;poe

[hatejakku]

Sex Pollen Pre Relationship
Poe Dies Pre Relationship
Nightmare Early Relationship
Hogwarts AU Pre Relationship
Poe Almost Dies Pre Relationship
MoM AU First Night
Slightly Older Hogwarts AU
Post-TLJ
Bodyguard and Prince AU; overflow
Massage Pre Relationship
Oblivious Poe AU
Cyborg Poe AU
MoM AU Sex Pollen
FO Infiltration Sex Ring
TFLN
Soulmate Tattoo AU
Finn Marries Someone Else AU
Evil Finn AU; overflow: 1, 2
MoM AU Poe 10 Yrs Older
Vamp/Were AU
Missing for a Year/Telepathy AU
MoM AU Poe 'canon' updated
Dark Possessive AU
Married on Yavin AU
MoM AU Sexy Outfits
MoM AU Subway Sex
MoM AU with Melodies!Finn; overflow
MoM AU Photo-Op Kiss
Nearly Old Men AU
MoM AU Rule 63
Online Dating AU
MoM AU Poe Lost His In-Game Memories; overflow
Trans Poe AU
College Roommate AU
TIE Pilot/Prostitute AU
MoM AU Finn Returns from Port-Out
MoM AU Manipulative Masturbation Machine
Canon AU Manipulative Masturbation Machine
Shape Shifter AU; timeskip
FO Sexual Torture AU
MoM AU Finn Has a Boyfriend
Hades AU Finn Left Alone
MoM AU Apocalypse
MoM AU Poe Died in Canon
Canon AU Handjob in a Hospital (inspiration)
MoM AU Another Apocalypse
WWI Pen-Pal/Love Letters AU
Institutionalized Prostitution AU
MoM AU Body Swap
Post-TROS Victory Party

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Oblivious Poe AU

[hatejakku]

Finn was almost certain that Poe liked him. A lot. There were the little touches, the shy smiles, the blushing cheeks, the laughs at dumb jokes- The only reason Finn was just almost certain was because Poe hadn't seemed to come around to the flirting yet. Everything seemed to just... sail over his head. It'd be infuriating if it wasn't adorable.

He considered sometimes that he was being too pushy, that Poe wasn't actually into him, but then the pilot would do one of those things he didn't do with anyone else, so Finn was set back at square one. Rey and Rose had been the pushy ones, trying to get Finn to fess up his feelings in new and creative ways. It was admittedly nice to have a cheerleading section when Poe seemed to not be into him all that much.

Today, at the girls' urging, he decided to be a little more blunt about it. He'd ask Poe out. Simple. Easy. Probably. But Poe also made him nervous and weak in the knees. As soon as Finn walked into the hangar and spied the other man cleaning up his workstation, some of that resolve crumbled. Falling back on the usual flirting was easy, though.

So he took a deep breath and sauntered forward with a carefree grin. "Hey, Poe. Looking good today."

[flightforfreedom]

Poe was wearing his flight suit - or, well, partially wearing it. The top was tied around his waist, his chest covered only with a thin white tank top that really wasn't white anymore, the grease smeared over it and over his arms. He was wiping his hands off with a cloth and finishing up clearing up his stuff when Finn walked over.

Poe's face lit up instantly, always happy to see Finn, and he grinned at the compliment and laughed.

"Thanks, I'll take a grease bath more often. What's up?"

[hatejakku]

Finn had hardly been joking. Poe always looked amazing after working on his X-Wing. Still, the laugh was more than worth it.

But now Finn was on the spot, and he had to actually own up to asking Poe out. Okay. He could do this. Finn's hand scratched at the back of his head. "I was wondering what you were doing later today. Thought maybe we could... grab something to eat? Maybe watch a holo or something."

That was safe, right? It wasn't a cheesy come on, so maybe it wouldn't fly over the hills.

[flightforfreedom]

"Sure, sounds good," Poe said with such ease that it was very clear he assumed they were hanging out as friends, like friends do, eating food and watching movies. "I'm starving. Though apparently there's a new propaganda holo that features me heavily, so let's avoid that one." He gave Finn an amused look as he finished cleaning off his hands and put the rag aside.

"You all done duties for today? I think I'm gonna need to hit the fresher but I'm good to go after that."

[hatejakku]

Oh no. He'd done it again. Finn blinked at Poe a few times while he kept talking, wondering how he should navigate this one. Nerves were worming their way back in, though, so he fell back on the joking flirty thing.

"Yeah, I'm finished for the day. Need any help in the fresher since I'm free?" He was kicking himself as soon as it left his mouth, but... Maybe that's what they needed. Something really blunt, totally obvious, can't be mistaken.

[flightforfreedom]

Poe laughed again at that, and gave Finn a hearty pat on the shoulder as he stepped past him. "Think I've got myself covered, but if you need one you're welcome to join."

Just hitting the locker room showers, as friends, like friends do.

"I think I'm about two days away from finishing this new booster engine," he started saying as he walked towards the freshers. "Can't wait to show you. BB-8 and I designed it - it siphons power off from the sudden jump out of hyperspace, coils it an releases it as a huge surplus of power. It should give me like an eighty second speed boost as soon as I appear in a system, with no extra fuel consumption."

[hatejakku]

Finn's brain shorted out when Poe kind of agreed for Finn to join him. So, of course, he followed like a puppy. Surely, surely, intentions couldn't be misconstrued in there.

Though, even on a good day, Finn had a hard time keeping up with Poe's shop talk. He mainly gathered that the booster engine was efficient and powerful, but he was more enamored with the way Poe talked about flying. Finn could listen to him ramble about it all day. "And you two designed all that? That's pretty amazing, Poe. You're a genius, you know."

[flightforfreedom]

"Well, BB did most of the detail work, but yeah. It's got like a fifty/fifty chance of just blowing us up the first time we use it, though." He laughed again, clearly pleased, though his pleasure had nothing to do with the engine. He just liked hanging out with Finn.

"Think we might try a remote test, first, this time. I think I aged BB by about 50 years with the last test."

He pushed the doors open into the communal showers, but there was no one else there at this time of day, and he just padded over to the lockers.

"You have any idea what you want to eat, later? I'm kind of feeling like not ration bars, for once. Apparently there's some fresh fruit that the scouts found available."

[hatejakku]

"Yeah, a remote test might be a good idea." As much as Poe was a genius, he was also insanely reckless. Wrangling him was almost as hard as asking him out.

Finn's attention was taken by the fact they were the only ones in the showers. Perfect, even if it didn't last long. If he couldn't get Poe in here, there was little hope.

He followed Poe to the lockers, rolling his shoulders in a show as he removed his jacket. "Not ration bars, no. Something nice. Something just for us. Definitely some of the fresh fruit, but... whatever you want, really. Anything you want."

[flightforfreedom]

"Just for us, huh? The girls not up for movie night?" The girls meaning Rey and Rose, of course, who Poe just generally assumed would be around for any given friendly moment. Other than showers, obviously, that was a dude-friend thing.

He pulled off his jacket and then pulled off his shirt before completely unceremoniously going for his fly.

"Hmm... My dad used to make this stir fry thing, with fruit. I'm no cook but I could probably give it a shot."

[hatejakku]

"No, no, no. No one else. I wanted tonight to be... just us. You know?" Dammit, he was still having trouble getting through to him and he knew it.

Finn bit his lip with the ease that Poe was undressing in front of him, just totally unaware and innocent. He had to look away, face on fire.

"I can help." He had to stop and clear his throat, pulling his shirt off to compose himself. "I mean, I asked you. I should be the one cooking for you, anyway." Finn had actually taken rather well to cooking lately, but he obviously didn't know this dish. "That sounds nice, though. It'd be special."

[flightforfreedom]

Poe’s expression did soften a bit, and when he spoke, he sounded touched.

“Yeah. Yeah, sure, that sounds great. We never get a chance to do anything just the two of us. I’ll try to teach you how to make it, though no guarantees I won’t just turn the fruit to cinders somehow instead.”

He pulled his pants down, bending over and pulling them right off his legs before folding his flight suit up and placing it with the shirt. He was now, of course, completely naked and utterly unashamed about it.

[hatejakku]

Oh. Finn swallowed audibly, looking Poe over once before remembering himself. He nearly jolted, straightening up to stare at a spot on the wall and quickly undressing. He folded to clothes with practiced ease, thinking about all the times he'd done this with other people before

But it hadn't been Poe. Oblivious, wonderful, smart, funny, beautiful, innocent, sweet Poe. Who had his toned muscles smeared with oil and curly hair sticking up in places and bright eyes looking at him softly. Yes, that Poe.

He had to blink hard and shake himself to figure out where the conversation was. "Yeah- Yeah. Yeah, I'd love that. That sounds great... You know, if you wanted to do more things with just the two of us, we can. I'd love to."

[flightforfreedom]

Poe certainly didn’t seem to notice anything strange, giving Finn a beaming smile before heading toward the freshness.

“Yeah, I’d always been down for that. We deserve some quality time.” He walked up to the controls for the fresher, and nearly jumped out of his skin when he turned it on and a hot beam of water started spraying at him.

“Oh! Water showers! Man, I had no idea!”

[hatejakku]

Finn, now naked and self-conscious, followed a very happy Poe Dameron to the freshers. Beneath his breath, he grumbled about quality time, still unsure how he could make Poe open his eyes.

But not only were they naked and alone but now Poe was all wet. Finn took a deep breath and started on his own controls, getting a steady stream of warm water across his body. This was fine.

He cleared his throat and kept his eyes firmly set on the wall. "I'd like more quality time together... with just us. You know? Maybe-" Oh, to hell with it. "Maybe it can even be romantic."

[flightforfreedom]

Unfortunately for Finn, he had decided to take the plunge just as Poe did so as well - pushing his head right under the stream of water. So while he heard most of it, and caught the gist:

"Yeah, I love how organic our friendship is!" He replied happily, accidentally getting water in his mouth and spitting it out. He pulled back out of the stream, hair drenched and curls plastered to his skin, with a warm easy grin. "You've just always made it really easy - it just feels totally natural."

[hatejakku]

Finn had a hand over his eyes, not understanding how things could go on like this for so long without Poe actively trying. Irritated, he looked up at Poe to say as much before realizing his mistake.

Fuck- Fuck, Poe was gorgeous. And so damn happy and sweet. Finn was starting to feel slimy in comparison for wanting more than what they already had, than what Poe was already happy with.

"Natural." He cleared his throat one more time and looked back to the wall, making a mad grab for the soaps. "Right, I mean- I feel like I can be myself around you. More so than with anyone else. You're-" Oh man, this was never going to work. "You're special to me, Poe. I mean it."

At this point, he was just happy no one else was here so they couldn't see him die like this.

[flightforfreedom]

Poe was at least paying attention, this time, and could actually hear over the rush of water, and his expression shifted to something softer, deeply touched, and he reached out and gave Finn's shoulder a squeeze.

"Yeah. You're special to me too, Finn," he replied, his voice warm and with absolutely no expectation. It meant a lot just that Finn thought so well of him.

[hatejakku]

Even while his brain was groaning at himself, Finn smiled back at Poe and tried not to grimace. Yep. Went over about as well as expected. But at least Poe seemed touched by his words.

"Thanks, Poe," he answered with a sigh even though it was still sincere. "I'm glad we... agree."

[flightforfreedom]

Poe might be oblivious to any and all romantic overtures - not because he didn't see them but because he automatically assumed he was imagining things and thus dismissed them - but he was definitely not oblivious to that sigh. His brows furrowed a little bit and he gave another squeeze.

"You alright? Something up?" He asked, while he stood there completely naked with rivers of water running down his skin. You know. Like friends do.

[hatejakku]

Of course, he caught on that. Finn considered being honest, or as honest as he could when Poe was this dense about the subject, but his eyes caught his chest and waist and- He jerked his head up and looked away, face warm again. It wasn't like he could conceal any reactions but he could turn away and continue bathing.

Not like Poe would actually notice anyway.

"No, no, Poe. I'm fine... But, um- Have you ever tried to tell someone something, but the communication just didn't work right? Like the two of you were on different wavelengths or something?

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[flightforfreedom]

Poe watched Finn turn away, and after a couple seconds reached for the soap himself and started to lather up.

"Different wavelengths, huh. I mean - sure. Usually when someone just won't listen to what I'm trying to tell them. But you kind of have to just hammer it down as hard and as often as you can until there's no way they can twist it into something else. You know? Just - don't worry about maneuvers, and just go straight at it."

♥♥♥

[hatejakku]

"Yeah." There was some truth to that, Finn knew. But it was more of the same, what he'd been trying to do.

Don't worry about maneuvers...

"Thanks, Poe, I appreciate it. I appreciate all of your advice, you know. I like you. A lot."

He was already bracing himself for it.

[flightforfreedom]

Poe's hand paused, soap bubbles comically coating it, and he offered Finn a smile that was incredibly warm but also a little wistful.

"Yeah. I like you a lot too, Finn," He replied, his voice just and edge too soft. But he caught himself and he forced a stronger smile to his lips and pushed that wistful, longing feeling away as he began scrubbing himself again. "You know you can ask me anything. I've got you."

[hatejakku]

For a second there, just for a second, Finn thought he had him. Then Poe slipped away again like he always did. Months, he'd been trying to do this. Months.

He wasn't giving up today. "I know. I know you do." Poe definitely had him in more ways than one.

Then... a genius idea hit him. "Hey, so, out of curiosity, if you were into someone, how would you... go about it? How would you ask them out?" He didn't care if Poe said his home planet's mating rituals included shooting himself in the foot, at this point. He was doing it.