#book!stefan

If a TVD reboot (which is likely to happen in the future very soon because of all the reboots happening) were in my capable hands I would make it a little different.

I would want it to be similar to the OG show while at the same time doing something entirely different. Like more witch stuff.

For starters I want Bonnie and Elena to be the central POV characters of this reimagining, just as they were in the books.

Bonnie is an orphan who was raised by Mrs. Flowers and there's a season long mystery of who her parents are.

Plot Twist - she and Elena share the same mother and are half-siblings.

Elena Gilbert

Elena is the new girl in town, having come to Mystic Falls 6 months after a freak accident that killed both of her parents and is coming to her mother's hometown to live with her aunt Judith and cousin Margaret.

Plot Twist - It wasn't a car accident that killed both of Elena's parents but a trio of vampires on a mission to kill every last member of the Petrova bloodline to prevent Klaus from finding her and breaking the curse.

Elena is aware of this happening as she had almost died with them and doesn't tell anyone of this because she's afraid that they might not believe her.

At first, in this reimagining, Elena can come off as cold and a little stand-offish as she is still deeply traumatized by the event that killed her parents and fears that they might come back

I always wanted them to show the full extent of Elena's PTSD and survivors guilt but never did. I have it and do occasionally experience things such as Nightmares of the event and the strong desire to be isolated while at the same time wanting to be near people.

For this I would love it if that was further explored instead of just giving us the Tumblr-Lana-Del-Rey Sad Girl.

The Salvatore Brothers

I don't want the Salvatores to be introduced until the middle-half of the season. Give us enough time to get to know the human's and their stories before bringing in Damon and Stefan. But I want them to be like how they were in the books.

I want them to have the same backstory because I want that epic sword fight.

Now here's a thing that I will majorly divert from both the Books and the Show...

I want it to be eventually revealed that Damon and Stefan are doppelgängers of Klaus and Elijah.

I won't ever bother you again, I won't even talk to you at school, but I want to know the truth before I go. Why do you hate me so much, Stefan?

Damon:

“Damon you know I’m right. Klaus will be here any minute. Don’t throw your life away. Don’t throw their lives away.”