Sarah Nelson

rp blog for nolalhq penned by michael

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enxzo​:

“Funny thing that. I was never the villain.” It didn’t start that way and they’d more or less forced him into that role over the years. “But then I grew into the idea, that was it. I was the villain of their story and nothing more…that was until I met you. The rare exception.” The Salvatore who could do no harm. “I wanted to be the villain in your story too, but as it turns out, I’m pretty good at being the hero to the damsel in distress.” 

📷 ― She wasn’t expecting that. It wasn’t a surprise answer, not after digesting it for what it was, but she posed the question to anticipate his proud acknowledgement. So much for that. “I don’t know about being a villain,” she thought aloud. “But, I’ve pretty much had it with being the victim.” Sarah couldn’t put her finger on it, but something about his ‘damsel in distress’ comment tickled her; a smile broke its way through. “Yup. You turned out to be a real softy.” As stark of a contrast that comment was... it had some truth to it. The one-eighty. He was a ruthless, big bad vampire, with the attitude and ego to match. And yet. “Well?  I’m ready for my rescue.” 

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enxzo​:

The instinctive fear he’d felt was soon settled once she reassured she was not giving up. Maybe it was this place screwing with him or maybe it was knowing that if she had given up, that was it. “Yeah well, you never were much of a side character to me. You are a Salvatore.” Any Salvatore in his life had been important at some point, yet, they’d hurt him in more ways than could count, but Sarah? She was an exception, an exception that he didn’t think ever possible. 

📷 ― “My father was a Salvatore.” Correcting him. “Look where that got him..” she added, exasperated. Her whole bloodline, dead, all except Damon. Despite growing up with the feeling of something was missing.. learning all she had about who she really was?  There was no connection she felt to this boogeyman title. It was merely the tragedy she always, deep down, knew to be true. Feeling more than a little vulnerable and backed up in a limbo corner: “Isn’t that why you have to play the villain?  If this is their story, where does that leave the rest of us if not stuck in the background?” 

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enxzo​:

“Right.” The statement caught him off guard, that and the repeated mention of Bonnie. Enzo was a little confused, he couldn’t tell if this was about Caroline or Bonnie or if it was about him. “So. That’s it?” He said as she walked off, but not far enough, as he soon followed. “You just…give up?” 

📷 ― Her head was hung loosely in her hands before it was picked back up and whipped over to stare at him. “What?” she asked, genuinely confused by the question. “No!” The temptation to roll her eyes was strong, but she held firm. “I’m thinking. As much as I would love to pretend this is just another ‘side character’ related problem for me...” Sarcasm aside, it would have been easier ― it wouldn’t be her fault, now would it?  That they were stuck here. “... this feels bigger.” Maybe she felt bad, maybe the way he sounded when he asked if she gave up, but it compelled her to fess: “Maybe it is torture but, I'm glad I’m not alone.”

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enxzo​:

No response was given in regards to a certain witch. “Oh, I see.” He decided to focus on Sarah’s issues with Caroline rather his with….everyone. “Look, truth be told, Caroline has a good heart.” At the end of the day, Caroline was someone he considered a friend, so, he ought to help set the record straight. “Whatever she did to you, she wasn’t in her right mind. She was using you to get to Stefan. A trick that she obviously learnt from me.” The idea that this place was a subconscious lecture from Caroline made more sense. Still, he had to add some sarcasm to it. “So, I suppose. It really is about Stefan.”

📷 ― “So they keep telling me.” The way Sarah had her arms crossed in front of her was a telltale sign she wasn’t convinced. Joking or not, Enzo still pulled the blonde’s name out of the hat for this torment, and using the secret Salvatore niece as a plaything, which was also on brand. “Like you used me to protect Bonnie.” It wasn’t a question. It was a statement, a disappointed and solemn reminder that she was.. well. And if she could feel one way about what Enzo did, how could she hold onto how she felt about Caroline?  Her feet brought her to a quiet bus stop, illuminated by a single street lamp, and she sat herself down. 

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enxzo​:

“Dead?” He said with a shrug knowing that was the most likely answer. “The Other Side and Hell were destroyed. There’s only one witch I know powerful enough to create her own dimension but that doesn’t explain you.” Now he’d go from serious answers to silly ones, just to put Sarah’s mind at ease. “My guess is as good as yours but I bet it has to do with whatever that delicious history teacher was telling me about. Maybe she had enough, told Caroline, who got her daughters to put me under some spell and it was Caroline’s bright idea to bring you here to teach me a lesson.”  

📷 ― “Right. Fun.” Sarah is unfazed. Hell, the reply almost calmed her. It was the likely answer, and surely was the least upsetting. Her dying was cut and dry, coming back was a mystery, and that was the part she hated. The unknown. “Bonnie?” she asked, but she didn’t expect a response. It was just.. the way he said it. And she didn’t agree with what he said. She wouldn’t want him to be alone― and Sarah was far more willing to forgive that explanation that anything involving Caroline. “What is her deal with me?  You don’t think it could be about Stefan too, do you?” But she couldn’t help it. She laughed, looking at Enzo, “And what lesson is that?” 

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enxzo​:

“Even when I try, I still can’t escape you, Sarah Salvatore.” He was not annoyed at her despite his implied tone. If anything it was a relief knowing she was not alone, still, that was a bit of a problem for him because caring for her had him keep his guard down and caused him to be susceptible to whatever torment was to come. “Anyway. For curiosity’s sake. If we were trapped on an island would I be your first pick?” 

📷 ― “Uh―” Okay. Perhaps, she had not anticipated that question. Or it being so direct, a yes or no. Sarah stared at him, and unreadable one (she felt like) and let out a nervous scoff. “A-and?” Terrible start, clumsy start. “Wouldn’t we just desiccate?” The word still felt weird on her tongue. Then she caught his smirk and dug her heels back in. “You said it yourself, it’s not up to us.” With the crisis seemingly averted, the young vampire crossed her arms over her chest, though she felt no wind. Her words come out soft and wary. “Where the hell are we?” 

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Enzo wasn’t at all too pleased .″I figured as much.” It only made sense. Sarah was here because of him and while his inner thoughts filled with guilt, a need to protect her, the more vocal side grew more irritated at these mind games. “Because being trapped alone with a Salvatore is a never ending nightmare.” He raised his voice, but not to Sarah, no, to whoever was behind this. “Got any more jokes?” 

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📷 ― “Thanks! Good to know I’m not your first pick for a stranded island.” Playing against his mean spirit was a chore in of itself, but there wasn’t much choice, and she had very little else to channel her nervous energy into. Enzo then yelled at nobody and she already felt an asshole-induced headache coming on. Her palms rest at her temples, eyes closed, and she took in a deep, controlled breath. “Fucking fantastic,” were her words as she exhaled.

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📷 ― “Sorry for the intrusion.” It took working up the courage to even approach the school, let alone seek out the people she had actively put in danger. Maybe to no fault of her own, but she digressed. “I’m looking for Lizzie Saltzman.”

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📷 ― “Hi, my name is Sarah. I caught you on film.. and was wondering if you’d give me permission to publish it?” It wasn’t uncommon for her to catch strangers in her photos, but they were usually deleted, or kept private. This photo in particular, Sarah liked. “I can show it to you first.” 

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dovbleresurrected​:

the crease that laid between her eyebrows deepen as sarah spoke. her words not easing her one bit. stupid vampires ! always using innocent people as their pawns. after all these years davina still could not put up with those type of vampires. who the hell did they think they were? “ sarah…— “ she spoke through her teeth. “ i can make them pay, because this is fucked up. “ davina had no problem speaking her mind. plus, her can sounded a lot like will. “ “ i am tired of seeing vampires use whoever they want as pawns. “ 

📷 ― she didn’t know how she felt about that. revenge only ever seemed to drive perfectly good people into insanity. “that’s.. really nice of you,” she said warmly, a nervous but genuine smile gracing her lips. she believed davina really would tear the sorry saps to shreds if she could. “but we don’t know who did it, or even why. what i wouldn’t give to know just that much.” 

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enxzo​:

“Fine.” He said with a sigh of frustration knowing that if he didn’t. he’d never hear the last of it.  “Yes there’s a damn cure but the moment it touches your lips? You can no longer be cured by vampire blood. Once you have the cure, there is no saving you.” While there were positives, he’d rather focus on the negatives because right now, that’s all he had left in this fight. “Your first mistake is thinking I’m willing to let that happen.” Because as of now, he’d fight to the ends of earth to prevent that. “Because the truth is, I care too damn much.” In retrospect, his care right now was a good thing, for him anyway. “And maybe I like you better as you are now. As a vampire.” He said bluntly, not denying her that truth any longer, well, to a point before it was back to the regular sarcasm. “Or maybe this is some whole elaborate revenge plan.” It wouldn’t have been the first time that happened, but this was not about revenge. It was about having a reason to keep going. Most importantly it was about Sarah being the key to it all, his own humanity. Those deeper emotions he was unwilling to give just yet. Maybe in time, for now all he could give her was a glimpse.

📷 ― He bites back at her but the energy in the room changed, and she was already starting to calm down. At least her fists began unfurling. Then he confirmed her suspicions, that there was a caveat to this cure. It wasn’t what she expected, but a downside nevertheless, and one he was certainly taking seriously. Sarah knew better than to underappreciate the effects of vampire blood ― even if it was the reason they were having this conversation in the first place. He said he cared too much, and it made her feel guilty. Something about the way he said it had her stomach in knots. “I know you blame yourself for my death, but I.. I don’t.” The admission surprised her. It was written all over her face, as she hadn’t thought she found closure yet about everything she learned. Of course, she was speaking of her original death, her more so permanent one before they all started coming back. “What do you mean better as?  Okay, I’m sturdier. What else is there?  All anyone’s ever told me about being a vampire is the bad stuff.” Her eyes rolled, and despite feeling a chill down her spine at the thought of being used in another one of Enzo’s schemes... it made her feel less frazzled. An easier focal point, simpler. 

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mysticbennett​:

“No one ever does really. The best you can do is just… try to make the best choices for you,” Bonnie said simply, shrugging her shoulders. “That’s all you owe anyone or anything really. I learned that after years of therapy,” she admitted. “Turning off your emotions and humanity… Yeah, it is something vampires can do. And it doesn’t go well when they do that. I can’t say if he is setting himself up for failure. All I know is that Enzo is just clinging on to the few things he sees as his responsibility and that he cares about. Which is making sure you’re okay.” She felt that he had more that he could live for, to hold on to, but he didn’t see it that way. “If he ends up doing it, it won’t be your fault. Don’t blame yourself for it. I just figured you could use some insight as to why he’s trying so hard right now. And you can trust him. He may not make choices you agree with, but he’ll do them to protect you. You can trust that he’s not going to let anything happen to you if he can help it.”

📷 ― She was still sorting out what that meant. It seemed, from the very get go, there were conflicting opinions on what was best for her now that she was a vampire. “Why?” she asked, abruptly. “Why me?  He hates Stefan, and Damon, and for a while I thought he was just using me to get back at them, but I..” It was complicated now, it didn’t make sense now. Her lungs fill. “Is it because of you?” Sarah hated the words as soon as she said them, but they came from a place of real anxiety. It hurt, and it made her want to crawl into a dark hole and never come out, but what else did she have?  His motivations had to come from somewhere ― even if it was something as trivial as her and Bonnie sharing a few features. “Because I’m not you. Helping me isn’t going to fix whatever happened between you two... He has to know that.” 

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enxzo​:

This entire conversation was about to hit a boiling point. Enzo couldn’t compose himself and whatever he decided to say next might cause reputable damage of whatever trust that had been so far built. That he knew. How much was at risk, but he couldn’t find it in his heart to tell Sarah the truth of it all, why he was the one helping her through  The further she dug, badgering on about Elena and Damon, former vampires turned human, Enzo found it increasingly more difficult to avoid the subject matter. The more questions she had, the more he started to shut down. “What exactly do you want me to say?” He snapped, from once a friendly tone to a less than. The truth would be his best bet now, but he couldn’t seem to find it. If he gave her the answers she so desperately wanted, all of this would be gone. “Whatever it is you’re trying to get at? Stop. It’s not happening.”  

📷 ― The biggest hint of all as Enzo’s lack of conversation, mostly the lack of complaint at the fact he didn’t know more about it. He was an intelligent man, vampire. A clear wealth of knowledge and his own brand of patience.. but when it came to matters involving him, or those he thought should, he had a certain attitude toward them. A lack of interest on his part was the first red flag. Avoiding the subject?  Another nail in that coffin. His harsh tone made her jump. She wasn’t expecting the sudden shift, and with her heightened senses (and emotions) she wasn’t prepared for the change. What she was prepared for, however, was the continued retaliation. It was where she pulled her strength from. “I knew it. You’re hiding something from me. Why?” she pressed. “Because I’m not getting at anything, except the fact you haven’t been. Shouldn’t the first thing someone should tell a girl whose turned into a vampire is how your ex-friends turned back?  If it’s impossible, if it’s dangerous, you could just tell me instead of whatever it is you’re doing now!” Her voice had raised somewhat, and she could swear she was starting to shake. Her heart beat so hard it was hurting her chest. “I’m asking you, Enzo,” she added, quietly. “I could go to either one of them but I want to hear it from you.”

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enxzo​:

“That’s not how you play twenty questions.” Not that Enzo was ever a stickler for the rules. “Although seeing as Damon played exactly how you are, it shouldn’t surprise me.” Still, Sarah had played smart, he should have expected that question. The one with an answer he didn’t want to give. In return, he’d play just as unfair. “No idea. Next.” 

📷 ― That irritated her, brow furrowed. “No, no, we’re not playing games. I’m a vampire now. That’s the big reveal.. and I’m trying to figure it out. This is my life. You know, the one I’m supposed to be stuck with now, forever?” Her head gently shook. “I don’t even know what that means. The sun can kill me. What else can kill me?  How much blood do I need daily ― what happens if I don’t get enough?  A hundred questions wouldn’t cut it, so don’t act like there’s just one single riddle I need to solve.” Unless he really was hiding something from her, for whatever purpose. Sarah’s eyes narrowed and she stood her ground. “You’re fine with not knowing?  What about Damon?  He’s human now, too.” 

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lockwxlf​:

Tyler looked over at the girl beside him. “I offered to buy you a drink.” He motioned to the bartender.

📷 ― “Yeah I, I think I need one.” Drinking helped. She’d figured that one out pretty quickly. It made little sense to her but she wasn’t going to argue. “Thank you.”

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enxzo​:

Maybe he had severely underestimated how to navigate this. How he was supposed to keep himself together to best support Sarah. The struggle, the hesitation, it had never felt as daunting as it did now, yet, guilt had its leeway, as did Sarah’s words of persuasion. “Fine.” He waved the flag of surrender, giving in. With Sarah being so adamant he had no other choice but to stay. That, and he knew, staying here would mean making better choices than he would pick outside wondering. “Twenty Questions. Go.”

📷 ― Her jaw dropped slightly, caught off guard. This, it felt rare, and if she knew how stubborn Enzo was ― she was right about that. Admitting he was wrong in any capacity.. even something as small as this... “Twenty questions.” She repeated the words aloud, which startled her. She hadn’t meant to. This showed on her face right before images shuttered through her mind. Past compulsions, lifting. Her eyes twist shut and she focused on centering herself again. “Sorry. I, um. I don’t―” That wasn’t true, now was it?  Maybe she didn’t have twenty, ready to go, but she had one. “How is Elena not a vampire anymore?” 

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mysticbennett​:

“Yeah, I see your point. But she hasn’t done that in a long time. She wouldn’t turn off her emotions by her own choice, not for her daughters,” Bonnie said honestly. “But given you have experienced vampires without emotions, maybe that will give you a hint of what Enzo could be like if he turns his off. Because that is what he is trying to hold on to right now. Anything that will keep him from turning it all off,” she said, figuring Sarah should know that much. She should understand just how much of an edge Enzo was on right now. “What he is feeling right now? Yes. He feels like he has nothing left. He’s hanging on to any tiny thread that may keep him from shutting it all off. And that thread is trying to protect you and do right by you. It’s all he has left he feels like.”

📷 ― Sarah knew she was just defending her friend, but it made her feel.. well, invalidated, for starters. Her arms drape across her chest and pull in tight. “I’m not― I don’t know what to do.” In a nutshell, she was lost. Faced with responsibilities and identities she was never prepared for. “Can he do that?  Is he setting himself up for failure?” She didn’t even care about her part in it all, safety-wise. “If this, me, is a lost cause, waiting to give him the excuse...” She didn’t know what she could do about it. “I’ll be honest, I’m a little tired being a chess piece.”