(Man, didn't we only meet like, a few weeks ago? I FEEL AS THOUGH WE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER MUCH LONGER~)
Heh, I feel kind of bad about labelling Stefan as Elena's "security blanket" tho. "Parachute" seems more apt to me. (SHE DON'T NEED A PARACHUTE, BABY, IF SHE GOT -- Yeah.) She knows that he will catch her if she falls~~ In contrast, being with Damon is like falling without a net. Just like in that excellent "Big Top" fic by unoshot. :) Any way you look at it, Damon scares the shit out of Elena. Because he can reach that dark, scary place inside of her that she kind of hates about herself. Elena isn't very good at letting people in anymore. She made a choice to let herself be vulnerable to Stefan, because she sincerely believed he'd never hurt her. But Damon. Damon knows ALL THE WAYS to hurt her. Imagine if she let herself fall in love with him. That would entail a drop off a precipice from which she may never recover. Stefan made her feel safe; Damon makes her feel out of control. She must run from this feeling.
But this: Stefan can't stand to see Elena turn into Katherine. Damon's ok with the fact that in many ways, she already is (and always has been) Katherine. -- AMEN. Elena would never be able to grow and learn to embrace the darkness~ inside herself while being with Stefan. I think she'd feel terrible about disappointing him, just as he feels terrible now about disappointing her. And agreed that it's more destructive for Stefan! Because he has a whole HEAP OF ISH that he basically brushed under the rug while he was with Elena. NOW THE DUST BUNNIES HAVE COME OUT TO PLAY. (or something)
I am more than ready for badass, bitter, vengeful, functioning-brain-activity Elena. Your icon says everything.
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Date: 2011-12-02 12:23 pm (UTC)(Man, didn't we only meet like, a few weeks ago? I FEEL AS THOUGH WE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER MUCH LONGER~)
Heh, I feel kind of bad about labelling Stefan as Elena's "security blanket" tho. "Parachute" seems more apt to me. (SHE DON'T NEED A PARACHUTE, BABY, IF SHE GOT -- Yeah.) She knows that he will catch her if she falls~~ In contrast, being with Damon is like falling without a net. Just like in that excellent "Big Top" fic by
But this: Stefan can't stand to see Elena turn into Katherine. Damon's ok with the fact that in many ways, she already is (and always has been) Katherine. -- AMEN. Elena would never be able to grow and learn to embrace the darkness~ inside herself while being with Stefan. I think she'd feel terrible about disappointing him, just as he feels terrible now about disappointing her. And agreed that it's more destructive for Stefan! Because he has a whole HEAP OF ISH that he basically brushed under the rug while he was with Elena. NOW THE DUST BUNNIES HAVE COME OUT TO PLAY. (or something)
I am more than ready for badass, bitter, vengeful, functioning-brain-activity Elena. Your icon says everything.
PREACH.