#but seriously that's why I can't take seriously people so say Finn can't act

[the-force-awakens]

Yes yes yes!!!! Even in the movies, the whole “at least he’s not on fire!” “What’s left of him isn’t on fire!” scene to me felt very much like a friendly/familial bickering, they weren’t being rude or mean to each other, they were both a little shocked at the state of everything and that’s how they communicate

They!!Are!!Friends!!And!!Love!!Each!!Other!!

Yes, exactly! Even when they're bickering, they're both very visibly enjoying themselves. Poe's barely restraining the urge to smile, you can see it in his eyes, and Rey doesn't even try to stop herself from smiling when she whips out the "you're difficult". Poe's also smiling when he approaches her, even as he starts being sarcastic??? Like...they like each other, they just bicker as a love language?

Like these are not the expressions of two people who hate each other. They're exasperated by each other right now, sure, but the banter is so familiar for them by this point that they're also enjoying it underneath the frustration.

It also irks me (but just goes to show how frankly astoundingly little the fandom actually pays attention to these characters/can't read them) because we know what Poe and Rey look like when they're interacting with characters they hate/cannot stand...and that energy is not here?

by contrast, think of poe's expression uh. any time he's dealing with the first order, or his anger with holdo when he believes she's just leading them to their deaths. think of rey's absolute fury at teedo or legitimately any interaction with ren (barring the five minutes she gave him the benefit of the doubt and he instead chose to be the one true dick) - Rey does not minimize her anger or frustration with people. She sure as hell doesn't smile smugly at people she hates and can't stand, she's a feral little sand gremlin and if she doesn't like you, you're gonna fucking know it.

And altho their banter/bickering match does deteriorate into a genuine argument, let's see what else happens here shall we? Poe puts his two cents in ("you're the best fighter we have, we need you. out there, not here") and walks away before it can get any worse, allowing them to cool off. And Rey is visibly okay with this, she doesn't look worried when Poe walks off, instead she just has that "fuck my friend rightfully called me out on my shit that I don't want to unpack yet" look. Like, Rey is the queen of abandonment issues - after knowing Finn for a day, him leaving in tfa was enough to hurtle her into a traumatic flashback turned Force vision; and there's no doubt the throne room made that worse.

And look, I'm also the queen of abandonment issues, it's one reason why I relate so heavily to Rey. Which is why Rey's lack of a reaction to Poe walking away strikes me so profoundly: because Rey isn't afraid he won't come back. It takes a seriously deep level of friendship to achieve that. I experience that with my qpps 99% of the time, and that other 1% is when my anxiety is really awful but even underneath that I know they won't leave me. Rey seems as confident in Poe not leaving her as a friend, as I am my committed platonic life partners. Let that sink in for a minute.

which is just another point for me for my qpp jedistormpilot hc tyvm

What happens after that, is that when Rey decides to leave to find the wayfinder, she isn't surprised when Poe shows up to (as far as she knows, tho we know he and finn were planning on going) say goodbye, and immediately makes sure they're on good terms before she leaves, just in case.

Poe also checks in on her before they leave because he notices she's acting strangely/drinking in the scenery like she won't see it again, and promptly spends...a lot of the movie worrying about her?

He grounds her several times in the novelization(s).......but is also one of the reasons Rey snaps in the desert with Ren and the transport. In the junior novelization (iirc), she thinks about all the horrible things Ren has done to her and her friends, and one of the things she thinks before she loses control is how he tortured Poe. And then (I can't remember in which novelization) it's Poe's voice who snaps her out of her shell-shocked daze following the transport blowing up. In the regular one, he also gently tells her in the ship to go take a minute and he'll take care of the flying so she can just....have a breather and process what happened and doesn't hold what happened against her in the least (which we also see in the movie).

And BONUS points he trusts her instinctively aboard the Steadfast when she gets a Force feeling (I think the line in the novel is something like "when she got that look, a fellow knew he ought just to follow"? Or it may have been another scene I can't remember). Like.....they're friends. I don't know how much more explicit the movie could have made it, unless folks wanted them sharing a secret handshake or wanted them to briefly pause the movie to add a powerpoint presentation text above their heads going "they're friends". They bicker and they argue and they get exasperated with each other, especially over their similarities (because Rey is a lot like Poe), but they genuinely love and care for one another, and to be quite honest saying otherwise is a huge fucking disservice to how much Daisy and Oscar put into crafting their dynamic.

[m-feline]

To adapt, to survive, to live - cha 20

Silco x Freader

Tags: violence, blood, crime, mentions of torture, wedding night (take two), mentions of smut; (in short this chapter isn't PG)

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The entrance was dark. So dark that I could barely see anything. But I did see light ahead in a room at the back. What sort of warehouse this was, I had no idea. But the moment we got to the lightened room I got a pretty good idea what other uses this place had.

In the middle of the room were four men on their knees, hands tied behind their backs, and sacks covering their faces. Finn, and three other of his henchmen, were sitting on crates or leaning against the wall. When we got to the room, Finn approached Silco and Silco came forward to meet him.

“So you came now? I thought you and the Mrs. would have a… lovely night by now,” Finn said glancing at me. "Congrats by the way.”

“Thank you, Finn,” Silco said dryly, but his tone soon switched to a more pleasant one. "And thank you for getting them delivered.”

“The pleasure is mine, consider this my wedding present,” Finn said smugly. "But I gotta ask, why these guys and what did they do to get on your unlucky-list?”

“Let's see, shall we,” Silco said and simply extended his hand to Sevika palm up. Sevika had a couple of files with her and she passed one of them, a thick one, to the expecting hand of Silco which he took, opened, and then walked to stand right in front of one of the kneeling men.

“Officer Jeffrey Seagull. Extortion, accepting bribery, false vows, and falsifying documents. You got quite a nasty list of deeds for an Enforcer,” Silco said.

“Mhmph-mphhh,” The man in question made sounds that indicated that he was also gagged under the sack. What on Runeterra was going on? How is this a wedding present?

“I'm sorry, I didn't get that,” Silco said as he leaned a bit forward as if he could hear better what the man said. The man made more sounds but none of it was understood because of the gag. "Oh, how silly of me. You can't say or see anything because of what you have in your head.”

With one nod Silco gave a silent order, and Finn and two of his men removed the sacks from the four kneeling men. It then dawned on me what this was. I recognized one of the men. He was there when my mother…

"As I was saying,” Silco said cutting my thoughts. "Next we have Lieutenant Hayden Jenson, bribery, gambling, and on both occasions not even with your own money.” The man in question looked at Silco with fearful eyes. They all still had gags so no one spoke back. "Then there are some cases of abuses but it all went away once you paid the right parties.”

Was Silco reading their misdeeds to them? Why? I wasn't surprised they could do all that, they already killed my mother. At first, I was worried about what I was about to see, but now that I knew who these men were that feeling was gone. Instead, I wanted to see this closer. As I took a step closer, I saw from my peripheral that Sevika saw me move and her face looked… concerned. Did she think I was bothered by all this? I wasn't. Not anymore.

“And then we have inspector Harris,” Silco continued. "I heard you might soon be promoted to Sherriff. But I doubt that happens if people know about your visits to the Lanes included meeting with certain women and… are these children?” The way Silco acted as if surprised must have been hilarious to Finn since he couldn't stop grinning. To think these men had gotten away with all of this including what they did to my mother. Silco seemed as if he was still reading the file but everyone by now knew he was just acting. "I hope you didn’t meet with them for anything else but work. Because this could cause many misunderstandings.” The man, Harris tried to say something but because of the gag, it was just mumbling.

"And last we have Bradley Zain. Well, from all the four of you, you got the shortest list of misdeeds. You were detained several times for… improper behavior while drunk. Seriously?” Silco read and mockingly asked the man. Actually, of all four men, this one looked pathetic. But he was also the one who I recognized first.

“But despite all this, you four have one case in common,” Silco said as he took his place in the center where all four could see him. "Rape and murder, over 20 years ago.” The eyes of all four men went wide as they heard that. Good, so they all remember. Silco saw this too. "Unlike all these that I have just read to you, that case is in Piltover Police Department archives.” Silco gave the file he had to one of the twins and received another from Sevika. "A woman killed in her home, probably a robbery, intended by some ruffians from the other side of the bridge.” Silco summarized what was written in the file. "Her fiancé demanded another investigation but all evidence was lost as four officers who found the woman had to break into the house to… I'm not going to read this shit, we all know that is not what happened. No one is stupid enough to go, rape, and kill a fiancé of an Enforcer, and expect to get away with it.” Silco had stopped his acting and the anger was evident on his face. "Unless they knew they won't be found.”

They knew they were screwed now. At least half of them. The one I recognized looked scared and fearful as if he knew there was no way out. His smell was pure fear. The other one seemed worried too but not as much as the other. His smell indicated an increase in heart rate and he seemed a bit preoccupied by something. The other two didn't look okay but definitely tried to calm themselves down. But I could smell their anxiety.

“Let's make this clear, gentlemen,” Silco said as he passed the file back to Sevika. "You disgust me. I know some Enforcers are corrupted. More than you claim us to be down here but this... Is whole new level.” The one who was called Harris tried to talk again, trying very hard to get some words heard past the gag. Silco nodded and Finn went to remove the gag from his mouth.

“What do you want from us?” He asked with a voice mixed with fear and anger.

“Me? Nothing. For all I care, people like you can be sent to Stillwater and left festering there for all I care,” Silco growled. "But today is my wedding day, and I promised myself to give my wife a gift. She doesn't want anything but I believe this will be something she would want to see.”

Sevika looked at me, she must have not known about my past, or why I wanted to see these men suffer. I walked to stand next to Silco and leaned my head to rest on his shoulder as I watched the four men on their knees. Did they recognize me? Did they even remember?

“What are you going to do to us?” Harris asked again after he eyed me. He must have not recognized me.

“Hmm, what could we do?” Silco asked no one in particular before he turned to me. "What do you think, dear?”

"For starters, we could send these files to the papers. I for one like to see how people react when they hear their best officers are up to their necks in scandals like these,” I said as if were having a Monday conversation with Silco.

“Really? Looks like great minds think alike. I already send copies of these and little extra stories, to a couple of friends on the top. The news should appear tomorrow in several newspapers,” Silco said.

“You did?” I asked in surprised.

“I did,” Silco smiled.

“What if you couldn't get these suckers here tonight?” I asked curiously.

“Oh, that is actually the cherry on top. I had plans to show the newspaper to you in the morning after our wedding night. Once people knew of their… adventures, all we had to do is sit and wait for someone else to deal with them. But now, I let you decide what happens to them,” Silco said. How could something so sinister make me so excited? Because these guys had it coming. The fact that Silco managed to get them before me on their knees and at my mercy, made me excited and happy. I could even say it turned me on a bit. To show him my appreciation I kissed his cheek before I took one step forward and rubbed my chin with my hand as the other supported my arm.

"Let's see, how should I go with this…” I said out loud as if I was picking a new pair of shoes. "I bet none of you don't even know who I am.”

“And why would we care whose whore…” Harris was about to say but Finn kicked him to the side and made him shut up.

“Mind your words, old man. This lady here is the bride today. It is bad luck to call the bride anything else on her special day,” Finn said.

“Thank you,” I said curtly. "Is there really such thing that you can't call the bride a whore on her wedding day?”

"I don't know,” Finn said. "But it did cause my buddy some bad luck when he called some Topsie lady in white that way.” I couldn't help but laugh at that one. Finn can be sometimes annoying but when he is useful and in his element, he isn't such a rotten egg.

One of the other men who was still gaged tried to say something but nothing he said made sense.

“Could someone…”I asked as I pointed to the guy in question. One of Finn’s men came closer and removed the gag.

“Please, I have a family waiting for me. A wife and two sons. One of them is still five,” The man begged the moment his mouth was free. Seriously, after all, he had done, now he thinks of his family? What was this guy named? Hayden? Right, Hayden Jenson. I came closer and crouched down before him.

“And why should I care?” I asked coldly. The man in question looked horrified. "How did it go? She begged, not for her life, not that you wouldn't hurt her. She begged not to touch her little girl. What was it that you guys said back to her?” The horror intensified in the man’s eyes as he saw the snake slither from my collar and come right under my right eye. "You said that you will find me and you will handle me yourself.”

"Holy shit she had a chi...” The man muttered in pure shock.

“Of course, she had a child, you disgusting pig,” I shouted as I got up and kicked him in the face. That made everyone shocked by my outburst. Well, everyone except Silco. He stood at the side and simply watches me have my revenge. I could feel the snake move to my eye and I felt as it went right inside the eye socket. "You knew from the beginning she had a daughter. You even sent this jackass to look for me while you had your ways with my mother.” I shouted in anger as I pointed to the one guy who I had recognized from the moment I saw him. Now they all knew who I was. It was evident in their eyes. The smell of fear, the smell of their minds finally realizing what they were facing. They will meet the consequences of their actions all those years back.

“I will make sure you will face the same thing that you made my family go through,” I said.

“Family? Wait, we didn't do anything to Samuel…” Harris protested. But I shut him up as I kicked him in the gut. And made him fall to his side.

“Don’t say his name as if you knew him,” I roared in anger. Again everyone got spooked by me. Not from my outburst this time, it was something else. The snake had gotten right to my eye. And when I blinked, my eyes resembled the eye of a snake and not human. My other eye had a greenish hue as I looked at the scums who ruined my life when I was a child. Well, not all of them.

“Lock this one up,” I said and pointed to one of them. The one I had recognized. What was his name…? Zain?

"What do you want us to do with him?" Finn asked as he got over the shock and got used to my unnatural eyes.

“Nothing. You will not hurt him, nor will you do anything to him,” I said coldly.

“What? After all the trouble we had to go through…?” Finn asked but he stopped when he saw me glare at him with my unnatural eyes.

"You will not touch him. But you will make sure he hears everything that happens to these guys,” I said. It took a moment for Finn to understand what I meant. When he got that, he told his men to grab him and put in inside a crate that I guess was meant to be their coffin if Silco had decided to end them.

“Why spare him?” Silco asked as he came to my side.

“As I said they put him to look for me when they raped my mother,” I said, the snake moved away from my eye yet stayed on my face. My eyes turned to normal human eyes. I had calmed down.

“He didn't find you?” Silco guessed.

“Oh, he found me. But he didn't say anything,” I said.

“Brad, that spineless…” Harris cursed when he heard what I said.

“But still, why simply lock him up,” Silco asked cutting off Harris and pulling me to sit on a crate.

“Though he will not get hurt by anyone. I want him to know what I felt when I was hiding and hearing what these animals did,” I said and sneered at the three men.

"I understand, please sit, dear. Your feet are dirty,” Silco said as he knelt down to remove my heels. There was blood on them. It was perhaps from the guy called Hayden. At least, his face looked like it. But it could also be Harris. They looked all in bad shape but both of the two men had blood coming from their mouths but the third one was still gagged.

“What shall we do with these three?” Silco asked as he pulled a handkerchief from his jacket pocket, lifted gently my foot, and began to clean my foot where the droplets of blood were.

“I had ideas of killing them, but that would be over too fast,” I said as I watched Silco clean my foot.

“Good point,” Silco said and set down my foot and he picked up my other foot and began to clean it. "What else had you in mind?”

“Ruin their lives, but you got that part covered,” I smiled at him. Silco smiled back and planted a kiss on my shin before he set down my foot. "I want them to hear, no, live the shame of their actions. But I also want them to go through pain and suffering. Make them wish for death.”

“And how do you wish to do it?” Silco asked as he helped me to get up after putting my heels back on. I eyed them again. The one called Hayden was a wreck. He must be pondering already what his family would go through when the newspaper appears. Harris looked angry as if he could still get through this. The third one what was his name… never mind. He looked like he was about to faint. If something would happen now to him he wouldn't notice it. That would be a waste.

“Something… that takes time,” I said pondering, and then I turned to Finn. "Finn, would you be dear, and call all your men here?”.

“Why?” He asked uninterestedly. Silco looked annoyed for a moment but I soothed him with a little touch on his hand.

“Especially those who wish to handle our guests,” I said. Finn looked at me a moment and then it clicked to him.

“What do you have in mind, madam?” He asked grinning.

“I wish you to pick one of these three for tonight and let your men have fun with him. What sort of fun? I don't care. You can do anything you wish. Punch him, kick him, humiliate him, fuck him up, anything you want. Just follow these two rules.” I could already see how Finn and his men got excited about what I was offering to them. "Rule number one, they must stay alive. If they die the fun ends there. Rule number two, set them free at noon the next day and let them crawl back to the top. If they can make it that is. Rest for a day and on the next evening you can continue with the next one.”

“You witch,” Harris cursed but I ignored him.

“And once we have set all three free?” Finn asked.

“You set the fourth one free a day later. Remember he has to hear everything you do to them,” I said.

One of Finn’s men got up and left the room but I could hear him from the other room that he was calling others and telling them to gather more people. They surely loved the idea to have their way with these guys. Enforcers, and dirty ones at that.

“Madam, you honor us with your request,” Finn said as he came closer and made a theatrical bow to me. He even took my hand to place a kiss on it but Silco grabbed my hand and pulled it away from him. For a young punk who has to learn his place, he sure lives to make a scene. Four more people came to the room and got quickly briefed on what they had in store for tonight.

“We should have killed you with that bitch of a mother of yours,” Harris roared. Silco didn't stand for that, he was about to say something but he held it in and turned to Finn.

“Start with him,” Silco said. "My wife said you can pick anyone but I want this one to go first. Don't hold back.” Finn didn't need to be told twice. Soon more people came to the room. I didn't need to see anymore. Just hearing how excited they got when they heard from others they could do whatever they want, was more than enough to ensure me, that these men, these murderers, will suffer tonight. Tonight they lose their dignity, and tomorrow they lose their reputation. Will they lose their life at one point will only be a matter of time.

Silco guided me out of the warehouse as the room got full of Finn’s people when more came in. Our business was done and we no longer needed to be there. I could hear already what options some were putting on the table as we walked out of the warehouse. After we got out and the twins closed the big door, I no longer heard any of the noises. I heard nothing, felt nothing. I smelled rain, but since we were at Entresol level the rain won't reach this place. But I could smell it all the way here. I wished to be up there, to feel the rain, to hear it, to taste it. I could only smell it, so I took a deep whiff of it. It was more than enough for me to wash away my horrible past. The nightmare I went through as a child was now finished. The people who killed my mother were now going to pay for their crimes. I already had my vengeance on the people who shamed my mother by getting my signia. I was… free? Is that the correct term for this?

I felt lightheaded. I had to lean to a wall so I wouldn't fall down. That was difficult with heels. I almost fell if Silco hadn't caught me by the waist.

“Are you alright?” Silco asked with concern.

“I'm… I'm alright, just a bit dizzy,” I said. Silco helped me to lean against the wall. When he saw that I was okay he turned to Sevika.

“Bring the carriage,” Silco said. Sevika nodded and left with one of the twins, the other one stayed at some distance making sure no one would try anything while Silco was looking after me.

“Since when?” I asked.

“Excuse me?” Silco asked.

“Since when did you… prepare this?” I asked. “There is no way you did all this after we… got engaged.” Silco leaned back a bit, looked up, and let out a deep sigh.

“I'm not sure when it happened but since I decided that I want you to be mine, I began to plan this…reunion,” Silco said looking back at me.

“And when was that?” I asked.

“At least, sometime after you got back the first time from your ritual,” Silco said. "Definitely after your side effects were gone. You were a pain in the ass when you didn't take care of yourself. After that, I began slowly to… fall for you. But how to get you to fall for me? That was the real question. You were always focused on Jinx, never asking anything for yourself. But then when it was the day of your mother's death date. The launching of the Hexgates. I saw what you truly wanted.”

"And that was?” I asked.

“Revenge. Revenge on those who did wrong to you and your family,” Silco said. "When you came back the second time and you had your signia, I worried that you may leave me. But you didn’t. It was then that I began to make arrangements for this meeting.”

"Wait since then... That evening when you met with Marcus... You asked for something," I realized.

“The file of your mother’s case over 20 years ago. Who wrote it and the names of the officers who were present? The rest just required a couple of favors from Chross and Finn, and here we are.”

“You did all this…for me?” I asked.

“Yes, for you,” Silco said. "So you will stay with me. And the three of us can be a family. You, me, and Jinx.” How can this man who is slowly becoming a Kingpin, be so considerate of someone like me? I told myself that if this man would still love me after I ruined our wedding night, I would love him back for the rest of my life. But now I learned that he did this for me, how can I ever leave him? How could I show him that I love him? Well, the simplest way is the best. I grabbed his collar to pull him closer, raised to my toes, and smashed my lips on his. He was surprised I can tell, even more when I deepened the kiss just like he had done some time ago in our room. After a moment, he got over his shock and kissed me back as his hand came around me and pulled me against himself. I didn't see it but the one twin left to guard us looked away for giving us privacy just in case. The kissing got heated quickly since Silco had kissed me before and guided me on how it is done. We stayed like that for a while till we had to separate for air.

“I love you,” I said panting for air. My face was flushed. I know I need the air but I need that kiss more. I wanted him to know it.

“And I love you,” Silco said before he captured my lips again. He knows alright. We kept kissing till we heard Sevika clear her throat and we saw her standing just a short distance away.

“The carriage is here,” She said. I felt a bit embarrassed. We should have waited to be somewhere private first. But I worried that I couldn't express strongly enough how much I loved him now. Maybe if…

“Good, let's go, love,” Silco said as he took my hand and we went for the carriage. I leaned closer to Silco and whispered what I wanted him to hear before we reached the carriage.

“We still have a wedding night to consume. Ask them to get there fast,” I whispered. Silco’s eyes went wide. I hope no one heard. Apparently not but they saw his face, so it was up to their imagination.

“Take us to the Green Tower,” Silco said right before he entered the carriage. His tone was determined and cool. Why did we have to go there? Weren't we going back to the Last Drop?

“Boss, weren't you going to go there a few days later?” Sevika asked, also wondering why the sudden change of destination.

“We go there now,” Silco said with a tone that left no room for arguments. When he turned to me he saw the same confusion as Sevika had on my face and a little bit of worry. "Our honeymoon suite.” Wait, he wasn't… we were going on our honeymoon? Right now? Silco chuckled when he saw the realization on my face followed by the bright red flushing. We didn't talk on the way there. He let me process the change of location and what it meant for the whole ride to the big huge tower. It was the first high building on the Promenade level, and more were on the way. Since some of the services in the Undercity were becoming "interesting” even for people at the topside, some hotels were beginning to be constructed in the Promenade and Entresol levels. The Promenade level hotels were planned to reach high enough to see the bridge between Piltover and the Undercity, even higher. The tower we went to was the first of the hotels and already had customers besides us.

The carriage stopped sooner than I anticipated, we weren't that far off from the Promenade level. When we came out of the carriage, Silco helped me down. While I looked around Silco spoke in low tones with Sevika, I didn't hear what it was. But whatever it was, Sevika ended the conversation with a nod, and Silco took me to the entrance of the tower. When we walked in one person ran to meet us. He was some middle-aged man wearing a nice suit and seemed a bit winded.

“Sir, what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?” The man said while trying to not sound out of breath.

“I came to stay in the suite we agreed,” Silco said with a cold and proud tone.

“B-but sir, y-you said you would come tomorrow at the earliest,” The man said with an anxious tone.

“I'm here now,” Silco said. The look on his face was mean. But I had seen him more furious just a moment ago. If the man didn't want to see that then he better be prepared to deliver what is meant to.

“W-w-we have the room ready. B-but the additional … setting is not…” The man stuttered.

“Not necessary, we just want the room. Now,” Silco said putting more emphasis on the last word. The man hurried to the reception desk to get things done. Lucky for him, he got things arranged and got us quickly to the elevator that would take us to the very top floor. The penthouse. We didn't need keys or anything the whole floor was for us. Seriously, Silco had this all planned for our honeymoon? The thought of it made me both excited and nervous at the same time.

“Getting nervous again?” Silco asked in the elevator. Dammit, the snake was at my wrist again. I tried to hide it but Silco caught my hand and brought it to his lips. "There is no need to be worried. We will be alone. And as I promised before, I’ll be gentle.” I swear I felt my belly drop and a warm feeling reaching every part of my body.

“Promise me no one else will have me,” I said quietly as I got closer and pressed my body against his. He put his free arm around my waist and pulled even closer if that was possible.

“If I could, I would poke out every pair of eyes so they won't even look your way,” Silco said. " Or I could lock you up in my room so only I could have you every day.”

”Now, you're being scary,” I chuckled as I joked.

“I'm a scary man. And I get pissed if someone tries to covet my woman.” Dang, that turned me on. Why? I couldn't be a sadist, right? No, no, it's because I would be safe with him. Whatever I would do, he will help me. He kept me safe when he knew I wasn't Vander’s woman, he kept me untouched when he heard I'm a virgin, he let me be when he learned of my ritual and signia, and he accepted me even if I ruined our wedding night. But I could still make it up to him.

I smashed my lips against him for a heated kiss. Silco kissed me back and for the rest of the elevator ride, we had our private make-out session. I got a little excited and opened his cravat before we got to our floor but he stopped me.

“Easy now, let us first get to the bed, love,” Silco said taking my hands and pulling them away from his collar. Right on cue came the sound of a bell that indicated that we had arrived at our floor. The room was huge. The whole floor was one big room that had a big bathroom attached to it. Well, not that I got to check any of it when Silco swept me off my feet and carried me to the big king-sized bed. I couldn't help yelping and laughing as he carried me like a bride to the bed and laid me down gently before climbing over me. I wanted to kiss him again but he began to remove his jacket, the cravat, the vest, and the shirt, and he even practically ripped my dress off.

“Hey, I liked that one,” I said in offense. Covering my naked breasts since I had no bra on.

“I don't,” Silco growled seductively. "It was in the way. Now my dear, where were we before we had to… interrupt our moment?”

"You mean before I ruined it all?” I asked with remorse, looking away.

“No, dear,” Silco kissed my cheek and made me look at him again. "We just had a little hiccup.” He kissed my lips before he began to ascend on my body. “Now, instead of simply telling you, how about I really show you how good I can make you feel?”

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[piglet26]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Rewatch Part 4

Rey "If you see Finn before I do, tell him..."

Chewie Gurgles

Rey "Yeah, perfect. Tell him that."

To anyone who thinks this is a one-sided friendship.

It was honestly very brave of Rey to go alone to the First Order. She had a lot of faith in Ben/Kylo Ren cause she really didn't have a plan except to plead with him I guess.

We might have gotten a hint of their sexual tension before but it's full pride and prejudice here. The novel goes a little bit more in depth and it's canon from Rian/Adam that Ren wanted to kiss her her.

General Holdo is a great leader but is there a reason she couldn't just communicate her plan to get Poe off her back, it seems like it could've saved some trouble. 3PO running off to not be party to a munity hahahahaha

Leia coming back in time to dip out and knock out Poe. It's a great scene between Holdo and Leia about strength and leadership.

The throne room scene is brilliant just all around. The acting, the direction, the production, the look of it all. Snoke didn't bridge their minds though not sure where that came from, writing wise. Rey be patient with our boy, Ren, you didn't have a plan and he's having to come up with one on the spot. Adam driver played Ren's neutrality perfectly.

Rey in plucky but she Lord she did not think this through. Ren, not one for patience or controlling his temper, actually locked it up this scene to save them both. I didn't see this in theaters so I'm curious what the reaction to him killing Snoke was. Bet it was wild. Then the moment when they lock eyes like "you with me?" and here is this iconic moment. Power lightsaber couple.

I keep forgetting that Finn used to be in The First Order. General Hux, Phasma and company have known him for a long time. Hence the bitch slap Hux gives Finn haha.

I'm so annoyed that once explained to Poe, he agrees it's a good plan and stops trying to interfere.

We also see Ren at his full fighting level. Novice Rey wouldn't have beaten him. He's beating several trained individuals at once. He's finally freed in a way he's longed to be by choosing Rey.

The cinematography during this film doesn't get enough credit. Like at all. You can see that this film is a labor of love.

That moment when Rey thinks he's Ben only for Kylo Ren to be like hey girl, still here. It's a great scene, can't say that enough. It does go to further illustrate that there isn't any place these two can hide from one another. It's what makes them seen though and fully connected in a way they've never been to another person. Yeah, they ain't letting this go.

The fighting over the lightsaber. Beautiful visual.

General Holdo after watching some boat blow up, moves to action and goes out like a G. Seriously she needed to do something or she was the only about to survive. The sound production, once again, is just amazing.

Finn and Phasma fight is nice and it's wonderful watching him more and more confront his problems instead of running away from them. Rose and Finn could've at least had soot covered clothing. I mean something. They look pristine here. Overlay aside this is a beautiful shot of Leia.

I just love the shot with the planes. The trail of red like blood over the white salt. In the resistance typical shitty ass equipment. At least it makes sense here why they have poor equipment.

I do love that Kylo makes a competent leader if not an emotional one. I wonder if he had a moment to enjoy finally becoming boss. It's what even his grandfather never managed to do. It's obvious that he takes no pleasure in it. He wanted Rey there with him.

hahah General Hux and Ren are just chef's kiss.

Rose crashing into Finn was stupid. Finn dying a heroic death would've been better or at least no pointless. The kiss was undeserved. Finn looked grossed out and confused. Or Rose could've died the heroic death, I don't know, but this is trash. However, people need help if they personally attack actors cause they don't like their characters.

Luke Skywalker finally shows up. I will say this moment of finally stepping up feels so deserved cause we watched him bullshit for the entire movie. It also brings it around that ultimately Luke is a symbol at this point. His job wasn't about beating the First Order or even Kylo Ren, it was about having something (someone) to believe in. Leia and Luke had such a touching scene where you can see the love between them as characters and actors.

Kylo Ren testosterone kicks in and he's gotta fight Kylo Ren Mano e Mano. It's a great character beat. Luke wouldn't, nor could he, kill his nephew no more than he could kill his father. He did a very unorthodox heroic thing very in league with his legacy, he bought them time to escape without being violent towards his kin. The moment Kylo Ren realized he's fake though ha! what a moment.

Finally Rey and Finn reunite. There's more chemistry, relief and connection in this wordless hug than in every single one of FinnRose's scenes.

Finally, the death of Luke Skywalker. It's peaceful, purposeful, heroic and full circle which is more than Han got. Staring at those two suns we're called back to his days on tattooine.

The last forcetime between is filled with so much emotion, again without a word spoken. Allowing actors to emote and not always just speak is the sign of a great writer and director. Ren looks at Rey with such confusion and longing. Rey looks at Ren with such disappointment and tough love. Also, I didn't realize Poe and Rey hadn't met yet. It's like automatic frenemies.

On the other side of the galaxy children share the story of Luke Skywalker standing up to oppression, violence and so forth.... and we conclude.

Overall, I LOVE THIS FILM. I don't give a damn about the hate I receive for loving Reylo. It's a beautiful, well written film with great character development. Do I like the handling of Luke Skywalker? No. The titty milk scene was gross and demeaning. Everything else I enjoy whole heartedly.

Now onto Rise of Skywalker? God give me strength. I remember it was a mixed bag, mostly confusing hot mess with a terrible ending.

[gayofthefae]

NEVER HEARD IT PUT LIKE THIS BUT EXACTLY

MIKE AND EL'S RELATIONSHIP IN SEASON 3 WAS COMIC RELIEF. It was not taken seriously AT ALL.

"blank makes you crazy" was silly. "They should take it more seriously" and they said "okay": "i say it this is ridiculous what is this you know what i think of you" because the situation doesn't change if the tone does, and that was them calling that they told the story in a silly way but it wasn't "nervous boy with his crush" funny it was "can't say i love you" funny, which is not actually the same.

They were comic relief. Fight? "Give him the medicine." Breakup? "I dump your ass". Get back together? "Wait so something that literally says I'm sorry?" Don't get back together? "I should be with my species more." Tell her you love her "blank makes you crazy. old people say it to each other sometimes."

There was no payoff even then because we weren't INTENDED to be invested. They did the same in season 3 and tried to trick us into thinking a plotline was wrapped up that was never the focus of the season. They placed it in the final episode to make it feel like the climax but it wasn't. Whenever I see the fight in season 4, I don't watch him telling her he loves her to calm down and I never did. I watch her reuniting with Hopper. Or maybe her leaving Brenner. Because that is the ACTUAL bookend. They pretend it's literal to distract you. They say "he couldn't tell her he loved her then he could" but it was actually "she didn't believe that she was lovable and then she left her abuser even when he told her he loved her because she doesn't need it anymore". It wasn't "he couldn't tell her he loved her then he could". It was "he didn't know why he was acting the way he was and now he does. He knows himself."

Something something Finn something something "he's figuring out how he views himself and his relationships"

this should have been it's own post not a rb atp but it's whatever.

can you speak more on your experience becoming a byler cos this always fascinates me, especially when it's people who were once milevens thanks!

absolutely, i love talking about this lol

so i watched stranger things 1 when it came out in 2016 & i was 12. my media literacy wasn't great at the time, and like most people i liked mike and el's little romance. but i did think their kiss came way too fast and kind of out of nowhere. wasn't a fan of that. i thought it would've been better if they didn't get to kiss and made both the audience and mike and el wait. and i was like "uhhh how does she even know what a kiss is" but whatever

then s2 came out, i was 13. i LOVED mike and will's relationship, maybe even more than i liked mike and el's. when mike grabbed wills hand i VIVIDLY remember thinking "they would be such a good couple, but they'd never do that. oh well!". at this point in my life i was realizing my sexuality and was super into queer media. i say that just so you know i was receptive to queer representation and enjoyed it. but to me at that time, i saw stranger things for the massive success it was, famous enough that they'd never have a main character be queer. it just wasn't a thought in my mind that it could ever happen.

i loved the snowball scene and thought mike and el were super cute. i remember thinking "wow their bond must be so deep and they take each other very seriously. it's them against the world"

i was 15 and BEYOND pissed when s3 came out and it was clear mike and el were reduced to comedly relief. i wanted their relationship to be lovable like it was in s2. i hated how mike became so unlikable when he was with el when he was previously shown to be so loyal and caring. and above all, i hated how it was like mike and will's relationship in 2 never happened. i remember thinking "wtf mike?? do you not remember how protective you were of him before?? how close you were??" at the time i thought it was bad writing and it honestly turned me off of s3 and i didn't finish it for like 2 years.

when i finally did i was a bit confused. i remember watching the rain fight and thinking "wow that felt more like a breakup than mike and el's actual breakup" it just struck me how sad it was compared to the breakup. but my heteronormativity towards stranger things was so strong that i didn't even clock will being gay until someone pointed it out for me. and i definitely didn't clock that will was in love with mike. i remember noticing how mike and will were always together and positioned next to each other like jancy and lumax were. but for some reason, and i really don't know why, i just didn't really absorb it.

what really surprised me was the s3 finale, like the final goodbye scenes. during mike and will's i saw mikes reaction to will saying "not possible" and i was like.....hm. he sure seems happy. but whatever

mike and el's goodbye scene just confused me. i didn't understand why mike acted like he didn't know what she was talking about when he spent all season trying to say i love you, i didn't understand why mike didn't close his eyes or kiss her back when he spent all season trying to say i love you, i didn't understand why el walked away and winced, i didn't understand why mike looked like that when she walked away AFTER HE SPENT ALL SEASON TRYING TO SAY I LOVE YOU, and i didn't understand why the music sounded so happy as if NONE OF IT HAPPENED. and when mike hugged karen i was like, why does he look like he just realized something??? wtf is happening???

i didn't realize there was any romance between mike and will until s4. actually, i heard people saying will was gay and in love with mike and i was like "pshh no way". then i saw the trailer where el says will likes someone and i was like "oh my god they did make him in love with mike". but again, for some strange reason, i felt like it was a decision made solely for s4. VERY stupid of me.

here i go more in depth about my specific reactions to s4 scenes but theres one i didn't mention and it's the way mike looks will up and down when he says "cool". i was like "uhh that was kinda flirty..."

but i finished vol 1 thinking about byler a little more. i heard there was a masterdoc about them so i read it, and for the first bit of it i didn't really believe any of it. then i saw the eyewitness parallel and i was like HHHHWHAAAAAAAT???????????????????? i VIVIDLY remember thinking "how is this possible?? didn't this come out of nowh--" and then it ALL hit me in the face. my jaw literally dropped. it's like i rewatched all of st in 3 seconds and everything made sense. the eyewitness parallel finally made me accept the writers would have gay characters and romance, and that was all it took. i never went back. mike and will's bond in s2, the decline of mike and el's relationship, mike and will's tension in s3, mikes reaction to not possible, mike reaction to el saying i love you, all of it made sense. at that point i was like 17 and my media literacy and love/skill for writing had grown a lot. the very first tiktok i made about byler was about how it doesn't make sense for the writers to build this up for so long just for it not to go anywhere, because it doesn't at all. and things just grew from there. i bled blue and yellow and i still do!

it was almost entirely heteronormativity keeping me from seeing byler earlier, so i talk about that a lot. because once you remove that, EVERYTHING makes perfect sense

[dinitride-art]

okay I wasn't going to bring it up because its SO weird but since we're already looking at the monologue from a what the Fuck is This perspective. Mike's expression during the monologue bothers me So Fucking much. not because he looks distressed or intense. it's because he looks fucking Creepy. like seriously, I've seen so many people point this out and it's been bothering me since I first saw it. why the fuck does he look so... That? and at first I thought it was the weird shadows and harsh lighting that was only present on one side of the table apparently (so cutting over to Jonathan and then back to Mike/Will has even more whiplash) but on my second watch I actually realised why he looked so off to me

I did stage/theatre and a bit of psychology so I'm really into acting, filming techniques etc. and the second time I was trying so hard to find out Why the monologue felt so fucking uncomfortable. and well, the lighting is definitely a part of it. but for Me? it's the acting. Finn is making some.. uhm... interesting choices and after noticing for the first time it's SO obvious that I can't unsee it anytime I watch the scene now.

because for most of the monologue he's actually only acting with half his face. this sounds insane but I'm serious. even just taking the stills from your long monologue post. if you use your thumb to cover the left side of his face he looks terrified or devastated, the lighting is cold and harsh and it feels fitting for the situation. but if you cover his right side it's. uhm. it's a bit more. off. because here his face is fully in shadow and his eyes are still weirdly lit up but his expression is now genuinely terrifying because it doesn't fit the scene anymore. it's always somewhere between relaxed, neutral, and happy. which he is decidedly Not feeling during the monologue.

the "weird eyebrow thing" so many people are pointing out? yeah that's because his eyebrows aren't doing the same thing in this scene, ever. his right eyebrow scrunches up as he looks pained while his left one stays relaxed. it's such a discrepancy

and it's also a real thing in psychology. when a face is unsymmetrical, so when the left and right half of the face aren't conveying a congruent emotion, we find it unsettling. base human instinct, because it confuses our brain, we're not fully able to place a person's emotions anymore even if we can't identify why. you also sometimes see the phenomena of people's faces 'slipping' into two separate emotions when they're lying, faking emotion etc. literally 2 faced lmao. it's unsettling on a deeply human level, freaks people subconsciously out and is used in HORROR MOVIES because of that. I'm so serious this is insane to me, how the fuck did That piece of acting theory slip into a love confession scene

and what's also bothering me is how this is happening the WHOLE time during the monologue. normally, you can place a charcters emotion by looking at their face, from both sides. but looking at Mike depending on which side you cover you have agony and... I'm not gonna say apathy but it really does look like he's having a good time and isn't affected at all. and that's SUCH a BIZARRE acting choice. why the Fuck would Finn be going for this for the whole monologue when we've never seen him do this before. why is no one in production or on set correcting this. did they seriously film the monologue so quickly that they just went for it and didn't care? because it's creepy. straight up. it's a documented psychological phenomena and it's just freaky

so yeah. the dialogue in the monologue is interesting. the lighting is just fucking weird, both lights as Well as shadows. but the acting is Really the icing on top for me because why the fuck is This what we're going for? and that paired with the super unsettling camera angles of Mike constantly leaning over and close to the camera? which could be a close and intimate shot but because the perspective is so stretched and warped since we see Will in the far background it's NOT intimate anymore and just feels like being backed into a corner?

people saying the monologue was shot like a horror movie are on to something for real... from a lighting, camera, AND acting perspective. something went seriously wrong there

(sorry this is so long! I just never see people talk about the insane acting for this scene and I Can't unsee this shit anytime i come across Any screenshot of the scene)

Don’t apologize! This is amazing. I literally started getting chills watching the monologue because it’s just creepy. I didn’t notice that Finn was only acting with half his face! That’s really interesting and very thing tied to that specific type of acting choice is really interesting. But that would makes so much sense considering the lighting contrast and the possibility that something else (like Vecna) is going on. There’s so much happening in Mike’s face and I really think that the point of the monologue is to notice what’s going on there. Because like you said, it’s like a horror movie. I noticed that his left eye is still weirdly lit up too when I was looking really close at some images from the monologue. It really does look like they edited it to be lighter for some reason.

The monologue really is turning out to be horrifying any way you look at it. (I know this is a very short reply but damn anon, you’ve really said it all- loved reading it and I think you’re absolutely correct.)

[holywankenobi]

SW fandom rant

To be honest, I don't really know how or where can I start talking about this. If you aren't interested in any of the Star Wars drama that is going on then skip this post, cause its gonna be long... these goes for the SW fans we are concerned about the whole situation itself. I barely have the strength to do this and exposing my opinion about certain things makes me uncomfortable but it's been a long while since I'm keeping things to myself. There's much information I have to process so please be patient with me since I barely know how to express my emotions in the right way (that's why I'm holding myself back a lot here: it will seem I'm calm... but I'm not. I'm angry and tired at the same time).

DISNEY CANON

We all know where it all started. The Force Awakens premiere in 2015. We will start from there.

As ANY star wars movie, there will be people who liked it, people who loved it and people who hated it. And there is where some fans clash with the others. Fans who enjoy practically every movie or SW related things and those fans who demonize every movie (specially the ones from the new Disney canon) and the only thing that matters for them are the episodes IV, V, VI and the Legends canon (some of them also defend the prequel episodes I, II and III, fact which I'll talk about it later). And they bash against everyone who likes the Disney sequels.

BOI IM SCARED OF TELLING PEOPLE THIS WAS MY FAVOURITE SAGA SO FAR. And I already had problems with Legends hardcore fans.

Let me tell this straightaway... Star Wars are movies for kids. They've always been. George Lucas said it. They seem to be thirsty for feeling again what they felt when they were kids whenever a SW movie comes out but they always exit the cinema with a feeling of extreme disappointment.

I was talking about the last movie with my co workers at the beginning of the year and they complaint it was "too Disney". And that's precisely what I'm trying to explain! It's ok whether you like the sequels or not like them. Everyone has his own taste. I just find funny complaining for a whole saga originally made for kids for being "too Disney". I dont know if you get my point here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEsOqEpNF0k&list=PL8SlwcJuVWR2FNtL-6Wo5QUP6LMjpNJUA

LEGENDS CANON

Then there's those who hated the prequels, that said there was nothing worse than the phantom menace, those who hated on George Lucas for doing such a crap, but now praise the prequels because Disney is satan for them and they want the old canon back. George Lucas ended up selling SW to Disney because, he ain't no fool, he knows this fanbase is one of the most toxic and ungrateful that has ever existed. And he saw it with the prequels feedback... Then they now have the guts to demand him to continue the old canon? Smells like hypocrite-crying fanboys to me.

My whole point is....It's ok if you are a new/Disney sequels fan, it's ok if you are a prequels fan, it's ok if you are a SW original movies fan, Legends canon fan, OG fan, casual fan, hardcore fan... as always you understand that not everyone will agree with your point of view, not everyone will like or think the same way as you do, or live SW the same way as you do. There's a difference between respecting and agreeing with, concepts which sometimes get mixed and taken as the same thing, which is not. Respect other fans mean "I don't agree with you but I know how much this means for you, so I won't intentionally mock you" WHICH THING LEADS US TO THE NEXT TOPIC:

JOHN BOYEGA

*takes a deep breath*

Man. I dont know. He's a full grown up man and he's behaving like a 5 yo on his social media...... John is the actor who gives life to Finn (the ex stormtrooper). It all started with this sexist comment he responded to a fan in his IG.��

Then people (naturally) got offended, specially reylos. But instead of apologizing he kept on going, remarked what he said and also did a video to mock the reylo community.

You think I'm only defending a ship here but no. Its bigger than that. He has the right to feel left out in this saga because I agree with him IN THAT FACT. He is probably the actor which is more into the SW world, he was always a big fan (of the whole cast I mean). Thats why fans love him do much. And I did love him too. And he (naturally) wanted to have more spotlight on this saga ( I think Finn was one of the most wasted characters of these movies tbh) But instead of taking it the mature way he's having a tantrum on his IG because Finnrey did not become a real thing, he's trolling reylos and encouraging SW haters and antis to bully them whose are already having a hard time with TROS end (which I'll talk about later because I dont like their attitude about it either).

And it's not just raise the hate on shippers thing dude you could just apologize because you said something sexist and offended a lot of people who ship reylo and really means a thing for them. The whole thing that the greatest achievement a man can have with a woman is sex is just DISGUSTING. Rey kissed Ben but now he's gone Finn has the road clear and can fuck her? BRUH.

This is all so wrong and he was the one who started it.

ADAM DRIVER

I'm really relieved Adam does not have any social media because omg I would be suffering so much rn...

I honestly have never emotionally connected with an actor so much as I did with him. His whole acting is so good and I could really notice on this last movie. I'm starting to watch his other movies. And not just his acting, he's so professional off camera too.

I'm really happy and proud of him for his Oscar nomination, he really deserves it TT

But I'm worried this whole John Boyega thing affects him. Idk how I would feel if I were in his shoes, if my coworker was saying those things on social media and then smile at me like nothing is happening. But honestly what hurts me the most is he's having a worse time with "reylos".. I think the rumors of him having an affair with Daisy Ridley was what messed things up. I honestly dont know if its true, I've got some info but it's hard to believe. Because there are so many haters manipulating fake info that I dont trust anything and anyone anymore.

And this is where I talk about:

REYLOS AND DAIVERS

BOI OH BOI

This is gonna be hard....

First of all, I don't consider Daivers (Daisy x Adam shippers) as part of the reylo community. I'm sorry. But its fucking disgusting you going to demand Adam to divorce from his wife, abandon his son and then start dating Daisy because of this rumor or because you can't separate fiction from reality.... I read he even recieved death threats ARE WE NUTS??? They (Adam and Daisy) having a good chemistry working together doesn't mean they are in love, kids...

Driver has an awesome wife and a lovely son. Daisy is currently dating someone.

Infidelity is gross. No more. And I would be so disappointed at them if this turns out to be true. But seeing all what's happening around the actors and specially having all this haters out there... I'll say this was all false information.

Daiver is not real and won't be. So stick only to the fictional ship.....

About Reylo itself. I find REALLY funny how people who dont know shit about what this ship means say it's an abusive relationship. Bullshit. I wouldn't be shipping them if so.

Also the people still stating it's not real/canon hiding themselves behind the "Ben solo is dead lol" argument. Do you stop loving someone when they die?

Yes, they love each other. No, it wasn't always reciprocated love. They started being enemies in the force awakens, friends who understood and cared for each other through force dyad in the last jedi and ended up being lovers at the end of the rise of Skywalker. Rey wants to revenge her family (her falling to the dark side) but also wants Ben Solo back, and he wants to be the most powerful leader on the galaxy and still being kylo ren. But they eventually meet in the middle between light and dark and Leia finally reaches out to him to make him turn to the light.That's their fight. That's the angst. That's the tea. "No one is ever really gone" there's always hope. Star Wars is centered in HOPE. And their story represents it at its finest.

NOW. The reylo community.

Despite you liked it or not the end they gave to the saga... I think JJ Abrams doesn't deserve all the hate he's receiving... he probably did a lot of things wrong but seriously... just stop. Not only from reylos but the whole fandom.

Sending hate won't lead to anything now...

I enjoyed The rise of Skywalker. Indeed I spent half of the movie crying and I loved it.

You can cry as much as you want the loss of Ben (although I have hope for him still being alive in a way, there are plenty of theories) but that doesn't give you the right to death threat JJ. And I think I'll stop here cause I'm already tired.

Everyone has their own taste, preferences, favourite characters, ships, whatever. I pray for people stop judging others for their tastes, specially in this cursed fanbase. Sorry if I ever misbehaved trying to defend what I think or like. I just want this place to be supportive and safe for everyone and everything what's happening is not helping... We are all SW fans and that's our connection point. Dont discredit others for having another point of view...

I'll leave it here, but I'm open to debate or talk about anything I said in a respectful way.