Let Them Bleed, Let Them Wash Away; A Tyler Open Post

[lockwood]

[ooc: Basically, this is free range for people to set up scenes with Tyler. Can be canon, crossover, whatever. There will probably be spoilery things bc I am not dealing well with the events of the last episode, this is the warning for that. Also feel free to comment oocly with an idea, and I can set something up too.]

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[lockwood]

"Yeah. Too bad i trusted the wrong person." Why did he trust Hayley to get a witch? Why didn't he talk to Bonnie? Tyler's asked himself all these questions about a million different times and he can't find any answers to them. No matter what, it'll always feel like he could have done more. That he should have. He could of prevented this somehow.

He had been their chosen leader. Their alpha. For all that meant.

They grow silent, and though the other boy doesn't say anything, Tyler imagines he has to be thinking about his own situation.

"We'll figure something out. If there's a way to break sire bonds, there's a way for you to learn to control the mark or whatever."

Tyler has to believe that. Has to believe somewhere, there's still control for Jeremy. He knows how it feels to have that ripped away. To not even know what actions are yours anymore. How do you own something like that? There has to be a solution, an answer, something.

At the gratitude, Tyler shrugs a little. "I couldn't imagine not doing it."

No one really helped him when he was sired. Jeremy gave him the benefit of the doubt, which is more than can be said about anyone else really but ultimately, Tyler had been alone with the sire bond.

He doesn't want anyone else going through that.

[misfitted]

"Hey, we've... all done that," Jeremy says quietly like literally all of them have put their trust into someone that would betray them in the end. It's a wonder they're able to trust anything or anyone at all.

He takes another drink, and he nods at what Tyler says, grimacing slightly.

"Yeah, I- I hope so."

He'd give anything, sacrifice anything if it meant he didn't have to harm Elena anymore. Even legit feelings he is entitled to have /narrative tableflip.

He shakes his head with a slight smirk. "You know, you could just say you're welcome." But he's kidding.

But seriously, there's no need to downplay it or to downplay what this means to Jeremy too. Cause it means yeah. It means freedom... hopefully. It means someone giving a shit about him, and he's really aware that most people are here for his sister first.

And he gets that. She's Elena, and he's Jeremy but.

"It's... cool that you came up here or whatever." Even if he knows Tyler was really happy to get away. It does... mean a lot to Jeremy too and that's his best way of being... able to express it.

[lockwood]

"You'd think we'd learn." But to do that would mean never trusting anyone at this point -- and where would that leave any of them?

"There has to be something." Tyler has to believe that. Cling to the idea that people can be free in some real way in this world. Maybe it's foolish -- it probably is -- but he still has to believe it.

Tyler smirks a little. "But where would be the fun in that?" There's a beat and then. "You're welcome, though."

Jeremy deserves someone who's concerned about him. Not that Elena doesn't matter but it's kind of shitty of everyone to put Jeremy's well being and sense of self in the back seat just to save her. All sorts of fucked up.

"Well, it's cool that you let me"

Which is as close as Tyler is going to get to admitting he's glad Jeremy invited him.

[misfitted]

"Yeah." They don't ever learn, but there's really no other choice. Trust is a requirement. "But maybe learning would mean we really were doomed and maybe we're not ready to accept that yet."

Whether or not it's true.

Jeremy nods at what he says, hoping there is something. He doesn't know if it is foolish or not, but he needs to believe it.

He smirks a little more, shaking his head like he doesn't know where the fun would be in that so he doesn't have a good answer. But he meant the thank you so it's just good that Tyler knows.

There's gratefulness there.

He glances over at Tyler at what he says, nodding quietly in response. Jeremy takes a long drink from the beer in hand as it's almost gone, but there are more where that came from. They'll drink until it's all gone and then they'll turn in for the night and tomorrow, they'll try again like they always do.

No matter how much they lose.