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↳ Jenna + Alaric
“I tried to protect you from all this, but I should have known you could handle it.“Can I?“Well, you just did.”
I just wanted you to know that I’ll always be here to look after you, Jeremy. That you’ll never be alone, okay? I promise
“Because in the end, when you lose somebody, every candle, every prayer is not gonna make up the fact that the only thing that you have left is a hole in your life where that somebody that you cared about used to be.”
#the first time he says it #he says it for alaric #for losing his best friend #one of the few people he ever loved #and cared about #but the second time #is the real heartbreaking moment #it is the moment #when he realises #that not only his best friend just died in his arms #but his death also means that #elena is dead too#and this is when he just loses it #the only people he ever cared about #are dead#in an instant #everything he ever loved #simply disappears #leaving him alone#in a world #full of people that hate him #or want him dead #just put yourself in damon’s shoes #imagine that #in one second #all the people you love #die at the same time #imagine the pain #the grief
