Pretty Little Liars - Great Expections {Em ღ Ali} #23: It was impossible for me to separate her, in the past or in the present, from my life.

**majesdane** · 07-05-2011, 01:10 PM

#23;
e m i l y ♥ a l i s o n
I loved her against reason. Against promise. Against peace. Against
hope, against happiness. Against all discouragement that could be.

This is a story of girl meets girl. Alison DiLaurentis was Rosewood's very own Queen Bee. Rich and beautiful, she was both loved and feared. Emily Fields was Rosewood's star athlete on the swim team, but she was shy and guarded. On the first day that they met, Alison knew that there was something different about her. She knew they would end up as best friends -- and they did. But it was more than that, for Emily. Though her and Alison didn't always have a picture-perfect friendship, Emily fell in love with her anyway, despite her flaws. Or, perhaps, because of them.

The two were a c o m p l i m e n t a r y pair. Where Emily was shy, Alison was bold. Where Alison was brave, Emily was timid. Emily wore her heart on her sleeve and Alison kept everything inside, putting up a façade to make it look like she didn't need anyone. But Emily and Alison both knew that they needed each other. They knew each other best. Where Alison went, Emily went too. Their relationship was the strongest of the group's and everyone knew it. Emily protected Alison. Alison made Emily strong.

" m o r e than a friend."

Their first kiss was in the school library. While reading Great Expectations, Emily leaned over and kissed Alison. And Alison kissed her back. Emily had loved Alison for so long, but she had never even dared to hope that maybe, possibly, Alison felt the same about her. For that one perfect moment, when they kissed, Emily thought everything would end up happily ever after between herself and Alison. Just like in a fairytale.

But it was not to be. Alison loved Emily in her own way, but she was also scared of what was between them. It wasn't long before she hurt Emily by rejecting her other romantic advances; Emily was crushed. She wrote Alison a letter to try and tell her how she really felt, to try and push Alison out of her life, but she couldn't. No matter what Alison did, Emily kept on l o v i n g her. And after Alison's death, Emily still carried on, never taking off the friendship bracelet Alison made for her. Emily continues to hold out for Alison. She knows in her heart that Alison isn't gone, not really. Even though she tries, again and again, she still can't find a way to let Alison go. Alison is Emily's one true love; Emily will never love anyone as much as she loved Alison. And she will continue to love and wait for Alison no matter what.

the shippers.

001. xmidnightx (Twisty)
002. crazycait714
003. Creamsodaqueen
004. gingey123
005. LittleGreyStargate
006. Chrissalaugha (Chrissy)
007. RickyandChucklover1
008. Kiss of Death
009. Alexa
010. infallible love
011. AmericanDirrty
012. xlennie
013. shine for you (Christy)
014. DUHsoTK
015. deathlylisa
016. Shadowhunter
017. SarMil23
018. BlackHalo
019. Stop The World (Steph)
020. angel_wings05
021. lisagslack14
022. jaycee19
023. maja_m&m
024. murphyboy11
025. ShineSoBright23
026. Hermione Granger
027. KatherineLeFay
028. - Nina -
029. erayk90
030. xxPolish-Beautyxx
031. danielle002
032. lolixoxo
033. Rock This World (Tori)
034. Before The Storm (Jordyn)
035. Pauline<3
036. MrsDJDanger
037. Adie010
038. standingintherain
039. lovatojonas
040. jump the sun
041. PaperGirl
042. forblueskiesxx (Katie)
043. Redlight-Electr0
044. haveuever (Angie)
045. NBalways
046. Scribbled Pretty (Erin)
047. Neon Star
048. Cristina111
049. Queen J & The Dark Prince (Pia)
050. LiVenLoVe902 (Tammi)
051. HaleyJamesFan (Chrissy)
052. havisham
053. bbertocchi (Bru)
054. Butterflygirl
055. babiicakesz
056. PurplexMoon
057. pretty/reckless
058. WatchThisSpace
059. paramuse
60. macaroon
61. Ave
62. julyhsm

honorary.
001. Sara Shepard
002. PLL Writers
003. A
004. The Kissing Rock
005. Maya St Germain
006. Shay Mitchell
007. Ali's Tree House
008. Hanna Marin
009. Aria Montgomery
010. Spencer Hastings
011. Detective Wilden
012. Charles Dickens
013. Rosewood Day Library
014. Girl's Locker Room
015. Sasha Pieterse
016. Eminem
017. Rhianna
018. Lady Gaga

the characters.

the moments.

[under construction]

the soundtrack.

you hold me without touch
you keep me without c h a i ns
i never wanted anything so much
than to d r o w n in your love
♪ gravity, sara bareilles

you had your c h a n c e love,
you tried to stay strong, you tried to let go
tell yourself you moved on,
but then it comes back
that f e e l i n g in your bones
like i'm right here
♪ ghost, parachute

even though it hurts, she's my favorite pain
she'll pick a f i g h t for no good reason
she knows i'll never leave
i l o v e her half to death
but she's killing me
♪ she's killing me, a rocket to the moon

tell me what i want to hear
i don't care if you're lying, baby
go ahead and call it l o v e
tomorrow you can deny it, baby
♪ lead me on, gloriana

i want your l o v e and
i want your r e v e n g e
you and me could write a b a d r o m a n c e
♪ bad romance, lady gaga

goodbye, my almost l o v e r
goodbye, my hopeless d r e a m
i'm trying not to think about you
can't you just let me be?
♪ almost lover, a fine frenzy

the reasons.

001. Because Alison knew that Emily was special.
002. Because "Will you put mine on for me, Em?"
003. Because Emily was in love with Alison.
004. Because Emily's first kiss was with Alison.
005. Because tree house or library, their first kiss was magical.
006. Because "I loved her against reason."
007. Because Emily never took off her bracelet.
008. Because "I loved her as more than a friend."
009. Because "I know Alison loved you, okay?"
010. Because Emily wanted to go to Stanford with her.
011. Because Emily dreamed of them being married one day.
012. Because Alison would only get naked for Emily.
013. Because we know "it's only practice" was a lie.
014. Because the other PLLs understood how Emily felt.
015. Because Emily is still waiting for Alison.
016. Because Emily was the only one who really understood Alison.
017. Because Emily was the only one Alison could be completely honest with.

the links.

01. emily/alison icons
02. emily/alison tumblr
03. shay mitchell's twitter
04. sasha pieterse's twitter

the reminders.

the fanfiction.

01. the silence sank like music (on my heart)
02. and my heart is a monster of sorts
03. deep down, you know your insides never change
04. lipsmacker kiss (you're the one that i miss)
05. don't peek
06. she was ready, and happy, to be hurtled along to her destruction
07. maybe you would have been something I'd be good at
08. take me along
09. practice makes perfect
10. i tried to do handstands for you (but every time i fell on you)
11. i'm going to be your ghost
12. you've got a part of me, indefinitely
13. (these girls are) better off in my head
14. captivated by you

the videos.

01. i love the way you lie
02. lead me on
03. almost lover
04. no love
05. every stolen promise
06. take me, i'll follow
07. sooner or later
08. a special place for you in my heart
09. so happy i could die
10. worn me down
11. crush
12. forever and almost always
13. when you're gone
14. you're big on happy endings

the letters.

the past.

001 ; 002 ; 003 ; 004 ; 005 ; 006 ; 007 ; 008 ; 009 ; 010
011 ; 012 ; 013 ; 014 ; 015 ; 016 ; 017 ; 018 ; 019 ; 020
021 ; 022

the future.

Because Ali was Emily's first kiss.
Because Sara Shepard ships them.
Because Emily is big on happy endings.
Because first love burns the brightest.
Because Alison stripped for Emily.
Because Alison makes Emily so hot.
You can't stop this girl from falling more in love with you.
Because no one writes stories about love that comes easy.
Because Emily loves Ali just the way she is.
Because Emily will always be waiting for Ali.
Because Emily's heart can never belong to anyone but Ali.
Because that's immortal love, my darlings.
Loving you was easy, losing you was hard.
All that I am, all that I ever was, is here in your perfect eyes.
Because you'll be my forever and almost always.
All this time we were waiting for each other. All this time I was waiting for you.
You’re in my veins, and I cannot get you out.

the moments.

**majesdane** · 07-05-2011, 01:11 PM

If anyone's wondering, the title is from a line in Great Expectations.

red velvet · 07-05-2011, 01:14 PM

OMG!

new thread

title is beautiful

Static Waves · 07-05-2011, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xmidnightx (View Post)

If anyone's wondering, the title is from a line in Great Expectations.

Flawless title Twisty! TFTNT!

Queen J & The Dark Prince · 07-05-2011, 01:19 PM

Tftnt!

***Artemis*** · 07-05-2011, 01:50 PM

TFTNT! Title is perfection. SO COMPLETELY THEM!

**majesdane** · 07-05-2011, 05:22 PM

Thanks guys!

Glad you all like the title.

I need to finish putting together the best moments update at some point ... /slacker

***Artemis*** · 07-05-2011, 06:44 PM

You've got plenty of time.

wait..that's not really a good thing.

**majesdane** · 07-06-2011, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Kiss of Death (View Post)

You've got plenty of time.

wait..that's not really a good thing.

Yeah ....

I won't be able to read Twisted until the 8th -- has anyone read it yet? Anyone know if there's any EA to be found at all?

I wish we could have gotten to see what Em would have said to Alison ...

Static Waves · 07-06-2011, 08:11 AM

Wait... Twisted came out already?

Wow I suck at being a fan

**majesdane** · 07-06-2011, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiVenLoVe902 (View Post)

Wait... Twisted came out already?

Wow I suck at being a fan

Yeah, it just came out yesterday!

So no biggie.

I ordered it from Amazon.com ages ago, I'm just waiting to get it.

Static Waves · 07-06-2011, 02:13 PM

Ah hopefully it continues with the EA

**majesdane** · 07-06-2011, 03:02 PM

I just want you guys to know, that like the dedicated EA shipper I am, I bookmarked every place where there was EA in Twisted. And then lovingly typed it all up here now for us all to flail over.

Everything is under the spoilers cut.

Spoiler:

**majesdane** · 07-06-2011, 03:21 PM

Double post, but the last EA scene was too long to put in the last post.

This is possibly one of the biggest EA scenes of ... ever. Definitely in the top 3.

Spoiler:

So, throughout the book Emily keeps insisting that Alison could have survived. She even mentions having a bad dream where she found Ali, all burned but alive, shouting that Emily had dug her own grave. Also, throughout the book, Emily keeps referring to a tassle that she always keeps on her. It's only at the end of the book that these two things are explained ...

- - - - -

The smoky smell reminded Emily of something else too: the charred, blazing Poconos cabin the day Ali set fire to it, hoping to kill them all. For a brief moment, Emily allowed herself to revisit the memory of when she'd raced toward the kitchen door, desperate to get free. Ali had been there, too, grappling to get out before the others so she could barricade them inside. But Emily caught Ali's arm and spun her around.

"How could you do this?" she demanded.

Ali's eyes blazed. A small smile appeared on her lips. "You bitches ruined my life."

"But ... I loved you," Emily cried.

Ali giggled. "You're such a loser, Emily."

Emily squeezed Ali's shoulders hard. And then, a loud boom filled the air. The next thing Emily knew, she was lying on the ground by the door. As she scrambled for safety, she knocked something to the floor. It was an orange tassle that had hung over the doorknob ever since she could remember. Every time Emily entered the Poconos house, giggling with Ali, ready for a fun weekend, she'd run her fingers through the tassel's silky threads. It made her feel like she was home.

Not quite knowing why, Emily slipped the tassel into her pocket. Then, she glanced over her shoulder one more time. She saw something she would never tell another soul, party because she wasn't sure it was true or something she'd hallucinated after inhaling too much smoke, partly because she knew her friends wouldn't believe her, and partly because it was too scary and awful to even utter out loud.

When she'd looked back through the open doorway, into the about-to-explode house, Ali wasn't anywhere. Had she been surrounded by too much smoke? Had she simply crawled farther into the kitchen and resigned herself to death?

Or maybe, just maybe, she was trying desperately to get out of the house, too. What Emily did next she would never forget. Instead of slamming the door hard, even shoving an Adirondack chair in front of it to make sure Ali wouldn't escape, she'd left the door unlatched and ajar. One weak push, and Ali would be out. Safe. Free. Emily just couldn't let her die in there. Even if Ali had said all those horrible things. even if Ali had broken Emily's heart in a million different ways, she couldn't do that.

Now, in Spencer's den, Emily reached into her pocket and touched the silky orange tassel once more. That horrible scene in Jamaica flashed before her eyes. Everyone thought you died in the fire, Emily had said to the girl they all swore was Ali. But --

But what? The girl interrupted. But I escaped? Any ideas how that could have happened, Em? Then she'd pointedly glanced at Emily's pocket as though she had X-ray vision and could see the orange tassel Emily had carried everywhere even then, the tassel that hung on the very door that had allowed for Ali's escape.

Tabitha knew what Emily had done. But ... how?

red velvet · 07-07-2011, 05:08 PM

Wow Twisty

I'm not sure I want to read that all now or wait until I read the book


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