❝ Do you not think he would be satisfied? At peace? ❞
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES BOOK PROMPTS —— accepting

under MOST circumstances, he isn’t MODEST with his opinion. even now that things are okay, hartley won’t spare anyone’s feelings with dishonesty. THIS is just a different occasion. he knows what this answer means to jem. fingers drum against the side of his coffee cup as he strings together the message he wants to convey. ❛ honestly ? ❜ a breath.
❛ from what i gather, the end to your… relationship was turbulent. now, i obviously haven’t heard much about him but jem, if he never FOUND peace… ❜ and that’s the one thing he does know about. hartley had peers – friends – who offered the support and help he never needed. now, it was nearly IMPOSSIBLE to find any information whatsoever about the life jem led before. ergo, the boy who was left behind was no easier to find.
lips press into a sympathetic line.
❛ i think he would be satisfied if he could see you today. if he loved you as much as i presume, then surely he is, wouldn’t you agree ? ❜