A Programmer's Guide to Love (and Work Visa)
Language: English
Alternate Universe - Modern Setting Armitage Hux Armitage Hux/Rose Tico Ben Solo Ben Solo | Kylo Ren Computer Programming Dysfunctional Family Emotional Constipation Emotional Hurt/Comfort Enemies to Friends Enemies to Friends to Lovers Enemies to Lovers F/M Fake/Pretend Relationship Fanfiction Father-Son Relationship Finn (Star Wars) Han Solo High functioning depression In-Progress Kaydel Ko Connix Kaydel Ko Connix/Poe Dameron Kylo Ren/Rey Leia Organa Luke Skywalker Marriage of Convenience Miscommunication Misunderstandings Mother-Son Relationship Mutual Pining Online Friendship Phasma (Star Wars) Poe Dameron Rey & Ben Solo Rey & Ben Solo | Kylo Ren Rey (Star Wars) Rey/Ben Solo Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren Rose Tico San Francisco Self-Worth Issues Sexual Tension Silicon Valley - Freeform Slow Burn Software Programming Star Wars - All Media Types Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Startups Visa Marriage Work Visa Issues
Publisher: archiveofourown.org
Published: Jul 16, 2019
Description:
“…so, no, Ben Solo, unless you want to marry me, there’s nothing—NOTHING—you can do to help my situation!” Rey screamed from the top of her lungs.
She turned roughly away when she felt a stray tear roll down her cheek. God damn it. It was so mortifying. Of all the people in San Francisco she could break down in front of, it had to be Ben-fucking-Solo. She took a few steps backwards, intending to spin around and run away before she could embarrass herself any further, but a large hand wrapped around her wrist before she could.
“Wait.” He didn’t say any more for a second. He only looked at her, his eyebrows drawing minutely together, as if he was puzzling through a stubborn bug, an impossible problem.
Then, just as Rey was about to shake his hand loose, she heard him ask, “Do you want to?”
UK borne Rey Unkar thought she finally found a home in Silicon Valley: she has close friends that love her, a great career at Resistance Labs, a vacation to Puerto Rico in the plans, and even an online friend who she can nerd out with on all things C++. Then, her H-1B extension gets denied and she has 10 days before she is required to leave the U.S.