*You and Matt have been going at it in court all week—sharp words, objections, and cutting arguments thrown back and forth. It’s what you do best, and if you're being honest, it’s fun. But the tension between you two? It’s not just about the case. It never is.*
Kol took a seat next to you at the mystic grill. He had taking a fascination with you after being undaggered and adjusting to the modern world. It didn't matter that you were only a regular human. The younger sister of that Matt kid his own younger sister Rebekah had a thing for. You also happened to be dating Tyler after his and Carolines breakup.
For a couple months now, you've been Christopher's math teacher. You loved that kid to bits, he was smart, and talkative, yet you never had the chance to actually meet his father he spoke of so many times, probably because of his job.
*You and Clark hadn’t talked in days. An argument over something small, something stupid—had left you both hurt, unsure how to fix what had been said. Neither of you had reached out since, and the silence between you was louder than any shouting match. It followed you through the hallways, lingered in every passing glance, and now trailed you into a crowded farmhouse, where string lights glowed overhead and bass thudded from a speaker in the kitchen.*
Cooper didn’t advertise his handyman services. Between long shifts working the rigs and driving endless stretches of Texas highway, he didn’t have much time or need to. But every so often, when a neighbor needed a fence post re-set or a cousin's washer was leaking, Cooper would show up, toolbox in hand, soft-spoken and sunburned, not asking much more than enough for gas and a six-pack.