Look Guys, We’ve Got to Stop Demonizing Poe and Finn

People are mad because they want the plotline of “hero rebels against abuse and brainwashing, fights back and kills abuser, and wins Rey’s affections” to be Kylo’s plot.

I literally just… I don’t understand? Did Leia abuse and brainwash her son? Did Luke? I don’t doubt the possibility that Han may have neglected him, but abused him? That would break my heart, as well as break Han Solo’s character as completely as Luke’s and Poe’s were broken in TLJ.

Because Finn may have technically had a family at some point, but he was stolen from them before he could even remember, so he *was* raised in an abusive and brain-washing environment, while Kylo *chose* the First Order, and was part of the brain-washing of others.

Listen, if you’re so desperate for a pale-skinned, dark-haired male villain who actually *was* raised in an abusive and brain-washing environment, go watch ATLA. 

Look Guys, We’ve Got to Stop Demonizing Poe and Finn

finnappreciation:

We are excited to announce that our Finn event for this September will be Finn Relationship Week! The days/themes will be as follows:

Day 1: Romantic Relationships

Finnrey, Finnpoe, Finn and Slip, etc. Explore your favourite ships for Finn!

Day 2: Platonic Relationships

Explore Finn’s friendships! 

Day 3: Familial Relationships

Han’s role as a parental/mentor figure to Finn, the relationships of stormtrooper cadets as they grow up together, Phasma and/or Hux’s presence in Finn’s childhood, etc. Or your own headcanons as to Finn’s family. Any sort of discussion of family and relationships are welcome!

Day 4: Community/Group Relationships

Finn and his relationships in a community setting, whether with the First Order, or with the Resistance!

Day 5: Non-canon Relationships

Explore your favourite relationships that didn’t get the chance to be explored in canon! Finn and Bodhi, Finn and Cassian, Finn, Baze, and Chirrut, Finn and Luke, Finn and Padme, Finn and Boba! Go crazy as you examine your favourite AU relationships that could have been!

Day 6: Finn and Villains

Explore Finn and his relationships with his enemies, their hero/villain dynamic!

Day 7: Finn and Future Relationships

As Episode IV draws nearer, look into relationships that haven’t had a chance to be showcased yet (*cough* Finn and Lando *cough*) and tell us what you’re hoping for! 

Be sure to check our Rules page for more information on ships that can and cannot be included this week! Remember that your contributions to this week can be anything you want! You don’t have to include metas or think pieces if you don’t want to! Write fics, draw art, make edits, moodboards, gifs, etc. Celebrate Finn and his relationships with others!

We’re so excited for September and can’t wait to see all the amazing things you all come up with! Remember to tag #finnappreciation in your posts! 

heyya-leia:

Finn: When you said you were ‘Magic in Bed’ this wasn’t what I was expecting-

Poe: Is this your card?

Finn: *softly* Holy shit

Reblogging for deputychairman’s tags: #this actually happened i know it#this is the Poe & Finn i love#an A+ 1000% canon interaction#(dont get me wrong theyre totally banging as well#just Poe does magic tricks in between spiritually uplifting deeply in love sex)#finnpoe

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modern au star wars. rey, poe and finn all live in a one bedroom apartment with poe’s corgi. rey doesn’t have a social security number. leia signed the lease so poe would stop sleeping on her couch. hux is kylo’s manager at the gamestop

han and leia are divorced but have been living together anyway. luke lives on a ranch in the middle of nowhere in arizona and they used to visit him every christmas but eventually leia got tired of trying to figure out what “ok so there will be no signs at this point, but after three hours you’ll see a rock. turn there” means

luke and han are the exact opposite sides of the antigovernment spectrum, which becomes a problem after luke realises he really loves drones

luke was raised on the ranch by obiwan, who has technically been squatting there since the 60s

padme had a will but anakin just had a piece of paper that said he thought obiwan should have his dogs and also his sword collection

luke refuses to mail anything so when he wants leia to have something he just drives to california and puts the package on her porch. he has a really poor concept of what leia needs, could use or would like so half the time she opens these 20 year old boxes signed “LUKE, YOUR BROTHER” in fading pen to discover, like, a broken tv and a note that says “can han use this for anything?”