fangsbeforefeelings
After years of silence and dreams that weren't her own, Elena finally opens her eyes, from her coma. Human again. Fragile, and painfully alive. But the world has moved on without her and so has Stefan. Or at least, that's what she's supposed to believe.
Yet freedom comes with questions. The love she swore she'd never let go of Damon feels like a memory that doesn't fit quite right, a promise her heart can't seem to keep. And then there's Stefan. Steady, selfless, unforgettable Stefan, who stirs feelings she thought time and fate had buried forever.
When fate pulls them back into each other's orbit, Elena begins to realize that love doesn't disappear with time or distance. It lingers. It waits. It burns quietly until it's given a chance to rise again.
A girl who thought she'd lost everything rediscovers not only what it means to be human again, but the one person she was never meant to let go of: him.