#theheartichoke

God, I was thinking about this for ages. And then all I wanted to do was write a childhood-friends-to-lovers fic haha. I stopped myself though!

I’m not sure they’re headcanons or just things I like to imagine, but I’m kinda a sucker for Lexa being from some sort of broken home or in fostercare and Clarke (and maybe Jake, too, bc he stays alive damn it) becoming Lexa’s surrogate family. I also like a lot of pining. Like...a LOT. It probably makes me a bad person, but I also like the idea of Lexa keeping her sexuality secret for a long time, even after Clarke comes out to her as bi, purely because seemingly-unrequited-pining and because she doesn’t want to make Clarke feel uncomfortable. 

Hmm. That’s more or less mwtw with a few details changed isn’t it?  Lol. Okay, also, Clarke totally dyes her hair brown because she finds Lexa’s hair so beautiful and she thinks she just wants to be more like her, and ofc Lexa is horrified so she gets Clarke back by bleaching her own hair. Abby has to take them both to the salon the next day. 

I would also want them both to be equally good at school and always competing for the top spot, but in a cute ‘i’m happy when you win’ kinda way. Except that when it comes to the valedictorian spot, Clarke deliberately flubs something near the end of their senior year because Lexa needs it on her college applications to get a scholarship and Clarke knows her parents have more than enough money saved for her own tuition. She never, ever, ever admits it to Lexa. 

Oh, and neither of them ever date anyone else. One of those things I enjoy reading sometimes but would never write because I’m only interested in writing clexa scenes haha. But there might be some latent jealousy when one or the other is asked out. And Lexa would totally be asked out by dudes because hello she’s gorgeous and no one knows she’s gay (and guys are clueless anyway), but she can only snort to herself when Clarke gets all huffy, even after she’s gracefully declined them.  

Admittedly it did feel unfair that Lena could end things and Kara couldn't, but I guess it's not the same because they ARE in different places now and Lena was doing it for the sake of both of them not just for Kara's protection. 2/2

It really only ends there because their discussion went too long in the original draft and I didn’t want the chapter to be 20k so I cut it. It’s not supposed to be super angsty. They obviously talk it out and chill, but Kara needed to be a dramatic ho because that’s just...what she was doing in the damn Livewire episode. 

I had a vague sense that people past their mid-twenties on tumblr didn’t feel all that welcome, but I didn’t know to what extent. I’m sorry that you all have felt ancient or have been on the receiving end of some iciness from younger folks. Fandom isn’t some exclusive club and I’ve never understood why “old” people can’t join in the fun. We’re all on the same team! 2/5       

In fact, having people ages 30+ in the clexa fandom was so helpful during the aftermath of Lexa’s death. Seeing all the Trevor Project donations, Fans Deserve Better efforts, art & writing & videos, sharing of experiences/history, and general comforting words from people who weren’t teens or college-aged people was a huge part of my own healing process. 3/5   

Knowing that older people had my back and being able to make sense of things through the perspectives of people who have been through other shocking deaths was something that I found that I really needed. And one last relickru thing: I love when you guys talk about your wives. I think it’s super cute that weasal and gramjams fangirl together. Geeking out with the wifey is something I’m looking forward to later in life :) 4/5                         

The interview with KL was a total DREAM. I was hoping that she’d be the guest! You guys are all so hilarious and it was such a treat to be able to listen in on a conversation between all four of you. I can’t believe that actually happened! I hope she gets to make an appearance again soon! 5/5             

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Thank you so much! I’m beyond delighted that you enjoyed both parts of the podcast. I love all your comments here.

I have to say I’ve only witnessed/experienced a very small amount of ageism within the Clexa fandom (within Tumblr as a whole community, it’s a different matter). The majority of fans are so enthusiastic and welcoming and don’t seem to care because, as you say, we’re all on the same team. In RelicKru, many of us are veteran fans of numerous shows that have done the dirty on us but, somehow, it never makes it any easier to endure beloved LGBT characters being cruelly bumped off! However, I’m so glad if older fans’ perspectives have helped in any way with coming to terms with the loss of Lexa.

Honestly, geeking out with significant others/wives is the best. My wifey isn’t a big Clexa fan (I knowwww) but we do fangirl over other shows together. I also inducted her into reading fanfic—now she doesn’t read anything else, haha.

A modern AU with pregnant Lexa??? �� Any fic with Lexa + kids sounds amazing!

weird in a good way. 

oh i’m sure. i mean everyone has like breaking points and i think kara could go over the edge if she like really let herself get angry (which is a different conversation). 

Awww thanks! ❤