Shortly after the resistance blows up Starkiller Base, General Organa pulls Poe aside for a talk. Poe worries he's going to be reprimanded for some irresponsible action he took during the battle, but the general actually wants to talk to him about the torture he endured at Kylo Ren's hands and make sure he's okay. While she's an efficient, no-nonsense leader, Leia's known Poe for most of his life and knows when he's running on empty.
Poe and Leia end up bonding over their shared experiences of torture/manipulation, Leia at the hand of Vader and Poe at the hand of her son. Perhaps Poe has to work out his guilt at having "given up" the resistance base. I think Leia would certainly be able to relate to something like that.
I also kind of headcanon Poe and Ben/Kylo Ren as childhood friends; maybe they wade through the feelings of betrayal together, with Poe and his former friend and Leia and the man she later learned was her father. Maybe Leia coaches Poe through a panic attack, or explains how to cope with anxiety, or maybe she just holds his hand and listens while he describes his nightmares or something.
Poe/Leia or Poe & Leia, Poe and the General bond (PTSD, guilt, angst, etc.)
Poe and Leia end up bonding over their shared experiences of torture/manipulation, Leia at the hand of Vader and Poe at the hand of her son. Perhaps Poe has to work out his guilt at having "given up" the resistance base. I think Leia would certainly be able to relate to something like that.
I also kind of headcanon Poe and Ben/Kylo Ren as childhood friends; maybe they wade through the feelings of betrayal together, with Poe and his former friend and Leia and the man she later learned was her father. Maybe Leia coaches Poe through a panic attack, or explains how to cope with anxiety, or maybe she just holds his hand and listens while he describes his nightmares or something.
Gen or Poe/Leia, either is fine by me.
[x-posted to the other sw kinkmeme]