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[jacklynnfrost]

Lovely

Fighting hard times, one reylo at a time.

I know I haven't been really present lately, sorry about that. A lot is happening at the moment, I have someone very dear for me fighting for her life in the UCI, and I just can't wrap my mind around that concept. I haven't been in a depressive crysis this bad since I was in college, and it's taking me a lot of strength to do basic day by day stuff. So I'm trying to go back to art again, bc that's a process that helps me cope and jump out of this bizarre paralysis. I hope my reylo fam likes this piece ❤️ I so thankful for all of you guys.

Things will get better.

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Reylo's indetroner equivalent to date.

I mean, Dongfang Qingcang = Kylo Ben to death. They both killed their father for essentially the same reason ! And Rey and Orchid are both in the same situation of not knowing who they are and no one knows who they are either. Girls without a home and family, and who would really want have that, who don't know who they are and think that basically they are nothing, and who are alone. There's also the color coding of the guy and the girl, the girl's powers generally linked to healing, not to mention the mystical connection of the two characters which essentially allows them to resurrect each other at the end. Then obviously, they are in enemy clans. He is from the tribe of the moon, and she, from that of the celestial. Then we discover that she is in fact the reincarnation of the former leader of another clan, which the Moon Tribe once decimated, so she is the equivalent of the goddess of nature. So in short, the heroine was nobody, but then discovers her true identity which further reinforces the supposed enemy aspect between the two characters. Like Rey when she discovers (unfortunately) that she is Palpatine's granddaughter. Without forgetting that the heroine's primordial form at the beginning is an orchid, that's her name, and you are well aware that an orchid is a plant that needs sunlight. Something said in the series itself, and where we see Dongfang Qingcang taking care of Orchid by making her be in contact with sunlight as much as possible. Not to mention that fairies are often symbolically associated with light in our culture. And even if Orchid is ultimately not a fairy, she thinks she is for the majority of the series and is designated as such by the title. Yes. No doubt. It's Reylo pure and simple.

We'll see how The Hurricane Wars trilogy evolves in the future...

Talasyn and Alaric's relationship is reminiscent of many other well-known fictional romantic relationships for me. (Just like Reylo, and of course, also like Dongfang Qingcang & Orchid, and they are all generally - so not all - the same)

There is Romeo & Juliet by the obvious appearance of the star-crossed lovers, from an enemy clan in the middle of war.

The obvious myth of Hades & Persephone. Because sometimes Persephone is called the Light of the Underworld and she is also sometimes depicted with a torch. So always associated with light. Hades is on the other hand associated with death and darkness. It is also often pointed out that they are a power couple.

Of course ; Beauty and the Beast. But in the sense that the trope is used today in the idea of ​​a man cathegorized as monstrous finally finding redemption / or evolved, through the romantic relationship he forms with a woman. (Let's be real, this is the direction we are heading)

The classics Jane Eyre & Mr Rochester ! The orphan heroine meeting a Byronic hero dressed in black. The emphasis of the relationship being on their spiritual / magical connection. (And probably later in the trilogy the emphasis for Talasyn & Alaric will be on their equality, like Jane & Rochester, I'd be hard-pressed, seeing as after all, it's taken from a Reylo fanfic and is about a trope of light / darkness, equality will inevitably come to the table at some point)

Erik & Christine from The Phantom of the Opera. The young orphaned woman associated to the light who finds herself in a complicated and tragic romantic relationship with a man having a traumatic past, and wearing a mask over his face. But who also offers to train the heroine and ends up doing so.

The other aspect of Reylo would be Darcy & Elizabeth from Pride and Prejudice, but hey... as long as we don't get in the sequel the guy telling to the girl that she may be nothing according to her or for the others, but not for him like with Kylo (And Dongfang Qingcang from LBFAD) as equivalent to Darcy's failed declaration... well I can't really say. Hoping we will have it too !

I also hope that the connection between Talasyn & Alaric on a spiritual and magical level will strengthen even more, and also above all that the concept of equality will come to the table as their relationship evolves positively. (Which should normally be the case)

[jacklynnfrost]

n e o n.

[jacklynnfrost]

STARS THAT SHOW US: THE 2024 REYLO FANFICTION ANTHOLOGY GIFT FIC EXCHANGE SIGN UPS ARE NOW OPEN

Title inspired by June Jordan’s poem “Poem for My Love”

As a special way to enjoy some Reylo fanfiction this Valentine’s Day, the Reylo Fanfiction Anthology is hosting a gift fic exchange on AO3!

As a participant, you will offer to write a story of a minimum of 1000 words for someone’s request. You will also be matched with another writer who’ll write a gift fic for you based on your sign up request.

Sign ups open on Friday, December 8, 2023.

Sign ups will close at midnight EST on Sunday, December 17, 2023.

You will receive your recipient’s request by Wednesday, December 20, 2022.

All fics are due at midnight EST on Saturday, February 3rd, 2023 to give us time for any pinch hit assignments, if necessary.

Fics will be anonymously revealed at 12:01 A.M., February 14th, 2023.

Authors will be revealed on Wednesday February 21st, 2023.

Please note that that this is an exchange hosted on AO3. In order to participate, you must have an Archive of Our Own account. For questions on how to join AO3, or any other questions, please email us at [email protected].

Please indicate at least three prompts for a fic you would like to receive when signing up, as well as anything you do not want in your gift fic.  Additionally, we are asking all participants this year to please include their favorite non-Star Wars book and movie in their sign up.

Example:

Prompt 1: Years after Rey and Kylo are married and trying to live happily ever after, a new Sith Lord rises.

Prompt 2: Domestic fluff - Rey and Ben/Kylo celebrate a holiday.

Prompt 3: Explicit hand holding

I love when Rey and Kylo banter and spar, but I don’t like outright fighting where they hurt each other. Fluff is fine! I really like when they kiss and makeup.

I do not want a gift fic with the following: Extreme violence, blood and gore.

My favorite non-SW book is Neverwhere and movie is Labyrinth!

Click here to sign up for the exchange!

Click here for more details about how the exchange will work!

[jacklynnfrost]

How do we come to be here next to each other

in the night

Where are the stars that show us to our love

inevitable

- June Jordan, Poem for My Love

An exchange is coming soon to an RFFA near you!

[jacklynnfrost]

fanfic writers coming up with *chef’s kiss* perfect ideas to torture their blorbos then remembering they’ll have to actually write them out in order for the fics to not exist only in their heads

[jacklynnfrost]

Flower Field

“you build a fire just to keep me warm you outshine the stars with your gaze you spend hours tracing the scars on my heart

as though if you were given enough time you’d be able to repair the cracks

and you look like a daydream something out a fairytale that ushered me to sleep back when I was covered in flowers instead of thorns

and when the universe tells my story it won’t matter that they tell of the ghosts, of the bruises as long as they get this one part correct

because darling, I did one thing right and that was falling in love with you”

— walk with me for an eternity by Abby S

[jacklynnfrost]

wait…ON MY, IS IT TIME OF INTERESTING CROSSOVERS?? xD

[jacklynnfrost]

Ao3 subscriptions are so fucking wild to me. Every time I write my silly fanfictions and post them 124 people get an email just to let them know that this idiot is posting their fanfictions again. I send 124 people an email every time I write smut. Imagine sending 124 physical letters out just to be like “hello everyone, I put some guys we made up in our heads through the horrors again.” Absolutely absurd. I am kissing all of you on the lips.

[jacklynnfrost]

this feels targeted

#Failed

[jacklynnfrost]

i used to be too shy to interact w fanfic authors, but after i finally started to do so, that i realised they're the same @ me

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Just freaking 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Today I saw certain (I hope younger) fandom members doing a thing on twitter where they called out fandom-famous fics and saying how bad they are.

And, no. We don't do that. We aren't rude to each other like that. If we don't like a fic we move on and find one we do like. We do not go slagging it off on twitter to make ourselves look cool.

Authors, artists, video editors, gif makers: all of these people give huge amounts of their time to provide you with content for free. They don't owe anyone anything, and being cruel about what anyone makes is below us as a fandom.

[jacklynnfrost]

Welcome to Tumblr, Reylos!

A new rec is coming sometime next week, in the mean time I’ll be backing up all previous recs made on Twitter to this blog.

If you didn’t know, there’s no algorithm on Tumblr so Liked posts don’t get promoted to someone’s feed. If you want your followers to see something, whenever possible Reblog!

If you’re using the desktop version of Tumblr, there will be links categorizing all recs in the sidebar (regular recs, dark recs, fic ratings), otherwise you can come back to this pinned post for links to those categories.

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[jacklynnfrost]

I want to walk in the open wind

I want to talk like the lovers do

I want to dive into your ocean

Is it raining with you?

[jacklynnfrost]

I commissioned this stunning piece of art from the talented @panda-capuccino for my story Sovereign Loyalties.  It features Emperor Ren and Rey during their first time together.  Thank you Panda-Capuccino for doing such an amazing job with this piece and illustrating the tenderness between them in my story during such an intimate moment.

This is based off of Chapter Four of my story,  If you have not read Sovereign Loyalties you can do so here.