[ he nods, almost to himself. he remains put, but his hand doesn't quite move from hers, even if his grip is no longer as hard or tight as before. it just sits in her hand, as if he's forgotten to pull it back. it's his own acceptance of her own offer; he supposes she doesn't want to be alone. ]
What does Raven Reyes even do when she's not making bullets? [ he looks at her, then. he finds himself changing from being uncertain and a fish out of water to still being a fish out of water but somewhat comfortable. ]
[She lets out a huff of laughter.] Fix cars, learns to ride them, works on shelters for animals, starts up projects nobody asked for, practices archery and playing drums.
[You know, not much. She shrugs.] Occasionally, lie on this couch and watch Netflix.
[ all of that is crap he doesn't find any difficulty in believing or imagining raven liking. she's always been into the little projects to keep herself busy. it's kind of a relief to see that what he'd observed of her at camp is something that hadn't been born from their own wars. ]
[ he repeats, muttering, ] Netflix.
[ he remembers elsa had messaged him about netflix, amongst an assortment of crap he didn't really recognise or even know. he hadn't thought to ask her what that was at the time, but now that it's brought up again ... bellamy looks to raven with a frown. ] What the hell is that?
Ha. [She thinks he's in for a treat, given than the last time they were treated to a video of any sort it had been about Unity Day and nobody bought that bullshit anymore anyway.]
Let me show you. [She has to get up first, just to go and get the remote from the table, and though it means letting go she still does it.
She turns the TV on, and brings up her very own Netflix account. (There are a lot of Fast & Furious movies on queue you betcha.)]
[ when she lets go and leaves, he sinks into the couch, his hands in his lap as he watches her. he thinks nothing of it, even though he flexes his fingers and does nothing more. there's nothing else for him to do but wait, and so he does. but he isn't so sure of the options, if there's stuff on this netflix that are like the unity day video they'd watched over and over, or like the football games he'd been able to watch once or twice because mom befriended the right type of guard. ]
[ he shrugs his shoulders, a little overwhelmed by the options. there's a lot of titles he doesn't recognise, and so, he finds himself not interested in watching a movie he doesn't even know. if all of them was a rational response, it's what would be slipping from his mouth instead of: ] Uh. Your favourite, I guess.
[ the "be quiet" rule is one bellamy doesn't quite know, at least not yet. it takes him a while to get that this is going to be a film about two guys racing cars, a cop doing some infiltrating, and bellamy predicts he's going to get the gorgeous girl falling in love with him. isn't that how all the greek myths go? without the cars and the bullets, it's almost like watching one of those come to life. ]
[ he can't help it, though. he cocks an eyebrow before he looks at her, his hands still awkwardly in his lap. ]
... You seriously like a movie about people racing cars?
[ he shakes his head and looks back at the television. ] I don't know why I'm surprised.
[ bellamy rolls his eyes. he looks at the television but ends up resting his head on the top of the couch to gaze at her in amusement instead. ] You just like it for the ego boost, huh?
O would like it for ... [ he turns his head and waits until paul walker appears in screen again before he lifts his arm to gesture toward him. ] Him.
[ bellamy opens his mouth, looking at the television, then decides he's changing his stance entirely once he looks at her. he lifts his arm and stretches it along the top of the couch behind her, an absent choice of his own as he doesn't rest his head on the cushions. ] How about we don't tell O about this at all? She doesn't need anymore bad ideas.
[ as responsible and mature that she is, octavia may want to try it. if car stunts are anything like this movie, but with a touch of realism, he wants his little sister far, far away from what could kill her. it's funny, given where they've lived for the last few months, but he can't save her from what he can barely understand. ]
[ he doesn't think about his arm being pressed flat against the top of the cushions behind her, either. ]
[She laughs to herself,] Predictable. [And continues to watch the movie. In her opinion, it doesn't matter what she doesn't tell Octavia, she'll do whatever she feels like if she wants to explore. And Raven would rather just tell her what stuff you can't do with a car, than all the things you can't.
But that's just her.
The movie's plot is predictable, and cheesy, and she still gets into it. Enough that she doesn't have problems putting the draining argument behind her, enough that gradually -- the couch is small alright, and they're gonna anyway -- leans closer towards him.]
[ the day bellamy isn't predictable when it comes to octavia is the very day they all need to worry. ]
[ what he doesn't expect, though, is how relaxed he feels. so much so, he finds himself almost drifting. on the ground, he had always been alert, on edge, waiting for the next grounder to attack, wondering when the next kid will die. while some of the loud bangs jolt him a little, he soon becomes almost too comfortable. with his arm melting along the back of the couch, bellamy rests against the cushions and leans his head to the opposite side of raven. only at some times does he find he closes his eyes and then misses an entire section of dialogue, but he always ends up opening them, finding himself a little lost until someone hops into a damn car and drives. ]
[ he hasn't let himself sleep for long since coming to eudio, unable to stay awake for hours on end. it's partly mount weather'so fault, requiring him to be alert at every hour, partly the ground's as he had come to learn he needed to always be on the ball. he closes his eyes again; it's not deliberate he chooses to "rest" them, but it's the excuse he'll go for, anyway. ]
[She can tell he's falling asleep, and doesn't know if to bring it up and laugh at him or let him be. The truth is that it wouldn't bother her, but if he falls asleep against her, then this'll be it. He'll be the first person to have spent the night, and the first person who she hasn't ran out on immediately. It'd be ironic, given that he was also the first person she ever slept with other than Finn.
It's just a lot of irony in the air tonight.
She's seen the movie countless times by now, she knows what to look for and what to ignore. If she had something to fiddle with, it'd be easier to ignore the fact that he's resting his eyes.
This way, it puts her in the position where she has to choose. What does she do, if he does nap on her couch? In the end, the answer is: lets him.]
[ it's kind of like when the grounders had chosen biowarfare was the best way to weaken their enemy. bellamy had fought against the compulsion to collapse for so long that it really shouldn't have surprised him or anyone who was paying attention that his legs had given way right by his own tent. he doesn't remember how he even got into the drop ship, but all he can recall is o hovering over him, just as he had her when she had been born. he had tried to keep his eyes open for as long as he could, but he inevitably lost that battle. ]
[ it isn't as intense of a situation as it was back then, but bellamy makes a valiant effort to keep his eyes open. he doesn't so much as shift against the couch much, simply resting his head on the top of it as he opens his eyes to watch to only find he lulls away into sleep to find himself at a different section of the movie and no recollection of how they'd gotten there at all. ]
[ he doesn't think to say anything as he beliebes he'll stay wide awake, but all he does is sigh before he does fall asleep, comfortable and boneless against the cushions of the couch as he's well-aware of raven being beside him. ]
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What does Raven Reyes even do when she's not making bullets? [ he looks at her, then. he finds himself changing from being uncertain and a fish out of water to still being a fish out of water but somewhat comfortable. ]
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[You know, not much. She shrugs.] Occasionally, lie on this couch and watch Netflix.
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[ he repeats, muttering, ] Netflix.
[ he remembers elsa had messaged him about netflix, amongst an assortment of crap he didn't really recognise or even know. he hadn't thought to ask her what that was at the time, but now that it's brought up again ... bellamy looks to raven with a frown. ] What the hell is that?
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Let me show you. [She has to get up first, just to go and get the remote from the table, and though it means letting go she still does it.
She turns the TV on, and brings up her very own Netflix account. (There are a lot of Fast & Furious movies on queue you betcha.)]
What do you wanna watch?
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[ he shrugs his shoulders, a little overwhelmed by the options. there's a lot of titles he doesn't recognise, and so, he finds himself not interested in watching a movie he doesn't even know. if all of them was a rational response, it's what would be slipping from his mouth instead of: ] Uh. Your favourite, I guess.
[ her taste hasn't let him down yet. ]
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Sometimes people end up cuddling during movies, but she's not sure. This one isn't exactly The Notebook, is it?]
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[ he can't help it, though. he cocks an eyebrow before he looks at her, his hands still awkwardly in his lap. ]
... You seriously like a movie about people racing cars?
[ he shakes his head and looks back at the television. ] I don't know why I'm surprised.
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They're fast and furious. I'm fast and furious. Of course I like it.
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O would like it for ... [ he turns his head and waits until paul walker appears in screen again before he lifts his arm to gesture toward him. ] Him.
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Wouldn't that be almost acceptable to her liking it for the idea of car stunts?
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[ as responsible and mature that she is, octavia may want to try it. if car stunts are anything like this movie, but with a touch of realism, he wants his little sister far, far away from what could kill her. it's funny, given where they've lived for the last few months, but he can't save her from what he can barely understand. ]
[ he doesn't think about his arm being pressed flat against the top of the cushions behind her, either. ]
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But that's just her.
The movie's plot is predictable, and cheesy, and she still gets into it. Enough that she doesn't have problems putting the draining argument behind her, enough that gradually -- the couch is small alright, and they're gonna anyway -- leans closer towards him.]
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[ what he doesn't expect, though, is how relaxed he feels. so much so, he finds himself almost drifting. on the ground, he had always been alert, on edge, waiting for the next grounder to attack, wondering when the next kid will die. while some of the loud bangs jolt him a little, he soon becomes almost too comfortable. with his arm melting along the back of the couch, bellamy rests against the cushions and leans his head to the opposite side of raven. only at some times does he find he closes his eyes and then misses an entire section of dialogue, but he always ends up opening them, finding himself a little lost until someone hops into a damn car and drives. ]
[ he hasn't let himself sleep for long since coming to eudio, unable to stay awake for hours on end. it's partly mount weather'so fault, requiring him to be alert at every hour, partly the ground's as he had come to learn he needed to always be on the ball. he closes his eyes again; it's not deliberate he chooses to "rest" them, but it's the excuse he'll go for, anyway. ]
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It's just a lot of irony in the air tonight.
She's seen the movie countless times by now, she knows what to look for and what to ignore. If she had something to fiddle with, it'd be easier to ignore the fact that he's resting his eyes.
This way, it puts her in the position where she has to choose. What does she do, if he does nap on her couch? In the end, the answer is: lets him.]
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[ it isn't as intense of a situation as it was back then, but bellamy makes a valiant effort to keep his eyes open. he doesn't so much as shift against the couch much, simply resting his head on the top of it as he opens his eyes to watch to only find he lulls away into sleep to find himself at a different section of the movie and no recollection of how they'd gotten there at all. ]
[ he doesn't think to say anything as he beliebes he'll stay wide awake, but all he does is sigh before he does fall asleep, comfortable and boneless against the cushions of the couch as he's well-aware of raven being beside him. ]