Thread by @anopendoor3

🛵 My Day with Ren
✨Reylo AU Multi-Media Textfic
✨Strangers to Lovers / Slice of Life
✨Photo Journalist Ben & Actress Rey spend the day together in a R/oman Holiday & Before S/unrise inspired AU
✨ Coming next Tuesday

#reylo #reylofic #reylotextfic @reylotextfics

✨NSFW will be tagged with 🔞
✨RT/QT/Comments appreciated 🥰
✨Trigger and Content Warnings (CW:/ TW) where applicable
✨Time stamps show the progression of time throughout the day
✨#mydaywRen to mute 🔇

Excited to no longer just be squealing over this story with @pocketsofdaisy and finally share it! This was such a fun project to work on and I tried and learned a bunch of new visuals that I'm also excited to share here.

Happy to have you along for the ride 🛵🥰

1/ cw// images of smoking

Meet Kylo Ren. New York City photographer and photo journalist. He takes his craft v e r y seriously.

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2/ Meet Rey Niima: Famous actor in search of more mature projects and hoping to break away from being known as a child star.

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3/ (3 parts) Ben’s best friend Poe just wants to make sure he’s all up to date with the goings on of his family’s business. Even though Ben left years ago.

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4/ (3 parts) Ben is not amused. He might even have a few bitter opinions about it—none that have anything to do with the person featured in the article, but even so…

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5/ (3 parts) Looks like Ben’s day just got a little more interesting.

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6/ Hux prides himself at being very good at his job. It’s not his fault other employees are such slackers

Meanwhile, Poe has an update…

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7/ (3 parts) Turns out Ben’s interview with Rey did not go so well.

Poe gets an unexpected surprise.

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8/ Seems like Ben forgot something…

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9/ Ben may have overreacted a little at the end of their interview…

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10/ Just a little friendly banter over light-hearted disagreements 🙃

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11/ cw// mentions of sex & drugs

A banter of wills x slap slap just kiss through the gd phone

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12/ Ben should probably change his passcode 🤭

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13/ Rey pokes the bear.

Ben can’t help but take the bait. He never backs down from a challenge.

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14/ Rose is a great manager. The best. Rey would be lost without her.

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15/ (3 parts) Ben picks Rey up at her hotel.

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16/ They see some sights on their way to their destination.

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17/ Ben takes Rey to one of his favorite places in the city.

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18/ Rey has been to a museum before…but not quite like this.

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19/ Ben shows Rey some photography in hopes to prove a point? Show her a part of his world? Actually have a civilized conversation?

Definitely not that.

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20/ slight 🔞 The photo in question:

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21/ Ben has questions, of course he does.

It’s not his fault he keeps getting distracted and forgets them.

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22/ (3 parts) Ben finally thinks of a question, but it’s unclear how useful it will be for the article.

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23/ Kylo Ren does not like his picture taken, nor does he use Instagram stories.

But things can change depending on the circumstances...

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24/ cw// food

(3 parts) Kylo Ren enjoys a hot dog while Rey Niima is spotted at a M/oMA…

Good thing influencer on the rise, Baz Nettie, was there to catch the evidence.

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25/ cw// food

Ben’s never seen a girl house two hotdogs in the span of two minutes.

But Rey is full of surprises.

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26/ Now it’s Rey’s turn to show Ben a bit of her world.

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27/ What a coincidence that Rey’s film is pre-showing at a theater nearby…

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28/ (3parts) Ben finds he didn’t dislike the film, not at all.

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29/ (3parts) Rey gets to see a lot of the city on the back of a motorcycle.

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30/ Poe checks in after noticing an increase of posts to Ben’s insta story.

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31/ cw// food

(4parts) Rey takes a bunch of tasteful nood pics.

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32/ cw// food

Poe approves. Meanwhile, Rey checks in with Rose…

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33/ Rey suggests they play a game. It’s all hypothetical really…purely academic

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34/ Things are starting to get a little more interesting…

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35/ “If I could go back to this morning, I would apologize for being an asshole, and admit that every mean thing I said about you was just me deflecting my own issues about something that had nothing to do with you... I don't think you're a snob. I’m...a dumbass.”

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36/ Rey doesn't even know Poe, but Ben thinks she could play him in a film.

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37/ Ben almost divulges too much…these emotions that have crept up on him in the span of just a few hours

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38/ (3parts) Things get a little serious. Ben makes a discovery.

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39/ cw// alcohol bar

Ben takes Rey to one of his old stomping grounds

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40/ cw// alcohol bar

Rey finds out Ben’s real name.

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41/ cw// alcohol bar

Ben is starting to think bringing Rey here was not the best idea…

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42/ cw// alcohol

Rey tries Chewie’s famous cocktail.

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43/ cw// alcohol intoxication

(3 parts) Two drinks in and Rey and Chewie are besties—to Ben’s chagrin 😏

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44/ cw// alcohol intoxication

Rey gets a glimpse of Ben’s past…and subsequently, accidentally falls into his arms in the process 👀

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45/ cw// alcohol intoxication

For a second Ben thought…

But maybe it's the alcohol, maybe it’s all in his head.

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46/ cw// alcohol intoxication

Rey leaves his phone on the bar and he’s definitely a little tipsy if he’s asking Poe for advice.

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47/ cw// alcohol intoxication

Rey admits why she dodged the kiss.

Some miscommunication gets cleared up...

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48/ cw// alcohol

(4 parts) Ben gets a second chance and it gets…serious? But not in the way he thought it would…or hoped.

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49/ Rey tries to think of a new activity. Meanwhile Ben’s thoughts are all 😵‍💫

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50/ Chewie ships it 😉

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51/ cw// alcohol minor harassment bar fight

It’s the first Rey is approached all day after being recognized. Ben’s almost surprised it took this long.

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52/ They weave through the few throngs of people also enjoying their Monday night until they find a secluded street. That douchebag and his friends no longer chasing them…

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53/ cw// nsfw ish 🔞

It’s 5 minutes til midnight…

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54/ Ben isn’t ready for it to be over, not yet. Rey discovers Ben isn’t as snobbish as he first came off. He might actually be a little roguish 😏

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55/ cw// breaking & entering

Ben has an unconventional idea to show Rey the city skyline…

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56/ cw// breaking & entering 🔞

Rey likes Ben’s rebellious streak 😏

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57/ cw// nsfw public sex 🔞

Some rooftop shenanigans ensues 👀

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58/ cw// nsfw oral public sex 🔞

Ben helps Rey see stars under the polluted city sky…👅

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59/ cw// nsfw public sex 🔞

Ben never would have thought what seemed to be the start of a bad day would turn into this*

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60/ God just looking at her, and the smile she gives him that could light the whole damn city.

Everything is just…brighter…better…

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61/ cw// nsfw public sex 🔞

✨💥💦

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62/ cw// nsfw public sex unprotected sex 🔞

(3 parts) If this is a dream…Ben is more and more convinced with each passing second how badly he wants to stay in it.

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63/ Good thing one of them had the wherewith-all to set an alarm…

Ben has some missed messages though.

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64/ Dread begins to spread as reality sinks in.

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65/ Rose is a good manager—the best.

She cares about Rey.

But Ben does too.

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66/ Ben watches her sleep. Nestled in his lap. The moment of peace stretches to meet the day. Each second moves the sun just a little bit higher in the sky—

—And the inevitable end of their dream with it.

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67/ She doesn’t want to leave. Even though she knows she hast to.

He doesn’t want to let her go. Even though he knows he has to.

But for 20 more minutes, it’s just them. No obligations.

Just this.

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68/ Every touch of her lips is a spark of life. A ray of sunshine. A reminder that her brilliance is unmatched—

—and Ben can’t help but think how lucky he is to be allowed to bask in it for just this one day.

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69/ But the big question is…what happens now?

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70/ Neither of them knows.

But Ben can’t help but hope.

Meanwhile, Rey types her number into his phone…

"Say, 'Snob'!" 📸

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71/ Rey admits what she thought about the day.

Ben admits he’s come to an epiphany.

And one thing they both can agree on:

They can’t keep their hands off each other. ♥️

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72/ (3 parts) How Ben’s feelings for Rey went from 0-5000 in less than 24 hours is anyone’s guess.

But he’s not ready to say goodbye.

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73/ As Rey’s car pulls away and out of sight, Ben looks at his phone, the battery almost dead, and clicks the /nstagram app to look at his story for the first time ever.

And he sees flashes of what Ben knows will be a day he will never forget.

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74/ As is no surprise to anyone, Ben and Rey keep in touch after that one fateful day…

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75/ Looks like Rey has a new project coming up…

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76/ Rose checks in to make sure Rey is ready for her move.

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77/ cw// nsfw sexting 🔞

Meanwhile, Rey is anxious to get to New York.

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78/ cw// nsfw sexting 🔞

Since they’ve corresponded via text, Ben’s gotten used to Rey’s snarkier (and h0rnier) side.

And he loves her all the more for it.

[I—🥺😭]

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79/ nsfw image 🔞

Somewhere in the near future, Kylo Ren uploads a new photo 🦋

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80/ And they're off!

The End ❤️

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I hope you loved spending the day with them as much as I did! 🥺😭😍

Big thank you to @pocketsofdaisy @irridesca and @samalama88 for your encouragement from the start.

I appreciate the love and support from anyone who's read and interacted, thank you! ❤️