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[gasping]

hi.

[ she's annoyed at kol for making her feel uncertain and ashamed, like she did something wrong by letting herself feel things for more than one person at once. ]

i'm okay. just need to get a snack first.

[heliophilous]

do you still want to come over?

[ and because he's picked up a little on how she thinks, how she works, he adds quickly: ]

i want you to but if you're not up to it, we can do something at a better time.

[gasping]

[ did you mean 'my not-girlfriend is a neurotic control freak on crack and this is preventative damage control' ]

i always want to see you.

[ okay, maybe that's a little extra, but caroline's feeling especially insecure and needy at the moment, all things considered. she's allowed to be a little extra. ]

[heliophilous]

[ yes, that's exactly what he meant. ]

oh, you shouldn't say that. i'm terrible in the morning.

[ he doesn't really know how to help this so he goes with a lighthearted comment. ]

okay, then come and see me. and we can talk, if you want.

[gasping]

[ the plaintive whining sound she makes is really better left unheard. marcos should consider himself lucky. ]

are you asking me to stay the night?

[ she's seen him in the morning and it's not that terrible. it's cute. he's extra cuddly when he's cold. ]

[heliophilous]

if you want to.

[ he'd never say no to that. ]

i just want you to be comfortable.

[gasping]

i didn't want to assume.

[ but she wants to. she'd be there all the time, if she could. it's a strange thing — you'd think getting tortured together would make her skittish or nervous around him, but instead, caroline just feels safer. more in control. ]

i feel better when you're there.
i know that sounds weird.

[heliophilous]

it doesn't sound weird.
you're fine.
if you want to stay, you can stay.

[ he wasn't going to make her leave. ]

i'll make space for you.

[gasping]

[ it's kind of embarrassing how quickly she gets misty-eyed over such a simple offer. ]

you're sure your roommates won't mind?

[heliophilous]

they won't mind.

they have their own space, i have mine. you'll stay there with me.

[gasping]

can i at least make you breakfast in the morning?

[ see, when you're nice, caroline makes breakfast. when you're a jerk like kol, you get nothin'. ]

[heliophilous]

you don't have to, you know.

we can just go out and get something if that's easier.

[gasping]

i'm not offering because i have to.
i just thought it would be nice. if you'd rather go out, we can.

[heliophilous]

you can make breakfast.

i just wanted to make sure it wasn't because you thought you owed me. you don't.

i want you to come over because i like you being here.

[gasping]

i like it too.
is it bad that i kind of miss the brothel though?

[ the soundproofing was nice ]

[heliophilous]

it's not weird.
we can always go back for a visit.

[ he pauses and then decides to address the possible elephant in the room. ]

hey, you know i don't care if you dated other people in the past, right?
i don't own you.
i'm not mad.

[gasping]

[ tina belcher groaning ]

we didn't date.
i mean, not really. it's complicated. in his future, he's in love with me, but i hadn't even met him yet. plus, i thought hope was our kid, and she's not... it just got really weird.

it wasn't like that.

[ and if anyone ever asks about damon, she's just going to blame her momentary bad decision on snow poisoning or temporary insanity. ]

[heliophilous]

[ okay, a lot more complicated than he'd thought. ]

you don't owe me an explanation.
we weren't
we were just talking then.

[ he wasn't sure what they were doing now. ]

i just wanted you to know that it's fine.
you don't need to worry about it.

[gasping]

are we still just talking now?

[ because they haven't said anything about it, but she also would feel really weird about going on a date with someone else. ]

[heliophilous]

i think we're past that.

[ pretty sure. ]

[gasping]

you think so?
what are we doing then?

[ besides whatever bunnies do ]

[heliophilous]

i don't know what we're doing.

[ the honest answer. ]

but i like it.

[gasping]

[ that's all well and good and she loves him but she's also still being a creep and reading his conversation AND ALL NICE THINGS HAVE TO STOP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE ]

MARCOS DIAZ, HE IS A VAMPIRE, DO NOT BE STUPID

[heliophilous]

[ whoa, talk about whiplash. ]

wait.

what?

i was just going to get him a sandwich or something.

[gasping]

he's a bajillion years old and probably crazy.
don't let him in your house.