by Dianna Berrian

So a starving vampire walks into a bar… No, wait. There’s a punch line. A starving vampire walks into a bar and sizes up the unsuspecting bartender. By the way, the vampire is Stefan, back from his underwater vacation. So he goes ahead and takes a bite out of the bartender but, just to keep things casual, he then compels her to run away. As he walks out in an attempt to leave, his corroding skin alerts him to the fact that his daylight ring is gone and he starts to go up in flames and burn and die and then – Elena wakes up. See? Punch line. Elena’s quick to tell Damon about her dream of his brother, which…is not exactly the kind of good morning a guy wants to get, but hey. Dreams are just dreams. That is, until Katherine reveals she had the same dream. Doppleganger powers activate! (more…)