meme time

[jedi_of_urth]

Snagging this from moon_blitz

Send me a ship and I will tell you:

When or if I started shipping it
My thoughts
What makes me happy about them
What makes me sad about them
Things done in fanfic that annoy me
Things I look for in fanfic
My kinks
Who I’d be comfortable with them ending up with, if not each other
My happily ever after for them
Who is the big spoon/little spoon
What is their favorite non-sexual activity

Comments

[got_swagger]

I'm going to be super obvious here.

Elena/Elijah

[jedi_of_urth]

I'd have been surprised if one of you didn't these days :).

When or if I started shipping it
Oh you know I ship it. The when is a bit of a complicated answer since it happened in stages that I only recognized once I'd reached the point where I was like SHIP IT LIKE BURNING. I always loved Elijah and liked the interactions between the two. I though 2x19 was a highlight of last season. I hated the fact that Elijah wasn't around this season. My disinclination towards the Triangle turned progressively toward outright dislike over the course of the show.

And then Elijah woke up and in like a second I was like NEED ELENA AND ELIJAH TOGETHER AGAIN NOW PLEASE. I'd say that at least from 2x19 if not before the ~feelings had been seeping in I just didn't realize it until I had Elijah to focus on again.

My thoughts
Well, I have lots of thoughts, that I tend to ramble about in reaction posts or fic form, but just asking me for my thoughts on this ship in general? The show needs more Elijah and therefore Elena/Elijah time. But I live in fear of them ever actually going there because I have no confidence they would do it because it's UTTER PERFECTION, they'd either do it to make a Triangle block and therefore ruin it in the end or do it to add more pathos when they decide to kill Elijah off. If by some miracle TPTB decide to ditch the Triangle and go for E/E endgame I'll be...what's stronger that ecstatic?

What makes me happy about them
The intense chemistry. The fact that Elijah treats Elena as an equal when no one else seems to. The eye sex, the negotiations, the eye sex during negotiations. The fact that they understand each other so well but are capable or surprising each other anyway. They just make sense, in spite of the fact that they really don't.

What makes me sad about them
That I can't have both Elena/humanity and Elena/Elijah always and forever. I really have my doubts I'll ever forgive the show for taking Elena/humanity away from me, but giving me Elena/Elijah would be a step in the right direction.

Except for the second problem which is that they never will, not really, since it doesn't involve a Salvatore.

Things done in fanfic that annoy me
Portraying their initial meeting as romantic, I see a lot of writers do this and it bugs me. I swear WSC got started just to make a point against that. And of course OOC behavior will get me, but that's not unique to this ship.

Things I look for in fanfic
Just good writing, whether it's plotty or PWP as long as they feel in character I'll probably like it. But I do find people have issues with getting them to sound like themselves.

My kinks
I have a thing for protective Elijah, and self-sacrificing/pining Elijah (this is beyond just having a thing for Elijah), and the two of them have complex discussions about morality and trust. But that was shaped by having human-Elena, now...I haven't worked it out yet.

Who I’d be comfortable with them ending up with, if not each other
Up until last week I'd have said anything related to Elena/normal life and Elijah/no forever alone was fine. Now with Elena/humanity off the table I pretty much have no ships left but them SO I NEED THEM TOGETHER, ALWAYS AND FOREVER DAMN IT.

My happily ever after for them
Again, up until last week I wasn't sure, now it's pretty easy to say always and forever to that too (they don't have to be joined at the hip for eternity, but together in spirit).

Who is the big spoon/little spoon
Usually Elijah's the big spoon, but sometimes it's Elena.

What is their favorite non-sexual activity
Being awesome? But travel, totally travel.