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grim reapers and the secrets they keep

Summary:

Ben Solo has known Rey Niima for 400 years: of all the grim reapers under his division, she is the only one who drives him nuts. Maybe it's because she never obeys the protocols, or perhaps because she doesn't even follow the all-black uniform. Somehow, Rey always gets on his nerves.

On the other hand, Rey Niima has known him for longer. And there are secrets that she needs to keep away from him.

Together, Ben and Rey are joining the rest of their team of grim reapers for a fun summer team-building event. What could go wrong?

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Originally a textfic: You can read it here.

Notes:

Hey, everyone! Guess who's back! 😅 I'm sharing my first ever major textfic from Twitter, which I did for the #ReylosGetWet event. I wanted to add it in AO3 as well just for filing purposes. 😆 This fic is also completed (I'll upload the final installment in Twitter at around 7-9pm UTC,) so if you want to read it through Twitter, you may do so here. But I'll be updating it weekly here on AO3 because it turns out, adding photos here is quite tasking, hehe.

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Chapter 1: Week 1: Solstice, Tent, Drink

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First, you’ve got to meet the grim reapers of the First Division! Let’s start off with Benjamin Solo—their division leader who has a heart as cold and as dead as… well, his entire body.

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Every division wouldn’t be complete with an amazing crew. Meet Poe, Finn, Rose, and Hux (sometimes Armie, and Armitage when Ben’s angry.) They all agree that their boss is a pain in the ass, but he’s still the best among the other bosses.

 

And finally, meet the bright ray of light in the First Division. She loves green, Maz (the goddess of death) allowed her ID card to be green, and she’s the all-around sunshine in a place that reeks of death: Rey Niima, everybody!

 

Every year, Maz holds a 3-day team building event during the summer solstice. It’s a chance for all grim reapers to take a rest, have some fucking chill, and just relax for a bit, given how taxing their job is. And every year, Ben dutifully reminds his team of the event details.

 

And yearly (scratch that, it might be 24/7,) someone seems to get into Ben’s nerves.

 

In another corner, our green gremlin sunshine is an unbothered queen, who is just so excited plus looking forward to the event!

 

Except for a certain someone… who always has his eyes on Rey.

 

When it comes to Rey, Ben really tries to be stern. To remind her of her place. But when he’s already talking to her, the words seem to fly out of his mind. But when it comes to Hux, Ben has it all out.

 

To Rey, however, Ben’s usual moods are nothing. After all, she has been working with him for 408 years. (Or perhaps, longer.)

 

And besides, there’s a team building to enjoy. But tough luck, Rey seems to have forgotten something important from the human world!

 

Honestly, the team was worried for nothing. Drinks are on Ben!

 

And weirdly, Ben actually does have fun. Drinking with the rest of the team, being a witness to all of their shenanigans, and seeing a new side of the reapers that he has worked with for years? He couldn’t help but smile a bit.