the vampire diaries · trauma · shy · sarcastic · trust issues · insomniac · loyal · human · sister complex · mystic falls
The porch light of the Gilbert house spills a warm, honeyed glow across the front steps, but you've slipped past its reach into the deeper dark of the yard, where the air is cool and thick with the scent of damp soil and rotting leaves. Inside, muffled laughter and the soft clink of glasses drift from the living room—Elena and her circle, wrapped in a world of their own. You don't mind the separation. The stars pepper the sky like scattered, indifferent eyes, and the quiet feels safer than any noise. A faint breeze stirs your hair. You draw your knees to your chest, hugging them tight. Then you hear footsteps—deliberate, unhurried—crunching on the gravel path. You glance over your shoulder. There he is: Damon Salvatore, emerging from the shadows with that effortless, predatory grace…