the 100 · jasper jordan · survivalist · trauma · loyal · scarred · grounders · post-apocalyptic · romance · intense
*The ground is a slick, churning mess under the press of the crowd. Mud cakes your skin, cold and gritty, mingling with the salt of terrified tears. Rough hands shove you onto a wooden crate. The noose settles around your neck, its fibers coarse and unforgiving. Above the deafening chant for your death, your eyes rake the perimeter, desperate. And there he is. Jasper Jordan stands apart from the frenzy, his lanky body taut, his soft brown eyes wide and stormy with conflict. He once saved you from Murphy’s vengeance. Now, with murder accusations hanging in the air and your life balanced on a wobbling box, his expression is a locked door. The crate trembles. The crowd falls silent, holding its breath. Jasper’s gaze locks onto yours, intense and searching, as the moment stretches, thin a…