Reylo

Reylo is the portmanteau used for the het relationship of Rey and Kylo Ren from the sequel Star Wars trilogy.https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reylo It is extremely popular in the Star Wars fandom—the most commonly tagged ship among Star Wars works on the normally slash-focused Archive of Our Own (AO3), with 25,422 works as of 31 May 2021—and the object of interesting external analysis, even by mainstream media publications.Fifty Shades of Reylo by Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic Magazine, 2016-03-30, accessed 2016-04-03 It is a pairing that has also seen fannish resistance and anti-shipping. Rey's unknown parentage meant many were initially fearful that this could be another Star Wars pairing that unexpectedly became an incest ship. (See also Luke/Leia) Others opposed it for other reasons, such as their enemies to lovers dynamic.
The ship surged in popularity after the release of The Last Jedi to become the most prolific ship in the fandom. This film also provided canon confirmation that Rey and Kylo Ren were not related. On AO3, Reylo is the most prolific pairing in both the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy category and the Star Wars - All Media Types category.
A singular Reylo shipper is often simply referred to as a "Reylo", and in the plural as "Reylos".
==Canon==
Rey and Kylo had a significant amount of canon interaction in The Last Jedi (TLJ), unlike the previous installment. It is discovered that they have a Force Bond. During the throne room scene, Supreme Leader Snoke claimed to have created the bond in order to manipulate them. Their bond remains at the end of the movie even though Snoke is no longer alive.
In the last film of the sequel trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker (TRoS), the relationship between Rey and Kylo Ren remains firm. They have several fights while physically being in different places, thanks to their Force Bond. Kylo reveals to Rey that their bond is actually a Force dyad, two that are one in the Force and a connection not seen in generations. Kylo tries to turn Rey to the dark side but without success. 
During their fight in the remains of the Death Star, Kylo is distracted and Rey impales him with a lightsaber. Although a few seconds later she heals him with the Force. Then she confesses that she wanted to take his hand, Ben's hand. After this event he redeems himself: Kylo Ren is dead but Ben Solo alive. During the last act, both fight against Palpatine, who steals the energy of their dyad and throws Ben into a pit. Rey manages to defeat him alone but she dies. Ben Solo comes back from the pit, holds her in his arms and decides to revive her using the Force. Rey looks at him and calls him "Ben". Rey immediately kisses him, they smile at each other, and then he vanishes into the Force.
==Fandom==
===History===
On 4 October 2015, before the theatrical release of The Force Awakens, FanFiction.Net (FFN) writer AmazingGraceless posted perhaps the earliest known piece of Reylo fan fiction, entitled "A Drink Called Loneliness".Know Your Meme. Reylo. (Accessed 31 May 2021.)
Reylo became popular as soon as The Force Awakens (TFA) was released in December 2015, but it was not yet the most popular ship in this fandom. It was first exceeded by Stormpilot and later Kylux. After TFA's release, it was mostly an example of shipping canon adversaries, or enemies to lovers. After the release of The Last Jedi, in which they both had positive interactions with each other (widely seen as mutually romantic by its shippers), the fanon portrayal of this ship became softer. It was also after TLJ that Reylo rose to become the most popular ship in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy fandom.
As the ship grew in popularity, Reylo highlighted a unique quirk of Ao3's tagging system that many were unaware of; the sidebar on Ao3 does not merge individual relationship tags with their parent tag. Kylo Ren/Rey was the first tag used by authors and it continued to appear in the sidebar alongside the parent tag Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren. In the period following the first film, there were consistently more fics using the child tag over its wordier parent.
After the December 2017 release of The Last Jedi (TLJ), there was an influx of new Reylo shippers and an increase in Reylo fanfiction. Many writers were intrigued by the possibility of Ben Solo redeeming himself through his relationship with Rey, or redeeming himself to be worthy of a relationship with Rey. These writers began using the relationship tag that was representative of the Reylo dynamic in their work, and soon Rey/Ben Solo appeared in the Ao3 sidebar. It is also a tag commonly applied to Modern AU fics.
There was also an influx of Reylo fanfic following the December 2019 release of TRoS, including many fix-it fanfics. Between December 2019 and June 2020, there were over 4000 new fics posted on Ao3.Star Wars Sequel Trilogy archived page on Ao3, December 15 2019. Compared to works available on Ao3 on 24 June 2020. See talk page for collated data.
As of August 20th, 2019, Reylo is the most prolific ship in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy fandom, and the broader Star Wars fandom in general, on Archive Of Our Own. There are 12,700 fanworks in the Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren tag on Archive of Our Own as of August 20th, 2019. Comparatively, there are 43,109 fanworks in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy tag on the Archive as of August 20th, 2019.
On Tumblr, Reylo was 10th place on the Fandometrics list of the most reblogged/discussed ships in 2016, 19th place in 2017, 2nd place in 2018, and 7th place in 2019, and first in 2020.
===Tropes, Themes===
* Force bond fics began to appear soon after the release of The Force Awakens. A force bond between these two characters was canonized in The Last Jedi.
* You need a teacher - Some works depict Kylo Ren training Rey in the use of the force. This may occur following Rey's capture by the FO, or she may seek out Kylo Ren willingly for the purposes of Jedi training. 
* Redemption ("Bendemption") - With Rey's support, Kylo Ren defects from the Dark Side and atones for his crimes. He usually returns to his identity as Ben Solo. Redeemed Ben Solo was a hugely popular tag on AO3 following the release of TROS.
* Arranged Marriage works set in the canonverse sometimes overlap with Renperor fics, with Rey marrying Kylo Ren to secure a peace between the First Order and Republic. Other works employing this tropes were historical AUs.
* Rey discovering her family heritage was sometimes an element of early Reylo fics, as authors may have sought to distance themselves from fears that this could become an incest ship. Rey Kenobi was a popular choice for fic writers, but writer also ascribed to the Rey Nobody theory or used elements from Legends stories to develop alternative backstories for Rey. 
* Alternate First Meetings sometimes involve Rey using her skills as a mechanic to leave the Jakku, and join the FO as a technican/mechanic. 
* Modern AUs, particularly College AUs, and Historical AUs.
* Mythology AUs, especially Hades/Persephone.
* Virgin!fic is popular, often with both being virgins, though occasionally only one (inconsistent on which one that is).
* Future fics sometimes depict Rey and Kylo running away from the war, and beginning a family. Kidfics sometimes used the tag, Reylo Baby
* Enemies to lovers is a common trope in Canon AU stories, but fic writers often didn't use this tag when posting works on AO3. This may have been because they viewed the pairing tag as an appropriate warning for this trope.
* Omegaverse fics are common, with Reylo been the most prolific het pairing in AO3's Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics tag. 
====Time periods====
* Pre-canon fics and Alternative First Meeting.
** Post TFA, some works theorized that it was Kylo Ren who left Rey on Jakku. Sometimes she was a former student of Luke Skywalker's school, or Kylo Ren did this to protect Rey from Snoke. This trope may involve Kylo altering Rey's memories with the force, to ensure she doesn't remember her childhood school.
** Jedi Academy AU where Rey and Kylo grew up at Luke's Jedi school.
* Post-TLJ some AU fics showed Rey taking Kylo up on his offer to rule the galaxy together.
** Empress Rey
* Post TROS
** Fix-it/Everyone Lives AU where Kylo/Ben does not die.
** Ben is dead, but is able to communicate with Rey as a Force Ghost.
** Ben is not actually dead, but in sort of a limbo state in the World Between Worlds.
** Ben survives because Leia transfers the rest of her force energy to him.
====Fanon====
* Calligraphy: Kylo|Ben pratices calligraphy.
* Touch-starved: Rey and Kylo are both touch starved.
===Filing Off The Serial Numbers===
In early 2019, Youtuber Jenny Nicholson uploaded a video called This Is DEFINITELY Not A Published Reylo Fanfic Novel. In this video, she discusses Black Moon Rising, a novel published in 2018, and compares the book to Star Wars canon and the Reylo ship. She (and many other fans) theorize that Black Moon Rising is Reylo fanfiction.
Several Reylo fanwriters have filed off the serial numbers to publish their fanfiction professionally. While some writers self-published, many Reylo writers were traditionally published and Reylo fandom has helped books from their favourite fan writers reach the Barnes & Noble bestsellers list.From Friends to Lovers: The Fanfic-to-Romance Pipeline Goes Mainstream By Elizabeth Held, Aug 29 2023. Accessed February 8 2024.Retweet from @YTCShepard, Folks we got TWO Reylo books into the B&N bestsellers ranks yesterday, keep it coming!. Original tweet from author Jenna Levine thanking everyone who pre-ordered her upcoming book. Retweet dated 26 Jan 2023. Accessed 8 Feb 2024.
A very incomplete list of fics that are believed to have been pulled to publish:
* landscape with a blur of conquerors and other works by diasterisms 
* Play To Win by Enterprisingly
* Head Over Feet and Pretty Little Heart by Ever-So-Reylo
* My Roommate's a Virgin Vampire by jeeno2
* Knives & Seasoning by Winona_Wren
* All’s Fair in Heats and Ruts by nixcomix
In 2023, controversy arose when one Reylo alum was accused of review bombing other debut pro authors using sockpuppet accounts on Goodreads. Cait Corrain left a 1-star reviews for multiple authors, including another former Star Wars fanwriter, Thea Guanzon. Corrain initially blamed a Reylo fan and friend for the reviews, before admitting this fan did not exist and issuing an apology for her behaviour. Corrain's book deal has been pulled and she is no longer represented by her agent.
==Controversy and fannish opposition==
As of late December 2015, Tumblr wank about Reylo was already in progress with some fans asking for trigger warnings for the pairing.; ; 
One Reddit user shared the following experience with the anti-Reylo camp:
===Concerns over potential incest===
Since Rey's very introduction in promotional materials, even preceding the release of TFA, there has been rampant speculation and theorizing about her origins, and whether she—like previous protagonists Luke Skywalker and Anakin Skywalker of the original trilogy and prequel trilogy, respectively—would be revealed as a scion of the legendary Skywalker family tree. When Kylo Ren was revealed to be Ben Solo—son of Leia Organa, and grandson of Darth Vader—many fans speculated that Rey would turn out to be his long-lost cousin or sister, making Reylo incestuous.; 
The incest concern has a long history in Star Wars fandom as during the original trilogy, Luke/Leia shippers were chagrined to find that George Lucas had torpedoed their pairing by revealing that Luke and Leia were twins separated at birth. While today there is more acceptance of incest pairings in certain circles, support was virtually non-existent in the 1970s and 1980s.
As of 31 May 2021, the most-kudosed Star Wars fanwork on the AO3Based on using the sort & filter function on the Star Wars - All Media Types tag (57660 works), 19 December 2017. The fic has 20547 kudos, 4552 comments, 921 bookmarks, and 128834 hits. is a 12-word anti-Reylo troll fic titled "a reylo fic" that exists solely to trash the ship. The work was created only a few days after The Force Awakens was released, and once included tags indicating its author objected to the potential incest.a reylo fic by
treezie, 2015-12-19. archived. Additional tags:
#U kno this is a bad ship bc of the #Incest #and general badstuff right
===Concerns over abuse and unhealthy relationship dynamics===
Many anti-shippers have asserted that Reylo is toxic and abusive, based on multiple canon instances in which Kylo Ren has harmed and seriously endangered Rey, and some instances of vice-versa.https://reellifebygrace.com/2019/04/10/reylo-is-dangerous-stop-glorifying-it/ They insist that Kylo is unreedeemably evil and this makes the pairing implausible, flawed, and immoral to write.
Many anti-shippers have also taken issue with the Reylo age difference—Rey is a nineteen-year-old teenager when she is introduced in TFA, and Kylo Ren is a decade her senior. Notably, Reylo does not comply with the "half-your-age-plus-seven" rule. This age difference has been cited as an example of an unequal power dynamic and even pedophilia. Some Reylo supporters have counterargued that Rey is an adult and therefore Reylo is not pedophilia, and that the Reylo age disparity is no different than the one between Han and Leia, another canon Star Wars juggernaut pairing.
===Concerns over racism and fascism===
In The Force Awakens, Rey spent much of her screen time interacting with Finn, and the two clearly developed a strong friendship, while her interactions with Kylo Ren were considerably negative. While The Last Jedi established a Force Bond between Rey and Kylo, the two remained enemies, and quite possibly irreconcilable ones at that. Thus, some Star Wars fans—particularly FinnRey shippers—have found Reylo shippers to be suspect for favoring Reylo, a ship featuring two white characters with a decidedly fraught dynamic, over the potential of FinnRey, an interracial ship featuring two characters with a positive relationship.
Between the very end of 2019 and the very beginning of 2020, after the theatrical release of The Rise of Skywalker, actor John Boyega was involved in a social media kerfuffle after posting a joke that some called out as misogynistic. This incident escalated to a pont at which some Internet users made racist comments toward Boyega, with some Reylo shippers apparently among the offenders.What's going on with John Boyega and Star Wars? posted to r/OutOfTheLoop on 31 Dec 2019.Harrison, Rebecca. It’s a Trap: Reylos, Racism, and the Whiteness of Data in the Harassment of Women Online. 17 Jan 2020. Medium. (Accessed 31 May 2021.)
Additionally, some believe that positive portrayals of Kylo Ren by extension create positive representations of the First Order, which has parallels to the Nazis and other real-life fascist entities.
===Controversy originating from fan activity=== 
Reylo has also been the subject of controversy based on the culture of its shippers themselves, in a sort of fannish ouroboros.
Many Reylo fans have engaged in a ship war, not necessarily with fans who preferred another pairing, but with fans who disliked the ship regardless of the alternative. Reylo has also been considered a rival to Finn/Rey and Kylux.
Some fans have expressed frustration with the shipping subculture that Reylo represents as a juggernaut pairing. Ironically, some male fans have attempted to use Reylo to argue that there never has been any shipping among Star Wars fans. Or, at least among "real" or "normal" (aka male) Star Wars fans.
In May 2016, some Reylo fans reported that the Jedi Council Forums had effectively banned discussion of Reylo as a romantic ship.https://mweerden.tumblr.com/post/144410777104/jedi-council-forums-questionhttps://bastila-bae.tumblr.com/post/145163466700/please-explain-to-me-the-jedi-council-forums
The Reylo community has also faced internal divisions and balkanization: 
===Further Reading===
*"That's why the amount of wank over (Reylo) baffles me. It's neither uniquely problematic nor revolutionary. So why the extreme fuss?" on FFA
*Article on online fannish harassment with regards to Reylo on FFA
*Shit Reylo Shippers Say on Tumblr
*Anti Reylo Receipts on Tumblr
*A list of racist things reylos have done
* [Star Wars Fanfiction] How a fic writer got doxxed because her fics made a Tumblr-user angry Archived Version by SquibblesMcGoo on r/HobbyDrama
* As a Reylo, I'm gonna have to point out that I've been in the fandom since 2017, if not longer - including the Tumblr and seedier side(s) of the fandom, like darkfic - and I've never heard or seen of the instance mentioned in this post. — Reddit user Observa responds to [Disney, Star Wars Fandom] Claude Frollo’s Secret Fangirls, Part Deux (feat Reylos, inexplicably) by iwasonceafangirl
===Cross-cultural observations===
A post on thesovereignempress.tumblr.com called for non-American Reylo shippers to share thoughts of their country's opinion on the ship. Most responders expressed that they had not encountered much hate for the ship.
==Fanworks==
===Meta===
* Reylo Meta Library 2.0
* reylo, a manifesto (or why we need to stop letting people define us as “just a ‘ship”)ashesforfoxes. reylo, a manifesto, April 1, 2016. and reylo, a manifesto pt. II: welcome to the rollercoaster ride to hell by ashesforfoxes (2016)
* , a tweet thread by TheRealOadara (2018)
* "When Systemic Hatred of Women Online Goes Unnoticed, What Does it Say About Us?"K.M.M. When Systemic Hatred of Women Online Goes Unnoticed, What Does it Say About Us?, Jan 15, 2020. by K.M.M., and response "It’s a Trap: Reylos, Racism, and the Whiteness of Data in the Harassment of Women Online" by Rebecca HarrisonRebecca Harrison. It’s a Trap: Reylos, Racism, and the Whiteness of Data in the Harassment of Women Online, Jan 17, 2020. (2020)
* 
===Fanfiction===
* Forms by Trebia, December 2015 - January 2016
* Interstellar Transmissions by LovelyThings and Ricca_riot, December 2015 - February 2016
* A Collision of Stars by dustoftheancients, Rey gets in over her head in an attempt to save her friend. Kylo Ren can do little else but get swept up along with her, because his trajectory has become tied with hers. January 2016-March 2017
* Sword of the Jedi by diasterisms, Everyone is connected, even if, sometimes, it's just by the skin of our teeth. Even in the midst of darkness, still, luminous beings are we. January 2016-May 2017
* The Moon, the Sun, and the Star Inbetween. by Silvershine, A broken Force Bond isn't the easiest thing to bear, especially when the one you're missing is your sworn enemy and the father of your child. Warning: Parenting: Skywalker Style. (Kidfic). February-April 2016
* Within Monsters by AnnonymousMink, When work dries up on Jakku, a desperate Rey enlists with Galactech-- a tech company who will hire anyone with the right skills, and work for anyone for the right price. Now trapped onboard the Finalizer, Rey is both horrified and fascinated by the dark tales she hears about the leader of the Knights of Ren and the mysterious Force he controls. (Alternate First Meeting) February-October 2016
* Thwarted by Perry Dowling. (Rey/Kylo Ren) The endless abyss that is Kylo Ren in love. (2016-2017)
* Ileenium Manor by WaterlilyRose, Rey decided she hated Lord Benjamin Solo before she even met him. So when he comes to take his rightful place as heir to Ileenium Manor where she works as a maid, it will test Rey in ways she couldn't have imagined. (Historical AU). July 2016-March 2017
* Landscape with a blur of conquerors by diasterisms, "While I share your contempt for this situation in which we find ourselves, do not mistake it as apathy," he hissed through gritted teeth, dark eyes burning. "I hardly expect your disposition to sweeten, but I will be damned if I allow my future Empress to behave in a manner that reflects poorly on me and on the First Order!" (Arranged Marriage). July 2017-2019
* Play To Win (Link) by Enterprisingly, (Modern AU, Gamer AU) January 2018-December 2018. This fic is currently hidden on Ao3, as the author is publishing their work professionally.
===Fanart===
* Rey/Kylo by thealeksdemon. December 27, 2015
* imagine if rey took up kylo’s offer of being her teacher by mickinuo (dark!Rey). January 14, 2016
* I don’t care, go on and tear me apart. by arriku. February 2016
* The Ruins of Our Empire by winterofherdiscontent
===Memes===
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File:Tumblr_p9rgyfdr4K1wlcgp3o1_1280.png
File:Reylo Anidala parallels.jpg
===Fanmixes===
* wild hunt by blushedfox, originally from 8tracks
* Reylo by Kira 
* A Reylo Playlist To Cry Too by Courtney	
* Reylo; Rey and Kylo
* Reylo by Rebecca Allen, features fanart from frozenmusings as the cover art
* Reylo: Love Is The Balance by 1182890446, a 5-hour-long mix. "A chronicle of Rey and Kylo Ren's force connection in Star Wars. A mix of rage, desire, vulnerability and hope. Tracks added for their arc in The Rise of Skywalker."
*REYLO: THE PLAYLIST by reylo-playlo
===Fanvids===
* Reylo Shipping Song | I'm Your Jedi by BarryMode. Sept 16, 2020
* Don't Be Afraid, I feel It Too by DarknessEternity91. Dec 28, 2015
* You Have Compassion For Her by DarknessEternity91. Jan 28, 2016
* Once Upon a Dream by Victoria Anne. Jan 11, 2016
* Animal impulses by DreamingOfDestiny. Dec 26, 2015
===Zines===
* At the End of a String
* Constellations
* The Duality of Balance
* Keeping the Stars Apart
* Light & Darkness
* The Little Mermaid and The Sea Serpent
* Psyche
* Resonance
* Reylo Comic Anthology
* The Reylo Museum
* Reylo: We Ship It Too
* Treacherous Hearts
* Two Solitudes That Meet
* Floraison
=== Other ===
* Reylo Anthology: 2017 Calendar
* Reylo After Dark: 2017 Calendar
* Reylo Art Calendar‎
* Reylo Tarot Project‎
* Solaris Tarot
* Lords of the Sith podcast
* Women of the Whills podcast
*Girls with Sabers youtube channel
==Art Gallery==
File:Star Wars by Bobbo Andonova.jpg|Star Wars by Bobbo Andonova
File:Ben - Rey by Andrea Balmaceda.jpg|Ben - Rey by Andrea Balmaceda.
File:Kylo and Rey by Barbysand Illustration.jpg|Kylo and Rey by Barbysand Illustration
File:The Rise of Skywalker by Marila Blatche.jpg|The Rise of Skywalker by Marilia Blatche
File:Reylo by Chamine Design.jpg|Reylo by Chaminé Design
File:Feeling the rain togehter by daroszinha.jpg |Feeling the rain together by darosƶinha
File:Maymerd 2017 ny darosznha.jpg|Kylo and Rey as merfolk by darosƶinha for MerMay 2017
File:May the Force... by Reka Fodor.jpg|May the Force... by Reka Fodor
File:After battles by MamonnA.jpg|After battles by MamonnA
File:Rey vs. Kylo by Cole Mitchell.jpg|Rey vs. Kylo by Cole Mitchell
File:Reylo - Addicted To You by pandacapuccino.jpg|Addicted To You by pandacapuccino
File:All I Need by pandacapuccino.jpg|All I Need by pandacapuccino
File:All I wanna do is wrong by pandacapuccino.jpg|All I wanna do is wrong by pandacapuccino
File:Reylo - Can't Resist You by panda.jpg|Can't Resist You by pandacapuccino
File:Reylo - Devotion by pandacapuccino.jpg|Devotion by pandacapuccino
File:Reylo - Love Will Tear Us Apart by pandacapuccino.jpg|Love Will Tear Us Apart by pandacapuccino
File:Marveve by pandacapuccino.jpg|Marveve by pandacapuccino
File:Reylo - Never Let Me Go by pandacapuccino.jpg|Never Let Me Go by pandacapuccino
File:Reylo - The Pull From The Light by pandacapuccino.jpg|The Pull From The Light by pandacapuccino
File:We found live in a hopeless place by pandacapuccino.jpg|We found love in a hopeless place by pandacapuccino
File:Reylo Mermaids 3 by PandaCapuccino.jpg|(CW: bare breast)Rey and Kylo as merpeople by PandaCapuccino.
File:Reylo Mermaids 4 by PandaCapuccino.jpg|Rey and Kylo as merpeople by PandaCapuccino.
File:Reylo Mermaids 1 by PandaCapuccino.jpg|Human!Rey with merman!Kylo by PandaCapuccino.
File:Reylod Mermaids 2 by PandaCapuccino.jpg|Human!Kylo with mermaid!Rey by PandaCapuccino.
File:Sustenance by PandaCapuccino.jpg|Sustenance by PandaCapuccino – Kylo embraces Rey while she nurses their baby. Based on the fic Sustenance by Shwtlee4reylo.
File:Kylo Ren & Rey by Leandro Raimundo.jpg|Kylo Ren & Rey by Leandro Raimundo
File:Reylo by Rodethos.png|Reylo by Rodethos
File:Kylo and Rey by Meybis Ruiz.jpg|Kylo and Rey by Meybis Ruiz
File:Ben and Rey Solo by sophiekelevra.jpg|Ben and Rey Solo by sophiekelevra
File:Dark Reylo by sophiekelevra.jpg|Dark Reylo by sophiekelevra
File:King and Queen by sophiekelevra.jpg|King and Queen by sophiekelevra
File:Reylo by sophiekelevra.jpg|Reylo by sophiekelevra
File:Reylo Bridal Style by sophiekelevra.jpg|Reylo Bridal Style by sophiekelevra
File:Reylo Darkside by sophiekelevra.jpg|Reylo Darkside by sophiekelevra
File:Reylo Darkside 2 by sophiekelevra.jpg|Reylo Darkside by sophiekelevra
File:Black Rose and Baby Boy by staypee.jpg|Black Rose and Baby Boy by staypee
File:Comfortable by staypee.jpg|Comfortable by staypee
File:Happy Ending by staypee.jpg|Happy Ending by staypee
File:A Greek Tragedy by Leandra Vargas.jpg|A Greek Tragedy by Leandra Vargas
File:Kylo and Rey by Leandra Vargas.jpg|Kylo and Rey by Leandra Vargas
File:Kylo and Rey 2 by Leandra Vargas.jpg|Kylo and Rey by Leandra Vargas
File:Kylo and Rey 3 by Leandra Vargas.jpg|Kylo and Rey by Leandra Vargas
File:Kylo and Rey 4 by Leandra Vargas.jpg|Kylo and Rey by Leandra Vargas
File:Kylo and Rey 5 by Leandra Vargas.jpg|Kylo and Rey by Leandra Vargas
File:Across the Stars by yuuyami-artist.jpg|Across the Stars by yuuyami-artist
File:Almost by yuuyami-artist.jpg|Almost by yuuyami-artistFile:Eternal by yuuyami-artist.jpg|Eternal by yuuyami-artist
File:Good Morning by yuuyami-artist.jpg|Good Morning by yuuyami-artist
File:Hades and Persephone by yuuyami-artist.jpg|Hades and Persephone by yuuyami-artist
File:A New Day by yuuyami-artist.jpg|A New Day by yuuyami-artist
File:Rainy Day by yuuyami-artist.jpg|Rainy Day by yuuyami-artis
File:Think of Me by yuuyami-artist.jpg|Think of Me by yuuyami-artist
File:Eternal by yuuyami-artist.jpg|Inktober Day 31 - Eternal by yuuyami-artist
==Archives & Fannish Links==
===Archives===
* Kylo Ren/Rey & Rey/Ben Solo (Kylo Ren) works at AO3
* Rey/Kylo Ren (Ben Solo) works at ff.net
* Stories tagged reylo on Wattpad
===Tumblr===
* Tags: kylo ren x rey, rey x kylo ren, reylo, reyben, benrey
* AO3 Feed Reylo
* Baelo-Ren
* Reylolicious
* First Train to Hell
* Reylo Art
* Shipcestuous tags: Kylo Ren and Rey; fanart; fanfiction; images; commentary; funny; AUs; parallels; cast; reactions; uncategorized; my edits
===Other===
* /r/reylo on Reddit
==Press Commentary==
* 50 Shades of Rey by Spencer Kornhaber (March 30, 2016) 
* The Fan Fiction That Predicted a Big Last Jedi Storyline by Spencer Kornhaber (December 21, 2017)
* Imagining a Better End to The Rise of Skywalker by Spencer Kornhaber (January 4, 2020)
==References==
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Category:Star Wars: Sequel Trilogy
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