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The 100 - Bellamy x Clarke

S2. Episode 11 | “Coup de Grâce”

As you’ve probably guessed, it’s another one-shot!!! Now this one is not Gilmore Girls themed, (don’t worry my literati girlies, the second part of Merry Christmas, Baby! Is coming later this holiday season) instead this fic is a canon divergent AU of Bellarke!!

This Is: “The Twelve Days of Ark-mas”

A Christmas Canon-Divergent AU that takes place on the Ark. No kids are sent to the ground.

If the 100 had never been doomed to their mission to the ground, would our favorite knight still find his way to the infamous Princess? I believe so. After all, you can't keep soulmates separated.

The christmas season has wrapped the Ark in Holiday decor and festivities that were full of some of the snobbiest and most arrogant men Clarke Griffin knew. She wanted to be anywhere else but this gala. However, when one especially aggressive boy won't accept no for an answer, a unfamiliar guardsman steps in to help Clarke. Clarke finds herself wanting to know more about this mysterious guard from the lower levels...the one shrouded in admiration and whispers. She knows it's impractical, dating between the social classes is an unspoken sin on the ark. Still, she can't stop thinking about him. She determined to figure out just who Bellamy Blake is and why he seems to keep himself glued to the shadows of this bustling ship. Even if it takes her all December to do it.

Warning: There are brief depictions of harassment early in this fic. It does not escalate further, but it still may be triggering for some.

I’ll Know When I Find You

▸ an adorably unique, modern!Bellarke AU for @braveprincess // prompted through @t100fic-for-blm, with a donation to Loveland Therapy to help provide financial assistance to members of diverse ethnic and racial groups that otherwise have barriers to access

When Bellamy meets Clarke, a med-school destined brainiac in Miller’s forensics class, he has no idea what to expect from her friendship... especially since she’s more than a little obsessed with cryptids. 

As they grow closer during their respective sophomore and junior years of college, Clarke eventually confides in Bellamy that her unusual attachment to these stories and mythic creatures comes from her childhood. Her dad died when she was in high school, but her memories of him are cemented in roadside diners, strange tales of obscure creatures, and the importance of always leaving possibilities on the table. So even as she beelines forward in her no-nonsense career path, Clarke just can’t quite let it all go. 

It’s stories that like, told in hushed voices in corners of the campus library, that are a part of the two of them becoming closer and closer. Then Bellamy gets hurt in a group rock climbing activity and it’s Clarke who helps take care of him when he can’t make it to class or the dining halls. And for two people obtaining their college degrees in two rigorous fields, it’s almost absurd how long it takes them to figure out that they like each other more than friends. Especially since it’s so glaringly obvious to all of their friends. But finally they fall into unofficially dating, followed up by officially dating the next school year. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with it. In fact, it’s pretty downright perfect. Except Bellamy is a romantic and not knowing what their actual anniversary is makes his life a whole lot harder.

So once Clarke graduates but before she goes back to school in the fall, he decides that he’s going to blow it all out for his rough estimate of when their one year anniversary is: a trip to Scotland to hunt down Nessie.

Even though Bellamy isn’t particularly keen on flying, Clarke’s excitement to follow through with one of her and her dad’s dreams is enough to get him up in the air (and not feel too terrible as they cross the ocean). And thanks to Clarke’s millions of to-do lists and books, they arrive in Scotland fully equipped for their vacation.

They don’t just make it all about the mysterious lake creature. Between their shared curiosity for adventure and Bellamy’s love of history, there’s no shortage of things for their itinerary. At one point, they stumble upon a bagpipe festival and their hands are sore from all of the clapping after each performance. Bellamy’s mom’s passion for sewing when he grew up led the two of them down a rabbit hole of learning about kilts, even ending up with Bellamy somehow dressed up in classic Highland garb (Clarke seemed to particularly like that afternoon). 

But of course, the later part of the trip is dedicated to the main reason they’re there. To build up to it, they first spend a day touring the Urquhart Castle that overlooks the lake. Bellamy gets into a long-winded conversation with one of the historians there about the artifacts on display, leading to multiple rounds of beer that evening at the pub by their hotel. And that level of focus is only rivaled by Clarke, when on their boat tour of the lake the next morning, is able to go toe to toe with their guide.

She’s also pretty sure she saw something in the water but she couldn’t get her camera out fast enough to capture it.

Their picnic later that day doesn’t quite look like the sunny, picturesque ones that are in movies but for the two of them it’s perfect. Bellamy lets Clarke have a quiet moment; she brought some of her dad’s ashes to scatter in the water. After her small speech to his memory, she adds that she has a feeling that he would have loved Bellamy as much as she does. Bellamy is caught off guard––it’s the first time she's said those three big words. When he’d planned the trip, he’d hoped to say the same to her as well so it’s magical the way it’s all worked out together. He’s more than happy to reciprocate with his own “I love you” to seal the vacation as being one of the best in his life.

--Tonina, "Just Say I Love him"

Bellamy has always been a bit serious-- a lot of responsibilities on his shoulders. So miller decides his best friend needs a break and buys him a membership for art classes with Clarke Griffin. The gorgeous artist is all smiles and a little wild. She coaxes Bellamy out of his seriousness and gets him to live, relax and fall in love.

This fic was prompted through @t100fic-for-blm by @logicaldaydream. A donation was made to Black-Mamas-Matter.