Matched ✨ a reylo modern au What happens if you finally meet...

@blarkefart
ek || did you miss me?💫@blarkefart
10 views Jan 28, 2026 ~4 min read
Advertisement
1
Matched ✨
a reylo modern au

What happens if you finally meet someone interesting on dating app during an international pandemic and can’t meet face to face?

--or, a silly textfic where Rey & Ben are matched, sparks fly, but their relationship must stay on the screen...for now
Media image
2
Things to Note:
✨CW for quarantine talk, will tag (but it’s basically the whole thing)
✨Time stamps don’t matter
✨This is my first textfic so pardon me while I figure it all out
✨Good luck finding the plot, there isn’t one
✨Updated whenever I can, the goal is regularly
3
The Players ✨
1. Ben Solo & his best friend, Dad!Poe
Media image
Media image
4
The Players ✨
2. Rey Johnson & her best friend, ficwriter!Rose
Media image
Media image
5
3. It begins with 🍕...as most good things do.
Media image
Media image
Media image
6
4. Babysitter Ben has my heart 💙
Media image
Media image
Media image
7
5. 🌹✈️
Media image
Media image
8
6. 🤍💛
Media image
Media image
9
✨CW - Quarantine
7. ~it happens~
Media image
Media image
Media image
10
✨CW - Quarantine
8. Strange things are afoot at the Circle K... or for Ben, Kroger.
Media image
Media image
11
9. Tag yourself, I'm the lady at the market. 🍸
Media image
Media image
12
10. ✨
Media image
Media image
13
11. here, we have wild (but forgetful) rose, trying to help her friend🌹
Media image
Media image
14
12. ✨
Media image
Media image
15
13. 🚬
Media image
Media image
16
14. Rey's Profile✨
Media image
Media image
Media image
Media image
17
15. Dating apps are the worst 🐟
Media image
Media image
18
16. We interrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you ficwriter!Rose 👩🏻‍💻
Media image
Media image
19
17. 📸
Media image
Media image
20
18. Don't worry, Han & Leia are doing fine~~~✨
Media image
Media image
Media image
21
19. Ben's Profile✨

(he remembered the password, eventually)
Media image
Media image
Media image
Media image
22
20. Drumroll please.....✨
Media image
23
21. And let the conversations begin 🔥🌊
Media image
24
22. Ben doesn't internet very much, oops✨
Media image
Media image
25
23. ✨CW - Quarantine
Media image
Media image
26
24.✨CW - Quarantine
Media image
Media image
Media image
27
25. Ben IS everyone's favorite, though, let's be honest 😅
Media image
Media image
Media image
28
26. 🍕👌🏼
Media image
Media image
Media image
29
27. 😊😊😊
Media image
30
28. Poe just thinks Ben’s talking about food.😉
Media image
31
29. 🌎
Media image
Media image
32
30. "Oh no, he's hot!" --Rose, probably✨
Media image
Media image
33
31. Sweetheart 🤍
Media image
Media image
34
32.✨CW - Quarantine
Media image
Media image
35
33. ✨CW - Quarantine (kinda)
Media image
Media image
36
34.✨Shout out to any teachers out there, YOU GUYS ROCK AND DESERVE SO MUCH LOVE & THANKS 🤍
Media image
37
35.✨CW - Quarantine
A day later ✨
Media image
Media image
38
36. 📽️
Media image
Media image
39
37. Ben does not think about things. ✨
Media image
Media image
40
38. ~rambles~ ✨
Media image
Media image
Media image
41
39. uh-ohhhh😱
Media image
Media image
42
40. ✨
Media image
43
41. Grandpa Ben is dramatic AF✨
Media image
Media image
44
42. 🧻🧻🧻
Media image
Media image
45
43. A joke for another time✨
Media image
Media image
46
44. ✨CW - Quarantine, kinda

she's trying for his number, y'all 😅
Media image
Media image
47
45. ✨CW - Quarantine

😉
Media image
Media image
48
46. The Great Boba Tea Debate - who are you, Team Rey or Team Ben?✨
Media image
Media image
49
47. Looking forward to it ✨
Media image
Media image
50
48. 🧦
Media image
Media image
51
49. ✨CW - Quarantine/Nurse talk
👩🏻‍💻
Media image
Media image
52
50. 📗🤫
Media image
Media image
53
51. Poe is a spy in this one✨
Media image
Media image
54
52. dramatic!ben✨
Media image
55
53. dramatic!rey✨
Media image
Media image
56
54. oh, Rey, my sweet summer dork ✨
Media image
Media image
57
55. ✨CW - Quarantine
Everyone should read the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but like, aloud in a thick Mississippi accent.

>>AN: if anyone wants a video of me reading the entirety of ch12 of AHF with said accent, hmu, I gotchu 😂
Media image
Media image
58
56. I wanted to talk to you ✨
Media image
Media image
59
57. HE DID IT, BRO✨
Media image
60
58. ✨
Media image
61
59.✨
Media image
62
60.✨
Media image
Media image
63
61.✨
Media image
Media image
64
62. maybe so.✨
Media image
65
63. just you 😏
Media image
66
64.✨CW - foster care mention
Media image
Media image
67
65.✨
Media image
Media image
68
66. BB & Chewie 🤍🖤
Media image
Media image
69
67. More BB & Chewie, but tweets! ✨
Media image
Media image
70
68. Rey is a closed book... normally. 📖
Media image
Media image
71
69. Yeah, it'll be romantic & cute, Ben ✨
Media image
Media image
72
70. I CAN FEEL IT TOO✨
Media image
Media image
73
71. Stan Alert ✨
Media image
Media image
74
72. A little more than a casual fan 😅
Media image
Media image
75
73. for now ✨
Media image
Media image
76
74. just you ✨
Media image
Media image
77
75. ✨
Media image
Media image
78
76. A whole Ben, folks! ✨
Media image
79
77. sMitTeN ✨
Media image
Media image
80
78. don't think Rose has forgotten ✨
Media image
Media image
81
79. 🥺✨
Media image
Media image
82
80. Ben doesn't internet much. ✨
Media image
Media image
Media image
83
81. 🐈🎣
Media image
Media image
84
82. ✨💙
Media image
Media image
85
83. 🐶
Media image
Media image
86
84. FinnPoe 💕
Media image
Media image
87
85. Siri, play 'I Won't Say I'm in Love' from Hercules. ✨
Media image
Media image
88
86. 🍳💕
Media image
Media image
89
87. I see your hypothetical date & raise it with one very real date ✨
Media image
90
88. I'M NOT FREAKING OUT, YOU'RE FREAKING OUT.
Media image
Media image
Media image
91
89. ✨
Media image
Media image
92
90. Rey gets a cooking lesson after all ✨
Media image
Media image
93
91. But not before she tells Rose, ofc ✨
Media image
Media image
94
92. And Ben tells Poe - everyone needs a friend like Poe ✨
Media image
Media image
Media image
95
93. Getting ready ✨
Media image
96
94. Ben is instantly smitten ☺️✨
Media image
97
95. And maybe so is Rey✨
Media image
98
96. freckles ✨
Media image
99
97. trust the process, use the mayo ✨
Media image
Media image
100
98. ✨
Media image
Media image
101
99. Cool 😎
Media image
Media image
102
100. ✨
Media image
Media image
Media image
103
101. ✨
Media image
Media image
104
102. Rey's turn 😏
Media image
Media image
Media image
105
103. ✨
Media image
Media image
106
104. ✍️🏼✨
Media image
Media image
107
105. Another video chat ☺️
Media image
Media image
108
106. ❄️☕️
Media image
Media image
109
107. ✨
Media image
Media image
110
108. ✨
Media image
Media image
111
109. CW ✨ coronavirus mentions, but I cured it.

Rose broke Rey.
Media image
Media image
112
110. Rey might have been broken by the news, but Ben is hella excited✨
Media image
Media image
113
111. You're not alone✨
Media image
Media image
114
112. Ben, giving all the validation✨
Media image
Media image
Media image
115
113. ✨
Media image
Media image
116
114. ✨
Media image
Media image
117
115. ✨
Media image
Media image
118
116. ✨
Media image
Media image
119
117. ✨
Media image
Media image
120
✨Epilogue, one month later...
Media image
Media image
121
Surprise!✨
ek, did you write Rose's entire one shot?

yes, yes I did. enjoy ✨

archiveofourown.org/works/25831402
122
AN: Thanks for sticking around and reading!! This was my first textfic; it’s not perfect but I sure learned a lot! Thanks for all the encouragement (@hunkbuster @kylorithic) and the support!!! Until next time ✨💕
123
YALL my good friend @dyadinbloom wrote a M rated continuation of their first in person date!
PLEASE ENJOY BC ITS MARVELOUS, JUST LIKE HER 🤍

✨archiveofourown.org/works/25898785…
Actions
What You Can Do
  • Export as PDF or Markdown
  • Batch Export to Notion
  • Bookmark & Highlight
  • Screenshot Tweet
Create Free Account

Includes 7-day Premium trial

Advertisement