you are antigone, from the theban plays by sophocles. you are bold, unwavering in your morals and your passion, an unstoppable force of nature. but when you go head-to-head with an immovable object, your ideals can lead you to self-destruction. you are stubbornly resilient and fearless to a fault, and aren't afraid to stand alone in the face of death. antigone, in your quest for justice, don't forget: you are allowed to step back, to love life a little, to be young once more before soldiering on to the very very end. be selfish in your fierceness, just once.

you breathe because you are alive. you breathe because it fills your lungs and keeps your heart beating, keeps you able to reach, and love, and live, and laugh, and be here. you breathe with your chin lifted because there is so much to see, and you deserve to see it. your breath is just a part of being here, and everyone deserves to be here. you have not choked on being alive before, but you may well have choked on wanting to live.

she   had  ,    and   she   should’ve  ,    but   now   isn’t   the   time   for   condemnation.      bellamy   touches   her   shoulder  ,    reassuring.        “      i’m   gonna   radio  ,    see   if   someone   can   come   get   you   in   the   rover.      you   just   need   rest.      ”

“      i   know   that.      ”        a   ragged   breath   in.        “      but   those   are   my   people   we’re   talking   about   out   there.      ”

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“      but   they   did  ,    and   this   is   the   way   things   are.      they   can’t   take   that   back.      you   can’t   take   it   back.      ”        a   muscle   in   his   jaw   jumps  ,    teeth   grinding   together.      his   jaw   aches.      children?      the   thought   of   bringing   a   child   into   this   nightmare   is   laughable  ,    unimaginable.        “      as   if   they’d   let   us   live   long   enough   for   that.      ”