#jexley

love actually christmas au;

Newly elected prime minister, Franchesima “Phasma” Hux is the first openly gay woman elected as prime minister, and finds herself in quite the predicament as shes ushered through her new staff and meets her new loose lipped assistant, Rey.

Finn has been taking care of his sick brother for years and hasn’t had time for relationships. Except one day his boss, Armitage Hux at the First Order Designs, calls him out and asks him exactly how long hes been in love with their lead graphic designer, Dolph Mitaka. Finn now knows that not only Hux, but the entire office including Dolph knows about his four and a half year crush.

Just weeks before, Hux’s personal assistant and best friend Ben Solo was best man at his picture perfect winter wedding to the love of his life, Poe Dameron. Despite his extravagant show as best man, Ben has been harboring not one, but two secrets: he’s been in love with Hux for what feels like forever, but when Hux introduced Ben to Poe, everything got infinitely more complicated. Hes been in love with both of them for longer than he cares to admit. So when Ben all but blurts out his true feelings for Hux in the midst of planning their office Christmas party, Hux isn't quite sure what to do. He can only ignore Ben’s advances for so long before addressing them.

Snap Wexley, returns early from Hux and his childhood best friend Poe’s wedding to find Bazine, his girlfriend of five years, in bed with another man. He unceremoniously dumps her, packs up and goes on a writing holiday to the country where the landlady of his rental sets him up with Jessika Pava, a highly recommended housekeeper who unfortunately doesn’t speak any English. Despite their communication breakdown, Snap manages to end up head over heels for her.

Han Solo, washed up rock star and estranged father to Ben is looking to make a comeback on the urging from his manager Chewie. In an unlikely turn of events, his stinker of a Christmas song goes all the way to to holiday #1 slot with smatterings of dodgy advice along the way from Uncle Han. Don’t do drugs kids!

Hux swamped with work, transfers all of his calls for the day to Ben, around noon he leaves Ben a call with a warning, “Ben I know you took that amazing video, Poe needs to talk to you. And, Ben, please be nice.” After their awkward phone call, Poe shows up at Ben’s studio flat that evening to take a look at the video and finds the footage far too intimate for a casual wedding video. Ben knows he’s caught when. Poe is baffled. “Ben you don’t talk to me. You don’t even like me.” Ben anxiously explains, stumbling out of his own apartment that the reason he’s so cold to Poe is simply self preservation.

Ben’s confession to Poe doesn’t stop his office flirting with Hux and in a brazen move asks Hux who is taking a half day to finish his Christmas shopping with Poe, what he plans on getting him. Hux hadn't planned on getting him anything at all. But after Ben’s confession that when it comes to him, Hux can have everything, he splurges on an lavish luxury watch. Poe finds this later and knows immediately that it’s not for him, its not his taste or size.

Just before Christmas, American President Snoke shows up for talks with the UK and after Phasma, already feeling bullied by Snoke, sees him making a sleazy pass at Rey she makes a stand against President Snoke. Afterwards, she also reallocates Rey’s position on her staff. She’s already feeling something akin to possessiveness, and she can’t have her heart broken again. Not so close to Christmas and certainly not on the job.

When the First Order’s Christmas party finally arrives, Poe and Ben and Hux are all in attendance, and Poe, giving much needed dating advice to Finn, sees Ben openly flirting with his hands all over Hux. No matter that Ben makes more than one awkwardly shy pass at Poe, Poe confronts Hux about everything after they arrive home. He takes the gift that Hux had bought for Ben out of his predictable hiding place and places the impeccably wrapped box in Hux’s lap. Hux infuriated by Poe’s cool demeanor he heatedly admits that he had bought it for Ben and fully intended on giving to him. After a tense argument, they hatch a plan to solve their ‘Ben problem’ once and for all.

Late evening on Christmas Eve, Ben shows up to properly confess to Poe that he wants to be honest with him, and that his wasted heart will love him forever. Just as the relief of confession washes over him and he turns to leave, Poe grabs him and pulling him down into a chaste kiss. Ben realizes that Poe isn’t pulling away and takes what he wants, opening his mouth up and kissing Poe open mouthed and far too filthy for the occasion. Ben breaks the kiss breathlessly and sees that Hux has appeared in the hallway. Unexpectedly, Hux smirks and hums lowly into a long sip of whisky, leaning his hip into the wall, “Is that you kissing my husband, Benjamin? I thought the agreement was that I could have you not that you wanted everything that’s mine. Or did I misunderstand?” he sets his glass down in the entry table and makes a show of hungrily kissing Poe, deeply and possessive before turning to Ben, reaching around and finally shutting the door to the cold air and a trickle of cars passing by. “We can’t have the neighborhood seeing this.” as he claims Ben’s mouth firmly with finality and a promise of more. Pulling away only to murmur against his lips “My husband tastes good on you, Ben Solo.”