Couldn’t leave her behind.
Based on Bob’s ‘Bellamy would have stayed with Clarke if he had nightblood’
S/o to @thedarkly-blue for beta’ing my fic again <3 Thanks girl
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“What?! No, Bellamy, you can’t!”
He looks at Raven, begging her not to fight him for once in her life.
“I’m sorry, Raven. But I cannot leave her behind” he tells her, hoping that she of all their friends will understand.
The mechanic looks down at him, stepping away from the rocket. “You’re going to die, Bellamy. Clarke wouldn’t want that for you…”
For a moment it gets at his nerves that she’s using Clarke to make him change his mind. But it is difficult for him to change his mind once he makes a decision, “I have nightblood. And so does Clarke.” He gives her a sad smile, “We will make it.”
It’s a bittersweet promise, one that he’s not sure he can keep but really hopes to. Before Raven can say anything else, Bellamy pulls the rocket’s door down with a small click, single tear rolling down his cheek, “Take care of each other…” he says for them to hear, giving them a smile.
Everyone inside is crying too, knowing that Bellamy and Clarke will die so they can live on. It’s sad because they could have at least saved one of them but they also understand why he feels the need to stay back.
Raven gives him a nod as if she’s checking on him and takes a seat next to Echo. She watches Bellamy stepping outside the launch room as the doors close and separate them once and for all. It breaks her heart but now she has a job to do and that is to make sure Bellamy and Clarke don’t die in vain.
On the other side, it suddenly hits Bellamy, what exactly is about to happen next. He watches the doors closing in front of him but all he can think about is Clarke. The floor underneath his feet shakes for a few seconds but he is unable pay attention, the shock of realizing his fate paralyzing him.
He doesn’t know for how long he stands there, staring at nothing until he finally takes a deep breath, puts his hazmat suit helmet on and sprints up the stairs and outside bunker. As soon as he gets there, the door opens and the sight of Clarke rushing in and the angry red sky chasing after is one of the most terrifying things Bellamy has seen. She gives him a glance before turning around to press the button to close the door behind her.
Bellamy instinctively catches her before she hits the the floor. “Clarke?” he whispers, struggling to keep both of them upright as she keeps slipping from his grip.
