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[braveandstupid]

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[braveandstupid]

No, I know you don't. Neither do I, but I can't say there weren't moments where I contemplated tearing Katherine's heart out once she was human if it meant she'd face any consequence at all.

[So yes, Elena Gilbert gets it.]

But, I could also recognize when Katherine was useful, and while I didn't trust her as far as I could throw her, I made it work. This might be one of those times you have to make it work.

[cholesterol]

You're telling me to Tim Gunn Bela Talbot?

( Shut up. Project Runway is fucking hilarious. )

[braveandstupid]

[She laughs.]

Maybe? Just ... if she's the link we have to the Colony right now, maybe it might be worth calling a temporary truce.

[cholesterol]

Don't we have two right here? Gay. Domestic. Not Bela?

( WHY do they have to use Bela? )

[braveandstupid]

I thought we were trying to keep our research off their radar.

[Because going directly to the source kind of defeats the purpose.]

[cholesterol]

( He sighs, running his hands down is face. )

I don't like it. I don't like any of it. You negotiating with witches, fine, but Bonnie negotiating with Satan herself.

( Satan lite. )

[braveandstupid]

[She places a hand on his shoulder, waiting until he turns to face her.]

Do you trust me?

[cholesterol]

( He takes a long, shaky inhale and exhale before turning back to her. )

I trust you.

[braveandstupid]

Good. And I trust Bonnie. And she's not alone out there. She has Stefan and Buffy and she's making all kinds of new supernatural friends. So ... trust me when I say she has this, and she'll be okay.

[And she hopes that's enough for now.]

[cholesterol]

Will Stefan and Buffy be there, because I would feel better if she had vampire or slayer backup.

( He'd feel best if it was him. He thinks about it, letting it turn over in his mind. )

I want to talk to her.

[braveandstupid]

To Bonnie or to Bela?

[Which her are they referring to here?]

[cholesterol]

Bela.

( He almost barks it out but he holds back, he's not frustrated with Elena, just the situation. )

[braveandstupid]

Then maybe we can arrange that. But on the phone might be the best you get.

[cholesterol]

( He slows his breathing down, tongue in his cheek as he realizes that this is the best he's going to get. He brings his level down to a 6 as his eyes find Elena's again. )

Okay.

[braveandstupid]

Okay.

[She pauses to lean in to kiss him, and pulls back, brushing her thumb against his cheek.]

And I'm not trying to disregard your anger here. You know that, right? You have every right to be pissed about this.

[She just doesn't want you to do something stupid.]

[cholesterol]

I don't feel... disregarded. Is that shrinkspeak?

( You're his most mature (beginning of a) relationship. Forgive his thickheadedness. )

[braveandstupid]

[She laughs.]

No, not exactly. It's just ... I know how it feels to be told that your feelings are inconvenient. It really sucks.

[cholesterol]

Your - well, yeah they can be. But, we have them anyway.

( Or, we really push them down. He kisses her again. )

You ever want to, you can judge me. I'm not uh, easy.

[braveandstupid]

[She hums into the kiss before smirking.]

Oh, trust me. You do something judgement worthy, and you will be. But ... this isn't one of those times.

[cholesterol]

When it comes to Sammy, I just see red.

( Anyone who's ever been after him, ever put him in danger. His hands hold her waist, not moving, heartbeat returning to normal. )

Shit, we were watching something.

[braveandstupid]

Mmmm. Mmm-mmmm.

[She shakes her head as she pulls him in for another kiss.]

Actually, I don't think that's what we were doing.