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takescredit"So, that's gonna take a little time," Damon succinctly sums up, never one to make anything better in times like these.
Of course, of course now is the time when Elena and Matt Donovan come around the corner.
All day Damon has been trying to help. He drops by Alaric's cell. He wastes his time with Anna. He pays a visit to his brother and his witchy helper. He connects the dots regarding Samantha Gilbert slipping through their fingers, literally. Okay, fine, Stefan finds the answer and Bonnie Bennett helps some. Damon just fills in a few of the blanks. He finds it cute that Stefan doesn't admit he had a hand in Samantha Gilbert's untimely false demise but he doesn't burst his brother's bubble. There's a brief pause as he takes a call from a suspicious Meredith Fell and while she's not Damon's biggest fan, she confirms Anna's friend is a person of interest. Good call, Elena Gilbert. Here's a kewpie doll. Since the mystery at hand has been solved - and Jeremy should probably be grabbed at some point, he's already making lists of things that need to be done (and Jeremy being his first thought after Alaric means Elena has officially invaded his system, something he doesn't need to confirm. She's been there for some time now) - he's done for the night.
All day Damon has noticed how Stefan is teetering on the edge of control. Cold turkey works for no man. And he has never personally subscribed to it. If Stefan is ever going to learn moderation, he needs to start now. Stefan's reluctant when Damon finds a pretty girl on the street. Maybe a little scared. It takes less then a second to compel her and he bites down, quietly. She doesn't scream and Damon isn't going to kill her. She has no ring and it'd be a mess and besides, this lesson isn't about carnage.
It's about control.
And then Stefan stops him.
Damon has no choice put to present her to Stefan, to reason with his brother, to get him to bite down and accept what and who he is.
"You can't go from one extreme to the other." Stefan never could. Nobody really can. That's not how they're wired. "You have to learn to not be controlled by blood." He brings the girl closer and finally, finally Stefan bites down.
Congratulations, Stefan, you've leveled up.
Damon makes sure to end it before things go to far. He successfully stops Stefan from draining the poor girl. He quickly bites into his wrist and brings it to her mouth to heal her. And, there they are, as if they were invited. Right on time. Matt and Elena. Elena and Matt, on some kind of night time walk and wasn't he out of town? The quarterback must be a speeder. Elena stands aghast as Stefan turns, blood in his mouth, eyes all veiny. This is exactly what they needed tonight. Not.
One step forward.
Of course, of course now is the time when Elena and Matt Donovan come around the corner.
All day Damon has been trying to help. He drops by Alaric's cell. He wastes his time with Anna. He pays a visit to his brother and his witchy helper. He connects the dots regarding Samantha Gilbert slipping through their fingers, literally. Okay, fine, Stefan finds the answer and Bonnie Bennett helps some. Damon just fills in a few of the blanks. He finds it cute that Stefan doesn't admit he had a hand in Samantha Gilbert's untimely false demise but he doesn't burst his brother's bubble. There's a brief pause as he takes a call from a suspicious Meredith Fell and while she's not Damon's biggest fan, she confirms Anna's friend is a person of interest. Good call, Elena Gilbert. Here's a kewpie doll. Since the mystery at hand has been solved - and Jeremy should probably be grabbed at some point, he's already making lists of things that need to be done (and Jeremy being his first thought after Alaric means Elena has officially invaded his system, something he doesn't need to confirm. She's been there for some time now) - he's done for the night.
All day Damon has noticed how Stefan is teetering on the edge of control. Cold turkey works for no man. And he has never personally subscribed to it. If Stefan is ever going to learn moderation, he needs to start now. Stefan's reluctant when Damon finds a pretty girl on the street. Maybe a little scared. It takes less then a second to compel her and he bites down, quietly. She doesn't scream and Damon isn't going to kill her. She has no ring and it'd be a mess and besides, this lesson isn't about carnage.
It's about control.
And then Stefan stops him.
Damon has no choice put to present her to Stefan, to reason with his brother, to get him to bite down and accept what and who he is.
"You can't go from one extreme to the other." Stefan never could. Nobody really can. That's not how they're wired. "You have to learn to not be controlled by blood." He brings the girl closer and finally, finally Stefan bites down.
Congratulations, Stefan, you've leveled up.
Damon makes sure to end it before things go to far. He successfully stops Stefan from draining the poor girl. He quickly bites into his wrist and brings it to her mouth to heal her. And, there they are, as if they were invited. Right on time. Matt and Elena. Elena and Matt, on some kind of night time walk and wasn't he out of town? The quarterback must be a speeder. Elena stands aghast as Stefan turns, blood in his mouth, eyes all veiny. This is exactly what they needed tonight. Not.
One step forward.