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virgohotspot on ao3 & twitter

[heartbellamy]

“These past couple months, you were the happiest you’d been in a while. Clarke brought life back into you. You can’t lose that, Bell. You can’t lose her.”  —  Greed of Grief by @virgohotspot​

So originally, I had this wondrous plan to upload this on Bellamy’s birthday. That’d be cute, right? A special little day to upload the last bit of this project. But, turns out I got the numbers wrong. 😑 (Learning disabilities strike again.) I’m absolutely kicking myself over that, and over waiting so long and messing it up. So I’m sorry my plan failed horribly, but maybe posting this on BFSN might make up for it? I hope so.

The moment I heard about the graveyard scene, even before being blessed with reading it, I knew that’s exactly what I wanted to do. This particular piece went through so many different iterations, and originally it was going to focus solely on that scene, but there is so much beauty and grief in this story that I knew I needed to entangle a little bit more.

Depicting Bellamy at Gina’s grave and Clarke at the church seemed like the right choice, given how much of the story was a tie-in between these two things, Bellamy’s past with Gina, and his present with Clarke. Again, this looked so completely different when I started out, but I like this idea of the tree separating the two scenes. The tree not only highlights Bellamy’s warring emotions, but it also symbolizes life, rebirth, healing.

This is a very different approach than anything I’ve done in the past, I tend to lean to a more ‘soft’ or ‘cute’ vibe, but I wanted what I made to depict the emotion that was so integral to this story. Hopefully I was able to do that for you.

Re-live this beautiful story here.

Under the read more you’ll find one of the alternative pieces (that almost ended up being the final), as well as some admittedly busy sketches that I used a bit like a moodboard.

Keep reading

[virgohotspot]

This is so insanely beautiful. Thank you so much for bringing this story to life with your incredible artwork. You capture everything and more with the beauty of your work, and I am in so much awe. ❤️❤️

[heartbellamy]

“These past couple months, you were the happiest you’d been in a while. Clarke brought life back into you. You can’t lose that, Bell. You can’t lose her.”  —  Greed of Grief by @virgohotspot​

So originally, I had this wondrous plan to upload this on Bellamy’s birthday. That’d be cute, right? A special little day to upload the last bit of this project. But, turns out I got the numbers wrong. 😑 (Learning disabilities strike again.) I’m absolutely kicking myself over that, and over waiting so long and messing it up. So I’m sorry my plan failed horribly, but maybe posting this on BFSN might make up for it? I hope so.

The moment I heard about the graveyard scene, even before being blessed with reading it, I knew that’s exactly what I wanted to do. This particular piece went through so many different iterations, and originally it was going to focus solely on that scene, but there is so much beauty and grief in this story that I knew I needed to entangle a little bit more.

Depicting Bellamy at Gina’s grave and Clarke at the church seemed like the right choice, given how much of the story was a tie-in between these two things, Bellamy’s past with Gina, and his present with Clarke. Again, this looked so completely different when I started out, but I like this idea of the tree separating the two scenes. The tree not only highlights Bellamy’s warring emotions, but it also symbolizes life, rebirth, healing.

This is a very different approach than anything I’ve done in the past, I tend to lean to a more ‘soft’ or ‘cute’ vibe, but I wanted what I made to depict the emotion that was so integral to this story. Hopefully I was able to do that for you.

Re-live this beautiful story here.

Under the read more you’ll find one of the alternative pieces (that almost ended up being the final), as well as some admittedly busy sketches that I used a bit like a moodboard.

Keep reading

[astridandoddsandends]

#TheBestOfBellarke

Bellarke Creator Shoutout

Part 1:

1. We deserve a soft epilogue, my love by missviolet666 (Twitter) - bellarke edit

《To lovely Bellarke fandom, we were on this journey together. Have a happy epilogue for BC. Pls let me know if it made you smile. It is my 1st experience with editing, I really tried

,,I think we deserve a soft epilogue, my love. We are good people and we’ve suffered enough."》

2. bellarke tent scene Drop Ship Era by missviolet666 (Twitter) - bellarke edit

《You say Bellarke tent scene? I say hell yes! I want to spread joy today so maybe you will enjoy a teaser for my WIP. This is only the beginning and not finished, also music is different for this teaser than the full scene, but - for those who are sad today, I hope it makes you》

3. hold on by voidstvls (Twitter) - bellarke edit

4. greed of grief by @virgohotspot - bellarke fanfiction

modern au - angst with a happy ending worth re-reading

trailer by @heartbellamy - bellarke edit

5. tangled parallels by editmultiseries (tiktok) - bellarke edit

6. bellarke fanart by a_load_of_bellarke (Instagram)

《"No more Princess, got it?"

"Yes... ma'am".》

7. "If I'm on that list... You're on that list, isn't that what you said?" by toemteart (Instagram) - bellarke fanart

8. "Morning, Bell..." by zuhraattv (Instagram) - bellarke fanart

9.  bellarke fanart by lallixsart (Instagram)

《"Bell, can you wish on this kind of shooting star?"

"Yeah, I think so...but I already have what I want here in my arms"》

10. I'd swing with you for the fences by @queentheea - bellarke fanfiction

Childhood Friends - Roommates - Bellamy Blake Has ADHD - Worth Re-Reading

《Clarke struggles to convince her best friend Bellamy of his own brilliance. She also struggles to tell him that she loves him. A lot.》

Credit #thebestofbellarke iniciative: @fuckyeahbellarke

Credit bellarke creator shoutout: @heartbellamy

[virgohotspot]

this is so incredibly sweet !! ❤️❤️ thank you for the shoutout and a big WOW to all the other amazing creators tagged !! ❤️❤️

[virgohotspot]

cornerstones

mature, 11,011 words, 1/10

artwork by @underbellamy !!

Per his sister's request, Bellamy tracks down her biological daughter that she gave up for adoption years ago. He's not new to doing anything and everything for his sister, but his life does a complete 180 when he moves his entire livelihood to Polis in order to be close to his biological niece, Madi - which includes becoming co-workers with her adoptive mother, Clarke.

Octavia is Madi's biological mother, Clarke is Madi's adoptive mother, and Bellamy is forced to choose between blood and the woman he's fallen in love with.

[virgohotspot]

COMPLETE 10/10

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

cornerstones

mature, 11,011 words, 1/10

artwork by @underbellamy !!

Per his sister's request, Bellamy tracks down her biological daughter that she gave up for adoption years ago. He's not new to doing anything and everything for his sister, but his life does a complete 180 when he moves his entire livelihood to Polis in order to be close to his biological niece, Madi - which includes becoming co-workers with her adoptive mother, Clarke.

Octavia is Madi's biological mother, Clarke is Madi's adoptive mother, and Bellamy is forced to choose between blood and the woman he's fallen in love with.

[virgohotspot]

Chapter 2 is up !! 💙

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

Chapter 3 is up !! ❤️

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

Chapter 4 !! ❤️

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

Chapter 5 !! with a change in rating from Mature to Explicit ☺️

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

cornerstones

mature, 11,011 words, 1/10

artwork by @underbellamy !!

Per his sister's request, Bellamy tracks down her biological daughter that she gave up for adoption years ago. He's not new to doing anything and everything for his sister, but his life does a complete 180 when he moves his entire livelihood to Polis in order to be close to his biological niece, Madi - which includes becoming co-workers with her adoptive mother, Clarke.

Octavia is Madi's biological mother, Clarke is Madi's adoptive mother, and Bellamy is forced to choose between blood and the woman he's fallen in love with.

[virgohotspot]

Chapter 2 is up !! 💙

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

Chapter 3 is up !! ❤️

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

Chapter 4 !! ❤️

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

cornerstones

mature, 11,011 words, 1/10

artwork by @underbellamy !!

Per his sister's request, Bellamy tracks down her biological daughter that she gave up for adoption years ago. He's not new to doing anything and everything for his sister, but his life does a complete 180 when he moves his entire livelihood to Polis in order to be close to his biological niece, Madi - which includes becoming co-workers with her adoptive mother, Clarke.

Octavia is Madi's biological mother, Clarke is Madi's adoptive mother, and Bellamy is forced to choose between blood and the woman he's fallen in love with.

[virgohotspot]

Chapter 2 is up !! 💙

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

Chapter 3 is up !! ❤️

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[underbellamy-deactivated2023100]

Bellarke Fanfiction Dedication: Cornerstones by @virgohotspot (for @t100fic-for-blm )

Per his sister’s request, Bellamy tracks down her biological daughter that she gave up for adoption years ago. He’s not new to doing anything and everything for his sister, but his life does a complete 180 when he moves his entire livelihood to Polis in order to be close to his biological niece, Madi - which includes becoming co-workers with her adoptive mother, Clarke.

Or, Octavia is Madi’s biological mother, Clarke is Madi’s adoptive mother, and Bellamy is forced to choose between blood and the woman he’s fallen in love with.

READ HERE ON AO3 

+ @virgohotspot ‘s FF POST - please reblog. ❤️

[virgohotspot]

AAA YOU ABSOLUTE TREASURE !! thank you so much for creating such vivid, beautiful works for this fic. you have perfectly captured the theme, and i am so amazed by the pure art of these works. thank you so much for lending your talent to this fic, your art really makes it whole!! ❤️❤️

[virgohotspot]

cornerstones

mature, 11,011 words, 1/10

artwork by @underbellamy !!

Per his sister's request, Bellamy tracks down her biological daughter that she gave up for adoption years ago. He's not new to doing anything and everything for his sister, but his life does a complete 180 when he moves his entire livelihood to Polis in order to be close to his biological niece, Madi - which includes becoming co-workers with her adoptive mother, Clarke.

Octavia is Madi's biological mother, Clarke is Madi's adoptive mother, and Bellamy is forced to choose between blood and the woman he's fallen in love with.

[virgohotspot]

Chapter 2 is up !! 💙

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

cornerstones

mature, 11,011 words, 1/10

artwork by @underbellamy !!

Per his sister's request, Bellamy tracks down her biological daughter that she gave up for adoption years ago. He's not new to doing anything and everything for his sister, but his life does a complete 180 when he moves his entire livelihood to Polis in order to be close to his biological niece, Madi - which includes becoming co-workers with her adoptive mother, Clarke.

Octavia is Madi's biological mother, Clarke is Madi's adoptive mother, and Bellamy is forced to choose between blood and the woman he's fallen in love with.

[virgohotspot]

getaway carriage

explicit, 10,227 words, 1/1

Bellamy and Clarke are just married and outrunning the law. However, before they can escape to their happily ever after, they must complete the steps of their program and start their new lives.

Or, Based off the Criminal Minds episode, The Thirteenth Step.

Written for The 100 Writers for BLM Initiative

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

greed of grief

explicit, 10,903 words, 1/3

Moodboard and Trailer created by @heartbellamy

Bellamy starts attending a grief counselling group for widows to cope with the loss of his wife. It's only been three months, but the utter guilt and shame that plagues him is nearly unbearable, causing him to seek solace in others who could possibly understand what he's going through. Clarke, a widow herself that he meets from this group, seems to understand him more than the others do. He finds himself drawn to her, and after one counselling session, also finds himself in the backseat of her car. Embarking on a physical relationship with this stranger turned friend, Bellamy can't help but think he's betraying his late wife by possibly falling in love with someone new.

Bellamy and Clarke meet at a grief counselling group for widows and become more-than-friends with benefits.

Written for @bellarkebigbang

It’s finally here! This is my submission for this year’s Bellarke Big Bang! I was so lucky this year to be paired with @heartbellamy to create something for this event. MJ’s work not only compliments this fic, but elevates this piece to a whole other level. Being paired with her has been such a gift and an honor, and I am in awe of what she has created.

I hope you all enjoy the first chapter of this fic for Bellarke Big Bang!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

Chapter 2 has now been posted! ☺️❤️

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

Chapter 3, the final chapter, has just been posted! 💞

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

greed of grief

explicit, 10,903 words, 1/3

Moodboard and Trailer created by @heartbellamy

Bellamy starts attending a grief counselling group for widows to cope with the loss of his wife. It's only been three months, but the utter guilt and shame that plagues him is nearly unbearable, causing him to seek solace in others who could possibly understand what he's going through. Clarke, a widow herself that he meets from this group, seems to understand him more than the others do. He finds himself drawn to her, and after one counselling session, also finds himself in the backseat of her car. Embarking on a physical relationship with this stranger turned friend, Bellamy can't help but think he's betraying his late wife by possibly falling in love with someone new.

Bellamy and Clarke meet at a grief counselling group for widows and become more-than-friends with benefits.

Written for @bellarkebigbang

It’s finally here! This is my submission for this year’s Bellarke Big Bang! I was so lucky this year to be paired with @heartbellamy to create something for this event. MJ’s work not only compliments this fic, but elevates this piece to a whole other level. Being paired with her has been such a gift and an honor, and I am in awe of what she has created.

I hope you all enjoy the first chapter of this fic for Bellarke Big Bang!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

Chapter 2 has now been posted! ☺️❤️

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

greed of grief

explicit, 10,903 words, 1/3

Moodboard and Trailer created by @heartbellamy

Bellamy starts attending a grief counselling group for widows to cope with the loss of his wife. It's only been three months, but the utter guilt and shame that plagues him is nearly unbearable, causing him to seek solace in others who could possibly understand what he's going through. Clarke, a widow herself that he meets from this group, seems to understand him more than the others do. He finds himself drawn to her, and after one counselling session, also finds himself in the backseat of her car. Embarking on a physical relationship with this stranger turned friend, Bellamy can't help but think he's betraying his late wife by possibly falling in love with someone new.

Bellamy and Clarke meet at a grief counselling group for widows and become more-than-friends with benefits.

Written for @bellarkebigbang

It’s finally here! This is my submission for this year’s Bellarke Big Bang! I was so lucky this year to be paired with @heartbellamy to create something for this event. MJ’s work not only compliments this fic, but elevates this piece to a whole other level. Being paired with her has been such a gift and an honor, and I am in awe of what she has created.

I hope you all enjoy the first chapter of this fic for Bellarke Big Bang!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[virgohotspot]

greed of grief

explicit, 10,903 words, 1/3

Moodboard and Trailer created by @heartbellamy

Bellamy starts attending a grief counselling group for widows to cope with the loss of his wife. It's only been three months, but the utter guilt and shame that plagues him is nearly unbearable, causing him to seek solace in others who could possibly understand what he's going through. Clarke, a widow herself that he meets from this group, seems to understand him more than the others do. He finds himself drawn to her, and after one counselling session, also finds himself in the backseat of her car. Embarking on a physical relationship with this stranger turned friend, Bellamy can't help but think he's betraying his late wife by possibly falling in love with someone new.

Bellamy and Clarke meet at a grief counselling group for widows and become more-than-friends with benefits.

Written for @bellarkebigbang

It’s finally here! This is my submission for this year’s Bellarke Big Bang! I was so lucky this year to be paired with @heartbellamy to create something for this event. MJ’s work not only compliments this fic, but elevates this piece to a whole other level. Being paired with her has been such a gift and an honor, and I am in awe of what she has created.

I hope you all enjoy the first chapter of this fic for Bellarke Big Bang!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[heartbellamy]

greed of grief by @virgohotspot

bellarke fic ( rated e, modern au, hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending )

Bellamy starts attending a grief counselling group for widows to cope with the loss of his wife. It’s only been three months, but the utter guilt and shame that plagues him is nearly unbearable, causing him to seek solace in others who could possibly understand what he’s going through. Clarke, a widow herself that he meets from this group, seems to understand him more than the others do. He finds himself drawn to her, and after one counselling session, also finds himself in the backseat of her car. Embarking on a physical relationship with this stranger turned friend, Bellamy can’t help but think he’s betraying his late wife by possibly falling in love with someone new.

Or, Bellamy and Clarke meet at a grief counselling group for widows and become more-than-friends with benefits.

And we’re live! I’m over the moon to be paired with the insanely amazing @virgohotspot for @bellarkebigbang this year. Above is the full fic trailer I teased during the sneak peek week! I hope y’all are ready because this fic has all the good stuff and chapter one is up now! Check it out! 💖

[virgohotspot]

AAAAAA I am so lucky to have such a wonderful creator for this fic! MJ perfectly captures the vision of this piece and creates a masterpiece in her own right. The clips, the interweaving of the quotes, voiceovers and music do such an EXCELLENT job of emphasizing the emotion, angst and theme of this fic. She is a true talent, this trailer is a beautiful goldmine and I am blown away.

[heartbellamy]

✨ BELLARKE BIG BANG SNEAK PEEK ✨

That’s right y'all, we’re really here! I know, I can’t believe it either! I am so beyond excited to announce that this year I will be joining @bellarkebigbang​ as an artist and partnering with the stunningly talented @virgohotspot​​ with what is such an exciting collaboration! I absolutely cannot wait for y’all to get to read this piece because boy is it an exciting one! Oh, who am I kidding? I can’t wait to read this one for myself, but I know you’ll all be with me hanging onto every word! Take my word for it, this is gonna be a good ride. 😉

As you’ll see above, I’ve got a video for you to hopefully get everybody excited! I’ll be honest with you, making a sneak peek for a fic trailer was harder than expected, and I didn’t want to give too much away, so this is a bit like a mini fic trailer to introduce the full fic trailer coming soon! I hope I was able to translate all the emotions you’re going to get from this one, and I hope you enjoy this little glimpse of what’s to come. 💕

(P.S. Don’t forget to unmute!)

And as a little bonus, if anybody’s interested, below the read more I added my concept art piece I put together to give me the vibe of where I wanted to go with this trailer. I thought it might be nice to share that too. Check it out! 👇

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[virgohotspot]

I am so lucky to have the WONDERFUL @heartbellamy as a creator for this upcoming Big Bellarke Bang fic!! The preview trailer and moodboard PERFECTLY capture the angst of this story. You guys are NOT ready for their final pieces! I know I’m not. I’m so excited to have this amazing artwork to accompany my fic.

Yay for Bellarke Big Bang! Here we come!