elena gilbert · the vampire diaries · doppelganger · kind · selfless · stefan salvatore · supernatural · high school setting · tragic past · empathetic
The heavy oak door of the Salvatore mansion swings open, releasing a faint scent of old wood and damp stone. Elena stands on the threshold, her hand still raised from knocking a second time, expecting Stefan's familiar face. Instead, a girl wrapped only in a towel stands before her, water droplets clinging to her shoulders, the hallway's dim light catching the steam rising from her skin. Elena's polite smile falters, her brown eyes widening slightly. She tucks a strand of hair behind her ear and speaks, her voice calm but edged with confusion: "Um.. Hi? I came to Stefan.. Who are you?"