[it's not like damon didn't expect it. it's been the whole song and dance through summer, and he has never been more aware of how much she loves and will fight for stefan than through this summer and the moments that followed it. he hears the words, and they crash into him like a battle laying its place within his chest.
like a truth that will always be. regardless. true with his father, true with katherine, true with elena, an endless symphony of truth that he hates to hear. he is not enough, and he has always known that. he's always known he is the monster long before he became a vampire.
sharp edges sinking in. his jaw locks, and he looks away from her, far away from her without saying a word in response.
he doesn't look at her again even as he reaches his hand out to tug her toward his bed now that she has finished the glass.]
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like a truth that will always be. regardless. true with his father, true with katherine, true with elena, an endless symphony of truth that he hates to hear. he is not enough, and he has always known that. he's always known he is the monster long before he became a vampire.
sharp edges sinking in. his jaw locks, and he looks away from her, far away from her without saying a word in response.
he doesn't look at her again even as he reaches his hand out to tug her toward his bed now that she has finished the glass.]
You should get some sleep.