[ of course he would think a person and right now, elena is in no position to blame him. she wants to, has wanted to. (she can't help but thinking about what damon's said, time and time again. it's inevitable.)
it's why she holds that same unsteadiness, why hearing him say no is exactly how she feels. her eyes lift and lock with his. she nods, because he's right. because he sees her. because that's all she's been trying to do. ] I feel like I'm turning into something else. I don't want to hurt anybody, but I... [ she sucks in a deep, horrible breath at how untrue that is. that's who she's always been, always wanted to be: elena, who didn't wanted anybody to get hurt. elena, who didn't want to hurt anybody.