#but they're also both very loyal so having mutual friends would mean they matter very much to each other

[yellowhollyhock]

Can you imagine the dynamic Venus could have had with Casey

[queenofstelena]

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Stefan, Elena, Caroline, Tyler, Bonnie, and Damon

I'm gonna warn you there's a lot heheheheheh! Also sorry this took forever! Also I hope I didn't come off as rude or anything in any of my responses!

Stefan

• My NOTP for them: I thought it was Valerie maybe Caroline but I think it's Katherine. Valerie left him but Caroline cared for him and (I'm 99.9% she didn't treat him like trash so shes good in my book but I still don't ship them.) Now I'm just gonna say this Katherine and Stefan do look chemistry together. I do believe Katherine cares for very few people and he may be one of those people. But that doesn't really excuse...she messed him up. Like bad. Like really really bad. Now I do like Katherine's personality she's pretty cool but that wasn't her best moment. I'm not Kat hater but she shouldn't have compelled and manipulated Stefan in the way she did.

• My BROTP for them: Lexi! I mean have you seen these two they're the best together (platonically of course) they bring the best out of each other. And Lexi truly cares for Stefan she's been they're for him during his blood cravings to the times he shut of his humanity. It's really hard not to love they're friendship especially since it's healthier compared to some of the other relationships in tvd.

• My OTP for them: Stelena (duh). I just find them to be adorable. And healthier than delena. *cough *cough Stefan never forced Elena to do anything and let her make her own choices. And Elena accepted Stefan for who he was and loved him even more for it especially because he was honest! And he also didn't go and kill innocent people because he was mad Elena broke up with him. Sorry for the rant! Delena lovers don't come for me!

• My second choice pairing for them: it's between Caroline and Rebekah with Stefan. As far as I know they both treated him right. Correct me if I'm wrong. As long as they cared for him that's all that matters in my book.

• My fluffy pairing for them: Still stelena because they're so adorable it makes me want to write fluffy fanfiction of them. Which I have. 15 to be exact. I find they're relationship to be very sweet and I love that they have an mutual understanding and respect of one another. I also love how they both bring the best out of each other. And they (usually) make each other very happy and that's a A+ in my book!

• My angsty pairing for them: Stefan and Katherine. I mean report to whole first paragraph it'll tell you exactly why.

• My favorite poly ship for them: I don't have any tbh.

• My weirdest pairing for them: Klaus and Stefan...? Not 100% sure tbh.

Elena

• My NOTP for them: Delena. No respect. Just some prize to be won in Damon eyes. Goes on a killing spree if she breaks up with him. Doesn't want her to make her own choices. Doesn't have regard for who Elena cares for which in the end, ends up hurting Elena. Kinda felt like he expected her to be exactly like Katherine. Sire bond. Sorry sometimes I love Damon other times I don't.

• My BROTP for them: Elena and Bonnie. Bonnie truly cares for all of her friends and it's hard not to love they're friendship especially when they stuck together through thick and thin. Bonnie is the most loyal and caring friend we need more people like her.

• My OTP for them: Stelena <3 they're so adorable like I said before! :)

• My second choice pairing for them: Elejah.

• My fluffy pairing for them: Stelena!

• My angsty pairing for them: Delena. I mean have you seen they're arguments it was intense and not in a good way.

• My favorite poly ship for them: I don't have any.

• My weirdest pairing for them: The only ship that weird would be Klaus and Elena 😳 cause you know he killed her aunt. Maybe Delena cause Damon snapped Jeremy's neck. 😳

Caroline

• My NOTP for them: Klaroline. Why? Klaus hurt her friends multiple times. But I do respect how he did change but it's kinda hard to like the ship because of all the awful things he has done to the group and others in general. I do like he changed and became better but it feels weird to me it's like delena in the way We're Elena got with Damon after all the horrible things he did. (How he treated Caroline, his brother, how he treated Andy, killed Lexi, killed their nephew, killed Countless innocents, manipulate people to get what he wanted.) In conclusion I don't like Klaus but I do like Caroline. She also mentioned why would I help you after you've hurt me friends multiple times? Great point Caroline! Kudos to Care! I also love Caroline because I relate to her the most out of everyone. I love how she's never afraid to point out when somethings wrong, cares for others deeply, and is never afraid to be honest. (OK everyone is afraid sometimes but you get my point!)

• My BROTP for them: Bonnie <3 She's the greatest and literally does anything for all of her friends including Care!

• My OTP for them: Forwood <3 why? Cause they're cute! They're My comfort ship. I mean come on have you seen this two 👇

• My second choice pairing for them: Steroline I believe Stefan treated her well and she treated him well!

• My fluffy pairing for them: Forwood! Literally so fluffy and cute!

• My angsty pairing for them: Forwood had its angsty moments!

• My favorite poly ship for them: I don't have any!

• My weirdest pairing for them: I don't have any either!

Tyler

• My NOTP for them: Ticki, this is mainly because I ship forwood and Vicky wasn't exactly the greatest person in the world. (No offense.) And Tyler wasn't exactly the greatest towards her as well. I think Caroline helped him become a better person along with learning himself especially with his journey of turning into a werewolf and things like that.

• My BROTP for them: Tyler and Matt!

• My OTP for them: Forwood my beloved <3

• My second choice pairing for them: I don't think I have any #forwoodforever!

• My fluffy pairing for them: Forwood is always going to win no changing My mind!

• My angsty pairing for them: Forwood could be angsty tbh.

• My favorite poly ship for them: None.

• My weirdest pairing for them: I don't have any.

Bonnie

• My NOTP for them: Benzo I guess??? But I don't really know if I would say Benzo tho. I don't really know Enzos character well enough to say no but not yes either. Honestly I just want Bonnie to be happy she's suffered to much!

• My BROTP for them: Bonnie and Elena. I love they're friendship! I do like Bonnie and Caroline as well! <3

• My OTP for them: Bamon! They're so cute and actually legit healthy!

• My second choice pairing for them: Bamon!

• My fluffy pairing for them: Bamon! They're so adorable! I love stelena hugs but they're hugs as sooooo cute! Especially this one 👇

• My angsty pairing for them: Benzo cause you know he died in her arms. And her scream was terrifying and extremely sad.

• My favorite poly ship for them: I don't have any sorry! 😭

• My weirdest pairing for them: None!

Damon

• My NOTP for them: Delena. No words for that. I think I already made it very clear why! 😌

• My BROTP for them: Stefan and Damon! I love how in the end their bond was fixed and their relationship got better as the show progressed!

• My OTP for them: Bamon! They're My favorite non couple canon ship. I ship them but sadly their relationship wasn't canon 😭. Usually I don't like two characters that had no romantic scenes together but this is the exception. I. Mean.Come.On.Look.At.Them! They have chemistry why couldn't they've been together! I know I've said this about the other couples but this is the most true they brought out the best in each other!!!!

• My second choice pairing for them: No one but bamon!

• My fluffy pairing for them: Bamon!

• My angsty pairing for them: Delena! Eeek!

• My favorite poly ship for them: Don't have any!

• My weirdest pairing for them: None.

[austennerdita2533]

Hi to my friend and favorite Austen scholar :) I was wondering if you consider Darcy and Elizabeth an example of the opposites attract trope? I get that they APPEAR very different, with Lizzie exuberant and prone to laughing and teasing while Darcy is a fundamentally serious, reserved introvert. But as I reread and rewatch, I'm struck by how alike I think they actually are. They're both very critical, discerning and quick to judge, they're both extremely clever and intelligent, they're both very insightful (though, like all of us, only when it comes to people other than themselves and those they're closest to!), they're both close to very few but fiercely loyal and loving towards those they do let in, they're both very analytical and contemplative, they're both too stubborn and prideful and reluctant to change their ways until they both learn that's more a sign of strength than weakness. I could bore you by rambling further, but hopefully you get the point! I'm curious whether you agree that they're actually more fundamentally similar than different...? Or am I just as off base as usual?!

Hello lovely, and what a good question!

You know, I've always considered Darcy and Elizabeth to be opposites on the surface but then quite similar beneath it. (That probably reads like a bit of a cop out on my part, but I think it makes sense if you slice it apart.) I'd argue that combination is largely what makes them such a captivating pairing overall.

The so-called "opposite" attributes Darcy and Elizabeth possess work in a two-fold fashion. On the one hand, it explains why they butt heads in the beginning because, in personality, not to mention in the manner in which they're both able to interact with people - acquaintances and/or strangers, especially - they are diametrically opposed. She's extroverted, lively, good humored, and easy to engage in conversation. He's severe, socially inept, broody, and reserved to the point of being almost monosyllabic at the best of times. That difference fosters a lot of tension between them initially. They don't know what to make of each other. How to interact. It also helps to create, elongate, and preserve the canyon of misunderstanding that makes up their dynamic for the first half of the book.

On the other hand, the differences in their dispositions are also where hardcore attraction comes into play. They both gravitate toward, seek to investigate, rather, the qualities the other person has that they do not. It's like catnip. Draws them in like magnets. They're both similarly afflicted in that regard, I'd say.

Darcy is bewitched by Elizabeth's vivacity and openness, by her ability to laugh at the absurdity that is present throughout society. She's easy among new company where he is stilted, uncomfortable, and he LIKES being around her because of that. It draws him out of his shell. Forces him to be more present and attentive, even if "more present" manifests only in the heady looks he shoots at her from across the ballroom. He's stimulated by her wit, by her teasing. She astonishes him (in a good way), keeps him on his toes, and that's exciting...erotic.

Elizabeth, too, even in her most fastidious "I have never sought your good opinion" moments can't help but be caught up in the enigma that is Darcy. Arrogant and taciturn though he seems, his aloofness, as well as the natural reserve which surrounds him, makes him equal parts interesting and grating to her because she's unable to fully figure him out. She tries to glean what she can about him from observation, from limited time spent in his company, but he's essentially a lockbox (rude!), so instead she has to rely on the gossip that other people (Wickham) have related, and even then she's not satisfied. She still wants to know more. Needs to know more about who he is. She says herself that the different accounts she's heard of him "puzzle her exceedingly." The point here being that she can't stop trying to puzzle out the man from the second they meet no matter how hard she tries. She's caught up without realizing just how caught up she is. I mean, even when she's declaring she hates him I'd argue there's still a part of her that's more enthralled with him than anything. He remains an unsolved mystery, which is maddening as well as a little dazzling; so conscious or not, she feels a pull toward him. It cannot be helped. She's in over her head. I believe she's desperate to know if there's more to him than meets the eye (though she'd rather die than admit such a thing.) So really, his introversion has its own attractions for her as well--it keeps her probing, orbiting.

Like you mentioned, too, Darcy and Elizabeth have a lot of traits in common. They're clever, contemplative, critical, astute, and stubborn, to name a few. However, where the juxtaposition comes into the mix is how these things are expressed in their individual personalities. Because, in that regard, they do express or convey these traits differently. I think that's where the "opposites attract" trope could apply.

That said, Darcy and Elizabeth do both face similar conflicts throughout the novel. They're each prideful in their own way and must learn how to overcome their own snobbery, their own criticisms of people. I think we tend to overlook that as something they share because of how it manifests, again, with respect to their individual personalities and social classes. But without that tenet of similarity tying them together there'd be no romantic tension in the novel. That's the whole point of conflict upon which the whole plot turns - their respective (and mutual!) pride and prejudice. Also, if they both weren't loyal and protective of those they loved most in the world, and if they hadn't had a mutual evolution where they'd learned not to be so quick to judge others and forgive past grievances, then the romantic resolution between them would have fallen flat. As readers, we wouldn't have been rooting so hard for them to be together if they hadn't had those things in common. Right?

Part of the reason we consider Darcy and Elizabeth to be well-matched match by the end of the story is because they're opposites on the surface who are bound by the same moral fiber - character - underneath. They're good people who have made and learned from their own mistakes. That growth is what matters. It's because of their mutual self-reflection and self-improvement that they're able to come together to form a healthy union.

In my estimation Darcy and Elizabeth are similar in all the big ways that matter - smart, devoted, forgiving, dependable, loving, etc. - and different in ways - cheerful, stoic, witty, quiet, rich, bougie etc. - that allows their dynamic to feel fresh and surprising...not to mention swoon worthy as hell!

[magichcuse]

&. BASICS

Full Name: Samson Brennan Mayer-Gander Foley

Nicknames: Sam, Sammy, "Sammy Sunshine", etc. (Bre has a whole arsenal)

Sexuality: Pan, assumed that everyone was pan for the longest time.

Date of Birth: June 21st

Place of Birth: -

Gender & Species: Male, 3/4 duck 1/4 goose

Current Location: -

&. MORE BASIC INFO

Languages: English

Religion: N/A

Education: In public school

Occupation: -

Drinks, Smokes, & Drugs: N/A

&. PERSONALITY

Likes:

Watching the weather; predicting it using his knowledge and magic

Spending time with his mother- cuddling her, reading with her, etc.

Sour things- especially lemon.

Coloring- has more crayons, markers, and colored pencils than one person would reasonably need to own. Has some high quality art supplies and colors beautifully. He occasionally draws pictures as gifts for his mother, but he'd rather color in something premade.

Crafting- building models from kits and the like.

Collecting rocks and gems. Weather is his primary focus, but he has a secondary interest in geology. Knowing how the earth works and what it's made of fascinates him.

Petting Ulf and teaching him tricks (Ulf already has a higher level of intelligence compared to most rabbits, he just plays along to amuse him. Plus, Samson spoils him with treats that Bre would never reasonably allow him to have.)

Dislikes:

People who think they're superior to everyone else/ostracize others for being "unusual"- Samson has been surrounded by "unusual" people his entire life and proudly considers himself to be one even if others wouldn't.

Being left alone for too long- even when he doesn't feel like being social, he likes to sit next to his mother in silence.

Itchy/uncomfortable fabric & clothing tags- why wear clothes that aren't comfortable to wear?

People insulting his loved ones, especially his mother- the moment someone says something bad about Bre (usually regarding her appearance), he loses all respect for them even if he considered them one of his closest friends the minute before.

Fast food- the grease makes him feel sick.

Climate change deniers- they make no sense to him.

Bad Habits:

Leaving lights on/faucets running- Despite trying hard to be eco-friendly, he tends to forget to turn off lights/faucets if he isn't using them.

Not putting things back where he found them- no matter how many times Bre tries to keep her home orderly and organized, Samson unravels it all the moment he borrows something from her

Overfeeding Ulf- the jackalope has gained weight ever since Samson has been giving him treat after treat. Bre has tried putting Ulf on a diet, but again, Samson foils these attempts quickly.

Secret Talent: Samson keeps this hidden ("with great power comes great responsibility"), but he knows how to control the weather as well. He uses it sparingly since he doesn't want his magic to have drastic consequences.

Hobbies: 

Cloud watching- seeing shapes in the clouds; determining the different types of clouds and what they mean

Hiking- studying animal tracks, taking in the beautiful scenery, etc.

Scrapbooking - usually with his mother, uses a ton of glue and glitter

Gardening- again, usually with his mother, often gets covered in mud and dirt no matter how careful he is

Sports- mainly ping pong and badminton

Kite flying- has kites of varying designs and is learning how to design his own.

Catching frogs, lizards, insects, etc.- Samson usually sets them free after unless they are injured or sick.

Fears:

Getting lost/losing his mother- even when Bre allows him to go into a different aisle in a store or something like that, Samson never leaves his mother's side. He gets home sick too, he doesn't attend sleepovers because he can never actually seem to sleep at them. Samson also is nervous when his mother is sick or injured, staying home to care for her no matter how that might affect him.

The apocalypse- Samson has seen one too many specials about how the planet will become inhabitable if people don't change their habits.

Swans- a swan delivered Samson to Bre for Neil and he wasn't too nice to him. Since then, Samson's feathers stick up when he sees a swan though he doesn't understand why.

Five Positive Traits:

Accepting- you could have 187 eyes and Samson would gladly be your friend so long as you were nice.

Loyal- Samson would never betray the ones he loves, especially not Bre. He'd sacrifice anything he could for his mama.

Optimistic- No matter how bad things get, they'll always get better! That's what Samson learned from Bre, anyway.

Inquisitive- Samson has an undying curiousity and absorbs knowledge like a sponge.

Social- Samson is good at befriending people and socializing. He's extroverted by nature, people in his school and around town all know who he is.

Five Negative Traits:

Naive- Breanna definitely shelters Samson. He still has a childlike innocence and still has a sunny outlook on the world, blatantly unaware of the very serious and harsh realities of the world.

Intense- Samson's overwhelming positivity is just that... overwhelming.

Overly trusting- A romantic partner could cheat on Samson in front of his eyes and he wouldn't be upset because that person definitely still loves him! They just have multiple partners and nothing's wrong with that! This ties into the naivety thing, Samson being unable to conceptualize someone who'd be okay using people for their own gain.

Disorganized- Samson places things wherever he pleases and loses them a minute later. This drives Bre bonkers, but she's still patient with her lil boy.

Impulsive- Will Samson try to flush a roll of toilet paper down the toilet to see what would happen? Yes. Will Samson climb on top of the flag pole just to see if he could do it? Yes. Anything Samson could possibly want to do is done almost immediately, no matter how unwise that decision might be.

Other Mentionable Details: ( can include mental disorders, quirks, etc. ) 

&. APPEARANCE

Tattoos: N/A

Piercings: N/A

Reference Picture: 

&. FAMILY INFORMATION

Parent Names: Breanna Mayer-Gander Foley; Neil Crossfeather

Parent Relationship: Samson is incredibly close with his mother. Bre is probably his favorite person in the world. He was and still is a pretty clingy son, never wanting to go too long without her. She doesn't mind this at all, loving spending quality time with her lil boy. Plus, Breanna is a pretty anxious mother and prefers to keep her son close by. Bre can't say no to Samson- she's more of a pushover than her father. Luckily for her, Samson's undying loyalty towards his mother keeps him from taking advantage of her submissive nature. They have a mutual trust that is pretty much unbreakable.

Neil has been absent for most of Samson's life, but made a brief (failed) attempt to take parental control from Bre. Hasn't tried contacting Samson since, they're both on bad terms with each other.

Sibling Names: -

Sibling Relationship: -

Other Relevant Relative(s): Too many.