Stefan is a mysterious, handsome century-old immortal. [7] This was a drastic change from Stefan with his memories who had both moral and practical reservations, and consistently refrained from feeding because he feared he would lose control and kill. Was it over? Damon is surprised and doesn't know how to react but he says that they could talk about that after they take the cure. In Live Through This, Stefan is lying in bed with his arm around Caroline. Sheriff Forbes surprises Caroline at Whitmore and brought all of her favorite Christmas things. He responds that he doesn't and suggests that they go to the dance together even if it's cancelled. Stefan goes to where all Klaus' family members coffins are held, and almost opens one before Rebekah comes in. Enzo tells them that Wes was experimenting with him and so discovered the antidote, Caroline ask what does that have to do with them, Sloan say that when Wes died, the Travelers took it. Elena mentions her appreciation that he still at least lets her make her own decisions. He then sets out to redeem himself for his past actions and succeeds by killing Cade. Stefan decides to leave town and start over elsewhere. Elena says that it wasn't that hard because he wants her to get good so badly that he would hear whatever she decides to tell him. Katherine jumps off the tower. Valerie tries to convince Lily not to bring Julian back. She says his "friend", Enzo made her drink his blood turning her into a vampire. Katherine arrives and offers to come with him and then she leaves to pack her things, leaving Stefan alone with Caroline. Stefan says that he can't dagger Rebekah and Elena responds that she knows vampires can't use the dagger and they'll make Matt do it. When Stefan was a human, although he and Damon were very close, Stefan always had an independent personality. Stefan convinces a shocked Elena that she needs to stay behind, promises he'll get Jeremy and the others out alive, kisses her and leaves. He goes to Damon asking if he knew that already, and Damon admits he did. They both fight because of Jeremy's death and later Katherine gets the real cure and brings it to Elijah in order to show him that she can be trusted. She tells him that she is going back to go through with the plan, but that will mean Damon's death. He also wears a large, silver lapis lazuli daylight ring on the middle finger of his right hand in order for him to walk around in the sunlight. Stefan smirked as he pulled you into his arms. Damon asks what is he talking about and Stefan answers that he's done and he can't keep reliving his life like this. He overheard his father and Johnathan Gilbert discussing the vampires being captured and destroyed, and that his father wanted to keep secret that his sons were vampire sympathizers, preferring they be known for dying nobly and bravely in the fight against the vampires. He confesses he's not doing well without Damon and can't seem to start over because he's lost. When Caroline asks what is happening between Elena and Stefan, he tells her that maybe this car trip would be good way to find out how Elena truly feels. It works. She goes along with it, asking if Stefan Cooper is only proposing because she's pregnant. After that Stefan watches the cheer leading competition where Elena plays with Caroline and lets her fall on the ground on purpose. Stefan Salvatore was the hero, the male protagonist (opposite of Elena, the female protagonist), the deuteragonist, and a main character of The Vampire Diaries novel series. In Day One of Twenty-Two Thousand, Give or Take, after the aftermath of Elena's 'death', Damon takes Alaric to Europe, where he gets Alaric drunk every night. However, despite the fact that Stefan falls for Elena and Elena reciprocates his love, his elder and malevolent brother Damon follows him to Fells Church in order to make his life chaos and repeatedly makes attempts to try to steal Elena away from him out of revenge against him.