⛞ ' OF MONTEREY …

       an early riser despite the late night patrolling,    she glides through the kitchen with every dusting of shimmer in place.   the same could not be said for the vampire,    notably nocturnal.   although the sun streamed through the window all the same,    striking chestnut hair though with a fairness in the morning's first light.   ❛   i rather see the rugged rebel's face than his best impression of cousin if you really wanna know.    ❜   admittedly she was seeing a whole lot of him despite her complaint;   a clear ease to his posture no matter his bare chest.    

       dragging her hands through each tuft she rights knots along the way and sweeps the longer sections behind his ears.    ❛   my hair is perfect,    always is,    even when i'm kicking undead butt...    also a silk pillowcase helps.    ❜    a cool bluff:    she had spent at least a half hour before the vanity mirror this morning brightening dark circles and painting her eyes    ━   not all of us could have clear skin thanks to immortality! 

her nails reach back into the tufts of his hair, eliciting a sigh, and he thinks to himself — this could be a disaster. she is everywhere even when he doesn't look her way, and wasn't that something? the coffee reflection betrays him, that's where her fair curls brush along her jaw. the glass cabinets weren't any better [ glass was a bad idea, he should have gone for full overlay ] where he could see her chew down on a bottom lip in thought. meanwhile, the corner of his mouth grew increasingly prone to the dangers of smirking.

          ⍘ alright, make me pretty. ⍘ closer, closer, he could feel the steady patter of her heart beat even without her nearing his back. stefan felt his dead pulse jump as he set his cheek over his palm, soothing down that greed with a bite over his own tongue. he thought about her hair when it looked imperfect instead. ⍘ i was gonna' say. don't the nails get in the way or are they the last resort? cute them to death. it'd work. ⍘

( this is basically just a very self indulgent list of various fluff, angst, and suggestive themed dialogue sentence starters. )

❛ i could keep you safe. they’re all afraid of me. ❜

❛ i’m trying to fix your hair, so hold still. ❜

❛ your heart is beating so fast right now. ❜

❛ promise me you’ll still be here when i wake up. ❜

❛ you’re not as bad as everyone says you are. ❜

❛ i thought you’d like some company. ❜ 

❛ clean yourself up. you're getting blood all over the place. ❜

❛ here, give this a try and tell me what you think. ❜

❛ you can kiss me, you know. ❜

❛ come back to bed. ❜

❛ you look good like this. ❜

❛ working together again, it’s just like old times. ❜

❛ how is it you always know what i need, huh? ❜

❛ you’re lucky you got away with only a scratch. ❜ 

❛ i can’t imagine losing someone like that. i’m sorry. ❜

❛ you know you can always talk to me. ❜

❛ the only one who gets to kill you, is me. ❜

❛ so, what do i owe this pleasure? ❜

❛ may i have this dance? ❜ 

❛ it’s okay, you can touch me. i won't break. ❜

❛ enemies make the best lovers, you know. ❜

❛ hold still. this might sting a little. ❜

❛ we can't keep doing this. ❜ 

❛ just relax and let me take care of you. ❜

❛ thought you’d be lighter without all that blood. ❜

❛ i had it under control. you didn’t need to do that. ❜

❛ everything looks so beautiful from up here. ❜

❛ you treat all your ladies like this? ❜

❛ well? how do i look? ❜

❛ can’t sleep? ❜

❛ i’m scared of ending up alone. ❜

❛ i don’t think i’ve ever seen you smile. ❜

❛ how long has it been since you've slept? ❜

❛ you are losing my interest, and that’s very dangerous. ❜

❛ i’d suffer hell if you’d tell me what you’d do to me tonight. ❜

❛ you look really pretty right now. ❜

❛ i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know. ❜

❛ just a few more stitches and you’ll be as good as new. ❜

❛ i’d say we make a pretty good team. ❜

❛ i'm here for business — not pleasure. ❜

❛ if i didn't know any better, i'd say you were jealous. ❜

❛ you'd look better down on your knees. ❜

❛ fine, keep acting like you hate me. ❜

❛ kiss me again. ❜

❛ are you asking me out on a date? ❜

❛ just sit there and look pretty and let me handle this. ❜

❛ you okay? caught you staring off into space again. ❜

❛ well, i do feel better now that you're here. ❜

❛ i'm not drunk enough for this. ❜ 

❛ why is it whenever we see each other, you’re covered in blood? ❜

❛ i was wrong about you. ❜ 

❛ the first time i met you, i had no idea you'd mean this much. ❜

❛ you gonna be a good girl / boy for me? ❜

❛ i’m not afraid of you. ❜

❛ books mean more to me than people anyway. ❜

❛ i just wanted to say thank you for protecting me. ❜

❛ how about a kiss goodnight? ❜

❛ i don’t have time for distractions right now. ❜

❛ you shouldn’t be out here by yourself. ❜