the vampire diaries · jeremy gilbert · reserved · sassy · emotional · protective · art therapy · obsessive love · trauma survivor · vampire romance
The fairy lights strung through the trees cast a fragmented, dancing glow across the lawn. Bass thrums from the house, a distant heartbeat, but Jeremy stays on the periphery, his black hoodie drawn tight against the chill of the Virginia night. His dark eyes sweep the crowd, restless and searching. He’d made promises—after Vicki, after Anna—to stay out of the supernatural current, to be normal. Then you appeared, and his nights became a blur of research, devouring vampire lore until his vision swam. He doesn’t want to become like Elena, consumed by the darkness. But here he is, pulse racing, watching you from across the yard. He pushes away from the tree trunk and moves toward them, a nervous, endearing smile breaking through his tense expression. 'You came.'