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Jeremy Gilbert â™” 16Â â™” Human â™” Steven R. McQueen
→ YOU ONLY HAVE ONE L I F E TO LIVE
Jeremy Gilbert was born in Mystic Falls, the place he’s been calling home all of his life. His parents had always wanted a child, but adopted Elena Gilbert prior to Jeremy’s birth, thinking they weren’t able to have children – until they got pregnant with him. Jeremy has a talent for drawing, and before his parents and Elena died, that’s what he loved to do. After the accident, Jeremy became severely depressed and started using drugs and drinking. It got so bad that he did drugs with Victoria Donovan, and the two slept together a couple of times before she died. Jeremy’s also turning into an alcoholic, and his aunt Jenna Sommers is having a difficult time pulling her nephew back from his out of control life style. He doesn’t know about supernatural activity in town, until weird things start to happen and he begins to question them. He knows that eventually, he has to get out of this depression, but how? The death of his adoptive sister is taking a toll on him, but maybe something out there is serving a purpose as a ray of light?
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Sydney Gilbert (Cousin) → Jeremy doesn’t know about Sydney because his uncle John never told him about her. At first, Jeremy is very reluctant to build a bond with Sydney, because he feels she just came to town to replace Elena. Eventually, he warms up to her and takes her in like a sister.
Jenna Sommers (Aunt) → Ever since his parents and Elena died, Jenna has been looking after Jeremy. He often doesn’t listen to her and can mostly be found at school, drunk or stoned. He hasn’t been dealing with the death of his family, and chooses to ignore it, pushing Jenna away.
Melody Sommers (Cousin) → Jeremy was never close with Melody because she lives in a different town. But when she hears about the accident, she decides to come to Mystic Falls to support her aunt Jenna and help her look after Jeremy. It’s pretty hard for her to get through to him, but she won’t stop trying and secretly, he admires that about her.
Matthew Donovan (Friend) → Matt is a friend of Jeremy, though he doesn’t know his sister Vicki has slept with Jeremy. They’re not particularly close, but Jeremy always thought Matt was a pretty cool guy when he dated Elena. Unlike Tyler, Matt is nice to Jeremy and they even work at the Mystic Grill together.
Caroline Forbes (Friend) → With Elena gone, Caroline feels it’s her duty to look after Jeremy the way that her best friend would have done. She’s often worried about him and wants to keep the young boy safe. Jeremy has always been fond of Caroline, even when she was a human. He accepted her for who she was and never thought less of the girl.
Bonnie Bennett (Friend) → Bonnie also feels worried about Jeremy, and wants him to be happy. She tries to be there for him now that he’s lost Elena. They get along pretty well.
Kyle Proudstar (Friend) → When Kyle wants to protect a girl he cares about, he calls in the help of both Bonnie and Jeremy, since he has an immortality ring on his finger. Jeremy is a good friend of Kyle and he sometimes visits the hospital to see the warlock.
Madison Carpenter (Friend) → Jeremy likes working with Madison at Mystic Grill. Why? Because there’s no pressure. They can joke around during shifts and he can simply be himself without her coddling him like everyone else seems to do. They’re not close, but consider themselves friends.
Alaric Saltzman (Friend) → Alaric replaces the high school’s previous history teacher and finds his jackass file, which is really just a file that is about Jeremy. After reading the file, he offers to give Jeremy a second chance by doing an extra credit history report. He also sees Jeremy as he spends time with Jenna, and just like Jeremy, Alaric has an immortality ring, given to him by his ex wife.
Tyler Lockwood (Enemy) → Nobody knows it yet, but they have more in common than they think. Both Tyler and Jeremy have slept with Vicki before the girl was killed by a vampire, something the police are playing off as an animal attack. Tyler has a tendency to be mean to Jeremy, mainly because the young boy is taking drugs and alcohol, which Tyler makes fun of. It’s only a matter of time before Tyler finds out that Jeremy has been sleeping with his ex girlfriend.
Katherine Pierce (Enemy) → She looks just like Elena, except, she’s Katherine. When Jeremy met her, she pretended to be Elena, back from the dead. It messed with his head for the longest time, until he found out she was a vampire, and Elena was her doppelganger. Jeremy doesn’t like Katherine. Every single time he looks at her, he’s reminded of Elena, and she’s not coming back.
Valerie Redgrave (Killer) → When Jeremy is out during the full moon, a werewolf attacks him to the point where he dies. However, because he has an immortality ring, he comes back to life. Jeremy’s not sure how he feels about Valerie. He knows it wasn’t her fault, but he still feels shaken up and like her, he’s having nightmares about the event.