❰ look, he's not deaf. he heard what katherine said when she left elena with klaus' blood for the werewolf bite — it's okay to love them both. i did! — and... say he believes she wasn't just trying to fick with elena. say he believes that katherine really did love him, once, even if she doesn't now, even if it'll always only be stefan.

that means love isn't enough. elena could be truly, madly, deeply in love with him... and in the face of stefan's existence, it wouldn't mean a goddamn thing. ❱

Do I have to remind you of all the people I've killed? The friends of yours I've pissed off?

❰ why is he arguing against being loved? because he's damon salvatore, and he always has to shoot himself in the foot. ❱

I'm a piece of shit, Elena, you can say that. I'm a big boy, my feelings won't be hurt.