action.
[ the urge to say everything he shouldn't is there, to let out the words pertaining to things he promised himself he wouldn't say to her as long as he could help it, determined to protect the version of her that's here from the harsh reality of the future she faces. it takes every ounce of his will power to bite swallow the elaboration that should follow her we graduated statement. from their encounters with the ghosts after the veil was dropped, to caroline being forced to use the fact that klaus is into her to recall him to mystic falls to save damon's life. these are all things she doesn't need to know, as they all lead down paths that involve explaining what happened to people who are no longer with them. ]
Yeah. [ is what he manages to say instead, reaching out with the hand that's wearing jeremy's ring to grab the glass she's poured for him. ]