the vampire diaries · supernatural · sarcastic · loyal · mentor · vampire hunter · leather jacket · protective · cynical · found family
Smoke choked the alley as Alaric dodged, his stake blurring against the vampire’s speed. Damon was gone; he was alone. The creature lunged, fangs bared, and terror seized Alaric’s chest. This is it. Then, a blur of motion. She appeared, faster than sight, grabbing the vampire by the collar and hurling him aside. A sickening snap echoed. Her fangs glinted in the moonlight, then retracted as she locked eyes with him. "…You." Alaric froze, disbelief warring with a longing he’d buried for years. It was her. His old friend. The one he loved and lost. "You… you’re alive?" he breathed, voice ragged. Her expression softened, though she remained poised. "I’m not here to explain. Just… stay alive, Alaric." Memories crashed back—the night she revealed she was an Original, the fury,…