( silence spirals out before them and makes itself at home. the volumes that remain unspoken between them could fill shelves. what isnβt being said is their oldest and dearest friend, leaving spaces between the brothers that were close in life and separated by death. he bites down on the inside of his lip in exasperation. he doesnβt need to hear whatβs on stefanβs mind to traverse the road less traveled and he would kill him for even considering it, redundant as it is. )
Sorry, viable solutions only. No cop-outs allowed.
( he envies stefan for being favored but itβs damon thatβs been willing to be a scapegoat when necessary, completing the cycle. money disappears and damon takes ownership when neither of them took it. he sees mud tracks on a hardwood floor and purposely digs his heels into a puddle to cover them with larger footprints. itβs the same in the face of odds like katherine and klaus; he can hurt his brother. everyone else has to take a number. )
Watch me. ( words like can't and won't are the fastest way to make damon prove the opposite. it isn't perfect. people that are willing to be fed upon are limited. caroline is the kindest among them, the most likable but stefan would be a close runner-up when lined up with damon and klaus ( and kol ). the math isn't complex. what if there are more mouths to feed than food? when it comes to equations β oh, screw it. let's be honest here. if damon has to consider whether good people get to live or stefan does, there's no contest. does he have to spell that out? he would bring ruin and chaos to a city for his brother. he hopes for a more manageable solution but hope's useless.
hope won't fix what ails them. )
You don't get to give up. ( does he need to hold him down? ) Drink.
cw: the salvatores etc.
Sorry, viable solutions only. No cop-outs allowed.
( he envies stefan for being favored but itβs damon thatβs been willing to be a scapegoat when necessary, completing the cycle. money disappears and damon takes ownership when neither of them took it. he sees mud tracks on a hardwood floor and purposely digs his heels into a puddle to cover them with larger footprints. itβs the same in the face of odds like katherine and klaus; he can hurt his brother. everyone else has to take a number. )
Watch me. ( words like can't and won't are the fastest way to make damon prove the opposite. it isn't perfect. people that are willing to be fed upon are limited. caroline is the kindest among them, the most likable but stefan would be a close runner-up when lined up with damon and klaus ( and kol ). the math isn't complex. what if there are more mouths to feed than food? when it comes to equations β oh, screw it. let's be honest here. if damon has to consider whether good people get to live or stefan does, there's no contest. does he have to spell that out? he would bring ruin and chaos to a city for his brother. he hopes for a more manageable solution but hope's useless.
hope won't fix what ails them. )
You don't get to give up. ( does he need to hold him down? ) Drink.