Going with the theory that Rey and Kylo are related. When they were kids, he always took it upon himself to look out for her.
Fast-forward fifteen years and Rey is helping the Resistance in-between completing her training. They start to notice something strange- she never gets hurt. Ever. Stormtroopers who have her dead in their sights still manage to miss her. Or they suddenly get distracted and run off. There's a running joke going around with the Resistance pilots that Rey is their lucky charm, because no ship she's on ever takes a direct hit. She has so many miraculously 'convenient' narrow escapes that it's starting to get ridiculous.
Turns out that word has gotten out through the First Order that overprotective!Kylo is still looking out for her, and the troops are more scared of what he'll do to them if they hurt her than they are of the Resistance. They're still finding pieces of the last Stormtrooper who accidentally grazed her with a stray blaster shot.
When he's fighting her it's a different story- he's allowed -but the Force help anyone else who so much as leaves a bruise on his little cousin.
+1 if Rey finds out about this and she's /furious/ because she can take care of herself and doesn't need his hand-holding.
Rey, Kylo Ren - Nobody hurts his little cousin (except him)
Fast-forward fifteen years and Rey is helping the Resistance in-between completing her training. They start to notice something strange- she never gets hurt. Ever. Stormtroopers who have her dead in their sights still manage to miss her. Or they suddenly get distracted and run off. There's a running joke going around with the Resistance pilots that Rey is their lucky charm, because no ship she's on ever takes a direct hit. She has so many miraculously 'convenient' narrow escapes that it's starting to get ridiculous.
Turns out that word has gotten out through the First Order that overprotective!Kylo is still looking out for her, and the troops are more scared of what he'll do to them if they hurt her than they are of the Resistance. They're still finding pieces of the last Stormtrooper who accidentally grazed her with a stray blaster shot.
When he's fighting her it's a different story- he's allowed -but the Force help anyone else who so much as leaves a bruise on his little cousin.
+1 if Rey finds out about this and she's /furious/ because she can take care of herself and doesn't need his hand-holding.