⠀⠀ as soon as he catches the bottle, he places a single hand across his heart. “ ———— you’re a life saver.” ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ the grill? sounds perfect, that’s exactly what they need. ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ ... 𝑶𝑯 𝑮𝑶𝑫. ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ oh, no, actually ———— 𝑾𝑨𝑰𝑻, why would that be surprising? has she 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣 dad? he’s the kind of man to 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 wear flannel. ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ “is that so?” he asked, a playful grin curling across his brims before leaning closer and whispering. “are you secretly a 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐?” ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ listen, i’m not sure i can say it without gagging. although it is pretty amusing, too. i mean ... if you think dad wearing a flannel is bad, this is even 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙎𝙀. ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ “i’m pretty sure i already know the answer.” slender digits curled around the bottle and slowly opened it, prior to throwing a playful wink over her direction and taking a sip from the burning liquor. “your secret’s safe with me, though.” ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ two words: dad flirting. ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ apparently kenzi parties more than he does. that’s a 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿. ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ does that mean dad is 𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒅?! ⠀⠀

⠀ cue a firm nod. “dad, our father, the man who created us, is flirting.” ⠀

⠀⠀ catch him making a ———— rather weird looking ———— heart shape with his digits. ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ “ ... even worse.” he glanced around in a playful manner to make sure nobody could listen prior to whispering. “elena gilbert.” ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ the levels of shock that come with this information justify her reaction. “𝙔𝙀𝙎.” ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ aaaand he’s out for the night; he’s completely 𝒆𝒙𝒉𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅. ⠀⠀

"𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰'𝒎 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆." ———𝐍𝐈𝐗𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐑 also known as nix. biological son of malachai parker. adopted. siphoner. tvd verse. written by thea.

⠀⠀ “i mean, you’re not wrong; dad has 𝒏𝒐 game.” he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry for that man. ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ ... he’s around. somebody 𝙋𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀 entertain him. ⠀⠀

⠀⠀ 𝒐𝒉! what kind of entertainment? ⠀⠀

╱ i’m actually exhausted so i’m heading to bed. however, i’ll be here tomorrow to reply to everything i owe.