[closed] if you must die, sweetheart,

[eyething]

Who: Damon Salvatore, Peter Parker, and Clementine + others
Where: Real side and mirror side
When: Length of the event/aftermath of the event
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A bunch of closed starters for these characters throughout the Event. Let me know here if you want a specific shenanigan, and I'll set up something for you!
The Story: Starters below.

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[eyething]

Damon can't help but think back to when Klaus in werewolf form was unleashed upon the mansion only days ago. Regis is incredibly old and incredibly powerful, and the mansion would really be fucked if it's what his mirror wants to do. He's got enough responsibility lying on the people around him as it is so Damon nods and then slides a hand behind his neck with a grimace because Elena's still over there

"Fuck. Yeah, we need to get over there."

He releases a low breath, licking his lips.

"We could try my brother..."

Damon thinks Stefan might have the best chance of forcing his mirror to look in a mirror if that's the case. He's not sure he knows anyone who could try to take out Regis' mirror though except Regis himself which is not really doable.

[mandrakes]

The mansion would indeed be in trouble, but Regis got the impression from his mirror that he didn't want to draw too much attention to himself. At least, not yet. It worries him, but that concern is for the future, and he has dealt with such poor reputations before now.

"Your brother?" Despite knowing them both, and in a peculiar twist of dramatic irony, Regis has no awareness of the relation between Damon and Stefan Salvatore. He had come close to the knowledge, recently, though Stefan had declined to speak about his brother after thinking about it.

"Where might we find him?"

[eyething]

Damon hasn't talked much about his brother, because his brother doesn't have his memories and his brother is definitely (absolutely) better without Damon in his life. It's one thing that got honed in on him over and over again through his last year in Mystic Falls. Stefan was happier, healthier, and more stable when Damon wasn't around to drag him down.

"I know where Stefan's room is, but with the whole mansion gone to hell, there's no telling if he's even in there."

He still makes a direct line in that direction. It's not far from Damon's own room.

[mandrakes]

"Stefan--?"

The faint tone of surprise is clear, and goes far beyond a simple reaction to the name itself. How could he have been so dense to not realise before now that the two of them were related.

"I.. believe I might know him," he continues, falling into quick step beside Damon. "But the only time he mentioned a brother, he was entirely reluctant to speak of him."

To the point of not mentioning his name at all.

[eyething]

Damon turns to look back at Regis when he speaks with familiarity. He swallows then abruptly, glancing ahead. Entirely reluctant to speak about Damon. Well, maybe he finally made the right decision for his brother. Not just heading into an armory so Stefan wouldn't have to, so Stefan could have the life he wanted, but just- just staying out of his life all together now.

He'd tried for a long time to help him, to accept whoever he ended up being in Wonderland without those memories, but-

"Sounds like Stefan," he says quietly, "and he doesn't even have all his memories to remember all the reasons why he wouldn't want to claim me."

[mandrakes]

Regis is quite easily as perceptive as Damon believes himself to be, and the young man's delicate current state makes him easier to read than usual. He wonders, briefly, if he should not have said anything at all, but the words had tripped out of his mouth before he had been able to have second thoughts about it.

He can't take it back, but he puts one arm gently around Damon's shoulders while they walk.

"If you care about him, Damon, do not give up on him."

[eyething]

Damon breathes in sharp at the sudden touch despite how gentle it is. His mouth parts and then shuts again as he walks forward.

"I haven't, but his memories were stolen back in our world, and there's not much I can do to change that. Hell, he doesn't want to change it, and I can't blame him. I've tried helping him in Wonderland anyway. He's still my little brother, but-" He shrugs slightly. His shoulders are tense. "Believe me, his life's better without all the baggage that comes with being a Salvatore."

His life's better without Damon in it.

He stops abruptly in front of the door to the right room, but one quick look inside, shows the mirrors in here have been shattered too.

[mandrakes]

This, at least right now, is one thing he will not try to change Damon's mind on. The younger vampire is in a fragile enough state that he can see it, and it would not be the correct time to press such an issue. Instead, he pauses alongside his friend and glances into the room in turn, a small frown furrowing his brow.

Rather than moving along, he enters, ensuring that the door is pushed wide open before he crosses the threshold. He'll not be taken by surprise, here.

A quick examination of the room shows up a very deliberate attempt to make sure that what they are trying to do can't be done, and he delicately picks up one of the larger mirror shards.

"It may be worth our time to look for anyone, and move on from there," he muses aloud, glancing to Damon for confirmation. "Chasing shattered mirrors will get us nowhere quickly."

[eyething]

"Means we're going to want to leave messages on mirrors. Let people know what's going on," Damon says even if he hates- he hates having to rely on anyone else. This feeling of powerlessness has become frustratingly familiar to him over the years in his own world, in Wonderland too.

It's mostly back in his own world.

The list goes on and on. He's learned how to deal with whatever comes, because options are limited. Usually it means just surviving. Usually it means holding on to hope despite all the odds, because it's all there is, and he has to believe he'll get back there in time-

Before his mirror can do anything terrible.

"Maybe there's someone else on this side who knows how to get back."