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earisparticipatesReclist 3.1 - Sex Pollen. That's it. That's the Rec.
There’s something pure about sex pollen fic. It’s just compulsory fucking. That’s it. I’ve often joked that sex pollen walked so that A/B/O could run, but sex pollen does not have the societal complications of A/B/O and certainly does not require alternate anatomies. Sex pollen can run the gamut from crack fic (oh no, we’ve wandered into this mysterious greenhouse together what will happen) to heavy plot-driving devices (oh no, we’re mortal enemies who have been forced to have sex maybe we should work together.) Sex pollen can be considered to be a subset of a larger aphrodisiac-related trope. In aphrodisiac fics, there are all sorts of entities causing the need to fuck - including sand, moth dust, aphrodiasiac sap, alien pheremones, etc.. And while it usually rides the line of dub-con/non-con, it doesn’t have to mean that the characters themselves are forcing themselves on each other (at least until one party doses the other(s) without consent).
For my first iteration of this theme, I will be focusing on classic sex pollen in Reylo (but there will be background pairings, which I will note). 6 full fics plus a 7th microfic/drabble. As always, if you think there is a tag I missed, please let me know. And for some of these authors, I could not find them on Twitter or Tumblr, so please let me know if I’m missing someone.
General Warning: For sex pollen, most of these recs are dub-con, verging on non-con. Please read the tags in the fic!
1. This Dust Survives
Author: RedRoseWhite; Twitter
Rey has houseplants in her pod on Ajan Kloss. She starts have sex with her friends. She learns about love, friendship, loyalty, strength, and kindness. When the Force Bond opens, she shares what she has learned with Ben and brings him home. While Rey is definitely horny because of the plants, she does not regret what she has done. I love this fic because it is sweet and languid and sexy in the best way. It does have non-Reylo sex, but the true emotional connection here is Rey and Ben and it is Reylo HEA.
Pairing: Reylo, Rey/Rose, Rey/Kaydel/Poe, Rey/Original Male Character
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Dub-con due to sex pollen
2. Avaritia
Author: bbl8te; Twitter; Tumblr
Rey is lost and stranded on an unknown planet. In a panic, she reaches out through the Force to Kylo. When he gets there, he realizes that Rey has been exposed to a plant that causes living things to want to have sex. This fic a great example of one of my favorite sex pollen tropes - when one of the characters realizes what is going on and tries valiantly to resist the pull of the sex pollen, despite the fact that they want the other person, even without the botanical encouragement. Kylo Ren is tinged with sadness here and feels resigned to violence, but Rey brings him to a more hopeful place.
Pairing: Reylo
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Dub-con due to sex pollen
3. L’etrange affair de Venerem Pollini
Author: ELopez; Twitter; Tumblr
Language: French
Translated into English - The Strange Affair of Venerem Pollini
Translated by: ELopez with help from Everren (Twitter; Tumblr) and annonna
Regency Era Sex Pollen AU. Need I say more?
Okay, okay. Miss Rose Tiloy-Connor needs Euryale Palpatine to chaperone her when she and her suitor Lord Armitage Huxley visit a greenhouse to witness the blooming of a rare flower rumored to be the incarnation of a fertility goddess. Unfortunately for Euryale, the utterly unbearable Lord Benvolio Kylopold Soloren is there with Hux. Hopefully the beautiful flower’s blooming will provide some much-needed entertainment.
Pairing: Reylo, Gingerrose, various other background characters
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Dub-con due to sex pollen, public sex, public orgy, period typically attitudes towards extra marital sex
4. Blue Flowers and Silver Skin
Author: blueyedgurl
FUCK OR DIE. Ugh, what a great fuck or die sort of medieval AU. Rey is looking for a specific flower to make a potion. The flower, she knows, has a pollen that, if encountered, makes people want to fuck, and if they don’t, they will perish. She’s carefully harvesting the flowers when the local woodsman, Ben, comes into the clearing, covered in pollen. Whatever will happen?
Pairing: Reylo
Status: Complete
Rating Explicit
Warning: Dub-con due to sex pollen, rough sex, somnophilia
5. Apart From My Beating Heart
Author: ReyloRobin2011
A post-TROS fix-it fic (sort of). After facing Palpatine, Ben and Rey escape Exegol in the decrepit X-Wing. They crash land on a planet with some very interesting trees and are overwhelmed with desire. This fic is lyrical and lovely, especially for a sex pollen fic. The sex is wonderful, and the ending strangely happy.
Pairing: Reylo
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Dub-con due to sex pollen, mild somnophilia
6. Unto Dust
Author: LyricalRiot; Twitter; Tumblr
Post TLJ, Rey is searching the galaxy for works that can help her learn about the Force. She lands on a planet with the promise of deep knowledge about the Force, but her journey brings her into a cave populated by plants with a very specific purpose - increase fertility by causing a driving desire to have sex. Unfortunately, the desire for sexual pleasure is so intense that people exposed to the plant will waste away from dehydration while they are trying to satisfy their appetites. Hey, what do you know - it’s FUCK OR DIE again! When Rey is affected, the Force bond opens and Kylo recognizes where Rey is and what is happening. In addition to some very hot sex, this fic has great character work, as the two of them try to find a common ground.
Pairing: Reylo
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Dub-con due to sex pollen
AND A BONUS MIICROFIC (DRABBLE)
7. Allergic (part 4 of Cap’s Explicit Reylo Microfics)
Author: CaptainMarvel42; Twitter; Tumblr
Basically, Rey’s been exposed to flower pollen and is sooooo horny. Kylo won’t touch her.
Pairing: Reylo
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Dub-con due to sex pollen, voyeurism
There’s something pure about sex pollen fic. It’s just compulsory fucking. That’s it. I’ve often joked that sex pollen walked so that A/B/O could run, but sex pollen does not have the societal complications of A/B/O and certainly does not require alternate anatomies. Sex pollen can run the gamut from crack fic (oh no, we’ve wandered into this mysterious greenhouse together what will happen) to heavy plot-driving devices (oh no, we’re mortal enemies who have been forced to have sex maybe we should work together.) Sex pollen can be considered to be a subset of a larger aphrodisiac-related trope. In aphrodisiac fics, there are all sorts of entities causing the need to fuck - including sand, moth dust, aphrodiasiac sap, alien pheremones, etc.. And while it usually rides the line of dub-con/non-con, it doesn’t have to mean that the characters themselves are forcing themselves on each other (at least until one party doses the other(s) without consent).
For my first iteration of this theme, I will be focusing on classic sex pollen in Reylo (but there will be background pairings, which I will note). 6 full fics plus a 7th microfic/drabble. As always, if you think there is a tag I missed, please let me know. And for some of these authors, I could not find them on Twitter or Tumblr, so please let me know if I’m missing someone.
General Warning: For sex pollen, most of these recs are dub-con, verging on non-con. Please read the tags in the fic!
1. This Dust Survives
Author: RedRoseWhite; Twitter
Rey has houseplants in her pod on Ajan Kloss. She starts have sex with her friends. She learns about love, friendship, loyalty, strength, and kindness. When the Force Bond opens, she shares what she has learned with Ben and brings him home. While Rey is definitely horny because of the plants, she does not regret what she has done. I love this fic because it is sweet and languid and sexy in the best way. It does have non-Reylo sex, but the true emotional connection here is Rey and Ben and it is Reylo HEA.
Pairing: Reylo, Rey/Rose, Rey/Kaydel/Poe, Rey/Original Male Character
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Dub-con due to sex pollen
2. Avaritia
Author: bbl8te; Twitter; Tumblr
Rey is lost and stranded on an unknown planet. In a panic, she reaches out through the Force to Kylo. When he gets there, he realizes that Rey has been exposed to a plant that causes living things to want to have sex. This fic a great example of one of my favorite sex pollen tropes - when one of the characters realizes what is going on and tries valiantly to resist the pull of the sex pollen, despite the fact that they want the other person, even without the botanical encouragement. Kylo Ren is tinged with sadness here and feels resigned to violence, but Rey brings him to a more hopeful place.
Pairing: Reylo
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Dub-con due to sex pollen
3. L’etrange affair de Venerem Pollini
Author: ELopez; Twitter; Tumblr
Language: French
Translated into English - The Strange Affair of Venerem Pollini
Translated by: ELopez with help from Everren (Twitter; Tumblr) and annonna
Regency Era Sex Pollen AU. Need I say more?
Okay, okay. Miss Rose Tiloy-Connor needs Euryale Palpatine to chaperone her when she and her suitor Lord Armitage Huxley visit a greenhouse to witness the blooming of a rare flower rumored to be the incarnation of a fertility goddess. Unfortunately for Euryale, the utterly unbearable Lord Benvolio Kylopold Soloren is there with Hux. Hopefully the beautiful flower’s blooming will provide some much-needed entertainment.
Pairing: Reylo, Gingerrose, various other background characters
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Dub-con due to sex pollen, public sex, public orgy, period typically attitudes towards extra marital sex
4. Blue Flowers and Silver Skin
Author: blueyedgurl
FUCK OR DIE. Ugh, what a great fuck or die sort of medieval AU. Rey is looking for a specific flower to make a potion. The flower, she knows, has a pollen that, if encountered, makes people want to fuck, and if they don’t, they will perish. She’s carefully harvesting the flowers when the local woodsman, Ben, comes into the clearing, covered in pollen. Whatever will happen?
Pairing: Reylo
Status: Complete
Rating Explicit
Warning: Dub-con due to sex pollen, rough sex, somnophilia
5. Apart From My Beating Heart
Author: ReyloRobin2011
A post-TROS fix-it fic (sort of). After facing Palpatine, Ben and Rey escape Exegol in the decrepit X-Wing. They crash land on a planet with some very interesting trees and are overwhelmed with desire. This fic is lyrical and lovely, especially for a sex pollen fic. The sex is wonderful, and the ending strangely happy.
Pairing: Reylo
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Dub-con due to sex pollen, mild somnophilia
6. Unto Dust
Author: LyricalRiot; Twitter; Tumblr
Post TLJ, Rey is searching the galaxy for works that can help her learn about the Force. She lands on a planet with the promise of deep knowledge about the Force, but her journey brings her into a cave populated by plants with a very specific purpose - increase fertility by causing a driving desire to have sex. Unfortunately, the desire for sexual pleasure is so intense that people exposed to the plant will waste away from dehydration while they are trying to satisfy their appetites. Hey, what do you know - it’s FUCK OR DIE again! When Rey is affected, the Force bond opens and Kylo recognizes where Rey is and what is happening. In addition to some very hot sex, this fic has great character work, as the two of them try to find a common ground.
Pairing: Reylo
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Dub-con due to sex pollen
AND A BONUS MIICROFIC (DRABBLE)
7. Allergic (part 4 of Cap’s Explicit Reylo Microfics)
Author: CaptainMarvel42; Twitter; Tumblr
Basically, Rey’s been exposed to flower pollen and is sooooo horny. Kylo won’t touch her.
Pairing: Reylo
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Dub-con due to sex pollen, voyeurism
