#modern!rey

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This would be what Rey wears:

Fashionable yet affordable; thrifted so they look a little big; ripped jeans; sweaters and flannels in cold weather; rolled up shirts in warm weather; sexy, young and free

This would be what Ben wears:

Formal yet relaxed; business casual; rolled up sleeves; professional in public but cozy at home; suits and ties; thermal henleys; professional, stable, and determined

(yes, most of these photos are from adams photoshoots. he is literally ben solo)

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Mission Accomplished

Rey x Reader

Modern AU!

summary: You show Rey your favorite holiday destinations.

AN: I just finished my first finals as a college student & let me say this 0/10 would NEVER recommend. Sorry that the Holiday prompts have been coming out slow, but now that I am on break I do plan on spamming the tl w/ the recs. i love you all! thank you sm <3 stay safe!

It was your first time spending the holidays with your girlfriend, Rey. You have been dating for a little over 5 months, but you wouldn’t change it for the world. The holidays were never a big deal for Rey growing up due to her family. You on the other hand had it completely different. The thought of being able to be close to your loved ones always made you warm inside. Now, you took on the challenge to make Rey feel the holiday cheer.

It was a beautiful day and you couldn’t wait for your adventure. You had planned to take Rey out to all of your favorite holiday themed places. Did you maybe over do it? Of course, but you overdid it with your heart in the right place.

You turned your head to look at the beautiful brunette tangled in your arms. Her head was tucked into the crevice in between your neck and shoulder. The feeling of her gentle exhales put a smile on your face. You move your hand to caress her face. Rey has been through so much, but you would have never been able to tell just by the way she sleeps.

Her eyes start to flutter open as you lean in to pepper soft kisses on her face. Giggles rupture in the quiet room from your deed.

“Good morning, love.” Rey smiles

“Morning, sweetheart,” you smirk. “Any plans for today?” you question.

“Nope, i’m all yours, darling.” She pulls you in closer and snuggles right back into her favorite spot.

“Perfect, now go get dressed. I’ve planned out our whole day and you’re gonna love it.” And with that you hop out of bed to start your day. You heard Rey’s groan as you walked into your shared bathroom.

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“Why can’t you tell me what we’re doing today?” Rey asked for what seems to be the millionth time today. Rey isn’t the most patient person you know, so this isn’t really much of a surprise. You actually find it kind of endearing. You shook your head and clasped your hand in hers, waiting for the train to bring you to your destination.

About 15 minutes later and rosey cheeks, the two of you made it to your first stop.

“Ice skating in Midtown? How romantic.” Rey wiggled her brows with a sly and playful smirk. You jokingly rolled your eyes and smacked her arm.

“Come on, I wanna see how many times you’ll bust your ass.” You chuckle as she gasped.

Something about putting on those skates and skating until you were shivering out a smile on your face. It was all worth it to see that same smile clad on Rey’s.

Once you couldn’t skate anymore, you decided on hitting up your second destination.

“A coffee shop?” Rey questioned as the pair of you step foot into the establishment.

“No, not just a “coffee shop, it’s the best place to get a hot chocolate. They even have peppermint straws!” You exclaimed. “Hot chocolate is an integral part of the holiday experience!” Rey smiles her pearly whites at you and kisses your cheek.

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“Holy shit you weren’t kidding. That was by far the best hot chocolate i’ve ever had!” Rey practically yells.

“See, I told you! Now come on we have one last place I want to visit.” You intertwine your hands once more and make your way through the city.

You walk for a few blocks until you reach your destination.

“And we’re here!” You stopped in front of the tree in Times Square.

“Babe, this is beautiful.” She turns to look at you with bright eyes.

“Don’t get too excited yet! I got us two tickets to see the Rockettes. I hope you like it though I know I should’ve asked if you-“ Rey cuts you off with a passionate kiss. You pull back to see tears starting to form in her eyes.

“Thank you, baby. Thank you so much for all of this. I think this just might be my favorite holiday I have ever experienced.” You wipe her tears and kiss her once more.

Mission accomplished.

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Modern!Rey Skywalker, made using this website

Likes: Finn, Poe, all-you-can-eat sushi, flowers, plants, and flying

Dislikes: Fascism, loud men who think they know better than her, sand, winter, and when the McDonald’s bag doesn’t have any fries at the bottom

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Oh wow! I've never seen that reylo artwork by Verauko! That piece is also very beautiful! 😍 Could you perhaps draw a reylo mondern au piece? I'm sorry in advance for my mediocor suggestions.. 😅

HEyyyyy it’s summer and all so it’s a modern AU/vacation, where Rey mocks Kylo because of his sunburns

Headcanon that Kylo hates summer heat, while Rey lived with it all her life so it doesn’t bother her <3 

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More Modern!Rey (+ Reylo) Headcanons

Rey wears lots of earth tones and grays - white when she feels extra pretty

her hands are rough from years of work

and bites her nails

but when she holds hands with Ben, she feels small and cute

she can’t sing for shit, but will give a whole performance in the car

and tries to get Ben to sing with her

has so many scars all over her body, from childhood falls to cutting her arm on a piece of scrap metal

she used to be incredibly self-conscious of it

but then Rose said, “scars are the token of one who’s lived a life worth living”

owns an old red pick-up that she found on the side of the road

she makes handmade bday cards for her friends, but always criticizes herself

but everyone literally loves them more than the actual present

she’s REALLY strong

like she can (and does) give Ben, Finn and Poe piggyback rides all day

she purposely falls asleep on the couch so Ben will carry her to bed

then she keeps her grip when he settles her in

“stay..” 

he always does

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“I love you.” Modern AU Reylo

This is my first writing idea, but just thought of this and it was so cute that I had to try and write it. Give it a read, it gave me feels writing it. Thanks!

Rey and Ben’s apartment was filled with chaotic laughter this morning. The incredibly tall man scurried around with one shoe, trying to find the rest of his paperwork for his proposal at work. Rey couldn’t help but giggle as she helped. She was to blame for making him late anyway, offering some much needed morning “fun time” to help with his stress. Her buns were in disarray as she weaved around their dining table, flipping through miscellaneous papers scattered about, looking for anything that resembled a proposal. What did a proposal look like anyway? Rey didn’t know much about office work, as that was Ben’s area of expertise. His black button down and fancy watch gave that away, while her dirty nails and faded denim overalls proved her love of getting down and dirty in her auto shop. She couldn’t help but glance at her boyfriend and her heart always beat a little harder, a little faster whenever she did. 

His dark mop of hair that tickled her when they cuddled, his strong arms that held her whenever she needed a hug, but nothing could compare by how much he understood her. She had lost count of how many times Ben understood her without her needing to say anything. When she wanted to be alone, he would go off and do his own thing for the day. When she needed help but was too stubborn to admit it, he would leave trails, clues and hints for her to “discover” so that she could feel accomplished in her own way. When she had nightmares of the orphanage and would wake up gasping and unable to speak, he would kiss her until the words stuck in her throat melted into breathless sighs of love…

She loved him.

God, did she love him.

She had known that for weeks now, and enjoyed hearing the word in her head, just to herself. But now, beneath that voice in her head was the fear that it was not reciprocated. They knew so much about one another, things she hadn’t even told Finn, Poe or Rose. But had he felt as sure as she had? What if she hadn’t even scratched the surface with him? Would he run away if she said it too soon? He wouldn’t actually run, would he? Her thoughts broke when she heard him curse after hitting his shoulder against the bathroom door.

“Did you leave it by the printer?” She yelled across their home.

“I dun fink so!” Ben replied, hastily brushing his teeth while tying the other shoe he had luckily found in the hallway.

Rey sighed and scratched her head, making her way to the kitchen. Her fuzzy socks kept her feet warm against the cool tile. As she reached for the coffee pot, her eyes caught a small stack of paper under Ben’s jacket. She gasped and lifted the jacket, revealing a stapled, hole punched, perfectly bound (of course he would bind it) booklet. In big, bolded letters, a title: “Proposal: Solo Corporation, 2020.”

“I found it!” She cheered.

“Oh thank god!” Ben appeared running into the kitchen. Rey held out the proposal for him, but cried out happily when instead she felt his arms lift her by her waist as he spun her around.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you!” He continued before finally setting her down, kissing her forehead. The butterflies in Rey’s tummy fluttered while she tried to stop the room spinning around her. 

Ben glanced at his watch, “Okay, if I hurry, I think I can make it!”

He threw on his jacket, and placed his proposal and laptop in his messenger bag before slipping it over his broad shoulders. 

He patted his pockets, “Okay, keys, check. Phone, check.”

“Kiss?” Rey asked innocently. He gave a knowing smirk before leaning over her for a quick peck.

“Check.”

“Now get going!”

“Okay! I’ll text you how the meeting goes!” 

“Okay.”

“And let me know what you wanna do for dinner!” He swung the door open in a hurry.

“Okay!” She smiled through her annoyance.

“I’ll see you soon! I love you!”

And just like that, the door shut, and he was gone…

Rey was frozen in her spot. A wave of chills went down her head to her toes that not even her fuzzy socks could warm. Her heart began to beat so hard that she could hear the blood pumping in her ears. 

He just said it..

He just said it!

“Wha-…uh…” She couldn’t speak. 

The apartment was so silent, so… different than it was a few moments ago. Rey couldn’t move, still in shock, repeating the scene in her head a million times. The morning sun began to fill the kitchen with warmth. The rays upon her back filled her with hope, nervousness, and love. Hope for what the future could hold in store for them. Nervousness for the way he said it, if he really meant it. Love for everything and anything she is, and wanting to give it all to him. This feeling that her heart no longer belongs to her, but to him.

All because of three words that poured from Ben’s lips. 

Reality caught up to Rey as she silently began to clean the kitchen, remembering to sit down with Ben tonight to ask about the “L” word. 

That is until, she heard heavy footsteps hurrying down the hall and…

THUD!

Rey jumped at the sound of the door slamming against the wall. She spun to see Ben, hair all over the place, his shirt untucked, messenger bag hanging around his neck, panting with a look of fear in his eyes. 

“What are you-“ Rey began.

Ben blurted out, “I got to the lobby when I realized what just happened…what I just said.” 

Rey slowly made her way around the kitchen island, Ben still standing in the doorway, trying to come up with an excuse, but it just came out as rambles. 

“I tried to make it to the elevator but the doors were closed and I couldn’t wait so I had to haul ass up those fucking stairs!” He rushed out his sentence before taking a deep inhale, trying to catch his breath. 

Rey covered her mouth, trying to stop the chuckle at the sight of her winded boyfriend who just  ran up nine flights of stairs.

“And, and now…I just-you see. I meant it, but you don’t have to say it if you’re not ready! That..I totally understand. I just wanted to tell you, because…it’s not something I say often. But if you…if you do - or don’t which is fine - I…shit.” Ben had given up of his embarrassing ramble and hung his head in defeat. He must’ve looked like an idiot, rambling about the “L” word in front of the one person he wanted to hear it. He wanted to tell her when he thought she was ready, but he still didn’t know if she felt the same way. To him, she was so confident, brave, kind, outgoing and so friendly. Ben never thought she needed him and much as he needed her, let alone loved him. He felt goosebumps as he heard her footsteps get closer.

“Rey, I’m so sorry if this is awkward for you. I just had to say it because that was what I felt, and feel now..If you want, we can talk about it when I get back fr-“

“I love you too.”

Ben’s head perked up at the sound, the sweet, sweet sound that came from Reys mouth. It sounded better than he had ever imagined. Her voice was so calming, he wanted her to say it again. 

He watched as she inched her way closer to him, her cheeks flushed and red. They stood before each other, just gazing. 

“I love you.” He whispered.

“I love you.” She replied. He closed his eyes in wonder. He could die happy right there, hearing those words come from her. 

Rey wrapped her arms around his neck, almost like she had to feel the vibrations of his throat as he said it, over and over again. He wrapped his arms around her waist, feeling the living being of his love. Her warm skin, her hair smelled like cinnamon and hearing it whispered in his ears was enough for him to know just how much he was loved in return.

“I love you.”

“I love you.”

The proposal was a distant memory. The coffee pot forgotten. The only thing either of them focused on, were the soft spoken words between ears and lips of how much they loved each other. 

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Ben Solo is more than pissed when he ends up in this hillbilly-looking town. It’s hot, smells like cow shit, and now, his manager Snoke is gonna rip him to pieces. His frustration doesn’t settle when his mechanic is a nosy, stubborn, aggravating kid. Well, he wouldn’t actually call her a kid…not when she’s leaning over the engine like that.

Rey Niima tries desperately not to roll her eyes at her arrogant client while he texts away on his fancy Blackberry. She tried to be nice when he walked in, but the way he spoke down to her made her want to punch that big nose of his. He’s covered head to toe in black while his fingers tap, tap, tap away…she wonders what else they can do.

On a trip to a conference in NYC, Bens car breaks down just outside of some small town he doesn’t care about. He’s surprised to find Rey Niima, who was unlucky enough to answer his phone call for help. The two are complete opposites and to say that they dislike each other would be an understatement.

But..

When Rey hears of his stories of traveling and seeing the world, she can’t help but feel this desire to just go. When Ben sees how much kindness and warmth Rey brings to the town, theres nothing he wants more than to feel that heat too.

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Modern Rey (+ Reylo) headcanons

once, Finn gave her a pair of converse that she loved and wears all the time

when they started to fall apart, she wrapped duct tape around the toes and has to change it sometimes

Ben always says he’ll buy her a new pair 

but he knows how much the shoes mean to her

she constantly cracks her phone screen

“babe, your camera doesn’t work!”

she just shrugs

while Ben pinches the bridge of his nose trying not to explode

she can’t cook, but buys frozen meals in the freezer section

Rose is her roommate and they have movie night

with face masks, wine and snacks

but they don’t do horror movies anymore

that one time Ben, Poe and Finn snuck in

three grown ass men hiding behind the curtains, couch and bookshelf

they gave 110% 

it scarred Rose

Rey was pissed at Ben

but still cuddled with him because she too scared

(she would never admit it though)