AU where the First Order decided not to go quite so agressive quite so early. Instead they decided to play the long game, with a pretense of diplomacy towards the New Republic. It is all just stalling until they can attack en masse, of course, but only Senator Organa believes it. Anyway, Hux is sent to talk to the Senate, because everything is fine, the First Order intends to be peaceful, totally. While there, he meets jerkish, rude, emotional Ben Solo who is somehow still a Jedi.
He invites Ben Solo to dinner, because diplomacy, and meeting Force users, and reasons. Ben then offers him a cigar case, because manners and thank you gifts and reasons. So Hux invites him to Space-theatre, and Ben lets him come along during his walks, and no, no, Phasma/Mom, they are not dating. The First Order/New Republic is the enemy, they are just... biding their time and... intel.. and stuff.
They aren't fooling anyone, of course. Can be crackish or played straight.
Bonus: + It can't last, and eventually war happens. Ben and Hux can't hide from it anymore. ++ Ben ends up going darkside because of it (because I can't see Hux defecting). (But if anon wants them to become enemies in the war, that's cool too).
Hux/Ben Solo: Is this courtship? It looks like courtship.
Anyway, Hux is sent to talk to the Senate, because everything is fine, the First Order intends to be peaceful, totally. While there, he meets jerkish, rude, emotional Ben Solo who is somehow still a Jedi.
He invites Ben Solo to dinner, because diplomacy, and meeting Force users, and reasons. Ben then offers him a cigar case, because manners and thank you gifts and reasons.
So Hux invites him to Space-theatre, and Ben lets him come along during his walks, and no, no, Phasma/Mom, they are not dating. The First Order/New Republic is the enemy, they are just... biding their time and... intel.. and stuff.
They aren't fooling anyone, of course. Can be crackish or played straight.
Bonus:
+ It can't last, and eventually war happens. Ben and Hux can't hide from it anymore.
++ Ben ends up going darkside because of it (because I can't see Hux defecting). (But if anon wants them to become enemies in the war, that's cool too).