[ jesus christ, where was gale all those times they could have used a witch in mystic falls? bonnie and emily and bree, all powerful and righteous and not anywhere near as eager to help as this one man who's known them for less than a month. there's a voice in his head (suspiciously feminine, disapproving, throaty) admonishing him not to take advantage—
but damon hasn't gotten this far in his life by passing over advantages when they fall into his lap. ]
There's a catch to this, [ he gestures to himself, stepping away from the bookcase and toward gale, ] or really, a whole bunch of catches, but one's a little more pressing than the rest.
[ it's never easy to reveal a vulnerability, but damon takes a deep breath in, breathes out through his nose, feels how it feels his lungs and how his heart thuds against his chest. vital, steady, vulnerably human. ]
If a vampire drinks enough of my blood, they'll take the cure and become human. I, meanwhile, will start to age on fast-forward, to match the age I should be.
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but damon hasn't gotten this far in his life by passing over advantages when they fall into his lap. ]
There's a catch to this, [ he gestures to himself, stepping away from the bookcase and toward gale, ] or really, a whole bunch of catches, but one's a little more pressing than the rest.
[ it's never easy to reveal a vulnerability, but damon takes a deep breath in, breathes out through his nose, feels how it feels his lungs and how his heart thuds against his chest. vital, steady, vulnerably human. ]
If a vampire drinks enough of my blood, they'll take the cure and become human. I, meanwhile, will start to age on fast-forward, to match the age I should be.
I'm 170 years old, Gale.