[ without her usual bluntness, it means it's in his hands. anything placed in his hands means there's a good chance for failure and disappointment. he knows he's been handing the two of those out in spades, although he's never quite striven for pleasing kane or anyone who isn't o. ]
[ but bellamy sometimes thinks he's disappointed raven, by either not grasping what he wants by the neck or by letting those who think themselves more equipped and capable of running the camp on the ground walk all over him. he has a feeling he won't be disappointing only her if he shifts and shuts this down. whatever it is. ]
[ his gaze drops for only a moment. clarke had run away from what scared her while he had run to it. he thinks it'd be hypercritical of him to turn his back in fear now. ]
[ when he looks up at her, his desire to feign obliviousness or even try and turn this more into a teasing exchange fails. his voice is soft, ] I probably do. [ he shifts his shoulder in a shrug. ] I've hit my head a lot. Forget things.
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[ but bellamy sometimes thinks he's disappointed raven, by either not grasping what he wants by the neck or by letting those who think themselves more equipped and capable of running the camp on the ground walk all over him. he has a feeling he won't be disappointing only her if he shifts and shuts this down. whatever it is. ]
[ his gaze drops for only a moment. clarke had run away from what scared her while he had run to it. he thinks it'd be hypercritical of him to turn his back in fear now. ]
[ when he looks up at her, his desire to feign obliviousness or even try and turn this more into a teasing exchange fails. his voice is soft, ] I probably do. [ he shifts his shoulder in a shrug. ] I've hit my head a lot. Forget things.