Title: Scalar Product of Del Operator and a Given Vector of a General Law (or Divergence Themed Clexa Week)
Day 4, Thursday – Tropes
Summary: Lexa and Clarke discuss alternate realities underneath the starry sky.
ss1kewl's (Author's) Note: The trope will be revealed at the end of the fic.
Two bodies lay side by side on the grass, staring up at the vast sky. The crescent moon and the millions of stars illuminated their surroundings. Their heads were laying near each other as they basked in the much-needed quiet.
"Clarke."
The Commander's voice was nice and crisp, breaking the silence.
"Hm?" Clarke had been on the verge of falling asleep right, not quite realizing how tired she was. Laying here with Lexa was relaxing, especially since she could be at ease now that their people were at peace.
"You used to be part of the stars."
She received a non-committal sound, "Mhm. Some of those stars are also planets."
Lexa slowly blinked as her mind wandered, "Like this one?"
Clarke paused in thought, as she knew the other planets were uninhabitable, "Maybe. I don't know. For all we know, there could be galaxies, universes, other worlds…similar to our own."
The dark haired woman nodded her head, "Alternate realities, even?"
A chuckle escaped Clarke's lips, "Possible. There could be another you running around somewhere."
Lexa remained quiet at the statement, her own thoughts mulling around in her mind. She turned slowly so that she faced the sky girl. Her voice was not louder than a mere whisper but the words held a deep conviction.
"Only if there was another you to keep me company."
And Clarke felt her heart leap into her throat as smooth fingers slipped between her own. She turned to look at the hardened commander, her eyes betraying her as they held such a tender look. The sky girl squeezed Lexa's hand before shuffling closer and resting her head on a strong shoulder.
"I'm sure the universe wouldn't have it any other way."
In an alternate reality
The Commander stood over the maps of the battle tent, going over every single possible strategy once the acid fog was off. Though they had a big army, the Grounders would not be able to do any damage until the Mountain Men's formidable weapon was taken care of.
A rustle was heard as the tent flap opened, causing the Commander to turn around to see two figures fast approaching. The one in front, a tall grounder woman with plaited black hair, held a look of disdain on her face as the sky person behind her kicked the back of her knees.
She was quickly on the ground with a stoic face as the man behind her grunted. The man was relatively tall but he did not have the same physique as the Grounders. His hair was a mass of short, wavy, blonde locks and he had a snarl on his face. The man's bright blue eyes held an intense fury in them that the Commander met straight on.
"You sent her to kill, Augustus? I told you he wouldn't be a problem," he nearly growled.
Cold grey-green eyes looked into Ryder's eyes before an order was growled out, "Leave us."
Ryder made eye contact with her leader and nodded slowly, understanding that her previous order to eliminate the potential threat of Augustus was still in effect. She made a move to leave after getting on her feet but was stopped by the blonder man who stood several inches taller than her.
"No, I'm not letting her out of my sight," his blonde brows came together in fury as he blocked the Grounder's path.
The Commander sighed before addressing Ryder, "Stand down for now and wait for my command."
Ryder gave another nod before she left the tent, the blonde man finally letting her pass. This left the two leaders alone and the blonde stalked forward towards the Commander who walked around to put on wrist cuffs.
"What the hell is wrong with you, Axel?! You can't just kill everyone you don't trust."
Axel paused and glared at the Arker's acknowledged leader, "Actually Kara, yes I can."
The blonde man growled at the Commander's tone before following him further into the tent, the back of his braids disappearing to grab something from one of the rooms, "I won't let you."
A scoff escaped Axel's lips as he turned his Mohawked head around. He held an exasperated look on his face at the scrawnier man, "You were willing to let him die two days ago. Nothing has changed."
Kara clenched his jaw, "You're wrong. I have."
The Sky Prince walked away from the Commander, "Augustus is a threat. If you weren't so close to him you would see that."
This riled up Kara even further, "It's because I'm close to her that I know he's loyal. His sister, Isabelle, the one working to turn off the acid fog, is more important to him than anyone. He would never endanger her life."
"Are you willing to risk everything on that?" Axel wouldn't, not when he had so many of his people's lives in his hands. "On your feelings?"
A sardonic smile crossed Kara's face, "Yes. You say having feelings makes me weak but you're weak for hiding from them. I might be a hypocrite, Axel, but you're a liar."
Something changes in the demeanor of the Commander and a flash of vulnerability become visible in his eyes, albeit very brief. He goes to retaliate that statement but finds himself threatened when Kara takes a furious step forward.
"You felt something for Geraldine," he steps forward and Axel is forced a step back.
"You're still haunted by Kostos," another step back.
Kara is taking several steps forward now, "You want everyone to think you're above it all but I see right through you."
Axel's heartbeat increases as he feels the sense of vulnerability escalating in his chest. He's never felt so transparent before and this damn Sky Prince was the cause of it all. His throat was dry and he couldn't speak back, and unfortunately, he had backed into the middle post of the tent. The Commander couldn't handle this, not with this infatuation that he had since the irritating blonde stepped forward for an alliance with his people.
His stormy grey-green eyes locked with Kara's, "Get. Out."
"250 people died in that village. I know you felt for them but you let them burn."
Their faces were incredibly close now and Axel felt himself lowering down his defenses around this man. He had finally had a rebuttal in this seemingly one-sided debate.
"Not everyone. Not you."
Their eyes met, Kara searching blindly for some kind of trickery or hidden agenda. These…feelings that the Commander always seemed to stir within him greatly intensified. He didn't miss the way Axel's eyes drifted down to his lips and he found himself gulping.
"What do you mean, not me?" he whispered.
Axel clenched his jaw and hoarsely replied, "You matter. To me."
A slight pause settled between the two before Kara surged forward, one hand gripped the post by Axel's waist and the other resting on the taller man's jaw. Their lips met together roughly from the high energy they expended in their argument and Kara moaned as the commander pulled their hips together.
The kiss was heated and the blonde knew that his lips would be bruised after. He grunted as he was flipped around so that his back was against the post. The sky man couldn't help but rock his hips against the grounders with a groan. Their make out session continued for several minutes and only began to simmer down when Axel laced his fingers through Kara's blonde locks. Those fingers massaged his scalp in time to the massage of their lips.
Axel slowly pulled back and took in a deep breath, his lips still tingling and his pants feeling awfully tight. Kara leaned his back against the post, his legs feeling like jelly and rested he his forehead against a strong shoulder. Their hips were still connected and Kara did his best to keep from rocking them into the obvious arousal of the Commander.
"Kara…"
The blonde looked up into hesitant grey-green eyes, loving the way his name sounded coming from Axel's lips, waiting for him to continue. He doesn't have to wait long and he feels his heart leap at the confession.
"I will always want you by my side."
So that was Rule 63, gender bender time if you didn't quite catch that. Here are the names of the gender bent characters though I believe most of them are obvious.
Clarke – Kara [I named him after Supergirl since I reference Clarke as Superman]
Lexa – Axel
Octavia – Augustus
Ryder – Ryder [still, lol]
Bellamy – Isabelle
Gustus – Geraldine
Costia – Kostos