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This captures the feeling of "when you first wake up and forget that the person you love is actually gone."
All credits to: jiminyrizzles creative
A beautiful, in depth analysis of the Clexa love scene in 307. Captures the little things often missed.
Post-reading thoughts: I think it’s also greatly important to notice how in-tune they are with each other. No real verbal words are exchanged (that we see in this scene, despite the breathed ‘Clarke’ when Lexa looks up in the last gif). They speak through body language and their eyes in this scene, like they often did throughout their time together in both season 2 & 3 -almost as if words could not express the depth of their love and understanding for each other. They also pay close attention to how each other react, making them deeply ‘in-tune’ to one another, making both Clarke and Lexa incredibly respectful and trusting of each other.
so in 3x07 I always saw it as Lexa pulling Clarke towards the bed, and then further pulling her down on top of her. Am I seeing it wrong? I guess that's why I always wondered why everyone saw Lexa as such a "bottom." While she does seem rather submissive, she seemed quite willing to initiate. Would love to know what you think??
You’re not wrong at all. She puts her hand behind Clarke’s neck and yes, she does pull her down on top of her.
(x) And yes, Lexa seems “submissive” during the love scene, and she is such an emotional mess throughout the whole thing that it’s easy to label her as a bottom. Not to mention that Clarke is a fucking top (I’m not really that into the top/bottom thing but Clarke Griffin is a top.)
That said… I think many people tend to forget the context of that scene? It’s after the betrayal. Lexa betrayed Clarke. But more than the political betrayal, she hurt Clarke. She hurt her horribly and she knows: she knows so much of Clarke’s pain is because of what she did. So indeed, she does everything she can to make amends. But, and this is so important to me, she never asks Clarke to forgive her. She knows she has no right to ask for that. After what she did, she doesn’t think it’s her right to ask Clarke for anything. Not for forgiveness, least of all for Clarke to love her back. How doesn’t she see that Clarke is in love with her? Easy, she doesn’t think she deserves that love. Of course hope dies last, so a part of her can’t help but wish for Clarke to reciprocate, but honestly, I’ve never seen their interactions in Polis as Lexa trying to win Clarke’s heart back. Her most “selfish” request was asking Clarke to stay in Polis during 3.07, and even then, I have no doubt she was asking that simply because she loves being with Clarke, even if in the most innocent way. I don’t think she wanted more time to increase her chances of getting Clarke to love her back. As I said, she thinks she destroyed her chance.
Anyway, why the digression, you ask? Because all that heavily plays into Lexa’s behavior during the love scene. Right from the start. (x)
She is completely and utterly taken aback by Clarke’s kiss! She was saying goodbye to her, she wasn’t expecting Clarke to kiss her, she wasn’t expecting Clarke to want to kiss her. And indeed, when Clarke dives back into the kiss, Lexa doesn’t reply immediately. Apart from the shock, she probably wonders what that kiss meant. If it was just in the heat of the moment, if Clarke wants to stop, if she regrets it. But then Clarke kisses her again, she makes it very clear that she wants what is happening, and after another second of hesitation, look at the switch in Lexa’s body language.
She doesn’t just respond to Clarke, she pulls her in and then pushes against her. And even beyond that, if you notice she actually initiates every kiss, she’s the farthest thing from submissive. Now that she knows she can, she physically gives vent to her repressed feelings. You literally see her hunger for Clarke because her mouth and her hands and her entire body chase after Clarke. Again and again. Clarke actually does little apart from untying Lexa’s shirt. And this is the first perfect example of how layered Lexa is, even when it comes to sex. She takes control of the kiss, but at the same time lets Clarke do what she wants with her. Like Lexa put it when she was talking about Costia, she is Clarke’s. She won’t take any more than Clarke is willing to give but she won’t do it passively. Just look at how she turns the tables after Clarke’s first kiss. Lexa is far from submissive.
There is another moment when she becomes hesitant again, though.
The shot makes it a little hard to see, but look at Lexa’s face. She was lost in the kiss merely seconds ago, but the moment Clarke puts distance between them, Lexa immediately opens her eyes and searches Clarke’s face. She doesn’t try to kiss her again, she doesn’t try to get closer. She just follows Clarke’s lead. Why? Because she’s a bottom? No, I don’t think so. I think it goes back to what I said earlier. Lexa only takes what she gets from Clarke and doesn’t ask for more because after what she did to Clarke, to her it’s unbelievable enough that Clarke wants her back. And precisely because she struggles to believe it, she isn’t sure to what extent Clarke wants her. So she stops when it seems that Clarke is stopping (when lol, she was actually just leading Lexa to the bed) and waits to see what Clarke wants. Does this make her a huge bottom? I think it simply makes her incredibly thoughtful and respectful of Clarke and her boundaries. (x)
Even after she sat on the bed, she instinctively leans towards Clarke again, but she doesn’t go forward. She waits. With love and wonder and hunger in her eyes, she waits to make sure that Clarke has no doubt or regret or that she simply doesn’t want to stop, that Clarke wants this as much as she does (ps I find it so freaking cute that Clarke nods at her at the same time, like she’s asking “You want to?” to Lexa). And once she is sure, Lexa doesn’t hesitate anymore and she pulls Clarke on top of her.
So in the end… I think it depends on the circumstances. She is more than ready to take the initiative but she’s also willing to give up control. To me it’s a little more layered than just her being a top/bottom. One thing i have no doubt about though, is that this lady absolutely w o r s h i p s Clarke in bed :)
2x14 & 3x06
Lexa is always so respectful of Clarke and her boundaries. As soon as Clarke shows signs of not wanting to be touched, Lexa instantly backs away -no hesitation, no questions asked. In the bottom gif, she even curls in her fists.
Tender beans.
Super slow mo clexa kiss. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2x14 kiss.
clexa + touch
Raven must have ‘heard’ Clarke say “I love you.” to Lexa - she’d try to find some way to be supportive.
“I don’t think Clarke had ever experienced a love like that before.”
— Eliza on Clarke and Lexa (via clexasource)
“Lexa and I…post-coital, I suppose you should say, just lie together and are enjoying each other’s company and having a moment of release and normalness and peace, which is what they both were fighting for so hard. And it’s the only time in that season where I smile, and it’s this weird pocket of happiness that – it doesn’t last too long, but that was really nice to actually be still for a moment and enjoy someone’s company.” - Eliza about her favorite scene from season 3.
What i really love about Lexa is how she needs absolutely nothing from Clarke with the exception of Clarke’s safety. That’s all she needs is for Clarke to stay safe. She doesn’t need Clarke’s love to freely offer hers. She doesn’t need Clarke’s devotion to be devoted to Clarke. She doesn’t need Clarke’s loyalty to give her an undying amount. The fealty she vowed to Clarke is freely given, Clarke doesn’t have to do a single thing to earn it … it’s already hers.
...& handing over the Flame to Roan out of the soul reason to save their (Lexa & Clarke's) people was another hard moment for her. Handing over one of the very few tangible objects she has of Lexa, let alone Lexa's soul that she believes is in that chip...the tears and distant look in Clarke's eyes says it all. She has to cary on in knowing that Lexa 'is always with' her, in her heart, looking over her, with her in spirit. Not just in the Flame. And dispite all of this, Clarke knows that Lexa would want Clarke to do what is right for their people, for their future of peace. Clarke did this for herself, their people, but most importantly, she did it for Lexa's legacy.
“I think that something I’m really happy about and gives Clarke a reason to carry on is the fact that she has to believe Lexa’s in this AI. And she does, she truly believes that she’s in there and as long as she keeps this safe, she’s got her.”
She saw that it also had Alycia’s autograph and she said “oh, that’s rare!” | via translexa on Twitter
me when i heard that someone major is gonna die in The 100.
WTFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!
$20,000 FIRST CLASS AIRPLANE SEATS
me knowing that no matter what happens bellarke WILL become canon and WILL live happily ever after
okay everyone seems so pissed that bellamy didn’t include clarke in his family, but he didn’t include harper or monty either
I really think that he was only referring to people in the valley who needed their immediate help
even though I disagree that his statement was used with malice I would LOVE if she would bring it up again to him because I still want my Hakeldama 2.0 and clarke slapping him was not it
i can’t wait for bellarke to become canon and then watch the whole show over again knowing that they are canonically falling in love throughout it
