(100) Days of Summer
Aloha, amigos (huzzah mixing languages!). Summer has unofficially begun, and I think it's about time for some fun. I've had a crazy few weeks of organizing and festivities and holidays. I just got back from a brief but eventful trip which included my birthday, visiting friends I hadn't seen in ages, and, most importantly, no internet access. So
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THIS basically. I think the fact that there are no circumstances in which Alaric/Elena could have been explored that way on the show solidifies this ship even more for me. They are (and have to be, lbr) the absolute anti-romance ship. They are broken and as taboo as it gets (the more you break it down the more fucked up it gets, so I can totally understand you being freaked out) and most of all they are ugly, as in plain heroes (this isn't true obvs, but the only thing that matters is what they believe). The fact that they are so intrinsically unepic (lol Alaric can never be epic /pets him) is one of the main factor of attraction to me. Their angst isn't romantic or grand, it's pathetic and unpleasantly realistic. And what I mean by realistic is this : you have two people who fight narratives, one that vehemently works at negating his own story's worth, the other who cling onto writing and rewriting until she gets it right (or somehow writes herself back together). But then you put these two characters and have them build something together and their bond becomes what they fear most - a caricature of a narrative, something that is so absurd it's parts funny, the only way to fix two broken paths and make a bridge to start healing... And that's what most of us get ; life doesn't give us neat arcs and love stories that make sense. What we get is messy paths, irony and love. Somehow we made it work and create disfunctional functionality over and over again. (HAHAHAHA MY UGLY SHIPPER LOVE LET ME SHOW IT TO YOU)
Okay this was embarrasingly rambly enough, I will spare you the rest of the shipper's manifesto *facepalm*
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(MY INSANE SHIPPER LOVE IS EVERYWHERE I NEVER BOTHER TO RESTRAIN MYSELF WHY SHOULD YOU REALLY CARRY ON.)
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