“i died and came back and now i get to relive my last day with you knowing i’m going to die and you know nothing and i can’t prevent this and you’re just so happy i’m here you have no idea what just happened and your heart is going to be crushed all over again” au for Wells go!
1. it starts when Wells wakes up with a jolt. he thinks he heard something, just outside of the camp, and is half out of his tent when he realises - wait, something’s not right. (he remembers then - the girl, the shock as she cries and lunges at him with a knife in her hand, the pain as the knife slides into his neck, falling down, and then - black.)
2. he needs to talk to Clarke, needs to see her, to tell her that the girl, the girl tried to kill him, the girl might hurt someone, might hurt herself. then he sees Clarke’s face, sees the anger and the hurt and the pain in her eyes and thinks, this isn’t right either. (he remembers a hug and “how can you forgive me?” and “what are friends for” and his heart breaks because what is happening to him?)
3. why he chooses to go to Bellamy then, he could never tell you. it has something to do with knowing how to deal with the older man - the back and forth of their words lets him ignore the way his pulse is racing under his skin and ignore the fact that he died last night after he got his best friend back and he’s alive now but lost Clarke once again. (he misses the confused look Bellamy shoots at him, as if he knows Wells is distracted, as if he knows something is wrong.)
4. when Bellamy latches on to their group when they go out, Wells thinks nothing of it. he notes faintly that things were not the same yesterday, but he’s still trying not to think about the feel of metal, the hot rush of blood - he’s trying to keep himself from losing his mind. (it’s not working very well.)
5. Clarke breaks down after yelling at him, and Wells feels numb because he’s heard this already, he heard this, and forgave her, and got her back and why are they here again? except this time, Finn’s not the only one in the bunker with them. this time, Bellamy’s there and looking at Wells like he has never seen him before. this time, Bellamy is the one to reach out and tug Wells back and ask him if things are okay. (and Wells, Wells doesn’t know. Wells is not okay. Wells is confused and upset and - Bellamy seems to finally remember that Wells is just a scared kid whose father sent him down here.)
+1. but things don’t change all that much. Clarke still puts the pieces together. Clarke and Wells still make up and share a tight hug and comfort only family can provide. Wells still has lookout duty. Charlotte still comes out to sit with him, and despite better instincts, Wells still smiles at her and offers to hear her out. there is still a knife in her hands, and the hot rush of blood, and he’s falling and Charlotte is crying. (but this time he hears shouting. someone is shouting his name. a man is shouting his name, a repeat of “Wells? Wells, stay with me. stay with me, buddy.” and hands at the wound on his neck pressing down but the black is so welcoming and Wells’ eyes slide shut.)
++1. when Wells’ eyes open again, there is an ache in his neck and in his side, and Clarke is sleeping by the side of his bed, and Bellamy leans over and clasps his shoulder gently and there is relief in his eyes and Wells thinks - oh, this feels right. (it takes a lot longer for them all to stop fighting over everything. it takes even longer for Clarke to finally throw her hands up in the air and get Octavia and Raven’s help in locking their stubborn boys into the dropship together.)
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