Chances are if you’re a living, conscious teenager, you’re familiar with the hit CW television series The Vampire Diaries. The show revolves around a teenage girl wedged in a love triangle (as in most YA fictional media) who is doomed to the perpetual dilemma of choosing between her two love interests. As always, the two boys who vie for her affection provide stark contrast to each other, with the compassionate, sensitive younger brother and the cold-hearted “bad boy” who unintentionally captures her eye.
