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Of course, you can do whatever you want with it but here my request. Poe and the reader are best friends, and they love each other, they tried dating but the war was a constant obstacle, but now that it's over they can try again so Poe gifts her his mother ring/necklace as a promised they promise to love each other forever and they kiss
poe dameron x reader
words: 1477
a/n: so I kind of love this like so much??? I’m like really proud of it and it’s kind of inspired some longer fic ideas for me so thanks to @leia-saveourskins for the prompt!
The first time you had feelings for Poe Dameron, you were sixteen. The two of you had grown up together on Yavin 4 and been close friends for as long as you could remember. You’d been the one who he’d talk non stop to in school about how his mother had taken him flying in her X-Wing the day before and the one who he held onto when she died. When you had that first crush on him at sixteen, when the two of you would go on adventures together and he’d convince you to make trouble, just so things were ‘finally’ interesting you didn’t say anything. He was this tall boy, daring but smart, who’s parents were legends around town and you were-well you at the time, and you thought it would pass, and it did.
He’d left at eighteen, off to the new republic naval academy to fly. He’d always been restless, you knew that what you didn’t know was that you were the reason he thought hard about saying. He liked you at seventeen but never said anything because you were resourceful, charming, funny and he was just him. He thought it would pass, and a few years after he left, they did.
There had been people before and after Poe Dameron but none the same as the way you had felt for him. You chalked it up to the time and place, home a place you missed as you fell into your role as a New Republic Senator, and the wild feelings of being a teenager when you felt like you had no responsibilities and the world was whatever you wanted to make of it. You’d convinced yourself that if you ever saw him again the feelings would fade when you pulled him out of the romanticized world you put him in, nothing would happen.
The two of you met again when he came to the senate with General Organa to try and get support for the resistance, or at the very least make them recognize the threat of the first order. He approached you in the hallway and you’d realize that you were wrong, after all those years you still couldn't shake your crush on him. “Well if it isn’t (Y/N).” He smiled.
“Senator (Y/N) actually, Dameron.” You corrected him, trying to keep a series face despite the fact that you were messing with him.
He could tell and teased you right back, “It’s Commander Dameron actually.” The two of you started laughing, and you pulled him in for a hug that lasted a little longer than normal. You could tell that he hadn’t changed, but something did feel something was off.
“You seemed stressed.” You observed squeezing his hand.
“Yeah? This assignment is important, the first order is building up troops, ships, weapons, they're a huge threat and everyone here seems too scared to do anything.” He said, “No offense.”
“None taken.” You replied, “Look, the older members who were around during the last war, they're afraid. They don’t want another one, they don’t know if the galaxy can take it so there willing to make concessions, including ignoring the first order.” He started to say something, “We don’t get it because we weren’t there.”
“I see you haven’t lost your talent for talking.”
“You don’t have to say it like that.” You punched him in the shoulder lightly. “I’m a politician now.”
“Don’t remind me.” He sighed.
“Ouch.” You pretended to be hurt, “Don’t worry, I’m one of the good ones.”
“I know.” He smiled. “You have a good heart, you always have.”
“And you-” You paused, “Are exactly the same as the day you left, stubborn and uncompromising in your beliefs.” He made a face, “Relax, Poe it’s a compliment. I’ve always loved that about you.”
“So you loved something about me?”
“One of many things.” Nobody said anything for a long time, and that's when you realized how close the two of you were. So naturally, you leaned in to kiss him.
It took a second but he kissed you back, and the two of you kissed in the hallway as you silently hoped that no one would come out of any of the rooms and catch you. When you thought you heard footsteps coming down the hallway, you pulled away. “That was way more thought out in my head,” You said.
“I think it went pretty well.” He smiled back.
You turned and lead him down the hallway. “So how long are you here for?”
“Rest of the week.”
“Well, we have a lot to do then.”
At the end of the week, the two of you were at a crossroads. You had been-together the entire week but you knew it couldn’t stay that way. Poe had his duty to the new resistance and you had your duties to the republic, so there was no way around it, you couldn’t be together at least not right then. So you made a promise, that when the threat was over you would find each other again and be together. Little did you know it was going to be a while before any of that could happen.
You met again before the war was over. This time as he sprinted across the resistance base to meet you, his heart pounding in his chest, his body full of relief. The entire planet of Hosnian Prime had just been destroyed, including the entire new republic but somehow you were safe. He picked you up off the ground suddenly and squeezed before putting you down and continuing the hug. You returned it, and neither of you ever wanted to let go. “How are you here?”
“I was off-planet, I had to take care of something at home and then I heard I just-“ Tears flowed down your cheeks. “It’s all gone.” You paused, “I could’ve died.”
He wiped the tears from your face, “But you didn’t.”
You sniffed, “Yeah, I didn’t.” You stood tall and looked out over the people at the base rushing our feverously, “So I’m going to do something about it.”
You joined the resistance on that day. You did mostly groundwork, coordinating missions and supply movements but it meant you were closer to Poe than you had been since he’d left home all those years before. But the two of you had decided that you couldn't be a real couple until the war was officially over, there was still too much that each of you had to do and you didn’t want any distractions getting in the way of the important work that you were doing. Of course, that didn’t stop you from being together when the two of you had time. Most of the people on base knew about your non relationship, and Finn made sure to tease Poe about it when he had the chance.
Years passed until the battle of Exogal. You watched Poe leave on the mission that was the last chance to save the galaxy from the first order and you were more than nervous. But then somehow, they succeeded and you won, the war was finally over. When the ships began to come back to base, you looked for Poe to make sure that he had come back. As soon as you saw him, you ran full speed and pulled him into a huge hug, crushing his injured arm in the process.
“Arm.” He said gruffly but he was happy to see you.
“Oh sorry.’“ You pulled away, “So we won.”
“Yeah, yeah we did.” You pulled him in suddenly for a kiss, and you melted into him for what felt like forever.
“It’s finally over.”
“Which means I can finally do this-” He reached for the chain around his neck and unclipped it, holding it in his hand. He didn’t have to explain what it was, because you already knew: his mother’s wedding ring. It was the same necklace that he’d tried to give to you when he’d left Hosnian two years before, when he’d offered it then you said you weren’t ready for it that it was too special for right then. The truth had been that you weren’t sure if you were going to see him again, and you didn’t want to make any promises that you didn’t think you could keep.
But standing in front of him after the war was over and it seemed the dust had finally settled? It felt like the right time.
“Usually when people propose they get down on one knee.”
“Oh!” He looked panicked, “I wasn’t really going to-but I mean if you want me to-I didn’t know that you were-”
“I’m messing with you.” You smiled, “Go on.”
“It’s not a proposal,” He moved around you and clipped the necklace around your neck. “But it is a promise, that I’m not going anywhere. Whatever you want to do now, whatever you want to be I’m there. No matter what.” He said, “I’m yours.”