poplitealqueen:

*Flying with his mysterious, incredibly attractive rescuer (who he calls Finn purely out of Force-fueled instinct) is one of the best moments of Poe Dameron’s life.
*Crashing into a sinkhole on Jakku five minutes later definitely isn’t.
*Poe survives, sans jacket (blast) and sans Finn (double blast).
*He really hopes Finn isn’t dead. Something tells him that he isn’t, but that same something can’t be bothered to tell him *where*. As he dusts himself off and picks a direction to start to wander down, Poe thinks about the pros and cons of revealing his true nature to the galaxy just for the chance to slice up the First Order with his lightsaber and cull them from existence. It’d be worth it. He thinks Finn would appreciate it.
*(Shit, he knew Finn for all of five minutes and he’s already this murderous on his behalf? Shit. And something telling Poe he isn’t dead? Shit! Bonds do that. SHIT)
*Poe finds a travelling merchant that is overly eager to get into his pants. Mind Tricking the creep into giving him all of his money and the keys to a dingy spacecraft that looks like a breeze could tear it apart feels fantastic. It has been a Day™.
*It takes forever to get back to D’Qar. Time for meditation!
*He sees a girl with her hair pulled back into three buns, hears a familiar voice shouting something along the lines of “JUNK!” and…BB-8?
*(He is not going to freak out about a surprise bond with the sexy stormtrooper. He is not going to freak out about a surprise bond with the sexy stormtrooper. He is NOT GOING TO.)
*He does. Does this mean he has to take Finn on as an apprentice now? He doesn’t want to do that. He wants to ask him out on a date! Would Finn even date a Sith? Oh Force. He probably hates red lightsabers! What about yellow eyes?
*Poe spends a good amount of time staring at his reflection in the viewport, switching his eye color from Sith yellow to their natural dark brown and back again, trying to figure out which one looks better. He doesn’t decide before he makes planetfall on the Resistance home base.
*He goes to see the General before anyone else. The first thing Leia does when she sees him is hug him. Poe hugs back. Who says Sith Lords can’t enjoy a good hug?
*This is promptly followed by “What the hells happened?” as she leads him to her private briefing room.
*Poe explains, not even bothering to downplay how absolutely amazing and astounding and lovely Finn the Stormtrooper is. Leia’s eyebrow is eternally raised during that part as she listens intently. She *knows*, and here Poe thought he was being subtle.
*“He sounds like quite the man, this rescuer of yours,” she says, giving him a once over before settling her intense gaze on his face.
“He IS,” insists Poe.
“Sounds like it’s difficult to keep yourself together around him,” Leia muses.
“It IS,” agrees Poe.
Leia smirks at him. “I can tell.” she gestures at her eyes with one hand. “Let everyone know you’re alive, and then scramble your squadron. The First Order is coming. And Poe? I’m glad you’re alive.”
*She walks away, leaving Poe to wonder what exactly she meant by ‘I can tell’ *waves at face*.
*Realization comes pretty quick. It doesn’t take long to find something reflective.
*Yep. Just as he thought.
*His eyes are still yellow.
*Oh eff.