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.
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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