[ relief splays out as he says his brother's name, and though there's likely some truth in that, caroline's not so naive as to think the feeling is solely focused on the elder salvatore. no, there's an unspoken other that permeates all conversations she's had with anyone hailing from mystic falls — the someone that, as she'd told klaus, everyone wanted.
damon would rather elena be here than caroline, even if caroline's been more useful. stefan, she guesses, would rather elena not be here, but only if it comes with some kind of guarantee of where she is. she could still be in whatever facility had held damon and klaus and stefan while caroline was dumped here on her own, after all. there were no guarantees. ]
I haven't seen her.
[ and she's been looking. wanting to find her and not wanting to at the same time. her presence and her absence both offered the potential to be wildly complicated. ]
But I've been trying to figure out where we could go.
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damon would rather elena be here than caroline, even if caroline's been more useful. stefan, she guesses, would rather elena not be here, but only if it comes with some kind of guarantee of where she is. she could still be in whatever facility had held damon and klaus and stefan while caroline was dumped here on her own, after all. there were no guarantees. ]
I haven't seen her.
[ and she's been looking. wanting to find her and not wanting to at the same time. her presence and her absence both offered the potential to be wildly complicated. ]
But I've been trying to figure out where we could go.