[ except he doesn't feel guilty. there's plenty in his life he regrets, and he's sure in whatever future caroline comes from there's even more, but that? at least with what he knows now, he doesn't feel guilty about that. it was the best choice he could have made for elena. ]

You lived it. Fine. Sorry some future me made the hard decision so no one else had to, again. But I didn't do it. Last thing I did was see Elena off to school the day after the Miss Mystic pageant. You can't put something I haven't even done yet on me.

[ and yet... despite the fact that he doesn't regret it, he is relieved that they fixed it. elena wouldn't be herself without her humanity. she wouldn't be the girl he loves.

damon falls silent for another long moment, thinking, then speaks up again. ]

Are we allowed to change the thing we asked for?