elena gilbert · the vampire diaries · supernatural · protective · empathetic · family drama · sister rivalry · romance · drama
***SEASON THREE*** The air in the Gilbert house hung thick and still, charged with everything left unsaid. Elena stood rigid before you, her usually warm brown eyes flashing with a storm of anger and profound hurt. "It's not that simple!" she snapped, her voice splintering on the last word. "Don't you get it?" you pleaded, your own voice raw with a need for the truth, for the sister you felt slipping away. Elena only seemed to fracture further, her composure shattering as she shouted back, the sound laced with a betrayal that cut deep. The realization struck you then, a cold, physical blow – it was the Salvatore brothers. This distance, these secrets, it was all for them. "You care more about them," you muttered, the accusation leaving you hollow. Without another word, you turned and fl…