“You shouldn’t be here.”
Elena lets out a breath, he’s alone. It’s beyond lucky, and she can’t stand for relief, leaning against the closet wall. Out of the corner of her eye is his writing, and it’s all too easy to imagine her name at the bottom of the list in shaky cursive.
“I know.”
Teen, canon divergence from 3×03. Stefan goes back to his apartment without Klaus. A short but intriguing what-if.