Black_Betty

"Elijah, out of everyone, is the only person who's
actually forming an alliance with her, so her
biggest enemy is her c l o s e s t ally." Nina Dobrev

"God knows that she’s done things to him that he
wouldn’t have necessarily wanted to happen, but
Elijah continues to return to Elena even though
she’s effectively put a knife in him." Daniel Gillies

Reasons
01. Daniel Gillies ships it!
02. he checked out her ass
03. he was willing to negotiate with her instead of compelling
her
04. he thinks she's lovely
05. she trusted him to protect the people she loves
06. when he leaned in to sniff her we all thought he was going to kiss
her - and clearly so did Elena
07. he cradled her head, which was tender and unnecessary
08. we kept hoping he'd actually take her away
09. they make negotiating sexy
10. "I didn't want you to be taken"
11. she brought him back to life
12. she understands that Elijah is very careful with his words
13. he decided to work with her
14. she went back to him
15. he was happy to see her
16. he let her go to Jenna
17. he treats her like a lady
18. they eyesex each other like crazy
19. he knew she wouldn't want to be a vampire
20. she bragged about him to Stefan and Damon
21. he gave her the elixir
22. he stood beside her
23. when Alaric delivered Klaus' message, she looked to him
24. she sees him as the most noble vampire
25. if the roles were reversed, Elena would have done the same as Elijah to find her family
26. all of their scenes are nothing short of perfection
27. Elijah stares at Elena like he's longing for her
28. he thinks she is a miracle
29. Stefan knew that Elena was the only one who could get Elijah to help them
30. she didn't second guess when she pulled that dagger out
31. for both of them, family is important
32. 1000+ year old "original" vampire already falling? NUFF SAID!
33. they have both mastered the art of dying.
34. the more time he spends with her the more human he becomes
35. Elijah thinks that she’s greater than some creature that lived for centuries
36. she reminds him of how beautiful it can be to be human
37. Elijah is willing to consider making peace with Klaus if he leaves Elena alone

Their Scenes
● Elijah battles Stefan and Damon for Elena; 2x08 Rose
● Elijah prevents Elena from being taken; 2x10 The Sacrifice
● Elijah strikes a deal with Elena; 2x11 By the Light of the Moon
● Elena and Elijah renegotiate; 2x15 The Dinner Party
● Elena pulls the dagger out of Elijah; 2x18 The Last Dance
● Elena and Elijah have some time alone; 2x19 Klaus
● Elijah explains his plan to save Elena; 2x20 The Last Day

I love that he is her ally. He respects her ability to make decisions for herself. He understands that it is her life and her choice. He respects her intelligence and her bravery - he's spent over half a millennium watching people run from his brother and this girl is willing to go to him and die. He respects her love for her family and friends. She recognizes that about him and so she trusts him; in this situation, I don't know if she trusts anyone more. When Alaric delivered Klaus' message, she looked to Elijah first.

This is a couple that locks it down. Lay it out, talk it through, negotiate, learn about the other, learn to trust. He got what Damon didn't, and he's only known her for less than two weeks: Elena doesn't want to become a vampire. Elena would become a risk to everyone, even if only for the first little while. She could murder people, like poor sweet Caroline did in the beginning. Elena does not want to murder people, and if she did she would have to live with that forever. Elijah - and Klaus - knew that elixir would work. He offered her more than mere survival, he offered her life. Because he knows: this girl isn't Katherine. She's willing to see this thing through to the end and make the best choice she can. - Black_Betty


Elijah and Elena. I don't even know how I went from finding them interesting to shipping them as AU to hardcore shipping them to considering them my OTP so quickly, but they stole my heart and it doesn't seem likely they'll give it back anytime soon. There's something so special about Elijah and Elena, a unique bond that comes from basically sharing one soul. They don't need to talk to understand each other, they can read each other without even trying. Their relationship started out as an alliance, but it gradually grew into respect and was on the way to becoming friendship when Elijah took off with Klaus (which nothing will convince me was a "betrayal". He walked into this plan fully intending to kill Klaus- until he was given the chance to see his family again. Who says no to that chance?)
Elijah is clearly attracted to Elena- the way he looked at her when he said "a mistake I won't make again" screamed of a man who's trying to convince himself. When he smiled the moment she came back to the Lockwood's I could practically hear his defenses crumble, only to be ruthlessly put up again when she went straight into business mode.

Elena can feel at ease with him - even more so than when she's with Stefan or Damon. Elijah doesn't coddle her, he treats her like an equal, but he doesn't surrender to her either. He challenges her, just like she challenges him. They seek each other out with their eyes when something happens- no matter who else is in the same room with them. They inevitably look at each other first.

Elijah and Elena will probably never stand a chance on the show, I know that- but nothing will take away from the fact that it's such an incredible waste. - dreamywriter19


It's inevitable. It's undeniable. To the writers of TVD; open your eyes to what you are creating! This is all you! We as fans are drawing out what you provide us with! In the sense of EE becoming a true "item", it doesn't have to happen right now. Though I am bored stiff, I am willing to let the triangle run its course. It poses no threat. Elena will eventually tire of being pulled in 2 directions. No one should have to endure that. But if she settles with one, it won't be stable because this is the Salvatores. They're so damaged from their past they've lost it. I don't understand how this love is supposed to be real to them; it's just something to fill an empty void, which began simply on the fact that Elena looks like Katherine; but that is where it all ends. It's not love, it's obsession. A sick and disturbing obsession. How anyone can find beauty in this eludes me, but perhaps the only reason I say that is because in a sense, I've seen the light. I have a whole new perspective of this fandom, as well as a deeper understanding.

It's better to have EE's relationship build and strengthen over time; instead of rush it just for the fact they have undeniable chemistry. It just comes so naturally. Never forced. It's so spiritually deep and so eloquent. I could go on and on about the amazing beauty of this truly flawless pairing. I have never in my life, being the hopeless romantic that I am, been so passionate about 2 fictional characters. I mean, they're not even real! Yet I am so captivated and enveloped by them because they're so enchanting and exhilarating. Like nothing I have ever seen before. Daniel Gillies' perspectives on their affiliation just make it all even more clearly defined. He's the true heart and soul of this idea. If this is what he feels, than it must hold true. But like I said, you have to surrender to it all. Otherwise, everything just gets distorted and mixed. It becomes one big mess of complicated strands between this ship and that ship. Essentially no one can make you ship a pairing, you have to decide for yourself. And we are all human so everyone sees things different. People will call you out as to being "wrong" because you don't share their views and opinions, like you're supposed to be put to shame. But it's not all so black and white. I feel rather relieved to have stepped away from that mess. TVD is one of the "hype" fandoms and I generally hate hype. But there's some reason I gravitate to it. Those reasons have changed drastically, but it's for the best.

However, in the risk of stereotyping, most people in this fandom don't seem to want to take that because they're loyalty lies with other pairings. I've never really met anyone who truly and honestly loves both Stefan/Elena and Damon/Elena without having one overpower the other. I could be wrong on that account, but that is just from my personal experience in this fandom. We are divided. Individual views are quite one sided, while as a whole there's the choice between one or the other; in the sense of SE or DE. Not really any area between that; unless you believe in crack ships, which I'm not a fan of, really. But all that was until Elijah came along, and offered a brighter outlook, at least for me. And now, Elijah is the only one I fully ship Elena with. These two are truly soulmates. The EE fanbase is so...clean, for the lack of a better word. We're not scarred with a dark and complicated history that came before. There's less baggage, if you will. We have a beautiful harmony amongst ourselves. But that doesn't make it simple. EE is the most appealingly complex relationship in the fandom just because they're more than what's on the surface. You have to get underneath it all and really look at it. And that is the main reason why I ship them. Never have I analyzed a pairing so deeply. I find it so fascinating and intriguing, more so than any other pairing, not just in the VD fandom, but EVER! And believe me, a week before 02x19, I was actually defending Damon/DE. But now, no. No turning back.

It's EE now and forever. - xXSTARwarsROXx

“There’s now something sort of building between Elijah and
Elena.” - Nina Dobrev

Videos
Moments in Love ●
Hurricane ●
Don't You Mess Around With Me ●
Your Vampire ●
Magdalena ●
Addicted ●
Pretty Girl ●
As The Rush Comes ●
Haunted ●
The Longest Night ●
In Love ●
Poker Face ●
With You ●
Say When ●
Crawling In My Skin ●
Never Say Never ●
Toxic ●
Crawling ●
Stormy Night ●
Only Surrender Can Help You Now ●
On Earth As In Heaven ●
Undisclosed Desires ●
Watching You ●
Just A Dream ●
Beautiful Lie ●
Suddenly ●
Tell Me Would You Kill ●
Make Me Wanna Die ●
You Were Once Normal...And Mine ●
Let Me Fall ●
Hold Me Like You Held Onto Life ●
Waltz With Vampires ●
I'd Come For You ●
I'm Not Afraid ●
October and April ●
No Easy Way Out ●
Bruises and Bitemarks ●
Angels ●

...continued
● Bury Me Alive
● Kiss My Eyes and Lay Me To Sleep
● For Your Entertainment
● Love Hurts
● Inconvenient Phone Call
● Die Twice
● What Have You Done
● In Memory
● Out From Under
● Bleeding Love
● You Floating In Me
● Life Must Go On
● Remember Me
● Saved My Life
● Leave The Rest Unspoken, I'll Never Change My Mind
● Too Late
● Come Undone
● Babysteps
● Precious Stone
● To Make Her Love Me
● Bad Things
● Are You Ugly
● Inevitability
● Illuminated
● Confide In Me
● Unspoken
● Something In The Wind
● Before The Dawn
● Love The Way You Lie
● Tainted Love
● Whataya Want From Me
● Stripped
●Wanna Be a Victim, Ready for Abduction
● Infect Me With Your Love
● I Choose You
● I Miss You So
● Super Psycho Love
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Picspams
2x08 Rose: 1 2 | 2x11 By the Light of the Moon: 1 2 3 |
2x11 By the Light of the Moon & 2x15 The Dinner Party: 1 |
2x15 The Dinner Party: 1 2 3 | 2x15 The Dinner Party &
2x18 The Last Dance: 1 | 2x18 The Last Dance & 2x19
Klaus: 1 | 2x19 Klaus: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
2x19 Klaus & 2x20 The Last Day: 1 | 2x20 The Last Day: 1

"There’s something in her that’s also in him – I don’t mean
to be grotesque about it and frame this in a romantic context,
but there’s a spiritual quality they share and that’s going to be
very difficult for him to not return to." Daniel Gillies

Fanfic
● I Will Not Bow
● Freedom
● In My Mind's Eye, Horatio
● Hidden Clause
● Lasciate Ogni Speranza
● A Game of Trust
● Red Strings
● Sweet Dreams Are Made of This
● Until Sunrise
● Homecoming
● A Question of Love
● Promise
● All In
●Sin and Grace
●Aurora
●Wise Through Experience
●Casting Eyes
●The Man Who Competes With the Devil
●The Silence Wager
●The Dead Shall Remain Dead
●The Girl Who Is Spinning the Thread of Fate
●Unusual Hearing
●You Shall See Me a Little While Longer
●Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
●Fragile Flower
●Pretty Girl
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"I think he finds Elena attractive. I mean, I know he does.
Maybe that’s just me." Daniel Gillies

"She represents something magnificent to him, something he
doesn’t see very often in people. The fans are right; there’s a
resistance and a purity, and the sexual tension becomes
pyre between them." Daniel Gillies

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Resources
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Elijah & Elena ●
Fanpop ●
LJ Community ●
The Negotiators ●

dreamywriter19

TFTNT! Love the title so much

Black_Betty

YW Daniel is a genius for giving us such great quotes

A breakdown of the next few eps for anyone interested:

3x02 The Hybrid -

Klaus (Joseph Morgan) puts a plan in motion that will give him even more power, but even with the unwilling participation of werewolf Ray Sutton (guest star David Gallagher), things don’t go exactly as Klaus had planned. Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Alaric (Matt Davis) reluctantly go along with Elena’s (Nina Dobrev) new strategy to find Stefan (Paul Wesley), leading Damon into a dangerous fight with an unexpected enemy. Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) turns to Matt (Zach Roerig) for help as he continues to try to understand what the ghosts from his past want from him. Unaware that Caroline (Candice Accola) is in need of his help, Tyler (Michael Trevino) faces an emotional confrontation with his mother (guest star Susan Walters).

written by All Septien and Turi Meyer who both wrote the episode: As I Lay Dying.

3x03 The End of the Affair -

Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and Stefan (Paul Wesley) arrive in Chicago, where Stefan is reunited with a vampire (guest star Claire Holt, “Pretty Little Liars”) who hasn’t really moved on from her interest in him decades earlier. In a flashback to Chicago in the 1920s, Stefan comes face-to-face with a shocking chapter from his wild past. After Damon (Ian Somerhalder) gets a tip on Stefan and Klaus’ whereabouts from an unexpected source, he and Elena (Nina Dobrev) follow their trail. Back in Mystic Falls, Tyler is concerned about Caroline and turns to Sheriff Forbes (guest star Marguerite MacIntyre) for help.

written by Caroline Dries who wrote the episodes: The Sun Also Rises, The House Guest, The Sacrifice, Memory Lane.

3x04 Disturbing Behavior -

Still in Chicago, Klaus (Joseph Morgan) uses Gloria (guest star Charmin Lee), a witch he knew long ago, to help him track down missing information that will explain why his plan isn't working. Gloria's spells reveal intriguing glimpses of the truth, but she soon realizes she needs Stefan's (Paul Wesley) knowledge to complete the puzzle. When Stefan suddenly finds himself in danger, help comes from a surprising ally. Back in Mystic Falls, a frustrating new enemy pushes Damon (Ian Somerhalder) over the brink and he lashes out in a way that will have lasting consequences. Caroline (Candice Accola) struggles with her own emotional issues, even as she tries to help Elena (Nina Dobrev) face her feelings. Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) makes a brief but disturbing breakthrough with one of his ghostly visitors, leaving him more confused than ever. Finally, Bonnie (Kat Graham) has a strange encounter that will affect everyone. Matt Davis also stars. Wendey Stanzler directed the episode written by Brian Young.

written by Brian Young who wrote the episodes: The Last Day, Crying Wolf, Rose, Brave New World.

dreamywriter19

I could do with a little less Damon but I guess it sounds alright Thanks for bringing them over

Black_Betty

You're welcome. It's such a mixed bag for me I'm not a big Caroline Dries fan, she's written some of my least favorite eps, so hers is the one I'm least interested in.



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dreamywriter19

I don't really pay attention to the name of the eps, except for the ones with EE, so I don't really remember how I liked them.

^ That's from JM? I guess we agree on some of the expectations

Black_Betty

Yeah that's from JM I wouldn't mind if Klaus pulled the dagger out so long as it's s o o n. That interview is all over the place though.

dreamywriter19

Le sigh. My enjoyment of the episode is lowering.

Black_Betty

What happened?

dreamywriter19

Give me 15 minutes, I'll write a post in the CYD thread when I'm done with the ep. What I can say here is, some of the writing is sloppy and inconsistent at its best.

Black_Betty

Okay I'll check there in a bit.

dreamywriter19

Just posted it

Gif

Black_Betty

Off to read! BRB! Poor poor Andie; what little we saw of her personality I liked a lot. She seemed like a kick.

Here's something much nicer to think about:



"Can I trust you?" "Can't I trust you?"

dreamywriter19

Love that gif Maybe our next title should be the 'Can I trust you?' one

And yeah, I liked Andie a lot too

Black_Betty

Absolutely That's one of their best moments