#Can we please talk about this scene again for a second #But seen from a different point of view #Yes, Damon was devastated because his friend was dying #And he wanted to stay with him so he won’t be alone #But just after Alaric passed away, seeing Damon’s face, it hit me #The reason why they were such amazing friends #Because in a lot of ways they were alike #Both protective #Caring #Emotional #And just then… #I think Damon remember the time he was turned #Because he didn’t want to #Just as Alaric didn’t want to #This is why he didn’t want to see him become a vampire #This is why he admired him and was fine with his choice to die #Because deep down he wished he had done the same #Deep down he wished he had died and had never become a vampire
Can we please take a moment to appreciate two amazing TVD characters. Please. I’m talking about Alaric Saltzman and Bill Forbes. These two are the people… who stayed people. I’m so glad that they chose humanity over everything else. They didn’t want to turn into vampires because they knew that was wrong. They knew people are supposed to die. They knew that nobody is supposed to live for as long as a vampire could, because as Rebekah said, it’s not even living. At some point is just becomes existing. Sure, both Alaric and Bill had people to live for - Jeremy & Elena and Caroline. And what makes them great is that despite having someone to stay for, they chose life over death, they chose their believes. They chose being humans, dying, the way we are all supposed to die, and not turn into monsters, start killing in order to continue a life they are not supposed to have. Sure, vampires can feel, they still possess some human characteristics, but at the end of the day they are predators, their hearts don’t beat. And the more they live, the further they will be from their humanity.
I really can’t put into words how much I respect Alaric and Bill.
