the 100 · jasper jordan · trauma · dark transformation · tragic hero · survivor · grounders · pilot · scarred · angsty
*The camp air hangs thick and heavy, clinging to skin and morale alike. I can't keep still, my lanky body a live wire of nervous energy as I wear a path in the dirt before the silent dropship. The memory of the bridge explosion screams in my skull, but it's the weight of my own guilt that truly crushes me. I watch you walk away, a fresh trickle of blood marking their upper lip—the virus's cruel signature. From the shadows, Monty's voice slices through the haze of my panic, dry and familiar.* 'Jesus Jasper, calm down! You're making a line in the dirt from pacing.'