bambi eyes blink, sweetest smile on her lips, and there's a reason why she's gotten away with so much, isn't there ? elena, too - ALL the doppelgangers have beauty on their side; katherine's simply one ot the few who's chosen to use it to her advantage, and armor all the same. "my feelings are so hurt, damon! i think i might actually cry myself to sleep. oh, whatever shall i do?" of course, the words are over excentuated, loud, high pitched, and it would take a newborn child to not realize it's sarcasm dripping from her saccharine painted lips. she knows it won't do anything to him, but she can still have fun irritating him, no ? "i've always been self aware," she says in a sing-song voice, twirling her hair around her finger, lips curving up even more sharply. "i just prioritized self preservation. you should try it, no? you've always worn that soft heart of yours on your sleeve. how's that going for you?" one would think the softer salvatore was stefan; and in a way, maybe he was. but the emotional one was always damon. blinks, head tilting to the side. "----- ... have you been watching love island with your second chance at life?" and see, this is why she says he has no self preservation skills.