Title: The Loser's Part
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries
Character: Matt (implied ex Matt/Elena and ex Matt/Caroline)
Prompt: # 15 - Alone, from the
angst table at
drabble123 and for
elenielofnarnia, always the second choice.
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Summary: He watches. Pretends he doesn't.
The bar is mostly empty. Filtered music blanking out the dull muffle of muted chatter as he polishes a glass to smudge-free.
He watches. Pretends he doesn't.
They've been occupying the corner booth since supper.
They look happy. Blonde curls tumbling against bare shoulders and black-brown eyes, bright with laughter.
He should be pleased for them he thinks. For the peace they've managed to salvage in the wake of uspeakable horror.
But the house is always dark when his key turns roughly in the lock, and the radio provides all the coversation he is privy to these days...