Except he didn't steer clear of my bad mood. He tried to trigger it, which means he's either really dumb or just stupid enough to think he's invincible.
And then you turned around and told the first person you could that I was dangerous.
( that's a vicious circle because it will make him act dangerously. betrayal for damon will never default to hurt, it'll skip straight to anger and then revenge. )
So if you're waiting on some gratitude, you're never going to get it.
( the i trusted you is right there and he smothers it because she's not worth it. he doesn't β didn't β trust her but he could have, maybe, and therein lies the rub. )
( he can't drink. he can't go out and kill someone. he could try and find a pretty face to blow off steam with. he does roll his eyes when the apology comes through but eventually, he comes around. of all the people that have wronged him, he can count the ones that apologized on one hand. )
We were on the same team. ( oh, shut up, it's in present tense in his head β not that she needs to be privy to it. ) You know how I feel. I draw the line at making a good time anything more than it was.
[ the sarcasm drips off like molasses, but she chooses to take it at face value. ignores the bitterness. it's easier that way. ]
i told him you weren't the kind of guy to mess around with.
[ she hadn't outright said that damon was a vampire... but jason hadn't outright asked either. just said "hey, is he like you?" and caroline hadn't answered either way.
she'd never been good at duplicity, but she could at least try. she'd tried to protect them both, in her own misguided way, and it hadn't worked. ]
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[ pot meet kettle ]
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( and don't come crying to him when you get kidnapped for the fifteenth time. )
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she is not my carbon copy!
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and you never even said thank you!
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( that's a vicious circle because it will make him act dangerously. betrayal for damon will never default to hurt, it'll skip straight to anger and then revenge. )
So if you're waiting on some gratitude, you're never going to get it.
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[ and so is she. ]
you get all riled up for no reason and now you're talking about ripping people's throats out like that's going to make it any better!!!
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( the i trusted you is right there and he smothers it because she's not worth it. he doesn't β didn't β trust her but he could have, maybe, and therein lies the rub. )
Says the girl losing her cool over committees.
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are you mad that i didn't want to share? or that i told him you were a jerk? or is it that i told him i was a vampire and didn't get your permission?
what's the problem, damon? if you have one, spit it out, because i thought we were on the same team here.
[ the "let's not get staked" team ]
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I'm not doing this with you. ( and he can ignore her messages or at the very least, not reply to them to spite her. )
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[ and then, a bit later: ]
for what it's worth, i'm sorry you got threatened. i didn't tell him to do that.
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We were on the same team. ( oh, shut up, it's in present tense in his head β not that she needs to be privy to it. ) You know how I feel. I draw the line at making a good time anything more than it was.
I thought we were past thank yous.
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[ she didn't expect it, either. but when push came to shove, it was a needle to shove under his nails in retaliation, a sore spot to poke at. ]
he didn't actually break your kneecaps, did he?
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( sincerity via text message? nope. itβs something he might have been more genuine about in person, given the lack of distance. )
No, but he would have if I gave him a reason to. What else did you tell him about me? ( does he know damonβs a vampire? )
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i told him you weren't the kind of guy to mess around with.
[ she hadn't outright said that damon was a vampire... but jason hadn't outright asked either. just said "hey, is he like you?" and caroline hadn't answered either way.
she'd never been good at duplicity, but she could at least try. she'd tried to protect them both, in her own misguided way, and it hadn't worked. ]