#declermontdiana

Yeah, I feel so much pain for Catelyn, and I hate that there was no way for Ned to protect Jon, except at her expense.  It was such an unfair situation.  But Ned literally had to choose between his wife’s feelings and a child’s life, and sometimes, in the understandable fervor to defend Catelyn, some of the arguments in her favor come dangerously close to implying that Ned was an asshole for not choosing Catelyn’s feelings over Jon’s life, and I just can’t agree with that.  And yep, he had no reason to believe he could trust her with such a dangerous secret in the beginning. There wasn’t yet any trust built up between them, and she was as much a suspicious stranger to him as he was to her.  It would have been exceedingly reckless of him to have shared that secret with her at that point.  (There is an argument to be made though that he should have shared it with her later, after that trust had been built up.)

Not to mention they were both basically dating the opposite sex version of themselves?

yeeeeah so S3 confused me so much the first time I watched it that I had to rewatch and write this endless meta to sort out the contradictory dynamic they’ve given them at this point. after doing that, I not only felt better but also less confused. you have to assume both that schneider’s trying to force his relationship with penelope onto familial grounds for Reasons and believe that every moment between them that seems blatantly shippy is part of a larger plan…but once you do that S3 is way more interesting. 

and yes their choices in partners in S3 is really quite something, but i think that for penelope it makes sense–in both victor and max she found another soldier with a sense of duty and lots of passion, and when those relationships didn’t work out, she turned to mateo, who shares her intense focus on family and who she works well with. first she learned that she needs a partner who shares her values and future goals, and then she learned that that alone isn’t enough, she needs a guy who can bring that AND the passion. but from the guys we’ve seen, most men she’s willing to give a real chance to have a lot in common with her.

schneider’s girlfriend is definitely more puzzling to me because it makes sense that he would appreciate having a similar background in common…except it also doesn’t, because everything we saw in S1 & 2 showed us a guy who built his life as far from his upbringing as possible. the idea that it’s a good thing for him that his girlfriend is also privileged (but way happier to wield that privilege casually, in contrast to the way he’s very careful about how he displays his) is weird.

i absolutely expect s4 to somehow confront the fact that avery’s way too different from the alvarezes for schneider’s worlds to be able to coexist comfortably. the fact that avery got along with schneider’s father delightfully well before schneider had to kick him out of the building in order to make it clear that he chooses his real family? to me doesn’t bode well for the schnavery future. (though avery as a character is hecka cute and i love her.)

It definitely feels like they’re keeping them apart on purpose bc they know Q would tell her about E and she’d drop everything to help them… but like guys common they are best friends and as we’ve seen THEY NEED EACH OTHER

i just feel like we’re amping up to margo doing something unfixable because she doesn’t realize that eliot’s still alive in there and it’s going to be horrible thing happens because of basic breakdown in communication, which is the worst kind of plot ever

I know I have done some of these already, but I’m too lazy to look them up.  So I apologize if I reuse one... or if something I say here goes against something I said there, but the story is in progress and thus evolving.

Caroline and Katherine are exes.  This doesn’t play a major role, but you should just know that Caroline has given her much better orgasms than Elijah ever did.  Elijah may or may not know this (honestly - I haven’t decided if he knows yet)

Klaus has actually always wanted to have an empath working for him, and here is one all pretty and blonde only she. Refuses. To. Sign. Up.  (Any contract that includes “I own your soul” in the small print is not one Caroline is here for)

Finn is her favorite of the Mikaelson siblings, even if she blames him for bringing them into her orbit at all.  But she just can’t forget how he was dressed in old as balls clothes and it sounded hilarious when he swore, and she smiles whenever she thinks of it.  So he’s her favorite.

Post-fic, Caroline likes to send Klaus flowers.  Sometimes they’re incredibly sweet and he knows that she loves him to an impossible degree.  Other times, they say you’re a douchecanoe and I’m going drinking with Enzo because of it, and he’s still not sure how she manages to make flowers actually tell him that in such agonizing detail.

After the Mikaelsons come into her life, she starts to get in regular shipments of the ugliest fucking vases you will ever see.  But passive aggressive flower arrangements become their favorite form of arguing, especially once the daggers just... disappear one day.  No one know where they went.  No, Klaus, Caroline does not have a hidden vault under the floor in her store where she let Kol hide them, why would you think that?

-always wins when they play Trivia Crack

Eliot, but its because he cheats, and doesn’t think Quentin knows. (Quentin definitely knows, but just likes seeing the little smirk Eliot gives whenever he wins, so he doesn’t say anything.)

-laughs when their partner trips on something

Eliot, but only once he’s sure Quentin’s okay. Then he teases him mercilessly.

-would drop ice down the back of the other’s shirt as a joke

Eliot, but then Quentin would go Full Retaliation, and it’d be an ice war for weeks.

-spoils the ending of books/movies

Quentin, but only because he’s so excited. Don’t worry, Eliot was never planning on reading the book or watching the movie. He intentionally lets Quentin spoil him because he likes hearing the rambling “you won’t bELIEVE WHAT HAPPENS” speeches.

-always posts a picture of the other as their MCM or WCW

Eliot. Quentin’s too busy physically showing people a picture of Eliot.

-eats the last piece of cake in the fridge before the other can have it

Eliot. And then he buys Quentin a whole ass cake to make up for it, and then ends up eating most of that, too.

-obnoxiously celebrates Monday Punday every week

Quentin. Eliot pretends to hate it. But Quentin gets these stupid little proud grins that make his eyes light up, and Eliot can only pretend to be mad for about five seconds.

-makes loving hack posts on the other’s Facebook/Instagram/Tumblr/Twitter etc

Bold of you to assume either of them has any type of social media

-has to beat their partner in every game

Eliot

-keeps their partner up half the night talking about random stuff

Quentin. Eliot loves it.

-eats too much garlic and tries to kiss their partner anyway

Oh my god, you know what’s so interesting, is that for some reason I spaced out earlier today and I was like envisioning this what if in which Klaus and Lizzie have a chat. Because in theory, it would’ve been interesting to have someone in her life who’s mental state is more reflective of her own. Not that she’s anywhere near the vicinity of how whacked Klaus was, obviously, but like someone who’s mind is more on the hectic side, ya know? Because Alaric isn’t that person, neither is Josie, I think Caroline would sort of understand, but wouldn’t be able to relate to having moments where it’s night and day, whereas I think Klaus would. 

@itsnotacrimetoloveyou I’m working on it!!!! I promise!!!!!