@spacek1ng said: "we were happy once, weren’t we?"
her face twisted, eyebrows scrunching together, mouth turned down at the corners — contemplative, but overly so, clearly putting on a show of considering the question before shaking her head. "maybe once," she admitted, relaxing her expression, "but that was so long ago. it doesn't even feel real anymore."
none of this felt real, either. it had been just her and madi for so long, trapped in the solitude of their tiny paradise. she shouldn't complain; comparatively, it could have been much worse. clarke knew that. but now suddenly everyone she loved, everyone she thought she had lost, was returned to her, and clarke was still struggling to accept she wasn't having some sort of episode or hallucination.
maybe things weren't perfect now. maybe the eligius crew were just another problem trying to derail their attempts at peace on earth. maybe octavia was going to become a problem. but it was hard not to feel some sort of relief to see murphy and emori sitting across the camp, or watch madi doggedly following echo's footsteps, fascinated by the heroes of all of clarke's stories.
shifting her gaze back to bellamy, she managed a small smile. "but things could be worse, right? at least the planet isn't about to be engulfed in flames this time."











