She’s Elena Fucking Gilbert: Morally Dubious Warrior Princess, and I fucking love her.
DAMN STRAIGHT!!!!
When she’s pushed past her breaking point, where she’s too numb to even feel anything, she wakes up, covers up her bite marks, and starts learning how to kill vampires.
THIS!!!.... A lotta times I/we/and basically everybody tends to sit with a bucket of icecream, or quotes, or an emotional story or anything with "feels" when we are under the weather (emotionally, physically or both)... and the numbness that surrounds us, like it happens with her (although we are blessed that the love/s of our lives aren't maniacal and pathological vampires trying to kill and eat us at the same time), we pay far too much attention to it, and let it rule us. BUT... Madam Gilbert here teaches us this golden rule: "Beat the shit out of numbness after you have reveled in it for 5 seconds or maybe a little more". I mean, when she is numb, she thinks, but then she wakes up and she starts fighting and keeps at it. So, it doesn't win her over PLUS her life doesn't stop. She does what should be the motto of everyone... Moving on and keep going on NO MATTER WHAT... and for that, I love and respect her heaps.
Elena Gilbert always survives. She always picks herself up, hides her pain (because she can't burden others with it naturally), and carries on. Even when she wants to fall down and drown in self pity (and she's entitled to that, tbh) she doesn't because she's a survivor. And she hates it. She always survives even when she's ready to - WANTS to - die. She always has to soldier on because she needs to be there for everyone else. She'll never get a break because she can't allow herself a break. She keeps fighting, always. /hasalotof~feelingsonthis.
Elena Gilbert always survives. She always picks herself up, hides her pain (because she can't burden others with it naturally), and carries on
ABSOLUTELY!! SO TRUE!! makes me think you know, that in life dead or "undead" you're not thrown something unless you can handle it. I know, cliche of the year, and easier said than done... but still, it's the fact that SHE IS CAPABLE, and SHE CAN SURVIVE like no other... I think is why no matter the pain, the pity, the pressure the EVERYTHING... she fights back. Because that is WHO she is..it's not that if one is kind, soft, emotional not physically resembling or exuding Warrior Princess Xena, that they aren't strong or capable of showing strength. Strength you have or you can provide, or how strong you are is best shown in the moments where you need to have strength and express it in the best way possible. So in her case, although true, she has lost what we can never EVER think possible... and it hurts like a stinging bitch, but she can and she is doing.. she is not falling back, and even though at times she does, but in those crucial moments of having and/or showing strength, she does INDEED fight back, retaliate, or simply reinstates the fact that Sometimes the best defense is a good offense.
Exhibit A: Damon: He's dangerous Elena Elena: *screams* WELL SO AM I DAMON!
Exhibit B: The hunter that killed all...she went to him bit on him and threatened him like the kid that has been bullied on finally picks on the big fat bully kid.
Elena: STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM MY BROTHER and finally kills the hunter that the alpha ones couldn't tame...
And in the very next moment, she transforms from "Raaaar Powerful Ninja" Elena to the confused, conflicted, scared sad 18 year old, who just realized EXACTLY WHAT she did. I JUST... Gaaah I LOVE <3 <3 and RESPECT HER SO SO MUCH!
Even when she wants to fall down and drown in self pity (and she's entitled to that, tbh) she doesn't because she's a survivor.
ANd that's another thing...self pity, a huge part of breaking and/or making a person. She dwells on it, like we all do, when we it is necessary. But instead of letting it rule her, she decides that although she doesn't have ALL the answers right now, and although she is hurt, betrayed and rejected and SIMPLY WRONGED, she will power through, move on, fight survive... because sitting and pining for the answers WILL NOT actually give her those, and even if it does, SO MUCH time and focus and what ever life she has will be lost in the process... instead she fights and moves on, in the hope that maybe in the meantime, in the process of it, she will get her answers..so she is surviving and HOPING to get the answers. If not, she'll atleast be living and moving on with the life she has got, which came at such high a price. HOPE... that's what she teaches and practices. :)
She'll never get a break because she can't allow herself a break. She keeps fighting, always
Because she can, and is capable...Like none other :D :D
Sorry for the incessant rambling and the HUGE "FEELS-Y" comment...I literally tried not to be this emo.. but couldn't help it. It was more me getting the words out correctly.... :P .. sorry dearie if I bugged you with this super long comment. :P
DAMN STRAIGHT!!!!
When she’s pushed past her breaking point, where she’s too numb to even feel anything, she wakes up, covers up her bite marks, and starts learning how to kill vampires.
THIS!!!.... A lotta times I/we/and basically everybody tends to sit with a bucket of icecream, or quotes, or an emotional story or anything with "feels" when we are under the weather (emotionally, physically or both)... and the numbness that surrounds us, like it happens with her (although we are blessed that the love/s of our lives aren't maniacal and pathological vampires trying to kill and eat us at the same time), we pay far too much attention to it, and let it rule us. BUT... Madam Gilbert here teaches us this golden rule: "Beat the shit out of numbness after you have reveled in it for 5 seconds or maybe a little more". I mean, when she is numb, she thinks, but then she wakes up and she starts fighting and keeps at it. So, it doesn't win her over PLUS her life doesn't stop. She does what should be the motto of everyone... Moving on and keep going on NO MATTER WHAT... and for that, I love and respect her heaps.
AWESOME POST DEARIE! <3
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Elena Gilbert always survives. She always picks herself up, hides her pain (because she can't burden others with it naturally), and carries on. Even when she wants to fall down and drown in self pity (and she's entitled to that, tbh) she doesn't because she's a survivor. And she hates it. She always survives even when she's ready to - WANTS to - die. She always has to soldier on because she needs to be there for everyone else. She'll never get a break because she can't allow herself a break. She keeps fighting, always. /hasalotof~feelingsonthis.
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ABSOLUTELY!! SO TRUE!! makes me think you know, that in life dead or "undead" you're not thrown something unless you can handle it. I know, cliche of the year, and easier said than done... but still, it's the fact that SHE IS CAPABLE, and SHE CAN SURVIVE like no other... I think is why no matter the pain, the pity, the pressure the EVERYTHING... she fights back. Because that is WHO she is..it's not that if one is kind, soft, emotional not physically resembling or exuding Warrior Princess Xena, that they aren't strong or capable of showing strength. Strength you have or you can provide, or how strong you are is best shown in the moments where you need to have strength and express it in the best way possible. So in her case, although true, she has lost what we can never EVER think possible... and it hurts like a stinging bitch, but she can and she is doing.. she is not falling back, and even though at times she does, but in those crucial moments of having and/or showing strength, she does INDEED fight back, retaliate, or simply reinstates the fact that Sometimes the best defense is a good offense.
Exhibit A: Damon: He's dangerous Elena
Elena: *screams* WELL SO AM I DAMON!
Exhibit B: The hunter that killed all...she went to him bit on him and threatened him like the kid that has been bullied on finally picks on the big fat bully kid.
Elena: STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM MY BROTHER and finally kills the hunter that the alpha ones couldn't tame...
And in the very next moment, she transforms from "Raaaar Powerful Ninja" Elena to the confused, conflicted, scared sad 18 year old, who just realized EXACTLY WHAT she did. I JUST... Gaaah I LOVE <3 <3 and RESPECT HER SO SO MUCH!
Even when she wants to fall down and drown in self pity (and she's entitled to that, tbh) she doesn't because she's a survivor.
ANd that's another thing...self pity, a huge part of breaking and/or making a person. She dwells on it, like we all do, when we it is necessary. But instead of letting it rule her, she decides that although she doesn't have ALL the answers right now, and although she is hurt, betrayed and rejected and SIMPLY WRONGED, she will power through, move on, fight survive... because sitting and pining for the answers WILL NOT actually give her those, and even if it does, SO MUCH time and focus and what ever life she has will be lost in the process... instead she fights and moves on, in the hope that maybe in the meantime, in the process of it, she will get her answers..so she is surviving and HOPING to get the answers. If not, she'll atleast be living and moving on with the life she has got, which came at such high a price.
HOPE... that's what she teaches and practices. :)
She'll never get a break because she can't allow herself a break. She keeps fighting, always
Because she can, and is capable...Like none other :D :D
Sorry for the incessant rambling and the HUGE "FEELS-Y" comment...I literally tried not to be this emo.. but couldn't help it. It was more me getting the words out correctly.... :P .. sorry dearie if I bugged you with this super long comment. :P
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