Carpe Diem
AO3-Clexafic [Unofficial]
May 28, 2026
Read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/85682901
by ModernHypatia
Everything that could’ve gone wrong had gone wrong.
Or that’s how it felt anyway …
A lightening storm in Chicago had left Clarke stuck at the airport overnight.
Her new flight was late.
Her luggage hadn’t appeared at the baggage claim when she finally did arrive.
And by then, Clarke was so late that she just called the airline from her dying cell phone and told them where to send her bag as she hailed a cab.
She was sweating.
Her appropriate clothing was in her lost luggage.
She sat in the back of the cab anxiously drumming her fingers on her knees as they sat in traffic.
Unmoving.
For far too long.
Wasting precious minutes that she could not spare …
Words: 7239, Chapters: 2/2, Language: English
Fandoms: The 100 (TV), The 100 Series - Kass Morgan, clexa - Fandom
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: F/F
Characters: Clarke Griffin, Lexa (The 100), Octavia Blake
Relationships: Clarke Griffin/Lexa, Clarke Griffin & Lexa
Additional Tags: Clexa, Heartwarming, Fluff, Feels, so many feels, Love, Flight Attendants, canceled flight, Funeral, Widow!Lexa, Friends to Lovers, Best Friends to Lovers, Second Chance, Comfort, Implied Smut, Carpe Diem, life affirming, Modern AU, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, past lexa / costia, Clexa Endgame, Clexa forever
Read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/85682901
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