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[turnonmyheels]

True Fax #1: I have only ever liked Jeremy with Anna. The actors have amazing chemistry -- it's the only time I've ever not felt like Jeremy should have been written as gay since he normally has all the chemistry with the guys -- I think they're visually appealing, and I just really love Anna and want her to be happy no matter what. So when she was all alone, and then there was Pearl I started sobbing like a four year-old who found out 5 years too soon that Santa, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth fairy are all lies.

True Fax #2: Sheila Bennett was killed 1.5 seasons too early. Jasmine Guy is beautiful and talented and she's lately had financial problems yet another reason why Sheila was killed off too soon. We left Pearl and Anna and turned around to Bonnie and Sheila and suddenly my sobbing turned up another 20 degrees and all I could think about was how much Bonnie needs someone in her life to help her out seeing as how other than Alaric and Caroline she's the only person in Mystic Falls with any sense.

True Fax#3: Damon is my favorite vampire on the show and the only time I love it more than when he's saving everyone including people he doesn't recognize as anything other than food, is when he's being tortured. I especially loved that he thought Ripper!Stefan was playing games with him!!!

True Fax#4: After Sheila's untimely death, Mason Lockwood's untimely death is the one I hated most. Why? Because the narrative moved too quickly for me to write an epic [read 6000 words, my writing epic is short, but my reading epic can be over 300k, just saying] Mason and Damon and Alaric threesome filled with bourbon, self-loathing, torture, and more sex than you shake a cave loaded with anti-vampire devices at. I had actually forgotten how hard Mason eye-fucks Damon until last night, and lo I miss it verily. What? It's Ren Faire season, didn't you know?

True Fax #5: If Mrs. Mayor Lockwood doesn't suddenly decide that Caroline is the A#1 best person in the world after saving her ass from the pissed of Tomb Vampire Ghosts, I will switch out all her vervain with wolfsbane and laugh when she gets her ass compelled by some random vampire that Damon eventually rips the heart out of.

True Fax #6: Is it really helping Stefan to be better when you're really just torturing him? Doesn't an addict have to make the decision to clean up on his own? It's no damn wonder Stefan was always falling off the wagon.

True Fax#7: Lex Luthor is on his way to Mystic Falls. He's going to Co-op the Lockwood Caves and MAKE THEM HIS OWN MWA HA HA HA HA



I read an AWESOME Stefan character study last night i am the conscience clear by softly_me that just *nails* Stefan's characterization in a way that no one else has explored [to my knowledge] and Yes, THIS, and it fits so perfectly with last night. Stefan lives/dies as a reaction to the world around him. He lets other people make the rules and he follows them because he doesn't have a moral compass of his own because he lives/breathes/dies: rationalization

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[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

All the Vampire Diaries Recs you would ever want, except for the fact there's not ANY of what you want to read [or at least asked for] in fandom, because those writers? are too lame to watch the show

I don't think Bonnie is being too hard on Jeremy at all. In fact, I think she treated him just right. I get where you're coming from, but that doesn't excuse the fact that he cheated on her and then wanted to explain why and then kiss and make up. What I do think Bonnie's not being hard enough on is the fact that *she's* the reason it happened. Granted, I *get* why she wanted to save Jeremy. When he died, my hand flew to my mouth to hide my shout of, "OMG ELENA!!" Because that's all Jeremy's death meant to me was a loss for Elena. And Bonnie was thinking of Elena just as much as she was herself when she did it.

You do need icons. And if you want Damon as someone's bitch, or anything super slashy and dark, honey you're gonna have to write it. Most everyone is hearts and bunnies. Sorry

[ladycat777.livejournal.com]

I definitely agree that Bonnie's anger is ... let's call it 60% misplaced. 40% for a kiss (I suppose it's partly that I don't find a kiss cheating, depending on circumstances, but that's me and I don't have a frame of comparison here, either), 60% for the fact that yeah, it's her fuck up that caused this. Granted, an important fuck up.

I found it interesting that restoring the balance was all about the necklace and not, say, letting Jeremy truly die. I actually doubt that will come up later, because Jeremy's too integral a character (also, I would be SO UPSET), but it's clearly why his continued existence is never questioned by Bonnie or Elena, who have to be worrying about that. And would that change now that Bonnie is pissed at him?

Hearts and flowers? Really? With THIS show? I... do not understand that. At all. And I wish like crazy I could write because there is richness untapped in this show worthy of being written.

*sigh* Isn't that how it always is? I find a show I love and fandom is just not where I want it to be. Or I find a fandom that has potential and it's either batshit crazy or I don't care enough about the show. Supernatural, I am looking at your lack of a real ensemble. Blah.

You feeling any better?

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

Bonnie's anger has been misplaced since the beginning though. She's had anger and self-righteousness problems from the get-go so at least it is consistent. I found it interesting too that they didn't choose to go ahead and let Jeremy die, but Elena needs *something* in her life that is family so I guess, that's that.

The fic that's coming out now that's focusing on The Originals is not at all hearts and flowers. And there are a couple of interesting between the season WIPs going on as well.

But there isn't [as far as I'm aware and frankly even though I run the newsletter I'm not reading that much fic] a corner that's devoted to slash and there certainly isn't a committed dark!fic writer around anywhere]. The fandom mostly appears to be young and commnitted to getting the pairing of their choice -- and this is where TVD fandom truly excels is the amount of pairings and the variety of pairings all to which I credit tvd_rareships -- you can find fic putting together any combination of characters you want, but it's probably going to have a happy ending and not have nearly as many deaths as you'd like.

[ladycat777.livejournal.com]

I will check out the Originals fic, then. They don't interest me as much but right now I just want to have fandom again. I will take tangential.

Especially as I am going home very soon and try to clean resting while reading things sounds fab.

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

look for fic by lit_chick08, badboy_fangirl, softly_me, me of course but I think you've read all my tvd fic, sometimes wheatear

i honestly haven't read but like 1 out of every 15 fics posted since ... July so I'm not the best judge right now