Reylo discussion

[sabotabby]

Hey lovely folks! This is a genuine "asking for a friend" research question. Said friend posted about this tweet. Our responses were both "damn, good for them" but also neither of us understand the appeal of Reylo. Obviously there is and people are into it, and absolutely no judgment or squee-harshing at all—this is absolute curiosity.

I'm not in SW fandom at all, though I've seen most of the movies, and am only aware that there is some fandom drama around the issue. So if you ship it or a ship with similar dynamics and feel comfortable talking about it—what's the appeal? What about it does it for you?

Comments

[gingicat]

Since I was the Rey in that kind of relationship where the boy never made any attempt to grow up and never properly made amends, I run screaming from fictional examples.

[sabotabby]

Oh yes, same, which is probably a large part of why it doesn't appeal to me. But I assume people who are into it wouldn't necessarily want that IRL.