kyluxtrashpit:

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

niimajunkdealer:

Lots of fans have noticed that Ben Solo was into calligraphy. A random hobby it may seem, but I have a feeling this was quite deliberate and inspired by historical figures like Yamaoka Tesshu. I think this is also a clue as to what kind of school Luke had formed.

The art of calligraphy is called Shodo in Japanese, and it’s relationship with martial arts is profound and long-standing. A samurai’s education was not considered complete without it, and several famous swordsmen were also equally famous for their calligraphy (and the samurai influence on the Jedi cannot be overstated) To be a master of the sword, one needed to be a master of the brush – these were equally important skills. Each brush stroke had to be perfectly executed – there was no going back to touch up your work – it was about training to be decisive and accurate. It required a certain kind of serene, meditative state, and your mental/spiritual state would be revealed in the marks you made.

If i were to guess, I’d say Ben’s calligraphy set was a gift from Luke. I’d guess Luke was running quite a traditional kind of academy with an emphasis on the spiritual and religious side of the force. Many of his students were probably encouraged to practice calligraphy/music/art/etc. I feel that just this little glimpse into Ben’s jedi training regime hints that the filmmakers have returned to some of the old samurai influences as a model for how Luke envisioned his new jedi order to conduct itself.

^A rare example of the young Ben Solo’s penmanship for his master.