Hello everyone !

This is my very first try of making a fic in english aha it's a traduction of my french fic "L'Hologramme".

I hope this will pleased you !

The story take place between epi VII and ep VIII and is inspired by KanzakiVS's fanart on Deviant Art.

Hux was walking decisively down the cold corridor of the Finalizer. A feeling of pride assailed him when he had just finished his meeting, successfully ending his last cycle of guard before he could finally rest.

He had just discharge Mitaka, his lieutenant, and took a last look at his datapad before entering the codes for his apartments. The door opened with a loud hiss and the General quickly slipped into the room.

He deleted the last notes he still had from the meeting and moved to his desk to write his latest report before he could put the tablet away from him.

A sizzling sound was heard. Hux looked around for the culprit before identifying his projector. Nodding, the General noted that a technician should be brought in to deal with this problem.

The man spent his days from his earliest childhood to be straight, hair with impeccable hairstyle, perfectly adjusted uniform, serious posture, stern look. But at that point, Hux couldn't take it anymore to be constantly in control. He ran his hands vigorously over his face, thereby ruffling his hair, before unbuttoning his jacket. He folded the garment on the shelf next to his bed and smoothed his tank top before coming to plant himself in front of the massive window of his room, one of the few luxuries that the General allowed himself. From there, he could see the bridge of his ship, he could observe the least of his men, stormtroopers under the orders of Phasma who made their rounds, pilots and mechanicians who were busy on the TIE fighters whose bridge was furnished , but also stars. He loved more than anything to observe space, this massive endless expanse. Hux often surprised himself, his gaze lost in the distance.

If he had been born a few hundred years earlier, he would have been an explorer. He would have loved to discover planets, map them one by one, draw up lists of their resources and their assets. But he was born too late, at a time where almost all the planets had been discovered and listed. But above all, from a father running the Troopers Training Center. And as a good son, he had followed Brendol's path, his sire, had traced for him. He had become a cadet, then quickly rose through the ranks until he presented his StarKiller project to the Supreme Leader Snoke. It didn't take long after the strange accident that killed his father for the Supreme Leader to name him General and Hux had finally been able to launch his monstrous weapon project. For nothing in the world he would have wanted to barter his life for another. Here, he was at the head of his ship, had a very efficient trooper captain, a listening lieutenant and his whole fleet feared him. Well no ... not all.

"Ren, he spat, as he saw from his window the huge figure of the knight getting off his Upsilon shuttle on the Finalizer's deck."

Ren was the only person, with Phasma, but she was his friend, who did not tremble before him. Kylo even had the audacity, the cheek, to stand up to him in front of his men.

His jaw and his fists, tightly clasped behind his back, tensed as the man in black disappeared in one of the corridors of the huge ship. Hux kept his gaze still for a few moments on the entrance through which Ren had passed and finally decided to go take a shower.

While the General was putting on clean clothes before slipping into his bed for a well-deserved sleep, his holoprojector once again emitted a few crackles before becoming as silent as before. Hux hesitated for a few hundredths of a second to send a note now to send him a technician, but he changed his mind very quickly, noting that it was Matt's watchtime. He couldn't stand this technician. He always found a way to search in his business or his datapad. And on top of that, he spoke. All the time. He talked too much, it was unbearable. And more to say what ? That he found Kylo Ren impressive. And that blonde hair that went all over the place ! Seriously ? To believe that he peroxided them every week ! And who still wears such glasses ? Who still wears glasses, by the way ?

"Pfteu! Groaned once again the General before turning around in his duvets and sinking into a not very restful sleep."

When his datapad rang, the General was already standing. Tiredness had been permeated in his DNA for a long time, and he made it a point of honor to maintain an impeccable lifestyle. So it was not long before he did his physical exercises before continuing his toilet, putting on a new uniform and grabbing his datapad to answer messages and read the reports received during his rest.

His holoprojector was still sizzling. And while he was preparing to write a note for the technicians, hoping that Matt would no longer be on call, a bluish beam spread over the top of the object. A silhouette then took shape gently. The image was not clear and jumped regularly, as if the holoprojector did not well receive the signal from the source, but the General very clearly distinguished the back of a man. An imposing back, of an equally imposing man. He was not wearing clothes, or at least that was what Hux thought until the stranger stepped forward and revealed the top of his pants.

The redhead, somewhat embarrassed and surprised by the situation, felt his cheeks blush, but could not catch his eyes from the strange sight before him.

Unfortunately for the General, the man's hologram became less and less clear, and while the holoprojector emitted even louder sizzles, the blue light went out. Then nothing. No more noise, no more image, no more blue light, no more imposing and naked back.

Hux cleared his throat several times and loosened the collar of his shirt before canceling the note he had just written for the attention of the technical management, ultimately, it was probably not that urgent.

The redhead stood with his back straight, arms crossed, eyes lost in the distance. The atmosphere was heavy and humid. Under all the layers of his black uniform, the General was sweating profusely. The stifling heat of the planet on which its ship had just landed was stifling.

But he was General and showed nothing of his disturbance as he began his inspection. With a hard face and a scowl, Hux reviewed the equipment of each of the base's employees, then he examined the site and the progress of work. Since the success of Starkiller, the destructive planet on which he had been working for all this time, the Supreme Leader had ordered him to monitor the progress of the First Order supply annex everywhere in the sector and this was the last of his long list. He didn't like this part of his work, considering that his talent for strategist and engineering could be put to better use only the climate was really calm lately and these damned rebels did not try any more to attack them. So we had to take care...

"Gripp Talo, is that it ? Asked Hux, taking a look at the employee record on his datapad.

-Y-yes General ! Replied an hesitant Moncalamari.

-Some of your men are not in good standing. "

The General approached his head of the row, planting his threatening gaze in the one of the poor moncalamari who was trembling with all his limbs.

"II .. we will fix this immediately, General ! He said as a huge drop of sweat ran down his forehead.

-It would be better, indeed, replied Hux, straightening up. "

He stayed a few moments staring at him with all his greatness, savoring the fear that the man felt in his presence.

"I am sending you a verification patrol in the cycles to come. At this precise moment, all your men will have an interest in being in good standing. Otherwise, I will hold you responsible. The First Order cannot afford to work with incompetents. Am I making myself clear ?

-Yes, General, stutted Talo.

-Well. So I wish you a good end of day, Supervisor Talo, announced Hux in a slow voice as he turned back to his ship. "

Okay, there was one thing he liked about these inspections; it was to read the terror of these idiots of underlings when something was wrong.

Not a little relieved to finally return to the Finalizer where a reasonable temperature reigned, the General readjusted his coat and gloves while the door of the elevator in which he was to go up to his apartments opened. Taking advantage of his General's power, Hux activated a command to block the opening of the door, it was out of the question that he would find himself blocked with a subordinate in such a small space. In fact, it was out of the question that he would find himself trapped in such a small space with someone at all, regardless of his rank.

But the door didn't close. Worse, it reopened. Hux pressed the button again but the door didn't move and someone entered.

"Ren .. of course, he grumbled between his teeth.

-Did you say something, General ? Kylo replied in his metallic voice under his black helmet. "

Hux decided to ignore it knowing full well that Ren would add more, as always, and he had no time to waste with this childishness.

Time passed slowly in this elevator. The temperature had skyrocketed due to the small space and the two people present. Hux kept staring at his datapad, sensing the old Jedi's steady look on him, even through his helmet. Trying to look good, he immersed himself in reading a report on a mining operation of which the First Order had nothing to do. Not very exciting but it was the only report he had not yet dealt with.

The elevator finally stopped. Relieved that Kylo comes down, Hux prepared to put away his datapad but Lord Ren did not move. Understanding that he wouldn't come down here, Hux huffed and pressed the button again to close the door.

A few seconds later, the elevator stopped again, the door slid, but Ren didn't move. Hux huffed a little harder and pressed the button again. If this fool had decided to be so stupid, he would go down to the next floor and end up in another elevator.

But contrary to what Hux had imagined, the doors did not open on the next floor. Or even that of yet after. Hux may have been a little too quick gossiping about Snoke's doggie. And as the General started to relax a bit, seeing that the elevator was nearing the end of his race, he perceived a slight movement of Ren's hand and the elevator stopped again.

"Oh come on Ren ! How old are you ?

-These aren't things that are asked General, Kylo replied, letting his metallic voice drag."

Hux said nothing and closed as the cabin resumed its ascent.

It was only after a few seconds which seemed to him interminable, feeling the drops of sweat bead abundantly on his back, that they finally arrived on the floor of their quarters.

"Have a good day, General, Kylo saided before leaving, without even giving Hux time to reply."

Armitage blew for the umpteenth day and hurried back to his apartments, glad that no officer had come to disturb him in the meantime.

When the redhead entered in his main room, he noticed that his holoprojector was still making anything. But this time, no man with a muscular back. Only a room background similar to any lifeless bluish gray neighborhood.

Hux approached to turn it off when the hologram jumped, suggesting a metallic resonance. Armitage then interrupted his movement, too curious to see what followed.

He heard a grumble but nothing understandable and he didn't recognize the voice. Suddenly the growl drew closer and a bare shoulder entered the hologram's field of vision. A shoulder, then a back, then .. a pair of bare buttocks also went to the back of the room. If these appartments were organized like Hux', then the man was about to take a shower.

It was only then that the General remembered that he was still wearing his dirty uniform for the day and that a good shower would not be bad either. He therefore resigned himself to switching off his faulty holoprojector and headed for his shower stall too.

As hot water ran down his back, Hux wondered which of his men might have such a body. He had some ideas but it didn't really fit between the grade and the visible interior of the apartment. It was not just any soldier who had access to a private shower. Lost in thought, Hux didn't see the time passed and was pulled out of his reverie by the ringing of his datapad. The General came out of his shower running completely naked, trying to wet the floor as little as possible.

He forgot his holoconference ! As fast as he could, Hux arranged his hair, put on his uniform jacket in a hurry, without shirt underneath and activated his transmitter after having adjusted the framing so as not to be seen lower than his navel.

"General Hux.

-General Allegiant, Officers, replied Hux respectfully.

-Today we have to deal with Hoth's case. General Hux, please, asked General Pride.

-One of our satellites has received a signal from one of Endor's moons. A Trooper squadron was dispatched and returned with information gleaned during the inspection of a rebel village, the redhead explained, transferring documents to the datapad of the holoconference's members."

Hux rested until his interlocutors read it, then resumed in a firm tone.

"During the inspection, Captain Phasma and his men made captives, after many try, one of them came to speak. They informed us that the rebels had indeed rehabilitated a base on Hoth, dating of the Imperial War. So I suggest that a destoyer be deployed there to end this insurgency.

-Do we have any information of the base's size and the number of rebels that may be there, General Hux ? Asked an officer.

-Unfortunately no. We were only able to find a few meager traces in our archives. There is only mentioned a small base, half buried under the snow. No doubt there have been collapses since then. Also, I sent you a few references to the database earlier, as well as its contact details. I suggest sending it by force in numbers. Let us take no risk, the balance of the First Order is far too precarious for us to allow ourselves to let these rebels deploy their forces. General Allegiant ?

-I agree with you, General Hux.

"Good, replied the present officers."

And everyone cut the holoconference. Hux finally breathed, relieved not to have been exposed. In fact, it would have been very unfortunate if a misstep had revealed it from a wrong angle in view of his clothing situation. Also, Hux hastened to pick up his wet towel he had hurriedly thrown on his bed, cursing his neglect.

As he was arranging his bed, Hux dropped onto the mattress, suddenly swept away by the place's tranquility, only disturbed by the air recycler. And his holoprojector which was still making its own business. But he didn't have the strength to interrupt him. And right; a charming image began to form in front of Hux. Finally he didn't realize that the image was charming. But it did not take long to clarify and the projected man moved back little by little. The image jumped and flickered, but Hux could make out the man's muscular torso from the last time. He straightened up on his bed, half-naked.

Red rose to his cheeks as he tried to memorize the generous shapes that kept crackling. The man had stopped. You could make out the bottom of his chin, down to the bottom of his navel. Hux could see a shy line of black hair going down outside the frame. The man looked breathless. Or was it because of the crackling of the projector ? The General had no idea. To tell the truth, the only thing he had in mind at that moment was the man's face. He had to see it. He NEEDED to know who it was.

The redhead stared at the image, while his breath became short. The man was moving again. He had turned. He was advancing towards the back of the room. Again, he wasn't wearing any pants. Normally, Hux would have thought about this soldier's preposterous habit of constantly being naked at home, but at this precise moment, he didn't have enough clear ideas. He advanced a little more on his bed, sat on the edge, as if that brought him closer to the mysterious man. But obviously that did nothing. He hardly blinked anymore, not wanting to miss a crumb of the show.

The man was now sufficiently advanced towards the front of the room for Hux to have a good view of his butt. But also on abundant jet black hair. His hair fell back, waving timidly over his mighty shoulders. Then the image cut off. Like the last time.

Hux didn't realize it, but now that the tension had dropped, he felt the knuckles on his hands hurt; he had gripped the edge of the bed so hard that his hands were marked. He was out of breath, his heart was racing, and he felt his hands irreparably drawn to his crotch. There too, in normal times, he would not have given in. Acting reasonably and clearly. But .. again, Hux didn't want to be reasonable. Or at least, he hadn't been resting for many cycles and the most intimate moment he'd shared in recent times was the elevator with Ren. If it was something to say ...

The General therefore let himself go, lay down in his bed, remembering the forms of the man in the hologram. He saw him walking again, saw the curve of his back, his shoulders monstrously well muscled, his big hands, the small line of hair and was surprised even to imagine what he could find underneath. Hux gasped. He was hot but didn't bother to open his shirt, too focused on his feelings to lose even thirty seconds to open it. His breath would accelerate, his movements too.

The man in the hologram. His back. His butt.

Hux tensed. His breathing was heratic, his movements anarchic.

The man in the hologram. His shoulders. His hair. And his helmet ..

"WHAT?"

Hux suddenly stopped. His dissident mind had tried to imagine who could be hiding behind that back again. And the helmet that the General had seen had not brought him the satisfaction hoped for.

"As if Kylo Ren could be as well shaped! He laughed out loud."

The redhead wanted to finish what he started but unfortunately everything fell apart. And the image of Ren's helmet screwed onto this magnificent back didn't fade from his memory. Frustrated with this aborted enjoyment, he returned to the shower to rinse off ranting over the waste that this idiot of Ren made him do - because it was obvious that it was his fault - and got dressed before joining Phasma for the meal.

AAAAAND YEAAAAY ! I'm done with this chapter ! I'm happy to achieved that, but I hope it's readable for a native english ahah
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I see you next time for the second and last chapter!