I am a shadow; You, a radiance

— holding out for a hero / rey & ben solo

Life was peaceful for Ben Solo. A methodical writer, he cherished the quiet of the countryside... until his new neighbor arrived. Rey inherits a property and fulfills her dream of country living in search of tranquility. She starts a vegetable garden, adopts chickens, and believing she is free from city restrictions, blasts her music at full volume.

Within a week, Ben’s routine is shattered. Between the loud music and the chickens invading his yard, tries to talk to his new neighbor, but it always ends in an argument. She calls him a weirdo, he calls her a disorderly. The rivalry only intensifies as the days go by, notes, complaints, anonymous reports, loud morning music, and chickens wreaking havoc in both yards.

'It's OK, I feel it too....'

Inspired by this meme:

The Dyad is more than just a love story. It is purpose.

Two beings bound together as

one mind,

one heart,

one power - two becoming one.

As a power connected to life itself, it is perhaps the purest expression of the Force we have ever seen.

This is what the Sith spent generations searching for. It is what Palpatine sought throughout the entire saga, yet could never truly obtain.

But Ben and Rey did.

And that is why the Dyad is more than a plot device or a romantic bond. To me, it means something greater. It feels like a mystery still waiting to be explored.

What does a bond like this truly mean?

How does it shape their understanding of the Force?

And what happens when two people like Ben and Rey, who have spent most of their lives alone, suddenly find themselves connected in a way neither of them has ever experienced before?

Ben Solo had only just returned to the light.

Rey had only just found her place in the galaxy.

They were only beginning to understand what the Dyad meant.

That journey cannot be over yet. The Dyad is too meaningful to the Force and too unique to be left unexplored.

Thank you, dear anon! I haven’t read this fic yet and I think it makes no sense to search for a specific scene in the text and draw, knowing nothing about the context. I hope to find time to read the whole thing, but for now this one’s for you ♡