Queen of Nothing

unfairytale

#Okay, this is possibly the most important moment of the their relationship until today.#Not even the kissing scene can beat that.#Lexa is kneeling before Clarke, and this is so huge.#She bows on both knees; not just one as mandated by protocol when you swear fidelity to someone, but both as when you truly surrender your whole being to the person to whom you bow before.#Lexa has shown her feelings for Clarke in a thousand different ways: saving her, with hearteyes, a kiss, "not everyone, not you", etc.#But she's also hurt her deeply.#Have you ever hurt someone you love?#It's a horrible feeling, to see the pain in their eyes and to know that you put it there.#Lexa is haunted by that look in Clarke’s eyes.#She is the Commander; she does not apologize for her actions and she can't feel guilty.#But she actually does.#She has said "I'm sorry" to Clarke, not one, not twice but three times.#When she says "I never meant to turn you into this" she means "I never wanted to make you suffer".#She is so desperate to fix the damage she's done, to make things right this time, that she does the only thing she can think of.#She bows.#The one who never bows is kneeling on the floor, apologizing, asking for forgiveness.#The ruthless Commander who leads an army on her daily rutine, who kicks people out of the window, who could rule the world... bows before a single girl.#And that is the simplicity of love.