#it’s just not really deniable that delena was the more significant connection and center point of the show

[rememberdamonn]

i just think it’s neat that the entire show is structured around the development of damon and elena’s relationship, evidenced most obviously by the fact that every season finale is not only about delena, but about delena’s journey as it’s been building in each finale that came before it. in the s1 finale damon kisses “elena.” except of course he doesn’t, because she’s katherine, but it means that s2 starts off with a big scandal about whether elena would actually kiss damon or not. despite what she says, when the s2 finale rolls around, she does kiss him. in the s3 finale elena chooses stefan. yet the moments that we’re actually shown on screen aren’t about elena choosing stefan, they’re about the fact that she’s not choosing damon. that’s why she gets the phone call and teary moment with damon, and doesn’t get the chance to talk to stefan about it at all until 4x01. in the s4 finale she does choose damon. in the s5 finale she loses him. in the s6 finale damon loses her. in the s7 finale damon is not reunited with elena despite thinking he hears her in the vault. in the s8 finale damon is reunited with elena when she wakes up. look at it like this:

s1 finale: elena does not kiss damon

s2 finale: elena kisses damon

s3 finale: elena does not choose damon

s4 finale: elena chooses damon

s5 finale: elena loses damon

s6 finale: damon loses elena

s7 finale: damon and elena are not reunited

s8 finale: damon and elena are reunited

you don’t have to look hard to see that it was always about them.