elena exhaled a heavy sigh. her quiet “ 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 ” ruined. chocolate orbs shifted towards him.
“ if you’re looking for stefan. he’s not here , ” she mumbled , lips pressing into a thin line.
there was something wrong with him tonight. she could sense it , even if he was trying to hide it.
“ everything okay ? ” she asked softly , concern written on her soft features.
she didn’t want to pull away—— had it been up to her , she would have spent an eternity in his arms. their bodies still kept proximity even after stefan had pulled away. ⠀⠀⤸
Stefan had debated whether or not to show 、 especially since he was having trouble suppressing his recent urges.
But the moment she wrapped him in her warmth 、 everything vanished. He melted into her touch 、 arms swiftly snaking around her waist. ↓
the clearing of a throat brought her pen to a halt , crystalline blues gazing up at the salvatore brother—— 𝘩𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑓𝑎𝑛.
“ stefan , ” his name left her lips with ease , “ you made it. ”⠀⠀⤸
𝒯he sweet scent of the blonde engulfed his senses. Stefan dialed into the soft press of pen against paper 、 intrigued but careful not to intrude on her privacy.
He stepped closer 、 clearing his throat enough to announce his presence.“ Elena … hello.”
she closed the pages to her diary , pen clipped onto the binding of it. a loving smile grew on her features as she rose from her seat , wooden chair scraping against the floorboards.
she threw her arms around his shoulders , embracing⠀⠀⤸
the doppelgänger slowly dropped her bag onto the bed , eyes narrowing towards the other.
“ if you’re done playing dress up in my room , you can leave. ”
𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑠𝘩𝑜𝑤 𝘩𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑—— not that elena was but she could hear stefan’s voice ringing in her ears.
“ breaking into my room 𝒂𝒏𝒅 critiquing my clothes ? what’s next ? my grades—— my bed time ? ” ⠀⠀⤸
𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒’𝑠 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟. lost in the daydream of a life unknown, Katherine’s heightened senses fail to catch the sound of the front door, the footsteps or the heartbeat approaching —- yet not until it’s too late.
once announced, she {…}