The man in the mask hisses, backhanding Poe hard enough to send his head spinning. He doesn't even have enough time to get his bearings before he's thrown back against the torture rack. He opens he mouth to snap back at the taller man when suddenly he can't breathe, there's something closing around his throat.
Kylo Ren is standing in front of him, hand out stretched in all powerful glory, and Poe can't breathe no matter how hard he tries to fight it.
The knight's hand drops, and Poe sags forward, the restraints digging painfully into his skin making him hiss, gasping for deep breaths of air that kill his ribs but he doesn't care because he's too distracted with being able to breathe again.
“Where is it.” Ren hisses, softness all gone and replaced with rage at the pilot.
“The resistance will not.. be intimidated by you.” Poe hisses, voice breaking as he continues to try and get his breathing back under control. Taking in a deep breath to try and prepare himself as the man raises his hand again, waiting for his air supply to be cut off.
But his air never leaves him, instead it's pain and pressure. Invading his mind, making his body shake. And he screams, his mind is being torn apart and he tries his hardest to remember what Ben had told him about the force, but the few times Ben had ever used it on him, it wasn't like this.
Poe lets out a broken sob, trying to shove up walls in his mind to give him time, he needs to block out Ren, he can't give up. But Ren tears down every wall, every attempt and just brings in more pain and it feels like his brain is being picked apart. And he can't do this, but he needs to because he won't let his General down now.
Poe sobs, twisting in his bonds. Crying out in refusal as memories are flashing in front of him.

Poe at 5 running into his mothers arms, he's wearing her helmet and it's too big, falling in front of his face. But he's giggling wildly as he's picked up and spun around.
“Mama I'm gonna be just like you!”

Poe at 7, holding hands with two twin boys. Leading them into a secret clearing he found.
“This is our place.” He grins, “But it's just for us, 'cus we're best friends so you guys can't tell anybody bout it.” Smiling brighter as the two 5 year old boys give him a serious look and agree.

Poe at 8 and his mother passed away and he ran into the clearing to hide, because nothings fair. And no one can find him for hours, until two boys show up. He yells at them to get lost, but they sit down beside him and hold him close and he sobs and sobs, but he feels safe.

Poe at 11 and he's frowning because Ren's been yelling at him again, and it doesn't make any sense.
“He's always angry.” Ben huffs beside him. And that's that.

Poe at 16 and he's crushing on Ben. And Ren still so angry all the time, and being weird, and following him, and Poe's confused. And he's getting ready to pack for flight academy and Ren rushes in and kisses him, and he's shocked and he doesn't like Ren like that. But Ren's angry and breaks his nose and throws a glass at him and Han has to drag his son out screaming.

Poe at 19 and his best friend is being brought in on a stretcher, and one of his arms are gone and there's blood, and there's so many cuts. And he might not make it, and there was a massacre at the Jedi school and Poe's doesn't even think of Ren.

Poe at 21 and Ben and him are trying to keep their relationship secret, but he graduated and he's going to be a pilot and Ben lifts him up and kisses him in front of everyone in celebration.

Poe at 26 and he's smiling at his soon to be husband, and Ben's kissing him and he's married, and they're back in their room and Ben's spreading his legs and kissing over his neck and he's in lov-

And Poe's being choked again.