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⠀⠀ — are her friends? 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 are her friends? " ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ fingers brush the rim of her glass, leaning in with an easy grace. " i'm curious about the ... unusual residents. you know, the ones who don't exactly fit the every day mold. and, of course, elena gilbert. " her jaw sets. " who — ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ — linger just long enough to seem interested, tilting her chin as if sizing the girl up. " and you are ... ? " ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ tilting her head, a slow smile curls at the corners of her lips. " you caught me, " she says lightly, voice smooth and teasing. " i usually prefer my evenings quiet ... but surprises aren't always unwelcome. " she lets her gaze — ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ — instead, she lets her lips curl into the faintest smirk, holding elena's stare just long enough to unsettle before looking away. ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ the weight of curious eyes is felt before she even glances up from the locker she'd claimed. when she does, her gaze lands on the brunette across the hall. the resemblance, the familiarity, it's almost enough to make her laugh. — ⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀ “ gotta be more specific than that. pairs of brothers are … common around here. ” ⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝓖𝐂 𝓒𝐀𝐋𝐋 ♡ this tweet to be added to an in - character group chat. ocs & a few doubles welcome ˒ may be slightly selective . ↻ to spread the word. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀ https://t.co/v47ZwCddHA started a new job this week so apologies for the small wait in replies. will get to bookmarks etc over the weekend ! ⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀ ⎯⎯ ⋆ 𝒈𝒊𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓 .ᐟ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𓂃 ˓@AstuteBeauty ❝ i’m listening, elena. i’m here for you. ❞ spoken with feigned softness. she deserves an oscar for playing the new girl. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀ “ i recognise you … why? ” ⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀ a brow arches, her tone light but edged. “ why so serious? don’t tell me the golden girl’s finally learned how to brood. ” ⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀ “ i want to know all about mystic falls. its residents … or you know what happens. ” a small favour, surely … it should be easy information to learn, but katherine never comes to any deal without some sort of blackmail. ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ — her smile growing razor - thin. “ but here you are. still smug … and still entirely too interested in me. ” ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ — her eyes meet his again, all dark glitter and practiced amusement. “ you flatter yourself, ledger. wasn’t sure you were still haunting ballrooms. ” stepping closer, the feathers of her costume brushing faintly with the movement — ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ “ glad? ” she echoes, the word tasting dangerous on her tongue. allowing her gaze to travel deliberately over him, from the mock embrace to the sharpened grin, as though measuring what centuries have carved into him. finally, — ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ❝ 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝑭𝑹𝑬𝑺𝑪𝑨 .ᐟ ❞ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ ⎯⎯ ⋆ 𝒈𝒊𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓 .ᐟ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𓂃 ˓@skelletas ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ ⎯⎯ ⋆ 𝒈𝒊𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓 .ᐟ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𓂃 ˓@LIVINGMEM0RIA ⠀⠀