𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐞

Uhhh they’re in theirs 20s something AU

this drawing has a target audience of like... five ppl maybe lol

For Ben, romance is tactile. It’s waking Rey up with a kiss and letting her dictate where things go from there. Its a hug in the middle of the day, just because. It’s a kiss on the neck, right below her ear, when it’s time for bed but Rey is still tinkering with whatever droid she decided to salvage from the junkyard. It’s having her draped over him and feeling her heartbeat against his chest and giving thanks to the Force that he was able to bring her back.

For Ben, romance is vocal. Its saying I love you when he leaves the house, let me get that for you when Rey is too tired to fetch her slippers from the room and I’ll go when baby cries in the middle of the night. It’s telling her how much she affects him, how much he wants her, how much he needs her, when he’s got her body under his hands at night.

For Ben, romance is a gesture, big or small. It’s leaving a flower on Rey’s workbench in the hangar. It’s writing a little poem and placing it under her coffee cup. It’s going with her to social events he would really rather not because even though years have passed, he still feels out of place among Rey’s old Resistance friends.

It’s knowing what to say and when not to say anything at all. It’s never going to bed angry. It’s knowing when she’s in a bad mood and forgiving her when she says something stupid she didn’t mean. It’s apologizing when he fucks up and admitting when he made a mistake. It’s hard, sometimes, but he tries. He tries really hard, because she deserves it.

It’s not complicated, his idea of romance, and it’s not a tool used to woo (he’s not the wooing sort, his wife can attest to that). It’s just his way of making Rey feel cherished and loved.

Ben Solo

A little Reylo/Anidala crossover commission for @suburbanstarwars who gave me a great prompt to work with! (also pregnant Rey just fills my heart <3 ) 

Commissions are open, DM for info :)