[ narrowing his eyes, he shakes his head. ] You don't know what you're talking about. You haven't been here when people were swiping right for me.
[ he isn't offended at all, but bellamy feels like he has to prove himself to octavia. he's not hopeless! he simply prefers keeping a distance between himself and everyone else. it's safer and it's smarter and he's more comfortable that way. talking to octavia about this ends up with her teasing him, and though he enjoys seeing her more brighter and lighter than she's been in ages, it's still at his expense, and it's still slightly encroaching on a territory he's not even comfortable acknowledging just yet. ]
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[ he isn't offended at all, but bellamy feels like he has to prove himself to octavia. he's not hopeless! he simply prefers keeping a distance between himself and everyone else. it's safer and it's smarter and he's more comfortable that way. talking to octavia about this ends up with her teasing him, and though he enjoys seeing her more brighter and lighter than she's been in ages, it's still at his expense, and it's still slightly encroaching on a territory he's not even comfortable acknowledging just yet. ]