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Hello, friends!
Wow, I can't believe it's been a whole year since I posted the first chapter of this story! Where does the time go?
Anyway, remember how I had told you in the end chapter notes on the last chapter that I had an idea for an epilogue/follow up and suggested you subscribe if you were interested? Well, this isn't that. 😬
However, I've always wanted to show what happened to Canon Rey after Ben made the decision that allowed them to start over in our universe, and recently I finally got around to writing it. And while it was an extremely cathartic process for me (like the rest of this story), it's very angsty. Which is why after consulting with a couple of close friends whose opinions I trust immensely, I've decided to post it as a separate one-shot and link it to this story as a Part 2 of a new series.
I also want to assure you that it absolutely does NOT undo anything that was written in Part 1. I LIVE for happy endings, and I'd never, ever do that to you guys. So while this one shot is indeed sad and angsty, it's also bittersweet as it still reunites our dyad just as it did in Part 1, in the way I think they deserve. It's just... look. We can't deny what happened in TRoS. That movie really happened, that's the story we got. And my goal with this whole fic, both parts, was to explore all that pain and angst and challenge myself to try and give it some context and give our babies a happy ending without undoing canon.
So anyway, if you wish to end this story on a high note and skip Part 2 altogether, I completely understand. But if you want to delve a little deeper and maybe let it hurt just a little bit more, please consider checking out Part 2. I hope you find it cathartic while maybe shedding a few tears along the way, too.
Love,
V