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And before anyone starts, this is not about hating Caroline. This is not even about whether Caroline or Camille is a better character.

It's about the fact that a lot of Klaroline fic writers turn Camille into a jealous, bitter, insecure obstacle whose entire existence revolves around being threatened by Caroline. Half the time she's so out of character that I genuinely wonder why she's even included. If you're going to reduce her to a cardboard cutout, just leave her out of the story.

What's funny is that if Klamille fans collectively started writing Caroline the exact same way, as a jealous ex, a petty rival, or an annoying obstacle standing in Camille's way, the backlash would be immediate. People would be furious.

So all I'm saying is keep the same energy. If it's acceptable to flatten Camille into a stereotype for the sake of your ship, then don't be shocked when people point out how ridiculous it looks when the roles are reversed.

On the other side of the wooden doors was a different kind of reception. The pale boy in the pearl gray suit could have been Jane's twin. His hair was darker, and his lips were not as full, but he was just as lovely. He came forward to meet us. He smiled, reaching for her. "Jane."

"Alec," she responded, embracing the boy. They kissed each other's cheeks on both sides. Then he looked at us.

"They send you out for one and you come back with two... and a half," he noted, looking at me. "Nice work."

She laughed.

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Because the issue was never the source material but people's pre conceived desires. TVD is the more popular show so klaroline will always be more well known. They are also popular, and the writers fed into them in s4, never shutting the door, knowing that Klaus would be going to New Orleans and getting a love interest. It always happens. Angel had love interests when he was spun off from Buffy. But everyone continued to feed the delusions. Then to get Hayley to be the lead, they slammed her and Klaus together, literally. Was a baby absolutely needed for TO? I've seen arguments for, and against (I tend to lean towards no). So now you have 2 ships going into a spinoff. Cami was set up from the jump. Plus Leah didn't have a fanbase from previous work like Phoebe, and she wasn't a regular on a show before hand like Candace. She had no idea what she was getting into and basically NO ONE stood up for her. The shit she got was VILE and unjustified. TO fans who weren't shippers turned a blind eye or encouraged it. Leah's looks were picked apart, she received death threats, media with biased fangirls added to the dogpile, at cons reporters and fans would ignore her. The only person who got it worse was Kat Graham. This despite the character being well written, and her being one of the best actresses not only in tvdu but the entire network.

Cami is a unique character in tvdu. She is a female character in her twenties, but she wasn't supernatural. She wasn't a physical fighter, and had no magic powers. She is a smart ass, but she didn't have generic bitchy one liners. Cami was used as the audience surrogate in s1 for people who hadn't watched tvd. AND Klaus Mikaelson loved her.

The dissonance between what was onscreen and the backlash online is insane. You have a quality ship, good actors, and in the show everyone loves Cami. But online you'd think she ended feminism and was the antichrist. I just wish everyone stood 10 toes down OUTSIDE of the show and told the haters to go to hell because they never affected the shows ratings, and they kept watching anyway. They should've taken a page out of Daniel Gillies book and trolled them back.

When you peel back everyone's hatred and criticism, it comes down to them being mad Klaus acted "ooc" or he wasn't with their preferred woman. Including his sister, yes I'm being serious. Because some of these "good faith criticisms" you can apply to not only other female characters, but characters in general not just on TO but tvdu.