you're just a young girl, but grief doesn't care. it takes over your life with little warning ( just the accompaniment of screeching tires ). it's a selfish friend. it won't settle for second best. so, it teams up with death until it's all you have left.
" elena, i am NOT trying to make you take fault for any of this. i KNOW my place in all of it, and i am not proud of how i… i - i’m going to need you to - run that by me again. what - what did you just say? “
“ i know you aren’t. i know we’re both responsible, but i…i should’ve ended it sooner. we fooled ourselves into thinking there could be a happy ending. don’t…don’t freak out, okay? i’m not even sure, but i think i…i might be pregnant. i just thought you should know, because i’m at loss for what to do. what - what am i supposed to do? “
Send a 👫and I’ll write four headcanons I have about our muse’s relationship // ALWAYS ACCEPTING
Headcanon 001 // Fanboy
Long before they met, Elijah was an unwavering fan who pre-ordered every single one of Elena’s books. He was highly envious of her success because he’d given up his dreams to marry a woman who didn’t love him and start a family he’d never have. Not with her at least. Elena’s books were a beacon in the darkness, a foreshadow of what she would be when they finally met.
Headcanon 002 // Cryptic
After they started seeing one another ( professionally ), he started writing a novel of his own. It was a love story about a man in an unhappy marriage who meets a talented woman that brings him back to life. It started as a journal, but he was scared that Celeste would find it, so he turned it into a novel which was funny seeing as he was certain Elena would be the one writing this one. There’s a passage he read to Elena after he left Celeste initially, subtly proclaiming how he felt about her so as to assure her it was real to him.
Headcanon 003 // Rejuvenate
Both Elijah and Elena picked up old hobbies and habits that they used to enjoy long before they got into their slump. Elijah was playing the piano and cooking for fun again while Elena was writing again. They inspired and supported each other in their own way, and they began to heal together.
Headcanon 004 // Wedding Band
Elijah started taking his wedding band off before their sessions, and once, Celeste caught him without it after he’d forgotten it at the office. He claimed he’d left it on the sink in the bathroom at work. Needless to say, that fight lasted for hours, and Elijah stole away to call Elena and calm himself down. Part of him was thrilled by the idea of never wearing Celeste’s ring again.
" it isn’t easy to - simply END almost a decade of marriage, elena. it isn’t, no matter how much i wish it was. the fact of the matter is that she can come for me, tear apart my reputation, sue me for what WE are doing here. do you understand? if she finds out that… wait, if you’re what? elena?“
“ i’ve said over and over again that i hate putting you in this situation. it’s my fault that we’re in this mess in the first place, and the truth is nothing will change when she has so much power. i’m not wrong, am i? it’ll be even worse if she does find out….it doesn’t matter. i’m not even a hundred percent sure that i am pregnant. “
“ elena, this - this isn’t a therapy session, alright? but how - how do we PROCEED with what we’re doing if we can’t discuss the process? i know you’re frustrated. i know you deserve more from me, but i can’t just hand it over! this is - years of my life i’m attempting to shed. ”
“ is there even a process? we’ve been in the same standstill for awhile. i am frustrated, but mostly with myself. i know i’m asking a lot of you, elijah, but we can’t move forward unless you stop being so hesitant and i can’t keep doing this, not when i’m…when i could be… ”
