Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20130805035011/@comment-4830106-20130808202635

The LostWhisperer wrote: I see what your saying but Blake doesn't strike me as the type to ever be openly romantic to anyone. Neither is Adam. But I feel like if this ship worked, it would be the kind of ship that happened very gradually over the course of several seasons, being subtext until it gets climactic. Here's how I imagine it would go:

1. Adam is brought up in conversation so we know what exactly Blake feels about him then and there.

2. They reunite and reconcile. This 'reconciliation' could take quite some time.

3. Assuming Adam's current personality isn't normally his, Blake finds some way to return him to his normal self.

4. There's a moment, perhaps on a long mission, where Blake and Adam accidentally do something romantic--example, they fall asleep together for warmth and Blake somehow wakes up in Adam's arms. They are both extremely confused and embarrassed.

5. Over the course of the next several episodes, both Adam and Blake are mentally obsessing over that moment, each trying desperately to convince themselves that it was nothing significant, and it just happened.

6. At a loss, Blake confides her conflicting emotions to Ruby. Adam, on the other hand, makes up some pretext to get very far away from Blake, in order to keep her off his mind. He sort of fades out of the picture for several episodes.

(This is where I go into theory mode, bear with me here)

7. Much later, Blake receives news that Adam died in a Grim attack. After the rest of her team bodily restrain her from going to search for him, Blake completely breaks down, finally admitting she did love Adam but she would never get the chance to tell him.

8. Let's say the Grim attack Beacon. During the battle, Blake snaps and goes totally berserk, leaping into a huge mass of Grim without backup. Blake survives her suicidal rush, but is found bleeding profusely from several cuts.

9. Adam (who it turns out was only mistaken for dead) watches the VNN report on the Beacon attack while recovering. He sees the footage of Blake's charge, but the story ends before he can see any more. Adam comes to the conclusion that Blake saw the report of his death and killed herself out of grief, but he rushes to Beacon anyway, in hopes he may at least see her one last time.

10. In Beacon's medical wing, Blake is alive, but shows no signs of recovery. She is rarely conscious or awake, she only speaks in terse monosyllabics and accepts no visitors except Ruby, Weiss, or Yang. Yang remarks: "It's almost like she wanted to die during the battle."

11. Adam arrives at Beacon, desperately inquiring after Blake. Ruby manages to pull a few strings to allow him into the medical wing after visiting hours. Upon entrance, Adam sees Blake, motionless. He takes her pulse, but feels nothing. Adam then realizes that he was too late, and that Blake died in despair without ever knowing he was still alive. Overwhelmed by guilt and anguish, Adam draws Wilt. (episode ends)

12. Just before Adam prepares to kill himself, he kisses Blake and admits his feelings for her as well. All of a sudden, Adam hears Blake inhale heavily as she regains consciousness. Hardly daring to hope, Adam checks her pulse again, and this time he feels it going rapidly. Blake slowly opens her eyes to see Adam standing over her. Blake recognizes him in disbelief, and Adam apologizes that he never told her sooner. By now fully awake, Blake slaps him, saying "that was for leaving", but then leans up and kisses Adam, saying "and that was for coming back". Looking on in the doorway, Ruby, Weiss, and Yang smile and fist-bump each other.

13. Over the course of the next few episodes, Blake recovers at an exceptional speed, Adam never far from her side. Ship permanently established.

Ok, that turned out longer than I predicted. But this isn't really an episode suggestion (until the last few scenes)--I imagine the whole ship would pan out over several seasons, with the final scene in the medical wing being the finale of the second-to-last season.