#{{ ~ elijah x valerie ~ }}

[sadsoftserve]

Did anyone else notice these two in the outro?

Not sure where they came from...

[wintcrstcrfall]

closed starter for @xlostparadise

Running had never been a particular passion for Valerie, despite that many of her students and patients loved to profess their love for the activity. To her, it had always seemed like a literal depiction of trying to run away from ones problems - and she was everything but someone who did that. Until, as it turned out, she had needed to do it. The gym where she had a membership card to was almost empty at this late hour, which served her purposes perfectly. The blonde started with a light jog, easing her muscles into the action, but as time passed all of her worries slipped to the forefront of her mind. So much that when her leg stepped wrongly, Valerie let out a cry of pain, accompanied by one very ungracious fall to the ground. "Oh, just great," her pain filled voice was much more clear once she pulled the headphones off with shaky hands. Daring to touch her injured foot, a new wave of pain shot through it, causing her to squeeze her eyes shut.

[identity-library]

Disability (Video Games)

A:

Ace Attorney

Diego "Godot" Armando (Blind)

Ken "Acro" Dingling (Paralyzed, Wheelchair User)

Animal Jam

Tavie (Limb Difference)

Arcane

Sevika (Amputee)

Viktor (Limb Difference, Cane/Crutch User)

B:

Baldur's Gate 3

Karlach Cliffgate (Prosthetic Heart)

Wyll Ravengard (Partially Blind)

Bendy and the Ink Machine

Tom (Amputee)

Borderlands

Sir Hammerlock (Amputee)

TK Baha (Amputee, Blind)

Bugsnax

Floofty Fizzlebean (Amputee)

C:

Castle Cats

Mewton (Amputee)

Redmane (Partially Blind)

Wetbeard (Amputee)

Cookie Run

Baumkuchen Cookie (Wheelchair User)

Black Raisin Cookie (Amputee)

Half-Avocado Cookie (Amputee)

Red Velvet Cookie (Amputee)

Tarte Tatin Cookie (Partially Blind)

Twizzly Gummy Cookie (Partially Blind)

Cozy Grove

Octavia Cubbins (Wheelchair User)

D:

Danganronpa: Desperate Heart 2: Infectious Devotion

Charlotte Berry (Double Amputee, Wheelchair User)

Dishonored

Billie Lurk (Amputee, Partially Blind)

E:

Ever Legion

Bruk'daz (Seizure Disorder)

Extreme Meatpunks Forever

Lianna (Amputee, Wheelchair User)

F:

Fallout

Harold (Partially Blind)

Set (Partially Blind)

Fallout 2

John Cassidy (Arthritis, Heart Condition)

Louis Salvatore (Unspecified Breathing Condition)

The Arroyo Elder (Partially Blind)

Fallout 3

Billy Creel (Partially Blind)

Breadbox (Deaf)

Eclair (Partially Blind)

Split Jack (Partially Blind)

The Drifter (Partially Blind)

Wernher (Partially Blind)

Fallout 4

Dead Eye (Blind)

Fisheye (Partially Blind)

Horatio (Arthritis)

Porter Gage (Partially Blind)

Priscilla Penske (Arthritis)

Proctor Ingram (Double Amputee)

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel

Jesse (Amputee)

Harold (Amputee)

Fallout: New Vegas

Doc Mitchell (Bum Leg)

Father Elijah (Arthritis)

Joshua Graham (Chronic Pain, Scarring)

Raul Tejada (Arthritis)

Ranger Grant (Partially Blind)

Scrambler (Partially Blind)

Tommy Torini (Partially Blind)

Fear & Hunger 2: Termina

Olivia Haas (Vascular Myelopathy, Wheelchair User)

Fire Emblem

Alfred (Crohn's Disease)

Basilio (Partially Blind)

Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd (Partially Blind)

Elffin (Blind)

Largo (Amputee)

Leteena (Blind)

Malice (Blind)

Natalie (Limited Mobility)

Niles (Partially Blind)

Raphael (Limited Mobility*)

Rhys (Immunocompromised)

Robin (Chronic Migraines)

Saber (Partially Blind)

Fortnite

Demi (Amputee)

Joy (Vitiligo)

G:

Gears of War

Benny (Amputee)

Genshin Impact

Avin (Unspecified Disability, Wheelchair User)

Goof Troop

Keelhaul Pete (Amputee, Partially Blind)

Guild Wars 2

Taimi (Limited Mobility)

Guilty Gear

Baiken (Amputee, Partially Blind)

Zato-One (Blind)

H:

Hades 2

Hephaestus (Amputee, Wheelchair User)

Honkai Impact 3rd

Bronya Zaychik (Unspecified Disability, Prosthetics User)

I:

J:

K:

King's Choice

Cyril (Paralyzed)

L:

M:

Magic Warrior Diamond Heart

Chandra Maharaj (Stutter)

Sophie Anderson (Autistic)

Valerie Amaranth (ADHD)

Zacharie Pelletier (ADHD, Autistic)

Mass Effect

Jeff "Joker" Moreau (Osteogenesis Imperfecta)

Mega Man Battle Network 3

Mamoru Ura (Heart Condition, Wheelchair User)

Mortal Kombat

Kenshi Takahashi (Blind)

N:

O:

Open Sorcery

Pisces (Wheelchair User)

Overwatch

Genji Shimada (Amputee)

Junkrat (Amputee)

Owlboy

Otus (Mute)

P:

Q:

R:

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart

Rivet (Amputee)

ReCore

Kai Brehn (Double Amputee)

S:

Sally Face

CJ (Unspecified Disability, Wheelchair User)

Sal Fisher (Facial Difference, Migraines, Prosthetic User)

Soul Calibur

Voldo (Blind)

Stardew Valley

George Mullner (Paralyzed, Wheelchair User)

T:

The Last of Us

Ellie Williams (Amputee)

U:

V:

Viva Pinata

Jardineiro (Unspecified Disability, Wheelchair User)

W:

Wolfenstein

Max Hass (Brain Damage)

X:

Y:

Z:

[crybabytecrs]

M U S E S

FEMALES / without fandom

・❥・VALERIE | [19-25] | madelyn cline ・❥・HAILEE | [19-26] | emily alyn lind ・❥・BROOKLYN | [19-25] | maia reficco ・❥・EMORY | [21-26] | sydney sweeney ・❥・DELILAH | [20-25] | kathryn newton ・❥・VICTORIA | [20-25] | abigail cowen ・❥・VIOLET | [18-25] | lily rose depp ・❥・OPHELIA | [20-26] | kristine froseth ・❥・AURORA | [19-26] | dove cameron ・❥・AYLEEN | [19-26] | jenna ortega ・❥・CASSIDY | [19-24] | hailee steinfeld ・❥・NOVA | [19-24] | grace van dien ・❥・JORDYN | [19-25] | natalia dyer ・❥・BLAIR | [20-27] | alexa demie ・❥・MADDIE | [18-24] | katie douglas

MALES / without fandom

・❥・LOGAN | [20-26] | benjamin wadsworth ・❥・MILES | [21-29] | drew starkey ・❥・AIDEN | [20-26] | jacob elordi ・❥・ELIJAH | [21-26] | rudy pankow ・❥・NOLAN | [20-25] | ross lynch ・❥・VINCE | [20-25] | gavin casalegno ・❥・FYNN | [21-27] | timothée chalamet ・❥・NIC | [20-26] | chase stokes ・❥・JUSTIN | [21-28] | thomas doherty ・❥・TONY | [34-42] | chris evans ・❥・MILO | [19-24] | joe kerry ・❥・JESSE | [21-30] | dylan o'brien ・❥・AARON | [22-29] | tyler posey ・❥・CHASE | [20-27] | cody christian ・❥・BENJI | [19-26] | christopher briney

FEMALES / with fandom

・❥・IVORY | [19-25] | ¡final girl | tatum's &' dewey’s sister | madelyn cline | — scream (1996) muse! — ・❥・MAE | [19-26] | could be a ¡final girl | stu macher’s sister | willa fitzgerald | — scream (1996) muse! — ・❥・ALYSSA | [19-25] | randy’s sister | natalia dyer | — scream (1996) muse! — ・❥・ELLIE | [18-25] | maia reficco | — scream muse! — ・❥・CASSIDY | [18-24] | john b's sister | hailee steinfeld | — outer banks muse! — ・❥・BAILEE | [19-25] | topper's sister | ester exposito | — outer banks muse! — ・❥・EVERLY | [20-26] | ¡hunter | crystal reed | — supernatural muse! — ・❥・SOFIA | [19-26] | ¡demon | young¡ megan fox | — supernatural muse! —

MALES / with fandom

・❥・MICAH | [21-26] | stu machers brother | ¡ghostface | amadeus serafini | — scream (1996) muse! — ・❥・JORDAN | [19-28] | ¡helps ghostface | jacob elordi | — scream (1996) muse! — ・❥・CAZ | [19-26] | sidney’s brother | ¡ghostface | alex fitzalan | — scream (1996) muse! — ・❥・CARDAN | [21-26] | tatum’s &' dewey's brother | rudy pankow | — scream (1996) muse! — ・❥・KIERAN | [19-25] | sarah's, rafe’s and wheezie’s brother | ¡blonde andrew garfield | — outer banks muse! — ・❥・ATLAS | [20-25] | jj's brother | gavin casalegno | — outer banks muse! — ・❥・ATTICUS | [21-27] | ¡hunter | charles melton | — supernatural muse! —

— my fandom muses are usually just for rp’s on discord, means i probably wont use them in threads on tumblr. but still, if you’re feeling like doing a canon x oc just ask!!

FEMALES / canon

・❥・SARAH CAMERON | outer banks ・❥・KIARA CARRERA | outer banks ・❥・TATUM RILEY | scream (1996) ・❥・SIDNEY PRESCOTT | scream (1996) ・❥・CLAIRE REDFIELD | resident evil ・❥・ADA WONG | resident evil

・❥・CASSIE HOWARD | euphoria ・❥・LYDIA MARTIN | teen wolf ・❥・ALLISON ARGENT | teen wolf ・❥・MAX MAYFIELD | stranger things ・❥・NANCY WHEELER | stranger things ・❥・VIOLET HARMON | ahs ・❥・ALLIE PRESSMAN | the society ・❥・ELLE TOMKINS | the society ・❥・HANNA MARIN | pretty little liars ・❥・AVA JALALI | pretty little liars: the perfectionists ・❥・NOA OLIVAR | pretty little liars: original sin ・❥・CAROLINE FORBES | the vampire diaries ・❥・KATHERINE PIERCE | the vampire diaries

MALES / canon

・❥・STU MACHER | scream (1996) ・❥・RANDY MEEKS | scream (1996) ・❥・JJ MAYBANK | outer banks ・❥・JOHN BOOKER ROUTLEDGE | outer banks ・❥・TOPPER THORNTON | outer banks ・❥・MIKE WHEELER | stranger things ・❥・STEVE HARRINGTON | stranger things ・❥・LUCAS SINCLAIR | stranger things ・❥・EDDIE MUNSON | stranger things ・❥・STILES STILINSKI | teen wolf ・❥・SCOTT MCCALL | teen wolf ・❥・LIAM DUNBAR | teen wolf ・❥・PETER PARKER | mcu / tom or andrew ・❥・STEFAN SALVATORE | the vampire diaries ・❥・EIJAH MIKAELSON | the vampire diaries ・❥・HARRY BINGHAM | the society

[crybabyteqrs]

M U S E S

FEMALES / without fandom

・❥・VALERIE | [19-25] | madelyn cline ・❥・HAILEE | [19-26] | sydney sweeney ・❥・BROOKLYN | [19-25] | maia reficco ・❥・EMERY | [21-26] | madelaine petsch ・❥・DELILAH | [20-25] | kathryn newton ・❥・VICTORIA | [20-25] | abigail cowen ・❥・VIOLET | [18-25] | lily rose depp ・❥・OPHELIA | [20-26] | kristine froseth ・❥・AURORA | [19-26] | dove cameron ・❥・VIVIENNE | [19-26] | kaylee bryant ・❥・CASSIDY | [19-24] | hailee steinfeld ・❥・JESSICA | [19-24] | josephine langford ・❥・JORDYN | [19-25] | natalia dyer ・❥・BLAIR | [20-27] | alexa demie ・❥・MADDIE | [18-24] | katie douglas

MALES / without fandom

・❥・LOGAN | [20-26] | benjamin wadsworth ・❥・MILES | [21-29] | drew starkey ・❥・AIDEN | [20-26] | jacob elordi ・❥・ELIJAH | [21-26] | rudy pankow ・❥・NOLAN | [20-25] | ross lynch ・❥・VINCE | [20-25] | gavin casalegno ・❥・FYNN | [21-27] | timothée chalamet ・❥・NIC | [20-26] | chase stokes ・❥・JUSTIN | [21-28] | thomas doherty ・❥・TONY | [34-42] | chris evans ・❥・MILO | [19-24] | joe kerry ・❥・JESSE | [21-30] | dylan o'brien ・❥・AARON | [22-29] | tyler posey ・❥・CHASE | [20-27] | cody christian ・❥・BENJI | [19-26] | christopher briney

FEMALES / with fandom

・❥・IVORY | [19-25] | ¡final girl | tatum's &' dewey’s sister | madelyn cline | — scream (1996) muse! — ・❥・MAE | [19-26] | could be a ¡final girl | stu macher’s sister | willa fitzgerald | — scream (1996) muse! — ・❥・ALYSSA | [19-25] | randy’s sister | natalia dyer | — scream (1996) muse! — ・❥・ELLIE | [18-25] | maia reficco | — scream muse! — ・❥・CASSIDY | [18-24] | john b's sister | hailee steinfeld | — outer banks muse! — ・❥・BAILEE | [19-25] | topper's sister | ester exposito | — outer banks muse! — ・❥・EVERLY | [20-26] | ¡hunter | crystal reed | — supernatural muse! — ・❥・SOFIA | [19-26] | ¡demon | young¡ megan fox | — supernatural muse! —

MALES / with fandom

・❥・MICAH | [21-26] | stu machers brother | ¡ghostface | amadeus serafini | — scream (1996) muse! — ・❥・JORDAN | [19-28] | ¡helps ghostface | jacob elordi | — scream (1996) muse! — ・❥・CAZ | [19-26] | sidney’s brother | ¡ghostface | alex fitzalan | — scream (1996) muse! — ・❥・CARDAN | [21-26] | tatum’s &' dewey's brother | rudy pankow | — scream (1996) muse! — ・❥・KIERAN | [19-25] | sarah's, rafe’s and wheezie’s brother | ¡blonde andrew garfield | — outer banks muse! — ・❥・ATLAS | [20-25] | jj's brother | gavin casalegno | — outer banks muse! — ・❥・ATTICUS | [21-27] | ¡hunter | charles melton | — supernatural muse! —

— my fandom muses are usually just for rp’s on discord, means i probably wont use them in threads on tumblr. but still, if you’re feeling like doing a canon x oc just ask!!

FEMALES / canon

・❥・SARAH CAMERON | outer banks ・❥・KIARA CARRERA | outer banks ・❥・TATUM RILEY | scream (1996) ・❥・SIDNEY PRESCOTT | scream (1996) ・❥・CLAIRE REDFIELD | resident evil ・❥・ADA WONG | resident evil ・❥・LYDIA MARTIN | teen wolf ・❥・ALLISON ARGENT | teen wolf ・❥・MAX MAYFIELD | stranger things ・❥・NANCY WHEELER | stranger things ・❥・VIOLET HARMON | ahs ・❥・ALLIE PRESSMAN | the society ・❥・ELLE TOMKINS | the society ・❥・HANNA MARIN | pretty little liars ・❥・AVA JALALI | pretty little liars: the perfectionists ・❥・NOA OLIVAR | pretty little liars: original sin ・❥・CAROLINE FORBES | the vampire diaries ・❥・KATHERINE PIERCE | the vampire diaries

MALES / canon

・❥・STU MACHER | scream (1996) ・❥・RANDY MEEKS | scream (1996) ・❥・JJ MAYBANK | outer banks ・❥・JOHN BOOKER ROUTLEDGE | outer banks ・❥・TOPPER THORNTON | outer banks ・❥・MIKE WHEELER | stranger things ・❥・STEVE HARRINGTON | stranger things ・❥・LUCAS SINCLAIR | stranger things ・❥・EDDIE MUNSON | stranger things ・❥・STILES STILINSKI | teen wolf ・❥・SCOTT MCCALL | teen wolf ・❥・LIAM DUNBAR | teen wolf ・❥・PETER PARKER | mcu / tom or andrew ・❥・STEFAN SALVATORE | the vampire diaries ・❥・EIJAH MIKAELSON | the vampire diaries ・❥・HARRY BINGHAM | the society

[macbeth-of-glamis]

my character.ai bots + their playlists

solas (savior of the fae) spotify playlist

alistair theirin (the warden) no playlist yet

abe sapien (breeding ploy) no playlist yet

amber gemstone (you stole from her, wlw) no playlist yet

gideon gemstone (he’s gay) no playlist yet

atlas park (bad influence) no playlist yet

elijah gemstone (older!pastor x younger!man) no playlist yet

hellboy (you got shot) no playlist yet

legolas greenleaf (he hates having prisoners) no playlist yet

megamind (villain x curator) no playlist yet

mezou shouji (long distance) no playlist yet

avery allen / punk rocker (close as strangers, 5sos series) no playlist yet

veronica wesson / the bassist (sex appeal, wlw, band set 1/4) no playlist yet

valerie “vixen” peterkin / the guitarist (good luck babe, wlw, band set 2/4) no playlist yet

riley allen / the vocalist (old me, nb4a, band set 3/4) no playlist yet

tiffany freeman (she’s pregnant and alone) no playlist yet

tomura shigaraki (online dating) no playlist yet

harper west / your ex (amnesia, 5sos series) no playlist yet

quinn bones / your ex (ghost of you, 5sos series) no playlist yet

harry hook (together again) spotify playlist

[enobariasdistrict2]

here’s to the female characters (including queer women, woc, disabled, or other minorities) who were constantly hated on and disrespected for the sake of an m/f ship (especially the fanon ones)

[shelfperson]

I love how the D:BH fandom is just like: Fuck canon! Everyone’s gay and everyone’s traumatized!

[onmyknees4youu]

ALEXITHYMIA | Robin Arellano

Alexithymia Masterlist (Where you can find all the parts)

Authors Note: I totally forgot that i posted part one on here, I had to wait 24 hours for it to be posted on the tags. Anyways, I have around 4 parts up right now on my Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/1253119056-𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐘𝐌𝐈𝐀-robin-arellano-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞

Robin Arellano x enemy!FemReader

You convinced yourself that nothing happened. It was just a simple walk home, you barely even spoke a word to each other the whole way.

You slouched in your chair, your thoughts blocking out the teacher's voice. All the students in your class seemed to do the same, their heads were down or they were just covering their ears— zoning out.

Robin was in this class, he sat on the opposite side of the classroom but you could still see him clearly. He looked bored out of his mind.

"Okay! I'm going to start listing the pairs out!" The teacher announced, walking to the front of the class with a clipboard in hand.

The teacher's words snapped you out of your thoughts. Pairs? What pairs?

"The first pair is Grace and Elijah." She continued to list off all of the pairs, saving the worst for last. "Last but not least, Robin and Y/N. You guys can move now."

Your eyes widened. You didn't even know what you were supposed to do, and you were partnered up with Robin? The one person you've been thinking about all day? You knew he wasn't listening, there was no way you guys were going to get a good grade on this.

You hesitantly got up, trudging your way over to Robin's desk. You sat down slowly next to him, an annoyed look on your face.

"Hey, 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙖. Looks like we're partners, huh?" He stated, a smirk appearing on his lips.

Robin and his fucking smirk. You wanted to wipe it off with a slap, but you knew that would only end with you having weeks of detention. Possibly suspension.

"Yup." You quipped, looking straight forward. The teacher walked around the classroom, handing out papers to each pair. When the paper finally lands on your desk, you snatch it, your eyes scanning the paper as you read it.

"What?" You shrieked, your eyes not believing what they just read. Robin shot you an unamused glare, looking around to make sure you didn't bring attention to yourself.

"It's so much better when you're quiet." He grabs the paper from you, reading it.

"I can't be with you! We have to switch partners. What if you get Dustin and I'll get Valerie? How's that?" You rambled, immediately raising your hand to get the teachers attention.

"Wha—no!" He whisper-shouts, grabbing your arm to put it down. He holds it on the desk, stopping you from moving it. You raise your other arm, waving it frantically to hopefully get the teachers attention. Robin grabs your other arm, placing it next to your arm that was on the table, holding them down.

"We can't switch. Did you not pay attention in class? She said these pairs are final, if you ask to switch you're just gonna make a fool out of yourself." He huffs, letting go of your arms.

"Wow, you pay attention in class?" You say, wiping off Robin's touch on your pants. It was immature, but you didn't want to get anymore thoughts about him.

He glanced at your arms that were just freshly wiped against your pants, frowning.

You notice this, you almost felt bad. But then his signature smirk appeared on his lips, his frown long gone. "I do, unlike you over there." He looks at your desk. "You just can't keep your eyes off me, can't ya?"

Your cheeks heated up, full of embarrassment. He saw you staring at him. Did he think you were a creep? Weirdo? Why should it even matter what he thought about you, you didn't like him and he didn't like you.

"N-no! I was looking at... Mike." You lied, looking away to hide your red cheeks.

"Mike?" He questioned, chuckling. "Yeah, right. He wouldn't want you anyway, have you looked in the mirror recently?"

Why was this boy so complicated? One moment he's flirting with you, the next he's worried about you, and now he's back to hating on you?

You try your best to look good at school. At least presentable. Robin doesn't really point out your flaws, but hearing him say that really hit a nerve. Who was he to talk like that? He's worn that dumb bandana almost everyday, he probably doesn't even wash it.

You didn't say anything though. Instead, you went back to your desk grabbing your backpack. You stormed out of the classroom without a glance back, the teacher screaming your name and asking where you were going.

You didn't know where you were going. Just far say form Robin. To think that he was actually worried about you, he was just doing it for his reputation.

[fandom-imagines-stories]

Part of the Family

Enzo St. John x Mikaelson! Reader

Part 1 of 4

Words: 2621

Summary: After leaving the Armory, Enzo is devastated to find that his family was a group of thieves and liars.  Determined to help your boyfriend through this, you come up with a wildly romantic solution. 

Note: Besides being in season seven of Vampire Diaries, there isn’t much else of either show’s plot. I just wanted to write a little series that I thought would be both Enzo’s romantic side and the Mikaelson’s flare for the dramatic. So no deadly threats besides family drama. Let me know if you guys like it! (Note: I’m reposting these because I really wanted to just make some minor edits before I finally finish out this series)

Warnings: Lots of Fluff (and some mild language)

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The quiet was both peaceful and maddening. You were used to the sound of jazz music in the morning and the strong smell of coffee, but this morning there was nothing. Just silence. You slowly rose from the bed and grabbed the nearest pieces of decent clothing you could find- which just happened to be your boyfriend’s favorite shirt, a pair of jeans and sandals. Your feet made almost no sound on the hardwood floor, but it was enough for Enzo to hear you coming. 

“I didn’t mean to wake you, love.” He said, looking out the window of your apartment. 

“How could you have? You haven’t made a sound at all.” You scoffed.

“Are you asking me to be louder at seven in the morning?” He turned towards you and you could see the raw emotion in his eyes. He saw you looking and quickly moved his gaze to the kitchen. “Ah, I’ve forgotten the coffee. No wonder you’re in a foul mood.” He had been acting this way ever since he had gotten back from the Armory. Something was wrong, you just couldn’t figure out what. You followed him into the kitchen and wrapped your arms around his waist, placing a light kiss on his shoulder before resting your head there.

“Enzo…” You started, kissing the crook of his neck. “What’s going on? You’ve been acting strange lately.”

“Don’t know what you mean, darling.” He poured coffee into your mug and handed it back to you. You pulled yourself up onto the counter and sipped the delicious warm liquid. 

“You haven't played your guitar in days, you won't go out of the apartment, and every time I try to talk to you you seem completely distant.” Even now, he was looking off, not really hearing you. “Enzo!” His gaze snapped to you.

“I’m fine love. Really.” He kissed your cheek as he walked past. Still not convinced, you followed him to the living room where the two of you sat in silence. You took a deep breath, wincing at your own words.

“It’s the Armory, isn’t it? Your family.”

“I said that I’m fine!” He snapped. “Maybe I’m just sick of all your bloody questions.” You scoffed, narrowing your eyes at him and setting the mug on the table. 

“You’re so afraid of being alone, Enzo.” You stood and grabbed your car keys. “Maybe you should stop pushing away the people who care about you.” He didn’t even move his gaze from the floor as you slammed the door of the apartment behind you. 

Enzo rubbed his eyes. He knew that he shouldn’t have snapped at you. He was tired and hurt over the fact that his family wasn’t at all what he dreamed they would be. They were quite the opposite, actually. He feared that he was exactly like them; a lying, heartless beast who only cared about the ends instead of the means. Looking back at his life only made him see how similar he was to them. And it scared him more than he wished it would. 

-

Bonnie gave you the ‘I told you so’ look from across the cafe table. You rolled your eyes. Although your family and the remaining Bennett witch had never gotten along, you had become best friends with both her, Caroline, and Elena. It still hurt to think that you would never see two of your closest friends together again all because of Kai’s stupid curse. 

“Don’t say it.” You begged taking a long sip of the new coffee you ordered. She held up her hands and smiled innocently.

“I have no idea what you mean.” She too drank from the cup in front of her. “It’s not like I’ve been telling you for the past year that Enzo is a total dick who is so undeserving of you.”

“We had an argument, Bonnie.” You sighed. “We didn’t break up so stop talking about him like we did.” 

“I always talk about him like this.” You pegged your bunched up napkin at her and fell back in your seat. “Look, Y/N, I know you care about him, but I saw what he was like in the Armory. He was so determined to figure out who his family was, I think when he found out who they really were… he broke.”

“I know and I want to help him. I just don’t know how.” You thought of what your life was like compared to his. “I don’t exactly know what it’s like to not have a family.” Every moment of your life was surrounded with memories of your twin brother Kol, or your younger sister Rebekah, or of course your two loving- but insanely protective- older brothers; Elijah and Niklaus. Your siblings meant everything to you, and it was hard to imagine what your thousand years would have been like without them. 

“Try to make him feel like he’s a part of something.” Bonnie suggested. Despite her dislike of Enzo, a part of her did like to think of him as a somewhat ally. She also cared deeply about you and she wanted you to be happy, even if it was with Enzo. “Make him see that he isn’t alone.” 

-

“What the hell do you want?” Damon snapped, narrowing his eyes at his old friend standing before him. Enzo pushed passed him into the house. “Come on in.” Damon slammed the door and followed Enzo into his living room.

“I need a drink.” He muttered, finding Damon’s favorite bourbon and poured himself a glass. He drank it quickly and poured another. Damon snatched the bottle away from him.

“Sorry buddy, but I am not your personal liquor store.” He poured a glass for himself and placed the bottle away from Enzo. “What’s wrong with you anyway? Where’s your obnoxious British swagger?”

“Let’s just say I’ve had a rough week.” 

“Ah yes, the rest of the St. John psycho clan…” Damon started. Enzo shot him a look. “So your family sucks. Join the club.” 

“It’s not just that…” Enzo sighed heavily. “It’s Y/N.”

“So this is a lover’s spat? My favorite.” He leaned against the table with a smirk. “What did the female half of the Devil Twins do now?”

“Y/N didn’t do anything. I snapped at her this morning after she asked about… them.” 

“Let me guess, she wants to meet the parents?” Damon said sarcastically. 

“Can you take anything seriously?” Enzo growled. Damon wiggled his eyebrows mischievously.

“Nope.” He ushered Enzo onto the couch who laid down, arm slung over his face. “Maybe this is just your turning point. I mean, we all kind of knew that the two of you wouldn’t work.” He moved his arm so he could look at Damon.

“What?”

“Yeah, I mean, sure it was ‘cute’ at first. The two sociopaths of Mystic Falls united by their undying need for mayhem and death.” He gagged. “But we knew it wasn’t going to last. Her family puts each other in coffins, you’re claustrophobic, she has daddy issues, you had a thing for my mom- the list goes on.” Enzo propped himself up on his elbows.

“You think we should split up?” 

“Of course not.” Damon took a long drink of bourbon. “Have you not been listening to a word I just said?” Enzo’s brows furrowed in confusion.

“Did I miss something?” He wondered, fully sitting up on the couch. Damon rolled his eyes and moved behind the sofa to get more bourbon. 

“I’m Damon freaking Salvatore! Am I really going to tell you to go with what everyone else thinks?” He put his hand on his chest in mock offense. “It’s like you don’t know me at all.” 

“So you’re saying not to split up?” Damon smacked the back of his head and Enzo growled.

“Do I need to spell it out for you? Think about it. Everyone thought that Elena was making a horrible decision when she chose me. Despite the fact that she is in a witchy coma for the next sixty years, we still held onto the idea of spending our lives together. Exhibit B; everyone said that Stefan and Caroline were the perfect couple and they were going to live happily ever after- until he made the dick move to run off with Valerie even after we killed Rayna.” Instead of pouring a glass, he just took a swig from the bottle. “The point is: the world is full of assholes who are often wrong. So don’t listen to them.” Enzo blew out a long breath and fell back onto the couch. 

“I suppose you’re right.” He chuckled.

“Of course I’m right.” Damon lifted him up from his seat and started pushing him towards the door. “So go find your hot psycho original vampire and make sweet love to her for all I care. Whatever gets you out of my house.”

“Why did we stop being mates again?” Enzo asked sarcastically when he was shoved outside.

“You tried to kill my girlfriend, remember?” Damon thought for a moment. “Then again, I did try to kill yours on multiple occasions so I guess we’re even.” He laughed to himself. “There was this one time, after we-” He stopped the sentence abruptly, remembering that he was standing in front of Y/N’s current boyfriend, so revealing their dirty past relationship was probably a bad idea. “Nevermind. Now go.” He finished and slammed the door. Enzo thought about everything he had said and knew what he needed to do. 

-

He found you sitting back in the apartment, with an extremely determined look on your face. When you saw him come in, you stood. You opened your mouth to speak, but he stopped you.

“I’m sorry.” He blurted. You cocked your head to the side.

“For what?”

“Shouting at you this morning. I’ve been thinking ever since I got back from the Armory, panicking really.” He explained. “What if I’m just like them? I’ve lied and cheated and killed to get what I want, much like they have to add to their supernatural collection. I was angry at myself and I took it out on you. I’m sorry.” To his surprise, you laughed.

“You don’t need to apologize, Enzo.” You stepped towards him, placing a hand on his cheek. “God knows I’ve started my fair share of brawls between us.” He leaned into your hand, the tips of your fingers tangling in his hair. It took all of his strength to pull away and continue.

“I haven’t finished.” He paced across the room and your hand fell to your side. “I’m not going to be able to just move past this. I need time. I need to try and figure out what I’m supposed to do now.” 

“I know.” You interjected. “I want to help you, Enzo. I want to help you get through all of this.”

“No.” He said bluntly. “I need to do this on my own.” You thought that you could let it go. That you could let him go off on his own to figure things out by himself. But you couldn’t.

“No you don’t.” You snapped. “Enzo, you don’t have to do this alone.”

“It is my family. I need to do this.”

“They may be your blood, but they are not your family.” You put your hands on either side of his face. His eyes were glistening.

“Then I shall never have one?” His expression was so sad, it crushed you. One solution came to mind and it made your body shiver with nerves.

“If you want a family…” You paused and studied him. You knew that you wanted this, but would he? “Become part of mine.” His puzzled expression pushed you further. “Your whole life, you’ve been wanting to be a part of something. You’ve wanted a place to belong. I can give that to you.” 

“Y/N, what are you saying.” 

“I’m saying,” you took a deep breath. “Lorenzo St. John… Will you marry me?” His eyes went wide and for a moment your heart sank. But then he smiled, sending a bright feeling through you, like a ball of light traveling through your veins. 

“Are you serious?” He asked and you nodded. He lifted you off the ground, spinning around and laughing. “Yes. Of course yes!” Your lips collided as you continued to spin. He set you down on your feet, your arms still draped around his neck. “Though you have robbed me of making the large romantic gesture of proposing.” 

“Well,” you grinned, taking his hand. “Let me make it up to you.”

-

You curled your toes around the bedsheets and released them, feeling the breeze come in from the open window. You felt a hand playing with your hair and you turned to face Enzo. He twisted a strand around his finger then pushed it away from your face. 

“Hello love.” He purred, placing a soft kiss on your forehead. You sighed with content. He wrapped his arms around you and you laid your head on his chest. The moment couldn’t be more perfect. Until you realized…

“You’re going to have to meet them.” You blurted suddenly. He pulled away so he could look at you.

“What?”

“My siblings. You’re going to have to meet them.” He chuckled.

“You’re worried about that?”

“Yes!” You exclaimed. “I would like to be married in New Orleans, since it is the closest thing I’ve had to having a real home.”

“That’s perfectly fine with me.” He said, pulling you into his arms again. You pushed away and sat up.

“I don’t think you understand. We’re not...” You paused to search for the right word. “Normal. Nor are they very hospitable when it comes to strangers.” He sat up next to you, his fingers drawing circles on your back. “We need a plan.” 

“I highly doubt-” He started but you cut him off.

“Freya will probably be defensive at first, but if you do nothing to threaten us, she’ll warm up to you. Rebekah will try and get you to give her a reason to hate you, so you’ll have to make sure to be careful. Eventually she’ll accept us since she’s always been a sucker for a good romance. Kol will be fine with anything that brings a party.” You turned to face him, a very serious look on your face. “Elijah is the one you want to impress. He’s the only one who can stop Klaus from killing you.”

“Stop Klaus from doing what?” Enzo exclaimed.

“Niklaus is very temperamental when it comes to his sibling’s relationships with other people. He always fears that we will abandon him for somebody else. So when he discovers a romance, it is rare that our significant others survive the encounter.” 

“And you want me to meet him?” He scoffed. “And then tell him we’re getting married.” You snatched up Enzo’s shirt that you had worn earlier from the bedpost.

“My siblings being a part of our wedding is really important to me Enzo. Even the ones with murderous tendencies.” You left out the fact that all of you tended to go on killing sprees from time to time- yourself included. He sighed and pulled you in for a long, passionate kiss.

“Well if I am killed because I love you it will have been worth it.” You pouted your lips sarcastically.

“You’re so sweet.” You said, pressing your lips to his again, but pushing away quickly. “We’re still going.” He groaned and fell back on the bed. You rolled your eyes and located the rest of your clothes, barely able to contain the turning bundle of excitement and nerves rolling around your stomach. It was time to go home.

-

Keeping Reading to: Meet the Mikaelsons

General Tag: @rae-gar-targaryen; @takemepedropascal; @childhood-imagination;  @mylovegoesto; @yellowbadgergirl; @itmejado; @suckmyapplejacks

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Today, I want to give an update on our buddy systems!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Even though our Debbie is not-so-little and almost ready to marry out, she still has her wards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Her final buddies are Opal and Ulrike!!!!!!!!!!! Which is just perfect, because they both love to hang out in the rec room anyways!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (a/n: Debbie was assigned other kids but she swapped them for Opal and Ulrike, Christina just didn’t notice)

Debbie used to have Rory, but when I went to take the picture I realized he already became a Child!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Time sure flies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When Debbie marries out, Louise will be a teen, so Louise will inherit Opal and Ulrike!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next up: my sweet and wonderful Holy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She looks after Nicole, Sally, and Theodore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course, Holy is usually in the garden, so Nicole takes the most care of Theodore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don’t mind, because as of late Holy has acquired another buddy... Ida!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :( Ida needs to be taught how to be a proper and gentle woman of God, which is Holy’s new task!!!!!!!!!!

Speaking of Ida... I decided to help nurture her innate feminine sense of responsibility and motherhood by giving her the most buddies!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ida is in charge of Louise, Petunia, Valerie, and Wyatt!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course, Petunia is quite a handful and Wyatt is still young enough to need his mommy, so I help her out there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Men are incapable of caring for or nurturing children, so they aren’t “buddies” in a traditional sense, but Elijah and Mark deserve an honorable mention!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Elijah is trying SO hard to help Mark catch up in school and it just warms my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In fact, I’ve heard Mark slip up and call Elijah “dad”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They don’t like to talk about it - oh, men and their stoicism!!!!!!!!!!!!

Baby X isn’t here yet, but when they are my special and precious little blessing will be Holy’s buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only the best for my baby :D

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Hi I'm alive :3

Anyway I figured I might update y'all with an OC LORE DROP!!!

This is a Valeri lore drop, along with Flamthrower- or in my AU, I hc his name to be Elijah (he seems like the type)

Tw??? Uh, teen parents/pregnancy bc yes I traumatized them like that.

So a lot of this is taken from discord too

Ty @soupghetti for making me cry/j

And no, the baby's name is not Gio.jr, that was a placeholder name.

And ty to all my other mutuals for the Hcs too!!! I love em!!! Also, some art :3

Yippie!!! I'll probably do another list explaining their son n stuff, unless y'all go thru my asks and do it.

Also, this-

Yup, yup. Man, I love traumatizing my OCs lmao

[eydika]

eydika’s name list 2.0

more... names because the first name list I made isn’t enough anymore

A

Abaddon

Abbey / Abbie

Abel

Ace

Ada

Adam

Adrien

Agnes

Aiden

Akari

Alaska

Alchemy

Alec / Alex / Alexa

Alessi / Alessia

Alexis

Aliana / Alianna

Alice

Alison

Alistair

Alivia

Allie / Ally

Alpha

Alya

Amber

Amelia

Amity

Amos

Amy

Andie / Andy

Andrew

Andromeda

Angel

Anita

Anna / Anne

Annabelle / Annie

Apollo

Apple

Apricot

April

Archer / Archie

Arden

Ares

Argus

Ariel

Aron / Aaron / Auron

Arrow

Artemis

Arthur

Artis

Arya

Ash / Asher

Aspen / Aspyn

Astrid

Athena

Atlas

Atticus

Aubrey / Audrey

Audio

Auger

Auggie

August

Aurelia

Aurora

Austin

Autumn

Ava / Avaline / Avalon / Aveline

Avery / Avrey

Aya

B

Baby

Barbie

Basil

Bea / Bee

Bean

Beatrice / Beatriz

Bébé

Beck / Beckett

Beetle

Bella / Belle

Beryl

Betty

Bijou

Billie

Birdie

Bishop

Bitter

Blair / Blaire

Blaise

Bloom

Blue / Blu

Boheme

Bonnie

Bowie

Briar

Bridget

Brina

Brody

Bryson

Bunny

Byron

C

Cade / Cadea / Caden

Cairo

Cal / Calum

Caleb

Callie

Calliope

Calvin

Cameron

Candace

Canopy

Carly / Carlie

Carol / Caroline

Carter

Casper

Cassandra

Cassius

Catherine

Celia

Cetus

Chance

Charlotte

Cherry

China

Chip

Chloe

Cian

Cinnamon

Civet

Clara / Clary / Clarabelle

Claire

Clementine

Cleo

Clover

Cobalt

Colby

Colt / Colten

Constance

Cooper

Cora

Corey

Corvus

Cosmo

Cricket

Cynthia

Cyra

Cyrus

D

Dacre

Daisy

Dakota

Dalia

Dallas

Damien

Dana

Dandelion

Dandy

Dante

Daphne

Darby / Darcy

Darius

Darla

Davina / Divina

Davos

Dawn

Deacon

Deb

December

Deja

Delaney

Delta

Demi

Denim

Denver

Desmond

Dexter

Diego

Digit

Dion / Dior

DJ

Doe

Domino

Donna

Doran

Dorothy / Dot / Dottie

Douglas

Dune

Dusk

Dylan

E

Eachan

Ebele

Ebony

Echo

Eden

Edris

Effi / Effie

Egan

Elijah

Eliza

Ella / Ellie

Elliot

Ellis

Elodie

Elsbeth / Elspeth

Elsie

Elyse

Embla

Emily

Emlyn

Emma

Emmett

Emory

Erica

Erin

Ernest

Ernie

Esryn

Estelle

Ethan

Eugene

Eva / Eve / Evie

Evan

Evangeline

F

Fae / Fee

Faith

Fawn

Fawke

Felix

Fenris

Fergus

Ferris

Fig / Figgy

Finbar

Fizz

Fletcher

Fleur

Flint

Flora / Florence

Forrest

Fox

Frankie

Freya

G

Gage

Gaia

Gavin

Gemma

Gene / Genesis / Genevieve

Gigi

Gil

Giselle

Gladys

Gloom

Gloria / Glory

Goldie

Grace / Gracie

Greta

Griffin

Gus

H

Hadley

Hailey

Hana

Harlow

Harmony

Harper

Hawk

Hayden

Hazel

Hector

Henley

Henry

Hera / Hero

Honey / Honeydew

Hope

Hunter

I

Ian / Ion

Idris

Ieni

Iesha

Illori

Ilya

Imelda

Imogen

Imp

India

Indira

Ingrid

Irina

Iris

Isaac

Isara

Isla

Ivory / Ivy

Izzy

J

Jack / Jackie

Jade

Jake

Janice / Janis

Jason

Jasper

Jay / Joy

Jenan

Jericho

Jerry

Jibo

Jill

Jinx

Joan

Jude / Judith

Juleka

Juli / Julip

June / Juno

Juniper

Jupiter

Justice

K

Kaiven

Kale

Kappa

Kayla

Kellen

Kelly

Kes

Kimber

Kitana

Kitty

Kiwi

Knox

Kris

Kristy / Kirsty

Krull

Kumo

L

Laken

Lana

Lapse

Lark

Laurel

Lavender

Lemon

Lenka

Leo / Leon / Leonie

Levitt

Liberty

Lilac

Lilith

Lima

Lindsey

Locus / Lotus

Lottie

Luca / Luka

Lucia / Lucie / Lucy

Lucille

Lucky

Luis

Luna / Louna

Luther

Lux

Lynn

M

Mabel / Mable / Maple

Madison

Mae / May

Maeve

Magnolia

Mango

Mantis

March

Marcia / Marcy

Margaux / Margo / Margot

Marina

Marion

Marley

Marmalade

Mars

Martha

Mary

Mason

Maude

Maura

Maxine

Maya

Meadow

Medea

Melancholia

Melba

Memphis

Mercedes

Mercy

Mick

Milan

Milla

Millenia

Milo

Mina / Mona

Minerva

Minnie

Minnow

Miron

Misery

Mona

Monday

Montgomery

Monty

Morrigan

Morwenna

Myrtle

N

Nana

Nancy

Nasira

Nate

Nathaniel

Naveed

Navy

Ned

Nefarian

Ness

Nestor

Never

Newt

Nikki

Noah

Nora

Norma

Nova

Nutmeg

Nye

Nyx

O

Octa

October

Odessa

Olive / Olivia

Ollie

Omega

Omen

Onyx

Opal

Ophelia

Oriana / Orion

Oscar / Oskar

Otis

Owen

Ozzy / Ozzie

P

Paige

Paisley

Parker

Pat / Pattie

Paula / Paola

Pea / Peach

Pebble

Penelope

Pepper

Pepsi

Percy

Petrichor

Philippa

Philomena

Phoebe

Phoenix

Piccolo

Pip / Piper

Pixie

Poe

Pollux

Pomeline

Poppy

Portia

Primrose

Q

Queen

Quentin

Quibble

Quincy

Quinn

R

Rachel

Radian

Ransom

Raven

Ray

Razzia

Rebus / Remus

Reverie

Rhubarb

Rick

Rider / Ryder

Rigby

Rilla

Roach

Robin

Rory

Rosa / Rosalie

Rose

Roux

Rowan

Roxanne / Roxie / Roxy

Ruben

Ruby

Rune

S

Sabina / Sabine / Sabrina

Sable

Sadie

Saffron

Sage / Saige

Salem

Sam / Samantha / Sammie

Savant

Savian

Scarlett

Scotty

Scout

Sean

Sesame

Shea

Skye / Skylar

Sloane

Solomon

Spencer

Sprout

Star

Stella

Sunny

Sybil

Syc

Symphony

T

Tabea

Tabitha / Tabs

Tali / Talia

Tasha

Tate

Tau

Temper

Tharan

Theodora / Theodosia

Theros

Thimble

Thirteen

Thorn

Tia

Tilda

Tina

Topaz

Tora / Torian

Trinity

Trixie

Trope

Tulip

Turnip

Twig

U

Ukiyo

Umara

Umbra

Ursa

V

Valentin

Valerie

Valora

Vargas

Vaughn

Vector

Vega / Vegas

Velvet

Venus

Vera

Vernon

Vesper

Vinette

Violet

Vivek

Volt

W

Waverly

Wednesday

Wendy

Wes

Whisper

William

Willow

Winnie

Winona

Winter

Wish

Wren

X + Y + Z

Xena / Xenia

Xeno / Xenos

Yuki

Yuri

Zafira

Zaria

Zephyr

Zero

Zoe / Zoelle

Zona

Zyra

LAST NAMES

Abbot

Abernathy

Alton

Arcanum

Ashe

Astor

Badger

Balker

Bass

Bennett

Benton

Blake

Bleu

Blunt

Blythe

Cable

Cabot

Cain

Carter

Carver

Castillo

Choi

Clemonte

Coldwell

Collins

Colt

Craft

Craven

Crimson

Croft

Dabney

Danvers

Dayholt

Delpy

Driver

Dyer

Eades

Edge

Epithet

Epps

Evert

Farley

Fell

Fenner

Fig

Finch

Findlay

Fletcher

Foley

Fowler

Fray

Freud

Frost

Geller

Gill

Guest

Hale

Hapley

Harp

Hart

Hearst

Hooper

Hunt

Hyde

Ivy

Jinx

Keller

Kersey

Kingsley

Knight

Knox

Kraft

Krav

Laveau

Lecter

Lock / Lockwood

Lowell

Lush

Marr

Mills

Mist

Morgan

Morrison

Murray

Myers

Oaks

Patel

Pierce

Pike

Powell

Price

Pruitt

Quint

Quiver

Random

Ripley

Ryder

Sears

Sloane

Sparks

Stele

Strom

Sutton

Talbot

Tate

Thorne

Twig

Twist

Tycho

Utley

Valentine

Vance

Vaughn

Vos

Walker

Wallow

Weaver

Webb

Wiley

Wilkes

Winston

Wreath

Wright

Wrong

York

Zella

Zepeda

[myownantichrist]

Boys

A

Andrew vs. Aaron

Alan vs. Alexander

Aiden vs. Adam

B

Brennan vs. Brayden

Brandon vs. Braxton

Bentley vs. Brimley

C

Cayden vs. Camden

Cole vs. Cameron

Cade vs. Chandler

D

Denver vs. Dallas

Deklan vs. Dylan

David vs. Dennis

E

Ethan vs. Ezra

Eitan vs. Elijah

Emmanuel vs. Eden

F

Fabio vs. Ferdinand

Finnegan vs. Finley

Fernando vs. Frankie

G

Gavin vs. Gus

Gumby vs. Gerrick

George vs. Grant

H

Harper vs. Harley

Hayden vs. Henry

Harlow vs. Hank

I

Ian vs. Ivan

Indigo vs. Iris

Indiana vs. Iris

J

John vs. Jericho

Jacob vs. Jameson

Jasper vs. Jedidiah

K

Kayden vs. Koa

Kent vs. Kyle

Kevin vs. Konner

L

Lars vs. Liam

Levi vs. Lance

Lester vs. Lorenzo

M

Michael vs. Matthew

Maverick vs. Mason

Madison vs. Micah

N

Nolan vs. Nathan

Niko vs. Nathaniel

Nicholas vs. Nate

O

Ocean vs. Oscar

Orville vs. Otis

Otto vs. October

P

Patrick vs. Percy

Preston vs. Paisley

Parker vs. Passion

Q

Quincy vs. Quinn

Quada vs. Quinten

Quailen vs Quidditch

R

Raven vs. Riley

Rowan vs. Rod

Ray vs. Roy

S

Skylar vs. Scott

Storm vs. Steven < my favourite name for a son, if I ever have one..

Sorin vs. Solomon

T

Trevor vs. Travis

Todd vs. Taylor

Taytum vs. Tanner

U

Ulysses vs. Uman

Umbo vs. Uno

Utah vs. Usher

V

Vance vs. Vincent

Vern vs. Vayde

Vernon vs. Vayden

W

Walter vs. Wyatt

Wade vs. Winter

Wallace vs. Whisper

X

Xenon vs. Xayden

Xayler vs. Xavier

Xandon vs. Xennan

Y

Yvonne vs. Yonder

Yuletide vs. Yasser

Yancy vs. Yancer

Z

Zeeland vs. Zayden

Zion vs. Zenon

Zander vs. Zenner

Girls

A

Acacia vs. Alexa

Aurora vs. Annalise

Avonna vs. Alessandra

B

Brogan vs. Brooklyn

Bianca vs. Brigitta

Bailey vs. Brynn

C

Carlotta vs. Christine

Cheyenne vs. Cescily

Cecilia vs. Cassidy

D

Diedra (pronounced Dee-ay-druh) vs. Delilah

Devia vs. Daytona

Dakota vs. Darcy

E

Evonna vs. Eliana

Emerald vs. Evangeline

Eden vs. Eliza

F

Felicity vs. Fiona

Faith vs. Faye

Flavia (pronoucned Flah-wee-uh) vs. Flora

G

Grace vs. Gretchen

Genesis vs. Galaxy

Gabriella vs. Greta

H

Harper vs. Hope

Holly vs. Hailee

Harmony vs. Harvest

I

Imogene vs. Ivy

Isabella vs. Iris

Irene vs. Ingrid

J

Jessica vs. Jacinda

Jade vs. Juniper

Joanna vs. Joy

K

Kaleidoscope (Kallie for short) vs. Kaylee

Kennedy vs. Kendall

Katelyn vs. Katrina

L

Lacey vs. Linsey

Lynnea (proncounced Lynn-ay-uh) vs. Liberty

Lara vs. Lola

M

Morgan vs. Madison

Mackenzie vs. Miranda

Marissa vs. Monica

N

Nora vs. Natalie

Nevaeh (pronounced Nev-ay-uh) vs. Nicole

Niki vs. Noelle

O

Ophelia vs. Ocean

Olivia vs. Onna

Opal vs. October

P

Passion vs. Primrose

Penelope vs. Pixie

Pandora vs. Palace

Q

Quintessa vs. Quincy

Quaila vs. Quilala (Kwi–lah-lah)

Queen vs. Quiencia (Kwee-ence-ee-uh)

R

Reyna vs. Riley

Rosanna vs. Rosemary

Rhonda vs. Rodica (Roe-dee-kuh)

S

Skylar vs. Skye

Serena vs. Simone

Shailey vs. Sienna

T

Tessa vs. Taylor

Tia vs. Tiana

Taytum vs. Trixie

U

Una vs. Uta

Ulyssia (You-liss-ee-uh) vs. Umba

Ula vs. Ursula

V

Violet vs. Vylette

Veronica vs. Victoria

Valencia vs. Valerie

W

Wynona vs. Whitney

Wynter vs. Whisper

Willow vs. Wanda

X

Xaila vs. Xara

Xana vs. Xenon

Xavier vs. Xena

Y

Yasmin vs. Yvonne

Yvette vs Yolanda

Yori vs. Yaya

Z

Zayara vs. Zion

Zayana vs. Zoey

Zen vs. Zara

Final questions!

Your name (first and middle): Chloe Elizabeth.

Do you like it? Yeah.

What your parents almost named you: Clara.

Your favorite girl’s name (first and middle): I don't know.

List five unique names of girls you have met:

List five girl’s names you don’t like:

List five girls name you really like:

Your first best friend’s name: Janice.

Your siblings names: -

The name of the first pet that you loved: Brandy.

What you would be named if you were the opposite gender: Ian. Ew.

[embeanwrites]

Finding Home Gavin Reed x Reader

Chapter 12

Masterlist

A/N: One of my editors is in love with Kamski, so she took the lead with this one! Before she added to the chapter it was about three pages shorter haha Follow her @kakyoweenie

I woke up Saturday morning around 10 to a phone call. I didn’t even bother checking who it was before answering.

“Hello?”

“Did I wake you up?” It was Tina. I yawned.

“Yeah, but I needed to get up soon anyway. I’m hanging out with a friend from grad school in a couple hours. What’s up?”

“I just wanted to check up on you. I tried texting you last night to make sure you were okay…was it really that bad?” I chuckled.

“No, it was really fun which was the worst part. Whenever my work or Cyberlife comes up he just shuts down and acts like an ass. I can’t be around someone who doesn’t even understand why I do what I do.”

“That makes sense.” Tina said softly.

“Tina, I’m not a baby, I’m going to be alright. It’s just Gavin, it’s not like he’s the only man in Detroit.”

“That’s true.” She sighed. “I’m sorry I kinda tried to force you guys together. You guys are really different, but there’s something about both of you that I thought would work really well together.”

“Yeah, it’s alright. On the bright side I’m looking forward to tomorrow! Do you want me to wear a suit or a dress to the wedding?”

“Both me and Valerie are letting our best people decide what they want to wear! Our colors are blush pink and light yellow.”

“Alright I’ll think about it and get back to you, but right now I have to get ready for this meeting. I’ll see you tomorrow!” We said bye and I sighed. I stretched and went to my closet.

I still felt angry from the night before. Gavin’s words echoed in my mind; “Why don’t you ask Eli in between him trying to impress you?” If he wanted to play that way, then fine we would play that way.

I stepped out of the automatic taxi in a spaghetti strap summer dress that stopped right before my knees and a pair of gladiator sandals. Eli's house was striking, dark smooth metal reflected the stunningly kept grounds and the floor to ceiling windows sparkled in the sunlight. I walked up the pathway leading to the front door, running my hands over the railing that followed the path, enjoying the lake breeze that washed away the intense summer heat till I got to the door, pressing the bell, and fussing with my phone and purse till a Chloe android opened the door and caught me by surprise, hand still buried in my purse.

“Dr. (L/n), Elijah’s waiting for you in the media room, please follow me.” She turned around and started walking. I followed her down a long hallway that opened into a multitude of rooms, all beautifully decorated, if not a bit coldly. The house didn't feel very cozy or appear to be lived in at all, the perfect modernist home with all its amenities but devoid of all the family photos, the dings on the wall and the frumpy old chairs you'd had since your first apartment. It was lonely, I concluded, as Chloe finally stopped at one of the rooms, where Eli was sprawled on a couch facing away from us, but as Chloe opened the tinted glass door, he turned and grinned at me.

"(Y/n)!" Eli greeted me opening his arms up in welcome as he got up from the couch, moving to meet me halfway into the room. He looked good, tired, his hair in a messy little bun, dark smudges under his eyes, but relaxed in a soft looking black v-neck, and a comfortable looking pair of black joggers. I laughed as I walked into his arms, hugging him tightly, and screeching when he lifted me and twirled me around before setting me back down.

"How many times have I told you not to do that Eli!" I said, still chuckling a bit, as he guided me towards the couch he was just sitting on.

"Hmm, it's been too long I can't recall." He said, stroking his chin mockingly and winking at me before that toothy grin returned. I shoved his shoulder lightly

"You best not be putting all the blame on me Mister Hot-Shot C.E.O!" I joked, as I sat down next to him.

"Oh I would never, but I do remember a certain doctoral candidate choosing a university as far away from Detroit as she could get.” Elijah said pointedly. I huffed a laugh at him, not really knowing what to say. “What are you watching?” I asked, pointing to the TV.

“Ah, President Warren is giving an update on android laws.” He scoffed, his face contorting into a sneer for a moment, before relaxing into an expression of mild displeasure.

“Anything I need to worry about?” I mused after a moment, Elijah didn’t hide his distaste for the president well.

He barked out a laugh, “No, she’s said nothing of value, but when does she? It’s interesting that they keep stalling, you’d think they’d be eager to put in place some sort of laws.” I nodded in agreement. He turned the tv off and turned on the sofa to face me, settling his arm over the back of the couch and leaning in towards me. “But I didn’t invite you over to talk about politics or android laws.”

“Yes, I believe I was invited over because you have a pool?” We both laughed. Eli was still very close, staring intently at me, his cerulean eyes moving all over my face, finally stopping at my eyes. He didn’t break eye contact as he lifted a hand and slowly brushed a stray piece of hair behind my ear. I smiled softly, looking up at him through my lashes and murmuring a soft ‘thank you.’

This was bordering on too much, I felt guilty leading him on, I needed to get this visit back on track, to ask about Gavin, but I had to be careful, I didn’t want Elijah to react the same way Gavin had last night. I pulled away from Eli, moving to a more reasonable distance. His face dropped for a second, but he quickly remedied that, a cool smirk resting easy on his features. I worried my lip between my teeth for a moment, trying to think how to start this conversation.

“You know Elijah, for as long as we’ve known each other, I really don’t know much about you.” I said, quirking my lips in a smirk mirroring his.

“Ah but you know all the interesting bits (Y/n).” He said, quirking a brow, and folding his arms over his chest loosely, a defensive but not totally unapproachable position.

I sighed, already regretting what I was about to do, and reached my hands out to grab his, capturing one of his hands between the two of mine. “I just, this is hard for me to say Eli, but I’ve had a hard time in Detroit, and I’ve missed my old friends so much and it made me realize I haven’t been a very good one to you. I shared so much with you, I just don’t want to lose you too, not because I never gave you a chance to share or didn’t make you feel as comfortable with me as I do with you.” I implored, my eyes wide and watery, from shame and real emotion, I had been a shitty friend, he seemed so lonely in this big empty house and I never reached out.

Elijah took a deep inhale before pulling me into him, and wrapping me in a deep hug, his nose buried in my neck. He let me go after a moment, and tried to run a hand through his hair, but felt the bun at the back of his head and stopped. “I’m uh, flattered (Y/n).” He coughed awkwardly before continuing. “I haven’t been much of a people person in a long time, and even when we were close I never wanted to burden you with my problems, I wanted to get to know you better.” He said, not quite meeting my eyes as he spoke, until that last bit, when he finally looked up and gave me a small grin.

“Hm, I remember you always liked games, how about we trade a question for a question? That way we both get to learn a little more about each other.” I offered, and he laughed.

“Alright, that seems fair, but I’m pretty sure that’s just open ended twenty questions.” I scoffed and rolled my eyes, “Oh? Do you have a better suggestion then?” I asked, quirking a brow and putting my hands on my hips, mockingly defensive. “No no, it’s alright. I’ll go first.” He said in between fading laughs, he brought a hand to his chin, jokingly stroking his goatee. “Hmm, What got you into writing about androids the way you do?”

“That’s an easy one, Eli.” I teased. “Just because their blood is a different color doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be equal. It’s the same as skin tone, gender, sexuality, and everything else that makes us all a little different. Where did you grow up?”

“Ann Arbor. What about you?”

“Detroit until I was 10, after that my family moved so much, I couldn’t even pick a place to name.”

“We never moved growing up, sometimes I wish we had. It was so boring being trapped in the same place for my whole life.”

“Is your family still around?”

“My mom, dad and half-brother are all still alive. What about your family?”

“My mom died of cancer three years ago. You know my dad Hank Anderson; he works for the DPD. My half brother Cole died when I was younger. Were you close with your brother growing up?”

“Half-brother, and no, he stayed with his mom, we never really spent time together, when we did we didn’t get along well, he’s an arrogant prick. What about Connor?”

“What do you mean?”

“How does he fit into your family?”

“I consider him a little brother. What’s his name, your half brother?”

“Gavin. Do you mind that Connor’s an android?”

I held back a gasp, I hadn’t thought Gavin would be Eli’s brother, possibly Gavin had to work a case involving Elijah in some way, but family? I guess they did look pretty similar when I thought about it, but maybe it was just a coincidence. “Of course not, Eli! You should know by now I have no problems with androids. Do you talk to your half-brother ever?”

“Holidays, my dad forces us together, but that’s it. Why are you so curious about him?”

“What am I not allowed to ask questions?” I said teasingly, hoping Elijah couldn’t see through me. “I just want to know more about you.” I gave him a soft smile and he seemed to relax.

“Yes, you’re allowed to ask questions and that one counts!” Overdramatically, I gasped and laughed. “I only have a few more questions, (Y/n).”

“Let me ask mine first!”

“It’s my turn.” He teased.

“Fine.”

“Are you seeing anyone right now?” He asked earnestly, his normal smirk was gone, a soft hopeful expression.

I paused, knowing what he was getting at. I didn’t want to lie to him, but the truth was vague enough it wasn’t too misleading I didn’t think.

“It’s um, it’s complicated, but no, not really.” I said, staring at my hands, not wanting to see his reaction.

“Oh.”

“Yeah, it’s weird, but I think whatever it was is pretty much over.” I laughed awkwardly.

“Ah. I’m sorry if it’s sad, but I’m not too sorry to hear that.” I looked up at him, and he grinned at me, before winking.

“So um, moving on from that, uh, what have you been doing since you left Cyberlife?”

“Oh. Don’t laugh, but right now I’ve been working on android pets, currently I’m still trying to figure out how to incorporate animal behavior into their design, so they aren’t just like regular androids who sit and wait for orders if they aren’t deviants. The cats are proving to be very tricky, as they are little gremlins but I don’t want them to be too awful.”

I squealed and jumped in my seat. “Oh my god how cute! Oh you have to show me please I want to see the kitties!” I grabbed his hands, trying to pull him off the couch.

He laughed heartily, but instead of allowing himself to be pulled up, he pulled me into him, and I stumbled, catching myself on his chest, our faces inches apart. He looked up at me and smiled, a real one, boyish and light, his whole face looked joyous and hopeful.

“Can I kiss you?” I stopped breathing for a moment, he looked so different, so hopeful, almost like he was begging me to say yes with his eyes. It would be so easy to just say yes.

“I…can I ask my question first?”

“It’s my turn, (Y/n), you made the rules.” He said softly, leaning closer, our noses brushing.

“No.” He jerked back as if I had slapped him, and I stumbled back. “I’m sorry, Eli. I just can’t. Not right now.” He nodded, looking away from me at his hands.

“It’s your turn, last question.” He seemed more interested in his hands than myself.  

“Is Gavin Reed your half-brother?” He closed his eyes.

“You’ve already met him.” It wasn’t a question.

“Yes.”

“That’s the colleague you spoke of last night.”

“Well, yes and no. I was under the impression I was meeting Nines, not Gavin.”

“But it was Gavin.”

“Yes.” I said softly. I looked down at my shoes. Gavin was jealous because Elijah’s his brother. I told Gavin his brother flirts with me, I told him I called his brother Eli not Mr. Kamski like a professional would.

“You like him, he’s your ‘complicated.’” Another sentence that should’ve been a question, but he was right. “I’ve never been able to get the timing right with you, (Y/n).”

“I’m sorry, Eli. It’s hard for me to separate work from my personal life. If we had met any other way…maybe things would be different, but even now if we were to get involved anymore than we are my work could be discredited.”

“I understand.”

“I’m so sorry.” He nodded. “I’m going to hug you now, is that okay?” He laughed and wrapped his arms around me.

“If you’re ever disgraced from your field, I’m going to expect a call from you.” I laughed and squeezed him.

“I will.” I pulled back. “I should probably go.” He nodded.

“I’ll call you a taxi.” He stood up and I followed him.

“Thank you, Eli.”

I got into the taxi. I had it pull away from the house and stop when the house was out of view. I grabbed my phone and texted Nines.

What’s Gavin’s address?

[schattenjagd]

End Of Time Part 1

Author : schattenjagd

Pairing : Elijah Mikaelson x Valerie Augustine (OC)

Word Count : 3.4K

Warnings : Angst, Threats, Violence, my miserable grammar

Author’s Note : A story that haunted me too long to not write it down. Sets place at the beginning of 3x22

It was a cold night in 1918 when I met Elijah Mikaelson for the very first time. As every year, the Mikaelsons held one of their legendary Christmas Balls, for which they were known in New Orleans.

To be honest, I didn’t even want to attend it. But thanks to the stubbornness of my formerly best friend, I was now standing with a glass champaign in my hand by the big staircase, watching the people on the dance floor moving slowly to the sound of the music.

"I can not understand why you did not want to come. It is great here.”

I rolled my eyes and took another sip of champaign. Of course it was great for Charlotte. She was a young, beautiful woman with the world at her feet, especially the world of men. Something, I could not say about myself. I was more the calmer type. Withdrawn, quiet and rather alone than in large groups. So this was definitely not my thing.

Charlotte disappeared to the dance floor and I continued to wish that this night would end soon.

I emptied my glass and started moving, pushing myself through all the people on my way out to get some air.

"Whither goest thou ? Do you already want to go ?”

I stopped, taking a deep breath and looked at the man, who was standing in front of me. He was young, had eyes as brown as his dark hair.

"Just out of here, getting some air.”

"Oh, shall I keep you company ?”

"Thank you, that’s very kind, but not necessary.”

"I haven’t introduced myself yet. I’m Kol, Kol Mikaelson.”

I held my breath. Great, this intrusive guy was part of the family that was responsible for all this here. I visibly felt unwell in my skin. Kol Mikaelson was unsympathetic to me and something about him made my neck hairs stand up. And I could not even do anything about it.

"Is everything alright ?”

I looked up. Another man came from the left, also a glass champaign in hand and was now looking back and forth between me and Kol.

"Of course, brother. I was just wondering why such a beautiful woman would want to get out of here so fast.”

"Maybe you shouldn’t be so intrusive, Kol. There you have your answer.”

I would never forget the look on his face when he told him that. I tried hard to hide the grin on my lips, as Kol slowly went away.

"I hope he did not bother you. My brother can be, well, he knows how to make a person feel uncomfortable and did not even notice it.”

I slowly nodded. "I know what you mean.”

"I’m Elijah Mikaelson. Nice to meet you.”

He took my hand and placed a light kiss on my knuckles and for the first time this evening I was smiling.

"Valerie Augustine.”

Now it was him, who slowly nodded. "Charlotte told me about her German friend. Wie gefällt Ihnen der Ball, Miss Augustine (Do you enjoy the ball, Miss Augustine ?)”

My face lighted up and I could not do anything about it. I laughed a little bit. "Very good.”

It has been a long time since I last heard someone talking to me in my native language and even with the English accent, it sounded like music in my ears.

"I think, you just made the evening a little better”, I smiled.

That was the first time we met and to be honest, it didn’t take us very long to realize, that we were the missing part of each other. We got married in 1921, I got to know his “big” secret in 1922 and my only reaction has been a laugh and a "What ? That’s your big secret ?”

After I nearly died because of pneumonia, he turned me one year later.

And now I was standing here, in the inner courtyard of the Mikaelson estate, with all of Klaus’ enemies around us.

I swallowed hard. We defeated Tristan and Aurora, we defeated Lucien and now we made another enemy, we created a beast : Marcel Gerard. And something was telling me, that he wouldn’t stop until every one of us would be dead.

"I thought my friend was dead”, Klaus began and I took a quick glance in his direction. "And now here you are. So send these fools away and let’s talk. You and me.”

I swallowed again and looked at Elijah. "Talking won’t work, he knows that, does he ?” I spoke quietly in Elijah's direction, who had already pushed me protectively behind him at the beginning of this upcoming chaos.

"It’s Niklaus.” Was his answer.

"Right.”

"Is that relief that I hear in your voice ? If I hadn’t been one step ahead of you, I would be at the bottom of the river.”

"Marcel, your anger is with me”, Elijah began and I tried to reach for his hand, but he pushed it away, as he took some steps in Marcel's direction. "I am the one who is responsible for this crime against you.”

Elijah’s sight from last night flashed up in my mind. I’ve never seen him like that before, I’ve never seen him so broken how he has been last night. And I know how he must feel now. Marcel lives and now he treats the lives of all of us.

"One thing I learned, sticking around this family, Elijah. We take on one of you, we take on all of you. These guys, Klaus’ sirelinks, they’re here to bear witness today.”

"Are you planning to put on a little show, Marcellus ?”

Kol walked by me and I watched him stand next to Elijah.

"Damn straight, I am. The fall of the Mikaelsons. And guess what ? The show is already starting.”

"I know you’re hurt. I loved Davina, too. And it would break her heart to see you like this.”

"Don’t mention her name. If it weren’t for you, she’d still be alive.”

Kol pushed Marcel's hand away. "But she’s not. This is an insult to her memory.”

I already saw how Marcels raised his hand, right before it landed on Kols chest and he flew back.

I ran between them, raised my hands in each direction to stop them.

"Go away, Valerie”, Marcel's voice was dark and threatening, but it didn’t scare me. There have been times he didn’t even think about raising his hand against me.

"No, I won’t”, I spoke and gave him a sharp look. "I know how you must feel, Marcel. I know how it feels to lose everything. And I am sorry for what happened with Davina. But did you really think we did it voluntary ? Did you really think Kol watched the love of his life die without doing anything ? Don’t you think that it hurt him probably more than it hurt you ? But we do things like that. We do everything for our family. A family you once have been a part of.”

"Yeah, and look how I ended up. Your husband, the one you say you’d love, ripped my heart out of my chest, without hesitating. What do you think would happen to you, if you would become such a treat like I am now ? Do you really believe they would trust you and you wouldn’t end up like me ? Dead and with a torn out heart ?

That was enough. Even for me. I raised my hand and slapped him so hard his head fell to the side and a big red handprint now graced the left side of his face.

"Don’t you dare say that again. I am a Mikaelson. And I protect my family at whatever it costs. Even if it means to tore your heart out as Elijah did.”

I watched how the veins under his eyes became visible, how his eyes grew redder and redder and how his sharp teeth grew over his lips.

And then everything went so fast. Marcel came into my direction and within the blink of an eye, I felt his fist in my stomach and a few seconds later, I bounced hard against the stone wall a few meters away.

I spat the blood in my mouth to the side and tried to get up, but the blackness in my field of vision did not disappear. I didn’t doubt that I broke a few bones. Marcel was stronger. Too strong.

And that was exactly what made Elijah's way overflow. He ran with Klaus to Marcel, attacked him with so much anger and aggressiveness that I haven’t seen on him for a long time. Klaus punched him right in the face, Elijah gave Marcel a hard kick, but nothing seemed to work. It didn’t take Marcel very long until Klaus landed right beside me, also trying to catch his breath. But he recovered quickly from the injuries of the impact. Of course he did. If I were a thousand-year-old hybrid, a small impact wouldn’t turn me off, too.

Now it was only Elijah fighting against the beast. And he was good. He was really good.

"Are you okay ?”

I swallowed and clung to Klaus’ sweater as he helped me up.

And then I heard the sound that I am not gonna drive out of my thoughts even years later.

"Elijah.”

It was only a whisper. I wasn’t able for more. My eyes widened, as did Klaus’. Marcel looked up from Elijah's arm and the bite he made there. His head fell back like he would enjoy every second of this.

Elijah flew through the air, rolled over the floor a few meters away from me.

I let out a furious scream as I started moving, punching Marcel as hard as I could right after Kol did.

I was thrown back. And then another scream.

Kol was the next victim. Right after Marcel bit him in the neck, he broke his neck and threw him against the same wall as me before.

No one hurts my family and lives. No one.

I started for the next shot. Marcel initially avoided me until I kicked him in the pit of his stomach and then a punch to his jaw, where I could feel the bones breaking under my hand.

But I should have seen it coming. Within the blink of an eye, in which I thought I had weakened him and could start with the next stroke, he was behind me as fast as lightning, twisted my arms painfully behind my back and broke them so that I screamed painfully. He roughly pushed my head to one side and released my neck. I could feel his teeth scratching over the tender skin there.

"Stop it, now.” He said threatening.

I swallowed hard and pressed my jaws together. I tried to move, but he just saw it as an invitation to keep twisting my arms behind my back and painfully moved the already broken bones. I groaned in pain.

He laughed. "Are you really that stupid ? I’m like what ? Three, four times your age, little girl ?”

I snorted.

"Do you want to be the next one ?”

I pressed my eyes shut as I felt his sharp teeth against my skin, ready to feel the pain.

"Stop it.”

I opened my eyes, just to see how Elijah approached us. His suit was dirty and torn, the blood from the

wound on his left wrist dripped more with every passing second.

"It is me, you want, Marcellus.”

I shook my head gently. "Elijah, no”, I whispered.

"Am I right ? It was me who is responsible for Davina's death, it was me who tore your heart out, So let her go and I swear : You will get your revenge.”

Marcel paused. I could hear how he held his breath and I could almost feel the scornful grin spreading out on his lips.

He released me, shoved me roughly to the side. Then he made a welcoming gesture, meaning to Klaus and Elijah that they could attack him if they dared.

My view wandered to my best friend and it was the first time in a while that I saw the hybrid inside him. Klaus’ eyes turned in a frighting yellow, his teeth grew and the veins under his eyes became darker than the ones of other vampires.

"Stop !”

"Rebekah.”

Marcel seemed as surprised as I was, as Rebekah suddenly stood between them. Hayley. What would we do without her ?

"Hayley has Hope and Freya. Take Valerie and our brothers and go now.”

I swallowed. She can’t be serious. If she was thinking Marcel wouldn’t hurt her, then she was wrong.

"Marcel will not hurt me. Not if he knows what’s good for him.”

"Rebekah”, I spoke warningly.”

"Trust me. That would cost him dearly.”

I changed glances with Nik and only his small nod and Elijahs grunting in the background made me turn around. Elijah and Klaus took Kol with vampire speed, while I was supporting Elijah. Now I just wanted to get away from here.

.

"Freya !”

With our last strength, we made it into the elevator and somehow into Lucien's Penthouse, where Freya and Hayley were looking for an antidote.

While Freya helped Klaus putting Kol on the couch, I used the time to take a look at Elijah’s wound.

"Don’t. Please.”

I glanced up at him, as he caught my wrist mid-air.. "Elijah...”

"We’ll deal with it later.”

He gave me one of these looks he always gave me when he wants to say that everything is going to be alright, but I just couldn’t believe him. Not this time. Not now.

"I’m going to die.”

"You’re not going to die”, Klaus talked to Kol, while Freya tried to calm him down.

"That sounds familiar. Isn’t that what you said to Finn ? And Cami ?”

"Look, Lucien engineered his venom from the seven werewolf packs. So maybe that’s the key to a cure.”

The thought came to me already. But it was impossible to find a cure within the few hours the others had left. Freya spoke my thought out loud : "Oh, great. That’s the first piece in a puzzle none of us will be alive to solve. I’m poisoned, Rebekah’s hexed and our brothers are bitten. We need three different cures to three different ailments. Each of which could take years to find and none of us is making it through the day.”

.

"Valerie’s helping Hayley with Hope, but I can get her for you.”

Klaus stopped a few feet away from the chair where Elijah was sitting exhaustively. He shook his head softly.

"She’s struggling with this. She’s trying to calm down by distracting herself. Not our finest moment, Niklaus”, the older one began to spoke. It was obvious to him how the wound tore at his strength. Sweat beaded his forehead, Klaus noticed a shiver.

"Please, take care of her. She still has her whole life in front of her. I regret having met her so late.”

"I promise”, Klaus answered softly.

"And take care of Rebekah.”

"I will get our sister and I will make Marcel pay”, Klaus spoke and Elijah closed his eyes at the words of his brother to hide the tears that were forming in his eyes. One fell down anyway.

"No brother, no, no, no. This was not...” He tried to sit up and hissed up in a moment of pain. "This was not Marcel. This was me. This was my fault. I did all of this.”

He twisted his face in pain as he finally got up and closed the button of his tattered sleeve. Klaus sighed at his sight and looked down. He knew exactly what was about to come and at this very moment, he would do anything to stop it. The shattering reality seemed to catch up with him every passing second.

"I can’t do this without you, Elijah.

The two of them would never admit it, but this time both felt this miserable feeling that just this one time nothing be alright again. They had only a few hours left and it was deeply painful to have to admit this now.

And then, Klaus hugged his brother for the first time in ages and closed his eyes, afraid that this would be the last moment with his brother.

"You have to be strong”, Elijah spoke urgently after he took a step back. "We need you.”

It was this time that the bond between these two brothers became as visible as it was hasn’t been for a long time. Klaus looked his older brother in the eyes and nodded slowly.

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"You like my hair, don’t you ?”

I smiled softly as Hope took a strand of my hair between her tiny fingers and laughed at the felling of it.

I tried to calm myself down, to think of the few possibilities we had left. Three different aliments, three different cures. There must be away to get some time.

My sight fell to Elijah and Klaus, standing in the guest bedroom on the other side of the apartment. I watched as they hugged and heard how Elijah told my best friend to be strong.

Elijah's eyes met mine and I watched as he finally turned away from Nik and slowly came towards me. My eyes flickered quickly back to Hope, who was still playing with a black lock of hair from me.

"How are you ?”

I looked up to him. He was standing just a few centimeters away from me. He seemed weak. I could see how he shuddered with every heavy breath he made. I raised a brow.

"Shouldn’t I ask you that ?”

A weak smile graced his lips. My eyes went to Hayley. "Would you mind ?” I pointed to Hope.

"Of course not.”

"Let’s go to your mum, Süße (German for Cutie)”, I spoke and gave her to Hayley.

I looked at Elijah and nodded to the bedroom to get some distance between us and the others.

"Tell me you have a plan.”

I looked him directly in the eyes, but with every passing second, my hopes shrank. He just avoided my looks and I swallowed hard. "’Lijah...”

I took a deep breath and looked around. Then I took a step in his direction and raised a hand to put it softly on his cheek. "Okay, hey, look at me. We will survive this. We survived your father, we survived Esther and Dhalia. I will be damned if we won’t survive this defiant toddler of Marcel.”

"I do not think that that is how it works this time.”

I shook my head but couldn’t stop tears from forming in my eyes. "No, don’t say that. I refuse to believe that this is the ending.”

"I have been walking on this earth for over a millennium now, Valerie...”

"So what ? How much of that time have we spent together? That cannot be the end. No, that can not ...” My voice broke.

"Shhh”, was the only thing Elijah said as he pulled me to his chest and placed a soft kiss on my forehead. I could feel a tear falling on my skin there.

My fingers clung to his dress shirt as if it was a lifebuoy that saved me from drowning. I slowly looked up to him and in his eyes, just to see that they were as filled with tears as mine were. "What about Manosque ? We didn’t make it there.”

He strained a strand of my dark hair behind my ear. "We will. One day.”

I ran my tongue over my dry lips. My throat felt tight and dusty. "Always and forever even after death ?”

"Always and forever.”

I forced myself to smile as I leaned up to him and placed my lips on his. I clung myself to him as if it’d be the last time that we kissed and maybe it was. I could feel his tears on my cheek as he could feel mine and I didn’t want this kiss to end because that would mean to get back into cruel reality and the only thing I wanted right now was to stop time and find a solution for all of this.

But time didn’t love us anymore. And I still refused to believe it.