Had I as many souls as there be stars

Hi everyone. I have 1.5 weeks of summer school left thank GOD!!! I have so many blurbs written for a Vampire!Maul fic and I know you're going to lurvvvvv it.

Anyway, I figured out how to rip CDs onto my laptop with my DVD drive so I stayed up until 1am for the past two nights so I could put my 30-somthing CDs on there. I also just bought a bunch of secondhand DVDs like LOTR, Narnia, and The Spiderwick Chronicles.

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-Hux is a morning shower man (five minutes max, 10 if he’s stressed).

-He gets done with his shift late at night, and stays up for another hour or so in order to get more work done (let’s be honest, he’s never really off work). He is up no later than 5:30am.

-If he does have a spare thirty minutes or so, Hux will read up on some interesting reports or look over new tech his engineers are working on. He is well-versed in all that stuff.

- He eats food for the nutrients, not the taste. Don’t get me wrong, he prefers decent tasting food, but as long as it gets the job done he’ll be fine.

-Hux chugs the fuel-tasing caf like his life depends on it.

-He thinks the holonet is ridiculous. All those tabloids about him? Bullshit (unless they are well written/have a picture of him looking all strong and powerful). However, he knows they serve their purpose of First Order propaganda. He may sneak a glance or two during a moment of free time.

-After a successful attack on the resistance, he will share a drink alongside his co-workers. He does not drink on the regular, however, seeing as he is the General and takes his work extremely seriously.

-He has no personal life or identity outside of the order. Work and manipulation has been his entire life, and that won’t change anytime soon.

-Every minute of his day is accounted for. Waking up, getting ready, meals, breaks, how long it takes to travel to another section of the ship, you name it.

-He listens to jazz music on low volume while he works. All those high-end fancy cantina bands or whatnot.

-His subordinates really like him, especially the younger ones. He enjoys being their mentor and will offer complements to those he sees as hard workers.

-he writes his speeches himself, aiming to inspire the troops as much as possible.

-Obviously, he takes immense pride in his looks and adhering to military regulations. The more gel in his hair, the higher his stress levels.

-His uniform is truly a sight to see. That greatcoat is pressed within an inch of its life, my god…free of all lint and cat hair. Speaking of…

-Millicent is on a strict diet. She has her own meal service station which feeds her meals two to three times a day.

-She enjoys a mix of fish and other healthy things. She also gets little snacks that clean her teeth so her breath won’t kill you.

-She has a personal droid that plays with her for exercise and brushes her too. The General is a busy man, okay? He can’t do everything for her. The same goes for her litterbox. It’s high-tech, self-cleaning, and neatly tucked away into the corner of his chambers.

-Hux enjoys coming back to his room and seeing her head butt his leg. He’ll always have to rid the hair off of it, but it’s well worth it.

-Given that whatever ship or planet he is on can blow up at any given time in battle, Milli has her own personal escape pod that brings her to a safe location where Hux can retrieve her at a later time.

-In the late night, he does not have trouble falling asleep. However, all that scheming does take its toll on him and the insomnia can be a bitch to deal with. He will have a hot cup of tea and try to relax his shoulders that have been up to his ears all day. Key word, try.

-Some nights, the fear of failing weighs heavy on his mind. He loathes those moments. Weakness is the last thing he wants to feel.

-He will push it away as soon as he becomes conscious of it. But it is those quiet moments in the dark of his room that he realized how utterly alone he is.

-He has made many enemies over the years, and he is not only competing with all of them, but with himself. That drive for perfection nearly runs him mad. But he knows better than to dwell on it. He’ll fall asleep with a tense frown.

-On the rare days off, the General likes to relax by…you guessed it, working! New ship designs for the Final Order, or uniform improvements, and he will give himself dedicated holonet time. He likes to see what everyone says about that damned Resistance pilot.

-He compares every one of his flyers to Poe. After that, he spends a good amount of time stewing over his hatred for Ren and Pryde. If he had his way, he would blast them both into space and empty his mind of all interactions he’s ever had with them.

-He does not dream much, if ever. On that rare occasion, it’s either a very repressed memory of childhood trauma, or some fantasy about sitting on the thrown as Supreme Leader with everyone praising him for his intelligence.

The guy is seriously insecure.

-Hux enjoys going to the blasting range and beating his own records. The man is a perfect shot. Imagining the targets as Kylo’s face makes him feel all giddy inside. He’s in a good mood for the rest of the day.

how many followers do you have?

when’s the last time you went on a date

how many posts have you made?

What type of shoes do you wear?

what colour are the walls of your room

where are you right now? (not exact location. ex: at a park)

would you consider yourself good at art?

who was your first kiss?

do you still sleep with stuffed animals?

what’s your favourite piece of clothing you own?

do you live in an urban, suburban, or rural area?

what’s your favourite store to shop at? (online or irl)

if you had to choose one POSITIVE word to describe yourself, what would it be?

do you collect anything?

what’s the last thing you ate?

if you go to therapy, do you like your therapist?

what’s one thing you want to buy, but don’t have the money or resources to get?

Who’s the first person you can think of?

how old were you when you found out santa wasn’t real?

If you could revive one tv show that has been cancelled, what show would it be?

do you consider yourself a part of any alternative subculture? if so, which one(s)?

who was your childhood favourite music artist?

CDs or record players?

Do you believe in any conspiracy theories?

would you get back together with an ex if given the opportunity?

favourite kid’s show character?

is the person you call your best friend actually your best friend?

when you’re sad, do you prefer to listen to music to match your mood, or listen to happy music?

what’s the last outfit you wore?

do you have any online friends?

least favourite clothing style that is currently popular

how often do you do your laundry?

do you prefer silver or gold jewelry?

what’s your book/movie/tv guilty pleasure?

if you could change your hair however you want, how would you change it?

do you paint your nails?

what’s an uncommon/specific /obscure topic you’re interested in?

what’s the name of your first pet/what would you name your first pet if you had one?

what’s one feature you would change on tumblr?

what’s the most interesting item you own?

would you rather go on a date at a museum or a concert?

because if he's shown as someone who talks a big game about the decadence of the republic while living like a senator himself, then on a doylist level hux's villainy amounts to "the ideology is fine, he's evil because he doesn't live up to it." and while this can be a great basis for a villain, sometimes the problem really is the ideology itself. sometimes the villain really does believe what they say and really does live by it, but is still a villain because the beliefs themselves are flawed at their core.

it's not that the guy who's killed 155+ billion people would necessarily be "more evil" for something as simple as drinking expensive tea, but the thing is that to me hux is at his best when he's a character who represents fanaticism. idealism. the more his idealism is characterized as a front he puts up in order to pursue more selfish villain motives like money and power, the more the implication becomes that he is individually the problem.

this is especially true because the other villains of the sequel era already fill the evils-of-selfishness niche. we have kylo ren, representing the dangers of people with ambition devoid of any ideology; he wants power, he hasn't given a second thought to what he'd do with it except punish anybody who crosses him. we have phasma, representing the dangers of people who only care about surviving at all costs. and of course palpatine, the opportunist willing to exploit any societal issue and conflict to get himself to the top no matter how many people suffer or die.