You’ve known the Gilbert family since you’ve lived in Mystic Falls, being a childhood friend of Elena and Jeremy. After the death of their parents, Elena grew closer to Bonnie and Caroline, and Jeremy did more delinquent things, while occasionally hanging out with you when you showed up.

Tonight, you were at their house, Elena and Alaric were in the kitchen making dinner and talking, and you and Jeremy were on the couch talking. Somehow, in the past few months, turns out vampires were real, Elena was a doppelgänger, and hybrids were real too. It was all crazy. So, the rare night like this, you found enjoyment in. The both of you playing video games, talking about school and the teachers you hate. It was comfortable. Familiar.