More on that praise kink post from yesterday (and I wish I had’ve thought of this then lmao rip me)
But I think the crux of kylux for me, at least from a canon perspective, is that Kylo is desperate to be wanted while Hux is desperate to be needed. And then they work together because Kylo needs so much and Hux wants everything and they’re just such perfect compliments to each other and it just fucks me right up