Invisible String | TVD x WIZARDING WORLD

ANOTHER NORMAL DAY IN MY LIFE

Dear Diary,

Today was one of those days where I genuinely wondered if I was part of some hidden reality show. Like, The Vampire Diaries: London Edition — Now With More Bickering and Property Damage.

It started innocently enough. I wanted waffles.

Just. Waffles.

That was all I asked from this cursed universe. But no. Apparently, asking for waffles in a house full of dramatic immortals with control issues is too much to expect.

I went downstairs to the kitchen and found Klaus and Dad having a full-blown debate over the proper butter-to-syrup ratio.
"Too much syrup ruins the texture," Klaus snapped, using a fork like he was preparing to duel someone in 18th-century France.
Dad rolled his eyes and poured maple syrup like he was casting a spell. "Klaus, some of us like flavor in our lives. Not everything needs to be brooding and 'pure.'"
Then Klaus actually said, "At least I don't consume sugar like a child raised on cartoons."
I just stood there holding the waffle mix like: 😐

Kol burst in five minutes later wearing a Hawaiian shirt, holding a skateboard, and yelling, "Who wants to go break the law with me?"
"What law, specifically?" I asked, because I'm always the one who has to ask.
Kol grinned. "All of them."
He then attempted to ollie over the kitchen counter. He knocked over a lamp and Rebekah's oat milk, which resulted in Rebekah screaming something about him being "a literal stain on existence."
This was before 10 a.m.

Jeremy, meanwhile, was in the living room trying to become an "influencer." I kid you not, he was filming a reel about his "morning skincare routine," but the only products he used were water and stolen perfume.
"Jeremy," I said. "You smell like Rebekah."
He didn't even look up. "I am Rebekah today."
Rebekah, from the hallway: "YOU WHAT?!"

Care was reorganizing the spice rack "to manifest peaceful energy," and Elijah was trying to meditate through the chaos. It was going well until Kol threw a bag of frozen peas at him "as a joke" and Elijah stood up in full silent rage mode.
"You are testing me, Kol. And I am not in the mood to be tested."
Kol: "You meditate to avoid your feelings."
Elijah: "And you create chaos to avoid responsibility."
I stood there like 😶✨please someone teleport me to Hogwarts immediately✨.

AND THEN — because apparently, the day needed to be weirder — the power went out.
No one paid the electric bill. Because, obviously, immortals forget humans need to pay for things.
Cue Rebekah panicking about her hair dryer, Klaus yelling about his "climate-controlled art room," and Caroline doing breathing exercises in a corner because her salt lamps weren't working.

I tried calling the electric company.
Kol tried seducing the electric company's automated message system.
Jeremy said, "What if this is a sign from the universe?"
Dad poured himself bourbon at 11 a.m. and said, "Guess we're camping now."

At one point, Uncle Regulus came by. He opened the front door, looked at the mess — Kol eating cereal out of a vase, Klaus and Damon arguing over candles, Rebekah dramatically sobbing because her Spotify won't load — and just stood there silently for a full minute.

"Regulus?" I asked.
He blinked, turned to me slowly, and said, "Do you live like this... on purpose?"
I gave him the most exhausted, dead-inside look and muttered, "No. This is just... life now."
He sighed and handed me a portable generator. "May Merlin have mercy on your soul."

By the time night fell, the power was finally back.
The house smelled like burnt toast, lavender mist, and what I'm pretty sure was someone trying to cook popcorn in a pan without the lid. (KOL. ALWAYS KOL.)

I finally got my waffles. Cold, slightly soggy, but mine.
And I ate them in the hallway because it was the only place quiet enough to hear myself chew.

So yeah. Just another totally normal day in this wildly dysfunctional family.
If Hogwarts doesn't feel like a vacation at this point, I swear I'll hex someone.
(Just kidding. Maybe.)

Love,

D.S.