Interstellar Transmissions

Interstellar Transmissions is a Star Wars: The Force Awakens fanfic pairing Rey/Kylo Ren. This fic is an early example of a Reylo force bond fic, and became very popular. The author, Ricca_riot. originally started this story on her own; posting at least one new chapter every two days. LovelyThings was the first commentor on the fic, and soon joined Ricca as a co-author. 
:Rey’s interrogation at the hands of Kylo Ren triggered an awakening in the Force, as well as an unwelcome bond that links them across the galaxy and grows stronger every day. An accidental encounter alerts Supreme Leader Snoke to the existence of this bond and he orders his apprentice to capture the girl and bring her to him. Sometimes it's not the big speeches that redeem people, but the actions you inspire them towards. Former PWP, now full scale adventure.
It was originally written for a prompt on tfa_kink on Dreamwidth: "One night, Rey's attempt at relieving some tension gets a little to real" and "...does it still count if like, they can force-sense each other while it happens? Long distance, force-assisted masturbation between them both?"
In spite of this premise, this fic is in fact a slow burn enemies to lovers work. Fans of Interstellar Transmissions praised it for its characterization and its worldbuilding, including a host of OCs.
==Reactions and Reviews==
Some fan opinions changed in 2020, following comments by the authors on Reylo in an article published after the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
==The Fanfiction That Predicted a Big Last Jedi Storyline==
This fic was brought to wider attention following an article in The Atlantic entitled, The Fanfiction That Predicted a Big Last Jedi Storyline. Interstellar Transmissions is not the first Force bond fic, with this Star Wars specific trope appearing in works across all three trilogies. It wasn't even the first Reylo force bond fic, but it's popularity inspired comparisons with Star Wars: The Last Jedi.Was Rian Johnson reading fan fiction to come up with the story for The Last Jedi? asked on Quora, 2018.
Interstellar Transmissions wasn't the first fic TLJ creators were accused of plagiarizing. Before the Atlantic article, another fic Signs and Smoke Signals by StreetSolo had been pointed to as inspiration for the film.Rian Johnson Plagiarist?!?! discussion on r/StarWarsCantina, June 2018. Responses appear to reference both Interstellar Transmissions and StreetSolo's fic.
==Related Works==
===Fanfiction===
* Dinner by Reylo-spoken-here
===Fanart===
* Kylo's dream by LittleChmura
==Further Reading==
* Fifty Shades of Rey, an article in The Atlantic, March 2016. Includes comments from the authors on how Interstellar Transmission began, and the appeal of Reylo.
* The Fan Fiction That Predicted a Big Last Jedi Storyline, an article in The Atlantic, December 2017. Includes extracts from interviews with the authors.
* Imagining a Better End to The Rise of Skywalker, an article in The Atlantic, January 2020. Here LovelyThings and Ricca_riot give their opinion on the recently released Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Their opinions on Reylo as a ship were not appreciated by all Reylo fans. 
==References==
 
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Category:Star Wars Sequel Trilogy FanfictionCategory:2016 Fanfiction‎
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