Poison In My Bones (I Can't Escape) - Vampire Diaries Fanmix
Medium: Fic Mix. A drabble for each song in the mix.
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries
Subject: Jeremy/Tyler/Caroline
Title: Poison In My Bones (I Can't Escape)
Warnings: light breath/bloodplay, off screen character death, bad writing :D
Notes: As much as I love this ship I just don't see a happy ever after in the long term. So, just an fyi, not all hugs and puppies. AU starting mid-season 2 ish, pretty much ignoring the whole hybrid/moonstone plot lines. Also as a side note, it has literally been 15 years since I've tried to write something, con crit welcomed with open arms.
Poison In My Bones (I Can't Escape): A Jeremy/Tyler/Caroline Fanmix: (prompts: Shapeshifter, To Build a Home, texture set 18 from talkofcake @ tumbler
DL @ Mediafire or click each song title for an individual download from box.net.
01. Three Days Grace - Animal I've Become
So what if you can see the darkest side of me? No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me, somebody help me tame this animal
Caroline held Tyler tight as he groaned in pain, and she thought back to her fear and confusion that day in the hospital. She promised herself that she would always be there for him during his changes because no one should have to go through this alone.
As Tyler whimpered again she leaned down and kissed his forehead whispering "Everything will be okay, I'm not going anywhere." As his groans and whimpers turned into gasps and screams she continued to hold him and stroke his hair while repeating that everything would be okay. Even as she backed out the door while he shouted at her to leave with glowing gold eyes and wolf like fangs she continued to reassure him that everything would be okay. (wc 124)
02. Del Amitri - Roll To Me
Look around your world pretty baby, is it everything you hoped it'd be?
The wrong guy, the wrong situation, the right time to roll to me (roll to me)
Look into your heart pretty baby, is it aching with some nameless need.
Is there something wrong and you can't put your finger on it? Right then, roll to me
"Everyone just needs to stop kissing me!"
Tyler pushed down his rising jealousy as he thought over Caroline's words the night before. Just who had been kissing her he wondered and why had she pulled away so suddenly after seeming to reciprocate? He was so caught up in his thoughts he didn't even notice Jeremy sit down across from him until he asked what was wrong.
"Nothing, it's just..." he paused trying to figure out how to explain. Jeremy just reached out and lightly rested his hand on his wrist. He looked up at Jeremy smiling at him and he could feel himself smiling in return. (wc. 106)
03. Ben Lee - Apple Candy
I wanna know what he knows, I wanna feel what he felt, I wanna go where he's been
I wanna know what he knows, I wanna hear your secrets, I want you and I want him
Caroline had spent most of the morning covertly watching Tyler and Jeremy at the Grill. She mentally took note of the casual touches and sly glances when they thought no one was looking.
"This is it," she muttered to herself as she stood and made her way over to the pair. She took their lack of surprise to mean she hadn't been quite as subtle as she thought. "Okay, so you guys are sleeping together, right?" she asked biting back a giggle when Tyler started coughing on his freshly inhaled soda. Jeremy just stared at her like she was speaking another language. She waited for one of them to answer her, but the looks they were giving her told her she wasn't getting anything that way.
"Well if you are, and you totally should be if you're not, I want in next time," she said with a bright smile. With that out of the way, she gave a little wave and walked away, her smile turning into a smirk as she heard Jeremy ask Tyler if he had any idea what the hell had just happened. (wc. 186)
04. Eve 6 - Promise
I promise not to try not to fuck with your mind, I promise not to mind if you go your way and I go mine
I promise not to lie if I'm looking you straight in the eye, I promise not to try not to let you down (don't let me down)
Jeremy was walking down the hall at school when he felt, more then saw, Caroline start walking beside him.
"So now neither of you will talk to me," she pouted linking her arm with his. "Was my suggestion so terrible? I mean if I was really trying for a one night stand I could have just compelled you into it."
Jeremy felt his blood run cold at the such a casual mention of compulsion. "Not that I would, mind you, I remember what it was like when Damon did that to me, but you could at least think about it." She continued ignoring the way she had to pull on him to keep him walking with her.
"Who says we aren't?" Jeremy asked before remembering he and Tyler had decided they needed to figure out what they were before inviting someone else into it.
"I knew it!" she exclaimed before leaning over and pecking him on his cheek. "I meant what I said about the compulsion though, you don't need to worry about me doing that to you. Scout's honor." she said making the little hand gesture as she skipped away toward her next class. (wc. 195)
05. Tonic - Count On Me
So kiss me for believing, love me now for always knowing, when to let you go
A change of life is hard to find, there's no peace of mind
Tyler found them under one the large trees out behind the football field. Caroline sat between Jeremy's legs and she leaned back against him as they watched him walked up and dropped down next to them.
"So apparently some 'loser stoner' was making eyes at my girl over by the football field and I'm supposed to 'do something about it'" Tyler stated with a raised eyebrow and a pointed look at Jeremy.
"Finders keepers," Jeremy smirked as he pulled his arms tighter around Caroline's waist.
"Ooh, does this mean you're going to fight to win my affection?" Caroline asked laughing. "Because I would be okay with that."
"I don't know," Tyler replied leaning in and kissing her. "Maybe I should be fighting you for his affections," he continued as he pulled away from her and toward Jeremy. "Might actually get a fair fight that way."
"Bring it," Jeremy replied grabbing a handful of Tyler's shirt. "I can take anything you could dish out," he said with a smirk before pulling Tyler into a kiss. (wc. 171)
06. Gyroscope - Beware Wolf
If you run, you know that I'll give chase, but the chances are you'd lose me.
I hate that and hate that (I'd kill for you) Way to flood my headspace (I'd kill for you)
I know I kept you waiting (I'd wait for you)
Jeremy hit the wall with a harsh thud, one Caroline's hands around his neck and the other pushing up under his shirt.
"Caught you," she whispered seductively.
Had he been able to breathe he would've informed her he hadn't realized he was being chased, but it really seemed less important the more her hand roamed. Had she been human he might've worried about the bruises he was sure to be leaving on her hips as he pulled her flush against him. Caroline eased up on his throat and pushed head to side as she licked up the side of his neck. His groan turned into a gasp as he felt teeth clamp down. He started slightly when his hands were pulled roughly from Caroline's hips and pinned to the wall, he wondered just how long Tyler had been there, pressed against Caroline's back.
Everything blurred around him and the next thing he knew he was lying on a bed watching Caroline and Tyler play for dominance. A huge grin stretched across his face as realized who ever won this little display, tonight would surely be fun times for the human member of the group. (wc. 194)
07. Submersed - Wonder
You give a little, and then you take so much
Caught in the middle, I guess I care too much, I guess I care too much
Tyler pulled the chains out of Jeremy's hands with a growl.
"Why can't I help? All it would take is one nip and Caroline would be gone for good. You could rip my throat out and I'd be right as rain in a few hours!" Jeremy demanded as he stepped into Tyler's path. Tyler just glared at him nostrils flaring slightly. "Oh right, sorry just another 'Tyler and Caroline' thing," he drawled. "So sorry, don't let me get your way," he continued as he turned and stomped out.
Jeremy didn't know why it bothered him so much that they chose to do this together every full moon, but it did. As he started to wonder if maybe it would just be better for everyone of he just left for good, Caroline walked up behind him and wrapped her arms around him. She rocked side to side a few times before circling around to his front and placing a chaste kiss on his lips. Pulling away she smiled at him and as he smiled back he remembered why chose to stay. (wc. 180)
08. The Fray - Never Say Never
We're pulling apart and coming together again and again, we're growing apart but we pull it together pull it together together again.
Don't let me go. Don't let me go. Don't let me go
"Spend forever with me," sighed Caroline as she snuggled up against his chest.
Jeremy laughed lightly before replying, "I thought that was what we were already doing?"
Caroline ran her fingers down his bare chest and said, "no really, spend forever with me." Sighing Jeremy looked toward the door as if to summon Tyler in to save him turning down eternity with her.
"You're never going to say yes are you?" she asked as she looked up at him. Running his fingers through her hair he gave her a sad smile as he whispered a soft no, knowing he will never be able to and that it will eventually destroy them. (wc. 111)
09. Adele - Rolling in the Deep
The scars of your love remind me of us, they keep me thinking that we almost had it all.
The scars of your love they leave me breathless I can't help feeling, we could have had it all
"You don't think I notice the looks and silences when we go out?" Caroline demanded as she stomped through the door. Jeremy reached out as if to comfort her but she slapped his hand away. "I just don't think I can handle this anymore," she said.
"You can't mean that" Tyler said with a hurt look. This wasn't a new subject but he had a sinking feeling that she really meant it this time. He watched as she swiped at her face with the back of her hand before meeting his eyes and he just knew. Desperately he looked to Jeremy, but all he saw there was weary sadness, and in that moment he felt his heart break. (wc. 118)
10. Ellie Goulding - Home
I look in the window and I gaze at my face
Every line and every abrasion, this took my life to make (this took my life to make)
On my own no poison in my bones. On my own, this is where I build my home (my home)
I need someone to hold
Caroline sighed as she looked over Mystic Falls. It had been twenty odd years since she had last seen it and it had changed so much and so little at the same time. She could just make out the roof of the boarding house through the trees in the distance. She spared a moment to wonder what Damon was up to before focusing back on her reason for coming back. She promised Tyler she wouldn't leave him to deal with everything all on his own and had meant it, at the time. She had always meant to come back, and now it was too late. Taking a deep breath she walked confidently into the cemetery and over to the Lockwood family plot. Running her fingers over the name Tyler Lockwood she finally let the tears she had been holding in fall. (wc. 141)
Big Bang Part II
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries
Subject: Jeremy/Tyler/Caroline
Title: Poison In My Bones (I Can't Escape)
Warnings: light breath/bloodplay, off screen character death, bad writing :D
Notes: As much as I love this ship I just don't see a happy ever after in the long term. So, just an fyi, not all hugs and puppies. AU starting mid-season 2 ish, pretty much ignoring the whole hybrid/moonstone plot lines. Also as a side note, it has literally been 15 years since I've tried to write something, con crit welcomed with open arms.
Poison In My Bones (I Can't Escape): A Jeremy/Tyler/Caroline Fanmix: (prompts: Shapeshifter, To Build a Home, texture set 18 from talkofcake @ tumbler
DL @ Mediafire or click each song title for an individual download from box.net.
01. Three Days Grace - Animal I've Become
So what if you can see the darkest side of me? No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me, somebody help me tame this animal
Caroline held Tyler tight as he groaned in pain, and she thought back to her fear and confusion that day in the hospital. She promised herself that she would always be there for him during his changes because no one should have to go through this alone.
As Tyler whimpered again she leaned down and kissed his forehead whispering "Everything will be okay, I'm not going anywhere." As his groans and whimpers turned into gasps and screams she continued to hold him and stroke his hair while repeating that everything would be okay. Even as she backed out the door while he shouted at her to leave with glowing gold eyes and wolf like fangs she continued to reassure him that everything would be okay. (wc 124)
02. Del Amitri - Roll To Me
Look around your world pretty baby, is it everything you hoped it'd be?
The wrong guy, the wrong situation, the right time to roll to me (roll to me)
Look into your heart pretty baby, is it aching with some nameless need.
Is there something wrong and you can't put your finger on it? Right then, roll to me
"Everyone just needs to stop kissing me!"
Tyler pushed down his rising jealousy as he thought over Caroline's words the night before. Just who had been kissing her he wondered and why had she pulled away so suddenly after seeming to reciprocate? He was so caught up in his thoughts he didn't even notice Jeremy sit down across from him until he asked what was wrong.
"Nothing, it's just..." he paused trying to figure out how to explain. Jeremy just reached out and lightly rested his hand on his wrist. He looked up at Jeremy smiling at him and he could feel himself smiling in return. (wc. 106)
03. Ben Lee - Apple Candy
I wanna know what he knows, I wanna feel what he felt, I wanna go where he's been
I wanna know what he knows, I wanna hear your secrets, I want you and I want him
Caroline had spent most of the morning covertly watching Tyler and Jeremy at the Grill. She mentally took note of the casual touches and sly glances when they thought no one was looking.
"This is it," she muttered to herself as she stood and made her way over to the pair. She took their lack of surprise to mean she hadn't been quite as subtle as she thought. "Okay, so you guys are sleeping together, right?" she asked biting back a giggle when Tyler started coughing on his freshly inhaled soda. Jeremy just stared at her like she was speaking another language. She waited for one of them to answer her, but the looks they were giving her told her she wasn't getting anything that way.
"Well if you are, and you totally should be if you're not, I want in next time," she said with a bright smile. With that out of the way, she gave a little wave and walked away, her smile turning into a smirk as she heard Jeremy ask Tyler if he had any idea what the hell had just happened. (wc. 186)
04. Eve 6 - Promise
I promise not to try not to fuck with your mind, I promise not to mind if you go your way and I go mine
I promise not to lie if I'm looking you straight in the eye, I promise not to try not to let you down (don't let me down)
Jeremy was walking down the hall at school when he felt, more then saw, Caroline start walking beside him.
"So now neither of you will talk to me," she pouted linking her arm with his. "Was my suggestion so terrible? I mean if I was really trying for a one night stand I could have just compelled you into it."
Jeremy felt his blood run cold at the such a casual mention of compulsion. "Not that I would, mind you, I remember what it was like when Damon did that to me, but you could at least think about it." She continued ignoring the way she had to pull on him to keep him walking with her.
"Who says we aren't?" Jeremy asked before remembering he and Tyler had decided they needed to figure out what they were before inviting someone else into it.
"I knew it!" she exclaimed before leaning over and pecking him on his cheek. "I meant what I said about the compulsion though, you don't need to worry about me doing that to you. Scout's honor." she said making the little hand gesture as she skipped away toward her next class. (wc. 195)
05. Tonic - Count On Me
So kiss me for believing, love me now for always knowing, when to let you go
A change of life is hard to find, there's no peace of mind
Tyler found them under one the large trees out behind the football field. Caroline sat between Jeremy's legs and she leaned back against him as they watched him walked up and dropped down next to them.
"So apparently some 'loser stoner' was making eyes at my girl over by the football field and I'm supposed to 'do something about it'" Tyler stated with a raised eyebrow and a pointed look at Jeremy.
"Finders keepers," Jeremy smirked as he pulled his arms tighter around Caroline's waist.
"Ooh, does this mean you're going to fight to win my affection?" Caroline asked laughing. "Because I would be okay with that."
"I don't know," Tyler replied leaning in and kissing her. "Maybe I should be fighting you for his affections," he continued as he pulled away from her and toward Jeremy. "Might actually get a fair fight that way."
"Bring it," Jeremy replied grabbing a handful of Tyler's shirt. "I can take anything you could dish out," he said with a smirk before pulling Tyler into a kiss. (wc. 171)
06. Gyroscope - Beware Wolf
If you run, you know that I'll give chase, but the chances are you'd lose me.
I hate that and hate that (I'd kill for you) Way to flood my headspace (I'd kill for you)
I know I kept you waiting (I'd wait for you)
Jeremy hit the wall with a harsh thud, one Caroline's hands around his neck and the other pushing up under his shirt.
"Caught you," she whispered seductively.
Had he been able to breathe he would've informed her he hadn't realized he was being chased, but it really seemed less important the more her hand roamed. Had she been human he might've worried about the bruises he was sure to be leaving on her hips as he pulled her flush against him. Caroline eased up on his throat and pushed head to side as she licked up the side of his neck. His groan turned into a gasp as he felt teeth clamp down. He started slightly when his hands were pulled roughly from Caroline's hips and pinned to the wall, he wondered just how long Tyler had been there, pressed against Caroline's back.
Everything blurred around him and the next thing he knew he was lying on a bed watching Caroline and Tyler play for dominance. A huge grin stretched across his face as realized who ever won this little display, tonight would surely be fun times for the human member of the group. (wc. 194)
07. Submersed - Wonder
You give a little, and then you take so much
Caught in the middle, I guess I care too much, I guess I care too much
Tyler pulled the chains out of Jeremy's hands with a growl.
"Why can't I help? All it would take is one nip and Caroline would be gone for good. You could rip my throat out and I'd be right as rain in a few hours!" Jeremy demanded as he stepped into Tyler's path. Tyler just glared at him nostrils flaring slightly. "Oh right, sorry just another 'Tyler and Caroline' thing," he drawled. "So sorry, don't let me get your way," he continued as he turned and stomped out.
Jeremy didn't know why it bothered him so much that they chose to do this together every full moon, but it did. As he started to wonder if maybe it would just be better for everyone of he just left for good, Caroline walked up behind him and wrapped her arms around him. She rocked side to side a few times before circling around to his front and placing a chaste kiss on his lips. Pulling away she smiled at him and as he smiled back he remembered why chose to stay. (wc. 180)
08. The Fray - Never Say Never
We're pulling apart and coming together again and again, we're growing apart but we pull it together pull it together together again.
Don't let me go. Don't let me go. Don't let me go
"Spend forever with me," sighed Caroline as she snuggled up against his chest.
Jeremy laughed lightly before replying, "I thought that was what we were already doing?"
Caroline ran her fingers down his bare chest and said, "no really, spend forever with me." Sighing Jeremy looked toward the door as if to summon Tyler in to save him turning down eternity with her.
"You're never going to say yes are you?" she asked as she looked up at him. Running his fingers through her hair he gave her a sad smile as he whispered a soft no, knowing he will never be able to and that it will eventually destroy them. (wc. 111)
09. Adele - Rolling in the Deep
The scars of your love remind me of us, they keep me thinking that we almost had it all.
The scars of your love they leave me breathless I can't help feeling, we could have had it all
"You don't think I notice the looks and silences when we go out?" Caroline demanded as she stomped through the door. Jeremy reached out as if to comfort her but she slapped his hand away. "I just don't think I can handle this anymore," she said.
"You can't mean that" Tyler said with a hurt look. This wasn't a new subject but he had a sinking feeling that she really meant it this time. He watched as she swiped at her face with the back of her hand before meeting his eyes and he just knew. Desperately he looked to Jeremy, but all he saw there was weary sadness, and in that moment he felt his heart break. (wc. 118)
10. Ellie Goulding - Home
I look in the window and I gaze at my face
Every line and every abrasion, this took my life to make (this took my life to make)
On my own no poison in my bones. On my own, this is where I build my home (my home)
I need someone to hold
Caroline sighed as she looked over Mystic Falls. It had been twenty odd years since she had last seen it and it had changed so much and so little at the same time. She could just make out the roof of the boarding house through the trees in the distance. She spared a moment to wonder what Damon was up to before focusing back on her reason for coming back. She promised Tyler she wouldn't leave him to deal with everything all on his own and had meant it, at the time. She had always meant to come back, and now it was too late. Taking a deep breath she walked confidently into the cemetery and over to the Lockwood family plot. Running her fingers over the name Tyler Lockwood she finally let the tears she had been holding in fall. (wc. 141)
Big Bang Part II