Inside, everything narrowed. Pressure. Gauze. Hands. Bleeding. IVs. BP still low. He was fighting to stay conscious, and Aspen crouched down close enough for him to hear her over the noise. "You're going to be fine. Just stay with me, Agent." He blinked. "Hotchner. Aaron Hotchner." She nodded, already halfway through a mental checklist. "Nice to meet you, Agent Hotchner. Try not to die before we get your name in the chart." or Dr. Aspen Wynter is a trauma surgeon and Agent Aaron Hotchner happens to be involved in many traumas.

"The day you died, it was as if my heart was made of glass. It shattered into pieces, and no one was able to glue it back together." "Why didn't you just move on? Why didn't you save yourself all of the pain, the grief, the misery and forget about me?" "A lot of people said the same. Move on, forget about him, be happy. But I couldn't. Without you by my side, I could never be happy. Because I am Forever Yours." The Vampire Diaries Season 4 - 6 All credit goes to @the1andonlytifftiff, for the idea, cover and story line Book 1 of 2 Cover by @BonitaRogue Voted Best Plot set within TVD in the TVD Fanfic Awards 2017 Voted Best Damon Salvatore Fanfic in the TVD Fanfic Awards 2017 Voted Best Damon Salvatore Fanfic in the What a Feeling! Awards Show!

"You're his humanity, Riley. It's obvious." BOOK ONE IN THE RILEY EVANS SERIES [THE VAMPIRE DIARIES SERIES 2&3] STARTED: MARCH 19, 2017 FINISHED: APRIL 30, 2018 REWRITE STARTED: MARCH 24, 2021 REWRITE FINISHED: MAY, 22, 2021

"I know you're twisted, but baby I'm twisted, too." [THE VAMPIRE DIARIES SEASON 4&6] STARTED: DECEMBER 03, 2016 FINISHED: MAY 02, 2018 REWRITE STARTED: AUGUST 27, 2020 REWRITE FINISHED: MARCH 07, 2021

❝My whole life, I thought I was running away from everyone, everything. But now I know I was just running towards you. I love you. I loved you even before I met you.❞ In which Damon Salvatore reminisces about the 70's. cover by @witchybennett