#professor shield the accidental matchmaker

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Ship Bias for Brienne, Jonathan, Mina, Asha, and Bane // anonymous

BRIENNE.

Brienne/Margaery: I think they can be butch/femme solidarity the likes of which Westeros is not prepared for. I think Marg should have married Renly for unrestricted access to his hot lady knight. I think Magaaery has the social smarts where Brienne has the common sense and they should both be Podrick's moms since Magaery loves kids and Brienne is forced into looking after the kid.

Brienne/Sansa: She's going to be Sansa's sworn shield do not @ me. I think Mama Cat accidentally playing matchmaker and sending the love of Sansa's life to her would be both the most bittersweet thing and potentially the most hilarious given 'and then my goodmother tried to murder me in cold blood.' Sansa has always wanted a knight as good as those in the songs, and Brienne is most certainly that.

Brienne/Daenarys: Brienne serving a royal redemption arc. Not holding Dany up to the same pedestal she did Renly, but now seeing the world for what it is, as well as this girl. Men have disappointed Dany at every critical juncture, let her see what a Maid-Knight can do for her campaign and love life. I think their overlapping narratives as outsiders would just mesh beautifully.

Brienne/Cersei: I have no excuse. I saw some fanart. they're both Bi and have Mental Problems. Jaime is the wrong twin.

JONATHAN CRANE.

Jon/Eddie, aka Scriddler/Riddlecrow: My first my last my everything. Largely as a result of roleplaying with Ax's top shelf Eddie, but I have literal in universe decades of lore for them. I cannot be normal about a cold, logical creature and a whimsical, brilliant rogue-turned-private eye. My Jon's (even temporary) redemption arc starts with him crawling into Eddie's penthouse once Arkham gives him the boot. There is nothing I do not love about these two.

Jon/Bane, aka Banecrow: The physical contrast! The mutual horrific backstories! The loneliness of genius! I think they are the kind of dynamic that would either clash at every moment, or become the rogue equivalent of sickening sweethearts. They'd help each other fight their battles, and give each other a space to be human rather than reputation or chemical-fueled villains.

Jon/Jervis, I don't know the cute portmanteau for this: I think Jon would help Jervis stay on top of his care and Jervis would manage to get the grim old professor to smile. I think they would be very good to each other whether as friends or partners or some other definition. I think regardless of dynamic they should get a place together and never stop balancing each other out for maybe forever. It would be so choice.

Jon/Corinthian, I just made this one up: Do not look at me. Both are pretty brutal killers who occupy the ever growing liminal space of fear. They are both gay. Jon would want to put the Corinthian under a microscope and discover how to synthesize whatever anti-rizz he has going on. Jon would be bold enough to mace Dream with Fear Toxin if he even thought of interrupting this bullshit. Corinthian can be thoroughly fetishized as he deserves. I live in shame.

MINA WAKEFIELD.

Mina/Harley: Chainsmokes. Ed got me hard w them. Med school pals who despite being in different departments drifted together and then refused to drift apart for years. Until, of course, as Mina puts it, 'my ex left me for a clown.' Despite her strong efforts to appear otherwise, Mina has never gotten over that, and has stayed Harley's friend in a subtly masochistic tango that is 'still in love with you' meets 'would be invited into the polycule if she could use her words to express thes feelings.'

Mina/Oswald: What began as a sort of pair the spares in a plot w Ax has become one of my fav ships for her. Mina's mature, professional, and a real classy type, and has been a personal ally of the Rogues gallery for years. Throw in a mutual goal and a mutual friend and, well, she was going to be recognized eventually. Mina is a judgment free zone and despite their appearances otherwise, they do have a graveyard in their closets. I think they have more in common than they actively realize, and there is fuel for romantic interpretation there. Also, it's been established that Mina's type in men is 'Big Boys' and while she might have five inches on him, well...

Mina/Waylon: Ax bounces this by me one day and I realize yeah, why not? Mina doesn't judge, Mina is used to working to people who look 'different,' and Waylon has been a personal friend of hers for years. They both came from some shitty upbringings so I think they can both appreciate having someone they don't have to 'front' with. I endorse their annual pizza nights instead becoming date nights. That, and they don't get much bigger than Waylon in this city.

Mina/Bruce: Points directly at Penny. Listen man is self-sabotaging and falling for dangerous brunette villainesses in this city like it's a professional sport. But I think the real potential here is Bruce being a sentimental, cyclical sort who sees himself as the open-pocketbook altruist of the city and Mina as the professional and well-loved surgeon and thinks 'I've seen this before it worked out fine.' Mina in turn sees a rich idiot with no day job, but one who cares for the city as much as she does. The real tragedy is, of course, neither is what they appear to be on the surface, and it's never going to last without some serious deception that throws the entire dynamic into question.

ASHA GREYJOY.

Asha/Qarl: Good dynamic, good dynamic. I like they're both clearly fucking around and not intending to find out, unlike other dynamics pursuant of Asha. I don't know that it will last, but I certainly think their closeness will. It's easily the least offensive canonical Asha romance.

Asha/Arianne: I am here for two queens who are going to flip the board and make their own way. I so want Arianne to end up on Asha's ship and the two to have a fierce battle of wills that ends with pillowtalk. I think they would be the de facto power couple of Westeros if they were given a chance. That and my Asha is obsessed w Dornish gowns and the mere glance of cleavage. Plus I also think as the rebellious/holdout factions of Westeros historically, they should make their own alliance against the mainland/the rest of Westeros. I think it would be funny. Five kingdoms and the Ironborn-Dornish Pride Parade circling the continent in fancy boats a la Nymeria.

Asha/Ravenna (OC): Oh my GOD Ed keeps getting me tell me to stop -- But no, seriously, the idea of them finding each other in the carnage of taking back Winterfell and Rav successfully appealing to Asha for safe passage. And how can Asha say no, Rav is not only beautiful, but as best Asha can tell, an innocent in her father and half-brother's crimes. The unsteady early days knowing what their brothers were a part of, giving way to an all too easy attraction. I cannot wait for them to survive and sail away to have endless adventures and present a new dawn for their respective houses.

BANE.

Bane/Talia: I want to repeat from a post I made about this. yes i ship b*ne/t*lia but not in a nolan or comics way, but in a secret third way (there is something wrong with you. there is something wrong with you that is also wrong with me. / I will love you if you don’t marry me. I will love you if you marry someone else… and I will love you if you have a child, and I will love you if you have two children, or three children, or even more… and I will love you if you never marry at all, and never have children, and spend your years wishing you had married me after all, and I must say that on late, cold nights I prefer this scenario out of all the scenarios I have mentioned. / i don’t know what brings broken people together. maybe damage seeks out damage the way stains on a mattress halo into one another. the way stains on a mattress bleed into each other.)

Bane/Jonathan, aka Banecrow: See its entry under Jonathan :D

[radioactivepeasant]

Fic Prompts: Free Day Thursday

(Since it's Toshinko Week, this is actually a bnha prompt from the Day 5 prompt: "Ghosts")

The memory was bittersweet. Inko had been twenty-six, and her parents had been pressuring her to start looking for a husband. She hadn't felt like she was ready yet. (It didn't help that the person her parents wanted her to marry, Hisashi Fujioka, wasn't actually interested in marrying her. The poor guy was in love with a woman his own parents had deemed "unsuitable", whatever that meant.)

In an effort to cheer her up (or spite her family, either was possible), Inko's friends had decided to set her up on a blind date. Except there had been a mix-up. Her friend Asuka Kayama had a younger sister with a mischievous streak. Sixteen year old Nemuri had apparently decided that the location just wasn't romantic enough, and changed the meeting place.

It didn't occur to her that her elder sister wasn't the person going on the date, and so she didn't tell Asuka until Inko had already left.

[[MORE]]

That was how Inko found herself sitting alone in a cafe, staring into her coffee. This was a waste of time. She barely had a description of the other person besides "tall" and "blue eyes". That could be anyone! Her phone was buzzing frantically with texts from Asuka, but Inko didn't want to admit defeat yet. She'd give it five more minutes before she gave up on Mystery Date.

With a frustrated huff that didn't quite relieve a trickle of hurt, Inko took her hair down out of the bun Mitsuki had put it in. It didn't feel like her, anyway. She swept it back up into her usual half-up, half-down style. That was when she heard the whispers.

"Stop staring."

"I'm not!"

"You totally are," the first voice whispered, "You look like you've seen a ghost! Just go talk to her or something!"

"What?! No!" the second man sounded ever so slightly panicked. "Absolutely not!"

Inko picked up her drink and pretended she wasn't listening in. She wondered who they were talking about. It was amusing to listen to, at least.

"Look, do you want to be a smooth gentleman, or do you want to be a creepy weirdo who stares at women in cafes? Simple enough decision, right?"

There was a stifled noise of sheer indignation. "Hey! I was there when you met Deborah, Dave. You do not get to talk to me about not looking like a weirdo."

Suddenly a grinning American man appeared at the edge of Inko's table.

"Hi! Sorry to interrupt you, I just wanted to let you know that my buddy thinks your hair is really pretty. He's just too shy to say anything, so he's hiding behind the menu right now. I figured I'd apologize on his behalf if you noticed him staring."

"DAVE NO!"

A giant of a man launched from the booth to the left of the table and clamped a hand over the American's mouth. Inko had to crane her neck to see his horrified grimace.

"Is he bothering you, miss? I'm so sorry, I just can't take him anywhere these days."

Inko thought of Mitsuki and snorted. "I know the feeling."

Blushing furiously, the tall man tugged on one of the bangs framing his face as if he were seriously contemplating pulling them over his face entirely. "I do like your hair, though," he mumbled. "It, ah...reminds me...of something."

"Um...thanks?" Inko self-consciously tucked a strand behind her ear. "I mean, I copied the look from a hero I met once, maybe that's what you're thinking of?"

Dave, by some miracle, managed to push his friend's hand off his mouth. "Oh cool, you met a hero? Which one?"

Backtracking, Inko waved her hands. "Aw man, I don't really want to say, it sounds like one of those "then everyone clapped" kinds of stories!"

Dave shrugged. "Fair enough. Although, pretty much everyone who meets, like, All Might has a story like that. And they're usually true! So it might not be that far-fetched."

His companion groaned and hung his head. "Dave, why are you like this?"

Inko couldn't help it, she started giggling. It was nice to know she wasn't the only person who experienced things like this. Taking pity on the two, she introduced herself.

"I'm Inko." She smiled and glanced at the t-shirt the tall man wore. "Oh! Retail Shift: Quirkpocalypse fan?"

"T-Toshinori," he sputtered in reply. "And uh, yeah. I mean, I know it's not like...great television, but-"

"But it's so funny though!" Inko accidentally interrupted. "They take every post-apocalyptic trope and just throw it out the window!"

Toshinori finally cracked a grin. "Oh my gosh, yes. Like the zombies that just keep doing whatever they were doing before the outbreak, so that one keeps demanding to talk to the manager-"

"-and she's falling apart just a little bit more every time, but her hair is perfect!" Inko finished, laughing.

"Retail is just like that sometimes," Dave interjected. "Or that's what my wife says, anyway."

They ended up all moving to the same table to continue the discussion more conveniently. After that, Toshinori and Inko met several other times without his friend Dave. It was casual enough, but Inko found herself genuinely looking forward to the time she spent with Toshinori. And despite how often he had to leave for odd work shifts over the year that followed, he seemed to feel the same.

But Inko's parents, it seemed, did not share her enthusiasm. They increased the pressure on her to marry, as did the Fujioka family, and in the end, they won.

Hisashi took Inko's family name, mostly as a sign of independence from his overbearing father and older brother. But neither of them were particularly happy. When they had their first and only child, Izuku, things got a little better. But when Hisashi's parents started meddling in their parenting, the two decided that enough was enough. After a quiet and amicable divorce (which Inko sometimes referred to as "Operation Save Hisashi" in more lighthearted moments), Hisashi made his escape to study archaeology overseas. He sent a little money back every month, even though he didn't make much. More often, he sent Inko and Izuku tiny replicas of artifacts that were "only probably not cursed".

Years later, Inko and her son happened to be doing their grocery shopping in the neighborhood near Dagobah beach when Inko thought she saw someone familiar.

"Mom?" Izuku frowned softly. "You're staring. What-?"

Quite suddenly, he snapped his mouth shut, and an almost panicked look came into his eyes.

"You look like you've seen a ghost," Inko chided gently when she noticed.

"You do, too," Izuku protested weakly.

She'd been staring at a very tall, very thin man perusing the tea aisle. His wild hair reminded her of something, a fond memory she couldn't quite place until the man turned to face them. He was wearing an oversized t-shirt that Inko had definitely seen before.

"Retail Shift: Quirkpocalypse!" she blurted out without thinking.

The man jolted and began coughing harshly into a handkerchief covered in alarming stains. Izuku instantly scurried to the man's side, asking if he was alright, if he needed anything. (Inko felt a mixture of pride for her son and embarrassment for startling this poor stranger.)

"I'm sorry!" Inko fished out a clean handkerchief and stretched up to hand it to the man. "I didn't mean to- I just saw the shirt and thought- oh dear, are you alright?"

"Please don't trouble yourself on my account," the man protested, "This just happens sometimes." He cleared his throat a few times and then examined Inko with a kind of surprised curiosity in his eyes.

"Pardon me," he said suddenly, "But haven't we met before?"

Inko gasped. "It is you, isn't it?" she demanded. "Oh my goodness, what are the odds?"

At this, a tiny smile, riddled with shock, began to slide across the man's face. "It's...good to see you again, Inko. It's been a long time."

Completely bewildered, Izuku looked from Toshinori to his mother and back again.

"Wait...you know my mom?"

Toshinori blinked. "She's your mother?!"

Now Inko looked confused. "You've met my son?"

"Excuse me, please," a reedy voice interrupted them all, "But if you aren't going to buy anything, would you mind moving so I can reach the tea?"

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15 March 2021 Additions to Reylo Fluff

These fics have been added to the Fluff lists located in the following lists:

Fluff Part 1 Titles A-G

Fluff Part 2 Titles H-M

Fluff Part 3 Titles N-S

Fluff Part 4 Titlez T-Z

My Heart Like a Kick Drum by Zoa (AO3 2020  Rated T Complete, 8 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: In need of a date to his parents destination vow renewal but not interested in a real relationship, Ben Solo turns to an acting service specializing in fake relationships for a temporary girlfriend. But as he gets to know Rey Niima over the course of the vacation, Ben finds himself reconsidering his outlook on love...) More Than a One-Night Stand by Eskayrobot, Poaxath (AO3 2018  Rated E Complete, 2 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey's having a pretty shitty night, to be honest. From the creep at the bar to the...oh, this rescuer of hers is pretty nice. And very attractive. And maybe he smelled really good, too.) lay all your love on me by akosmia (AO3 2018  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Ben doesn't really think much of himself, and Rey is determined to change his mind.) Got a Feeling we Should Just Go Home by slugmutt (AO3 2018  Rated M Complete, 13 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Spending the week before Christmas with sullen deputy-CEO Kylo Ren is the last thing on earth Rey wants to do. Going back to his hometown with Christmas-loving Rey in tow is the last thing Kylo wants to do. But with a little help from family, some holiday magic, and a stray blizzard or two, they might start seeing things differently.) Lightning Glass by Weddersins (AO3 2018  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Canon CD, Quick Synopsis: Force-users don't like to consume alcohol because it lowers mental shielding. Too bad the Resistance's entire supply of juice fermented. Better not let it go to waste. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren wakes up with Rey booping his nose and giggling. He is Very Confused.) New Beginnings by reylocalligraphy (AO3 2018  Rated G Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: When Ben comes home for the first time in five years, it happens to be Thanksgiving dinner. He’s surprised to meet a girl who’s working for his father… an odd girl his parents seem strangely fond of.) The Unintended Consequences of Single-Seater Cockpit Designs by ItsALilah (AO3 2018  Rated E Complete, One-Shot, Canon CD, Quick Synopsis: After Crait, Rey vowed to never, ever stick her head out for Kylo Ren again. Unfortunately, she's got marching orders from Poe Dameron of all people to save the Resistance's newest ally, who just happens to be Kylo Ren, and of course, those rescue plans predictably go to Hell. Meaning Rey's not just stuck with Kylo Ren, but sharing an uncomfortably confined space with the newly deposed Supreme Leader. A space that was definitely not designed to fit more than one person.) In Full Bloom by deedreamer (AO3 2019  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: When high school teacher Rey Kanata gets flowers with a cryptic message, she freaks out, thinking she's being hit on by one of her students. On a mission to find out who sent the flowers, she meets Ben Solo -- single dad and owner of the little florist down on Main Street. When the flowers turn out to be a delivery error, Rey knows her job's no longer at risk. But what she doesn't know is that she's about to fall head over heels for the man who keeps sending her flowers day after day because he's a goner for her, too...) Degrees and Galaxies by Pawprinter (AO3 2018  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Ben could think of numerous other things he would rather be doing than spending an afternoon working on a paper. That all changes when he bumps into Rey. Maybe spending the day at the coffee shop isn't the worst way to spend his time.) A Reylo Christmas Carol by Crackedkybercrystal (AO3 2018  Rated M Complete, 4 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: "Before the dawn," Hux intoned, "you will be visited by three spirits. Heed their message Kylo Ren, least you end your days like me." It was only now that Kylo perceived his old partner to be bound with a great chain around his waist, weighed down by heavy blocks.) Of Penmanship and Discourse by INTPSlytherin_reylove97 (AO3 2018  Rated M Complete, 35 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: When Rey Kenobi's professor and advisor, Luke Skywalker, refuses to give constructive criticism or facilitate workshops for his students, she decides to seek help else where. Ben Solo (or if you read his published work, Kylo Ren) is on the brink of insanity. The literary magazine he is editor for is racing off in a new direction-- and is leaving him questioning both its morals and his love for writing. To find his intellectual and creative needs met, he decides to turn to the internet. A PenPals AU no one asked for.) The Set-up by CajunSpice714 (AO3 2018  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Ben Solo has aways been socially awkward, but when he sets his sights on his brother Poe's fiance Finn's bestfriend Rey during an engagment party Poe decided that he and Finn need to divise a plan to set the two of them up if not for the sake of his and Finn's future wedding then for the sake of their own sanity.) From R to Kylo by SpaceWaffleHouseTM (AO3 2018  Rated E Complete, 4 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Ben and Rey are archaeologists who absolutely cannot stand each other. They also happen to be pen pals, but they don't know who the other is, until one night they get trapped together at a creepy excavation site, and suddenly their hatred begins to unravel.) How You Turn My World, You Precious Thing by BensLostTookaCat (VillainTheBlank) (AO3 2018  Rated E Complete, 3 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: He's the hotshot asshole who leads The First Order, the legal arm of The Resistance. She's the new company liaison who has been assigned to The First Order to keep them accountable.The annual Resistance Masquerade Ball is about to turn Kylo and Rey's worlds upside down.) If You Change Your Mind (I'm the First in Line) by castles_and_crowns (AO3 2018  Rated T Complete, 6 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Ben hates watching his best friend/roommate Rey be unlucky in love. Finally, he decides to do something about it.) Take a Chance on Me by castles_and_crowns (AO3 2020  Rated T Complete, 6 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey hates watching her best friend/roommate Ben go on date after date with no success. Eventually, she decides to do something about it. Or, 5 bad dates + 1 good one.) Haunted Corn Maze by OptimisticBeth (AO3 2018  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey bonds with her work buddy, Ben.) Zombie Run by OptimisticBeth (AO3 2018  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: During a charity run, Rey is relentlessly pursued by a zombie.) Eating for Two by Hellyjellybean (AO3 2021  Rated E Complete, 3 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey is pregnant and smells her neighbour Ben's cooking. She goes round to ask if he would be willing to share. But maybe Ben would like to share more than his cooking with Rey.) Go And Catch A Falling Star Chapter 56 by Ayearandaday (AO3 2021  Rated G Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Hungry overworked Ben accidentally ends up in McDonalds. Guess what happens next?) weddings and wingwomen by bigfootsflannel (AO3 2020  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: After hiring Ben Solo as her wedding photographer, Rose discovers her true calling as part-time matchmaker.) when the stars collide by roguewn (AO3 2020  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rose and Rey are debating the latest Space Skirmish movie. Rose insists a kiss was romantic and Rey jokes that it was a thank-you-for-saving-me kiss. Rose dares her to kiss the next guy who holds the door open for her.) Fall Into the Dark Side by CaliforniaQueen (AO3 2020  Rated E Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey is a lonely comic shop owner. Ben is the equally lonely comic book writer Rey has been crushing on for years.) Something About November Chapter 11 by SpaceWaffleHouseTM (AO3 2019  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey is leaving First Order Enterprises for her dream job at Resistance Inc. On her last day, she gets a cake and a card with farewell messages from her department-there's an anonymous message among them, confessing to a secret crush.) Something Missing by Hellyjellybean (AO3 2020  Rated M Complete, 3 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: An angst-free AU where Ben takes his kid to work and loses track of him only to find him eating contraband candy with Rey from IT.) A Doggy Intervention by corpse_wife (AO3 2020  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Interventions come in many different forms. Whether it's time, a place or occasionally, people, it's up to the universe to decide when two soulmates meet. In Ben Solo's case, the universe had a cruel sense of humor. For his intervention comes in the form of a German Shepard and his graceless brunette owner. Two things happened in the short span of a minute: 1.) Ben got tackled to the ground 2.) The dog had just swallowed his wedding rings) baby fever by cursebreakker (AO3 2021  Rated E Complete, 3 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey’s boss kylo basically has a heart of stone, he literally has a reputation in the offices as 'Satan’s right hand'. That is until Rey’s two year old daughter toddles up to him outside of work one day and he just completely melts.) My Roommate's a Virgin Vampire by jeeno2 (AO3 2020  Rated E Complete, 8 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey Niima answers an online ad from someone looking for a new roommate. Turns out he's a very weird, incredibly hot vampire with extremely outdated views on sex.) Toy Story XXX: The Legend of the Fainting Goat by andabatae (AO3 2019  Rated E Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey has been thirsting after her next door neighbor, Ben Solo, for months. In a fit of sexual frustration, she purchases a sex toy with rave reviews—never expecting that when she uses it, Ben will mistake her screams of pleasure for cries of distress and break down her door to save her...) Wild Child by tmwillson3 (AO3 2020  Rated E Complete, 4 Chapters, Regency AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey spends her first Season in Bath with her best friend, Rose Tico. When Rose begins a hate-at-first-sight relationship with Sir Armitage Hux, Rey thinks that nothing more exciting could happen.That's when Sir Hux's friend, the Earl of Alderaan, and his dogs come crashing into Rey. Rey has never liked peers, but when she bonds with him on a rainy day, everything changes.) Dump Your Date for Prom by TypeSomeSenseToMe (AO3 2021  Rated T Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey asks Ben Solo to the Prom.) you're my boo by murakamism (AO3 2018  Rated M Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey's neighbor Ben Solo is the only one who ever shows Halloween spirit around here. When she discovers he's moving out, she's only hurt because that means she won't have anymore competition... right? So she sets out on a plan to make him stay.) permanent calligraphy (your name on me forever) by theresonatinglight (AO3 2021  Rated E Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: As they continue to work together, two things become clear. One: Ben Solo is an enigma. He’s preppy yet humble, privileged yet introspective. He’s the opposite of lazy; she kicks herself every day for assuming otherwise. And two: Ben Solo will never love her.) Bespoke by L_awlietxoxx (AO3 2018  Rated G Complete, One-Shot, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Ben Solo is miserable, stumbling through his life in London without seeing much of anything. Then Christmas sneaks up on him, as does a little shop and a woman who makes custom ornaments to meet the needs of any heart. Suddenly, Ben sees everything.) Game Night by Melusine11 (AO3 2019  Rated E Complete, 5 Chapters, Modern AU, Quick Synopsis: Rey goes to live with Finn to help her get on her own feet. She has an immediate connection with his roommate, Ben Solo. It all comes to a head during a rather intense game night.)