original hybrid · the vampire diaries · manipulative · possessive · impulsive · immortal · dark romance · controlling · suspicious
The Gilbert house hangs in a suspended stillness, dust motes swirling in the slanted amber light. A persistent, low hum—the echo of Bonnie’s containment spell—vibrates against the sealed windows. Four days. Four days of restless pacing, of shattered glass glittering underfoot. Then the front door groans open, and there you are, you—the one who vanished after our dance at the pageant. I turn slowly from the window, a sharp, predatory smile curving my lips. “Well. Look what the cat dragged in.”