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A Proposal by any other Name
Rey and Finn have been A Thing for a long time now. Since she was eighteen, to be exact. When Finn leaves on a trip to Europe for six months for work, Rey finally chases after him to Dublin to do what he seems to be putting off: propose.
She wants a family, after all.
The universe has different ideas. Her flights are delayed, storms hit, she loses her tickets and everything seems to be going horribly. To top it off, she ends up stranded around a rather irritating man by the name of Kylo Ren. It goes about as well as you'd expect.
She wants a family, after all.
The universe has different ideas. Her flights are delayed, storms hit, she loses her tickets and everything seems to be going horribly. To top it off, she ends up stranded around a rather irritating man by the name of Kylo Ren. It goes about as well as you'd expect.
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Published June 17, 2016
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July 20, 2022
Still working through a list of Reylo fics and books😂 This was so fun to read. An awesome sunshine/grumpy pairing, great use of Murphy’s law, and subsided my need to quit my job and move to Ireland—at least for a few days. And I definitely cried at the end.
Highlights:
*Any of Rey‘s impulse decisions
*Duckling
*Maz
*Kylo loving when Rey called him “Ben”
Highlights:
*Any of Rey‘s impulse decisions
*Duckling
*Maz
*Kylo loving when Rey called him “Ben”
April 13, 2023
I'm crying while I write this review not only because of how the book shattered and repaired my heart but also because I'm despairingly sad that it has finished.
Some stories have the power to strike a chord in you, have the power to make you feel so deeply for characters that you are left gasping at the end because you can't bear to let them go. Some stories are perfectly strung along with tropes you would've found so cliche otherwise but in this, they have been so beautifully inputted that you are seated on the edge of your seats sobbing because SHE WROTE A LETTER TO HIM!! because THEY BOTH SLEEP WELL TOGETHER!!! After all, it has every kind of fake trope; fake fiance fake girlfriend fake marriage.
It dishes out tears, laughs, happiness, closure and understanding that love has to work with other emotions to make it to the long haul. I'm astounded that I was able to read this masterpiece for free that this author could take the idea of the movie Leap Year and turn it into something flawlessly wonderful and thought provoking
It felt so good to ugly cry over romantic gestures because of how they were written. I dont know the author but please know if you could've made me into more of a hopeless romantic you have done it so. Warning the epilogue broke me into a weeping mess.
✨“You’re stunning, and mine,” he declares not for the first time and never it be the last. Rey once again responds, clearly loving every word down to the possessive rumble in which they’re delivered, and who is he if not a man who wants to please? “You’re mine, Rey Jakken, and I love you, sweetheart.”✨
He can only see Rey, in the paint color of the walls she’d chosen and the high shine of the tiles she’d labored to clean, in the large coffee mugs they’d picked together because she’s a coffee addict, and every other stupid little thing they’d done together from changing out the lightbulbs to fixing up the stupid tap in the kitchen sink.
Some stories have the power to strike a chord in you, have the power to make you feel so deeply for characters that you are left gasping at the end because you can't bear to let them go. Some stories are perfectly strung along with tropes you would've found so cliche otherwise but in this, they have been so beautifully inputted that you are seated on the edge of your seats sobbing because SHE WROTE A LETTER TO HIM!! because THEY BOTH SLEEP WELL TOGETHER!!! After all, it has every kind of fake trope; fake fiance fake girlfriend fake marriage.
It dishes out tears, laughs, happiness, closure and understanding that love has to work with other emotions to make it to the long haul. I'm astounded that I was able to read this masterpiece for free that this author could take the idea of the movie Leap Year and turn it into something flawlessly wonderful and thought provoking
It felt so good to ugly cry over romantic gestures because of how they were written. I dont know the author but please know if you could've made me into more of a hopeless romantic you have done it so. Warning the epilogue broke me into a weeping mess.
✨“You’re stunning, and mine,” he declares not for the first time and never it be the last. Rey once again responds, clearly loving every word down to the possessive rumble in which they’re delivered, and who is he if not a man who wants to please? “You’re mine, Rey Jakken, and I love you, sweetheart.”✨
He can only see Rey, in the paint color of the walls she’d chosen and the high shine of the tiles she’d labored to clean, in the large coffee mugs they’d picked together because she’s a coffee addict, and every other stupid little thing they’d done together from changing out the lightbulbs to fixing up the stupid tap in the kitchen sink.
February 22, 2022
Oh my sweet, sweet comfort book. I would like to thank whatever forces control the universe that I am alive in a day and age when this masterpiece is just readily available at my fingertips. Honestly, the way that this fic builds me up and breaks me down over and over again should be illegal, or at the very least have some form of consequence (besides the box of tissues I have to go through during the epilogue). On a real note, this is everything you could ever want from a slow burn AU, and I appreciate the fuck out of lucidlucy for keeping us fed all these years. Until my next reread. x
January 28, 2022
I read this in my fanfiction phase in summer 2020. I remember bawling my eyes out while reading the end. This fic will always stay in my heart. I can't believe I haven't seen the movie yet. Because of this, I was not able to read for a very long time, that's how touched I was by it.
No matter what, you will love this. It's a comfort book. I love it. I want to re-read it, but I don't think I am emotionally ready for this ride again.
No matter what, you will love this. It's a comfort book. I love it. I want to re-read it, but I don't think I am emotionally ready for this ride again.
October 10, 2022
back in my fanfic era and happily!! this took me a while to get into but had me so invested eventually. the end had me SOBBING at 2 am I feel so bittersweet and I loved this so much romance is truly what keeps my heart beating.
March 20, 2024
Ok, listen, I can explain 😂 I found an audiobook version of this on Spotify and I’ve been stuck in the office this week, so I gave it a try. It was adorable. 🤷🏻♀️ I love reylo, anyone who knows me knows this LOL
November 15, 2021
i wasn't a big fan of the ending... i did enjoy the pining and slow burn of the relationship (especially the slow burn) but nothing else
November 20, 2023
By around 20% completion, this story was already a top 5 favorite Reylo fic for me. I love the grumpy/sunshine dynamic and I will be swooning for the next decade because "duckling".
November 24, 2023
This was such a delightful story, truly enjoyed it! I couldn't stop crying when I finished it (happy tears!) It's one of those stories I wish I could read for the first time again.
January 25, 2024
the fanfic game isn’t strong for me right now
February 9, 2025
This one tore my heart out, thanks
July 20, 2019
Upon entering the Reylo fandom--4 years ago, I was hesitant to read a AU fic. I was all for the Canonverse fics, but had yet to take that plunge into the unknown. But I'm so glad I did because this is one of the best things I've ever had the pleasure of reading in all of my 21 years of life.
Not only did I love it from start and finish, since reading it a couple of years back, I've read 2 other times since then. Everytime, I'm hit with how brilliantly written, structured, entertaining, and angst-y it is. It's everything an AU should be! And it's what changed my tune when it comes to AU's. Now, I just can't get enough of them.
Can't praise this fic enough!
Not only did I love it from start and finish, since reading it a couple of years back, I've read 2 other times since then. Everytime, I'm hit with how brilliantly written, structured, entertaining, and angst-y it is. It's everything an AU should be! And it's what changed my tune when it comes to AU's. Now, I just can't get enough of them.
Can't praise this fic enough!
March 31, 2023
ending legit traumatized me but it was so good
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