Fight or Flight?

my extra-ass self:

i’m going to further offer support, but I’m going to do it by not talking about Clarke’s CoL outfit, but rather someone else we see inside the CoL, Jasper.

We know that the overall outfits are supposed to reflect how the person sees themselves/wants to be seen/the person they want to feel like/be again. For Clarke it’s her season 1 outfit. This is back when Clarke was a healer. When she wasn’t Wanheda, and hadn’t been forced to kill people. She healed people, tried to help them, and it’s back when Clarke actually laughed and smiled (genuine laughs and smiles.) For Jasper his CoL outfit (and the ice cream cone) is reflective of the Mt. Weather style of clothing, though not specific to his own, which I think was on purpose. Early season 2 (before the reality of Mt. Weather comes crashing down on them/Cage puts himself in charge) is probably when Jasper is the happiest. He isn’t being hunted by grounders, he has food, a bed, his best friend, Maya, etc…

Now with Clarke’s look in the CoL it’s all about the little tokens *the Unity Days braid, Bellamy’s shirt, Jake’s watch* (for actual details see the posts made by the people mentioned above)

With Jasper it’s not so much the clothes themselves, but rather the color scheme used.

This is Jasper in the City of Light

His shirt is a button up maroon-ish colored shirt. Who else has been seen wearing items of clothes with a similar shade?

also note that part of Jasper’s hood in his season 1 jacket is the same color as the majority of Monty’s jacket and vice versa. *from episode one they want us to know that these two are a part of each other*

Monty’s shirt in Watch the Thrones is another article of clothing he has of a similar shade

Next we have Jasper’s CoL jacket. It’s a darkish blue color, and while we have seen Jasper wear blue before, the actual shade of this particular blue kind of reminds me of clothes worn by not one, but two people. 

then we have the red rose pinned onto the jacket. who has had the color red most associated with them throughout the series? when we think of a red article of clothing who do we pretty much automatically think of?

The clothes worn by Clarke and Jasper in the City of Light are not only reflections of themselves/how they want to be seen, but also of those who are important to them. For Clarke the CoL is actually able to manifest replicas of them, I’m thinking because she has the Commander Chip in her head (still kind of upset about there being nothing to represent Wells, but what can I do ?) For Jasper it’s a bit more subtle. Still every person represented (Maya with the Mt. Weather style of clothes, Monty with the shirt, Bellamy and Octavia with the jacket, and Raven with the flower) are the people who have had the most impact on Jasper, and the people he has become closest to. These are/were the most important people in his life. 

Something that corroborates this theory (IMO) is that when Emori is in the CoL, she refuses to have her hand altered. Even though on the outside (in real life) she’s actively working against Murphy, in the CoL she recognizes that he values her the way she is. So even though you reject living in the real world with your friends and loved ones, you still love them so you represent them through your garb. Interesting. 

The second thing is - I saw some comments “LOLLL but he did kill 300 grounders who were her people, who were her home, he is responsible for killing Lincoln (?), her love so I see where her pain goes from” and I’m like okay but - no???

Yes Bellamy is flawed. Yes he killed with Pike’s army grounders. There’re 137918 metas why he did what he did. There’re 182918 reasons why I understand his character, his motivation, why I understand that he was following Pike.

They’re punishing Bellamy all the time, it literally goes like this: bellamy does sth wrong - some characters are saying shit to him/he is hurting/almost dying. He hanged Murphy (because he thought he killed wells and almost every delinquent wanted that but ok) - and then Murphy hanged him. He beats Murphy - because of what he did to raven and to him - and then he is shocklash by Kane. He throw the radio (and he didn’t know that people on the ark are going to be floated), people died “because of his decision” (not really, but you know what I mean), and then he literally begs “Jaha” to kill him because he doesn’t deserve to live. Then in season 2 he went on suicide mission in MW, was tortured, locked up in cage, almost died couple of times, almost burn alive. THIS ALL IS HIS REDEMPTION ARC. And now he trusted Pike & killed with him and others army of warriors & “is half responsible for Lincon’s death” (not really but ok) - and his sister hates him, she beated him while he was chained to a rock, his people don’t trust him. And now even Jason said that in next season Bellamy doesn’t think he deserves to live. So you will see another whole season of redemption arc how everyone - including probably grounders - are more worth saving than him. because this dude literally hates himself more than all you fucking haters can hate him.

meanwhile Octagon Blake - (who was my favourite character before s3 btw!) - has never ever apologised for her actions and they’re interpreted as “being good”. Of course her actions aren’t that powerful like throwing the radio, killing grounders etc, but what is here important that - she was never, NOT EVEN ONCE, called out on them. It’s like showing what she is doing is “right”.

In S1 she has fight with Bellamy, he said “my life ended the day you were born”, she said “You wanted me to go on that stupid dance, you got mom killed!”. Then episode later Bellamy apologises, says that his life didn’t even start until then (until she was born), O says she loves him but nothing more for 3 seasons. So what - she really thinks that it’s bellamy’s fault that theirs mother died?

In s1 Bellamy goes to the ground for her, his whole life is around her, to keep her safe, he shot Jaha to do that - which isn’t of course right thing to do but she doesn’t even try to understand him? - all she says is “I didn’t ask for this”

S1 - Bellamy tortures Lincoln to save Finn - you know, the guy she was falling for in first episodes? - yet of course it’s wrong according to O.

S2 (I really loved her mostly but..) - Lincoln is literally fighting with drug addiction and she beates him & is teaching him about “being grounder” em? and no one questions it. it’s true love.

S3 - same with Indra. To Indra apparently it’s O “being strong” or idn.

S3 - monty&bryan&bellamy are on pike’s side yet while they decided to switch sides (bellamy was the first one actually!) octavia trusts everyone but not bellamy, her brother, the only person she had for 15 years on the ark. No one talks about it.

S3 - she beats him while he is chained and while some of them want to stop it, he says of course “no” because he - in bellamy’s mind - deserve it. (as always, typical bell) 

S3 - No one talks about this later, no “what the fuck is wrong with you” to octavia, even clarke didn’t mention bellamy’s scars when she saw it (ok she doesn’t know it’s octavia who did this), not even one fucking sentence from kane/miller/harper/bryan who saw what she did.

S3 - she wants to trade bellamy to monty, the guy who also was on pike’s side but she is totally okay with him, and even has a “deep convo” about how she feels she doesn’t have home anymore.

S3 - gina dies, bellamy’s girlfriend for 3 months, o, the loving sister, isn’t on the memorial, doesn’t even try to talk to bellamy about what he has been through. (not to mention that pike is better friend to bellamy in that moment and not his family-o but okok)

S3 - bellamy is in jail with pike, she still doesn’t talk to him about why he is on pike’s side (this scene was cut, thanks the100writers)

Max Who wins: Max. Honestly, Max is ready to pick a fight with anyone because she thinks everyone is after her. She’s paranoid like that. If you choose to fight her, though, she won’t stop until either you’re dead or she’s unconscious. You should still fight her. Maybe this time it’ll knock some sense into her.

Fang Who wins: Fang. If you got into a fight with Fang, you probably deserved it. It was probably because you insulted one of the flock members or you were being a jerk in general. Don’t fight Fang. he fights dirty.

Iggy Who wins: Iggy. I MEAN COME ON THE DUDE IS BLIND AND HE CAN STILL TAKE DOWN FULL GROWN MUTANT DOG MEN EASILY. If that doesn’t work, there’s a 99% chance he’s got an explosive on him somewhere. Why would you pick a fight with him, anyway?

Nudge Who wins: No one. Why would you want to hurt this precious child? What has she ever done to you?

Gazzy Who wins: Gazzy. Like Iggy, this child is eight and he can take down mutants like it’s nothing. When all else fails, he’ll pull a Naruto on you and fart in your face. Do not fight Gazzy.

Angel Who wins: Angel, but only physically. FIGHT HER FIHT THE CHILD PUNCH HER IN THE FACE DO IT LORD KNOWS SHES GOT IT FUCKING COMING JUST KNOW THAT AS SOON AS YOU DO THE REST OF THE FLOCK WILL GANG UP ON YOU BUT IT WILL BE SO WORTH IT

Total Who wins: You. Fight the dog. Please. Kick the dog into outer space. LETS SEE YOU MAKE FUNNY QUIPS NOW, KIBBLE BREATH. 

Ari Who wins: Ari Why are you fighting Ari? Hasn’t he been through enough? Shame on you, you deserve to lose this fight.

Maya Who wins: Maya. Go on. Call her Max. I dare you.

Jeb Batchelder Who wins: You. D E S T R O Y  H I M