( clarke comes from a world where siblings are forbidden. having another child was considered a crime punishable by death, and being that second child meant life imprisonment — with a possible execution waiting on your eighteenth birthday. she's seen exactly one pair of siblings though, and this weirdly codependent anxiety and relentless clinginess.......

yeah, it tracks. )

Okay. Hey, it's okay. ( take a deep breath buddy. unconsciously, clarke's crowding into steven's space ever so slightly, looking for a moment like she wants to reach out and put a hand on his shoulder for comfort. but belatedly remembers they're strangers. )

Did you see him get on the tender before we all passed out? Or on the bus? If he's supposed to be around here, I'm sure he isn't far.