A/N: Now that I am a so-deemed “Rexpert” by @rebeldaydreams, I thought I’d supply some Rex headcanons! These started as hug hcs but now they’re more “what would comfort and calm Rex between missions?”
I knew I needed to get my first writing on this account out the way otherwise I’d keep being scared to post and never would have 😂 A huge thank you to @rebeldaydreams for encouraging me to start this blog up and for bouncing ideas off my rambles!
Reader is a tactician for the 501st who was sent at the behest of the Jedi council. They wanted to round out Anakin's battle plans to be more consistent and less of the "I'm gonna make some sarky comments and cut some droids down" attitude. Rex and reader go on nearly every campaign together aside from when reader is on leave (not being Kaminoan property means she is legally required to take more time off field). The two develop a relationship during the clone wars, but they try to keep it on the downlow.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rex is naturally a physically affectionate person, which shocked you at first. Maybe he's touch starved? He doesn't really get much physical comfort while on duty (which probably attributes for his stoic role Captaining the 501st) aside from the occasional pat on the back from Fives or high five from Ahsoka, so at ease in your quarters he can just revel in it. And actually, it's through this ease with you that he starts to naturally extend a bit more affection to his brothers, while still keeping it professional, of course.
You wouldn't call him needy by any stretch, but you can definitely tell when he's yearning for your touch. If you have a day together around the apartment but you're preoccupied by cooking or other chores, you'll get an occasional pry for love from him. He comes towards you with his arms open in question, and sighs contentedly when you step into them. He loves holding his hand against the back of your head and squishing his face into your hair. He loves just inhaling the smell of you.
Another thing you realise about Rex is how much he enjoys soft things. You bought him a bunch of civilian clothes to wear at your place when you first started dating. Mainly comfy pyjama bottoms and shirts for him to lounge around in. You know that anywhere else in the galaxy he can't just fall into relaxation and calm, so you do your best to give him that environment to come to when possible. Anything to lift the burden of war.
You have this one blanket that hangs over the back of your sofa, so similar to how he requests hugs, on the colder days he shuffles up behind you with the blanket draped around his shoulders like a bat and pulls it around you, too. He wraps his arms across your torso and nuzzles his chin into your shoulder.
If he's moving past you, he ghosts his hand along your waist. Expect a warm cheek kiss, too. If you're lost in thought and don't acknowledge the first kiss, he comes back in and peppers you with an abundance of kisses.
Rex likes being the big spoon. He takes great pride in being the one to keep you safe and protected. He often wonders if you were destined to be together through the ways of the Force due to how perfectly your bodies fit together. He loves the way you curl into his side.
But that doesn’t mean he’s not sometimes the little spoon. After particularly hard missions like Umbara he comes trudging in through the door and tries to pretend he's fine until eventually you press him to come settle. You assume the big spoon position. He lays his head in your lap and gets really relaxed when you lightly scratch and trail your fingers across his scalp. He likes pressing his ear right against your chest because it calms him hearing your heartbeat. It’s a huge anchor for him to know you’re alive.
If you hold him tight enough he’ll eventually open up, whether that be through anger - not directed at you, you’re just the person he’s channelling his feelings to - or through crying. When this happens his forehead is clenched and he’s biting his lip to remain composed until eventually a few tears spill onto you. Sometimes it stops there, other times the dam breaks and he starts weeping. You rub firm circles between his shoulder blades and press kisses to the side of his head.
Despite being grown in a test tube and having no nurturing intervention as a child, you also discover that it’s comforting to him when you make gentle shushing sounds. You suppose it’s the ‘S’ syllable, like the sea gently lulling him into peace. Sometimes swaying him helps, too.
Rex is a naturally warm person, like a human furnace. He doesn't like when you press your feet against his because anything less than his body temperature is cold to him. He gets all grumbly initially but eventually just smiles at the way you rub them back and forth against him to create friction. He enjoys having your legs tangled up with his when you have cozy mornings in bed together. It makes him feel connected to you.
Back to hair. If your hair is long enough he plays with it. He twirls it round his finger and brushes his cheek against it. He loves how soft it is. But watch out, he does it to relax when stressed so you definitely have some broken hair from the tight twisting of strands. When he eventually finds out about it, he's mortified, and apologises profusely.
He's a really light sleeper. He would have to be as a Captain, used to short pitstops of rest on campaigns and disturbed sleep if a squad of clankers happen upon his men. So if he dozes off while snuggling, make sure you're in a comfortable position, because any slight movement or sound is enough to wake him up.
are there any other ppl who arent women in the clone fandom? like dont get me wrong i have mad respect for you ladies but damn its lonely here sometimes when most of the content is geared towards women and triggers my dysphoria (which is not anyones fault and i dont mean to imply that it is!)
I used to dream of reaching the stars...
And when I got the chance I ran to them...
I chased them far from home...
I chased them far from myself..
And there is where I met you..
And in your eyes I found the stars.
A teaser of my Star Wars OC Harlow and how she came to meet Aeitu ( @curtisgrahamcracker ‘s OC)
do roz and kylo ever fight? any time we've seen them interact it's very... gentle. which isn't too much like kylo's aggressive personality.
good question!! that’s partially the point- he still somewhat sees her in the soft light he did when she was his (possible) padawan Back In The Day while still acknowledging that she’s grown up quite a bit. not to mention, he’s managed to reason away the fact that she draws him closer to the light by saying she’s one of his few recent successes in a sea of failures in the face of the resistance. roz on the other hand is the same way- although she completely understands all of the atrocities he’s committed, how “bad” he’s become, she still has hope to get close to him and help him realize his wrongs. she also trusts him because she’s a) generally a trusting person and b) is nostalgic and needs to use him as a sort of rock while dealing with huge changes in her life.
that being said.
when they fight. hoooooo boy, do they fight. see: screaming matches. it doesn’t happen too often, because ren brushes off roz’s stubbornness for being childish and immature (or, backhandedly praises her for being emotional and getting closer to the dark side in her anger). roz usually brushes off ren’s... well, overall aggressiveness and stubbornness as his shift from the light side to the dark side and his problems dealing with emotions (like a lot of men tend to do oops). HOWEVER WHEN THEY DON’T BRUSH IT OFF. god almighty protect anyone caught between them. roz wouldn’t hurt anyone in her anger (other than maybe herself or kylo) but that doesn’t mean ren wouldn’t.
ren usually initiates the fight. because he shuts her out, gets really cold with her all of a sudden, becomes harsh and rude as he generally is. and she’ll ask what’s up, but he ignores her or tells her that she needs to be training since she’s still weak. and that, that type of comment about being weak and how she shouldn’t bother with him, is what gets her.
like, “oh, really? i’m still weak? even though you’re the one who couldn’t even confront your own father without killing him! not showing emotion isn’t strength, you kriffing idiot.” because roz is just as brash, impulsive, and fiery as he is- they’re cut from the same cloth and both can cut deep with their words. (in short: roz goes for the jugular every damn time because she doesn’t want to deal with his shit)
