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Ben Solo, 25, UNaboo Class of 28ABY. Self-proclaimed writer. Recovered Vader enthusiast. JULY 12, 31ABY!!!!!!

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What UP I’m Ben! Yes, my parents were Rebellion heroes. Yes, my uncle is the last Jedi Knight. Me…I’m just try’na make it through my twenties without succumbing to total cosmic darkness. Just kidding. Maybe.

I do still answer asks! I just don’t get many nowadays. I mean I’ll just keep talking about random stuff till I get more asks so…send me one to get me to quit yapping about stuff no one cares about.

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ben. organa. solo. no. just no. i was gonna wait until AFTER they left for naboo before hacking his account but after THAT post—no. i’m sorry. your blogging privileges have been revoked. go be with your damn wife and for the love of all please don’t tell us about it

password? changed. recovery holomail? updated. bye ben. have fun

well. guess the wedding wasn’t so bad. they looked happy. and by the end of the night he could finally kiss her in front of everyone without looking like he was about to run for his life

night ain’t over for me though. i’m helping clean up

but. i guess. the night ain’t over for them either. heyo

—a

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last post as a virgin

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“Is This Love” Whitesnake @hey-its-starface

“Hey! Love” The Delfonics @bugbraiinz

“When the Day Met the Night” Panic! at the Disco @luke-shywalker

“Love is an Open Door” Frozen @ominoose

“Stickshifts and Safetybelts” CAKE @snips-fics

“Carry You Home” Alex Warren @ibrithir-was-here

“Tomorrow Will Be Kinder” The Secret Sisters @margindoodles2407

“Rainbow Connection” The Muppet Movie @summerofthelaterose

“Stray Italian Greyhound” Vienna Teng @sunshine-zenith

“No More Bad Days” This Wild Life @sunshine-zenith

“Sarah Brown Eyes” Ragtime @doremifasolalatido

“The Way You Look Tonight” Frank Sinatra @bugbraiinz

“Cantina Band” Star Wars @baconbirdie

“Hell” Squirrel Nut Zippers @snips-fics

“Mr. Darkside” Il Neige @sunshine-zenith

“Bulletproof” La Roux @steepleowl

“Dragostea din tei” O-Zone @snips-fics

“NIAMOS! (Chandrilian Club Mix)” Andor @steepleowl

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last post as a bachelor

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Ben! Don't forget to eat light snacks/meals throughout the day and drink plenty of water! And don't lock your knees!!

Oh, and my deepest congratulations!

OH thanks yeah I…haven’t eaten yet today…well first I was freaking out ‘cause I couldn’t find ANY OF THE FIVE WEDDING BANDS (I bought a pack of five really cheap ones because I knew I was gonna lose ‘em I knew I was gonna lose ‘em I knew I was gonna lose ‘em—the problem was that I forgot. Where I put. The baggie that had all of them in it). Amalia and the guys and I tore up my room and found them inexplicably in my underwear drawer (wait…no actually I do remember that now…) which led to Amalia roasting me for my podracer print boxers (they were a set with the pajamas, I got rid of the pajamas, but I didn’t have the heart to—well anyway)

WHAT WAS I SAYING OH YEAH THE RINGS. Anyway we found ‘em and then we got all our stuff together and now the guys and me are gettin’ ready and I have been carting around the wastebin next to me because I am so so scared I’m gonna throw up but I think I can eat a pack of gillfish crackers, the rainbow ones but only the red ones picked out, I know they’re the same but I’ve always thought they tasted better, I CAN’T FOCUS MY BRAIN IS FRIED I’ll go drink some water right now and—oh haha take my meds (IMPORTANT) and I will TRY NOT TO PASS OUT AT THE ALTAR, THANK YOU

AND THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR THE WEDDING CONSUMMATIO—kriff what am I sayi—CONGRATULATIONS. THE CONGRATULATIONS. THAT IS WHAT I SAID AND MEANT.

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Hi, Ben. I’d planned to write in after brunch, but the day got away from me. Please excuse the hour.

Firstly: It’s a privilege to be here to celebrate you and Fannie, and I’m ready as I’ll ever be to cry tomorrow. (Nothing bad, I promise—weddings just get to me.) Your friends are so generous with their joy, and you and your fiancée have already been such wonderful hosts. As for the mimosa pitcher…I think a little tipsy merrymaking can be excused on the eve of your wedding. No judgment from this dry bird.

Secondly: Nerves are normal. But no matter how loud those anxious thoughts get, I hope you can believe me when I tell you that it was obvious to everyone around that table how much you and Fannie care for each other. The way you look at each other—even in fond exasperation—is the stuff they write holonovels about.

Lastly: I want to offer you both a traditional wedding blessing from my culture: “May you grow old together on one pillow.”

Congratulations, and may the Force be with you both.

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Getting ready for bed and I’ve got a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. Maybe it’s just nerves. I feel all wound up. But I also feel kind of sad. Not sad sad. But sort of melancholy, or bittersweet, maybe, and I don’t really know why.

I guess I’m still afraid I’ll mess it all up again. I think I was kinda getting on her nerves today. I was getting a little silly from all the excitement, and I could tell I was starting to test her patience. What if a year or three or five or ten down the line, she just can’t handle me anymore?

Ugh, now I feel a little sick... Though that could also just be the double bantha burger I ate tonight at Dex’s after the rehearsal.

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Just got done with the wedding rehearsal. It feels so weird…I feel so nervous. But, like, in a good way, I guess.

Ohhh man, it’s really happening—I can’t believe it. Two years ago I never would’ve imagined this… I mean, two years ago I couldn’t even imagine the concept of dating her. And now…

…Wow. Did not know this was going to be my life.

And I could say that about a lot of things that have happened to me lately, but…this is one thing I actually chose.

And that I’m really, really hopeful about.

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For those of you who were SOOO concerned about my state of sobriety when Fan and I left Khassey’s. We got to the venue SAFE and SOUND. I was not the one who drank the most of that pitcher anyway that was definitely someone else at our table not naming names…coughing and muttering indistinctly…WHAT WHO SAID THAT anyway. See ya tomorrow at the big shindig!!! We’re gonna go do our rehearsal and hope BeeBee-Ate doesn’t get tons of flower petals stuck to him when he rolls up the aisle with the rings

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The two of you have come so far and I’m so proud of you 🥺🥺

I love you guys and I’m sorry I’m missing everything!

Yeah, I know, man…what’s up with that…still can’t believe you’d rather recover from surgery than come to my wedding, geez…

No, but thanks so much, and I hope you’re doin’ all right! Guess you’ll just have to wait for some other time to see my haircut…unless I change it before then…haha

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A toast:

I haven't known either of you for as long as some of the folks here, but it's been a pleasure to see how far you've come even in the course of a year—something that becomes considerably more impressive when you account for all the insanity that happened between then and now. As someone who isn't unfamiliar with the depths of despair, or what it feels like to be directionless when everything you hoped for is yanked out from under your feet, I'm proud of you. Ben, remember that it's never too late to make a better choice. Fannie, remember that there will always be something worth living for. See you at the wedding.

-Snips

AND NOW THAT YOU’RE ACTUALLY HERE YOU CAN SAY IT IN PERSON!!! Yeah, sorry ‘bout that…I may be really bad at opening my messages and then just, uh, never replying, but Fannie’s thing is she just won’t ever look at her messages if she’s with other people. Because she’s into being “present.” Or something.

ANYWAY. THANKS!!! All that is super encouraging and means so much.

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Aight, brunch toast time! I’ll keep this short because I believe the Best Ma’am Amalia also has some words to say

Ben, we were teenagers when I stumbled upon your account. You’ve persevered through, angst, trauma, pain, regret, and joy, bringing us all on this truly wild journey. You’re a stubborn jerk sometimes, and a wise and kind hearted philosopher others, and I know what wherever you go from here will be just as adventurous

Fannie, dear heart, you’ve survived horrors and tried with all your might to be a light for those around you. I see you, I see your efforts, and I hope you know you deserve joy and humor. May the force be with you and may your heart guide you to happiness

Amalia, good luck with these two, I’m getting another quiche before they’re gone

YES thanks for the transcript! Definitely want to keep this on my blog forever and ever and ever, thank you so much, buddy, it’s certainly been a ride 👊

And as for what Amalia said right after your toast…yeah, we don’t need that on record.

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Yo, Fan and I are at one of the outside tables, under the blue-and-white striped umbrella! I ordered a mimosa pitcher and if you don’t come share it with me I am going to have to drink it all myself (no I won’t do that she’ll kill me)

We also got some little tiny quiche things to share. They’re really little, like I can fit three in my mouth at once (but she told me not to do that again said it was gross)

Also there’s a code for the ‘fresher room it’s 2187 I’m writing it down for you ‘cause Fannie told it to me when I had to go but I forgot on my way there so I came back to ask her again but forgot on my way there again and then I did that a third time and she was like “can you try writing it down?” so I typed it out on my holopod but left my holopod on the table when I left again for the ‘fresher and…

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Please come soon. I think she wants some company that isn’t me

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Hey! I don’t know when everyone’s getting in, but if you’re in Republic City tomorrow morning, Fannie and I are gonna grab brunch at Khassey’s (Downtown RepCity, corner of Cresh and 3rd) if you wanna meet us there! We’ll be there from around 10 AM to noon (we gotta dip for the wedding rehearsal after that).

We might not have a lot of time to hang out during the actual wedding, and some of you I’ve known for years and never met—also stoked to meet newer friends too, of course—so, I wanted to carve out some time to actually hang out, even if it’s just for a couple of hours.

There’s a parking hangar around the corner on Cresh and 2nd, but traffic kinda sucks on the weekends, so I recommend taking public transit or a rental speederbike (stationed around town in orange racks; you can use your holopod to pay and unlock them).

Let me know if you can make it, it’d be really cool!

…If nobody shows up I’m just gonna do my other favorite thing which is say things to her in public and watch her squirm yeah I know I’m digging myself in deeper I just—I don’t think you have any idea how much entertainment I derive from this