[fic] Healed By the Same (2/3)

[badboy_fangirl]

Title: Healed By the Same (2/3)
Author: badboy_fangirl
Rating: R
Pairings/Characters: Damon & Elena POV; Damon/Elena (past Damon/Katherine), with a guest appearance by Alaric
Warnings: Everything up through 2x16.
Word count: ~5700
Summary: Damon takes Elena away from Mystic Falls for her safety (but without her consent).
Author’s Notes: Continuation of linsell_farm's fandomaid

Comments

[badboy_fangirl]

I do think that is one of the many things I love about Damon, but that is so OBVIOUS to me, while also be overlooked by most everyone in his life. His romanticism is off the charts--and really, the scene in "Rose" when he tells her he loves her--and how here he sort of tries to mimic it in some ways--is like the most romantic thing ever to me.

I don't know if you ever watched LOST, but one of the most romantic moments in that whole series for me is one where one character jumps out of a helicopter for the woman he loves. Knowing that Ian has based his performance as Damon off of that character makes me certain that Damon is as recklessly romantic as Sawyer, and it makes me *SWOON.*

And, really it is Damon's biggest problem: the all or nothing aspect. He knows he's an "all in" kind of guy, and the idea of giving that to Elena is terrifying, given his history.

These were all things he sort of had to pull me aside and explain to me as he continued to freak out on me when I just wanted him to kiss Elena and be happy already! So it's not so much me picking the character apart as it is the character stubbornly refusing to cow to my plot points. We sort of have a love/hate relationship right now because of that.

Thank you for the feedback. I'm happy that you enjoyed it so much; it's very rewarding considering what he's put me through here! :D