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I’m hard core stelena but I found it kinda weird when Elena says ‘Stefan would never hurt me’ I mean, he wouldn’t want to but he has? Just the fact that he’s a vampire with blood issues means yea it’s pretty inevitable? It’s similar to her saying Damon didn’t scare her, like yes he did.. why do the writers forget their own writing?

OK so once again, context? I find this comparison superficial at best.

When Damon scared Elena, he intended to scare her, he knew the effect he was having on her and in fact relished it

moreover when she postures like she isn’t afraid, he tells her she should be, it may be framed as banter but he’s asserting his power by reminding her that he could kill her any time he wants

in the same episode, he shows her that he’s physically dominant

which let’s just get this out of the way now, isn’t the same as 1x20 when Stefan tries to scare Elena into not helping him because he’s afraid of her getting too close and he’s trying to communicate the dangers of being around him so she can leave

and the writers just acted like those scenes never happened.

When Elena says Stefan would never hurt her, this is the context of the conversation:

Elena: Why did you bring me here?

Pastor Young: My deputies can watch out for us here. No vampires have been invited in. Look, Elena, I know it sounds crazy, but years ago it was your parents who were advocating having an emergency plan like this. I never thought we'd actually have to use it.

[Elena can hear the ticking noise of a clock and panics slightly.]

Pastor Young: Elena? Elena, you okay?

[Elena collects herself.]

Elena: Where's Stefan?

Pastor Young: Where he can't hurt you.

Elena : He would never hurt me. You have no idea what you're talking about.

It is so clear that she’s saying that Stefan would never intentionally hurt her -- when he has hurt her it’s been because of compulsion --- compulsion that he fought which should’ve been impossible but because Stefan would never hurt her he fought it for as long as he could

So I personally don’t find that line to be a misremembering of canon on the part of the writers but more like there’s been a misinterpretation of the text.