#this is not a ruke manifesto but also it could be

[thehermitsacedia]

"ruke" X'D

Omg I knoooooooow, I confessed it. Ruke is everything x)

(…even if, granted, the shipname sounds like an old sick dog growling miserably…)

No but seriously, I’m one of those people who totally see the appeal of this ship. I love tormented hermit Luke so much, and he has always been my fave from the OT. Also we’re promised a very interesting and tumultuous master/student relationship, that will most certainly be powerful to watch. This is all the angst I live for!

And of course there is the **Aesthetic** factor that just hits all my inspiration kinks : all this drama is happening on this beautiful, ambivalent landscape, among this wild, untamed nature, with its cliffs, its raging sea, its storming sky and pouring rain. This is such a Romantic™ setting, furious and dark. This is totally my jam. Everything about Rey and Luke on Ahch-To is just sooooo inspiring : the quest for knowledge, Force philosophy, Luke’s tormented hermit fashion, Rey trying to understand what dormant power has awaken in her, the sense of anguish and danger, the loneliness, the ticking bomb countdown, EVERYTHING.

Ngl I’m as impatient to see their relationship that i’m impatient to see Rey and Kylo interact so that means a lot!

So in all seriousness, it’s that kind of relationship I’m very invested in on an emotional level and that I don’t consider even remotely romantic in canon, but I’m also here for the crackship. It comes with two layers.

But I have to admit that yeah, I do have a thing for father/daughter, teacher/student dynamics and I don’t have a problem with age difference and all the things that traditionally repels people, so it helps. I actually ship the weirdest things, so.

By the way, I have to say that most of the reactions I’ve seen to Rey/Luke were in the vein of “ewww that’s disgusting, yikes”, and it kind of amused me and made me consider it even more. I mean, I can understand people being disgusted by Snoke, I like Snoke,  but this is LUKE we’re talking about, and he looks pretty awesome if you ask me. I guess it’s the age factor, it’s kind of a taboo for many people.

But, well, let’s be real, there’s definitely some weird vibes in their interactions

I mean

If you want to see it, it’s all there, creepy and all, that’s why we’re all making jokes about it.

(Like, the Yoda/Luke comparison is pretty hilarious but also, you know, if Yoda hasn’t been a crazy old muppet, perhaps Yoda/Luke would actually be a thing…)

So yeah, more than a ship it’s first and foremost a canon relationship I’m very invested in, but occasionally it’s also a crack ship I’d very much enjoy. They have such potential.

(x)

AAAAAAAAAAAAH