October was the beginning of the end, as far as Hux was concerned—the end of his peace of mind for three, long months. The retail business in a shopping mall was bad enough during the holidays, but having to run his upscale Burberry boutique across from a Hot Topic made everything worse.
Hmmmmmmmmm this is hard to answer for me, because the composition of a fic and what folks take from them is always different for everybody–for some, a lot of time might seem extraneous, while for others, it’s delicious.
In my opinion, it’s not the length of the fic that matters the most in a slow burn, it’s the progression of the relationship. It depends on where you start. If you start with hate, it’s going to take you a long time to get to love in a believable way. It also depends on what’s actually burning. Is it the sex? The emotional connection? These two things can definitely happen on a different timeline.
I’ve been ready to climb the walls with some slow burns I’ve read that I’ve lived on for even a hint of something between the characters.
In my experience, the longer I had to wait with an engaging story, the more ABSOLUTELY FREAKING LIBERATING it was when they finally realized how they felt about each other.
Gravity Well, for example, is the first slow burn I’ve written, and I actually intended things to be shorter…for culminations of feelings to occur within the next 10k. However, at 72k, I’m not even close to getting my main character worked around from where I started to where I know he’s going to end up. What I thought would be a 80k fic will probably be more like 140k. I hope it’s worth the wait, in the end.
Ultimately, I’d say if you’re working on writing a slow burn, don’t put chapters / words in because you’re worried it needs to be a certain length to “qualify.” Just write the story from beginning to end the way you think it should happen and the way that feels believable to you!
AHHHHHHHHHHHH like basically my favorite thing ever in the world is to get an ask about this fic so omg thank you! I love that you love that moment???? I actually wrote a different version of that chapter which I ended up deleting, but I reworked the entire new chapter around that exchange, because I felt like it was sort of at the core of why and how Kylo and Hux can relate to each other. And I am so pleased to hear that you had a similar understanding of that part of Kylo’s story in TLJ. We’re kindred souls, my friend. Kindred souls.
October was the beginning of the end, as far as Hux was concerned—the end of his peace of mind for three, long months. The retail business in a shopping mall was bad enough during the holidays, but having to run his upscale Burberry boutique across from a Hot Topic made everything worse.
Thanks to everyone who voted on the survey we conducted, we were able to get a collection of kinks that people would be interested in. There’s several prompts on some days and only one on others, but feel free to skip days if they’re a squick or a trigger for you. Also feel free to post out of order/late, or even combine a few days together, this is a very casual event and a celebration of the wonderful kinky work of our fellow Kyluxers!
Fanart, fanfics, moodboards, and any other creative content is accepted! When posted, please use the tags #kyluxnichekinknovember and @kyluxnichekinks. If you don’t see us reblog it, please dm it! If you don’t want to post it, submit it to the blog here. An AO3 collection is also available to submit works here.
Hey! I thought I’d do a post about my Oops I Summoned a Demon au in honour of a new story being posted tomorrow!
A Handbook for Practical Daemon Keeping: Kylo find a silly fake spell book buried deep within the shelves on his favourite bookstore and for a laugh, he decides to perform one of the rituals.The book couldn’t possibly be real, could it?
How to Care for Your Human: Kylo comes down with a terrible cold and Armitage shows himself to be a surprisingly good healer.
The Wild Hunt: Kylo and Armitage are in Edinburgh for a short holiday when they encounter someone deadly from Armitage’s past.
My Heart, Body, and History: Kylo’s birthday is approaching and Armitage is looking to find the perfect gift. A shopping trip with Rey leads to some family bonding time, a lesson in ancient Roman medicine, and a job offer.
All That Glitters: Armitage comes home to find Kylo waiting with a surprise for him, or, Armitage discovers the joys of Lush bath bombs.
Burning Bright: Written as a prompt fill for Huxloween 2017. Armitage and Kylo receive an invitation to Rey and Finn’s Halloween party. Armitage insists on dressing up as “himself”, whatever that means.
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The new story is called Every Inch of My Heart and is also a prompt fill for Huxloween 2018!
Make Me by Ajaxthegreat… It’s pretty well known so you might have already read it but also a fav! (this one’s longer! Emperor Hux/Smuggler Ben)
And several excellent one-shots
This is my absolute favorite Emperor Hux/Hound Kylo: To the Hunt by Kiara_Pyrenei Their dynamic (D/s, petplay overtones except no one’s playing) is soooooo good… (mind the tags though!)
well told story of Hux plotting treason and seducing Ren into becoming his knight. It’s sexy but the psychological elements are in the forefront, not the kink.
Concubine by @eralkfang – Another one that left me so hot and bothered I didn’t make any intelligent notes about it, I just wrote “hawwwtttt”
And hey, one other story if you like Empires, worldbuilding and long-game, Old Man Kylux stuff, this fic is short but really vivid, Ren’s the emperor this time:
– Companion piece to my other painting The Grand Marshal sends his regardsHere’s the Supreme Consort/Grand Marshal getting his hands dirty for his husband. (I painted everything but the background, that’s a photo bc I have to go to bed early).
Jules' Kylux Stuff 