#deceptivemorals

it was tagged elijah bait but here he is

The robe slides off her shoulder while she smirks at him. It's much too big for her, because it's his of course. Cup of hot coffee perched in her hands as she watches him adjust a cuff link.

"Mm do you realize how good you were fucking me? I believe in credit where credit is due Elijah." It's all but a seductive purr.

Katherine clearly slept well last night, as if she had room for anything else after round three.

"Why did I embarrass you to your neighbors?" She's rather fond of this pent house he has squirreled away. It makes for a nice retreat for them, even if she likes to blow their cover on occasion. Like last night.

"Oh I do hope they look at you knowingly this morning when you pass them in the lobby."

She took a sip of the warm liquid.

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Tatia didn't even realise she was holding a breath, until she released it in a gentle sigh of relief upon hearing his response. It earned him a tender smile, though her eyes still reflected the turmoil in her soul. ❝I think you must remind me of that every once in a while,❞ she answered him in a whisper, her hand reaching to brush a stray strand of hair away from his forehead.

❝Because when I look in your eyes...❞ Her smile softened further, and she cupped his cheek, her fingertips brushing lightly against his skin. ❝It's only light I see. And I forget that darkness exists within us all.❞ She then shifted, standing on her toes so she could bring his forehead to hers, allowing her eyes to fall closed.

Tatia had always tried to be a good person. But there was another side of her, side born from helplessness and pain suffered under her father's wrathful hand. The resentment sprouted into rage, which suppression then honed into a cool ferocity. It was hidden, buried away. But not quite forgotten.

Ever since she woke up from the slumber after his mother's ritual, this darkness morphed into something different. Something beyond quiet whispers in the back of her mind. It changed into something that she could almost taste on her tongue. It brewed within her, as if it was a monster, waiting to be released.

And she was terrified of it.

❝For now... just hold me.❞ Her voice was quiet, almost to the point of being inaudible. And it was shaking, just like Tatia's hand. ❝Hold me close, because sometimes even I struggle to understand it.❞

welcome to the rec room / @deceptivemorals

i'm gonna cheat a bit and give you multiple duo's here because i can't not do it.

first up: you can't have @angelrisen without @eldestbrcther. so far, i've been having a blast rp'ing with both and snooping on the threads that i haven't been a part of, necessarily. it's just fun to read all of the situations they throw both of those characters into - seperately but definitely together - because they've opened my eyes to a dynamic that i previously didn't pay all that much attention to. but i do now. well, to their specific version, that is - it's the only version of that dynamic i need.

Elena stood her ground in front of Elijah. She had bitten off more than she could chew for sure, but she was determined to stick to her guns.

"No. I mean if anything, history proves that right?" She is in fact, referring to him allegedly loving Katherine and also being willing to send her to the slaughter.

"No, Elijah, I don't want you to betray your family. I know better than to beat a dead horse. What I'm asking is for you to work with me to find a way where we can all get what we want."

Elena tilted her head as she raised a brow, wordlessly asking if that were a more acceptable course of action.

"What if I can hand you Katherine, and your brother will be too busy with her to bother us. Your family is important to you, Elijah I get that. Mine is important to me. Jeremy is in danger while your family is in town. Ok he's an easy target. So is Matt." She didn't bother bringing herself up, this wasn't about her it was about them.

"The less time he spends in mystic falls the safer my family is. He wants Katherine right? She brought him here. So we'll give him what he wants and you and I can both get what we want. Our family safe."

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