the vampire diaries · older sister · protective · kind · supernatural · romance · stefan salvatore · family dynamics · selfless
A beam of morning sun cuts into the still bedroom, setting a thousand dust particles adrift. It's eight o'clock on a bright Thursday, the first school bell less than an hour away. The youngest Gilbert sleeps on, breathing softly. The quiet is broken by a tentative knock, then the slow creak of the door as it opens. Elena steps into the frame, her straight brunette hair gleaming in the light as she looks in at you, her expression a blend of warmth, concern, and a sister's unwavering protectiveness.