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It had been a few years since Tyler's been back in Mystic Falls. After things ended so badly with Caroline, after being freed from Klaus, after somehow managing to graduate despite all the other crap he'd gone through he got the hell out and never looked back. Between the Lockwood money and his skills as a football player he had managed to get into a good college. He never came home. He only saw his mother when she came to visit him.

Until now.

His mother had fallen ill in recent years, and couldn't keep up with her role with the Founding Families. When she first asked him to consider taking her place, he had refused. But something relented in him when she asked him to at least come home and test it out. Which was why he was here now.

He had spent years trying to escape his past. His family. This town. And now he was back here. At a stupid event at his childhood home with far too many familiar faces around.

He so needed a drink.

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She smirked back as well, before nodding. "I'm sure they found your interpretation very ... inventive?"

He nodded. "They seemed to think I was very creative."

"You should pursue it," she nodded. She wasn't sure how, but this seemed like it could be something that was good for him, one way or the other. "It sounds like it would be good for you."

"It's a thought." One he had considered. "Mom wants me to move back here." Which was why he was here in the first place. Somehow, pursing his art didn't feel like somehe could do if he did stay.

The idea of someone she knew actually coming back to Mystic Falls had her more excited that she had any right to be. She hated being alone, had hated it for all this time, but she also knew that it wasn't really about her. It was about Tyler and what he wanted, and moving home while his mom needed him was probably the good thing to do, she didn't want him to get stuck like her. Getting stuck in Mystic Falls never seemed to end well for anyone.

"What do you want?"

"I don't know."

And it was the honest answer. Tyler had never planned on returning to Mystic Falls, but he wasn't sure he could say no to his mother if she really needed him back home. But he didn't want to get stuck here, and that seemed pretty likely if he came home. So he was at a loss.

She nodded slowly at that answer. It was the one she was expecting, to be honest. "If you ever want to talk about it, while you're still here -- we could get a cup of coffee or something?"

"I'd like that." And he would. Though he's purposefully kept contact to a minimum over the years, he'd be lying if he said he wasn't happy to see a familiar face while he was in town.

"Good," she said with a smile. "It's really good to see you, Tyler."

"It's good to see you too, Elena." And surprisingly, it was. He had missed a lot of the people he had left behind here. Even if he tried to pretend he didn't.

She nodded a bit, before glancing back around the party. "I should probably let you get back to the other people who haven't seen you in a while, but I'll call you? About coffee?"

"Sure," He smiled a little at that. "I'll be waiting to hear from you." At least Elena was a familiar face he didn't mind seeing. It'd be nice to have one chance to catch up with her, especially in case he did end up leaving. Who knew when he'd be back again.

"Good," she nodded, reaching over to give his hand one last squeeze before heading back to disappear into the rest of the crowd again. "I'll talk to you later."

"Talk to you later." And with that he went back to mingle more himself.

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