"Yes, losing your heart's desire is tragic. But gaining your heart's desire? That's all you can hope for. This year I wished for love... to immerse myself in someone else and to wake a heart long afraid to feel. My wish was granted. And if having that is tragic, then give me tragedy. Because I wouldn't give it back for the world." ----Peyton Sawyer, "The Tide that left and never came back" (2.22)
"I want all the same things that you want and I want them with you," is the first phrase Peyton Sawyer admitted that speaks her need to be loved and be assured that she doesn't have to worry about the pain anymore. If you trace Peyton's experiences with relationships, you'd be surprised how many times she's been scarred because of them. First there was her mother whom she loved so much and then died without her being able to control it. Her father is rarely home. Then her boyfriend (Nathan Scott) is her excuse to run away and pretend like nothing is wrong. Then Ellie, her biological mother, who died of cancer just when she's beginning to care for her. Not failing to mention the stalker who pretended to be her long-lost brother and controlled her. She's a damaged person who has a lot to learn with managing her pain, who has loved ones she felt will leave her no matter how she fights for them.
Many fans believed that the one person who is able to guarantee her emotional safety is Lucas Scott, the withrdrawn, brooding teenager who opened her heart to many possibilities. They were messy together, both unable to establish stability but as friends, Lucas' enduring concern for Peyton helps her find herself stronger. He's a miracle to her, one who keeps saving her. Are they good to be lovers? Yes, maybe, if Peyton will be able to completely surrender herself without fear and unnecessary caution.
Throughout the four seasons, we saw the immediate attraction in Season 1 that run cold in Season 2 then became a basic foundation of friendship is Season 3 and finally, the ultimate epiphany of romance in Season 4. They're connected as lonely souls and they comfort each other in many strange ways most of us are baffled. Lucas made Peyton human and brave. He made her become the thing she thought she could never be. Her art mattered to him. Her heart belongs to him for a long time since he was the only one who took a chance to take care of it. Peyton never knew how much Lucas meant to her and she's got herself into trouble with Brooke, who is already Lucas' girlfriend. Personally, I'm not a Leyton fan but I appreciate their significance as a couple. They represent the biggest leap of faith an individual has to make if he/she wants to experience the purest kind of love. Peyton risked it even when it was almost too late and she was rewarded when Lucas caught her just in time.
I think Leyton has things to overcome in the future if they want the relationship to remain firm. I like to see Peyton happy because she deserves it but sometimes Lucas is too incredibly dull when it comes to it (only sometimes) but there moments together are regarded sincere and deep. They are soul mates. But love takes work and so far, they're still getting there.
((Stay tuned as we explore the Brooke, Peyton, Lucas love triangle, the deeds, the reasons and why it's nobody fault that bitter things happened among them))