Based off the eighth season episode If/Then, we follow Meredith as she tries to navigate her newly complicated life. What happens when she knows the cute guy at the bar is her boss, but she wants him anyway? How will she escape from the shadow her mother casts? And who is Meredith without a person of her own? -The fic that came back from the dead, updating every Monday!

It was a night she would never forget. She was saved. The saviour was no other than Damon Salvatore, who had been with her through it all. But times were changing, and so were her feelings towards the man she knew as her best friend and guardian.

When Elena ended up at club Ecstasy, she didn't know what awaited her - didn't know that a certain Damon Salvatore would find her, claim her and change the way she looked at love, sex and forbidden needs. All might be well but the past comes back to haunt her and the situation might take a deadly turn. AU/AH! 18 RATED MA for a reason. Mature themes, sex, graphic descriptions.

After spending 9 years in the Army, willingly isolated from home Damon Salvatore returns to Mystic Falls to see Elena Gilbert, his brother's girlfriend and his first love. What he finds is a battered and broken Elena and he'll do everything in his power to make it right. Can he help her and overcome his own demons or are they both too damaged to take a chance on each other? AH/AU

Damon and Elena navigate the joys and sorrows of a new relationship while fending off unpredictable attacks from terrifying supernatural enemies. But when they're confronted with the shadows of Damon's past and messy moral dilemmas, will they be able to build a life together that they can be proud of? A whole new version of Season 5 without the heartbreaking events of the finale.

Elena Gilbert has a secret identity-she's the writer behind the town paper's popular "Dear Miss Lonely Love" advice column. Some of the letters she receives stand out more than others. One makes her suspicious a girl she knows might be being abused and Elena's determined to get to the bottom of it. Another, from a guy with a broken heart, begins a unique correspondence. AU/AH

A whole different version of Season 4, without sire bonds or dead brothers. A meditation on the nature of love, free will and morality in an imperfect world, through: suspense, romance, steam, angst, and friendship. Tons of Delena as well as Stefan/Caroline/Klaus, Jeremy and Ric, too. Lemons!

AU/ What happens when the unthinkable happens? When death invades life, a body is buried and all that's left is grief and the knowledge that nothing will ever be the same? And how do you hold to a love that you never had enough of to begin with, now separated by a supernatural veil? Is there any peace to be found, for the living or the dead? / Alt Ssn 3 End, Delena, Character Death

4 Shot / Post 4x23 / The tassels have been turned, the choice made, villains put down and the veil back up. So, what now? Damon and Elena ponder just that, but first there are a few things to be sorted. Like creating a plan to deal with a newly cured vampire and welcoming back a beloved brother. But one thing is certain. Whatever they decide, they choose together. / Delena.

She's different now, and struggling to understand who she sees when she looks in the mirror. He's trying to re-find his place in her life, but his reflection is alone. What will it take to bring them together? / A walk through of episode 4x02 Memorial, through my eyes and theirs. Canon for the scenes in the episode, non canon for what happened when the camera stopped. Delena.

"You were in the wrong place at the wrong time. If you don't stick with me, you're dead." She stared into his blue orbs, her heart beating 10 times faster than it should. "How am I supposed to trust you? How do i know you're not one of the bad guys?" She asked in a shaky voice. "You're just going to have to take my word for it." He said before turning and heading into the alleyway

Elena is a disenchanted trophy wife, Damon is her new security detail... AU/AH, DELENA

AU/AH! Caroline has had enough of Elena's love for Damon. That's why she makes an ultimatum. Do something about it, or get over him. And she's determined to get her two best friends together. Delena as always! Coverphoto by Foreverfirstloves

AU, plotty ensemble fic with slow burn Damon/Elena. On the night that Elena meets Damon, her cell phone dies before she can call home for a ride. Their conversation is never interrupted by her parents' arrival, Elena and her parents are never in a car that goes off Wickery Bridge, and Stefan never has to save Elena from drowning. Enjoy and review! (And then go read Part II.)

Damon Salvatore is a well-known and ruthless mobster who gets what he wants, when he wants. When John Gilbert fails to settle his debts on time, Damon takes matters into his own hands and kidnaps his niece, Elena, Johns most valuable asset. But is Damon her captor or her saviour? Rated M for dark gang related themes and strong language. Delena AH/AU

Turned in 1922, Caroline and Elena only look out for each other. That is, until they move on to Mystic Falls, Virginia. Caroline meets devilishly handsome Klaus and falls for him instantly. Same can't be said about Elena and Klaus's best friend, Damon. No, the relationship between Damon and Elena was far more... strained. Delena and Klaroline.

Post S8 finale, hiatus story. Meredith and Derek rediscover the importance of family after the plane crash and the death and despair it brought with, and they learn how to move on. T-rated for occasional swearing. FINALLY COMPLETE!

She's the owner of a failing bookshop. He's a former writer who gave up pen and paper after he had his heart broken. When their fates collide unexpectedly, will the result pen an epic story with a happy ending for both of them, or a tragedy they will never be able to walk away from? AH/AU. Featuring Beremy, Forwood, Steroline etc.

Elena Gilbert, the scarred girl with a wild side and a knack for detachment. Damon Salvatore, the emotionally unavailable guy who's been burned once when it comes to love. With a desire for 'uncomplicated sex', these friends agree to a no-strings-attached sexual arrangement to get their fix, but can they really keep the F word out of the equation? AH/AU.

Missing scenes from Season 2, 3 4, 5 and 6. Surely they ran out of time, or they would have made these official. Season 3 begins with Chapter 23, Season 4 begins with Chapter 45, Season 5 begins with Chapter 69, Season 6 begins with Chapter 81. The last chapter begins during or after the most recent episode...

Sequel to Crying Lightning - A series of one-shots flashing into moments of Damon and Elena's lives together since the ending of Crying Lightning. Happy, sad, tough and random times shared together and with family and friends. Mostly fluff. AH DE.

AU. AH. Damon Salvatore is a criminal with a complicated past, and Elena Gilbert is a teenage girl who recently lost her parents in a tragic car accident. When these two lost souls meet sparks fly, but there's a lot more going on around them than simply love. Their families have secrets that could effect everything.

A journey between Elena and Damon set in the spaces among and between seasons 4 and 5 and continues on from there. No sire bond, no hunt for the cure. Touches on many issues that I feel have been skimmed over in the show and I personally needed to work through. COMPLETE

Elena is haunted by a traumatic night in her past that destroyed her and is driven by her obsession for revenge. Months of planning lead to the arrival of a dark stranger called Damon, who unknowingly provides her with just what she needs. Elena might just lose herself to the thing that she hates most, tempted by the dark allure of her maker...

Damon and Elena share the same group of friends but aren't too fond of each other. No one knows how awful Elena's home life truly is so when Damon's the only one to accidentally find out, he'll do whatever it takes to protect her. Delena!

Elena Gilbert is an intelligent young woman who seems to have it all: good friends, loving parents, caring husband, great new job in her field. Damon Salvatore has his hands full taking care of his clients, his family and his brother with no appreciation from anyone. Neither of them want any complications in their lives, but sometimes life has other ideas. AU/AH

22 year-old wedding planner Elena Gilbert has distanced herself from romance ever since her parents died. But after a one-night-stand at a party that she doesn't remember, Elena soon finds herself facing an unexpected pregnancy. And on the same day, she meets the handsome Damon Salvatore, who may just be the one man who will be her happily ever after. If she allows it. AH/AU.

AU/AH: Mistaken for a glamorous, selfish woman named Katherine Salvatore, the badly injured Elena finds that plastic surgery has given her Katherine's face, the famos Damon Salatore for a husband and a powerful dynasty for in-laws.

Damon and Elena have been best friends since childhood and they're totally cool with staying that way. A relationship would just mess things up. And they don't even like each other like that. Right? AH/AU.

Once again Elena has to choose between the Salvatore brothers and in one of their rare/non-existent peaceful moments Bonnie finds a spell that might just help her out. It's a little unpredictable though. With Caroline, Stefan and Damon there to witness it too, can Elena make the right choice with all their opinions flying around as they take a look at what they future could hold?

Damon Salvatore, a newly recruited FBI agent goes on his first mission:raiding a human trafficking facility. Little does he know that he will find a beautiful, damaged young girl there, Elena Gilbert. Will Damon be able to mend Elena's damaged soul and heart? Rated M (dark themes): Scenes of adult content, violence, rape, and abuse… NOT SUITED FOR EVERYONE.

Human trafficking is a booming business in the vampire world. When Damon notices 14 year old Elena Gilbert is one of the young hostages of Klaus's dark profession, he feels his humanity again. Can their pasts bring them together or will their secrets break them apart? A love story fabricated from abuse will show that age is just a number. Warning: underage relationship, dark

Abandoned due to her moral of not "giving it up", Elena is left partnerless for one of the biggest dance auditions in her life. Dancing his way into her life, Damon Salvatore, only the biggest baddest best-est soccer player at school, comes to her rescue. His intentions? Probably not too far off from Elena's previous partner...

Damon has never been in love, but the first time he ever saw Elena, he knew he had to have her... Elena is forced into a world that she never knew existed, and through the pain and challenges of living with a sadistic and controlling vampire, does she fall in love, too? Or is she just brainwashed and broken? BDSM-related/dark themes, sexy smuttness, and Dark Damon. :)

Stefan is looking for a new house cleaner and Elena is perfect for the job. Damon catches her eye and he likes the idea of having a human maid in the house. Stefan has a hard time controlling his brother, while Damon has a hard time controlling himself from Elena.

Elena Gilbert hates having to ask people for things, but when her father suddenly gets sick with an unknown illness things begin to change, her relationship with her fiance takes a turn for the worst when she realizes that he could actually be responsible for her father's condition, and the only one who can help her save Grayson is the man whose heart she once broke. AH.

Elena is an exotic dancer in a gentleman's club, struggling continuously to remain the girl she once was. Damon is a 150 year old vampire, broken & hurt by all the bad choices he made in the past. Fate has brought them together, but are they strong enough to fight against their temptations & addictions? SET IN A COMPLETELY FICTITIOUS WORLD. Story continues in The Toxic Land of Sin.

Elena has been gone for almost 40 years, when she finds her self back in Mystic Falls for a special occasion. Ric can't help but call Damon to let him know that she's back in town. What will happen, when the two of them cross paths once again?

AU/AH /Life is wonderfully uncomplicated for Damon Salvatore. Take accident claims as a call center rep by day, charm his way into a new bed each night. Go to work, drink with friends, sex. Simple and straightforward and fun. Until a coworker, Elena Gilbert, makes him question whether some things are worth changing for. But is he the only one who needs to let go of a previous life?

She's a haunted literary agent in NYC and he's a successful therapist who has closed himself off from life, but she sneaks past all his defenses. A story about facing your fears, and having the courage to overcome your past and make the future you want. AU/AH, Delena, Steroline, Jalaric

All Elena has ever wanted was just for her parents to understand her and to find someone to love her for who she was and not run away as far as possible because of her last name. But that is all thrown out the window when she has to marry none other then Damon Salvatore at her parents request. Will they learn to love each other or are they destined for failure?

AU/AH They meet, say goodbye and hope that fate will bring them back together. M-rated for a reason.

My take on how Elena comes back after Katherine stole her body. i havent watched any episodes after that so its a lil AU. May be rated M for later if good reviews :)

They called him crazy, insane even. People feared him and avoided him at any cost, even in the asylum. So what is Dr. Elena Gilbert supposed to do when she not only takes this insane monster as a patient, but falls in love with him, and him with her?

A Collection of smutty one-shots based on Damon and Elena's relationship, and all the crazy that comes with it. Non-Canon

One car, two lost souls and a road trip that will change their lives forever. AU/AH

Aspiring author Elena Gilbert is sent to Mystic Falls on business. She gets more than she bargained for as her path consistently crosses with the enigmatic Damon Salvatore. Can she and Damon heal each others' wounds and learn to leave the past behind? Delena. AH/AU.

What if the spell had been broken? Warning: VERY GRAPHIC in chapter 2.

AU/AH For years, Elena has been married to Stefan, but in love with his older brother, Damon, who left for the Marines shortly after the wedding. But now he's back, and not hiding his feelings. Will they finally have the chance to be together? And what if someone from Damon's military past followed him back home, putting them all in danger? Is love worth the risk?

The Gilbert's and the Salvatore's are two families in a small town who hate each other, one family good working on the right side of the law, the other bad and playing on the wrong. The hatred slips down the generations, including the youngest ones, Damon, Stefan, Elena and Jeremy. But it has been said that there is a fine line between love and hate. DE. AU AH

Hauntingly beautiful twin sisters are sold by their recently widowed father and are sent on very different paths at the young age of 17. When level-headed Elena is purchased by a mysterious man with haunting blue eyes she quickly falls into a world of lust that feels impossible to escape. Will Elena be able to resist the seduction of her master? Will she want to?. AU/Delena/Mature

Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III is preparing for the final steps in securing his Republican Party nomination. But a change of heart has him risking the possible presidency by divorcing his wife. As he works the campaign trail, he attempts to become the first single president of the united states-at least until he can claim Olivia as his first lady.

Damon Salvatore is the top-hit chart stunner. What happens when he comes back to his hometown, Mystic Falls, and meets Elena Gilbert, his new musical muse. AU/AH, Rated M for later. Full Summary Inside.

Damon, a carefree soldier & Elena, a no-nonsense physical therapist at an Army base met under ordinary circumstances. Stuck between attraction and resistance, they struggled to define their relationship until fate made the decision for them. 4 years later a heartbroken Elena battles to make good on a promise when she discovers nothing but the shell of the only man she's ever loved.

An emotionally jaded con-woman with a complicated past. A charming FBI agent with little patience for the corrupted ones. Tempers fly and emotions run high as the two become unexpected partners and must now work side-by-side. Will they ever be willing to trust each other, and sacrifice their own beliefs for the sake of an alliance? AU/AH

AU/AH Damon and Elena are strangers seated next to each other on a transatlantic flight from Europe to California. Can true love be found in 10 hours at 30,000 feet? Rated M for language.

a vampire who hunts vampires for personal reasons crosses path with a certain blue eyed vampire. will she manage to kill him? what happens when their pasts seems to be connected? a common goal gets them together as it pulls them in a journey of hate, trust, support and maybe love. Damon thinks he will never fall again in that trap. how wrong can he be? Damon POV is always fun :D

When Damon returns from being tortured as an Augustine vampire, Elena is there to make sure he survives his own demons. Thanksgiving fic. Rated M for mild smut.

Semi-AU. The story begins in 2004, while Fitz is a senator from California and Olivia is a recent college graduate living in L.A. Her involvement with Cyrus, Fitz - their backstories and what follows - are my own fictional musings grounded in personality traits true to their characters on Scandal. My first attempt at this! Let me know what you think.

Elena Gilbert has failed to conceive with her husband, can she take up a guys offer of a "donation" when it's her best friend Damon offering the goods?

Set in the near future, four months into Elena's first year of college. She comes home for the winter holidays and Damon is very happy to have her back. Fair warning: serious smut ensues! A smut-athon, one might even say - I was inspired after watching them all over each other in the season premiere. Season 5 compatible so far, trying to keep it as true to the series as possible!

A total of 10 years. The universe was against them from the start. Teacher, student, proposal, divorce, distance; they'd been through it all. But the biggest enemy they faced was time. After ten years Elena finally realizes Damon is the only thing that matters, but is it too late? Read as you join the journey that leads up to the moment of truth.

After spending most of their supernatural existence apart, Stefan and Damon Salvatore return to Mystic Falls in order to finally get their revenge on the Petrova bloodline. What happens, however, when one of the brothers gets in over his head, and falls in love with the enemy that he is supposed to kill? Strong M rating/smut/blood/violence/language. Damon/Elena pairing!

AH/AU–Love hurts. This story takes on a literal meaning when Elena is a victim of abuse by her boyfriend. A journey of the silent sufferings of a girl with no one to turn to and unwilling to ask for help. Enters Damon, a social worker determined to rescue a damsel in distress and falling for her along the way. What is he willing to sacrifice in the end to save a girl he loves?

In the fallout of Katherine's betrayal [Fool Me Once 1.14], Damon is back at his hedonistic best. Stefan goes to Europe to track Katherine down before matters escalate, leaving Damon in Mystic Falls to watch over Elena. As Elena and Damon grow inexorably closer, she struggles to deal with the reality that Stefan might not be the only Salvatore brother with a place in her heart.

Damon finds Elena directly after the events of season 3, and they have a conversation concerning the decision she needs to make, along with all the things that should be said before she decides. Expanded from the original one-shot. Damon/Elena. Spoilers through the end of season 3. Rating bumped up to be safe.

Damon and Stefan fail to turn Elena's humanity back on and she ends up running away. Now it's a 150 years later. What happens when Elena finds out Damon is moving on. Will the possiblity of loosing him be the final push in making Elena turn her emotions back on? AU

She's a piano-playing graduate student who's writing a historical novel. He's the new professor in the History department who has gone out of his way to avoid music since he was a boy. A story about choice, transformation, and the people who inspire others to do both.

The weak and vulnerable should avoid the dog-eat-dog entertainment industry at all costs. So then why didn't Damon and Elena? A story of attachment, flirtation, passion, and love that proves: "All things truly wicked start from innocence."

In-canon collection dedicated to Mystic Falls' favorite pastime (no, not killing in formal-wear): day-drinking. Each chapter is a stand-alone story told from a different POV, depending on who's doing the day-drinking and why. Focused predominantly in S4, but I occasionally move around chronologically and revisit some of my favorite drinking scenes from the past.

They say that wedding's bring people together, or is it tear them apart? Elena is headed back to Mystic Falls after six years of being away. Who will be there to welcome her back? Some light-hearted TVD

Sequel to Mirrors and Broken Things. Much has happened since the memorial, and time changes everything. So now that the end has come for Stefan and Elena, will the door finally be open for Damon to be with the one he's waited for? A walk thru of episode 4x07 My Brother's Keeper. Canon for the scenes in the episode, non canon for what happened when the camera stopped. Delena.

After everything they've been through, Elena starts to finally accept that she has feelings for Damon; but of course nothing ever works out perfectly, there's going to be bumps along the way. Damon/Elena and a little bit of Klaus/Caroline.

Post 3.22 - Elena grapples with who she is as a vampire, struggling for control as she tries to find herself and accept who she loves - spoiler: it's Damon! while friends and enemies grapple with their own choices in this new world. Damon/Elena, Stefan/Caroline, Matt/Rebekah, Stefan/Rebekah, Jeremy/Bonnie, Klaus/Caroline

Elena is excited her aunt and Uncle are back in town. But with her Uncle comes his best friend. and the sparks between them. Can she stay away from Damon or is she bound to give in and have some fun? AU/AH, Completed for now, sorry!

"She looked at him and tried not to stare.He was beautiful.His eyes were shining blue and his lips were shining red" Elena Gilbert wakes up as a vampire,she doesn't remember anything about her human life.Who turned her and why? She founds Damon Salvatore,a dangerous vampire that promises to help her get the answers.Romance/Drama/Adventure/Mystery.Delena a bit of Klaroline.

What if Elena got into a car accident and woke up with no memory of the last four years? As she learns to cope with her amnesia she has to also cope with her new life... it was certainly not what she expected. Canon until 1x15. Delena fic.

Damon wasn't all that popular in high school. On top of that, he felt humiliated by the gorgeous Elena Gilbert. Twenty years later, he is a successful and changed man. What will happen when they meet again?

Elena's established rules and guidelines for her relationships. She knows how to stay emotionally detached and when to cut the cord. But then she meets Damon, who could potentially change everything. AU. AH.

Living a life indebted to an abusive and powerful man, Elena Gilbert finds herself desperately yearning for a life she can never have, with a man she can without a doubt, never have. But against her better judgement, she can't stay away. And neither can he. Can the sexy and confident, Damon Salvatore, figure out a way to cut her from the ties to a cruel life?

As Elena walks out the door she looks back on her life and what she is leaving behind. Can her memories help her find the strength to finally stop running and turn to the only person whose ever always stood by her? DELENA/AU/AH/Major Lemons! Will update 9/20-21 due to personal emergency, thanks!

Damon tells Elena that he knows exactly what she looks like naked because he dated her doppelganger. Little does he know that Elena has a unique birthmark located in an intimate location...

This fic takes place after my fic 'Aftershocks' if you haven't read that-you need to before reading this It's set during the epis of 'Unpleasant-ville' 'Children of the Damned' and 'Fool me Once'. As always with my fics there is a major *SMUT WARNING*

Stefan never moved to town. Damon returns to Mystic Falls after Zack's death to take care of the boarding house and is stunned when he sees Elena for the first time. A Delena story, of course

"It was fun," he continued absently, "but the whole night, I kept wishing she was you." MerDer. Some Slang, some Alexie. Post 4.07. In which Derek dates, Cristina rants, and Meredith shows up for a little more conversation. This is how "sex and mockery" evolves.