okay I’m writing a fic sorta inspired by @clarkesquad‘s legacy!verse so here you go
in this fic ontari does participate in the conclave, however aden somehow ends up winning. everyone is shocked, even aden himself. clarke goes to see him, baffled that a young 14 year old boy somehow defeated a bloodthirsty 20 year old ontari.
when clarke asks aden how he won, he admits “I felt heda with me. she guided me. guided my sword. she helped me win. lexa wants me to protect you and our people.”
and clarke is stunned, for two reasons. one, that aden can feel lexa’s presence without the ai chip inside him. and two, that lexa is still protecting her even in death. clarke feels her heart flop inside her chest, lexa is still taking care of her, even now.
clarke stays in polis for a while. aden asks her to be there when the spirit of the commander is put inside his body. clarke is there when aden sits on lexa’s throne for the first time. she’s there when he has his very first meeting with the ambassadors. she’s there when he first officially greets his people as the new heda.
clarke is there when she first sees tiny pieces of lexa leak out of aden. she sees bits of lexa infuse themselves with aden. she catches parts of lexa when aden furrows his brow in frustration, when he folds his arms behind his back when he is around his people.
she sees lexa sometimes when she looks into aden’s eyes. she can see lexa tutoring him on how to carry himself when under the scrutiny of their people. she sees lexa in aden when he smiles lexa’s ‘just for clarke’ smiles. clarke sees lexa give him wisdom and strength when aden is arguing with the ambassadors to continue jus nou drein jus daun. she sees lexa in aden when he stops a sword from piercing her chest when one of the ambassadors attempts to assassinate clarke.
clarke and aden grow closer, and he vows to help her in any way he can to help her stop pike. one day, after a lengthy discussion between the ambassadors in the throne room, clarke can feel that something is on aden’s mind. he says with a smile “she’s proud of me. that I’m continuing her legacy, that I’m protecting you and helping our people. she’s proud of us.” but then aden’s face grows somber, and he swallows hard. and clarke can see that aden feel’s lexa’s presence right this moment. and she wishes more than anything that she could feel her too. aden says “she misses you. I can feel it. sometimes my heart feels hollow when she misses you.” a beat, before he continues. “but other times my heart feels full, because she loves you. because she loves me. and because I love you. heda is with us, clarke. she will never abandon us.”
after that, clarke somehow feels her presence as well.
clarke feels lexa’s presence when she is stressed. when clarke knows its time to return to arkadia and stop pike. clarke can practically feel lexa’s arms around her, giving her strength and confidence. she can feel lexa’s presence all around her, like a warm blanket draped across her frost bitten shoulders. clarke feels lexa with her as she walks side by side with aden to arkadia. clarke feels lexa when pike is finally defeated. she feels lexa by her side when clarke’s grief catches up with her, and she feels lexa’s arms around her when she lays in lexa’s old bed at night, her tears staining the furs. clarke feels lexa’s presence when she and aden finally achieve lasting peace between their people.
no matter what, lexa is always there with clarke. and when it is finally clarke’s time to rest, when she finally closes her eyes in this life and opens then in another, lexa is right there waiting for her. just as she always is.