#and the two first ideas work for shaw surviving in s6 and s7 bc i'm bitter

[tragedyhymns]

ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSE FOR POST SEASON FIVE ( WHERE SAW LIVES )

number one

they ( emori ) realize that the shield outside sanctum is a radiation shield quicker and clarke pulls shaw back and out of the shield much faster than canon, giving him a chance to survive with several burns and radiation sickness. shaw asks jackson to heal him, first right there and secondly on sanctum ( as jordan bolger said that in the original take shaw asked jackson to cure him but they later changed the dialogue ).  when they arrive on sanctum, rusell lets them take shaw, along with abby and jackson, to their medbay where they help him decontaminate, ( jackson also helps him in the water, in the pond to try and decontaminate when they first arrive and there’s no one there since even just water helps remove a lot of the radiation on his skin and clothes) hook him up in an IV and give him drugs to survive the radiation exposure. ( more tba after that abt shaw’s storyline in sanctum )

number two 

the eligius iv crew got blood alterations like every other eligius mission crew to ensure they’d be safer while searcing for asteroids to mine.  after all the prisoners were expendable but the crew wasn’t.  so when they reach the shield in sanctum shaw gets in and tells the rest to wait back as he types in the eligius codes to lower the shield. his storyline is the same as above minus his days resting and healing in the infirmary. 

number three ( eden au )

he’s sitting on the spot right next to mccreary, with a nearly broken leg, when mccreary starts typing in the codes for damocles.  shaw sees the panicked look in diyoza’s eyes and understands what is his plan.  he gets up, supporting himself on the concoles next to him to speak to mccreary when he points a gun to shaw’s face.  shaw ( as diyoza’s actress confirmed ) was previously a navy seal so he manages to put pressure on his injured leg, grab the gun from mccreary ( after all he’s worked with injuries before ) while he’s distracted by the codes and shoot him in the head before he manages to activate the launch codes as clarke shoots mccreary’s follower.  he collapses on the ground right after that but they’ve managed to take back control of the ship. the war between eligius and wonkru stops and they decide to share the valley and live in peace.