Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell. A canon-compliant post-The Last Jedi Story

The moment he's been told is coming is upon him, the final judgment. There are two paths, two choices left to him. He can kill his father, the ultimate betrayal, and become Snoke's perfect apprentice. Or he can take a risk, come home, and become a part of something he thought he'd left long ago. He makes the second choice. And that changes *everything*.

Ben is constantly fighting; fighting his Knights, Hux and even himself, whilst Rey seeks learning, knowledge and a path. Yet what divides them is what will ultimately bind them. Still mourning Luke's loss, Rey looks to forge a path alongside the Jedi of yesteryear and Ben will do his upmost to stop her, even if he breaks in the process. [Follows the events of TLJ] Ben/Rey

Kylo Ren is brooding about a question he simply cannot find an answer for. His search for the answer only leads to more confusion. Will he be able to figure it/himself out? [Follows the events of TLJ] Reylo

Post-TLJ ONE-SHOT: Kylo Ren has publicly announced that Rey is the reason he arranged for a peace treaty with the Resistance. When Finn and Poe make the mistake of suggesting that Kylo Ren only wants her for her power, Rey sets forth on a mission to prove them wrong.

Cast aside by Snoke, Kylo Ren seeks sanctuary with his mother. It is not the reunion she had hoped for: Kylo is still one with the darkness. The horror of what her son has become clashes with her hope for his redemption. Poe, Rey, and other Resistance leaders have doubts about the monster in their midst. And nothing compares to the torment, indecision, and pain within Kylo himself.

"I want you to join me." But when Anakin's lightsaber is destroyed, it is Kylo Ren who wakes first. Unable to abandon an unconscious Rey, he takes her with him, intent on showing her her rightful place by his side. He has seen her future, just as she has seen his, and is intent on watching her turn, and bringing about a new order to the galaxy.

She is a Jedi. It is forbidden to let emotions consume her. Especially for one of the galaxy's most powerful and influential men. But as she stands rigid in his shadow, she fights her cruelest battle ever. Because from this day forth he will belong to the woman standing next to him. The woman who will help seal peace in this galaxy, at last. He had told her so. He had no choice.

Though Kylo and Rey's visions of the future did not manifest as they had expected, one man's vision did. Snoke's essence is alive and well, and now he waits for the perfect vessel with which to reclaim his rightful title and eradicate the last seeds of dissent in the galaxy. Rey and Kylo, must find a way to trust each other if they are to drive him away for good. Post TLJ Reylo.

Kylo fights to control the First Order, Rey learns the Resistance isn't as heroic as she thought. Alone in their own worlds, they begin to respect each other. A canon-driven take on Episode IX with lots of world-building, politics, and slow-burn Reylo.

"I'll destroy her," rings in his ears and he's shocked by how shamed he is he ever said those words. He'd meant them, oh how he'd meant them. He'd been lost to his rage and he'd thought he could … he knows now that he could never hurt her. Kylo struggles with Rey's rejection and a new threat pushes them together again.

"I am flesh and I am bone - rise up, like glitter and gold - I've got fire in my soul," Vex has been the terror of the galaxy as Snoke's apprentice and executioner. Many years under Snoke's thumb has made Vex obedient. All she's known in her life is pain & darkness, but she can only take so much. A creature such as Vex has never known love, but love is what cracks Snoke's grip.

Kylo Ren has been humiliated by the scavenger and is now hunting her for retribution. He delves deeper into the depths of darkness along his journey, while Rey soars closer to the light. Strangers on opposite sides of a war, but bound together through their destinies. Both will do whatever it takes to survive, but who will come out victorious? Slow Reylo. Post TFA, Later M rating

Unseen forces move against Kylo Ren from within the First Order as he struggles to unravel Snoke's deceptions / Rey must balance her relationship with Ben Solo and her dedication to the cause that opposes him / Leia Organa makes a desperate plea to an old friend in a last ditch effort to restore the Resistance [Reylo] [ReyBen] [Warning: Citrus Content]