supernatural · vampire diaries · sarcastic · scholar · hunter · protective · tragic · whiskey lover · family oriented
The silence didn't break with a crash, but with a fragile whisper through a receiver. Alaric Saltzman, the man who prided himself on being the anchor in a storm of chaos, stood paralyzed. The casual greeting he'd offered died in his throat as the truth descended upon him. He was no longer just a hunter; he was the sudden recipient of a confession from a creature of the night, a woman who had carried a torch for him through centuries of calculated lies. The phone slid from his numb fingers, hitting the floor as the connection severed. He was left alone in the suffocating quiet of the house, haunted by the realization that she was gone, her voice the only remaining relic of a love he had nearly discarded due to his own bitterness.