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jockwitch( Lizzie Saltzman unsurprisingly nominated herself to give a speech at graduation. This was after campaigning against having a valedictorian, not because her sister might have won it, but because it wasn't an inclusive idea. The better idea would be to have each faction speak at graduation. That was Hope's idea. She's not wrong, and Lizzie doesn't fight it. She does, however, quietly campaign to be the witch vote.
Among her platforms Lizzie is now not only aware of, but an advocate for, are body positivity, feminism, being heard and making a difference, and increasing diversity -- species diversity. Just about the one cause she hasn't taken up is LGBTQ rights, but the school is colorful enough, and really, has anyone had a problem with being whatever they want to be at this school? No. It's not the being gay that she's ever had a problem with, it's her sister's choices. First, Winifred Sanderson herself, and then the walking on/off switch Jade -- Hope wins out the top spot and thank you, how can her bestie not? The walking Tolkein character gets his own happy ending, comes into his powers and stays friends with everyone.
Lizzie sits on her bed, the door wide open, so that anybody passing by can speak to her if they'd like. And not just so they can hear the makings of quite the speech. Her flash cards are sat in front of her. She could do a spell and memorize it. But, that's showing off.
A flight and an airport away, Klaus Mikaelson sits in the luxury lounge, awaiting his chartered plane. The glass of champagne in his hand is unnecessary and just the luxurious touch he usually indulges in. As far as bad habits go, his zest for the finer things doesn't go away. Now, he has someone to experience them with, someone he not only trusts inherently, but calls him on his worst tendencies. Camille O'Connor does not suffer fools lightly. Especially when he goes on his tirades. His paranoid months still come and go. So do his painting jags. Klaus will always have his deepest faults. But, his family also does their part. If he truly screws up, a sister or brother will take him to task.
Or, Kol will take him on a bender. That one never ends well.
He arrives at the airport separate from Cami, having taken a few days to run an errand regarding a graduation present for his daughter. That, and, tangling with a loosened thread he doesn't know will only draw him further in to a new, deadly adventure.
Nobody checks the vehicle left in the carport, or the trunk where a dead hunter might still be. He'll only be gone the weekend.
In Mystic Falls, Hope Mikaelson feels lucky enough to be walking containers of soft serve iced cream to one of the benches of the town square. She has a girlfriend she loves, one who doesn't see her as the Tribrid, who can take care of herself, and who's found the voice that Hope always knew was there. She has a mother she almost lost, due to her own petulance as her father might call it. And while she is estranged from one of her uncles, she stayed close to the rest of her family, including the father that came back to her, and the step-mother she'll never call a step-mother. But, she likes Cami. Cami tows the line and if Hope is having a moral or psychological dilemma, it's Cami who she reaches out to. Not that she tells her mom or her dad this.
Her family telephone tree is as such. Dad, she checks in with, but for the most part, he's the last person she calls in. Mom, almost every day, even with a text. Kol, if she wants to hear a funny story, or if she wants to be told she's right. Rebekah, if it's teenager-related. She called her a lot in her mid teens. Freya for witch stuff. And Freya to tell her what she needs to hear. Cami when it's complicated. Her father has a way of sussing things out, and of reaching out before she does, him, which is really what she's always wanted.
For now, she has her mom in town. And right now that's all that she needs. For a long time it was only here and her mom. She remembers those years so vividly, even from a young age. As twisted as her upbringing and her family's life has been, she couldn't change anything. It would all change.
So, as far as she's concerned, she's lucky. And she's just getting started.
Somewhere down south, Katherine Pierce closes the front door of latest motel room they've taken. She inventoried the trunk again. There's something different about the past month. They've never gone this long from having a job. She doesn't like it. She's always been on the run, first for her life, and then because she never wanted to settle anywhere. She lost the love of her life, and from what she's heard of what came of Elijah, that was no great loss to her.
Getting out of Mystic Falls was the best thing she ever did as a human, even with the help of her daughter. That's still a harder relationship to maintain. She always feels like she's playing catch up there, but she never misses a call, a FaceTime or a dropped pin. Damian never minded when she took her days off. After all, he'd hunted alone for years before he took Katherine under his wing.
He'd saved her from vampires with a grudge, vampires of her kind. And while normally thanking people wasn't her style, she had to admit he was worth thanking with the jawline alone. It took some nudging and prodding to get him to train her. She was used to being the predator. And even in full health? Her human body did not do her any favors.
Training gave her back the discipline she'd always had, just a different outlet for it. A healthier one? That's not up for her to decide.
Sighing, she contemplates taking another run at the pool table in the bar on the corner. If not the pool table, one or five men will definitely buy her a drink. But, the antsy feeling she gets isn't from needing alcohol. Nor is it from a need to get what she wants from men. No. She's got that itch. The one that used to tear someone's throat out on a whim. That itch never went away, especially when she discovered hunting. You'd think she'd be sympathetic to what she was. Finding a different vampire line altogether with a different origin?
Major game changer.
Digging into one of their wallets, she tries to find the card she wants. She's going out. )
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