some roads you really fly

[beanchaointe]

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[shreds]

It always is.

( But, they don't hug. They're not huggers. And, maybe Damian is coming down shortly with his things? )

We're going to get a house. Maybe with a pool. And a very nice closet.

[somanyadjectives]

[Yep. Damian comes down with the bags and gives Stefan a nod before making his way out to the card. Stefan smirks at the description.]

Should I expect a house warming invitation?

[shreds]

No. It's a bit tacky inviting your ex to you and your boyfriend's love nest.

( She is saying 'love nest' as if it is an odious word, as it is a house. But, it's also fun to needle Stefan just a little bit. )

Or, maybe the invitation will be in the mail.

[somanyadjectives]

[It's strange, in some ways, to be on actual good terms with Katherine, but they've both come very far. And it's good to see her having found a place, with people who care about her.

He smirks at her needling as he walks her to the door.]

I'll keep an eye out.

[shreds]

Maybe don't. I don't make it a habit to know castle addresses. Or, is that only a rumor? Slayers in castles.

[somanyadjectives]

I do have email you know. Much more eco-friendly, and it saves time with international mail.

[He's just saying.]

[shreds]

And WhatsApp, I assume. I'll see.

( Maybe, maybe not. )

Goodbye, Stefan.

( And she will step out the door and find the car that's probably already running. Where to, Damian? )

[somanyadjectives]

[To house hunt, clearly. Probably heading north and seeing what they find, or what might be available in Damian's old holdings.

Stefan will head back in and continue packing, waiting for his brother and his girlfriend to return. And keep an eye on the vampire in the basement.]

[attainathons]

( The shared Uber drops Buffy back off and she returns, the alcohol metabolized into a nice buzz as she knocks. )

[somanyadjectives]

[His brow furrows, but when he opens the door to see her face, he smirks.]

You know you could have just come right in.

[attainathons]

Yeah, I knocked. I don't - know why I knocked.

( She gives him a kiss and steps inside. )

There's a vampire still in the basement?

[somanyadjectives]

There's a vampire still in the basement.

[Whether or not Stefan is pleased by that remains to be seen. But he is pleased by the kiss, which he smiles into.]

He has a daylight ring and has been successfully compelled but I didn't want to babysit him so we left the barrier spell up. Damon can release him when he's ready.

[attainathons]

Damon started it, he should be Damon's problem.

( Look, Buffy is usually a team player. But, Damon is not. And, since he hasn't reached out, made amends, or asked for help, she's not changing her and Stefan's plans. )

So... I have girl gossip.

[somanyadjectives]

Really?

[Stefan would much rather talk about what Buffy learned at brunch rather than Damon's new baby vampire.]

Do tell.

[attainathons]

Bonnie has been eating her way through Europe.

( She grins, nose scrunching up. It's her least juicy piece of gossip but it is gossip nonetheless! And she lets that linger there as she goes to get herself a glass of water. She'd packed the morning before, to be ready, so they have time to lounge. And gossip. )

[somanyadjectives]

[He does squint, confused at the phrasing.]

As in culinary eating, or ...

[Another kind of eating.]

[attainathons]

... Culinary. Food. Delicious, European delicacies.

( She smiles, though, sipping from her water. )

And you know what we've all been waiting for? With Caroline? Or, should I say who.

[somanyadjectives]

Thank god.

[He doesn't need for her to say it. Likely all of the Mystic Falls crew has been trying to nudge her in that direction for a while.]

It took them long enough.

[attainathons]

Months. Then she announces it like it's not a foregone conclusion. Not that she was the only one with news.

( She was not alone with good news, Stefan. )

[somanyadjectives]

[Stefan's eyebrows go up even higher because if Bonnie isn't also getting laid then the only other remaining person at brunch is ...]

Elena?

[attainathons]

How do we feel about the Winchester brothers?

( Remind her. Also, she's really just asking Stefan's opinion, not her own of course. )

[somanyadjectives]

[Stefan considers before shrugging.]

Not the worst hunters I've ever encountered, but maybe not the best either. Why?

[And then he squints given the previous topic of conversation.]

Sam or Dean?

[Not both. Please don't say both. Elena does not need to return to her mistakes of brothers past.]

[attainathons]

Dean. Not - no. History is not repeating itself. It's been four days. ( But, fair enough to say it. It ... is... Elena. ) They talked and one thing led to another. He's actually staying in town.

[somanyadjectives]

Well. That'll make things interesting.

[Given the two baby vampires and everything in between.]

But good for Elena.

[attainathons]

Right? Good for Elena. It has been too long. Not that every girl needs a guy or a girl or - anyone else but herself, but, this is of the good, right?