I couldn't have agreed more with CW when they released a promo poster with Damon and Elena in it.
Its caption is "Drawn together, and not pulling away." It speaks so much of Damon and Elena.
Damon met Elena for the wrong reasons- because she was Katherine's doppelganger.
But, that did a 360-degree turn and changed completely.
They are drawn together for a lot of reasons now. What was only because of a resemblance blossomed into something that is so much more than what we all have imagined and thought of..
Without saying it, Damon and Elena need each other.
Elena herself said that they "...have a connection."
Damon brings out something fun, fresh and almost-too carefree in Elena, something we haven't seen of her with Stefan.
Meanwhile, Elena plays the complete opposite of her doppelganger and Damon's first love, Katherine.
She's kind, brave, and understanding.
She gave Damon a chance to redeem himself and find the "good spot" in him, despite saying he has "... no redeeming qualities."
That was how their relationship was built and cemented.
Despite the belief that Elena and Stefan are soulmates, I really believe that a part of her, if not the most part, goes out to Damon. They are always going to need each other at some point.
Even if all the odds are stacked against them, they are not pulling away, and will not ever pull away,like the poster said.
Whether they like it or not, gravity pulls them towards each other, as cliche as it sounds.
Their lives are always bound to intertwine and connect.
You can't just wipe off what they have in an instant. Damon and Elena have substance, especially when together.
Like what the title of the thread, they are twin flames.
I strongly believe that they will always be.
As a last note, I've said time and again that I've never shipped this hard, as far as my watching of TV shows go.
But really, shipping Damon and Elena is so worth it, even if they are not a couple ... yet.
~ Camille (broodyandcheery)

Chemistry. Passion. Fire. Kindness. Trust. Compassion. Loyalty.
Those are some of the things that usually make a pairing work.
Damon/Elena has all those things and more, without being a couple, without even really being friends -
because honestly, there's too much unresolved sexual tension and actual feelings for them to ever form a functioning friendship -
and that's what basically intrigued me from the very start.
I'll have to admit that I was all for Stefan/Elena in the pilot, but then Elena met the sexy older brother and this gorgeous ship had me with a lip-stare and a smirk.
No words necessary.
Over the next episodes, we've seen them form a tentative...whatever you want to call it.
But that's what's so amazing about them. The fact that you have no idea where they stand, one moment they hate each other, and the next would leave us drooling from their intense lip-stares and swallows, and yet, it's all so believable.
The build-up.
While we beg for them to get it over with and just get it on already, we know that a build-up is necessary.
It's the little moments that we truly appreciate, whenever he compliments her, or whenever she seems to see some of the existent good in him.
Not to mention all the lip-stares, slaps, personal space invasions, and swallows that make us endlessly squee from all the fangirling adoration.
Back to why DE is awesome, as if that didn't tell you enough.
Elena is the only one Damon ever lets inside.
She's the one that brings out the small dose of humanity that he still retains.
She has this power over him that no one else will ever have - whether he likes it or not.
We've seen how Damon can't quite hide behind his well-built mask when he's around Elena.
Without being compelled, Elena almost withdrew to Damon's advances, and that's saying something, especially since she's supposed to be devoted only to Stefan.
They can't deny that something is building between them.
Something powerful that will be unforgettable.
Their story is one for the ages, and we're having fun watching it happen before our eyes.
No matter what Elena says, don't be fooled. Damon does have one redeeming quality:
Her.
~ Gaby (qaby |♥|)

I ship DE because it’s impossible not to see the chemistry between them; even in the subtlest of glances you can tell that they “have something”.
The agonizing build up is addictive and the “forbidden love” relationship they have just makes the wait and their relationship so much more enticing.
They bring out the best and worst in each other; they push and pull each other and from the start, the passion between the two is glaringly obvious.
Even though he may cover it up with bitterness, Damon truly cares for her, and it was at that turning point in their relationship (in the books) that converted me to DE.
~ Cathryn (Cathryn93)

I didn't really ship Damon and Elena at first, but once I noticed something between them I knew it would be impossible to stop.
Everything about them is interesting, and their interactions are on fire.
They OWN everything from eye sex to dancing, and Ian and Nina's chemistry is out of this world.
It's so great to watch how much Damon care about Elena, and how she is starting to fall for him as well.
It is safe to say that they are one of THE best things about The Vampire Diaries.
Not only do Damon and Elena have an amazing future ahead of them, but an AMAZING and massive fan base to back them up.
~ Noelle

Damon and Elena are the most amazing couple in the history of TV shows.
Because searching for love takes time, patience, courage to take the risk but the reward is worth doing it. Because they represent a dream come true. The dream of real love and passion.
Because "My night has become a sunny dawn because of you."
Because "In my wildest dreams, you always play the hero. In my darkest hour of night, you rescue me, you save my life."
Because "I love you, not only for what you are, But for what I am when I am with you."
Because "Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own."
Because "It's so easy, To think about Love, To Talk about Love, To wish for Love, But it's not always easy, To recognize Love, Even when we hold it.... In our hands."
Because "Love is friendship set on fire."
~ Nia (niadk)

There is so many reasons why I love Damon and Elena.
I think that Damon is the only one who really gets who she is, he understands her like nobody else.
She's the only one who could make him forget about Katherine, cause we can clearly see that he is really falling for her.
For me those two ARE the show, the chemistry is truly here, and it's so great, it makes all of their scenes epic.
And this is just the start of something amazing, she bring out his humanity, and for me Damon and Elena are meant to be, they belong together, one can't go without the other!
The show wouldn't exist without them.
They bring out the best of each other, she makes him want to be a better person.
~ Carla (FrenchGirl90210)