Re: action!
[with stefan, kinda like tyler, she can be herself. she's a vampire now, it's part of who she is but it's not her whole self, something he got and embraced. and she could be petty and insecure around him and he always guided her back to the rational approach but after letting her vent.
he'd guided her the same wa when she first turned, he'd been there when she needed someone the most, showed her the ropes, believed in her when it felt like no else did. elena did, she knows that, but this is different, it feels different.
it was friendship but now it's something deeper, something scarier, more confusing. and it can hurt a lot of people.
but caroline can be selfish as the rest of them even if she tries to pretend that she's not. so when he smiles at her, she swears her heart skips a beat, especially after she'd been ready to defend why she told elena, who had a right to know before this, whatever it is, went any further.
but before she can open her mouth, he's speaking again, saying words that give her a thrill, words that she can't even say 'yay' to before he's pulling her close and kissing her.
there's no robot, no curse, it's stefan and he's kissing her because he wants to, because he just might feel the same. her hands move to his shirt, fingers curling in the fabric at his sides as she draws him closer and kisses him right back, elation and selfish, selfish relief zooming through her at the speed of light.]