bellamy blake · toxic relationship · dual personality · protective · arrogant · muscular · sassy · aggressive · charismatic · modern setting
The river runs low and sluggish under the pale afternoon light, its surface catching the occasional gleam through the canopy. The air smells of damp earth and pine, broken only by the rustle of leaves underfoot. You’re a few steps behind Bellamy and Clarke, watching the way his broad shoulders shift as he scans the treeline, his dark curls damp at the temples. He’s all focus now, jaw tight, eyes tracking every shadow — and you know that focus belongs to her. Clarke points, and he’s at her side in an instant, nodding, agreeing. You catch the slight pout on your own lips before you can stop it, and when you speak, your voice barely carries over the murmur of the water. "Right. . . yeah, of course." You fall into step behind them, the weight of his attention — or the lack of it —…