video | Do I dazzle you?

[alsoagirl]

[ Good evening, Wonderland! Jessica's super perky and giggly. There's so much for her to be happy about! So now everyone gets to witness her trying to be a vlogger, because she is pointedly ignoring anything involving someone's dumb supernatural call out post. ]

There's so much romance floatin' around, I swear, and it's not even Valentine's Day. Not that I've ever known what it's like to be with someone 'round then, but whatever. [ She waves that off. ] People're gettin' married, it's sweater weather and time for cuddlin'... [ She sighs happily. ] It got me wantin' to read somethin' warm and happy for once.

[ She needed something to distract her from her burning desire for vengeance, okay? ]

But okay, so, I just started this series I've always being dyin' to read. Like, it didn't even occur to me that I could do it here! And now I can and it's so good.

[ Jessica's clutching the first book of said mystery series in her hands, the top of it just barely visible on screen. It's like she had to hug it a little to make her point. This shit's the best thing since sliced bread! ]

I know not everybody's from the same world, but somebody's bound to know about it, right? And I bet at least one person's read it, 'cause it's so popular. Like, it's a movie!

[ And so, the lion finally reveals to the lambs what book she means... ]

So, anybody read Twilight? I wanna talk with you all about it!

[ Yes. She is dead serious. ]

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[alsoagirl]

Did I actually fuckin' die? Is this Hell for real?

[ She's kind of staring at nothing. This is all too much to wrap her head around. Seth being nice, Kol fucking up people to "defend her honor," Seth being nice...

What a weird fucking night this is turning out to be. ]

I just. He hasn't really acted like he does. Not like that. He's way outta my league!

[ Just because she'd snagged him once didn't mean she'd be that lucky again! ]

[screwedontight]

No, not yet but remember that when you do? You will end up in the same place I will. Forever.

[And it would seem that despite it all, he hasn't changed. Not in the least. Not really.]

Okay whoa whoa. Back up. Why would you say that? Because he's like a million years old?

Saying this is going to hurt, and so take joy in me hurting myself for you, right? You're pretty. You are talented. You have a quick mind and a sharp tongue. How is out of your league?

Also, I may throw up now.

[alsoagirl]

...I'm gonna do my best to not actually die.

[ Because UGH.

And the more he talks, the worse it gets. Each kind word feels like a tiny stake shoved into her chest, inches from her heart, so that any wrong movement will be a deadly one. Add her to the wanting to throw up club, because she's looking just as bothered. ]

Can you...stop tryin' to be nice? I don't like it, even if it hurts you. I'd rather get silvered.

[ There's no way she's accepting those compliments, especially not from him. ]

[screwedontight]

You already did, so get on with it.

[See? Nothing changes. Just... revealing there aren't nearly as many actual daggers behind the words and just prickly barbs.

Also, he might be retching. Sure he is.]

Thanks for revealing something that hurts you. Good to know. Christmas gift, one silver necklace. Got it.

How about this? I'm just telling you to stay with your own kind and take one for the team so that others don't get hit on by that idiot. That's all.

[Point still stands. Seth thinks he liiiiiiiikes her.]

[alsoagirl]

[ Jessica glares. ] Shut up! Get me a silver necklace, I goddamn swear. I'll shove it down your throat!

[ Besides, she kind of...trusts him with that information. For some reason. It's probably dumb, but whatever. ]

You realize that sounds pretty fucked up, right? "Stay with my kind?" Like, really? May as well say we should be kept outside the mansion in our own little private house so us scaaary vampires aren't around to bother you.

[ Abruptly, she sputters. ] Also, fucking wow! He can hit on whoever he wants!

[ ...Maybe? ]

[screwedontight]

That sounds like foreplay so no thanks.

[Not that he actually would do that. Not to her. Others, who knows, but he might poke her with a verbal stick but not going to actually hurt her.]

Oh for fuck's sake. It was a smart ass comment. God.

The truth is, I think he likes you. What you want to do with that is your own business. Again, you can do better, but hey maybe you're into old men.

[alsoagirl]

[ For the longest time, all she does is glare. Not even her best comebacks seem good enough at the moment.

What she eventually settles on isn't perfect, but it'll do. It's truthful, at least. ]

I have never wanted to bite someone so bad in my life.

[screwedontight]

What? I'm not playing here. Sounds like he likes you.

But that's it. Done. I won't bring it up again.

[But he's thinking it. He can't help that.]

[alsoagirl]

[ She is scowling so goddamn hard. ]

Don't you fuckin' lie to me. You're never gonna shut up about this. If you think it's gonna piss me off, you're gonna do it.

[ At least he's teaching her the true value of skepticism? ]

[screwedontight]

Shutting up about it now. I actually wasn't trying to piss you off, but hey, I'm good at it.

[And he knows that's his fault because of how he treats her, but he's not better at treating anyone differently.]

[alsoagirl]

[ Muttered: ] Ain't that the truth.

[ One of her eyebrows goes up. ] I'll take care of my fucked up love life on my own, thanks. So you can go on worryin' about all the usual stupid shit you do. Whatever that is.

...Please don't tell me.