OH. I love Damon/Caroline fic set in the beginning of season one when it's done well, and this is SO GOOD. You've captured Caroline's feelings in such a tragic, painful way, and I love the contrast of what's happening and where it's happening, Lose her innocence in front of her stuffed toys, her princess desk, her history homework, her childhood blanket. aljdsljdsds, oh Caroline D:
And I love how you portrayed Damon in this, not romanticizing what happened at all.
(Katherine, he whispers sometimes, his hair plastered to his face, his cock still inside her, Katherine. She must have been some kind of a goddess in his time, Caroline decides, his reverence mingling with the sweat on her skin. An old goddess, with statues and worshippers to her name. Katherine. It’s a pretty name).
SO PERFECT I CAN'T. Guhh. (Also making me remember how hard I shipped Damon/Katherine too in season one, oh gosh.)
Also, this - Borrow words from books she’s half read, from movies she’s missed the beginning of, make it sound like they’re hers - is just such an interesting sentence to me, and idk, I just adore the detail and idea of it, and yeah okay, there is so much of this LOVELY FIC that is quote-worthy, I can't, and I just want to clutch Caroline to my heart.
Appropriate icon is appropriate :D Also, his expression is so ~intense.
I love Damon/Caroline fic set in the beginning of season one.
Oh, I know, right? There is SO MUCH to explore. I've totally had this idea in mind about a S1 Damon/Caroline fic since ages, because I love Damon being a bastard and Caroline being difficult. It's so not easy to make her do stuff till he compels her, it's got to hurt his ego a little, heh.
You picked my favorite line, of course you would.
Not romanticizing what happened at all.
This fandom sucks with things like that D:
there is so much of this LOVELY FIC that is quote-worthy, I can't, and I just want to clutch Caroline to my heart.
Haha, this sounds like EXACTLY what I said about your fantastic Stefan/Caroline fic yesterday, I shall quote it all places ^^ But seriously, Caroline in S1 was such a tragedy, she shall forever be my favorite *hearts*
Heee, Damon is quite the master of the ~intense look.
SO MUCH, indeed! And aldjs, It's so not easy to make her do stuff till he compels her, it's got to hurt his ego a little, heh - that is kinda one of my favourite things, in a weird way. Reminds me of the scene where he tries to get her to go help with the dishes and she's just like *nosescrunch* "Um no" and he tries to be all ~charming and convincing but she's not having any of it until he actually does compel her.
You picked my favorite line, of course you would.
HA, I am good ;) Such an awesome line, though.
This fandom sucks with things like that D:
They doooo. Like, I ship these two like crazy in some ways, but there are so many fics I've started to read that have me just.... back away slowly, because no.
Caroline in S1 was such a tragedy, she shall forever be my favorite *hearts*
She was! *clutches her* And as much as I love how she's become all badass and such, it makes me sad when people just ignore S1!Caroline because she was so interesting too D:
Is he not? Sometimes it's really funny, but mostly his ~intense look is just right. :D
Reminds me of the scene where he tries to get her to go help with the dishes and she's just like *nosescrunch* "Um no" and he tries to be all ~charming and convincing but she's not having any of it until he actually does compel her.
EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING OF. I love how he constantly tries to ~charm her and it doesn't work at all. He actually makes the effort, multiple times in fact, and she rejects him every single time. "Listen dungeon boy, I'm done being your little slave girl" was so, so epic. As was the "you seriously hurt me, and I'll be damned if..." , I love how pre-compulsion Caroline engages in no apologism whatsoever, she knows the stakes and she's smart enough to try and get out of a horrifically unhealthy relationship. Cue, compulsion /sigh
S1 CAROLINE WAS AMAZING. Vampire!Caroline is so kickass, but I adored her human self as well, even though most of fandom seems to make a wide distinction btw the two :s
Sometimes it's really funny, but mostly his ~intense look is just right. :D
Mhmmmmmm he really does, although LOL, speaking of funny, THE LITTLE GRIN HE MAKES AFTER APOLOGIZING TO ALARIC IN GHOST WORLD. I don't even understand how Ian twists his face so ridiculously, I've gone back and paused just to show people because it just looks so weirdly funny, what even.
I love how pre-compulsion Caroline engages in no apologism whatsoever, she knows the stakes and she's smart enough to try and get out of a horrifically unhealthy relationship. Cue, compulsion /sigh
Ugh, YES, this so much, I think even from the get-go, their initial interaction says a lot, she didn't just ~swoon for his charm, she was all "Cocky much?" and oh I love you, Caroline.
And S1 CAROLINE WAS SO AMAZING. I'm really not a fan of the wide distinction at all, because while I think it's justified to a certain extent, it means a lot of people just kinda gloss over human!Caroline, and that's the worst. Especially when they say things about how "she gets all the best lines now!" and it's like UM, CAROLINE HAS HAD THE BEST LINES SINCE THE BEGINNING (except maybe Damon, lol) WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? "Girl likes boy. Boy likes girl. Sex!" and the one you just pointed out, YES, "Listen dungeon boy...", or "I'm worse than shallow, I'm a kiddie pool!" (although D:), and of course "So what, is this like a threesome now? You and the Salvatore brothers?"
LOL, speaking of funny, THE LITTLE GRIN HE MAKES AFTER APOLOGIZING TO ALARIC IN GHOST WORLD. I don't even understand how Ian twists his face so ridiculously
Oh, god, I know, right? IT IS SO UTTERLY, ADORABLY RIDICULOUS. I was seriously all lolwut at it. But the best is that it's his flirty-smile-thing and he's so obviously trying to literally ~seduce Alaric into being friends with him again. LOLOLOL. Ian has a host of these diva-esque expressions and I think it might be why I love Damon so much; he's so NOT a romantic hero. He's gorgeous as all hell, but then he has these expressions and is OCD about cleaning and loves Gone With The Wind and it's all equally adorable and ridiculous, heh.
she didn't just ~swoon for his charm, she was all "Cocky much?" and oh I love you, Caroline.
YES. And the only reason she ~went for his at all was because she was having esteem issues and he was the first guy who looked at her in that time, so. Nothing to do with him. MY BB. <3
YES TO ALL YOUR THOUGHTS. I love S1 Caroline with all her insecurities and bitchiness and spectacular ability to always say the wrong thing; I think it's amazing how real she was as a character. She got no sympathy from fandom because she was so abrasive and had jealousy issues and everything; but those are the EXACT reasons I loved her so much. I shall always miss the potential that was human!Caroline, although she is such a bamf as a vampire that we can't even complain!
Ahahaha, thank you! Can't claim any credit for the blue one though, snagged from emily-reich buuut the first is mine :)
But the best is that it's his flirty-smile-thing and he's so obviously trying to literally ~seduce Alaric into being friends with him again.
LOL, THIS SO MUCH. Oh Damon, how do you even. And I totally agree about the not-a-romantic-hero thing, and I love that he is way too ridiculous and nitpicky and makes funny faces, hee.
And the only reason she ~went for his at all was because she was having esteem issues and he was the first guy who looked at her in that time, so. Nothing to do with him.
YES. And I think that this is what interested me the most about the early dynamic in some ways, is that the show didn't romanticize it, the show didn't have Caroline as falling head over heels for the dangerous vampire even though he feeds on her! No, Caroline wanted nothing to do with it, Caroline tried to run away, Caroline threw a lamp at him, Caroline was sassy and snarky and so resilient to being pushed around that it only happened when he compelled her. She became entrapped in the relationship but for her, it was about one-upping Elena, it was about the fact that a guy was showing interest in her when she was feeling insecure, but it was never about her falling for Damon.
She got no sympathy from fandom because she was so abrasive and had jealousy issues and everything; but those are the EXACT reasons I loved her so much.
YES TO THIS AND EVERYTHING. Caroline was by far one of the most real characters, IMO, and it seemed like people either loved or hated her for exactly that reason :/ And I completely agree about missing the potential she could have had as a human but not complaining because she IS such a freaking bamf as a vampire, and she did get over some of her insecurities, and even though I loved her for having them originally, I still love that she got over them because of course I want her to grow. And I think that was probably the most rambly roundabout thought ever, but I hope it makes sense, lol.
And I love how you portrayed Damon in this, not romanticizing what happened at all.
(Katherine, he whispers sometimes, his hair plastered to his face, his cock still inside her, Katherine. She must have been some kind of a goddess in his time, Caroline decides, his reverence mingling with the sweat on her skin. An old goddess, with statues and worshippers to her name. Katherine. It’s a pretty name).
SO PERFECT I CAN'T. Guhh. (Also making me remember how hard I shipped Damon/Katherine too in season one, oh gosh.)
Also, this - Borrow words from books she’s half read, from movies she’s missed the beginning of, make it sound like they’re hers - is just such an interesting sentence to me, and idk, I just adore the detail and idea of it, and yeah okay, there is so much of this LOVELY FIC that is quote-worthy, I can't, and I just want to clutch Caroline to my heart.
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I love Damon/Caroline fic set in the beginning of season one.
Oh, I know, right? There is SO MUCH to explore. I've totally had this idea in mind about a S1 Damon/Caroline fic since ages, because I love Damon being a bastard and Caroline being difficult. It's so not easy to make her do stuff till he compels her, it's got to hurt his ego a little, heh.
You picked my favorite line, of course you would.
Not romanticizing what happened at all.
This fandom sucks with things like that D:
there is so much of this LOVELY FIC that is quote-worthy, I can't, and I just want to clutch Caroline to my heart.
Haha, this sounds like EXACTLY what I said about your fantastic Stefan/Caroline fic yesterday, I shall quote it all places ^^ But seriously, Caroline in S1 was such a tragedy, she shall forever be my favorite *hearts*
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SO MUCH, indeed! And aldjs, It's so not easy to make her do stuff till he compels her, it's got to hurt his ego a little, heh - that is kinda one of my favourite things, in a weird way. Reminds me of the scene where he tries to get her to go help with the dishes and she's just like *nosescrunch* "Um no" and he tries to be all ~charming and convincing but she's not having any of it until he actually does compel her.
You picked my favorite line, of course you would.
HA, I am good ;) Such an awesome line, though.
This fandom sucks with things like that D:
They doooo. Like, I ship these two like crazy in some ways, but there are so many fics I've started to read that have me just.... back away slowly, because no.
Caroline in S1 was such a tragedy, she shall forever be my favorite *hearts*
She was! *clutches her* And as much as I love how she's become all badass and such, it makes me sad when people just ignore S1!Caroline because she was so interesting too D:
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Reminds me of the scene where he tries to get her to go help with the dishes and she's just like *nosescrunch* "Um no" and he tries to be all ~charming and convincing but she's not having any of it until he actually does compel her.
EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING OF. I love how he constantly tries to ~charm her and it doesn't work at all. He actually makes the effort, multiple times in fact, and she rejects him every single time. "Listen dungeon boy, I'm done being your little slave girl" was so, so epic. As was the "you seriously hurt me, and I'll be damned if..." , I love how pre-compulsion Caroline engages in no apologism whatsoever, she knows the stakes and she's smart enough to try and get out of a horrifically unhealthy relationship. Cue, compulsion /sigh
S1 CAROLINE WAS AMAZING. Vampire!Caroline is so kickass, but I adored her human self as well, even though most of fandom seems to make a wide distinction btw the two :s
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Mhmmmmmm he really does, although LOL, speaking of funny, THE LITTLE GRIN HE MAKES AFTER APOLOGIZING TO ALARIC IN GHOST WORLD. I don't even understand how Ian twists his face so ridiculously, I've gone back and paused just to show people because it just looks so weirdly funny, what even.
I love how pre-compulsion Caroline engages in no apologism whatsoever, she knows the stakes and she's smart enough to try and get out of a horrifically unhealthy relationship. Cue, compulsion /sigh
Ugh, YES, this so much, I think even from the get-go, their initial interaction says a lot, she didn't just ~swoon for his charm, she was all "Cocky much?" and oh I love you, Caroline.
And S1 CAROLINE WAS SO AMAZING. I'm really not a fan of the wide distinction at all, because while I think it's justified to a certain extent, it means a lot of people just kinda gloss over human!Caroline, and that's the worst. Especially when they say things about how "she gets all the best lines now!" and it's like UM, CAROLINE HAS HAD THE BEST LINES SINCE THE BEGINNING (except maybe Damon, lol) WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? "Girl likes boy. Boy likes girl. Sex!" and the one you just pointed out, YES, "Listen dungeon boy...", or "I'm worse than shallow, I'm a kiddie pool!" (although D:), and of course "So what, is this like a threesome now? You and the Salvatore brothers?"
S1 CAROLINE GETS ALL THE AWARDS.
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LOL, speaking of funny, THE LITTLE GRIN HE MAKES AFTER APOLOGIZING TO ALARIC IN GHOST WORLD. I don't even understand how Ian twists his face so ridiculously
Oh, god, I know, right? IT IS SO UTTERLY, ADORABLY RIDICULOUS. I was seriously all lolwut at it. But the best is that it's his flirty-smile-thing and he's so obviously trying to literally ~seduce Alaric into being friends with him again. LOLOLOL. Ian has a host of these diva-esque expressions and I think it might be why I love Damon so much; he's so NOT a romantic hero. He's gorgeous as all hell, but then he has these expressions and is OCD about cleaning and loves Gone With The Wind and it's all equally adorable and ridiculous, heh.
she didn't just ~swoon for his charm, she was all "Cocky much?" and oh I love you, Caroline.
YES. And the only reason she ~went for his at all was because she was having esteem issues and he was the first guy who looked at her in that time, so. Nothing to do with him. MY BB. <3
YES TO ALL YOUR THOUGHTS. I love S1 Caroline with all her insecurities and bitchiness and spectacular ability to always say the wrong thing; I think it's amazing how real she was as a character. She got no sympathy from fandom because she was so abrasive and had jealousy issues and everything; but those are the EXACT reasons I loved her so much. I shall always miss the potential that was human!Caroline, although she is such a bamf as a vampire that we can't even complain!
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But the best is that it's his flirty-smile-thing and he's so obviously trying to literally ~seduce Alaric into being friends with him again.
LOL, THIS SO MUCH. Oh Damon, how do you even. And I totally agree about the not-a-romantic-hero thing, and I love that he is way too ridiculous and nitpicky and makes funny faces, hee.
And the only reason she ~went for his at all was because she was having esteem issues and he was the first guy who looked at her in that time, so. Nothing to do with him.
YES. And I think that this is what interested me the most about the early dynamic in some ways, is that the show didn't romanticize it, the show didn't have Caroline as falling head over heels for the dangerous vampire even though he feeds on her! No, Caroline wanted nothing to do with it, Caroline tried to run away, Caroline threw a lamp at him, Caroline was sassy and snarky and so resilient to being pushed around that it only happened when he compelled her. She became entrapped in the relationship but for her, it was about one-upping Elena, it was about the fact that a guy was showing interest in her when she was feeling insecure, but it was never about her falling for Damon.
She got no sympathy from fandom because she was so abrasive and had jealousy issues and everything; but those are the EXACT reasons I loved her so much.
YES TO THIS AND EVERYTHING. Caroline was by far one of the most real characters, IMO, and it seemed like people either loved or hated her for exactly that reason :/ And I completely agree about missing the potential she could have had as a human but not complaining because she IS such a freaking bamf as a vampire, and she did get over some of her insecurities, and even though I loved her for having them originally, I still love that she got over them because of course I want her to grow. And I think that was probably the most rambly roundabout thought ever, but I hope it makes sense, lol.
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