True Blood - Eric♥Sookie Appreciation #84: All we really need this Christmas is for the Viking & the Barmaid to be together.

defyprobability · 12-11-2009, 03:23 PM

w e l c o m e
to the 84th Eric&Sookie thread

♣ the characters

eric northman;
the viking
an old and powerful Nordic vampire, Eric's cold will
commands as much respect as his impressive stature. his expert
political scheming and general disdain for human life won't win Eric
any friends, but despite his cold manipulations, there's something
undeniably attractive about him.

sookie stackhouse never assumed dating a vampire would be a piece of cake,
but now twice-orphaned, the telepathic waitress has had her life turned
upside down by the supernatural. while her friends and family all struggle with
their own demons - sometimes literally - sookie does her best to navigate the
strange new world that has been introduced to her.

♣ the honorary shippers

1. Charlaine Harris
2. Alex Skarsgard
3. Ausiello
4. Entertainment Weekly
5. Wall Street Journal
6. Stephen Moyer (LULZ)

♣ the shippers

++ 1-200 ++
201. fun@thebeach
202. lorilozz
203. Lostbeth
204. zimona
205. sanaazzy
206. *PassionateJ*
207. Maria102375
208. Meglyn
209. BrownEyes1980
210. emma_loves_red_jelly
211. tzeni17
212. ConnieB04
213. arakha
214. Toxicgurl169
215. Audrey Hepburn
216: sheena0620
217. Alexa
218. B.Chambers
219. Biabiabia
220. Vannya
221. MissDelaney
222. ForeverFaraday
223. JankaJBLK
224. menlite
225. T.V. Addict17
226. IheartMyTV
227. copulated kiss
228. bellagrey13

♣ Just ask to be added!

•••

♣ the c o u p l e

"eric & sookie definitely have chemistry"
⇔ Alan Ball

reasons from the show:

01. Because there was a spark.
02. Because she noticed him right away.
03. Because he scanned her twice.
04. Because he thought she was sweet.
05. Because he sits her right next to him like a king would his queen.
06. Because he found it a pity that she was taken.
07. Because he licked his lips when he looked at Sookie.
08. Because he knows she will come again.
09. Because he actually agreed to her demands.
10. Because he kept smiling at her and she kept staring back at him.
11. Because she agreed to help him anytime he wants.
12. Because she's doing a favour for him on her own free will.
13. Because major eye contact was happening between them in episode 8.
14. Because he offered to take Sookie.
15. Because he stared back at her while he was leaving.
16. Because he obviously doesn't like to see her kiss Bill.
17. Because he keeps interrupting B/S.
18. Because he agreed to Bill's demand to see Sookie.
19. Because he believed in her gift enough to call for another employee.
20. Because even as a human he thinks she is valuable.
21. Because he obviously wants her to ask for her again.
22. Because if he wants her, he can simply take her.
23. Because what Sookie finds meaningful, he finds... curious.
24. Because he offered his life to save her.
25. Because he did take bullets for her.
26. Because Sookie is superb at sucking bullets from Eric's chest.
27. Because Sookie is greedy and Eric loves it.
28. Because there's love in Eric and it's only for Sookie.
29. Because her dream about Eric is about him loving her.
30. Because he's part of her now.
31. Because she took his hand to comfort him.
32. Because one of Godric's final wishes was for Sookie to care for Eric.
33. Because she is genuinely sorry for his loss.
34. Because having Sookie Stackhouse would be a tribute he would not soon forget.
35. Because his words say he doesn't care about Sookie, his eyes tell a different story.

reasons from the books:

01. Because there is a connection right from the start.
02. Because Eric sent Sookie flowers and came by.
intending to visit her, when she was in the hospital.
03. Because she'd suck a bullet from him.
04. Because Eric had Sookie's driveway re-gravelled.
05. Because Sookie let him sleep in her bed.
06. Because even with Amnesia, he is still drawn to her.
07. Because when the witches cursed Eric
and stripped him of everything, including his memories and clothes
he instinctively headed to Sookie's house.
08. Because he wanted to give up everything and stay with Sookie.
09. Because he took a bullet for her.
10. Because he notices the only new thing about Sookie.
12. Because she warned Quinn by phone
but rescued Eric in person from the Fellowship bombing.
13. Because he bought her a new cell phone (red, of course).
14. Because Eric bought her a new front door.
15. Because they are blood bound now.
16. Because her shower with Eric is the best one she's ever had!
17. Because beyond the blood bond they care about each other.
18. Because Eric is Mr. January on the Vampire Hunk calender
and Sookie never turned the page to February.
19. Because he's always around when Sookie needs him.
20. Because he gets her.
21. Because he gives her what she really needs in a way she can accept.
22. Because he wore pink tights for her.
23. Because the first time Sookie relinguishes her will to another, it is to Eric.
24. Because he made Bill tell the truth to Sookie.
25. Because Sookie kept the bullet she sucked from his chest as a memento.
26. Because they have a "big lust" for each other.
27. Because she's not afraid of him, even if she should be.
28. Because 2 words: Shower scene.
29. Because he was so happy for the first time in hundreds of years with her.
30. Because Sookie is happier when she's with him.
31. Because he introduced her to her grandfather.
32. Because he keeps taking bullets for her.
33. Because "Eric lives on in Sookie".
34. Because it would hurt her if he died.
35. Because he asked her to live with him.

•••

•••

♣ the b o o k s

Sookie: By the way, I haven’t heard an ‘I’m sorry’ from you yet.
Eric: I am sorry that the maenad picked on you
Sookie: Not enough
Eric: Angelic Sookie, vision of love and beauty,
I am prostrate that the wicked maenad violated
your smooth and voluptuous body, in an attempt
to deliver a message to me.
Sookie: That’s more like it
⇔ Living Dead in Dallas

Eric: Besides, I’m hoping that
the more you see me, the more I’ll grow on you.
Sookie: Like a fungus?
⇔ Living Dead in Dallas

Eric: Sookie, my little bullet-sucker
Sookie: Eric, my big bull****ter
⇔ Living Dead in Dallas

Eric: When we kiss... t’s very exciting.
⇔ Club Dead

Eric: I don’t like having feelings.
⇔ Club Dead

Eric: Let go. No, not of me.
You can hold on to me as long as you want.
Let go of the pain, Sookie.
⇔ Club Dead

Sookie: This was a different Eric without
the personality that I’d grown fond of, in a perverse
way. but it was beautiful Eric, who desired me, who was
hungry for me, in a world that often let me know
it could do well without me.
⇔ Dead to the world

Sookie "Look at me, lover." The way he said lover
was like a caress, like he was calling me by a name
no other man had ever used before or ever would after.
⇔ Dead to the world

Eric: You took me in off the road and kept me safe.
You’re ready to fight for me. I can tell this about you.
I can’t believe my luck. When this witch is defeated,
I will bring you to my side. I will share everything I have with you.
Every vampire who owes me fealty will honor you.
Sookie: You’ve made me very happy
⇔ Dead to the world

Sookie: No matter how furious I got with Eric,
I was happier when I was with him.
⇔ From Dead and Gone

Sookie: I would think of Eric and feel the warm rush of joy,
and then think of Eric and want to punch him in the face.
⇔ From Dead and Gone

Sookie: I was so shaken I couldn’t have talked if my life had depended on it.
We lay in silence, exhausted. I didn’t mind his weight on me. I felt safe.
⇔ From Dead and Gone

•••

•••

♣ songs
"Addicted" byKelly Clarkson
"Beautiful Disaster" by Kelly Clarkson
"Always be" by Jimmy Eat World
"Let it go" by Fauxliage
"For you only" by Trading Yesterday
"The right kind of wrong" by LeAnn Rimes
"Strange and Beautiful" by Aqualung
"Gravity" by Sara Bareilles
"Hurricane" by The Hush Sound
"Crush" by David Archuleta
"Feels Like Home" by Chantal Kreviazuk
"Look after you" by The Fray
"Hate that I love you" by Rihanna
"Center of Attention" by Jackson Waters
"Lie in the sound" by Trespassers William
"Near to you" by A fine Frenzy
"All the Same" by Sick Puppies
"Morningside" by Sara Bareilles
"Sex and Candy" by Marcy Playground
"Outside" by Staind

the fanmix:

links
Eric/Sookie on LJ
Blood Bonded - Eric/Sookie Site
Eric & Sookie
Sookie and Eric Fan Club
All Eric/Sookie Moments From The Books
Eric & Sookie Lovers

fanfiction
Let Love In
An Understanding
You always hurt the one you love
Nothing Runs Smoothly by: Cat Chester Rating: NC - 17
Small Favors by: Alethia Rating NC - 17
Tasting Sin by: Leia Rating: M
An invitation by: Cat Chester Rating: PG
Missing Scene (One shot) by: Cat Chester Rating: NC - 17
Mind of the Wonderful
Intervention
The Suit Makes the Man
Smug Bastard
The more things change
Unwelcome Visitor

music videos
This is the begining
Undisclosed Desires
Let me sign
shattered
unintended
ride
sleeping with ghosts
If I was your Vampire
Prodigal
look after you
This night
you're a big faker.
tainted Love
together We Will Live Forever
Made To Be Broken
Quiet
Love Lockdown
On Fire
Love Will Come Through
Colorblind
Hysteria
ES video based on the books
Bad Things

Outside

future thread titles
I want to satisfy the undisclosed desires in your heart
Because Eric Became a Viable Option for Sookie
Because Dreams are the Beginning of All Realities
Just Mash your Lips Against Me. We are All Going Forward. None of Us are Going Back.
These two will warm us up during the long cold winter.
"There's something interesting & different about her that he can’t really put his finger on" - ASkars
“I’ll do my best to mess things up between Sookie and Bill. We’ll see how well I do.” - Askars

past threads:
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11
#12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21
#22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31
#32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 #41
#42 #43 #44 #45 #46 #47 #48 #49 #50 #51
#52 #53 #54 #55 #56 #57 #58 #59 #60 #61
#62 #63 #64 #65 #66 #67 #68 #69 #70 #71
#72 #73 #74 #75 #76 #77#78 #79 #80 #81
#82 #83

♣ perfect moments

Deiaa · 12-11-2009, 03:31 PM

TFTNT!

Eric&Sookie scenes Survivor from Book 1

Anyways, just vote for your least favourite once each round.
The vote count should be anywhere from 6 - 8, then we'll move on.

1.

“The vampire over there is handsome;
he has scanned you twice,” he said.
I almost wondered if he was doing a
little tongue biting himself.
“You’re teasing me,” I said uncertainly after a moment.
The vampire he’d indicated was handsome,
in fact, radiant; blond and blue-eyed,
tall and broad shouldered. He was wearing boots,
jeans, and a vest. Period.
Kind of like the guys on the cover of romance books.
He scared me to death.
“His name is Eric,” said Bill.

2.

“Hi, I’m Sookie Stackhouse,” I said politely.
“Aren’t you sweet,” Eric observed,
and I hoped he was thinking of my character.
“Not especially,” I said.
Eric stared at me in surprise for a moment.
Then he laughed, and the female did, too.
“Sookie, this is Pam and I am Eric,” the blond vampire said.

3. - Eliminated in the 1 round.

“Bill, are you quite attached to your friend?” Eric asked.
It took a second for the meaning to sink in.
Eric the Hunk was asking if I could be borrowed.
“She is mine,” Bill said,
but he wasn’t roaring it as he had to
the nasty vampires from Monroe.
Nonetheless, he sounded pretty darn firm.
Eric inclined his golden head, but he gave me
the onceover again. At least he started with my face.

4. - Eliminated in the 2 round.

Eric’s friend Pam left, and Eric appeared to be
counting my eyelashes. I tried to keep my gaze
on my hands, to indicate modesty.
I felt power tweaks kind of flow over me
and had an uneasy feeling Eric was trying to influence me.
I risked a quick peek, and sure enough he was
looking at me expectantly.
Was I supposed to pull off my dress?
Bark like a dog? Kick Bill in the shins? ****.
Bill came back with our drinks.
“He’s gonna know I’m not normal,” I said grimly.
Bill didn’t seem to need an explanation.
“He’s breaking the rules just attempting to
glamourize you after I’ve told him you’re mine,” Bill said.

5.

“I read a policeman’s mind,” I muttered.
I snuck a look to see how Eric was taking this,
and he was staring at me the same way the
Monroe vampires had. Thoughtful. Hungry.
“That’s interesting,” he said.
“I had a psychic once. It was incredible.”
“Did the psychic think so?” My voice was tarter
than I’d meant it to be. I could hear Bill’s indrawn breath.
Eric laughed. “For a while,” he answered ambiguously.

6.

“I’ll make a deal, Eric,” I said, not bothering to smile.
Winsome did not count with Eric, and he was far from
any desire to jump my bones. At the moment.
He smiled, indulgently. “What would that be, Sookie?”
“If you really do turn the guilty person over to the police,
I’ll do this for you again, whenever you want.”
Eric cocked an eyebrow. “Yeah, I know I’d probably
have to anyway. But isn’t it better if I come willing,
if we have good faith with each other?” I broke into a sweat.
I could not believe I was bargaining with a vampire.
Eric actually seemed to be thinking that over.
And suddenly, I was in his thoughts.
He was thinking he could make me do what he wanted,
anywhere, anytime, just by threatening Bill
or some human I loved. But he wanted to mainstream,
to keep as legal as he could, to keep his relations with
humans aboveboard, or at least as aboveboard as
vampire-human dealings could be. He didn’t want to
kill anyone if he didn’t have to. It was like suddenly
being plunged into a pit of snakes, cold snakes,
lethal snakes. It was only a flash, a slice of his mind,
sort of, but it left me facing a whole new reality.

7. - Eliminated in the 3 round.

There wasn’t an odor, bat there was gunk,
black and streaky, and the absolute horror
and disgust of watching Long Shadow deconstruct
with incredible speed. There was a stake sticking
out of his back. Eric stood watching, as we all were,
but he had a mallet in his hand. Bill was behind me,
having pulled me out from under Long Shadow.
Pam was standing by the door,
her hand gripping Belinda’s arm.
The waitress looked as rocky as I must have.
Even the gunk began to vanish in smoke.
We all stood frozen until the last wisp was gone.
The carpet had a kind of scorched mark on it.
“You’ll have to get you an area rug,” I said,
completely out of the blue. Honest to God,
I couldn’t stand the silence any more.
“Your mouth is bloody,” Eric said.
All the vampires had fully extended fangs.
They’d gotten pretty excited.

8.

The arrangement centered with the peculiar
red blossom (I decided that somehow the flower
looked almost obscene, like a lady’s private part)
was definitely the most interesting of the three.
I opened the card with some curiosity.
It bore only a signature, “Eric.”
That was all I needed. How the hell had he heard
I was in the hospital?

9.

Oh, yeah, it was the full moon, tonight—
I could see it out of the window.
I could see something else, too.
A white face appeared out of the blackness
and floated between me and the moon.
It was a handsome face, framed by long golden hair.
Eric the Vampire grinned at me and gradually
disappeared from my view. He was flying.

votes:

#1 - 4
#8 - 2
#6 - 1

Chrissy · 12-11-2009, 07:05 PM

New thread

Deiaa · 12-11-2009, 09:52 PM

megan, can you add the link to thread #83 in the OP?

Phoebe83 · 12-11-2009, 11:11 PM

TFTNT!!

Quote:

ETA:

Casting Call for Alcide

Michael Ausiello from EW.com is reporting that, although we knew that Alan Ball will be casting the character Alcide for season 3 the search for an actor to play the pivotal part official got started today with the release of the following casting notice:

ALCIDE HERVEAUX: Good-looking, rough-around-the-edges, articulate, heroic, and decent, but not what he seems. He gets along well with Sookie. There’s even an attraction between the two. Very strong recurring.

It's about time they searched for an actor to play Alcide. Better late than never, I guess, right?

Serenachan · 12-12-2009, 07:25 AM

TFTNT!

The ES OP is the prettiest

elliz · 12-12-2009, 09:45 AM

tftnt!

My vote is for #1.

geefull · 12-12-2009, 09:56 AM

Thank you for the new thread - I love the title

#1 for me too.

Phoebe83 · 12-12-2009, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Serenachan (View Post)

The ES OP is the prettiest

ICAM.

defyprobability · 12-12-2009, 04:09 PM

No problem guys

Added the link to the OP now!

Oooh, Alcide is coming! So excited!

Phoebe83 · 12-12-2009, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mushkah (View Post)

Oooh, Alcide is coming! So excited!

Me, too! I can't wait to find out whose going to play him.

defyprobability · 12-12-2009, 04:18 PM

I hope he's casted well, I can't wait to see ES in scenes with him. I love those in Club Dead so much!

Phoebe83 · 12-12-2009, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mushkah (View Post)

I hope he's casted well, I can't wait to see ES in scenes with him. I love those in Club Dead so much!

Yeah, I do, too!

defyprobability · 12-12-2009, 05:33 PM

So many great ES moments in Club Dead; the mansion scenes

Also the "I don't like having feelings" line, I hope they keep that in!

Phoebe83 · 12-12-2009, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mushkah (View Post)

So many great ES moments in Club Dead; the mansion scenes

Also the "I don't like having feelings" line, I hope they keep that in!

The mansion scenes were the best of the best. And before that when he carried her up the stairs, and her "Water, Water, Everywhere" quote. So good.


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