That's What Little Girls Are Made Of (Elena)lit_chick08September 6 2011, 06:56:08 UTC
Her father used to tease her that girls were made of sugar, spice, and everything nice.
Elena supposes he didn't know she was actually made of Petrova blood, impotent rage, ruined dreams, and secondhand parts.
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Everyone mistakes her empathy for being tenderhearted. She hears them whispering that, when the times comes, she might not be able to do what needs to be done.
Elena loves Stefan with everything she has.
But if it comes down to saving him or saving someone she loves, Elena will not hesitate to plant a stake in his chest.
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She hates. Not the kind of hate most teenagers casually toss around, using the word interchangably with "dislike." No, Elena hates, despises, reviles. It is a physical sensation, a taste in her mouth, a burning in her blood.
Her mother used to warn her that hate could eat a person alive, could twist and pervert, could make a person do terrible things.
Hate had turned Katerina Petrova into Katherine Pierce.
Elena wonders who she will become.
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There is this group delusion she is selfless, the martyr who marches into the fray, who sacrifices what she wants for what needs to be done.
She is selfish, and she has never been anything but.
If any of the men who follow her with hearts in their eyes and empty romantic promises on their lips actually paid attention, they would know this.
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There is a poem her father used to have, some ancient piece of text all about the virgin Judith who entered the enemy's camp playing meek and mild, offering herself up to the cruel leader who was attacking her people. So wrapped up in the atrocities he was planning to commit against Judith, he didn't even see her coming.
Judith cut his head off.
Elena thinks about that poem a lot now.
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Everyone seems to want to cast her as the damsel-in-distress. They all want to save her, put their lives down for her, jump in front of bullets just so she can survive.
For some reason, they all seem to keep missing how she does better saving herself when they just get out of her way.
Re: That's What Little Girls Are Made Of (Elena)scorpiod1September 6 2011, 16:59:15 UTC
*FLAILS AT YOU* I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS. It's such a perfect, non-sugarcoated look at Elena and basically, how I see her; everyone looks at her like a prize (like Klaus), or someone to be protected (like Stefan or Damon) but Elena herself is a sum of messy human parts. The line about hatred making Katherine who she is today, and what will it do to Elena is perfect, because I frequently wonder that. And I love that you point out that just because she's empathetic, it doesn't mean she's tenderhearted, because yes *___*
Petrova blood, impotent rage, ruined dreams, and secondhand parts.
I loved this line, especially the impotent rage part because I imagine that's how Elena feels most of the time; angry at something she can't fight because she's not strong enough. And you get super extra bonus points for the story of Judith, and applying it to Elena, MY FACE IS THIS <3____<3
Re: That's What Little Girls Are Made Of (Elena)lit_chick08September 8 2011, 01:19:47 UTC
I am so glad you liked it! I feel like Elena's humanity and all the messiness of her is overlooked so much, and I really hope we get to see more of it this season.
Re: That's What Little Girls Are Made Of (Elena)brightstarmaraSeptember 12 2011, 10:28:30 UTC
Hate had turned Katerina Petrova into Katherine Pierce.
Elena wonders who she will become.
Wow. I can't even tell you what part is my favorite... There is NO WAY Elena doesn't have some darkness in her that she's fighting. And I LOVE the way you worded it here.
Elena supposes he didn't know she was actually made of Petrova blood, impotent rage, ruined dreams, and secondhand parts. YOu gave her the same kind of self hatred that some of the other characters have (and show). And with everything she's been through and the Petrova genes... how could she not have a dark side!
Elena supposes he didn't know she was actually made of Petrova blood, impotent rage, ruined dreams, and secondhand parts.
* * *
Everyone mistakes her empathy for being tenderhearted. She hears them whispering that, when the times comes, she might not be able to do what needs to be done.
Elena loves Stefan with everything she has.
But if it comes down to saving him or saving someone she loves, Elena will not hesitate to plant a stake in his chest.
* * *
She hates. Not the kind of hate most teenagers casually toss around, using the word interchangably with "dislike." No, Elena hates, despises, reviles. It is a physical sensation, a taste in her mouth, a burning in her blood.
Her mother used to warn her that hate could eat a person alive, could twist and pervert, could make a person do terrible things.
Hate had turned Katerina Petrova into Katherine Pierce.
Elena wonders who she will become.
* * *
There is this group delusion she is selfless, the martyr who marches into the fray, who sacrifices what she wants for what needs to be done.
She is selfish, and she has never been anything but.
If any of the men who follow her with hearts in their eyes and empty romantic promises on their lips actually paid attention, they would know this.
* * *
There is a poem her father used to have, some ancient piece of text all about the virgin Judith who entered the enemy's camp playing meek and mild, offering herself up to the cruel leader who was attacking her people. So wrapped up in the atrocities he was planning to commit against Judith, he didn't even see her coming.
Judith cut his head off.
Elena thinks about that poem a lot now.
* * *
Everyone seems to want to cast her as the damsel-in-distress. They all want to save her, put their lives down for her, jump in front of bullets just so she can survive.
For some reason, they all seem to keep missing how she does better saving herself when they just get out of her way.
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Petrova blood, impotent rage, ruined dreams, and secondhand parts.
I loved this line, especially the impotent rage part because I imagine that's how Elena feels most of the time; angry at something she can't fight because she's not strong enough. And you get super extra bonus points for the story of Judith, and applying it to Elena, MY FACE IS THIS <3____<3
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Guh. This is GORGEOUS. So unflinching and poetic. And just perfect. This is Elena.
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This is my Elena Gilbert. That is all.
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Yesssss
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Elena wonders who she will become.
Wow. I can't even tell you what part is my favorite... There is NO WAY Elena doesn't have some darkness in her that she's fighting. And I LOVE the way you worded it here.
Elena supposes he didn't know she was actually made of Petrova blood, impotent rage, ruined dreams, and secondhand parts. YOu gave her the same kind of self hatred that some of the other characters have (and show). And with everything she's been through and the Petrova genes... how could she not have a dark side!
LOVED IT!
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