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Hux had noticed Ren’s lingering gazes on you the moment you were appointed his second in command. the way, Kylo’s head would tilt slightly to the side in your direction when he was supposed to be talking to Hux, but his mask made the location his eyes followed impossible to pinpoint.

the way his voice, although normally distorted by his helmet, softened when he spoke to you… which was more often than Hux would have liked.

but there was one thing Hux knew would keep Kylo from pursuing you, his second in command, and that was Snoke.

this fact made Hux so happy he could giggle, in fact, sometimes (when the situation worked in his favour) and Hux could see Kylo struggling to withhold his feelings for you… the general would in fact find himself quietly giggling.

and this fact did not go unnoticed by Kylo, who since your arrival, had become increasingly annoyed by Hux. another thing that made Hux all the more ecstatic.

until… the barrier keeping Kylo from you was removed. when Kylo took command, Hux knew what would soon follow. there would be matters in urgent need of attending that Kylo would deal with first, but Hux knew as soon as there was a moment for him to do so, Kylo would make his true feelings known to you.

and Hux also knew you would return the feelings. he would no longer be able to have the daily enjoyment of watching Kylo suffer for not having you.

“now that Snoke is gone. i can pursue my goals.” Kylo said, standing a little in front of Hux as the two stared out of the ship, “starting with your second in command.” Kylo turned to look at the general, “over the past months you have dangled her in front of me like a worm on a hook.” he gritted his teeth and Hux began to feel the constriction on his throat, “you enjoyed it.” Hux’s hands flew to his throat, oxygen fully cut off, “but no longer.” Kylo released his hold on the General who fell to the ground sputtering, “i assume i dont have to tell you not to get in the way.” Kylo turned to look back outside, “or things will be quite… unpleasant. for you.”

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chandrilasky-deactivated2018052

I am 100% on board with Hux being a villain, more so than Snoke coming back through some mysterious way. Mainly because we have more familiarity with Hux over Snoke. BUT that being said, I think the nature of the force will need to be dealt with more in the next film, in order that Kylo and Rey's roles of restoring balance to the universe, there needs to be a mystical element to the conclusion of 9. This is why I'm skeptical about Hux being the only problem to solve...

Hux isn’t the only problem to solve, but it’s an issue of mixing the Force with politics. That’s been the problem all along. Conflating the spiritual with the political. Rey is making the same mistake. Rey and Ben need to let go of these political affiliations and discover themselves and their roles in the Force separate from all of that.

The mystical side of things should not have a political solution to it, in my opinion. Rather, it should be a bit greyer and more ambiguous. That’s why Hux being this political, military might with wealth and power would be interesting – because it would separate Kylo from that affiliation. In turn, if Rey becomes disillusioned with the Resistance, and is forced out by Poe [bc of the discovery of her Force bond with Kylo perhaps], then she and Ben have no reason not to come together and discuss the balance of the Force and how to achieve that. Ending the war through understanding and love, rather than political leanings, would be more in line with the spiritual. This is why, again, I think Poe being an extremist for awhile – akin to the likes of Hux, but Poe thinks he’s working for “good” – would be interesting. Poe would be able to end the series learning his lesson, but having almost gone over the edge in his desire to just “burn the First Order down” and WIN THE WAR. For Poe and Hux, it’s about “winning.” For Rey and Ben, I think it’s more about the spiritual and the “good of the galaxy,” even though their approaches are entirely different.

The problem here has been that the Force is not meant to be a political tool. That’s the great error the Jedi made. It’s the error the Sith made. It’s the error Kylo and Rey are making now. This is how I have seen it, thus far, at least.

No one owns the Force. Wisdom in the nature of the Force can help one to understand certain truths, but it cannot be used as a tool to dictate politics or be used as some moral impetus to win a war. It’s like using religion or spiritual beliefs to win a war – whether it looks like it’s for good or for bad, the spiritual helps simply make us whole… it cannot be shoved into violence and war without being corrupted and becoming something dark and twisted.

catsprobably

Me, watching literally anything: I don’t have a type

*angsty, villain-type character appears on screen with long(ish) hair*

Me: Wow. It is Him. My Husband.

skyloreyn

Kylo Ren endures years of being manipulated, mentally/physically abused, tormented, and used by Snoke - never standing up for himself. By accepting this treatment, it’s obvious how little he values his own life. He believes this is his fate.

Rey endures 10 minutes of being teased and tortured by Snoke, which Kylo has probably experienced since day one of the dark side and kills him without hesitation. He knew what he had to do.

Had he killed Snoke himself years ago, it would show that Kylo believed he had something worth living for - but he didn’t.

What does this tell us?

Not only does Kylo Ren value Rey’s life more than his own, but he feels that she gives his life meaning.

Here’s why.

Killing Snoke not only saves Rey but also saves himself. Rey made him feel like he was worth saving.

“You’re not alone.”

“Neither are you.”

He proceeds to ask her to join him, a desperate plea to rule the galaxy with the girl who began the transformation of Kylo Ren into Ben Solo. Let’s break down the dialogue:

“It’s time to let old things die.”

It’s time for Ben to let go of Kylo, it’s time for Rey to let go of the past.

“Snoke, Skywalker,”

The black and white rules their mentors have taught them,

“the Sith, the Jedi,”

He realizes he can’t fully devote himself to being a Jedi because although he feels the call to the light, the anger he feels from striking down his father will always be with him. Luke says it himself. (”…anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” - Yoda)

“the Rebels,”

With the Sith and the Jedi gone, the Rebels will have nothing to rebel against.

“Let it all die. Rey, I want you to join me.”

Let’s both forget the past and how it has defined us up to this point, and together start a new path with clean slates.

“We can rule together and bring a new order to the galaxy.”

He never states how they will rule. To rule something can also mean to govern something, which could create a regulation and peace in the galaxy. Just because he uses the word rule does not mean his intentions were total domination.

(Rey:) “Don’t do this Ben. Please, don’t go this way.”

Like how I described above, she hears him and goes straight to the dark (just like she did with Luke’s first lesson on the force).

(Kylo:) “No, no, you’re still holding on. Let go! Do you want to know the truth about your parents, or have you always known? You’ve just hidden it away…”

This can be applied to both sides - Kylo has always known the truth about his parents and how they come from the light (”You may try, but you cannot deny the truth that is your family.” - Tekka, The Force Awakens). Rey has always known the truth about her parents and how they were no one. Both characters hid the truth away. So when he says this to her, it’s just another thing that relates them, almost as if he’s saying it to himself as well.

We all know what happens after that. “You’re nothing, but not to me” brings us back to the point of this post. Rey isn’t nothing to him because she brings meaning and value to his existence.

Rey may come from nothing, but to Kylo? She is everything.

kaizzzi

Wherever we may be, we are one. (ot9 version)

just-shower-thoughts

Mammals both produce milk and have hair. Ergo, a coconut is a mammal.

blogtitletaken

I know you’re being facetious, but this is an actual issue with morphology-based phylogeny.

castiel--for--king

*leans over and whispers to person beside me* what are they talking about

sonneillonv-deactivated20220218

*leans over and whispers back* Human ability to quantify and categorize natural phenomena is sketchy at best and wildly misleading at worst

nonlinear-nonsubjective

consider the coconut

bemusedlybespectacled

this reminds me of that time Plato defined humans as “featherless bipeds” and Diogenes ran in with a plucked chicken screaming “BEHOLD A MAN!”

kascaban

i love how you say “it reminds me of that time” like you were there.

heartgemsona

listen if an immortal feels brave and supported enough to come out we should respect them

baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

This post is a journey

virtuous-thing

1 Reblog = 1 Respect

dovewithscales

I maintain that humans started attempting classify animals, and some god or another made the platypus, and is still laughing.

eldbitch-horror

Zeus: *hits joint* okay so like. It’s gonna have a duck bill right. But an otter body okay? And then a beaver tail. It’s a mammal. But. It lays eggs!

Hades: wait wait dude. Give it. Give it poison. Make it poisonous

dovewithscales

Athena: You mean venomous, and make sure the eggs have both reptile and bird traits. Hermes: *takes the joint* Give it extra senses. Poseidon: It should be aquatic.

hyratel

I MEAN where’s the lie

dovewithscales

Demeter: … And where exactly do you expect me to put this? Everyone: Australia.

giada-luna

Reblogging for that last exchange.

hugintheraven

@shanastoryteller

sefuns

EXO at Dubai Fountain Show ⛲️

dailyixing

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