Darkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 18
In which Rey encounters the Nightfolk. Instinct told Rey to give Kylo space after his dream of the slaughter at Luke’s temple. She knew how much it disturbed him. Having a witness around afterwards...
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 19
In which Kylo learns of Rey’s adventure with the Nightfolk, causing him to become Very Unhappy. The first thing Kylo noticed when Rey came in was the bandage that wrapped her entire upper arm. He...
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 20
In which the hounds catch the scent, and Kylo and Rey face the morning after a very bad night. Rumor is a curious thing. It might circulate furiously among interested parties only to drown in...
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 21
In which a trap is laid, but the wrong quarry takes the bait. The wadi’s course dictated Kylo’s—he sent the bike howling around one bend after another. Finally, an opening appeared in the high, steep...
View ArticleThe Last Jedi – Backlash to the Backlash
Everybody who knows me knows I’m absolutely crazy about The Last Jedi. Even people who don’t know me know I’m crazy about it. So you can imagine how perplexed I am by how much hate the film gets from...
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 22
In which terrible fears are faced. The Nightfolk crumpled Rey’s shields and ripped into her mind. Pain slammed all the way down to her guts and darkness erupted like pus from a badly healing wound. She...
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 23
I’ve gotten behind my postings on AO3 again. I’ll try to catch up over the next couple of days. In which the Nightfolk demonstrate what bad enemies they make. Kylo held Rey’s wrist in a steel grip as...
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Precursor In which possibilities are realized and nocturnal visits are made. Trust was a funny thing. You could go without thinking about it, without even realizing it was there. Suddenly, when you...
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 25
Puzzle Pieces In which Kylo has several astonishing realizations… and one uncomfortable one. Jangling ground against her ears. Rey shot upright in bed, fumbling for her staff even as she tried to...
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story- Chapter 26
Into Darkness In which Kylo makes a Very Serious Mistake. To her surprise, Rey discovered that she had full access to the ship’s databanks. She sat on her bed, a datapad on her knee, browsing them. The...
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 27
Illumination In which understanding a come to and the hassash engages in a devious conspiracy. The door whisked shut behind Rey and the hassash—Kylo had silently urged the creature to stay with her. He...
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 28
Reflections In which Rey starts to fall and Hux gets an inkling that he might be in deep doo-doo. He dreamt of Snoke. Kylo’s one-time master held Rey suspended with the Force as he tortured her. As he...
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 29
You Need a Teacher In which even a Force bond can’t prevent major misunderstandings. On a First Order cruiser, surrounded by First Order officers, at a glossy black table emblazoned with the red First...
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 30
The Raptor I’ve been terrible about keeping up with posting chapters here. Sorry! I’ll start catching up Her arms locked tight around her, Rey paced her quarters again—for a different reason. She...
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The Relentless In which illusions are cast and traps are laid. The First Order star destroyer Relentless dropped out of hyperspace, ion and laser cannons hot and TIE squadrons manned and ready....
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 32
Interference Lines In which the side effects of Rey’s battle meditation are revealed, and Kylo and Rey revert to their familiar coping mechanisms. We did it, Kylo thought. The Precursor. The Raptor....
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 33
Back to Jakku In which Kylo discovers that Rey’s home wasn’t sweet, and Rey realizes that you can never go home again. The last time Kylo had seen Jakku had been from the cockpit of his command...
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 34
Light and Shadow In which Kylo wins what he’s been working so hard for, and Rey realizes there won’t be another mark on the wall. If Kylo had ever made a vow that Rey would never again scavenge, he’d...
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 35
Kill the Past In which Unkar Plutt makes the acquaintance of one Kylo Ren. An incessant, irritating noise plucked at Kylo’s consciousness, prodding him up out of sleep. The surface under him swung and...
View ArticleDarkness, Take My Hand – a Reylo story – Chapter 36
The Ashes of Empire In which the ghosts of Jakku’s past reach out for Kylo. Kylo kept the Silencer low, Jakku’s brown, broken landscape slipping past below. Rey bumped in the seat, apparently trying to...
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