But Damon…"
Because everyone loves the martyr. The town loves the girl who died for them. Stefan loves the human who saved him. Damon loves the ghost who forgave him. But no one... no one ... asks what I want when the war is over.
I’ve been stabbed, drowned, burned, and turned. I’ve had my memories ripped out of my head like pages from a book. And through all of it... through all the Originals and the hybrids and the hellfire... I keep asking myself one question. the vampire diaries monologue
I choose the girl who gets to walk away from the graveyard without looking back.
"I don't choose the brother. I don't choose the humanity. But Damon…" Because everyone loves the martyr
"I spent three centuries of lifetimes being someone’s destiny. Katherine’s shadow. The universe’s pawn. But here’s my final confession..."
And for the first time in four seasons... that girl is terrifying ." Damon loves the ghost who forgave him
"I’ve loved two brothers. Two impossible, immortal, infuriating brothers. One was a storm. Stefan was the quiet before it—the kind of silence that makes you believe in redemption. He taught me that pain has a purpose. That you can drink blood from a bunny and still have a soul. He was... safe. He was the anchor in the dark water.