his neck craned upward, staring at the night sky. damonās murmurs a constant narration as the near by humans ooād and ahād. āand thereās orion, he was murdered. casseiopeia, vain moron who got her daughter chained to a rock. andromeda, was chained to a rock.ā his list went on. the sad, brutal story behind all the constellations. he stood in a clearing, near others but far enough off to stand out- an unavoidable sign of his otherness. as he enjoyed the occasional stare, and waxed poetic on cygnus, footsteps sounded behind. his posture, his gaze- gave no indication that he heard. but words greeted the intruder.Ā āitās not polite to sneak up on strangers.ā a chuckle escaped at the irony.Ā
āi donāt know if iād listen to rules of politeness from a guy talking about the tragic backstories of constellationsākinda dark stuff, yāknow?āĀ jeremy shrugged, walking up beside damon and getting a better look at the guy.Ā definitely gave off some kinda vibe, but... jeremy could get behind the dark stuff.Ā Ā āitās just a dumb comet, donāt know why everyone thinks itās such a big freakinā deal.Ā Ā ooh, maybe this year itāll crash into the town !!Ā Ā wouldnāt that be somethinā.ā he muttered, rolling his eyes.
āthis town is seriously fucked up,ā he muttered, closing out of another article about the animal attacks.Ā he couldnāt shake the feeling that something was definitely fishy, but the pieces werenāt adding up.Ā how many fucking mountain lions could there be ??Ā Ā āi mean, do we even have an animal control department? what the fuck?ā
boy of darkness, they call you.
heart made of stone, they tell you.
born with perfection, they say of you.
but oh,
boy of fire, they call you.
heart of a lion, they tell you.
born with courage, they say of you.
and sometimes you wonder,
which one of you is true?
there is always truth in both // k.s. (via neverlandswriter)
Being a new found guardian to two teenagers was terrifying (although, sometimes, wonderful) to her. But worse than that, Jenna loathed not being heard (listening, ignoring, repeat ā THAT she tolerated from a teenager like him, but it wasnāt the same, unfortunately). Jeremy was going through a downward spiral and Elena walked around with a broken halo pretending like everything was alright. But it wasnāt. Jenna missed her sister desperatelyĀ but, of course, she was the adult now so she wasnāt allowed to act out of character. āHow was the party?ā
āit was fine,ā he replied, far too quickly to have been the truth.Ā he hated lying to jenna (not to mention he wasnāt very good at it) but what was he supposed to say?Ā i got drunk to try and forget how much my life sucks but in true gilbert fashion, things continued to get worse because i tripped over my not-girlfriendās body while elena and i were arguing and surpriseĀ there was another animal attack !! heād rather lie.Ā it was easier than telling the truth.Ā it was easier than reliving it.Ā Ā ājust a bunch of drunk teens in the woods.Ā what could go wrong?āĀ
Ā Ā Ā Ā HE LOOKED LIKE A CHILD.Ā correction :Ā he was a child.Ā stefan recognised jeremy gilbert almost immediately from the many photos he had found of him with elena, and though he had been watching the boy afar for quite some time now, he didnāt dare approach. how could he possibly explain that he knew his name ?Ā Ā of course, he wouldnāt mention it ā but it felt like overstepping, somehow, to have done the stalking and now to act no it. no, his plan to stay away was simple and easy and he would stick by iā shit. now the kid was talking to him. after a beat of panicked silence on stefanās part, he took a step forward with his hands still stuffed in his pockets.Ā Ā āĀ uh, i think itāsā¦ that way,Ā āĀ Ā he pointed.Ā Ā āĀ towards the fire. but maybe itāsā¦ maybe youāve had enough.Ā ā
jeremy arched an eyebrow, definitely getting some kind of weird vibe from the dude.Ā had he even seen him around before?Ā maybe the guy had already heard about his tragic life.Ā fuck if i know.Ā Ā ānah man.Ā iām good.Ā swear.āĀ he started to head off in that direction, but he did a 180.Ā Ā āno offense but.Ā who are you, by the way?ā
she could spot him from a mile awayā a shining mess of a boy, those around them have said. and maybe she understands his need to cling to drugs and alcohol like itās a mighty savior, but that doesnāt mean she hates it any less. tough love is the answer to this all, she hopes, as she approaches him with her lips already pursed, arms crossed in front of her. this is going to cause a scene, and sheās fully prepared for staring. ā that way, ā she replies, motioning north, which would lead him straight out of the woods.Ā ā if youāre going to be here, jer, youāre staying far away from the booze, got it? āĀ
āfuck,ā he muttered as soon as he realized who he had asked that question to.Ā for a brief second, jeremy followed where she pointed, before quickly (not quickly enough) realizing she was misleading him.Ā Ā āreal funny.Ā Ā ālena, i wouldnāt be here if there wasnāt booze.āĀ he sighed, crossing his arms to mock her.Ā Ā ābe glad itās just booze.ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā sheād stumbled her way to the party from the cemetery only about fifteen minutes ago, vision a little hazy and blunt in hand like she hadnāt swallowed down two xannies just a few minutes ago to cope with the preppy residents of mystic falls. she didnāt hate them all - no - she just tended to make a show of the ones she did. and even though her friends had rolled their eyes at her and let her wander through the woods alone to find the party, she wished they were here. or at least their endless supply of molly. noticing the blunt was no longer lit, she made her way towards the bonfire, hoping to somehow push it into the flames to revive it when she found herself face to face with just who she wanted to see. or at least, one of the two.Ā Ā āĀ i thought you might want something stronger.Ā Ā ā
āvicki, hey.āĀ a slight smirk broke out across his face, the first real semblance of a smile heād shown in... some time, for sure.Ā Ā āyeah?Ā like that?āĀ he asked, fishing a lighter out of his pocket, offering to relight the blunt.Ā Ā āor did you have something elseĀ in mind?āĀ jeremy ran a hand through his hair, knocking his hood down.Ā trying and failing to flirt.
kira took a deep breath while downing her cup of vodka and cola, desperately trying to calm herself. at this point she was feeling a little buzzed, yet the nervousness didnāt leave her body. the place was full of her future classmates, it wouldnāt hurt to get to know some of them before school started. yet kira couldnāt find it within her to go out there and approach people; she sat on a log with a drink in her hand, observing the others having fun. after bringing the cup to her lips once again, kira realized that it was empty. she got up to get a refill and just as she was turning around, she felt someone crash into her, causing the liquid to spill all over her and the other person.Ā āiām so so sorry!ā the brunette began to furiously apologize, wondering how she could fix the mess sheād made.Ā āi wasnāt looking where i was going, this is all my fault!āĀ
he had just refilled his own cup, hanging near the epicenter of the action only long enough to do so.Ā otherwise?Ā jeremy gilbert preferred to sit on the sidelines, letting the party happen around him.Ā ostensibly there to socialize, he really only cared enough to get fucked up.Ā and if he had to talk to a couple people in the process?Ā heād suffer.Ā Ā ādonāt even worry about it,ā he said, though not without heaving a dramatic sigh.Ā Ā āyouāre not the first, probably wonāt be the last.ā
you should go to that bonfire. itāll be good for you.Ā Ā jennaās order suggestion echoed through his head as he knocked back another beer. d onāt even pretend theyāre not hosting one.Ā itās tradition, and you need to get out of the house.Ā the bonfire was bullshit and everyone there was bullshit.Ā school was about to start and it was bullshit, too.Ā the pity stares were bad enough any time he went into town over the summer.Ā now he was supposed to face them for eight hours a day straight?Ā it fucking sucked.Ā he needed another beerāno, what heĀ needed was to smoke, but he hadnāt even seen vicki yet.Ā Ā fuck.Ā jer flipped his hood up, hoping to avoid attention.Ā Ā āah, shit.Ā which way to the keg?āĀ he asked, staring down at his empty cup.Ā coulda sworn it was to the left.
( tom holland, cismale, he/him ) ā did you see JEREMY GILBERT walking through town? i hear the 16 / 16 year old is a HUMAN, but that might just be a rumor. some say they are COMPASSIONATE and COURAGEOUS, but that they can be NAIVE and AIMLESS.
what up iām jeremy iām sixteen and i never fuckin learned how to cope
hahaha itās funny because it hurts!!! anyway iām gonna have more info in his about but right now itās garbage. someday iāll get my life together and give him wanted connectionsĀ (but for now itās just a blank page rip)Ā
ok so u know the drill baby jerās actually the only child of miranda and grayson bc elenaās ~adopted but they donāt know it yet ok so onto some fun backstory stuff!!!
super happy family!!! i donāt mean it sarcastically. theyāre the family you see in stock photos when you buy picture frames!!!Ā
jeremy inherited his motherās creativity and free spirit, and it manifested in his gift for art, especially drawingĀ
such a mommaās boy and felt zero shame about itĀ
but donāt get me wrong he had nothing but love and respect for his dadĀ
they raised a gentleman!!! yes sir, no maāam, please and thank youĀ
thought he was such a badass with his tiny acts of teen rebellion
got his ears pierced when he turned fifteen.Ā
well, ear bc he chickened out after one.
started smoking bc the cool kids (read: older art kids, donāt be fooled into thinking jeremy is cool for a second) introduced him to it.
ask him about his first time getting high, itās a great story
always got super excited when aunt jenna visited bc sheās so cool!Ā
she taught him how to do shots when she visited last christmas
loves elena so much.Ā
sure they argued over dumb stuff but he was way more the type of younger sibling to always follow her around and intrude
especially when they were little, he was her shadow and you would not see one without the otherĀ
definitely had a crush on each of elenaās friends at one pointĀ
always admired his dad but could never find that thing to really bond themĀ
if grayson had lived to jeremyās sixteenth, he wouldāve introduced his son to the gilbert journals and that whole worldĀ
as jeremy starts to delve into the supernatural world, heās going to start recognizing hints grayson (and miranda, to a lesser extent) had been dropping all throughout his adolescenceĀ Ā
thereās 150+ years of family legacy he doesnāt even know about but you better believe heās gonna wanna find outĀ
thereās gonna be ~conflict bc he wants to hunt bc itās what he was meant to do but also #NotAllVampires (probably. who fuckin knows?)
UGH FINE THE CRASH (TW parental death)
iām already sad
it truly shook him to his coreĀ
earlier that night his mom called sheriff forbes to scare him straight so heād stop smoking pot
how could she just be gone????
the last thing he said to her was probably āyou suckā so thereās thatĀ
and his dad
that man had been such a steady presence in his life. every baseball game, every art show, everything.Ā
it forced such a sweet, sensitive and carefree boy to grow up too soon, become bitter and angry and resentful and withdrawn
he was angry at the world. life wasnāt fair.Ā
he wasnāt angry elena though.Ā
well he was for like two hours
but it made him feel even worseĀ (end TW)
he needed an outlet for that sorrow and rage and found it in the stoner pit at school and he found it in vicki donovanĀ
heās a mess and heās sad and scared and angry and hurt and dear god someone help this injured gazelle before he gets taken down by lions
Thereās a brief moment when you first wake up where you have no memories, a blissful blank slate, a happy emptiness, but it doesnāt last long and you remember exactly where you are and what you are trying to forget.
Carrie Bradshaw, The Carrie Diaries (via hplyrikz)
