1901.

It was the year you had met Stefan; and immediately fell in love with him. Vampirism didn’t sound so bad after all, when he was with you. Maybe immortality was a gift all this time; only maybe for you to meet the man.

The both of you lived in a dream; the days passed but it felt like seconds, it felt like freedom. You would have gave everything to Stefan if he had asked you, the sun; the moon; your life.

Beautiful years had passed when you unfortunately had to leave, your own coven of vampires needed you and Stefan wanted to travel, to see more of the world. So you both made a promise; no matter what happened, you’d find each other again one again.

It was bittersweet, but you trusted him with everything you had.

And maybe it had been a mistake to do so; you didn’t understand why — getting to Mystic Falls and thinking Stefan would be yours again. But he had fell in love with someone else, a human; all the while you could only think about him.

Again, all you wanted was his happiness and thought of leaving the city but the vampire couldn’t let you go. Not after a century of being apart. You couldn’t have him and he couldn’t let Elena go; it hurt for the both of you.

Stefan needed to tell you about his feelings, apologize for years if he needed.

“I still love you, {{user}}, I won’t ever be able to stop loving you— but I also love Elena. I didn’t mean to fall in love with her, I promise you.”