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[elenasxgilbert]

@inaducursehqstarters location: french quarter

elena was not particularly excited about all this curse gossip, and she desperately needed to get out of her head and away from the ruminating, repeating, replaying thoughts that were taking over her mind. she had just stepped outside her and damon's beautiful french quarter home when she spotted a familiar face. "hey!" she said with a wave, walking down the stairs and onto the side walk. "i haven't seen you in forever!"

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more than anything, elena wanted to talk to her best friend. she had a key to their place, and let herself in, leaving a nice bouquet of flowers in a vase at the front door. she'd picked them out with caroline in mind while she traipsed around the farmer's market that morning. unfortunately, instead of finding her best friend or even a distant, distant second best, her husband, she was greeted by nikolas. "oh, hey! sorry. she didn't tell me they were going to be gone. just wanted to--" she looked around at the nearly spotless kitchen. "is everything okay? you're stress cleaning."

↷ open ╳ f/m/nb ↷ muse playing ╳ nikolas mikaelson ↷ location ╳ french quarter ( klaus & caroline's home ) ↷ plots ╳ utp

" mom and dad are probably off having a rendezvous ; what do you need ? " nikolas asked as he placed a few dishes into the dishwasher . nikolas didn't live with his parents but going to his home wasn't an option for him . not after what happened to his fiance . nevertheless , he placed the glass pieces in the dishwasher one by one . nikolas was much like his father , in some ways he could be careless, short-tempered , manipulative and unreasonable, but he had his father's good traits too . he could be loving and kind . and like his mother he could be extremely loyal . but on other days like his mother he would stress clean when he was trying to avoid something.

[elenasxgilbert]

elena had been looking for new ways to introduce peace into her life. with this whole curse business, she felt like it was 2013 all over again, and she couldn't help but think that something was about to go incredibly wrong. though she wished that she could control everything around her, she had to face the facts. the beach seemed like a better place than any to cool off after a panic attack and a poor night's sleep. she picked a comfortable place to sit and dropped her canvas bag onto the sand next to her. she pulled out a book, kicked up her feet and--was quickly interrupted. "oh, i'm so sorry. i really didn't mean to. honestly, i didn't even notice," she said as she gathered her belongings and moved off the towel. this was the opposite of the peace she'd been looking for.

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the water felt so refreshing, the cool sensation hitting against the new hybrids skin. she felt at peace, the first time in the last month where she had truly felt at peace. everything became an overwhelming feeling and something she had never wanted. she was happy as just a wolf, she could control that just about and now, now she felt as if she had taken five steps backwards. but the swim, it was helping her, everyone of her senses just focusing on the water. the sounds, the feeling, it felt good. finally getting out of the water, an hour after she started her swim, there was a small roll of her eyes for a brief moment. “do you mind, you’re sitting on my towel.” she almost snapped at the person. the sense of calming she had fading almost instantly. god, maybe she should just live in the water and as far away from society as she could.

[elenasxgilbert]

elena loved the farmer's market. it was one of her favorite things about the french quarter. everything was so fresh and green and alive. there was nothing better than strolling through the aisles, looking at the crafts made by local vendors, and sipping on a $14 smoothie that tasted like spinach. adjusting to the new town had been difficult at first, and now with the supernatural world flaring up around her once more, her mind was so heavy with stress that she barely noticed her good friend gabriela reaching for the same orange berry. "oh, thanks!" she smiled brightly at her friend. "sorry, i've been totally scatterbrained recently. i didn't even realize it was you."

open starter ⊹₊ ⋆ @inaducursehqstarters muse ⊹₊ ⋆ gabriela rosza location ⊹₊ ⋆ french quarter farmers market plots ⊹₊ ⋆ utp

every other sunday, gabriela would go to the local farmers market, to pick up new produce for the bed and breakfast that tyler and her ran. then night before had been restless, tossing and turning as the a curse began across the city. doing their best to not yawn, gabi took a sip of her iced latte while examining a new batch of tomatoes. looking for just the right one, she reached for the same bright orange berry. pulling back, they gestured toward the other to take the fruit themselves. "you can have it, looks like there is another one just like it."

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