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Unexpected

pairings. finn mikaelson x elena gilbert, caroline forbes x klaus mikaelson

summary. elena returns to the US and New Orleans to visit Caroline, but she’s not alone, she’s brought someone unexpected with her.

a.n. apologies for taking so long to up-date this, but here’s the first chapter. 

PROLOGUE ||

* gif does not belong to me.

                                                     CHAPTER ONE

  NEW ORLEANS

  You’ve got this

Elena repeated to herself over and over again like a mantra. Taking a deep breath, and then another and another in the hopes of calming her nerves. Playing with the rings on her left ring finger was a nervous habit she had picked up in the last couple of days. She had been fine, up until they’d pulled up outside the compound. Of course, she couldn’t wait to see Caroline again, and Bonnie, and spend time with them. But she was nervous about their reactions.

Her husband reached over for her right hand, taking it into his slightly larger one and giving it a gentle squeeze before bringing it to his lips. The feel of her hand in his and then his lips, as he brushed them along her knuckles, helped her to feel calmer. Taking in another deep breath she felt herself starting to relax a bit. She was still worried about Caroline and Bonnie’s reaction, and maybe to a certain degree his family. But she felt a little calmer.

Letting go of her hand he moved his to the side of her face and began to run his thumb up and down in a soothing gesture. Smiling at the quiet sigh of contentment she made as she pressed her face closer to his hand. Elena closed her eyes, turning her head a little and pressing a kiss to the palm of his hand.

‘’ Just say the word, and we’ll leave, ‘’

Finn’s offer was so tempting, and god, did she want to. It would be so easy, no one knew they had arrived yet. She could start the car and drive off, and go back to the life they had started together back in England. But as tempting as that was, Elena knew she wouldn’t go through with it. She knew how much Finn wanted to see his sister again, whom he hadn’t seen in over a thousand years. And she knew he had missed her. Besides, she was looking forward to seeing Bonnie and Caroline again. It might not have been a thousand years since the last time she’d seen them, but to her a year was a long time.

Placing another kiss on the palm of his hand, she opened her eyes and smiled at him. Turning in her seat she took a moment to get a good look at him. Admiring the way he looked with much shorter hair.

It suddenly made her think of the first night they met. The night of the Mikaelson’s ball. At the time she and her friends had been trying to find a way to get rid of Klaus. Trying to figure out why Esther wanted to meet her and what she wanted.

She reached up, tangling her fingers into the short strands of his hair. It had been longer, that night of the ball, as he’d approached her at the bar and introduced himself to her. Offering her a glass of champagne. Their conversation had been brief, barely anything at all, but he had known that she was there to see his mother.

In that moment she hadn’t given much thought to his appearance, her mind on other things. Of course, she had noticed him though, he was an attractive man, even more so with shorter hair. But it wasn’t just about the way he looked. There was more to him than met the eye.

If someone had told her that night that she would end up marrying into the Mikaelson family, that she had just met her future husband, Elena probably would have laughed in their faces or thought they were on something. She was still trying to get used to the fact that she was now related to them, even if it was only by marriage.

This was her life now, and maybe she didn’t see this coming, but she certainly didn’t regret a single second of the first two weeks of her marriage. Nor did she regret who she had married. She just hoped that Jeremy and Ric were okay with it. And Caroline and Bonnie.

‘’ As tempting as that is, ‘’ she finally answered. And it was tempting, really tempting. ‘’ Caroline would kill me if I just left. ‘’

As nervous as Elena was about telling Caroline her secret, and her friend's reaction, she knew that out of everyone Caroline would probably understand falling in love with a Mikaelson. She had fallen in love with Klaus Mikaelson and was now living with him. The secret wedding, however, she was definitely going to freak out about that.

Reluctantly she pulled away from him, opening the door with her other hand and stepping out onto the street, closing the door behind her. He moved around the front of the car to stand beside her, reaching for her hand again and lacing their hands together. Finn wasn't sure whether it was more for her benefit or his. Maybe it was both. He and his siblings weren't exactly on speaking terms right now, and he wondered what their reaction would be to the news of his wedding and the identity of his new wife.

‘’ Just say the word, and we’ll leave, ‘’

Elena repeated his own words back to him, offering him the same out that he had given her moments ago. She knew that he desperately wanted to see his sister again, and how much he had missed her, but she also knew the current state of his relationship with his siblings right now and how strained things were between them. And if he wanted to return to their life in London then for him she would.

He was tempted by her offer as well, and it would be easy for him to say yes to it. But things had never been properly resolved between him and his siblings, and because his wife’s best friend was in a relationship with one of his brothers, he wouldn’t be able to completely avoid his siblings. Especially not when his eldest sister was back in their lives again. He hadn’t talked about it a lot, but he’d missed his big sister, his best friend. No matter the state of his relationship with his other siblings, he wasn’t going to walk away from getting her back.

Lifting their joined hands, he pressed a kiss against her fingers, before dropping them back in between them. Giving her hand another gentle squeeze. Her heartbeat had picked up again since stepping out of the car, and the kiss on her fingers and a gentle squeeze of her hand had the desired effect of lowering her heart rate. But he could tell she was still nervous.

‘’ I don’t need an out. We do this together, remember, ‘’ he appreciated her offer though.

Knowing that she wasn't doing this alone and that he had her back helped her to feel less nervous. And it was one of the things she loved about him. She'd be lying if she said his looks weren't part of why she loved him. He was an attractive man, there was no denying that and the sex was great, amazing, but their relationship wasn’t all about that. Elena had found someone who truly respected her for the first time in a long time.

They argued like any other couple and didn’t always agree on everything. Even if he didn’t like a decision she had made he gave her the freedom to make her own decisions. He treated her like an adult like she was capable of deciding for herself. She felt respected and loved, and that's all she'd ever wanted.

Damon on the other hand was a different matter entirely. While they had never been romantically involved, though not for a lack of trying on Damon’s part, he had kissed her. And she kissed him back. At the time she’d believed herself to be in love with him. If only she had known then what she knew now. He was obsessed with her and wanted her to be another Katherine.

It wasn’t until she’d transitioned into a vampire, and when any compulsion placed on her was broken, that she’d realised just how obsessed Damon was with her. It had never even occurred to Elena that she’d met Damon before Stefan. Compelling her to forget the night of her parent's death. To forget that he had told her what kind of love she wanted. Except it was what he wanted and wanted her to want. Wanting her to be like Katherine. He didn’t even know her, he’d only just met her, so how could he know what she wanted?

That wouldn’t be the only time he compelled her though. Looking back on that she was convinced that first compulsion influenced her thinking and what she thought she wanted. Of course, he made her forget, but it was still there, buried deep on an unconscious level. It was a violation of her mind. He had compelled her to forget that he had told her he loved her, even when she asked him not to. And the time he compelled her to dagger Rebekah when she didn’t want to, but she had.

He claimed to love her, and yet if he truly loved her wouldn’t he respect her boundaries, and allow her to make her own decisions no matter what he thought about them? And yet Damon didn’t respect her boundaries. Now that she was free of the sire bond and human again, Elena realised just how suffocating he and his love could be.

‘’ Elena, ‘’

The sound of his voice pulled her from her thoughts and she turned to look at him. Finn was looking at her with concern. Worry for her reflected in his eyes, but she could also see the love there. In the three years, they had been together, not once had he looked at her like she was fragile. Sure, she was more breakable as a human, more so than a vampire, but he had never looked at her like she was going to break apart at any moment. He never looked at her like she was a damsel in distress.

‘’ Are you alright, ‘’

Elena nodded and offered him a smile. She’d been doing that a lot the last couple of days, drifting off into a world of her own. What would her life have been like if vampires had never entered her life, more than likely if she’d never met Stefan then she would probably be dead by now. Or maybe not. But now and then she had contemplated a life without the supernatural. Maybe she could have had a normal life. Maybe the people she had lost - her parents, her aunt Jenna - would still be alive now.

Had her life been normal and she an ordinary human being, she may never have crossed paths with the Mikaelsons.  And that meant never meeting and falling in love with Finn. But she was never going to be normal and that was something that she’d come to terms with a long time ago. Elena had regrets though, things she wished she could go back and change, choices she had made and that had been made for her by other people. And one of those was Damon, she wished she hadn’t waited so long to confront him.

‘’ I’m okay, ‘’ and it was the truth, but she was also distracted. ‘’ I’ve just got a lot on my mind at the moment. ‘’

Finn gently tugged her into his arms, Elena coming willingly and allowing him to wrap his arms around her waist. Her arms wrapped around him and she buried her face into his chest, taking a moment or two to breathe him in and to help centre her. Before lifting her head to look at him. A tired smile on her face. His 6’2 taller than her 5’6, but in heels sometimes she was closer to his height. She was looking forward to seeing Caroline, and eventually Bonnie, and she couldn’t wait to finally meet Freya, but she was also looking forward to crawling into a bed at some point and sleeping.

‘’ How’s your head, ‘’ he asked as he pressed a kiss to her forehead. Before pulling back slightly to get a good look at her. Noting that she was looking a little pale and tired, but she was still just as beautiful to him.

The headache she’d felt building for most of the day had eased off, thanks to the bottle of water and painkillers she’d taken earlier. And she did feel better for both, but she could feel the exhaustion creeping in and all she wanted to do was sleep. But if she did that she probably wouldn’t wake up until tomorrow. And she didn’t want to put this off any longer. Elena had no idea how anyone was going to react to their news, but she knew that whatever happened Finn would be there the whole time, right by her side and he wasn’t going to leave her. They could get through anything together.

“ It’s okay, ‘’

Elena knew though that whatever she said Finn would worry about her and was already very protective of her. He had been since the moment she first told him her news, although never to the point of overbearing, still giving her space when she needed it. They hadn’t exactly been trying, and Elena was currently on the pill, but there had been times when they hadn’t used protection or she had forgotten to take a dose, so it was bound to happen at some point. They just hadn’t anticipated for it to happen now.

While he was worrying about her she was also worried about him, knowing the state of his relationship with his brothers and sister, and how he felt about them right now. He was still angry, still had nightmares - though he’d admitted to her that having her there helped to ease them a little, helped to calm him - and he’d never really addressed it with his siblings. She hoped that one day they could have a better relationship. He might not ever forgive them, and she understood that. But there was a part of her that hoped that maybe one day they could be on better terms. Whatever he decided regarding his siblings she would support him.

‘’ Honestly, my head feels better, “ she reached up and placed her hands on either side of his face, wanting his complete attention. ‘’ I know you’re worried about me, and you're going to say it’s your job. Well, it’s my job to worry about you as well. And if it all becomes too much, and you want to leave, tell me. I’ve missed being able to see Jeremy and Ric and Caroline and Bonnie more often.

But you’re my family too, you’re important to me. And I loved the little life we were making in England, and you only have to say the world and we’ll leave. If you want to go back there, then we’ll go. ‘’

It wasn’t until Finn reached up and rubbed underneath her right eye with his thumb, that she realised she had tears in her eyes. Ordinarily, she wouldn’t have cried at something like that, but her hormones were all over the place and she seemed to cry at the drop of a hat lately. Though these were happy tears. She wanted to make sure that he knew that he was important to her and how much his feelings mattered. How much he mattered.

‘’ Thank you, ‘’

Elena knew he wasn’t just saying thank you for her words, as his hand found its way underneath the baggy hoodie she was wearing to the small swell of her belly. He had given up hope of this the day he and his siblings became vampires. Believing he would never get the chance to be a father, yet here they were. And even though she could see and feel the changes to her body, it still didn’t feel real. It probably wouldn’t until they were able to hold them in their arms.

He reached up and brushed a few strands of hair behind her ear, smiling as he ran his thumb across her cheek. Leaning closer he pressed another kiss to her forehead, his lips lingering for a second or two longer before he pulled away again. ‘’ Are you ready? ‘’ he asked as he held out his hand to her. She was so tempted to tell him no and to get back into the car and drive off again. But she really had missed Caroline and Bonnie, and her brother, a lot and she couldn’t stay away any longer or keep this a secret any more. Any of it. They deserved to know, both of them, and she wanted them to know just happy she was.

Taking his offered hand, Elena squeezed it and took a deep breath at the same time, before letting it out again. And then they were walking across the road to the front door of the compound, pausing outside as Elena lifted her hand to knock. Casting a glance next to her and smiling up at him as he whispered  I love you to her, loud enough for her to hear. She knocked on the door and waited, giving it a few seconds before pushing open the door and calling out as she stepped inside, Finn following behind.

It wasn’t until they stepped further into the compound that Elena wondered if this was such a good idea, showing up like this unannounced. Maybe walking into their house like this without being invited in was rude, but she thought of all the times Caroline had done it to her back in Mystic Falls, and sometimes Bonnie, and well Caroline was now living here, so technically this was her house as well. But maybe she should have called first to let someone know she was coming, give them some kind of warning at least.

‘’ ELENA, ‘’

Caroline stood at the top of the stairs with a shocked look on her face, and at least Elena knew that there was someone in after all. Smiling at the look on her friend’s face. Seconds later Caroline was standing in front of her, pulling her into a hug without warning, and Elena had to let go of Finn’s hand so she could hug her friend properly. Despite how nervous she was about telling her best friend her news, she was genuinely happy to see her.

‘’ Hey Care, ‘’

‘’ What are you doing here? ‘’ Caroline pulled out of the hug and looked at her. And Elena didn’t miss the way her friend cast a quick glance at Finn beside her before looking back again. Giving her one of her patented Caroline Forbes looks. The one that said, explain yourself. ‘’ Sorry, not that I’m not glad to see you. I really am, but I thought you weren’t coming until next week. ‘’

‘’ I know, I wanted to surprise you….and there’s something I need to tell you, ‘’

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waiting game

fandom. law & order: svu

characters.. amanda rollins. sonny carisi. mia halstead. mentions of jack mccoy.

summary. The walls were a warm taupe color, at least they looked like a warm taupe.  And the only reason she knew this was because she had been looking at the walls for the past half an hour, or maybe it was a couple of hours, she didn’t know anymore, time didn’t really seem to matter in this room right now. She and her husband had recently been looking at paint samples the last couple of weeks for their new house, and warm taupe was one of the colors she had been considering for the study. But now she wasn’t so sure about it. Not wanting to use a color that would remind her of this moment. Of a hospital waiting room.

a.n. SVU Summer Hiatus BINGO 2023 - Waiting Room square

Madeleine ‘Mia’ Stone is the younger sister of Will and Jay Halstead. She now lives and works in New York with Peter Stone, they've been together about four years and got married six weeks ago.

Although this is just a one shot written for the SVU Summer Hiatus Bingo 2023, I have plans to write a multi chaptered fic where a slightly altered version of this will appear. And will explain everything going on. So apologies for the cliff hanger, but it's necessary.

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SVUSummerHiatus2023

*gif doesn’t belong to me.

The walls were a warm taupe color, at least they looked like a warm taupe.  And the only reason she knew this was because she had been looking at the walls for the past half an hour, or maybe it was a couple of hours, she didn’t know anymore, time didn’t really seem to matter in this room right now. She and her husband had recently been looking at paint samples the last couple of weeks for their new house, and warm taupe was one of the colors she had been considering for the study. But now she wasn’t so sure about it. Not wanting to use a color that would remind her of this moment. Of a hospital waiting room.

   To Mia it felt like they had been sitting there for days, and realistically she knew it hadn’t been that long, that it was hours and not days. It still felt that way as they waited for news. Waiting to be told that he had made it through surgery okay, or that he had died on the table. She tried not to, but she couldn’t help but picture the worst and feel it. The doors opening and the doctor stepping inside, sitting down in front of her on the coffee table. A look of maybe sympathy or sadness on his face as he delivered the bad news.

   The feel of someone’s hand on her elbow startled her and she turned to look at the man sitting in front of her, his voice sounding familiar, half expecting to find a doctor sitting there. Except it wasn’t a doctor, it was Sonny Carisi, and he was looking at her in concern. It was then she realized he was talking to her, saying her name. She didn’t answer him at first, taking a couple extra seconds to examine the look on his face and in his eyes. There was something else there, other than concern, maybe guilt perhaps but she couldn’t be sure.  He has nothing to feel guilty about.  

‘’....I’m sorry Mia, I should have done something….’’

She finally found her voice then, cutting him off before he could finish. ‘’ Don’t….don’t do that. You have nothing to feel guilty about or apologize for. It wasn’t your fault, and I know he won’t blame you or want you to feel guilty. And neither do I. ‘’ The only person responsible for this, for putting her husband in the hospital and his life in danger was the person who pulled the trigger. Not Sonny. Mia hoped that he would take that in and accept it. That he would stop feeling guilty for something he wasn’t to blame for.

No, he would never blame Sonny for what happened.

Mia reached out, taking both of his hands into hers and giving them a gentle squeeze before letting go of them and offering him a watery smile. “ Are you okay? “ He had been standing next to her husband on the front steps of the courthouse when it happened, and while the gun hadn’t been pointed at him, and he hadn’t been hit, it still can’t have been easy to have been there and to watch it happen.

“ I should be the one asking you that, “ he told her, offering her a smile in return. “ But I’m okay. Are you alright? “

Was she alright? Part of her wanted to lie and tell him she was doing okay, but the moment the words left her mouth she knew that no one would believe her, they would see right through her lie. Because she was definitely anything but fine. She felt like she was falling apart a little inside every minute and hour that passed with no news.

‘’  I’m scared, I…’’  don’t want to be a widow.  The last part was left unsaid, but perhaps he already knew that. Maybe they all did.

Six weeks. They had been married for six weeks, and while not the shortest marriage it wasn’t enough, she wanted more. She wasn’t ready to say goodbye to it or to her husband. Maybe she wouldn’t ever be ready to say goodbye to him. No matter how long they had been married for. She wasn’t ready to become a widow six weeks into her marriage. There were so many things they still wanted to do, places they wanted to see together.  Children. They hadn’t had any in-depth discussions about children, but they had spoken about it a little, and she knew that he wanted them and he knew that she wanted them. They just weren’t ready yet.

He’s strong, a fighter.  He’s going to make it right…oh god…I need him to make it. Please. Please baby, please don’t leave me.

Taking a seat beside her on the sofa, Amanda reached out and took hold of her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze, offering what support she could. She knew what it was like to be shot of course, but she had no idea what it was like to be in Mia’s position, at least not as a loved one. And she was thankful that she didn't have to wait like this, wait for news on whether her husband was going to live or die. Amanda was thankful that Dominic hadn’t been the one who’d been shot. Yet that meant someone else had, someone who had become a good friend and who she cared about. Mia was the one who was waiting for news on whether her husband was still alive or not, and she wouldn’t have wished that on her worst enemy.

 But he was her friend too, and she was worried about him. Hoping that he made it through surgery okay. If holding her hand and offering what comfort to her she could, helped, then she would continue to do that. And maybe it helped her a little bit as well.

   Another hour slipped by and Mia found herself pacing the room, probably on her third or fourth lap by now.  There was only so much time a person could spend looking at the pictures and furniture around the room, and wonder where it came from. Wonder whether the photos had been done by a professional or an amateur photographer. This wasn’t her first time in a waiting room at the doctor's office or in a hospital, so surely she should be used to this, used to the long waits for news.

The first time her older brother had been injured while overseas serving with the Army Rangers. And then again a couple years later. When her mom had been diagnosed with cancer, one of the worst moments of her life - and she remembered hiding in her room and crying for hours, not wanting anyone to see her like that, especially her mom - and then the subsequent visits to the hospital for treatment. She and her older brother took it in turns to take their mom to appointments, when he wasn’t on deployment, their eldest brother wasn’t around.

   The last few years had been rough at times, and more than once Mia had doubted whether she could handle it. Her mothers death, followed a few short years later by the death of her father - her father-in-law passing shortly before her father - she was an orphan now. But it had left a hole that she knew would never be able to fill. She would never get over her parents' deaths, but she was learning to come to terms with it and cope with it, every day. Meeting her husband in between her parents' deaths was one of the things that had gotten her through it. And then to almost lose him in a stabbing.

  It was her father-in-law’s death that led to his move back to New York, and she followed him shortly after. He had accepted a job offer from Jack McCoy a couple days after his father’s funeral. It hadn't taken her long to decide to move with him. He had given her the option of staying in Chicago if she wanted, telling her to take her time with her decision, but by that point she had already made her mind up to go with him. And now here she was, hoping that she wasn’t going to be attending another funeral. She wasn’t sure she could handle losing anyone else.

  The door to the waiting room suddenly opened, causing Mia to pause her pacing and move toward the door. This time it wasn’t her imagination when a doctor entered the room, dressed in blue scrubs and with a stethoscope around his neck, a serious expression on his face. This was what she had been waiting for, and now that someone was there to give her news of her husband, she wasn’t sure that she wanted to hear it.  Oh god….It’s bad news isn’t it…he’s dead. Her stomach turned and she suddenly felt sick as he moved closer into the room.

‘’ Madeleine Stone, ‘’

Mia didn’t even bother to correct him on her name, at the moment it didn’t even matter, all she wanted to know right now was how her husband was. ‘’ Yes. Is he…’’ she trailed off, unable to get the words out. But he probably knew what she was getting at.

‘’ Your husband is alive, ‘’ the doctor began. He could tell by the look on her face that she needed the reassurance that her husband was still alive. ‘’ When your husband was brought in he had already lost a lot of blood from a GSW to the abdomen. The bullet caused damage to his liver, so we’ve gone in and repaired the damage and removed the bullet. He coded while on the table, but we were able to get his heart started again and right now he’s stable…..’’

He was alive and she was so relieved, she was, but she couldn’t help repeating his words over and over in her head.   He coded. Clinically, for however long, her husband had died. And she couldn’t stop thinking about that. But he was alive and she hadn’t lost him. She knew that things could take a turn at any point, that he could take a turn for the worse. But for now he was alive, and right now she chose to only concentrate on that.

“ Can I see him? “

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Unexpected

pairings. finn mikaelson x elena gilbert, caroline forbes x klaus mikaelson

summary. Elena leaves Mystic Falls after taking the cure and becoming human again. She ends up in London, England where she makes a life for herself, and falls in love. When she returns to the US and goes to visit Caroline in New Orleans, she’s not the same person she was, she’s also no longer Elena Gilbert.

/Or the one where Elena secretly gets married, to someone completely unexpected.

a.n. okay so this is definitely heavy canon divergent. basically in my head canon finn never actually wanted to kill his siblings, he’s definitely angry, and justifiably so and has hated who what he was for a long time. elena and damon do kiss but they never become a thing officially, but she does still become sire bonded to him. finn never dies and elena never goes into the coma. there will be a few things that i’m ignoring from tvd and the same with to. one from tvd being that caroline never has the twins with alaric, and she’s already in an established relationship with klaus.

* cannot claim ownership over the gif used, that belongs to @bonniebirddoesgifs​

PROLOGUE || CHAPTER 1

                                                   PROLOGUE

Dear Diary

I’m married. MARRIED.

I’m still trying to wrap my head around that. It’s been two days now, and I still can’t quite believe that I’m someone’s wife. But it’s true, I am someone’s wife and I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of hearing that.

My husband is not who I imagined I would fall in love with or marry. I don’t regret falling in love and marrying him, of course, I don’t, and if I could do it all again I wouldn’t change that for anything. I can’t imagine my life without him now, and I don’t think I want to. But I wish Bonnie and Caroline could have been here with me.

Caroline was the one with her wedding all planned out to the last detail when we were kids. I never had mine planned out to the very last detail, but I did always imagine the kind of dress I’d wear. Caroline and Bonnie would be my bridesmaids of course. My parents were always there, and my dad would walk me down the aisle. And sometimes I would picture what my future husband looked like, most of the time though he was a blank face.

I'd be lying if I said I never thought about what a wedding to Stefan would look like, but I never really gave it a lot of thought. I never planned anything, especially in great detail. That doesn't mean I didn't love him, because I did and still do. I'm grateful to Stefan because he saved my life. He brought me back to life at a time when I needed it. I'd just lost my parents and I was so lost, but I was trying to put on a brave face and act as though I was fine, not only for myself but for Jeremy.

So much has happened since then and anyone reading any of my previous entries would probably think they were extracts from a fantasy novel. Story of my life, and it's certainly felt like a roller coaster the last few years. Especially when the Mikaelsons came into my life. The first time I met Elijah - after Rose and Trevor kidnapped me - I never imagined that I would marry into their family. Especially after everything that has happened. And yet here I am. I'm sure once people find out they'll think I'm crazy, and I'm sure Damon will have a thing or two to say about it.

But you can't help who you fall in love with. And maybe I didn't see it coming, and maybe I am crazy, but I still don't regret a single minute of it. I just hope that my friends and family will be accepting of this. I can't help but wonder what my parents or aunt Jenna would think, but I hope they'd be happy for me, I hope they'd be supportive.

There's still so much to write about, but I should go. We're back in the US and on our way to New Orleans. Freya Mikaelson is still alive. I will explain everything as soon as I can.

Oh god, Caroline and Bonnie are going to kill me.....

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I just wanted to say to everyone waiting on an up-date for Dear Jay. (if anyone is) I'm really sorry for making you wait this long, but I will be up-dating with the next chapter as soon as I can. I will try and up-date more often, but I can't promise fast up-dates. Sometimes real life just gets in the way, and I write for enjoyment, sadly it's not my job. But please bare with me. Thank you for understanding.

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Dear Jay

Summery: When someone from Jays past moves to Chicago suddenly, it brings back memories of a time he doesn’t like to think about. But can she be the one to help him move on from Erin.

A/N: I’ve had the idea for this story in my head for over a year and have been working on this for months. I’ve finally finished the prologue for it, and now that it’s done I’ll work on the first chapter and get that up for you soon. But I’ve spent a long time feeling insecure about this and my writing in general, and while I’m still nervous about people actually reading this. I’m happy to have finally finished it.

This story does contain snippets from letters and at the end of it I’ll be posting the full versions. Sadly I can only claim ownership over all OCs.

Warning: Slight mention of death. I’ll add warnings as I go

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Prologue

Dear Jay

Thank you so much for your note, it was unexpected (as were the flowers), but both very much appreciated.

(you have nice handwriting, by the way, if you don’t mind me saying, for a guy. sorry, that’s probably really rude.)

I hope this letter finds you well…..

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Present Day

“ Don’t die on me– Please. ”

His plea was half-whispered as he leant forward and reached for her hand, careful not to dislodge the cannula out of the back of it as he brought her hand up to his lips and kissed her knuckles. His lips lingered for a moment or two longer before gently placing her hand back down onto the bed beside her. Not entirely letting go.

Jay remembered reading somewhere that people in comas could hear what was going on around them, and people talking to them. He didn’t know if it was true; he wasn’t a doctor, but it was worth a try, and right now, he was willing to try anything to get her to open her eyes and wake up.

‘’ I need you to wake up for me, ‘’ once he started, the flood gates opened, and he couldn’t stop. The words were pouring out of him.

‘’ So I can….so I can tell you how much you mean to me. You saved my life once. And I know you said to me that the debt had been paid. But I still feel like I owe you. You’ve saved me in more ways than I can put into words since then. You’ve become my best friend, and I don’t think I can imagine my life without you….’’

I’m in love with you….

He didn’t say it, though. He wanted to, but he didn’t want the first time he told her he was in love with her to be while she was lying unconscious in a hospital bed, unable to answer him, unable to tell him how she felt. He just hoped that he did get that chance.

As he lightly drew circles on the top of her hand with his thumb, he gently brushed a few errant strands of hair from her face with his other hand. He wondered if she could feel it, if it was soothing for her at all.

Her parents had been informed and were flying into Chicago. Jay would be picking them up from the airport once they landed, which would be in the next couple of hours.

Will had offered to contact them for his brother, and Jay appreciated the offer, but he had decided it would be better if he were the one to inform them. They had never met before, but she had told her parents all about him without going into explicit detail.

He couldn’t even begin to imagine what they were going through right now, the worry about what they would find the moment they landed. He didn’t want to have to tell them the moment they landed that their daughter had died mid-flight.

‘’ Your parents are on their way; just hang in there, okay. ‘’

No one had come out and said that she was dying. Connor had said they were cautiously optimistic but that she was still in a critical condition. And Jay knew that things could go either way and at the moment, there was no way of adequately predicting whether she would make it or not.

He hoped she did; he wanted her to pull through and survive this. And not just because of his feelings for her. She had other people who cared about her as well, including some of the staff at Med.

He wasn’t quite sure what he was expecting, maybe for her to open her eyes. But he hoped that hearing that her parents were on their way would help. Instead, it seemed to have the opposite effect. However, he didn’t know if that was purely a coincidence or because he had mentioned her parents.

But one minute, the room was silent, and the next alarms were filling the room. He was on his feet in seconds, ignoring the pain that the sudden movement caused his aching ribs and moving out into the hallway to call for help.

‘’ HELP…please, I need help in here…’’

Seconds later, the room was filled with medical personnel, leaving Jay to stand in the doorway and watch as they worked to save her life. Connor - who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere - was issuing orders while doing chest compressions.

Jay stood there in the doorway out of the way. Not wanting to watch but unable to tear his eyes away. It was almost like time was standing still. Blocking out everything else that was going on around him—and Instead, concentrating on what was going on in the room in front of him.

Usually, he was more aware of his surroundings - a skill he had used while in the Army, and one he used every day as a cop - but he was so distracted that Will was able to come up beside him without him even really being aware of it. However, his brother's hand to his shoulder - giving it a gentle squeeze - startled him a little.

‘’ What happened, ‘’ Will called over his shoulder as he moved quickly into the room to offer help.

‘’ I….I don’t know, one minute she was okay, and then….’’

He trailed off, unable to finish the rest of his sentence. Connor and Will would have some idea of what was going on with her. Why she suddenly crashed.

He knew things were bad the moment they started shocking her. Once. Twice. Three times. And it felt like they’d been at it for nearly an hour. Of course, in reality, it had only been a couple of minutes. But he watched as they tried to get her heart started again.

And then Connor was saying those three words Jay had been hoping he wouldn’t. Jay's stomach dropped. This was all his fault.

‘’ Time of death….’’

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Just a little tease from something else I'm working on, called It Started With An Accident.

''I'm sorry, want to run that one by me again, '' Trent's eyebrows nearly disappearing into his hairline. Surely they were shitting with him. '' You were attacked by a stapler.....''

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'' I take it staples are off the table....''

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A/N: This is a small teaser from a Brock centric story I'm working on, apologies for leaving this as a bit of a cliffy, but I couldn't resist. It currently doesn't have a title, but I'm working on that....

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‘’ ...WHAT, your kicking Brock off the team, ‘’ Sonny demanded, having heard Jason’s question to Blackburn.

That got everyone’s attention. The others looked like they were about to jump to Brock’s defense. While Brock himself just looked up confused and with a slight feeling of panic. Surely he wouldn’t, would he?

“ I’ve got this Sonny, “

But Sonny wasn’t going to keep silent about this. Even if he was potentially about to tank his own career. Brock deserved to know.

‘’ No Jason, Brock deserves to know, ‘’

‘’ ...the fuck are you talking about Sonny, ‘’

What do I need to know? Brock got the feeling he wasn’t going to like what Sonny was about to say.

‘’ Your girlfriend has been cheating on you with Blackburn, ‘’ Blackburn’s eyebrows disappeared into his hairline as Sonny continued. ‘’ I saw them kissing, I’m sorry bro. But she’s a cheater. ‘’

Ray and Trent had to practically tackle Brock to the ground to stop him from leaping over the seats just to get to Sonny.

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Prompt List #2

A/N: While a majority of these are mine there are a few I have found online/was inspired by

Prompt List #1

Fluff

“I’ve learnt to love you.”

“They’re good for each-other.” 

“(She/he/they) don’t compare to you. No one does.”

“Shut up and hold me.”

“I’m not leaving. Ever.”

“I promised to love you forever.”

“You’ll find your way back to me, I know you will.”

“I’ll take care of you.”

“Can you sing that song for me again?”

“I don’t know if you know this but, I love you.”

“I know it’s 2 in the morning but do you want to…” 

“It looks good on you.” 

“You’re the reason I’m still here.”

“I love you and all but…” 

“You saved me.”

“Would you like to stay?” 

“I’ll take the couch.” 

“I’m quite comfortable here.”

“How did I manage to get you.” 

“Maybe I’m just lucky.”

“It’s us agaisnt the world.”

“Are you hurt? What happened?”

“You fainted, are you alright?”

“What do you remember?”

“I think (she/he/they/I) rubbed off on you.”

“Don’t let go.”

“I promise.”

“Am I dreaming?”

“I don’t want to wake up.”

“Find me again.”

“Don’t forget me.”

“Well it’s a good thing I don’t plan on doing that.”

“Please don’t say goodbye.”

“I wish we didn’t we have to say goodbye.”

“You didn’t think you’d be able to get rid of me just yet did you?”

“Because I fell for you, isn’t it obvious?” 

“I could never get tired of you.”

“Are you alright?” “I will be.”

“No you don’t understand, I have to get back!”

“I’m not your princess.” 

“You say you hate it but your red face is telling me otherwise.” 

“For (her/him/them), (I’ll do) anything.”

“(She’s/he’s/they’re) worth the wait.”

“I can be your reason why.” 

“This is not what I meant when I told you to fall for me.” 

“I don’t know if I want to yell at you or kiss you.”

“Is it that hard to believe that I love you?”

“Stop flirting with me, I’m not going to fall for it.”

“Is somebody jealous?”

“Can you quit being sappy for five seconds?”

Angst

“Why does it sound like you’re saying goodbye?” 

“It’s always a losing game with you.”

“If it means anything, I love you.”

“I must’ve loved (her/him/them) a lot.”

“You’re in-love with somebody else.”

“(She/he/they/I) lost (her/his/their/my) soulmate.”

“It wasn’t supposed to end this way.” 

“I’ve moved on.”

“This isn’t the person I fell in-love with.”

“It doesn’t matter unless I’m their last right?”

“Why are you still fighting?”

“You were the one who walked out, not me.”

“Please don’t make me choose.”

“You’re choosing (her/him/them) over me?”

“You don’t get to call me that.”

“You lost the right when you walked out of my life.”

“What happened to forever?”

“Don’t you remember me?”

“Would you have said yes?”

“Please don’t make me choose.”

“You can’t just act like nothings wrong when it isn’t!”

“You’re with me for a reason, right?”

“Why would (I/she/he) fall for someone else?”

“I haven’t seen you in months.”

“You’ll always be a friend.”

“Did you love me (me/her/him/them)?”

“I’m sorry.” “For what?” “Everything.”

“I’ll see you soon, I promise.”

“You have to let me go.”

“It’s all in my head. This isn’t actually happening, you’re not real!”

“Look me in the eyes and repeat what you just said.”

“Why are you letting (her/him/them/me) do this to you?” “Because I love (her/him/them/you).”

“Would you do the same for me?”

“What happened to all of our promises?”

“This was our forever.”

“Don’t tell me to calm down!”

“It’s been years, can’t you just give me a chance.”

“I’m not ready to get hurt again.” 

“Because I know when I open my eyes this will all turn out to be a dream and I’ll lose you again.”

“I’m not ready to lose you.”

“No, not again. Please!”

“You just had to go and ruin everything.”

“Why do we have to keep hiding? I’m tired of being kept a secret.” 

“You know this means nothing right?”

“It’s not my fault you believe(d) everything I (say/said).”

“You promised forever.”

“Why is it so hard for you to believe me?”

“Wake up! Please don’t do this to me.” 

“Why did you have to go and fall in love with me?” 

“I shouldn’t still be in love with you.” 

General

“I still find myself falling asleep with you on my mind.”

“Do you not remember me?”

“I thought you said wouldn’t fall in-love.” 

“(She’s/he’s/they’re) just a friend.” “We used to be friends to be ‘just friends’ too.”

“I’d never fall in-love.”

“I’ll wait for you.” 

“Just take my hand.”

“You’re weak.”

“Was that part of the bet?”

“At least I kept my promises.”

“Take me back.”

“I need (her/him/them).” 

“Do you miss me?”

“What happened to us?”

“People say I’m heartless.”

“Another nightmare?”

“Are you afraid of me?”

“Is that a threat?”

“Hold onto me.”

“I have nothing.”

“It’s killing you.”

“Maybe you should give up.” 

“I’m tired of running.”

“(She/he/they) changed (her/his/their) world.”

“Just like we promised.”

“I can’t leave.”

“You’re a bad liar did you know?” 

“I could’ve helped.”

“I never wanted any of this.”

“Only you.” 

“Come home.”

“I’ll see you when I get back.”

“Just say the word.”

“Well, I can scratch that off my bucket list.”

“We really shouldn’t be doing this…”

“Do you trust me?” “No.”

“It was your idea!”

“What happened to your face?”

“All you had to do was ask.” 

“I don’t like you.” 

“I haven’t seen you in months.”

“Why is it always you?”

“Don’t let go.”

“Who said I ever stopped?”

“Get out of my head.”

“You flinched.”

“Is it worth it? Risking everything just for a chance.”

“I did it again, didn’t I?”

“I’m not going to fight you.”

“Every time I think I’m close to finally figuring you out you end up surprising me.”

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I wrote this a year ago....was it really a year ago. It’s not perfect but I’m really proud of myself for this one. You have no idea how self conscious of my writing I get, so to see people reading it (even if it’s not many) and commenting and liking and stuff is amazing.

What Did You Expect

Title: What Did You Expect

Author: veronicahobbes

Fandom: Sanditon

Pairings: Sidney Parker/Eliza Campion (past)

Disclaimer: Sidney confronts Eliza after the regatta, and finally gets closure.

Ratings: G

Authors Note: My first foray into Sanditon fanfiction, I hope you like it and I hope Sidney’s not too ooc.

Keep reading

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Prompt List #1

“Do you like them?”

“I trusted you.”

“Who do you think you are? The Queen of England?”

“God, you’re pretty.”

“You finally woke up, good dream?”

“I’m not saying anything, every time I say anything you think i’m attacking you.”

“Calm down, it’s just a chocolate bar!”

“Why are you looking at me like that…?”

“Wait! Stop!”

“Please tell me you brought a toothbrush?”

“We’re in the middle of nowhere!” 

“You take the bed, you need it more than me.”

“You want to set up camp? It’s been a long day? Here’s as good as anywhere else.” 

“I’m not getting involved, this is between you two.”

“How do you want to do this?”

“You’re ridiculous”

“You’re so warm!”

“You’re freezing, jesus!”

“You want to go trick or treating? Seriously?”

“I’m sorry….”

“I’m (First Name) Fucking (Last name)!”

“You owe me one”

“You always look beautiful.”

“That looks like it hurts…”

“Do you need anything?”

“Hold on. You’re telling me that you want to go out to the creepy woods in the middle of the night on a full moon? Really? Really?”

“We walk in together.”

“This is my collection”

“Be quiet! You’ll get us caught!”

“How would you feel if it was you?”

“You’re hands are so small!”

“I brought you a muffin. You’re favourite…”

“Sometimes I just want to cuddle, okay? Is that so bad?”

“Now I know where half my wardrobe went.”

“I’m fucking terrified and I don’t know what to do or how to stop feeling that way, okay? I’m scared…”

“Here, let me just-”

“You’re right…”

“Nothing about us is conventional”

“I need to make an entrance.”

“Just..just smile and don’t talk too much”

“You’re really special to me.” 

“No more stupid stunts, please?”

“You scared the shit out of me!”

“How do you feel?”

“Damn…I really thought that would work.”

“Stop! Just stop!”

“That tickles!”

“I didn’t mean it like that! Stop making everything I say dirty!”

“I can’t believe you just said that!”

“Why are you naked?”

“I am so sorry! I’ll just…I’ll just go…”

“I’ll just wait here…”

“Do I have to?”

“Don’t point your wand at me!”

“Exams are going to kill me.”

“I don’t want to be alone.”

“It’s not supposed to be easy…”

“Are you proud of me?”

“You’re so drunk.”

“Please tell me this is a joke!”

“What is that?!”

“We only have one room left for the night…”

“Room service?”

“I can’t believe you eat pinapple on pizza…what sort of monster are you?”

“I’m getting married? Since when were you choosing my future spouse!”

“We all fuck up sometimes.”

“Sometimes it just all gets to much, y’know?”

“Naps are life, okay?”

“I don’t think I could love you anymore than I already do.” 

“If I marry them?”

“You’re my fake husband/wife/spouse, deal with it.”

“I kept every letter…”

“You missed the best fight!”

“Do you remember high school? When Lisa McKendrick got pregnant with Rob whatshisface and Maria was sleeping with Rob and her and Lisa got in that fight? That was…”

“I have to live with what i’ve done.”

“I had the weirdest dream….”

“Who did the laundry? My favourite shirt is pink.”

“I got you a trophy, it’s only plastic, but it’s for being the best human I know.”

“Another bad date?”

“Someone keeps leaving love notes in my locker and I’m not sure if I should find it endearing or creepy…”

“Hello ms./mr grumpy.”

“Do you want to wake them up or…”

“Can we keep them?”

“Look at you!”

“Did you just whistle at me?”

“Remove the hand before I remove it for you.”

“I love your voice”

“Put me down! I can walk!”

“I need you…”

“Can…can you come over?”

“Where were you?”

“This is the. Best. Thing. Ever!”

“I mean witchcraft isn’t quite hocus-pocus, toil and trouble, type deal y’know? There’s some serious work involved!”

“You’re the best.”

“Can you please stop biting your lip…it’s distracting.”

“You’d make the best boyfriend/girlfriend/wife/husband/partner”

“Oh who cares what they think!? I want you!”

“Backseats aren’t as comfortable as movies make them out to be”

“Can I please see some photos of you when you were younger? How bad could they be?!”

“And i’m dead.”

{Feel free to reblog and use yourselves. You can request prompts with these if you want to, but it’s first come first serve as I’ll only use each prompt once. As per usual you can always send in your own made prompt or ask me for a random prompt since I have a large collection of other peoples prompts for that.}