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I think Kylo should have been besties with Phasma and Hux because it changes the context of their atrocities.

Kylo killing Han wouldn’t be the same as Anakin killing Padme and in that context. Padme and Obi Wan were Anakins primary ‘attachments’, his big emotional connections to his humanity. If Hux and Phasma are Kylo connection points, then Kylo and Leia have to reconcile the notion that Ben was never actually all that connected with his parents for some reason. Kylo also kills Han over a massive misunderstanding of how the Force works; he thought he was severing his humanity, but it wasn’t actually all that deep. It damages Kylo but not in any useful way. Ben/Kylo has to dig in and figure out if he could kill his friends who would happily follow him into the Dark. Who love and support him and he has little animosity towards. Could Anakin have brung himself to kill Padme if she followed him?

Tarkin destroyed Alderaan for his own political power; Hux destroys Hosnian Prime to save his friends. Phasma and Kylo (everyone in the Order) would be sent to the front lines in an endless war (functionally a Clone Wars 2) for The Order to take power unless a weapon of mass destruction is used to end it before it starts. Hux is an Imperial Remnant; his entire existence has been a cold war against the New Republic. He is tired of losing the people he loves, tired of fighting, to the point that he will do anything to get the control he needs to protect those around him.

Phasma is Nobody (Sorry ignoring the novel here); some war orphan with no family, no world, not even a name. But her skills let her rise, let her begin to form relationships with those above her. Kylo and Hux start to treat her differently; like she’s special. Like she might matter. And once she feels that, she can’t let it go. She will do whatever it takes, be whatever it takes, to stay in their orbits. If she has to kill civilians, fine. Those under her? Just stormtroopers, they aren’t ‘special’ like her. Her ego is fragile and built entirely on Kylo and Hux’s validation; a threat to them is a threat against her entire personhood.

I also just like the drama that could come from that. What would be worse for Leia? Kylo passing out mid battle and then one of Kyle’s friends using their body to shield him, or Phasma or Hux going down and Kylo using his body to shield them? Knowing that they get the luxury of protecting each other while she has to destroy whatever remains of Ben’s humanity.

I also just love ‘power of friendship’ villains. Like yeah, they’re all sociopaths but family doesn’t stab family in the back. They stab others in the back together❤️

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I hate not being able to draw what i want

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We don’t yet know what will happen to Leida, but how’d you think that impacted Mons relationship with Leia? Leia, who is everything Mon wanted Leida to be but simply isn’t (can’t hope to be, because her mother couldn’t raise her as freely as Bail did because she is in the heart of enemy territory). What is likelihood that Leida and Mon ever have a mother-daughter relationship that is functional? If Leida dies, she will likely die not understanding her mother at all (or worse, sacrifice herself for her mother/rebellion and leave Mon with horrifying guilt about what could have been). But if Leida lives, she will live through years as a traitors daughter. A traitor who will work with another teenage girl who just lost her Mom and is 100% on the same page as Mon and gets all the approval and support Leida never did. How many times does Mon call Leia ‘Leida’ by mistake?

Do you think Mon Mothma wept with Leia when Ben betrayed them? Did Leia tell her, trying to figure out what she did wrong? Did Leia look to Mon Mothma and Leida’s relationship and try to figure out where they both misstepped? How could a leader of the Rebellion create a Neo-Conservative child who resents them with every breath they take?

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A lot of fan material tends to portray Phasma and Hux as a Jock-Nerd friendship and that’s a fair interpretation. I’m still on high school musical plotline though so I think they’re actually both jock-nerd. Phasma befriended and trusted Hux out of everyone in the First Order because he was specifically a nerd; all the other jocks like Brendol trying to get her on side had nothing to offer her. She isn’t going to fight if she doesn’t have to so she would appreciate someone playing smarter not harder (and not dragging her into unnecessary drama) but also someone gifted in areas she doesn’t have. Armitage seems like he’d be up till 2 on a computer but still knock out the running portions of sports day. He just gets his butt handed to him in physical contact sports so no one notices he’s good at other areas. Phasma can probably hit like a train but she is weighed down so speed isn’t her forte. If she’s the best hitter though, she doesn’t need another hitter; she needs someone to run ahead and scout the landscape out.

Long way of saying I read them as complimentary to each other rather than contrasts. They use the contrasting elements to remove the appearance of nuance/individual identity that lets them have a meaningful relationship while simultaneously maintaining the fascist power dynamic they benefit from. But it’s like puzzle pieces; they’re built differently but support the others purpose.

In fics/non canon materials, Kylo could interrupt this almost-healthy dynamic with emotionality; he doesn’t have to worry about intellect/physicality because he can just flatten his enemies with his feelings. This creates an imbalance. As a result he can act as a kind of lover/weird power dynamic interloper, but is never quite a peer or friend to either. This is because he embodies something Phasma and Hux cannot relate to; the raw ability to publicly act on emotions (Hux/Phasma need to keep the Stormtroopers and old power structures on board with plans, so they have to keep the cold logical Imperial dream alive). Which makes for some interesting dynamics; Kylo is impulsive and liable to go off the immediate emotions around him which he always feels in the Force. He may flatten an officer who was frustrating Phasma because Kylo can FEEL her frustration and humiliation but harms Hux in the process because he still needed that officer for a project. And then how do Phasma and Hux perceive someone who ruins their game plans but provides them with instant gratification; someone who prioritizes how they feel over strategy and The Order? They’re probably liable to send Kylo constant mixed signals; I love that you love me but hate you for ruining this for me. And Snoke loves this toxic cycle that simultaneously encourages Kylo’s dependency on the Order but never fully gives him what he wants (to feel appreciated, validated, cared for, deserving of Vaders legacy, etc). Kylo will never attempt to grow intellectually or physically because that’s not his lane, but it keeps him at arms length with Phasma and Hux because he can never really understand them and what makes them tick. And Phasma and Hux are never able to actually process their emotions in a healthy way because someone else does something about them before they’re even aware of them.

I’m not a 100% lover of every choice made in Delilah Dawson’s Phasma. But I do like that Phasma used a beetle to kill Brendol. I know it was in a very ‘you aren’t strong enough to live through what I did’ way but I also like to think that Phasma just really likes bugs. Bug girl. Keeps a couple terrariums of bugs in her room. Feeds them small fuzzy creatures. Someone pissing her off really badly but she can’t do anything public? Poisonous spider in their bed. Flesh eating beetle in their boots. Millicent ate her favourite millipede? She is going to act above it but cry in private later.

I do not think she and Armitage are good at conversations. I think they probably just sit down sometimes and she lists facts about an insect she got on her last mission like the phylum and its lifecycle. And he just nods along and figures out how to build a new terrarium for it. Like he does not know how to say anything comforting but he CAN make his best friend a terrarium that lets her keep developing her collection of poisonous/shiny insects.

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I’m not necessarily into Kylux because of chemistry but because of its narrative opportunities. A severely underused trope/idea/thing that I’d like to see more of out of Kylux dynamics is what would happen if Leia captured Hux. Because goddamn that would be a hell of a Sophie’s choice for Leia. She can avenge a Galaxy worth of people who have suffered as she and her people have AND sever a strong emotional tie/control lever The FO has over Kylo. But her son will never forgive her, and it could push him further into the darkness. Or she keeps Hux alive and tries to get intel out of him but knows it is a matter of time before Kylo finds them and goes full nightmare and Hux might walk away in the end.

It could be a useful way to explore how Leia attempts to reconcile her family with her identity. Because Darth Vader did a number on Leia’s self perception in supplemental material (Bloodlines) and that would still probably be less impactful than Kylo/Kylo having a relationship with Hux. Leia wasn’t raised by Vader and most of what he did doesn’t say much about her. Even when it comes to Alderaan, Vader was apathetic, not an active force in its destruction; he didn’t care if the Death Star succeeded or failed. Leia’s still right to be disgusted by Vader but Kylux would push that a step further and could actually say something about her. Leia’s son caring for and actively supporting someone who would look at the Death Star and go ‘Again but worse’ might really shake her perception of self.

There’s also the model of playing 2 political agents against each other. Does Hux actually care about Kylo as much as Leia? Who would sacrifice their political cause to protect a loved one? Real mind game territory that could be exploited.

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They flew into the wrong place     

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Leia: Governor Tarkin! I should have expected to find you holding Vaders leash.

Tarkin: I don’t know how you came into information about The Empresses personal activities. But let me assure you, she would amputate my arm if I tried to touch it.

on your post about sith raised padme, have you seen the empress padme AU by galacticrhea here on tumblr? not exactly stih-raised padme, but it has evil padme and vader as emperors of the galaxy and theyre FREAKS

YESS!!! Omg I love about everything @galactic-rhea puts out, all their AU’s slap, and I’m totally obsessed with their Anidala emperor/empress AU. That’s actually what I was thinking about when I made my post about a Sith raised Padmé 😆

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I’m not a 100% lover of every choice made in Delilah Dawson’s Phasma. But I do like that Phasma used a beetle to kill Brendol. I know it was in a very ‘you aren’t strong enough to live through what I did’ way but I also like to think that Phasma just really likes bugs. Bug girl. Keeps a couple terrariums of bugs in her room. Feeds them small fuzzy creatures. Someone pissing her off really badly but she can’t do anything public? Poisonous spider in their bed. Flesh eating beetle in their boots. Millicent ate her favourite millipede? She is going to act above it but cry in private later.

I do not think she and Armitage are good at conversations. I think they probably just sit down sometimes and she lists facts about an insect she got on her last mission like the phylum and its lifecycle. And he just nods along and figures out how to build a new terrarium for it. Like he does not know how to say anything comforting but he CAN make his best friend a terrarium that lets her keep developing her collection of poisonous/shiny insects.

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“Still working through the essays Mr Hux, or do you have a free minute?”

(I’m still not over these new pics of Domhnall in Fountain Of Youth^^)

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How dare you insult his daughter?

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predictably i love skeleton crew. i love annoying children

edit: sorry added a meme

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I loved Soothie Smoothie. It made me feel like I was serving cunt before I knew what serving cunt was.

l’oréal kids shampoo pngs

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i do not recommend the button to turn him into the scary one.

Anakin can show pretty much wherever he (or luke) wants; Luke seriously just wanted Rey to climb to the tallest cliff because he thought it would be more dramatic and mystical.

[tip jar!]

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Hux would probably seethe each time he and Phasma discuss the operation budget for the Finalizer because you know. You know that they’re both negotiating with each other to make sure that there is enough blasters, enough food, enough medical supplies. That you can’t compromise on what the other needs because that dooms everyone. One slip up and the New Republic will destroy them.

But the REPAIR costs for Kyle’s tantrums alone have to blow up Hux’s costs because he’s the tech guy. So Hux and Phasma have to white knuckle the table on the fact that they can’t remove the 500,000 credit contingency for when Kylo rips out a console or trashes a tie fighter because they can’t do diddly about it.

I 100% believe that Hux just takes such good care of his things that his datapad is probably Imperial with some personal modifications while Kylo has the latest version of Space IPhone with a cracked screen. Phasma has a flip phone because she only needs it to call people and doesn’t trust computers.

not enough kylux content touches on the class disparity between them and this is a silly tragedy. like that's gotta factor in a little bit to why hux hates kylo so much. like "oh, so this wealthy core republic politician's son descended from alderaanian royalty and naboo nobility can flout all the rules and regulations and face zero consequences for it huh?? of course he doesn't care that his tantrums are hurting the budget, bourgeoisie scum"