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!

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.

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Damon Salvatore thought he'd never have to see Elena Gilbert again. He was wrong. AU. AH.

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.

Sequel to The Queen of Unintended Consequences. Six years after Damon leaves Elena with Klaus, he's called back to handle a delicate situation. An AU Season 3 fic.

Damon is a man who's been burned. Katherine is a woman who gets what she wants. When her twin Elena shows up on her doorstep, she hatches a plan to have Elena help her get the brother she really wants back in her bed. Only Damon falls for Elena instead!

It started at the frat party, Damon taught her how to revel. From there on in she dove head first into the new vampire world and into him. A new world opened, bringing to blows new and old enemies, and a certain vampire mother. Can Elena and Damon learn to use their bond before it consumes them? (M for Smut, no sire bond, starts at "The Five")

Elena is a human slave in a town full of vampires.. But her owner, Caroline treats her well. Until she is forced to sell Elena to the new Governor, Damon Salvatore. Elena's life turns upside down, into a world of fear and force. But she soon realizes that there is more to this frightening man. And she's driven to melt his heart of ice. To remove the shackles that chain them

Damon is killed in the future, and Elena is sent back in time to save him. When she finds herself in a past where Damon does not love her, and she has to fight for him and against an unexpected opponent to try and beat fate, she realizes she may have gotten more than she bargained for.

My favorite one shot I wrote last year, Re Published into a mini short story. Damon, a notorious War Lord captured the lovely, innocent Elena as part of his war games but things are not as simple as he'd thought. Set in medieval times.

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.

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?

Love is sacrifice, pain and anguish. Damon Salvatore knows this all too well. He has spent four years knowing he made the ultimate sacrifice and left, ripping out his own soul in the process. With the disappearance of Jeremy Gilbert, Damon reluctantly returns home to help Elena find him. Were past choices the right ones? Will the sacrifices have been worth it? AU/AH

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

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

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

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.

Damon Salvatore, the lead guitarist of the world-famous band, The Mystic Republic, is used to getting what he wants - women, alcohol and music. But when he realizes he's falling for the one person who is off limits, the world as he knows it shifts from right under him. What will loving his best friend's little sister and band manager mean for the band and ultimately, his heart?

Damon and Elena are FBI agents who don't really get along well; after she gets injured during an assignment, things start to change.

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.

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.

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 Gilbert loves Stefan Salvatore. No, really, she does! Sure, she's been having more and more late night encounters with his devilish handsome brother Damon and there have been a few kisses and touches, but it's not like they mean anything. Right?

Post 4x09. One-shot. Damon and Elena decide to meet ten more times before letting go of each other forever.

"She took me and drug me away from the house; she compelled me to leave and forced me to desert Damon to fight alone. Then, when she compelled me to sleep, I dreamed of Damon. It was a normal dream, nothing too fantastic, in fact nothing at all. But then, Damon walked in and he was so worried, so concerned. He only wanted to know that I was safe." Set after 2x10. Delena dreaminess

One of the consequences of Elena's transition is remembering the times she's been compelled and she soon realizes there are a whole lot more than just Damon's. The ramifications of all these resurfacing memories make her rethink her past choices and what she wants going forward. And a startling realization of who she wants.

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

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.

Season 4. When Elena decides to make the transition into a vampire there is an unexpected side effect when she develops a pyschic link to the other vampire doppelganger, Katherine. With access to all Katherine's memories as well as new ones of her own, will she start seeing the Salvatore brothers differently?

The past four years have built up to the moment that will define everything for Damon and Elena. When reality comes crashing down around them, they find themselves looking back on the past and trying to decide where to go from here. AU. AH.

Elena is an 18 year old teenage girl living in her parents mansion, she hates it in her home and is very lonely, until Damon Salvatore comes along as a new business partner for her father. They are both immediately attracted to each other and become very close friends. What she doesn't know is Damon has a secret that he's not telling her.

Damon's POV of the restroom scene at the Grille.

Possible S4 idea. VampElena has shut herself away from most of her friends, and the Salvatore brothers are at a loss over what to do. She is in for seduction and romance she never saw coming, but sooner or later a choice must be made. COMPLETED

Some loose ends should be burned. Sequel to Self-Inflicted Wounds

Elena is experimenting with her newfound vampire powers and has decided to make Damon's dreams come true. Set somewhere in the future. O/S.

"After the ritual is performed, you'll love her less and less… until nothing's left." Damon never wanted to love Elena. When Bonnie shows up at the boarding house, offering to make him stop loving her magically, does he agree? How will Elena react and what will she do about the consequences?

Elena made her choice and Damon kept up his end of the deal. He left Mystic Falls more than a year ago and he hasn't looked back since. Now the Original stake has gone missing and suddenly they need him again. But Damon has no intention of playing their whipping boy anymore and this time he has a powerful ally on his side.

Post 3x22. As Elena struggles with the decision whether to complete the transition, she finds herself questioning the choices she has already made. Damon/Elena

Picking up after the S3 finale. Slow-burn progression of D/E relationship, as well as overarching plot involving multiple characters. First-person PoV of Damon. "One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious." Rated: M for Language, Violence, Adult Themes/Content.

Elena's living a stressful life in the city when she finds out she inherited a house in Virginia. She's in for a surprise when she finds two brothers living in her house. And they are not planning on leaving soon. Full summary inside.

Elena can't shake the feeling of being watched. Everywhere she goes, everything she does is being seen by unseen eyes. Beautiful blue; menacing eyes.

Elena is dating Stefan Salvatore, but what happens when he's gone? Will Damon respect his brother by not sexually advancing on his girl? Not a chance!

Post 3x22 - He said he'd leave, but he said a lot of things. In the end, things aren't ever quite what you expect - but they usually end up being exactly like you need them. Damon/Elena - Warnings for language, adult situations, violence, and general bitterness. **ON HIATUS** So sorry, guys, this one's on the shelf. :(

Damon confronts Stefan and Elena after he hears she's transitioning. A continuation from the finale.

When Elena shows up on Damon's doorstep dressed like Katherine, he sees right through her curls and smirks but decides to play along. What's her game? How far will she go to keep the illusion alive?

Set 4 years after Elena & Damon get together. Vampire/human relationships can have some big drawbacks. At age 22, Elena has just graduated from college and is unsure about what she wants for her future. Damon just wants her choices to include him. Life altering decisions & sudden new developments arise. Can they navigate these complications together? Or will they fall apart?

Elena's a vampire now. Damon is gone. It's just her and Stefan now. Can she handle the loss of her best friend and almost lover?

Damon compels Elena; over and over. LEMON

What if those two scenes we saw aren't the only ones Damon compelled Elena to forget?

Damon kept her as a hostage because she looked exactly like Katherine. She fought against him, hated and disgusted him. He didn't mind, he had long turned off his emotion. But hate and love was such a fine line.

"Is it so hard for you to believe someone would choose you?" "Hasn't happened yet." "Challenge accepted, Damon." Can Elena convince him he's the one she wants, body, mind, and soul?

'Because you hurt me, Elena, and I'm done trying. I'm done with yours and Stefan's bullshit.' After Elena's transition, Damon refuses to interrupt her and Stefan's new life. But with her heightened emotions, she's begging for it more then ever. Things get even more muddled between them when Klaus returns - and Elena gives into his plans. After 3x22

Damon Salvatore, Hollywood's highest paid actor, is reluctantly cast alongside an unknown daytime actress, the fetching Elena Gilbert, in a major motion picture. He is not pleased.

Preparing for her wedding to Stefan Salvatore, Elena Gilbert still feels the loss of someone who died 5 years ago. But is he really gone?

Elena wants to learn to fight compulsion. Damon's all-too willing to help, but will either of them be able to deal with the consequences?

She didn't know much about 'Gone with the Wind' only that there was a woman; Scarlett, someone called Rhett and something to do with the Civil War, but she knew it was meant to be one of the greatest love stories of all time. Damon/Elena.

Mystic Falls organises another event: a dance competition! Elena is desperately in need of a dance partner... When Stefan refuses, will Damon oblige? Be warned for slowburn and a T-rating that occasionally comes dangerously close to the edge...

Spoilers thru 2:22-As I Lay Dying. "If I had chosen differently, I never would have met you." Elena chose to kiss Damon. Stefan chose human blood. Katherine chose redemption. Damon chose to confess. These choices change everything. D/E, S/K.

What would have happened if Stefan hadn't been able to find a cure for Damon's werewolf bite? Would Elena have ever recovered? Rated M for future sexual content.

When the unthinkable happens, it's never the thing you expected. It's the thing you never even thought you should be afraid of. - Damon/Elena deals with Stefan/Elena Post 2x22 Fic. Rated M for language, violence, and adult stuff in later chapters.

When Elena asks Damon Salvatore for a loan, he agrees on the condition that she marries him. What happens when she finds herself falling in love with a man who has told her he will never love her? AU. All human.

Fate has delivered Elena into Demon's mercy. Will his pride and cruelty push them apart or push them together? Damon/Elena. Rated M for Adult Content.

"Oh god she panicked, swiftly reaching a hand out and confirming her worst fear; she felt the silk lining of what could only be a coffin… a coffin that she was now buried in" Set sometime in S2 D/E - COMPLETE

Vampires are not a secret, but have agreed to live in peace with the humans- granted the humans provide their sustenance willingly. Each vampire is given 3 humans and is allowed to replace them if one dies. Elena has been chosen. **WARNING** Lemons.

A series of late night encounters between Damon and Elena finds them growing closer and Elena has to fight her growing attraction to the other Salvatore brother. First chapter is set during the ride home from Atlanta.