#and if i don't get offered a callback then i also don't get an official rejection until like thursday at the earliest.

[youremyonlyhope]

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[that-spider-fan-over-there]

Okay it's not a prediction just things I'm hoping for in the BNHA chapters. Yes I'm aware these might not happen lemme hope-

If this is not my last post for the next (looks at clock) five-six hours you have the right to time me out- /j (... /hj the hyperfixation is real-).

A chapter titled "Deku and Kacchan" or "Izuku and Katsuki". Alternatively: Deku vs. Kacchan 3, but they're sparring for fun and we don't find out who won the match.

A parallel to "Shigaraki Tomura: Distortion" where the hands he hugs are gripping tightly on him while he's crying trying to get out.

OH IT COULD BE "SHIMURA TENKO: REBIRTH" OR "SHIMURA TENKO: RISING"

Tenko holding Izuku's hand, and when it looks like it'll disentegrate again, he unlocks the other half of his Quirk, stopping the decay.

Have said it before but: Callback to Chapter 76 where Izuku is about to be taken by the hands and then the moments where everyone asks him to do his best motivate him and he gains the strength to pull Tenko away from them.

Katsuki's vestige showing up from AFO trying to use his death as something to make Izuku snap. Bonus if this time the mf knows he's tied to OFA and remembers it somehow I need him to know Izuku is insane about him.

Ideal scenario for me (keywords: FOR ME) would be a combo of the latter two

The Todoroki family surrounding Touya in his hospital room; with Shoto at the door- only for them to invite him in while they wait for him to wake up.

Himiko and Ochako in the same room while receiving blood transfusion. Ochako still offers her pulse to Himiko. It's not a fully confirmed romantic relationship start, but it's their start nonetheless.

Shirakumo/Kurogiri to be alive and get a second chance please he's been trapped in his mind for 13 years (also show that he aged and is 30 I am not kidding when I say if he's 17 I will have an aneurysm-)

One more Mirio appearance in this battle please I want to see what he's doing he's the one who found out Tenko's still there let him see the whimsy be born.

All Might gets hugs from Izuku. I just think he deserves it. Also from Katsuki. From all of Class 1-A, really.

UA does a festival by the time Japan is finishing rebuilding the places destroyed by AFO. Or an amusement park (this one's for Izuku specifically XD)

No monuments, no rankings, no special titles like "Symbol of Peace", "Victory", "Hope", "Salvation", none of that, at least as official titles. They're humans, not gods. Pro-heroes as a job could still exist, I feel they probably wouldn't continue most of the celebrity aspect of it due to the consequences it brought.

Just a little more info on the OFA users + that letter.

Toshinori and Tenko trying to talk normally. It'd be bittersweet, awkward and I think Nana would've been happy to see them talking if she was alive-

And last, but not least, TWIN STARS ROPPONGI AGENCY PLEASE-

[phoebe-ofthe-cosmos]

A Court of Thorns and Roses | Recap & Analysis, Ch. 14-16

Feyre traps the Suriel and Tamlin officially starts to win her over.

Spoilers for ACOTAR the book and the series.

Chapter 14

Feyre goes off to find the Suriel and ask it if there is any way she can go home, maybe some other loophole in the Treaty

Clever little writing trick: SJM writes Feyre wondering about the High Lord of Spring, specifically about Tamlin's relationship with him and how fearful this High Lord must surely be. Since we are mere paragraphs away from the Big Reveal of Tamlin's title, this is a nice way to prime the reader and get THEM wondering about the same thing. If SJM had just sprung the reveal without this primer, the reader would be kind of taken aback, feeling like the information comes out of nowhere, or not realizing the importance of the info.

Feyre lays the trap for the Suriel and I am once again impressed by her intelligence. She waits for the Suriel in a tree, which feels like a callback to Chapter 1 and a nice way to show both how Feyre is adapting to new circumstances, but also still the same badass huntress she always has been

The Suriel reveals that Feyre has no way to go home and that Tamlin is the High Lord of the Spring Court. We get the famous "stay with the High Lord" lines and I have a lot of questions about this! I know in ACOWAR this part is given more context and the Suriel reveals that he was referring to Rhys the whole time. But has SJM ever said that she wrote these lines with that intention when she wrote ACOTAR, or was this a retcon? If this is supposed to be intentional foreshadowing, I kind of hate it. Feyre only JUST found out that Tamlin is a High Lord, and doesn't even know about Rhys's existence. And if Feyre doesn't know then the reader certainly doesn't know. What are we supposed to think other than the Suriel is telling her to stay with Tamlin, that she will be safe and everything will be okay if she does? I just don't find this to be clever the same way I find Feyre thinking of the night sky to calm herself to be clever. I dunno, I'm willing to admit I'm wrong here if anyone has more info to give.

Chapter 15

The naga appear to attack Feyre and the Suriel. Feyre assesses them and says that these are the kinds of faeries that she "would have been glad to kill that day in the snowy woods". This is an important point of character development for her, because in Chapter 5, when Tamlin took her from her home, she said she couldn't bring herself to feel badly about killing a faerie. So then, she didn't feel bad about killing Andras—but now she says that the naga are the kind of faeries she wouldn't feel bad about killing, implying that now she does feel bad about killing Andras. Her hatred of the High Fae is waning.

Feyre frees the Suriel from it's trap.

She then shoots one of the naga and runs, the other three on her tail. Feyre is determined not to die. She stabs another naga in the neck. Feyre's kill count is up to 3 if we include Andras.

Feyre is being pinned down by one of the naga when Tamlin appears and slaughters it, as well as the final naga.

Feyre is still laying on the ground, shaking in fear, as Tamlin approaches her. Tamlin keeps trying to show her kindness, reaching to comfort her, but Feyre flinches away, probably due to a combined shock from being so close to death and fear at knowing just how powerful he is. But once Feyre realizes that Tamlin had come to help her, she lets him touch her cheek.

Tamlin uses his magic to heal her cuts and bruises. He offers her his shirt since hers is torn and Feyre can't help but notice his muscles. Feyre remembers that she killed naga too, and realizes that Tamlin killed for her.

I made a note here about this whole scene maybe influencing Tamlin's behavior in early ACOMAF. Sure, in that part of the story he's traumatized from watching Feyre be killed by Amarantha, but he also remembers what Feyre was like as a human, how helpless she was. His overprotectiveness when she becomes fae is maybe more understandable with that in mind.

Feyre thanks Tamlin for saving her, and thinks to herself how much it means to her that a High Lord thought she was worth saving. And this is the key moment when Feyre's disposition towards Tamlin starts to change. Recalling the first few chapters, I wrote that Feyre's core desire is to have a family who loves her and fights for her as much as she fights for them, people who would protect her from danger. Tamlin has just done that. For the first time, Feyre has someone who wants to protect her, and she isn't on her own against the dangers and hardships of the world.

Chapter 16

Feyre bathes and asks Alis some questions about the other key piece of info the Suriel told her, about the blight affecting the lands. Alis basically tells her to mind her beeswax. Feyre and Alis briefly bond over a shared devotion to their families, the people they love.

Feyre says that Tamlin is exactly like the Children of the Blessed described the high fae to be.

Lucien leaves Tamlin and Feyre alone after dinner. Tamlin shows real concern for Feyre's wellbeing after the naga attack, and surprise that she could snare the Suriel. Feyre hits him with the classic Elle Woods 'what, like it's hard?'

Tamlin laughs at her comment and then extracts from his pocket that piece of paper that Feyre had been practicing reading and writing on so she could send a letter to her family. He tries to tease her about it, asking if it's a poem about wanting to kill him. Feyre, in her immense insecurity about her illiteracy, isn't able to laugh along with him.

Tamlin: "I wonder if your family realizes it. That everything you've done wasn't about that promise to your mother, or for your sake, but for theirs." While he's talking about Feyre here, and while this assessment seems accurate enough, I think he's really revealing something about his own psyche here. Since Tamlin feels that he and Feyre share a burden of being forced to take care of others, he is telling us that he believes that he does his duties for other people, for the people of his court. He's framing this as something that is true about Feyre because he thinks they are the same.

Tamlin once again offers to help her write, Feyre once again refuses. Tamlin says it's clear she doesn't need his help, considering she can kill faeries and naga and trap a Suriel. He says her family are fools for not seeing it. Once again, back to Feyre's core desire, Tamlin is affirming and validating Feyre's worth.

He asks Feyre if she "even knows how to laugh" which just feels so patronizing. Feyre must agree because she says she doesn't want his pity. He asks if he can be her friend.

Tamlin reveals that he glamoured her family's memories so they know she is safe, they think she is with some long lost aunt, they are being cared for, and they know about the threat to Prythian. He says that he did this in part because he worried that her father would try to come rescue her. Feyre says her father wouldn't do such a thing, and Tamlin insists that he would have. Why is Tamlin acting like he knows Feyre's family better than she does!! Again, patronizing. Anyways Feyre thinks to herself that she knows her father wouldn't rescue her and she realized it after the ordeal with the puca.

Feyre asks for paints and Tamlin learns that she likes art. He offers to show her the gallery he has. He grins and says it would be his pleasure to show her, and Feyre believes he's telling the truth.

The chapter ends with Feyre thinking about Tamlin's smile, noting that Isaac Hale never smiled at her like that, never made her breath catch. Feyre tries to resist it, but she starts to smile in return.

[walkingstackofbooks]

DS9 2x13 Armageddon Game thoughts (rewatching, so possible future spoilers)

Julian does seem to like monologuing XD

Miles giving Julian all the credit and Julian being so reluctant to accept it - my heart, I cannot!

"I suppose another day won't kill me" ...but it almost will! Foreshadowing!

Miles saving Julian when he had been well-hidden and Julian very much wasn't!

These officials are very good at lying, I'll give them that

Callback to Miles' defence of rations earlier in the season XD

Oh, he's ever the doctor and I love how consistently that shows

And I love it how Miles' experience is coming out with him knowing that the best thing is not to move

Aw, Julian biting his lip after offering to help: knowing he's an augment, this can definitely be seen as him deciding to put a more unusual skill he shouldn't have out there, possibly rising exposure, for it be dismissed

I'm glad we're shown how upset and shaken the crew are at the news of death. Their faces in Sisko's office are just... <3

This whole conversation Julian and Miles are having about women isn't quite banter, but it would be if they were friends. I really don't know if Julian is winding Miles up on purpose to get his mind off the situation, knowing what he's doing, or if he is just an idiot.

( Though ngl, my Julian/Miles addled mind is reading this as Julian totally overcompensating to cover up his massive crush on Miles by going on about women.)

Doctor Julian is best Julian

KEIKO MY BELOVED I wish you didn't have to feel this way

I am SO curious what is in Julian's diary. I suppose even in a diary - especially presumably one on a PADD - he wouldn't even hint at his augmentations, given the risk of discovery.

"I suppose I should send them to his parents..." - No, you reallly shouldn't.

I love how proud Jadzia is whenever Quark is thoughtful. That expression definitely feels like she's showing off to Kira: "See, Ferengi are actually good too!"

Also I'm noticing far more snippets of Jadzia and Kira just hanging out and supporting each other and being friends <3 Not sure why I didn't see this ship before but it has my entire heart now.

Keiko persuading them the footage is suspicious is all so much funnier knowing she's wrong about the coffee. Although WHAT a good job she was!

Huh, initially Miles was describing the components to Julian (dark blue coil beside the green cylinder), but now he's moved fto calling them by name (subprocessor, RFoscillators). Either Julian has faked learning quickly otr let on how much he knows about electronics.

Julian really doesn't want to listen to Miles' thinking he'll die - but even less to Miles talking about Keiko...

Oh, I've just remembered why they tried to kill them!

"The T'Lani and Kellerun have finally made peace" - and boy, what a way to ensuring it survives, iirc....

Julian's complete bafflement at the lengths they were willing to go. He cannot understand killing innocent people at all!

"I'm sorry I didn't get us home, Chief." And he probably feels responsible, too, seeing that he ended up being the one to make the radio and contact the T'Lani.

"You did your best. It's been an honour serving with you." MY HEART.

Oooh, not home and dry yet, a space race!

I can't believe they'd risk a BIGGER war against the Federation to protect their peace?! They're not thinking this through very thoroughly, are they.

Idk why, but this fight scene has very TOS energy to me

Clever clever clever! Took me a second to figure out after the runabout exploded, but I got there before the T'Lani did so I'm pleased with that :P

Oh, Julian's so genuine and sweet, he just wants to be friends and have Miles like him

I can understand your time alone with him being hell seeing as you were dying, but you're definitely overexaggerating how bad Julian was, Miles

That reveal is still a favourite. What a twist XD

O'BRIEN: You know, I wouldn't mind a cup of coffee right now. KEIKO: Miles, you never drink coffee in the afternoon. O'BRIEN: Sure I do. KEIKO: You do?

I really love this episode. What a banger.

[ordinaryfander]

The new video sure was something, uh

So, as usual I'm here to brag about the newest video. This time, I'm going to analyze "Dealing with INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS", and it's a long analysis/theory, so be patient with me.

This will majorly center around Remus and "the Others", so beware! (I'm so happy I don't have to call them Dark Sides anymore, it was never fair)

I wrote many points to consider, and each one will take quite a bit. With that, let's begin!

1) So:

[ 1) Remus: Who he is, what he does, why he's there ]

I think we can all agree that his debut was a surprise, especially because most of us were expecting the "Green Side" to be associated with something like Envy, or Greed, since dark green is sometimes associated with money.

However, we got Remus, aka Intrusive Thoughts, which I think is, in my opinion, the best option they could face.

So: he is Thomas' nasty thoughts, the evil, twisted fantasies, and he keeps Thomas' awake at night with dark ideas, he gives him the worst thoughts to deal with, things Thomas is deeply troubled to think of, because as Logan said, his catholic beliefs instilled in him that thought is the precursor of action.

Remus is there, and why is he there?

The fun thing is: I don't think he's there to be "useful". Later I'll explain where I think his Character Arc is going to go, but Remus really doesn't have any reason to be there except that intrusive thoughts are something absolutely everyone deals with. You all have to consider that, even if those are Thomas' Sides, they're also everyone's Sides. We all have Logic, Creativity, Morality, Anxiety, and we all lie (I'll return to that).

And this traits help us live with eveyday life?

But intrusive thoughts? They just majorly upset us, and worsen our view of ourselves, but we all still have them.

However, I'm really happy with this choice, because Thomas is starting to really show what I've been screaming since Deceit's debut: things are not black and white, and he is NOT a completely good person, because NO ONE is, not 100%. We can act like good people and sincerely mean to do good, but we're still gonna have dark, horrible thoughts. And, as Thomas' said, that's ok. Those thoughts don't make you a bad person if you don't act on them, but you should consider a therapist/psychiatrist if they bother you too much. There's no shame in that, too: please, reach out for help, if needed.

[ 2) Remus' relationships with: Roman, Deceit, and Virgil ]

- Remus' relationship with Roman

At 35:50, it's officially and definitely confirmed that Remus and Roman are brothers, probably even twins.

A moment after the Duke disappears, Roman says "I don't like him".

Thomas goes, at Roman: "So, you have a brother?"

And Roman clearly is uncomfortable with it: "Yeah... It's a little like looking into a fun-house mirror. But instead of a giant head, or, like, long legs or a tiny torso... It shows you everything you don't want to be."

Thomas answers: "That doesn't sound like a very funny house"

And Roman: "Yeah... Uhh, whatever, y'know-? (...)"

Roman and Remus obviously don't get along, but we understood that the moment Remus knocked out Roman with that weapon I don't know the name of (sorry rip, don't focus on this :'))

Roman considers himself a dashing Disney Prince, a knight in shining armor, an example of bravery and justice, while Remus is pure chaotic evil. He doesn't care what other people think and his idea of fun and fantasy is twisted, and he isn't afraid of Roman and his sword in the slightest. They're opposites.

Unluckily we didn't get much brotherly interactions or interactions at all, so there's no much to say, but those two have a whole damn lot to work through.

The question that many have been asking is: do Roman and Remus share a room?

The answer is: I honestly don't know. It would be a complete and utter mess that Roman would hate to have to share. Time will tell.

- Remus' relationship with Deceit

We haven't even seen them interacting on screen, but we already know so damn much about it.

WAY BACK in "Can LYING Be Good?", this was said about Deceit:

Roman: "If you really don't want to know something, he (Deceit) can keep our moutjs shut."

And Logan immediately goes "You don't want to believe it. That's where his (Deceit's) power comes from. Things that you want to believe. Things that you wish were true. And things that you wish weren't."

And later:

Deceit is able to shut up the Sides, but he's also able to hide them. That's what he did with Remus, he kept him locked away.

I've always been rooting for morally gray/sympathetic Deceit, but I'll try to stay neutral on this: though, I really believe that Deceit was trying to protect Thomas.

Remus is... A lot, to say the least. He's pure chaos, and isn't useful or helpful (for now) and doesn't even care to be. Deceit, on the other side, really cares about Thomas, and he showed that in many ways: he just cares about Thomas in his own way. Missing the callback of SVS still hurts Thomas after all this time, and I already explained why Deceit tried his best to do what was good for Thomas in court (https://ordinaryfander.tumblr.com/post/183871155711/thomas-shouldve-gone-to-do-the-callback-he).

I also said, tho, that in SVS Deceit was frustrated to no end because the other Sides weren't listening to him.

Look how confused he is at Patton's words.

You know why? Because Thomas thinks what he says. Thomas lies, and Deceit is there to prove it.

But they didn't listen to Deceit, but Deceit isn't like Virgil: Virgil waited lots of episodes to be listened to until he finally ducked out.

Deceit straight up released Thomas' worst thoughts because Thomas had to face in the most hard way that he is n o t a completely honest person. Deceit just got really pissed and went: "You know what? I'm useful, you need me and I'll prove it."

And he just did that. He straight up released Remus, Thomas' worst thoughts, on them. Deceit is the only one who could do that, and you know why he did?

Remus: "Thomas, speaking of knowledge; recently a snake offered me a morsel from the tree of knowledge. He said you're wanting to be more honest and be direct dealing with your issues, no longer will you deceive yourself about the ugliness within you, me!"

Deceit smacked in the face Thomas with Remus, so Thomas could get the point. I think he did. "If you don't want to lie to yourself, at least face who you really are"

About Remus and Deceit alone...

I don't think Deceit really likes Remus. Deceit is kinda goofy, but he's also sophisticated, charming, a silver-tongue. Remus is a stinky garbage man.

Deceit wants to protect Thomas' reputation, Remus would destroy it. Probably Remus likes Deceit (I think he likes everyone, he doesn't care), but Deceit doesn't really reciprocate the feeling. I could surely be proven wrong, those are just my points.

- Remus' relationship with Virgil

Boy oh boy.

Well, the video already said what I could'be said: Virgil dislikes Remus, he doesn't trust him, but he's also not as scared of him anymore like he used to be.

Virgil, at Remus (32:27): "I thought you were some... Horrible illness. Now I can see that you're just a common cold, a mild inconvenience that's gone before you know it."

And Remus looks at him like this:

That's not a evil look. He's soft, almost proud.

He isn't even offended. He just goes "Eheh, you tickle me, emo."

And Virgil has one blink-and-you-miss-it-moment when he genuinely smiles.

I think he did somehow used to like (platonically y'all) Remus, even if he was scared of him. They were still... Friends, maybe, at some point. Deceit and Virgil never had such a kind-of-sweet moment, even if just a few seconds long, and even if the Duke and Virgil still are not likely to get along in general and for the time being. The Duke's phrase about Old Times wasn't a welcomed one by Virgil.

I don't wanna dig in too much else, we already know that Virgil doesn't still trust the Duke. That was just some looks I noticed that stuck with me.

Also, I won't ignore the fragment revelead his name and said: "Of course (I told you, Thomas), I would never hide anything to you." And it cuts right off to Virgil. Eh. Busted.

- How Will His Character Arc Go?

That one is the most important question.

Everyone is gonna believe what they will, but I don't think he'll get... Sympathetic, even? He's just pure chaos.

Maybe his Arc will entangle with a Roman new one, maybe his Arc will entangle with Deceit's. I do hope that Thomas and co. will now value Deceit better, he really isn't that bad... At least, not compared to Remus.

Deceit shut up Logan guys, but Remus straight up murdered him. Even if they can't literally die, y'all really can't close a whole eye on that.

So I just think he's gonna stay around and do mischief, but will surely get some sort of development related to other characters. I'm almost sure he won't get a Solo Arc, surely not for now. However, I'm pretty sure they'll get back to talk how to manage him, and how he can become more useful.

- Conclusions and predictions for the next video

Honestly, sorry this was messier than my normal analysis/theory posts, but I don't fully know how to take Remus yet.

Y'all see, the moment I knew Deceit I made my mind up: he's morally gray, he has a purpose, he has to get credit for it.

Remus confused me in every possible way. He's chaos. I'm sure we won't see him in the next video, but I predict maybe Deceit will be in it, just to look how good of a job he's done.

And that's pretty much it. I hope you all have a good time :>

[head-and-heart]

Do you think Clarke is going to be ready to move on from Lexa this season? Or that she'll even move on to Bellamy? From what I see Clarke doesn't seem to want Bellamy in a romantic way. Yeah he was kind of "flirting" with her during the episode but she didn't smile or grin back. She doesn't seem to reciprocate. I don't know I wanted to get your thoughts on that? Maybe this episode is too soon after losing lexa but I just see her feelings as platonic. Bellamy seems to have feelings for her thou

Sorry, nonny. I took awhile to get to this because I suck BUT I’M HERE NOW

To answer your first question, I am 100% sure that Clarke is going to move on from L.exa this season. Jason and the other writers have proven in the past that they don’t like to dedicate too much screentime to past storylines, unless it is absolutely essential to the plot and to the characters. Just look at the way that Finn has evaporated from the show for the most part, with just a few callbacks here and there. Look at our lack of Wells, of Atom, of so many others who have died.

However, just because those storylines/events are no longer a focus, they aren’t forgotten. There is a difference. 

Wells is rarely mentioned, yet we still see how his death has had a lasting effect on Jaha’s psych and decision-making. The Culling no longer has any relevance in the current storyline, but we see how the guilt continues to weigh on Bellamy in “Nevermore”. Clarke fell in love with L.exa, and she won’t forget her, but she’s going to move on. 

Symbolically, Clarke referring to L.exa in the past tense with her mother in 4x01 and then handing off the chip to Roan felt like Clarke officially coming to terms with the fact that L.exa isn’t coming back, and resolving to move forward in spite of that. Her leaving behind Polis with Bellamy at her side further reinforced that idea. She’s learning how to let go, she’s learning to heal.

I actually think that those moments were Jason’s official good-bye to the C/exa ship. His way of giving the fans one last piece of the pair while also saying, “this story has been told, and now we are going to tell a new one”. Since the chip is out of her hands, I highly doubt we’ll see Clarke grieving as openly as she did in 4x01 (or in previous episodes). L.exa probably won’t come up - outside of political context - very often, if at all. Maybe a few times.

I think Eliza said that L.exa taught Clarke how to love again, in a roundabout way. And Clarke knows that life is about more than just surviving now. She’s not going to mourn forever, but she’s also not going to forget L.exa. 

Just like she didn’t forget her dad, didn’t forget Finn, didn’t forget any of the other dead.

But anyway, moving on to the second part of your ask, as I’m sure its the one you REALLY want to hear about.

Will Clarke move on to Bellamy?

Yes. Absolutely, she will. I’m 200% certain of it. All signs point to Bellarke at this point, there’s just no explanation for it.

I’m about 80% sure it will happen in Season 4, but if not, it will DEFINITELY happen in Season 5. In any case, we will definitely see a build-up in their relationship this season, and we will see them interact in ways we haven’t before. The intimacy between them is only increasing and, even if we have to wait for Season 5 for an actual kiss, I’m sure we’ll get some pretty solid indication that it is happening before that. 

Honestly, there’s no one for Clarke but Bellamy at this point. I don’t say that to make it seem as though Clarke and Bellamy could never be with anyone else, but it just hasn’t been built that way on the show. There IS no one else for them, because they are made for each other. It’s the way the show has been going this entire time. Their love for each other is an inevitability. Its irreversible - nothing can taint it.

True North. Twin flames. Two halves of a whole. Soul magnets.

That’s Bellarke. They’re made for each other, and they will be endgame.

“From what I see Clarke doesn’t seem to want Bellamy in a romantic way. Yeah he was kind of “flirting” with her during the episode but she didn’t smile or grin back. She doesn’t seem to reciprocate.”

I mean, of course this is totally subjective and everyone is welcome to their own opinion on the matter, but personally I don’t think that this is an accurate indicator of Clarke’s feelings.

Bellamy wears his heart on his sleeves and often demonstrates his love in big, dramatic gestures of devotion and loyalty. Like when he walked through an army of Grounders to get to Clarke, like when he yelled at Echo to let her go, things like that.

With Clarke, its just not like that. I think Clarke tends to show her feelings when she has a moment to breathe, a break in the chaos in her life to unlock her emotions and allow herself a moment of peace. Note that all of C/exa’s romantic interactions happened behind closed doors, alone. Even with Finn, she blew him off in order to focus on saving the delinquents back in Season 1, even before she found out about Raven. 

Clarke’s hands were sufficiently full this episode, and her mind was currently stuck on the fact that she just found out the world is dying.

I think its a little much for people to expect Clarke to laugh or smile and be happy, at this point. Even Bellamy’s smile wasn’t really a smile - he was just offering a weak attempt to lighten the mood, which is no easy task.

But despite this, don’t forget that Clarke stopped for a moment to tell Bellamy “thank you”. He was joking, but she was serious. She wanted him to know how much everything he did for her meant to her, how much she appreciates him. 

She didn’t reciprocate; she initiated.

Clarke and Bellamy were incredibly close this entire episode, very intimate. Clarke wouldn’t be that close to him if she didn’t want to be. She leans on him, they’re souls reach for each other, pulling them closer. Nothing about their placement and the way they were framed this episode was an accident. 

Clarke loves Bellamy just as much as he loves her, and we’re going to see just in what way that is this season - count on it.

And no, it’s not just platonic.