Lillian Salvatore;

"I was banished here because I was a monster. I drank with no remorse from whatever human I could sink my teeth into. But, locked in this cage, I was forced to confront the animal I had become."

[scornedmother]

Despite obvious strain, Lily had been making strides with Damon if only because of the obligation he now felt back to his mother. She had missed out on many of the moment where a mother was truly needed in a son’s life. Lily was only grateful that she got to be around for the part of his life where he found a woman he loved enough to marry. And getting to know the wives of her son’s had been a delightful experience thus far. In fact, she felt as if she knew them more because they were often more receptive to her efforts of making a more sincere relationship. None the less, now that she was in her big house without the Heretics it was her that felt lonely in this town. So she made frequent visits. Approaching the loft, flowers in one arm and a bottle of bourbon in the other, she knocked a polite few times and stepped back from the door. @formerpsychokiller

[scornedmother]

mrs-elenaxsalvatore‌:

Elena was alone at the Grill. The past few weeks had been peaceful, and now that she knew she was pregnant, surprisingly the world hadn’t fallen upon them yet. There was no Augustines, no hybrids or Klaus chasing her. She was sitting having tea, allowed for future mamas, and studying for the next semester at college. Life was genuinely good, and Elena dared to think that everything would finally turn out to be fine, and their happy life was closer than ever now.

@scornedmother

As much as having the heretics away from her caused her a lot of inner turmoil, she was glad it gave her more time to focus on her son’s and their lives they seem so certain she didn’t care at all about. Many had trouble grasping the fact that it was possible for her to care for more than one group of children, but that tension has since dissolved. Her other family was happy on their own and she checked in often. Still, she feared pushing Damon too hard which usually led her to Elena whether it be on purpose or on accident. Now, seeing her through the window of the Grill she hastened to bother her. Coming toward her table she placed a gentle hand on it and smiled. “Might I sit with you, Elena?”

[ghostie-hoe]

LETS PLAY THE 'YES' OR 'NO' GAME: Ask me questions and I'm only allowed to answer with 'Yes' or 'No'

[scornedmother]

formerpsychokiller‌:

If only Lily knew how much Damon wanted her to hug him, to give him the strenght he didn’t have anymore, to be his mother at least once, for just a second. But she didn’t know and Damon wasn’t going to tell her. “Thank you for staying with her. I can imagine how hard it was for her.” Elena was the only one who knew every detail of how painful with first five years with the Augustine had been. Only she knew the hell Damon had gone through and she probably thought about that while he was gone. “You don’t have to run away. I’m not kicking you out.” He said. “Elena… Is probably going to need you a little longer.”

Hearing anything from him, his voice alone caused her heart to sink. It was made sweeter that he wasn’t pushing her away or calling on her for her shortcomings. Instead, he seemed gracious, likely he was thankful for those things he had now that he was out of captivity but she’d take what she could get from him. Even after enduring mental and physical trauma, he managed to put his wife above himself in a way she never saw from his father. In a way that distanced himself so far from her late husband. She hoped he knew how it was not in the ways they were similar, it was so much invested in the ways that they were different. So she cannot stop herself from moving forward and moving her hand to his face. “My son, you are everything I had hoped for.” She hoped it was enough to say it because she didn’t know how else to put it. “I will stay. And I know you don’t want to need me, Damon. I know you may despise the idea of wanting me here at all but I am here for you. I intend on being here for you.” She wanted him to know that she wasn’t just here for Elena’s sake, it was all for him one way or another.

[scornedmother]

formerpsychokiller‌:

The bags falling to the ground caught Damon’s attention and he finally noticed that he wasn’t alone. He was surprised at first, but his mother presence in the Boarding house could only mean Elena probably told her Damon went missing. “I’m back.” He nodded, his blue eyes staring at Lily. Damon had such a terrible image of his mother that it was surprising to him to see her there, to listen to her calling him her son. He had come to terms with the fact that Lily wasn’t his mother anymore and he didn’t need her to mess that up. “What are you doing here?”

As much as she very much wanted to pull him close to her and tell him that she had him, that he was safe like she used to when he was a child, she held herself back for his sake. Knowing full well that he’d cast her out she didn’t want to overstep her boundaries. All of the Heretics were gone and yet here she still was pulling at straws to receive acceptance from her sons. “I was staying with Elena while everyone was figuring out how to get you out of there. She was scared and alone. She asked me to be here.” Not that she wouldn’t have offered. “I will...pack up my things now that you’re back. I understand.” 

[scornedmother]

mrs-elenaxsalvatore‌:

Elena smiled at her, despite how Damon felt about her mother, or how Elena still felt about the heretics, she wouldn’t deny that having this parental figure in her life was all she needed. She had lost her parents and Alaric, and she needed a safe place, someone she could just lean on and have the feeling that everything was going to be alright. “The Augustines… They kidnapped him during Valentine’s day. A friend inside is making a plan to break him out. But not knowing where he is or how he is, and knowing there is so little I can do to help is the worst of it”, she shrugged, already feeling the tears forming in her eyes. “I’m feeling so lonely, so lost right now…”

After the reigh of terror that caused Lily to be captured, trapped and judged she was cautious of her actions, of her outward emotions. When she was around Elena she maintained an air of calmness, of stability and kindness that she thought the girl deserved but she couldn’t help the way her face turned when she said Damon was taken, especially by a group she hadn’t an idea of. She had similar questions, worries and anger behind his capture but she tried to hold it together for the sake of her daughter in law who was crumbling before her. “You needn’t be lost, my dear. I will be here with you until we get him back and listen when I tell you that we will, Elena. We will get him back.”

[scornedmother]

 formerpsychokiller‌:

As happy as Damon was to be back home, he couldn’t stay in the loft for too long. It felt like the walls were closing down on him and he was desperate for space. He thought the Boadring House had enough room for him, but he was wrong. Flashes of the past weeks kept haunting him, memories of his first encounter with the Augustine kept running through his head and he couldn’t think about anything else. Not even walking outside helped and Damon was already tired of the way his life had turned out. In anger he threw the bottle he was holding towards the Boarding house, watching as it shattered. He was so lost that he didn’t notice he had company. @scornedmother

Lillian had been doing all she could to keep Elena’s mind at bay while she stayed with her. Her time with her daughter in law only strengthened her faith in her undying love for her son and it gave her a sense of peace she hadn’t known she was longing for. Her sons were fine without her and they didn’t want their mother to fix the damage she’d done. However, that didn’t mean she’d stop caring for him or wanting them to be a part of her life. Elena had always been welcoming and kind to her. The least she could do was be there. With a human daughter in law, however, she was practicing cooking real food in the house they both stayed and when she had returned home with a new batch of groceries she laid eyes on her son. That which she last found out, was missing. “My son...” She sighs out, the bags in her hand falling to the ground. “It worked, you’re back to us?”

[scornedmother]

mrs-elenaxsalvatore‌:

Two bites and Elena already wanted to throw the sandwich away. She just didn’t have much stomach for anything, but as future doctor, she knew her body needed it, as she wasn’t having a healthy eating routine lately. With Lily there, and Mason won’t bothering her anymore, she hoped things could change, and she could be back to the person she was before all this mess happened, and Damon went missing. As she was about to take another bite, Milo raised his head with a grumble and went towards the front door. “One moment” She called, knowing Lily could hear her and cleaned her hands before she followed her husky, who was a bit impatient by the door. “Hi, Lily. Hm… Thanks, I don’t want to be a nuisence but…”, she sighed and opened the door for her mother in law to walk in, “We need to talk, about Damon”

Lily walked back her daughter in law to enter the home that seemed familiar due to her years of living under the roof with the Heretics, her eyes scan the area still, in long slow passes before they land on Elena again. “Elena, dear. You will never be a bother to me. You are as much family as my sons are.” She assures her with a smile before her brows twitch with concern. Naturally, she found herself concerned with him due to his distance but the look on Elena’s face became more clear to her now that something must be wrong. “What is it?”

[scornedmother]

chesslawrence‌:

“A coven?” Chester always seemed to be bugged by the acts of others witches he didn’t know personally. This coven seemed like a pain in the ass. There’s a lot about him that should be doubtful to who he’s talking to. She could be lying but he didn’t feel any sense of her being disingenuine with him. Chester’s naturally a little on edge with strangers but the thing is, he enjoys talking and breaking down those walls pretty earlier. He’d already helped her with her gift shopping regardless. She must have been here a while if she’s referring to turning Stefan’s humanity back on. Maybe Stefan just hadn’t had time to tell him his dead mother is back from the grave the same way Chester hadn’t really done the same when his father was resurrected too. Chester had been happy when his father came back, considering how close they had been but it was emotionally straining. “You’ve met Elena and Caroline then too?” He asked in curiousity, mainly because Elena’s a friend of his, maybe more so than Damon is, and Caroline was his best friend’s wife. “They’re both lovely.” He gave her a grin. “I really don’t mean to be nosy, but this is fascinating. Who let you out? The coven the trapped you let you out on parole or something?” 

“Yes, the Gemini. They trapped my friends and I because they believed us to be a threat to humanity. I don’t know how well you know my son but I’m a ripper. Same as him.” And at the rate they were killing, they very well could be but that wasn’t something she needed to go into with one of her son's friends or someone she’d just met for that matter. She was trying to turn over a new leaf and that started with a good impression which she hoped bred allies.  The Gemini knew they have been out for quite some time and part of her is waiting for the shoe to drop on that. She still had the ascendant which was harshly sought after as it held the coven’s current leader. Luckily Beau had stayed behind to protect her and it. Hattie was gone with the wind it seemed. She hadn’t heard from her in a while but she had instilled in all of her children to run free while they could but to behave while doing so. That much she couldn’t speak for with the ones that had gone. “Yes, I have. They’re lovely albeit apprehensively with my place here. I imagine they never planned on meeting me so now that I’m here..it’s hard to navigate. I’m grateful for their kindness thus far.” She admits with a brief smile and a nod. She was interested to know who her sons kept as company, Chester included it seemed. “To my knowledge, the witch that let me out required a favor from Elena and I was the prize. It took me quite some time to secure the freedom of my other friends but magic is a funny thing. Loopholes and all.” It was as much as she’d say. She hardly understood the break in magical worlds that allowed the Heretics to push through but she was grateful none the less.

[scornedmother]

[scornedmother]

@formerpsychokiller @sixpackstef @mrs-elenaxsalvatore @damnedforbes

[scornedmother]

mrs-elenaxsalvatore‌:

Damon had been missing for ten days, and Elena was getting even more anxious and depressed without having any clue of his whereabouts. All she knew was the he was in trouble, and that was enough to make her think the worst. Hattie and Gen were helping, so Caroline and Stefan, but Elena didn’t want to be a burden to any of them. She stayed at the boarding house, just in case Damon would find the way back to it… But the more lonely she got, the more depressed she found herself. Bringing Milo from the loft helped a little, but that wasn’t enough. The only person Elena thought of calling was Lily, she wasn’t sure if she was missing having a parental figure in her life, or if she wanted to be closer to Damon and have his mother around, all she knew was that she couldn’t be alone anymore, not while they were searching for Damon. After calling her mother in law, she took a bath and went to the kitchen, to try and eat something, even if she didn’t want to.

@scornedmother

The Heretics knew that Lily was adamant about having them keep in touch when many of them ran off so she expected notifications from them on her phone. Still, however much she wanted to be a part of her son’s lives she typically didn’t hear from them. You could imagine her surprise when she received a call from Elena, hardly letting it ring a full time before she picked up. Immediately she was under the assumption that something was wrong and when she beckoned her to stay at the boarding house it only affirmed it. Throwing together a quick bag she rushed over to the Boarding House, extensively familiar with the home as she stayed in it in the prison world. Despite her familiarity, she knocked firmly, not wanting to waltz into the home that they’d created there. 

[scornedmother]

 chesslawrence‌:

Just from the vibe, he got from her, the way she talked about technology alone, was enough indication she wasn’t human. Chester’s no stranger to people in town being older than him. Hell, he’s much more on the younger side when it comes to a lot of his friends. Then again, it didn’t matter considering he’d charm anyone of any age group with his lovable and infectious personality. “Salvatore?” He repeats as if he’d heard incorrectly. He’s momentarily shocked. Even more so when she announces herself as Damon and Stefan’s mother. Chester was just under the assumption she was dead. Was Stefan and Damon under that same assumption? Stefan would have told him if his mother was around, right? He just stood there in an awkward silence before he nods his head at her question in a delayed response. “Stefan is my best friend. Pretty familiar with them, yeah.” He was going to say Damon’s his friend too but he’s never really sure about that. He always just got the impression Damon didn’t like him at all. “I thought you were…-” Chester stopped himself. Dead was what he nearly said. He didn’t want to be rude. Especially to the mother of Stefan who was so important to him. 

Lily examined him closely after she revealed who she was, trying to see if he was being honest about knowing her sons. It was possible that hearing their name would only prompt the interest of enemies and unfortunately, both her groups of children had plenty of those. From what she could tell, the man before her was relatively harmless and he seemed concerned almost. If he was Stefan's best friend then she would want to be well acquainted with him. “Well, I suppose technically I am.” She admits with a slight twinge of her brow, judging from his closeness to her son she reckoned he’d know what that meant. “A coven locked me and some of my loved ones away in a prison of sorts. I was retrieved from there to bring Stefan’s humanity back not long ago. Now I’ve found myself in this new world..a world where my sons have families of their own.” She dreaded it now, missing out of so much of their lives but it was something she had to make peace with despite her son's difficulty with it. “I want to be as of much support as I can.” She admits with a brief albeit sad smile. Giving each of the homes baby pictures was probably something neither of them thought they’d ever had access to but now that it was possible for Stefan and Caroline to have children of their own the pictures had new sentiment and meaning.

[scornedmother]

damnedforbes‌:

“yes. it’s wonderful.” caroline responded, pulling her jacket closer around herself and crossing her arms over her chest. “we’re just.. enjoying it for now. letting it sink. being able to enjoy eating whatever we want, doing whatever we want. we get to just.. enjoy life. without anything holding us back.” she grinned, looking at the pregnancy tests on the shelf. “we’re just going to enjoy that for a while, you know? before we start thinking about.. anything like babies.”

“you’re being careful though?” she thought to ask because it was her primary concern now that they were human, though she meant to clarify. “not in this capacity..” lily confesses as she gestures to the pregnancy tests although she does hope they don’t become unexpectantly pregnant, she imagined contraception wasn’t something she wanted ot discuss with her mother in law. “but from what you once were and worse.” few knew exactly what lurked behind the people in Mystic Falls but being at the bottom of the food chain was a scary place. 

[scornedmother]

formerpsychokiller‌:

Damon was in silence as Lily spoke, doing his best to keep the walls he built against his mother. With a heavy sigh, he rolled his eyes and turned his body towards her. “Fine. You want to know? I’ll tell you.” At least one of the things that was bothering could also eventually bother Lily if the Augustine was still around. “One of the things that warlock that was possessing me told you was that I was used a lab experiment for five years. It was true. Not sure if you know, but Giuseppe had another son, and one of his descendents, my nephew, sold me to a group called the Augustine Society. I was their prisoner for five years and when I got out I killed them and burned the place down.” He explained without giving too many details. Only a few people knew about his time with the Augustine, and fewer knew the details. “I thought it was over, but I was wrong. They still exist and they’re around.” Damon said. “I don’t need your help, I’m handling it and they haven’t come after me for now. But you should know. You should be careful.”

At this point in there relationship, she didn’t take his crossness personally. If anything she was grateful that he was keeping her up to date on his life in any capacity. It was a small victory that he said anything more to her than ‘go away’. She remembered something of the sort being mentioned when Damon was possessed and it hadn’t slipped her mind but she was waiting for Damon to tell her himself. It didn’t seem fair to operate on knowledge he had no control over sharing. Now that he had? She was feasibly cautious and concerned. The information of Giuseppe having another child did little to her expression when it became clear that this organization was still a threat to her son and his happiness. “I do not feel confident in your safety if it operates on a ‘for now’ basis, Damon.” It goes straight over her head that it could effect her as well because she was confident that the Heretics wouldn’t allow anything to happen to her, she’d make it clear that their protection extended to them as soon as she could get ahold of them. 

[scornedmother]

chesslawrence‌:

“Not a problem.” Chester watches her pick up the frames as he ponders on the choice of picking up for himself. He wasn’t really one for much decoration but his place could use a few pictures of himself with friends and family to make his apartment seem more home-like. “I’m sure they’ll love it. Most people just share pictures online these days. I know I’d appreciate it if I had something physical in front of me.” He nodded. “Are they locals? Your sons?” He asked, just out of curiousity and for the sake of making conversation. The towns small enough so chances are, Chess might know them one way or another. “I’m pretty chummy with everyone. I’m sure they’ll appreciate it, Miss?” He didn’t know her name so he blanked out there, hoping she’d introduce herself. 

“Ah, yes. Technology has advanced quite far. They had only just mastered the art of photography when these photos were taken.” The ones she planned on framing, that is. “The kind where smiling wasn’t yet common.” If he knew about the supernatural and feasibly how old she must have been, it wouldn’t have sounded strange. If not it just would have sounded like an exaggeration she had hoped. “Salvatore.” She asserts, filling in the blank that he had left for her. “I believe my sons have been locals for quite some time. Stefan and Damon, are you familiar with them?” 

[vd-gifs]

The Lily that I remember moved on from her children. Where’s the girl that I fell in love with, the girl that I found irresistible? I can’t say that I recognize this version.