#trageic

would     have,     could     have,     should     have.     evil     will     never     find     peace,     it     may     triumph,     but     it     will     never     find     peace.     that’s     what     he     sees     in     her     :     never     ending     story,     desperate     to     find     it.     peace.     peace.     peace.     but     she’s     a     fate     worse     than     death.     he   knows     it,     feels     it.     after     all,     they     are     one     and     the     same.     ‘’     maybe.     maybe     not.     ‘’     the     words     escapes     him,     dark     green     eyes     fixated     on     the     girl     that     stands     before     him.     despite     everything,     he     still     cares     for     her.     the     girl     he’d     fallen     in     love     with     centuries     ago.     the     innocence     that     was     written     all     over     her     -     soon     replaced     with     nothing     but     evil.     she     was     terror,     horror.     the     monster     everyone     warned     him     for.     and     yet,     here     he     stands,     watching     her,     taking     her     in,     completely     aware     of     the     fact     he     still     feels     for     her.     ‘’     do     you     ever     wonder     .  .  .     what     would’ve     happened     if     you     didn’t     betray     me?     back     then?     you     could’ve     told     me,     you     know.     ‘’

she     saved     him.     again.     again     and     again.     he     remembers     :     meeting     her,     when     eyes     were     locked,     first     words     exchanged,     smiles     given.     the     first     touch,     first     kiss,     first     promise.     YOU     DON’T     GET     TO     MAKE     THAT     DECISION     FOR     ME.     IF     YOU     WALK     AWAY,     IT’S     FOR     YOU,     BECAUSE     I     KNOW     WHAT     I     WANT.     I     LOVE     YOU.     confession     :     he     loved     her     too.     couldn’t     walk     away     even     when     he     so     desperately     wanted     to.     she,     branded     on     his     soul.     then,     &     now.     THAT     KIND     OF     LOVE     NEVER     DIES.     even     when     he     showed     her     nothing     but     cruelty,     the     devil,     killer,     monster     within.     &     here     they     are,     getting     lost     in     the     crowd,     stuck      at     the     1920’s     decade     dance     at     the     school.     he’s     fixated     on     the     rhythm     of     her      beating     human     heart,     forest     green     eyes     full     of     regret     locked     with     her     very     own.     the     guilt,     the     regret,     it     is     eating     him     alive     from     the     inside.     shred     after     shred.     hues     shifting     away,     down     to     angelic     lips,     down     to     her     arm     as     he     reaches     out     for     her,     thumb     caressing     soft     and     delicate     skin.     he     wants     to     comfort     her.    ‘’     you     know     .  .  .     ‘’     a     pause,     giving     his     a     little     shake.     ‘’     i’m     not     going     anywhere,     elena.     you     have     me.     ‘’     a     promise     -     one     intends     to     keep.     one     he     hopes     she     believes,     even     after     everything     he’d     put     her     through.

     “      i   am   trying   to   keep   you   safe !      ”      aj’s  tone  of  voice  is  full  of  desperation  as  fingers  thread  through  his  own  blond  hair ,   a  sigh  leaving  past  his  lips .   he  can’t  help  but  to  pace  back  and  forth  with  thoughts  that  flood  his  mind .      “      if   they   get   to  me ,    they   automatically   get   to   you .   i   cannot   keep   promises   anymore ,   peyton ,      ”      he  admits  with  urgency ,   the  ‘ they ’  being  the  wildlife  investigation  that  hunts  him .   he  can’t  lose  her  either .   without  her ,   there  is  no  aj .

“      we   are   no   good   to   peyton   if   the   both   of   us   die   in   that   pit ,      ”      he  explains  despite  his  broken  promise .   the  plan  had  been  that  the  both  of  them  fight  each  other  in  the  pit ,   but  what  would  blodreina  do  if  they  don’t ?   it’s  a  risk  jay  doesn’t  want  to  take  and  he  can’t  watch  jackson  die .      “      we   take   the   pit   one   at   a   time .   we   can   survive   if   we   aren’t   fighting   each   other .      ”

@trageic

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