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So Ben is in the city with his mother while she does some senate-related thing. Han’s off on one of his ‘business trips’, of course.

Ben escaped from a terribly stuffy formal dinner and is wandering the city when he comes across an entertainment establishment just down the block from the dinner.

It’s not the kind of place his mother would ever allow him to go to, especially not with that… very attractive being-of-the-night leaning against the wall, pushing their hair back. 

Ben gets closer and sees that it’s a man, human, like something cut right out of his darkest fantasies. Thin and pale, long red hair. Garters and fishnet stockings. 

Ben can’t resist. He approaches the man, who aks him if he’s looking for a date. Ben’s watched enough holos to know what that means. 

“Um, I’m Kylo. What’s your name?” “You can call me Bren.”

After handing over what he hopes is a large enough credit chip, Bren takes his hand and takes him into the establishment.

Bren seems to know the bartender well. Kylo buys drinks for himself and Bren. 

The bartender tells them there’s live music upstairs tonight. Might be hard to find a seat.

“We’re not here for the music, Phasma. One of the loft rooms, please,” Bren says.

Phasma holds out her hand for payment. Bren looks to Kylo with a raised eyebrow. Ben is glad his mom gave him extra pocket money for this trip, and Kylo hands over another chip.

There’s an ice blue sofa in the room, and not much else. 

They settle on the sofa. Bren takes one sip his drink in one go and sets his glass on the floor. He stands up and takes Kylo’s glass. “This isn’t really a date, Kylo.”

“You just settle back and relax. I’ll take care of you.”

It’s over embarrassingly fast. It was really good though, and Kylo wants to apologize for failing to warn Bren before he came.

“Oh, Kylo honey, no. That’s extra.”

Kylo hands over another chip.

Afterwards, Bren straightens out his panties and stockings, then settles back on the sofa with his drink. 

Kylo tucks himself back in his underwear and fastens his trousers. He’s not sure what to do next. This was hardly covered in his mother’s etiquette lessons. He tries to start some small talk but is cut short.

“I’m glad you had a good time, Ben,” Bren says, emphasizing his real name. “I’ll be sure to let your mother know you were on your best behavior. Shall I copy her in on the communique I’ll be sending to the press with the security cam photos?”
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wyomingnot:

Try different things! Find what works best/is most comfortable for YOU.

We’re all different. There’s no ‘one product fits all’ here.

Let’s all be thankful *belted* pads went away, okay? The REAL tumblr oldsters can tell you about those.

wingardium-letmefuckyou:

Okay, I’m gonna go on a rant now about reusable pads because for me they were a life changer!

I didn’t like using normal pads cause they made me feel itchy and uncomfortable and there’s that unpleasant feel of wetness so I used tampons for a long time. The issue with tampons for me is that I have really bad cramps and inserting something like a tampon made them worse (sth to do with muscle tension and shit like that). I then switched to the cup, which is great, feels really clean but didn’t change the issue with the cramps. I still use my cup for swimming and such but not for everyday use. (I wanna say that this is personal and highly encourage everyone to try out a menstrual cup, they are awesome).

Now, here it comes, best discovery of my life!

Reusable pads!!!!! What a blessing.

They are made of fabrics like cotton, bamboo, hemp… You fold them around your underwear and close the little buttons and they don’t move a lot generally. (I would still advise a cup for intense sports and such)

The best thing is: no itchy feeling. These feel soft, just as soft as your underwear. Sometimes I am aware that they are there, sometimes I just forget. It’s never uncomfortable.

There’s an extra absorbant layer in the middle so as long as you change as regurarly as you would with a normal pad there is no feeling of sticky wetness or other irritations.

After you have used them you just wash them and use them again. Bam, extra win, no waste!!!

Yes, the cost is higher in the beginning since you have to buy a bunch and they are more expensive than usual pads but once you have them, you’re set for years to come. I get that an investment like this is not possible for everyone, it took me a while to get enough of them to cover my whole period. For those people I would advise a cup, since you only need to buy one.

Fun fact: these pads come in many adorable prints. I use mostly black ones for convenience (so I can wash them together with my black underwear) but there are polkadots, flowers,… It’s a small thing but honesly, it makes your period just that little bit more cheerful!

Fun fact 2: Look for small businesses that make these. A lot of them employ women in need and give them the tools to take care of themselves and their families. Periods can be empowering too!

Thank you for reading my rant about pads but I hope that one day we can all freely talk about our periods and educate ourselves and each other.

motherofqups:

I’ve never used a reusable? Pad?! But the right menstrual cup could change your life y’all

wingardium-letmefuckyou:

I used to hate pads until I started using the washable, reusable ones. Mind! Blown! They feel so soft, no irritation, great absorption, no feeling of wetness. And less trash! Menstrual cups are great too, by the way.

I just wanna say, look further than the normal options, you might be surprised. And talk about your periods, people. Educate each other!

ovur:

You know what I’m just gonna say it…. pads are better than tampons, everybody needs to stop lying
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I would love to be excited by the prospect of interaction between Finn and Hux in Rise of Skywalker–and who knows whether it’s likely or not?–but the way I think it would be written is just … so disappointing in light of how it could be.

I think, probably, it would be a study in simple morality.  Finn is the “good victim” who didn’t turn bloodthirsty and ruthless as a result of his conditioning.  Hux did, and therefore his victimization doesn’t count.  If rejecting conditioning was a possibility for one abused child of the FO, then plainly it was an option for everyone, and those who didn’t reject it deserve the consequences they have chosen.

And I’m pretty sure that if they ever occupy the same physical space again, well, Finn is gonna kill Hux.  Hux is no match for him unless he has an advantage, and narrative privilege is not on his side.  I wonder if anyone would pick up on the irony that, by killing someone who can’t defend himself, Finn would be acting from his stormtrooper training more than he ever has before (Phasma would be proud).

At the same time, how much would it underscore his rejection of what was drilled into him if he … didn’t kill Hux? If he didn’t even make a speech about how justified he’d be in killing Hux.  If he offered him, not necessarily forgiveness, but empathy and compassion.  Solidarity: one victim to another.

Well, first of all, a lot of Finn fans would be PISSED.  Secondly, a lot of film canon only fans would be PISSED.  Star Wars movies can bear the weight of sympathy for 1 (one) villain and no more, it would seem.  And in the ST, Kylo Ren is positioned atop a horde of canonical and audience sympathy already.

But, you know … fanfiction.
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Yeah, I’ve thought right from the start that the ST just doesn’t take seriously enough the fact that the FO are (for the most part) brainwashed from birth. They say it, but nobody seems to be grappling with what it means for the FO’s moral responsibility.

Much though I like Finn as a person, it galls me that a lot of his purpose in the narrative is to be the character you point at and say “Finn chose not to fight for them so everyone else in the FO must be actively and informedly choosing to stay.”

Part of Finn’s purpose in the narrative is to be the excuse through which you can condemn the rest of the FO’s young people. He’s there to make the argument that everyone has free choice at all times and that therefore all the rest of the brainwashed characters have full moral culpability and we don’t need to worry about them.

Which tbh I find unrealistic and unfair.

I guess everything changed for me when it became the children of the bad guys who were still having to fight the wars of their elders. Because to me those kids (now young adults) are victims too.

When I’m feeling generous, I remember that I would also be very vocal in defense of a guy who’d been groomed since childhood by Snoke and then woke to find his uncle trying to kill him, only to flee to Snoke for protection, discover he was trapped in a horrifying hellscape full of people he couldn’t respect, had no-one he could trust and therefore fell back on looking after himself because no-one else would…

I would be very vocal in Kylo’s defense if everyone else was condemning him. But as it is, I believe the narrative is at least slightly in his favour, and I know the fandom is very much in his favour, so he doesn’t need me to defend him too.

The rest of the younger generation of the FO, however, seem to have been ruled disposable by everyone, so they’re the ones who get my concern. It’s a limited resource ;)

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