The first change happened after her parents' death, which was also when she first became a vampire. She became more withdrawn, quiet, and at the same time, confused and frustrated as she adjusted to her new undead nature. The former being a natural mourning phase after losing her parents, and the latter faded as she eased into her vampirism. After a period of adjustment, I imagined Elena to be sort of akin to how she was in canon, under the watchful eye of Stefan. She's friendly enough, though she doesn't purposely go out and try and engage people like before. And because vampirism amplifies all emotions you had previously, Elena cares a lot.
The second change came after she found the picture of Katherine, and she flipped her emotion switch. Like I talked about, Elena took after her biological mother in the sense that she became very cold and unfeeling. She didn't take any particular delight or sorrow in seeing people's happiness or suffering, and just did whatever she had to, which is all a complete flip from her normal self. During this period, she also met Damon, who lent a hand in helping her develop as a vampire. As a result, she has a mixture of both his and Stefan's attitudes towards the use/misuse of vampire abilities, such as compulsion and blood drinking.
However, after returning to Mystic Falls, her emotions have been slowly slipping back in, both because Elena consciously tries and she doesn't stop it when it does happen. This is because she realized that there was no way she could face Jeremy, or Jenna, in the current state that she was in. She's more straight forward and blunt, though still with a certain degree of tact, and she's more willing to sacrifice something or someone she's not as close with, to get something done in the big picture. But other than that, she still does care about the people she loves, and she's still pleasant enough to talk to.
POWERS
While she'll be fully human at first, I'd like for Elena to gain back her super-skills, watered down slightly, minus compulsion.
SIDE NOTE
After a tip, I've decided to put in a couple pictures into Chloe's diary, of her with family and/or friends.
REVISIONS
Okay, this can get pretty messed up.
The first change happened after her parents' death, which was also when she first became a vampire. She became more withdrawn, quiet, and at the same time, confused and frustrated as she adjusted to her new undead nature. The former being a natural mourning phase after losing her parents, and the latter faded as she eased into her vampirism. After a period of adjustment, I imagined Elena to be sort of akin to how she was in canon, under the watchful eye of Stefan. She's friendly enough, though she doesn't purposely go out and try and engage people like before. And because vampirism amplifies all emotions you had previously, Elena cares a lot.
The second change came after she found the picture of Katherine, and she flipped her emotion switch. Like I talked about, Elena took after her biological mother in the sense that she became very cold and unfeeling. She didn't take any particular delight or sorrow in seeing people's happiness or suffering, and just did whatever she had to, which is all a complete flip from her normal self. During this period, she also met Damon, who lent a hand in helping her develop as a vampire. As a result, she has a mixture of both his and Stefan's attitudes towards the use/misuse of vampire abilities, such as compulsion and blood drinking.
However, after returning to Mystic Falls, her emotions have been slowly slipping back in, both because Elena consciously tries and she doesn't stop it when it does happen. This is because she realized that there was no way she could face Jeremy, or Jenna, in the current state that she was in. She's more straight forward and blunt, though still with a certain degree of tact, and she's more willing to sacrifice something or someone she's not as close with, to get something done in the big picture. But other than that, she still does care about the people she loves, and she's still pleasant enough to talk to.
POWERS
While she'll be fully human at first, I'd like for Elena to gain back her super-skills, watered down slightly, minus compulsion.
SIDE NOTE
After a tip, I've decided to put in a couple pictures into Chloe's diary, of her with family and/or friends.