[ first finn, and now kol. their little family dwindles, though once they'd all thought themselves untouchable. rebekah calls with the news, and what's left but to return to mystic falls? perhaps this death shall bring an end to all their squabbling. perhaps they can band together, they, the last of their line.
it's doubtful. elijah knows such a fancy is overly optimistic. peace isn't in niklaus' nature, and rebekah has their father's temper. elijah is no better than either of them when push comes to shove, but he's chosen to step back, to keep from being in that situation. but kol dies and he's drawn back, because that's what must be done in the wake of a death. ]
Tequila, Rebekah?
[ it's a far cry from the people they'd once been. sometimes elijah feels so old at moments like these. once they'd drunk wine and made merry and the two of them had moved in orbit around niklaus, but he's absent tonight, and it's glaringly felt. ]
CLEARLY.
it's doubtful. elijah knows such a fancy is overly optimistic. peace isn't in niklaus' nature, and rebekah has their father's temper. elijah is no better than either of them when push comes to shove, but he's chosen to step back, to keep from being in that situation. but kol dies and he's drawn back, because that's what must be done in the wake of a death. ]
Tequila, Rebekah?
[ it's a far cry from the people they'd once been. sometimes elijah feels so old at moments like these. once they'd drunk wine and made merry and the two of them had moved in orbit around niklaus, but he's absent tonight, and it's glaringly felt. ]