okay but Elena chose to spent eternity with Damon.
let that sink in
remember when she almost became a vampire in season 2 and even though she would have an eternity with Stefan, she still didn’t want it AT ALL
i don’t care what anyone says i love the se/de parallel that stefan was “the best choice [she] ever made” and damon was “the worst choice [she] ever made”
but the worst choice was her happier choice and made her happiest and feel the most alive and complete
because sometimes you gotta pick what’s right for you and not for everyone else around you
Elena chose not to take the cure multiple times in this episode. She tried to give it to Damon, she tried to give it to Stefan, and she finally gave it to Katherine.
She chose immortality with Damon three times in one episode and told Damon for the third time that she loved him. Third times a charm!





