@guiltfed
casual. simple. laid back. it was a series of words that elena had not heard for a long time. nothing was simple, casual was a thing of the past— and laid back? all but unheard of now. but still, they tried. there was popcorn, there was soda. there was a movie on that elena found she couldn't bring herself to fully pay attention to. instead, her eyes kept sliding over to take in stefan's profile where he sat beside her on the couch. having their shoulders touch felt reassuring. anchoring, even. for a moment, elena almost felt like it was okay to exhale.
finally dropping the pretense of focusing, she turned to stefan. "i don't think i've ever asked. do you have a favorite movie?"












