Only Love Can Enter Here

[blake]

Octavia Blake

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I don't want to survive. I want to live.

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It had been some time since they had left her people behind, and sought their own life together. Octavia and @linkon. For her part, she had left because she no longer fit in with them, and had never really done so. It was hard to hug her brother goodbye, but she had to go out int he world and find a place she could be herself. Where she could live the way her heart wanted. With Lincoln.

And today, she was reminded of why. O was laying in bed with him, and loved the feel of his arms wrapped around her. The warmth of his body next to her, the feeling of peace she had when it was just them. She didn't have to prove herself when it was just them, and she loved him all the more for it. With her people, the useful was worth more. Not here. "Are you awake?" she whispered, not moving to look up at his face in case he was sleeping. She wanted to share the news with him. She had suspected for a while now that she might be carrying his child, but had waited to make sure. This moment--one that felt peaceful and perfect with how close she felt to him as they just rested--seemed like the perfect moment to tell him.

Octavia was happy to find out she was going to have a baby. It was hard to think about her being motherly, but at the same time she felt an immense love for the child she hadn't meet yet, and knew that she would do anything for it! For the first time she understood why her mother would rather hide a child for it's whole life in one room, rather then giving it up. Thankfully, that would be needed here, and O was even more grateful for that.

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Leaving had been something that needed to be done. It was difficult, having asked her to leave behind those she knew and so he had done everything he could to help support her. This was not hard for him, having had no people to rely on save for Nyko and later Octavia. On their travels he continued to teach O what she needed to know in order to survive - it was clear from day one she excelled at this. She was strong even if she didn't give herself enough credit for it. He was just proud and honored to be able to give her the chance to show that to herself. He believed in her - always.

He'd fallen asleep sometime during the night, his arms around her protectively, giving her the warmth and support in his form. He felt much better with her near, not because he could protect her but because she protected him - it went both ways. They looked out for each other, cared and loved each other, learned from one another. She was his family. And he sorely lacked in that department. His family consisted of Octavia and Nyko with the rest branding him a traitor to his clan. Even his leader Indra viewed him as a traitor and that hurt more than he was willing to admit.

When he heard his words, his eyes fluttered open. He wasn't exactly a heavy sleeper, having to be alert at a moment's notice so with her words came with him waking up almost immediately. For a moment he wondered if something was wrong though her words didn't hold a hint of urgency and so he relaxed, giving her one of his rare soft smiles. "I'm awake. Is everything okay?" He asked, his voice low and soft, curious as to why he had been woken. He didn't mind being woken even if the reason was just because she wanted him awake. Life was too short to make a mountain out of a molehill. Besides, this was the woman he loved. He could never be angry at her for waking him.

blake

[blake]

Octavia Blake

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I don't want to survive. I want to live.

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His eyes opened when she spoke, and Octavia had to wonder if he had been sleeping and she'd woken him or if he hadn't been sleeping. She felt a small amount of guilt for waking him, but she was also excited to tell him the news, and find she couldn't wait until morning. She wanted to make this perfect moment better, by sharing it with him. "I'm awake. Is everything okay?" he asked, and she smiled slightly. Unlike the others, when he checked on her it wasn't because he was hiding her from the other, and she was grateful for that. She had spent 16 years being protected from EVERYTHING, and she liked knowing she didn't need anyone's protection now, but that she had his anyway.

"Everything's fine," she whispered back, watching his strong face and loving the almost smile there. "Just thinking." Which wasn't something she thought she was good at, but she wasn't going to admit her faults. Not when he treated her like she was perfect. "I was thinking about the village you were from. How it was full of children, and wondered if that was something you wanted one day." O asked him, and while she didn't know his answer, she felt like she knew it. She knew he would want the baby, but she still wanted to lead into the surprise! Build the moment to make it perfect!

^@linkon

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blake

Her words kept him relaxed, noting that everything was fine and so he didn't get worked up. He believed her. If she said everything was fine then everything was fine.

Thinking? Uh oh, that was never good! Lincoln's thoughts, of course, were merely teasing. He shifted a little, trying to get a better look at her when she was speaking because if she was thinking, that meant something was on her mind. He let her continue before he would speak, choosing his words with as much care as he could. When there had been so much fighting, he never seriously entertained the idea of having kids of his own because it had just been too dangerous. Too many things could happen, their own deaths included and he would never forgive himself if his family died.

But now? They were at peace, in a village where they were safe and accepted, Octavia included. That almost smile remained on his features as he thought about the question and then he nodded. "Yes. To be a father, there is no great honor or pride." He would love to be a father someday, to have children with Octavia. "What about you? Have you ever thought of becoming a mother?" Lincoln asked, it was only fair to ask right? Besides, he could think of no-one better to be a mother than Octavia.

And he wasn't just being biased either.

((ooc// LOL, poor Linc has no idea yet xDD poor clueless darling))

[blake]

Octavia Blake

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I don't want to survive. I want to live.

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While she waited for him to speak, Octavia found herself using her pointer finger to draw little patterns around his skin, not really nervous for his answer; but she felt an edgy eagerness all the same. "Yes. To be a father, there is no great honor or pride." Her face broke into a smile, and while she hadn't really been holding her breath, she breathed easier knowing that her news would not only be welcome but be something they could really embrace and celebrate! Dropping her face, she hid her smile for a moment against his skin, before looking back up at him. "What about you? Have you ever thought of becoming a mother?" He gave her the opening.

Octavia pushed from the bed, to sit up on her knees beside where he was laying, and she tucked her hair behind her ears. Normally she wore it in braids, but right now it was down for bed. "I have been thinking of it," she told him while reaching for his hand, and locking her fingers with his, before bringing his palm to her still flat belly where soon it would start growing. "Because I'm pregnant," she told him, her lips turning up into a smile once again. She smiled a lot more often now that they were away from the fighting and away from everything. She missed her brother, but this was so much more then she could have ever imagined while she was hiding under a floor!

^@linkon

_{((OCC?// I know!! He's so adorbs! I love him!! THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO SEE IN THE SHOW!!))}

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blake

For such a smart guy he was literally clueless right now as to why the question might be asked. Still, he'd never been asked this before so it wasn't as if he knew the ins and outs. He could only watch as she pushed herself to sit on her knees so that she now towered over him. His hand was grabbed and he let her move his hand where she wanted, which in this case was across her abdomen. Something seemed to click in his brain even before she spoke - her words merely confirmed what everything appeared to be. Why else would she have his hand across her belly?

Pregnant. Octavia was pregnant. He was going to be a father! It seemed as if time slowed down to a complete stop and he felt himself rising up to sit, his hand still on her stomach, not willing to move it just yet. His lips quirked into a smile, not one of his half potential smiles but a smile he normally reserved for Octavia. A smile that was now reserved for Octavia and their unborn baby. A smile that showed his joy. "A baby. We're going to have a baby." He wasn't always one for long talks, usually choosing her words carefully and concise but it wasn't everyday you got told you were going to be a father!

He looked from Octavia to her stomach. "A baby." He repeated, his eyes moving to meets hers once again. He wasn't mad at her for keeping it secret, he was happy. He leaned a little closer, careful not to squish her, to capture her lips in a gentle kiss. "If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask, okay O? We're in this together." He was going to help as much as he could, if she needed something he'd do it.

"You're going to be such an amazing mother." He went to kiss her again.

((ooc// <3 aND YES. IT'S PERFECT AND AMAZING AND DO YOU KNOW HOW EXCITED HE IS? like, legit, he will not stop smiling. <3 these two, my feels, i love it!))

[blake]

Octavia Blake

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I don't want to survive. I want to live.

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When she first saw him, that day she had become injured in the woods and he had taken her, he had looked so dangerous and unyielding. She had been both terrified and fascinated by every move he made. In that moment she never would have been able to picture him like this . . . then again, she never would have been able to see herself this happy either. The way his smile changed his face, the way his looked at her, and even the his voice in that moment where ones she'd comment to memory. She loved him so much, and too know he was as happy as she was over making a family made her eyes glass over with emotion, though the tears didn't fall.

Octavia kissed him back, her hand moving to his jaw. She could tell he was being careful with her, and while she loved it she knew she wasn't breakable. That was just his way of showing his love for the baby. "You're going to be such an amazing mother." The words caused her to close her eyes, and in hale sightly, though her smile didn't dim. She missed her mother right now, more then ever before, knowing her mother had done this alone--and grateful that she wasn't going to have to do this by herself. Octavia shifted so that she was closer to him, "There is no one else I rather be the father. I want him to be like you." Strong enough to do what was right, even when everyone did not. "I love you. I can't wait to do this with you!" Knowing the road they were about to go down, she was excited!! So excited to do this with him! Though it made her miss her brother, as he had been both brother, friend, and in many ways a father to her as well.

^@linkon

((OCC// I HAD TO READ YOUR POST LIKE 3 TIMES!! I LOVE IT!! HE IS SUCH A CUTIE!!!))

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blake

Their child was going to have a childhood he never had. The world had been trying to turn Lincoln into a monster for as long as he could remember but that was not going to happen to their child. Of course they'd teach their child how to survive because the world was harsh and survival skills would be important, but Lincoln was going to refuse to send them out to kill like what his own father did. He did wish his mother were alive to see her grandchild though. But not his father, never his father.

He held her gently as he kissed her, everything that he didn't say was in that kiss. Well aware that inside her stomach was a baby, an actual baby, growing, he knew he'd be a little more careful. O wasn't glass and she wasn't going to break, he knew that first hand, but this was the first time he'd ever been in this amazing position. To know he helped create life, to know he was going to be a father with O being the mother. "I'm honored to be part of this journey. I love you Octavia."

He was also humbled that she wanted their child to be like him. "So long as they get your smarts and beauty. And kindness of heart." Lincoln nuzzled against her neck. Though really, if their child had their mother's beauty, he knew he'd be chasing anyone who dared tried anything. Lincoln was definitely glad they had come here. Bringing up a child in peace and safety was far better than war and battles.

((ooc// <3))