLUFF

contact me if i drop a tag you want picked up

Angst

redemption arcs

intense emotionally heavy threads

Smut

general

hurt comfort

Kylo or Rey getting injured

Kylo being a huge fucking brat.

if there's anything you're not sure about, ask!

NO

Rape.

Dull RP.

Taking this character WAY TOO SERIOUSLY.

Me doing the work of moving a scene along

rape/non-con. Especially with Kylo as the aggressor (This can be changed with prior discussion and prior threading)

scatophilia, emetophiloa, necrophilia.

gender/sexuality play.

degradation involving racism or ablism.

power-gaming and ooc dick-measuring contests.

AUs with no information

OCs with no information

Maybe

Dub con

torture

killing

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APPEARANCEINFOHERE

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Mental health

I know everyone and their mom with an armchair psychologist degree wants to diagnose Kylo Ren/Ben Solo with whatever mental illness checks all the boxes. I know Bipolar and Borderline personality disorder are two popular illnesses to cite when it comes to his mental health. Along with a healthy dose of citing him as a sociopath/psychopath. However, I'm not going to be using those illnesses/personality disorders in how I play Kylo. While they fit on paper, I don't believe "what's wrong with him" presents in the correct fashion in canon for any one of the above listed issues.

I believe Kylo Ren/Ben Solo is suffering from: Recurring Chronic Major Depression it could be passed down through their family given what we know of Anakin and what happened with Luke; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder From his force powers manifesting with him having little control over it as a kid, from being sent away to Luke after his mother couldn't handle him on her own anymore, from his father leaving one day and never coming back, from having a voice whispering in his head his entire life, from that voice being a predator who preyed on his weaknesses and molded him into what he wanted Ben to be, from Luke Skywalker holding a lightsaber above his head, from abuse after abuse from Snoke, and probably a Ton more. Abandonment issues stemming first from his parents (And quite probably friends he had who left for whatever reason, or bridges he burned on his own) and then just. The entire force tbh. And abandonment issues is where he gets his unchecked rage, he, in canon, is quite literally triggered into a rage whenever he confronts someone who he felt abandoned him, or when he feels rejected or left behind. Finally he is a victim of Brainwashing and indoctrination from Snoke. Snoke is a narcissist who was using Kylo as a means to an end, it's been stated and shown that he was ready to kill Kylo after the Last Jedi since he had become unbalanced and unpredictable. If you don't agree with what I am saying here (Which is fine :) ), then I suggest you don't play with me. I am fairly confident in this being the way I see and play Kylo.

I play him as having triggers. I won't get into the reasoning behind each one, but i'll specify the specifics which come to mind: Abandonment (Perceived or real), his family, loss of control (Physically, emotionally, mentally, through the force)

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[purpose]

[ Exhibit A of two socially stunted individuals trying to navigate rocky conversations. She had presumed digging no deeper would ease his discomfort, but — he's still perturbed. Openly acknowledging it to him would entail touching on the very topic she has avoided for his sake, though; at a crossroads, she presses her lips together and lapses into uncomfortable, uncertain quiet. ]

The storm should pass by morning.

[ ... Is what she's chosen to say, instead. If she were accustomed to physical affectionate, she might be more skilled at employing it to console another being. But she isn't, and diverting his attention seems like the only reasonable strategy as she rolls over onto her side to face him. ]

[vaderstan]

[ Two socially stunted humans and one who also has a major heaping of Very Recent Trauma which just is Not helping matters. It's doing very much the opposite of helping him right now.

And she's reading him as perturbed which is-- safe to say-- the opposite of what he's feeling. This is what you get for having the greatest resting bitch face in the universe.

So you know. Give him a few long quiet moments before his neediness right now overrides everything else. He'll reach out a hand to tug at hers and quietly: ]

I need you.

[ He's feeling really really Not Great right now and it's hard to identify exactly why and he's not entirely in the right mind to deal with it properly.


I mean not like he could before. but.



Right now it's even Worse. ]

[purpose]

[ Contrary to any belief he has, she knows that he doesn't truly need her. In time, he may come to understand the resilience she has witnessed within him. That's her hope for him, at the very least, though she doesn't give voice to that thought now. His scars are still too fresh for it to be heard with any clarity, and she has no desire to undermine his request.

She obliges, molding herself to his side like a clingy barnacle. ]

You have me. [ And, while she had thought it was implied, she adds in a low murmur: ] I'm not going anywhere.

[vaderstan]

[ Yes-- hello Rey. Meet Kylo Ren-- he's going to just shift to gather her into his arms and press his face into her hair. He feels pathetic and small for needing her, but in this moment he really does. Their connection isn't fully restored and everything between them feels like a buzzing mess, however she may key into how fragile he feels right now. Like her feeling like it wasn't important to him is making it feel like maybe it wasn't anything to her??? And then she thought he like-- JUST HAD TONS OF PARTNERS SO MAYBE SHE WAS JUST TRYING TO USE HIM AS A DOLL??? And just a lot of thoughts he's having trouble articulating.

Again-- I'd be harder on him but he's kinda fragile so. I can't fault him for difficulty expressing all of this at this moment.

At the very least he isn't demanding she stay like a child.


He's close to it tho. ]

[purpose]

[ His thought process is... noisy is the only description that comes to mind. A cacophony, really. Were they more attuned to one another, she could read him with ease given how strongly he's projecting his mind. The connection is still recovering, however, and tenuous at best; she can't grasp at any thread without it slipping through her fingers.

Demonstrating patience, then, is her only viable strategy. She has to simply wait, and trust that he will speak to her. Exhaling lightly, she sets her chin on his shoulder, palms splayed between his shoulder blades as he breathes her in. ]

[vaderstan]

[ Someone bring booze so he can just be knocked the fuck out tbh. He's going through a roller coaster of dumb emotions and he wants no part. He's not sure if this is him or this is because of what happened or somewhere in between. He wants their connection back, he wants to feel like himself again-- he's just not sure what that really means.

Especially since she hadn't seemed to want him when he was himself.

There's just a lot to unpack here. A lot of Not Okay to unpack and a guy who's never really been taught it's okay to express that you're Not Okay.

SO remember that shit i said he wasn't gonna say but you know what that was a lie because this is Kylo Fukkin Ren. ]

I love you. [ It's quiet and almost desperate and find better times to say this shit dude. stop. ]

[purpose]

[ Is it even Kylo Ren if he doesn't have inopportune timing?

Her hand stills where it's begun to glide along his spine of its own accord. For a long moment, that small hiccup in her movements is the only indication that she has heard him at all.

You don't know me, she wants to say. Not well enough to love her, surely. The more she contemplates it, however, the less absurd of the concept becomes. She hadn't needed to know Han Solo to adore him; knowing the type of man he was, witnessing the kindness in him, had sufficed. More's the point, she and Ben share a bond that transcends any other connections they can forge in this life. That intimacy is irreplaceable, meaningful — a familiarity she cannot ignore.

The crux of the matter still remains. No one has ever loved her before. Not in this way. And now Ben has handed it to her, and she has little idea of what to do with it, how to grapple with such a weighted confession.

What she does know is that it wouldn't be right to accept it in this circumstances, when he's still under duress. ]

If you still feel that way in one week's time, tell me again.

[ And then, and only then, can they discuss it. She doesn't want his sentiment to originate from a place of desperation, or an internal struggle, only for it to be rescinded. ]

[vaderstan]

[ He clutches her tight and nods. Hoping she understood it was about trying to express anything he was feeling, but also understands why she's saying that right now. ]

I will.

[ It's less a rebuttal and a statement of fact He knew he would. Just like the sun would rise tomorrow.

But his mind is still a mess and he's struggling to get it in order. He nudges her softly, arms caging her in and despite the weather they'll both struggle to feel a chill tonight. ]

Could you- [ His lips flatten as he pushes them together. ] --try and help me sleep?

[ In case she wonders what he means, he'll find one of her hands on his back and carefully draw it to his forehead. Mimicking what he did at their first meeting. ]

[purpose]

[ He sounds so certain of that, so matter-of-fact, that it wrenches something in her sternum. But there isn't time to reflect on that reaction further when he's manipulating her hand to brush her fingers to his temple. ]

I... [ Part of her shies from the memory of that meeting, associating it with the same puzzled fear she had experienced then. The other is wary of herself, of her lack of expertise. There is no guarantee she won't harm him in a botched attempt. ] I don't know how.

[ She finishes lamely. Much as she would like to give him a temporary reprieve, she isn't versed in that technique, and practicing it for the first time on Ben — it's a troubling thought. ]

[vaderstan]

[ He shakes his head softly, as if that could chase away her anxieties. ]

You can't hurt me. [ He trusts her-- it's clearer now than it ever was before. He trusts her with his life and well-being. ] I know you can do it.

[ He's positive she can. That much is reflected in his voice. ]

[purpose]

[ Ben's belief is more resolute than her own, but his unwavering faith brings new warmth to her chest. Skywalker hadn't believed in her so strongly. Her own parents hadn't regarded her as particular valuable. Ben's opinion of her is foreign when compared to the self-image her abandonment has fostered, but not unwelcome. Difficult for her to understand, yes, but never unwelcome.

Deliberating, she chews the inside of her cheek. After another drawn-out moment of reluctance, she nods and steels herself. For better or for worse, he's invoked her confidence, her resolve; if nothing else, it leaves her feeling that she has contributed to helping him in his time of vulnerability. Leaning forward, she places her lips to the corner of his, a clumsy and chaste reassurance. As if sealing the deal, so to speak.

As she withdraws, she lifts her fingers and cinches her eyes closed. She had accessed memories of his abilities, once; she draws on that frame of reference, aiming to replicate it, as she probes gently at the corners of his mind. ]

Sleep, [ she murmurs once she finds that thread of his consciousness and pulls, waiting for his head to fall back into the pillow. ]

[vaderstan]

[ He's pulled into sleep effortlessly. His body untenses and relaxes, his fingers fall from her hand and his breathing evens out.

For the moment his mind is silent, blissfully so.

Though, Rey may notice another presence hovering with them. Perhaps, in this moment, it had helped her help him. ....And you know.... at least he wasn't around for the fucking I guess. But he'll give her his own reassuring nudge before he blinks away. Fairly sure no one wants to deal with him at this very moment.

But Kylo will sleep through the night until early morning. There u go ellie. u can do another tag and i can have his dumb ass wake up. ]

[purpose]

[ Watching him react — to the sway she's asserted over his mind, to the same ability he had once utilized against her — and fall limp like a rag doll is disconcerting. As her gaze scans over his expression, peaceful but startlingly vulnerable in this moment, Rey has to remind herself that she's helped rather than harmed him.

But she hadn't done it alone. The signature that joins with her own is too fleeting for her to make sense of it — just a blip in the Force that vanishes as quickly as it had announced itself. It doesn't seem logical that he would still be here; she has to ponder whether she's feeling the imprint he's made on this island, the traces of himself etched into it, but ultimately decides she prefers her first interpretation. Luke Skywalker isn't gone. He hasn't abandoned either of them.

She waits, and waits, as though he might speak to her. Might flutter into the room, sardonic and tired, with fresh wisdom. He never does, as expected. Rey puts it out of her mind and plants her head atop Ben's chest, memorizing the rise and fall of his chest until it lulls her toward sleep. ]

[vaderstan]

[ Luke will talk to you later when you aren't naked because he may be a farmer hick but he realizes if he looks at his nephew's girlfriend naked he may get killed Again. (or have a super awkward conversation) So


See you later kid. He'll go off and get some of the good kush.

Kylo sleeps hard until morning light. When he does finally stir, it's not the light or the porgs or caretakers which wake him. But a nudging in the Force. Incessant and like a fly buzzing around his mind. All at once his eyes open and he realizes it's his mother.

It's not exactly panic. Closer to anxiety. Especially as he realizes he's lying next to Rey and she is Naked and last night Happened and ???/??/

Shit. Did he fuck their relationship up? He hopes he hasn't??? It was a moment of just. Need and desire. And to feel like he could control his own body and???

He's a muddled mess and his mental fretting alone would wake Rey if she hasn't woken from any of the Other factors already. ]

[purpose]

[ As morning progresses, so does their bond. It returns in increments, unnoticeable amounts, that only become apparent when his consciousness jolts her own into stirring restlessly. His anxiety is now her own, and his wakeful state has pushed her into blinking blearily. Fluctuating and relearning how to balance itself, their connection has seemingly forgotten that they're two separate entities.

Too addled with grogginess, she doesn't immediately process his restive state. A fortunate fact; if she could grasp his unease, she would assume it stems from regret, faced with his mistakes in the form of her naked body. He had made an ill-timed declaration of love — she hasn't forgotten that — but the possibility that he might feel disgust toward his choices had been painful to consider the night previous. After his confession, it would leave a more grievous emotional wound.

Fortunately, she's still too unfocused from her abrupt awakening to sense more than the rampant rush of his thoughts. She rises onto her elbows, eyes misty and half-hooded from sleep, and ignores the slide of the blanket down her body. It pools in her lap, unnoticed. ]

What's wrong?

[ There has to be something amiss if he's inadvertently startled her into alertness, but she can't pinpoint what it is. ]

[vaderstan]

[ -- Yeah. Definitely naked. He's.... allowed to see her naked. Give this comedy a moment longer to continue. It's coming back slowly. And really his first concern is. ]

Mom.

[ Which his voice is low and sexy and gravelly but one does not want to hear the words "Mom" in that voice. Sorry Rey. Maybe next time.

Though-- it's telling of his current mental state, along with how tired he must be if he reverted to "mom" so easily. ]

I feel her.

[ He's really downplaying how Leia has crashed into him like a mac-truck right now. Hopefully Rey will be able to sense it, because hardly anyone else could understand how disconcerting it would feel.

But once he adjusts he'll lay back down and try to get relaxed again-- now that the Force is opening up to him again it's like having a migraine. Everything is hitting him at once at full force. ]

Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you.

[purpose]

[ Oh. Coming to terms with the fact that there's no immediate regret, her shoulders sag. After another inhale, she settles back down into their disheveled bed, joints audibly popping as she stretches her arms and tries to shake them free from pins and needles. She hadn't moved an inch from him during the night, subconsciously identifying him as safe, and she's paying the price with stiff, knotted muscles. ]

I told her you were with me. [ It isn't apologetic, though the statement does carry a hesitant lilt, suddenly uncertain if he'll approve. At the time, reaching out to Leia had been the obvious choice, the right decision. That doesn't guarantee Ben will agree with her methods. Warily, she searches his eyes and quickly amends: ] I didn't tell her anything else.

[ It hadn't been her place, after all. Maybe that will bring him comfort, even if it's clear that Leia Organa is intuitive. Of course she would sense that something was awry without needing to be informed of it. More than that, it discloses how connected Leia still is to her son. ]

[vaderstan]

[ Look they'll deal with those feelings later. Right now they are dealing with Mom and. Ah. He doesn't look or feel perturbed. His gaze is faraway for a second and--- realizing she's... fine with being completely naked with him and didn't just. Immediately jump into a: "Last night was fun but we can't--"

Like...

Maybe she's cool with his company.

So he holds out a hand and tucks it around her waist before pulling her into his body. It's his current version of "that's fine. I understand". The entire reason he's here is still. Difficult to talk about. ]

I'm not sure I can talk with her about it.

[ He almost says "yet" or "right now" but-- lord. He's not sure if he could ever speak with her about it. Or... face anyone else who knew why he defected. Or any of it really. ]

[purpose]

[ He urges her forward, and she rolls into him without resistance. Surprise, yes, but not reluctant. It flickers across the bond, a brief flare of pleasant shock. Perhaps he hasn't changed his mind, then, if he means to keep her so close.

— Or he has, and yet can't prevent himself from seeking out comfort. For now, she shelves the dismal thought, off-kilter and unsure of how to approach it. ]

You'll know when you're ready. [ Reassuring, her fingers drift to his shoulder, idly running the length of its slope. Pausing, she corrects herself after a moment of consideration. ] If you're ready. You don't need to worry about that now.

[ General Organa is still in discussions with the rest of the Resistance, petitioning for her son's return and the terms of his defection, and Ben hasn't even voiced any intention of returning. As it stands now, everything remains up in the air. If that continues, she suspects he'll have time to decide what's best for him, what will help him heal. ]

[vaderstan]

[ Feelings come after food. Okay. They are both shaking little birds about feelings right now and not ready to jump out of that nest quite yet.

Though he pauses when she says that and runs his fingers up and down her back idly, sliding along the notched curve of her spine. ]

I trust you-- [ Is how he'll preface his next remark. ] You can tell her.

[ Which-- is a Lot to put on a person. He knows. He really really knows and understands if she doesn't want to. But if anyone needs to know why Kylo Ren isn't fit to see people for a while.... possibly a long while, it's his mother.

Maybe he should be locked up, imprisoned, chained to a cement block for the rest of his life. He deserved all that and more, but he wanted his mother to know he wasn't trying to run away from punishment-- just. Circumstances had changed entirely. ]

[purpose]

[ Even with his express permission, it doesn't feel right. Ben's story isn't her own to tell, and deliberately avoiding a deeper, vulnerable discussion with his mother can't be conducive to moving forward. If he can't speak to his mother about what's occurred, and he can't speak to her about his current mental state, Rey doesn't know who he can possibly confide in.

It troubles her that he might feel alone, bottling it inside, suffering in silence. Maybe he just needs to figure it out for himself. She can wait while he does. Intuitively, she knows Leia will, too.

But, if having her speak with Leia will help him in the way he needs — ]

If that's what you want, I will.

[ She reassures, a soft murmur shared between just the two of them in the room, no longer drowned out by torrential rain pattering outside or crackling logs. The fire has since faded into nothingness, and the chill that seeps in without it drives her to press herself more snugly into his side. ]

But... she's your mother, Ben. She loves you. I understand you can't tell her what's happened, but you're still her son. Nothing will ever change that.

[ Loves, not loved. With how quickly Leia had accepted her explanation for disappearing on an unsanctioned mission, she suspects his mother's affection has never wavered. ]

[vaderstan]

[ It's just a lot. A lot for anyone to handle and a lot for him to handle at this moment. ]

I know.

[ And he does. He really does know that what happened to him won't change how his mother feels about him--

It's really all the other shit compiled with what's happened to him. He feels weak for needing her approval no, for wanting assurance that she'd take him back even as broken and fucked up as he currently was. Right when he needed her the most he's pushing her away because he feels as though he doesn't deserve it. ]

I'd appreciate it.

[ Everything is still fresh and raw and-- This news can't "cool" properly. Rumors were probably flying around already and Hux's gruesome death at Rey's hands combined with Kylo's disappearance was fodder in a time of war and strife. People feed on this sort of thing.

Leia would need to get ahead of it to control the narrative and find the best way forward. In this way he's just like her, not thinking about this emotionally but logistically. His mother had to know the circumstances so she could proceed the best way forward.

Right now, however, he's tugging at that blanket and getting it back over her properly. Warding off the cold and the probable probing eyes of prudish avian nuns (They're fucking fish). It's their own bubble, they don't have to leave yet. ]

[purpose]

I'll tell her when we next meet.

[ General Organa has earned that respect. In contrast, discussing it via comlink feels too impersonal for a mother to endure — and too insensitive toward Ben's plight. Better that they discuss it face-to-face rather than relying on frequencies, broadcasts that anyone may intercept or overhear. Resolved to it, she nods, moving to settle back into the sheets —

When he folds it over her, tucking it over her body like she's a child. Frowning, she scans over herself, and then glances over at him. Like ??? Her nudity is becoming a big point of contention ??? The night previous, he'd been pressing her to dress; now, he's pulling a blanket over her. She's never felt shame over what her body looks like, bony hips and scarce curves and all, but she has to wonder if he finds her that unappealing in the light of day.

Swallowing thickly, she looks away and toward the ceiling, channeling her focus elsewhere. ]

General Organa and I are negotiating your surrender with the Resistance. [ She adds it quietly, turning to gauge his reaction. ] But I won't force you to come with me.

[vaderstan]

[ There's a pause there and just-- a wave of anxiety. It feels like such a cop out to say "No I don't want to go", but the prospect of facing a crowd of people-- people who rightfully hate him-- and being locked in a cell or in custody and helpless is... sending his heart racing. Logically he knows he should be fine. Between his mother and Rey he's sure he'd be under close watch. But they can't be expected to watch him 24/7. ]

I need time.

[ Is his quiet response. Afraid of sounding like a coward if he admits maybe he needs more time and space from people.



Though-- even all of this doesn't distract him from those intrusive thoughts from Rey about him moving the blanket and trying to read into it like it's gonna predict how he feels about her. ]

I moved the blanket because I was cold.

[ STOP OVER THINKING HIS ACTIONS REY. STOP. ]

[purpose]

I know. [ She murmurs, understanding. ] That's why I brought us here.

[ It's admittedly a cowardly maneuver on her part to leave General Organa to petition for his stay without sealing him away, striking a bargain with the members of the Resistance that can be swayed. There won't be many, she knows; it will take time for the others to view him as an asset to their cause, and even longer for them to see the hope that she does in Ben Solo. Still, it hadn't been a conscious choice to abandon General Organa to the chaotic politics of advocating for leeway. Short-sighed in her goal, she had fixated on bringing them beyond the borders of civilization, a safe haven — a secure destination for him to heal until he's ready to come home.

Until the Resistance is ready to accept him among their ranks, even begrudgingly so.

As for the rest of it, she clutches at the top of the blanket, drawing it upward and beneath his chin. ]

Alright.

[ Suffice it to say, she doesn't know what else to say to that. Two socially stunted individuals back at it again. ]