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.

they are biting words, scalding the skin of those they are thrown at. — modern au, angry!reylo [rated t for fighting]