@imnobodysson asked : 5. our muses are on bad terms but reunite after one of them nearly dies / soft (ish) angst prompts
octavia’s been standing in the bathroom, her eyes on the mirror in front of her for too long. it isn’t until she hears the low knock on the apartment door that her eyes fall from the girl looking back at her. she’d been waiting for murphy. couldn’t call bellamy or any of them delinquents — they’d call her brother in a heart beat and isn’t that exactly what trikru wants? she can’t get to the ER, knowing full well the medical insurance she’d gotten through school would surely be cut off by now and really, he’s the only one who’d come to mind. just someone to make sure she didn’t die over night despite the rage she felt for him.
slowly, she makes her way to the door, hand across her body holding onto the side that feels as if a ribs been broken. fingers unlatch the lock, turning the doorknob so it opens but not staying near the door as he came through. it’s the look on his face when he does really see her and the destroyed state of her apartment that causes that fire in her to flare. “ just — i need you to make sure my brother’s not going to find my dead body next week. ” she explained, trying to lower herself onto her couch without wincing. octavia, are you okay?
most people who ask, are not really looking for the truth. they want something easy, something they can wrap up nicely and know that they asked the question. a forced laugh comes from her, fingers vibrating as she looks his way. “ no. i’m not murphy, look around you, any of this good? ” she doesn’t wait for a response, doesn’t even know if she wants one from him. fuck, why hadn’t she just stayed at school?
“ what did you think was going to happen? that you could just tell them everything and they’d come in, take back what you and bell stole and leave the rest alone? he’s my brother. not hard to figure out i’m all he’s got. ” it’s unrealistic of her to even think he’d thought anything through while they tortured him but her blake rage doesn’t care right now. “ god you’ve spent how long with him? did you think he’d just roll over?? not fight back?? what did you think they were gonna do when they couldn’t control him? ” the angry accusations fall from her faster than she can process them and perhaps he wasn’t the person she should’ve called. but there’s no one else. no one who’d understand the events that transpired.













