#amandamonroe

the character everyone gets wrong

Caroline or rather how some interpretations turn her into a perfect girlboss.

She had some relatable flaws.

Being jealous of her friend and being in a one-sided competition with her. Not having a filter and letting the insensitive, socially unacceptable things come out of her mouth. She was downright harsh. Not being able to keep a secret.

The whole "being a vampire made her better" thing is strange to me. She was still wildly jealous. With Tyler and that random party girl. With Stefan later when she thinks he and Elena are getting along too well?

I think the only thing that changed with her character is that the telegraphing of those scenes are done in a way to make it seem like she's a boss when in reality, she is still that insecure girl. Which is understandable and relatable. How many of us have insecure moments?

common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

Some people act like the sire bond broke after Elena turned off her humanity and I think all that happened was she got a reprieve from it but every time we see her after she is tortured gets her humanity back is a moment when she's sired to Damon.

It's why she handles his death so differently than the other deaths she experiences. I think the sire bond was trying to drag her down with him.

that one thing you see in fics all the time

Reading mostly Klena, I see a lot of Klaus being obsessed with the bite mark he would have left on Elena and making him possessive over it.

there should be more of this type of fic/art

More rarepair art and fics! I honestly just love them. They aren't canon? Good. They barely had scenes together? Fantastic. They weren't even in the same show? Stellar.

On a real note, the thing I think I'm starting to pin down about my love of rarepairs is how creative you have to be to write them. There is no canon to follow. This is all from your own head and I eat it up.

part of canon you think is overhyped

Klaroline.

I just - don't really understand where the connection was supposed to come from. He put her life in danger to show Tyler the control he had over him and then heals her. And she's like "are you going to kill me" and he's upset that she thinks he'd be a monster on her birthday. And that made him like her?

Ultimately Caroline chose Stefan, the man she'd been pining for since the first episode despite his commitment to her friend and Klaus never really did much to pursue her. He wanted to be her last love but then just...meh?

It just seems people mostly like how those two actors look together and the chemistry they had. Which....the show is full of hot people. They all mostly had chemistry with each other.

ship you've unwillingly come around to

Forwood.

The vocalness of the KC fandom made me just want to turn my brain off for this but the more I think about it the more I like their early days. One of the rare friends to lovers ships that I enjoy. And I think a lot of it had to do with him being there for her with Matt and her being there for him with his supernatural journey.

They really could have been cute all the way through. Just a stable, supportive couple for the entirety of the series. I think it needed some stability in that way.

common fandom complaint that you're sick of hearing

Elena is a crybaby.

Ongoing

What made you ship it?

Honestly, the fact that Kol and Elena don’t have any history. (I started shipping them before s4 aired, so Elena killing Kol hadn’t happened by that point.)

But the fact that Kol was one of the only vampires on the show at that point who didn’t have any history with Tatia or Katherine intrigued me, because it meant he saw Elena as her own person, without any comparisons. There’s also the fact that Kol is the wildest Mikaelson, and barring some improvisations, Elena is a planner which makes me think they’d contrast each other well. Oh, and School Boy! Such a cute Kolena fanfic, and one of my all time favs.

What are your favourite things about this ship?

My favourite thing is how quickly it descends into madness and the potential for angst. Kol and Elena being together in s3, but Elena still forming a sire bond with Damon. Kol not knowing about it because Elena sends him away. Kol not having it in him to kill Elena’s brother so he compels Damon to do it. Elena, prioritising her sire, plans to kill Kol. Draws him to her house under the guise of getting back together while actually believing she loves Damon more and Kol dying. Him finding out about the sire bond while he’s on the Other Side and watching her devolve in grief, and then using his one day back on earth to try and help her break the bond, so her mind can be her own. My absolute favourite thing though, is that Kol is a very dark character but I can easily explore that aspect of him without him wanting to hurt Elena. Because Kol would never actually hurt someone he loves.

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

This has been in my drafts for literally 8 years and I’m finally knocking it out... based on timing and person, this was definitely meant as a Charloe prompt, sooo... PG-ish, also on ao3.

Duende - Unusual power to attract or charm.

Hearing rumors about someone and having to deal with theactual person are, it turns out, two wildly different things.

Charlie does not want to be on this roadtrip. Charlie doesnot want a lot of the current factors of her life right now, thank you verymuch. But if ever there were a time to realize she’d misjudged a situation,well… this is a fun one.

What made you ship it?

All the potential of them together. You can't tell me that Kol, upon waking up from being daggered, wouldn't have heard the story of the Bennett witch who nearly killed his brother and wouldn't have immediately thought to himself "yes, I must know her".

And they would have looked so good together if he'd asked her to be his date at the Mikaelson ball.

What are your favorite things about the ship?

How they are sort of an inverse to each other. In that she has immense power but no one around by the time Kol enters the show to study with her. She is an island unto herself. Kol, on the opposite side of that, has had nothing but time to learn and study but he can no longer practice. I just imagine them spending hours together perfecting new spells and when she does them he smiles and says "that's my girl".

There is a long history between their families.

Kol has always been comfortable in the company of witches but Bonnie isn't with vampires. She was rightfully very anti-vampire and it would have been interesting for her to have an arc where she's confronted by her feelings for Kol and having to work out a complicated issues like disliking vampires while falling for one. The other's don't seem to have as much of an issue with that so it would have been a juicy storyline for there to be an internal conflict.

They are also both the forgotten members of their respective groups. Klaus cries about Kol dying very briefly before moving on and Bonnie's friends spend an alarming amount of time not knowing she's dead.

They have both lost their magic. It's something that Kol can deeply sympathize with her on and Bonnie wouldn't have felt so alone in that time period.

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

7. hair ties or scrunchies?

Oooh, scrunchies, although I mainly prefer clips to tie my hair. The thing is, I have very long hair, like reaches down to my ass long, so I just have to be on the lookout for giant clips lol.

8. how many water bottles are in your room right now?

I drink loads of water, around two - four litres a day. There are currently four bottles in my room, one of which has a capacity for two litres.

31. what type of music keeps you grounded?

None. Music does not ground me, it takes me high up, and gives me a sense of euphoria actually. Classical music actually gives me chills and goosebumps, and sometimes makes me cry. Instrumental music speaks to my soul. So I can never use music to calm down.

39. do you use lip balm?

No, actually. One of the dermatologists I follow online has spoken about how lip balm can actually pull moisture away from your skin. So what I usually do is slather on some of my moisturiser (unscented) on my lips and then cover that with vaseline. It's called masking or something, I think, and it both gives my lips more moisture and the vaseline locks it in. By morning they look moisturised enough that I don't need lip balm.

Alright, let’s do this!

Fuck - Irresistible

I wrote this fic mainly cause I couldn’t find this exact same fic to read (although there were a few fics that kinda scratched the itch) but I just needed something exactly like this. I was just in the mood for some romance, so I started writing this, although I admit it got away from me. Became a lot better than I expected. I wish I could just read this, but it’s the reason I’m writing. So when the whole thing is done, I can read it.

Marry - Make It Holy

I think about this fic at least ten times a day. It’s actually majorly planned and outlined, but there are some scenes that live rent free in my mind, and I can’t wait to write them. It’s also a very difficult fic to write, which I think is part of the challenge and what I love so much about it.

Kill - Wicked.

I wanna be clear that I absolutely do not want to kill Wicked! It’s very close to me because we write it together, and I adore it. I am working on the next chapter, but it’s also the only one left. That’s the only reason it falls into this category.