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atoffandhisbobby:

I know this idea isn’t new, but it’s one that I get obsessed with every now and again: Finnastasia and Dimitrey. I love the idea of Finn being missing royalty and Rey being an orphan pressed into a life that’s not quite law-abiding, but who has a heart a gold and a memory of saving a young prince when his family’s palace was attacked …

Done by @nightfell, who was a delight to work with, on commission. Thank you!

@finnreyfridays

For ficlet, Finn is a tutor and Rey is trying to keep cool in front of the hot guy?

vaderey:

(sorry this is so late anon! life got in the way)

Oh shit, is the first thing Rey thinks when she see him. Because the ridiculously hot guy walking towards her with purpose, waving at her, just has to be the tutor that was assigned to her – Finn. And however thankful she is to see someone this beautiful in the flesh, she cannot, she repeats cannot, spend an hour face to face with this guy and survive. Who the hell thought it would be a good idea to let this guy be tutor? How many poor souls had to endure this blinding handsomeness up close? How is anyone expected to learn in the presence of this Adonis?

“Hey.” Finn, who might be the most attractive man in the world by Rey’s reckoning, says. Rey doesn’t know when he had got so close  probably when she was gawking over him she guesses. “You’re Rey, right?” He asks smiling. She resists the urge to cover her eyes or look away. The sun is less radiant.

Marry me, is her next thought, because how, HOW, is she supposed to live her life without this man lighting it up for her every day. She has no idea how she hasn’t seen him on campus before because surely he glows like a goddamn beacon of light that no one could miss. She realizes she hasn’t said a word and has just been starring open mouthed for longer than is appropriate (though she would argue that propriety can be damned because HAVE YOU SEEN THIS GUY?).

“Hi.” She says dumbly. She winces at her own voice. Nice one, Rey. Really turned on the charm and wit with that one.

He sits down beside her and she can feel the warmth from his skin. Rey already feels like she’s melting – she’s that far gone from being cool.

“So what are you struggling with?”

FUCK IT, Rey thinks. There’s no way she’s learning shit with these thoughts swirling in her head. Might as well do something about it.

“Right now, I’m struggling with not asking you out.” Did she just say that? Yep, she totally did judging by the look on Finn’s face. It’s shocked, but it soon turns into a smile so that’s definitely a good sign.

“Oh?” He says, a mischievous glint in his eyes, and Rey desperately wants to jump him. “Well as your tutor I can help you with that. I’d recommend asking me to get wings at the campus pub, in about an hour when I’m free after my tutoring.” His grin is wide as he checks her out, and Rey’s heart is racing.

“Ok, do you wanna get wings after this?”

“I’d love too. But first, we’re gonna kick chemistry’s ass!” He says opening the book in front of him.

I think we already have, Rey thinks, and then says, getting a laugh out of Finn.

REY YOU WEIRDO I LOVE YOU

I’m not even that big of a fan of Harry Potter, but I liked your post so much I drew up these. Young Rey on the streets and Young Finn as a Death Eater.

Easter Eggs
-Unkar Plutt becomes Uncle Plutt, the Troll crimeboss.
-Rey is in Knockturn Alley, but she thinks she has no magic, and is thus highly loyal to Plutt.
-Finn’s adoptive brother Slip dies in his arms shortly before his first day at Hogwarts.
-Finn’s Death Eater mask is based off from the First Order stormtrooper helmet.

The truly sad thing is, Finn spending TLJ in a coma could actually have been brilliant–but ONLY IF it the story had taken care to involve and center him. Obviously not in the way RJ described it in his tasteless joke, with Finn being inert and unimportant while only getting occasional cuts of him stirring in his sleep. That’s not just bad, that’s positively malicious (as much of the movie was tbh). But if the plot had involved Finn heavily, and the coma had been used as an actual opportunity to explore his story and the setting? In that case it would have been better than what we got in TLJ.

Consider: Finn is so seriously injured that he doesn’t wake for most of the movie’s runtime, and due to the haphazard circumstances of the evacuation the Resistance were not able to bring all the necessary equipment and medicine. On top of that they are under constant bombardment and the infirmary is flooded with patients, further complicating his recovery. This would emphasize the gravity of what Kylo Ren did to Finn while showing that the First Order is a direct threat to Finn as well as the Resistance as a whole.

Snoke berates Kylo not only for losing to Rey and being so conflicted over murdering Han Solo, but also for failing to kill Finn. Hux and Snoke are both extremely threatened by Finn’s defection, and Phasma reports unrest in the ranks for which she executed and reconditioned a number of troopers. Snoke makes it clear that he is chasing the Resistance’s main fleet so doggedly in large part because he wants to make sure Finn is dead, or better yet, to drag him before the assembled troopers and make an example of him. This further establishes the FO’s evil and heightens the sense of suspense because Finn is a character that the audience actually cares about, not a nameless extra like many of the Resistance members we saw die on screen.

Rey is worried about Finn and keeps trying to contact the Resistance. When the Force Skype happens she is angry with Kylo over Finn’s injury as well as Han’s murder. Kylo manipulates her in large part by telling her about the Resistance’s plight and the personal danger to Finn–and he insinuates, or lets her believe, that he would let the Resistance go and spare Finn’s life.

We continue the bond between Finn and Poe by having Poe go on the Canto Bight mission (or some better mission that makes more sense, getting help from Lando?), and Rose going with him because she is deeply affected by Finn’s heroism.

Most crucially, however, Finn’s coma is not just about him lying there but is an exploration of his past and trauma, even his connection with the Force. We see some of the Before the Awakening materials where he is an elite cadet whose only flaw is too much empathy. We get to see his relationship with a living Slip, his other squadmates, and Phasma. (Give Phasma more to do, you cowards.) This would parallel and contrast the exploration of Kylo’s past, continuing the foil relationship. Finn was already a cadet when Kylo Ren formally joined the FO, and this
intersection in their stories would have been interesting to explore.

We see glimpses of Finn’s traumatic kidnapping as a child, something that distresses him so much that it registers on the medical monitors. Finn also relives the massacre of Hosnia and many other things he wasn’t physically present for, including present events, though he is only able to affect things in small snatches such as shouting a warning to Poe at a crucial moment which Poe actually hears.

Finally, on Crait, Finn’s Force projection grows strong enough that he helps provide the crucial clue for getting out of the mines, and he leads Rey to the back entrance. Even Chewie sees him by this point and roars out a greeting. She is overjoyed at the connection with Finn and is happy and confident when she lifts the rocks, in direct contrast to her tension and sadness when talking to Kylo.

Finn finally wakes, Sleeping Beauty style, on the Millennium Falcon with Rey by his side and stroking his hand. They have a joyful reunion and everyone on board celebrates this flash of hope among the darkness, making the hopeful ending seem actually deserved.

Lesson: You can keep a character in a coma for a whole movie and still advance his story as long as you give half a shit about him. It’s telling that RJ’s treatment of Finn was so reluctant and half-assed that it was fully possible to tell a better story based on a throwaway joke of an idea.