( admittedly she probably could have predicted this sort of a reaction if she'd taken a moment to think about it, but the truth of it was she really hadn't had to think about it at all - and that in and of itself is a rarity for elena. it had been so easy to just say she'd sort it out, so easy to just let him in like that.
elena hasn't been a trusting person in some years now, but this is one hell of a step forward.
it's still remarkable to be able to just kiss damon, completely guilt free, and she makes no protest as he pulls her close, smiling against his lips and resting her hands on his cheeks. )
I think I've got everything I need.
( which would be a fairly uninteresting statement on its own, had it not been paired with the grossest loved up smile known to man. for all she's wallowed in self-misery the last year in eudio, there's no hiding it now: elena gilbert is happy. )
( what seems so small to elena is monumental to damon. the way she's looking at him, like he's everything she needs — it's everything he's wanted his entire life and never got. certainly not from katherine, and not from any of the women or men he used in the 145 years it took for the comet to pass back over mystic falls. not even from dick, and he certainly didn't expect to get it from elena, of all people. he'd known he could make her happy — not that that'd have been hard, after her half-life here and the bullshit stefan put her through in mystic falls — and he'd gotten a glimpse of that at home, but... he hadn't thought it'd be like this.
for a moment, the trip is forgotten. damon's got a cup of pink lemonade sitting in the car, ice melting, snacks wilting in the oppressive heat of a standing car, a whole beach waiting for him... and all he cares about is the woman in front of him. he draws elena in even closer, hands cupping her cheeks as he pulls her up for another kiss. if it were up to him, they'd never do anything else.
they are just standing outside her apartment though, in public, and they have a beach adventure waiting for them. damon pulls away from her slowly, leaving little lingering kisses and a gentle nip to her lower lip as he goes, but eventually he has to stand up straight and take a step back. right. beach. their first real date. focus. )
"Everything you need" doesn't involve a towel, huh?
( there's no bite in the comment, even though damon's raising his eyebrow and looking entirely unimpressed with elena's lack of foresight (no matter how romantic he truly found it). )
I figured you wouldn't have thought to do something wacky and out there like have fun before I got here, so I brought you one. But this means you don't get to complain about it when you see what it is.
( guess who has a minions towel waiting for them in the back of the car? hint: not damon. )
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elena hasn't been a trusting person in some years now, but this is one hell of a step forward.
it's still remarkable to be able to just kiss damon, completely guilt free, and she makes no protest as he pulls her close, smiling against his lips and resting her hands on his cheeks. )
I think I've got everything I need.
( which would be a fairly uninteresting statement on its own, had it not been paired with the grossest loved up smile known to man. for all she's wallowed in self-misery the last year in eudio, there's no hiding it now: elena gilbert is happy. )
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for a moment, the trip is forgotten. damon's got a cup of pink lemonade sitting in the car, ice melting, snacks wilting in the oppressive heat of a standing car, a whole beach waiting for him... and all he cares about is the woman in front of him. he draws elena in even closer, hands cupping her cheeks as he pulls her up for another kiss. if it were up to him, they'd never do anything else.
they are just standing outside her apartment though, in public, and they have a beach adventure waiting for them. damon pulls away from her slowly, leaving little lingering kisses and a gentle nip to her lower lip as he goes, but eventually he has to stand up straight and take a step back. right. beach. their first real date. focus. )
"Everything you need" doesn't involve a towel, huh?
( there's no bite in the comment, even though damon's raising his eyebrow and looking entirely unimpressed with elena's lack of foresight (no matter how romantic he truly found it). )
I figured you wouldn't have thought to do something wacky and out there like have fun before I got here, so I brought you one. But this means you don't get to complain about it when you see what it is.
( guess who has a minions towel waiting for them in the back of the car? hint: not damon. )