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guiltiest-gear · 4 years

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Rei’s colorblindness receipts (Text edition)

Y’all better reblog this because I did this all by hand and I don’t wanna see no two note bullshit

My God this took like maybe one and a half, maybe two hours

Anyway here it is

Zenny: No, its bc u dont like to acknowledge the fact that ur colorblind

Zenny: Rei

Yoshi: Wait Rei’s colorblind

Robin: Rei is colorblind?

Yoshi: Red-green or blue-yellow colorblind

Zenny: Red green, im pretty sure

Yoshi: Ah

Yoshi: But I never knew Rei was colorblind

Rei: I am not color blind because I refuse to accept it

Yoshi: Hmm

Yoshi: Let me see

Zenny: Thats not how that works

Robin: Rei

Rei: It dies because fuck you

Zenny: Dies?

Yoshi: Hmm

Rei: Yes

Yoshi: What dies

Rei: My color blindness

Zenny: Ok

Rei: I don’t have it anymore

Yoshi: Huh

Yoshi: Wild

Zenny:

Zenny: Ok tell me what color this is

Rei: Get that ugly shade of bright ass green out of here

Robin: Oh this is fun

Yoshi: Rei

Sheep: Dkshaldjdks

Zenny: Pfft

Robin: REI

Pigeon: That is an red

Yoshi: REI

Robin: ITS RED, REI

Yoshi: IT’S FUCKING RED

Pigeon: Like pure red

Robin: REI

Yoshi: SHIT DON’T EVEN REMOTELY LOOK GREEN

Rei: Get that ugly shade of bright ass red out of here

Yoshi: Hell I’ll even sample the rgb values

Sheep: Rei, what color was my hair the one time you’ve seen me?

Zenny: Pfffft

Yoshi: (255,0,0)

Yoshi: No green at all

Rei: @/IhasSheepquake fuck if I know, can I see you again?

Robin: Pure red

Yoshi: Pure red

Sheep: gasp

Rei: Pink maybe?

Yoshi: Rei

Robin: Rei

Yoshi: It is pure red

Robin: Rei you’re colorblind

Yoshi: RED

Rei: PINK FOR SHEEP HAIR

Sheep: Rei is so colorblind they cant even see my red hair

Rei: I’m not colorblind

Robin: Yes you are

Yoshi: Rei

Robin: Accept the truth, bitch

Yoshi: That is red

Yoshi: Not green

Sheep: We literally just proved it

Zenny:

Zenny: Color?

Robin: Wait

Robin: My pfp

Zenny: OMG

Robin: Do

Robin: Do you think I’m green?

Rei: https://midnight-spectrum-again.tumblr.com/post/622005584634527744/i-am-not-color-blind

Yoshi: Wait a fucking second

Robin: Rei

Zenny: WAIT

Rei: @/ASingularPotato blue

Zenny: WHAT COLOR IS YOHSI

Sheep: Dksjdldjsk

Robin: Rei is my pfp green to you

Zenny: And no, that was purple rei

Yoshi: Hold on lemme just

Rei: I REFUSE TO ANSWER

Robin: REI

Sheep: Rei what colours are my minecraft skin?

Yoshi: WHAT COLOR IS THIS REI

Yoshi:

Rei: THIS IS HARASSMENT

Robin: YOURE COLORBLIND

Sheep: ANSWER THE FUCKING QUESTIONS REI

Yoshi: REI YOU ARE TELLING ME THE ANSWER ONE GODDAMN WAY OR ANOTHER

Yoshi: WHAT’S THE GODDAMN COLOR

Robin: WHAT GODDAMN COLOR AM I REI

Robin:

Zenny: Ive never seen your pfp that big, im terrified

Robin: Good

Robin: @/A Friend Of Mara

Yoshi: Fucking swear if Rei says I look red

Sheep: Maybe this is why Reis skins always look so ugly

Robin: Yoshi

Yoshi: 👀

Robin: Rei might think you’re red and I’m green

Yoshi: Ffs

Sheep: I wanna know what colours the see my skin as

Sheep: We already know they cant see like two of the colours on it

Sheep: So tell me rei you whore

Rei: “Maybe this is why Reis skins always look so ugly”

Rei: @/IhasSheepquake

Rei: They are supposed to be ugly

Robin: Rei said I was red on Tumblr but used green text

Robin: I’m-

Rei:

Robin: FUCK

Rei: Me

Robin: I’m getting many notifications

Robin: And no

Rei: Look my color blind is not real

Rei: Let’s not talk about it

Robin: Yes it is

Robin: And we will

Sheep: We’re not gonna stop until you answer us rei

Sheep: Answer the blood questions

Robin: What color is yoshi

Rei: Why is this important??

Robin: WHAT COLOR IS YOSHI

Sheep: WHAT COLOR IS ROBIN

Rei: RED

Robin: yeah

Robin: Cause it’s in my name

Rei: Oh darn

Robin: But what do I look like Rei

Robin: Do I look green?

Rei:

Robin: TELL US

Robin: Tell us and this can all be over

Rei: ITS NOT IMPORTANT

Robin: IT IS TO ME

Sheep: ITS IMPORTANT TO US

Rei: LETS GO WITH RED

Robin: Tell me the truth Rei

Robin: Do I look green to you?

Rei: 😳

Robin: Speak now or I will assume that means yes

Rei: OKAY FINE

Yoshi: Alright then Rei

Yoshi: What color am I

Rei:

Yoshi: Rei don’t go silent on me

Zenny:

Sheep: Answer the fucking question rei

Yoshi: WHAT COLOR IS THIS REI

Yoshi:

Robin:

Rei:

Robin: TOO BAD BITCH

Yoshi: I KNOW YOU CAN DAMN WELL SEE AND YOU WILL FUCKING LOOK AT IT

Rei: *Puts in color correcting contacts in* green

Robin: No

Yoshi: No Rei

Robin: I WANT A REAL ANSWER

Yoshi: NO GODDAMN CONTACTS

Robin: OR I ASSUME

Yoshi: WHAT’S THE FUCKING COLOR

Rei: GREEN

Robin: FOR WHICH ONE

Yoshi: Rei don’t give me ambiguity

Rei: is there a surgery for color correction??? Because imma get me that

Sheep: YOU HAVE THREE PEOPLE TO ANSWER TOO NOW TELL US THE TRUTH

Robin: SO YOU ADMIT YOURE COLORBLIND

Rei: THERE IS SURGERY

Robin: WHICH ONE OF USE IS GREEN? ME OR YOSHI?

Yoshi: TELL ME

Rei: YOSHI MEAT

Yoshi: REI DO NOT GIVE ME THAT FUCKING ANSWER

Sheep: Rei we are asking you three simple questions

Robin: REI WHAT FUCKING COLOR DO I LOOK LIKE TO YOU

Sheep: All you have to do is answer us

Robin: I’m gonna make Rei sort m&ms

Rei: why

Rei: Are we here

Rei: Just to suffer

Sheep: Yes

Robin: You’re the only one suffering Rei

Sheep: Now fucking answer

Yoshi: TELL ME REI

Robin: But that can end

Sheep: All you need to do is answer three questions

Robin: TELL US NOW

Rei: IM NOT COLOR BLIND

Robin: YES YOU ARE

Sheep: The answer the questions!!

Zenny: THEN ANSWERT THE QUESTIONS

Rei: RED

Rei: ROBIN IS RED

Sheep: You just make yourself look quilty if you keep avoiding the question

Robin: WHAT DO YOU SEEE ME AS

Zenny: AND YOSHI??

Robin: I KNOW IM RED BUT DO I LOOK GREEN

Zenny: You look yellow

Zenny:

Yoshi: Yeah got that result with a filter

Robin: My brother is red green colorblind and I’m not fully sure if that pic is accurate

Robin: Maybe for people with severe color blindness

Robin: But back to the conversation

Robin: REI

Rei: It’s not that bad because I don’t have it

Robin: YES YOU DO

Yoshi: Rei

Yoshi: IS this what I fucking look like

Yoshi:

Rei: That’s a nice Minecraft poster

Yoshi: This is green-blind colorblindness

Sheep: Oh shit yoshi you look good in that color

Yoshi: Hmm

Yoshi: Maybe

Yoshi: Maybe I can make a red edit

Yoshi: Nah that would take too long

Sheep: Is that a tan yoshi, or is a tan yoshi just normal but darker

Yoshi: Yeah maybe I can turn down the brightness

Robin: I am satisfied

Robin: I have my answers now

Yoshi: Getting screenshots rn

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call-signvalkyrie · 3 years

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Save Tonight

A/N: This was inspired by “Save Tonight” by Eagle-Eye Cherry. I’ve had that song on repeat for DAYS so I figured why not! This is also my first Star Wars fic! I hope y’all enjoy. (Flash backs and inner though will be in italics).

Pairings: Poe Dameron x Mechanic!Reader

Warnings: Language

Word Count: 2,250

Go on and close the curtains Cause all we need is candlelight You and me, and a bottle of wine To hold you tonight (oh yeah) Well we know I'm going away And how I wish, I wish it weren't so So take this wine and drink with me And let's delay our misery

Poe remembered the day he met you. He got up early that morning to give his X-Wing a good look over after the rough patch he had gone through the night before. He wasn’t much of a mechanic, but he could get the job done. He took a step into the hangar and there you were. Grease suit tied around your waist; white t-shirt stained from your using it as a rag. Your hair in a double braid down your back, elbows deep in the engine. He had never seen a more beautiful sight. At least he thought that until he saw you smile. He had to steady himself on a nearby fuel container before he doubled over completely.

“Hey! Sorry to scare ya, I’m Y/N.” You said, sliding off the side of the craft and down to the hanger floor. You grabbed a rag out of your pocket to wipe away some of the grease before offering your hand.

“And I’m...”

“Poe. I know.” You flashed that smile again. Maker, he could have kissed you right then and there. He had never thought his name could sound so beautiful but there it was.

And here he was. Standing at the door of your room like an idiot. It had been almost two years since that first meeting and nothing about the way he felt about you had changed. He had teased, dropped hints but you never seemed to get the message. There had been a time when he tried to get you off his mind but he just couldn’t shake his feeling for you. He had been almost convinced you would never feel the same way until about a week ago.

One Week Earlier

“Finn! I’m serious! You can’t tell anyone, not even Rey.”

“Y/N, I’m sorry to tell you but everyone already knows.” Finn gave you a cheeky grin that made you want to slap him. There was no way anyone knew how you felt about Poe. He was your best friend and had been for the last two years. You had done an amazing job at keeping your secret. Well, you thought so anyway.

“What do you mean everyone already knows! I’ve literally never told anyone. Shit, I've barely even admitted it to myself.” That was completely true. Poe would never feel for you in any way other than a friend and you were okay with that. You just weren't ready for everyone to rub it in your face.

“Whatever you say Y/N/N, I’m just telling you what I know.” Finn threw his hands up in mock defeat.

“Whatever, Finn.” You said, sticking your tongue out at him as you walked past and into the hanger.

“Finn! Finn did she just...” Poe came around the corner, catching his friend by the arm.

“Did she just say what I think she did?”

“Maker, Poe. You both really are so blind!” Finn rolled his eyes, putting his hands on his hips. “You two just need to get your shit together. I’m tired of this!” Finn threw his hands up in real defeat this time.

“I know, man. I know. I just don’t know how to tell her.” Poe ran his hand down his face. He had to tell her.

“You have to tell her. Soon.” Finn grabbed his friend by the sholders, shaking him gently.

“You’re right. I will, soon. I promise.”

Save tonight and fight the break of dawn Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone Save tonight and fight the break of dawn Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone

Well, Poe. It’s now or never. He took a deep breath and knocked.

“It’s open!” Your muffled voice came from deep within the room. Poe punched in your security code and stepped through the sliding door. You turned to see him, still wearing your grease suit.

“Hey, handsome! When did you get back?” You grabbed your friend in a hug and gave him a good once over. “You take any damage this time?”

“No, thankfully. I’m fine.” Poe said, giving you a soft smile.

“I was talking about the X-Wing! I worked way too hard on that motivator for you to fuck it up again!” You said, winking at the taller man.

“Ha-ha, you’re so funny.” Poe said in with a fake laugh. He was so nervous. Get it together, Poe. “Anyway, you busy tonight? I’ve got a debrief in about 20 minutes but after I thought we could do something. Maybe take a speeder out to the edge of the base and hang out? Just you and me?”

There was a twinkle in his eyes that you couldn’t place. Something about him was different today. He had more of a spring in his step but he almost looked nervous.

“Sure. That’ll give me some time to shower and change. Meet you back here after the brief?”

“Sounds perfect.” Poe smiled then and pulled you in for another hug. “See you in about an hour?”

One Hour Later

After scrubbing most of the grime and grease from your body, you climbed out of the shower feeling relatively clean and refreshed. You stepped into your room, letting your y/c/h fall out of your towel. After pulling on a pair of black leggings and a grey tunic, you slipped on your favorite boots and a light jacket. Swiping on a bit of mascara, you let your hair fall freely over your shoulder, opting to wear it down instead of in your usual braids. Something felt different about tonight but you couldn’t put your finger on it. Taking a look at your data pad, you realized there was a comms message.

------------------------------Communications Log 7189443------------------------------------

-------------Communicatons

------------------Messages

--------------One (1) Unread Message

--------- Dameron, Poe

Y/N/N,

Running late, explain later. Meet me in the hanger at 22:00. Bring caf, please.

P.D.

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There's a log on the fire And it burns like me for you Tomorrow comes with one desire To take me away (oh it's true) It ain't easy to say good-bye Darlin' please, don't start to cry Cause girl you know I've got to go (oh) And Lord I wish it wasn't so

Running out the door, you had just enough time to get the caf before getting to the hanger.

“He, Y/N. Sorry about the short notice.” Poe called to you as you walked through the hangar. He was leaning against a borrowed speeder, a blanket draped across the seat.

“Everything alright? I got here as quick as I could.” You walked up to the taller man, handing him a cup and taking a seat in the speeder.

“Yeah, um. Actually, no.” Poe climbed into the speeder, turning to look at you full on. “There’s something I need to tell you but I want to show you something first.”

15 minutes later you were on the farthest outskirts of the base. There was a small clearing, mostly made of scrubby brush and a few spindly trees. Above the clearing, however, was the most incredible light show you had ever seen.

“Poe, what is that?” you stared up in amazement. It was like the stars were playing tag across the night sky. Zig-zagging and blinking back and forth, changing every color and then back again.

“They’re native to the planet. Completely harmless and virtually undetectable during the day but at night. Well, they do this.”

The whole time you were staring at this mesmerizing light show, Poe couldn’t do anything but look at you. The way your eyes sparkled as the colors danced across the sky, your lips slightly parted as a soft smile spread across your face.

“Beautiful.” Poe said aloud. He couldn’t help himself.

“It is. I’ve never seen anything like this in my whole life.” You said, turning to look at him.

Poe stepped closer, filling the space between the two of you.

“Y/N, I didn’t just bring you out here to show you this. I need to tell you something.” Poe took both of your hands in his. His heart felt like it was going to explode right out of his chest. He took a deep breath.

“My debrief earlier, the reason it went over. We’ve been sent on a new recon mission starting first thing in the morning. I leave at first light.”

“Okay, and you brought me all the way out here to tell me you want the galaxy’s most incredible mechanic to hitch a ride out with you?” You giggled, squeezing Poe’s hands in yours.”

“I wish it was that simple. No, Y/N...” Poe paused. Why was telling you how he felt so hard? “I brought you all the way out here to tell you that this mission is different. I’ll be infiltrating enemy lines. I’ll be working on important intel that could help end this war. Leia says it could take up to 5 weeks to get the information.”

“5 weeks? Holy shit, that’s a long time, Poe. Is Finn at least going with you? What about Rey? I...” you were starting to feel a bit uneasy. Why was he doing this? He had gone on long missions before. Just last cycle he had gone on a 3-week recon.

“Poe, what are you not telling me? What's wrong?”

“Hey, hey. Calm down, everything is okay.” He stepped closer, cupping your jaw with his hand and caressing it slightly. “Rey has to stay here and continue her training. Leia wants her to be almost finished by the time we get back. Chewie and Finn will be with me, yes but I wanted to tell you before everyone else started talking.” Poe shook his head. It was now or never.

“Start talking? Poe what do you mean? What happened at the debrief?” You pulled away from him, suspicion taking over everything else.

“So, I might have asked if we could push our leave time to first light instead of immediately. And the General may or may not have read me the riot act after she dismissed everyone, causing me to be late.”

“Poe, why would you do that?! This mission is obviously super important, why would you...”

“Because, Y/N...” He stepped closer again, taking your hands back in his larger ones.

“Because I wanted to spend possibly my last night here on this planet with the girl of my dreams. Because I couldn’t bear to leave this planet for 5 weeks without telling you how absolutely head over heels in love with you I am. I couldn’t be half way across the galaxy knowing that I was willingly putting myself in harm's way every single day and I never had the balls to tell you how I feel. I’m completely and totally in love and I don’t want to go one single second longer without you knowing.”

You stood there, stunned. Was this a joke? This had to be a joke. There was no way that, Poe Dameron, THE Poe Dameron just said those words to you. But he did and here you are and HOLY SHIT you thought you might faint dead away on the spot.

“Y/N/N, you okay...”

Before he has the chance to finish you grabbed him by the collars and pulled him into you, crashing your lips into his. He wraps his arms around your waist, lifting you to the edge of the speeder. Running your hands up to his curls, you give them a soft tug which pulls a low moan from deep in his throat. Your tongues dance together in perfect synchrony, both of you not wanting to break this perfect moment. Eventually you both pull away, lips swollen from the contact.

“I really thought you’d never say it. I’ve felt the same way about you for so long now but I never even imagined you felt the same way.” You flashed him your signature smile.

“So, you feel the same then?” He asked, a silly grin spread across his face. “Why didn’t you ever say anything? All this time we’ve spent together, all the time I spent trying to get a read on you and never could.” He smiled, kissing your knuckles.

“You’re joking right? You’re asking me if I feel the same. Were you there five seconds ago? Do you not remember that kiss?” You laugh, lightly slapping his chest. “I never wanted to tell you how I felt. I thought it would ruin our friendship. Figured we’ve lost enough due to this war. Didn’t want to make us another casualty.”

“Yeah, I remember. I just want to hear you say it.” He smiled, kissing your lips again. “I understand. I’ve thought those same things all this time but, I don’t know. I just... This time is different. I needed you to know. And I’m overjoyed to know you feel the same.” he smiled that damned smile of his.

“I love you, Poe. I have for a long time. I’m glad to finally let you know that. Ya know, to your face?” You giggled, deepening the kiss.

“So, did you really ask Leia if you guys could leave at first light?”

"I did,” Poe said, “So just get ready for all that teasing that’s heading your way.” He gave you a wink.

Save tonight and fight the break of dawn Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone Save tonight and fight the break of dawn Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone

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protectwoc · 4 years

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why all reylos are racist

y’all can go ahead and cancel me now because some of you are not going to like what i have to say and i am completely okay with that.

this recent gq interview with john boyega has incensed me. hearing all the things he went through, from disney and from “fans” and with no support from anyone… i’m livid. sometimes when i think about it for too long i start shaking, i’m so furious. and the response from the reylo fandom has infuriated me to a degree i honestly didn’t know was possible.

some of you may have seen my recent tumblr rampage. it’s reylo bullying hours here on my blog, and i’m not sorry either. one person threatened to post screenshots of my comments, which like… okay? i know what the fuck i said, it wasn’t that long ago. in fact i was going to include the screenshots in this post right here, but they blocked me before i had the chance. sorry. i’m sure somebody has them. anyway…

over the past two days in the star wars fandom we have seen something unprecedented: an outpouring of support for john boyega. both reylos and anti-reylos have joined forces to voice support for john in the wake of the gq interview (and the blm protests, let’s be real, some of y’all would not have given half a fuck if it wasn’t suddenly cool to be antiracist). and this showing of unity is one of the most rage-inducing things i’ve ever seen in a fandom (which is saying something; i have seen some shit).

reylo fandom, full offense intended, but where the fuck do you get off? you’re supporting john now? where was this support when tfa came out and you couldn’t stand the thought of him next to your white-girl-self-insert? where was it when tlj came out and your boy ryan completely sidelined him? where was it earlier this fucking year when y’all twisted a harmless joke (like yall haven’t spent years writing reylo-throne-room-sex-meta BULLSHIT) and ignored the vile racist shit coming from your own fav’s mouth? but you’re supporting him now? now that being antiracist is trendy? fuck outta here with that bullshit.

your fandom is the reason for the vast majority of the absolutely subhuman treatment john has endured over the last few years. your fandom influenced ryan (yes i know what his name is) to write tlj the way he did, you have behaved indefensibly here on tumblr.hell writing and drawing and fantasizing about all sorts of racist bullshit, and y’all have STAYED in his twitter mentions spewing hatred seven ways to sunday. but NOW, without a shred of self-reflection, you’re supporting him? now his experiences are valid?

the way that your fandom refuses to take accountability for its actions makes me see red. y’all stay on some “not all reylos” nonsense and i am SICK OF IT. i’m only gonna say this once, and i want you to hear me: you cannot be a reylo and be “antiracist”. you cannot participate in a fandom that has behaved the way yours has and say “blm, uwu acab.” you can’t. like do you think black people are dumb? that we can’t see right through you? we can.

“but rae,” i hear you whining. “you’re gonna say just because i like two characters together i’m a racist?” and of course not. that would be ludicrous. i think just because you knowingly engage and participate in a fandom that has racism encoded in its dna, you’re a racist. i think because y’all are in bed with racist harassers, racist trolls, and racist content creators, you’re a racist. that’s what the fuck i think. y’all lost the right to “it’s just a ship” me the instant you dragged john boyega into this.

here’s an example: i watched tfa about three days after it came out. i watched the first half, saw the obvious relationship set up between finn and rey, and thought, “aw, cute.” then i watched kylo and rey fight, watch him offer to teach her, and thought, “... interesting.”

when i got home i checked tumblr for finnrey content, saw the outpouring of love from black fans, all the cute fanart and fics blooming, and smiled. then, slowly, guiltily, i searched “reylo.”

BOOM. racism. the things i saw in the tag that night are tattooed on my brain. reylos rejoicing about the obvious rey/kyle pairing because “sw would never put her with that monkey finn”. calling him an “oaf”, “useless”, “bumbling”, “stupid”. reylos joking about how “when they talked about the Dark side, [they] didn’t think they meant that kind of dark.” “woke” reylos pretending to ship stormpilot in an obvious ploy to get finn away from kylo. and in between all of that, cute ship art. fun fics. talented gif makers. and nobody saying shit about the reprehensible behavior going on in their tag.

reylo is built on a foundation of racism. from that first week, racism has been woven into the fabric of your fandom, and it’s been going unchecked. and i don’t mean calling out other reylos. that’s not enough. i mean taking actual steps. y’all have been sitting in a cesspool of racism for five years, and its time for you to get the fuck out or shut the fuck up about being an “ally”. y’all need to leave this fandom.

don’t agree? here’s another story. in 2017, when i still watched supergirl (before i grew taste) i shipped karamel. for those of you who don’t know, karamel is the ship of kara zor-el (supergirl) and mon-el, her second love interest. when supergirl was moved to the cw for its second season, the decision was made to abruptly end her romance with jimmy olsen, played by mecahd brooks (a black man) and replace him with mon-el, played by chris wood, a white man, who was revealed to be, among other things, an alien slaveowner, as well as a playboy and all-around terrible person. and i shipped them. look, i’m not defending myself, but i never really bought the chemistry between jimmy and kara. even though mon-el’s introduction and the way that they carelessly disregarded kara’s feelings for jimmy made me uncomfortable, i thought the way melissa played her attraction to chris wood was more believable (and again, i’m not defending myself, but they are now married so it’s not like i was wrong). so i shipped them. simple as that, right?

well, no. not really. because the inherent racism in the way the writers wrote out her admittedly sweet romance with a black man in favor of a white slaveowner jerk kept bothering me. and finally i decided that it made me too uncomfortable to participate in. i never really reblogged any karamel fandom stuff, but i completely divorced myself from the fandom. i stopped reading karamel fic, and i switched to reblogging exclusively jimmy/kara content until the fandom died out/i stopped watching. i made a choice that real life racism is more important to me than a fucking fandom or a ship, and then i acted accordingly. simple as that.

and i’m not saying you have to stop liking the reylo dynamic. i still like the chemistry between kara and mon-el. i’ve shipped problematic ships before (bamon comes to mind) and i don’t think there’s anything wrong with that (to a point). but there’s a difference between liking a ship dynamic and engaging and contributing to a fan culture of racism. you have to stop participating in the fandom. y’all are in bed with people indistinguishable from confederate-flag-waving-all-lives-matter-touting racists and you don’t feel the need to get out of that environment? there comes a certain point where you have to decide if fandom bullshit is more important to you than fighting racism, and unfortunately, reylos have chosen wrong. that, ladies and gentlemen, is why all reylos are racist, regardless of what they say. roll credits.

except i have more to say, so i’m gonna say it. first of all, i’m not trying to hold myself up as some kind of paragon of virtue. i’m not holier-than-thou because all my ships are “woke” or whatever. chemistry is subjective, and we’re all going to be attracted to different ship dynamics, and there’s nothing wrong with that in theory. what matters is the execution. i finally had to say one day, “you know, this ship and the racist baggage it carries is actually less important to me than battling systemic racism on every level, including the fandom level”. y’all thought being antiracist was gonna be easy? that you wouldn’t have to make some actual changes, to make some actual sacrifices? sorry not sorry to disappoint. and if i, a normal-ass person with flaws and problematic thinking that i’m still dealing with and the whole ine yards, can make that decision, then other people should be required to as well.

(what really irks me is that the karamel fandom wasn’t even really that bad! i definitely could have gotten away with being a karamel stan in 2017. thankfully the supercat and supercorp shippers were doing the lord’s work and bullying them into submission (don’t think i’m letting y’all off the hook either, y’all have got some racism to deal with as well but that’s an essay for another day) but like most of the racism happened at the writing level; the fandom itself wasn’t engaging in racist clownery on the regular. but like the reylos are. y’all see racist bullshit coming from your neighbor, fav fic writer, artist, gif maker, whatever, and don’t say shit? don’t feel the need to distance yourself from them? gtfoh.)

i made this argument earlier when i was on my rampage (which i’m still on btw so don’t clown in my inbox, you will get your shit rocked) but i’m going to make it again because i feel like its important to note. when i pointed out that existing in the reylo fandom while you are aware of its racism makes you complicit in that racism, a white reylo told me earlier that (paraphrasing, my memory’s not as good as it used to be and i did mention that they’d blocked me) “you don’t solve a problem like systemic racism by ignoring it. leaving the fandom would be allowing it to happen.” when i pointed out that that’s police officer rhetoric almost verbatim, she (a white reylo) admonished me (a black woman) not to compare police brutality to a “ship war.” lmao.

look, clearly y’all need a refresher on what “systemic” means. it means, quite simply, that there are systems, large and small, allow for racism to exist, and it also means that allowing for racism to exist on the small scale means expecting it on a large one. like you think police officers spring fully formed from the head with racist ideals already ingrained? no! they learn it and learn to justify it with “well just because my friend made a racist joke doesn’t make me a racist” and “just because i laughed at my friend’s using a racist term in my video game doesn’t make me a racist” and “just because my friend is a racist doesn’t mean i’m a racist” and then we have people watching their coworkers kneel on a man’s back for 8 minutes with no remorse. i’m not gonna solve police brutality by fighting reylos on tumblr, but fandom racism is real racism with consequences on our world, and i don’t tolerate ANY type of racism. and the fact that you are so willing to not just tolerate it but justify it should say something to you.

and not all reylos are like this. similar to cops, good reylos don’t last. i have seen people grow so disgusted by the racism in the reylo fandom that they publicly turned their backs on it, and those reylos i respect. you’ve heard of “the only good cop is an ex-cop” well get ready for “the only good reylo is an ex-reylo”.

(and also like far be it from me to justify a cop but one could at least say they have their livelihoods to think about (not like they couldn’t just pick a nonmurderous profession but i digress) but you reylos can’t even choose between taking a stance against the hateful and unjustified bullying of a man who had the audacity to… get a job (?)... over a ship? come on now.)

the point of all this is, for all their posturing about “being antiracist” and “fuck 12” and “support john boyega”, reylos have decided that a relationship between two fictional people is more important than all the black and brown people who are hurt by that decision and the consequences of that decision. and before y’all pull some “b-but there are POC reylos!” (stop fucking using poc as an adjective, its a noun, it stands for person of color, please use it as such) internalized racism is a thing. busting out your token “reylo of color” (see how easy that was?) is not going to change my mind. all reylos are complicit in the racism of their peers, and being complicit makes you culpable. full stop.

and that is why the public support of john boyega from the reylo fandom has me seeing red. renounce your fandom or keep that man’s name out of your mouth. anyway, this was long and ranty and entirely stream-of-consciousness and i’m refusing to edit it so it’s probably completely incomprehensible to anyone besides me but if you made it this far thanks for reading ig. all reylos are racist, blm, fuck 12, acab, stan john boyega, don’t clown in my inbox unless you’re coming to bully me for being a karamel shipper, which i deserve (or do, i couldn’t give less of a fuck). good night.

#john boyega #anti reylo #raetalks

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rockford-rp · 3 years

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Hey there, lovelies. Every once in a while I have to write a note that is not so fun but needed. I do this because I think it’s important to address issues to keep an rp going. And after 5 years I think it has proven to be good to have the awkward posts. I received an anon about something that I agreed with and have been seeing myself for a bit so instead of publishing the ask I wanted to talk about it cause I feel like it’s something that I should take responsibility for in pointing out and correcting.

There has been some bubbling going on especially with what starters people are choosing to reply to. I saw it a bit before the Valentine’s event then usually at events activity is pretty good but we have fallen back into it after a few weeks after the event. It has been a pattern for a bit. I’m not going to go on about bubbling. We all have been a part of groups for a long time and know what it is and what it can do. The fact is, is that Rockford is a small group. I personally love that. It’s always been my preference in rping through my years of writing but with it being small that means that we cannot be excluding members in our replies. It’s just not going to work if we do. Now I am not saying that you have to have every single character have a thread with every one else, that isn’t maintainable, but especially with most of us having more than one character you should be able to look through all those blogs and see different members you are replying to. Look at the starter blog and see who it is that doesn’t have notes from you. I’m not going to sit here and guilt so I just ask that you take a look at your replies and such and see if this is something that you can do better on. Y’all have always been receptive when I bring this to light and I have always appreciated that and I am asking you to do the same here. We don’t want anyone to feel overlooked.

I was trying to think as an admin how I can help create a better flow of replies and this is what I have come up with... Starting today I am going to make a change to the starter rules. No more than two open gif chat starters a week per member no matter how many characters you have. This way I think it leaves more of a focus on the starters there and harder to overlook some. And when it comes to open texts I am going to say no more than two as well. I am also going to require that every member (barring a full/semi hiatus) post an open starter once a month. That can be any type gif or text but it does need to be an open one. I don’t think 1 starter every 4-6 weeks on one character is a big ask from me so hopefully this can work for everyone. I will try my best to keep a lookout to make sure the rules are being followed but I might miss things at times so I ask that we mostly keep ourselves accountable.

Lastly, I just want to say I know that we are a group of busy members. I believe everyone here is basically a full time worker and you all have family stuff. That is why I have always been super relaxed here because I want Rockford to be the place that people can call their rp home even though they can’t be on as much as we used to be. So while I am asking for us all to do better with keeping up threads with everyone, I also just want to say that remember that people have a lot going on during their week and replies to your starters (especially gifs) may not come for a few days. Cause I know for me personally sometimes I just try to get some replies in that I do have already or answer texts because they are easier when busy and then hit the starters on my weekends. So sometimes it just takes people some time to get to starters.

I am going to ask that every member either comment ‘read’ or like the post so I know that we have seen it. And again, y’all have always responded with kindness when I have to post these things and I truly appreciate that. Thank you for being a group where I don’t have to feel dread bringing these things up. You have been such a wonderful group of members that I am very lucky to have and this is all to make sure that every member here feels at home.

Thank you!!

-Admin Rey

#rockford:admin

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dokoni-mo · 4 years

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Back Again, Together || Darth Vader x Reader (Chapter Two)

(A/N: ayee I’m back at it again!! I’m sorry this chapter took me so long to get out y’all!! I took a break because it was my bday and I had to write and rewrite alot of parts :’’’)) it was just like nothing seemed to go together properly. But, I’m happy with how this chapter turned out!! And it makes me excited to write the next chapter!! As always, tags are open for anything, and important links are below :)) enjoy!)

Masterlist Link (Link to Far Away, Together, the first part of this story) : [x]

Chapter One : [x]

WARNINGS: brief mentions of death, some angst, a bit of canon-typical violence, cursing, otherwise none!

Key: (F/N) = first name, (L/N) = last name

Word Count: ~3900

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Even though you knew that pulling the trigger would have been the best thing for you and your love, you couldn’t seem to do it.

Something deep inside you had compelled you to keep that girl alive. After a long moment of silence between the two of you, the woman you were threatening to shoot raised her hands, showing you that she wasn’t going to try anything as she turned to face you. Looking down at her and her sitting frame your face adorned a scowl as you continued to point your blaster at her, despite her yielding stance.

One wrong move, and you would not hesitate to protect.

With the woman now facing you, you were able to get a better look at her. She looked up at you with big, pretty brown eyes. Within their depths, you found something that surprised you, and caused you to soften your expression just a tad.

Wonder and hope.

You were quite puzzled why she would look at you in such a way. You didn’t know this girl at all. You had no idea who she was.

How did she know you?

You had to know.

“Who are you?” you said to her firmly, your grip tightening on your blaster as you addressed her, “Why are you here?”

The whimsical look in the girl’s big, brown eyes only grew as she slowly lowered her hands to rest on the ground below her. You should of shot her right then, but you just couldn’t.

You had absolutely no idea as to why.

“You’re (F/N) (L/N), aren’t you?” the girl asked you, her accented voice soft to match the smile that crept onto her face.

Your eyes widened a little as your lips parted in shock, your nerves firing off at the usage of your full name. How in the galaxy did she know who you were? Your scowl deepening again, you regripped your blaster as you spoke.

“How do you know my name?!” you demanded, eyeing the girl below you, “Who are you?!”

Her smile dropping, the brunette intruder responded, her fingers curling in the grass around her.

“I’m Rey.” she said simply.

“You still haven’t answered my question from before, Rey.” you hissed, “Why are you here?”

Deep down inside of you, you felt bad for being so rude to the young girl. However, on the surface of your being, you found it hard to care, despite the pitiful look she gave you.

“I’ll explain everything, I promise.” she said, looking from your blaster then back up to you.

“Go on, then.” you said after a moment of your silence, waving your blaster slightly.

Rey licked her bottom lip in compilation as silence filled the air again. The scowl on your face did not waver for a moment during that time, your arm growing tired from holding up the blaster for so long. You were somewhat relieved when she finally spoke again.

“I… I can’t do it-”

Before she could finish, you stepped forward aggressively at her, your finger tightening around the trigger as she shuffled backward, her eyes widening.

“Here! I can’t do it here!” she nearly shouted at you, looking down the barrel of your blaster.

“WHY not?!” you demanded, your tone rising to match her own.

“I need…” Rey began, her tone lowering as she looked you in the eyes, “I need… I need to speak to both you and...”

She trailed off, the look on her face making it seem like she was scared to finish her sentence. Your brow furrowed in frustration.

Either tell me what it is or get the fuck off my planet.

After a heavy, thick silence, she finished her sentence.

“Him.”

You felt the hand that held your blaster lower without you even commanding it to do so. Your brow furrowed again in a flurry of different thoughts and emotions as you processed her singular, simple word.

Him.

Him...

You knew exactly what she meant.

You knew exactly what she was trying to say.

You knew exactly where she wanted to go.

But she wasn’t going to get past you so easily.

“Who the hell sent you?” you asked her, your tone much softer than it had been before.

Rey didn’t respond. All she could do was stare at you dumbly, as if she were a kid and you were the freshest, newest toy on the market all the other schoolkids wanted to get their grubby, snotty hands on. This made your brow furrow again after a moment, and also made you let out a soft sigh.

“Rey.” you said firmly, making her jump a little.

“I-I’m sorry, it's just… you're a bit of a legend around the Resistance, ma’am. And you look so young, I…”

You felt your lips part at her words. A legend? You? She had to be on deathsticks. And the Resistance? Did she mean the Republic? And what she last said…

You dropped your gaze from Rey to look at your reflection in the metal of your blaster. She wasn’t wrong by any means. This was the first time you had really looked at yourself in quite some time, and were subtly shocked at what stared back at you.

You looked as if you hadn’t aged a single day since the fall of the Empire.

You were pristine. As if time had forgotten about you, forgot to age you in any regard.

Hell, you had to be so old by now...

Yet not one wrinkle adorned your skin.

I guess Vee really wasn’t just trying to gas me up, you thought to yourself.

Letting out another sigh, you returned your blaster to the side of your belt, crossing your arms over your chest as you spoke.

“It’s a bit of a mystery to me as well,” you said, referring to your youthful look, “but it’s the same for him too. He looks just the same as the day I first saw his face. He says it’s the will of the force, if you’re familiar with it. He says it’s keeping us alive, as if it has something in store for us, or something it needs us to do. He can’t tell what, though, and I’m nowhere near in-tune with that stuff…”

You felt your gaze fall to the ground below you. Were you oversharing? Why were you telling all this to someone you just met?

You didn’t know, but weren’t able to stop.

“Whatever it is, I kinda hate it. I just wanted to grow old with him, and die peacefully with him here... but it looks like I can’t even have that luxury.”

Seeing Rey stand up in your peripheral, you picked up your gaze from the ground to look at her, feeling yourself become puzzled at her determined, hopeful look. She had the bag from before over her shoulder, and a faint smile on her face as she spoke to you.

“I think I’m here to tell you what that something is.” Rey said, the strands that escaped her buns fluttering in the wind.

You made no attempt to match Rey’s smile as you eyed her up and down. She sounded sincere, and made no attempt to kill you yet, but you just met her. How could you trust her? How could you trust she wouldn’t try anything if you took her to him.

You didn’t know.

“How do I know this isn’t a setup? That you won’t just try to kill us both?” you asked, your tone serious and firm.

You watched as Rey’s smile faded at your words, feeling your lips part as she responded.

“I’m here because of Luke.”

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The hurried walk back to your home was extremely awkward, and the entering of your home was even more so.

Pushing in through the door, you watched as Rey darted her eyes around your home, her stance stiff and unmoving from just inside the door frame.

You almost felt bad. She looked so frightened, yet so determined.

“Come in.” you said, making your way down the hallway of your home, “Just don’t touch anything.”

Nodding her head firmly with wide eyes, Rey followed you down the hallway, her footsteps careful. She soon met you by your kitchen table, and you watched as her lips parted as she scanned your tools strewn about its surface. You would have smiled and teased her for it, but there were far more pressing matters at hand.

“You can sit on either chair,” you said, crossing your arms over your chest, “I don’t care which.”

You said your words as a statement, but Rey knew that it was more of a demand. Nodding her head again, she prompted to sit in the chair closest to her, taking her staff off of her back and leaning it up against the table.

Rey looked up to meet your gaze, and you met hers right back, your arms still folded across your chest. Licking her lips, you could tell that Rey was…

Scared.

No matter how much she tried to hide it.

You recognized the look from long ago, back when you were still a mechanic.

“Where…” she began with her voice barely above a whisper, shifting her weight in her seat as she paused, “Where is he?”

Your back stiffened at her words. You had almost forgotten that she wanted him to be here too.

You didn’t like it.

You didn’t like it at all.

But…

This was about Luke.

You knew he would want to hear it.

“He’s… I-I’ll- I’ll go get him.” you said, your gaze dropping for a moment.

Watching as the brunette seated in front of you nodded, you felt a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach.

This was such a gamble…

Such a risk...

But one you were willing to take.

“Don’t touch anything while I’m gone.” you said, turning to leave, “And don’t go anywhere.”

Rey nodded again as she watched you go out the back door.

~~~

The walk to the bunker’s door filled you with what was possibly every feeling at once. You were scared, nervous, frightened, antsy, puzzled, and excited all at once.

You wondered what your love would say, when you told him you let a stranger into your home.

You sighed as you were met with the bunker door.

You just hoped you wouldn’t be angry.

Taking in a deep breath, you reached your hand up and knocked on the metal of the bunker door, noticing how your hand shook as you spoke.

“Vee,” you said, “It’s safe…”

After a brief pause of your mind racing a mile a minute, you were relieved when you heard the groan of the metal opening. Letting out the breath you took in before, you let out a yelp as you felt a large, gloved hand grab onto your wrist and pull you close to its owner, your eyes widening at the sudden movement. Still processing what was happening, you felt the hand on your wrist move up to your tricep, as well as another matching itself on your opposite side.

You were still in quite the state of bewilderment as you heard him speak.

“(F/N), darling,” you heard his voice say, a touch quicker than normal, “Are you hurt?”

Your lips parting and your eyes blinking in confusion, you were finally able to process what was happening when you looked up. Your eyes were met with the familiar sight of the love of your life, and you felt a warm, inviting sense of comfort wash over you as you felt yourself in his grasp.

You could’ve cried right then and there, but quickly decided against it.

“What? N-No, Vee, I’m okay, I’m fine.” you said, trying to keep your tone as reassuring as possible.

“I sensed another presence when you left,” he told you, “and you were taking so long, I…”

You felt his grasp tighten on your arms as he paused, and felt your heart ache once he continued.

“I began to fear the worst.”

Your brow bent downwards as you heard the tone of his deep voice. You didn’t even realize how long you had really taken until he mentioned it. You didn’t mean to frighten him, not at all. Talking with Rey must have taken a lot longer than expected…

Rey.

You had to tell him.

And you were going to.

But it also had to wait a moment.

You had to tell him it was okay.

Standing on your tip-toes, you wrapped your arms around your love’s armored neck as best you could, hugging him close to you and softly speaking to him as you felt his large, strong arms wrap around your much smaller frame.

“I’d never leave you that easily, Vee.” you reassured him, his grasp tightening at your words, “Never in a million years. I’m so sorry I worried you.”

After a moment of silence between the two of you, you felt your love’s arms unwind themselves from around your frame, only stopping once his gloved hands cradled your face like it was the most precious thing in the galaxy. Returning back to your normal standing position, you gently laid your hands upon the large expanse of his chest, looking up at him to meet his intense gaze.

“I still feel the same presence, darling.” he said, “They are still alive. We must destroy them.”

At first you were puzzled as to what he was going on about, but quickly remembered why you were here.

The intruder.

Rey.

Sighing deeply, you let your gaze drop as you crossed your arms over your chest, stepping back from Vader’s grasp. You saw him tilt his head in confusion as you spoke.

“That’s… That’s why I’m here, Vee.” you said.

A pause from him.

“What do you mean, darling?” he asked, his bewildered tone sending a shiver down your spine.

“That, umm, presence or whatever,” you explained, “That’s why I’m here.”

Silence from him. You figured he wasn’t getting it, so you sucked in a breath and continued on.

“They’re… They’re here for both of us, Vee. They want to speak with us.”

Another pause before he spoke. At times like this, you wished you were sensitive to the force. You had no idea what he was thinking, let alone how he felt about all of this. Your eyes searching his mask for any sign of what his thoughts were, you immediately began to assume the worst.

You couldn’t blame him, however. No one had been to your home as long as the two of you had been here. He wasn’t happy with being around other people before, so why would he now?

He wouldn’t be.

“Why?”

“They wouldn’t tell me,” you said, “They told me they couldn’t tell me. They’re, umm… They’re inside. Right now. They’re waiting for us…”

Yet another silence.

You bit your lip.

Was this too much to process at once? The fact that you had been gone for far too long, chatting with the intruder, and then let them into your home?

It had to be.

Shit.

Please don’t be mad.

Your wishes quickly went in vain. Pushing past you, Vader’s steps were strong and determined as he stepped out of the bunker into the light of day. Turning to watch him, you opened your mouth to protest but no words came out. You were cut off by the sound of his saber igniting, the crimson making your nerves fire off.

He was heading right to the house.

Shit.

You really didn’t want to

“Vee! No!” you called out, running up in front of him to stop his pace.

“Move, (F/N).” your love rumbled out, not minding how rude he sounded.

“Ani, you can’t just-” you began to say before he cut you off, pushing past you.

“This intruder must be destroyed.”

“Vader, please, just-”

“NO.” he snapped, cutting you off again, “This will not be. How dare they enter our home, (F/N). How dare-”

“Maybe they have something important to say!”

“Nothing in this galaxy warrants them to come into our home, to put you in danger, (F/N), and-”

“They’re here because of Luke!” you bellowed out, moving in front of him once more.

Stopping in his tracks, Vader pointed his mask down to your frame, watching your chest rose and fell with deep, quick breaths. Staring at one another for a long while, the only sound that filled the silence was the sound of his respirator coupled with the hum of his saber. If someone had came up to you and told you that time had stopped right then, you would have believed them.

The two of you hadn’t stared at one another like this in such a long time.

The moment was raw, giant even, yet subtle in it’s delivery.

Licking your lips, you decided you would take the liberty of breaking the silence.

“That’s… That’s all they told me. They’re here for Luke.”

Another long pause.

The only response you got was him unigniting his saber.

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To say that Rey was in utter disbelief when she saw you helping your love through the door would be a criminal understatement.

You had taken your love by the hand and had him lean part of his weight on you as you helped him walk back into your house, his body feeling somewhat weakened from all the excitement the day had brought. Once Rey had seen that tall, looming figure step through the door, her brown eyes went as large as dinner plates, and her shoulders had stiffened a great deal.

It was him.

Actually him.

Rey had obeyed your order of not touching anything or going anywhere, but now she felt like she couldn’t even move if she wanted to. She felt frozen in place by the sight of that man, the temperature in her body lowering to match that feeling.

The tension in the room grew exponentially as you led your lover over to the table and helped him to sit down, stepping away to find a chair for yourself from the other room. You didn’t think it was possible, but you watched as Rey’s eyes grew even larger as you left them alone together.

She didn’t say a word to your love. In fact, she couldn’t if she wanted to. Rey was looking right at him. Lord Vader. Once the most feared man in the galaxy. Destroyer of worlds. The right hand of the Empire. The commander of its armies. The murderer of so, so many souls. Hunter of jedi. Dark Lord of the Sith.

Rey thought that she was prepared to see Lord Vader, but she quickly learned she, in fact, in no way, shape, or form was. She could feel the fear on her bones, and hear her nerves screaming as Lord Vader looked at her without a single word.

The amount of strength and power and resentment emanating off of that man was consuming. It threatened to swallow Rey whole if she were to let her guard down for even a second.

She wanted to run. She wanted to get away as fast as she possibly could. She wanted to go back to her ship and leave this place forever.

But, she couldn't.

She had to speak with him, and with you.

One wrong word to him, and she could be dead. But one wrong word to you…

She had heard the stories.

She would be dead.

Without question.

Feeling a wash of relief take over her, Rey allowed her gaze to fall off of the sith lord in front of her as she watched you carry your chair by the table. You planted the piece of furniture right next to your love, and mumbled out a quick sorry before sitting down.

Watching your movements a second longer, Rey felt her lips part.

Glancing down, she noticed a large, black, gloved hand open itself by your side.

His hand.

Observing further, she watched how you smiled at the sith lord oh so… fondly. She also watched as you placed your hand into his much larger one, and blinked at how smoothly you and his fingers intertwined together.

Rey was bewildered. How were you so brave? How could you sit next to that man, smile at him, and then take his hand all like it was nothing? Without fear? Like you did it every single day?

Seeing that sight before her, Rey was… calmed.

She never thought she would see such a thing.

Thinking a moment longer, she never thought she would see any of this.

Such a quaint, tiny little home, on such a beautiful planet, with such a deep sense of..

Love.

Love for such a…

Notorious, man.

And for one of the bravest mechanics the galaxy had ever seen.

It was almost ironic, yet it soothed Rey to no end.

She wasn’t sure why.

Giving your love one last glance, you turned your gaze to Rey, shooting her an expectant look as you continued to hold his hand. Vee following suit not long after, you watched as Rey realized she wasn’t saying anything, licking her lips and shifting in her chair as she spoke.

“Thank you for letting me into your home…” she said, her eyes darting from you to Vader a mile a minute, “The both of you.”

You opened your mouth to respond, but were surprised when you heard your love’s voice instead.

“Your welcome has been far overstayed.” he said, tilting his armored head slightly, “Make this quick.”

You couldn’t help but smile at your love’s words and the look on Rey’s face when she heard him speak.

Even after all these years, Vader still had his intimidation factor.

Just like old times…

“Y-Yes, of course.” Rey whispered, clearing her throat before she continued in a louder tone.

“I’m assuming you both know. A-About Luke, that is.”

The silence from the both of you and the look on your face told Rey all she needed to know.

“Right, well, you both will be glad to know that his, erm… passing, was an honorable one. He did what had to be done, and he was… He was at peace when he went. He saved us. He saved all of us.”

A brief moment of silence filled the air around the three of you. Feeling your love squeeze your hand, you realized you had to be the stronger one that afternoon.

This had to be so much for him to hear.

Your love’s son died doing what he loved doing…

Protecting others.

Vee must be so proud…

Rubbing the back of your love’s gloved knuckles with your thumb, you cleared your throat before speaking.

“You said us. What do you mean us?”

You weren’t expecting the puzzled look that adorned Rey’s face.

“What do you mean? The Resistance, of course.”

It was your turn to adorn a look of bewilderment. You remembered she had mentioned the Resistance before, but still didn’t know what she meant. You shot up a confused look to Vee before looking back to Rey, your brow furrowed.

“You mean the Rebellion? Or the Republic?” you asked.

“What? No, the Resistance. The Rebellion became the Resistance, don’t you know?”

You scoffed, “But, why? We defeated the Empire. Why do we still need a Rebellion? There’s nothing to rebel against.”

You felt your heart sink as you watched Rey’s face morph from one of confusion to one of shock and fright. A nervous feeling bubbling up in your stomach, you squeezed your love’s hand.

Something was wrong. You didn’t need the force to feel it.

That meant you knew he could feel it too.

“Oh, maker…” Rey whispered out, her eyes wide, “You don’t know…”

You felt a chill wash over your body. You had to swallow before you spoke again.

“Know what?”

Rey shifted her weight in her seat again.

“I’m… I’m sorry I’m the one to tell you this but…”

Rey trailed off for a moment, sitting in silence as she thought of the right words to say.

“There’s a new Empire. The First Order. And…”

Another pause.

“Emperor Palpatine has returned.”

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ladysansa · 4 years

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y’all ever think about how literally all of the characters in TRoS were done so fucking dirty?

I mean:

• Poe is suddenly a former drug trafficker which is very problematic. literally what was the point? his parents were both war heroes and you’re telling me he’s all the sudden got a dark past? also - and this is just a personal annoyance - why give him a female love interest rather than maybe taking Oscar Isaac up on the idea to form a romantic relationship with Finn?

• Rose literally got like 2 minutes of screen time, despite all the absolutely bullshit that Kelly Marie Tran had to go through from racists and crazy shippers. but no, suddenly her character was sidelined and her romance with Finn all the sudden forgotten and not brought up again and just ignored.

• Finn, who was shown to be force sensitive, wasn’t made a Jedi, which would have been an amazing change from where he started. going from stormtrooper to Jedi? that would’ve been absolutely iconic. we don’t even know what happens to him at the end of the movie.

• Rey ended up on a desert planet alone, without her family/friends which is exactly where she was at in the beginning of the trilogy. and she took on the Skywalker name because that’s apparently the only way she can have any importance to the Star Wars story, despite the fact that it’s been shown that she is powerful in the force despite not having the blood of any sort of powerful family. Rey Palpatine, who?

• I’ve already made a ton of posts about Ben Solo but he deserved to live and get to be free from the dark side that was with him before he was even born but instead died after finally finding the other half of his soul.

• also one kiss between two female background characters doesn’t count as fucking representation.

#i hate that stupid movie ugghhhhh #im upsetti #like first GoT and then Star Wars #im never gonna trust another director again lmao #star wars #anti tros #tros negativity #sw negativity

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fromzerotoeuphoria · 4 years

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@waywardfacegarden replied to your post:

Couldn’t agree more with this. Honestly, I agree with every single word on here. I feel like most mh shippers think that us rh shippers just ship it because we hate mako or something but i actually love him so much??? and i, in no way, try to undermine mh’s relationship. i always thought it was so cute and soft and tender, since the first ep. i LOVE, absolutely LOVE their friendship. and i think haru DOES care a ton about mako. he does. and they obviously have a special bond, they’ve known each other since so long. they care about each other and their friendship is so sweet?? i love how haru gives mako the fishes in first season and a lot of other moments of them. and i said this in a post when i first watched the first season, but again, like you say, i GET why people ship them. i get it. they’re cute and their relationship is actually pretty good but it just??? i don’t know, what especially got ME to ship rh instead of mh since the very first ep is how clearly DIFFERENT rh’s dynamic was since the very start. how clearly different haru reacts to rin. he becomes ALIVE when he sees him. his eyes, his whole expression just lights up when he sees rin came back. you don’t see haru act like that towards anyone else. SURE, he cares DEEPLY about mako and, like i said, their relationship is special, he holds him dear and it’s clear, but it’s just different with rin. his reactions are always so visceral when it comes to rin, since they were kids. he pretends like he doesn’t care sometimes but it’s so obvious that he does, kid!haru had a crush and no one can tell me otherwise. it’s all over the place. sure, with haru everything is subtle, but the thing that’s so amazing about rh is that you don’t even have to LOOK for it. even when haru is all subtle about his feelings, he always REACTS visceral with rin, and that’s the thing. idk, when i knew mh was more popular than rh it just… baffled me. i was so surprised, because to me, it was always so obvious how their relationship was a LOT more strong friendship-like than rh. and ngl, it’s frustrating for me, too LOL, but i guess we have to live with that.😂😂 everyone has different opinions, and i guess a lot of people are drawn to them bc of the childhood friend trope… tho you also kinda have it on rh but okay😂🤷‍♀️ it just makes me sad how i’ve seen so much hate around from both sides. and i’ve also come across a LOT of mh shippers that keep telling rh shippers “no, you should ship sousuke and rin and mako and haru, that’s how it should be” and it makes me so sad bc ALL ships are valid???? and it just sounds like they’re always trying to invalidate our ship but oh well. [ALSO. SOUSUKE AND RIN’S RELATIONSHIP IS SO PRECIOUS, NOT TALKING ABOUT IT BC I LITERALLY WOULD NEVER SHUT UP, BUT I LOVE THEM. I LOVE THEM. i fell in love with their friendship since the very first second with their special handshake😂😂😂 i just. have a soft spot for all the samesuka relay team tbh, but maybe that’s bc i’m so in love with rin it’s insane😂😂😂] AND ALSO. FINAL POINT OF ALL MY BABBLING HERE (lol, sorry for invading your post, i just were surprised of how i literally agree with every single word on here) BUT YEAH. KID RIN IS BEST KID/BOY, I LITERALLY WOULD DIE FOR HIM. I LOVE HIM SO SO SO SO SO MUCH, IT’S RIDICULOUS. I WANT TO PROTECT HIM. I WANT HIM TO BE HAPPY. idk, man, i just. could talk about rin and kid!rin for days to no end, oof… literally him and rinharu what got me so hooked with free! tbh… like i didn’t expect to be this invested in free! bc i just watched out of boredom, and 20 minutes later after first ep, i was already hooked bc i was already head-over-heels with rin and rinharu LMAO. what did they do to me, honestly… my love just kept growing… like end of first season was SO SO SO satisfying???? it was so emotional, i cried like the 6 times i watched it in a row, and i felt SO incredibly satisfied???? i’ve rarely felt THAT much and that much satisfaction with an ending before. honestly first season of free is masterpiece. BUT ANYWAYS. SORRY FOR TALKING SO MUCH. I’M SHUTTING UP NOW. HAVE A NICE DAY, FELLOW RINHARU FAN.

The way these comments MADE MY DAY <333

Thank you so much for commenting!! That post was me just rambling out my own thoughts about the two ships, and I originally didn’t plan on sharing it publicly, but since I love reading other people’s posts like that, I figured maybe someone might enjoy mine too 😊 And I’m SO HAPPY you did!! 💜

I said a lot in my previous response to you, so for your sake and for anybody reading I’ll refrain from repeating myself (when it comes to Free! and my thoughts/opinions, I could repeat myself 10000x and not even bat an eye ...but I won’t do that to y’all haha). But YES Makoto is a precious big squish, his friendship with Haru is important, and MakoHaru do care so so much about each other. No sense in trying to undermine that.

BUT THE RINHARU RELATIONSHIP 😩💥🔥🤯😭😭. I LOVE that you used the word visceral, because that’s it EXACTLY. Haru has a visceral reaction to Rin—and vice versa, but the fact that HARU reacts this way is powerfully telling of just how much he feels about Rin. From the very first episode, Haru barely reacted to anything—he was a rather apathetic teen who really only longed to be in the water. But then enter in Rin Matsuoka, and not only does Haru viscerally react whenever Rin is mentioned, but he also has multiple flashbacks of RIn before he even knew Rin was back in the country.

Because Haru doesn’t react this way—so raw and, and you said, viscerally—with anyone else, I just cannot see him not having special feelings for anyone else aside from Rin. It just makes sense, as he never showed these kinds of feelings towards anyone else in his life since the time Rin returned to Australia after their falling out-race. For me, If there really was potential for a reciprocated ship-relationship between Haru and any other character aside from Rin (within the context of Season 1), it would’ve either happened already considering Makoto had been there the entire time and no sparks or flames, or Haru would’ve been so focused on a new character that wasn’t Rin who had newly entered his life (which, as we know, he wasn’t). But no, Haru was so fixated on Rin, it completely baffled Rei, the newcomer to the group, as to why Haruka was so obsessed with Rin. I mean, if that alone doesn’t blatantly confirm that Haru has some pretty strong feelings towards Rin, then idk what to tell folks who are in denial. 🤷🏽‍♀️

KID!RIN IS THE REASON I FELL FOR ADULT RIN. Like, I knew that this bright and dazzling shooting star of a kid was still in Rin somewhere, and since that Rin stole my heart within the first 75 seconds of the anime, by default part of me was stolen by adult Rin, too haha (though ngl, it took like 4 episodes for me to start sympathizing with him, but when I did wooooosh!! XD). AND YES THE WAY I DIED DURING EPISODE 12!!! I literally covered my mouth and was silent-screeching into my hand, waving my other hand wildly in the air, had to pause the video to collect myself multiples times and basically fell apart and lost my mind over the entirety of episode 12 😂 I have my “recap” here if you’re interested in getting a closer look at my subsequent meltdown, haha.

Ugh anyways this got WAY too long (plus by the time I’m actually posting this, we’ve been gushing out essays about this in our dms hahaha, I’m sorry it took so long to post this friggin reply! >_<) so I’ll just cut it here.

#rinharu #harurin #sharkbait #free!#rin matsuoka #haruka nanase #free! iwatobi swim club #long post #free! comment reply #comment reply #i love makoto but not shipped with Haru #anti makoharu #but not anti makoto

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akkivee · 4 years

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it’s day 2!!!!!! that means it’s time for rosho!!!!

First impressions: haha it’s a juto look alike with jakurai’s hair colouring

Current impressions: *loud sobbing* YOU ARE A SUN!!!! EVEN IF THE WAY YOU WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR DREAMS DIDN’T WORK OUT YOU STILL FOUND A WAY YOU TOOK YOUR TRAUMA AND BECAME BETTER!!!! YOU DID IT BETTER!!!!!! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!!!!!!

hey so like rosho is amazing!!! he’s part of the 2gumi, who are infamously linked to being leader development fodder but he’s incredibly well adjusted despite how crippling his social anxiety is. he’s got a lot of strength and resilience; like growing up under such strict parents took its toll on him, which is why he wanted to make people smile in the first place! even though it went poorly for him he decided to be a teacher, his parents’ profession, and has touched so many lives through it!!! he did what his parents didn’t for him!!! this is who he is without sasara baggage!!!! he!!! is!!! amazing!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭

Favorite thing:

his song is actually my favorite thing about him! i just waxed poetic about who he is and his song not only shows that off, but also has the audacity to be high quality. he’s too powerful i swear

Least favorite:

hmmmm it might be the samatoki parallels. like don’t get me wrong, i love it because it gives me more material to clown sasara for (the boy has a type y’all), but the bad boy image he had didn’t work out as well as it does for samatoki and it makes him look weaker as a character for it. i’m glad he took a straight laced appearance with a hidden bad boy persona, tho that cliche can look a little eh as well. i love rosho dearly but i understand it if other people just aren’t that impressed with him 😅

What i want to see from this character:

hhhhhh okay so i know i just made a lowkey criticism for how dependent 2gumi characterisation can be on the leaders but sasara and rosho are actual soulmates so!! the way rosho sees sasara as his sun, the same goes for sasara. i wanna see more of this. this dips into sasara things but sasara doesn’t have major motivations aside from being with rosho so i want the story to direct rosho in places that sasara is helpless against but just wants to follow rosho

Favorite moment:

when rosho punched rei in the face for being a snake lol

Headcanon:

i swear by this; when rosho was a teacher assistant, filling in his teacher residency requirements, he was jiro’s teacher. this is based on jiro’s spotify radio so i can’t remember if jiro specified when he met this important teacher, but i’d imagine it was before the tdd era when he and ichiro were on bad terms. rosho was his pillar of support :’)

Ships:

SASARA/ROSHO!!!! ROSHO/SASARA!!!!!! SASARO!!!!!!! ROSASA!!!!!!!! SOULMATES!!!!!!!!! i want him to interact with more people tho so i can ship him with more people lol

#this is vee speaking #rosho tsutsujimori #hypmic #i hardly talk about him but i do think very highly of him #hes new tho thats probably why like i dont have years of repressed thoughts about him #yknow the way i do with the other characters lol

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let-fans-be-fans · 3 years

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STAR WARS Episode 8 - The Last Jedi

Only read after watching The Mandalorian s2 e8

Imagine a Lucasfilm Story Group that has actually worked as a group since 2015. Chuck Wendig’s draft of the first Aftermath novel has been roundly mocked and pulped before ever being committed to print. This isn’t about that, though. This is the germination of the story seed that is planted in The Mandalorian, so join me as we explore one of the possibilities that could have happened within the Star Wars universe: What If Grogu (the Child/Baby Yoda) first appeared in TLJ?

Ahch-To, the steps. Luke Skywalker regards his guest Rey with a quizzical expression, telling her simply but firmly “I can’t take that, but there is a place for it somewhere...” and the two move inside Luke’s little hut. Passing by a large levitating pod, Rey (and the audience) experiences mental flashes of meeting Finn. Smash-cut to Finn himself waking up in the recovery suit in the med-bay. Finn/Rose/whatever sub-plot (this post isn’t about fixing THAT car-crash, let it marinate) ensues, does what it does. This timeline’s Rian Johnson, however, is co-existing with LFL’s Story Group and especially Dave Filoni. They’ve cooked up one hell of an A-plot, and it continues thusly:

Rey never sees what is in the pod, and begins to wonder if Luke is messing with her or starting to go a little peculiar from isolation, on account of how he talks to it. In fact, something is starting to make her feel slightly more at ease. Maybe even a little guilty when Luke’s mood turns sombre and he says, “I know. About Han, and Ben...” We maybe even get a little nostalgia-boost by Luke opting to use the training remote and blast-shield helmet to start training Rey. It’s like poetry, it rhymes.

All through this time, Luke has not withdrawn himself from the Force out of shame. He has always kept himself open to it, learning from the spirits of his teachers. The night that Rey decides to leave and try to aid the Resistance (or to confront Kylo Ren for her own reasons) is the night that Luke receives a visitation from two very unexpected spirits.

That’s right, y’all. The first Force ghost appearance of a non-Force-sensitive character in the Saga. Padmé and Anakin show up to give Luke the news that some strange, dark figure has attempted to kill Leia by shooting at her private chamber on the Resistance flagship, only for Luke to not understand why they don’t know the attacker’s name. “You don’t need to hide it, to protect him. You know, as well as I do, that it was Ben!” Anakin shares a concerned look with the spirit of his wife, and the next thing he says would absolutely blow the cinema audience out of every single seat in the house. “Luke? Son, listen to me. Who is this Ben?”

That’s right. Anakin Skywalker, the former Sith Lord Darth Vader, has absolutely no idea that our sequel trilogy’s Vader-like antagonist (his own grandson) even exists. Even as the Force ghosts watching over Luke and Leia and their families for all this time, both Padmé and Anakin explain that from their perspective, something is bending the Force itself around Ben Solo, pulling him away from not only the Light side, but also from its Dark side. “The boy, Ben Solo, is living his entire life surrounded by a wound in the Force. This wound, it’s very subtly, slowly eating him!”

Luke is still in shock from hearing the ghosts of his parents telling him what is happening to Kylo Ren. Rey is trying to keep him out but the villain is urged by his twisted Master, the Supreme Leader of the First Order. Their telepathic communication is picked up on by Luke, who all at once sees what has truly become of his nephew. Ben Solo appears to his uncle, surrounded by tendrils that look like animated cracks in a pane of window glass. This is the wound in the Force, and its presence is felt most strongly by the eldest living Force-sensitive on the island of Ahch-To. A short cry splits the cracked and bleeding image of Kylo Ren and Rey wakes with a sudden start. Luke is frowning as he looks toward the floating cradle, then he makes his decision. We (and Rey) are about to meet the 100 % physical in-camera puppet. Cast and crew are made to sign an infinite supply of Non-Disclosure Agreements, Rian Johnson is talked into only letting Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley and the puppeteers onto the sets while everybody else is shooting their things.

The cradle pod swings back its protective lid slowly, and there he is making his debut before an audience that paid full movie theater (remember those?) ticket prices. Exuding full fucking “Gizmo in the box on the coffee table” energy, the Child glances sleepily between Rey and Luke. This is why the legendary Jedi Master left the civilized New Republic, he tells Rey. The massacre of his first generation of Jedi students, the betrayal by his nephew, all of it would have been for nothing if he couldn’t save one very important life. Rey is sworn to protect the Child, who is old enough now to speak his own name. “Grogu? Is that what he said?” “One of his protectors told me it’s his name, right before telling me how I looked just like my father. We had a pretty good laugh about that...”

Leia/Poe/Holdo subplot, and [THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH WILL ONLY INCITE SHOUTY BEARDO YOUTUBERS TO SCISSOR THE HEADS OFF ACTION FIGURES THEY BUY WITH THEIR OWN MONEY, THEREFORE IT IS CENSORED TO SHIELD THE AUTHOR FROM PROSECUTION]

Before the Holdo manoeuvre, the Hyperspace Karen or whatever you want to call it, Rey acts out the plan that she and Luke have concocted in secret so that Chewbacca in the Millennium Falcon can safely evacuate both Luke and Grogu. Rey hasn’t been told about the wound in the Force that swirls around Kylo Ren, but for some reason she can now see the same churning mass of tiny cracks in reality, and they spread out behind the Supreme Leader Snoke in much the same manner that Palpatine’s throne sat before the spiderweb-looking window of his tower on the Death Star. This is it, we think. Snoke is the wound in the Force drawing Ben away from his true self. Even as the lightsabre that Rey brought with her ignites and strikes Snoke dead, the audience is thinking along with Rey that the wound is going to close up.

IT GETS BIGGER. AND IT FUCKING CONSUMES SNOKE’S BISECTED CORPSE LIKE A SHADOW VERSION OF THE THING FROM THE 1982 MOVIE

So no. Rey sees it happen, but Kylo remains completely oblivious as he takes up leadership of the First Order. Something about the way he accuses Rey of the murder makes us think he really believes it too. As Rey narrowly escapes, haunted by the sight of the living animalistic wrongness that ate Supreme Leader Snoke, General Hux is rather confused. “Forgive me, ah, Supreme Leader. But you are the first Supreme Leader of the First Order. There was never a previous holder of that position, my Lord.” I know! Right!?

The Resistance’s last ships have limped along the supply line to the long-abandoned old Rebel holdout on the silicate world of Crait. The wreckage of Snoke’s flagship the Supremacy, hangs in space, permanently suspended in the wake of the Holdo manoeuvre. From the epicentre, a single pinprick of darkness begins to expand hungrily to devour the light from the hyperspace explosion. The great wound left in the Force crawls across the destroyed vessel, the thinnest tendril of its immense darker-than-space form now separated from Kylo Ren. Or, so it would seem, anyway... Reunited with Rey, Luke gives her an understanding nod when she informs him of how the lightsabre of his father was literally ripped in half by the destruction of Snoke’s flagship. Some of the elder members of the Resistance don’t have the slightest clue what Rey’s mysterious words mean. As far as they know, Kylo Ren has been the brutal enforcer of the First Order, only recently declaring himself the first Supreme Leader of the faction. Finn and Rose both speak up in defense of Rey, both of them surprised to hear that Leia also knew of Snoke’s death and the destruction of the flagship by her erstwhile friend, Amilyn Holdo.

Nobody can agree what happened, because a large subset of Resistance personnel share vague, half-formed memories of things as Luke, Rey or Leia tells them. No droids, or Chewbacca, share their recollections, and uneasy looks pass between members of the post-war generation and the Skywalker twins. It’s a quirk of the Force! Every sentient born after the death of Emperor Palpatine, the unfortunately waylaid Maz Kanata informs them via hologram, possesses a significantly higher potential for Force abilities than the generation who grew up on the fringes of the rise of the Empire, the clamp-down on Jedi and suspected Jedi.

It would seem that this Force baby boom did not extend to First Order space (being mostly disaffected ex-Imperials, their families would be more careful to weed out any aberrations in the bloodline and try not to be of interest to the Emperor) as only Kylo Ren, their rightful Supreme Leader and master of the Knights of Ren demonstrates any ability to touch the Force. That voice that only he can hear in the presence of Darth Vader’s ruined helmet tells him, its tone and pitch and cadence shifting (starting as the booming bass rumble of Vader’s synthesized voice before being joined by the harsh rasp of Snoke. The low, menacing tone of Maul and the cackling, wheezing Palpatine.) Power is the only thing worth holding onto. Let the past die, kill it if you have to. Cut out the weakness that keeps you bound to things like family...

“This is not going to go the way you think.”

Driven on by the maddening chorus of voices, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren has now managed to track his hated Resistance opposition to the deserted world of Crait. Ships entering the vicinity of the mysterious hyperspace blackout are slowly consumed, vanishing into the great wound and becoming officially non-existent. Alone against his crazed nephew, the Jedi Master Luke Skywalker steps out onto the crystalline plain before the bulkhead doors of the former Rebel base. He cannot be hit by the guns of the lumbering walkers that his errant nephew orders to fire on him. Kylo’s attempts to telekinetically barrage Luke with the salted earth of Crait simply do not phase the man. As he calmly reminds Kylo: “The Rebellion is reborn today. The war is just beginning. And I will not be the last Jedi.” Kylo Ren’s dangerously unstable lightsabre blade harmlessly passes over Luke as he ducks out of its reach. Finally, the angry young man seizes his moment and lashes out at Luke’s midsection. Nothing?

The Jedi Master nods his head slowly, the camera pulling back to reveal him sat in a meditative posture atop a flat-headed rock just off the shore of his home island on Ahch-To. Focusing his will through the Force, Luke appears not only in front of Kylo Ren, but also between Leia and Rey inside the base. The two of them in turn are surrounded by a loose semi-circle of the younger, more Force-sensitive recruits of the Resistance including Finn and Rose Tico. All of them, opening their conscious selves to the Force, are helping to shoulder the burden that Luke has taken on. Proudly, Luke slowly rises from his seat and sends a mocking salute to Kylo. “See ya ‘round, kid...”

The last supplies are loaded onto what few Resistance carriers and short-range fighters they have left, as well as the famous Millennium Falcon. Rey and Grogu both agree that their first priority is to properly re-establish contact with Luke Skywalker. Furious, Kylo retreats to his ship-board meditation chamber, pounding his gloved fists into the ashes surrounding the remnants of Vader’s helmet. Cursing the scavenger girl seems to spark some interest in the bizarre otherworldly whispers, the flash-image of Rey in the dark young man’s thoughts prompting the inner voice to remark, “We shall be re-united soon enough. Yes, you will see what new powers I possess in time, sister...”

SMASH TO END CREDITS!

#megapost #Star Wars #Baby Yoda #The Last Jedi #Luke Skywalker #basic story structure

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smirkingsolo · 4 years

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y’know what? I hopped on here thinking I’d find maybe some salty anti-reylos, but a largely satisfied fanbase.

The fuck?

What are y’all mad about? TROS was GOOD, it was a GOOD MOVIE.

Everything was handled WELL. What shit y’all on? Come on now. In 2019 we know what a shit ending looks like; we know what the destruction of character arcs looks like; we know what a bad treatment of a well loved story looks like. (@GOT season 8)

But like??? This was so good???

Leia was given a really respectable death?

Han AND Luke both reappeared to counsel people?

Chewy was given his goddamn medal?

Lando got to fly again?

Rey got LEIA’S LIGHTSABER?? A thing that connects her to her last mentor? She got the Falcon from Han, Luke’s saber, and now is a continuation of not just the Skywalker legacy, but the QUEEN herself! LEIA

Poe was fuckin cool?? Doing smart General things? Learning from Leia? Understanding the core of what made her a great General?

We got a really evil final boss? Fucking Palpatine y’all. And his scary lair and cult? Peak villainy.

Finn did IMPORTANT things. He understood Rey in the end. He stuck with her. He’s her FAMILY.

Threepio came back because R2 saved him, and we love a best friend duo

The Knights of Ren were COOL and you know it.

Hux tried and that’s really all we could ask for from him. Poe’s reaction was worth it.

Y’know what? We love a GOOD character that defies a blood legacy of EVIL in favor of a legacy of good they CHOOSE .

I’m down for Rey Palpatine. SHE GOT LIGHTNING POWERS. TRY TO BE MAD ABOUT LIGHTNING POWERS.

And you wanna know fucking what?

REY AND BEN’S END MAKES FUCKING SENSE.

Ben, my boy, my son, my dude. Homie fucking DID IT. His mom, his force wife, his dad, all of them. They brought him back, together.

This is all I can say for anti reylos who say it’s abusive:

Good people are never the ones in need of redemption.

Redemption is one of the ultimate hopeful stories to tell. Humans are so deeply flawed. Seeing stories out there that believe in the good in people triumphing over the bad and it never being too late to TRY to do good, even in a world you hurt: that shit matters.

Man around the time TFA came out I found out I had a really destructive mental illness called BPD. People like that I had only ever seen portrayed as monsters, so I thought naturally I must be one too. Rey thought Kylo Ren was a monster too. But she believed in the good in him. That matters. Seeing monsters redeemed MATTERS to anyone who has ever hurt others or felt they deserve to be called a monster. My disorder made me abusive and manipulative. But I decided to fight back. To undo as much of the pain I caused as I could because of stories like this one. Because of THIS ONE. Because Stories like this told me a monster could fight back, could do good, could change.

Anti reylos, I get it. You don’t want to celebrate abuse. You don’t want to reward such horrible actions as Kylo Ren committed with a happy life with Rey. I get it. Honestly, I think for these characters like Kylo and Vader who have caused so much actual death, death is the right fate for them. I don’t think they deserve to live free and happy after taking life from others. But I think they deserve the chance to do good before they die.

That’s so much what Star Wars is about. Anakin was dark and turned back for the life and love of his son. Ben was dark and turned away from that because someone came along and believe there was more in him, just as Luke believed in his father, than just that hatred. And there was.

Redemption stories are important. Star Wars is ABOUT redemption.

Reylos, we got them together. They loved each other enough to save and fight for one another. They were a dyad in the force for a reason.

Yes, Ben needed to die as was fitting for one who killed so many good people. But he also earned his happiness in those last moments. Earned Rey’s love and belief in him.

So much of Ben Solo’s life was about being manipulated into decisions. This was a choice HE made. Everyone EVERYONE deserves a chance to choose to act on the good in them. Maybe not everyone deserves a life of reward. But everyone deserves a CHANCE to do ANY AMOUNT OF GOOD THEY CAN.

Reylos you get them together, Anti reylos you get that not being a permanent thing.

Be mad about it all you want.

The Rise of Skywalker was GOOD. It did the series JUSTICE. It did the ending JUSTICE.

Argue whatever you want. Complain about whatever you want. But Star Wars was about believing in what is in others and this film GETS THAT.

THAT is what a Star Wars conclusion needed and that’s what it GOT.

Die mad about it

#star wars ros #sw ros #star wars tros #tros spoilers #rey #reylo #the rise of skywalker #kylo ren #ben solo #han solo #leia organa #luke skywalker #emperor palpatine

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sillyfudgemonkeys · 3 years

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I am of the opinion that PQ2 should have been released AFTER P5R

Tbh PQ2 is placed where it is because of the 3DS' life cycle. I'd place it farther but the PQ series working on Switch(+maybe other places) is most likely reliant on the/an EO's switch game (to help adjust the formula). If it wasn't for that, I'd probs slowly remake/port P1-4 while spewing out more/different P5 spinoffs before we get to PQ2. (so I don’t disagree, there’s a couple of ways they could’ve gone about it, but even tho it’s speculation it’s fun, none of it matters cause we probs got the worst timeline ;w; anyway time to just ramble about related stuff 8U) (but I would love to hear your opinion as to why you think that’s the case!)

Word vomit word vomit~! Under the cut cause I can’t reply like a normal person 8U ;x; (don’t mind me the gears started-a-turning aklfjdsakl)

Tho tbh, from what we got with PQ2, I dunno if Adding Sumi and Jose would be good. PQ2 is pretty directionless with it's cast imo, like it has something to say but half the time they feel like mouthpieces and not actually......the characters we know being involved. It already has a handful of b/c/d/f plots and it barely even dives deeper than a kids wadding pool with them orz I'd say what's the harm in adding Sumi/Jose since it already can't handle the cast it's been dealt it won't hurt having two more, but do I WANT Sumi/Jose (and possibly Takuto) to suffer for that? Nah. I'd rather we get a PQ3, were we can focus on the implications of Sumi having just awakened and the team side eyeing Joker/Mona for not telling them and all those implications. Her bonding with the team would probs be drowned out by Hamu and Hikari (when they actually feel like giving them some focus that is), plus Goro's stupid bullshit just.......listen.... PQ1? Chars can be a biiiiit mean at times, and are flanderized, but damn do they all feel involved and still have some remnant of their original personality (they aren't flanderized all the time and not all chars are flanderized) but man did they feel important to the game. DX I’ll take it over the clustered bullshit that is PQ2 orz

Anyway, tbh, now that I think about it, P5R should’ve been released in 2021ish time. For a PS4/PS5 release. Would’ve given the PS5 another flag ship game, and justifying it on another console as well (plus a 4 year gap feels a little more justified than a 3 year gap, esp when there’s a new console involved). It also doesn’t help we got two horrible failures of spinoffs in between P5 and P5R (one is the P3/5D and yes I’m counting them as one game, and PQ2 who is at best a slog and at worst is one of the biggest thorn in my side lore wise since P5 sauntered onto the scene...that being said I mostly blame the failure of that game on the dead console it was on). A remake and/or Scramble honestly should’ve been the next game right then and there (oh hey where have I seen that before? Oh right, P4. And it worked, we had about 3 remakes/enhanced ports before our Arena/sequel but still it worked). Not “cash grab the game” or “let’s just set the poor thing up for failure” the game. Like PQ2 would’ve been ok to fail if we at least got a remake and P5S (and I really don’t give a shit about P5S, but it def should’ve been there early on).

And an extra bonus with P5S releasing early is that, after P5R released, we could have a P5S re-release with a tweaked storyline maybe involving Goro/Sumi/Jose/yadda yadda on the PS5! Is that a bit cash grabby? Maybe. Is it at least cash grabby with a purpose? Yes. We want purpose. Purpose is good. Purpose, means they have our interests in mind. 8U

*inhales* tbh....the PQ2 we got....could’ve/would’ve worked better without the P5 cast. I KNOW, Silly hates-a-the-P5, but.....at this point it’s not even that. There is one char that really tries hard to relate with Hikari that isn’t the shut in bullshit (yeah sure let’s give Futaba more screen time, it’s not like she didn’t have enough of that, nothing against shut ins, just P5/Q2′s writing). And it’s Hamuko. regardless how you feel about the FeMC, the B plot of “I am all alone, I am separated from my loved ones, the same loved ones I see look the same but aren’t them (oh hey another Tatsuya parallel 8U), and to top it off some stranger is in the role I’m supposed to be in. Am I replaceable? What’s the point of my existence if I’m not the only one who can fulfil this role?” have an entire game based on that existential crisis. We don’t even need the same setting/cast (Hikari/Nagi/Doe), actually I’d keep the Climax Theater but I’d lean HEAVILY into the P2 references/themes and such (Hamu already has a lot in common with Tatsuya, this just adds to it even more!). That B plot with Hamu could probs carry a game itself, or her issues can easily tie into the A plot of that game (like how Rei/Zen’s did with PQ1). Don’t delegated it to a watered down B plot that PQ2 gave us. jfjsadfj hell this probs would’ve been a better time for Sumi to be involved instead. Instead of the P5R new char, she’s the new PQ char and hey they can bond over that (sure we can do that in the current PQ2 game, but we can’t fit it in that well cause we have to tell the P5 cast how cool we think they are! even tho they haven’t really done anything but breathe! >8U)

It’d be a good follow up to PQ1 esp if released not long after, with it being a P3xP4 crossover, it’d 1) feel almost like a direct sequel, 2) riding the coattails of PQ1′s success at the most timely of times, 3) connected with 2 but it’d be at the hype of the 3DS, 4) we don’t have to worry about fans not knowing who they are since that cast is still relevant, 5) it gets Hamu’s thing out of the way so that PQ3 can allow the P5 kids to shine! Cause I’mma be honest, the PQ2 we got doesn’t really make them stand out, outside of the Kamoman dungeon. Plus it’d allow us to give more screen time to juicier B plots that people probably wish for with a P5 involved PQ game (such as Goro, I know y’all thirsty for him, this benefits you guys!)

Ah sorry you probs didn’t want a rant klasdjfalf just tired and the gears started turning and ahhhhh orz Anyway, again, I don’t disagree with you anon, I def think they could’ve done things differently and done it a lot of different ways too. XU And btw I’d love to hear more why you think that!

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RISE OF SKYWALKER

IT HAS BEEN SEEN MY FRIENDS... LET’S GO

IT WAS A LOVE STORY ALL ALONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU. GUYS. I AM SO... ALIVE RIGHT NOW I

okay that opening scrawl i laughed so hard... THE DEAD SPEAK!!

‘supreme leader kylo ren’ will never not be funny

OKAY OPENING WITH KYLO I SCREAMED.... HIS BEAUTIFUL FACE

I LOVE HIM SO MUCH I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN TO YOU.... HOW MUCH

okay and his ruthless hell bent search for this silly macguffin.... we love a demonic legend

and ALSO his determination to kill the past!!!!!! HE HAS LITERALLY BEEN CIRCLING THIS THE WHOLE SERIES

look, i am biased because kylo is my favourite and he has been the one thing that’s been consistently written and done across this trilogy and i’m very spoiled because i got everything i wanted here

but KYLO REN. KYLO REN!!!!!!!!!!!

laughed my ASS off at the snoke in the tube and palpatine being like ‘surprise bitch.... bet you thought you’d seen the last of me’

laughed decidedly LESS at ‘i’ve been every voice you’ve ever heard in your head’

look this isn’t going to be a review.... just my thoughts really and this decidedly isn’t a comparison with the last jedi which it seems like everyone wants to do in a weird victorious kind of way

but kylo killing snoke/his abuser in tlj was a terrifying powerful moment to watch and i loved it fiercely and still do, and for kylo to see that he hadn’t done that at all.... and that evil still abides.... fucking nightmare, honestly

and that’s when i started getting a feeling in the back of my head because look he is so determined to kill the past

(let the past die)

that he will kill himself as well to do it. that has always been kylo’s character since the very beginning. SO!!!!!

also the structural integrity of palp’s hideaway.... not great

palps: kill rey heh heh

kylo: i am absolutely not gonna do that but okay

omfg when kylo was like ME AND MY KNIGHTS OF REN ARE GOING HUNTING

i cannot explain to you how HILARIOUS the knights of ren are to me

they do nothing! they say nothing! they just stand around and look stupid in their stupid helmets..... i laughed every single time they were on screen

it’s like kylo’s uselessness manifests into what 6? 7 more useless things. the Knights of Ren

‘we’re going hunting’ are you TWELVE YEARS OLD

this film felt like it was going a million miles an hour, all the time, and that started for me in that first scene in the falcon which was going all over the place? for some reason?

anyway THERE’S A MOLE IN THE FIRST ORDER and i know it is hux but i kind of wanted it to be kylo on the side.... though i know he is not capable of any such subterfuge. about as subtle as a wrecking ball... and my SON

loved the comraderie with poe and finn. i liked the lived-in feeling of the relationships between the rebellion characters this time around

felt like they had that new alien dude in the falcon for no reason and for two seconds like... why

(to sell toys, of course. the same reason why they have a new tiny droid)

but that of course is just the first in a long line of new and underdeveloped characters in this movie. but you know what? i can accept this because the core emotional story was strong and also, it’s star wars? a big sprawling mess is what it has always, always been. ANYWHOMST

REY IN THE FOREST LEVITATING!!!!

the white outfit!!! how at one she is with nature??? SORRY IT WAS BEAUTIFUL

and okay the specific framing of rey and rey’s power in this movie as not only a part of the force but so specifically as a woman using the force... like the power of empathy! the power of healing!!! IT WAS BEAUTIFUL WHATEVER

when she called leia her MASTER? MY HEART

THE POWER OF WOMEN!!!

on the flip side, doesn’t it kind of feel like poe has a problem with women?

like as soon as he started riffing with rey i was like GET A JOB STAY AWAY FROM HER

but in hindsight i feel kind of better about them and their interactions... more on that later

FINN! finn in this movie was WONDERFUL

(except it annoyed me how they had the whole ‘there’s something i want to say to you’ and never had him say it... like even if he was going to say he loved rey okay just don’t leave it hanging like that?)

FORCE FUCKING SENSITIVE!!!!!!

look i really think they did they best they could with a really difficult job in incorporating leia and previous footage into this movie. it wouldn’t have felt right without her and the scenes were a bit clunky but again, a very very difficult thing to do

LEIA AND REY’S RELATIONSHIP..... MY HEART HURTS

i love that rey’s storyline has depth and motivation and kylo’s storyline is literally revolving around rey like she’s the sun

like i literally love this. MORE OF THIS!!!

FORCE BOND STILL EXISTSSSSSSSS

KNEW IT CALLED IT CLAIMED IT LOVE IT

the soft gasp rey does whenever kylo is about to show up for forceskype i love this song

the knights of ren standing around while kylo’s helmet got fixed omfg they are the stupidesttttt

kylo: maybe i don’t want to wear the helmet

the knights of ren: maybe shut the fuck up

Let’s Go To Burning Man

i actually kind of liked seeing these people doing their own cool cultural thing. like again this movie went at lightspeed but i did enjoy that. what’s better than this? just aliens being dudes

when rey talked to that little girl and she asked her last name i was like LOLLLL HERE WE GOOOOOOOO

as soon as lando showed up it was like ‘oh it’s lando’

‘i offered you my hand’

‘I’LL OFFER YOU MY HAND AGAIN’

WHY DID HE SAY THIS... LIKE IT WAS A PROPOSAL

I WAS SCREECHING SORRY... WOW.

i have never really found C3PO funny but um he was going off in this movie... when they all looked at him and then he looked away I CACKLED

and the mind wipe like whew man... one day we’re gonna have a conversation about Droids And The Uncomfortable Conclusions About Droids in these movies

but also, i wish they’d had the guts to stick with it and not restore his memory because, what a symbol for the past dying and the end of a saga? like 3PO has been there since the start!! the star wars live in his memory banks ???? and R2 as well i suppose

don’t think too long about this cause then you realise that for some reason they’re still using like 80 year old iphones and R2 and 3PO should be decommissioned for scraps

WHEN HE TOOK THE NECKLACE OFF HER I FOUND IT HOT I FOUND IT SEXY I FOUND IT UMMMM

the sand was a cool visual thing but then THE SNAKE

it felt so GREEK HERO MYTH but then rey stops the script!!

AND DOESN’T FIGHT IT

AND SHE HEALS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

as soon as rey healed that snake i was like

‘kylo ren is that snake’

blah blah dagger blah

the sith language and being forbidden actually interests me. i want more proper sith lore

basically i want a revan and bastila movie. make it so

keri russell was WASTED in this movie

but that one scene with her and rey where they had Mutual Respect was so much better and more important than anything she did with poe

poe is like... sure i guess. i mean i liked him better in this movie than tlj and i liked him more as the movie when on but hmmst

but hey if i get to have a kylo then the poe people can have i poe. i begrudge no one

except, uh.... hux people. y’all really got done this movie huh. ouch

double as bad cause there was literally no point to the new general character. should have just been hux and then had him die in the final battle?

but i laughed when he was like ‘i don’t want you to WIN. i want kylo to LOSE’

THAT’S KING PETTY

omfg when kylo was like ‘where are you’ and then saw the vader mask and was like ‘oh you’re in my room’

SCREECHED

KYLO’S EVIL BOARD MEETING

LAUGHED MY ASS OFF

WHEN HE SMACKED THAT DUDE TO THE ROOF

sorry the first order is a startup. not even an ‘evil’ one especially because they’re all just a bit evil

when kylo reacted to that guy saying ‘we should take more children’ and the small thread winding through this movie about children being indoctrinated and rey and ben stopping THAT cycle.. important to me and i wish it had been bigger but i was glad it was there

all kylo did in the first half of this movie was chase after his girlfriend and tell her how they were meant to be together and that he wasn’t going to kill her even though he should. i love one stupid man

kylo flying his ship at rey deliberately wanting to ‘push her’ and her jumping over it and crashing the whole damn thing

and then him just getting up and walking out of the wreck not a scratch on him

like some kind of hero in a romance novel in his stupid cape lmfaoaoooo... you love to see it

THE PUSH/PULL WITH THE TRANSPORT?

THEIR POWERRRRRR

and then rey with her fuckin LIGHTNING

as soon as that happened i was like, oh lol rey palps then....

but also, THE LOOK OF WONDER BUT ALSO VICTORY ON KYLO’S FACE

ADAM DRIVER SIR

okay to be honest the whole soujourn to the like space swiss village is kind of a blur to me

keri russell was wasted, did i say that already?

although okay that bit when poe was like ‘were you a stormtrooper? were you a scavenger?’ maybe give him his rights

when kylo said WE’RE TWO PARTS OF THE SAME BEING

A DYAD

TWO WHO ARE AS ONE

two? WHO ARE? AS ONEEEEEE

NEITHER WHOLE WITHOUT THE MOTHERFUCKING OTHER I

‘i never lied to you’ AND HE NEVER HAS AND NEVER FUCKING DIDDD!!!!!

all the stormtroopers getting knocked back and kylo steadying himself with the force lol... it’s these little things ok

JODIE COMER?

rEy PaLpAtInE

I LAUGHED MY ASSSS OFFFFFFF

like... sure jj. sure

look, i have always understood and respected the choice to make rey ‘nobody’ (like anakin was! the force just makes who it needs to create the balance!) but if rey was going to be anyone i guess.... this is the best choice?

and i think there IS merit in the story going from ‘person burdened with legacy vs person with no legacy’ to ‘person with a legacy of good turning evil and person with a legacy of evil turning good’

i gotta think longer and more about this but. besides its inherent silliness i do not hate this ‘twist’

this movie jumped from planet to planet like a ping pong ball! it felt a bit jarring but my mum pointed out that the galaxy IS big and they’ve never really done this before and i was like hmmm Points Were Made

THE FIGHT ON THE OLD DEATH STAR

KYLO DODGING REY’S SWIPES AND NOT EVEN PULLING HIS SABER UNTIL HE HAD TO

THEN ONLY FIGHTING DEFENSIVELY

and her DESPERATION

ALMOST LIKE SHE’S FIGHTING HERSELF

BECAUSE THEY ARE TWO HALVES! OF ONE WHOLE!

and then oh my god

‘you can’t go back to her (leia). just like i can’t’

and the VICTORY in his eyes and the acknowledgment of the truth in hers

because THEY ARE THE SSSAAAAAAMMMMMMMMEEEE

when rey SCREECHED and force threw finn back.... oh fuck

(sidebar the way finn was so determinedly THERE for rey this whole movie... even when she said about the sith throne... his faith in her didn’t waver im verklempt)

WHEN HE DISAPPEARED AND REY LOOKED BACK HORRIFIED

because he can’t go! because the fight is what they have and what she’s clinging on to!

AND THEN HE WALKED UP OUT THE WATTTTEERRRRRRRRR

absolute romantic nonsense.

AND THEN

SHE KILLED HIM

SHE KILLED HIM!!!!!!

SHE KILLED KYLO REN WITH HIS OWN DAMN CRUCIFIX SWORD

I COULD NOT

BE LEEEEAAAF

THIS HAS BEEN MY DREAM ENDGAME SINCE THE START AND IT’S HERE TWO THIRDS THROUGH THE FUCKING LAST MOVIE?

A GIFT. LICH RALLY A GIFT TO MEEEEE

leia gave her LIFE for her SON I...

this was the only moment in the movie where i started to get some tears cause like... IT WAS JUST SO MUCH

AND REY.... TOOK LEIA’S ENERGY THROUGH THE FORCE...

AND SHE PUT HER HANDS ON HIM

AND SHE HEALED HIM

SHE’S A SCAVENGER

SHE FIXES BROKEN THINGGGGSSSSS

HE DIED BECAUSE SHE KILLED HIM

AND HE LIVES BECAUSE SHE HEALED HIM...

WHEN. WILL. YOUR. FAVES?????????

‘I WANTED TO TAKE YOUR HAND. BEN’S HAND’

take my hand? take my whole life too

IIRENGOWENRGKLJEWNGFKJBKJBKJBKJLB

ALL THE BEAUTIFUL WINDSWEPT CLOSE UP SHOTS OF KYLO’S BEAUTIFUL WINDSWEPT FACE IN THIS MOVIE. I WAS BREATHLESS

KYLO STNADING ON THE EDGE OF THAT SEA WITH THE WIND GOING AND HIS LEG OUT LIKE THE STUPID BYRONIC HERO HE IS

HEATHCLIFF? HEATHCLIFF ON THE MOOR?

HAN’S HAND ON BEN’S FACE

HE CALLED HIM. DAD

‘kylo ren is dead’

OHHHHHH BABBBBYYYYYY

look i loved the crossguard saber but i understood why it had to go

and like ben shedding the persona he had built as a defence mechanism... rey killed that part of him? powerful too powerful

i know i have rose coloured glasses because i care about the core story of kylo/rey enough and i’m passionate enough about it but okay the way they are entwined with one another on the journey to identity is the greatest thing a silly blockbuster series has maybe ever given me

it’s tam lin. IT’S FAIRY TALE NONSENSE AND I LOVE IT

i 100% know in my bones they wanted the scene with han to be leia but they obviously couldnt have that so that was fine. when ben turned his head around and heard her and felt her.... DONT LOOK AT ME

the most emotional moment in this movie was when chewie heard about leia and broke down and collapsed and screamed

us too buddy. damn

rey stealing kylo’s ship and yeeting away lmfao

and when she went back to ach-to and burned it and was like IM STAYING HERE 4EVA >:(

she’s literally the exact same stupid reckless as kylo and i love

rose was wasted in this movie. very annoying

i DID laugh when they said ‘we should pull a holdo manoeuvre’ like of course that’s the one thing jj took from tlj. ohhhh jj

loved finn meeting the ex stormtrooper lady. i always felt like the one weakness of tlj is that it dropped this thread of finn’s indoctrination that i thought was being woven alongside rey and kylo’s issues with their childhoods in force awakens. the look of wonder on his face when she said that the whole battalion defected.... and saying the force lead them to do it like it lead him... and you could see john boyega feeling that with his whole heart!!!

i laughed at palps’ fleet of star destroyers that like all have death star capabilities now? so dumb

and also, a star destroyer is basically an aircraft carrier.... do you think the people who make star wars realise the empire is america? no...??? alright imma head out

missed opportunity for a shot of jar jar or a gungan when the galaxy fleet showed up like those towboats at dunkirk. to be HONEST

where did sheev palps find that stadium of goons? are they on retainer?

yeah so palpatine’s lair is the underworld and rey is eurydice and ben is orpheus. YEAH. YEAHHHHHHHHH

LEIA WAS TRAINED AS A MFING JEDI

THAT FLASHBACK WAS EVERYTHING FUCK

LEIA’S SABER!!!!!!!!!

i have Questions about leia ‘seeing her son dying at the end of her journey’ like ?

BUT HER PUTTING AWAY THE SABER TO PROTECT BEN!!!!

THIS FAMILY

fuck. benjy solo in that jumper.... USING A BLASTER LIKE HIS DAD.....

THE X WING AND THE TIE FIGHTER PARKED NEXT TO EACH OTHER!!!!!!!!!

PALPATINE CALLING THEIR BOND ‘AS POWERFUL AS LIFE AND THE FORCE ITSELF’

NOT FOR GENERATIONS HAS THEIR BEEN A DYAD LIKE THEM!!!

FUCKING

DESTINED

BITCH

THEY ARE EACH OTHER’S DESTINY? WOW SORRY.... WOWOWOOWOOWOWOOWOWOW

ben versus his idiot knights of ren.... yeah i love my son

sorry rey had a vision of her AND kylo sitting on the throne but the throne is.... one seat? what are the logistics here? her on his lap? him on her lap? both of them sitting on an armrest like awkward kids taking a photo with santa?

I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS FOR LIKE FIVE MINUTES COMPLETELY DISTRACTED

THE LITTLE SHRUG BEN DID WHEN HE GOT THE LIGHTSABER AND WAS LIKE ‘YEAH SORRY NOW YOU’RE GONNA DIE’

I SCREAMED. IM LOVE HIM

rey giving ben the saber through the force bond!!

ACROSS SPACE??? LOVE THAT TRANSCENDS THE WORLD

palpatine taking, SPECIFICALLY, the power of rey and kylo’s BOND to strengthen himself because it is THE STRONGEST THING IN THE FUCKING UNIVERSE???????? CANONICALLY????????

REY AND BEN FIGHTING WITH LUKE AND LEIA’S SABERS

FUCKING... I FUCKING....

when palps like flicked ben away sorry i laughed... i mean i was like REALLY? FOR THE BIG FINALE HE’S GONE? but i understood why and that rey is the hero etc etc

THE JEDI SPEAKING TO REY! OBI WAN! QUI GON FUCKIN JINN

yoda is there too

AND THE POWER OF THE JEDI FLOWING THROUGH HER!!!!!

god her power.... SHE AMAZES MEEEE

(initially i thought ben was gonna kill palps for rey because of the whole The Sith Live in My Killer thing and then she’d have to kill him but HOISTED ON HIS OWN PETARDDD)

palpatine:

and the power was too much and it killed her ooooof

(the power of being a legacy... of channeling all that has some before!!! these movies get so ridiculously meta sometimes. best believe we’ll talk about THIS)

BUT HERE COMES BEN

BENJY BOYYYYY

his hair JUST long enough to be scraggly and devastating

literally dragging a broken leg

ADAM DRIVERS PHYSICALITY IN THESE MOVIES (WELL ALWAYS) (BUT SPECIFICALLY IN THIS ROLE)

and he knows

WHAT HE HAS TO DOOOO

HE FINALLY FOUND SOMETHING HE LOVED ENOUGH TO DIE FOR

I JUST CAN’T BELIEVE THIS

when he held her body holy shit... HOLY SHIT, GUYS

FULL CIRCLE????CVMSDFJNVDSLKFJVLDKJFVLKJDBFV

A PIETA.... A FUCKING PIETA

OH MY GOD THIS MOVIE

and his heartbroken face.... stumbling back to her... oh my good goddd

and then

‘I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO BUT I’M AFRAID TO DO IT’

HE DIED FOR HER

HE GAVE.... HIS LIFE..... FOR HER.....

I CANNOT BE LIEVE THISSSSSS

HE GAVE UP HIS LIFE!!!!! HIS FUCKING LIFE!!!

he fought.... his whole life.... and he gave it up....

THAT’S LOVE? THAT’S FUCKING TRUE LOVE HOLLYL SKDJBVDKBF

REVAN AND BASTILA!!!!! REVAN AND BASTILA!!!1

and then she was alive again!!! ROMEO AND JULIET OKAY WOW

AND

THEY

KISSED

I’M SORRY I DID FREAK THE FUCK OUT

HIS SOFT EYES

(super spoilery shot coming up here but)

OH MY GOD

FOR FUCK’S

SAKE.

i’m sure people will be mad about how little kylo like... talked in this movie but like sorry this was perfect

she saved his life! and she saved the world! and he quietly gave his life to her, for her?

this humble act of love? PURE LOVE?

WHAT WONDERFUL AND TERRIBLE THINGS THEY ARE CAPABLE OF.

THAT THEY PUSH EACH OTHER TO

THIS TRILOGY WAS MADE FOR ME AND ONLY ME. THERE’S NO OTHER EXPLANATION

and her look of JOY and she said, ‘BEN’

look. i have been on the record for YEARS as saying my dream endgame would be for rey to kill kylo and for him to be forceghost with her always

AND SOMEHOW UMMMM THIS IS BETTER?

1. SHE DID! KILL HIM! AND THEN BROUGHT HIM BACK

2. AND THEN HE WILLINGLY DIED FOR HER?

3. AND NOW SHE CARRIES HIM WITH HER ALWAYS??????

when his body faded and leia’s did too..... wo OOOOOOOOOOWWWW

SHE TOOK

HIS FUGGIN

LAST NAMMMEMELRKNWELKJBNLKJBFLKJBFKLRBJKLERJB

I’M SORRY THIS MOVIE WAS MADE FOR ME. KYLO REN WAS BREWED UP F O R MEEEEEEE

listen. there is a video game where a lady’s boyfriend gets killed and his soul goes into a sword and she carries the sword around with her

THAT IS THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

I CARRY YOUR HEART I CARRY IT IN MY HEART BITCH??????

THE FUCKING ORANGE SABER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and look. ben’s story is allowed to be just about rey and rey’s is allowed to be bigger than just him. that’s EQUALITY. that’s JUSTICE

look i know it’s very douchey of me but i wrote this paragraph about a character of mine in a book i wrote and it is like..... LIKE IT’S JUST KYLO REN OKAY

he was never gonna be someone who could settle down and live like a quiet life of monkhood or whatever luke was doin on ach-to....

okay when finn poe and rey hugged at the end okay I DID FEEL SOMETHING IN MY COLD DEAD HEART

FINN JUST LOVES THEM! SO MUCH! THERE IS SO MUCH LOVE IN THAT BOY’S HEART

and probably up until that moment i hadn’t really cared about having a Trio in the new movies like we had han and leia and luke but that hug had me feeling like... okay... Friendship IS Great

okay back to kylo, i tweeted this but i’ll repeat here: my favourite arc in media has always been snape’s, to me it is the perfect ‘redemption’ arc (and yes this will make people scrunchy-nosed angry, so i will point out: redemption to me has always meant redemption in the eyes of the reader/viewer, not in-world, this is true for anakin/vader too, who also has a nearly flawless ‘redemption’ arc) but now it’s kylo solo ren ben

I LOVE HIM. I LOVE HIM SO MUCH I CAN’T STAND IT A LITTLE

HE FELL IN LOVE? AND IT SAVED HIM

HE WAS LOST AND HE FOUND HIS OTHER HALF

AND HE DIED BECAUSE SHE WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY IT ALL

CARRY THE LEGACY WHEN HE COULDN’T!!!

IT’S JUST SOSSOOSOOSOSOOSSO

i want a funko pop of ben in his comfy jumper running to fuck sheev palps the fuck up

i don’t even LIKE funko pops

naboo has a lot to answer for. literally all of these problems come from naboo

sure this movie was a big ole mess and i surely can’t wait for the good old disk horse

but i’m riding this high for as long as i can

because it was always about LOVE! LOVE CAN IGNITE THE STARS

so sure, this movie pandered terribly. but i am one of the people it pandered to and i am HAPPY INDEED

remember when maz kanata was like ‘your parents aren’t coming back but there is someone who still could’ YEAH IT WAS BEN!!!!!

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