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characters who die and are resurrected
but will always remember exactly what death feels like
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i did the bare minimum and made a new header instead of giving selene an entire blog makeover once again.
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thinkin’ about post-s7 bellarke thanks to @muhlti
#OUT: post.#it's that damn fic#and the heaviness of their dynamic in it#it's the angsty angry messy trope and feelings i need tbh
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herchoice· , C. GRIFFIN.
she is tempted. she shouldn’t be ; lexa’s offer is nothing more than a threat and the grounders would never accept a sky-born commander ( without the flame to convince them ) … but it would be so simple. clarke wouldn’t have to establish relations with a new commander. lexa wouldn’t be in danger anymore. clarke could keep her people safe. she would have the power to keep everyone safe, to do this right. no one else would have to die.
but clarke has been playing this game for too long to fall for such an obvious trick.
“ that’s not what this is about. ” clarke didn’t save lexa as some grand political play. it was gut instinct, impulsive: she didn’t want to watch her die. she wanted to save the girl she loves; it had taken her too long to admit it, to let herself feel again after all that had happened… ( after all she’s done, she has to continue this role. she has to be the savior. she can’t just be a girl… otherwise all the blood on her hands has been for nothing. if clarke’s way isn’t the right one, then maybe there was a better alternative all along. one of these decisions has to turn everything around. she has resigned herself to being the monster, but every so often… ) the maiden resurfaces. she finds herself more human in lexa’s presence, more forgiven. more worthy. and she thinks she makes lexa feel more human, too.
“ i saved you because i care about you. because you care about me, even if you’re too scared to admit it now. ” such a confession calls for a change of pace. clarke takes a few steps forward, softening her shoulders and looking up to lexa through doe-eyed lashes. “ i know you’re struggling, lexa. i’m here to help you. you can trust me. ”
HOW RARE IT WAS, TO BE CARED FOR –– - lexa knows that clarkes words are true, and even at her empty threats, her answer does not surprise her. if it were that simple, she would let clarke have the power to rule over the clans : she would give it to her in an instant. both of them knew what it was like to be viewed as the martyr, and both women had to make sacrifices for the good of many . . . even if that didn’t mean all of their people. she knew better than to be so cruel, and it was not the former commanders intent. she was afraid: she was afraid of what her next move was, and she was afraid of what it would mean if she was no longer in such a similar position as clarke. would they still share the same desires? would her desire still be present?
in her death, lexa remembers very little. she doesn’t remember the pain, doesn’t remember the sadness that loomed over clarke –– - she remembers feeling alone. she recalls feeling completely and utterly alone and all she could think about was how clarke must feel. to be alone, to see someone she cares for, slowly succumbing to death . . . she didn’t think she would ever be able to get over the death of costia, and perhaps that was the reason why she was not given the luxury of death. maybe this was natures way of determining that life is supposed to be more than just survival and existence. and maybe, she could find peace with that –– - with or without the title of commander.
jaw clenches tight, unsure of why she’s choosing to keep up the wall around her heart. her presence is too much; almost to the point of it being overwhelming. but instead of pulling away and falling backwards, she maintains her ground and allows the blonde to infiltrate her space ( and her heart. ) “ clarke, ” she whispers; gone is the commander with rough edges and thick scar tissue around her heart. clarke was right, love is not weakness. IT WAS AN ANCHOR FOR THEM BOTH. “ i’m afraid. ” her admission lingers in the air for a moment, before she finally meets her gaze. lost in doe-eyed optics, lexa exhales and shakes her head. she wasn’t too scared to admit her truth. “ i care about you, clarke. i’m afraid –– - i’m afraid that something will happen to you. if i can no longer protect you . . . if my position is no longer feasible; what will that mean for us? ” HOW DO WE FIGURE THIS OUT?
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@damnmartyr said : “ please, just look at me. ”
it’s hard to look at him. hard to judge where his head is at when all he talks about these days are the supernatural. it’s even harder to bite her tongue when he brings up something she can’t seem to outrun. werewolves. that gets her attention and the brunette turns her head towards finn and exhales before biting at the inside of her cheek. “ what about it, finn? do you want my opinion on them or what? ” IF ONLY SHE KNEW HER OWN PAST, AND HOW FAR THE CURSE LIES. “ seriously? there are so many better things that we could be doing, and you wanna talk about werewolves and vampires instead? ”
#damnmartyr#tbt.#R. REYES: writing.#i kept this in my tvd verse for her <3 this is her pre-triggering her curse!#i hope that's okay!!!
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herchoice· , C. GRIFFIN.
but clarke has never taken an order well and she will not start today. she has one goal : keep her people safe. that includes lexa now and it has for a long while. “ i held you in my arms while you died ! i can’t forget that just because it’s inconvenient for you. ” when her mission is threatened, the sky princess easily becomes vicious. do not lose her like you lost the others. 900+ BODIES AND COUNTING ; the commander of death has earned her name. it drives her every move, becoming more erratic instead of more wise as she ages. a girl deconstructing ; the weight of the world crushes her skull ( put it down, atlas, no one asked you to carry that much. these days, does anyone want you to … ? ) “ you may not feel fragile, but the coalition is. they voted to dethrone you before the chip – - the spirit of the commanders –– - was taken from you. now is not the time for a display of strength. now is the time to negotiate peace. ” if the coalition fails, if lexa loses power, skaikru is vulnerable. there will be nothing stopping the clans’ armies from marching on arkadia … nothing stopping clarke from watching the woman she loves die again.
A SCOFF, A ROLL OF HER EYES : all learned from spending too much time around skaikru. interactions and motions she would never contemplate using. there was no use for silent bitterness in war –– - everything that was said or done was vocalized and clearly laid out. this was bitterness. THIS WAS FATIGUE. the commander girl woman was tired; too tired to argue, too tired to yell . . . too tired, too tired, too tired. “ be honest with me, clarke : is that why you saved me? to ensure that you and your clan have a place in the coalition? THERE IS NO FLEIM. THERE ARE NO COMMANDERS! without that, there is nothing. they will not listen to me, and i don’t even think i want them to listen anymore! ” it leaves her faster than she’d care to admit –– - the truth lingers in the air and the tension that is paired with it is too thick. there are no others; only her. she doesn’t want this : SHE DOESN’T WANT TO BE A PAWN. she doesn’t want to be idolized because of who she once was. she wants clarke to love her, but not if she only loves her for the power she once had. “ are you happy now? if you want the ��power so badly, then take it. it’s yours. ”
#herchoice#tbt.#L. KOM NOUKRU: writing.#i hate this lexa is mean rn :(#me: i want an au where lexa lives :)#also me: make her question everything including her loyalties to clarke :(
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@herchoice said: “ those are the words of a coward ! ” clarke for lexa!
it’s difficult on the days where she required the opinions from the other commanders. it’s difficult a lot of the days it seems. while trying to lead the different clans was difficult enough before . . . it was even more difficult now that there were no other voices guiding her on the right path. every choice she’s made, every path chosen —- it was for the good of her people. but now? now it seems as if any choice she makes is the wrong choice, no matter how hard she was trying to keep her composure. in front of clarke seemed to be the worst: SHE CARES, BUT SHE’S QUICK TO SPARK. it leaves her feeling out of place and wondering if she still has a place with the woman whom she loves. “ em pleni, klark —- ! ” the former commander finally snaps, jaw tight as gaze locks onto the blonde. “ we are no longer discussing this. i am alive. i am no longer dying, i am no longer fragile. stop treating me like that is still the case. ”
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** misc angst sentence starters.
“ come back. come back to me. ”
“ it was real for me. ”
“ i’ll fight the bad dreams off if they come to get you. ”
“ flowers grow back even after the harshest of winters. you will too. ”
“ i won’t leave you here ! ”
“ we’re in this together. ”
“ i don’t need your help. not anymore. ”
“ you left me to die ! ”
“ what if i never fall in love again ? ”
“ we can’t keep doing this. ”
“ when were you going to tell me about this ? ”
“ you need to stay with me ! don’t close your eyes okay ? ”
“ my duty must come before everything else. you knew this. ”
“ stay away from me ! i don’t want to see you again ! ”
“ there’s nothing you can do that will fix this. ”
“ sometimes it feels like the world is crumbling beneath my feet. ”
“ now is not the time for goodbyes. now is the time to fight. ”
“ trust no one. not even me. you understand ? ”
“ i’m fine. i can walk on my own. ”
“ please, just look at me. ”
“ you and i are no heroes. ”
“ you think you can just waltz back in here and pretend everything is okay ? ”
“ those are the words of a coward ! ”
“ you can’t save everyone. ”
“ you’re better off without me. ”
“ i trusted you ! ”
“ you deserve more than i can give you. ”
“ please, don’t hurt me again. ”
“ you would never understand the pain you put me through. ”
“ did you ever love me ? or were those just words you said ? ”
“ haven’t you done enough today ? ”
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#K. MIKAELSON: desires.#ship tbt.#he's so in love with her and i still need to rewatch tvd to see it all but i'm big emotions
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things that are unique about my portrayal of lexa:
while she manages to get shot, the injury doesn't kill her. in order to save her body the commander has to " die. " the flame is destroyed in surgery and there's no possible way to repair it ( even if different clansmen demanded that they try. )
with the flame destroyed, there is no true commander of the twelve clans, and there is no one leading them. without a true commander along with the imminent destruction of praimfaya closing in, there is a difference in how things should be handled. many people still want to follow lexa as it's deeply rooted into their faith, but there are others who are trying to say that without the previous commanders to guide lexa, she's nothing more than a power hungry child.
lexa feels torn in terms of her priorities: does she try and lead or does she take the chance to truly live? her new lease on life can be summed up in one statement: YOU COME BACK, BUT YOU COME BACK WRONG.
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Samantha Logan as Olivia Baker in All American 3.05 How Come
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DEATH IS PEACEFUL, easy
isabella “ bella ” marie swan ╰ ☦ ⋄ / by mallory
⁽ ⋯ ⁾ living is harder.
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Your departure crashes like a thunder, and the timbers of the house shake with the force of the space you left behind.
Nghi Vo, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (via words-and-coffee)
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rory & logan playlist ➳ sometimes you just don’t know the answer, ‘til someone’s on their knees and asks you (champagne problems by taylor swift)
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@damnbrain : liked !
“ so what —- what is this supposed to do? ” tensions were high and tris still wasn’t sure if she was to be trusted. though she’s willing to bet that the same thought is going through the other woman’s head. WHY TRUST A GIRL FROM DISTRICT ELEVEN? she could be an easy kill, at least that’s what the tribute continues to tell herself. she doesn’t trust anyone . . . she barely trusts tobias and he’s supposed to be on her side ( and from the same district. ) eyes linger a little too long on the contraption the brunette was making seemingly out of nothing, and if anything, it leaves her curious. curious as to how her mind works, curious if she’s going to trust her. “ you’re good at this kind of thing, aren’t you? ”
#damnbrain#T. PRIOR: writing.#tbt.#i hope this is okay! i had a lot of thg feels and i know we briefly talked about it at one point on selene!#if not lmk and we can plot too!!
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I wonder, how you even know who you are if you just do what everybody else thinks you should do?
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kaylee bryant on instagram
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