Title: shoving it down you speak and you choke ( Read more... )

Crossposted from Tumblr.Stefan and Caroline have a problem this season. See, Elena isn’t being who they want her to be. She’s doing things they don’t want her to do. She wants someone they don’t want her to want. Therefore, there must be something wrong with her. Therefore, they should fix her ( Read more... )

Title: you are the hole in my head
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries
Rating: PG-13/T
Word Count: 1098
Characters: Elena-centric, references to Damon/Elena. Bonnie, Caroline, Stefan and Tyler make cameo appearances.
Spoilers: Occurs post-4x09
Summary: The bond forces Elena to stay away from Damon, but it doesn’t stop her thoughts from straying towards him ( Read more... )

Crossposted to TumblrOkay, so I need to redevelop my ideas on how the sire bond between Damon and Elena works. Because, obviously, my theory that there wasn’t one between them has been completely destroyed ( Read more... )

Originally posted hereSo, there's always been a pretty big issue in this fandom about slut shaming its female characters. Elena, like most main characters who have romantic involvement with more than one character, gets the brunt of the slut shaming when she isn't with the character people want her to be. Caroline also gets a decent amount of ( Read more... )

Written post 4x06 - Originally posted here.

Wickery Bridge is the place where Elena dies and is reborn. It’s a place of transition for her, where she first clings onto who she used to be and eventually lets old versions of herself go.

The First Crash (Pre-Series/3x22)Elena and her parents go over Wickery Bridge where Miranda and Greyson die, but ( Read more... )

Posted after 4x06 aired - found hereDamon isn’t the one to save Elena. Typically, when Elena is in a traumatic situation, Damon is absent for the action and only arrives in time to pick up the broken pieces of Elena. For example, during the sacrifice in 2x21, Elena dies in an ancient ritual to unseal Klaus’ werewolf side after watching Jenna die, ( Read more... )

So, let’s talk about the final Damon and Elena scene in 4x08 ( Read more... )

Originally posted hereI haven’t been in TVD fandom for very long, but the impression I get is that many people, especially some Damon/Elena shippers, hate the scene in 3x14 where Elena and Damon argue about Elena’s decision to leave Damon out of her plan to visit Esther and Elena’s rejection of his love confession. I’m going to put this out there ( Read more... )

So, I've been encouraged to try to join the TVD community here on Livejournal. I've mainly been involved with TVD fandom on my Tumblr, but I've kinda realized that it's not the best place for back and forth discussion, so here I am? As an intro note, I completely adore Elena Gilbert, ship Damon/Elena with pretty much no shame and really enjoy ( Read more... )