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Coordinating Conjunctions:

The sentence structure is exactly the same (conjunction + subject + finite verb…)

Aber - but

Denn - because

Doch - but, however

Oder - or

Sondern - but (rather)

Und - and

Beziehungsweise - or, or more precisely

Allein - but (unfortunately)

Jedoch - but, however

Subordinating Conjunctions:

The finite verb is placed at the end (subjunction + subject + … + finite verb)

Als - when (past events)

Als ob / als wenn - as if

Bevor - before

Bis - until, by

Da - because

Damit - so that

Dass - that

Ehe - before

Falls - in case, if

Indem - by …-ing

Nachdem - after

Ob - whether (use only if you could say “whether in english”)

Obwohl - although

Seit - since (used for time)

Seitdem - since (used for time)

So dass - so that

Solange - as long as

Sooft - as often as (whenever)

Um … zu - in order to

Wann - when (questions)

Während - during, while, whereas

Weil - because

Wenn - when (present + future), whenever, if

Wohingegen - whereas

Conjunctional Adverbs:

The finite verb comes before the subject (conjunctional adverb + finite verb + subject + …)

Allerdings - however

Also - therefore

Andererseits - on the other hand

Anschließend - then/afterwards

Außerdem - furthermore

Bald … bald - sometimes … sometimes

Dabei - thereby

Dadurch - thus

Dafür - for this

Dagegen - on the other hand

Damit - so that

Danach - then

Dann - then

Darauf - on/on it

Darum - therefore

Davor - before that

Dazu - to that

Deshalb -  that is why

Deswegen - hence

Entweder … oder - either … or

Einerseits … andererseits - on one hand … on the other hand

Ferner - moreover

Folglich - consequently

Genauso - just the same

Immerhin - after all

Inzwischen - meanwhile

Mal … mal - sometimes … sometimes

Jedoch - however

Schließlich - finally/eventually

Sowohl … als auch - both … and

Später - later

Teils… teils - partly … partly

Trotzdem - nevertheless

Vorher - before

Weder …. Noch - neither … nor

Zuvor - previously

@jeeno2 is new to reylo and asked for a rec list, so I figured I’d share the list I’ve compiled. This is by no means an exhaustive catalogue of my favorites or of the best fics–these are just the stories I was able to find based on my haphazard bookmarking and following patterns from Ao3. There are many more excellent fics and several of the writers on here have lots of other great stories also published, so please check those out as well. These stories are in no particular order.

This post IS LONG. So I have put some of the recs behind a link for convenience. Please check all ratings and content warnings before reading!!

The Great Big No, by dietplainlite: Kylo Ren is third generation rock royalty, a reigning brat prince starting to feel the burn of the fame he reached for with both hands. Rey is an aspiring singer on the verge of a big break, provided her A&R guy still has a job by the time she reaches LA. Their paths have crossed briefly, disappointingly, before. What happens when they collide?

Right When I Arrive, by TheAfterGlow: In the summer of 1945, Reynata Parker is a “Rosie” living in San Francisco, waiting and wondering if her husband, Ben “Skywalker” Solo will return safely from his mission aboard the USS Finalizer in the Pacific Theater. 

They’d barely known one another when they’d decided to get married. A few weeks, no more. They’d had a week as man and wife before he’d deployed… and she had spent a lot of time staring at her reflection in her dressing-table mirror, wondering what he had possibly seen in a skinny, plain farm girl from Oklahoma.

Crossroads, by nymja, This is a three-part series. 

1. The Death of Kylo Ren: Separated. Rey travels with Luke and a defected Knight of Ren to learn about the deeper mysteries of the Force. As she struggles to hide a potentially fatal Force bond, more about her past relationship with Kylo Ren is revealed.

2. Stars Don’t Come Down: Intersections. Ben Kanata only remembers the last three years of his life, which have been spent fixing pirate ships on Takodana and wanting something else. When an errant Jedi returns to space, memories that don’t belong to him surface.

3. And I’m Here: United. We tear apart to hold together.

Watch Me Drown, by sasstasticmad: They are trapped on the island, the one from her dreams. They are doomed to live together. It’s only right then to consummate the union.

Él: Capricornio / Virgo.