The Vampire Diaries

"She wont leave you because she left you before and she fought to be back with you. You have to be the one to do it Orvar... and then it's done. She'll come back with me, and you're free to act however you want whilst you're up here... Do you love her?"

"Let her go. She's not happy either Orvar... and you're not happy. Let her go." Sofia whispered, kissing his cheek and holding him close. "I'll be right here for you... and I promise nothing will happen to her, I'll take her back, me and Max will keep her safe."

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Sofia nodded, "It'll be okay, I promise."

"Orvar." Sofia sighed. "Don't... I've been here less than half an hour and the only words you've spoken to her were demanding things and now she's finally snapped you're being harsh. She's not selfish, she's been running round after you for weeks. Just relax a little bit on her mm? She'll be gone soon."

"I'm here to finally get you both back on track."

"You've become so horrible over the past year. I barely even recognise you anymore Orvar."

"I just want you to stop being horrible. You know the way you spoke to her earlier was out of order. You snap at me on the phone, you tell mum she's annoying you when she calls when deep down I know you love that she calls you every day. People care about you. We love you so much, and we're just trying to help and you're just being awful Orvar. You could just give me a hug and say 'Thanks Sofia, I feel better now' but instead you choose to be horrible because you can't admit I've finally got you to accept something you knew you needed to accept. You're not weak for accepting help from us! It doesn't mean you can't fend for yourself if you admit that you like speaking to us every day. Just... go back to being you before all of this happened... you were the best person I knew... you were never horrible or nasty to anybody..."

"No. Your skill got you here. Your talent got you here. You being a prick has gotten your niece not wanting to speak to you on the phone because you told her she was an annoying brat! She used to idolise you and now she's scared to talk to you on the phone! It's gotten you nothing good! I grew up! You've just started being childish!"

"Yes she is Orvar! Or do you not even remember calling her an annoying brat and telling her to put me back on the phone because her voice gives you a headache, wouldn't surprise me if you didn't remember because you were that drunk! She has dozens of pictures that went in the bin because 'uncle Orvar wont like them anymore' she's terrified of saying hi to you on the phone in case you tell her to go away again! All she wanted to do was to tell you a new joke she'd learned, to hear you laugh at it to make her day better. That was all she wanted, to talk to her uncle Orvar because he's always kind."

"You were kind. You cared. My daughter wanted to come to you when she had a bad day because you made her feel better when mommy and daddy couldn't. Or when she was being naughty she knew you'd stick up for her. I'd want to come to you when I had a bad day too, or when I was worried. And you used to come to me. And then you suddenly got it into your head that you have to be all grown up and and adults dont have to talk about their problems and they can be cranky... And that's not it. You can still be my big grown up brother and break down to me on the phone because it's just been shit lately. You can still be a big grown up and tell Vienna her absolutely terrible joke is the funniest thing all day. You can still be all grown up and independent but still let mum send you some food up because to be honest you really really really miss her pasta even if it is still terrible. We're still gonna be proud of you for following your dream, we'll still be proud of you for coming out here on your own and making something of yourself. Nobody's going to look down on you because you need some comfort. We want to be here for you... you just need to stop pushing everyone away."

"It's okay to not be okay Orvar. It's okay to admit it." Sofia whispered as she moved to hold him close, resting her head on his. "It's okay to admit that everything isn't perfect and to be honest all you want right now is mums hot chocolate and a movie on the sofa to pretend the world isn't shit. I'm still proud of you. You're my brother and you're out here being all brave making it on your own. It's okay..."

"It's okay, I'm here. You can let it all out Orvar... I'm here."