Best RebelCaptain Slow Burn Fanfics
The best slow burn RebelCaptain (Cassian Andor/Jyn Erso) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance.
Top RebelCaptain Slow Burn Fic Recs
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Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Slow Burnby SageMcMae
He angled his head away just enough for her attempt to miss before he brought both her arms down in front of her, so he could wrap his hand around both of her wrists. With his free hand, he cupped her face, forcing her to look at him. “It’s done.” He had a warning tone in his voice. “Yield.” MMA
let's give 'em something to talk about
by ginnyweasleys
Whoever keeps spreading rumors of him and Jyn sleeping together every time she so much as stops by his room is going to get decked if Cassian ever finds them.(or, everyone thinks cassian and jyn are dating, and they're only half-wrong.)
A Proud, Unpleasant Sort of Man
by angel_deux
It takes Cassian Andor and Han Solo an embarrassingly long time to realize that they aren't each other's rivals.
people think the strangest things
by slugmutt
“He thought we were married??” Jyn says, rubbing bacta along the knife wound on her leg. “Why would he think that?”Cassian wipes the blood off his forehead and shrugs. “No idea.”(or: six times people assume Jyn and Cassian are married)
One Solid Kick
by copperbadge
Sometimes all the universe needs to be better is one solid kick.
only fools rush in
by an_drom_eda
"Jyn talked herself into a corner with her grandma," Han explained. "Now she needs a fake boyfriend for Christmas.""Why doesn't Cassian do it?" Luke asked, and Jyn scowled at him.[In which Jyn, in an attempt to get her mother's overbearing, gossipy, and traditional family off her back for one freak
Steady as she goes
by noelia_g
In which they all live and Jyn Erso is on a quest to fix a droid. Rogue One in the aftermath.
And The Next
by ienablu
Jyn looks to the disappearing horizon and thinks, The Force is with me, I am one with the Force. The Force is with me, I am one with the Force. The Force is strong with me, I am – Jyn wakes up in her Wobani prison cell, panting and a scream dying in her throat.~chapter 12: A course corrected.
Trading Favours
by caramelle
"Come on," she wheedles. "I'll do the laundry for two weeks. I'll pay for beer the next time we go out." She waves her hands in the air, momentarily flailing around for more ideas. "I'll go down on you."Cassian looks up then. "You're not going to go down on me."She snorts on sheer impulse. "You unde
What Stays and What Fades
by ivyspinners
There is no room for her. There is barely room for him. She tugs her mother's kyber crystal from around her neck and tucks into into his hand. "Go," she tells the pilot, who she does not know. She would trust each person on board with her life. She cannot trust them with their own, so she locks her
run to me in the rising dawn
by katsumi
Jyn has never had anyone stick around before. The battle is over now, but the war rages on and Jyn is already preparing for the day when she loses Cassian, too. (She doesn't realize he's terrified of the exact same thing.)
We've Been Here Before
by angel_deux
She dies on the beach, in his arms. It isn’t the first time. It isn’t even the second. “We’re trapped,” she tells him, blood bubbling up between her lips. His fingers spasm on her wound and he shushes her, his voice shaking. She draws a shuddering breath that rattles in her lungs. “It’s my turn, but
you were my new home
by katsumi
She surprises herself with the force of the want in her. She’s only known him a few weeks—and he’s gruff, and secretive, and single-minded to a dangerous degree—but he’s the first person in a long time she’s had any real ties to. And yes, his loyalty is not to her so much as it is to the cause she’s
Star Wars Drabbles/Ficlets (IV, V, VI, I, II, III, VII, RO +)
by EyesUpMarksman
A collection of short fics and drabbles in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens(Rating depend on Chapter. Please take into account Chapter Titles before reading!)[[UPDATE FROM ADMIN: Name change! From Star War: The Force Awakens to include any and all of the movies]]
the things we choose not to talk about
by katsumi
“Why did K2 think we’re sleeping together?” Jyn whispers peevishly into the darkness, her back flush to Cassian’s chest. Or: The whole sleeping together but not sleeping together thing catches up to them a bit. (Sequel to a study in meanings.)
a study in communication
by katsumi
“Power has been restored to the south quadrant,” K2 explains, as though appalled the rest of them are only just finding out about such important news. “Everyone is returning to their original quarters. Your room is yours again.” Beneath the table, Cassian’s hand stiffens against her thigh. Or: Wh
to treat everything as if it were a nail
by thingswithteeth
Jyn Erso is raised as a hostage of the Empire. It matters less than it should. There are many different ways to rebel.
this is the fate you've carved on me
by Selkit
Jyn is four years old when it appears on the inside of her left arm: a long, twisting tangle of flowing lines and blocky symbols.“Look,” she says, holding out her arm to her father. “What’s that, Papa?”He grasps her wrist, tugging her arm out straight. His fingers are gentle as always, but the smile
a study in meanings
by katsumi
“You are sleeping with Jyn,” K2 announces out of nowhere, and Cassian almost chokes. Or: Unfortunately for Cassian, K2 doesn't really get semantics.
A Million More Deaths
by starforged
A knock at the door. Her knees slam shut, trapping his hand in the apex of her thighs. Her eyes go wide, and the dark, murderous look that crosses his face should not be the thing that turns her on even more. Another knock.
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Why Slow Burn RebelCaptain Fanfiction Works So Well
Cassian Andor/Jyn Erso — Rogue One gave its spy and its scavenger one mission, one embrace, and one beach-bound death, and fandom has been writing 'everybody lives' ever since. RebelCaptain fic alternates between elegies for Scarif and sprawling AUs where the transmission isn't the end.
Slow Burn — A romance that develops gradually over time, with tension building across chapters or the entire story.
'Welcome home' carried more weight than most trilogies manage, and fic exists to give that home a future. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance. That's why slow burn RebelCaptain fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.
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