“Damon says, “They’re whatever I want them to be. They are puppets,” and then he kills Coach Tanner, and we’re sitting here thinking, God, this guy is such a dick! Like, he’s such a dick, such a bad guy. But then at the very end of the show, there he is, standing over Elena’s bed watching her sleep. And when Kevin pitched that to me, I felt like a tug in my chest, like, oh my God, this is important. This is important.” - Julie Plec
Reblogged from I don't love you and I always will.