Stefan Salvatore

Now, it might seem strange that after proclaiming myself to be a DE shipper, my first post would actually be all about Stefan, especially when many consider him to be the major obstacle in our preferred ship’s journey.  However, I think to truly understand The Vampire Diaries as a whole show, we need to discuss the very first main character we meet, voice-wise at least.  So, here is my essay on Stefan Salvatore, where I hope to try to explain all of his faults and issues, and why they make me love him.  I will touch on the SE relationship, if only to provide examples of this character’s story arc, but this will mainly focus on Stefan as a separate being.  Also, while writing this, I realised I had way more feels about this character than I originally thought, so I’ve decided to put this essay into multiple parts.  This part is insanely long, but don’t let that put you off!

Stefan Salvatore: Master manipulator?

 “You are a manipulator.

I like to think of myself more as an outcome engineer.”

― J.R. Ward, Lover Eternal

A Metatextual Analysis

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Stefan Salvatore part 2

Part 2 of this incredibly long essay!

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Stefan Salvatore, part 3

And again, because apparently I write way too much for LJ to cope with!

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