AN: Hello everyone! Welcome to Sunsets and Shadows!
So I have pretty limited experience with writing fanfiction, but I've been reading it for years and I love Steroline, so why not give it a shot!
I applaud the TVD writers for making one of the most beautiful first kisses I've ever seen on television, but there's so many different ways it could have happened! So, whether it falls into the plot line of TVD or it' just a random setting that you'd like to see Steroline kiss in, send in a review or a message with your prompt and I will attempt to write it. Since this will be a collection of one shots I am hoping to have them posted fairly regularly, but this story is based on you as well as me so be sure to send me your prompts!
For this chapter, Anonymous has prompted: What if Stefan and Caroline are at a party with their friends and they play spin the bottle. Stefan lands on Elena and Caroline gets jealous.
I'm not too sure if I accomplished the last part of the prompt, but I hope you enjoy it all the same!
I'm so excited to take this journey with all of you and I really hope you enjoy it!
Much love,
JM
Spin the Bottle
Stefan Salvatore was getting too old for this. While he may look seventeen, he was a vampire well over one hundred years old. And yet here he was at the boarding house, drinking with all his friends, when a drunken Bonnie stood up and wielded her empty bottle of vodka like it was Excalibur.
"SPIN THE BOTTLE!"
Some jumped up instantly and formed a circle in front of the fireplace, while others grumbled as they dragged their feet. Stefan was about to come up with some clever excuse to get out of the game, like lighting himself on fire, when a soft hand wrapped around his own. He turned to come face to face with Caroline, his best friend.
Caroline laughed and shook her head, "Don't even think about trying to get out of this, Mister. Trust me when I say that you do not want to face the wrath of drunken Bonnie."
Finally, with a remorseful sigh, Stefan allowed himself to be led to the group on the floor. Caroline released his hand to sit between Elena and Bonnie and Stefan seated himself on the other side of his ex-girlfriend.
Let the torture begin.
The first round actually managed to not be too bad. Bonnie laid a sloppy kiss on Matt, who ended up having to go and seek out a cloth as her open-mouthed kisses had found every part of his face except for his lips. Caroline laid a sweet peck on Tyler's lips, which caused a weird discomfort in Stefan's gut. It wasn't that long ago that he had punched that guy in the face for mistreating Caroline. He shrugged it off as the round continued: Damon kissing Elena, Tyler kissing Bonnie, Jeremy kissing Caroline, Matt kissing Tyler, which was pretty amusing for the their spectators as the boys fumbled with what to do. Stefan didn't mind his first choice as it landed on Damon and he made a show of kissing his brother's cheek. Then Elena landed on Caroline who she also gave a kiss on the cheek to.
The game continued, getting more funny or awkward depending on who landed on who. However, there was only so much that could happen with a game like this, so Stefan prepared to stand and do something else.
"Don't you dare, Stefan Salvatore! One more spin, then you're free to go," Bonnie bargained with him.
Stefan sighed in resignation before leaning forward and giving the bottle his final spin. It whirled about in the centre of the circle and began slow as it passed him. It looked as though the bottle might make it all the way to Caroline until it stopped in between the two of them.
On Elena.
Stefan attempted to hide his cringe. Yes, he and Elena were fine now. They were friends even. But kissing your ex who cheated on you with your brother who is sitting just across from you watching this all go down is no one's ideal situation. Stefan looked up at Elena who gave him a sympathetic smile before leaning in.
That's when Stefan saw her.
His vision narrowed in on the usually bubbly blonde over Elena's shoulder. She had gone from laughing with everyone to looking down at her lap and closing herself off. Stefan couldn't understand it. Her face was drawn as though in pain, but Caroline was a vampire. How could she be in pain?
Then things started to click. Caroline. Sweet, good, happy Caroline. Not girly little Caroline anymore. His best friend. His…no, she was more than a best friend now. He had noticed things had begun to change in the past few months between them, but he hadn't really considered why. The way their gazes lingered on each other. How she had turned him into a hugger and they always lasted longer than was necessary. The way she helped him get over Elena. Elena who he was supposed to be kissing right now and that kiss would probably convince everyone that he wasn't over her somehow.
No. Stefan couldn't do that. So after taking a second to steel himself Stefan got up and leaned over past Elena to plant his lips onto Caroline's.
And for a moment the world stopped turning.
Stefan felt Caroline freeze against his lips once he had come back to reality and, oh god, had he completely misread this situation? Did she not want him that way? Just as he was about to pull back and apologize Caroline's lips responded and her fingers weaved through the hair at the nape of his neck, locking him in there.
It was perfect. Stefan didn't care that this position was awkward, stretched across the floor on his knees. He didn't care that their idiot friends had begun to wolf whistle and applaud. He didn't care about any of it. Because he finally saw Caroline and he was kissing her.
The blonde pulled back with a breathless laugh and shook her head, "Finally. Do you know how long I've been waiting for that?"
Stefan smirked and shrugged his shoulders, "Good thing you won't have to wait long for the next one."
And indeed Caroline didn't, because as soon as the words were out of his mouth he was reattaching his lips to hers.
AN: Hope you guys like this first chapter! The length will depend on the prompt, some short and some long. Please send me in your ideas! I'm so excited!