𝐌𝐘 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒, Damon Salvatore [under editing]

2.14 | THE AFTERMATH

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐗𝐈𝐕
⏤ The Aftermath ⏤
❝That's what I get for dating an introvert.❞

          𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 the Boarding House after the others, Olivia barely had time to take in the quizzical or intrusive glances from the collection of people inside who were each engaged in a thoughtful silence as she was instantly pulled into someone's arms.

"Hey, I heard about what happened, are you alright?" Jeremy asked, hugging the shorter girl warmly before he pulled away so she could answer.

"More or less." She returned, a small convincing smile on her lips before her gaze moved to the others currently in the room.

Alaric and Elena were both standing near the couch, the brunette clearly expressing agitation as she fidgeted with her fingers. Stefan, meanwhile, had moved to the back corner of the room where he leaned back carelessly against one of the bookshelves, waiting for the conversation to commence. Damon seemed to have passed Olivia once they entered, distancing himself from her considerably which some of the others found notably strange. Finally, Caroline and Bonnie were already there waiting for them, both seated restlessly on the couch despite standing as they walked in. Bonnie moved to check on Elena whilst Caroline threw Liv a concerned look.

Both girls had already heard the entirety of the story from Elena who had called the young witch whilst they walked through the darkening forests. Bonnie and Elena more or less exchanged stories briefly despite many holes being left in the explanation ⏤ mostly on Elena's part as she was still thoroughly confused as to what the hell was going on with Olivia; they all were.

"So..." Olivia began, filling the laundering silence that consumed the room. "How's Tyler?" She addressed Caroline awkwardly, the tension still thick and unresolved between them and at this point, Olivia suspected it would never fade. Every time Caroline was in the same room as her and Damon, Liv would notice her strange looks and awkward behaviour and she wasn't sure if Caroline could ever move past it.

"Fine, aside from the overwhelming guilt and how freaked out he is." She returned, sending Olivia a small smile which the tribrid somewhat returned.

"What's going on? Why did we all need to meet here?" Bonnie spoke up, moving her eyes across the small gathering.

"Yeah, and what's he doing here?" Caroline added as she shifted her gaze to Stefan, making Elena shift her shoulders uncomfortably. "Isn't he supposed to be on team Klaus?" She murmured the last part in a quieter tone of voice, almost as if she forgot Stefan could grasp every word she muttered because of his enhanced hearing.

"I do live here." He returned simply, making Caroline smile fakely at him ⏤ she wasn't particularly a fan of the emotionless care-free Stefan and that wasn't an uncommon opinion amongst the group.

"Anyways," Alaric drifted off, "I think you owe us an explanation." He said turning to Olivia, everyone's eyes following to the tribrid who seemed to be too caught up in watching Damon in confusion. His emotions at this moment were strangely hard to read and for a second he seemed to be lost in his own mind. Though he eventually snapped from his thoughts, peering back over at the blonde and exchanging what could only be described as an empty look with her.