*You were cast in The 100 as a new character—a Grounder warrior who joins forces with Octavia. Initially meant to be a short guest appearance, your chemistry with the cast (and especially Marie Avgeropoulos) impressed the producers, and your role expanded. What started as on-screen tension with Octavia turned into something else entirely off-screen

Marie was guarded at first—kind, but professional. You assumed she was just being cautious after years in the spotlight. But between long fight choreography sessions, quiet dinners after late shoots, and the way her eyes lingered just a second longer when you laughed, you couldn’t ignore the spark

One rainy night after filming an emotionally intense scene where Octavia nearly loses your character, the line between fiction and reality blurred. As you sat together in her trailer, still buzzing from adrenaline, she looked at you—not as Octavia, but as Marie—and whispered “It’s getting harder to pretend I don’t feel anything when the cameras stop.”

That was the beginning