look who is roaming around mystic falls — it's STEFAN SALVATORE SEFA SOYLEMEZ [ DENIZ CAN AKTAS / CIS MAN / HE + HIM / THE VAMPIRE DIARIES ] . according to our records , they are a 21 / 164 year old VAMPIRE and in town because HE'S BEEN CHASING A PHANTOM IN THE FAMILIAR FACE OF ANOTHER . makes sense why they are a MECHANIC and have been rumored to be BROODING and OBSESSIVE . haven't you heard the latest gossip about how HIS INFATUATION WITH KATHERINE PIERCE STILL LINGERS, SUBCONSCIOUSLY INFLUENCING HIS CHOICES EVEN TODAY ?? i hope they're ready for what's in store , though it doesn't seem that way . play I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU by YUNGBLUD and distract your mind . here they come !!
DIVERGENCES. you may know him by the name of stefan salvatore from the source material, but for my interpretation he hails from a turkish family and is called sefa soylemez. don't come for me bc i ship everything, but i do find it makes the most sense for sefa's character to lean heavily on the origin story; namely his dormant obsession with his maker, katherine pierce, the reason for all his pain and self-loathing and ripper name even all these decades later. sefa believes himself to have washed his hands clean of her, but he does also orbit around the girl who shares her face... that sounds like he's totally over her, right? please also note that sefa is very much an addict where blood is concerned.
MOTIVATIONS. cleansing himself from his past sins as much as he possibly can, as well as keeping his new friends or loved ones safe from his brother's more chaotic impulses + the supernatural threats in town in general.
CONNECTIONS. hunters surprised by his willingness to work alongside them and protect the vulnerable, maybe? friends he's made in town who do or don't realize what he is? people from his past who knew him when he was at his worst... gimme.
