human stefan is back yo

now this ends a bit oddly but the next imagine will be a part two in a way so don't worry,, and that'll be the last stefan imagine, at the moment at least idk if you'll request more

but anyway, enjoy !!

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Imagine being in love with human!Stefan but he loves Katherine

 If there was something that would always break your heart no matter what, it was being in love with a boy who you could never have. Each day, you struggled to get up because of the utterly heart-breaking reality - you were hopelessly, unbelievably, deeply in love with Stefan Salvatore, and he had the same feeling in his heart but it was for another girl. He was in love with Katherine Pierce, and that meant, your feelings were unanswered. The only person who knew of this besides yourself was Stefan's brother, Damon, but not even he could help. A person couldn't just fall out of love, and therefore, you just had to deal with the pain of loving someone who wouldn't love you back. Not today, not tomorrow, perhaps never.

 You were quite easy to love, actually. You were stunning, and a lovely girl in every possible way, and your closest friend Damon reminded you of this whenever you felt otherwise. He always made you feel nice and pretty, but it was the wrong Salvatore brother telling you those things. You and Damon, it was just friendship, and you so feared that it would remain the same with Stefan, the brother your heart longed for. The brother you wanted and needed.

 But Katherine was definitely something, too. She was charming, and gorgeous, impossible to not fall for. You weren't surprised to find out that Stefan's heart had been stolen, but it hurt you nevertheless and you found yourself crying nearly every night. Some people would have called that weak, but Damon kept telling you how you were unbelievably brave and strong. He also tried to push you into confessing your feelings to Stefan in the hopes of him seeing who was the best girl for the young man, but in your opinion, it would end with your heart torn from your chest and stomped on. You didn't want any more pain, so you stayed away from Stefan. In fact, you started avoiding him.

 While you isolated yourself from him, Damon tried to drop hints for his oh so clueless little brother. Stefan didn't pick any of them, and he was too blind to see your love which burned hot for him, but he did value and appreciate your friendship and the bond between you two, even if it wasn't romantic like you wished - either way he soon realized that he hadn't seen you in days, which turned into weeks. Before it could become months, Stefan took matters into his own hands and made it his mission to revive your bond that had began to slowly fall apart. He didn't know what had caused you to remove yourself from wherever he was, but he aimed to find out, because he did love you, though not in the way you wanted him to.

 "Where's Y/N? I never see her anymore. I guess she doesn't care about you so much, after all", Katherine pouted on one day, while sitting in a park with Stefan who was thinking about you. About what could have driven you away, what could have possibly made you want to stop talking to Stefan and do such with Damon instead. He was maybe a tiny bit jealous, too. But he didn't admit it.

 He turned to Katherine who was smiling her usual, innocent but at the same time devilish smile. "Y/N does care about me. And I care about her. Which is precisely why I plan on finding her and figuring out why she won't talk to me or spend time with me anymore. Something is wrong, Katherine, and as her friend I need to find out what that is. I'm worried", Stefan explained, and gave Katherine a serious look, which turned into a warm smile. Katherine smiled back, but when she heard Stefan speak of you in such a lovely manner, a pang of jealousy hit her right in the heart.

 "As you wish, Stefan. But she is... just a friend, right?", she asked, trying to confirm what she hoped to be true. While twirling her curls with her slender fingers, she tried to look as adorable as only possible, and succeeded. Stefan smiled reassuringly, and took Katherine's hand and squeezed it while looking into her hypnotizingly beautiful eyes deeply.

 "I love you", Stefan spoke, but it wasn't a direct answer. And as he spoke those words, he couldn't help but wonder, did he really?

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 Stefan started searching for you, and the first place that came into mind, by logic really, was your home. And he wasn't wrong to expect you to be there. He made his way to your front door, without Katherine, and knocked on it bravely which you heard but ignored.

 You had decided to avoid Stefan to avoid heartbreak, and as much as you wanted to run to his arms and kiss the life out of him, you just sat on the floor on the other side of the door, resting your back against it. A tear slipped out of your eye, and you let it slide down your cheek until you tasted it on your lower lip, and listened to Stefan beg for you on the outside.

 "Hello? Y/N? Are you there? Please, come out and tell me why you've been avoiding me. It's obvious, doll, you're doing it on purpose", Stefan spoke sadly, and added, "I miss you", which broke your heart entirely. You stood up, and placed your hand on the knob, ready to open the door but then again, not really. So you dropped your hand, and walked away, whispering an apology which he couldn't hear, but that was how it was supposed to go.

 You didn't want to be around him, because it would only hurt you more than it would to live without him. At least now you couldn't see him with Katherine. At least now, you could learn to be without him until you'd grow out of love. Then you could step outside again, be with him, as a friend which was all he was to you.

 You tried, you tried so hard but it didn't help. You were in love with him and the only way to ease the longing you felt for him would be by being on his arms and kissing those irresistible, soft lips. Running your fingers through his fluffy, gorgeous hair, while staring into his stunning, breath-taking eyes and caressing his flawless skin and beautiful features. He was like an angel, perfect and pure, not entirely innocent but that was what made him so marvelous. He was so real. So dreamy.

 And you wanted him. You needed him. Yet you couldn't have him.

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 Damon visited you often, believing that you needed his support and help, and he was absolutely right. You were a mess, and he was the one holding you up nowadays, which you appreciated with all your heart. On one day, he forced you to take a shower, eat and get pretty because you had to get out of the house. You disagreed, but obeyed anyway, and in a few hours you were already looking like the stunning Y/N everyone was used to. When you stepped outside, you were nervous and afraid of bumping into Stefan but it started out fine.

 "Go take a walk or something, who cares, just do something. While you're gone, I'll clean the house and make you dinner. Have fun, babe", Damon said and kissed your cheek before sending you off. You rolled your eyes, but began walking towards a destination you weren't sure of.

 You hadn't gotten far, when you heard a yell and suddenly you were tackled onto the ground, your dress ripping from the end and your hair getting messed as you fell onto your back with a thud, and a heavy pressure on top of you. You groaned and looked at who had attacked you, and you were shocked to see Stefan holding you down with a stern look on his gorgeous features. Your eyes widened, and your heart fluttered but also threatened to fall apart while you breathed in his scent, felt his warmth and witnessed his eager smile and twinkling eyes.

 "Doll, you have some explaining to do", he said, and broke into a happy laughter before sitting up on the road and pulling you up with him. You wiped your dress, but remained on the ground with him, resting your head against his shoulder. You were used to do so, and you had missed it, so it came naturally from you but he didn't seem to mind. "Where the hell have you been? And why have you been avoiding me? I've missed you so much, Y/N!", Stefan continued, which earned a sad sigh from you.

 "But you didn't miss me like I missed you", you quietly muttered, but he heard it. He was prepared to listen to each sigh, each sound you made, and therefore he heard this sentence as well. He lifted your head, and with his finger underneath your jaw, he forced you to look into his eyes. You felt like crying, there he was, the gorgeous boy you fell for but who didn't fall for you. Or so you thought.

 But while you had been gone, Stefan had time to think about things. And he came to realize that he cared about you, more than you thought he did. He didn't break off things with Katherine, but he did consider it, seeing his feelings for you were much stronger than what he felt for Katherine. It was sudden, like a wave he drowned in but he didn't want to be saved, he wanted to let go and go with the flow. He wanted to love you.

 "What?", Stefan asked, and you shook your head, trying to get up but he stopped you and you fell back. "Tell me", he insisted, intertwining your fingers and sending a spark through your body. You swallowed thickly, and looked into his eyes, knowing that it was now or never. And somehow, you managed to gather all your courage and utter out the truth. The truth, that you had been holding in for so long.

 "I love you", you let out. "I've loved you for so long, Stefan, and I can't stop. I love everything about you, and I want you more than as a friend. I know you love Katherine or whatever, but I still can't stop feeling this way and that's why I've been avoiding you. Because my heart is full of love, towards you, and it keeps on exploding when I can't share that love with you because you have someone else to do it with", you continued, looking down with sadness. Even though you were nervous of how he'd react, a certain kind of relief took you over and you understood how amazing it was to release the truth and tell him how you felt.

 Stefan started to laugh, and you felt like dying of embarrassment. Luckily, it turned out to be fond laughter, though. "Oh, Y/N", he spoke and wrapped an arm around you, pulling you into a hug. "You're so beautiful. I think... I might, possibly, love you too", he said and kissed the top of your head, "but don't tell Katherine yet."

 You giggled, and let him hold you. It was the end to a start, but there was much more to come, on the bumpy road to happiness. But you and him, you'd have your happy ending even if there was going to be times in which things didn't seem so dandy. But right now, he knew you loved him and you knew he kind of, sort of, in a way loved you too. And for now, it was enough.