Rey smirked. "Maybe if he didn't do so many recruitment broadcasts."
Rose snickered. "Finn said they argued about it all week when Maz first suggested it. Finn thought it was a great idea until Maz said it should be both of them. Poe threatened to do the broadcasts in the nude unless Finn did them with him."
Root juice burned when swallowed the wrong way. Rey sputtered. She laughed at Rose's smirk.
"He did not. I definitely would have seen that." Rey shook her head. "So Finn did the broadcasts? I must have missed them."
"No, Poe balked when Maz told him that actually wasn't such a bad idea."
Oh Force.
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Another finnpoe. This popped in my head first. I found myself fascinated with trying a Rey POV, yet also using her as an outsider POV insight into finnpoe.
Outsider POV is a tricky thing. I found it works in fanfic as we’re already read in on the established characters. Going OS POV, we get to explore a dimension of a beloved character we haven’t considered.
That being said, I’ve noticed there aren’t many published books written or regarded as OS POV, but rather categorized as third person POV. As we’re trying hard to establish character development and world-building, we’re already going on the outside, looking in.
It could be why I personally favor the OS POV for fics. It’s just fun. Goodness, I enjoying another character watching my favorite get whumped (er, hurt), and comforted. The challenge here is still able to provide enough information on a favorite like Poe through the OS POV that is obvious to the reader if not the current narrator. Yes, I find it fun.
"You always have to be so dramatic," Finn told Poe. "This was almost as bad as when you told Senator Kriggs the governor avoided her because he was worried he would be blinded by her hat."
Rey snorted. "You did not."
Poe's lips crooked in memory. "I meant to say her brilliance, but I was having a bad day."
Finn's expression went carefully blank. "Yeah, you can say that. Kalonia threatened to keep you in bed with binders."
Poe yawned. "Told her that was too kinky for my tastes."
"I can't believe you had Rose lock me in the armory," Finn said all of the sudden.
Poe choked as he struggled to put one foot in front of the other. Rey used her power to brush aside any debris in their path, but otherwise kept Poe move under his own power.
"I can't believe Rose managed to trick you to get locked up," Poe wheezed.
"I can't believe you swooned after Finn kissed you," Rey remarked. She enjoyed Poe sputtering and Finn laughing.
"Oh yeah," Finn chuckled. "I will never let you forget that, Poe Dameron."
First draft: 31476 words
The scary part about this was this was originally supposed to be an amusing Rey POV fluff.
Rey's lips slowly curled up. "I liked those baskets. Especially the one with the holonovel about the soldier and the spice runner."
Finn groaned. He gave Poe a mock glare. "Really? I thought that was the worse of the bunch, but that's one of his favorites."
"Reminded me of you," Rey teased. She bit back a smirk at Finn's face. "Especially when he started reciting ballads to—"
"Stop," Finn groaned. He sagged back against the bed's post. "I hated that part. It's a stupid part. Poe made the first arrivals of recruits memorize one of those pieces."
