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2.06 Plan B

Is an explanation really necessary here? This is one of their best scenes ever. I even think this was, until this episode, their most heartbreaking scene. Paul Wesley was so great, and Nina Dobrev was great too. You can see pain in their eyes. In the way his voices breaks down, in the way she hols his face and caresses his lips. In the way he looks at her, broken, not able to say anything, because he knows she’s right and this hurts her too, but it just isn’t fair. And my heart breaks even more when she lets his face hold and moves away, but then turns around to kiss him. I get emotional everytime I see this scene.

ELENA: I have been so selfish because I love you so much. And you know how much you love me.

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2.04 Memory Lane

Okay, I have to be honest. When I first watched this scene.. They got me. I really believed they were fighting. No, I didn’t think they were over, not even for a second. But I did think Stefan was doing that to protect Elena from Katherine, and that Elena, jealous and insicure for their resemblance, did believe that Katherine got between them. But then, my otp, shows me I was wrong. They were not fighting at all. And when they finally hug and kiss, it’s like everything is safe again and nothgin can hurt them. They are an amazing team. But you see, even if she knows Stefan loves her, she’s afraid of losing him, because of Katherine. She’s jealous, she wants to know why Katherine claims she’s back for Stefan. So he just calms her down, like only he can do.

ELENA: All this, just to.. get you back.

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2.03 Bad Moon Rising

I know this isn’t even a Stelena scene, but hey, watch it, and tell me it doesn’t scream STELENA. This is one of my favourite Stefan-talking-about-Elena moments (along with ‘I can’t think of a better reason to die’, but that’s not what I wanna talk about, so..) He is so human here. They’re talking about Caroline and Matt’s relationship and then suddenly they’re talking about him and Elena. You see, he knows he can’t judge Caroline for wanting to be with Matt, because he should have walked away from Elena, and let her live her life like a normal human being - at this time, they still have no idea about who Klaus is, and who Elena is - but look at him when he tells Caroline he can’t. It’s not up to him, it’s stronger than him.

STEFAN: If I’d follow my own advice I should have walked away from Elena long time ago. […] I know I should have. I just can’t.

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2.02 Brave New World

How can someone not melt while watching this scene? First, the kiss while she sleeps to gently wake her up. And then everything he says. ANd the way she looks at him. He knew she was worried, and sad about Caroline and everything that was going on and messing her life up, and he tries to make something special. Something a normal teenager would do - bring his girlfriend on the top of the wheel - but in a way only Stefan would. ANd his words are so sweet, and they express all his feelings for her. He doesn’t care about Damon, or Katherine. He’s gonna find a way to fix everything, because Elena is the reason he came back to Mystic Falls, and he doesn’t wanna miss anything with her. And then he jumps, and they’re on the wheel, and she just laughs, she lets herself being a normal teenager and looks him without saying anything, because her eyes already tell how much she loves him. And their kiss, it’s just so passionate.

STEFAN: It’s just so good to see you laugh.

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2.01 The Return

Oh this hug. This hug. It’s like.. he is her safe haven. Her life is a mess. There’s Katherine, who just arrived in town, and they have no idea why she’s there, and there’s John, her father, and he’s just been stabbed by Katherine, and they have no idea why. And she kinda hates her father, and she wants him gone. And Stefan has just threatened him, and she knows that. ANd she’s okay, and probably she feels guilty about that, but she doesn’t really have to explain Stefan why. He understands her. So they hug, and when they do it’s like everything is okay, or at least will be. Because they have each other, because their love has the power to calm their down. She just needs to hug him. And I love what comes next. He’s not okay with Damon, who kissed Katherine thinking she was Elena. He’s mad, but here it comes Elena, who calms him down. She understands he’s upset, but she tries to make him change his mind, and convinces him to fight with his brother, because she knows this is what Katherine is trying to do. And I love how Stefans follows Elena’s advice. I don’t think this proves he’s weak. I think this proves he’s superior.

STEFAN: No Elena, he tried to kiss you, I’m not okay with that.

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1.22 Founders Day

I love this scene. It always makes me realiza how human Stefan is. He may be a 162 years old vampire, but deep down, he is just as insicure and afraid like everyone is. He is afraid to lost the love of his life. And not because he doesn’t trust her, but because he doesn’t trust his own brother. He cares about him, he loves him, even if he doesn’t want to, but he can’t help to be afraid that his brother might try to steal his girlfriend, because he knows how Damon acts. So he goes and talks to Elena, but not to tell her to stay away from him. He just needs to hear she loves him, and that he has nothing to be afraid about. Best boyfriend ever. And Elena.. She knows Damon is Damon, and she doesn’t lie: she cares about him. Even if she hated him, she learn to care about him, and they are friends. But she is ready to tell Stefan who is she in love with. She doesn’t even blink, she doesn’t think twice. She loves Stefan, and that’s enough for him. I also love how she take his face between her hands, and keeps telling him she loves him, and keep kissing him. Until she knows he’s okay.

ELENA: But I love you, Stefan. And I know you were worried about that. […] But I love you, Stefan. I love you. You.

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1.21 Isobel

This is how they can be perfect in just twenty-five seconds. That’s what they need to show their perfection.  She’s so nervous, and maybe a little scared about what Isobel is going to tell her, and she’s just happy he’s there, not only to protect her, but to support her.. Without even say a word, just with so funny and sweet expression, he’s there for her. And oh, Stefan’s ‘I love you’ without speaking are just…

ELENA: I love you.

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1.20 Blood Brothers

Oh my Stelena. Why do you need to be so perfect together? Look at this. He’s such a mess right now, it’s like he’s living a nightmare, and then he hears her voice; she just says his name, and everything calms down. He’s about to giving up for good, and she’s the only one who can - and does - change his mind. He feels guilty, but she can’t let him die. Because she understands what he’s feeling: she feels guilty for her parents death, and this is where she talks him about it. She never told him, and I guess she has to live with that every single day, from when she gets up in the morning since she goes to bed at night. But Stefan’s pain is deeper, and he tries to explain how he feels, while she tries to make up his mind. And then, when he says he’s afraid that he won’t be able to stop his nature, and that he could hurt her, it just breaks my heart. Look at Paul’s face. Aw, I love these two so much. And look how she trusts him, look how she is so confident that she’s safe with him. Look how she kisses him, and gives him his ring. And look at her face while she walks aways from him. She’s so broken. And then, all she needs is him to say her name, just like she said his. Their kiss, and their hug, are so heartbreaking to watch.

STEFAN: And every day I think that if I.. If I just give myself over to blood.. I can make that pain stop. It would be that easy, and every day I fight that. And I’m so terrified that one day I’m not gonna want fight that anymore, Elena. And the next time I hurt somebody, it could be you.

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1.19 Miss Mystic Falls

Another amazing scene. Elena finally realizes she has to do sominthing to help Stefan, and even if she knows this is gonna hurt him, she does. He knows he has a problem too, but he does not want her help, he thinks he can do this alone. But she knows he can’t, so she doesn’t give up. She knows it’s not the Stefan she loves who is talking,she knows that this is what blood makes him. And she doesn’t give up, even when he gets rude and violent, even when he’s about to lose control. And look closer: he knows he is about to lose control, he knows he’s gonna lose his mind, soon, too soon, and still he manages to tell Elena to go away, not to come closer, because even when Stefan lose his mind, his love for Elena is too strong, and all he wants is for her to be safe. And then he breaks down. And my heart breaks too. He is the one who is scared, he need Elena more than ever. And you may think Elena was a bitch, telling him that everything was going to be okay, and then stabbing him, nut I think she got it right: it was the only way to help Stefan.

STEFAN: I’m so sorry.

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1.18 Under Control

My heart breaks everytime I watch this scene. I think it’s really heartbreaking seeing Stefan so messed up. The way he just says ‘No’, when she asks him if everything is okay is really hard to deal. And then Elena tries to talk to him, but he doesn’t want her to see this part of him. He tries so hard to hide his darkness, but then he gives up; he doesn’t want to keep anything from her, so he just tells her how he feels. But he is also afraid that he could hurt her, because he knows he’s having problems to control his need craving for blood. I love how Elena tells him she’s not afraid; I guess she’s scared, just a little, but her trust is more than her fear. She trusts Stefan so much, and that’s exactly what he needed to hear. The kiss they share, and their hug, are so amazing. I thinks this is one of their best hugs ever. He just holds on to her, like he need to hold her in his arms to breathe, and she just hugs him, knowing this is what he needs.

STEFAN: I love you so much.

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1.15 A Few God Man

Maybe this scene isn’t their best scene together, but damn it, it still is really good. Stefan is the fistr person Elena goesn to talk. And he tells her that he’s going to talk to Trudy with her, if she needs to. Like ‘I’m always gonna be there for you, anytime. Whatever you need, I’ll be right here’. I love this part of Stefan’s personality. I really do. And thatn, their hug is just.. The way he holds her.

STEFAN: Now listen, if you decide to go talk to Isobel’s friendm I’ll go with you, okay?

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1.14 Fool me once

Oh my. How can you not love this scene? He knew he’d be stuck in there, and still he didn’t had to think twice about it. He just went inside, without wondering how to get out. The only thing that mattered, in that moment, was that Elena was screaming, and she may be in danger. He just had to save her. And her face, when she realizes that he can’t come out, is just so painful. But then comes his answer. There was nothing he could do but going inside and save her, even if he knew what going inside meant. How do you not melt?

STEFAN: I heard you scream.