#muse: solveig 'sofie' mikaelson

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@telledstories​ ASKED ,    “  𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕.  ” / 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒇𝒂𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒆

        𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐔𝐍𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐒  𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐉𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓, 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅 𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑   so leg can easily be crossed over the other while arms rest on arm rests, fingers nestled together on thigh.   deep breath is taken into her chest, eyes settling on the man across from her && noting how . . particularly tense he appears to her.   sofie had asked stefan here, to the mystic grill, to discuss something of interest to her, to state her intent from the beginning before anyone gets defensive or she finds someone trying to take her out for fear of being a   𝖙𝖍𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖙   to a certain  gilbert─which she is not, contrary to what her last night might imply.      ;       brows draw together a little, painted lips pressing themselves together.  breath shoved out of her lungs before speaking,    ❝  looking at you what way, stefan?  i’m not looking at you any kind of way.  ❞   british accent not as thick as some of her other family members,  but still.  grin pulls at her lips, dimples settled into cheeks :    ❝  i’m not here to hurt anyone, stefan.  my father has done enough of that around here, or so i’ve heard.  besides, if i wanted to kill you . . we wouldn’t be in front of so many witnesses. i’m not   𝚃𝙷𝙴𝙰𝚃𝚁𝙸𝙲𝙰𝙻. ❞  head shakes in the slightest before continuing:   ❝  i’m in mystic falls because i want to get to know my mothers . . extended side of the family.  me && elena, as far as im aware, are related through my mother tatia.  another petrova doppelgänger.  i figured asking you about her first was better.  ❞

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@vikoris​ ASKED,   " 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏'𝒕 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓. " (𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒆)

          𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐅𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐏𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 && 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇,  𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓  as father makes statement.   sofie wonders on it for a moment, mulls it over, forms her response . . the feelings attached to it, the lifetimes of opinion of herself.    ❝  it feels that way sometimes.  ❞   she made herself into the person she is now,  but doesn’t everyone?   people have choices, they make choices that alter the course of their life or even how they are as a   𝙿𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙾𝙽 !     it’s inevitable,  some change must be made in order to grow.  though, it’s up to you what parts are remolded─positive or negative aspects of you.      ❝  i can be terrible sometimes,  but i suppose that’s the mikaelson branding isn’t it?  despite not being with the lot of you for most of my immortal life.  ❞   a concept that brings her the most sadness, makes her wonder the most.   how would she be now if she had found them earlier,  would she be better off or more at peace internally without that   𝓽𝓸𝓻𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽    of feeling as if something were missing?    eyes still don’t rise from the yellowed pages, frown settled on her pink tinted lips:    ❝  i try to be good, to be decent in the least.  i’ve done good. in my long life,  but i’ve also harmed as much.   it’s in my nature, i was told, but it doesn’t need to be who i am. ❞    && sofie had done her best to keep that statement true.   she hasn’t lost her heart, though it’s not the same as it was before.   eyes finally life,  eyes the mirror of his own,  to settle on fathers features:    ❝  you aren’t a monster , either. ❞   some might disagree.

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@hellempty​ ASKED ,  💇‍♀️. 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒆’𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓 / 𝒓𝒆𝒃𝒆𝒌𝒂𝒉 @ 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒈

         𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐀𝐄𝐋𝐒𝐎𝐍’𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄’𝐒 𝐌𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐑 , 𝐑𝐄𝐁𝐄𝐊𝐀𝐇 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄.   the stories she heard as a child so long before had lived up somewhat to what she imagined━yet , most of her conceptions about her long lost family was just that . . imagination.  at least now she can get to know them for who they really are . . hopefully form relationships with them.  wouldn’t they be something?  being with the family she’s sought out for   𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘    of her immortal life.    hands continue to carefully flip through pages of the book she’d been given to look at━a old diary it seemed.  all the while , head rests in her aunt’s lap as fingers card through long , dark hair.  sofie reads with immense interest , a comfortable silence having fallen over them in the passing minutes.   (  rebekah’s touch is   𝙲𝙾𝙼𝙵𝙾𝚁𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶.    it’s makes her feel at peace , safe. . it had been unlikely how quickly she seemed to take to sofie && sofie to her.   hours spent explaining her life , how she got here , && how she came to be a   𝐡𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝   of he own line.  )      ❝  do you think he’ll like me?  ❞  asked sofie suddenly ,    ❝  my father , i mean.  ❞   she clarifies ,   ❝  he never knew i existed . . he never knew to look for me . . && he has hope- ❞   she shouldn’t let those feelings get the better of her.    ❝  && the rest of them . . i’ve only met you && elijah.  i’m nervous they’ll think i’m lying about who i am. surely they’ll listen to you.  ❞

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@vikteres​ ASKED ,   “ 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒐𝒌𝒂𝒚 . 𝒘𝒆’𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 . ” / 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒐 !

         𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 , 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐎 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐏𝐒𝐄.   his promise takes her aback at first , brown eyes widening in sheer surprise as her mind tries to process what had been spoken before she allowed herself to react as emotionally as she knew she would.   (  how could she not be completely overcome?   her entire immortal life had been spent looking for this one man ,  following in through the centuries with one hope in mind :   that he might accept her , that he might eventually be a father to her.  she can have that ,  can’t she?   )      ;      a deep breath is taken into her lungs , eyes finally glancing upright to meet klaus’s gaze as tears gather in the corners ,    ❝  do you mean it?  ❞   asked softly , brow arching in question.    ❝  d-don’t say it if you don’t mean it.   i’ve spent  . . so long just looking for you , to have this moment && to know that one day you might-you might    𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴   me like you love hope.  ❞     &&  it’s not mean with jealousy  !       another brief moment is shared in silence  as sofie physically makes her feet take a step forward.  arms outstretch && they come to wrap around her father’s midsection with cheek pressed against his cheek.  a weight physically lifts from her spirit ,  she smiles && tears touch against flushed cheeks.      ❝   thank you ,  ❞     she whispers , eyes shutting.    ❝  thank you for believing me , dad.  ❞

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@monstyres​​ ASKED ,   “ 𝒆𝒙𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒖𝒍 , 𝒊𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒊𝒕 ? 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 . ” 𝒌𝒐𝒍 @ 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒆

         𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐒𝐎 𝐀𝐖𝐅����𝐋?   𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄 , 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐄 𝐊𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐊𝐎𝐋 && 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐖𝐇𝐘━      his words pull at her heart strings && make her blood boil all at the same time.   they’re taunting ,  they  bring some life to her worst fears which have been suppressed for as long as she can remember !    she might not have grown up with them , been around them or even known them before ester created them , but she was just as much of a mikaelson as hope is━as any of them were && she won’t have the most   𝙱𝙸𝚃𝚃𝙴𝚁   of her family trying to tell her other wise.   a deep breath is taken into her lungs ,  pushed out of nose ,  && body turns to face the other.   for now , she’ll try to be civil.     ;          ❝  you don’t know what you’re talking about ,  kol.  ❞    speaks sofie confidently ,    ❝  i know who loves me ,  unlike you.  ❞     the thing she’d heard about this particular uncle had been something short of astounding . . . the way he believes he’d been dealt the worst hand of all of them , the way he thinks he was cheated.    all of them have 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 ,  her included.      ❝  tell me ,  it has to be tiring being so mean && bitter all the time.   how do you find the energy for it?  ❞   now it’s her words that’ve turned taunting ,  but kol has to know there’s some truth behind them.   a step is taken forward ,    ❝  you think you’ve been dealt this horrible hand by the universe , your family , when we’ve all suffered━myself included.   your suffering isn’t special ,  kol.   it’s pathetic how you harp on all of the “wrongs” you’ve faced ,  let it go && do something actually productive for once.  ❞      pleasantries are dropped ,   her fathers familiar     𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖔���   seeping from her words.

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@phcaenix​ ASKED,   ‘  𝑖𝑛  𝑚𝑦  𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒,  𝑖  ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒  𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒.  ’ ( 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑒)

          𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐍𝐎 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐒 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐍.  𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐒𝐊 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅:   ‘ 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐊𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒? ‘     arms cross over her chest,  eyes scanning landon for any injury, for any sign of blood, for the sound of his heartbeat⸻why would he be so reckless, why didn’t he think it through before deciding to do something like that?   it gave her a heart attack, && sofie can only   𝓲𝓶𝓪𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓮    how hope would’ve reacted if she’d been here when it happened.    ❝  are you kidding me?!  ❞   asked the older of the two,  brows stitching together with bewildered expression.     ❝  you could’ve been hurt or-or worse !   or killed !  ❞    the mikaelson only knew some of what he was,  but her reasoning was he might not yet know if him being a phoenix had limitations or a lifespan on how many times he can come back from the ashes.     ❝  you cannot just throw yourself into whatever or any dangerous situation that might arise, landon.  you might be a phoenix, but you ave   𝙽𝙾 𝙸𝙳𝙴𝙰   if it has limits.   you could think you’re fine && then never come back. ❞     wow,  why does she sound so much like a mother?  a irritated, protective older sister more like.      ❝  you aren’t invincible, you must understand that. ❞

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 @vikoris​​ ASKED,   »♥« (sofie)

         𝐇𝐄’𝐃 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐎𝐅𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐘  of gifts, food, balloons tied on the backs of chairs.   her family stood ‘round, smiles on their faces as a  unexpected ‘happy birthday!’ was shouted that had caused sofie to jump in surprise, hand clutching her heart as if being startled had her on the edge of a heart attack.  quickly, though, a wide smile breaks out against lips with arms wide open to accept hugs from those gathered to celebrate her for even just a little while.   now, a few hours later after much fun && celebrating, sofie stands parallel her father with one hand rested on his shoulder && the other grasped within his own, a song playing softly in the background.      ;      the moment was special in its own right given that this mikaelson had   𝙽𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁    experienced a memory like this. . . for so long she’d gone without those she’d wanted most, she’d not had a father to create memories like these with.  that’s all behind her now⸺she’s found her family && she won’t be letting go anytime soon.    ❝  i’ve never had a birthday like this one before.  my birthdays were always saddened because i was missing my family. ❞   statement not spoken bitterly or even with the slightest touch of sadness.   smile only widens, reaching her eyes to portray the unbelievably genuine emotion behind it:     ❝  but that’s changed now because of you, because of everyone else.   thank you, dad, for making this birthday   𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓵.  ❞   head comes to rest on klaus’s shoulder,  eyes closing with smile never fading from lips. 

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      𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐄 𝐎𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐒 𝐀𝐒 𝐈𝐅 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐖𝐍,  𝐈𝐓’𝐃 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄  pure havoc her own father was known to create over the centuries.   though, she has to remind herself that what’s done is done && has no bearing on her . . she wasn’t witness to them, she had no hand in them.   only recently, though she’s been alive for some time,  had she met the family she sought for as well as   𝔡𝔦𝔰𝔠𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔡    knew family.   katherine pierce, elena gilbert, && by affiliated  . . . jenna sommers.     ;      hands remain at her sides for a moment before coming to gently cross over chest,  body stands across the kitchen from the other.  brown eyes taken a survey  of the kitchen,  of the gilbert household.   so, this is where one of her mothers dopplegangers grew up?      ❝  thank you for allowing me inside, jenna. ❞  accent isn’t as thick as some of the other mikaelson’s,    ❝  many people hear the last name ‘mikaelson’ && run for the hills . . i don’t blame the, however.  my family has quit the   𝚁𝙴𝙿𝚄𝚃𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽    even if i am just now getting to know them myself.  ❞   sofie shows the other woman a slight smile, dimples settled into cheeks as she tries to be as friendly as possible!   (  unlike the rest of her family, sofie had a genuine desire to get to know this other half of her linage.  )   / @luhnula​   liked for a small starter !  ♡

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@turnstyles​ ASKED ,  𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜. / 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 + 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙜

         𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐈𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 , 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑  as sofie composes herself as best as she can━trying to pretend like she wasn’t just crying over something not exactly shared with the group.  it was a family matter , something she didn’t believe any of the cullens wouldn’t  be concerned about . . after all , they have bigger things to worry about right now , right?     ;        shoulders straighten as she turned ‘round on the balls of booted feet , a slight && fake smile plastered on lips for the other to see.   (   alice will see through her   𝙳𝙸𝚂𝙶𝚄𝙸𝚂𝙴    , she’s sure of it , but that doens’t stop her from trying to appear stronger than she feels on the inside.   a thousand years old she is , in the least , && still . . things get under her skin.  sofie assumes that’s the lingering human parts that’ll never vanish.   )     ❝  a hug , huh?  i could use a lot of those. ❞   in her mind she referring to all of her   𝖕𝖆𝖎𝖓    ,  of feeling lost for centuries.    it’s getting better , surely , but it stills weighs on heart && mind.    ❝  i’m sorry , i just- . . family stuff. , i’m sure you get it.  ❞   did the cullens ever really fight? did they betray their own?   ❝  do you && the rest of your coven argue much?  ❞   brow arches , arms crossed over chest.

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@shenomaly​ ASKED ,  “𝑾𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆.” 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒆 ? :𝑫

          𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍’𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐒 𝐀𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑 ,  𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐅 𝐏𝐔𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐑. it’s taken between fingers ,  the second half of a sandwich  pressed between her teeth as a bite is taken out of it.   the other , who she’d only had a brief encounter with , comes to sit beside her && sofie focuses on the stars in the night sky rather than the clear , pulsing vein in her neck     (   human could only do so much ,  && she’d been without blood for several days now.    sofie finds herself getting a little weaker than she might of otherwise , but her conscious won’t let her feed off of this innocent woman especially after the display of kindness.  )      ;           it seemed that taking some spare blood from  a blood bank or hospital is in order unless she comes across a less 𝙵𝙰𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙸𝙰𝚁   human.       ❝  thanks for half of the sandwich , by the way. i swear i don’t know what happened to my car . .  ❞    it’d been a ploy at first ,  a tactic  to run into a unsuspecting human who might stop to aid her.     a useful trick when on the road at night with no populated area in sight !    for someone so old ,  over a thousand last time she remembered , vampires haven’t come up with more clever ways to snatch prey.       ❝  but , thanks for taking a look at it.  i was starting to get so creeped out here all by myself━  ❞     sofie flashes her a smile , genuine.