Public Summary Y/N thought transferring to Mystic Falls High would be a fresh start. Instead, she finds herself in a town full of secrets, disappearances, and people who seem to know more than they’re saying. Then she meets Stefan Salvatore. Not the hero everyone remembers. Not the boyfriend Elena can’t let go of. The Ripper. The strange thing is, Y/N doesn’t know the difference. She never knew the man Stefan used to be, which means she isn’t trying to save him, fix him, or turn him back into someone else. She only knows the dangerous stranger she met in the woods—and for reasons neither of them can explain, she can’t stay away. Everyone in Mystic Falls thinks Stefan is beyond saving. Y/N might be the only one who doesn’t. Or she might be the reason he falls even further.