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Clarke walked into the apartment she had been sharing with her best friend for almost two years now, "I cannot believe that asshole" she muttered as she angrily opened the fridge and retrieved a beer bottle.
Raven looked up from the magazine she was reading, feet resting on the coffee table, "What did he do this time?" she raised an eyebrow.
Clarke pushed Raven's legs off the coffee table and slumped into the couch, "That douchebag had the audacity to fucking cheat on me" she took a long gulp of her beer.
Raven got up from her seat, "Where the fuck is he?" she asked, "Clarke, I swear, I'm going to make him regret the day he was born"
Clarke sighed, "I appreciate it but don't bother, Rae..." she waved a dismissive hand, "He's not worth your energy"
Raven slumped back onto the couch, one hand resting on the blonde's knee, "So you finally dumped him" she said. It was more a statement than a question.
Clarke nodded, "Should have done it a long time ago" she mumbled, "God, I am so stupid"
Raven shook her head, "You're not stupid. You wanted to believe Finn when he told you he would never hurt you again" she said, "I'm just glad you finally realized how much of a scumbag he is. Cheers to that" she lifted her own beer to clink it against Clarke's.
"You're right" Clarke said, "I'm fucking amazing and if he can't see that, then that's his loss" she grinned to herself, taking a big gulp of her drink.
"Amen to that" Raven raised her beer in approval.
Clarke picked up her computer and opened the twitter app, ready to rant about it, knowing it would help ease the anger she felt in that moment. She just needed to direct it somewhere and putting it in a tweet seemed like the best thing to do right now.
"You're going to tweet about it, aren't you?" Raven said and the smile could be heard in her voice.
Twitter had become Clarke's way of dealing with her issues by ranting about it on the app. It might not have been the most conventional way to do it but it worked and it was all that mattered to her.
"Absolutely" Clarke smirked, opening a fresh tweet and starting to aggressively type down on the keyboard.
"Alright, princess" Raven laughed, "Just don't break the computer. That shit costs a lot"
Clarke raised an eyebrow, "Rae, you could fix a broken computer while being blindfolded if I asked you to" she pointed out.
"True" the latina grinned, "I promised some guy I would help him with a virus on his computer. Are you gonna be okay without me?" she asked.
Clarke nodded, "Yeah, yeah" she said, "Do your thing. Don't worry about me" she smiled at her best friend.
Raven smiled and headed towards the door, "And remember, you are the sexiest, funniest, most talented person in the whole wide world and it's only a matter of time before everyone sees it" she said before exiting the apartment.
Clarke smiled, realizing once again how lucky she was to have Raven in her life. She pressed on the send button and took another chug of her beer.
princess @griffindor : Some guys really ain't shit. Any advice on how to find someone decent to date? because so far, my love life has been as catastrophic as putting a metal fork in a working microwave
She put her beer on the arm of the couch before getting up and heading to the bathroom to wipe at the mascara stains on her cheeks. She refused to let what he did affect her in any way. She wasn't in love with him and shouldn't be crying over some asshole who couldn't keep it in his pants longer than three days. She splashed water onto her face and looked at her reflection in the mirror. She rearranged her hair and nodded once at herself before leaving the bathroom.
When she opened her computer again, she noticed she had three new notifications. One retweet and one like as well as one reply.
thecommander @loveislove : @griffindor Idk about dating guys but I recommend avoiding bars and clubs if you're trying to find love. You don't know what kind of creeps you could come across
Her eyebrows shot up. She was taken aback that someone actually replied to her tweet. Usually she just tweeted without expecting anything to come out of it. She was surprised but pleasantly surprised.
princess @griffindor : @loveislove I actually met my ex in a bar so your comment seems more than relevant right now. He is indeed, an asshole. Thanks for the input
She smiled and clicked on the person's profile. Their profile picture was one of a raccoon which Clarke had to admit was adorable and their header was a simple black background. She flicked through the tweets for a bit. She returned back to the top of the person's profile and hit the follow button.
A few seconds later, she received a notification informing her that @loveislove had followed her back and had responded to one of her tweets.
thecommander @loveislove : @griffindor glad I could be of any help (I think. I'm not sure if it was actually helpful)
She smiled at the person's comment and started typing another one.
princess @griffindor : @loveislove it was actually kind of helpful. Thank you :)
She waited a few minutes but no reply came. She sighed and dropped on the couch, staring at the ceiling. She was slightly disappointed that her newfound distraction was now gone. Just as she was about to get up to make herself some food, the ding of a notification alerted her of a new message.
thecommander @loveislove : @griffindor well then, you're very welcome :) Also, don't let this one bad experience make you feel like you're not deserving of love or that you'll never find it
Clarke read that message three times over and her smile grew progressively. She found it extremely nice that a complete stranger would say this and she had to admit it reassured her somehow. Finn's cheating ass was long forgotten as she sat comfortably on her couch and pressed send on her next message, hoping not to creep out her interlocutor too much.
princess @griffindor : @loveislove can I slide into your dms? (that sounded better in my head, I swear)
thecommander @loveislove : @griffindor please do
A smile was etched on her features as she clicked on the person's profile and hit then direct messages button.
princess : hey, stranger
She rolled her eyes at how cliché it was to say this but she had already pressed send. Too late now.
thecommander : hello, princess
Clarke laughed at the use of the nickname her friends had found for her.
princess : any other advice on how to surround yourself with good people?
She typed the question without really expecting a reply which is why the sound of a notification slightly took her aback. Soon she found herself chatting back and forth with this stranger whom she knew nothing about and she realized then that it had been a long time since she had genuinely enjoyed having a conversation with someone who isn't Raven or her other friends.
She learned that the person's name was Alexandria. So it's a girl, she thought to herself, with a really pretty name. She also learned that the girl was twenty-four years old, around her own age seeing as the blonde had just turned twenty-two a few weeks ago.
Alexandria told her she had an older sister and a younger brother whom she didn't see much because of her job. She didn't specify much more about her job and Clarke didn't want to pry. She herself told the girl that she was an only child but that she didn't feel lonely during her childhood because her dad has always been like a best friend to her.
That was pretty much all the basic topics they covered until Clarke heard some noise from the hallway. The sound of the keys turning in the lock made her look up. Her best friend was holding chinese take out in her hands while closing the door with her butt, "I know. I'm amazing" the latina quickly said, "Don't mention it"
"Ha. Ha. Ha. Very funny" Clarke said, "Now gimme some food, woman" she outstretched her hand to receive a bag and closed the lid of her computer.
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Lexa didn't know what prompted her to reply to this tweet which appeared on her timeline because one of the few people she followed had retweeted it. She was even more confused as to what went through her mind when she gave this girl a free pass to slide into her dms. She had created this account a couple months ago, wanting to experience twitter through the eyes of a normal girl and not through the eyes of Lexa Woods, the famous actress.
She was nothing but highly thankful to the fans who had brought her where she was today but she sometimes felt like a breather would be nice.
Recently, she had found herself in a bad place, hit by depression and she could only watch helplessly as her sister's heart broke a little more each time she found Lexa drunk in her trailer.
Anya had been the one to emit the idea to create a second account after Lexa shared her wish to lead some sort of normal life even if just for a few minutes. Albeit reticent at first, Lexa had ended up agreeing that it was a good idea.
Fast forward two months and she was now anonymously discussing with a girl she had only recently met. She couldn't believe how good it felt to be able to be herself and to have the complete assurance that the person she was talking to wasn't there because they were interested in her fame.
She didn't expect anything to come out of this twitter account but as she learned more about this girl, she felt content and in a way, temporarily relieved of her responsibilities as an actress to whom many people looked up to.
She was grateful for her fans, really. She would never spit on everything they've done for her but this, Clarke, she was the perfect distraction. The perfect way to finally have a semblance of normalcy.
She frowned when she realized how much she had been smiling in the past few minutes. In the past six months, she had found herself breaking down way more often than smiling. The last two months had been better but still. Besides, it wasn't like her to feel so comfortable with a stranger, let alone reveal personal information about herself.
She watched the small blue check mark next to her last message, indicating Clarke had seen it. She then looked at the time and saw that it had been ten minutes since she had sent it. She sighed.
"I should have known" she mumbled, thinking Clarke had grown tired of talking to her and had moved on. After all, Lexa was just some girl who happened to respond to her tweet. And Clarke was just some girl she had talked to for about one hour on the internet. Then why did it hurt to think that Clarke had already become disinterested in her?
The door was pushed open and Anya entered the apartment, holding a small stack of paper. She walked towards the living room and dropped the pages on the coffee table, "Here's your new script and we have to leave in about thirty minutes" she said before pulling out her phone to shoot a quick text to the producers of Lexa's show.
Lexa sighed. Back to being Lexa Woods, she mentally told herself. She reached forward and grabbed the script from her show, Fear The Walking Dead. They would soon start shooting the second half of the third season, "When do we shoot this episode?"
"Next week" Anya replied, finally looking up from her phone and sitting next to Lexa on the couch, "They expect you on set and ready by 5am on Monday so that you can immediately go into hair and makeup" she told the brunette, "They'll start by shooting the scene on page six"
Lexa skipped through the pages and her eyes flicked down the script. She groaned in annoyance, "Fucking hell" she muttered.
"What?" Anya asked, frowning.
"Did you know they were giving me another love interest?"
Anya shrugged, "I heard them say something about the possibility of a romance but it doesn't mean they'll give you a love interest"
"Well, looks like they did" she handed the script to Anya who rolled her eyes as she read it, "Why do they insist on my character being in a relationship? She was doing just fine on her own" Lexa complained.
Anya looked at her sympathetically, "I know, sis, but there's nothing we can do about it" she placed a hand on Lexa's knee.
"I'm just tired of promising female characters being reduced to love interests to satisfy the desires of the producers" she rubbed her eyes, "I need a drink" she mumbled, getting up.
Anya's brows furrowed in worry, "Lex, this isn't a good idea. You promised you would try to stop drinking" she got up and took the bottle of vodka away from Lexa's hands.
Lexa huffed, "I know, Anya" she rolled her eyes, "You're my manager, not my babysitter" she said, "You need to trust me a little more"
"I have lost count of all the times I found you drunk in your trailer in the past months, Lex" Anya sighed, clearly hurt by it, "Do you know how scary it was for me to not know whether or not you would be passed out when I entered your apartment?"
"I...I'm sorry" Lexa looked down at her hands, feeling ashamed. She never wanted to put her sister in such a position.
Anya sighed and placed the bottle back into one of the cupboards, "I'm sorry if I come off as overprotective sometimes but you're not just my client. You're my sister too"
"I know" Lexa said sadly, "I'm sorry. I promise I'll be careful" she told Anya, stepping forward to wrap her arms around her adoptive sister, "You're amazing and I wouldn't want anyone else as my manager"
Anya smiled and picked up her phone, checking once more the location of the convention. She then shot a text to make sure that the car was ready to leave and that the security was in order back at the hotel.
"Everything is ready" she told Lexa, "We're leaving in twenty minutes. A car is waiting downstairs"
Lexa nodded and pulled out her phone to switch back to her verified twitter account. She felt a pang of disappointment when she saw she still didn't get a reply from Clarke. She told herself that maybe it was for the best. In her line of work, she couldn't really afford to get attached to people who weren't part of her entourage. She simply didn't have enough time to dedicate to others.
Lexa Woods @lexawoods : Hey, everyone! I hope you're having an amazing day! I'm excited to see some of you guys at the Fear The Walking Dead convention in Orlando! Much love ♡ #FTWD
She smiled at the few replies she instantly saw popping up under her tweet and spent a few minutes liking and sometimes replying to some of them before locking her phone and getting up to grab her leather jacket to complete her outfit. She then followed Anya outside and towards the car that would drive them to the convention.
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Clarke giggled drunkenly as Raven threw noodles at her. The latina had pulled out a bottle of tequila, telling Clarke that she needed to loosen up a bit. With a little bit of prompting from Raven and her ex sending her messages un-relentlessly, she ended up agreeing. Neither of them remembered how many drinks they'd had but one thing was sure, they were beyond drunk.
Raven opened her twitter and gasped, "There's the....the c...the convention!" she yelled out, finally remembering the word she was looking for.
"The what?" Clarke frowned.
"The Fear The Walking Dead convention" Raven slurred, "With Lexa Woods" she smiled goofily, "She's soooo hot" she said as she flicked through the pictures and videos of the actress signing a few autographs near the entrance of the building.
Clarke groaned and dropped heavily on the couch, "My head is spinning" she mumbled, "Why did you make me drink so much?" she slurred.
Raven giggled and took one more sip of her drink before trying to take a few steps and falling on the ground unceremoniously, "Damn, that hurt" she decided against trying to push herself off the ground and decided to simply lie on it instead.
Clarke laughed then remembered something. She grunted and reached for her phone. She managed to open her dms after three tries and clicked on the last conversation she had had, reading the last message sent through her unfocused vision.
thecommander : I say good riddance. He obviously didn't deserve you
Clarke remembered how the topic had switched back to her cheating ex-boyfriend before Raven had interrupted her conversation with Alexandria. She had read the message but didn't actually reply to it and now felt bad for leaving the girl on read for over an hour.
Through her hazy mind, she tried to form coherent sentences and her tongue poked out of her mouth in concentration as she typed on her keyboard.
"Who you talkin' to?" Raven slurred from her laying position on the floor.
"No one" Clarke lied, knowing Raven was too drunk to even question her about it.
princess : Sorry fir leavungf yoi on rzad My ropmmate came bzck home ans i forhot to reply to youu
She pressed send without reading the message she had just typed. She smiled contentedly, then locked her phone and let her head fall back. As soon as her head hit the cushion, she was out like a light.
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Lexa breathed deeply and took a sip of her water bottle, preparing herself for the onslaught of questions she was going to have to answer during her panel. Thankfully she wasn't alone and some of her fellow castmates would be there as well except for one panel which was individual. Her being the most requested star from the show, not that she ever bragged about it, she had a more hectic schedule and was often required to attend more events to do the promotion of the show.
She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Anya standing behind her, "Are you ready?" the dirty blonde haired girl asked.
Lexa nodded, smiling slightly to reassure her sister that she was ready to go out there.
"Great" Anya nodded, "Basically, it's going to be just like every other time. You go out there and take a seat once they call your name. Be careful not to give out any spoilers when you answer and try to interact with as many fans as possible"
"I always interact with fans" Lexa argued, "You know how much I love them, An"
Anya smiled, "I know" she nodded, "And that's one of the reason those people love you so much" she gestured at the panel room filled with fans of the show as well as some reporters.
Although she had been suffering from depression as of late, Lexa had always been careful to hide it as much as she could from her fans, not wanting them to worry about her. It was scary how good she was at hiding her emotions.
Lately, though, she felt that she was finally getting her life back on track. The past couple months hadn't been as bad as the four months before that.
They heard the cheers of the fans, meaning the host had walked up on stage and the panel would start soon. Lexa joined her castmates near the stage, hugging Frank and Colman in greeting.
One by one, they heard their name being called ; the producers, Kim, Mercedes, Frank, Colman, Lincoln, Luna and last but not least, Lexa. She took a seat next to Luna, smiling at the girl whom she hadn't seen before the panel started. Luna played a new character with whom Lexa's character had formed a tight friendship. The public liked Luna and her character a lot and so did Lexa. She was happy to work with the girl.
They replied to the usual questions about where the show was going and whether it would get more action-packed as we went. The first few questions were mainly answered by the producers as they were the ones who knew where they wanted to take the story.
As potential romance was brought up, Lexa tried to ignore the remainders of the bitterness that she had felt once she had read she would get a love interest.
"Well, you never know" one of the producers said, laughing a bit and Lexa had to repress an eye roll at this.
Her head snapped up when she heard her name being called, "Um, what?" she stammered out.
The host kindly and patiently repeated the question, "Can we expect any sort of development from Alicia this season?"
Lexa nodded, "Yeah, definitely" she told him and the audience, "We will see her become stronger as it goes and she will definitely have a few badass moments" she revealed.
The audience let out loud cheers and she grinned at their enthusiasm.
"I'm pretty happy about it too" she said, "I mean, I get to kill some zombies so it's fine by me, you know" she shrugged, smiling.
"I love you, Lexa!!" someone shouted among the crowd.
Lexa chuckled, "I love you too, whoever you are" she said into the mic throwing a wink in the general direction of where the voice came from.
A few questions later, it was time for the fans' questions. This was at the same time Lexa's favorite moment and the one she dreaded the most.
"What can we expect in regards to the mother/daughter relationship between Alicia and Madison?" a fan asked.
Lexa's castmate, Kim, who played Madison was the first to speak, "It is difficult to say because Madison has clearly always had to worry more about Nick even before the apocalypse and I think she's gotten used to Alicia being able to get by without her help but now that they're thrown into the apocalypse, she has to care for both of her children equally because both need her protection and I think that's hard for her to shift her behavior just like that"
Lexa nodded and raised the mic to her mouth, "As for Alicia, I think she just really needs this maternal figure right now but she can't seem to find it in Madison because her mother has always been so focused on Nick. Deep down, I believe this is what's the most hurtful to Alicia. That her mother will seemingly always worry more about Nick than about her. The dynamic between those two characters is definitely interesting and it is one that I love to act out for you guys to see" she smiled at the audience who cheered a bit.
Questions flowed and they answered each of them without too much trouble. Fans remained respectful of their privacies in their questions and that was all that mattered.
The host announced the end of the panel and reminded the audience that the individual panels would start at 4pm.
Lexa got down from the stage and interacted with some fans, signing a few autographs. She could see Anya tapping her watch in the distance but she waved her off, wanting to interact with fans some more before going back to her lounge.
Once she was in her lounge, she dropped onto the couch and drank from the water bottle that was placed onto the coffee table. She then pulled out her phone and noticed a new message on her personal twitter. Her eyes widened in surprise and a smile drew itself on her features when she saw it was from Clarke.
Her expression turned into one of confusion when she read the message.
thecommander : Clarke, have you been drinking?
She winced at how condescending the text sounded when she herself wasn't exactly a saint when it comes to drinking.
She got no response and sighed, pocketing her phone. Clarke was still a stranger but she couldn't help but worry. It was in her nature to care for people's well-being even if she didn't personally know them.
Anya burst inside the room, smiling, "You did great out there" she praised, "Fans are very excited for your individual panel" she informed the actress.
Lexa smiled, "I am too" she said, "The fans are truly amazing"
Anya hummed, nodding, "Be careful, though" she warned, "Individual panels tend to get more personal. I think you know that"
Lexa sighed, "I do, which is why I know I'll be able to handle it. I've done it before and the fans know their boundaries so it'll be just fine"
Anya hesitated but nodded, "Alright, I trust you" she said, "I have to speak with the host for a few minutes. I'll be back in twenty minutes to lead you to the panel stage"
Lexa nodded, "Thanks, Anya" she said before the door closed and she was once again alone.
She pulled out her phone but saw her message hadn't been seen by Clarke yet. She sighed and lay down on the couch, putting her earphones in her ears to listen to music until it was time for her panel.
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She walked on stage, waving at the audience and was once again overwhelmed by all the love she kept receiving from fans. She scanned the room and smiled brightly as she took a seat in the one-seat couch that was placed on stage for her.
"Hi, everyone" she greeted with a smile. The response from the fans came in the form of cheers and her smile widened. She truly loved doing that, "Hold on" she raised a finger and pulled out her phone, "We're gonna do something"
She walked to the center of the stage and turned around so that her back was to the public. She then raised her phone in the air to take a selfie with the audience behind.
"One, two, three" she said before capturing the picture, "Thanks everyone" she said, looking down at the picture, "It looks great. I'll post it on instagram later" she said before getting back into her seat.
She answered a few questions related mostly to the show and the plot, sometimes recounting an anecdote about the shooting.
"Who's the funniest on set?" a fan asked.
Lexa laughed and hummed, "Well, Luna and Colman are pretty funny but I've got to give this one to Mercedes" she said, "She loves pranks a lot" she said, "To our dismay" she added, causing the audience to laugh.
She quickly answered a few more questions, knowing their time was limited. There were about ten minutes left. She watched as a young girl stood up from the crowd, mic in hand and started speaking.
"Hi" the girl shyly said, "I wanted to thank you for all the body positivity you keep spreading over social media"
Lexa smiled at that. In her teenage years, she had often been bullied for being "too fat" or "weird looking" and she wanted girls all around the world to know that beauty came in all forms and shapes and that girls are beautiful just the way they are and do not have to fit the standards society puts on them.
If she had lost a lot of weight since her teenage years, it was solely to feel comfortable in her own skin and not because of the pressure people put on her. She wanted girls to understand that as long as they felt good in their body, they shouldn't attempt to change for anyone.
"I've been a victim of bullying for almost a year now because of my weight and your tweets and constant support are what gets me through the day and what helps me accept myself a little bit more everyday so thank you" the girl finished speaking.
Lexa wiped at a few tears and got up, stepping down the stage, "Come here" she told the girl to join her in front of the stage and engulfed her in a hug, "You are beautiful. No matter what others say. Remember that the only opinion that matters when it comes to you is your own" she told the girl.
The fan nodded, "Thank you" she said.
Lexa grabbed her hand, giving it a small squeeze, "You are very brave to speak about this" she told her, "Now go dry those tears because I don't want to see any of those on your beautiful face"
The girl let out a watery chuckle and nodded, wiping at her tears, "Thank you so much" she said.
"No need to thank me" Lexa told her.
"Can I have another hug?" the fan shyly asked.
"Of course you can! Come here" Lexa exclaimed, already wrapping her arms around the girl, smiling brightly as she held her for a little while, "What's your name?"
"Serena" the girl replied.
"Well, Serena, it was a pleasure to meet you and I hope it isn't the last time I get to see you. Keep smiling, you have a beautiful smile" she smiled kindly at the girl before walking back on stage.
Those kind of moments were the main reason why she loved her job so much. Interacting with fans and knowing her fame could have a positive impact was the best reward there is for her. Those moments reminded her of why she had wanted to be an actress in the first place.
She winked at Serena from the distance and focused her attention on the other fan who now had the mic. It was a young girl as well who seemed pretty shy from what Lexa could see.
"Go ahead, sweetie. I don't bite, I swear" she raised her hands in the air.
The girl smiled a bit, "Um...I was just wondering...If you could play any other character, um, who-who would it be?" she stuttered out.
Lexa smiled, "If I could be any other character from the show...that's an interesting question" she hummed in thought, "Well, I do love playing Alicia but Luna's character is pretty funny and badass so I guess I would want to play Nadia" she replied, grinning.
"Thank you" the girl replied.
"What's your name?" Lexa asked curiously.
"S-Sophia" the fan replied, smiling nervously.
"Well, you're welcome, Sophia. That was a good question, thank you" she said, smiling warmly at the girl.
The fan nodded and thanked her. Lexa answered a couple more questions before it was time to wrap it up because Luna's panel would start.
Luna walked on stage just as Lexa was finishing up and getting ready to leave the stage. Lexa hugged her castmate, "See you later" she told her before walking off the stage, waving goodbye at the audience.
Anya pulled her into a tight hug, "You were amazing" she complimented, "The fans really love you and I can see why"
"They're everything to me" Lexa told her earnestly, "I just want to be able to give them something in return"
"You do" Anya said, "Those people out there are possibly living the best day of their lives right now thanks to you"
Lexa smiled and checked her phone again. Still no reply, she noted, slightly disappointed.
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Clarke woke up and groaned as the light streaming through the window blinded her. She held her head in her hands when she was hit by a sudden headache. It was to be expected after drinking so much.
She looked beside her and saw that Raven was still asleep. She grabbed some medication, hoping without much faith that it'll lessen her hangover. She pushed herself up and was relieved to not feel nauseous.
She all but crawled towards her phone and turned it on, scowling at the bright light. She opened her twitter app and saw she had a new message. She groaned upon reading the last few messages between her and Lexa.
princess : sorry fir leavungf yoi on rzad My ropmmate came bzck home ans i forhot to reply to youu
thecommander : Clarke, have you been drinking?
She rubbed a hand over her face and blinked a few times before typing out a reply.
princess : yeah, sorry. Stupid idea to send a message while drunk. I swear, I never learn from my mistakes lol
"Who are you texting" a hoarse voice mumbled from the other side of the room.
"A girl I met on twitter" Clarke answered.
"Ooooh, is she hot?" Raven wiggled her eyebrows.
"I don't know" Clarke shrugged, "Haven't seen a picture of her"
Raven pouted and sat back on her heels, "Lame" she complained, "Anyway, I just checked the pictures from the convention of Fear The Walking Dead and lemme tell you, Lexa is serving looks, like hot damn"
Clarke groaned and buried her head in the cushion, "You need to control your obsession" she mumbled against the fabric.
"You haven't even seen a picture of her" Raven argued, throwing a cushion at the blonde's head.
"Yeah cause I don't care" Clarke replied, throwing the cushion back at the latina.
She felt her phone buzz and grabbed it.
thecommander : Would it be too invasive to ask what prompted you to drink that much?
Clarke smiled at how polite that girl was. She was about to reply when the cushion flew at her head once more before falling to the ground, "Raven!" she yelled at the laughing girl.
"Sorry but you were just so focused on your phone. It was too tempting" Raven shrugged, "Who's got you all smiley like that?" she nodded at Clarke's phone.
"I wasn't smiling" Clarke blushed.
"Yeah right" Raven said, raising an eyebrow, "And Donald Trump isn't the worst thing that's ever happened to America" she sarcastically said.
Clarke sighed, "I was just talking to that girl from twitter" she answered, figuring her best friend wouldn't give up until she told her.
"Ask for her picture" Raven said.
Clarke shook her head, "No way. We only started talking today and I already drunkenly messaged her" she said, "I don't want to creep her out any more than that"
"You're no fun" Raven pouted but Clarke ignored her in favor of responding to Alexandria's message.
princess : my dick of an ex harassing me through text. And also because I just really wanted to wake up with a huge hangover (this is a joke btw, I do not enjoy massive headaches)
thecommander : I understood it was a joke, Clarke. I'm not that dense.
Clarke's eyes widened.
princess : Oh no, I didn't mean it like that. I just, ugh, I'm sorry
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Lexa hadn't understood the feeling of relief and joy that washed over her when she had received a message from Clarke but she decided to ignore it. She chuckled as she read the girl's latest message and quickly typed out a reply.
thecommander : I know, Clarke. I was just kidding
Her hand hovered over the send button, hesitating, then she added a winking emoji and sent the message, deciding to not over-think this.
She pocketed her phone when Anya called her, telling her it was time to sign autographs and pose for pictures with fans. She smiled and made her way to the designed area. This was possibly her favorite part of each convention. Getting to speak to fans one by one was something she deeply enjoyed as it was a way to get to know them a little better.
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Clarke blushed when she read the message and saw the winking emoji. Was that flirting? She asked herself, pretty oblivious to those kind of things in general.
She replied quickly and added an emoji of her own at the end, figuring some innocent flirting wouldn't hurt anyone.
princess : right. I totally knew that, of course ;)
She didn't get a reply and tried to not feel too disappointed. The girl had a life outside of twitter after all. She got up and drank some water because her throat was dry before telling Raven she would head into the shower because she felt gross. She received a hum in reply, her roommate too busy doing God knows what on her phone.
She reflected on the day she had had and laughed to herself when she realized she kind of had to thank Finn because thanks to him being an asshole, she had made a new friend, or at least she hoped that was what she and Alexandria were.
She stepped out of the shower after a few minutes and didn't bother dressing up before going to brush her teeth. The door opened suddenly and she shrieked, covering her body with her hands as she stared at Raven with wide eyes.
"Jesus! Could you knock?" she quickly grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her body.
"Griffin, I've seen you naked more times than I can count. It doesn't even affect me anymore" Raven said, "Though you are sexy as hell" she wiggled her eyebrows.
"Any specific reason you just walked in here?" Clarke ignored her words and rolled her eyes.
"Yes" Raven nodded and pulled out her phone, "Look how hot she is" she threw her phone in Clarke's face.
The blonde rolled her eyes and quickly shifted her gaze to the phone, barely looking at the picture before speaking, "Yes, very hot. Now would you please leave?" she pushed Raven out of the bathroom.
Raven let herself be shoved out as she kept staring at her phone. It had been about a month since the latina had become obsessed with this new show and this actress who was apparently "So hot" and "So talented, Clarke. You have to watch"
The blonde wasn't one to fangirl. If she had had a few idols in her teenage years, it had stopped once she became busy with college. She valued true friendship/relationship over an infatuation over a celebrity whom she would most likely never meet anyway.
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Lexa signed the last few autographs and hugged a few fans before waving goodbye at them as she climbed into the car waiting for her, ready to finally head back to the hotel after the exhausting but incredible day she had just had. She pulled out her phone and opened the twitter app as soon as the car started making its way back to the hotel.
thecommander : Sorry, my job kept me pretty busy today but I'm finally free to talk. If you want to, that is
She didn't really know how to qualify this thing that she shared with Clarke over the internet. Were they friends? Acquaintances? Strangers who happened to talk to each other once? She wondered if the girl would even want to continue speaking to her after today. Maybe Clarke just needed someone to rant to about her asshole of an ex and that was it. They would both go back to their respective lives, never speaking to each other again. Lexa hoped not.
From the little time she had spent conversing with the girl, she had realized how much she craved having a friend who liked her for who she really was and not for her fame and the advantages that came with it. It also surprised her how, while she was speaking with Clarke, she wasn't falling victim of the dark thoughts that had been clouding her mind for the past six months or so.
Her phone buzzed and she smiled down at it, quickly unlocking the screen.
princess : ofc. I really enjoy talking to you, stranger
Lexa laughed and Anya looked at her questioningly. The actress hid the screen of the device by pressing her phone against her chest.
"Who are you talking to?" Anya asked, partly because it was her job to protect Lexa's image and partly because she was curious. It had been a while since she had heard her sister laugh. She had missed that sound.
"Just a friend" Lexa said which wasn't totally a lie, "It's Luna" she said when Anya didn't stop staring at her. Ok, that one was a lie but she couldn't risk having her sister know about this, already anticipating the way she would react.
Although Anya was the one who came up with the idea of creating a second twitter account, she had insisted on being made aware of each person Lexa would talk to to make sure they couldn't harm the actress in any way, should they ever find out who she really was.
Lexa kept quiet about Clarke because she didn't want Anya to do a background check on the girl. She felt that it would be an invasion of Clarke's privacy. She would just have to be extra careful with the information she gave away.
thecommander : I enjoy talking to you as well, stranger
She typed out her reply and waited eagerly for the girl to send something else. She didn't have to wait too long.
princess : I have an important question
Lexa frowned, slightly worried. She waited as she saw the three small dots indicating Clarke was typing.
princess : do you like pineapple on your pizza?
Lexa tried to stifle her laughter, knowing Anya was sitting close to her and watching her movements like a hawk. She loved her sister, she truly did, but sometimes she wished the older girl would be less protective over her. Then again, seeing the recent events, she couldn't blame Anya for it.
thecommander : I do, actually
princess : *gasp* you're one of them. I don't think we can be friends anymore
This time, Lexa couldn't help the laugh that escaped her lips. She could feel Anya's gaze on her as she typed her response and tried to ignore it.
thecommander : Oh? Is that what we are? Friends?
princess : oh, I mean, I thought...nevermind
Lexa frowned and shook her head. This was not what she meant.
thecommander : I want to.
thecommander : I want to be your friend, I mean
princess : yeah?
thecommander : Yeah :) Friends?
princess : friends.
Lexa switched onto her main account and posted another tweet.
Lexa Woods @lexawoods : Sometimes you just meet amazing people at the most unexpected moments