[ it shouldn't be surprising to elena, in retrospect.
every time, every single time, she's left teleios for another realm, something would happen by the time she came back. at least before, it was usually disappearances; it meant missing her loved ones, but she could comfort herself with the fact they were sent home. this is different. stefan is more than gone, he's dead, and he seems so accepting of his fate. when elena herself made a deal with hades, everyone was so supportive, stefan included. john was her port in the storm, but stefan helped them both.
even now, after everything, she simply cannot give up on him.
the ache in elena's chest blooms, and she leans into john's touch. his kiss. it roots her back to the present in ways little else could. her lips linger against the palm of his hand, of course lovingly, she could not imagine feeling any other way. despite the sharpness of her teeth now, and the hunger that is ever present, john makes her feel so soft. ]
I know.
[ a bittersweet smile curves on her lips. they're a team. they have been from nearly day one, but more so now. this journey that will lead them to thor, it's brought them closer together, and she didn't think it was possible to be any closer to him. ] We'll find a way. [ she places one last kiss across his knuckles, and pulls herself together. elena gilbert is nothing if not a trooper, and they still have a mission to complete. ] We should get going. [ she knows that, too. ]
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every time, every single time, she's left teleios for another realm, something would happen by the time she came back. at least before, it was usually disappearances; it meant missing her loved ones, but she could comfort herself with the fact they were sent home. this is different. stefan is more than gone, he's dead, and he seems so accepting of his fate. when elena herself made a deal with hades, everyone was so supportive, stefan included. john was her port in the storm, but stefan helped them both.
even now, after everything, she simply cannot give up on him.
the ache in elena's chest blooms, and she leans into john's touch. his kiss. it roots her back to the present in ways little else could. her lips linger against the palm of his hand, of course lovingly, she could not imagine feeling any other way. despite the sharpness of her teeth now, and the hunger that is ever present, john makes her feel so soft. ]
I know.
[ a bittersweet smile curves on her lips. they're a team. they have been from nearly day one, but more so now. this journey that will lead them to thor, it's brought them closer together, and she didn't think it was possible to be any closer to him. ] We'll find a way. [ she places one last kiss across his knuckles, and pulls herself together. elena gilbert is nothing if not a trooper, and they still have a mission to complete. ] We should get going. [ she knows that, too. ]