“i was suffering from a condition called aphasia, a consequence of the trauma my brain had suffered. in my worst moments, i wanted to pull the plug. i asked the medical staff to let me die. my job—my entire dream of what my life would be—centered on language, on communication. without that, i was lost. i was sent back to the i.c.u. and, after about a week, the aphasia passed. i was able to speak. i knew my name—all five bits. but i was also aware that there were people in the beds around me who didn’t make it out of the i.c.u. i was continually reminded of just how fortunate i was.”
Once Upon a Time in Mystic Falls, there in the dark woods, a girl, uhm - yeah, just a girl, was cursed to sleep for all eternity. Her name was Elena Gilbert. It was said, same as in Sleeping Beauty, that from the slumber she would wake, when the true love's kiss that curse would break. But there were obstacles. One of them was a very infamous Red Door. Same as Perseus, Elijah Mikaelson, a vampire, Elena's true love needs to answers riddles to get to her.