katajainen

Summary:

A moment of stillness within the chaos. A really, really hurried and kind of messy moment. With teeth.

What it says on the tin: a hot, tight, breathless moment between “we didn’t die yet” and “but we still might”. And it’s a pretty package too, all wrapped up in beautifully flowing prose and tied with viscerally evocative physical description. Also: teeth.

Or: I’m trawling through the depths of my old bookmarks for nice spicy snacks and you get to sample the catch ;)

Summary:

“Fuck,” Poe says as the realization hits him. “We’re totally imitating a shitty holodrama here, aren’t we?”

The summary on the back cover would be a little like this, he imagines: Resistance starfighter pilot Poe Dameron was left heartbroken after a tragic break-up with his childhood sweetheart when he defected from the New Republic Starfleet. But when a young man named Finn saves his life and steals his heart, Poe learns that the idea of ‘one true love’ is truly just a myth...

Alternatively, Poe thinks as Finn shrugs and focuses his attention on Poe’s dick again, the Datanet clickbait version: Watch this gorgeous ex-stormtrooper teach a Resistance pilot how to suck cock (Flyboy's First Blow Job)!

What it says on the tin.

And then some, because Poe’s internal monologue is at turns hilarious and unapologetically romantic, and the back-and-forth between him and Finn is such deliciously easy, light-hearted banter that I can’t help but melt a little utterly.

Not to forget this piece does a wonderful job at reversing the common trope re: who’s experience and who’s not *winkwink*. And I’m ALWAYS and FOREVER a sucker for trope inversions, especially when they result in top-notch lewdness with capital-F Feels.

Which brings me to my final point: although the whole story is only one scene, it’s not self-contained, but anchored in the past and reaching for the future, which adds a lovely layer of depth to it. (Read: I prefer stories that don't happen in a vacuum-floating bubble.)

So - it’s short and sweet and steaming hot, and it’s got depth and a bit of a twist - what are you still waiting for? Shoo, go read!

Summary:

There’s no strategic value in the tiny human who’s finally let go of his neck and is falling asleep in his lap, except that he won’t grow up to be a Stormtrooper. Finn knows better than anybody that one Stormtrooper more or less doesn’t make any difference to anything.

Recommended because Finn doggedly trying to find strategic justification for following his own heart breaks me not a little bit, and because I love how well he and Poe play together here: seamless teamwork is always a joy. And all the little practical detail (to quote an example: all the junk that successive Resistance pilots have left in the cockpit) is quite simply delightful and makes for good immersion in a small wordcount.

Not to mention that part two is just as good or even better. (Or: this rec is a not-so-clever ruse to get you all to read pt. 2.)

Summary

BB-8 violently rolls romance into Poe Dameron’s life.

Just a short one this week.

In spite some minor glitches, this story never fails to make me smile. Part of the reason is that I'm very, very fond of BB-8, but even bigger part is the way the author has managed capture the little orange ball's character, and how succinctly and wittily this somewhat unconventional outsider's POV translates the events of the flesh-and-blood world into droidspeak. (BB-8's designations for people are nothing short of brilliant, for instance.)

And also it’s a fond memory from the time TFA was just out and I was all hyped up about finally having some new Star Wars content I liked enough to be all excited about. (Yes, I know the movie is made-to-measure fan service -- I’m a fangirl and I love it.).

Read this for warm and fuzzy nostalgia, if nothing else.

Summary:

Poe is undercover with the First Order, making good progress on his duties to the Resistance, but one of the privileges that officers in the First Order are expected to take advantage of is that of claiming a Stormtrooper for their bed.

FN-2187 knows he shouldn't have met the officer's eyes. Being chosen by an officer is the easiest way for a Stormtrooper to die.

Beta by my Best Beloved, Turn_of_the_Sonic_Screw.

This is one of my favourite @imaginarygolux stories, or, to be completely honest, the whole series is.

This first part starts off with an intriguing premise, goes on to describe an unlikely (and potentially dangerous) friendship with maybe, just maybe, potential for something else as well. (who am I kidding? exactly no-one, that's who - this is solid good pre-slash.)

Rife with adventurous plot twists and lovely what-ifs, the second part of the series is a treat as well, complete with a wonderful slow barely-there romance plot, just the way I like it.

Please do check this out and enjoy!