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[It's a misconception that of the two brothers, Damon's the 'selfish' one. Stefan is just as selfish, if not more so in some respects. There's been more than one occasion where he's done something selfless, but that's only on the surface. He wants to be happy, to get what he wants, and he knows what he needs to do to get there.
And he knows that Caroline can be that way too, and yet somehow they balance each other at the same time, don't judge one another for going after what they want and dealing with the consequences later.
And there will be consequences for this, he knows. But right now he doesn't care. He's spent enough time caring about someone else's feelings, someone who does want him. And he's over it, he knows that now. And those feelings were holding him back, that and the thought that if he overstepped a boundary that she didn't want, Caroline might never look at him the same way.
But by the way she pulled him closer, kissed him back without a moment's hesitation, he knew that he hadn't needed to worry about that. That spark he'd felt at the Blood Shack had been real, and not just on his side. I had been real for both of them.
His lips part against hers, his tongue coaxing her mouth open as his free hand settles on her hip, his fingers firm against the small of her back, as he pulls her closer still, his hips flush against hers.]