Elena Gilbert and fanfiction

[upupa_epops]

I'm in the middle of finals right now, so I'm trying very hard NOT to do anything particularly time-consuming in fandom (you can't imagine how many fic and meta ideas I have when I look at my vocabulary handouts...), but I had this awesome discussion with youcallitwinter about how Elena is depicted in fanfiction, and now I have loads and loads of questions!

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[wheatear]

Hmm, I don't know. I try to write her as she is on the show? Okay, that was an obvious answer. I guess my favourite Elena is smart Elena, so I like to have her figuring stuff out.

[upupa_epops]

But people view canon Elena so differently! I'm forever surprised with how many different readings she gets.

That said, smart Elena is love \o/

[wheatear]

Haha, true. I'm not sure if I've really thought about her that deeply. I see her as being the same person as Katherine though, so there's that.

[upupa_epops]

And I tend to see her as being the same person as Damon ;). Which doesn't mean that I disagree -- Elena and Katherine do have a lot in common.

[wheatear]

Damon only wishes he could be Katherine, tbh. He learned everything he knows from her.