Feel-Good Kylux Rec List

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I’m having a not very stellar time in brain land right now and kylux may not have the most comforting tropes traditionally speaking, but here’s some fics from the softer side that I like to read when I’m having a sad

(Most of this is h/c and touch starvation stuff. Lots of angst with a happy ending and graphic descriptions of caregiving. So ymmv because I know I have weird tastes in what I find comforting lmao. A lot of these also have mental health issues themes, so please heed the tags on each individual fic)

Sustenance by @kyloknightofhux – M, Canon, 7.8k

Hux discovers something unusual about Kylo, and his curiosity gets the best of him.

Okay guys this is THE touch-starved Kylo fic. Like if you’re into that at all and you haven’t read this yet, please stop right now and do yourself a favour and read this instead. I’ve probably read it north of 10 times and I know it’s an older fic, but it still surprises me that I’ve never seen it on a rec list before. Seriously, read it. Beautifully in character and though it’s definitely cannoli kylux, it still does the trick for me every time

Literally anything by @starsshinedarkly77 – T-M, Modern, 1.7-11.8k

(please tell me your name is the same on both and I didn’t just tag a random person who also happens to like kylux lmao)

Seriously, literally all of their fics hit that spot I need when I’m sad. Some of the softest kylux around and yet they always feel fully in character. If you’re having a bad day and you have the time, just read them all, you won’t regret it. For a specific rec, try:

a fool for lesser things by @acroamatica, @starsshinedarkly77 – M, Modern, 8.1k

Kylo’s whole life is a series of bad decisions,
starting with saying yes to accompanying Hux to a work Christmas party,
as if he were the kind of person who did that.

Hux deals with the aftermath as best he can. He doesn’t understand. But perhaps he will.

Heartbreakingly beautiful. Starts out incredibly sad, but ends on such a great note that it always leaves me feeling better. Some of the things thought/said feel like they came right out of the darkest recesses of my brain. This fic is the written form of one of those rare cleansing crying sessions that actually make you feel better after

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