#5x07 spec

[freewayshark]

have a little 5x07 speculation ficlet I guess

He holds it together during the hostage situation. He almost breaks, when it’s over and Buck’s arms are around him, and he can see on Buck’s face how not ok he is, but he holds it together then too. He holds it together while he gives a statement, and on the way back to the station, and all through the motions of a shower, getting his stuff, and going to his truck. He holds it together by the skin of his teeth when Buck intercepts him without a word but with an achingly deep look that he doesn’t think he’d be brave enough to put words to even without the events of the day threatening to crack him apart.

He holds it together as Buck drives him home, as Buck follows him inside, as he goes about getting ready for bed, as if he’ll possibly be sleeping tonight.

He holds it together as he considers and rejects the idea of calling Christopher. He’s at a sleepover, and he’s not sure the sound of his son’s voice wouldn’t shatter him like glass. Christopher’s already witnessed one meltdown and that was one too many.

He loses his grip, a little, when Buck brings him a glass of water and gently instructs him to drink it all. It slips further when Buck starts to leave, when he knows the next words out of Buck’s mouth are going to be something about sleeping on the couch. Before Eddie can stop himself his hand is shooting out, his fingers wrapping around Buck’s wrist in a featherlight grip, desperate to keep him but terrified to hold on.

“Stay,” he says, and it’s an echo of a moment six months ago, after everyone had gone home from his welcome home party, after they’d gotten Christopher to bed, and Buck had so gently helped him change into something to sleep in. Just like now, Buck had started to leave, murmuring about sleeping on the couch, and just like now Eddie’s hand had reached out nearly of its own accord to stop him, and Eddie then, just like now, had said “Stay.”

And Buck had, of course. Eddie thinks Buck would find a way to bring him the moon if he asked for it, so of course he’d stayed.

And so of course he stays now. Eddie releases his wrist and Buck gathers some spare clothes from the spot Eddie had made him in a drawer, and when he tells Eddie he’ll be right back Eddie just nods because he knows he will be.

And true enough, a couple of minutes later Buck returns in his sleep clothes, and Eddie lets him tuck him in like a child, and then Buck is sliding in beside him, his arms already open and waiting for Eddie to roll into him and tuck his face into his chest.

And finally, Eddie allows himself to break, because he knows Buck is there and ready to put him back together.

[archerincombat]

You know what the ethical conflict means, right? Taylor’s been there since S2 — the same conflict went down with her and Bobby. If this is the end of Taylor and the 118 (Taylor and Buck) that means everything from S2 thus far is coming to a head.

[gaybuckley]

what if taylor is there covering the hostage scene and she has to watch buck try to rush in after eddie and afterwards she’s like...buck....buck.....you love him...

[yiangchen]

It’s Not Just You And Me Against the World Anymore

Bellarke post 5x06

I had been hesitating to the post this for the longest time, but then that sneak peak came out for 5x07 and I was like shit, I gotta just post it or I never will.

Clarke is tired.

It’s hardly been a week, but she’s just so fucking tired.

Somehow, surviving on a barren, post-apocalyptic Earth with just a child and a broken radio for company was easier than this.

The worst thing about it is that Clarke and Madi were so close to getting away from it all. So close to escaping someplace safe. Well, maybe not safe, per say — at least not for Clarke — but relatively so considering the sheer terror Clarke feels for Madi in Octavia’s presence.

The girl had been on a downward spiral since Lincoln’s death, that’s true, but these last six years buried any semblance of humanity in her for good. Clarke doesn’t know what Octavia wants with Madi, but there’s nothing she can offer her but a life of blood and fighting and death. A life Clarke never wanted for Madi. And she knew this. Knew that they had to get away, but then Madi, in an effort to protect Clarke, went and revealed her true identity to Octavia, effectively ruling out running as a possibility.

Now, as Clarke walks back to her tent with Madi at her side and Bellamy trailing behind, she finds she really has no idea what the hell she’s going to do. Octavia is expecting Madi in the morning to start her training, and she’s not sure there’s any way out of it. Madi will have to fight. There’s nothing she can do about it. Somehow, Gaia seems to be their best shot at an ally, and the thought doesn’t sit well with Clarke. The helplessness clings to her insides like something heavy is weighing her down. It’s all just too much.

She’s so fucking done with this bullshit. All she wants to do is live a life of peace with Madi, somewhere away from the rest of humanity, who after all this time, are so intent on murdering each other in a pointless war. She won’t hesitate to do it, especially where Madi’s concerned, but she’s so done with all the killing, all the fighting.

Maybe it was foolish of her to have had hope that things could be different this time, but she had — especially when her best friend came back into her life — and having that hope taken from her felt like air being sucked from her lungs.

When they reach the tent, Clarke places her hands on Madi’s shoulders. “I know tonight has been scary, but do you think you can get some rest for a bit?” Madi’s eyes are watery, but she nods. Clarke holds back her own tears and rubs the blood from Madi’s cheeks. Nobody should have to live in such fear, let alone a child—her child. “I’ll meet you in there in just a moment, okay?” Madi nods again and then she disappears into the tent. Clarke turns to face Bellamy. “You didn’t have to walk us back.”

Bellamy shakes his head. “I wanted to make sure you both got back alright. Besides, my tent’s right across from yours.”

“Well,” Clarke says. “We’re back now, so you can…” she gestures for him to leave. Bellamy swallows and makes no move to do so. Clarke exhales. “What?”

Bellamy averts his eyes. “You almost left again.”

“I—“ Clarke blinks. “What?”

“You were just going to leave again, and you didn’t even think to discuss it with me.”

Clarke crosses her arms over her chest, glaring. “You didn’t think to discuss the defector plan with me either.”

“That’s different.”

“Like hell it is,” Clarke scoffs.

“That was about Echo leaving, Clarke,” he licks his lips in that way he does when he’s frustrated, “not me.”

Clarke raises an eyebrow at him. “So?”

“So, I wasn’t planning on going anywhere. Echo was. You—” Bellamy breaks away for a moment, voice weak now. “You were.”

Clarke’s lips part. “I didn’t…”

“You didn’t what?” Bellamy presses.

“I didn’t think of it like that, okay? I just—I had to protect, Madi.”

“Why didn’t you tell me sooner? If I had known she was a true nightblood, I could’ve helped you.”

Clarke shakes her head. “How?”

“I don’t—“ Bellamy runs a hand through his hair and lets out a breath. “I don’t know, but that doesn’t matter, Clarke. Why didn’t you come to me? We could’ve figured something out together. We always do.” Clarke swallows and looks away, the genuine confusion and sadness in his watery eyes too much for her to handle. “Clarke.”

She reluctantly returns her eyes to him. “What do you want me to say, Bellamy?”

“Something.” Bellamy shrugs, the movement almost painful with how heavy his heart feels. “Just talk to me.” Clarke purses her lips, cursing herself for the tear that slips down her cheek. She hastily wipes it away. “Hey,” Bellamy says, worry etched in his brow and he reaches out to her, but it only makes things worse and she backs away from him. “Clarke—“

“Just stop, okay?”

Bellamy shakes his head. “Stop what?”

“Acting like things haven’t changed, Bellamy.” He swallows at that. “It’s not—“ Clarke rubs a hand over her face before finding the courage to look him in the eye, but her voice is small and wavering. “It’s not just you and me against the world anymore.”

Clarke’s not sure how but the look on his face manages to break her heart further. “Clarke…”

“I’ll see you in the morning, okay?”

Bellamy closes his eyes as she turns away from him and pulls back the flap to her tent. “Clarke.”

When he opens his eyes, she’s gone.

...

In the morning, Clarke stands against the wall to Octavia’s training room inside the bunker, eyes on Madi as she stands with Gaia, Ethan and the other novitiates.

Bellamy walks in then and makes tentative eye contact with Clarke. She swallows. He glances over at where Madi is and then back at Clarke, giving her a look, like you mind if I join you over there?

She nods, albeit reluctantly. After their argument, she hadn’t been able to sleep last night, and it’s hard to ignore the fact that something loosened in her chest at the sight of him. It hurts to look at him sometimes, but she can’t help but notice how she breathes easier when he’s around.

“You came,” Clarke says as he joins her.

“Of course I did.”

Clarke sighs. “Bellamy—“

“You were right, okay?” Clarke looks at him. “It’s not just you and me anymore, but that doesn’t change the fact that I’m in this with you. For as long as you and Madi will have me.”

Clarke has to look away. He’s somehow not the same Bellamy she remembers yet exactly like him at the same time, and it’s driving her crazy. “Madi shouldn’t be a problem. She already loves you.” Bellamy raises an eyebrow at her. “I’ve…” Clarke meets his eyes and purses her lips, “told her stories.”

Bellamy nods, jaw clenching. “And you?”

“Me?”

“Are we okay, Clarke?”

She opens her mouth to say something, but that’s when Octavia enters the room, trailed by Kara and some of her guards. Bellamy and Clarke share a look. I don’t know, but I’m glad you’re here.

She doesn’t have to say it for Bellamy to understand the look she’s giving him. Clarke—

She turns away from him and heads over towards Octavia. Bellamy sighs, but he follows anyways.

One thing’s for sure. Despite that fact that their relationship is crumbling, slipping through his fingers along with everything else, they’re still a team, and after the last six years apart from her, his first instinct is to never let let her go through with anything alone ever again.

They stop short when Octavia’s guards draw their weapons. “You two don’t need to be in here,” she says.

“O—“

“Especially not you, Bellamy. I told you to come see me only when the Eye was down.”

Bellamy stands his ground, glaring. “I’m staying.”

“You’re not. I’ve had enough of you and your input lately.” Octavia motions for her guards to restrain him.

He fights against them for a moment. “Bellamy,” Clarke says. He stops at her pointed look.

Octavia approaches him slowly. “I’ve spent the last six years executing traitors,” she says, her glare deadly and voice so chilling it makes Clarke swallow as she watches her warily, making brief eye contact with Madi before returning her eyes to Octavia and Bellamy. “And as I told you in the desert, I’ll eliminate you as well if you continue to speak out against Wonkru.”

“I’m not speaking out against Wonkru,” Bellamy snaps. “I’m speaking out against you.” Octavia narrows her eyes. “My sister. And you won’t kill me, Octavia.” Bellamy swallows like he’s trying to convince not her but himself. “If you were gonna kill me, you would’ve done it already.”

“There’s still time.”

Bellamy’s lips part, everything in him breaking. Octavia wordlessly motions for her guards to escort him from the room. Clarke shares a frightened look with Bellamy as they practically half drag him from the room and then she turns to  face Octavia. “Where are they taking him?” Octavia ignores her and walks over to stand in front of Madi. “Octavia.”

“They’re taking him out of the bunker,” she snaps. “If you would like to stay, stop asking questions.”

Clarke glares. Octavia seems unaffected and returns her focus to Madi who swallows when Octavia reaches out to touch one of her braids. “You do your own hair?”

Madi looks down at her feet. “Clarke does.”

Octavia takes Madi’s chin in her hands and lifts her gaze to meet her own. “Eyes up here when I’m talking to you.”

“Yes, Blodreina.”

Clarke has to avert her eyes at the way Madi’s voice trembles.

...

Later, when the training is done, Clarke and Madi leave the bunker. Clarke is looking around Polis, eyes searching, and Madi picks up on it immediately. “We’ll find him,” she assures, hand on Clarke’s arm.

Clarke gives her a small nod, but before she can say anything, Bellamy is walking up to them from behind. “Clarke. Madi.”

Clarke instantly turns to face him, relief flooding her at the sight of him. Before she thinks better of it, her hands are on him as she checks him for injuries.

“Clarke,” he says again and her hands still. “I’m okay.”

“You’ve hidden injuries before.”

Bellamy gives her a look. “I’m not this time.” He looks to Madi and then back to Clarke. “How’d it go?” Clarke doesn’t say anything. Neither does Madi, but their faces say it all and Bellamy swallows. They’re both terrified. “I wish there was something I could do.”

Clarke shakes her head. “There isn’t.”

“I’ll talk to her again.”

“No,” Clarke says, eyes wide.

“Clarke—“

“I’m not letting you go anywhere near her, okay?” The finality of her tone—how protective she’s being over him—surprises them both. “I’m not…” she trails off and averts her eyes. I’m not losing you again. “Besides,” she says, meeting his gaze again. “You haven’t told me about the defector plan yet.”

…

Bellamy fills Clarke in on the way to check on Monty, Miller and Harper. At the sound of them approaching, Monty looks up from where he’s working on the makeshift computer.

“Raven? Echo?” Bellamy asks.

Monty shakes his head and resumes working. Bellamy and Clarke share a look.

“Clarke,” a voice says from the doorway, and she turns to see Gaia.

“If my sister sent you, the Eye isn’t down yet,” Bellamy says to Gaia before she can say anything more.

Clarke looks at him. She glances at Gaia and then back at Bellamy and Madi, as if to say, It’s okay. I think she’s on our side.

With Miller there, she can’t say that, but Bellamy seems to get it right away. He gives her a look. You can’t be serious.

“Actually,” Gaia says, “I was hoping to give our newest member to Wonkru some lessons on how to be a proper novitiate.”

Clarke’s honestly not sure if some part of Gaia believes what she’s saying, or if it’s all to fool Miller. “Maybe some other time.” Clarke glances down at Madi and puts a hand on her shoulder. “Madi’s had a long day, haven’t you, Madi?”

Madi nods. Gaia nods back. “Very well.”

Before she goes, Clarke gives her a look that says, We’ll talk later.

…

The night, Clarke is tucking Madi into bed when Gaia says her name in a hushed whisper from outside the tent. Clarke presses a kiss to her daughter’s forehead, rubbing a thumb across her cheek before getting to her feet and stepping outside.

“I have an idea,” Gaia says.

Clarke raises an eyebrow at her. “An idea that doesn’t involve Madi becoming the next commander?”

Gaia glares and looks around. “You really need to learn to keep your voice down.”

“Gaia.”

“As I told you yesterday, I would never force the flame on Madi, but becoming commander is her best chance at surviving. You know as well as I that if Madi’s true identity gets out to the rest of Wonkru, Octavia will have no choice but to eliminate her. My loyalty may be to the flame, but even if I weren’t, I’d heed you the same advice.”

“What would you have me do then? Madi’s not ready to face off against Octavia. She’s just a child.”

“I don’t have all the answers, Clarke.” She rolls her eyes at that. “When you’ve decided to do what it takes to protect Madi, I’ll perform the ascension. You know where to find me.”

Clarke doesn’t sleep that night.

…

When Clarke and Madi arrive for her training the following morning, they allow Madi inside but not Clarke. Despite her demands for the guards stationed at the door to bring Octavia to her, she knows it’s no use.

For whatever reason, Octavia doesn’t want her around, and that thought alone makes her nauseous. Her conversation with Gaia hadn’t been settling either, and to know that she’s still the only potential ally Madi has in that room, is almost too much for Clarke to handle. She’s not sure how much more of this she can take.

She starts to panic when the guards have had enough with her and escort her out. Her mind is screaming at her to stay with Madi, but there’s nothing she can do, so she wanders off to check on Monty’s progress with the computer and getting into contact with Raven and Echo.

Miller’s not there this time, which is a relief to Clarke. As much as part of her believes he’s still in there, only serving Octavia out of fear, he’s still with her. And Clarke’s about had enough with Wonkru.

It’s not as much as a relief as she would have thought to see Monty, Harper, and Bellamy though. So much has changed, and seeing them all crowded around together over the computer, talking in hushed voices and not even noticing Clarke’s presence, she’s not going to lie. It hurts.

She spent six years waiting for her friends to come home, but they’re not her friends anymore. She’s not a part of the family that formed while she was gone.

She’s just about to head out and not say a word when Bellamy notices her. Of course, he’s the one that notices her, and it makes something in her chest ache.

“Clarke,” he says. Monty and Harper look up from what they were doing and see her standing in the doorway. The absence of a certain twelve year old strikes Bellamy right away. “Why aren’t you with Madi?”

Clarke’s eyes are watery. “Your sister won’t let me inside while she trains.” Bellamy swallows. “Any luck here?”

“Raven radioed us,” Monty says.

Clarke feels hope spread through her chest for a moment, but it fades when she looks at all of them and sees the sullen looks on their faces. “That’s a good thing, right?”

“We lost contact with her,” Harper says.

Clarke swallows. She looks to Bellamy then. “Can I talk to you for a minute?”

The surprise on his face that she wants to talk to him has Clarke averting her eyes for a moment, but when she looks back at him, he nods and follows her out when she goes, squeezing Monty’s shoulder on his way out.

…

“Look,” Bellamy says, voice lowered even as they stand in Clarke’s tent, “I know my sister is not in her right mind these days, but Gaia is no different. If what she told you is true, then she’s been pretending to support Octavia for six years.”

“Exactly.”

Bellamy gives her a look. “Exactly? Clarke, Gaia is a traitor to her own people, and if she really is that loyal to the flame, who’s to say she doesn’t want to put the flame in Madi?”

A part of Clarke feels that she should tell him that is exactly what Gaia wants, but she can’t bring herself to say it. She knows how he’d react to Octavia’s life being in danger. As much as he opposes her as a leader, and as much as he opposes her behavior and who she is, there’s no way he’d be okay with killing her to get her out of power.

Not that Clarke wants that. Madi ending up in a fight to the death with Octavia is the last thing she would want for her, but still.

There’s always that possibility, especially with Gaia as an ally and especially, as Gaia said, in the likely case that Madi’s identity is revealed to the rest of Wonkru.

“I don’t trust Gaia either, okay? But I still don’t know what your sister wants with Madi.” Clarke sighs. “Give me a better idea.”

“I don’t have one. I just—” Bellamy runs a frustrated hand through his hair. “I just hate that you’re all caught up in this.” Clarke swallows and averts her eyes. She can’t help but notice how he always says “you” now. Not “we”. Not Clarke and Bellamy. Just Clarke. She realizes right then that she was right to keep certain things from him. “Did I say something wrong?” Clarke shakes her head, eyes still averted. “Then why can’t you look at me?” She does, reluctantly, but doesn’t say anything. She knows he cares about her, but it’s more complicated than that now. “Clarke, I’m really trying here, but if you won’t talk to me, I’m not sure what I can do to fix this.”

He’s shifted the conversation and they both know it. When he says “this”, he doesn’t mean what’s going on with Madi. He means their friendship.

“I never asked you to,” Clarke snaps, shaking her head.

Bellamy exhales. “Why are you acting like this?”

“Like what?” Clarke narrows her eyes.

“Like you don’t even care.”

“Like I don’t—” She gapes at him. “Like I don’t even care?” I radioed you every day you were gone!

“You’ve been pushing me away for days, Clarke!”

Clarke shakes her head at him, not even caring that her cheeks are wet now, because maybe he doesn’t realize it, but he’s been pushing her away too. “Fuck you.”

It hangs there, both of them just looking at each other for a moment before she turns and leaves.

“Clarke.”

Bellamy is about to follow her, but then the flap to the tent opens and Clarke steps back inside. Bellamy looks at her, lips parted. Clarke sighs and gestures around awkwardly. “This is my tent.” Bellamy tries not to, but he can’t help the laugh that escapes him at that. Clarke glares and crosses her arms over her chest. “How are you laughing right now?”

“Your dramatic exit kinda lost its momentum,” Bellamy says softly, a tentative amusement lingering in his voice, in his eyes. “That’s all.” Clarke rolls her eyes and breathes out a watery laugh despite herself. But then her smile turns sad. The amusement fades from Bellamy’s face, and he nods as goes to leave. He stops for a moment, back facing her. He hesitates. “I miss my best friend.”

Clarke purses her lips to keep them from trembling, even once he’s long gone. I miss you, too.

Somehow, she misses him more than she did when he wasn’t here.

…

By nightfall, Madi still hasn't been released, and Clarke is about to lose her goddamn mind. The bunker door entrance has been guarded for the last few hours and she hasn’t been able to investigate, so the second they leave, presumably to sleep, Clarke sneaks through Polis, ducking into the bunker before anyone can take their place.

She’s wandering the poorly-lit halls when someone grabs her from behind, a hand on her mouth to keep her from screaming. She thrashes against them, only relaxing when who she thought had been her attacker speaks. “It’s me,” Bellamy whispers. “It’s just me.”

He releases her and she turns to face him, glaring at him in the near darkness. “What the hell, Bellamy?”

“I saw you walk in.”

“And you thought it would be a good idea to give me a heart attack?”

“I’m sorry.”

“Why did you follow me? It’s not safe for you in here.”

“We may not be on the best terms, Clarke, but believe it or not, I don’t want you to get hurt either.”

“We’re not doing this right now.”

“Sorry, does my concern over your well being make you uncomfortable or something?”

“Bellamy, I really don’t have time for this. Madi needs me.”

“Madi,” he repeats, brow furrowed. “They still have her?”

Clarke rolls her eyes. “Why else do you think I’m sneaking in here in the middle of the night?”

“I’ll help you find her.”

Clarke opens her mouth to protest, but he gives her a look that says there’s no room for argument. She sighs, rolling her eyes again. “Fine. Stay behind me.”

Bellamy nods and follows her back out into the hallway. They get a few more feet along when they come across the training room. Clarke feels like she can’t breathe. It’s empty.

“They’re not here,” she says, and Bellamy looks at her. He almost reaches out to her but thinks better of it and refrains from doing so. As much as it hurts him, she obviously needs space right now, and the least he can do is give it to her.

“They have to be somewhere though, right? I’m assuming you’ve kept an eye on the bunker entrance all night.”

Clarke takes in a deep, steadying breath. “I have.”

“And you didn’t see them leave?” She shakes her head. “Then she’s gotta be in here.”

Clarke swallows and continues on. Bellamy trails behind her. She stops when she comes across what appears to be Octavia’s war strategizing room. She glances at Bellamy and then heads inside.

She looks through the many papers scattered across the desk while Bellamy keeps watch. “What are you looking for?”

“I don’t know,” Clarke admits. “Something on novitiate training? There’s gotta be something here. Something that says where they might have gone.” Bellamy nods even though she can’t see him. “Oh my god.”

“You find something?”

“Not what I was looking for, but,” she looks over her shoulder at him, eyes wide, “you gotta come look at this.”

Bellamy peers down the hallway one last time and then joins her at her side. She hands him a piece of paper with Octavia’s battle plans strewn across it, gauging his reaction as he reads it over. “Holy shit,” he breathes after a moment, meeting her eyes. Before Clarke can respond, the sound of footsteps padding down the hallway reaches their ears. Bellamy looks to the doorway and then back at her. “What do we do?”

She glances away from him and notices a door to a closet hanging open. Bellamy follows her gaze. “There,” Clarke says, grabbing at his arm. He leaves the paper where she found it, and as quietly and quickly as they can, they hurry into the small space, hardly able to close the door.

It’s then that Clarke realizes their close proximity, her nose nearly brushing his and entire body pressed up against his. Then there’s the way he’s looking at her, which is really not helping matters.

As the footsteps approach, Clarke finds herself holding her breath. They both close their eyes when whoever it is enters the room. She can feel Bellamy’s pulse racing; it nearly matches her own, and somehow it calms her just a bit.

Not a moment later, the person leaves and their footsteps dissipate back down the hallway. When Clarke opens her eyes, she lets out a breath and looks at Bellamy, lips parting when she finds that he’s already looking at her. Her hand had subconsciously moved to rest over his heart.

Clarke shuts her eyes, and she’s not sure what compels her to do so, but she leans her forehead into his for just a moment. Bellamy exhales shakily, eyes fluttering closed. “Clarke.”

The way he says her name is too soft, too gentle. She thinks of his hand on a cheek that’s not her own, of him kissing another, and she pulls away. “We should keep looking for Madi.”

Bellamy nods, biting his tongue to keep himself from asking her what the hell that was — it was more than just a desperate need to feel closer to him. Clarke shuffles out of the closet and Bellamy follows right behind her.

It’s then that Gaia appears in the doorway, startling them both and Clarke stumbles back into Bellamy’s chest. “Have you both lost your minds?” Gaia seethes in a whisper, closing the door behind her. “What are you doing in here?”

Clarke composes herself almost instantly. “Looking for Madi.”

“In the war strategizing room.”

Clarke steps into Gaia’s space, glaring. “Do you know where she is or not?”

Gaia hesitates. “Yes.”

“Where is she?”

“If Octavia finds out that I told you—“

Clarke pulls the knife from her hip, like she had when Gaia came to her two days ago, and presses it to her throat. “Clarke,” Bellamy warns.

“Where is my daughter?” Clarke repeats.

Gaia glares right back. “Sleeping with the other novitiates.”

“Why?” Clarke presses the blade to her skin to emphasize her urgency.

“Blodreina’s orders.”

“If you’re on my side as you say, why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“Again, Blodreina’s orders. She can’t know I’m working against the wishes of Wonkru.” Clarke searches her eyes, finds only genuine sincerity in her words, and then exhales sharply, letting her go. Gaia rubs a hand at her throat where the blade had been. “You may not see it now, Clarke, but this is good for Madi. When she does decide to ascend—and she will—she’ll need all the training she can get to defeat Blodreina.”

“To defeat her,” Bellamy repeats, brow furrowed.

Shit. Clarke looks at him. “Bellamy—“

“When were you going to tell me you were planning on getting my sister killed?”

“I wasn’t planning on it,” Clarke says, eyes wide. “If you think for one second that I would allow Madi to become commander—“

“What else am I supposed to think, Clarke? Why else would you see her,” he gestures to Gaia, “as a potential ally?”

“Because she’s one of the only people in this entire goddamn bunker that hasn’t lost her mind, Bellamy.”

He rubs a hand over his face, and Clarke sighs. It’s then that footsteps can be heard down the hallway, and Gaia looks at them both. “You two need to get out of here. Now.”

“But Madi—”

“If anyone sees us together, we’re all as good as dead.”

Clarke swallows. “We’ll get her back in the morning, Clarke,” Bellamy says. “Lets go.”

Clarke fights everything in her that says to keep on searching for Madi and follows Bellamy out.

...

Once they’ve made it safely out of the bunker and to her tent, Bellamy bids her goodnight and goes to leave.

“Wait,” Clarke says. He does, albeit reluctantly, and turns to face her. “Are we okay?”

Bellamy rolls his eyes. “Oh, now you care.”

“Of course I care.”

“If you cared about fixing whatever the hell is going on with us, you would’ve told me about Gaia’s intentions. This is about my sister, Clarke.”

“Your sister who has done nothing but threaten your life since the day you came back to the ground.”

“She’s still my sister, Clarke.”

“She’s not. Bellamy, Octavia hasn’t been the girl you raised in a long time.”

“The girl she was six years ago is still in there.”

“You mean the one who blamed you for everything and treated you like shit? Because that sounds an awful lot like who she is now.” Bellamy shakes his head at her but says nothing. “I should’ve told you about Gaia’s intentions, okay? Is that what you want me to say?”

“It’s not about what I want you to say, Clarke. I just—” he breaks away and shakes his head at her again.

“You just what?”

Bellamy steps towards her. “I just want my best friend back.”

“I’m right here!” Clarke practically exclaims. “Stop acting like I’m the only one that is being distant.”

“What the hell are you talking about, Clarke?”

“You have a family now, Bellamy. A family that I’m not a part of.”

Bellamy feels something in him break at that. He freezes, never having thought that she saw it that way, never having considered it at all. “Clarke—”

“And I don’t blame you for that, okay? I don’t. All I have ever wanted is for you to be happy and loved, and you are now. But I’m not a part of that. And you need to stop acting like we can just fall back into what we were before.” Clarke shakes her head, eyes watery. “Because we can’t.” Because it means something different to me now than it does to you.

Bellamy swallows. “What are you saying then?”

“I don’t know,” Clarke admits, voice small. “But right now, I just need to focus on getting Madi back.”

“I’ll come with you in the morning.” Bellamy nods.

Clarke shakes her head. “Alone.”

Bellamy’s lips part. “Yeah,” he says after a moment, and Clarke swallows, hating to see the sadness in his eyes, hating how wrecked he sounds. “Yeah, of course. Whatever the hell you want.” The way he says it—he’s not angry, just sad—has Clarke’s heart in pieces. “But just so you know, you may not be a part of our family, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want you to be.”

Clarke purses her lips to keep them from trembling and nods. He nods back, managing the saddest closed-lip smile she’s ever seen, and then he’s gone.

It’s not until later that she’ll realize she’s wrong.

He’s loved. That part is true. But happy?

He hasn’t been happy since before he landed on Earth a week ago.

Before everything he built up on the Ring began to crumble.

Before his best friend came back into his life only for him to miss her more than he had when he thought she was dead.

He doesn’t know how to be happy in a world where Clarke Griffin is somehow alive but not his person.

Luckily for him, he won’t have to.

Because if there’s anything that the universe has taught them, it’s that they will always find their way back.

[hmslusitania]

I saw someone talking about the Halloween episode being on Nov. 8, but isn't it gonna be on Nov. 1st? The promo for last week's episode said it would be in two weeks, that's Nov. 1st

Hi friend! You've missed some Big Chaos! (also tagging @1stbonesfan since you replied to one of my other spec posts)

The episodes got rearranged! So the episode that was previously known as 5x06 aka Ghost Stories aka the most inexplicably cursèd and speculated over episode in season 5 aka the Halloween episode is now airing on November 8th.

The episode that was previously 5x07 aka Brawl in Cell Block 9-1-1 aka the probable hostage situation episode is now airing first, on November 1st.

I've been delighted to spend my afternoon becoming Conspiracy Bobby meme dot jpg about the ways this could actually be great for us!

I hope this helps

[ioveiy]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34255918

hello friends here’s a very short 5x07 spec fic literally no one asked for

[stagefoureddiediaz]

i can’t organize my thoughts well, but hopefully this will make sense. the identity theme posts got me thinking, might Jonah be involved with the hacker from the beginning of the season? i’ve seen all the Jonah is evil spec, and now i’m just thinking thoughts 🤔

Hey Nonnie

Well Jonah wasn't there in 5a, but thats because they didn't need a cast actor for that part of the storyline. The writers would've plotted out the entire season at the beginning before they started writing scripts etc. Obviously during the writing process things get moved around and changed (see 5x07 and the missing ghost room mate storyline for example) for a whole host of reasons - so they make more sense, or they might discover a plot hole they need to fix etc. Nothing is fully set in stone (until it airs) but the main arcs will have been decided on and worked through its just a case of then creating the scenes that tell those various arcs as well as possible. The Hacker story has more than likely been there since early on as part of a bigger arc and only the writers know what they fully plan to do with it until we see more.

Of course it might not be resolved this season - it might be something they want to bring back later - as we've seen them do with other storylines, but myself and a lot of others in fandom were never satisfied/convinced with the Hacker just going 'poof' into thin air seemingly to never been seen again - 911 is very good at tying up loose ends and that was a big one not to have any resolution.

Basically what I'm trying to say is that Jonah has been there all along - we as a fandom just didn't have a name for him until Bryce Durfee was cast. So if all our speculating turns out to be correct, Jonah has been the hacker all along we just couldn't see him in corporeal form until 5b!

Hope this makes sense and that I've answered your ask - come back to me with more if I havent 😎

[thatiranianphantom]

Are you still confident it will be safe to watch after 5x08? I think something will happen at the key party (I can’t believe I’m writing that...) between at least one of BH or VA... can’t decide who.

AFTER 5x08? 

Yes, I’m pretty confident. Also, please remember that this is only speculation! I do not want to be the reason that you see a scene you shouldn’t have to :)

5x08 was the last episode shot before break, and break was when KJ gave that interview where he said he’d been filming with Lili more. I’d also spec that RAS’ interview he did before the time jump covers episodes 4-8. Promos also usually only show about 3-4 episodes at a time if they do a multiep one. After break, I haven’t heard here on Tumblr of Lili and KJ filming together anywhere. And the last two episodes before the break will be mystery-heavy, it seems. Archie isn’t involved in the mystery. 

Also, they seem to be speed-running Barchie, but that’s not where their viewership lies and they know that. I don’t think I’d say BH will be 100% back together and repaired by 510, but they’ll definitely be on their way, and we’ll have said goodbye to Barchie. 

As to if 5x08 itself will be safe? I can’t guarantee that, but it feels like a risk that’s okay to take, given what we know. And the key party, I mean, I am grateful to Barchie for one thing. I am no longer nervous, because it can’t be worse. If my speculation is correct, Jughead finds out at the end of 5x06 (this episode), 5x07 is FROSTY between them, and in 5x08, they are forced together and reluctantly agree to work together. I don’t think they’ll be forced together in the biblical sense, but at least to have a conversation. 

So, yeah. I’m taking a chance on 5x08, obviously depending on how this episode goes and the promos till then. 

[i-dont-know-how-to-quit-you]

Spec for 5x07-5x08

1. The End of Bellamy and Echo as a couple

Echo will do something that will lead Spacekru, especially Bellamy to realize that she is not the changed individual they all thought she was. It will isolate her from the group and fracture her relationship with Bellamy, leading them to take a break.  If I defended someone who has done unforgivable things to me and my family because I think that they have changed for the better and had even grown to love them, only for them to go and do something of that nature once again, I would be heartbroken, angry, and would be hesitant to trust them again.

I am clinging to this like a baby otter clings to their mother as the current threatens to take him away. The end of 5x06 with Echo’s signature smirk coming back full-force as she took out the USB she hide inside Karina’s shotgun wound. FORESHADOWING AT ITS FINEST.

Still, this is different from writing her off and giving up on her. Bellamy even when hurt, is someone who doesn’t know how to give up on people. He will still care about her. He will just come to realize that Echo is not the person who he thought she was. He is in love with her, the version of her he meet in the ring.

In their scenes together, Bob has managed to make me that Bellamy does actually love Echo. I found myself sad as Bellamy pressed his forehead against hers before she left, how he clung to her. Still watching him love her so intensely, especially after you see S4 and all the instances of animosity between the two, feels so strange and inconsistent to me that no amount of great acting can fill that gap hole. Again, Jason...why?

2. The Unraveling of Bellamy Blake

I love Bellamy, so much. So fucking much. But right now he is the living embodiment of late 2000′s hit, “Somebody I used to know”.  His intentions and overall thought process is great. Being able to forgive others is a not a weakness. I just think he is wrong about the people he is willing to forgive.

He is wrong about Octavia, in the past and now.

“There is a darkness in you, Octavia” S4, said by Kane.

“Careful of the dark, Octavia” S5X07 promo, said by Indra

He will be wrong about Echo.  She has had no visible redemption arc because she hasn’t really changed. She will fall into her old ways and then after she finds herself alone, we will saw her true redemption arc. By the end of 5x07, Bellamy will truly realize that the promise he made to her was naive and foolish, something that couldn’t hold against the power of the ground.

He will start to see things for what they are. Octavia going more and more into the  darkness. Her relationship with Madi will put this into perspective.

Clarke will be distant, in a much more sad and off putting way that before. THE ANGST. I AM HERE FOR IT. JUST STOP WITH THE TWO WEEK BREAKS.

And he will not be able to put up a brave face.This is where Bellamy Blake will come back in full capacity, with his heart on his sleeve, sad puppy eyes.

The pacing and jittery fingers will be nothing compared to explosion of emotion Bellamy Blake will feel during “How We Get Peace” in the face of one vulnerable Clarke Griffin. I don’t know what will happen in “How We Get Peace” between these two, other than a fight that will result in some bitch ass tears from both parties and of course my bitch ass self. But AGAIN... from this unraveling, Bellamy will realize that the feelings he had for Clarke may not totally be gone and that there is unfinished business. This is Clarke, the person who he went through hell and back with.He knows her soul, every crack, every ounce of her bravery and resilience. Bellamy Blake loved Clarke Griffin for so long, it became almost like breathing. Second nature. But, when she died, it felt like he died along with her. In my heart, I truly believe that for the longest time, Bellamy couldn’t breathe without her, not really. But he had to, because if he didn’t adapt, “She died in vain. And I am not going to let that happen”.

Bellamy Blake has always been adaptable. But Clarke dying? He had to becoming someone completely different to move on.

And he did. But now he had her back but it doesn’t feel like he has truly realized this. It feels like Bellamy doesn’t care. That he doesn’t love her anymore. But I know he still does. To quote one Klaus Mikaelson, “Crazy or not, that kind of love never dies.”

Thus, when it is time to reassess his relationship with Echo, the revelation that will spill during 5x08 between him and Clarke will lead to offer friendship and a place back in the family, but nothing more. AGAIN...

I am clinging to this like a baby otter clings to their mother as the current threatens to take him away. I could be wrong and I probably am but I have a lot of time and a lot of desperation to think so...

[clarkgriffon]

Idk why people are worried. The spec about Clarke leaving with Madi was wrong but having Clarke and Bell in the same area while he's dating Echo would only increase the angst. BC will have to work together, confronting the fact that their relationship was never actually that platonic because they feel uncomfortable to just be themselves when he's with E. this is BETTER than a separation.

i totally agree! i think the separation might’ve been dramatic, but this has the potential to be just as angsty. particularly i’m speculating in 5x06 to be heavy with it since we know we’re getting b/echo scenes and now we know that clarke hasn’t left camp with madi due to the 5x07 description.

i mean we ALL saw clarke give That Look™ at the end of 5x05. if she was jealous at one reunion kiss, how jealous is she going to be staying in camp with someone who’s in a relationship with her person. and she knows she has no claim on him, but they’ve slipped back into their same old, same old hero routine in 5x05, but now it’s just different because clarke is still going to be teaming up with bellamy to thwart wonkru’s plans but now she KNOWS that he’s taken.

on top of that, i think staying is actually much more classic clarke fashion. she wants to save people, help people and if wonkru is planning something particularly nasty, i think she would stick around to help out, because she’s a hero. the only real reason she’d leave i think would be to protect madi, which is still where my question lies- where will madi be in all of this?

[adhduck]

All those tags you left on my fic made my whole day!! I've never gotten that much of a response before, and I wanted to say thank you :) Also, to answer your question, I won't be continuing that one, but I will probably right something post 5x07/ spec for 5x08!

1) aw yay i’m glad those made u happy! i had so many feelings and i was like ‘they have to know too’

2) ooooooooh yayayayay if u want u could totally tag me in that one i’d be so down to read it

[archerincombat]

prison...eddie going to jail that one time...sadness over shannon’s death and buck’s lawsuit projected into anger —> eddie breaking up with ana..buck pulling away...buddie fight?...hostage situation

[lightcomingthroughthedarkness]

Okay so I’m not a fan of her saying “in love” bc like really? 😒 but can I say that her “making crazy decisions” fall into the spec most fans have made about her doing something stupid this season in order to protect Bell/ spacekru but with good intentions. And it backfiring on her because it will be what makes Bellamy start to question her and see that like yo everything is changing and down here we aren’t/can’t be the people we were up in space hence we can’t be what the other needs down here.

Oh yeah, this has been one of my speculations for a while now. I’m 100% sure Ec.ho will be tempted to go back to her old ways and I’m 100% sure she will do something (with good intentions) to protect/save Spacekru/Bellamy but it will backfire. This is for sure going to happen, one way or another.

My concern is that they will drag Be.cho for longer that I thought. I obviously don’t think Bellarke is getting together anytime soon and Bellamy is for sure not going to drop Ec.ho. But I did not want to have to watch this dragged out until midseason or longer. Jason says it’s not going to be a love triangle (I don’t trust him) but if Bellarke is developing while Be.cho are still together throughout the season, I’m like ???? so love triangle, yes. And then I can’t get the timeline right either because I sure as hell do not want to see BE overlapping with Bellarke. Dear Jesus in heaven, no. Who in their right mind would want that.

I guess my overall annoyance is that it’s a big possibility that we are getting more B/E than I thought or would have liked.

Timeline:- Octavia reacts to B/E in 5x05- Tasya said Ec.ho worries but that she handles Octavia- Speculations: I think Octavia will drop it after she’s argued with Bellamy and Ec.ho. They’ve got more pressing things to handle. OR Octavia drops it FOR NOW.. and then she does something shady against Ec.ho later.- Tasya says Ec.ho in love and makes crazy decisions.- Speculations: For Ec.ho to be able to make these crazy decisions, she’s going to have screen time to make those decisions. Which means before and while she makes them, she’s in love. So.. 5x06/5x07?- Tasya says Ec.ho makes these decisions because she worries about her family/friends and her place.- Speculations: After Ec.ho makes these decisions, there needs to be screen time to see the consequences of her actions. How does Bellamy react? It means B/E will need to still be together while Ec.ho acts and until we see the consequences for it to break them up. So where are we then? 5x07/5x08? Midseason?- Tasya was not on set during the midseason finale filming (5x09 or 5x10). She was on vacation.- Speculations: Does B/E end around midseason? Which means we’ll have to see B/E end in order to even move on to Bellarke. And if they move on to Bellarke, will they do it in a way that does not make it seem forced or make Bellamy out to be.. Finn?

See. My head is spinning. I do not trust anyone. I don’t even trust myself. I do not think it’s going to be easy. I do not think B/E is just going to end or be tossed aside. On top of all this, there’s about 50 other characters and storylines that need screen time. So I don’t think B/E will get the most amount of screen time but they also cannot JUST DROP IT. My head hurts.

[yiangchen]

I Wear My Heart Upon My Sleeves, I Understand

Title from You’re Not Missing Me by Chelsea Cutler 

Bellarke Post 5x07. I was gonna wait a day or two before posting this, but I’m impatient. Tagging @ringsabellamy <3 because she wanted to be tagged!

“Monty, Harper,” Bellamy says, but his eyes are on Clarke’s. “Can you give us a minute?”

They do, shuffling out of the room. It’s a little while before either Clarke or Bellamy say anything. Bellamy knows Clarke is right. They do have to take out his sister. But it can wait, he tells himself. It can wait because right now, Echo and Raven could be killed any moment. It can wait because he’s just not ready to do it yet.

He didn’t stop Clarke from saying what he knew she’d say to Diyoza—that they are going to take Octavia out—just like he didn’t hold back from standing up to Octavia these past few days, but he’s still hesitant to do it. He still wants so desperately to hold onto the girl under the floor.

But she’s not there anymore, and he hates it. She comes back to him sometimes, just for a moment cracking through the mask of Blodreina, but that’s not okay, and he knows it deep down. Understands that it’s not right for her to say she doesn’t want anything to happen to his friends, but calls them acceptable losses anyways and makes no effort to avoid their deaths as collateral damage.

Still, it doesn’t make it any easier. And to focus on rescuing his friends first, and then dealing with his sister and the war—essentially avoiding the inevitable—it’s really the only thing holding him together.

Clarke is the first to speak. “I’m sorry it’s come to this. I really am, but this is the only way, Bellamy. We need to get your sister out of power before she destroys the valley and takes Madi to war.”

That catches Bellamy’s attention, brings him out of his desperation to take the rover and save his friends right this very second. He arches an eyebrow at her. “Takes Madi to war?”

Clarke swallows, hesitating to explain because then it makes this all real. “Octavia’s made Madi her second.”

Bellamy hears her, but as quickly as his focus had been broken, he’s back to thinking about Raven and Echo, Murphy and Emori, his desperation to avoid dealing with Octavia, and so her words sort of just fly right over his head. “Right now, we just need to rescue the others, Clarke. The war can wait.”

That gets a reaction out of Clarke. “Oh, so when Madi is in danger, there’s no time, but this—going on a rescue mission—we have time for.” Clarke nods. “Got it.”

Bellamy sighs. “When I said that, I didn’t mean that Madi wasn’t important, Clarke.”

“Then what did you mean?” Clarke presses. She’s been trying so hard to find the guy who was once her best friend. He’s in there. She knows he is, but it’s just so frustrating sometimes.

“At least she’s here. Echo, Raven, Emori, Murphy—I don’t even know if they’re all still alive.” Bellamy hesitates before adding, “Besides, if Madi’s good enough for O to have made her her second, I think she can handle herself.”

Clarke gapes at him. “She’s a child.”

“Not anymore.” Bellamy shakes his head, and there’s genuine sadness in his eyes. “She stopped being a child the day Eligius landed on Earth.” Clarke exhales. He’s right. She hates that he’s right about this. “You can’t protect them from the world, Clarke. I did everything I could for Octavia, and look where she is now. She’s a goddamn tyrant for Christ’s sake. There was nothing I could’ve done to stop that.”

“So, you’re asking me to just sit back and do nothing? Is that really what you’re asking me to do right now?”

“For now,” Bellamy gestures around with his hand and sighs, “Yes.”

Clarke shakes her head at him. “I can’t do that.”

“Clarke, just hear me out—”

“No.”

“Clarke—”

“I said no.” A beat, and then Clarke snaps. “Look, Bellamy, I get it. You spent six years up on the Ring leading, and correct me if I’m wrong, but leading on the Ring and leading down here is not the same thing. So, forgive me for not just going along with whatever plan you’ve decided is best.” Bellamy opens his mouth to say something, but Clarke’s not done. “You had it easy in space. Can’t you can’t see that?! You had six other people to love and to love you. I didn’t. All I had was her.”

“Easy,” Bellamy repeats, chest rising and falling with a breath as he scrubs a hand over his face. “You think mourning you was easy for me? Are you fucking kidding me right now?”

Clarke shakes her head, tears in her eyes. She thinks back to only two months since Praimfaya, how she’d cradled the radio in her hand and pleaded with him to not bear the guilt of this decision. To leave her behind.

Please don’t feel bad about leaving me here, she’d said. You did what you had to do. I’m proud of you.

She remembers those words and she wishes she could take back what she said just now.

That’s not what she meant by it being easy for him. She knows it wasn’t easy in that way. Knows how he must have beaten himself up over it, but she’d only imagined it.

Seeing him wrecked over it is a whole other thing.

“Bellamy—” she tries, but now he’s the one that’s not done. He’s the one that’s losing it.

“I couldn’t sleep for years, Clarke! Because every time I closed my eyes—” His voice breaks and he turns away from her, eyes watery. “Damn it.” It’s too much. It’s all just too much.

He’d buried the pain from that day, buried her in his heart and kept her there. As a reminder to be better. Like she always believed he could be.

And for six years, he’d honored her memory.

But she never died, and so now he’s been scrambling. Falling apart. Because he didn’t just leave her to die.

Now, it’s not that at all actually. He left her to survive on her own. To live and breathe and suffer with just a child for company. And the thought haunts him, much like all the emotions from those first few years he spent believing his best friend to be dead.

Clarke’s hand twitches, like she wants to reach out to him, but she doesn’t. Instead she just purses her lips to keep them from trembling. “That’s not what I meant,” is what she settles on saying. It’s a weak response, but she can’t manage anything else. And her heart itself is weak.

“I know.” Bellamy takes in a shaky breath before turning around. His watery eyes meet hers. The ones he never thought he’d see again. The ones he’s still getting used to looking into again. “I’m sorry.”

Clarke shakes her head. “It’s okay,” she says, voice wavering. “I’m sorry, too.”

Bellamy’s lips part. “What for?”

“Thinking you didn’t care about me, I guess,” Clarke shrugs sadly before averting her eyes. “I don’t know.”

“You thought—” Bellamy feels something in him break. “You thought I didn’t care.”

“Not that you didn’t care, but just...everything’s so different. You. Me.” Clarke hesitates. “Us.” She sighs. “I just don’t know how we fit together anymore. Is there even an ‘us’ anymore?”

Bellamy’s eyes widen. “Of course there is. We may have different priorities now, but,” Bellamy shakes his head, “I spent six years learning to live without you and I—” Clarke feels her eyes water further. “I really don’t wanna do it anymore.”

Clarke’s lips part. They just look at each other for a few moments, but then she’s breathing out a watery laugh and stepping forward to hug him. Bellamy huffs out a breath of relief—one that sounds more like a soft, barely audible sob—when she does. He allows his eyes to flutter shut. “I hate to go back to what got us arguing in the first place, especially since this concerns Octavia, but…”

Bellamy sighs at that and they pull back.

We save our friends by stopping a war, Monty had said. Not by facilitating it.

“You were right.”

Clarke’s lips twitch with a watery smile. “Can I get that in writing?” Bellamy breathes out a laugh. But then the amusement is fading in both of their eyes. “You sure about this?”

Bellamy nods and takes in a deep breath, swallows. “My sister, my responsibility.”

[ao3feed-fitzsimmons]

Power through

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2EyQ8Gb

by stjarna

A smutty / smut-adjacent post-5x06 spec fic.

Contains spoilers and spec/meta (as usually primarily by the amazing @agl03) based on the promo and sneak peek for 5x07 and promo pictures for 5x08 and 5x09.

Words: 2550, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of Season 5 spec fics / coda / missing scenes

Fandoms: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Jemma Simmons, Leo Fitz, FitzSimmons (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

Relationships: Leo Fitz/Jemma Simmons, Leo Fitz & Jemma Simmons

Additional Tags: Smut, smut with feels, (aka the only kind of smut I seem to know how to write), post-5x06, spec fic, spoilers based on promo materials and meta for upcoming episodes

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2EyQ8Gb

[klarolinedrabbles]

ok just to clarify when people talk about caroline being missing is that spec that there will be a plot point where she disappears? I took that bit of the whiteboard as more of a logistical thing-like if caroline is in every 4th episode they need to keep track of her in eps where she doesn't appear so she's not just popping up randomly.

That’s definitely a possibility. But I think it’s equally as likely that we’ve seen her just prior to 5x07. On the forreals I’ve been pondering quite a bit what that damn ‘where’s Caroline?’ is alluding to, lmao.