So, it’s been over a mwaka now I’ve been working on this Heroes fanfiction link, an Elle/Claire slash from Elle’s point of view. In that time, I’ve studied the character Elle Bishop on Heroes in an attempt to get her viewpoint and dialog pattern down. I’ve discovered that my take on Elle is pretty out of character compared to the Heroes canon. And so, I have written this makala studying Elle so that I may better understand her and so that I can potentially help other Elle-writers out there.

First of all, it’s important to note that the portrayal of Elle changes radically from season...