headcanon where clarke follows grounder tradition and keeps one of lexa’s braids after her death like lexa did with anya’s
clarke walks into the room after titus, murphy by her side. in front of her sits a long table, flowers and candles at every corner: lexa’s favorite. if only she were here to see it, clarke thinks. in the middle lies a body, the body of a girl who knew true peace for only a moment before her world was ripped away. titus falls to the floor on his knees, paying his respects; clarke can only watch as tears fill her eyes.
“they’re just kids,” murphy mutters under his breath, watching as a group of children stand before their heda, hoping and praying her soul chooses them; they want to make her proud. clarke nods, a sinking feeling settling deep in her chest: they are just kids, unaware that they, too, will meet the same fate. clarke’s eyes settle on aden, standing proud before his commander as he conducts a ceremony known by heart.
“i’m sorry to disturb you,” she murmurs with a voice only meant for him. he swallows his struggles. show no weakness, remember? at least, that’s what he used to think. as he stands before clarke, hands itching at his side, he remembers only seeing his heda smile when the sky girl entered the room. though fleeting, the girl who preached stoicism and the destruction of cowardice melted like ice around a girl who truly loved her back. he lifts his hands, fist closed, eyes fixed towards the ground.
“here,” he says, swallowing his own tears. clarke opens her palm, outstretching her own hand toward’s the boy. “she would want you to have this.” into her hand was pressed a thin braid, held together by a silver bead clasped at the end. though it wasn’t much, though to outsiders it held no power, it meant the world to the girl who lost her lover. she stroked the braid with her thumb, remembering how lexa’s hair felt between her fingertips, remembering how it tickled her cheeks when they kissed. it wasn’t much, but gods was it enough.
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