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It did something strange to her, to hear her name on his lips.

Ben: Trying to project an unrealistic unreachable ideal of yourself is harmful in the long run and you’ll only end up hurting yourself. Also, it doesn’t fool me. I can and will find you and then you’ll join me because

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1.) The way Rey hesitates, after years alone, it takes her a moment to work up the courage for her first kiss.

2.) The way Ben doesn’t hesitate, the way he waits patiently for her to work up the courage and then the moment she is ready, he reaches out and holds her in a deep embrace.

3.) THE SMILES. Need I say more, we have literally never seen Ben or Rey this happy in their entire lives.

4.) Rey’s hand. The way she strokes Ben’s face and hair like he’s precious and worth savoring.

This kiss is more likely than not the first for both of them, it’s tender and hopeful and pure. They are both almost child-like in their affection. This is also easily the most built-up to kiss in all of Star Wars, their intimacy is far far beyond Anidala or Hanleia who both had major communication problems and ultimately were destructive. Reylo is easily the most intimate and selfless and the most healing Star Wars relationship.

The whole movie, the whole trilogy, Kylo has been asking Rey for something. Asking for her allegiance, her companionship, her understanding, her growth.

But Ben. Ben asks nothing from her. Ben only gives. He gives her his LIFE. And he doesn’t go in for a kiss, or anything else. For him, it’s enough just to look at her; for her to be alive.

and I am also perfectly fond of the moment right after she ends the kiss,  when he is  still under her spell. He has this far away dreamy like eyes look.

Rey: take that stupid helmet off

Kylo: ok *takes it off*

Rey: and that stupid shirt

They decided to make a movie taking into account feedback and complaints that certain fans had about the first two films in the trilogy. That resulted in a fan service and nostalgia filled mess that made little cohesive sense and has been slammed by critics and fans and is now the worst reviewed Star Wars movie.

They had a stellar cast, in particular Academy Award Nominee Adam Driver, one of the best actors of this generation.

He played Kylo Ren/Ben Solo, arguably the best and most popular character of the ST.

They gave him no dialogue in the second half and completely underused this immensely talented actor yet he still gave it his all and stole the movie.

They killed off his character in the most tragic, unsatisfying way.

Now, a month after the movie was released, this character they killed unceremoniously is all anyone can talk about. The one thing everyone can agree on is that Ben Solo and Adam’s portrayal of him was the highlight of the film and the ST.

#BenSoloChallenge was trending.

In memory of this character over $80k has been raised for Adam’s non profit organisation, Arts in the Armed Forces.

Reylo has skyrocketed in popularity and the fandom has created so much new content.

The Rise of Kylo Ren #1 was one of the best selling comics of 2019, even though it was only released on December 18, two weeks before the end of the year.

Adam Driver has been nominated for an Academy Award for the second year in a row.

No one is talking about the trio, Palpatine’s return, Rey Skywalker or any of the nostalgic fan service. It’s all about Ben Solo.

They in no way did this character’s journey justice. They threw him under the bus for their own selfish reasons even though it didn’t make sense for the narrative. They tried to throw him into a pit never to be seen again but the jokes on them because now Ben Solo is more alive than ever!