open rp } { mistletoe shenanigans!

[iluvroadrunner6]

1. Comment with your character, to this post.
2. Specify which of MINE you want, or I will surprise you.
3. We will have a thread of holiday kiss shenanigans. Mistletoe may or may not be actually involved.

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[stefanged]

[Hey Freya. ♥]

[deathlessness]

[Spending Christmas in Mystic Falls is not part of her intended plans for the holidays, but when you're trying to lay low, beggars can't be choosers. Mystic Falls is a place where she knows she has at least one ally, possibly two if you count Matt Donovan, though she isn't sure she can.

That being said, she knows better than to arrive anywhere empty handed, so when Stefan opens the door he will find one (1) Mikaelson witch carrying one (1) bottle of very expensive bourbon, and a slow smile on her face.]

I come bearing gifts.

[stefanged]

You sure did.

[Stefan steps aside to let her in, though he can't quite wipe the smile on his face. He and Caroline are officially on the outs (again), through no fault on either side (again), and well - he could use the company.

He could really use the company, given how big and empty Salvatore Manor feels right now.]

I didn't realize you'd be in town this week. [Or, you know, ever.]

[deathlessness]

Things have gotten a little ... complicated.

[to put it lightly. She makes her way inside, eyes wandering over the interior as she does.]

But, I thought, why not drop in on an old family friend.

[stefanged]

[Save for a giant Christmas tree, decked out with ornaments and lights, the Salvatore Manor doesn't look much different. Stefan might've done it himself, once he realized Caroline wasn't coming back.]

Too complicated to share with said family friend? [He's teasing, just a little, as he takes the bourbon off her hands.] Or would you rather keep that off the table?

[He's got company, he's got bourbon, and well - he knows it'll come with a catch, but he can pretend otherwise long enough.]

[deathlessness]

[She gives a small shrug.]

There's a certain all-powerful super hybrid in New Orleans who probably shouldn't know that I'm alive quite yet, and Mystic Falls is the last place he would look for me.

[Then she looks up with a small smile as she hands him the bottle.]

And there's the bonus of getting to see you.

[Of all of Klaus and Rebekah's old friends, Stefan may be her favorite. Marcel did have the top spot, but ... well. He currently wants to kill her.]

[stefanged]

Ah, killing two birds with one stone. [He returns the smile, going ahead and pouring them two glasses of bourbon.] I can't say I mind the company.

You've come at a pretty good time - Damon's busy with who-knows-what, and uh, Caroline's with Ric and the girls.

[Probably forever, from the looks of it.]

[deathlessness]

So you're all on your own?

[She raises an eyebrow at that as she goes to settle on one of the couches.]

What a sad way to spend Christmas.

[stefanged]

Wouldn't be the first one I've spent on my own.

[It sounds pathetic, even to him, as he takes a sip of the good stuff.]

But yeah, that's how the cards fell.

[deathlessness]

It wouldn't have been my first either. Though I've become accustomed to spending it with my family.

[Which is why this particularly sucks.]

[stefanged]

I can't imagine your family's too happy about this arrangement either.

[Klaus especially - now that's a person who would extinguish Hell's flames to keep his family safe.]

This might be a poor substitute for the real thing, but... [He brings the glasses over, handing her one.] I'm glad you came.

[deathlessness]

[She glances up with a small smile as she takes the glass from him and clinks her it against his as she does.]

I'm glad I did too. I don't have many familiar faces.

[stefanged]

You and me both. [He pulls a leg up under him, growing comfortable enough to confess:] I might've also broken things off with Caroline this year, so.

I don't think I'm gonna be invited to Christmas for a long, long time.

i wanted to

[braveandstupid]

[And with this, we time travel back to S2, in that weird gap where Katherine is in the tomb and Klaus and Elijah haven't fully arrived yet, and Elena is going to be perched on her boyfriend's dead pushing up onto her knees with a grin when she sees him.]

I have a proposition for you.

s c r e a ms

[stefanged]

[Time's a manmade construct, anyway.

Stefan returns that grin as he slings off his shoes and approaches. He can't say he expected +1 girlfriend, but he sure doesn't mind either.]

What kind of proposition?

[braveandstupid]

[She'd hope he wouldn't. She grins a bit as he gets closer, before draping her arms around his shoulders.]

Would you, Stefan Salvatore, like to be my date to the Christmas Party at the Lockwoods?

[stefanged]

[When she suggests oh-so-nicely, how can anyone refuse? Stefan laughs, pulling her in closer.]

I would gladly accept. [There's a beat, before he asks - ] Suit and tie, or more casual kind of deal?

[braveandstupid]

Much more casual. In fact, coats, scarves and mittens are highly encouraged.

[As they will be outside and it will be cold, so you bet your girlfriend's hands are going to wind up in your coat pockets at some point because she's "cold."]

[stefanged]

Then I'll bring the thickest ones I've got.

[It's a good thing he loves her; she could even ambush him into wearing one of those ugly Christmas sweaters and he wouldn't even bat an eye.

Just because he can, he'll lean in and lightly press his lips against hers.]

Do you want the black coat or the grey?

[braveandstupid]

[She hums into the kiss, because she does love boyfriend kisses, but she is giving his question serious contemplation. It's a very important question, as she will have to look at him in it.]

Black. Definitely black.

[stefanged]

[It is the most important question, okay, as he's regarding her with the utmost seriousness. As if his very existence depends on her answer.]

You got it. [He laughs, trying so desperately hard to not look as amused as he is.] Any other important requests?

[braveandstupid]

[She shakes her head.]

Nope. Just you and that coat and Christmas.

[stefanged]

Mm, that I can do.

[He laughs again as he goes in for another kiss. Stefan doesn't know what the future holds for them, let alone that this might be their last Christmas together - but Elena feels like home, and there's really nowhere else he'd rather be.]

[braveandstupid]

[Elena feels the same way, and tries not to think of the future, but it's hard not to when you're a teenage girl with an immortal boyfriend. The future, for the first time in a long time, feels like an unyielding, ever-growing thing, and she wants to explore as much of that as she can with him.

She returns the kiss deeply before pulling back with a smile.]

Good. I love you.

[stefanged]

I love you too.

[He even gently nudges them back towards his bed, just because he can. Patience? What's that??]

Now, I hope you've got your evening cleared because I've got a proposition of my own.

[And the first two guesses don't count.]