#deathgraced

she’s seen clumsy people before. elena can be a total klutz when she’s drunk. but even this is worse than elena on her drunkest nights. in the past seven minutes of sitting here ( trying and mostly failing to study for a biology exam ) she’s seen him bump a table, two customers, nearly spill a cup of coffee and almost tip over the napkin dispenser. ❝ are you okay? ❞ she waits until he passes by her to say something, brows knitted together in concern, even if her lips are curled upwards in amusement. 

          in all honesty, the decision to relax around jem was beginning to make his task as CLASS TREASURER significantly less exhausting. the animosity he held for most of his peers wasn’t precisely false, but considering. . .  all of the factors, hartley still made a point to adamantly utilize a facade. at least during meetings like this, jem’s BOYFRIEND wasn’t trailing behind him. it makes it easier for him to breathe. 

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES BOOK PROMPTS  —— accepting

           under MOST circumstances, he isn’t MODEST with his opinion. even now that things are okay, hartley won’t spare anyone’s feelings with dishonesty. THIS is just a different occasion. he knows what this answer means to jem. fingers drum against the side of his coffee cup as he strings together the message he wants to convey. ❛ honestly ? ❜  a breath. 

           ❛ from what i gather, the end to your… relationship was turbulent. now, i obviously haven’t heard much about him but jem, if he never FOUND peace… ❜  and that’s the one thing he does know about. hartley had peers – friends – who offered the support and help he never needed. now, it was nearly IMPOSSIBLE to find any information whatsoever about the life jem led before. ergo, the boy who was left behind was no easier to find. 

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES BOOK PROMPTS  —— accepting

          arms fold ARROGANTLY against his chest, a smirk appearing on his lips. so THIS is the best they can do. DAYS after saving their INCOMPETENT asses and this is what they have to show for it ?   the flash must really have some sway, though OF COURSE that was only to be anticipated. this effort certainly wasn’t the work of wells, even further from cisco  ( whose blood really must be boiling. )  caitlin seemed to run with her peers, so this must be from the flash himself. 

         ❛ are you so sure ? ❜  hartley even makes a point of looking him up and down.  ❛ there are far more… moving motivators, wouldn’t you say ?  it’s bold of you to assume that this endearing philosophy applies here. ❜ 

          while his demeanor does a decent job of concealing what he wants it to, he can feel it. it’s these lights, the space. he’s getting tired and while his initial escape plan didn’t EXACTLY work out, he plans on formulating another way out. THIS presents an intriguing possibility, but one he has to consider. 

           ❛ hey there—- ❜  a DEVIOUS smirk should say enough, not like jem could very easily get out of this. malcolm knows that his little boyfriend spencer is at lacrosse practice with his brother. eric’s off to debate. it’s JUST them.  ❛ so, i have a little predicament you might be interested in. an annoying one. help a guy out ?  it’s something i’m SURE you’ll be interested in helping me solve. ❜

and he doesn’t wait for acceptance. he’s becoming significantly less relaxed now, assuming more of that natural AGGRESSION he embodies so well. at least he’s trying, right?