[ he looks at her in amusement, brow arched and his smile wide. ] You think it's a weakness?
[ bellamy may smile, but he knows she's right. there's a reason why he never sat around one of the campfires at their first campsite and told story after story to the kids. there's a reason why he hasn't told anyone a single tale, save for raven, now, letting himself slip. mom will always be a vulnerable point for him; exposing this part of himself shows bits of her, and bellamy, for as selfish as he is, wants to keep aurora blake with him, only sharing her with octavia. ]
[ it's easier to shrug off being called an asshole, a murderer, or even a monster, but when it comes to aurora blake, he finds that he's ready and willing to give up at the first mention or thought of her disliking the person he's become. his greek stories are the only thing he has left of her. but bellamy doesn't think to tell anyone that. ]
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[ bellamy may smile, but he knows she's right. there's a reason why he never sat around one of the campfires at their first campsite and told story after story to the kids. there's a reason why he hasn't told anyone a single tale, save for raven, now, letting himself slip. mom will always be a vulnerable point for him; exposing this part of himself shows bits of her, and bellamy, for as selfish as he is, wants to keep aurora blake with him, only sharing her with octavia. ]
[ it's easier to shrug off being called an asshole, a murderer, or even a monster, but when it comes to aurora blake, he finds that he's ready and willing to give up at the first mention or thought of her disliking the person he's become. his greek stories are the only thing he has left of her. but bellamy doesn't think to tell anyone that. ]