@eterniityofmisery , plotted starter !!
the night had been a TRAINWRECK . sure , it had been alright in the beginning , matt had escorted her to the ball and she’d worn a beautiful lavender dress , strawberry curls up in a delicate hairdo that made her wide eyes stand out even more in her small , heart - shaped face . still , there was a PLAN that they had to go through with , that bonnie didn’t like because it put elena in danger ( she could handle it , bonnie believed in her ) . of course , damon didn’t exactly AGREE to that , or to blind trust , or to letting elena just walk into a dangerous situation -- and things had escalated in a downward spiral . the loud THUD of a body falling made bonnie shudder and turn on her heels in the direction of the noise , the bad gut feeling she’d had for a while now becoming more nagging , gnawing at her insides . brows knitted together in worry and she unhooked her arm from matt’s , patting his shoulder for him to stay there while she SPRINTED OFF . something was wrong , she could feel damon all over the place , her heart hammering in her chest .
it was chilly outside without the jacket she’d brought along , sobering nonetheless , and there he was , walking off without looking back , a small circus of people muttering things . elena , frozen in her spot , looking absolutely HORRIFIED . she didn’t even glance at her best friend , not even when she called out for her to come back next to her . NO , elena , that was not an option right then . her steps were quick for catching up to damon , only closing the remaining distance in a few long strides ( way more difficult than it sounds like thanks to the long dress’ skirt that she’d practically hooked over her elbow ) once they were out of earshot from the party , ‘ damon --- !! ‘ she was agitated , voice frail and nearly trembling but FIRM still , ‘ slow down , dammit !! ‘
