( this one's for the moms )

[prescind]

Who: stefan salvatore (prescind) + amos burton (rocinantes) + katherine pierce (manipulative + wanda maximoff (explosion)
What: event + other shenanigans
When: may
Where: all over the place

Content Warnings: possible nsfw, language, violence

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[prescind]

I'm not lying.

( he smiles at her kindly, doesn't squirm. )

I will admit to lying in the past but I'm not lying, not about this.

[manipulative]

Hm.

[ she narrows her eyes even more as she stares at him. he's definitely lying. katherine knows he's lying. stefan is a poor liar, even though he's not that bad of an actor.

she sighs and sits back against her chair. ]

Well, if you say you're not lying, then I suppose I have to believe you. I do snore. [ she regards him with an arrogant smile. ] Like a lady.

[prescind]

And how does one snore like a lady?

( he arches an eyebrow expectantly. )

Please demonstrate.

[manipulative]

[ katherine crosses her arms against her chest and does her best not to smirk. ]

Only if you demonstrate for me how I apparently snore first.

[ she smiles smugly then. should've thought more about your caveats, stef. ]

[prescind]

No.

( sorry katherine, you're not going to catch him out doing that. he's not going to snore. she's the snorer. )

You know what snoring sounds like. You know what you sound like. I don't need to do that.

[manipulative]

[ no, that's definitely not going to fly with her. ]

But it's Mother's Day, Stefan. [ katherine pouts. ] That's all I want for my gift. You showing me how I apparently snore.

[prescind]

Oh, you don't wants shoes? You want me to imitate snoring over shoes?

( well, that's what she'd said! )

That's very big of you.

[manipulative]

Yes.

[ she would like shoes very much... but considering she can ask for shoes whenever she likes, she would much prefer a demonstration of her snoring. ]

But you can give me shoes later. Snoring demonstration now, please.

[prescind]

One or the other.

( nope, you don't get both, katherine. that's not how it works. )

And if you pick anything other than shoes, you're not going to get what you want.

[manipulative]

[ she's going to get both.

she sighs and rests her chin on the back of her hands. narrowing her eyes playfully at him, she regards him for a silent moment before she smiles. ]

Snoring. Come on. Bring your allegations home, Stef.

[prescind]

Yeah, right.

( he's still not doing it. it's just not going to happen. )

You know what snoring sounds like.

[manipulative]

I don't.

[ she scrunches up her nose and shakes her head. ]

I don't know what my snoring sounds like. Considering I'm asleep when I apparently snore...

[prescind]

Your snoring sounds like snoring.

( he's helpful. )

Loud and like a motorboat. I'm sure you can imagine what that sounds like.

[manipulative]

[ with a pitiful pinch to her lips, she shakes her head. ]

I don't. Will you please demonstrate it to me?

[ please, stef. show her what a motorboat sounds like. ]

[prescind]

( he opens his mouth like he's going to do just that and then shuts it again and shakes his head. )

Nah.

( he adds a sweet smile just to really drive the point home. )

[manipulative]

[ katherine grins big and wide. settling back into her chair, she crosses her arms and looks very smug. ]

So, you're lying. I don't snore at all.

[prescind]

No, you do. I just don't feel the need to demonstrate.

( he's gonna die on this hill, katherine, so be ready. )

You snore and it's loud. Sometimes, you drown even Aleksander out.

[manipulative]

[ she snorts. stefan salvatore is going to have to do a lot better than that. ]

Nothing can drown out that dog, Stefan. Not even the horn of a truck.

[ aleksander was within a volume realm of his own. he took after his father that way. ]

[prescind]

Wow, you're smearing poor Aleks now?

( how awful, how terrible, he can't even defend himself. )

I'm going to make sure he snores right in your ear tonight and you have a wet nose in your face when you wake up.

[manipulative]

[ she laughs and shakes her head. ]

Whatever happened to you being very possessive and sensitive over the fact I cuddle the dog more than you? [ she frowns as she regards him with playful seriousness. ] Are you no longer insecure?

[prescind]

No.

( he knows that she loves him and that she loves aleksander. maybe she cuddles aleksander more but she also probably gets more hair in her mouth than he does. )

I've never been insecure in my life.

( ha ha. )

[manipulative]

[ she cocks her brow at that. rolling her shoulders, she observes him for a long moment. ]

So... you won't mind if I spend today with Aleksander, then?

[ if he's not insecure and all, you know. ]

[prescind]

If you want to.

( stefan shrugs a shoulder. )

But Aleksander isn't the one who has Mother's Day plans for you. But if you'd rather spend it with him, sure. I'll table my stuff till next year.

[manipulative]

[ she sighs quietly. of course, he has to pull out the stefan card. it's the card that encompasses his journals and his kindness... and when he does let her go and buy shoes without an "a building dropped on you" comment. ]

What kind of plans are these?

[ please say it involves journals. ]

[prescind]

You don't get to know them before you make that choice.

( he shakes his head. )

If you want to spend the day with Aleks, that's fine. But just know that I had things we were going to do.