Where do Tyler and Caroline stand when The Vampire Diaries season 5 opens? Find out what Candice Accola can reveal about the couple’s future.

The Vampire Diaries season 5 premieres in exactly one week on The CW.

Star Candice Accola (Caroline) has done several interviews to preview what will happen when her character goes to college, and where this will leave her relationship with Tyler (Michael Trevino).

At the end of The Vampire Diaries season 4, Klaus (Joseph Morgan) finally allowed Tyler to return to Mystic Falls, but promised Caroline that whatever happened, he would be her last love.

It also looks like there’s a new man on the horizon for Caroline: Jesse (played by Kendrick Sampson), whom she meets at college.

Related: Is Elena getting a new love interest in ‘The Vampire Diaries’ season 5?

Speaking to TV Guide, Accola reveals a bit about where all of this will leave the infamous Forwood pairing when The Vampire Diaries season 5 premieres:

The actress has also recently spoken to ET Online, where she teases the changing character dynamics in season 5, and reveals that we’re in for some light moments to balance out the darkness:

The Vampire Diaries season 5 premieres next Thursday, airing at 8/7c on The CW. It will be followed by the pilot episode of The Originals, which will otherwise air Tuesdays at 8/7c.