The Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural–fantasy horror/drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec, based on the book series of the same name by L. J. Smith. It ran from 2009–2017.

Plot
The series follows the life of 17-year old Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev), who falls in love with a centuries-old vampire named Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley) and his brother Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder), also a vampire. As a result, this draws Elena and her friends into the supernatural world of Mystic Falls, where it is plagued by vampires, werewolves, witches, doppelgängers and Original Vampires. As a result, Elena and her friends have made enemies including the Original Vampires/THE Mikaelson Family and Katerina Petrova and later on Silas and the Travelers. The series also focuses on the lives of Elena's friends and other inhabitants of the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia. The series is a mix of teen drama and the supernatural.

When The Vampire Diaries premiered on The CW Television Network, on September 10, 2009, it attracted the largest audience of any series since the network began in 2006.

Characters

 * Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce
 * Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore
 * Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvator
 * Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert
 * Sara Canning as Jenna Sommers
 * Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett
 * Candice King as Caroline Forbes
 * Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan
 * Kayla Ewell as Vicki Donovan
 * Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood
 * Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman
 * Michael Malarkey as Enzo St. John

Het

 * Bamon – the ship between Bonnie Bennett and Damon Salvatore
 * Beremy – the ship between Jeremy Gilbert and Bonnie Bennett
 * Benzo - the ship between Bonnie Bennett and Enzo
 * Daroline - the ship between Damon Salvatore and Caroline Forbes
 * Datherine - the ship between Damon Salvatore and Katherine Pierce
 * Debekah - the ship between Damon Salvatore and Rebekah Mikaelson
 * Delena – the ship between Elena Gilbert and Damon Salvatore
 * Elejah - the ship between Elena Gilbert and Elijah Mikaelson
 * Elaric - the ship between Alaric Saltzman and Elena Gilbert
 * Enzoline - the ship between Enzo and Caroline Forbes
 * Forwood - the ship between Caroline Forbes and Tyler Lockwood
 * Jalaric - the ship between Alaric Saltzman and Jenna Sommers
 * Janna - the ship between Jeremy Gilbert and Anna
 * Kalijah - the ship between Elijah Mikaelson and Katherine Pierce
 * Kennett - the ship between Bonnie Bennett and Kol Mikaelson
 * Klaroline – the ship between Klaus Mikaelson and Caroline Forbes
 * Klebekah - the ship beteen Klaus Mikaelson and Rebekah Mikaelson
 * Klena - the ship between Klaus Mikaelson and Elena Gilbert
 * Malaric - the ship between Alaric Saltzman and Meredith Sulez
 * Maroline - the ship between Matt Donovan and Caroline Forbes
 * Stalerie - the ship between Stefan Salvatore and Valerie Tulle.
 * Stebekah – the ship between Stefan Salvatore and Rebekah Mikaelson
 * Steferine - the ship between Stefan Salvatore and Katherine Pierce
 * Stelena – the ship between Stefan Salvatore and Elena Gilbert
 * Steroline – the ship between Caroline Forbes and Stefan Salvatore

Slash

 * Dalaric - the ship between Damon Salvatore and Alaric Saltzman
 * Delijah – the ship between Damon Salvatore and Elijah Mikaelson
 * Denzo - the ship between Damon Salvatore and Enzo
 * Jyler - the ship between Jeremy Gilbert and Tyler Lockwood
 * Klefan – the ship between Stefan Salvatore and Klaus Mikaelson
 * Klelijah - the ship between Klaus Mikaelson and Elijah Mikaelson
 * Kolaus - the ship between Klaus Mikaelson and Kol Mikaelson
 * Stamon - the ship between Stefan Salvatore and Damon Salvatore

Femslash

 * Belena - the ship between Elena Gilbert and Bonnie Bennett
 * Carena - the ship between Caroline Forbes and Elena Gilbert
 * Vampire Barbie - the ship between Caroline Forbes and Rebekah Mikaelson
 * Giltrova- the ship between Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Vampire Diaries on FanFiction.Net
 * Vampire Diaries (Bookverse) on FanFiction.Net
 * Vampire Diaries tags on Archive of Our Own

Fanlore