Writing inspiration has been hard to come by lately, so I... uh... did something weird...
Chapters: 1/?
Fandom: Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Kaydel Ko Connix/Armitage Hux
Characters: Kaydel Ko Connix, Armitage Hux, Other characters will probably show up soon
Additional Tags: Gingerbraids, Rare Pairings, Political Debates, Armitage Hux Has Feelings, Armitage Hux is a Jerk, Spy Armitage Hux, but for which side?, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Kaydel Ko Connix backstory, Armitage Hux Backstory, First Order Backstory, you get a backstory and you get a backstory!, Angst, Post-Canon, I'm diving headfirst into this obscure pairing and no one can stop me, Fusion of Star Wars Legends and Disney Canon, Suspicions, Mind Games, will I regret my verb tense choices?, Armitage Hux Lives
A long time ago, Kaydel Ko Connix met an up-and-coming First Order officer named Armitage Hux. Many years later, with the First Order in tatters, they meet again as members of the Resistance. As they work together to restore galactic peace, Kaydel wonders: can Hux be trusted? Was the connection to him she felt genuine? Has he truly shredded his former ideology, or is something darker hiding beneath the surface?
“That was some speech you gave.” She sounded bolder than she felt.
Hux’s eyes brightened. “Did you like it?”
He was tempering his voice, but he sounded hopeful. He sought approval, and couldn’t be as villainous as he’d made himself seem.
Kaydel’s mouth twisted into a sardonic smile. “Hated it.”
Straightening, Hux frowned and tucked the datapad away. “Oh, really? What part didn’t you like?”
Kaydel snorted. “How much time do you have?” She felt braver, knowing Armitage Hux was just a man. It felt good to push back against the source of her ire all these months. Whatever his role in the First Order, she wanted him to know there were more people in the galaxy than his adoring crowds.
Hux tugged at the sleeve of his coat and glanced at his wrist chrono. “A few hours, truth be told. My transport won’t be leaving for awhile yet.”
He had called her bluff. Kaydel felt off-kilter, like she was inching out on a branch that grew thinner and thinner, without knowing when it might snap. But backing off felt like admitting defeat, so she tossed out at him coolly, “Buy me a drink, and we’ll talk.”
Hux watched her with those piercing eyes of his, and she worried he could see right through her. Her fingertips tingled as she waited. At last, he inhaled deeply and said, “All right.”
