#retributiions

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it was bound to come out. for octavia to find out that he’d been sleeping with raven. he wasn’t sure if it was anything serious; if he wanted anything more than someone to sleep with. and every time he crawled into bed with her; his mind was on someone else. on octavia. and he’s come to realise that he’s probably lead raven on. flirted with her because it was fun. because she’s attractive. because she’s new and exciting ( and NOT his sister ). at least, he thought he would be avoiding the guilt that he feels with octavia ( though he’s gotten good at ignoring the guilt because he loves her so much ). 

but sleeping with raven has guilt settling over him like a dark cloud of smoke. following him wherever he goes. a pang that rings out as loud as his text message tone whenever raven sends something; most often inviting him over to her apartment. or asking him when octavia won’t be there. ( but he could never do that. he could never brings her here. this was his and octavia’s space. their sanctuary ).

and now he’s standing in the kitchen; a few feet away from her. tears glistening on her rosy cheeks - his heart dropping to his stomach. lump in his throat forming.  

❝ o --- ❞ 

he pauses. he isn’t really sure what to say. letting his wallet and keys drop upon the counter; his eyes not once leaving her smaller frame. fingers itching to curl around her palms; lips wishing to be upon her own rather than be struggling to form around an excuse. he’s made a mistake. slept with someone for a new experience when everything he needs is a sniffly mess across the room. 

“swega klin?”

u can do it bb

i h9 it

am i gonna have to fight you

That time gap between s2 and s3…so much time for things to happen. Suddenly, s3 hits and O is a total fucking boss on that horse. Absolute badass, right? How’d she get there? While it’s possible Lincoln taught her some things during the first two seasons, I find it highly unlikely given the short time frame those two seasons happened in and the fact that if that bitch could ride a horse before season 3, that bitch woulda been on a fucking horse, yo.

Nah, I think they came back to Camp Jaha and Lincoln was utilized for his Grounder knowledge. Who should we talk to? What can we trade? How can we work this land? Where’s the nearest water source? And while he gave that knowledge, sure, because Camp Jaha/Arkadia was his new home, he was also giving them ideas to ease the transition to living on the ground. When you gotta travel? You get a horse. So he taught O about them. Told her who would be safe to trade with. People like him, that would sympathize with people just wanting to try to live. Maybe Helios came of a nomad or another tribe, but I’d be willing to bet Linc told her about a trader from Trikru. Besides, O wasn’t outcast from there, Lincoln was.

Once O has Helios? You better believe Lincoln is teaching her errthing about horses. Showing her how to brush him, care for him, train him. I’m sure there were little pony-ride sessions around the interior of Arkadia while she got used to riding before he ventured outside the walls with her to watch O and Helios run free. 

Beyond the initial? I think it’s O. She’s changed a lot since she walked off that drop ship. But…I still believe that girl that was fascinated by glowing butterflies is in there somewhere. Learning about this animal…she’d be fascinated. Want to know it all. And yet, she’d know it was too dangerous for Lincoln to venture too far given the kill order. Why does Helios come for O? Because when Linc told her she had to train Helios, she took that to heart. She didn’t know any different than the hands-on training Lincoln had shown her about things thus far. Shioot, given the fact that Lincoln was probably all, “this is how you fight,” “eat this…not that,” “this is how we heal with what we have on the ground…” O probably spent as much time with her horse as she did with Lincoln.