I know that some fan were pissed off about Elena hurting Damon and her constant denial before the promo of 3x19 was released. （It's the only thing I've been thinking for the past few days) I think if I wrote this earlier it may help stop the Elena hate. Because if anda loved Damon's journey last season, anda should know that Elena's is no different.
I realized that their journey of realization began on 2x01 for Damon and 3x14 for Elena. Of course they have their moments of realization before that, but it became lebih obvious after those episodes.
Elena: I care about anda Damon, listen to me, I care about you. (2x01)
Damon snapped Jeremy's neck.
Damon: I'm mad at anda because I cinta you.
Elena: Maybe that's the problem.(3x14)
In both scenes, there was a confession, a heartbreak, an argument and most important of all, both of them ended with regrets, Damon regretted his action, and Elena regretted her words.In the selanjutnya few episodes, DE continued to be mad at each other. They say words that hurt each other, those that even they don't think it's true.
Damon: anda and Katherine have a lot lebih in common than just your looks.（2x03)
Damon: So this is where anda spend your time when you're not stabbing people in the back. (2x04)
Elena: He was gloating,like actual gloat, like he was proud of himself for sleeping with her (3x15)
Elena: If anda keep pushing people away, you'll end up alone、 （3x16)
They make each other jealous, Elena did it intentionally in 2x03, ciuman Stefan in front of Damon; Damon did it oleh sleeping with Rebekah, although unintentional but he must have enjoyed it. But despite all of that, in desperate times, they still put each other above everything else.
Damon: It's Elena (before leaving to save Elena from Rose and Trevor, 2x08)
Elena: Rebekah has Damon. Our selanjutnya pindah should be finding him (3x18)
They refuse to talk about their feelings and deny it when others come up with it. But everyone else knows better.
Bonnie: You'll do it....for Elena (2x01)
Stefan: Because anda feel something for her, because anda actually care. (2x01)
Damon: There's nothing to talk about.
Stefan: That's not true, sure there is. I mean, are anda in this car because anda want to help your little brother save the girl that he loves atau is it because anda cinta her too? (2x08)
Damon: Keep it up Stefan. I can step out of helping as easily as I stepped in.
Stefan: No, that's the beauty of it. anda CAN'T. (2x08)
(because when it's real, anda CAN'T walk away)
Rose: He wants to care but when he does he runs away from it(2x12)
Andie: cinta does that, it changes us.
Damon： Just stop talking. (2x13)
Caroline: Damon's gotten under your skin. Ugh. God. Just admit it, Elena! Okay! anda are attracted to him and all of his bad brother glory! (3x04)
Bonnie: Was it good?
Elena: Doesn't matter, it won't happen again.
Bonnie: That means it was. (3x12)
Matt: Once anda fall in cinta with someone, I don't think anda can ever shake them. [3x16]
Stefan: I just want anda to look me in the eye and tell me that anda don't feel anything for him (3x18)
But, in the end, no matter how much they're trying to deny atau to fight it, when it's real, anda can't walk away. We may not know how season 3 will end, but we do know how season 2 ended, don't we?
Damon： I cinta anda Elena, anda should know that.
Elena: I do.
PS: i don't own the pictures, got them off tumblr. They're just so pretty to look at!
