⸻ this is a slow activity, heavily plot based & legacies divergent writing blog for LIZZIE SALTZMAN. private, selective, duplicate friendly. multiverse & multiship. as cherished by louise. 22. gmt. est january 2022.
lizzie can feel her jaw tense at the tribrid's words, a sense of discomfort slowly creeping up her spine until it just about takes over her entire body. none of this was fair and none of it felt right. "that's the problem with you, hope! you just always assume the absolute worst in me and run off with it because it's easier than owning your own issues. it's fine for you to just up and leave without as much as a freaking phone call so i knew you were okay. look, i'm always open for self-improvement and taking the steps you need to get your mind back into a healthy state but i needed you. i was turned into a vampire and you didn't even know i had a back-up plan. you would've just murdered me without blinking. you're... you were my girlfriend, one of the best people in my life and it broke me to see you go. i couldn't help but wonder if i had done something so terrible to you that warranted snapping my neck, if i meant that little to you that my life was just not in the grand scheme of your universe. maybe you think i'm this awful, selfish person who doesn't give a damn about other people but i cared about you. i loved you and it... it hurt, okay? it really hurt."
I wanted to write to you and your sister separately so you'd both have your own personal letter, a reminder that as twins you don't have to share absolutely everything. Though I am hoping they arrive at the same time.
Europe Is great but it's nothing like home, Mystic Falls and where ever you are will always be my home. Trust me sourcing blood over here is a nightmare, and I'm positive blood in America just tastes better.
I miss you so much, and I know you're probably thinking mom why didn't you just pick up the phone to tell us this, but I thought a letter was the most special way. Alongside a few postcards I've sent separately, just for fun.
This is more of something for you to keep, a reminder that no matter where we are in the world, I'm still so proud of you, I love you and I believe in you. Keep up the good work and I hope to be home soon.
Lots of love
MOM x
the blonde looks down at her mother's perfect handwriting, a soft yet sad smile playing on her lips. she understood that caroline had an important job to do when it came to recruiting for the school and college, it was crucial for them to always have new students available for the next academic year. and then looking for a way to stop the merge was another huge obstacle that resulted in her prolonged absence. lizzie holds the letter to her chest, feeling the all too familiar pang of loneliness as she reaches out to grab her phone so she could call her mother to thank her for the much needed letter.
orange characters are charismatic and talented. they push themselves to be the best at everything they put their mind to, and get upset when they can’t meet their own standards. they tend to be prodigies, seeming almost superhuman in their genius or abilities, but they often base their self-worth off of how well they can perform, making them feel isolated from the others around them. while most people see orange characters as cocky and self-absorbed, they are actually quite insecure in themselves. they want attention and validation from others, but because of their faux confidence and the constant (and often somewhat empty) praise from the people around them, the people that are truly closest to them often withhold it from them. this often leads them to push themselves beyond their limits to succeed and/or act out in unhealthy and self-destructive ways, in an effort to get some kind of recognition. these characters seek to impress, and have a hard time telling praise from love. they have a constant need to be the hero, in whatever context that means for them. these characters usually have a sense of humor and wit that can tend to flatter themselves (although much of what they say is rooted in truth), but it’s contrasting to some of their more self-deprecating natures. they can be serious loners, since they isolate themselves from others in an attempt to protect themselves. although they would never admit it, they crave acceptance and belonging. others generally don’t see this, because orange characters are loathe to admit weakness and build up defenses by making it clear that they don’t care what others think, although they do. in childhood, it is likely that their parental figures were either absent or abusive, often holding them up to high standards while not providing enough positive reinforcement. other characters need to treat orange characters not as an annoyance, or give up on them quickly, but to make it clear that they are willing to love and support them regardless of how useful they can be, and to voice compliments where they are due.
you typically wait until the last second to believe the truth–because it would destroy you to believe it, and then find out it was a lie. you are someone who has never wanted to want, but has rarely been able to do anything else. the idea that you might have to break down your walls for the sake of someone else, someone who could easily decide they don’t like what is on the other side, is harrowing. why let people get close enough to be rejected? you are enough for yourself. and you will tell yourself that every time you catch yourself staring at their mouth, smirking at their joke, finding a reason to flick their shoulder. until the kiss. that’s when the flood of want, want, want bowls over you and you realize that you are torn between two ways of living. oh, you think. because despite how complicated you have made it, the moment you kiss, somehow, things seem incredibly simple. they won’t be once you start thinking again, but for now, for this moment, you live in the quiet peace of revelation. oh.