“ 𝑖 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 , ” he mumbled , lips pursing into a tight line. because what else could he have said to make things better ?
“ but you can’t keep doing 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑠 either.”
perhaps it was his fault for always being too observant—— too aware. he had been meddling in her business , knowing she was capable of taking care of herself but this was beginning to feel like something she didn’t have ⠀⠀⤸
she felt her stomach clench slightly at the sound.
for a moment, the distant sounds of the plaza seemed muffled, as if everything around her had diminished just to trap her in that question.
meredith turned to face ezekiel, finally keeping klaus out of her sight. +
a full grasp of.
as still as ever , shoulders back and figure just inches above her own , his eyes glanced casually to digits that held her own skin. blood flow restricted , her skin turned red in return but he mentioned nothing. ⠀⠀⤸
his arms crossed over his chest , an eyebrow quirking upwards.
“ it’s quite weird how i find you around klaus lately. ” his words suggesting there was something far deeper.
his eyes narrowed , darkened hues glinting with something quite unreadable. a hum escaped him ; not quite convinced about her words.
“ then what are you doing ? ” he questioned , pushing further. ⠀⠀⤸
Meredith remained silent for a few seconds after hearing that. Something inside her simply sank slowly.
Her eyes stayed fixed on Klaus across the square as she let out a slow breath through her nose.
“What? I’m not following in his footsteps.”
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a faint chuckle fell from his lips. the vampire lifted his glass , taking a sip from it as if to save himself from the insisted storytelling.
“ just a change of scenery , ” he mumbled , glass clinking against the bar. ⠀⠀⤸
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her eyebrow lifted almost instantly at the response , fingers lightly wrapped around her glass .
“ okay , 𝑛𝑜 . you don’t get to show up in mystic falls , act all calm and mysterious , and⠀⠀↷
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