( CLOSED | FEBRUARY CATCH-ALL ) I GOT FIRE IN MY SOUL.

[manipulative]

Who: Stefan + Katherine | Amos + Wanda.
What: February things.
When: The month of love.
Where: Around.

Content warnings: Violence.

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[manipulative]

That's because I bought all the soap. That's why you smell nice all the time.

[ once she's done drying her hands, she pushes past him to return to the bedroom. dropping onto the edge of the bed, she pulls off her heels. ]

Maybe you should bathe in foul-smelling soap to stop the women from gawking at you.

[prescind]

Maybe I'm not going to do that.

( the thought makes him laugh. )

It's not my fault women gawk at me.

[manipulative]

Yes, it is!

[ she stares incredulously at him for a moment before she shakes her head. she waves her hand at him. ]

You need to wear a paper bag over your head or something. They'll gawk at you, but for a better reason.

[ one that she approves. ]

[prescind]

That's not happening.

( so, you can just put that out of sight, out of mind. )

I don't want to wear a paper bag over my head. No one's going to gawk.

[manipulative]

[ she doesn't like that she's not winning this argument. ]

If you won't do that, then I'll just have to kill everyone who looks at you.

[ now that sounds promising. it settles the tumultuous lurching in her chest at the thought of someone looking at stefan. katherine smiles at that.

yep. she's going to do that. ]

[prescind]

Please don't.

( no one would be alive in this town, katherine. )

We don't need you to go that extreme.

[manipulative]

[ she rolls her eyes and growls in frustration. she doesn't like this plan. it's stupid and ineffective and no one will learn not to look at him! ]

Then what am I supposed to do when someone looks at you, Stefan?

[ murder???? ]

[prescind]

Ignore it and know that I'm only looking at you.

( see how easy that is, katherine. )

Why can't you do that?

[manipulative]

[ because that's not fun! she'd much rather wring someone's neck. that was fun.

but katherine purses her lips thoughtfully and considers his suggestion. she ignores the butterflies fluttering around in her belly. ]

That depends… how are you looking at me?

[prescind]

You know how I'm looking at you.

( you're fishing, katherine. )

It's how I've been looking for you for years.