TVLINE | Were you at all concerned that fans would feel like Damon was choosing Bonnie over Elena?
Caroline Dries: It was never about that to me because I knew, personally, that Nina had to leave the show. Keeping Elena was never a choice, so it became more about showing Damon’s growth as a character: How did Damon change from Season — asshole, selfish Damon — and how did Elena affect him? This was the best way for that to manifest. He made the selfless choice, for once, which was also kind of his gift to Elena. (x)
Actual footage of me with kids.
“It’s like a million tiny pieces of my heart falling back into place”
“She remembered him. He was the one who understood her, who loved her. He was the one she wanted to be with forever. His face appeared out of the mists in her mind. She considered it lovingly. The very thought of him seemed to warm her. There was a fire inside him that few people could see. She saw it, though. It was like the fire inside her.”
—The Vampire Diaries, The Struggle
so don’t act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love, with me
you might look around to find your dreams come true, with me
Damon + leather jacket
Not exactly.
Please, don’t leave me.
I don’t have a choice, baby. You are by far the greatest thing that ever happened to me in my 173 years on this earth. But I get to die knowing that I was loved not just by anyone. By you, Elena Gilbert. It is the epitome of a fulfilled life. It’s never gonna get any better than this. I peaked.