(In honor of all the lovely Thomas GIFs floating around. They are truly an inspiration. đ)
Since EF AU!Thomasâs cottage is located basically in Narnia, I like to imagine that there is a little stretch of land behind the house, with a lush green lawn and magnolia trees, a perfect place to spread out a blanket in the shade and spend a lazy Saturday in the warmth of the afternoon sunâŠ.
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It really is a nice day, Phillip thinks, but not as nice as being finger-fed pieces of sweet apple tart, then having Thomasâs mouth, still sticky with powdered sugar, wrap around the head of his cock. They have been rolling around on the blanket half-naked for the better part of an hour now, sharing teasing kisses between bites of buttery pastry and taking turns sucking each other off.
Hux opened his door, scattering those thoughts as he circled the car to stand beside Ben, peering up at the blinking neon sign proclaiming their destination as Joeâs Breakfast Shack. The lights behind the S had burned out, a dubious portent for the little diner.
Thunder pealed overhead, the wind picking up, flinging pieces of a discarded newspaper off a nearby bench. Hux tucked his hands in his armpits.
âIs this a date, Ben Solo?â he dared to ask, raising an eyebrow with a smile that felt more hopeful on his lips than taunting.
Ben didnât take his bait, and instead shrugged out of his black letter jacket. Heâd draped it around Huxâs narrow shoulders before Hux realized what was happening.
Hux belatedly tried to sidestep away, but Ben didnât let go of the lapels. âIâm fine,â Hux insisted.
âYouâre shivering,â Ben countered, brow furrowed as he met Huxâs eyes. There was something protective about his gaze.
a scene from chapter 4 of @kyluxtrashcompactorâs fic i can see through you (see to the real you)! please go take a read; itâs an amazing story about âbad boyâ Hux and good student Ben and how they meet each other halfway and I love it! PS. thanks to all who came to my first official stream and watched me drawđ [background image]
when the world comes to gather me in by orangelightsaber, 21k / POST TFA /Â After the catastrophic defeat at Starkiller, Kylo decides he wont be returning to complete his training, and that heâs taking Hux with him, whether Hux likes it or not.Â
whose leash, whose cur by callmelyss, 6k / Ah yes, Renâs new favorite game. It started about a week after Crait; if he thinks Hux has strayed too far, somewhere he canât keep an eye on him, he kriffing yanks him closer with the Force.
In Our Blood by fedaykin, 4k, wip / It hadnât shown Rey what she wanted, but perhaps the watery pit on Ahch-To would give Kylo his path, his future, his means to success.Â
Disaster Recovery Plan by GenerallyHuxurious, 8k / Mega Star Destroyer is in worse condition than anyone realised, a fact Hux discovers only just in time to save his own life.Â
Lying Side by Side in Pieces by ballvvasher, 14k / MPREG FIC / After failing to exterminate the Resistance, the newly appointed Supreme Leader makes it clear he doesnât care for Huxâs well-being.Â
LIGHT SIDE VS. DARK SIDE:
Make Me by Ajaxthegreat, 52k / The one where Ben pulls a fast one on Hux and he spends the next year of his life relentlessly hunting Ben down in a blind rage, Ahab-styleÂ
Lucid Dreamer by theoneandonlyzoom., 63k / General Hux, it seems, was always destined for greatness. Itâs therefore really too bad nobody realizes heâs a spy for the Resistance.
The Fall by rosensilence, 15k, wip / When Resistance smuggler Kylo Ren is captured and brought aboard the Finalizer, General Hux gets more than he was expecting.
FORCE-SENSITIVE HUX:
Emperorâs Heir by Ellstra, 88k / Now he has to choose between two equally unappealing alternatives: undergoing some ghastly ritual to gain Force sensitivity, or death.Â
The World Might Do Me In by ZsforSs, 76k / A few weeks after his fifteenth birthday Armitage Hux met his mother for the first time since he was a toddler, defected from the First Order, and found out he was Force sensitive.Â
PARALLEL LIVES & UNIVERSES:
Iterative Processing by Splintered_Star, 45k / Hux, surrounded by the ruins of the Order, decides to die rather than be captured. Then â he wakes up on Hosnian Prime, hours before its destruction by Starkiller.Â
Chevrefoil by Vadianna, 102k, wip / Hux wakes up, panicked and alone, after a mission he canât remember. The wrongness continues as he realizes the mission doesnât exist, the Finalizer is in the wrong sector of space, the training program is years behind schedule, the Hosnian System is whole and functioning, and no one has heard of Kylo Ren.Â
SOME KIND OF MAGIC:
The Eldritch Effect by GenerallyHuxurious, 67k / For the last three years Major Donal A. Hux, formerly of the British Armyâs Parachute Regiment, and Kylo Ren, estranged son of US Defence Secretary Leia Organa, have been tooling around North America investigating âweirdnessâ- and theyâre plenty weird themselves.
Blood on Porcelain by BIFF1, 47k / Deputy Hux thought that by moving to Arkanis he would be on the fast track to becoming sheriff. He had no idea that when he transferred he was about to face his demons in the form of a murdered local boy and Sheriff Snokeâs pet âpsychicâ Kylo Ren.
A Cracked Gift by Hermineuh, 84k / Armitage Hux is a journalist for a scientific magazine. However, when he must attend a presentation on something not scientifically proven, he finds it difficult to keep his sharp tongue in check.Â
HISTORICAL & WILDERNESS:
Ascesis by hedgerowhag, 40k /Â âThen you will travel north with us until our path ends in Uppsala.â There are brief mutters as the ghoulish company whispers around Hux, but he does not listen as an unbidden smile crooks his lips.Â
Sustenance by theoneandonlyzoom, 27k / Kylo Ren has spent the last five years fighting in the desert, leading the Southern Front for Emperor Snokeâs war against the Resistance.Â
My Life in Ruins by Gefionne, 30k, wip / Dr. Armitage Hux is the preeminent archaeology professor at Arkanis University, but when he needs to find an ancient artifact, he has to enlist the help of treasure-hunter Kylo Ren.
Homecoming by eikyuu, 69k / AU in which Kylo has cut off all contact with his parents for the past seven years, but one phone call brings him right back to his dysfunctional family, and away from his hopeful art career.Â
Receipt in the Bag by Misaya, 63k, wip / You can tell a lot about a person by examining the contents of their grocery bags. When theyâre sad, when theyâre treating themselves, when they fall in love.Â
BITTER EXES GETTING BACK TOGETHER:
Stars Hung With String by dallystrings, 41k / They might have been stuck at the same wedding for a weekend, but that didnât require interaction. He had no reason to feel anything but bitterness and resentment towards him. And yet.Â
Something To Be Thankful For by JinxedAmbitions, 12k, wip / Divorce isnât easy on either Armie or Ben, but their marriage wasnât easy either. However, now that itâs over, neither Armitage nor Ben have the courage to tell their families which has led to the awkward invitation to the Organa-Solo family Thanksgiving.Â
DRAMATIC ARTS:
If I Set the World Ablaze (The Dark Canât Have Me) by JinxedAmbitions, 19k, wip / The Knights of Ren are one of the most successful punk bands of their generation. They are on the top of the world, but Kylo struggles with his own demons, which are taking their toll on the band. Armitage Hux is an image wizard.Â
Broadway, Here I Come by bioticnerfherder, 19k, wip / Acclaimed author Kylo Ren decides to adapt his best-selling biographical book on his grandparents into a musical.
I Can Make Your Day Glow by Marlon, 16k / âYou have a lot of talent, Kylo,â his advisor muses while paging through his portfolio, âbut youâll never really excel until you master the human form.âÂ
PIRATES:
The Wine Dark Sea by EllaBesmirched, 27k, wip / After months of chases, false leads, and near misses, Admiral Armitage Hux finally has notorious pirate captain Kylo Ren in his sights.Â
O Bury Me Not by cowboykylux, 75k / Armitage Hux has only ever had one dream: ruling the oceans with an iron fist.Â
VAMPIRES:
Hemoglobin by CyanideBreathmint, 29k, wip / One night he picks up a young man named Ben, who is not exactly what he seems to be.
Take the midnight train by sabrina, 14k / Every vampire slayer knows that Dracula is absurdly and irresponsibly romanticized, which should make Dracula-obsessed vampire Kylo Ren totally uninteresting to Armitage Hux. If only this were the case.Â
Of Our Time by Ezlebe, 15k / âI could care less. I was made this way before there were movies â before fucking Stroker. Call me a demon if it makes you feel better.â Â
ASSORTED AUâS:
Only I Will Remain by fedaykin, 4k, wip / DUNE AU / Destinies entwined, they realize that there is only one truth in the universe – the Spice must flow.
Fixer Upper by IrisParry, 10k, wip / HAUNTED HOUSE AU / When Armitage Hux starts with First Order estate agents, he thinks the house on Alderaan Drive is an insult, a patronising set of training wheels for the new boy. He is ⊠not correct.Â
Odds of Survival by Marzarelo, 67k, wip / ZOMBIE AU / Now theyâre stuck with each other, trying to survive together, despite the fact that they have hated one another since the day they met.
Stars In Our Wake by griesly, 70k / BOOKSTORE AU / As the owner of Flagship Books, Hux has his life perfectly in order until professional disappointment Kylo Ren barges into his shop and unfortunately, his life.
The Peculiarity Of Our Genetics by Yulicia, 30k / MUTANTS AU / Armitage Hux has been chasing the elusive mutant known as Kylo Ren for months – and he was about as his wits end.
The Master Bakers by EverlivingGhosts, 53k / BAKE OFF AU / Tantrums, betrayals and delicious pastries; this year on the Bake Off is going to prove very interesting to say the least.Â
Alone Beside You by dallystrings, 41k / âI want to get everyone together,â Poe explained, finally, âFor a week. Up at Benâs parentsâ cabin in the mountains,â or; Hux is trying to keep it together while Ben falls apart.Â
Life (Disambiguation) by Harlanhardway, 25k / âAre you my new Administrator?â Ash is an android and Paterson is the quiet, poetry-writing bus driver that he falls in love with.
Poe marches forward just as Hux stumbles and all the fighting stops.
 The pilot presses against the Generalâs side, trying to still him for a moment, all while murmuring under his nose. âRed,â he says once and when Hux reacts with a scowl and even more twitching, he starts using more intimate nicknames. âLove,â he says all while ignoring Huxâs attempts to push him aside and gets a hold of Generalâs slim wrist, keeping his grip strong but being careful not to hurt the ginger.
 âWhat have you done to me?â Hux mumbles. His face is ghostly pale and shadows are dancing on his cheeks. He blindly reaches for Poe.
 âI drugged you,â admits Poe carelessly. âI knew you would be difficult about it.â He reaches into Huxâs sleeve and takes out a small dagger, then presses a quick kiss again Huxâs forehead. âIâll keep this for a little while. I donât want you to hurt yourself.â
âWHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY CASTLE,â a strangely mechanical voice boomed from the darkness beside Hux. Hux startled but quickly covered for the movement, turning toward the source of the noise.
âYou have my father held prisoner,â Hux said, tipping his chin up insolently to hide his fear.
A towering humanoid figure lurched forward. Its footsteps were heavy and almost clumsy; its thick, tattered robes swayed with the motion of its body. It wore a dull black mask with silver detail around the eyes and a broad vocabulator over the nose and mouth, the whole mess barely visible beneath a hood that cast it into deep shadow.
âThis pathetic creature is your father,â the mechanical voice seemed to state rather than ask. Hux supposed inflection didnât go over so well through the type of modulator the mask included, or perhaps whatever species this creature was didnât understand tone. âAnd youâre here to bargain for his release.â
âNot at all,â Hux said. âIâm here to make sure heâs dead.â
Rubbing his nose with the back of his hand, he admits that he should cut back. Ideally, of course, he ought to quit entirely. But heâs too much of a realist to imagine thatâll be happening any time soon.
But he does resolve to take the day off tomorrow. Itâs a Sunday, after all, and nothing will need to be accomplished. No conversations, no tidying, no errands. He can afford to be tired and lazy for an entire twenty four hour span every once in a while.
As for now, though, heâs far from turning in for the night. Itâs 11:15 and he already has two lines under his beltâplus most of a gram in the inner front pocket of his slim jeans. Bed is a long way off.
His phone buzzes.
KR: u coming out to ww 2nite? AH: Itâs spelled âtonightâ, but yes. KR: k already there c u soon I hope
Huxâs pulse surges in what he tells himself is a delayed effect of the coke. It isnât. Kylo does this to him, but he still hasnât found a satisfactory explanation for it.
Because Kylo isnât his type. Heâs too tall to lean down and kiss, too muscular to shove against a wall. His ears and hands are too big not to lend him an awkward look. His dick requires too much effort to take without pain. His texting is atrocious. He doesnât even have a decent jobâheâs a fucking painter, for Christâs sake.
But still.
Hux has no idea what theyâre doing. It isnât dating. It isnât just hooking up. Heâd call them friends with benefits, except he isnât sure whether theyâre friendsâand he certainly feels too old for such an arrangement. Heâs thirty; he should have more figured out by now.
Admittedly his career has gotten in the way. Although corporate law isnât exactly a calling for him, he is quite adept at it and doesnât half-ass anything. Luckily heâs never required more than four hours of sleep per night, because the firm demands more of his time than is reasonable or healthy. And good thing Hux doesnât demand reason or health in his own life, either.
The blow had started in undergrad, just a weekend thing for the parties heâd never felt comfortable at when sober or even drunk. Then the hobby blossomed into a habit during law school, when his studies turned from pleasantly challenging to an all-out assault on his waking life. Plus heâd had to clerk throughout the semesters to pay for room and board, because unlike many of his classmates at Harvard Law he wasnât a trust-fund baby.
He could have been. Ought to have been. Lord knows his father had the money. But financial security was for legitimate children, not offspring of a celebrated criminal defence attorney and his barely-legal paralegal. He sighs, pushing back thoughts of the privilege he nearly had. Which is easier at the moment because cocaine flips a switch in his brain from miserably bitter to a shade above socially competent. Itâs done wonders for his career. Personally, of course, itâs made things difficult on more than one occasion.
For example, itâs let him put up with Kylo Ren far longer than he otherwise would have done. He throws his coat on, checks his pocket once again to ensure the blow is still there (it is), and heads out to the bar.
Five hours later, Hux is regaining his breath in Kyloâs bed. Itâs tucked away behind a privacy screen in the studio apartment, a space crowded with half-finished canvasses, binders of reference photos (unnecessary in the internet age, but Hux appreciates Kyloâs analogue style), and a tiny cat that manages to be everywhere you donât want her to be. Still. Itâs oddly comfortable here.
Hux turns over onto his side to survey Kyloâs face. The younger manâs hair is disheveled, covering one eye fully and criss-crossing his nose in a way that must tickle unbearably. Kylo doesnât seem to mind. His gaze is sleepy and a slow smile plays across his lips.
Fuck, youâre perfect, he thinks without meaning to.
Then the panic sets in. He sits bolt upright, causing Kylo to stir from his post-coital laziness.
âWhat is it?â
Hux shakes his head, covers his mouth with one cupped hand as though fighting off a wave of nausea. But itâs something much worse.
âBen only knew the manâs name from the mailboxes, that name printed neatly under the number. He was about 85% sure it was his last name, but he knew next to nothing about the man, otherwise.Except for the fact that he was utterly gorgeous and always, always on his phone.â
you mean to say i actually finally wrote some kylux?? here have a fluffy elevator au where the boys are idiotsÂ