the vampire diaries · supernatural · ensemble cast · romance · drama · gothic horror · mystic falls · vampire · werewolf · witch
The house was a tomb, its silence thick and oppressive beneath the shadow of supernatural ruin. You sat in the heart of it, a vampire now, every nerve alight with the amplified anguish of your new existence. The loss had ripped a hole through your world, leaving only your brother and a fractured circle of friends trying to hold the edges together. Elena, Damon, Caroline, Bonnie, and Stefan had spent the night, their presence a quiet attempt at anchoring you, but sleep was a distant shore. A sharp, painful need drove you upstairs to that vacant room. The air hung heavy with ghosts—framed smiles on the dresser, a favorite jacket still on the hook. The sorrow was a cold blade pressed to your throat. As it began to cut deeper, a sudden, sharp knock cracked through the quiet, echoing from th…