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Imagine Jeremy thinking he should be your boyfriend but you're already taken // Based on I Would by One Direction

"Lately I found myself thinking
Been dreaming about you a lot
And up in my head I'm your boyfriend
But that's one thing you've already got."

Jeremy Gilbert was head over heels for you, his thoughts were all about you and whenever you were near, his heart either stopped for a second, or started to beat so hard he feared it would jump through his chest one of these days. He was amazed by your beauty, all of the little details in you, and was constantly dreaming about being the one to kiss you, hold you and make you smile. He wanted to be close to you, but all he was to you was the awkward kid in school. Though good looking, but nevertheless, no one special to you.

He adored you, while you barely paid attention to him. He was nice, he had opened doors for you and helped you with your books a couple of times but he was often too shy to even have eye contact with you. He settled down with dreaming about you, and frustrating his friends with endless talks of you. You were the love of his life, he was so sure of it, and if he only could, he would ask you out and make you his.

But here was the catch - you already had a boyfriend.

"He drives to school every morning
While I walk alone in the rain
He'd kill me without any warning
If he took a look in my brain."

Every day, your handsome boyfriend, Stefan Salvatore drove to school with his shiny expensive car. Usually, you came with him, and if not, you were already waiting at the school where you gave him a big kiss every time. While the two of you walked in sunshine, enjoying each other's company, poor Jeremy walked to school all alone. His sister didn't bother to offer him a ride, so even on the rainy days, Jeremy was forced to drag his ass to school by himself, on foot.

But at least it gave him time to think. Think about you. Dream of holding your hand, and kissing your cheek while randomly showing up, hugging you from behind. He wanted to give you all his attention and affection, and couldn't help but feel hate towards the Salvatore you were dating. All the girls seemed to be all about him, even his sister, and her friends. And you were the lucky girl who got all his kisses and cuddles. Everyone was jealous, most because they wanted Stefan, but Jeremy was jealous because he wanted you.

And he wanted you badly.

He spent all his days hating on Stefan and loving you, and sometimes he'd let out a low chuckle as he thought about how Stefan wouldn't hesitate to snap his neck if he took a look in what the Gilbert boy was thinking all day long. But he couldn't help it, either. You were the girl he loved, and the fact that he wasn't the boy you loved, it caused both anger and sadness in him.

"God, I hate Stefan Salvatore", Jeremy always muttered to his friends, Matt and Tyler, during lunch as they ate together, and you sat with Stefan. Matt and Tyler often just groaned, they had heard their best friend rant about the topic many many times before, but sometimes they would agree and make a list why Stefan was the worst, mostly to make Jeremy happy.

"He is shady. And totally not the right guy for Y/N", Matt would say, while chewing on an apple.

"But you know who is?", Tyler would add, and lean closer to Jeremy, "you, man. You're the right guy for Y/N." And those kind of things would honestly make Jeremy's day, if seeing you smile wasn't quite enough. He had the best friends ever, and hoped that one day, he'd have the girl, too.

"Back in my head we were kissing
I thought things were going alright
With a sign on my back saying kick me
Reality ruined my life."

In school, when classes were too boring - and they always were - Jeremy would spend the whole forty-five minutes dreaming about you, as always. He liked drawing, so he was often sketching your features on his notebook, and devoted a lot of his time to it. You were perfect in his opinion, and wished he could tell it to you, but he was too scared, so he just drew you and expressed his love in other ways. Hidden ways.

But the way he zoned out in classes did do a slight backfire on him. It gave him classmates time to pull pranks on him, which included the most dumb, but effective one - putting notes on each other. More than Jeremy bothered to admit, he had been kicked because of a note stuck to his back, saying Kick me as if it was a new, fun joke. But it worked on people, and as he walked down the hallways, being kicked and pushed, he understood that he preferred the life in his daydreams.

He hated reality, it quite honestly ruined his life. There he was then, several times in a week, on his face on the hallway while everyone, including you and your precious Stefan looked in amusement. Jeremy felt so frustrated and angry, and sometimes, not even your face could help. Not right away at least.

Eventually, only the thought of you managed to make Jeremy smile like a fool.

"Feels like I'm constantly playing
A game that I'm destined to lose
'Cause I can't compete with your boyfriend
He's got twenty seven tattoos."

Then there were times when he'd get really upset, knowing he had zero chances with you. You were so pretty and funny and awesome, and you were dating Stefan Salvatore, so why would you ever change that, and date the silly Jeremy Gilbert instead? Sometimes he struggled to come up with any reasons, but sometimes, he believed that he was better than Stefan in all possible ways. He truly loved you, and cared about you, more than he thought anyone would.

And Jeremy liked to think, that there was only one true love for each person and he was clearly yours. He loved you, more than any Salvatore could, and there were days he just wanted to shout it out but he always understood that he couldn't do it.

He couldn't compete with Stefan anyway, he was so much more muscular and sexy than Jeremy, and stronger and faster too, so in a fist fight, Jeremy would go down immediately. He knew it, and because of that tried to stay on Stefan's good side but had no problem with telling his friends how he'd like to stab him in the eyes and throw him off a cliff. He was always only laughed at though, but he genuinely hated Stefan with a passion.

Well, it wasn't really Stefan that he hated. He just hated that Stefan was dating you.

And it felt like Jeremy was on a dangerous path, and at the end of it would only be heartache. He was afraid that he would never get you, and he had bad cards in his hand, and the game would end with him losing. It was a constant game, and he was destined to lose. There was no way out of it.

He had fallen in love, but he couldn't fall out of there.

"Would he please you
Would he kiss you
Would he treat you like I would
Would he touch you
Would he need you
Would he love you like I would?"

But then, on one day, when Jeremy's best friends pushed him to it, he walked down to you on the school hallway, when Stefan had disappeared. Left your side. While he would never do that to you, unless that would be what you wanted.

But with Stefan gone for a minute, Jeremy saw his chance coming and he bravely made his way to you and cleared his throat when he was near enough. You looked up from your phone, where he was sure you were chatting with Stefan, causing his heart to ignite with fury but he tried to control himself as he looked into your eyes, and began a sentence that he hoped would turn out all okay in the end.

"Y/N. Hi. I--I was wondering if... Would you like to go to the movies with me? I know you're dating Stefan but... See, here's the thing, Y/N - I'm in love with you. So in love. And I... I swear, I can love you better than Stefan Salvatore. He can't please you, or treat you, or kiss or touch you the way I could. I need you, and I... I love you", Jeremy blurted out, letting his emotions get the best of him, and he kind of just wanted to smack himself but it turned out to be all good for him.

You giggled, and smiled widely while nodding your head. "I'd love to go to the movies with you Jeremy. Let's not call it a date though, okay? But you seem cool, I guess. And that was an impressive speech. I hope you're not lying... Maybe I'll have to test you, see if you're right", you winked, "I think I have your number, I'll text you later and we can talk about the movie after school. Bye, Jeremy", causing his heart to explode out of joy. He nodded rapidly, and thanked you, flashing an adorable smile before you fled the situation to attend your next class.

And for the rest of the day, Jeremy Gilbert was all you managed to think about.

"Would he say he's in L-O-V-E
Well if it was me then I would
Would he hold you when you're feeling low
Baby you should know that I would."

So you and Jeremy went to the movies. And it was amazing, to make it simple. It was also followed by more movies, and time spent together, until you two grew close enough for you to re-evaluate your love life. You were quite afraid you had fallen for Jeremy Gilbert, and the thought of kissing Stefan didn't excite you as much as kissing Jeremy did now. You felt partly upset because of how you turned out to feel, but you couldn't fight it, you gave in to the tension that spread out between you and Jeremy with each minute you spent in each other's company.

You and him were at his place, watching another movie that you both loved a lot. You knew what your heart wanted, and you didn't feel like fighting it anymore, so after nearly a month of love Jeremy had already confessed and you had been hiding, you let go. You leaned closer to him, and placed your hand on his thigh while his found a way to your cheek, and cupped it softly.

"I loved the movie", you whispered, your breath warm on his lips that begged for yours on them. Your heart kept on beating faster and harder than you were used to, and Jeremy's body weakened under your touch, while you continued to move closer and closer until there was barely any distance between your lips.

"I love you", Jeremy said weakly. And that was the last thing either of you said before a lovely, intense kiss. It blew up your hearts, sending you over the moon as your lips danced on each other, perfectly and softly.

"You know what, Jeremy... I love you too", you replied after making out for a long while on his couch. It was incredible, his hands on you, your eyes closed and nothing but love between the two of you. You had definitely fallen for him, and there was no getting out. But at least he loved you back.

"I could make you happy, you know. I love you, Y/N, and I'm not afraid of saying it. I don't know would Stefan say it, but I would. I will. And I would hold you when you need a shoulder to cry on, when you're feeling low... I could make you happy, Y/N", Jeremy explained, as you rested your head on his lap. You bit your lower lip, and shivered when his hands started to caress your hair, but it also brought a smile to your lips.

"Well", you smiled, "I suppose I have a boyfriend to break up with."

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tbh i could make like 2020492058180841 one direction song imagines but

also i added something to the end of my last imagine but idk if it's there because i was having some trouble but ANYWAY ,, i'm going to do a katherine fanfic when i have the time to update as often as i want to and tbh i'm so so so excited to do it !! i have already chosen a hoOOoooOOoot actor to play the main character i'm pairing with katherine and i'm so in love with what i have already written omf it's going to be great ok !! and at some point i'll do the klaus book and the elijah book i've mentioned before ((: