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everyonelives2022-03-02 08:57 pm
shreds) wrote in everyonelives2022-03-02 08:57 pm
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- damon salvatore,
- david gainor,
- davina claire,
- dawn summers,
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- elena gilbert,
- elijah mikaelson,
- ezra adin-gainor,
- guest star,
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- jeremy gilbert,
- katherine pierce,
- klaus mikaelson,
- kol mikaelson,
- lydia martin,
- mia smoak,
- michael sullivan,
- mickey adler,
- neal caffrey,
- rebekah mikaelson,
- sara ellis,
- scott mccall,
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- stiles stilinski,
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- ❦ ezra/david,
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[He turns to lead her towards their own bedroom so she can clean up.]
We can discuss it over dinner?
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( And so she will shower and wash off all the grime from her patrol. Even though she strictly leads them now, dust and dirty seems to just fly up. )
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And, once Damon's flight comes in, Stefan will be there waiting at the airport, sitting in his car at the arrivals door while keeping an eye on the doors.]
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Damon didn't pack, being on the run, so he comes in his leather jacket, stolen blanket from the plane in hand. He finishes whatever glass of alcohol he has on him and throws the glass into the trash, very whatever about everything, before climbing into - that's not right - he climbs into the left side of the car. )
How long'd it take for you to get used to this?
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[But when you've been driving since cars were invented, you learn to adapt.]
But I've made worse adjustments while driving.
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( Car memories! That's what they're doing, right? )
How far out's this castle?
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It's a little bit of a drive. But you can enjoy the lovely Scottish countryside.
[Unfortunately it's a bit of a dreary day, so it's not as lovely as it could be.]
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( He thinks about confiding in Stefan, even about making small talk. But, are they those brothers again? Their emotionally charged conversations came from Elena's involvement, or their mother, or one of the many times one or both of them were brought to the edge only to be brought back again.
But life moves on. Caroline isn't his sister-in-law and as such he and her have settled more into a respectful tolerance. Elena, when not exasperated with him, loves him for who he is. Alaric's got his life and still hasn't fully forgiven him for, well, any of it. Bonnie's his closest friend now and she's never in town. Lindsay comes closest, if he's evaluating or saying anything out loud.
He's not. Not that, anyway.
He doesn't like this estrangement, but it's nothing new with Stefan. )
So what do you do at the castle, anyway? Are you on the payroll?
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[Not officially on the payroll because that might make things awkward, given who he is sleeping with, but he pulls his weight.]
I keep busy.
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( Which sounds both gothic and like a comedy special. He's not really insulting his brother, just evaluating. Making the conversation he can as the dreary countryside rolls by them. )
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[He actually quite enjoys it.]
Occasionally I can persuade Buffy to take a vacation and we travel, but that's not really a day to day situation.
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( And he doesn't. )
Buffy's the real deal.
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[And he's not sure what he's doing, with a vampire Slayer of all people, but she seems to understand him better than others have in the past.]
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( As things go in their lives. )
We went on one date that ended in a murder.
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[Sorry, Damon, but he knows how dates back home go.]
I take it things aren't working out?
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( He's not disappointed, though. )
And I think I have had -- one or two dates that did not end in murder. That I remember. You know how the murders just tend to pile up with us.
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[But he's not serious about it. He glances over at his brother with a frown.]
I don't remember you having a problem with casual.
[His way of trying to poke at what's bothering Damon about this particular casual relationship.]
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( And that leaves him some niggling doubt. )
Besides, even my casual dalliances end in murder.
( Rose. Let's not talk about Andie. )
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So are you not going after it because it's not what you want, or because you're waiting for her to make the next move?
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( And he is not the long distance type, especially when he doesn't know how long a distance they're at. )
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[Because that would be the obvious next step. Maybe it's the fact that Lydia hasn't reached out herself, but at the same time her best friend died, and then didn't and then she wound up on a hunter hit list.
She likely had other priorities. Or maybe she's not feeling it. Either way, Damon's never going to know until he asks.]
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( No. )
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Do you want to know where she stands?
[Because the easiest way to do that is to ask.]
Or is there something else in the middle here?
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( No. It's one thing to talk to Lindsey and have her pry it out of him, it's another to talk to Stefan, former love of Elena's life. )
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[If he has to hazard a guess.]
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