For some reason dA is not letting me post this comment on your Kylo Ren redemption essay, so I'll post it here...
I am also hopeful that Kylo will end up redeemed as well. I want him to have to deal with the hard consequences of his actions...but to me it is a braver choice to come back knowing he has to live and face all that, than to go out in a blaze of glory without dealing with the consequences as Vader did.
I work extensively with his character in stories and I am not ready to give up either. It's not Reylo stuff, mind you, as I don't ship that, but it IS heavy on psychology. But my AU's are a bit of self-protection in case the worst scenario happens in the movies...kinda like insurance against heartbreak.