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a threat to the town. He just doesn’t want to.
Granted, loyalty to family is typically a desirable trait, but Stefan’s loyalty to Damon comes at too high a cost. Stefan and Damon feed off of each other in a way far deeper than vampirism, and Stefan’s refusal to eliminate Damon doesn’t just make him loyal—it makes him an accomplice. He doesn’t just support his brother, he enables him, motivating and making possible all of Damon’s evil plans.
Because of his inability to get away from Damon, it’s Stefan’s fault that all of the vampires in the tomb were released.
He rushed in to “save” Elena, knowing that unless the witches lifted the spell he’d never be able to come back out.
But at the back of his mind I think he knew he’d get out.
Elena wouldn’t let him stay in there, and Bonnie loves Elena too much to refuse her desperate pleas. It appeared selfless, but in reality there was very little risk involved for Stefan.
And, as is typical, rather than leaving crazy killer Damon inside the tomb to wither away— the exact plan Stefan had tried to use before—he dragged him out with them, once again putting everyone in the town at risk.
Of course, Stefan felt guilty about this. He always feels guilty. And he let Elena know how guilty he is, so she could reassure him of his tortured nobility, and that none of it was his fault, and that he couldn’t blame himself.
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No wonder he loves her so much; she reinforces everything he secretly believes. Of course, he isn’t without guilt when it comes to her, either. After he convinced Elena that they could make the whole vampire-human thing work, Damon killed Lexi, reminding Stefan that no one is safe in his life. Realizing their relationship was wrong, Stefan broke it off with Elena for her own good. To ensure her safety and protect her, he killed Damon, left town, and never returned, knowing that without him there she wouldn’t be involved in vampire drama and would be able to lead a safe, happy life.
Wait, what? You mean he broke up with her and then stayed in town, hung out at his house, and visited all of the spots he knew she’d be at to allow ample time to reunite once he’d satisfied himself that he had “tried” to do what was best for her? Ah. I see. Clearly Stefan’s heart was really in it.
But theirs is a fated love. After all, he’s stalked her! He understands her! She makes him happy! And that’s all that matters to Stefan. I find it interesting—and disturbing—that he feels guilty for introducing danger into her life but not for introducing himself into her life. Stefan consistently manipulates Elena. He has lied to her in nearly every episode, hiding information in the name of protecting her. Oddly enough the information has almost always seemed to be things that would cast him in a bad light—the fact that he’s a vampire, Elena’s resemblance to Katherine, his struggles with human blood, how Damon became a vampire. Even information that Elena deserved to know he held onto. He likes to be in control and have power over her. What better way to avoid addressing the fact that you just slept with an 6882 Visitor's Guide to Mystic Falls[FIN].indd 109
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exact look-alike of your former lover than distracting her with the shocker that she was secretly adopted? Oh, and that you were the reason she didn’t die in the car accident that claimed her parents’ lives? It’s kinda hard to stay pissed after hearing that; how convenient that Stefan chose to reveal it when Elena was already so emotionally vulnerable.
Not satisfied with manipulating her, Stefan has made himself into the central figure of her life, separating her from her family and friends by forcing her to lie to them. He enrolled in school with no real desire to blend in or be a normal teenager like he claims. Clearly he has no interest in academics, mouthing off to the