#so true bestie where IS waldo

[andi-o-geyser]

[carmenized-onions]

okay so i’m on chapter five of “Chicago’s kindest” and i couldn’t even wait until i finished the chapter to send this because MY GUY????? Syd and Tony hs besties??? Chip asking Carm if he wants to take her on a date?? CARM WANTING HER TO WORK FOR HIM AND MAKE HIM LAVENDER LATTES??????????? I’m so- ListeN feminist!carm does inexplainable things to me - like screaming into a pillow because i love him so much - things. i have a lot of thoughts so this is part one of ?? however-many asks (1/ )

HEHEHEHE Syd and Tony are vv much me writing me and my dearest girl friend's dynamic if we were them. It's vv fun to write it that way.

Chip really fuckin' created a canon event in that moment, if she didn't ask him that I doubt he would've ended up doing it. But it was like. A double dog dare. Practically.

HIM BEING REFERRED TO AS FEMINIST FOR THIS MOVE MADE ME LAUGH. Because yes-- Like 100% what you said here:

Like definitely it's for her BENEFIT to not work at Eden's but it's also, to me writing it, it was also like 'i want you to work not there so simply no one will look at you the way everyone looks at you'. An antsy jealousy he does not have the right to express, truly. But ALSO feminism. Two things can be true. Well, three-- He also wants all her time. For menuuusssss.....

Being 'annoying' (you're not, btw) over my series, truly makes my soul do flips. We've gotta go to the next ask before I scream about it. OH if there was a part 3, by the way, and you did NOT miscount, tumblr did fucking eat it. i'm so sorry. if this is the case I'M gonna eat tumblr.

I'm so genuinely happy to see the very soft lines people cling to. I try to write in like, a very natural human flowing way and not FORCE lines-- And while I do love that, I do sometimes worry that simple lines like these fall through the cracks, in a way, because they're very like, human things that people say. Or at least that me and my people say. AND SO TO SEE Y'ALL READING AND NOTING THESE LINES REALLY ENCOURAGES ME SO THANK YOU!!!

He really wanted to say 'I like when you talk to much', I could never tell how to make that explicitly clear, so i just didn't. He wanted to say it SO bad. There were like, several moments in this chapter of him going 'now is the part where i ask her out' and just him continuously bowing out until the end. Honestly play a fuckin' where's waldo with yourself if you ever re-read and find em. HA.

I DID ASK FOR THESIS AND I'M SO GLAD TO BE GETTING IT YOU HAVE NO IDEEAAAAAAA!!!!!

And YEEEAGGHGHGHG That's the fuckin STUFF right there. The CARE!!!! bro!!!!!!

Chicago's Kindest new header.

I love writin' romance with these two because it is always so explicitly not like violent or hungered but like-- Such a profound care before it's anything else. And that's just really fun and soft to write. Except for when he did get his kiss. then it was hungry. then it was starving, actually. TWO THINGS CAN BE TRUE!!!!!

NICE YOU!!!! NICE YOU!!! I'M CALLING A DOCTOR!!!!!!

Tony's got an iron-clad will, I would've folded, honestly. I would've fuckin' folded.

AND ALSO SON OF A BITCH, I should've been more explicit, maybe I'll ninja edit it in the future, but the second thing Carm 'gave' her WAS in fact the fucking hickey. He was just bein' a cheeky motherfucker. I was just trying to avoid writing he fuckin SUCKS your NECK DUDE and it's CRAZY!!!! Because I'm not prepared with that writing skill set yet. I don't know how to write intimacy yet. without being haha funny about it. So. We'll get there,,,, maybe.

ANYWAYS THANK YOU FOR THIS FUCKIN' ESSAY IT MEANS MORE THAN WORDS LOVE YOU TOOOO!!!!!

[bamon4bamily]

TVD 9x01 part 2 continuation. Hope you enjoy! =)

Darius walks in and sits down at their table.

 DARIUS: (Talking about the bourbon) Is there enough for me?

DAMON: (To Darius, not knowing who he is) Excuse me, Waldo (he has a striped red and white sweater), why don’t you go find someone else to find you. Can’t you see we are in the middle of a deep conversation here?! Shu-Shu!

BONNIE: (With a soft laugh) Damon! This is Darius, the friend I told you about...

DAMON: Oh! My bad (smirk). This is the genius witchy-psychic guy you met in Ireland?

BONNIE: It is, so be nice! Offer him a drink (hits him with her elbow).

DAMON: (Whispering to Bonnie) But this is from my special reserve. (Bonnie gives him a look, he reluctantly asks for a glass) Tom, please bring me another glass.

DARIUS: Actually, if it’s possible, I would prefer gin.

DAMON: (With a soft voice) It figures… Tom, please bring our friend Waldo here a gin (gives Tom a “he is crazy for ordering that” look). (To Darius) I’m Damon, Bonnie’s BFF (shakes his hand, then mumbles), in case you didn’t infer that from interrupting our conversation… (Bonnie hits him with her elbow again)

DARIUS: Oh, yes, I am well aware of who you are. I am Darius, one of Bon-Bon’s (mocking Damon) current closest friends, in case you didn’t infer that from the last months we have been traveling the world together (Damon gives him his signature “I don’t like you” look).  

BONNIE: O.K, I think we are definitely going to need another bottle…

Alaric, Caroline, and Matt come into the Grill.

 CAROLINE: Bonnie!!! (Runs to her) Oh my god, come here! (Gives her a big hug) I’ve missed you so much! You are never allowed to leave me for so long, ever again!

BONNIE: Care! I’ve missed you too! I’m so happy you came!

CAROLINE: Of course I was coming silly! You think I’d miss this reunion? No way in hell!

DAMON: Wait, what? They all knew you were coming home? Why was I the only one that didn’t know this?

BONNIE: I wanted to surprise you. (Damon smirks)

ALARIC: Bonnie! (Hugs her). Finally, my sane drinking buddy is back! Thank god!

DAMON: Um, excuse me?

ALARIC: You know I love you buddy, but you are completely insane, I needed some balance.

DAMON: Say what you will Ric, you can’t get enough of me.

MATT: My turn (hugs Bonnie). I’m so happy you are back Bon! Mystic Falls just isn’t the same without you! I missed you!

BONNIE: Matt, I missed you too, Matt! And congrats on the wedding!!

MATT: Thank you, Bon.

BONNIE: Everyone, this is my friend Darius.

CAROLINE: This is Darius? I thought you said he was a witch Bonnie, not a model! (Darius laughs, Damon rolls his eyes)

DARIUS: The famous Caroline, a pleasure to meet you. Bonnie talks about you all the time.

CAROLINE: Oh, trust me, the pleasure is all mine. (Lip signs to Bonnie “hot!”)

BONNIE: Care (gives her a look and whispers), you are making him blush…

DARIUS: It’s fine Bon (flirty smile, kisses Caroline’s hand), you are as lovely, if not more, then Bonnie described. (To Matt and Alaric) Hello, (gives them a handshake) it’s great to finally meet you all. So, this is the gang, ha?

CAROLINE: Well, not all, we are missing one. (To herself) Well, two actually…

DARIUS: Oh yes, Elena. Is she coming? I’m really looking forward to meeting her. I must admit, I have never met a Doubleganger before, very excited.

BONNIE: She can’t make it tonight, she is volunteering at the Hospital. With everything that’s going on, they have their hands full, but she told me she will try to visit over the weekend.

ALARIC: (Changing the subject) O.K, well let’s get some drinks!

BONNIE: Wait, so where are Radka and Khuyana? I’m dying to meet them!

MATT: Khuyana is on a business trip, she’ll be back in a few days.

ALARIC: And Radka was exhausted, but you’ll meet her tomorrow at the school.

CAROLINE: O.K everyone, this is mine and Alaric’s night off, so let’s get crazy people! Tom, get us some shots! Oh, and its karaoke night, so you know what that means!

DARIUS: (To Bonnie) What did I just get myself into? (Bonnie laughs and tabs her drink against his).

The gang laughs, sings and drinks. At one moment, well into the night when everyone is quite drunk, Damon picks a song and drags Bonnie to the stage to karaoke to Queen’s: You are my best friend. While they are singing, Darius talks to Caroline, who is very drunk by this time.

DARIUS: (Looking at Bonnie and Damon) So nothing ever happened between those two?

CAROLINE: Who? Damon and Bonnie? Oh, no! O.K, if I’m being totally honest, we have all thought about it at one time or another… I mean, just look at them, platonic, really? But, as far as we know, nothing has ever happened... They are just really, really, really close friends, drinking buddies, besties, the dynamic duo, I guess? Who knows, their relationship is as weird as it gets. Oh god! Please don’t tell Bonnie I said any of this...

DARIUS: Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me. But, I can see what you mean…

Alaric and Matt sit down with Darius and Caroline

 ALARIC: Those two really crack me up (referring to Damon and Bonnie). God, I’ve really missed just having some fun and hanging out…

CAROLINE: I know, right? We haven’t had a crazy night since… who knows when!

DARIUS: Oh, yes, Bonnie told me, you have twins, right?

CAROLINE: We do, two adorable girls. Well, when they want to be, sometimes they can be a huge pain in our asses.

DARIUS: So, how long have you been together? 

ALARIC: Oh, it’s not like that. It’s actually a pretty crazy story, but you definitely need to be drunker for that one!

DARIUS: Well, then we will leave that story for another night… So, Bonnie tells me your girls are siphons, from the Gemini coven? How interesting…

CAROLINE: They are, but they are not an easy pair to handle!

DARIUS: I trust they aren’t.

MATT: So, Darius, how did you meet Bonnie?

DARIUS: I met her in Antrim, a small town in Ireland where my family is from. She was doing research on a very ancient spell, and as it turns out, my ancestors were actually the ones that created it. So, I taught her everything I knew, showed her the family’s grimoire, and well, it all grew from there.

ALARIC: What kind of spell is it?

DARIUS: It’s an extremely powerful linking spell that only psychic-witches can perform, and from those, only the most powerful ones. It takes an extreme amount of energy to sustain it. No one has been able to successfully perform it without perishing…

MATT: And what exactly does it link them to?

DARIUS: To any number of minds, and by doing so, the psychic-witch can have the power to control whoever they are linked to, and pretty much make them do whatever it thinks them to do…

CAROLINE: That sounds scary…

DARIUS: It is… and it can get even scarier if you believe in myths. Legend has it that the “chosen one”, or in other words, the psychic-witch that successfully performs the linking spell, can have access to a primal energy source known as the “alpha-omega” … (with sarcasm), what a surprise, right?!

MATT: And where is this so-called energy source supposed to be?

DARIUS: It is believed to be contained inside a crystal, somewhere in the world. No one has ever given it a serious thought; it’s just a myth, Matt.

ALARIC: Well, it wasn’t that long ago when vampires were thought to be just a myth too, so…

DARIUS: No, that was ignorance Ric. For many years secret societies and people in power, have been very well aware of the existence of supernatural beings… but this “alfa-omega” is way out there with dragons and gargoyles.

CAROLINE: I don’t get it, what is so extraordinary about this energy and the link or witch-psychic, or whatever...?

DARIUS: Well the “believers” think that if you mix the right ingredients, the “link” can have the power to merge with this energy source and practically become the most powerful being in existence…

CAROLINE: O.K, that definitely sounds insane!

DARIUS: That’s because it is. The linking spell, however, and the power it can give to the right psychic-witch, is in fact very real.

ALARIC: Yes, I’ve researched that kind of spell before but couldn’t find any reliable documentation. So, you a psychic-witch, like Bonnie?

DARIUS: I am, but I’m not nearly as powerful. She sometimes doesn’t grasp just how amazing and truly magnificent she is. You are all very lucky to have her as a friend, and most definitely not as an enemy, I wouldn’t wish that on anybody.

MATT: So, have you ever attempted to perform this spell?

DARIUS: Oh no, I am well aware of my limitations… I may seem a bit dark Matt, but I’m not suicidal.

ALARIC: Wait, what did you say your last name was?

DARIUS: I didn’t, but it’s Bennion.

ALARIC: From the Bennion coven?

DARIUS: I take it you are acquainted with our history?

ALARIC: Somewhat familiar. There is not a lot of information on your background…

DARIUS: I know… my family has always been very protective about letting the world know about our heritage.  

CAROLINE: O.K, enough with the occult studies talk! We are supposed to be having fun! So, spill (to Darius), is there really nothing going on there? (Referring to him and Bonnie) I find that hard to believe.

DARIUS: (Smiles) No Caroline, nothing is going on there. Like Damon, I am just a really, really, really close friend.

CAROLINE: Oh, come on! Don’t tell me you haven’t thought about it! I mean, just look at her for god sakes, she is gorgeous! Are you honestly telling me it hasn’t crossed your mind? Because let me tell you, I would totally be all over that! I actually have been crushing on her for years! (Everyone laughs, we love unapologetic drunk Caroline!)

DARIUS: She is breathtakingly beautiful, a true goddess if ever I’ve seen one. The most extraordinary woman I have ever met… But, we are, just friends.

CAROLINE: Well, then you are a fool for not trying.

DARIUS: That, I most definitely am.

ALARIC. O.K, this is getting awkward… I think we need more bourbon.

DARIUS: Couldn’t agree more, but I’m a gin type of guy.

ALARIC: Done. Tom, please send us another round.

 Damon and Bonnie come sit down.

 DARIUS: Great performance, very entertaining. You are quite the dynamic duo.

DAMON: That’s right! We are the Bonnie & Clyde, Scooby & Shaggy, Holmes & Watson, Mulder & Skully, pb&j, of the operation.

DARIUS: (Whispers to Damon) I’m guessing Bonnie is the hero, and you are the sidekick, I mean, being human and all. (Damon gives him a look). Just kidding pal.

MATT: So, guys, I’m going to call it a night, it’s very late and I have to be at the Mayor’s office early in the morning. We’ll team back tomorrow at the school.

CAROLINE: But Matt, please don’t make it so early. I might need more shut-eye time to recover, O.K?

MATT: (Laughs) Sure Care. Alright everyone, good night. Bon, welcome back. (he leaves).

BONNIE: I guess we should be heading out too, I’m a bit jet-lagged and can use some zzzz.

CAROLINE: Wait, where are you staying?

BONNIE: At Mystic Grand, for now, my new apartment won’t be ready for a few days.

CAROLINE: Oh no you aren’t! None sense! You are staying with us, I mean come on, the Salvatore mansion has like thousands of rooms, right Damon?

DAMON: Definitely Bon-Bon, we won’t take no for an answer, you are staying at the house. (To Darius) Don’t worry, the hotel is close to the mansion.

CAROLINE: He is not staying at the hotel either, Damon. Darius, trust me, you are going to love the house.

DAMON: (Whispers to Caroline) But it’s my house.

CAROLINE: Actually, It’s our house, Damon, and we are being nice, O.K?

DAMON: Fine, just give him a room far away from mine.

ALARIC: O.K gang, since we are all going to the same place, I’ll order us an uber van.

TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK... STAY TUNED =)