#prinadonna

Hope you & your f/os have a great day & thank you for the ask! 😊 @theselfshippingrose @garf-lover96 @goodmorningawfulbye @birdieselfships @cartoon-leafe @sunships

Rina....bless you so much for giving me a chance to infodump. So my brotps for Poe err on the side of gulp shittos: lots of background Resistance characters who have my whole entire heart, that I've built up entire dynamics with him off of - it's honestly maybe my favorite thing to write about, and comes up a lot in an rp 'verse me and my partner (@hermitmoss) wrote a few years ago. Some have some canon basis, others not so much lol. I just think that for majority of the Resistance, Poe is kind of this....surrogate big brother (Snap is also). If you're having a shit time, and Poe has time in his schedule, you bet your ass he's gonna give you a hug and let you talk things out. You need advice? Poe's probably got some to give, etc etc.

So first, there's Poe and Beaumont. Beaumont is the character we see in tros that hypothesizes ways that Palpatine could have survived. There's a really lovely comic where he goes to Kashyyyk with Chewie, which reveals that he's estranged from his parents who disapprove of his career choice (he is a scholar, with a focus on the Force). But! Relevantly, Beaumont is kind of a scruffy guy, so I decided that this guy in tfa

could definitely be Beaumont. It's not, canonically, because Beaumont only joins after the Hosnian Cataclysm, but this is my canon and I do what I want lmao. Basically, I think Poe and Beaumont bond over their interest in the Jedi/Force. Poe believes in the Force, per Oscar Isaac, and I tend to think that errs on a sort of religious belief for him; and since Beaumont has a special interest in the Jedi, I like to think there's a lot of philosophical conversations between them and Poe occasionally helping Beaumont pour over research materials (you remember how one of the high republic books, i think, canonized smutty romance books about the Jedi? the funniest mental image I have of them both running into one of those and getting flustered/mildly scandalized about it lmao).

In my little canon, Beaumont is a pretty lonely guy and is still working out what "friendship" can be like while reeling from the estrangement from his family, and Poe's really there to support him through the whole thing. And of course, Beaumont loves his very hyperactive friend right back and gives him support when he can as well. Also I feel like it'd be fun if Beaumont specifically got brought into the Resistance because of his connection to Tekka, and because they needed some idea on other Force oriented sights that Tekka could have visited!

Then there's Poe, Tallie and Paige. Yes they go together, lmao. Technically, a lot of my headcanons actually focus more on Snap than Poe here: Tallie is noted to be in charge of Blue Squadron, which Snap is second in command of, so I like to think they often swap duties, especially when Snap is busy with Black Squadron things, and they're like. Very bickery siblings who always argue over the last cup of caf in the morning (it's tradition!).

But I think it's canon-ish leaning that Poe is friends with Paige (I believe Kelly Marie Tran mentioned in an interview that the background is that Paige was friends with Poe and kind of a wingman to him, so that's how Rose is familiar with Poe?), and I like to think the same thing with Tallie. I think Poe and Tallie are kind of those friends that rib each other plenty - yeah, sure Poe's her commanding officer, but he's just as much of a dork as Snap so she's gonna give him plenty of shit.

I haven't built up nearly enough with Poe and Paige specifically, but I do headcanon that Tallie and Paige are together <33 because I love tragedy, I guess, but also there's a lot of commonalities between them, and I like picturing Poe being supportive of them and being the first to get the gossip that they're together because he accidentally runs into them kissing lmao.

I truly could keep going all day, but I'm gonna try to keep this somewhat brief, and just. Bullet point the rest lmao:

AAA, thank you Rina!!!!! And oh this is SUCH a great question. It's been awhile since I've talked about my loves, and I can't think of a better reason than Poe's birthday 🥺

Volya doesn't know when she was born, that information was lost when she was kidnapped by pirates as a child before being rescued by the Jedi. As such, she's a little bit out of her depth in terms of understanding birthdays to begin with — and it certainly doesn't help that Poe. usually forgets his birthday ("I'm busy, I don't always have time to look at the calendar," he'll joke.)

but the first time Poe's birthday rolls around when they're together, they happen to be on Yavin for a vacation. Poe's thrilled to show Volya his family home, and Volya's pretty quickly enchanted by it. She's also determined to make his birthday the best birthday he's ever had.

She sneaks out of bed first thing in the morning, borrowing some of poe's clothes and gets to baking. Normally, it's stress relief, but this time it's to make Poe smile. She makes koya flavored cobbler for later in the day, and koya muffins for breakfast.

(Also eggs. And that's kind of where she draws the line because cooking freaks her out a teeny bit.)

So she surprises Poe with breakfast and caf in bed. And after they're done eating, they prob spend a little extra time in bed snuggling and kissing before they head out to the market or something.

But being in the Resistance means that not every birthday is going to be spent at Poe's family ranch.

Supplies are usually fairly tight, and there's ordinarily nary a koya fruit in sight. But Volya tries to bake Poe something, every year. Poe gets used to waking up to an empty bed on his birthday, or just in time for Volya to reappear in their quarters with a tired but genuine smile on her face with a plate of breakfast for him.

It gets more elaborate after the war ends and Volya has more time to really hone her baking skills.

As for fond memories around his birthday — they've got a couple. Their first time was around his birthday, and Poe stills holds the memory close because it was on Yavin; it might be his birthday, but he loves that he's able to give Volya a home, small as it is. That same year, the morning of his birthday, Poe gets an encoded message from Beaumont. When he and Volya decode it, it's declassified files Beaumont discovered from the Rebellion — including a small clip of Shara and Kes during the war. For the first time in years, Poe gets to hear his parents' laughter fill the walls of his home again.

but one of Poe's fondest memories isn't even on Yavin. It's on Ajan Kloss, smack dab during the war. Supplies were so tight, that Volya's tradition of baking him something doesn't go real well. But they wind up sneaking off after sunset, to one of the rivers in the jungle, and lay by the shore watching the stars together, talking about everything and nothing, and making plans for the future together. They're both a little tipsy, too, but Poe thinks that the way Volya beams at him with lavender cheeks when he suggests she comes home with him after the war, is the best gift she could've given him.

sabrina!! this made me laugh out loud, it's so true. Okay let's see how this goes!!

Rey Skywalker - she holds such a special place in my heart oml, also she's incredibly me and I mostly (mostly) mean that as a compliment

Leia Organa - Elmo's mama for real. I love Leia so much she's sO amazing and wonderful and such an inspiration.

Lando Calrissian - he's such a silly, fashionable boy but also he's got a good heart on him and more responsible than people give him credit for. I'm really enjoying how focused on him the current comic run is

BB-8 - the actual first character I ever fell in love with from the sequel trilogy. The second they rolled this little guy out at Star Wars Celebration 2015, I was ride or die for him. I maintain that Beebs hogtying a bunch of cops is the best scene in all of Star Wars

oh I'm waffling SO hard on the fifth one. I love so many characters in this dang franchise, it's ridiculous. But I'm going to go with my gut and say Artoo. I looooved Artoo so much as a kid, and that hasn't really gone away any. I still wish we got to see more of him in the sequels but I'll always treasure the scenes we did get (like him flying w Poe at Exegol!)

Hi Rina!!! AAAAAAA Oh, I am so comfortable with that actually, I love talking about the two of them 🥰! I'm going to be upfront and admit it's not the most...orthodox? storyline? The ship itself began in an RP me and my friend (@hermitmoss) have where our two prequel era self-inserts are hurtled into the future, and Poe recruits them — and most of the verses I've got (including many with my co-general in Dameron wifery, @dameronalone) keep with that theme because I'm kind of in love with the concept of romances time can't get in between of.

(I do want to come up with an actual canon compliant verse some day tho lmfao).

But! To the point! My S/I is named Volya Doneeta! She's a chubby blue Twi'lek with extremely short lekku, who also happens to be a Jedi who...cannot connect with the Force at all, beyond strong empathic abilities she can't control. She's....a very loving disaster who latches onto people and will love and protect them with her all. She's a starfighter pilot which is one huge thing she and Poe initially bond over, and they click fast and hard because of their similarities in how they feel the most alive/at their best in space and/or a cockpit, but also because when they meet they both happen to still be grieving someone very important in their lives (Poe with L'ulo, and then Volya with her mentor).

Because of the fact that they see a similar soul in one another, they're kind of instantly ride or die for each other, and in most 'verses it doesn't take them long at all to get together bc when they go grab some caf to get to know each other better, they end up agreeing it's a date and decide to see where things go, altho Voy sometimes wonders if she's maybe not romantic enough because it's her first real relationship. (Side note: Volya does eventually join Poe's squadron.)

A huge part of their dynamic (aside from them being dorky besties) is the theme of hope and learning to live again. Altho Volya definitely has her own reckless streak, it's nowhere near as bad as Poe's, and she's practically ruthless in her optimism, if only because she can't admit that they might lose the war or she might lose Poe. She slows Poe down and reminds him that he has time, that he could have a future beyond the war, but at the same time, Poe pulls her out of her shell and pushes her just enough out of her comfort zone to get Volya questioning what it is that she wants for herself.

And here are the couple of the hour, courtesy of @/hermitmoss again 🥰

— rina

ahh thanks Rina!!! <333 this was so much fun omg

🤪 Post a screenshot of your f/o making a silly face.

so there's an unfortunate lack of poe making silly faces but i do love this little moment in re.sitance because the animation tickles me

i'm also a big fan of his little face journey when he sees f.inn for the first time at the start of t.lj!! but that's better off utilized in a gif i think so i'm gonna stick to this one.

OH WAIT I ALMOST FORGOT. THE SILLIEST FACE OF ALL TIME.

his ridiculously endearing flirty face. why is he so silly and cute.

🥺 Post a screenshot of your f/o where they’re emotional.

baby....i'm pulling him into the biggest hug imaginable. everyone's so mean to him and he doesn't deserve it. *gets a little stepping stool so i can kiss his forehead* honestly i could have used so many other screencaps for this one...

😳 Post a screenshot of your f/o that flusters you.

just...one? can we compromise on three?

(with a little threepio for u!) that first one always gets me real good and. something about that last one. and the second one's got me kicking my feet and rolling away always.

AWWW THANK YOU RINA 💜💜💜✨ it's been pretty neat so far!!