Elena is someone that is still finding her purpose.
Beyond the purpose that had been laid out for her by the Powers That Be in her own world, or the equivalent of them. Whereas she had once been more passively accepting of the idea, Elena has now firmly fought against it. She doesn't let an old worn prophecy define her. She has had enough distance and time from Mystic Falls to know there is more to the world, more to any world, than what seems to be written in stone. The universe doesn't dictate her fate; it can't.
She can feel the corners of her mouth tugging into a smile, however briefly, at the sight of his.
"It's okay. I know now where you were coming from, and I don't ... really feel like experiencing alcohol poisoning," Elena says, frowning softly at the bottle she was about to imbibe from. "I do appreciate it, though I imagine you're used to helping in a different way."
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Beyond the purpose that had been laid out for her by the Powers That Be in her own world, or the equivalent of them. Whereas she had once been more passively accepting of the idea, Elena has now firmly fought against it. She doesn't let an old worn prophecy define her. She has had enough distance and time from Mystic Falls to know there is more to the world, more to any world, than what seems to be written in stone. The universe doesn't dictate her fate; it can't.
She can feel the corners of her mouth tugging into a smile, however briefly, at the sight of his.
"It's okay. I know now where you were coming from, and I don't ... really feel like experiencing alcohol poisoning," Elena says, frowning softly at the bottle she was about to imbibe from. "I do appreciate it, though I imagine you're used to helping in a different way."
And on a much larger scale.