I just want you to fight for it: A Stefan/Elena versus Damon/Stefan meta
Recently I have seen this take in fandom that Stefan ~selling his soul for Damon in ‘As I Lay Dying’ is proof that Stefan loves his brother more than he loves Elena. As in, Stefan was willing to do anything to save his brother versus his perceived passivity when it came to “saving” Elena from Klaus. And I just can’t get onboard with this theory?
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And some people seemed legit angry that Stefan didn't throw himself at Klaus right there, forgetting that (a) throwing himself at Klaus = INSTA!POINTLESS DEATH, (b) he promised her he wouldn't martyr himself for no purpose, and (c) he knew the ritual gave him some time. So while it was horribly difficult and heart breaking to stand there, it was, IMO, the far smarter choice.
Yes, all of this. And in my reading of Stefan, NOT throwing himself at Klaus was by far the harder choice to make. I love Paul Wesley in that scene because everything in him seems DESPERATE to stay behind Klaus and Elena - and he only backs down when Elena gets between them and calms him down. Stefan really has no problem martyring himself for people he loves - it's choosing NOT to martyr himself that's the more difficult (and right, in that instance) choice.
I do think that the show had a problem of talking up Klaus' danger more than it delivered, which makes it seem like Stefan and Elena and Co gave up a little too early, but in their world, I think we are meant to understand that they really did believe fighting=death, and not just of oneself, but of the entire town
Yes, and I think the Stefan and Elena POV versus the Damon POV was that the collateral damage mattered. Bonnie dying to save Elena mattered. And from Elena's view, staying alive was not worth the cost of people she loved dying. Damon's view, of course, was that the only thing that mattered was keeping Elena alive - no matter the cost.
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