kyrilu | May the 4th Letter (Reply)

Dear May the 4th Creator,

Hello! This is my first time participating in this exchange, and I can’t wait to see whatever you write for me. The Rise of Skywalker pulled me back into Star Wars fandom, and I got lost in the new EU.

Feel free to ODAO, mix/match prompts, or merely use them as jumping off points! They’re only suggestions.

Thank you so much!!!

Do Not Wants/Dislikes:

Crossovers with non-Star Wars fandoms
Non-Star Wars settings (or non-Star Wars AU set-ups like soulmarks, A/B/O, etc.)
First person or second person POV (but epistolary fic/in-universe media is perfectly fine!)
Rule 63/Genderswap
Issuefic (in-universe canon-typical galactic politics or prejudices like xenophobia against different species is fine, however!)
Amnesia
Vi Moradi getting romantically/sexually shipped with anyone (x)

Cardinal & Finn

WE WERE ROBBED. I strongly feel that Cardinal was Finn’s mentor, and I just want any kind of fic about both of them. Like: Flashbacks to FN-2187’s past growing up as a young cadet and Cardinal being kind and encouraging to him during training, even with the First Order's repressive militaristic environment being what it is.

Or: Cardinal survives the events of Black Spire and meets Finn during/after the mission to Batuu. I’d love to see them bonding over what it means to be a soldier - what it’s like to overcome the First Order’s conditioning - the difficulties of finding their place within the Resistance - and/or the joy of making real friends that they truly care about.

I’m totally open to any action-y missionfic that accompanies Cardinal & Finn bonding, by the way.

Also: Cardinal giving Finn one of his wooden carving creatures.

If you want to write canon compliant fic with Archex's death, that's fine, too. So: Finn and Vi talking about Cardinal. Or: Finn goes on a mission for the Resistance and remembers a lesson or simulation that Cardinal taught him and applies it to the situation at hand.

Armitage Hux & Vi Moradi

So, um, imagine: Vi as Hux’s handler when he becomes the spy.

Take this in any direction you want - Hux knows that Vi turned Cardinal, so he approaches her for guidance. Or, Hux repeatedly anonymously contacts the Resistance to leak information and they think he’s nuts because all he does is complain about how stupid Kylo Ren is, until eventually someone (Leia?) figures it out and Vi's assigned to him.

Or: Vi realizes that Hux is a mess with the whole Pryde and Kylo Ren stuff, and she decides to purposefully exploit his insecurities and recruit him.

Maybe: Epistolary spy reports that Hux sends to Vi, which are 80% complaining about the Knights of Ren tracking mud in the Steadfast etc. Or twisty silly espionage fic full of all the tropes: Hux gets a codename; dead drops and cloak and dagger meetings; Vi attempts to teach Hux the basics of spycraft and he’s so bad at it.

All the while, Vi is exasperated, snarky, and well-aware that Hux isn’t Archex. But she rolls with it.

(If you want to include Black Spire crew cameos, go for it! Kriki hating the hell out of Hux because he was responsible for her sister’s death in the Hosnian cataclysm, etc.)

Mostly, I want to see their personalities contrasting; it could also be typical missionfic with Vi clashing with Hux. I just have an abundant love for Vi and want to see her mouthy and badass in the face of Hux, uptight space fascist with issues.

Pacer Agoyo & Teza Nasz

These two are probably my favorite new characters of Resistance Reborn. I’m fascinated by them: Pacer’s anger against Teza Nasz for killing his brother, and what’s mentioned of their backstories.

For example: Tell me about Pacer grudgingly getting along with Teza. Moments where he grows to respect Teza for her viciousness and dedication, even though it takes a while. Do they end up saving each other’s lives during missions? And maybe Teza reflecting on her past actions (does she remember how she killed Pacer's brother?), realizing this time she’s doing something good, the camaraderie of the Resistance a culture shock from the Empire.

Or: Pacer vows to settle the score with Nasz after the war, challenging her to a duel to the death, as if this was one of her deathpits. Yet, after the Battle of Exegol, he hesitates...

I’m open to missionfic (Batuu or an original mission pre-TROS!) - slice-of-life (the day-to-day lives of Resistance members, from sabacc night to holo watching to other past times) - and cameos of any other characters who appeared in Resistance Reborn.

Poe Dameron & Suralinda Javos

The friendship between these two means everything to me. I just want to see them bantering, whether as flashbacks to their Navy days or anytime they’re in the Resistance together. I adore Suralinda with her reporter instincts and her dedication to telling stories - sometimes her fellow rebels don’t understand - but like Poe, she ultimately has a strong sense of justice and what’s right versus wrong.

It’s my headcanon that they attended flight academy together; feel free to throw this in or not.

So: pre-TROS missionfic that involves Suralinda pursuing a story to expose the First Order’s wrongdoings, and Poe (+ the rest of former Black Squadron? other Resistance members?) tagging along! Slice-of-life fic on base or adventurefic on a planet that they explore! Flight school shenanigans on Hosnian Prime that exasperates their instructors (Wedge Antilles and Norra Wexley?)!

Feel free to go into h/c territory, too, like Poe and Suralinda both coping with the costs of war; Poe as a leader and Suralinda doing public relations work, especially in wake of the Battle of Crait.

I am 100% up for in-universe journalism fic where Suralinda interviews Poe (+ other Resistance members?) to publish pieces on the HoloNet, regarding srs bzns war themes. Or, alternatively, crackfic where Suralinda runs the Resistance internal newsletter’s gossip columns or advice columns.

I will never not have Black Squadron teamfic feelings, so include Snap and Jess and Karé all you want!

My ships for them are Finn/Poe and Suralinda/Jess respectively - so, if you want to allude to them in any way, that’s up to you, especially with Suralinda canonically teasing Poe for crushing on Finn. But, no pressure, Sura & Poe friendship fic is the main focus of this request. /o\

Suralinda Javos/Jessika Pava

I love this pilot with control issues and her blue reporter girlfriend. I adore how they don’t initially seem to see eye-to-eye - Jess doesn’t understand Suralinda’s journalistic instincts and feels like she can be shady, but these two save each other’s lives, recognize each other’s strengths, have similar reckless natures, and make good partners!

Same ideas I mentioned above for Suralinda & Poe, but Sura/Jess-flavored: In-universe journalism fic. Crackfic where Suralinda runs the Resistance internal newsletter’s gossip columns or advice columns. Pre-TROS missionfic (what happened on Rattatak? or any original mission). Slice-of-life fic on base. Black Squadron team feelings.

Also: you are completely welcome to explore Jess’ canon backstory about her and her family being captured by pirates - pirates who were likely funded/armed by the First Order. Jess likely grew up in slavery. So, that’s just… a lot of issues, and I welcome fics that explore her trauma.

Additional prompts:

Undercover as a couple!

Suralinda and Jess go to Dandor for a mission, bringing up bad memories for Jess.

Suralinda comforts Jess after a nightmare or panic attack related to her past.
Suralinda and Jess clash over their different priorities/perspectives regarding Resistance work.
Jess and Suralinda go out astromech-shopping, after yet another unfortunate ‘Great Destroyer’ incident.
Post-TROS celebrations and mourning, trying to figure out what happens next.
Jess’ past means that she has scars on her body...

I’m open to all the smut for these two, tbh. ‘Thank god you’re alive’ sex. Sex pollen made them do it. How do they make intimacy work with Suralinda’s venom? Can she control it? Is Jess Into getting bitten by those sharp teeth and kissed by that long tongue?? 👀 If you’d like, take all the liberties you want making up fun xeno stuff about Squamatan mating habits or genitalia/erogenous zones. Surprise me!!!! :D

Ransolm Casterfo & Rose Tico

This might sound random, but -- listen, the ending of Resistance Reborn has Rose introducing him to everyone in the Resistance, and I keep thinking that they have a lot in common. Both of their homeworlds were exploited and oppressed by the Empire or First Order. And they can be passionate about their convictions about politics, making the galaxy a better place, and, basically--

It would be cool to see fic of them. Rose getting Ransolm up to speed about the state of the galaxy. Or, both of them + other Resistance members going on a pre-TROS diplomatic-related mission asking planetary leaders for aid (Ransolm as a sort of political/strategist mentor figure to Rose, even though he’s still kind of a mess, post-imprisonment?). Or, this can be post-TROS, in the wake of Leia’s death, mourning and figuring out how to put the galaxy together with the war won.

I just think there’s potential, even if it’s a little moment where they talk about Riosa and Hays Minor.

(If anyone wants to know my ships for them - I am 100% totally okay if you allude to Ransolm/Leia feelings of some kind, even if one-sided/unrequited on his part. I don’t particularly have strong Rose shipping feelings, except maybe she and Kaydel Connix and/or Beaumont Kin have something going on as ahem, ‘good friends’ per TROS VD? But otherwise, gen is all good!)

Venisa Doza & Terex

We know Terex as Poe’s nemesis, and now I’m dying to know what happened with Venisa escaping Terex. This would be before Terex left the FO, so -- I’d love to read fic of Terex in all his dramatic manipulative spymaster glory facing off against this dashing mouthy competent pilot and her battered old droid!

Bonus: Did Terex work with Imanuel Doza in the Empire when he was a stormtrooper? Does he recognize Venisa as the rebel who foiled the Imperials and convinced Doza to defect, and he’s like: Not her again!

Or: fic where Venisa (+ Team Colossus) encounters Terex sometime after Resistance S2. Terex is no longer working for the FO and probably is involved in something shady and criminal, looking out for only his interests. What happens? Feel free to include all the SW Resistance characters in this you want, like Doza family feelings!

Or: the classic ‘stranded together’ scenario and being forced to work together.

Flix/Orka

Disney, let them kiss. Ahem. I love these two aliens in love.

Domesticity even during the war! Flix and Orka adjust to life aboard the floating Colossus and get used to this assisting the Resistance thing, despite their doubts. Or, how do they settle back into their lives after the war - celebrating after the Battle of Exegol, or the Colossus returned to Castilon?

Tell me about how Flix wanted to become a cantina singer! Is that how they met??? How did they end up on Castilon?

Mainly, I’m just hoping for fun married-couple-fic and their dumb pet gorg. Star Wars Resistance gave me a lot of feelings about the Colossus as home - it’s a place where ordinary people just want to live and work and continue their daily routines - but then the First Order tries to take over and forces the entire platform on the run. Flix and Orka are a part of this; they’re not bigshot Resistance fighters - they’re shopkeepers - and I'd love to read fic about how they deal with the whole situation, wishing things were back to normal, wishing they could run, but ultimately choosing to stay and protect what’s important to them.

Or: the Acquisitions duo no longer has much of a business without salvaging going on. Flix and Orka assist Mika Gray on the side with her fortune telling nonsense, promising to make her all these complicated crystal ball props and shit in return for a cut of the credits. Hilarity ensues. Legit, though, anything in line with the show's lighthearted tone would be cool, too!

Poe Dameron & Jarek Yeager

I’m so curious how they know each other. My theory is that Yeager is an old Rebel pilot friend of Shara Bey’s, and, so, bb!Poe and his Uncle Jarek! How did these two meet? Optional cameo idea: is Venisa Doza a family friend as well?

Does Poe grow up watching Yeager race before the accident? (For maximum hilarity: what if Marcus Speedstar was Poe’s first celebrity crush?)

Why does Yeager mention that Poe always brings trouble? What happened? Bringing in TROS - did he run into teenage runaway Poe at some point?

Or: Yeager comforts Poe at Shara’s funeral and tells him stories of flying alongside his mom. And years later, Poe attends the funeral for Yeager’s family...

Other ideas: Poe participates in a race at the Colossus pre-series (*whispers* possible Han Solo or Greer Sonnel cameos). Poe tries to recruit Yeager to the Resistance pre-series and fails. Poe meets up with Yeager sometime post-Resistance S2, telling him what happened with the Raddus and other stuff the Resistance has been up to.

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