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[ she hears what he's saying. she understands it entirely. but mostly she's thinking about how jenna's unprotected, and what she was thinking amidst seeing bonnie and finding a new place... to not consider this more seriously. because she needs it. jenna needs it. elena's sure she would have given her some tomorrow morning, but...
it's possible she's still working through the reality of all this.
she looks at him when he says her name; he has her attention when he says it'll be okay. she nods, because that's what she does: say it's going to be okay. believe that it will.
she closes her parted lips.
then. ] It's not that easy. [ her gazes lifts to his. ] She's dead, Damon. She died. [ it's not about being a vampire, not entirely. it's about not having a future. ]