I loved what Caroline said because it’s true. Damon has gotten under Elena’s skin. And it’s something intense and undeniable. The people that get under our skin are the ones we love deeply. The ones we always care about, the ones we want around us, the ones that make us feel something real. What Elena feels for Damon isn’t an infatuation. It’s something profound and real. He’s inside her, he’s under her skin. He makes her feel something she’s desperately trying to deny, but she can’t anymore because those feelings are there and they’re growing. These are the kind of feelings that scares her and makes her run away. But they also are the most powerful ones. These feelings are meaningful.