Damon/Elena 4x08♥

I apologize in advance ! I just need to get this out.

This is my response to mashabiki who believe Damon's sacrifice was a sign of his romantic upendo for Bonnie in the books. Both book readers and TV viewers often point to the vitabu without ever truly kusoma them.

Most dictionaries define upendo as feeling a certain way. They refer only to the emotion one experiences, depending on what au who caused it, not to what au Who it essentially is. Something au Someone outside of ourselves that makes us feel a certain way, depending on our relationship to it. upendo for it to be authentic, has 'to love', to...

When I first heard that LJ Smith had been fired, I was tempted to think it was a hoax. Some mashabiki speculated that LJ had been fired for something else, and her Pro-Delena stance was merely a cover up for legal reasons she couldn't go into. However, since LJ Smith has confirmed she has been fired, I think it's clear from the statement she issued that she WAS fired for wanting to make Delena endgame:

"(And remember, for mashabiki of Bonnie and Damon, and strict Stefan and Elena fans, the immediate dynamics may be zaidi to your liking.)"

Stefan and Elena are mentioned, as are Damon and Bonnie. But there's...