MINE TOOOOOO. IT IS the beginning. OMG you are right, this is where it starts, and then is even MORE obviously foreshadowed in 2x18 with the whole I'll make all the difficult life-death choices. I'll even let her hate me for it. But in the end I'll be the one to keep her alive. that even MORE stressed that, leading inevitable to him feeding her his blood, in one of my also favorite D/E scenes. There must be something wrong with me.

YES. I ADORE THE aesthetics of that scene. And what I love more, is how immediately, Elena leaves, and what do we get? A Stefan/Damon scene. Because they might love Elena, BUT EVERYTHING WILL ALWAYS AND FOREVER BE ABOUT THE TWO OF THEM, ALWAYS.

Plus we get Damon/Snark. of all the idiot plans, Stefan...