#tihih

you asked so nicely anon! here you go:

1. Clarke and Lexa make it a point to see Lincoln and Octavia once a month just for double date drinks/dinner.  Sometimes Lincoln will cook for them all - depending on what Octavia’s schedule with school is and also her stress levels.  It’s one thing they all try not to reschedule unless absolutely necessary. Anya gives Lexa so much shit about it, too. Mostly because she can, but also because she’s a little jealous. They start doing a regular bigger meet-up too, on top of just the double dates.

This song really reminds me of Clarke in “This Is Heaven in Hiding” by @orangeyouglad8, particularly in Chap 15.

Really enjoying it thus far. They both have lives and responsibilities and friendship, outside of the relationship, and the writing is solid.

1. Lexa and Clarke start going to random bar trivia on Wednesday nights. It sort of starts as a joke but once Raven and Murphy join the team they start wiping the floor every week. They win so many free beers and people groan when they show up and sit at their favored booth in the back. Even a few drinks in, they lock in answers before most of the other teams.

2. Now that Clarke actually likes her job she has so much more free time. And not that she’s not busy and working less, more than her mind is happier so her downtime can be spent doing the activities she loves instead of hating everything and taking longer to get her shit done. She starts reading for fun again and whenever Lexa finds her with a book, she smiles this cute little smile and Clarke just has to kiss her.

3. For Lexa’s birthday Clarke makes sure she doesn’t get stuck on a trial and rents a nice beach house out of the city. They spend five glorious days soaking up sun, swimming, cooking, drinking, and on a couple rainy afternoons, break out some old board games from one of the closets (some pieces missing of course). Anya and the rest of their friends come out for a couple days and spend the summer holiday at the beach. Raven sneaks out some fireworks and they set them off drinking and laughing. It is one of the best birthdays Lexa has ever had and every time she looks over at Clarke her heart feels like it’s going to jump out of her chest. She has never been so in love.

4. Clarke is always cold. Always. It’s astounding to Lexa, who is always hot. Clarke’s cold feet sneak attack her every night in bed. Clarke’s cold fingers crawl over her stomach. Clarke’s body huddles up in layers and layers and Lexa gets hot just looking at her. But when Clarke snuggles into her for warmth, it’s absolute perfection. As miserable as Clarke is in winter, Lexa is in summer. Somehow it makes sense.

thank you thank you THANK YOU TO THE AMAZING AMIRIL who gifted this gorgeous cover to TIHIH!!!! I love it so much!!!!! 

firstly i gotta mention how much i love the way you describe a character’s feelings precisely, but also concisely. like u really made me feel like i was lexa/clarke as if i was going through the exact same thing and the lack of unnecessary words make it a delight to read. it was really easy to imagine them in my head like a movie. also thank u for the adult representation! it was refreshing after so many hs/college fics since im also an adult & i also have very similar struggles at work and life

you said somewhere here on tumblr that they would get married at some point. do you think they would have kids too? would they get a pet as well? like where do you see them 5 or 10 years later? (also we need a sequel think about it pleaseeee)

when did people @ courthouse learn about their relationship? i mean they’ve gotta find out at some point right? how was their reaction like? also were they ever against each other at court after they ‘officially’ started dating? if so, how was it like? because tension!!!! bickering!!! stubborn idiots who are also in love!!!! (i don’t know how clarke’s new job is like so sorry in advance) i would love to see another courtroom scene tbh but with feelings this time

Well helloooo!!! I really want to start off by saying that these messages were a true delight and such a blast of love and excitement that it was quite refreshing during these weird chaos days! I am honored that you’ve chosen to spend some of this downtime with my story :D

Writing fic that includes real adult day to day and relationships and ups and downs and struggles and friendships was and is very important to me. I’m an adult and these are all things that I’m facing as well.  I tell the stories I want to see and I’m happy that so many people agree!