It doesn't. ( It's not meant to hurt or to cut him, it's meant to let him know, nothing helps. Nothing makes it okay. They say time heals all wounds but grief has no hold on time. ) But, it doesn't have to. Well. Maybe him being somewhere in this big mansion. Maybe that helps.
( She never needed that for closure, though. )
I know who you are, Stefan. And I've seen you with and without humanity. I know that you - here, now, this you wouldn't have done that. And while that helps me sleep at night... I never forget what all vampires are capable of. Even Caroline. Even you. What kind of witch would I be if I forgot.
[Stefan can't let go of the things he's done, for better or for worse. Especially since so much of it at that time had been at the behest of other people. Of Klaus or Cade.
As much as he and Klaus do get along now, Stefan isn't sure he'd ever forgive him for taking that choice away from him.]
I am glad bad he's back, Bonnie. Him and Shelia both.
I'm happy for him to have the chance he never got. And when it comes to my grandmother, I... still don't know if I believe it? I see her in the flesh. I can hug her. She sass'ed me the other morning. ( It's like no time has passed. ) I'm starting to see how Elena felt with her parents being back. Waiting for that other shoe to drop.
[Stefan nods in agreement. It's a lot to process. It feels cruel to bring all of these people back and have them be lost all over again, but with the lives they've led, it's hard to not feel like something else is coming.]
We'll figure it out. Between the witches and this Barry guy, we'll find the answers.
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[He pauses, sliding his hands in his pockets as he moves to stand closer.]
Sometimes I don't think I've even gotten past it, if it helps.
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( She never needed that for closure, though. )
I know who you are, Stefan. And I've seen you with and without humanity. I know that you - here, now, this you wouldn't have done that. And while that helps me sleep at night... I never forget what all vampires are capable of. Even Caroline. Even you. What kind of witch would I be if I forgot.
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[Stefan can't let go of the things he's done, for better or for worse. Especially since so much of it at that time had been at the behest of other people. Of Klaus or Cade.
As much as he and Klaus do get along now, Stefan isn't sure he'd ever forgive him for taking that choice away from him.]
I am glad bad he's back, Bonnie. Him and Shelia both.
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We'll figure it out. Between the witches and this Barry guy, we'll find the answers.