Pre-blackout
[He's still adjusting. It's been nearing a week, and he still doesn't get it. But, you know. Life goes on and all that. Life goes on and he stays at home and occasionally goes outside to watch the fish and side-eye the giant bug sector, waiting for that shit to happen all over again.
Which is why it takes coercion (read: blackmail and forcible violence) for Damon (because of course it'd be Damon) to force Alaric to attend a costume party. Not really his thing, which is why he is not wearing a costume that looks anything other than "boring history teacher."
It's comfortable, all right.
At least he's not chaperoning. Literally the only silver lining here.]