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posted by DelenaLove201_
(If you're wondering why this is in the Delena spot, it's because a good half of it deals with the effect that Klaroline has on Delena. Am I overthinking this?)

So why exactly is Klaroline so popular? Is anyone else confused about this sudden craze? Now I'm sure that this article, like most of mine, will be very controversial. In particular because many Delena shippers are also Klaroline shippers.

So I'm going to start this article by saying very clearly that there is nothing wrong with Klaroline or shipping Klaroline. Heck, I don't like them canonically but I do love them in fanfiction. There are many types of Klaroline shippers who all have different effects on the Delena fan base. I'll be talking about some types that I've seen. Remember, these are broad categories, so it's very possible you fall into none or more than one if you are a Klaroline shipper or that some things that I've said don't apply to you. Don't take it personally, please.

First, I'm going to define the different types of Klaroline shippers that I have seen. Then I will explain how this affects Delena. Because believe me, it does. In a big way.

The Delena-Klaroline shippers- These are people who ship both Delena and Klaroline, showing a preference to Delena if they had to pick. Normally, I find that they became a part of that ship because they were disappointed with an aspect of Delena's relationship and noticed the similarities between the two ships. They either stay with the ship because they realize the chemistry between Joseph and Candice or because it's their backup Delena. Or some other reason.

The Klaroline-Delena shippers- Pretty much the reverse of the Delena-Klaroline shippers, these are people who ship both Delena and Klaroline, but show a preference to Klaroline. Normally, these are people who started watching the show during season 3, therefore noticing the parallels between Delena and Klaroline while there was a focus on the latter. They usually become a part of our ship because to put it simply, they like to ship good-girl/bad-boy relationships. Delena's the backup Klaroline. Or some other reason.

The Original ones- Like the Klaroline-Delena shippers, these are usually people who have started watching the show during season 3 and therefore developed an attachment to the Original siblings over the original trio. These shippers are often particularly attached to Klaus and will ship Klaroline along with one or more of the following: Stebekah, Elejah, Kennett. In short, they want whatever makes the Originals happy. A small subsection of this type of Klaroliner also finds Damon, Elena and Stefan irritating, though this doesn't apply to all of them. There is a specific subsection of this type that focuses on Klaus.

The Caroliners- These are people who love Caroline and whatever makes her happy. Most have been watching TVD since season one and have shipped Caroline with whoever made her happy at the time, hating whoever didn't. So they shipped Maroline (before he became 'Matt, that idiot!'), then Forwood (before he became 'Tyler, that idiot!'), then Klaroline. These are people who love the idea of a bad boy with a good girl, but since Damon was horrible to Caroline in S1, they usually do not ship Delena.

The Innocent Shipper-Klaroliners- These are people who usually ship the good guy with the good girl. They make an exception for Klaroline because on a show like TVD, the 'good couples' can be depicted as rather boring. They usually belong to ships which include Damon or Elena such as Stelena, Datherine, Bamon or Elejah. Therefore, they do not ship Delena. There is a Delena variety of this type as well.

The Manipulative Shipper-Klaroliners- This is another subsection of the Shipper-Klaroliners, and unfortunately, this is the malicious variety. These are people who usually ship the good guy with the good girl. Klaroline is not an exception to that, however, they ship Klaroline in the hopes of splitting the fanbase. Luckily, there are very few of these in the TVD fandom and if you are a Shipper-Klaroliner, there is a 99-1 chance that you are NOT in this category.

Okay, now on to the important part. How does this affect Delena?

I'm going to begin by saying that I believe the Originals were created with the specific purpose of dividing the shipper fandom. Feel free to contest me on this, but I do have reasons to believe this. Firstly, they are the creators of vampirism. On a show about vampires, that sounds like a series finale topic, not something to be tackled halfway through the shows run. The timing (right in the area where Elena is neutral between Damon and Stefan) leads me to believe that they came with a purpose. Secondly, they have English accents. The ones that Klaus has been dragging around in coffins, I understand. But Klaus, Rebekah and, to some extent, Elijah have been in North America for centuries. Heck of a long time to not adopt an American accent. So they were probably manufactured to appeal to the audience. Finally, they stole the main characters' thunder. Enough for them to get a spin-off! Not something you usually want the Big Bads of the season to do. On one side, you gain viewers, but on the other, you lose the fans you gained from the Big Bad because they're being shipped off somewhere else.

So I think clever, clever Julie noticed the big gap between the number of Stelena and Delena fans along with the total disinterest in Caroline's love life and BOOM! Klaroline was born. She created it knowing that each of these types of Klaroliners would exist and uses it every Thursday to make sure she keeps all her viewers. Because if you're watching a show for only one ship, there's a chance you'll drop it if you are disappointed. But if you're watching two or more ships, the chances are you'll stick with the show. Watch very carefully. When the sire bond was mentioned, she knew that would be a highly controversial aspect of the Delena relationship. And Delena is popular. But since Klaroline is also popular, and she added in that cute little chat between Caroline and Klaus, the ratings were largely unaffected. If you rewatch seasons three and four, you'll notice that every time Delena has a fight or a negative decision is made, there is a Klaroline scene. Not saying this without proof! I had two examples before writing this, found more during!

Examples:

3x14- Elena is trying to go to a ball which might get her killed. Damon steps in and Elena feels like she isn't being allowed to make her own decisions. At the Mikaelson ball, Elena called Damon's love a problem.
Elsewhere, Caroline is receiving gifts from Klaus and shares a cute little dance with him. And then they have a very romantic talk outside where Klaus flirts with her.

3x20- Elena is taking Stefan to the dance right after making out with Damon. Damon is really upset and distant. Aside from that, Alaric's going to die.
Elsewhere, Caroline and Tyler are dancing and Klaus interrupts, using his power over Tyler (he doesn't know Tyler's unsired yet) to dance with Caroline and flirt with her more.

4x07- At the Miss Mystic Falls pageant, Elena and Damon are talking, when suddenly the writers start throwing in hints about the sire bond. They give us DEx, interspersed with Caroline and Stefan making it seem sinister.
Elsewhere, Klaus and Caroline are talking. They're being all cute and romantic again and Klaus is actually the one who tells Caroline about the sire bond.

4x13- Damon and Elena are constantly fighting in this episode, with everyone egging them on. They have a massive argument about the cure and Elena is 'jealous' of Rebekah and Stefan.
Elsewhere, Caroline is able to have a conversation with her sort-of ex and his mom's murderer after killing Klaus's brother. And Klaus basically admits that he's in love with her after nearly killing her.

Klaroline is a ratings gimmick that evolved into a future relationship which has serious potential. It's not a bad thing, so don't take it as one. Many of the best characters and relationships started as nothing more than fanservice. But do you see how this affects Delena? We all know that there probably aren't going to be two identical couples on the show. While they're both exciting in their own way, they become boring if they both happen, because they have very similar dynamics. So let's see what we're up against.

Delena is the largest ship in the TVD fandom after 4 seasons, 4 kisses, 6 dances and 3 DEx scenes.

Klaroline is the second largest ship in the TVD fandom after 2 seasons, half a kiss, 2 dances and repeatedly trying to kill each other.

Do you see a slight imbalance here? Or maybe a weird, shaky balance? If you are one of those people who ships both Klaroline and Delena, there's still nothing wrong with that. But you probably won't get 2 for 2, unfortunately.
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Bonnie grabbed her head and fell on her knees. She’d been struck with a sudden brain attack and she imagined this was what Damon had felt when she attacked him.
“Bonnie!” Matt exclaimed. He wanted to help her stand, but she raised her hand at him. She then stood herself.
“Damon tried to talk to me” she started. “Veronica has Elena. She and Jeremy are in the same place. There’s fire”
“This is ridiculous” Matt muttered. “Can you do something about it?”
“I’m going to try” Bonnie replied determined.
Katherine and Stefan felt their skin burn by the sun, when suddenly...
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Bonnie opened her eyes and the candles expired. She stood and walked out of the square.
“I let him know” she said.
“Guys, I think you should see this” Keith said. Bonnie and Matt turned around to him. He was leaning against the table with a bunch of letters in his hands.
“What do you have?” Matt asked as they both walked to him.
“I found these in Jeremy’s pocket. I was looking for his phone, when these fell out. They’re from Kelsey to Veronica”
He gave a few to Bonnie and a few to Matt and he started reading the first of his own.

“Dear Ronnie,

I’m sorry I had to leave so...
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Tyler left his house and saw Veronica standing on the doorstep. He was surprised to see her, but acted it was pleasant.
“Hey, I didn’t expect to see you here” he said as he walked to her. He gave her a kiss on the lips and though she didn’t turn away, he could still feel her abstention. “Something wrong?” he asked suspicious.
Veronica didn’t answer.
“Walk with me?” she simply requested and she started walking, Tyler next to her. “I’ve been thinking” she started after a few minutes of quietly walking. “You’re a high school kid and I’m 23 years old and I know that’s...
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Ok,I have been standing nearly 20 minutes staring at my laptop because I did not know how to begin.Still don't know.What can someone say about last night's episode?All the moments even the non-Delena related were flawless.But I don't want to bother you with my feelings for every little scene.

First,let's talk Katherine who said openly what every Delena fan has been saying for months.Stefan wants human Elena.Not vampire Elena.He loves her humanity,he doesn't feel the same way about her now that she is a vampire allthought,to be fair,he truly tries to.And let's have in mind that it wasn't really...
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1)Before you start, you need a storyline

Writing a story requires planning. Think of a general storyline. The worst thing you can do is start writing and go with the flow. ‘Cause you don’t know where you’ll end up. Most importantly, before you begin, you need to know how you want the story to end. Think of more than one storyline and let them flow together. If you’re a good writer, that shouldn’t be a problem.

2)Official characters/Own character

Obviously the main characters of your story are going to be Damon and Elena. But you should spend some time to the other characters as well....
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1.link (18x01, Bonnie forcing Damon to feed on himself)
2.link (18x02, Bonnie calling Elena)
3.link (18x03, Bonnie vervaining Damon’s eyes)
4.link (18x04, Bonnie breaking Damon’s arm)
5.link (18x05, Damon trying to escape)
6.link (18x06, Damon thinking about Elena and Stefan)
7.link (18x07, Bonnie talking to Damon, saying she wants Elena to say goodbye)
8.link (18x08, Bonnie explaining why she involved Stefan, Damon saying what he did to Jeremy)
9.link (18x09, Damon tries to escape again)
10.link (18x10, Bonnie setting Damon on fire)
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1)link (10x01, Damon giving Elena her present)
2)link (10x02, Damon meeting Derek again)
3)link (10x03, Elena thinking about Damon)
4)link (10x04, Derek seeing Ric and Damon leave)
5)link (10x05, Kelsey and Amber separating)
6)link (10x06, Elena and Bonnie dancing)
7)link (10x07, Amber apologizing to Stefan)
8)link (10x08, Katherine and Amber decorating the house)
9)link (10x09, Derek telling who Amber is)
10)link (10x10, Amber attacking Elena)
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Bonnie walked with her plate to a table and wanted to start eating when she felt a pair of eyes burning in her back. She looked up and saw Keith standing next to her shooting her a meaningful glance. Bonnie, not wanting to be rude, waved at the seat opposite of her. Keith walked around the table, put his plate down and sank on the chair.
“Keith Dason” Keith introduced himself. Bonnie accepted his hand. “Bonnie Bennett” she said. She started eating.
Keith, however, didn’t touch his food, but kept staring at Bonnie. Bonnie looked up, feeling uneasy. She swallowed.
“Why, eh, why are...
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posted by yasmeen40
Chapter Title : I Give You Pain & Pleasure

Triple Shot - i own NOTHING of TVD

I need a mintute just to get to you , I feel like I might be getting through

Come over and say Nothing , Silence is everything

( Aly & Aj – Silence )

The morning came too early for Damon 'cause he knew his answer would announced realy soon , probably today knowing how stubborn Elena can be .

After showering and getting ready , he heard a knock on on his door he thought ( WoW ! she wants her answers very badly I see )

He decided against wearing the pants and shirt in his hand and just greeting her in his black boxers...
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1)link (4x01, Caroline being angry with Stefan)
2)link (4x02, Bonnie visiting Damon)
3)link (4x03, Jeremy and Elena talking about Bonnie and Damon)
4)link (4x04, Katherine threatening Bonnie)
5)link (4x05, Katherine trying to alert Elena)
6)link (4x06, Stefan and Amber talking)
7)link (4x07, Bonnie punishing Damon)
8)link (4x08, Katherine thinking about Stefan)
9)link (4x09, Klaus sending the vampires away, but keeping Amber with him)
10)link (4X10, Katherine and Bonnie fighting)
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posted by HaleyDewit
“What is this?” Jeremy pointed at the spell book.
“That, my dear Jeremy” Bonnie said in a sugar-sweet voice as she walked downstairs. “would be my spell book. You know, the book with spells?”
“Since when are you into this whole voodoo crap?” he asked, referring to the doll.
“Well, because it’s fun, Jeremy” Bonnie pulled her shoulders. “It’s fun to see him flounder like a fish on land. It’s fun to be able to hurt him and see and hear him screaming, even though I’m not around”
Jeremy frowned. “He? Who he?”
Bonnie held her head diagonally. “Oh my sweet Jeremy,...
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“Can you repeat…basically everything you just said?”
Katherine told Damon what she heard in Caroline’s room.
“You spied on my friends. That’s rude” Elena said shocked.
“That’s not the point, Elena” Damon said, raising his hand to silence her. “Are they really going to try to set me up with that piece of nothing?”
“Hey, those are my best friends you’re talking about” Elena said upset.
“Elena, shush” Katherine said as if she was talking to a dog. She looked back at Damon. “Caroline will call you at 7pm and she will tell you that Elena wants to meet you at her...
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posted by LilSweetsOmega
Hi Delena shippers, this is my thought on why Elena should be with Damon! hope u like x <3

I can't see why she still LOVES Stefan after all he's done for her wich is NOTHING really, compared to what Damon's done for her, he's rescued her to many times to count, like the car crash (1#fave Delena moment.
He actually proects her as he doesn't go with what Elena says, like with the sacrifise Stefan was just going to let Elena, HIS GIRLFRIEND risk her life with a 80 percent chance she would die just because it was her desision. Whereas Damon knew that she was gunna die and he didn't want to...
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posted by DelenaDiaries
Alright, Delena. Now when I first began watching The Vampire Diaries I was totally into the whole SE thing. I loved Stefan and I thought nothing could go wrong with him. And then I saw episode 11, when Damon saved Elena from her car after the accident (or crash more like, I don't think it was meant to be an accident). I sorta knew it was coming when Damon kissed "Elena" (Katherine) on the porch. Of course it wouldn't have been abnormal if it really had been Elena.
I began understanding how Damon truly was a good person inside and how he, like anyone else, deserves love. Damon cares ultimately...
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