#bix x cassian

[necr0mancers]

season two season two season two season twooooooooo brrrrrrrrrrrrr

[colleybri]

The Hardest Wall

Just realised I’ve never put out a post for my favourite of my Cassian x Bix fics (which I’ve just been reworking ). Definitely a rare-ship, but I hope to find a few more genuine fans of these compellingly messy ‘friends to lovers to exes to friends…’ etc etc as we get nearer Andor season 2.

"I ran into a wall, like I do."

The Andor Episode 7 scene between Bix and Cassian, as seen from her perspective. Basically a fictionalised analysis. Cassian is preparing to flee from Ferrix and Bix is still trying to recover, physically and emotionally, from the catastrophic events of episode 3.

There's a lot of history, a lot of hurt and a lot of looking for someone to blame. And several very hard walls, in every sense. All in all, it's a really terrible way to say goodbye.

"She can remember clearly the one and only time she had deliberately physically hurt Cassian. Their second break-up. While he was lying to her face, she had slapped his. Hard enough to sting her hand.

It had stung him too. As he recovered, gingerly fingering the reddening mark on his cheek, he had stared at her with open shock and incredulity. His big sad eyes had widened and glistened and of course at that she felt sorry and was stupid enough to say that she was sorry too.

Once again, he had ended up getting what he wanted from her.

And for all the long-term good her violence against him had done, she might as well have slapped a wall. It had ended up hurting her far more than it had hurt him.

Or so she had concluded. "

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[jyndor]

Cassian saving Bix from the imperials: talks sweetly to her, wraps an arm around her and hugs her protectively

Cassian ‘helping’ Jyn in Jedha and Eadu: picks her up from the ground like a damn trash can

do you think jyn erso would have been cool with cassian doing anything sweet after she knows he went up there to kill her father lol she would have ripped an arm from his body

also that scene with bix is a direct parallel with the scene where cassian, arm around jyn's shoulders, gets her out of saw's base. as well as the end of the movie.

anon idk what your point is lol how can people so easily misunderstand a film like this

cassian's scenes with bix mirror some of his scenes with jyn. lol its not that hard to see.

we are not doing ship wars lol

[hereditaryconditions]

umm i like bix and cassian because they are exs. precisely because they are exs. creates that dynamic of ‘we r friends we used to be lovers i am frustrated with you i still love you in many different ways please come back and stay please go away please stay safe’

[jynjackets]

if you’re offended by this, I guess it’s safe to say you’re someone that sent me an anon lmao. Fans of the medias themselves are not mutually exclusive. A lot of rogue one fans like andor and don’t need to harass people over it. They also don’t need to be defensive when it’s rightfully criticized because that comes with the media literacy

don’t get it twisted

as if my woc latina card got revoked for months because these men-crazed white women care sooooo much about minorities.

saying we’re equal means you’re part of the problem

[colleybrifanfics]

“Canon ships are boring” - ?!!

I’ve seen this statement a couple of times, in connection with general debates about Canon vs Fanon. And I’m sure it’s often true of a lot of fics and a lot of source material.

But established Canon relationships, past present or future … boring by definition?

Not on Andor, they’re not. Not remotely. None of them.

On a really well written show, as in a really well written novel, canon relationships can be complex, nuanced, believable, intriguing, inspiring, heartbreaking, sexy, frustrating, toxic, one-sided, racked with insecurity… etc. Just like real life relationships. And so too can be the fiction they inspire.

Vel/Cinta is described by Tony Gilroy as “One of the least complicated relationships in the show.” (Variety )

One of the least complicated! !

Yet it’s so deliciously, painfully, realistically … complicated!. It’s not perfect. Of course it isn’t. That’s the point. Perhaps a fic writer doesn’t have to work hard to invent ways to make it complicated. But you don’t always have to invent; you can explore what’s there. What’s given to you. No need to reinvent the wheel.

I’m one of very few to “ship” the canon Cassian / Bix relationship. There doesn’t even seem to be a portmanteau for it (so I invented “Bixsian” ). I think one of the reasons is – they have been really bad for each other. That’s fair enough – not going to argue with that ! (Though for me, that’s kind of the point .) But sometimes I’ve seen this relationship referred to dismissively as the relatively simple “teenage romance” or “exes to friends” trope. To which I would say – watch the scenes between those two again. Carefully. There’s a lot more to it than that. It’s an extremely messy relationship, but by no means a simple one.

This is because of the standard this show’s writing sets. So much is done through subtext. The implication of what is being thought rather than the exact words being said. The way that a single line can imply several pages worth of lesser dialogue or storytelling. The gaps between the words. The silences. Top-notch performances obviously help with that too.

Vel/Cinta epitomises this. So does Cassian/Bix. So does Mon/Perrin (and even the hints of Mon/Tay).

And we’re only just getting started with the deliciously poisonous concoction that is Dedra/Syril. Whatever that is going to start to look like in the second season, I can’t begin to guess. But I’m really enjoying the fics out there that are doing some serious speculating, keeping both characters 100% believable (in terms of recognisably their canon selves) at the same time.

Andor has given us the gift of some incredibly meaty Canon relationships to explore and play with.

⬆️. I mean… need I say more.?!

[meshla-cyarika]

Syril Karn is such an underrated babygirl

LOOK AT HIM

[colleybri]

Cassian x Bix and Rebelcaptain: Please let these ships be friends !

I ‘ship’ Cassian x Bix AND Cassian x Jyn. I see there has been some conflict in the past when the “new woman” was first brought in with the series, some that remains now, and I’m both saddened and bemused by that.

Rebelcaptain for me is a canon relationship… to a certain extent. I have no doubt that these brave heroes would have ended up together had they lived. That’s why I love it… the whole beautiful tragedy of what might have been, and the loyalty that binds people together when making a sacrifice like this. Were they actually in love, in canon? For me – no. Not yet. And that’s important for my personal enjoyment of Rogue One, especially its ending. As the novelisation stresses, Cassian dies without knowing Jyn as “There wasn’t the time”. And I simply don’t believe you can love someone without knowing them . But I enjoy the idea of exploring what would have happened had they lived. They are a perfect loyal “battle couple”, definitely my favourite fanon SW couple and great to imagine together. I see Rebelcaptain also as a way of giving them the happy ending they deserved. Oh - and the chemistry between Felicity Jones and Diego Luna on-screen is absolutely electric. In short and again: I have no doubt that they would have fallen in love had they lived and would have been perfect for each other. And they are a perfect fanon ship.

(^^ And I I think this is the exact moment in canon when they both acknowledge the loss of what might have been. It’s just heartbreakingly beautiful… )

Cassian x Bix - I don’t even think of it as a ‘ship’ per se as it is a 100% canon relationship, and one that is currently ongoing as we wait for Andor S2.. It’s fascinating to me – 17 years of friendship that has occasionally blossomed into a romantic/sexual relationship. It’s a genuinely unusual set up too. I’ve read a few takes that they are “over each other” by the time of the start of the series, to which I want to say … watch again, closely! They certainly have moved on to date different people, but it’s also very clear from their interactions (especially in the intense scene in Ep 7) that there is still a lot of extremely deep feeling between them – even if some of it is very negative. In the S1 production notes, the show’s creator Tony Gilroy says that they “are meant to be together… but it’s been impossible all these years. Now, she’s done with him … he’s burnt every last bridge .” Why? The series also provides the answer – Cassian is in many ways an absolute mess at the start of the season and Bix was quite rightly fed up with him as a boyfriend. He’s completely unreliable, likes short-lived affairs (often with married women - so no risk of commitment!), isn’t working regularly and has debts all over the place. This largely stems from his “unresolved childhood trauma”. He has a fear of “leaving people behind” and despite having a lot of love to give “ is so scared of being loved”. But he and Bix nonetheless prove to be incredibly loyal friends and their love in this platonic sense clearly runs very deep indeed. They have known each other since he was 10 so she is also something like a sister figure. Bix is still very protective of Cassian and takes personal risks for him… and he finally comes to appreciate this and pay back his metaphorical debt to her in the finale. The question now is what season 2 holds for them, if anything.

(^^ I love the way she is using her fingertips to push his hand off, as if to avoid the risk of too much touch. The gesture and look that says “Please don’t try and get close to me again because we both know how bad that is for us… but I’m such a total idiot when it comes to you that I will still very unwisely go out of my way to help you, especially when you look at me like that so please just don’t”)

Does loving their messy and complicated relationship mean that I want Cassian and Bix to ‘end up together’ ? No, and the obvious additional point is that they don’t! They are both going to be very different people at the start of S2 and over the following years of the story . Bix has been traumatised; Cassian has been radicalised. And that’s just the start. Perhaps they quickly drift apart. Perhaps some kind of betrayal is involved. Perhaps one or both of them will want to commit again to a relationship, but it’s impossible because of the demands of the rebellion (like Vel /Cinta). Perhaps Bix “ends up with” someone else (Brasso, ideally, especially if they both survive the season). Perhaps they will get back together at least for a while and enjoy a little last happiness before inevitable heartbreak. Perhaps all, some or none of these. But none of that stops me from loving and appreciating what they do have, what they have had up to now, and the intriguing dynamics of when they do interact on screen. Bix x Cassian attracts me as a fanfic ship because it’s all about exploring what is there and how it came to be, which is why I currently don’t write them beyond the present time of season 1. I’m waiting to see what happens next in Canon, as it were, because that to me is an important part of writing them. Meanwhile, I’m enjoying analysing the relationship by imagining them in the past.

So for me Bix x Cassian in no way impacts on Jyn x Cassian or vice versa, especially if you apply… real life principles rather than the ideals of fandoms: “soulmates” and OTPs. Many people – most people – will have a beautifully intense and loving relationship with more than one person at different times of their lives. I’m old – trust me on this one.

^^ Both relationships in these two scenes go way beyond romance. In the first - many years of close and loyal friendship. In the second: a bond created through brave and selfless sacrifice together. And for both: Cassian’s absolute hatred of being “someone who leaves people behind”: the quality that I love best about him. And saving each other. Literally and metaphorically.

And oh… it’s beautiful. Both moments are beautiful.

Edit: I won’t do any speculating here about the content of the trailers and articles. Except to say that there’s nothing in them that detracts from the emotional power of both ships. They can continue to happily coexist. 

[idkbishsss]

The way people would rather ship Cassian with K2 than Bix who is an actual person with whom he had a real relationship is so weird, just say you all hate women and go

I think it’s a preference. No one’s saying they hate women. I think it’s a bit weird to ship a droid and a human. But I could see why people would like it. I ship Bix and Cassian, I feel like it could work. But I do have a preference for Jyn x Cassian then Bix x Cassian. And that’s fine, everyone has their own opinions about characters!

Also it’s a fictional ship! I don’t think it’s life or death if you ship one over the other

[jynersq]

reasons why i need jyn/cassian/bix ot3 like YESTERDAY:

- jyn and bix ganging up on cassian when he’s being a moody little spy bastard. cassian if we sandwich kiss ur cheeks will u feel better? cassian if WE kiss will you feel better?

- bix sharing embarrassing stories about young cassian. “yeah there was this one time he climbed over the gate at night and my dad found him in our backyard and beat his ass. also i’m the reason he knows where the clitoris is, you’re welcome”

- cassian and bix teaching jyn about ferrix and its culture.

jyn: so in ferrix…….when you die…would you say you’re…..bricked up

cassian and bix (in unison): NO

- jyn teaching bix hand to hand combat

- bix teaching jyn how to repair machines and jyn connecting bix with her smuggling contacts. ERSO & CALEEN’S NOVELTY JUNKYARD YOU HEARD IT HERE FOLKS

- cassian and bix making jyn ferrix recipes :) (jyn and cassian do not cook together for bix because jyn is not allowed in the kitchen due to what can only be referred to as The Incident)

- bix also teaching jyn the absolutely filthy kenari obscenities she learned from cassian. and also the sweeter stuff too, the little terms of endearment cassian might not have heard in a long long time that might even make his eyes a little foggy. or maybe it’s just dewy out here this morning idk

- idk jyn and bix being feral little gfs what else do i need to say

- dynamic is shifted from “JYN NO” (cassian) vs “JYN YES” (jyn) to “JYN NO” (still cassian) vs “JYN YES” (jyn and bix)

[cassianandorserver]

The official ship name for Jyn Erso x Bix Caleen is now Jyx

[imgoingtocrash]

Curious if that capital M Cassian and Bix Moment from the s2 teaser is something to the effect of:

Bix is still Not All There post-torture and in that moment she’s imagining Cassian as Teenage!Cassian and tries to kiss him like they never broke up and Cassian:

A: Doesn’t let Bix kiss him because she’s not in her right mind.

or

B: Kisses Bix back because he misses when things were simpler. When THEY were simple and happy together.

Maybe she snaps out of it, or maybe it gives her comfort in the moment she’s living in. Maybe he regrets it, or maybe he needed it just as much as Bix.

…or it’s not that at all. Just a thought. 👀

[colleybrifanfics]

Consumed

Timm Karlo is jealous. He doesn’t need a cause or proper evidence or any motivation beyond the simple fact that... he is jealous. Nonetheless, he tries to convince himself that he isn't.

There are green-eyed monsters in every galaxy.

"You talk close enough for your breaths to mingle and then he puts his filthy hand on yours.

That’s what I see.

No denying that.

But my eyes are now open fully and I see everything else. How could I have been so blind?"