❰ where damon was joking just a moment ago, as soon as he feels that — the defeated, dejected resignation, that sense of it'd be better if... — he turns fierce again, his hands sliding from a hug into a fierce grip on elena's waist. ❱
Hey, none of that. Elena, you didn't do anything wrong. You didn't have time to do anything wrong. None of this is your fault.
❰ elena's tendency to blame herself for everything bad that happens ever is both frustrating and utterly terrifying. the idea of what she might do, brought low enough... it keeps damon awake at night. she takes on responsibility for so much that isn't her fault, and if he can't help her... one day it'll break her.
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Hey, none of that. Elena, you didn't do anything wrong. You didn't have time to do anything wrong. None of this is your fault.
❰ elena's tendency to blame herself for everything bad that happens ever is both frustrating and utterly terrifying. the idea of what she might do, brought low enough... it keeps damon awake at night. she takes on responsibility for so much that isn't her fault, and if he can't help her... one day it'll break her.
he can't let that happen. ❱