#o. blake.

[lazaraes]

THERE    IS    A    CONSTANT    THREAT    OF    THINGS    GOING    DOWNHILL    .       her    kingdom    failing    ,    built    on    the    shoddy    groundwork    of    a    necessary    act    of    cannibalism    .    they    paint    her    a    monster    because    of    it    ,    pay    no    mind    to    the    fact    that    it    was    that    or    death    .    pay    no    attention    to    the    fact    that    it    is    what    the    adults    —--    the    same    ones    who    now    curse    her    name    &&    what    she    has    become    —--    had    all    but    made    her    do    on    the    premise    of    proper    leadership    .    she’s    bitter    ,    this    killer    queen    .   

OCTAVIA    :    what    are    you    doing    ,    little    one    ?   

@roseguided​ ’s     e.blake     liked     !

[lazaraes-a]

THERE'S     BLOOD     IN     HER     MOUTH     .               sharp     &&     metallic     ,          like     the     edge     of     her     blade     .               instinct     tells     her     to     swallow     it     down     but     instead     she     lets     it     coat     slick     of     tongue     before     spitting     it     out     .               admires     the     spray     of     red     in     the     air               [     ...     ]               as     it     splatters     against     the     ground     .               does     nothing     about     the     threads     hanging     from     bottom     lip     ,          beads     of     blood     like     rubies     .               ❛               -----               go     .               ❜               it's     accompanied     by     a     roll     of     her     eyes     .               ❛               i'm     not     a     child     ,          roan     .               i     can     handle     it     myself     .               ❜        

 I’M     NOT     LEAVING     YOU     HERE          .         (    o.blake     )     /     @azhefa

[lazaraes-a]

❛               LET     ME     GUESS     [     ...     ]     you’ve     got     a     big     plan     to     help     us     at     the     cost     of     a     whole     lot     of     lives     .               ❜     

         @alphaeis​     (     c.griffin + o.blake     )     sc

[lazaraes-a]

❛          SO     .          how     was     space     ?          have     any     big     life     altering     realizations     ?          ❜

@haidreina​     (     o.blake     )     SC

[lazaraes-a]

OCTAVIA     KNOWS     WHAT     SHE     USED     TO     BE     .          what     she     is     ,     now     ,     she's     not     so     sure     .          fits     into     so     many     boxes     &&     none     of     them     at     the     same     time     .          conflicting     &&     hard     just     like     she's     turned     out     to     be     with     puberty     still     making     it's     mark     through     her     blood     &&     bones     &&     bubbling     organs     .          (          she     no     longer     chases     butterflies     &&     sometimes     she     misses     the     flutter     of     their     wings     against     fingertips     but     that     is     not     who     she     is     anymore     .          )     ❛           i     used     to     be     the     bandage     .          who     knows     who     i     am     now     .          ❜     

𝑺𝑶𝑴𝑬     𝑨𝑹𝑬     𝑻𝑯𝑬     𝑩𝑨𝑵𝑫𝑨𝑮𝑬     ,     𝑺𝑶𝑴𝑬     𝑨𝑹𝑬     𝑻𝑯𝑬     𝑲𝑵𝑰𝑭𝑬     ,     𝑺𝑶𝑴𝑬     𝑮𝑬𝑻     𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑽𝑬     .     /     @blaeptein​​​​     (     meabh + o. blake     )

[lazaraes-a]

❛          THERE     ARE     TOO     MANY     PEOPLE     WHO     THINK     THEY'RE     IN     CHARGE     .          if     history     has     taught     me     anything     ,     it's     that     that     is     always     a     bad     idea     .          ❜    

@arksheart​     (     o.blake     )     SC

[lazaraes-a]

GIRLS     TURNED     QUEENS     !          turned     harbingers     .          turned     ooze     &&     rot     &&     carrion     bone     .          it     has     been     so     long     since     octavia     has     followed     orders     /     longer     still     since     she     took     them     from     woman     before     her     .          (     thinks     :     once     upon     a     time     they     could     have     been     friends     if     everything     had     turned     out     right     but     earth     had     other     plans     &&     any     hope     went     ripped     away     .          she     doesn't     feel     it's     absence     .          )     ❛     you're     not     in     charge     here    ,     clarke     .          ❜

@wanlideir​​     (  o.blake  )     SC

[lazaraes-a]

IS     THAT     NOT     NORMAL     ?          /          @killedbyvoldemort