TLJ novelization showed that Poe’s beloved X-wing canonically is an asshole, so beside conclusion that it prepared Poe to relationship with Hux on some level there are some interesting parallels with ginger general. Look: Poe’s X-wing and Hux are both arrogant, vainglorious and prickle assholes, both have black and orange color scheme, both effectively blows up things,
both are loved by Poe.Now imagine au where Hux is an asshole AI of Poe’s starfighter, so basically Poe flies a HuX-wing. *ba dum tss*