private; HERE. JUST HAVE MY HEART. TAKE IT. I DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE.
[ He wants you to get up off your ass, Ric, and start to have a sense of purpose here. He's just sorry he's handicapped when it comes to expressing that in a more positive manner, and it all comes spewing out like so much garbage instead. But Alaric hating him even more than he already does is just one more step towards getting back to where they first started. Soon enough, hopefully, his bestie will be marking assignments by the bar and refusing to drink with him drunk ass self, and all will be well.
So, if they're going to resort to insulting one another... ]
I wouldn't say like mother, like daughter.
We both know Elena's better than the woman you fell head over heels in clueless love with.