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The FIC OF THE WEEK for 19th May 2019 is a guest pick from @my-jedi-life:
“Beauty Of The Dark“ by @loveofescapism
Modern AU | Rated Explicit | w.i.p 9/? chapters | 30577 words
Rey Nemo has been ordered to go to therapy after her mental breakdown, but falling for her therapist, the hard, cold and handsome Dr. Kylo Ren was something she never could have expected; neither was the fact that she was also receiving messages from a stranger called Ben who was trying to deal with the grief of his father passing. Can you save someone you’ve never even met? What about if you had met them, but you just didn’t know it… yet.
Read it on AO3.
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Why @my-jedi-life picked it: "I chose “Beauty of the Dark” because it is well written, and deals with the issues of forbidden love, anxiety and mental health beautifully. It really captures what it is like to live with anxiety, and that finding that one person you can cling to when it feels like you’re drowning is a lifesaver. It is all mixed with delicious tension and several cliffhangers that will leave you gasping and waiting for the next chapter with bated breath!”
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Chapter 6 of Take It There is posted.
The theme for this chapter is LUX, featuring blush peep-toe Louboutin’s, gifts of bedding courtesy of Opulence of Southern Pines, and one Maserati Alfieri. In phantom black mica. You know why.
Chapter Summary: Rey comes to grips with her new reality about as gracefully as one would expect. She returns to work and delivers a keynote address before being intercepted by her very own monster. Kylo makes an impression on Rose before taking his girl out for sushi. Their conversation yields illuminating details.
Excerpt: There he was, looking like a secretary’s wet dream, his flawless physique decked out in a crisp button-down tucked into charcoal-grey slacks. The sleeves of his white dress shirt were rolled up over his sculpted forearms, and he iced the image with a pair of slick black-rimmed glasses that she knew he didn’t need.
Rey felt her knees wobble threateningly as fear made her weak. Not here, please, no.
He leaned against the back wall, watching her lazily as he made small talk with several women from her presentation. They seemed oblivious to his marked disinterest, blushing when he spared them a word, gazing up at him from under their lashes and tucking stray locks of hair behind their ears. Several other women lingered nearby like fans waiting for a close-up with their favorite celebrity…as if they just couldn’t help themselves.
Probably they couldn’t.
A surge of bitterness arose. Such a wicked little game he played, engaging them just enough to encourage their overt flirting, all the while stripping her down, burning her casually with the latent heat of his eyes. He was ever finding ways to twist the knife in her, flaunting the interest of others when she knew full well who he was here for. When all she wanted was for any of these women to strike his fancy, freeing her from the nightmare of his attention.
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At the Stroke of Midnight by bunilicious
- A Reylo Victorian / Cinderella AU -
Written for @midnightbluefox for the Anniversary Fic Exchange organized by @thereylowritingden
Summary: Rey is a disgraced scullery maid longing for the duke next door, watching from afar as he picks flowers from his garden. It only takes one masquerade ball for their paths to cross and, when they do, Rey discovers that there is more to Ben Solo than meets the eye. If only he weren’t so intent on recruiting her to find the masked woman who has captured his heart. If only he knew that masked woman was her.
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Excerpt (Chapter 1)
News of the upcoming masquerade ball spread across London like wildfire.
It was not every day that an eligible bachelor announced his intention to find a bride for all to hear.
As she observed the preparations from her small window, Rey could not help the pang of jealousy that settled over her heart. Every morning she caught a glimpse of the preparations, of the countless footmen and maids scurrying from one place to the other, arms laden with trunks and fabrics.
Every morning she heard the enthusiasm of the dowager duchess echo across the garden, the elation of a mother who was pleased her son would soon find a suitable bride.
And every morning she would be reminded of just how hopeless her dreams of love and belonging truly were.
That bride, Rey knew all too well, would never be her.
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A new historical romance written by yours truly! I participated in the anniversary fic exchange organized by @thereylowritingden and wrote a Victorian / Cinderella AU for my friend @midnightbluefox. I hope you enjoy the fic and this first chapter. Thank you to my beta, @loveofescapism!
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The Reylo Writing Den ( @thereylowritingden ) recently celebrated its one year anniversary, and part of our celebration included a fic exchange! The theme this time was what makes Reylo special to you and what you’ve come to love in the fics that you’ve read or written. Favorite tropes or one you’ve wanted to see done, an idea you’ve been wanting to read, a twist on the first Reylo fic you fell in love with, etc.
Because of the theme, we got a huge variety of fics written submitted by over forty extremely talented writers. Please enjoy and support our lovely and giving authors <3
+ fic is mature/explicit
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+ Night Music by @thelastmorozova for @3todream3 : Kylo getting it on with Rey while still wearing his gloves and helmet.
+* This Game We Play by @midnightbluefox for @sand-its-everywhere : Rey’s always thought her roommate was attractive, but when she catches him with only a towel on, a contest slowly ensues to see who can drive the other more insane as time goes on.
Or, where Rey and Ben are both idiots in denial and refuse to give in.
+* Red Letter by @ohwise1ne for crossingwinter : His old name—the one no one calls him anymore, no one even knows—stretches in bold lettering across the front of the envelope.
There is no record of that person living in this apartment building. Ben has made sure of it.
They’ve found him anyway.
When Ben is summoned to be bonded with a compatible Alpha mate, everything he’s worked for comes crashing down—especially when she turns out to be the rising protégé of his enemy.
+* When Little Somethings Overturn Everything by CaffeinatedJediRey for @rrwilson66 : Rey’s got it all: fantastic friends, a great mother, and a promising tenure-track job as a history professor. Yet, on the eve of her 31st birthday, Rey finds herself wondering where her life’s headed while she’s eating by herself after a conference presentation.
Ben Solo, a rival professor from her department, joins her for dinner after seeing her dining alone. He turns out to be more than she expects.
Let’s just say things will not go the way Rey thinks they will.
+* Clear Skies by @eveningeyes for CaffeinatedJediRey : A handsome smuggler is found sneaking through Starkiller Base, and to Kira Ren’s dismay, Snoke hires the guy to take her to find Leia Organa’s secret Resistance base.
OR
INTERGALACTIC ROAD TRIP 2019]
+ A Five Percent Chance by @sand-its-everywhere for @hellomelusine : Ben is alone, and he likes it that way. He keeps to himself, and doesn’t really want or need a relationship, but that doesn’t stop his mother from trying to set him up with random people… until one day she sets him up with his childhood best friend… and both of them make it their mission for this to be the worst date ever… after all, they’ve got one hundred dollars promised to them by Leia if it is.
Blushing PINK by @tazwren for @kylotrashforever : Ben Solo is struck by a beautiful girl, for the first time in his life, but has no clue how to talk to her. Enter a friend who gives him highly questionable advice.
Or - how Ben Solo bought bags of lingerie for a non-existent girlfriend!
+ Fucking PINK by @tazwren for @kylotrashforever: Ben and Rey and all those bags of lingerie he bought.
Or - how Ben Solo is a virgin no more.
+* Delicate Matters by @kylotrashforever for @erney007 : His senses trickle back in, and he realizes something is covering his face. Reaching, he snatches the gauzy material that he recognizes is lace of some sort, holding it out in front of him and squinting his eyes.
What the fuck?
He knows without a doubt, with one hundred percent certainty, that he did not have a woman here last night.
So why the fuck is there a pair of women’s underwear on his face?
In which something falls into Ben’s lap (or more accurately his face) that he didn’t expect.
+* is this a sacrifice? by @deadlikemoi for @kylosgirl9593 : “What are you giving up for Lent?" The question is posed to Rey by a friend of Rose’s, a girl who goes by KK, and Rey has to search her mind for an answer.
That is the problem with going to a University that is religiously affiliated; most people assume that you follow that same tenet without bothering to ask, and it has gotten her into trouble more than a few times.
"Rey’s not—” Finn tries to save her, it is a valiant effort, but the filter between her mouth and her brain is undergoing routine maintenance and a few words squeak through before she can stop herself.
“Sex. I’m giving up sex for Lent.”
+ Bobbing Along by @polkadotdotdotreylo for @sweetkyloren : Ever since an incident as a child, Rey has had a fear of the water.
When your boyfriend owns a pool, who better to teach you how to swim?
+ A Poetic Match by @commandercrouton for @polkadotdotdotreylo : It didn’t matter who was here at the moment. The only thing Rey could focus on was that scent. Her wide hazel eyes circled the room as she tried to see the one who was emitting those delectable pheromones. How was no one else in this room reacting? The smell was making her crazy, and she dug her nails into her skin. She would know this scent anywhere.
She found him frozen by the podium, staring at her with the same look she knew she was giving him. She felt her thighs clench in anticipation as memories of their last, and only, time together filled her brain.
“Rey, is everything okay? Your scent…shifted,” Poe inquired tentatively.
“What?” she asked, not willing to take her eyes off the man in front of the room.
“Why is Professor Solo staring at you like you killed his pet cat?”
At this statement, Rey looked at Poe, realization dawning on her. No, not this, anything but this. This wasn’t a professor. He was something entirely different to her.
Alpha.
+* By The Moonlight by @my-jedi-life for @eveningeyes : Kylo Ren is being hailed as the “next Stan Lee” in the world of graphic novelists… but he holds a secret. His books are really about his life.
Rey Kenobi is an up and coming journalist who lands the interview of a lifetime with Kylo Ren.
* Black Ties & White Lies by @happilyeveraftereveryday for @looc-at-me : The plan was simple. Sneak in, kick Paige’s ex-boyfriend’s ass, then sneak out. But Rey did not plan on arguing with an unfairly hot but unsurprisingly elitist Greek god of a man while looking for said ex-boyfriend, especially when he took offense to her refusing to dance with him for some reason.
And she definitely didn’t plan on kissing him.
Or how a masquerade party leads to unexpected actions, feelings, and consequences, along with Ben Solo’s Cinderella dashing away without even leaving him a shoe behind. Nevertheless, he’s determined to find her.
+* Your Eyes (Are Holding Up the Sky) by @em-is-writing for DagaGada : Ben Solo life is falling apart (as much as one high school senior’s life can) - he’s failing Pre-Calculus, has been put on academic probation, and can’t play on the basketball team until he pulls his grades up. When he’s assigned a tutor, he thinks this will be an unmitigated disaster. Life has other plans.
+ But Not To Me by @littlethingsfic for ArdeaJestin : “…Ben?”
He memorizes every detail of her face — flushed cheeks, creased brows, dark eyelashes, wisps of loose hair — framed by the eerie quiet of their destruction. His body is restless like it might burst at the seams, thrilled and dazed by her, by their conquest, by their…
He searches for the words to say but everything sounds wrong. He charges in and decides not to say anything at all,
“Rey, I don’t care about the kriffing fleet —”
He grabs her and kisses her hard.
+ Cheers to Phasma’s Flaming Vibrator by @3todream3 for @rakefiree : An unfortunate office fire has caused renovations, and the ever punctual Ben Solo has to share an office with Rey Johnson with whom he has a history. He just wish he could remember what he did to piss her off. She apparently doesn’t like him much and annoys him with Candy Crush and other little things, not letting him get any work done. Being cooped up in the small office is going to be the death of Ben. What on earth could happen when tempers flare and hormones go crazy???
+* Seven Days with my Toes in the Sand by @erney007 for @em-is-writing : Memory in his dream, emptiness in his hand, with his toes in the sand. Will she be the one who shows him how to love again?
Desert Magic by @roguesinside for @spiegatrixlestrange : He was hungry, always so hungry. He sweated through the sheets when he dreamed of the desert sun. Shivered under piles of blanket when the sand was lit only by the moons. He tried to magic up an apple, a glass of cool water but the lifeforce around him was so dim that the simple charm wasted away in the desert sand.
The dreams saved him.
+ Oh Captain, My Captain by @elleren31 for @littlethingsfic : In the midst of the Civil War, telegraph officer Captain Samuel Beckwith returns to Washington D.C. and is immediately taken by a beautiful young farmwoman. But love in a time of war can be difficult, especially when you work for the President of the United States.
Historical accuracy AND inaccuracies. Earns its rating later on.
+* Royal Blood by @sweetkyloren for @deadlikemoi : Rey has lived on the streets of Aldera for as long as she can remember but when an aide to Queen Leia takes Rey under her wing she finds herself living a life most can only dream about.
In the years that follow, Rey soon finds herself falling for her two best friends who also happen to be the two heirs to the throne: Ben and Kylo.
+ Ready For It? by @rrwilson66 for @elleren31 : A tale as old as time, the story of a beast of a killer and a beautiful thief fighting to be together.
+* Unrequited by @rakefiree for @reyloandotherfandoms : Ben loves Rey. Rey loves Ben.
He thinks she loves someone else. She thinks he knows how she feels and doesn’t reciprocate the feelings.
What happens when they are trapped in the same house for a weekend?
OR
Welcome to Ben and Rey Pain Train! We have a dog… and stuff.
+* Swipes and Seduction (a tinder AU) by @galaxytrueffle for @tazwren : “Ben.” Was still a faceless and detail-less individuum on tinder. Thus he needed to add his career, height and a little text- before rounding up his introduction with a photograph.
Ben. Corporate lawyer. 189 cm.
What else was there to say about him?
“Hi. I am Ben. 32 years old. I work as a tax lawyer for a well known automotive company. My wife died and now I am a single parent- I work all the time and have literally no hobbies beside working out, one weekly WoW session and spending time with my child on the weekends. Oh- and I haven’t had sex for ages. So if you are interested- match me?”
That is what he should have written- the reality.
But- this was the internet…he didn’t have to be so honest. Especially not in the beginning.
…..
IT’S A MATCH!
You and Rey<3 have liked each other.
+* Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost by @loveofescapism for @reyloner : “Okay, what if you do find them and they send you away?”
“They won’t.”
“How do you know that?” he asked, and for once he looked like he was genuinely curious to hear her answer. Which, if he wasn’t pissing her off so much, she would have answered much nicer than she did.
“Oh, I don’t know, maybe because I’m their daughter?” she said sarcastically, “They had a good reason for giving me up, you’ll see.”
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Rey is traveling the world to find her birth parents after her guardian Maz passes way. She was excited to rediscover herself and more importantly, where she came from. The only thing she wasn’t excited about, was the fact that Ben Solo was tagging along for the journey, his pen and notebook in hand.
+ A wonderous place for you and me by @kylosgirl9593 for @galaxytrueffle : It’s Ben Solo’s 30th birthday and his friends decide to throw him a little ‘Party’ Rey however has a few *special* presents for Ben. ———— Ben laid on the ground, hands up in surrender. Rey had one foot on his chest, pinning him down to the ground, he could easily take her down, but he had to accept his defeat.“You had to know this was coming. You just had to. You couldn’t run from me forever, Solo,” she said as she pointed the gun to his chest. She smiled in victory. “Game over.” She pulled the trigger and the green laser beamed through the barrel. The sound of Pac-Man dying filled the room.
+ Close Encounters by @deedreamer for @loveofescapism : It’s like Rey’s own personal porn reel is playing against the inside of her lids. Her body is reacting without her permission.
She sucks in a breath and re-crosses her legs, suddenly feeling a tingling sensation at her center. Her nipples harden and strain against the fabric of her bra and the silky material of her shell is cool against her belly, making the sensation even more extreme.
Rey feels her chest and cheeks flush, and she wonders if she looks as hot and bothered as she feels. Because that would be really embarrassing. She’s a professional, for God’s sake.
+* Don’t You Forget About Me by @rebelrebelreylo for @my-jedi-life : He wrote the letter ten years ago, but it’s still burning a hole in his pocket.
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Dear Mr. Skywalker, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are.
You see us as you want to see us… In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions.
But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain…
And an athlete…
And a basket case…
A prince…
And a criminal.
Does that answer your question?
Sincerely — The Breakfast Club.
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A Breakfast Club AU with not-quite-neat-parallels written for MyJediLife for the Reylo Writing Den Anniversary Exchange. (Yes — Rey is more Bender than anyone else.)
+* A Year of Me and You by crossingwinter for @kylolita : “After you move in with one another, give yourself six months to like one another again,” Maz says, looking at Rey seriously through her bottlecap glasses.
“I’m not going to fall out of love with—”
“No, no. Not love. Love’s not got anything to do with it, child. Like.”
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Non-linear vignettes of various length, set during the first year Rey and Ben live together.
Ben’s Body by @shewhospeakswiththunder for @thelastmorozova : AU. Rey is an up and coming sculptor specialising in human shape and form. Her new next door neighbour has a body to die for and she’s determined to preserve it in marble forever. Now she just has to convince dashing and reclusive Ben to model for her.
Preferably naked.
+* Sounds of Passion by DagaGada for @rebelrebelreylo : The Sound of Music Modern AU. The two actors meet in the theater production. He’s Von Trapp and she’s Maria. He’s a big star who got roped into it by his mother, who owns the theater. She’s fresh out of Juilliard.
Will they go past their hate at first sight? What if the heated fight turns into something different but equally heated? Will they find passion for theatre and each other together?
* Grabbing Your Attention in Detention for @shewhospeakswiththunder by @ashtyntaytertot : Ben is a troubled teen in high school and Rey doesn’t like him because of that, but he likes her. A lot.
+ Let Me Put My Darkness In You by ArdeaJestin for @terestriel : Hux catches his boss composing love poems, attempts to wreak havoc, and wonders why smartphones don’t exist.
+* At the Stroke of Midnight by @bunilicious for @midnightbluefox : He knew.
The realization struck her like a bolt of lightning, and it was only the warmth of his hand on her elbow that kept her upright. How else could she explain the determination beneath his soulful gaze?
He was iron, wrapped in the finest velvet.
“Rey,” Ben spoke at last, his voice barely above a whisper.
Yes, she wanted to scream. I am the masked woman who waltzed with you underneath the moonlight. The one who ran away when the clock struck twelve. The one who lost her shoe at the foot of the stairs.
But he had to say it first. He had to.
“Rey.” He took a deep breath, eyes fixed upon her expectant face. “I need you to help me find her.”
Her dreams were made of glass. And in that moment they had shattered.
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A REYLO VICTORIAN / CINDERELLA AU
+* Ravenous by @aknightofwren for @bunilicious : 38 ABY. Nearly four decades since the Battle of Yavin. The greatest of all great wars has finally come to an end. The Resistance has been disbanded, allowing those seeking comfort and security among their ranks to finally pursue the lives they had always dreamt of. But something sinister is lurking in the lush greens of the Forest Moon of Endor, something that not even the Skywalker’s could have seen coming.
+ Shape of you by @looc-at-me for @deedreamer : Ben Solo has been babysitting a group of grumpy old men who are often referred to as immortal rock legends for nearly two years and he’s at his wits end. Deciding to spend the last concert of The Vaders worldwide tour on the ground floor with the other fans instead of backstage, Ben manages to meet a brown-haired beauty and they instantly connect before a family secret resurfaces.
+* Refuse Me by @kylolita for @aknightofwren : It’s the most contact she’s received in years, since her Grandpa was still alive.
This Alpha’s touch is electric, completely unfamiliar but just what she needs. Her eyes automatically find his, they are molten brown, and everything in her wants to examine those eyes forever and-
What am I doing? some sensible part of her screams at herself. Whatever he bids, another part answers.
Rey’s plan to live her life to the fullest as an Alpha falls apart when a classmate discovers her secret.
* And There You Were by @reyloandotherfandoms for @happilyeveraftereveryday : The phone rings in the middle of the night, and it’s some man Rey doesn’t know, demanding to speak to someone whose name she does not recognize. Why she doesn’t just hang up on him is beyond her.
But she doesn’t.
+* Love Potions and Legalities by @hellomelusine for @ohwise1ne : When Kylo Ren, best Law Enforcement Warlock on Leia Organa-Solo’s team, is tasked with apprehending a girl, untrained, but blatantly brewing and selling illegal love potions, he’s less than enthused, the task beneath his station. What he expects and what he gets are two wildly different things when he finally breezes into Rey’s shop in the desert town of Niima, Jakku.
+* Kingdom for a Kiss by @reyloner for @commandercrouton : “His name day is only moonturn away — there’s to be a great feast in his honour. And, best of all, a tourney he’ll be sure to compete in. He’s a good jouster — I have faith in his victory.” She leans in, a sly smile working alighting her elegant features. “Winning make men bold. It warms the blood, inflates their egos. It makes my Husband insufferable and my son want to celebrate.”
“Oh.” Rey frowns. “How can you be sure he’ll win?”
“I cannot.” Leia admits. “But I can hope.”
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Lady Rey Kenobi, the last surviving member of a once great house, is to wed the future King of Naboo.
Only, Prince Benjamin Amidala seems determined to avoid her at all costs - even in consummating the marriage.
+* No Deliverance by @orkindofamazing for @ashtyntaytertot : Kylo Ren had seen beauty, witnessed the splendor of creation and the power of destruction, was well acquainted with desire and longing. Yet none of it compared to the strength and beauty of the tempest he was witnessing here.
The only thing he understood with any degree of certainty was the fact that he inexplicably wanted to be closer. In a trance-like state, he advanced, and his feet seemed to move across the ground of their own volition.
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Kylo Ren wasn’t very good at being a demon, but then he hadn’t been a very successful angel, either. However, when he is sent to tempt and bind an immortal named Rey, it’s a challenge unlike anything he’s faced before.
+ Art for You Octopi My Heart by @spiegatrixlestrange for @orkindofamazing : An art gift for an amazing person.
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Every single one of these fics was so wonderful and we are so lucky to have such talented people in our discord server! A huge thanks to everyone who participated, we can’t wait to do the next one!
Chapter 15 (Epilogue) Excerpt
She stood on the shore, eyes scanning the empty beach of D’Qar Point. Living in paradise was a blessing, one that she was thankful for each and every day. The island had always been Rey’s home, a safe sanctuary.
It was where she grew up, where she fell in love, where she graduated, where she got engaged, then married and where she became a mother. The salty ocean air and gravelly sand had been constants in her life, long before anything else, which was why they were here today.
It had been over five years since she’d met Ben Solo. While some days it felt as if it was only yesterday, there were days when it felt like it had happened a lifetime ago. Her life had been irrevocably changed by the man. She wasn’t the same person she had been before. Likewise, Ben had been changed too.
Rey held her hand over her eyes, shielding her gaze from the sun’s beams, as the dawn colored the sky in blotches of pink, orange, and red. The lighting was perfect.
They could finally get started.
Thank you to my beta @loveofescapism
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I made this fic in celebration of Swolo’s Mistress May I month, where we gift things to our three headmistresses: @midnightbluefox @rebelrebelreylo and @loveofescapism. They work so hard and give so much 💕 so today, I present chapter one of @midnightbluefoxs fic!
Filled with all of her favorite things: fantasy, cats, bed sharing, softboi Ben, fake dating, mutual pining, angst, and some meet cute goodness!
“Rey finally arrives at her next destination; a tavern/inn in the middle of nowhere. What she doesn’t expect is to meet and get to know a mysterious warrior in the form of Ben Solo.”
I hope all of you enjoy who do decide to take a read! 💕
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Making Love Out Of Nothing At All by @loveofescapism , Modern AU, 1-shot
Ben and Rey are 2 BFFS who love to fuck each other. So sexy and sweet
Don’t Feed the Bears - Chapter 21
Thank you @wewantreylo for being such a fantastic beta and catching all my nonsense!
Here is a little excerpt - only one more chapter to go :)
“Wow.” Rey huffed out a long breath, sitting on the edge of her bed and fidgeting with the bed spread. A metal glint caught the corner of her vision - the key.
She bent down to pick it up, trying not to smile too much. The entire situation was beyond ridiculous. Her brother was waiting for them downstairs, as pleasant as a hungry bear fresh out of hibernation, but somehow she could not stop feeling amused by it all.
Ben brushed the hair out of his eyes and wiped the sweat that had beaded on his face. “Yah, eh? I told you, he’s a mad man!”
“I know! I’ve just never seen him like that. I mean, he had full-on crazy eyes.”
Ben chuckled, as she leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. “Fuck, I’m glad he didn’t get here a few minutes later.”
Rey rolled her eyes and laughed. “You’re both such dumbasses.”
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New canonverse fanfic posted! Based on a prompt for @coffeeand-cigarettes-please. Thanks to @my-jedi-life for beta’ing.
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This Is How Life Strikes Update!
Chapter 14 - Schemers Trying To Control Their Little Worlds
Chapter 14 Update! Soon to be followed by Chapter 15 which is being reviewed.
Chapter title comes from the Joker in the Dark Knight - “ The mob has plans. The cops have plans. Gordon’s got plans. You know…they’re schemers. Schemers trying to control their little worlds. I’m not a schemer. I try to show the schemers how pathetic their attempts to control things really are.“
Excerpt from Chapter 14:
Once the business side of the meeting was completed, Maz turned the conversation to Strategic Planning.
“As you all know, in the start-up phase we have been following the initial plans Rey put forth in her business plan. I think we’ve made it to the point where we would be smart to bring in a strategic planner who can help us layout the roadmap of how we get from point A to point B. I’m recommending we bring in Luke Skywalker from Rebel Alliance Media to consult.
"I’m sure most of you are familiar with his work,” she continued. “He’s helped some of the largest nonprofit organizations in the country with their strategic planning, to great success. Rey, what do you think about that?”
Rey was caught completely off guard. This wasn’t anything they had previously discussed. They had been using Kylo in that capacity for the most part, but maybe it made more sense to have someone like Skywalker who was really experienced in the nonprofit world?
“I think that could probably be really helpful,” she answered thoughtfully, if not a bit nervously. “We have just the shell of a strategic plan right now, so another set of eyes, particularly ones that have seen many different plans over the years could help us solidify what our next steps are, in addition to clearly defining roles and responsibilities.”
She risked a glance at Kylo, who looked none too pleased with the turn of events. Was he worried she was replacing him? What was that scowl on his face about? She stared at him a bit longer, but he refused to meet her gaze.
Read Chapter 14: Schemers Trying To Control Their Little Worlds
Start from Chapter 1: A Battle Of Wills
Big thanks to my friend @my-jedi-life for beta’g the chapter for me!
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Sweet Rey by bunilicious
- A Reylo Historical AU set in the Scottish Highlands -
Summary: Ben Solo is a fearless warrior who has traveled across the Highlands, intent on vanquishing a terrifying beast in an isolated village. Rey is an orphaned servant girl, intent on escaping the harsh life she’s been subjected to. The prize for killing the beast is marriage, and Rey is determined on claiming this mysterious warrior for herself. But the man she has chosen is not what he appears to be.
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Excerpt (Chapter 4)
They ate in silence, the sort of comfortable peace Rey thought befitted two people who had known each other an entire lifetime – who had somehow learned how to communicate their wishes through thoughts alone.
It was only after they had finished their simple meal that she spoke, turning her eyes away from the bright fire to look at him.
“Do you have family of your own?” she asked, eyes focused on the careful movements of his jaw, as if he were weighing her words.
~*~
Chapter 4 is up! Thank you again to everyone for taking a chance on this fic and supporting it. Thank you to my beta @loveofescapism
Sweet Rey by bunilicious
- A Reylo Historical AU set in the Scottish Highlands -
Summary: Ben Solo is a fearless warrior who has traveled across the Highlands, intent on vanquishing a terrifying beast in an isolated village. Rey is an orphaned servant girl, intent on escaping the harsh life she’s been subjected to. The prize for killing the beast is marriage, and Rey is determined on claiming this mysterious warrior for herself. But the man she has chosen is not what he appears to be.
~*~
Excerpt (Chapter 4)
They ate in silence, the sort of comfortable peace Rey thought befitted two people who had known each other an entire lifetime – who had somehow learned how to communicate their wishes through thoughts alone.
It was only after they had finished their simple meal that she spoke, turning her eyes away from the bright fire to look at him.
“Do you have family of your own?” she asked, eyes focused on the careful movements of his jaw, as if he were weighing her words.
~*~
Chapter 4 is up! Thank you again to everyone for taking a chance on this fic and supporting it. Thank you to my beta @loveofescapism
Crimson Lane - Chapter 12
The Long Dark Night (part 1)
Well that took a little longer than hoped but here we go, this is a chapter in three parts. Next one is out this Sunday/Monday depending on where you live.
Thanks for reading!
Links:
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Fanfiction.net
Fic summary:
After falling in the debt with a dangerous loan shark, budding journalism student Rey takes a job at a brothel in Crimson Lane. Her first, and only, client is the mysterious and dark Kylo Ren who knows a lot more about her than she knows about him.
Genre:
Romance, drama, mystery, suspense
Special thanks to my beta readers and cheer squad @ashtyntaytertot and @kathknight.
Also again to @ashtyntaytertot for the fabulous mood board.
I’ll sell my soul for reblogs, not really but they are always appreciated! Let me know if I have missed anybody?
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Masterpost : Written on the Heart
— A Discord writing group/college AU —
Rating: Explicit
Summary:
Rey Kenobi spends her days trying to focus on her classes, working at the on-campus cafe to pay off her crippling student debt, and hopefully beating irritating and entitled Ben Solo in a contest for a scholarship and writing job she’s always dreamed of.
But in her free time, she’s KiraofJakku, an online writer and member of a Discord writing group, struggling to balance her college career and passion for fiction. When she finally works up the nerve to message her favorite author and fellow Discord member, KyloRen, an unlikely friendship blooms.
Ben Solo just wants to write. Not important articles or essays to change the world and win him awards like his professor and uncle, Luke, but simple stories for people to enjoy, sci-fi and fantasy epics that get nominated for book club reads. Yet, since he was born, his path has been laid out for him, to follow in the footsteps of his uncle and mother.
But when a kind and honest reader, KiraofJakku, randomly messages him, she opens up a passion and desire he never expected. For his writing, for making his own path in his life… for her.
Chapters: 1 ~ 2 ~ 3 ~ 4 ~ 5 ~ 6 (WIP)
Huge thanks to anyone who reads, comments/kudos, or subscribes <3
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Chapter 6 is now up! Lots of messages between Kylo and Kira, hope you all enjoy <3
Huge thanks as always to @loveofescapism for her amazing editing skills and to @rebelrebelreylo for listening to me rant and complain about writing haha thanks guys <3
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LucasLand (A Reylo Austenland AU)
Chapter 6: The Belonging Excerpt
If Rey thought Ben had been in a rush the day he found her in the rain, it was nothing compared to the way he hustled them both back to the hangar.
Luke was long gone, presumably off to the main house for dinner, a meal which neither Ben or Rey was particularly inclined to attend.
Ben hadn’t been in her apartment since their first meeting. Having him inside the loft caused butterflies to erupt in her stomach.
“Don’t overthink it, sweetheart,” he told her and took her hand. It was uncanny how he could read her thoughts just from her body language. They walked to her bed and he sat down, guiding her to stand between his legs.
“It’s just us now.”
Thank you to my friend and beta @loveofescapism || Read from the beginning here