What if events in TLJ played out differently? Trapped and cornered with no other way, Rey bitterly accepts Kylo Ren's tutelage. She is his light, and he is her dark. In given time, both succumb to their true destinies. Story begins in Snoke's throne room, after the battle against the Praetorian Guards. Centered around Rey's downfall. Full side switch. Reylo. Dark Rey.

Six months after escaping Crait, the tiny Resistance force has been hiding on the Outer Rim planet of Arisaig, trying to regroup and plan their next move. Rey and Ben have made no contact since the last moment on Crait. Rey is trying to continue her training, but is finding it more difficult to understand her place without a teacher. Her thoughts slip back to the throne room every

VERY MUCH REYLO! Despite accepting her place in the rebellion, Rey is still having trouble severing her connection with Ben Solo. Even though her brain is screaming that their relationship is too dangerous for both, her heart can't seem to resist his insistent calling from across the universe.

After the Throne Room battle, Ben whisks Rey away on a galactic quest to discover the meaning of their connection, forsaking both the First Order and the Resistance. They must work together to find out what the Force wants from them, as they gradually begin to learn about each other and the true nature of balance.

As the last battle of the war rages, Kylo Ren finds Rey in an abandoned Jedi Temple for their final showdown. Oneshot.