Hiding his power and pretending to be weak…
Never in his life had Damon imagined he would stoop to something so pedestrian.
What was the point of power if not to abuse it?
He had once been weak. And people had abused their power over him.
Now that he held power himself, there was no way he would "be the bigger person."
Why wouldn't he bully the weak?
The weak weren't synonymous with kind. The weak could be just as wicked — only less capable.
And what about his pride?
Pride? What pride?
He prided himself on having no pride.
He'd never be caught dead carrying something as heavy and useless as honor.
He was arrogant. He was egotistical. And Damon truly believed he was an unpleasant person.
However…
Even with all that said, he wanted to be better.
That's why he had chosen the long, miserable path of feigning weakness — for now.
His anger issues, however, could never.
