Dancer Preview
About six months ago I teased a Prompt I was REALLY excited about. WELL I would like to share the FIRST chapter of that with you! It will be posted to Ao3 soon-ish. Until then... this is what I’m calling Dancer (for now.) Hope you enjoy.
Clarke Griffin sat in her Painting between Realism and Abstract Class, trying her best to keep her eyes opened. It was ten in the morning and she, Raven and Harper had been out till nearly three AM. It was the last week of school before spring break so parties were already happening. Nia, her professor whom was one of those just call me by my first name types, was going over their final projects.
“Any questions?” She asked.
Harper raised her hand.
“Harper?”
“So any form of movement?” Harper asked.
“Yes, but just one and only one model” Nia nodded.
“But multiple paintings?” Harper clarified.
“At least three, no more than five” Nia answered.
“Got it… dibs on Raven,” She leaned over and whispered to Clarke.
“What? No fair!” Clarke huffed, she had been banking on going with Raven to her MMA class and using her as her model.
“I already asked her anyways, you can ask Octavia” Harper said.
“She’s my best friend!” Clarke wined.
“You like O” Harper said “she does jiu jitsu as well as MMA, it will be cool.”
“Why don’t you do O?” Harper asked.
“Because” was all Harper would say.
“Fine” Clarke sighed.
“Well, then I am done here. You can either stay and sketch or go” Nia said, “Have a great vacation I will see you in two weeks.”
“Two weeks!” Harper said, “I’m so excited.”
“Me too” Clarke said. “Though I still have one more class today… and two tomorrow.”
“I don’t think you do today, Jaha isn’t here anymore.” Harper said as they walked out of the room.
“No?” Clarke asked.
“Nope, big sign on the door… he left after his intro to drawing class, the advance classes are cancelled.”
“Thank god I need a nap, can I go back to Ludlow with you?”
“I’m going to go to the library” Harper said.
“Can I go back there and nap?” Clarke asked. “I don’t want to go all the way back uptown.”
“Yeah no problem, I will be back in a few hours.”
“Sweet, wake me when you get there?” Clarke smiled sweetly.
“Kay, see you.” Harper said.
Ludlow was one of the on campus housing buildings and Harper had a single. Clarke often hung out there when she had time in between classes or when Raven was gone for the night.
Her phone buzzed in her pocket.
Raven: Are we going to Grounder tonight?
Grounder was a bar that was near her and Raven’s apartment, they often hung out there.
Raven: 2 for 1 cause it’s ladies night!
Clarke: Sounds good to me Im currently getting ready to nap at Harpers… by the way… why did you tell her you would be her subject for our painting final?!?! IM YOUR best friend Rae!
Raven: She asked me, I didn’t know it was something you had to do too. I can tell her no…
Clarke: No it’s fine. I will just see if Octavia will do it…
Raven: I’m sure she will…
Clarke: I think she will too. But… im just more comfortable with you. Yeah she’s one of my good friends now but I was her friend threw you first… I don’t want it to be weird.
Raven: You’re not proposing, just asking if you can paint her.
Raven: … Ohhhhh I see it now, that does sound a little creepy.
Raven: Can I paint you like one of my French girls Octavia? Hahahaha.
Clarke: Going to sleep now. Bye ass.
Raven: When you coming home?
Clarke: I will be home when you get home.
Raven: I will be home at 2:15 just so you know.
Clarke: Check. goodnight… I love you.
Raven: Yeah yeah…
Raven: I love you too Whore
Clarke walked into Grounder that night, she had gotten there a little after Raven and Harper.
“Hey” Clarke said walking to the booth where her friends were.
“Lots of people here tonight” Raven said.
“Yeah” Harper said. “Newbies it looks like.”
“Spring break I think” Clarke said, “Bringing a lot of people in…”
“Hey people” Octavia said walking over with her arm in a sling.
“What did you do?” Raven asked her.
“Oh Lincoln threw me against a wall…” the tall dark haired girl said as if it was the most normal thing in the world.
“Ya know, you really shouldn’t justify relationship abuse” Raven shook her head with a laugh.
“Shut up” Octavia said. “We were in the gym sparring and he flipped me and I twisted and landed against the wall, it’s my Collarbone.”
“Broken?” Clarke asked.
“Yep” Octavia nodded.
“Jesus and you’re here?” Harper laughed.
“It doesn’t hurt that bad” Octavia shook her head brushing it off.
“How long are you out of the ring?” Raven asked.
“Like a month or so, probably. Maybe more…” Octavia shrugged, “Fucking pisses me off so much.”
“Well maybe you can’t paint her like one of your French girls” Raven said to Clarke.
Harper laughed so hard she almost spit her drink out.
“What?” Octavia asked.
“It’s for a final project; we have to paint movement in some form. Harper stole Raven so I was going to ask you.” Clarke explained.
“I’m sorry” Octavia said. “I’m sure Lincoln or Indra would be down, oh or Lexa do you know Lex?”
Clarke shook her head.
“Yeah she’s my best friend, ballerina and shit too, that could be cool to paint, right?” Octavia said.
“Yeah cool and not at all weird to ask a complete stranger to be your model” Clarke laughed.
“Lexa is gorgeous” Raven said, “You should totally paint her.”
“You know her?” Clarke asked.
“Yeah she takes jiu jitsu with us sometimes” Raven sipped her drink.
“A ballerina takes jiu jitsu?” Harper asked.
“Yeah, it’s good for her coordination and shit” Octavia said. “She’s coming tomorrow you should come, I will introduce you.”
“Okay, sounds good” Clarke said.
Lexa just finished her last ballet class of the day, “Great class guys” Dianna said as Lexa walked over to her stuff and grabbed her water bottle.
“What are you doing tonight?” Becca asked taking a drink of her water as well.
“Nothing, going home showering and going to bed.”
“I hear it's ladies night at Grounder, wanna go?”
“No, I have class at--”
“Nine AM, I know I am in all the same classes you know” Becca smiled. “You could stand to have a little fun Lexa.”
“I do have fun” Lexa said. “Tomorrow I go to jiu jitsu.”
Becca just shook her head. Lexa had been a principal dancer at ABT for four years now and took it very seriously.
“You know, as long as I have been here I don’t think I have ever seen you let loose, not even a little” Becca said. “You don’t even take the contemporary class.”
“I don’t see the need for it” Lexa shrugged.
“It’s fun and another form of dance, just because it isn’t required or as disciplined as ballet” Becca said. “Let that hair down, Alexandria.”
Lexa just smiled, “I will see you in class tomorrow.”
She grabbed her dance bag and headed out the door. She couldn’t help it, it’s not that she didn’t want to make friends it was just… harder for her. She had always attributed it to the way she was raised, or wasn’t for the first part of her life. She grew up in a group home in San Francisco California until she was fourteen, that’s when her older sister Anya turned eighteen and was able to take guardianship of her. Anya and ballet were all she ever had; the friends part was harder for her, though she had a few close friends now that she lived in New York. Her best friend was Octavia Blake, whom she met through a jiu jitsu class she happened upon three years ago. Another instructor there named Indra, who was a few years older than she was, was also her friend, and now Octavia’s friend Raven, whom she liked pretty well so her circle was expanding. Since Costia though she just didn’t do much… going out.
“Hello” She said walking into her and Anya’s loft.
“Hi” Anya said, “How was dance?”
“Good, I took seven classes today.”
“Good lord Lexa, Why?” Anya laughed.
“I gotta keep in shape” Lexa shrugged. “We don’t have any performances we are working on right now, so we just take class all day... Anyhow, how was your day?”
“Good, I had court for an eight year old little girl who is getting placed permanently this week.” Anya told her.
“Wonderful” Lexa said opening the fridge.
“I made your dinner it’s in the oven keeping warm” Anya told her.
Lexa pulled the plate out of the oven, and removed the foil to see a piece of salmon, green beans and roasted sweet potatoes.
“Thank you,” Lexa said sitting down on the bar stool.
“Your welcome” Anya said.
Lexa’s phone beeped from her dance bag, “Do you want me to grab that for you?” Anya asked.
“If you don’t mind” Lexa nodded taking a bite of food.
Anya handed her the phone a moment later and she checked the message, it was from Octavia.
Octavia: Hey, my friend Clarke is in art school and she has to do her final project on Art and Movement or whatever… She was going to ask me but I broke my collarbone and am out for a month or so. I told her she should ask you since you do ballet and shit can I give her your number?
Lexa: Ballet and shit… Nice.
Lexa: What does she have to do, just draw me?
Octavia: Yeah, I think paint you dancing…
“That’s weird” Lexa said aloud.
“What is?” Anya asked.
“It was Octavia. Apparently a friend of hers has to do a final for Art School on movement and since O broke her collarbone she suggested she paint me.”
“That sounds pretty cool actually, to have someone paint you dancing,” Anya said.
“You don’t think it is… weird, I don’t know her” Lexa shrugged.
“I think you need to meet new people, Lex.”
Lexa thought about it for a moment then texted Octavia back.
Lexa: Sure you can give her my number, yeah.
Clarke crawled into bed around eleven thirty that night, she had decided not to stay out too late since the night before they had closed down the bar and she was exhausted. She put her phone on her nightstand and plugged it in, when she remembered Octavia had given her the number of that girl… Lexa. She grabbed her phone and found the number and sent her a text.
Clarke: Hi, this is Clarke Griffin. Octavia gave me your number.
She felt like she should have said more but didn’t know what to say, this way at least the girl had her info as well. She put her phone down and rolled over to close her eyes when her phone beeped.
Lexa: Hi Clarke, I am Lexa. It’s nice to… meet you … I guess… kinda.
Clarke: It’s nice to kinda meet you too. :) I hope I didn’t wake you…
Lexa: Nope, I was just stretching before bed.
Stretching, this girl was dedicated Clarke thought.
Clarke: Always on ballerina mode?
Lexa: I guess you could say that.
Clarke: How long have you been dancing?
She didn’t know why she kept the conversation going, but it felt… natural.
Lexa: Since I was eight, I have been with ABT for four years now.
Clarke: Wow… Octavia said you were a ballerina but I didn’t realize you were like a real ballerina and shit… ABT that’s a major company.
Lexa: Yes, yes it is. Ballet is kind of my job :)
Clarke: Well Im sure you’re amazing then, if you don’t have time for this I completely understand…
Lexa: I think I will, what all will it entail?
Clarke: I need to paint you dancing. So I would need to watch you dance… come to classes if possible… maybe even do some one on one things so I can sketch a bunch of stuff out pre-paint.
Lexa: That sounds doable.
Clarke: Great… do you want to meet for coffee tomorrow sometime to talk?
Lexa: I could do coffee, when are you free. I have a window between two and four PM, and then am available after seven.
Clarke: I have class till 1:30. so I could do 2… But I could also do later tomorrow night… Whatever you prefer.
Lexa: I’m done with jiu jitsu at seven.
Clarke: I can meet you there after and we can head to coffee or even dinner at that point? Raven is going to be there tomorrow… I think… so I’ll know where I’m going.
Lexa: You know Raven?
Clarke: Yes, She’s my best friend… since we were nine. You know Rae?
She knew she did, why did she ask that?
Lexa: Just threw Octavia and jiu jitsu, yes.
Clarke: Ohhhhh that makes sense.
Lexa: Okay, so I will see you tomorrow then.
Clarke: Sounds good.
Lexa: Okay well I should get to bed, I have ballet at nine tomorrow morning.
Clarke: Yeah… I have class at eight. See you tomorrow Lexa.
Lexa: Goodnight Clarke.
Lexa woke the next morning around six and went into the kitchen, Anya was up drinking a cup of coffee already, “Morning.”
“Morning” Lexa smiled.
“Ballet early?” Anya asked.
“Nine is class, but I am going to get there early and dance,” Lexa told her.
“Okay” Anya said.
“I won’t be home for dinner tonight” Lexa said pouring water into the tea kettle.
Anya just looked at her to continue.
“After jiu jitsu tonight I’m going to go to dinner with Clarke” Lexa said her name as if they had been friends always.
“Clarke?” Anya asked.
“Octavia’s friend, the art student.”
“You’re going to dinner?” Anya asked, “I thought she was going to paint you dancing…”
“She is” Lexa nodded, “But she asked if I wanted to go to coffee or dinner to talk about things.”
“When did you talk to her?”
“Last night, we texted before bed” Lexa told her.
“You texted her?” Anya asked with a look.
“Yes” Lexa nodded putting a slice of bread in the toaster. “What’s with you why are you acting all weird?”
“I’m not… I’m just well... glad.” Anya said.
“That I texted her, or that I am going to dinner with her?” Lexa asked.
“Both” Anya smiled, noting that Lexa was looking in the fridge. “I ate the half of avocado that was in there.”
Lexa shut the refrigerator and glared at her.
“Relax there is a new one” Anya pointed to the hanging fruit basket.
“Thank you” Lexa said walking over to the basket and rising up on her tiptoes to get it.
“Of course you had to relevé to get it” Anya laughed.
“I almost piqued to it, but ya know” Lexa said with a smirk.
“Too much for six am?”
“Maybe slightly” she shrugged.
“I’m surprised you aren’t in your leotard and tights already” Anya sipped her coffee.
“Too early” Lexa said mashing up the avocado and putting it on her toast. “I don’t want to get them all avocado-ey”
“I don’t think that’s a word dear sister” Anya laughed.
“Oh well” Lexa shrugged, “Do you know if my black leo is clean?”
“That narrows your question down to about three hundred leotards, Alexandria” Anya rolled her eyes.
“The new strappy one... I put it in the laundry room yesterday and you said ‘I will wash that for you’.”
“Then yes, it’s in the clean laundry basket at the foot of your bed” Anya said.
“You are the best!” Lexa said kissing her sisters cheek before she Chaîné turned to get a glass from the cupboard.
“I’m aware of that fact” Anya said. “I gotta shower and then get to the office; I will see you tonight then.”
“Yeah, I don’t know what time but not late though I am sure.”
“Have a good time Lexa, be a normal twenty four year old for once instead of a prima ballerina.”
Lexa just scoffed as Anya went up the stairs.
“WHY?” Raven yelled Clarke’s alarm went off.
“Because unlike you, I have classes today” Clarke said sitting up wiping the sleep from her eyes.
“Turn it off and lay back down and snuggle me back to sleep!” Raven wined.
Clarke wasn’t sure when Raven ended up in her bed, but she wasn’t surprised waking up beside her. Raven often ended up in her bed.
“Rae, I have to go to class!” Clarke said firmly, as she snuggled back in next to her.
“What are we doing tonight?” Raven asked yawning.
“I’m going to dinner with Lexa,” Clarke said.
“You are?” Raven asked.
“Yes, I texted her last night and we talked a little. We decided to go to dinner tonight after she’s done with jiu jitsu and talk more.”
“You like her!” Raven said.
“I don’t know her Raven, so I can hardly like her” Clarke laughed.
“Well you will, she is gorgeous and nice, she’s quiet though… very serious.”
“That doesn’t sound like my type at all” Clarke shook her head.
“You just wait and see” Raven smiled with her eyes closed.
Clarke kissed her forehead, “Okay crazy, we’ll see. But I gotta get up and get ready now.”
“Booo” Raven said.
“If you wanted a snuggle buddy you should’ve brought O back, you know I have class” Clarke said.
“She went to Lincoln’s” Raven mumbled.
“Well then we need to get you a snuggle buddy” Clarke said.
“I have you” Raven said.
“Well I have to go, if you’re still in bed in three hours then I will snuggle you more.”
“I will be” Raven informed her.
Clarke laughed, “Of course you will be.”
“Come get in bed with me when you get home?” Raven asked.
“Yes, love… Will do, Goodbye I love you.”
“Love you, butt head” Raven mumbled from underneath her blankets.
“Balancé, balance, pique…through, double pirouette, land then triple. You’re going to add that onto the combination we just did, have it?” Hannah asked the class.
Lexa loved barre and floor, it was her favorite class.
“Good” Hannah said, “group A on the floor first.” The music started and Hannah counted, “And five, six, seven, eight.”
Lexa absolutely loved everything about ballet, from the discipline down to the smallest movement, she felt free and control all at the same time when she danced.
“Becca, turn out!” Hannah hollered as they danced.
“Shoulders down Bree.”
“Very nice Lexa!”
The combination came to an end and Lexa walked off the floor as the other group walked onto it. She grabbed her water bottle off the ground by the bar taking a sip. Becca was leaned with her back against the ballet bar, and looked over to Lexa. “Want to go to TonDC tonight?”
“Can’t” Lexa whispered, not taking her eyes off the other girls. She wasn’t much for talking while in class and Becca knew that, but she didn’t care.
“Why? Come on Lexa, you never do anything fun…”
“I told you I have jiu jitsu tonight” She said quietly. “Plus after I’m going out to dinner with… a friend.”
Sure Clarke wasn’t really a friend yet, but she more than likely would be, Lexa thought.
“Okay, well we need to make plans for this weekend” Becca said.
“I’ll see what I can do” Lexa nodded and then glanced to the wall to check the clock for the time. That’s when she saw her, standing there at the viewing window. Her stomach dropped, Costia. She knew she would have to see her after the breakup, whenever Costia came back to the city, but it always took her by surprise.
“Costia” Hannah smiled when she turned around and saw her, “Come in here.”
Great.
“How are you?” Hannah asked the girl.
“I’m well” Costia smiled.
“Great, are you here for the spring preview week?”
“Yes” She nodded. “Then back to Europe.”
Costia was selected as one of the principal dancers to go to Europe for four years, to preform and study there. It was a new program they were offering at ABT, and one of the main reasons their relationship had ended… Well That and the fact that Costia decided it would be fun to sleep with Maddie, another Lead at ABT, before they left.
“Come take class?” Hannah asked.
“I don’t have shoes or anything, but I’d love to watch…” Costia said eyeing Lexa whom was trying her best to avoid any sort of eye contact.
“That would be great, stay, sit.” Hannah said.
“Hey” Clarke said as she slid back into bed with Raven, who just as she promised, was in bed still when she got home.
“Hi” Raven rolled over and brushed the dark hair out of her face, so she could see Clarke.
“Today sucked” Clarke sighed.
“Oh no, why?”
“I will give you three guesses, and you more than likely won’t need the last two…”
“Why is he such a douchebag? What happened?” Raven sighed.
“He asked if he could come over here tonight…” Clarke rolled her eyes.
“The fuck… Why?!” Raven asked.
“Because he’s Finn… I mean really there is no other explanation necessary. I told him I wouldn’t be home, and then he said… well Rae will be right?”
“Um, yeah… no.” Raven scoffed. “Why did either of us sleep with him, ever?”
“I don’t know, and the fact that he got away with sleeping with the both of us for three weeks really still pisses me off” Clarke nearly growled.
“Right, he’s so proud of himself for it too, like he slept with best friends and we didn’t put it together for nearly a month!” Raven said.
Clarke snuggled into her best friends side and sighed. “So if he comes around here tonight while I’m gone, don’t let him in.”
“Eeww never,” Raven said “and I won’t be here.”
“Where are you going?”
To TonDC, Harper Octavia and I are going… You should meet us after you go to dinner with Lexa.”
“Maybe I will, I can see if she wants to come as well…”
Raven laughed, “Lexa won’t come to Ton!”
“Why?” Clarke asked.
“Because she’s Lexa, she doesn’t do things like that. She’s all ballet, seriously… jiu jitsu is her fun.”
“Well, that sounds like a challenge” Clarke said with an eyebrow wiggle.
“Clarke Abigail Griffin” Raven said. “I don’t think you can crack this one…”
“We’ll see” Clarke said.
Lexa had just gotten done with her class at two and booked it out of the studio while Hannah was talking to Costia, because the last thing she wanted to do was to have to stop and make small talk with her ex.
She got to her car and checked her phone, pleasantly surprised to see she had a few texts from Clarke.
Clarke: Hi! looking forward to meeting you tonight. Raven and O both tell me great things… Where do you want to go for dinner?
And another
Clarke: I’m going to just come to class with Rae and hang out there, so I will see you at 5:30.
She smiled, unsure of why this stranger was causing her to smile, but shrugged it off and texted her back.
Lexa: I’m looking forward to it as well, Clarke. I’m game for pretty much anything for dinner. What do you feel like?
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“She texted me back” Clarke said. Her and Raven we’re still curled up in bed, watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Netflix.
“Why are you so excited?” Raven asked. “You don’t even know this girl, or what she looks like?”
“Why does it have to be about looks, can’t I just be excited to make a new friend?”
“Why do you need new friends? I’m all you’ll ever need, Clarke” Raven said.
Clarke laughed, then checked her text and replied.
Clarke: What’s your favorite kind of food?
“Why is it always Cordy who is getting chased by the monsters? She’s always in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Raven said.
“It’s Cordelia, what do you expect? And I think that Zander has had it pretty bad too, he always falls for these women who turn out to be insects or something supernatural” Clarke said. “Then you have the whole Anya thing…”
Raven laughed, “You’re right.”
Lexa: Mexican, but not from here. West coast Mexican food.
“She’s from the west coast?” Clarke looked to raven excited.
“Yeah… San Fran I think.” Raven said.
Clarke: Oh god, I know just what you mean… worst part of leaving southern Cali was giving up the Mexican food…
Lexa: You’re from the west coast too? that’s crazy.
Clarke: Yes! I don’t miss it too much, just the beach and mexican food…
Lexa: Agree. What’s your favorite thing to eat over here?
Clarke: Either… Pizza or… Chinese.
Lexa: Lets do pizza?
Clarke: Sounds great. You wanna go to Tipsy Tomato?
Lexa: never been there, but sounds great.
Clarke: We have to then... it’s one of my favorites.
Lexa: That works for me. I will see you in a little bit then. Are you taking class?
Clarke: UM No!!!! Just watching.
Lexa: Why not? Scared? ;)
Clarke: I have ZERO coordination… believe me.
“Seriously, Cordelia… don’t go in there!!!!!” Raven yelled at the Tv.
Clarke laughed, “You’ve seen this episode at least ten times, you know she does!”
Lexa: Okay, I just got done with Ballet and have time to kill before class.
Clarke: Are you there already?
Lexa: No, I’m going to try and sneak back into the studio and dance some more. But there is someone I really don’t want to run into.
Clarke: Who?
Lexa: My ex-girlfriend.
“Is Lexa a lesbian or bisexual?” She looked to Raven.
Raven shrugged, “I’m pretty sure she’s a lesbian, does it matter?”
“Not one bit, just curious” Clarke shook her head.
“SERIOUSLY CORDY!!!! NO!!” Raven shook her head.
Clarke: Eeww, exes are the worst.
Lexa: Agreed.
Clarke: Rae and I are watching Buffy in bed, being completely lazy. So props to you if you go dance.
Lexa: I don’t know if I will to be honest.
Lexa: I’ve never seen Buffy.
Clarke: WHAT? We MUST fix that! And I’m sorry… I could tell you wanted to dance… How long were you and this girl together?
Lexa: two years, and it’s okay. I have already danced for six hours today.
Lexa: And okay, I’m up for watching it.
Clarke: SIX HOURS, good lord Lexa… And two years is a good chunk of time. When did you break up?
Lexa: a year ago, I’ve totally moved on. I just don’t want to see her.
Clarke: That’s understandable…... I just saw my ex today. He’s an ass.
Lexa: I’m sorry.
Clarke: It’s okay. But he really is the worst… its a long story, I will tell you in person sometime if you ever want to know… lets stop talking about our exs for now though.
Lexa: Gladly, what would you like to talk about Clarke?
Clarke and Lexa ended up texting for over an hour. Lexa never went back into the studio partly because she was afraid of running into Costia, also because she was really enjoying texting with Clarke. She was so easy to talk to, though she didn’t know why, she didn’t question it.
Clarke: Are you here?
Lexa: Almost, are you there already?
Clarke: Yeah we just got here… Octavia and Rae are being mean and said they weren’t going to point you out to me... and I had to guess who you were.
Lexa: I’ll come say hi when I get there, I promise.
Clarke: :) I have really enjoyed texting you today.
Clarke: I’m looking forward to hanging out w/you tonite
Lexa: Same. I’m pulling in.
Clarke: Okay.
Clarke had no idea why she was so nervous, she and Lexa had texted for over an hour about tons of things, she already felt like she knew this girl.
“She’s here” She said to Raven. “She just pulled up.”
“Are you texting her?” Octavia asked.
“They have been texting alllll afternoon” Raven told Octavia.
“I seriously think you two would be amazing together” Octavia said. “Lexa needs someone like you, Clarke.”
Clarke blushed slightly, and rolled her eyes. “Guys we’re just meeting… slow down.”
Octavia looked to the door and Clarke looked to see one of the most gorgeous women she had ever seen walking in the door. She was tall and Clarke thought she looked like a Greek goddess, her chestnut curls were pulled up into a ponytail, and she was wearing a pair of charcoal grey yoga pants that sat low at her hip bones, and stopped before her ankles. On top she wore a black tank top with a sports bra on underneath it that didn’t make it all the way down to the top of her pants, so she could see a perfect amount of skin. Clarke couldn’t take her eyes off her perfect shoulders and neck. She stood tall and it was noticeable she was a ballerina from the way she held herself even as she walked.
“Hi” Lexa said walking right up to her, pulling her out of her mini-trance. “Clarke?”
“Hey” Clarke nodded. “Lexa?”
Lexa smiled slightly and Clarke couldn’t not stare into her perfectly green eyes, but shook herself out of it, and hugged the slightly taller girl standing in front of her.
“Nice to meet you in person” She said.
“You also” Lexa said letting her hands wrap around the blonde. Normally she would find this extremely awkward as she wasn’t a touchy feely person, but for some reason with the gorgeous blonde in her arms, it felt natural. “Hi” She said to Octavia once she had let go of Clarke.
“Hey” Octavia said giving her the regular side hug she normally did.
“I didn’t think you’d be here” Lexa gestured to her arm.
“I can’t do much I’m going to hang with Clarke, and watch.”
“Watch Lincoln” Raven clarified.
“Hi Raven” Lexa said to the smaller brunette.
“Hey Lexa” Raven smirked at her, as if to say I know what you’ve been doing all day.
“How was dance?” Octavia asked Lexa.
“Great, well… for the most part” Lexa looked to Clarke.
“Did you ever see her again?” Clarke asked.
“No” Lexa said, “Thank god.”
“Right? I get that,” Clarke smiled.
“Wait what?” Octavia asked.
“Costia, I’ll fill you in later” Lexa said.
“You’d better!” Octavia smiled.
“I gotta go put my bag down and get my shoes off, I’ll see you after class.” Lexa smiled to the blonde.
“I’ll go with” Raven said and then both girls headed onto the floor.
“What was that?” Octavia asked.
“What?” Clarke asked.
“She just... full on gave you eyes. I haven’t seen Lexa give anyone eyes… ever. And I had seen her when she was with Costia.”
Clarke shrugged, “I don’t know.”
“Mmmhmmm” Octavia smirked, “She likes you! What did you guys talk about today?”
“A lot of stuff… her childhood, her sister Anya, Ballet and Costia.”
“Lexa? You were talking to Lexa right?” Octavia asked sounding surprised.
“Yes Octavia… why?” Clarke asked.
“I didn’t even hear about her childhood until we had been friends for like a year… she’s just very, reserved.”
“She was quite open about it today” Clarke shrugged. “Who’s teaching today, Linc?” She asked changing the subject.
“Indra” Octavia shook her head.
“She scares me” Clarke smiled.
“Careful then, she loves Lexa, and kinda… looks out for her.”
“Oh great” Clarke said.
“You DO like her!” Octavia smiled.
“Shut up, Octavia!” Clarke rolled her eyes.
Thoughts? This is just a preview, this story WILL be posted on AO3 within the next month or so. (I have to get some of my other projects finished before I post this and I would like to have it Completed or very close before I post. Though I do have a lot written!)
Much love to you all, and as ALWAYS thank you for ALL your support!
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I have my 2016 version and my 2017 version!
Tagging @ everybody who sees this post and wants to do this! <3
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Total 2018 Word Count: 458053
Total 2018 Hits: 264465
Total Kudos: 16881
Total Bookmarks: 2514
Total Comment (threads): 1964
User Subscriptions: 400
Links and Titles to 2018 Works:
JANUARY
In The Moment (T, Will Byers/Mike Wheeler, Will Byers & Eleven, 1451 words)
cloudbuilt (Not Rated, Fay D. Fluorite/Kurogane, 1534 words)
In Boldness (G, Meera Reed/Wylla Manderly, 339 words)
Things You Said At 1AM (T, Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier, 519 words)
To Prove It (M, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon, 1890 words)
Insomnia (T, Kali Prasad/Nancy Wheeler, 1389 words)
Every Single Imperfection (M, Jon Snow/Robb Stark, 667 words)
Reunion (Not Rated, Barbara Gordon/Kara Zor-El, 815 words)
Together Now (G, Bill Denbrough/Mike Hanlon, 345 words)
No More Waiting (T, Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier, 852 words)
A Little Bit Like Home (Not Rated, Bill Denbrough/Richie Tozier, 1747 words)
Wednesday’s Child (T, Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier, 832 words)
Undo What’s Been Done (M, Peeta Mellark/Finnick Odair, 3360 words)
Your Attention Only (Not Rated, Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov, 1164 words)
That Boy On My Mind (M, Bill Denbrough/Richie Tozier, 1112 words)
Dwelling In Possibility (T, Newt/Thomas, 1405 words)
Dandelion Wine (T, Bill Denbrough/Mike Hanlon, 801 words)
FEBRUARY
Crash (G, Karolina Dean/Nico Minoru, 120 words)
Dim (G, Imra Ardeen/Kara Danvers, 241 words)
Futile (T, Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Emma Swan, 479 words)
Erratic (E, Leia Organa/Evaan Verlaine, 353 words)
Loved (G, Ben Hanscom/Beverly Marsh, 217 words)
Soft (G, Eleven/Maxine "Max" Mayfield, 334 words)
Hold (M, Betty Cooper/Veronica Lodge, 329 words)
Shackles (T, Juliet Capulet/Emilia, 350 words)
Broken (T, Teresa Agnes/Brenda 738 words)
Precious (Not Rated, Katniss Everdeen/Madge Undersee, 284 words)
Odd And Ends (G, Koriand’r/Raven 265 words)
Tea (G, Luna Lovegood/Ginny Weasley, 312 words)
Twisted (Not Rated, Azula/Ty Lee, 105 words)
Echo (G, Ariel/Moana Waialiki, 206 words)
Soothe (T, Elphaba Thropp/Galinda Upland, 372 words)
Fight (Not Rated, Kawakami Tomie/Female Character, 283 words)
Naked (M, Clarke Griffin/Niylah, 192 words)
Push (E, Chibiusa/Tomoe Hotaru, 400 words)
Alive (T, Claire Novak/Kaia Nieves, 196 words)
New (G, Korra/Asami Sato, 168 words)
Born (M, Yara Greyjoy/Daenerys Targaryen, 327 words)
Murmur (G, Andrea/Michonne, 169 words)
Devious (Not Rated, Kimberly Hart/Trini, 226 words)
Isolation (G, Elizabeth Midford/Sieglinde Sullivan, 148 words)
Up All Night (T, Keith/Shiro, 498 words)
Starve (G, Rey/Rose Tico, 211 words)
Breakable (G, Pamela Isley/Harleen Quinzel, 355 words)
Winter (E, Sun Bak/Riley Blue/Kala Dandekar/Nomi Marks, 236 words)
In The Eye Of The Storm (M, Keith/Shiro, Keith & Lotor, 3045 words)
Ignore (G, Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor, 363 words)
MARCH
Colour (T, Padmé Amidala/Eirtaé/Rabé/Sabé/Saché/Yané, 454 words)
Grace (M, Mazikeen/Original Female Character, 114 words)
Between Us (T, Keith/Lance, Keith/Original Alien Characters, 2083 words)
Belong (G, Lilly Moscovitz/Mia Thermopolis, 260 words)
Choke (Not Rated, Jennifer/Needy, 265 words)
Reach (M, Wonder Woman/The Amazons, 393 words)
Spin Spin Spin (T, Keith/Shiro, 1686 words)
Difficult (Not Rated, Allison Reynolds/Claire Standish, 345 words)
Heat (T, Scorpius Malfoy/Albus Severus Potter, Albus Severus Potter & Ginny Weasley, 847 words)
Veneer (T, Silena Beauregard/Clarisse La Rue, 651 words)
Make It Better (E, Lance/Pidge | Katie Holt, 1529 words)
Fall (T, Jessica Jones/Patricia Walker, 274 words)
The Fear (T, Lance/Shiro, 1683 words)
Nightmare (Not Rated, Sakura/Clone Sakura, 159 words)
Contagious (Not Rated, Ichihara Yuuko/Kunogi Himawari, 492 words)
Good riddance (T, Liza/Fish Mooney, 204 words)
Closer To What You Want (E, Keith/Shiro, 993 words)
Goodbye (Not Rated, Earth-2 Laurel Lance/Felicity Smoak, 327 words)
Scarred (G, Nyssa al Ghul/Sara Lance, 505 words)
Last dance (G, Giselle/Nancy Tremaine, 716 words)
Burn (Not Rated, Faith Lehane/Buffy Summers, 399 words)
Steady (T, Nanase Haruka/Tachibana Makoto, 372 words)
Outstretched At Our Fingertips (T, Keith/Shiro, 950 words)
Monster (G, Grace Choi/Anissa Pierce, 131 words)
Voodoo (Not Rated, Wanda Maximoff/Natasha Romanov, 436 words)
Shine (G, Elena/Mithian/Vivian, 334 words)
Intent (G, Nakoma/Pocahontas, 382 words)
Camping (Not Rated, Tracy Bingham/Maddy Killian, 286 words)
Grave (M, Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain, 245 words)
Machine (M, Madame Red/Grell, 438 words)
Destination (Not Rated, Artemis Crock/M'gann M'orzz/Zatanna Zatara, 624 words)
Nowhere (T, Gwen/Morgana, 661 words)
Garden (Not Rated, Lilith/Ruby, 182 words)
I know (G, Helga Pataki/Arnold Shortman, 867 words)
Dust (T, Alice/Alyss | Intention of the Abyss, 206 words)
Dream (M, Nakano Yamato/Sakagami Kouya, 241 words)
Polaris (T, Keith/Shiro, 1911 words)
Destiny (T, Alucard/Integra Hellsing, 344)
APRIL
Spring (T, Riza Hawkeye/Winry Rockbell, 383 words)
Sigh (G, Ana de Austria | Anne d’Autriche/Constance Bonacieux, 220 words)
Fingertips (G, Elsa/Anna, 282 words)
Waiting (E, Susan Snell/Carrie White, 576 words)
Playboy (Not Rated, Eleven | Jane Hopper/Beverly Marsh, 375 words)
Revenge (T, C.C./Euphemia li Britannia, 123 words)
Burn Until You Burn Out (T, Jerome/Jeremiah, 604 words)
July (T, Mila Babicheva/Sara Crispino, 274 words)
Desire (E, Alana Bloom/Margot Verger, 237 words)
Free (T, Clarke Griffin/Lexa, 426 words)
Celebration (G, Thirteenth Doctor/Martha Jones, 470 words)
Stars (G, Aurora/Mulan, 470 words)
Morgue (T, Daphne Blake/Velma Dinkley, 302 words)
Space (M, Princess Bubblegum/Marceline, 550 words)
Whitewash (Not Rated, Frenchy/Sandy Olsson, 100 words)
Alone (G, Charlotte La Bouff/Tiana, 203 words)
Coma (G, Aurora/Maleficent, 87 words)
Letter (E, Jesse/Ruby, 510 words)
Phone call (Not Rated, Amy Pond/Amy Pond, 148 words)
Music (T, Anna/Little Ballerina Girl, 255 words)
Silence (M, Jyn Erso/Yalla, 268 words)
Cards (T, Luna/Raven Reyes, 297 words)
Emblem (Not Rated, Castiel/Dean/Sam, 462 words)
Elephant (G, Beatrice/Greta, Wolfram von Bielefeld/Shibuya Yuuri, 482 words)
Monopoly (T, Chloe/Mandy Lane, 81 words)
Reality (G, Catherine Bennet/Georgiana Darcy, 480 words)
Serenity (M, Hanamura Chigusa/Matsuoka Gou, 278 words)
Bone (T, Harleen Quinzel/Tatsu Yamashiro, 288 words)
Chalk dust (Not Rated, Jen/Selina Kyle, 127 words)
Manuscript (Not Rated, Shae/Makenzie, 201 words)
Ink (T, Jenny/Tiggs, 193 words)
MAY
Getting Shafted (E, Pidge | Katie Holt/Galran Soldiers, 1441 words)
Perfection (M, Cersei Lannister/Original Female Characters, 306 words)
Ring (Not Rated, Kim Possible/Shego, 658 words)
Drive (Not Rated, Peggy Carter/Angie Martinelli, 203 words)
Missing (T, Kali Prasad/Nancy Wheeler, 134 words)
Full moon (G, Arwen Undómiel/Tauriel, 290 words)
Cacothes (E, Keith/Lotor, 2045 words)
New direction (Not Rated, Queen Ravenna/Snow White, 121 words)
Bloody (T, Mina Murray/Lucy Westenra, 300 words)
Red String (T, Ahiru | Duck/Rue, 254 words)
Unexpected (E, Laurel Castillo/Michaela Pratt, 459 words)
Devout (T, Acxa/Ezor, 100 words)
Mischief (M, Kaiou Michiru/Tenoh Haruka, 414 words)
Crash Course (T, Lance/Shiro, 1756 words)
Once Lost, Now Found (E, Lance/Shiro, Lance & Red Lion, 4465 words)
Fractures (G, Allura/Pidge | Katie Holt, 364 words)
JUNE
Finger (E, Barry Allen/Wally West, 162 words)
A Twist Of Fate (T, Jeremiah Valeska/Bruce Wayne, 1092 words)
Bad (G, Kocoum/Thomas, 324 words)
Intelligence (T, Agatsuma Soubi/Aoyagi Ritsuka, 172 words)
Good Times, Good Vibes (E, Hunk/Keith, 560 words)
Announce (Not Rated, Laurel/Sara, 237 words)
Day (E, Kylo Ren/Rey, 187 words)
Reaching Out (T, Maebara Keiichi/Ryuuguu Rena, 683 words)
Murder (Not Rated, Gilbert Nightray/Oz Vessalius, 109 words)
No Longer Dreaming (E, Allura/Keith, 584 words)
Sad (E, Ariel/Eric, 613 words)
Plan (E, Dick/Damian, 130 words)
Ill (G, Bellamy/Octavia, 416 words)
Secret (E, Keith/Shiro, Allura/Shiro, Hunk/Shiro, Pidge | Katie Holt/Shiro, Lance/Shiro, 212 words)
Double Entendre (M, Wolfgang Bogdanow/Kala Dandekar/Rajan Rasal, 686 words)
Behind (T, Bolin/Mako, 276 words)
Want (M, Dick Grayson/Wally West, Artemis Crock/M'gann M'orzz, 1761 words)
Stranded (T, Kururugi Suzaku/Lelouch vi Britannia, 355 words)
Wealthy (T, Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, 347 words)
Marriage (G, Twelfth Doctor/The Master/Missy, 240 words)
To Love And Be Loved (T, Keith/Shiro, 708 words)
Affected (T, Zuko/Aang, 250 words)
Long Hours (E, Bart Allen/Tim Drake, 202 words)
Worthy (T, Newt/Thomas, 637 words)
Sinful (Not Rated, Ciel/Original Ciel, 107 words)
Obvious (Not Rated, Jon Snow/Sansa Stark, 100 words)
Show Your Colors (T, Jeremiah Valeska/Bruce Wayne, 1197 words)
Caught (M, Silver St. Cloud/Bruce Wayne, 116 words)
Splatter (M, Alucard/Walter Dornez, 243 words)
Flight (E, Leia/Luke, 1116 words)
Loving Thy Enemy (M, Jeremiah Valeska/Bruce Wayne, 670 words)
Slip (G, Hiei/Kurama, 207 words)
Escape (T, Spiderman/Deadpool, 178 words)
Smoke and Stars (G, Pidge | Katie Holt & Shiro, 538 words)
Honor (T, Gale Hawthorne/Peeta Mellark, 139 words)
Ashamed (E, Haninozuka Mitsukuni/Morinozuka Takashi, 302 words)
Attentive (T, Daryl Dixon/Carol Peletier, 104 words)
Motivated (T, Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter, 267 words)
Life Grows Lovely Where You Are (T, Keith/Shiro, 1664 words)
JULY
Grovel (Not Rated, Killian Jones/Peter Pan, 83 words)
Swear (E, Dean/Sam, 223 words)
Shoot (Not Rated, Fiona Coyne/Adam Torres, 124 words)
Switch (T, Mordred/Morgana, 300 words)
Promise (G, Hikaru/Kaoru, 205 words)
Crawl (T, Credence Barebone/Original Percival Graves, 125 words)
Hell (Not Rated, Alphonse/Edward, 60 words)
Next To You (T, Allura/Lance, 1105 words)
Grin (G, The Doctor's TARDIS/Rory Williams, 132 words)
Hug (E, Gou/Rin, 308 words)
Burned (M, Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky, 194 words)
Kiss (Not Rated, Wendy Darling/Peter Pan, 302 words)
Over and Above (T, Hunk/Lance, 793 words)
Mute (G, Albus Dumbledore/Severus Snape, 159 words)
Suffocate (M, Cersei/Jaime, 79 words)
Punch (T, Veronica Lodge/Reggie Mantle, 182 words)
Flatline (T, Peter/Tony, 347 words)
Exhile (E, Phichit Chulanont/Celestino Cialdini, 382 words)
Plead (M, Aki/Shima, 1241 words)
Strong (T, Toph Beifong/Sokka, 543 words)
Defenseless (G, Clark Kent/Kara Zor-El, 76 words)
Anywhere With You (E, Shiro/Keith, 691 words)
Discover (Not Rated, Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner Kent, 100 words)
Action (M, Sebastian/Ciel, 298 words)
Peregrinate (T, Keith/Shiro, 559 words)
Sport (G, Fred/George, 25 words)
Memorable (Not Rated, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon, 222 words)
Die (Not Rated, Red X/Robin, 630 words)
The Sorrows of Nybi and Brightcut (T, Lance/Pidge | Katie Holt, 1580 words)
Missing You (M, Ion Fortuna/Kuran Kaname, 583 words)
Lucky (G, Yuugi/Yami, 172 words)
A Cosmos, Held Between Your Fingers (M, Lance/Romelle, 392 words)
Rescue (Not Rated, Jason/Bruce, 108 words)
Abort (Not Rated, Pietro/Wanda, 192 words)
Possessed (T, Fakir/Mytho, 130 words)
Graveyard (Not Rated, Lucille/Thomas, 100 words)
So Close, No Matter How Far (T, Lance/Pidge | Katie Holt, Blaytz/Trigel (Voltron), 958 words)
Trail (G, Rin/Sesshoumaru, 192 words)
Walk (M, Sakuma Ryuuichi/Uesugi Tatsuha, 364 words)
Cannot Be Tamed (T, Keith/Lance/Shiro, 1292 words)
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