I used to have a theory about the way and situations in where Alex plays/messes with her glasses. These actions are habitual, right?
I’ve thought about this for a long time, and I wanted to collect gifs for it (maybe I’ll properly post one later but this one is tempting and enough for now). Here we go.
The first one is probably out of agitation from the tape in the middle more than anything. And I’m sure of that because of how differently she lifts up her glasses compared to the other times. She holds the frame with the tips of her thumb and fore finger, so conscious of the brokenness of the spectacles.
The second one and fifth one resemble one another; both almost like it’s out of frustration. It’s like a visible “sigh.” The way she closes her eyes right before she lifts them up onto her head. And even with just that motion, I almost hear her sigh and say, “Ugh.” And maybe she wants them off to lessen her visionary senses (I do that, sometimes). Her eyes get tired and she physically wants to NOT FOCUS on whatever is happening.
And of course the third one is just “Fuck damnit my baby is broken.”
But god…how I love the fourth one. Because why do we push our glasses up? Because it’s annoying and agitating and uncomfortable when it has slid down so much. But look at the gif! Her glasses are all the way up. It hasn’t GONE anywhere. But she does it out of habit when she’s “uncomfortable.” And she’s not uncomfortable in the way that Larry scenes make us feel. She’s uncomfortable because she is reminded of a time that Piper chose to leave instead of stay. And maybe it hurts because it feels like she’s letting Piper in again, and we all know how the first time turned out.
The sixth one is like she’s snowballing towards angry. She’s kind of forcibly plucking the glasses from her hair, and once again, she closes her eye for a second before putting it on. But it’s the inverse. It’s putting her glasses on like, “Hold up I need all my senses for this…Focus down on this shit.”
And of course, the second to last one is Alex uses her glasses in a seductive “tone.” Finally, the last one is Alex being a goofy life-ruining little shit.
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#i have a /lot/ of feelings about this #like the total INSTANT PROTECTIVENESS of lexa my GOd #and clarke pushing her away immediately #like; part of that had to do with lexa yes #but it was more abt herself #emerson brings up all this shit she’s tried to get over #but it’s still there #right under the surface #and she’s angry and scared and hurt and embarrassed #so her first instinct is to push away and retreat into herself #after IMMEDIATELY rushing and touching/comforting lexa moments before#she can’t handle it herself #and lexa just… let’s go #right away #it reminds me of the look on her face when clarke spit at her #disgust; shock; acceptance all in one go #same right here#look at her #shock; hurt; acceptance #bc lexa respects every single boundary that clarke puts up #even tho it hurts her p much each time #fuuuuuuuuckk #i have so many feelings about these two (via banrions)
i could write a whole essay on ADC’s choices for lexa’s body language when it comes to clarke’s personal space, but my favorite thing about her choices here is that her hand hovers over clarke’s hip. like even before clarke brushes her away, she’s already anticipating that clarke might not want her to touch her.
and mind you, this is moments after clarke put her hand on lexa’s thigh and rubbed her thumb against her knee in comfort. but clarke touching lexa is always going to be welcomed by lexa, whereas she’s not sure where clarke stands on lexa touching her. and sure, she got a great insight into clarke’s head thanks to that drawing, but she doesn’t know for sure if it’s okay to cross that boundary because they haven’t talked about it yet. (they were about to, but then…)
contrasting the two back to back is fascinating because ADC plays lexa as not even batting an eye when clarke gives her comfort in a tactile way- hell, she leans into it, angling her body toward eliza. but when it’s lexa’s turn to give comfort, she plays lexa as far more hesitant of where to touch her. she allows lexa to show that her instinct is to touch clarke and that lexa wants to reciprocate the same comfort offered to her. but because lexa knows clarke isn’t there yet, that she isn’t ready, so ADC has her catch herself at the very last second.
her hand hovers near clarke’s hip, and when clarke brushes her away, she pulls her hands away immediately without question. ADC’s choices in how lexa operates inside of clarke’s personal space just read as so consistently respectful. i LOVE it.
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