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❛❛   valerie tulle .  ❜❜   ― 💫 ― there'll be happiness after you, but there was happiness because of you too... both of these things can be true... there is happiness

       “ IT must be exhausting being so literal. ” now kai was beginning to remember why he stuffed her and her family in a crate. “ the opposite, actually. taking a new lease on life, putting my best foot forward. ” he resisted the urge to roll his eyes, admittedly, he was only interested in making amends with a select group of people that he cared for but he knew their bleeding hearts would never let him say damned to the rest. oh well, better play nice.

Finding out his former home had been turned into a school had confused the male with just how far he had been dead. It was only when he saw a paper on the floor and he took a moment to notice it before frowing to himself. “Well that’s just great… I very much doubt Stefan and Damon are still around here now… Unless of course the school is theirs..” he questioned watching the building.

@arcadiusstarts​

@tullenlace​​ . location: mystic falls bar & grill. closed.

[…]

The past comes calling eventually, although there’s been many times Bonnie has tried to avoid answering it. Ghosts become fluid. They linger, not fully dried out underneath whatever sunlight manages to kiss them. It had been too long since she’s had a full sleep. A dreamless slumber without anyone tapping against her bedroom’s window, begging to be remembered. Denial as a procession of parched mouths and nerves frayed. Like the dark alleyways of Mystic Falls, she has once again turned her back on the bar she’s heard Damon had opened. Instead, she opts for her old roots. The Grill isn’t crowded, but there’s a steady chatter and the clacking of pool balls hitting the sides of the pool table seemed the perfect background noise for her to sit and nurse whatever wound would first begin to ache. Her drink had just been refilled when there’s a sudden shift to the atmosphere. Not necessarily malicious, but certainly a solemn darkness. The face familiar and angled towards Bonnie in general. She raises a brow with dull curiosity, although knows better than to antagonize. ‘Lost?’ A vague direction of greeting, but she acknowledges the less than ideal history between them with a nod to the bartender. ‘Better make it two bourbons.’

       d a m o n is taking a sip from his freshly poured glass when she explains and  to his embarrassment he chokes. coughing at the burn, he wipes his mouth with the back of his hand. “ i think the song is baby got back, not the baby is back. “ is the first thing he thinks to say. “ are we talking baby from dirty dancing? cause i always did hate the sequel. “ he takes another sip of his drink and grimaces. a lost son and now a magical baby. what was up with his luck? “ how is this even possible? what would the kid even be? you may have been human back then but you definitely aren’t now. “

        OUCH. perhaps he deserved it but kai brushed it off, he had certainly been called out for worse. “ haven’t you heard ?? the dead are rising and apparently everyone’s pretty cool with it. ” he made a sweeping gesture to the party around them. it did seem odd to him that a town with a council once dedicated to eradicating vampires took the dead returning in such an easy stride. “ they’ll pop up eventually. obviously, no special exceptions are being made. ” if even kai was allowed to come back then no one was escaping another trip across the veil.

open / closed                         for: @tullenlace​

location: ball/event001

✧･ﾟ*✧･ﾟ she’s been admiring the gowns all night, some short , some long, most elaborate and flowing. amara watches from the corner, sipping one of the few non-alcoholic drinks they serve. she’s been slightly nauseous as of late - artemisia said it could be her body adjusting , a side effect of the resurrection. her wandering gaze pauses as it locks onto a stunning dress. “ you look so beautiful, “ she can’t help but compliment. “ i’ve never seen hair as red as yours. “

closed // for Valerie{ @tullenlace​ } location: the ball of the fallen

     NOW there was a familiar face that might not entirely loathe him. technically, they had been allies for a brief time and during that period he was generous blood donor to that cult of hybrids. “ valerie, right ? ” he approached slowly in case she turned out be more foe than friend. it was unlikely kai would ever rid himself of the overwhelming paranoia and mistrust that plagued his being. being a former scheming mastermind made his thoughts wander to all sorts of dark plots and potential betrayals that could come from even the most seemingly innocent human or creature of the night. “ where’s the rest of the fam jam ? ”

      t h e reminder of his brother isn’t one he wants and damon swallows down his grief. he spends most of his days not speaking of him, feeling guilty about the life he has  the one his brother doesn’t. “ apparently when my brother d i e d … he meant it. “ he snarks. “ you know what he’s like with his commitment issues and dedication and blah blah blah. “ god how he misses him. “ what’s there to discuss ?? come back to relive your youth? sorry but even in death i’m pretty certain he’s spoken for. “

𝔳𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔢 𝔡𝔬𝔢𝔰 𝔞 𝔱𝔞𝔰𝔨  :  𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐓  !!

open / closed               for: @arcadiusstart

location: damon’s

 ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ d a m o n wipes down the bar, mahogany top shining as the rag passes over it. technically his bar is CLOSED, it’s patrons are of the supernatural persuasion and vampires are known to populate more of mystic falls than anything else — regardless the door swings open letting in sunlight and damon doesn’t bother to look up. “ we’re closed. “ he says even as he turns to grab glasses. “ but you’re lucky. im in a good mood so i’ll make an exception. what’s your poison ? “