[ he doesn't know what he expects from elsa. she's always been kind. even though she'll disagree, he doubts there's a mean bone in her body. but he finds himself guarded all the same. ]
[ if he gives her this piece of himself, bellamy knows he won't be able to get it back. by giving people slivers of who he is, he knows he won't be able to leave this city as easily as he would've at the beginning of his stay here. just like the snowgie she'd given him, speaking of mom in any way, shape, or form keeps him tethered here and to her. ]
[ he looks up at her, and he smiles, but it isn't out of mirth. her answer is one he should've predicted, but instead had gotten his hackles up and let them make him feel as though she was pressing him with icicles instead of the soft chill of her hands. aurora isn't a name he expects to be as well known as octavia or even elsa's own, but bellamy thinks he understands what she's doing now. instead of batting her away, he tries to lower those hackles just a little. ]
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[ if he gives her this piece of himself, bellamy knows he won't be able to get it back. by giving people slivers of who he is, he knows he won't be able to leave this city as easily as he would've at the beginning of his stay here. just like the snowgie she'd given him, speaking of mom in any way, shape, or form keeps him tethered here and to her. ]
[ he looks up at her, and he smiles, but it isn't out of mirth. her answer is one he should've predicted, but instead had gotten his hackles up and let them make him feel as though she was pressing him with icicles instead of the soft chill of her hands. aurora isn't a name he expects to be as well known as octavia or even elsa's own, but bellamy thinks he understands what she's doing now. instead of batting her away, he tries to lower those hackles just a little. ]
Yeah? It wasn't a real popular name on the Ark.