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YOU’VE BEEN GROUNDED [STEFAN SALVATORE], THE [18/150+] YEAR OLD [VAMPIRE].  THEY LOOK AN AWFUL LOT LIKE [PAUL WESLEY]. THEY’RE KNOWN FOR BEING [PROTECTIVE] BUT ALSO [RUTHLESS]. THEY’RE SITUATED IN [THE ORIGINAL CAMP] AND THEY’RE A [PROTECTOR]. WATCH YOUR BACK, BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT ALONE. [OOC: HANDE, 24, GMT, SHE/HER]

EARLY LIFE

Stefan Salvatore, born Azgeda clan, he was the young male who seemed to inspire and amaze those who came by. He was strong, and held leadership qualities that some assumed he would use to his potential. He was no nightblood, but they easily saw him as a second, and his family urged him to pursue it. For many years, he worked to become a warrior, slaying those who chose to cross his path. This lasted, until one day he did not win the fight he sought. Instead, he was wounded, and his mum disowned him and fled for being their version of ‘weak’.  Stefan met Valerie in 1863,  Unknown to Stefan -who was still human at the time - Valerie was a Siphoner, which is a Witch and a Vampire, who per his mother orders, came to Azgeda to make sure Stefan was doing well before they left for Europe. Valerie introduced herself to Stefan, despite Lily's instructions to simply observe him and not interact with him, and the two quickly became smitten with each other. Stefan ultimately lost his virginity to Valerie that night, though he was not aware that they had conceived a child during their lovemaking.  One day,  Stefan was fixing a broken carriage when a man who was riding a carriage carrying Katherine Pierce and Emily Bennett had stopped to talk to him. This is when Katherine had first seen Stefan and described that she was instantly drawn to him and attracted to him. When Stefan had first met Katherine,  he had become strongly attracted to her and eventually had fallen in love with her, as did his brother Damon. However, despite Damon's feelings for Katherine, it seemed to be evident that the younger Salvatore was Katherine's preference as it was Stefan that she had asked to escort her to the Founders Ball. One night, Stefan and Katherine had spent a passionate night together. Another night, Stefan and Katherine were spending a passionate night together when she suddenly bit Stefan. It was during that time when Stefan and Katherine were making love that Katherine revealed her true identity to Stefan and that she was a vampire. It is unknown if Katherine had compelled Stefan to forget after she had bitten him. The next morning after their passionate affair, Stefan awoke with a bloody wound on his neck, and the previous night slowly returned to him. He was clearly frightened of her, saying that her face resembled that of a demon and also told her to get away from him. To calm him down, Katherine compelled him to not be afraid of her, before turning him into a vampire. 

He felt powerful, and used his new found power to return to Azgeda and kill those who underestimated him.  Till this day, whenever he enters Azgeda, he is met by respect, and no one truly knows what he is. They just believe he was a nightblood all along.

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We Are What We Are

by meta44music

Clarke Griffin, daughter of a prominent Master Mender, focuses on moving forward after a traumatic incident that causes her to abandon the study of magical medicine to pursue a career in the one thing she loves-art. Lexa, trained from youth to join the ranks of an elite clan of vampires known as the NightBloods, needs to find a hobby for the last month of her human life when during the ritual customary break(time she has never had to herself before). As one leaves the realm of magic to the mundane, the other begins her life there... What will happen in the gray area where the find themselves as they pass each other by? OR The Magic AU where Lexa is a soon to be vamp, Clarke is a retired Mage and accomplished painter and the angst is cranked to [BOOSTED].

Words: 2328, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The 100 (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Major Character Death

Categories: F/F, M/M

Characters: Clarke Griffin, Lexa (The 100), Anya (The 100), Raven Reyes, Octavia Blake, Lincoln (The 100), Bellamy Blake, Wells Jaha

Relationships: Clarke Griffin/Lexa

Additional Tags: more characters will be added later, Alternate Universe - Magic, Fluff and Angst, Vampire Lexa (The 100), Witch Clarke Griffin, Succubus Raven Reyes, oops is that a spoiler?, I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Angst and Hurt/Comfort

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-- THE DESTROYER: BREATHER OF FIRE & ASH

THE 100 VERSE

When the bombs fell, chaos reigned and in the wake of vampire factions doing as they pleased unchecked, a group of desperate witches took drastic action: resurrecting the one unstoppable force of nature capable of solving the problem, setting Mikael loose as the lesser of two evils, to wipe the slate clean of vampires once and for all.

For two and a half decades, The Destroyer ripped across the continent, his violent methods creating legends of a monster that tore other monsters to shreds. A mythos of the Destroyer; who carried fire and ash and death on his very breath, burning the world with every step he took on his way to cleanse the world of those who lurked in the shadows and fed on mankind.

Even after he abruptly vanished entirely, stories of the vicious and unstoppable god of destruction are still told to children; in the backstreets of Polis stands a mural of a figure of shadow engulfed in flames, like a warning that one day he may return and bring ruin with him.

However, after his work was done, Mikael settled quite easily in the new world that was really just a rehash of the old world of his youth. Comfortable in environments that mirror his own viking upbringing, it was second nature to seamlessly blend into the brutality of life.

Often travelling, he spents decades more training warriors and even Nightbloods occasionally.

Inevitably, he was naturally drawn to Azgeda-- seeing their way as most like his own, and believing them to be the clan most worthy of his respect. By the time the Ark falls, his time in Azgeda has reached double digits and is drawing to a close, edging on the routine of disappearing and moving on.

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So here’s what I’m watching in the Fall 2017 Anime Season:

Juuni Taisen was the first new series I tried this season and it’s become one of my favorites. It’s an action show that pulls no punches and really enjoys messing with audience expectations. The ending of the first episode was a genuine surprise, and the following episodes have refused to fall neatly into overly familiar or tropey territory. Even when something tropey happens, it happens in a fresh and unexpected way. The art is great, with a nice variety in character designs. I was extremely amused by the fact that the most scantily-clad character is a man (a bunny man at that, wearing almost nothing). It’s little things like this that make the show fun. The opening and ending themes are very catchy (I especially like the art that goes along with the ending theme, showing all these crazy, violent characters in their normal, everyday lives and doing a nice job of humanizing them). High on my watch list. Black Clover is something of a disappointment, if only because it had been hyped up so much in the fandom circles I’m part of. If I had gone into it with zero expectations (and, honestly, if this had been a slower season), I might have liked it a lot. But as it stands, I went in expecting something amazing and was underwhelmed. I’m still watching, don’t get me wrong. The show has its good points and I’ll get to that. But overall I’m not super impressed with it. So the good things are the art, the interesting take on a magic-based society, and Yuno. In that order. My main issue with this series, and this might sound petty to some people, is the fact that the main character, Asta, is so damned annoying. He never speaks. He screams. Constantly. Incessantly. It literally hurts my ears. It’s to the point that I keep the remote in my hand so I can push mute when he starts screaming. It’s that bad. To some people, it’s not that big of a deal and isn’t that bad. But for me personally, it’s a major pet peeve of mine. I just can’t stand the constant screaming. Maybe it’s because loud, abrasive noises trigger migraines for me. Anywho, I’m also a little disappointed that I’ve been able to accurately predict every single thing that has happened in the show. And it’s not that I’m particularly good at predicting things. The show is just that formulaic. Of COURSE Asta is going to be the underdog who can’t use magic. Of COURSE Yuno is going to be a magic prodigy. Of COURSE Asta is going to end up with a grimmoire that’s different from everyone else’s (and probably more powerful). Of COURSE he’s going to end up with the outcast squad of magic knights that no one wants to join. Of freaking COURSE. And oops, I spoiled some things there but not really because anyone with a brain would see these developments coming a mile away. I’m still watching, but it’s dangling from the bottom of my watch list. Sengoku Nightblood is a very pretty otome series that basically takes all the famous warlords and soldiers from the Sengoku period and turns them into clans of vampires, werewolves (pretty boys with cute wolf ears!), and various other mythological creatures. Did I mention the show is pretty? Because it’s SUPER PRETTY. And that’s basically why I’m still watching. The series is a little low on plot and the heroine is bland as hell (to the point that she might as well not even be there) but dang, those vampires and werewolves and fox boys sure are pretty! Not to mention the gorgeous backgrounds and outfits. The show is basically a treat for your eyes, and not much else. But boy is it a tasty treat. Evil or Live is a Japanese dubbed Chinese series that falls in line with previous Chinese series I’ve watched over the past several seasons: an interesting concept, a few cool characters, and subpar animation. This obviously doesn’t apply to all Chinese shows (the amazing Quan Zhi Gao Shou from the summer season is a notable exception), but it’s the trend I’ve noticed, especially among Tencent productions. This time we have a show that’s almost scary in how possible it is to actually happen. It’s about a super strict boarding school where teens are sent when their parents think they’re too addicted to the internet and/or their smart phones. And from the start, we’re not presented with a clear-cut, black and white situation. There’s a huge moral gray area, which is refreshing. The school, and the people who work there, are depicted as ruthless and oftentimes cruel. But at the same time, the students are shown to be no angels. Even the protagonist, whom we’re rooting for, was revealed to be a rude, ungrateful little asshole to his mother in flashbacks (though he does regret his behavior once he’s at the school and has time to reflect on why he’s there). Many of the other students are manipulative or just downright mean, and many do display clear signs of actual addiction, which makes it hard to totally condemn the school as evil. Overall, it’s a compelling setup that makes you think. Unfortunately, the show is marred by lackluster art/design and the typical low budget animation I expect from Tencent. The art isn’t bad. It’s just unremarkable and unmemorable. If you can look over that, however, the show is definitely worth watching. Tsukipro is apparently a spinoff series to the very fun Tsukiuta from a few seasons back. I would have preferred an actual second season for Tsukiuta but oh well. This is better than nothing. Instead of two cute, well-developed boy bands, we get four not-quite-as-interesting boy bands. What I liked about Tsukiuta was that it took a fairly serious, realistic look at what it meant to be in a boy band while also throwing in some light supernatural elements that somehow fit (we had a ghost, aliens, and the fact that band leader Shu is an actual demon lord, albeit a very nice one). So far Tsukipro has had no supernatural elements and is a tad bland. I’m also finding it hard to connect with any of the characters because there’s just too many of them to keep up with and it’s very difficult to keep straight who is who. Some of them even look very similar to each other (and not just the band that has a set of twins). I’m hoping the characters get more development as the series continues, and I’ll be waiting for those quirky supernatural elements. King’s Game was one of my early favorites and is still very high on my watch list. It has a great hook that puts a fresh (and supernatural) twist on the “group of teenagers forced into a deadly game” concept. Instead of being forced to kill each other, an external force does the killing if they fail to obey the orders that are sent to them via text. The series doesn’t shy away from violence or sex (several characters get sex-related orders, including one poor guy who is ordered to have sex before midnight, but the order comes in so late that he only has a few minutes to obey). The show is tense and dramatic, with nearly every single scene having dangerously high stakes. It puts you on edge in the best possible way. There’s also that mysterious, supernatural angle, as the characters try to figure out who the King actually is. The only drawback, so far, is that the art and animation are fairly generic. This is easy to overlook, considering how strong the story is. The music is great, particularly the ending theme. A major contender for favorite of the season (and almost definitely my favorite new show of the season). Kino’s Journey is something I’ve heard a lot about, but I’ve never watched the older anime or read any of the manga/novels/whatever. Still, I’ve been in anime fandom circles long enough to know the basic concept so I decided to try this new series. I was surprised by how pleasant the show is, and also by how violent it is. The series does an excellent job of balancing the (mostly self-contained) stories of each episode between mild, sweet tales and action-packed gun battles. There’s also a very interesting mix of settings, with some “countries” Kino visits being quaint Victorian-esque towns while others are technologically advanced modern cities. I was also surprised by Kino herself. While a generally nice and pleasant person, she can be quite ruthless and often ignores the plights of others. She’s also badass to the point that fights involving her are almost boring. But the show really is about exploration and expanding horizons rather than who wins a shootout. Even the more violent episodes leave you with a sense of comfort and satisfaction. It’s enough to make anyone want to go out and travel the world. Dies Irae is a series I’m conflicted about. It had an “episode zero” prologue that was awesome and made me think this was going to be a favorite, but the following episodes have yet to live up to the prologue’s promise. They’re not bad at all though, so I’m not sure how to judge the show. I’m a bit mad at it for getting my hopes up, but I’m still enjoying it. The art and design are awesome. The characters are cool. The back story for the villains (basically the prologue) is very interesting. The ending theme is badass. My main issue is that it seems to be taking forever for things to get going after episode zero. I don’t know how many episodes this show is going to have, but I’m guessing it’s 12-13, and at this rate, absolutely nothing is going to be resolved. It also occasionally creeps into harem territory (a byproduct of being based on a game, I suppose). So far it’s avoided being an outright harem series but there are a few too many lady characters being flirty with the protagonist for my taste. This is just a persona preference thing though. It still has a solid spot on my watch list. Garo: Vanishing Line is something I was excited about. I’ve watched and enjoyed previous Garo anime (though I haven’t tried the live action shows, sadly). They took place in more historical settings, so in my mind, I tend to associate Garo with that type of story. That’s why Vanishing Line, with its futuristic, sci-fi setting, seemed so interesting to me. It’s a quality show, with some great action sequences and a memorable visual style. My only problem with the show is that I’m just not as into the characters as I was in previous Garo anime. I like the protagonist, Sword (gotta love that name), and it’s nice to have a more cheerful, upbeat hero in the Golden Armor, but I don’t know enough about him to really care about him as a character. We’re almost halfway through the season and I don’t know a single thing about him that I didn’t know at the end of the first episode. The supporting cast isn’t much better. They seem cool and they look awesome but with the exception of the plucky young girl sidekick, I don’t know anything about them. Still yet, the show is a fun, wild ride. Net-juu no Susume is probably my second favorite new show this season behind King’s Game. It’s about a group of characters playing an MMO, but in this show it’s very clear that the game is a hobby that they enjoy, and not a death trap or any such nonsense. We also get a lot of scenes of the characters outside the game, which is nice. It’s basically a sweet and funny love story about a lady shut in (an adult! wow!) playing a young male character in the game and growing attached to a cute young girl in the game, who is secretly being played by a handsome but shy adult man. The show is adorable, and it’s so nice to see a romance anime involving an MMO that stars adult characters. The art is colorful and cute and the music is peppy and fun. It’s very much a feel-good show that’s highly entertaining. Super high on my watch list. March Comes in Like a Lion Season Two was such a nice surprise. I hadn’t even heard that season two was airing this year, so I was really happy to see it pop up on Crunchyroll. This is the show I almost didn’t watch because I didn’t get the first half of episode one. Thankfully I kept watching and realized how amazing it was. This series would be a great example to use to explain how animation can be a powerful storytelling medium, and to demonstrate how animation can accomplish things that no other medium can. The way the show conveys emotions with various color schemes and simple imagery is just beautiful. If you can sit through a whole season of this series and not cry at least once, you might be dead inside. It handles a lot of complex feelings and relationships with care and tact. It’s slow paced and very introspective, so it’s definitely not for everyone. But if you like this sort of anime, you need to be watching it. Code Realize is a steampunk otome series where famous fictional people like Victor Frankenstein and Van Helsing are reimagined as, you guessed it, romantic pretty boys! It’s actually not as stupid as it sounds, and there’s a sense of adventure flowing through the story. The character designs are great and there’s some lovely steampunk scenery. The heroine is actually interesting this time, with a mysterious past you’ll likely want to find out more about and a strange “curse” that makes everything she touches dissolve as if dipped in acid. I also liked that she is taught some basic self defense moves so that she won’t be completely helpless in a fight, something I wish more otome heroines could do, since they tend to get attacked/kidnapped/harassed a lot. It happened in a fairly realistic way too, since it didn’t automatically make her a badass, but she can provide support in a pinch. The guys are a mixed bag, covering some of the usual types but none of them being reduced to JUST their stereotypes. One of the better otome series I’ve watched in the past few seasons. Kekkai Sensen Season Two, or as the much more awesome English title calls it, “Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond”, is currently at the top of my watch list (King’s Game is my favorite new show, but overall BBB&B is the best). I absolutely loved season one with its over the top craziness. It had violence and humor and outlandish settings and characters, all grounded by a likable, down-to-earth lead and a fun, casual vibe. Season two has all of that as well. So far this season seems to be avoiding an overarching plot in favor of fleshing out some of the characters who didn’t get enough development in season one (I was so happy to finally get a Chain-centric episode and to find out how awesome she really is). I kind of miss the moments of poignancy that were scattered through season one, but we’ve still got time for some of that to show up in season two. I was also wondering how they were going to top the season one ending theme, which is still one of my all-time favorites. The new theme isn’t as good (though that’s an extremely high standard to meet), but it’s definitely fun and quirky and probably my favorite of the season. And this is something I said about the first season, that still holds true: this show is FUN. It radiates FUN. Even when things get relatively serious or dangerous, it’s FUN. And all that fun is infectious. Gintama is on... what season now? It all gets a bit muddled when the show has been going for this long. There’s not a lot to say about the Gintama series as a whole that I haven’t said before. All I can do is strongly, firmly, with all of my being, recommend it to everyone who likes anime. Gintama is one of those shows that will change your life. It’s a show you’ll wonder how you lived without. That being said, this season is more of the same. I think it could have opened on stronger episodes, but this is a series in which even the weaker episodes are extremely entertaining. My one real complaint is that the stories being animated now apparently came before the major story lines of the last season in the manga, as there are characters in this season that died last season. It was a little confusing, to be honest. I’m not sure what they could do to fix this problem, and I guess most viewers in Japan are familiar with the manga and so it’s not an issue for them. It’s not a huge issue but it was a little jarring. Despite this, the show as a whole is still one of my all-time favorites.

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The Princess, the Hero, and the Tower

Fantasy Archetypes in The 100 Season 3

Okay so earlier in the hiatus I was part of a long thread discussion about season 3, specifically episodes 303 and 315, where we basically screamed for several pages about the parallels and the similarities of those episodes.  In that @raincityruckus pointed out that Bellamy was basically like a hero going to rescue the princess, and someone else talked about Clarke as a princess kept in a metaphorical tower maybe all through 3a, and that of course devolved into more squee over the screen-literal symbolism of episodes 3 and 15.  I don’t remember all of that episode discussion, but this week I decided to just take that idea and run with it into a huge scale break down of episodes 303 and 315 as a fractured fairy tale. So… here we are, 2000 words about symbolic storytelling, as well as a tribute to the mythic storytelling that has made this one of my favorite shows of the last three years.

If the tone is a little formal, it’s because I originally was going to submit this to a media site, but I decided it would be more fun on tumblr.  This is, as always, just one way among many of looking at the show.  Credit to @mego42, @verbam, @thelovelylights, @raincityruckus, @storyskein, @ship-picky, @nataliecrown, @velvet-tread, @alienor-woods, @bellsqueen, @easnadh1, @pythiaspeaks, @awesomenell65, @bellamyslady, and others.

Intro

In looking at executive producer Jason Rothenberg’s whirlwind story, it helps to love classic tropes as much as the show does. Archetypes from speculative fiction, religion, mythology, and fantasy are borrowed liberally. Alongside the well known science fiction stories of evil computers, outer space, and mad scientists, seasons 2 and 3 made liberal use of mythic characters and tropes. The second season told the overarching story of the villagers versus the dragon–or in terms of The 100, the Sky People &  the Grounders versus the Mountain Men. It’s a siege and infiltration story right out of The Hobbit, only this time the beast in the mountain is a society of science-vampires, the antihero burglar is a resourceful man instead of a nervous hobbit, and the armies outside are commanded by fierce warrior women. You could even parallel the Sky People to city-dwelling humans and the Grounders to forest-dwelling elves. From within the mountain, it’s a trip down mythology lane with in-world terms like “The Cerberus Project”. The show wants us to be clear that yes, entering Mount Weather equals a descent into the underworld.  Beyond plot specifics, major characters and groups have the most genre-specific names that a primetime television series can get away with: Griffin, Kane/Cain, The Commander, Octavia, Cage, Dante, The Outsiders. The 100 loves mythic stories and larger-than-life characters.

If season 2 was a story of alliances against old and terrible villains, season 3 lowers the stakes to a human level. Now our protagonists are facing personal political conflict and the creeping threat of a corrupt false religion. I’ll leave the religious allegory of ALIE’s cult to one side for this discussion, and focus on the story of the Clarke, Bellamy, Lexa, and the classic fairy tale storytelling at work in season 3.

The principal episodes that introduce and close this fairy tale arc are episode 3, “Ye Who Enter Here” and episode 15, “Perverse Instantiation, Part One.”  The third and the second to last episodes of the third season mirror each other with three main elements: the trapped princess, the well-intentioned hero, and the tower that separates them. The first version of this rescue fails, the second succeeds. Put another way, it’s twice that Clarke Griffin, leader hero and princess of the Sky People by nickname and by practice, is held in the tower of Polis against her will. Twice this season Bellamy Blake, the warrior hero of the Sky People, leads a team in ascending the tower to get to her. In episode 3 this ends in bargaining, deceit, miscommunication, and unwarranted violence. In episode 15 it ends in fortitude, teamwork, freedom, and trust.

The Archetypes

There’s three parts to the mythic archetypes at work in the arc these two episodes form: the princess, the hero and the tower. Call her Wanheda, call her the Chancellor’s daughter, or call her an ambassador–in the scope of this political drama Clarke fulfills the role of the princess. She spends most of episodes 3 and 15 in literal captivity, at the top of a tower, being convinced that her people are better off if she capitulates to her captor. In the first instance of her captivity Clarke does willingly capitulate, and in the second she doesn’t. If your first instinct in reading this is to point out that by the time Bellamy arrives in “Ye Who Enter Here” Clarke is no longer a captive but a willing participant, that will be addressed soon. In broad terms, Clarke was a prisoner for a week by episode 3, and she remains a prisoner on screen until Lexa’s political bargaining is successful. 

Bellamy is the second archetypal character at play. Call Bellamy a prince, a knight, a suitor, or a hero of the realm: he’s the warrior who ascends to free the princess, for ill or for good. In these dual episodes and in the politics around Polis, this is his function in the story. Not for the series as a whole, and not in Arkadia itself during season 3, but for this trope and these events, this is his archetype. I want to note here that I’m not in any way implying that Clarke is not herself a hero–she is, and I’m first in line to scream it from the rooftops–but just that in this narrow analogy, Bellamy fullfills the role. I don’t think it’s an accident that the show itself plays with the “knight” label in episode 311. Aside from showing that they’re aware of the opinions of their fanbase, it’s part of how The 100 likes to flirt with tropes and then take them into new directions. Given how loaded that term has become, and also given that Bellamy can’t really be said to have been raised in any kind of noble class, I like the term “hero” instead, for fairy tale analogies. And you can fight me over the “suitor” label too, but c’mon guys… he raced up a tower to save her twice. TWICE. Boy is probably in love.

The third aspect of this triangle is the tower of Polis. The producers could have given the Commander any type of futuristic structure, mansion, or castle as the hub of the Grounders. Could be a hotel or stadium. They chose a single tower, like the one that imprisoned the princess Rapunzel in numerous paintings and films. Although this tower primarily holds Clarke captive in season 3, it doubles as a sort of political cage for Lexa as well, evoking the similarities between the young women. In fact, it seems to be the prison/grave of a great many powerful young women. When Lexa is gone, the tower holds Ontari next, but she buckles under pressure and throne is swiftly taken by ALIE. As Nightbloods and as an A.I. respectively, Lexa, Ontari, and ALIE are the spiritual progeny of Becca Pramheda, and the imposing tower in Polis is a tribute to her awesome but eogmaniacal legacy.

Episode 303

So there are three ingredients to make up this fairy tale: the princess, the hero, and the tower. Episode 3 of season 3, “Ye Who Enter Here”, gives viewers the first ascent to rescue the princess. Bellamy is manipulated into believing that Clarke and the Sky People’s other leaders will be killed in an assassination conspiracy. He leads a team to sneak into the city, murder the guards, and fight up the tower. They burst into the throne room with the intent to rescue Clarke, Kane, and Abby, but instead discover they’ve been lured here under false circumstances. Abby and Kane are not in danger, and Clarke has already conceded to the Commander’s political bargaining, even taking a willing role to stay as an ambassador.

So why write the rescue in episode 3 to fail? The metatextual explanation is that the conspiracy and near shoot out in the throne room serves to escalate the conflict between the two cities, to drive a wedge between Clarke and Bellamy, to frame Lexa’s coalition as weak without Clarke’s aid, and to show Bellamy’s willingness to commit violence in the set up for his dark tragedy arc for the next third of the season. Bellamy loses two women he loves in this episode; Gina is lost to war crimes and Clarke is lost to politics. Already seen by his friends as someone reacting too emotionally where a threat to his loved ones is concerned, this tragedy creates an opening for Pike to recruit him.

The character reasoning for Clarke in episode 3 is simpler, yet in many ways more difficult for the audience to accept: the princess doesn’t want to be saved yet. At this point of her journey, Clarke is not ready to go home. She has a new plan for her political goals, and the beautiful warlord who held her captive is now offering her an escape from the direct duties of her people. As an ambassador, Clarke can serve Arkadia’s interests from an emotional and physical distance. She is keeping them safe, on the terms Lexa set. It’s a respite from responsibility, packaged in the allure of comfort. If she stays, Lexa will benevolently rule the Sky People as the thirteenth clan, and Lexa will personally give Clarke a place of protection and relief. For someone as soul-shattered as Clarke has become, what a relief that must be.  

The positioning of Commander Lexa and Polis is also written in a specifically mythic manner in this episode. First of all, she is presented in all her splendor, so as to portray both her nobility and power (and her great hair care regimen.)  After Bellamy’s aborted assault on the throne room, Lexa privately bows to Clarke and vows to protect te Sky People. However, this only happens after Clarke has publicly bowed to Lexa and given the Wanheda’s “power” over to the Commander. Clarke, with the help of Kane and Abby, has effectively conceded her kingdom to Lexa as an overlord.  Putting it that way perhaps unfairly takes some of the romance out of it–Lexa and Clarke are romantically entranced by each other, and the intent behind the political union is genuine. Lexa’s personal commitment to Clarke is real. However, that commitment was only given after Clarke submits to her will and hands Lexa the symbolic power of the Sky Peopl. If this episode felt like a political wedding between a princess and a king for the rights to her realm, that’s because it ticked all the familiar boxes of such a story. It was a concession before it was a commitment.

To summarize so far: Clark isn’t ready to go home in “Ye who Enter Here”, and Bellamy’s motives are driven by fear and the manipulation of outsiders. This rescue fails, and the episode ends in a massacre that none of the main characters are able to prevent. It establishes the major players in their respective roles for the conflict between Polis and Arkadia over the next five episodes.

Episode 315

A lot of story happens after this: Clarke and Lexa play out their star-crossed romance, Bellamy, Pike, Kane and Octavia play out their own bloody drama, and ALIE slowly absorbs the people of both cities into her cyber cult. When the heroes of the Sky People revisit Polis in episode 15, completing the circle they began in episode 3, they once again face captivity, traitors, and a dire race against time. “Perverse Instantiation, Part One” becomes the heroic mirror of episode 3. The setup is the same: the princess is imprisoned in the top of the tower and is asked submit to a greater power. Once again that power is personified as a beautiful woman sitting on the throne of the city, heir to Becca Pramheda. While Lexa was assisted by an A.I., ALIE is an A.I. And like Lexa, ALIE believes she is serving humanity best with her choices. Clarke is also in a familiar position: give in, accept the fate that the ruler on the throne wants for her, accede her personal sovereignty. Instead of the symbolic power of bowing, Clarke can give the literal power of the Flame’s password.  Instead of the distant threat of war on her people, Clarke now faces the immediate threat of torture and coercion. New words, but the song remains the same.

Yet Clarke is a different woman now: she will not give in to this. She will not consign humanity to ALIE’s rule. Instead of speaking for Arkadia she speaks for all thirteen clans, and she stands her ground. ALIE has nothing to offer Clarke, so instead ALIE attempts to take away what Clarke loves–friends, family, hope. ALIE fails, because Clarke has finally found her inner strength after a season of self-doubt.

It’s all so familiar from here. Once again, Bellamy ascends the tower to save the princess of his people. Once again his group captures the elevator and fights their way to the top. But he’s a different man as well: he tries not to kill his opponents and his success is dependent on the cooperation of his fellows. The warriors who follow him trust him where before they doubted his methods. His mission is in service of all the peoples of the realm—not just his personal fears or the defense of his single community. He is there because Clarke asked him to be, because the threat is real this time, and because they built a plan with their friends and allies to defeat this enemy together.  

As before, Bellamy believes Clarke is in danger when the elevator carries him up. But this time he’s right–the princess is trapped, tormented, and they arrive just in time to save her and Abby. Bellamy personally cuts Clarke’s bonds from where she is tied to a post like some kind of village virgin being sacrificed to appease the local monster. Subtle with imagery, this show is not! They stall Jaha and free Abby; they fail to save the puppet Ontari, but the password remains safe from ALIE. Finally, the mirror version of the ascent in episode 3 is complete, this time toward a hopeful end. The hero has reached the top of the tower, the princess is free, and the protagonists have survived against great odds.

“Perverse Instantiation, Part One” ends immediately after the completion of the trope, but in true 100 fashion, just because they defeated the minions and saved the princess, the story isn’t over. Actually, everything is terrible, and we’re all going to die.  No sooner does the show wrap up one genre homage than it skips right on to the next: the mythic fantasy arc had ended, and science fiction rules take over for “Perverse Instantiation, Part Two”.  

[clexa-endgame]

We Are What We Are

by meta44music

Clarke Griffin, daughter of a prominent Master Mender, focuses on moving forward after a traumatic incident that causes her to abandon the study of magical medicine to pursue a career in the one thing she loves-art. Lexa, trained from youth to join the ranks of an elite clan of vampires known as the NightBloods, needs to find a hobby for the last month of her human life when during the ritual customary break(time she has never had to herself before). As one leaves the realm of magic to the mundane, the other begins her life there... What will happen in the gray area where the find themselves as they pass each other by? OR The Magic AU where Lexa is a soon to be vamp, Clarke is a retired Mage and accomplished painter and the angst is cranked to [BOOSTED].

Words: 2328, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The 100 (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Major Character Death

Categories: F/F, M/M

Characters: Clarke Griffin, Lexa (The 100), Anya (The 100), Raven Reyes, Octavia Blake, Lincoln (The 100), Bellamy Blake, Wells Jaha

Relationships: Clarke Griffin/Lexa

Additional Tags: more characters will be added later, Alternate Universe - Magic, Fluff and Angst, Vampire Lexa (The 100), Witch Clarke Griffin, Succubus Raven Reyes, oops is that a spoiler?, I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Angst and Hurt/Comfort

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We Are What We Are

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by meta44music

Clarke Griffin, daughter of a prominent Master Mender, focuses on moving forward after a traumatic incident that causes her to abandon the study of magical medicine to pursue a career in the one thing she loves-art. Lexa, trained from youth to join the ranks of an elite clan of vampires known as the NightBloods, needs to find a hobby for the last month of her human life when during the ritual customary break(time she has never had to herself before). As one leaves the realm of magic to the mundane, the other begins her life there... What will happen in the gray area where the find themselves as they pass each other by? OR The Magic AU where Lexa is a soon to be vamp, Clarke is a retired Mage and accomplished painter and the angst is cranked to [BOOSTED].

Words: 2328, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The 100 (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Major Character Death

Categories: F/F, M/M

Characters: Clarke Griffin, Lexa (The 100), Anya (The 100), Raven Reyes, Octavia Blake, Lincoln (The 100), Bellamy Blake, Wells Jaha

Relationships: Clarke Griffin/Lexa

Additional Tags: more characters will be added later, Alternate Universe - Magic, Fluff and Angst, Vampire Lexa (The 100), Witch Clarke Griffin, Succubus Raven Reyes, oops is that a spoiler?, I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Angst and Hurt/Comfort

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[ask-luciavampire]

happy 4th july 

watching fireworks with her sisters and vampire clan 

clan that join

@bronyboy2990

@anideterm3

@askshadowwalker9000

@ask-td-warrior-and-gd-mage

@ask-lightingshowbolt

[ask-luciavampire]

pony prom is going to in the everfree forest where lucia/sisters and her clan this year she just watching out for them

forgot put in 2 other vampires ocs my bad

fet

@bronyboy2990

@askshadowwalker9000

@ask-td-warrior-and-gd-mage

@ask-cookie-love

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[clexaao3feed]

Death in Shallow Valley

by vmplvr1977

It's been six years since Mt. Weather. Clarke has no been seen since. Lexa didn't die. Nia and Ontari were a problem, but Lexa handled it. She worked with Abby on the Nightblood solution to save the 13 clans from Praimfaya. They used both Mt Weather (not destroyed) and Polis bunkers for safety. Lexa led the 13 clans to Shallow Valley in hopes of finding a new home. Turns out they aren't the first people to get to the Valley.

Words: 3421, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: The 100 (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/F, F/M

Characters: Bellamy Blake, Octavia Blake, Nathan Miller, Clarke Griffin, Lexa (The 100), Abby Griffin, Marcus Kane, Indra (The 100), Lincoln (The 100)

Relationships: Clarke Griffin/Lexa, Clarke Griffin & Lexa, Octavia Blake/Lincoln

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Vampire, Alternate Universe - Werewolf, Clexa Week 2019, Alternate Universe - Supernatural Elements, Lexa Lives, Endgame Clarke Griffin/Lexa, Soulmates Clarke Griffin/Lexa

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Death in Shallow Valley

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by vmplvr1977

It's been six years since Mt. Weather. Clarke has no been seen since. Lexa didn't die. Nia and Ontari were a problem, but Lexa handled it. She worked with Abby on the Nightblood solution to save the 13 clans from Praimfaya. They used both Mt Weather (not destroyed) and Polis bunkers for safety. Lexa led the 13 clans to Shallow Valley in hopes of finding a new home. Turns out they aren't the first people to get to the Valley.

Words: 3421, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: The 100 (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/F, F/M

Characters: Bellamy Blake, Octavia Blake, Nathan Miller, Clarke Griffin, Lexa (The 100), Abby Griffin, Marcus Kane, Indra (The 100), Lincoln (The 100)

Relationships: Clarke Griffin/Lexa, Clarke Griffin & Lexa, Octavia Blake/Lincoln

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Vampire, Alternate Universe - Werewolf, Clexa Week 2019, Alternate Universe - Supernatural Elements, Lexa Lives, Endgame Clarke Griffin/Lexa, Soulmates Clarke Griffin/Lexa

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