I have been looking for a way to express my side of the Vampire Diaries shipping war, instead of just saying "I love Stelena and I hate Delena." I think that Buffy can help me make my point. At first, the main similarity between the two triangles seems obvious. The both have a human girl involved with a (mostly) good vamp and a bad boy vamp. I think it goes deeper than that though.
First, let me say that I am a Buffy/Angel girl from way back, though I have sailed on the Buffy/Spike ship. Like Stelena, Buffy and Angel have been referred to as soul mates by writers and fans, but, like Delena,...
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