Stefan wedges himself between Ethan and his brother, one hand on both of their chests and keeping that distance with every ounce of vampire strength he has. Because yes, while they all love her, while they all will always care about Elena, they all approach it in different ways.
Stefan learned that he needed to let her go a long time ago. Ethan is just getting the chance to love her, and maybe Damon never will, but in the end the question isn't who loves her the most or who chose her - it's about who Elena chooses.
"You can't blame him for how the rifts work, Damon." It's illogical and stupid and only going to make things worse. There's too much history here already. "And it doesn't matter who was where. What matters is that Elena made her choice. Elena. Pissing him off isn't going to do you any favors and you know that."
He takes a breath and turns back to Ethan. "And you need to learn how to not let him get under your skin. Believe me, I'm well aware of how impossible that is, but try. For the sake of no one getting thrown overboard. Because he's not going to stop being an ass any time soon, but you can't attack him every time he tries."
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Stefan wedges himself between Ethan and his brother, one hand on both of their chests and keeping that distance with every ounce of vampire strength he has. Because yes, while they all love her, while they all will always care about Elena, they all approach it in different ways.
Stefan learned that he needed to let her go a long time ago. Ethan is just getting the chance to love her, and maybe Damon never will, but in the end the question isn't who loves her the most or who chose her - it's about who Elena chooses.
"You can't blame him for how the rifts work, Damon." It's illogical and stupid and only going to make things worse. There's too much history here already. "And it doesn't matter who was where. What matters is that Elena made her choice. Elena. Pissing him off isn't going to do you any favors and you know that."
He takes a breath and turns back to Ethan. "And you need to learn how to not let him get under your skin. Believe me, I'm well aware of how impossible that is, but try. For the sake of no one getting thrown overboard. Because he's not going to stop being an ass any time soon, but you can't attack him every time he tries."