It happens to everyone - sometimes, you have nights where you just can't fall asleep, no matter what you do. It could be for a number of reasons, or no reason at all. And this is what's happened now: you've been laying in bed for what feels like hours, just tossing and turning, and nothing seems to help. So what's left to do? Get out of bed and go wake someone else up, of course. If you're not getting any sleep, then why should they?
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o p t i o n s 01 • FEAR. Maybe you're hearing strange, indeterminable noises; maybe there's a severe storm happening outside; maybe you watched a scary movie before bed? Whatever the reason, you're terrified and it's keeping you awake. You just want to wake someone else up so they can protect you from the monster in your closet.
02 • HUNGER. Your stomach is growling and it just won't stop. Or perhaps your throat is so dry you could cough up a tumbleweed? Well, you've gone to the kitchen to remedy this and hey, that was a pan that just dropped on the floor. It was loud enough to wake the dead! Oops.
03 • PAIN. Your body is completely worn out, be it from exercise, battle, sickness, or what have you. Either way you're in enough pain to keep you from sleeping, so maybe someone else has a home remedy or something, or can at least help you take your mind off of it.
04 • SOLITUDE. For some reason, your bed just feels so empty at the moment. You're feeling terribly lonely and really just want someone to keep you company for a while. Maybe it'd be easier to fall asleep if you're with them...
05 • DISCOMFORT. Your room is an oven. Either that or a freezer. Or maybe this bed is just really uncomfortable? Who knows why you can't get to sleep, it feels like it could be anything. Why even bother trying? Maybe someone else can preoccupy you until you feel tired enough to ignore your discomfort.
06 • PENSIVE. Something's on your mind, and no matter how hard you try to focus elsewhere, it's just not going to work. Your body may be tired, but your mind is incredibly busy and it's virtually impossible to get to sleep. Surely, talking it out with someone else will help?
07 • SADNESS. Something terrible has happened that day, perhaps; or you could just be severely depressed. Either way you're trying your hardest not to cry yourself to sleep, and it's not working at all. Better find a way to get it out of your system somehow; you need a shoulder to cry on.
08 • ANGER. You are just... fuming. Who knows why - that annoying dog is barking again, or maybe the people next door are getting busy and keeping you awake. Whatever the reason for your ire is, you'd better put an end to it so you can get some damn rest already! Go wake up a friend so you can complain to them.
09 • RESTLESS. You're far too energetic to sleep right now. Maybe you're just trying to do so out of necessity - you have to be up early tomorrow! But you just don't think you'll be able to fall asleep for a while now, so why waste the time trying to sleep when you could be doing something else? Namely bothering someone else - you're totally jealous because they're getting more sleep than you.
10 • WILDCARD. Choose one of the options above, or make up your own scenario.
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bakerstreet2020-10-01 04:32 pm
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she's spent hours tossing and turning, dozing and waking up. she'd be lying if she tried to claim she didn't know why, but then again elena's always been pretty good at lying to herself. so she tries to convince herself it's just stress. any hope of recovering stefan in one, sane piece is looking less and less likely each day. hell, each hour, and maybe that would normally be more than enough to keep her up, but that's not it this time.
she hears the floorboards creak, and guiltily, selfishly, she wonders if a new threat is a preferable option to the things – the person – currently keeping her awake. a smarter move would be to wake up ric, but elena's never been known for making the smart decision. instead she creeps down the staircase with a goddamn stake in her hand, like she's some kind of sleepover edition buffy summers, gets to the doorway.
braces herself. whips it open, and– )
Damon?
( in short, maybe the last person she wants to see right now. )
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he wasn't harming anyone. would this be called lurking? this would probably count as lurking.
he's easing himself onto the swing on the end of her porch when she whips the front door open. )
Is that a stake?
( he's not quaking in his stylish, expensive boots. on the contrary. he's got an arm draped along the back, his head tilting casually. )
Even if I were a hybrid, Mr. Pointy will only piss them off.
( for a guy who planted what he thought was a pretty romantic kiss on her, he's not good at being even remotely endearing. but, when does he try. )
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( she wasn't embarrassed about the reaction until she saw damon, but now that he's looking at her it feels– chldish. amature, like a lot of her decisions lately. like someone playing in the role of big protector without the skills to back that choice up.
elena scowls quickly and drops it just inside the doorway, stepping out and folding her arms across her chest. it's not exactly cold out here, but it's hardly a balmy summer's night either, and she maybe should have grabbed a jacket before she decided to be the home hero. )
It's the middle of the night. ( she's irritated, but it doesn't come across in her tone. mostly she just sounds tired, and ( to her absolute mortification ) a little fond. she closes the door behind her quickly, even though the house is well and truly asleep save for her and damon, and takes another step out onto the porch. ) What are you doing here, Damon?
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I'm guarding your house against jogging hybrids and unpredictable exes.
( he's doing neither. he knows he's here because his feet brought him here. still, he doesn't cop to it. she's going through so much, already. he's not going to burden her with anything other than that kiss. and... him being there right now. )