Please give me your Celijah headcanons I am starving for content on them.
I have the headcanon that Elijah would follow her when she was on errands in the town. When you rewatch the scene where he first meets Sabine (knowing she's possessed by Celeste), she adresses him so casually, almost flirting, when she asks if hes gonna keep following her. Like, why do I get the feeling she would catch him following her a lot when they were together?
I have so many. This is basically just their story in my head:
The early 1800s were a time of relative peace in New Orleans. The witches, vampires, and humans would even congregate together at parties and various events (we don't know anything about the wolves of this time). But the witches never let their guard down.
Celeste was raised in a close knit family. She took her mother's last name due to her mother's strong connections with the Coven as well as the power the name held in New Orleans. Her father was a Haitian immigrant who had recently moved to New Orleans before meeting her mother. Celeste grew up learning their traditions and speaking Haitian Creole at home with her paternal family. She spent so much time with them that she developed an accent. She loved her accent as it always reminded her of the time she spent with her family as a child.
The Dubois were a powerful family who always maintained a spot in the Elders. As an only child, Celeste was raised to take over the position when her mother passed. She was raised to be strong and powerful, to be a good leader. But most importantly, she was raised to despise vampires.
Her mother died young when Celeste was only 26 years old and Celeste was thrust into the politics of the French Quarter. She was brought into the inner circle and learned of the unstable nature that was New Orleans. Less than a month after being made an Elder, Celeste attended her first council meeting. This was the first time she had ever met the Mikaelsons. Elijah was the one attending the meeting as Klaus had better things to do than the continued peace negotiations. Celeste was introduced to Elijah who rose to greet her. She couldn't help but notice that he was attractive and was thrown by his manners. She had always assumed the vampires would be cold and lewd with poor manners. She immediately shut down those thoughts, remembering everything she knew about vampires. She regarded Elijah with a cold look and moved to a different chair when he went to pull hers out. Elijah, of course, was amused by her behavior. Throughout the meeting, he couldn't help but attempt to make eye contact with her, which she purposefully avoided. When the meeting was over, she gathered her things, but Elijah was too quick and asked to walk her home. She, of course, said absolutely no and hurried out of the room, following the other elders.
They didn't see each other again for a month, until the next council meeting. At which point, Klaus had caused chaos. Elijah attempted to ease the tension, but was surprised by how vehemently the youngest elder argued against him. He couldn't help but think Celeste had a point in his inability to control Klaus, however, he took offense to the more colorful terms she used to describe vampires. Although they were likely all true. This started a rather fraught relationship between the two. Elijah attempting to keep the peace when his family seemed to do everything to create chaos and Celeste refused to give them an inch where the people of New Orleans were concerned.
After one particularly tense meeting, Elijah followed Celeste out of the council room and demanded to know why she was being so difficult, accusing her of wanting to start a war. Celeste didn't say anything but continued down the street, Elijah uncertainly followed her. She brought him to the cemetery where a family was grieving the death of a loved one. Someone who was killed by a vampire. She told him how she grew up in the grave yard, seeing family members mourn their loved ones who were taken away by the whims of the vampires. Celeste told him that if he can't control his family, his kind, than she will.
Elijah renewed his efforts to restrain his family over the next month. Placing knew rules for the vampires of New Orleans, hoping to curtail the death toll by the next meeting. He was successful and proudly stated his efforts and success at the next council meeting, to which Celeste merely stated the still very present death toll.
It went on like this for months. And for months the death toll by vampires continued to slowly decrease. Celeste couldn't help but grow fond of the proud, yet hesitant smile Elijah seemed to wear every month he would report his progress. He would look at her directly as he told her his efforts, hoping to gain her approval. She too found herself looking to him as soon as she would say anything, curious what he would think of her plans or ideas. Celeste couldn't help but recognize how brilliant he was at negotiation and diplomacy. She ignored the flush of pride she would feel whenever he gave her an approving smirk.
In the Spring, the Mikaelsons threw a party, which everyone was invited to. Despite her protests, Celeste was forced to attend by the elders. Of course, Elijah was their to greet her and welcome her to their home. She greeted him and moved past him but he followed. Celeste only stopped when he uttered the words "you were right." He told her that she was right in pushing him to try harder to restrict the vampires. He asked her to dance and she only agreed because she wanted to hear more about this revelation. As they danced, she realized that her initial attraction is still very much there, despite knowing what he was. Once the dance was over she rushed out of the home and Elijah followed, although he noticed Klaus' eyes trailing his movements, he didn't stop. He followed her down a block but she refused to stop so he sped in front of her. She stopped in surprise and threatened to melt his brain if he ever did that again. Elijah promised not to, but stated he wanted to make sure she was alright after she left so quickly. The concern in his eyes made her forget every negative thing she had heard about vampires. She nearly broke and confessed her attraction to him, the way he was leaning in made her think he already knew, but the sound of fellow witches leaving the party made her hesitate. Instead she whispered for him to meet her at the docks in the morning. He nodded once and disappeared, leaving her with her own thoughts.
She nearly didn't show the next morning, but when she finally made it to the dock and saw Elijah waiting for her, she couldn't help but feel excited. Elijah asked her what happened the night before but Celeste didn't give herself a chance to question it. Instead she kissed him, surprising even Elijah's quick reflexes. When they broke apart, Elijah couldn't help but to tease her that was what she had wanted. To kiss a "monster." She replied that that was all she wanted. It was just a mutual attraction, nothing more. Essentially proposing a "friends-with-benefits" scenario. Elijah smirked at her, causing her stomach to clench. They both knew it would be more than that.
For a month, they began to see each other in private. Elijah had rented an apartment they could meet at so his family (Klaus) wouldn't know and the witches wouldn't know. Their meetings began to be their favorite part of the day. Half the time, they would just sit and read or talk, escaping the chaos of both of their lives. They both fell quickly. They bonded over the pressure they were under to take care of their people. Of their love of music and art. They would often speak French to each other, Celeste teaching him Haitian French and recommending books to him.
However, they couldn't keep their relationship under wraps for long. The other council members began to notice their looks at each other and their whispered conversations. When the rumors started, Elijah wanted to tell his family before they found out from others. Rebekah teased him relentlessly and Klaus merely asked "who?" even though he had known since the moment they danced together.
Their relationship only got more passionate now that it wasn't a secret. Elijah found himself running to their apartment every chance he got. He found a home for the first time since he had been forced out of his village. Celeste also found herself distracted from her duties. Finding that she even began to make excuses for the vampires. Klaus began to go off the rails once more and the witches were working over time to protect their people. The vampires began to target witches as a means to stop them.
I love the idea that Elijah used to follow her when she ran errands, especially as it became increasingly more dangerous to be a witch. He knew she could take care of himself but he's overly protective of those he loves. She likely told him to stop multiple times and he ignored her each time. It became a game for her to try and spot him trailing behind her.
Elijah would bring her to his high society balls and she would complain the entire time. She hated the food, the people, the music. Elijah did to but was more tactful about it. Celeste would bring him to the jazz clubs and they would dance the night away. It was where they were both happiest.
Celeste liked PDA. Not only because of the embarrassed look Elijah would get but because she was also territorial. She especially made sure to do so when they were out dancing and she noticed other women looking his way.
When Celeste couldn't get away from the coven or her family, she would leave a book on their bed that she wanted Elijah to read. She would mark it up, even though she knew Elijah hated it, but she wanted him to read her thoughts as he read or pay attention to specific paragraphs. He would complain to her about ruining the books but he secretly loved it. He treasured the copies she left for him. Keeping them in his trunk that he kept his most valuable possessions that he could grab if they had to flee.
They would often talk about the future. Celeste would be the one to bring it up and Elijah would quickly try and shut it down, finding it unbearable to think of the future. He knew he would lose her eventually. Celeste had no desire to become a vampire and lose her connection to magic. They knew their time was limited. Celeste would often ask him to remember her young, not as she would be in her old age. He would tell her that he would find her just as lovely. Celeste had a portrait done for him to keep in his trunk as well, hoping he could keep a piece of her with him always.
They would often escape the noise of the city and go out to the edge of the woods to watch the lights of the city. Celeste would tell him that she felt the most alive out there, away from the responsibilities of the coven. That's where she asked him to make sure they didn't consecrate her body. She wanted to live free of the ancestors for once in her life, even if it was in death. But Celeste had secretly been coming up with a plan to be immortal with Elijah and it was necessary for her to maintain that power if she wanted to survive the Mikaelson family.
When Klaus adopted Marcel, Celeste encouraged Elijah to be involved. She knew Elijah's desires to be a father and they both took a liking to the boy right away. When Klaus and Kol went on a killing spree, Celeste was there for Elijah as he withdrew from Marcel. She watched how difficult it was for him and her hatred for Klaus grew. They had a tense relationship and often avoided each other at all costs. Celeste wasn't afraid to confront him and he wasn't afraid to attack her. Celeste would attempt to find common ground with him for Elijah's sake but his parenting of Marcel was the last straw. This confrontation was also the last straw for Klaus and when he set into motion his plan for Celeste's death. He didn't like being held accountable and wouldn't let Celeste take Elijah away from him.
After Celeste was killed, Elijah couldn't bring himself to let go of their apartment. He also couldn't bring himself to go back to it. It sat there, empty for decades until he fled New Orleans. Even when he went back in 2012, he couldn't bring himself to walk down their street, haunted by the memories.
After he found out Celeste was Sabine, he went back to the apartment and found it a time capsule of their relationship. It hadn't been touched except for one book which was placed in the center of the bed, Crime and Punishment. He opens the copy to see Celeste's familiar handwriting, marking up the pages. Her message is clear to him, she has spent 200 years tearing her morals apart for revenge. She may never forgive herself for her misdeeds, but his family must be punished for their 1000 years of crimes.
Sorry, this was so much but I agree, we need more Celeste/Elijah content!
*These are all just my headcanons some based in points in the show but really all are just from my head*
