Damon was lying in the middle of the road in the flashback because he was hunting, waiting for his next kill. The only thing that stopped him from feeding on Elena was her resemblance to Katherine. Stefan jumped into the water when he saw the car crash BEFORE he ever saw Elena’s face. Before he ever knew she looked like Katherine, he was going to save them. A random family. People who he didn’t know and had no obligation to whatsoever. He tried to help them. That is Stefan Salvatore. And that is why Kevin Williamson said that Stefan is the true tragic hero of the show. And that is why he will always be better for Elena than Damon is. Because in Elena’s final moments of her life, he gave her the same thing that he gave to her father before he died. Hope. Hope that this one person who jumped into the water would save their loved one. Hope that if they couldn’t survive, at least their loved one would. Elena, like her father, chose to save someone else, and both times, Stefan obliged. And the strength of that decision is a strength that Damon doesn’t have and probably never will have. To do what is right over what you want. Everything was screaming at Stefan in that moment to save Elena, to save the girl he loves. But he chose to honor her wishes over his own. He chose to save someone she loves first. Because Stefan understands Elena. And he knew that Matt’s survival meant more to her than her own. And he gave that to her. In her dying moments, he gave her the thing she wanted most. I don’t care what ANYONE says. Stefan is selfless. And his decision to save Matt was THE single most selfless act I’ve ever seen on the show. That is why I choose to always believe in Stefan, no matter what the writers put him through or whatever trial he has to overcome, I always know at the end of the day that, it’s STEFAN. He will pull through. Because deep down, he is good. He may forget that every once a while, go to dark places, but he will always return. He will always be Stefan. And I wouldn’t want to have it any other way.
Will hates ducks

cassandraclare:

Read the “why Will hates ducks story here or under the cut.

It turned out surprisingly more poignant than I had originally thought!

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Oh look. There is me.  On the aisle,  Second from the back on the right hand side of the room.
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Event in Melbourne! (Taken with instagram)

Oh look. There is me.  On the aisle,  Second from the back on the right hand side of the room.

claudiagray:

Event in Melbourne! (Taken with instagram)

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bound-for-eternity:

Favourite Scenes 01x16 —> Adam and Cassie.

When you grow up, your heart dies.: I wanted to discuss that scene with Matt and Elena talking about the...

hidinginneverland:

I wanted to discuss that scene with Matt and Elena talking about the Salvatore brothers, since I saw a lot of nonsense going on.

Well, that scene kinda backfired on us, since Elena kept talking what she feels for Damon, and how Stefan made her feel. I was pretty much crushed by the scene, as…

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Wait a minute —- JZB sex scene… in audio??

OMG! :thud:  *dies*

Ever since I began writing the FEVER series, fans have been begging for a glimpse inside JZB’s head. I don’t find it a comfortable place to be.  Or maybe it’s too comfortable. Things are simple in there: there’s what you can live with, and what you won’t live without. And there’s no price too high for either.
 
Of all my characters, JZB is the closest to a true sociopath by the terms we define one, yet has the most impeccable system of ethics of all the personalities in the FEVER world. His ethical structure is flawless. It doesn’t contradict itself. There’s  beauty in that. Trust derives from consistency. Barrons is a consistent man. He’s also the most uncomplicatedly sexual man I’ve written.  Sex is where Barrons dumps emotion, not that he’d ever let you see it, but it’s there in his hands on your skin and it’s why sex with him is so good. Remote and controlled out of bed, he’s pure passion in it.
 
Last year, JZB was nominated for an Alpha Male contest and I have absolutely no clue why I said that if he won, I’d write a sex scene from his point of view. None.  I think I must have been temporarily possessed by V’lane who was pissed off that he wasn’t in the contest, and hoped I’d screw it up and make Barrons look less awesome and hot and epic than he is.
 
Once I shared the scene via my Facebook page, I began getting deluged with emails asking me to ask my audiobook narrators, Phil Gigante and Natalie Ross (Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever) to professionally record it. Ever interested in obliging the fans—especially if it means I get to hear Barrons having sex!— I approached them about it. They have very busy schedules, but were finally able to clear time to go into the studio together and get it done. 
 
The Alpha Alternative download includes a scorching hot 30-minute audio recording of the sex scene I wrote from Jericho Barrons’ point of view, plus a PDF download of the text for your eReaders and computers. Because there were significant costs involved in putting this together, that range from studio time, to narrator fees, ecommerce fees, website fees, bank fees, blah-blah, I must charge for it. I give away a great deal for free but when it takes time, labor and money to make something available, I have to charge, or I won’t be able to continue doing similar things in the future.  The response will set the tone.  If people are respectful of copyright, and this is profitable financially, I’ll keep trying new things. If the work is pirated, I won’t.
 
Email me and let me know what you think. Phil and Natalie totally nailed the scene! Not much makes me squirm.  This did :)
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