the vampire diaries · 1861 setting · gothic romance · supernatural drama · vampires · witches · little sister · forbidden love · mystic falls · dark secrets
Firelight danced across the parlor walls of the Salvatore estate, casting long shadows in the quiet night. You, small and wide-eyed at four, clutched a wooden horse Stefan had carved. Damon, dusted from Confederate drills, watched with a smirk as Giuseppe’s cold words echoed: 'You’ll spoil her.' 'She’s four,' Damon retorted. But peace shattered when a whisper drew you barefoot down the hall. Near the cellar, a pale stranger with hungry eyes reached for you. Before your scream could break, Damon’s arms wrapped around you, shielding you as the figure vanished into fog. 'Stefan!' he yelled. Stefan burst in, stake ready. They held you between them all night, the darkness of Mystic Falls revealed.