[ she'd — gotten resigned, honestly, back in brady's van. the feeling of loneliness, of knowing that that was how she was going to die? alone, forgotten, unwanted. that stefan and elena and bonnie had turned their backs on her, that tyler had abandoned her, that damon had never cared? she'd accepted it, a truth she'd already known on some level (always the back-up, never the first choice) but hadn't wanted to swallow.
if being here was the alternative to dying? well, it was a better one. she might not have her daylight ring and she might have to figure out how to survive on rats instead of bunnies, but she could do this. nobody was shooting her with wooden bullets or spraying her with vervain, nobody was actively trying to hurt her. she could make this work. ]
Really. It's okay. It's — not the worst place I've ever been, honestly. And you're way nicer than the last guy I remember talking to, so... [ she shrugs ] It'll be okay.
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[ she'd — gotten resigned, honestly, back in brady's van. the feeling of loneliness, of knowing that that was how she was going to die? alone, forgotten, unwanted. that stefan and elena and bonnie had turned their backs on her, that tyler had abandoned her, that damon had never cared? she'd accepted it, a truth she'd already known on some level (always the back-up, never the first choice) but hadn't wanted to swallow.
if being here was the alternative to dying? well, it was a better one. she might not have her daylight ring and she might have to figure out how to survive on rats instead of bunnies, but she could do this. nobody was shooting her with wooden bullets or spraying her with vervain, nobody was actively trying to hurt her. she could make this work. ]
Really. It's okay. It's — not the worst place I've ever been, honestly. And you're way nicer than the last guy I remember talking to, so... [ she shrugs ] It'll be okay.