One Porg

Rey knew Ben Solo needed her. He'd never fully succeeded in killing his past, and those cornerstones of his life dragged behind him, a weight he refused to process, to grieve, and to forgive.

That was what he needed her for. Not to stay his hand, or protect people from his destructive form of help, but when the goodness in him cracked open the seal, and his past came flooding in, threatening to drown him.

Until then, all she could do was stay beside him, which was shaping up to be more difficult than anything she'd ever done. But at least it was action. And if there was one thing she trusted Ben Solo to do well, it was hunt the enemy.

*Originally released on Archive of Our Own, now edited and remastered for Wattpad.