Title: Darling, I Want to Destroy You
Author:kieyra
Fandom: Vampire Diaries (TV)
Rating: R
Pairing: Damon/Elena
Summary: Anything is possible when your eyes are open.
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This was deliciously twisted. I'm not totally convinced with how happy the fic ended up, but I love the process Damon went through to get one night with Elena. It was totally something he'd do.
You know--I'm not totally convinced either, because my original idea was darker and more final (as per the AN), but it got away from me somewhere along the line. Some kind of internal optimism I didn't manage to squash. :) I've done non-happy-ending before and this felt like it was supposed to be one, but...there you go. Also, would Elena *really* forgive Damon for he did with the spell, if she had any inkling? I don't have a good enough handle on these characters (or the show) to have a good opinion yet. She's forgiven him an awful lot but for a lot of people that would easily fall under the R-word.
Also, would Elena *really* forgive Damon for he did with the spell, if she had any inkling? I don't have a good enough handle on these characters (or the show) to have a good opinion yet. She's forgiven him an awful lot but for a lot of people that would easily fall under the R-word.
First of all, no, I don't think Elena would forgive him for having sex with her while pretending to Stefan. However, despite Elena knowing, Damon BELIEVED she didn't. So while Elena wasn't raped because she knew who she was having sex with, I would argue that Damon is still a rapist because he had sex with Elena when to the best of his knowledge, she didn't give informed consent.
So I find this fic's HEA more disturbing and less enjoyable than if Elena hadn't known and not forgiven Damon for what he did.
I think I'm going to write off my perhaps-misstep to the fact that I honestly don't see how the show is going to get them together at this point anyway. This is the first time I've tried to write for a ship quite that tangled. (Unrequited yes, 'just tried to kill her brother', no.) So I think I seized on my idea to get them together and then overreached and lost a bit of whatever organic feel I might have achieved. (I've hesitated to mention this, but I'm generally not a fan of the bad-boy archetype so writing it was a dual challenge to myself.) But I'm going to stop making excuses now, because it was enjoyable to write
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This is the first time I've tried to write for a ship quite that tangled. (Unrequited yes, 'just tried to kill her brother', no.)
Ha, ha, yes. Damon and Elena's relationship is definitely a gordian knot. And there is no need to make excuses at all! As I said, I really enjoyed reading this fic.
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You know--I'm not totally convinced either, because my original idea was darker and more final (as per the AN), but it got away from me somewhere along the line. Some kind of internal optimism I didn't manage to squash. :) I've done non-happy-ending before and this felt like it was supposed to be one, but...there you go. Also, would Elena *really* forgive Damon for he did with the spell, if she had any inkling? I don't have a good enough handle on these characters (or the show) to have a good opinion yet. She's forgiven him an awful lot but for a lot of people that would easily fall under the R-word.
Anyway, thanks, you've given me stuff to ponder.
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First of all, no, I don't think Elena would forgive him for having sex with her while pretending to Stefan. However, despite Elena knowing, Damon BELIEVED she didn't. So while Elena wasn't raped because she knew who she was having sex with, I would argue that Damon is still a rapist because he had sex with Elena when to the best of his knowledge, she didn't give informed consent.
So I find this fic's HEA more disturbing and less enjoyable than if Elena hadn't known and not forgiven Damon for what he did.
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Ha, ha, yes. Damon and Elena's relationship is definitely a gordian knot. And there is no need to make excuses at all! As I said, I really enjoyed reading this fic.
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