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[ it was better when he didn't have her number well on hand, but of course the social butterfly that she is made it all the easier to acquire it. it means little to him or so he decides, and yet finds himself running curious, emphatic glances over her responses. it is jealousy that drives the impulse, the desire to know and watch from the outside in just how she has been getting along -- and with whom.
he doesn't regret it, that soft, hissing proclamation he gave her before retreating. with or without it, it would not change the lack between them. (she is afraid and without the desire to follow her own, and he has plenty to worry about. he has his family again estranged; kol, the name itself communicating his brother's unparalleled mischievousness; cami, with its own weight; he has his daughter.) he is slighted, and all the more slighted knowing he feels so.
no, he will not contact her.
he'll just glare at her chatting with others and at her number for a week and a half between drinking binges and breaking half-finished canvases in half (which thankfully are not due to her -- he's not elijah) before making a decision.
he does, after all, need eyes and ears into her motley band of mystic falls residents. maybe. or something. ]
If you were to grace me with another chance at our unforeseen meeting, I would be grateful. Assuming, of course, it were preceded by an apology I no doubt believe you deserve.
he doesn't regret it, that soft, hissing proclamation he gave her before retreating. with or without it, it would not change the lack between them. (she is afraid and without the desire to follow her own, and he has plenty to worry about. he has his family again estranged; kol, the name itself communicating his brother's unparalleled mischievousness; cami, with its own weight; he has his daughter.) he is slighted, and all the more slighted knowing he feels so.
no, he will not contact her.
he'll just glare at her chatting with others and at her number for a week and a half between drinking binges and breaking half-finished canvases in half (which thankfully are not due to her -- he's not elijah) before making a decision.
he does, after all, need eyes and ears into her motley band of mystic falls residents. maybe. or something. ]
If you were to grace me with another chance at our unforeseen meeting, I would be grateful. Assuming, of course, it were preceded by an apology I no doubt believe you deserve.
[ she stares at the rather formal (predictably) text from klaus for a few moments, uncertain if she should respond, let alone want to. he'd stomped off that first night and while she shouldn't let it bother her, it did. even if she'd been the one to play kiss and regret with him.
this hardly feels like he actually wants to apologize. actually, she's not sure what he wants. but she texts him back anyways.]
I don't want some fake apology that you don't seem to think I deserve.
this hardly feels like he actually wants to apologize. actually, she's not sure what he wants. but she texts him back anyways.]
I don't want some fake apology that you don't seem to think I deserve.
[ caroline will come home one night to a canvas, balanced carefully against the wall beside her apartment door, complete with a cotton cloth over it. it's a portrait of her mother smiling, in pencil and watercolor. it's simple, with little background, large enough to hang but small enough to put away should she wish it. a handwritten note addressed to 'caroline' is balanced on the top, with the following message inside:
'for your comfort --'
beside it is a small, nondescript gift bag, with another note. it says, '-- and as owed, klaus.'
it's a red dress, about the same cut and length as the one he ruined. ]
'for your comfort --'
beside it is a small, nondescript gift bag, with another note. it says, '-- and as owed, klaus.'
it's a red dress, about the same cut and length as the one he ruined. ]
[ SURPRISE if caroline thought that was the last of klaus she was wrong
because of course not more than two days later klaus has delivered her a bouquet of spring flowers (how did he find spring flowers in a blizzard? how??) with a note on only the nicest cream paper. it's addessed to her in his script and inside it reads:
I'm thinking of you,
Klaus ]
because of course not more than two days later klaus has delivered her a bouquet of spring flowers (how did he find spring flowers in a blizzard? how??) with a note on only the nicest cream paper. it's addessed to her in his script and inside it reads:
I'm thinking of you,
Klaus ]
hey. you knew bellamy, right? [it's been a couple days since he's been back and although she doesn't know everyone he was acquainted with, clarke remembers that caroline knew him and that she alsoo worked with him at the coffee shop.
she had no idea if they had spoken already or if it was something caroline knew but she thought she should mention it at least]
she had no idea if they had spoken already or if it was something caroline knew but she thought she should mention it at least]
Miss Forbes. I have a rather unconventional proposal for you, if you would care to humor me.
[ Caroline is the recipient of several text messages rapidly fired one right after another: ]
I have a big problem and I don't know what to do about it.
That's not an innuendo.
Just so we're clear.
But I was hoping maybe you could help.
You probably can't help.
Sorry. I just don't really know who else to talk to right now.
I have a big problem and I don't know what to do about it.
That's not an innuendo.
Just so we're clear.
But I was hoping maybe you could help.
You probably can't help.
Sorry. I just don't really know who else to talk to right now.
[ any lingering tension at the ball is of no consequence to klaus; he wants to see her again. which is why he's adhering to centuries of traditional courtship and the butterflies in his stomach and calling her with a purpose.
ring ring.
and to be honest if she doesn't pick up, he'll just call routinely until she does. he's not going to ask out her answering machine. ]
ring ring.
and to be honest if she doesn't pick up, he'll just call routinely until she does. he's not going to ask out her answering machine. ]
[Someone's having a mini-freak out so phone call it is. Ring ring Caroline.]
So... Jeremy's here?
[And those three words are the summary of her confusion, panic, worry, and inability to deal with this right now.]
So... Jeremy's here?
[And those three words are the summary of her confusion, panic, worry, and inability to deal with this right now.]
[ because klaus completely and utterly misses loves her, and despite all efforts to act like it her break from him doesn't bother him at all, he will be leaving a small gift at caroline's door. it's what he intends as a small, unobtrusive token of affection.
the note attached to the box says: for your birthday. inside the box is a yellow quartz crystal on a gold chain.yellow like the sun and the sun like light, GET IT. ]
the note attached to the box says: for your birthday. inside the box is a yellow quartz crystal on a gold chain.
Edited 2015-10-15 04:06 (UTC)
[ klaus is remembering a time in which he didn't feel quite this put out watching men try to pick caroline up on the network. oh wait, that time never existed. he experiences a moment of consideration, one in which he attempts to weigh what would be the smarter path. jealousy wins out. jealousy, and the calculation favoring it's his move now. ]
How would you feel about a date on Friday?
[ and if he usurps this wishy washy date too, all the better. ]
How would you feel about a date on Friday?
[ and if he usurps this wishy washy date too, all the better. ]
[ After this.
Oh, boy. Most awkward text ever? Yes. ]
Hi, I'm Gansey.
I believe you might know an acquaintance of mine, Joseph Kavinsky. He seems to have graciously [ Ha. ] suggested that I contact you to properly ask you out on a date. You're free to refuse, of course, but I figure this is an interesting way as any to get to meet people in this city.
Please ignore at least 90% of what he told you about me. He has a very particular sense of humour.
Oh, boy. Most awkward text ever? Yes. ]
Hi, I'm Gansey.
I believe you might know an acquaintance of mine, Joseph Kavinsky. He seems to have graciously [ Ha. ] suggested that I contact you to properly ask you out on a date. You're free to refuse, of course, but I figure this is an interesting way as any to get to meet people in this city.
Please ignore at least 90% of what he told you about me. He has a very particular sense of humour.
[ out of the few people he knows, he thinks caroline's someone who would enjoy valentine's day. it's a stupid day, in his opinion, but of course that doesn't stop him from using his sleepless nights of being unable to outrun the mountain to not start a small project that takes him back to a better time on the ark. ]
[ it takes a while for him to figure out where caroline forbes lives, but once he does, on her doorstep she'll find a cardboard box. inside, a christmas tag, reading to: The Count, from: The Bat, and a little friend inside to keep her company when she sings. ]
[ it takes a while for him to figure out where caroline forbes lives, but once he does, on her doorstep she'll find a cardboard box. inside, a christmas tag, reading to: The Count, from: The Bat, and a little friend inside to keep her company when she sings. ]
[ BELLAMY BLAKE HOW DARE YOU BE SO ADORABLE. she's going to be stupidly grinning all day AFTER she delivers a box of brownies and a bottle of honey whiskey to go with it to HIS doorstep.
she knows where he lives because she's caroline forbes and she's good like that. ]
she knows where he lives because she's caroline forbes and she's good like that. ]
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