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

BACK ONLINE Guarded and cautious, Damon Salvatore decides to give love another shot in the form of dating the unique Elena Gilbert. But can the cocky Salvatore relearn trust and intimacy after everything he's been through? Mature story, mention of abuse. AU/AH

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You fall in love, get married, fall in love again, get your heart broken. What if it got broken by a heart surgeon that never came back to fix it? Damon/ Elena - AU/AH

1956-57 :: Elena is a popular senior. Damon is a greaser obsessed with her. He aggressively tries to corrupt her. What will she do?

The night Damon Salvatore met Elena Gilbert changed the course of their destinies forever. But just as the future made itself known, the past caught up with them to destroy it all. Together on the run, Damon finds himself falling for this girl. Hard. But, Damon Salvatore doesn't love and he won't let her change that. No matter how much his soul...his body begs him to give in.

AU/AH / If Damon Salvatore believes in one thing, it's second chances. And fun. And the word "yes." Okay, so three things. But when asked if he wants to go rock climbing, skydiving, mountain biking, the answer is unequivocally in the affirmative. But dealing with his control-freak tyrant of a boss, Elena Gilbert? That proves to be far more difficult than anyone planned. / Delena

Post 5x22. Elena, Caroline, Stefan and Jeremy struggle to make sense of the loss of Damon and Bonnie. While some search for answers, others turn to dangerous and surprising new coping methods. As Alaric struggles with re-adjusting to the land of the living, Matt and Tyler struggle with a new reality in Mystic Falls. Delena/Steroline. Rated M.

Post-5x22. Damon and Bonnie are dead and everyone is struggling with the loss. But not everyone is ready to let go. Damon/Elena, Jeremy/Bonnie, Stefan/Caroline, Damon/Bonnie friendship, lots of other friendships and guest appearances from The Originals.

AU/AH/ Damon Salvatore's life is going nowhere fast, unless he's racing to his next stop as a pizza delivery driver. But when the cute brunette he delivers to every Friday night applies for a job as a CSR, reality is quick to take hold. Can Damon justify following his heart towards a girl that is off limits? And if he does, where exactly is it going to take him in the end? / Delena

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

Post 4x23. After a blissful summer Damon & Elena find themselves surrounded by sad and dark secrets being revealed. While trying to deal with the regularly scheduled Mystic Falls drama of aftermaths and side-effects, they are unexpectedly confronted with Silas' new macabre plan that threatens to tear them apart forever. DAMON/ELENA, Klaus/Caroline, Jeremy/Bonnie.

ONE-SHOT / Post 5x10 / Immediately following his breakup with Elena, harsh reality begins to set in for Damon. Because when you've devoted your life to loving another, how do you continue once you've pushed them away? And in the end, what does it take to right your wrongs once you are truly honest with yourself? Could a Christmas lie be the key to forgiveness? / DELENA

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.

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?

Damon decides that Elena can choose for herself - so they team up to find the Cure. AU from the end of 4x17, with a re-write of 4x18. Damon/Elena and Rebekah along for the ride. Mature rating for bad language, vampire violence, and references to switched-off sexy times.

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.

Post-SE breakup: Damon's ignorance of his role in Stefan and Elena's breakup will lead to a long awaited revelation, but can Elena convince Damon that her feelings are real, without tearing the brothers apart?

Elena Gilbert, desperate for money and a writing job, finds herself faced with the greatest opportunity of her young life. The only downside: she'd be working for Damon Salvatore.

Elena has worked for Damon for five years, they complete each other in ways no one else can. But will either of them be brave enough to fight for the love they deserve? AH/AU

Elena Gilbert is a medical intern, fresh out of college. Along with her two best friends she must now work her way through her intern year under the watchful eye of her superior, Dr Damon Salvatore; who is less than impressed with his new intern. AU/AH

AU. Elena starts working for the Council after her parent's brutal murder and gets sent to investigate some suspicious "animal" attacks. Her quiet fact finding trip quickly spirals into something much more dangerous when she runs into one Damon Salvatore.

Vampires don't do Christmas - not voluntarily, at any rate. A silly, fun D/E holiday ONESHOT that's way too long - dedicated to my amazing reviewers and much happier than my usual fare. : Rated M for language and a somewhat naughty scen

Elena's seemingly innocent 18th birthday party turned out everything but that, thanks to the arrival of Damon Salvatore. Will Elena give into her dark desires? Rated M for sexual content ;D

Damon finds a video camera and makes a time capsule. Post-Klaus. Delena Fluff. One-shot. I suck at summaries.

"I'm assuming this has something to do with Katherine drugging me?" she said acidly to hide her fear, and something else. "Have you ever heard of PT-141?" he asked.

In which Elena has ideas, and Damon has ideas on top of her ideas. Another instalment in the 'Bite Club' series.

The new and improved Damon Salvatore is just not that much of a badass any more. ...Or is he? Damon/Elena oneshot fluff, sort of a follow up to 'First Rule of Bite Club'.