Taking A Chance 1/1
365 Gay Sharks
Day 143, Word Count: 463
Theme: Chain Reactions
Taking A Chance 1/1
Fandom: Vampire Diaries
Pairing: Caroline/Tyler
Summary: He's in love with her, and she's in love with him. They should probably give it a try. Right? Just a drabblish thing.
"I'm in love with you," Tyler says simply.
It's true. He is. He doesn't even know when it started, only that he awoke one day and felt it.
He knows she isn't perfect(but he rather thinks she is anyway, because her flaws are not overwhelming, and he knows he's quite flawed himself).
He wasn't going to say it, especially not now while she's still getting over Matt, but he can't help himself.
He can't watch silly romantic comedies with her and pretend that he doesn't get it, he can't promise to be her date to Junior Prom as friends.
He can't pretend, won't pretend.
She stares back at him, obviously shocked. She wasn't expecting this, she probably doesn't feel anything more than friendship for him, and now he's ruined even that, hasn't he?
He tries to figure out a way out of this. If only he'd said he loved her, he could have passed it off as a friendly sort of thing.
Now he's screwed. He looks anywhere but at her face, because he can't handle the rejection(and somehow seeing her face will probably make him do something fucking stupid like cry).
Suddenly her hands are on his face, turning it slightly to look at her. He looks into her eyes despite himself. "You're--" she's a little vampiric, a little hungry, a little out of control.
"Tyler, this is who I am. And when I'm around you, I just--I don't want to hurt you."
Tyler shakes his head. "You won't. I'm a werewolf, we're both a little less than normal."
She smiles at his attempt to cheer her up, but it's a sad sort of smile. "I want you too much. I can't."
Tyler starts, "Caroline, I--"
She shakes her head. "No. Please don't. I--" she strokes his cheek with her thumb. "I care about you. A lot. But this can't work. You understand that, right?"
Tyler sighs, "No, I can't. I love you. And if you feel anything for me, you'd give us a chance. We may not last forever, we may not be destined to be together, or logical, or anything else, but I think we deserve a chance."
Caroline wants to believe that. She wants it to be true, but it's hard.
They can't last, for so many reasons. She doesn't want to experience that kind of heartbreak(it's hard, because somehow Tyler feels like he could actually be the one, so it would hurt).
She tries to think, tries to believe that she can walk away right now and never regret it. She can't.
She leans forward and she kisses him, unable to help herself.
She has to try, even if she knows it's probably going to end badly.
She thinks she's falling in love with him.
Day 143, Word Count: 463
Theme: Chain Reactions
Taking A Chance 1/1
Fandom: Vampire Diaries
Pairing: Caroline/Tyler
Summary: He's in love with her, and she's in love with him. They should probably give it a try. Right? Just a drabblish thing.
"I'm in love with you," Tyler says simply.
It's true. He is. He doesn't even know when it started, only that he awoke one day and felt it.
He knows she isn't perfect(but he rather thinks she is anyway, because her flaws are not overwhelming, and he knows he's quite flawed himself).
He wasn't going to say it, especially not now while she's still getting over Matt, but he can't help himself.
He can't watch silly romantic comedies with her and pretend that he doesn't get it, he can't promise to be her date to Junior Prom as friends.
He can't pretend, won't pretend.
She stares back at him, obviously shocked. She wasn't expecting this, she probably doesn't feel anything more than friendship for him, and now he's ruined even that, hasn't he?
He tries to figure out a way out of this. If only he'd said he loved her, he could have passed it off as a friendly sort of thing.
Now he's screwed. He looks anywhere but at her face, because he can't handle the rejection(and somehow seeing her face will probably make him do something fucking stupid like cry).
Suddenly her hands are on his face, turning it slightly to look at her. He looks into her eyes despite himself. "You're--" she's a little vampiric, a little hungry, a little out of control.
"Tyler, this is who I am. And when I'm around you, I just--I don't want to hurt you."
Tyler shakes his head. "You won't. I'm a werewolf, we're both a little less than normal."
She smiles at his attempt to cheer her up, but it's a sad sort of smile. "I want you too much. I can't."
Tyler starts, "Caroline, I--"
She shakes her head. "No. Please don't. I--" she strokes his cheek with her thumb. "I care about you. A lot. But this can't work. You understand that, right?"
Tyler sighs, "No, I can't. I love you. And if you feel anything for me, you'd give us a chance. We may not last forever, we may not be destined to be together, or logical, or anything else, but I think we deserve a chance."
Caroline wants to believe that. She wants it to be true, but it's hard.
They can't last, for so many reasons. She doesn't want to experience that kind of heartbreak(it's hard, because somehow Tyler feels like he could actually be the one, so it would hurt).
She tries to think, tries to believe that she can walk away right now and never regret it. She can't.
She leans forward and she kisses him, unable to help herself.
She has to try, even if she knows it's probably going to end badly.
She thinks she's falling in love with him.