#im not saying han and leia is like... problematic

[fandomsandfeminism]

Can I just point out that-

Solo supposedly takes place 1 year before Obi Wan.

Which really emphasizes the...weirdness of this age gap.

Keeping in mind that Harrison Ford was 35 and Carrie Fisher was 21 here when they *actually had a relationship.* so I think the characters in- universe age gap is actually...smaller than the actors real world age gap 🤷‍♀️.

[carterashofficial]

Just curious: What do you think about Kyle Ren/Rey in a romantic pairing? Don’t worry, I won’t give you hate either way, I was just wondering your thoughts because I’m undecided on how I feel about it myself.

Let me preface this by saying that I know there’s problematic stuff with this ship. like really a whole lot of problematic stuff.

but

I ship it so much because THAT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THEY GO THROUGH TOGETHER AND THE BIG FIGHT SCENE AND A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER SPOILER STUFF LIKE AAAAAAAHHHHHH I NEED EP 9 NOW

tbh i wasn’t a fan of it after The Force Awakens because I was more Finn/Rey and I wasn’t impressed with Kylo’s immature fits and tween demeanor (and... he killed Han... my favorite character). 

But like in The Last Jedi... i just... you see the struggle in him. the angst. the character development. there’s a gentler side to him during the force-skype calls and his admitting he’s a monster with such conviction just... that fucked me up. Reminded me of some personal stuff that i was going through in high school. Even Rey looked slightly taken aback with him declaring that. And the true monster is snoke. he preyed on a lonely and vunerable kid at the Jedi training thing and has been twisting Kylo/Ben since then.

And then THE HAND TOUCH

Rey “stop holding my hand” in Ep 7 now reaching out because someone understands her loneliness. Ben/Kylo probably having human contact for the first time in years.

I just...

I ship it. So much. (also the infamous thigh grab during the fight scene gave me life. and the shirtless scene)

There’s nothing wrong with being undecided. This is Star Wars and someone’s probably related to someone else. My uncle hardcore shipped Luke/Leia back in the day, before Ep 6 came out and shattered that like the Death Star hit it. And you don’t have to ship something. If you’re not sure, that’s fine. there’s plenty of ships im undecided on (i.e.: finn and rose, just because it felt sudden at the end, as adorable at it was).

And if someone, anyone is going to come into my inbox and send me hate for this( because I know the reylo ship is a giant minefield); let me just add that this is a movie and of no consequence. These people aren’t real people. they’re characters. In a space-opera. let me stick to my little homestead on the internet and be happy.