slutty virgin Hux who coasted through the academy and the early years of his career on the unspoken promise of sexual favors that he always weaseled out of performing
slutty virgin Hux letting an older, brawnier cadet watch him shower and change in the communal refresher
they never touch
none of the other cadets – the ones who despise him – touch him either
slutty virgin Hux sharing a meal with a superior officer, one of the tedious leftover Imps, to discuss his career
he listens raptly to war stories, pretends to be a little drunk, shows his pale delicate wrist while reaching for a glass
he makes captain that year
Tag: armitage hux
Hux was so engrossed in the sweet, miserable creature curling up inside his jacket that he didn’t even hear Ren’s return approach, so the sudden voice startled him. “Oh my god. You’re actually crying over a stray cat.”
Now he was cringing in shame at letting Ren find him in such a pathetic state. He couldn’t bear to look Ren in the eye, but he glared down at his knees nonetheless. “She’s not a stray! Or she didn’t used to be. She’s wearing a collar. She had a home and a family.” He could barely get the words out in between sniffles and stifled sobs, and he braced himself for the mockery he knew was coming.
Odds of Survival, by @marzarelo
ok but the real reason that scene where Rose bites Hux’s finger was cut out of TLJ is because that enticing little glimpse of Domhnall’s wrist was considered too racy for a general audience and Disney didn’t feel like fighting with the MPAA to keep from bumping it up to an R rating
Okay now I headcanon that 1. It’s like the Kobayashi Maru in Star Trek, except the reason it’s unbeatable is because if you best the Hux model in combat, he cries and begs you not to kill him and then shoots you with a smile when you’re like nooooo I’m sorry General pls don’t cry! And 2. When the “hackers” get a hold of the model everyone starts willingly surrendering because it triggers a simulation of Hux taking off his glove to shoot you personally with his blaster ♡
YES YESx10 I love this
Also if Hux programmed him, he’d know everyone’s names and ranks and his knowledge would update as time goes on and things change. Imagine Ren coming to train post-Crait to take out his frustrations at Hux in a way that he can’t in real life because kriff it all, he hates it but he needs the General alive and relatively functioning. The model greets him with “Supreme Leader, so good to see you. My program parameters indicate a shift in power, but do you really think you can best me?” and a saucy little wink. “I’ll wager you a title. I think ‘Grand Marshall’ sounds good, don’t you?”
Pretty sure Kylo would melt on the spot hearing his new title crooned at him like that rather than spat like poison. Hux is immediately suspicious when Ren starts smiling at him when they meet for briefings and nearly chokes on his tea the first time Ren says ‘Grand Marshall Hux’ like it’s something he’s been doing for weeks.
Spoiler Alert: He has.Ow my heart
STAGE 10 : Gen. A. Hux
FIGHT!Hux demanded to be the final boss in the new combat simulation program everybody in the Order is required to train with so of course the FO developers in charge of it obeyed, but ever since, mysterious hackers have been giving his character model increasingly scandalous outfits. Hux is of course unaware of this, he’s just congratulating himself on the massive success that is his new combat simulator.
Now, we’re ready to get moving. We can finish this.
This is probably my favorite scene in the movie. It is goddamned fascinating to analyze Hux’s lines here, when one keeps in mind all that we know about his character.
Hux is gentle with the first ‘that’s enough’. He is almost even soothing. He recognizes that Kylo is losing his mind and he has to save everyone from whatever mess Kylo’s emotions might lead them into. So he barks out the order again because Kylo just can’t.
Then Hux sasses him. It is meant to taunt Kylo, but it also serves as a harsh lesson. He is saying ‘Look you are being childish, grow up and lead us reasonably.’ Kylo is too far gone to even retaliate. He is shaking. He knows on some level that Hux is right.
Hux doesn’t allow anyone, not even Snoke, to silence him with fear. In the TFA novel he DIRECTLY questions Snoke’s orders to destroy the Illeenium system, instead of simply weeding them out with a fleet and keeping several planets intact to utilize their resources. Snoke even respects his points but tells Hux to fire the weapon anyway.
Hux also doesn’t raise his voice the final time he addresses Kylo Ren: “Supreme leader don’t get distracted—(gets thrown)!”
This is actually consistent with TFA novelization: Hux restrains himself from yelling at his officers during times of crisis, because it will only make them nervous and prone to mistakes. This is something that Kylo DESPERATELY needs to learn. Hux is trying to help him make a rational decision. Hux knows on some level that facing down Luke is a waste of time and potentially ruinous.
Hux may want to kill Kylo, but he realizes that this kid actually NEEDS guidance. It’s not just a power struggle for the throne anymore, Kylo needs a fucking teacher or the whole First Order will suffer.
This is why I cannot see the cowed, cowering Hux there was so much of in fanfic directly after the movie. This is Hux after being choked by Kylo. He’s still sassing Kylo and he’s still genuinely trying to do his job.
And then when he’s trying to do his job later and gets thrown into a wall for it, he goes from lippy cooperation to ‘this is intolerable. He’s going down.’
I think he’s as fearless in TLJ as he is in TFA – ie, he knows perfectly well that these Force Users can kill him with a thought–so he’ll obey as much as is necessary to stay alive–but he’s still confident in his own ability to work around them.
Can You Bring Me The Gun of Rambo? 