TVD imagines/preferences

Damon Salvatore- Paranoid

//He takes Elena's side in an argument and you get paranoid that they might still have feelings for eachother//

You loved Elena. She was one of your best friends. But although you were on perfectly good terms with the Gilbert girl, there was no doubting the subtle, unspoken tension that lingered between you both, considering you were dating her ex, Damon. Although the tension was predominantly rested on your side of the boat, paranoia occasionally got the best of your unconscious mind as thoughts of the two of them still having feelings for one another swam through your head.

You were all completely fine with the situation you were in. Damon loved you, Elena was over him- being preoccupied with her resurfaced feelings for Stefan, and you were just happy to have been able to be with the one you love, and still keep your friend by your side, considering the events of the past.

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Being with Damon, you spent a lot of your time over at the Salvatore boarding house, as did Elena now that Stefan was making his way back into the picture. It was a little awkward for you to say the least. You knew Damon didn't have feelings for her anymore, but considering how in love they had once been, you couldn't help but feel a little insecure at times.

As per usual, yourself, the Salvatore brothers and the rest of your friends in Mystic Falls had been trying to bring down the new villain in town. The forever renewing bad guy as Damon constantly jokes. Qetsiyah was back around the area, and up for negotiating about the condition of Silas and the cure, both of which still remained in the tomb. You all knew that there was no way she would just give up and hand over directions to get what you needed, but any information at that point, was good information.

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"So she's back in Mystic Falls, and from what Bonnie's heard from professor Shane, she is pretty touchy so we need to be careful." Elena started seriously.

"Alright so how are we going to go about this?" Stefan intervened as Damon let out an inward chuckle at his own thoughts.

"Can't Bonnie just use her witchy woo to get on her good side? Bond with her over their mutual knack of mastering the dark arts?" Damon smirked, gaining disapproving eye-rolls from both Stefan and Elena.

"I'll go. I'll talk to her." You spoke up, silence flooding the room at your suggestion.

"Absolutely not." Damon stated firmly.

"No, think about it. Sending a human might be our best bet. I don't really think after all she's been through, that she will really appreciate a vampire of all creatures knocking on her door. She's probably even a little discriminatory toward them considering one broke her heart into tiny little pieces." You spoke, rightly justifying your idea, but to no avail.

"y/n, I don't think that's a good plan." Elena spoke, trying to put it to you as gently as possible.

"Thank you!" Damon exclaimed causing your stomach to turn in discomfort.

"It's just- we don't want you to get hurt." She added.

"I don't want any of you getting hurt either. Besides, there's a better chance of her killing one of you than there is of her hurting me at all."

"But if something did happen, you wouldn't really be able to protect yourself. And we would never forgive ourselves." She retorted in a calm manner, but each word pierced your skin like knives, tearing through your confidence.

"I understand that, but think about-" You began, quickly being cut off by a frustrated Damon.

"Please, just listen to Elena, she's right." He sighed, putting his head in his hands dramatically. Elena looked at the floor awkwardly, taking into account the tension lingering in the scenario as rage bubbled away inside of you.

Why would he just take her side so easily? Had he not heard you out properly? Or was he subconsciously trying to impress Elena? Did he still love her? Does he love her more than you? These thoughts ran rampage through your mind, taking over your rational thinking and jumping to the worst if conclusions.

A short silence hung in the air before Stefan spoke up awkwardly, changing the subject and offering more ideas as the conversation began rolling once again. Feeling hurt, and a little undermined, you quietly got up, wrapping your jacket tighter around your figure subconsciously before moving out of the room, completely undetected.

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You shuffled up the towering stairs and made your way to yours and Damon's shared room, where you practically threw yourself onto the pillows. There you sat, battling with the irrational conclusions in your mind, worrying yourself further with each passing thought.

Mere minutes passed before Damon left Elena and his brother to go in search for you.

"y/n?" He called as he cracked his bedroom door open. With but a short mumbled hum leaving your lips, he took that as his invitation to investigate further.

"You okay?" He asked, his words ending with an upward inflection as he edged closer into the room to where you sat huddled on the bed, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Another hum sounded through the room as you buried your face further into the pillows.

"Hey," He began, lifting your chin to meet your gaze. "Talk to me."

"It's just- It's stupid really, I mean- You and Elena kind of seemed like-"

"Stop right there." He spoke, cutting you off as gently as he could. "If this is anything about you thinking that Elena and I have any feelings left for each other, you are so wrong."

"It doesn't seem that way sometimes." You confessed. "I mean, just tonight you two went all tag team on me."

"What are you worried about?" He asked, genuinely wanting to know as he brushed a strand of hair behind your ear.

"I don't know. That there might be still be some feelings there? That you liked being with her more than me?" You spoke shyly. He looked at you completely dumbfounded, blinking dramatically before pulling both of your hands into his own, unaware as to how you could possibly feel so insecure because to him, you were an absolute goddess, and nothing possible of replacing.

"y/n, I can one hundred percent guarantee you that any feelings I once had for Elena are gone." He started, "And there is nobody on this whole damn planet that I would rather be with than you." A smile etched its way onto your lips at his words.

"And don't you forget it." He finished with a grin, pulling you into his chest.

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