Damon pines after Elena. Even after she told him nothing could nor would ever happen between them. After she informed him that she was seeing somebody else. That she thought she might love him. Even after everything, Damon pines after Elena. He wasn't okay with it, he'd lie to everybody that he was, yet it was never convincing when every morning he could be found at the Grill drinking himself drunk on whiskey.
And then one fine morning walked in Elena and her new beau, in all their glory. The asshole actually smiles at Damon, smiles in that fucking way that just seems to say guess who's fucking your ex. Damon suddenly has the urge to punch him in the face, but he's pretty sure Kol will just punch him right back harder and Elena will look at him in that way.
(And, as he usually does, Damon goes crawling back to Katherine)
