sixth week of podficiversary (day two)
Title: softly softly know me (hold my hands in error)
Author: notcaycepollard
Reader:
reena_jenkins
Coverartist:
reena_jenkins
Rating: PG-13
Fandoms: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Pairings: Poe Dameron/Finn/Rey
Warnings: OT3, quiet moments of a rebellion, brought to you by: have you SEEN Oscar Isaac playing a guitar tho, it is intolerable, Recovery, Finn's recovery
Length: 00:18:58
Author's Summary: Now, now that he's Finn, he can look at people's faces any time he likes. And he does, he does, he fills his eyes with how Rey and Poe smile and laugh and frown and cry. Rey's smile doesn't appear often, but when it does, it's blinding, wide and joyous in a way that Finn has to glance away from with how fierce she is, an expression that burns his eyes. Poe's laugh makes his eyes crinkle; he throws his head back, wipes tears away with his knuckles, and he's so beautiful it makes Finn want to capture this in a holo, every time. He watches as Rey grits her jaw, as Poe bites his lip, as both of them cry over him when he comes out of the coma, and he knows, he knows, why the First Order covered its soldiers' faces, because every expression from Rey and Poe makes Finn love them so much his heart feels too full with it.
But- it's their hands that undo him.
Download Link: You can download this podfic as an mp3 right over here (thank you,
paraka, for hosting me).
Why I Love It: This story is full of quiet loveliness, especially as the Star Wars universe is a galaxy at war. I loved how vivid the imagery of this story was, the way I could see every moment of Finn's backstory as it flashed by, the way you can feel the future rolling out ahead of him - and all Finn has to do is reach out to hold it. If the actions of a life shapes the hands of a hero, then the hands of a hero shape the life he'll lead; Finn's life is just as much violence and destruction as it is rebirth and blooming colors. Urgh, this story just sticks in your head and then pops back up again hours later, so you can relive the feeling like a non-LSD flashback. I love it.