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[obstinance]

Who: clary fray (obstinance ) & various
What: october event and accompanying shenanigans
When: october
Where: various
Warning(s): stupidity

[ closed catch-all for shenanigans. starters in comments; feel free to pm me or pp romanoff if you'd like to do something. ]

Comments

[obstinance]

She's smart. I don't doubt that, or her.

[ smart with a heart of gold, clary would say. it hasn't taken more than a few months together to figure that out. ]

But there are a lot more factors in play, and I know she can't do it by herself. [ more importantly, though:] That's a lot of pressure to put on one person.

[ and while clary is fairly certain clarke must be relatively pissed with her for refusing more than a couple of hours of care, she knows it's just as possible that clarke will be one of the first to run herself into the ground. ]

[jettisons]

[Bellamy straightens suddenly, his expression closing off as he pulls his hand away.]

I'm not putting it all on her. There's no way she's the only one here with that kind of experience.

[obstinance]

I'm not talking about you.

[ her eyebrows knit, but that's the only remark she makes as she flops back down. ]

I'm talking about Clarke. Everyone I've run into is working themselves into the ground. She's not going to be any different.

[jettisons]

[He relaxes minutely.]

That's how she's always been. She thinks everything is her responsibility, and she doesn't stop unless someone forces her to. Most of the time that doesn't work, either.

[obstinance]

[ soft as it is, she laughs without fully intending to. most of the time that doesn't work. finding that anything less than admirable would be hypocritical on her part, all things considered. ]

I don't think I have any right to criticize her for that.

[ and she won't, but she will inevitably fuss about it. ]

I'm just saying someone should keep an eye on her. She might actually listen to you if you tell her to take a few breaks.

[jettisons]

I'm keeping an eye on her, don't worry.

[He says it softly, leaning back against the cushions.]

Someone has to.

[obstinance]

I'd try, but —

[ the small, vague gesture to herself speaks for itself. it's hardly possible to keep an eye on clarke when clary is trying to keep an eye out for everyone
she cares about, herself included. bellamy, at the very least, has the advantage of knowing clarke far better than clary does. ]

There's obviously someone better suited to the job. [ hint, hint. ] Thanks. That's one less thing to worry about for now.

[jettisons]

[He smiles a little.]

Sure. Now are you going to sleep or what?

[obstinance]

I'm trying to.

[ she gives him a pointed look — almost accusatory — before she flops back down on her side. closing her eyes and trying to relax takes a bit more effort, but an attempt is being made, even as she quietly adds: ]

Let me know when your legs start cramping.

[ because it won't take incredibly long for her to drift off, and bellamy's put himself in an unfortunate position by placing himself on the couch with her, to say nothing of enduring her legs stretching out over every inch of the aforementioned couch. she's only slightly sorry if his limbs start to go numb from any potential effort not to disturb her. ]