I love that! Great minds think alike <3

I do adore any haylijah hugging/cuddling scenes. That scene is surrounded by so much pain it takes me out of it sometimes. I do love that they don't ever really have a conversation of them being together, they just get together. It was just inevitable.

This list was so hard to make and somehow so basic at the same time. I had trouble narrowing it down but I think these are my top favorite Haylijah scenes.

Top Five Haylijah Scenes

5. 1x06: Fruit of the Poisoned Tree

I don't think I can talk about haylijah and not talk about this scene. I feel like the writers made it very obvious from the very first episode of TO that haylijah was going to be a major ship, but this was the first time I feel like the characters really acknowledged their attraction.

I love Elijah taking care of Hayley and then them both getting caught up in the moment with each other, completely forgetting about everyone/thing else. It caught them both off-guard and I just love this scene so much.

I also adore Rebekah realizing it and her soft smile.

4. 1x15: Le Grand Guignol

This scene is just so precious. Hayley can't stop smiling and Elijah's small, shy smile is so perfect. We thought we were going to get a first kiss, but then he goes in for the sweet forehead kiss. Celeste watching it all and realizing how deep Elijah was. Elijah realizing he would do anything to keep Hayley happy, even if that meant she would leave him in the end. *chefs kiss*

3. 3x22: The Bloody Crown

This scene is peak haylijah to me.

It brought back their cute and flirty banter that I feel like was missing since season 1. But on top of that, we got their deep feelings. This was always so important to me for this ship. Haylijah isn't just some 'caught-up-in-the-moment' ship. Their love was built on a deep respect and understanding of each other. They were friends and family before anything more. This scene is the show finally giving us that support that we saw from the early seasons.

2. 1x11: Apres Moi, Le Deluge

Speaking of the early seasons. I've said it so many times, but my favorite season for haylijah is seaon 1. They are just so flirty and cute. Things go downhill after this scene, but I love Elijah being flirty and putting aside all of his fears. I also love Hayley getting all shy. They are just too cute. This scene just captures season 1 haylijah so well.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. This is my favorite scene. I love their reunion in season 4. I truly thought the show writers were going to do right by haylijah at the beginning of season 4 since they spent so much time in the first couple of episodes solidifying them, but then they just throw it all away. This scene at least gives me something to look forward to when I start Season 4.

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Hi love!

You know I love talking about haylijah.

So I discussed haylijah being poly or even having a throuple with Jackson before.

I agree that they are both queer. To me, Elijah is more pan than bisexual, but I agree Hayley is bi. I feel like Elijah doesn't care about the gender, he definitely is just attracted to kind of arrogant, badass individuals.

I love to think that haylijah would be together forever. But I also don't find it that unbelievable that they would introduce other people into their relationship every now and then. I don't think they would want to be ENM (ethical non-monogamous) since I think they would want to be invovled. Elijah isn't a jealous person, but Hayley is. She wouldn't want to see Elijah even casually seeing someone else if she wasn't invovled. Elijah would be alright with it if that's what Hayley wanted, however, he would have conflicting emotions as he never gets to be the priority in anyone's life. He already isn't for Hayley because of Hope (as it should be), so having someone else would concern him that he was being pushed further down. Again, he would do it for Hayley, but wouldn't fully enjoy it.

I also don't see them introducing a permanent member into their relationship. So it wouldn't be a full throuple/poly relationship. But I could see them bringing in someone for a period of time. Elijah and Hayley would be the anchor partners, but that doesn't mean they wouldn't love the third member. We see from both Hayley and Elijah that they are capable of complex love for multiple people at a time. If the show hadn't been so scared of anything outside of a heteronormative relationship, we could have had some great poly couples.

But their familial paranoia would complicate any relationships. They both have trouble letting people outside of the family get close (as they should since a lot of people want to kill their family, justifiably). It would have to be someone who has been around the family for a long time and has earned their trust, both of them.

But knowing both Hayley and Elijah's luck, that person wouldn't last too long. They both have terrible luck.

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Thanks for watching my tik tok! If you haven't seen it, this anon is referring to this one.

So I've always loved how affectionate Daniel made Elijah and if you watch anything else that he is in, that is just kind of how Daniel acts. But I do think they ran with it. He always greets Rebekah with a kiss or is holding hands and kissing Hayley's hand.

While I don't fully buy into the love languages because I think everyone shows and gives love in all the ways and even more that aren't listed, I think it's a simple way to express what one may want from a relationship and how one may express their own affection. That being said I do think Elijah and Hayley tend to use physical touch to show their affection the most.

Part of this is because of a headcanon, but I think it's supported by canon. Essentially, I always viewed Elijah as being touch starved. We hear from Esther that their family was broken until Klaus was born, that Klaus brought joy back into their family and made them feel like a family after losing Freya. But Elijah was born during that time. If you've read my prequel to TGW, You're On Your Own, Kid, (which I know I need to update), it starts with Esther going through some heavy emotions at the time Elijah was born, even post-partum depression. Elijah, to me, always seemed neglected by his parents. He was no ones favorite and used essentially as a place holder for parents or even for a child they actually wanted. I always thought this is why he is so attached to Klaus, because it was the first time he felt love.

But back to the ask. Elijah let's himself get close to very few people throughout his long life, so when he does, he is always reaching out for them. To remind himself that they are still there. He uses it to ground himself in that affection. That they love him enough to allow a monster like him to touch him.

I do agree that he also likes to show his love in acts of service, however, to me, it always seemed like he did this more when he was uncertain of the other's love, like he was trying to earn their love because he's always had to earn love through acts of service and sacrificing himself. Like when he killed all of the Strix members for Hayley because he was uncertain that she cared for him after everything. I'm not saying he does so selfishly, but rather he believes he isn't worth anything to his loved ones if he isn't acting in their service.

So both of these love languages to me come form places of insecurity. I think the most important one to him, without his insecurities, is quality time. Hayley and Elijah fall in love while she is trapped in their home. They fall in love from spending time with each other. It's similar with Elijah and Gia. Their affection develops from their mutual interest in music and them working together.

To me, Hayley and Elijah were such a good match because they seem to feed off of each other's love languages. They were always there for each other when they needed comfort. They were there to offer physical comfort as well as just physically being with each other in times of need. They are also incredibly protective people so they are willing to do anything for each other.

We don't see them really give gifts but I think it's just for lack of the show putting any effort on them, because we know Elijah would shower his loved ones in gifts.

It's essentially a mix of all of them and they just instinctively know which one the other person needs which makes them so special.

I will definitely continue the haylijah in every episode series as well as the Elijah's relationships in songs. I welcome any suggestions! In case it isn't obvious, my ADHD hyperfixations make me super unorganized with them but I will continue!

Thanks for the ask! It inspired me to make a gifset of their love languages, coming soon!

I wanted to fully answer this question so sorry for how long this is. I think it’s important to remember a lot of the scenes people use to attack haylijah are scenes where one or both characters are going through heavy trauma and this impacts what they say and do. They both come to the relationship with their own baggage and it shows. I won’t ever say they have a completely non-toxic relationship because there are definitely issues there, like every other ship, but I think people like to point it out more for them because the writers lived to create artificial obstacles for them. 

For instance, you mention Elijah not accepting Hayley as a vampire, which is not really accurate. He was devastated when he thought she died, the writers deleted a lot of these scenes. When he discovered she was alive, he was scared to lose her again and feel that pain again. They also deleted the scene where Elijah is comforting her and ready to help her through the transition. But when they have to send Hope away, Hayley falls apart and gives into the harsher elements of being a vampire. I know people say that someone trying to stop a new vampire from this is trying to “fix”/“control” them, but that’s wrong. Elijah knew Hayley never wanted to be like that. He knew she was spiraling because she lost the two most important things in her life, her identity as a wolf and her daughter. Which is why he tells Klaus to take her to her pack so they can cope together. This ends up being the thing that pulls her out of her depression. Klaus never would have noticed or cared enough to do this if Elijah hadn’t intervened.

We also get the flashbacks of Elijah stepping away from Marcel when he was a child because of Klaus. This parallel is very purposeful. Elijah takes a step back from Hayley, not because he doesn’t accept her but because he thinks it’s what both Hayley and Klaus need. He also worries what will happen to her or what Klaus would do if he didn't step back. He does it because he loves her so much he’s willing to give her space to work through her pain in the way she needs. He prioritizes her recovery over his desire to help her. People also are unfairly hard on him when Hayley tells him she hates that she is a monster like him and he is hurt and doesn’t say anything back. His biggest fear is the people he loves seeing him for “what he is,” a monster and Hayley tells him she doesn’t want to be like him. He doesn’t know how to handle this so he reacts badly. They are all in so much pain, you can’t hold either of their words against them. 

We also have to remember how terrified Elijah is that Klaus will harm Hayley if he shows her too much affection. Throughout season 1, Elijah is pulling away because he sees the telltale signs that Klaus is about to go off the deep end, like he did when Elijah fell in love with Celeste or the many times he killed someone Rebekah loved. Elijah also mentions that Celeste was not the first time. Elijah is trying to protect Hayley and his own heart by staying away and not allowing himself to say what he wants to say to her. 

The scenes with Hayley and Jackson in the bayou ub season 4 really made no sense except to create division between haylijah. Hayley always knew who the Mikaelsons were and fell in love with Elijah for who he was. She tried so hard to make it work with Jackson, but it never did. Yes, I think it is a perfectly normal response for her to have been scared of Elijah after seeing him lose control in his mind, but I also think she understands it wasn’t him and he would never hurt her. But she was thinking of Hope and she didn’t want Hope to be like that, to be like her, because we know Hayley is just as capable of being like that. This was all clearly a trauma response because she goes and visits him in France and is clearly still in love with him, saying she believed they were destined to be together and that she would wait for him in the next life. I wholeheartedly believe if Elijah hadn’t immediately erased his memories, Hayley would have gone after him after she had gotten Hope settled into school and had time to think. They both acted quickly and in pain and made bad decisions that don’t reflect their true feelings or intentions. 

They had a deep connection throughout the show and this is often disregarded because of a handful of scenes where they were at their lowest. Their trauma responses don’t define them as people or as a couple, rather it should be defined by their devotion for each other even when everything was attempting to keep them apart. 

HAYLIJAH APPRECIATION

*Spoilers for Season 5 of The Originals*

In my opinion, the entire decision for Klaus and Elijah to die together was out of character.

Neither Elijah nor Klaus would die and leave Hope alone. I know she had her other family, but Klaus and Elijah always viewed themselves as family before the others. They would have wanted one of them to stay behind for her. Klaus dying for Hope really made no sense. He would have rather someone else die than leave his daughter an orphan.

To me, Elijah has always been a little suicidal so him dying was not a surprise to me. Him allowing Klaus to die, made no sense. That being said, if Hayley was alive, yes I think it may change some things. But even with Hayley alive, if it was a choice between him and his brother, he would still have been the one to sacrifice himself. He tried to do it in season 4 to save Klaus with Hayley standing right there.

Elijah is one who was always ready to sacrifice himself to protect his family. If it was ever even remotely a chance his death could save them, he jumped on it. I think it's partly because he didn't feel he deserved to live and experience any happiness, but also because he loved his siblings much more than he loved himself.

I've always viewed him erasing his memories as a way to kill himself. He erased himself rather than be separated from his family and Hayley. If he could sacrifice his life and it would allow his family to be whole once again and allow Hayley to have the support of his family, he would sacrifice himself.

So if everything else had happened the exact same way in Season 5, except for Hayley's death, I think he may have tried harder to find another way. But, if they were unable to, yes I think he still would have sacrificed himself.

Now, if there was zero way to save Klaus, I think he would have stayed for Hayley and Hope. They wouldn't have both died leaving everyone behind. But again, I don't understand how Elijah didn't make Freya give him the entire Hollow and cut Klaus out of the decision-making, splitting it made no sense for Elijah's character.

I also think it would be good character development for him to not die with Klaus. Showing that he was breaking away from his toxic codependency on Klaus, but it would be based on no real development because, if anything, they just became more dependent on each other as the show went on.

Thanks for the ask!

I don't think they would want a polyamorous relationship permanently, but eternity is a long time and could definitely see them trying it out.

I always see Elijah as the more dominant in the bedroom while Hayley is more dominant in everyday life. That being said, they definitely trade off and both have a lot of respect for each other in both situations.

If they invited someone into their relationship though, it could not be a dominant person. That would be too much. They both already have such strong personalities. I could see them inviting someone with more submissive tendencies to join them temporarily. I honestly think they would both enjoy watching each other. It would allow for both of them to be dominant at once instead of trading off.

If they ever got to a place where they were in a relationship for any period of time, they would be very secure in their relationship and neither of them would be overly territorial as they would trust each other and would make all of the decisions together.

I don't think it would be a full polyamorous relationship as the third person would very much be a third and not become equal partners to either of them. Jealousies may start to come out if the person was fully integrated into their relationship. Neither of them let people in easily so it would be difficult for them to both let the same person in.

They also both have serious trust issues which would severely limit who they would invite into their relationship. Additionally, they would both be concerned on how bringing someone else in would affect their family as a whole.

Basically, I could see them inviting someone into their bedroom before I could really see them inviting someone into their relationship/life.

Thanks for the ask!

Considering it is impossible, I think they would both be incredibly shocked.

I don't really buy into the loophole that allowed for Hope to be born, but it's canon, so we just accept it. But it would be impossible for Elijah and Hayley unless they each took the cure, which they wouldn't do.

Putting all of that aside.

If they were vampires, I think Hayley would freak out. Again, it shouldn't be possible. But I think she would be excited. She was incredibly young when she got pregnant with Hope and likely hadn't even truly thought about whether she wanted to be a mother. However, she completely embraced it and was an amazing mother to Hope. I think she would have loved to have a chance to enjoy a pregnancy and feel more confident in her ability to protect her baby. She also would have a better support system this time because Elijah could unequivocably be there for her without worrying about hurting Klaus' feelings. But she would be nervous about telling Elijah since it's impossible.

Elijah wouldn't question her at all. He would question how it was possible, but as soon as he heard the proof of the baby, he would accept it. After all, they've already done the miracle baby storyline. Elijah would be incredibly nervous. His biggest fear is being like Mikael and he often worries that he failed his siblings. He would lean on Hayley for reassurance that he could do it. That he wouldn't fail their child.

Elijah would pretend to be the disciplinarian, but they all know who really is. Their child would have Elijah wrapped around their finger. He has wanted a child for so long, he would make sure his child wanted for nothing. Hayley would have to hold him back because she wouldn't want her child to become spoiled or an 'elitist' like their father. Elijah would insist they have meals together and would teach his child to cook while Hayley happily watched. Hope would of course be there, and let's be honest, the rest of the Mikaelsons because they are going to live together forever. They would have family game nights and family vacations. Elijah would make sure his child had the childhood he and his siblings were deprived of.

I've written a haylijah wedding as an epilogue to one of my stories so I've given it some thought already.

Hayley would take the Mikaelson last name, but would not hyphenate it. The only reason she hyphenated it with Jackson was because it wasn't a marriage of love to start, it was a political arrangement.

Hayley isn't emotionally attached to the last name Marshall. There is some confusion in the fandom of Hayley's past -- it seems she was adopted initially and then either living on the streets or in something of a foster care situation after her family kicked her out. She doesn't ever talk about wanting to reconnect with her adoptive parents, so she wouldn't care to sever that connection. Specifically with the Mikaelson name.

Hayley went in search of her family in New Orleans and found it in the Mikaelsons. That was the first time she truly understood what it meant to be family. Very early in her relationship with all of them, she considers herself a Mikaelson. Not through her relationship with Elijah or even her daughter, but in the connection she has with most of the family. While she has conflicting feelings at times, she always backs the Mikaelsons. She is a Mikaelson. Marrying Elijah and taking on the last name would just solidify it.

Hayley would want a quiet, outdoor wedding. The complete opposite of what Klaus threw her.

We always see Hayley very in touch with nature and her wolf side, she would want that reflected. Elijah doesn't care where it is as long as he gets to marry Hayley. Although, he would want there to be a dance floor because he wants to be able to dance with his wife all night.

They wouldn't want a big wedding, just the important people in their lives. Depending on Hope's age, she would either be a flower girl or a bridesmaid. They wouldn't write their own vows because they both hate being the center of attention and sharing their emotions in front of others, even if it is just family. Instead, they would share them in private later that night.

Elijah would insist Hayley wear a white dress since he's never been married and secretly always imagined having that moment with her. It would be a simple dress, one she can easily move and dance in. Elijah would of course wear a tux.

They wouldn't care about the decorations, letting Rebekah and Hope plan what they wanted with the instruction of "keeping it simple." Rebekah would try her hardest but definitely go overboard.

It would be a beautiful and happy day for the entire family.

Thanks for the ask! I love talking about haylijah <3

It would depend on when in his life it happened, but the short answer is no, he's not very persistent.

Going off of my last answer, Elijah always respected his love interests' choices, so he wouldn't pressure them if they said no or if he thought they were not interested. When he was human, he sees Klaus kiss Tatia and he immediately leaves even though Tatia was flirting with him just moments before. Now, part of this could be that he doesn't want to take something away from Klaus, but even with the conversation he has with Tatia, he doesn't make a move until she confirms to him that he is the one she is interested in. And then, even knowing his brother may have feelings for Tatia, he still kisses her.

We see moments of unrequited love for Elijah, or where he believes the love is unrequited. When Hayley tells him she is betrothed, he backs off immediately until Hayley essentially tells him to fight for her. While he does battle his feelings for Hayley because of Klaus, he is ready to fight for her even against Klaus until he sees her with Jackson and he again, backs off immediately.

Elijah is not one to fight for a love that he does not think will be returned because he does not feel he is worthy of that love. Which is why I say it depends on when in his life it happens. When he was younger, he likely would have felt more worthy or less jaded therefore he would have fought harder. After a thousand years of pain and loss, he is not willing to put himself in a vulnerable position if he is not certain. Multiple times, it takes the love interest basically yelling at him for him to make a move. Hayley has to be the one to kiss him, Gia basically asks him to take off her dress, etc.

While I do think his family is a big part of why he has not tried in love a lot and had very little success, I don't think it necessarily affects how he responds to unrequited love. More likely, it is why others would experience unrequited love. I headcanon that many women have fallen for him throughout the years but he was oblivious/not willing to go down that path, both due to his family and due to his past losses he did not reciprocate. He likely has not experienced too much unrequited love because he does not allow himself to love.

Thanks for the ask!

Elijah doesn't get bored of people.

We see this in TO season 1. He doesn't allow himself to fall in love easily but when he does, he falls hard. And he holds onto that love until he dies.

I firmly believe he loved Tatia, Celeste, and Hayley until his last breath. Even 200 years after Celeste's death he is still honoring his love for her. Even 1,000 years after Tatia's death, her death still haunted him.

I think his devotion to those he loves goes back further than Klaus' abuse. I partly believe it is just his personality. He is loyal beyond belief (beyond reason) and loves very deeply. But I also think it is how he was raised. He was born into a time of mourning in his family and it is clear he was neglected when he was very young. This greatly impacted the rest of his life. He wasn't given love as a child so when he loves others, he loves intensely.

Now I do think there is a misconception that Elijah doesn't date a lot. I think he actually does. We see him having more love interests than any of the other Mikaelsons (maybe even Rebekah). He didn't allow himself to fall in love with them, but he did care for them. Even with the threat of Klaus, he still started seeing Gia pretty quickly after Hayley's wedding. And before Hayley, he was seeing Katherine. I personally believe Elijah has issues being alone. If he is not close with his family at the moment, he needs to find comfort in someone else.

So I don't think dating was an issue for him, but I do think he would have allowed himself to love more people if Klaus hadn't been a constant threat to all of their lives.

Thanks for the ask!

I love this question.

I've heard people say Elijah likes to play savior to women, but I couldn't find this further from his actual type.

I mean look at all of these women? Not one of them is a damsel in distress. To me, Elijah had the best taste in the whole show. These women are all elite.

Elijah's ideal type is a person who is strong and independent. He likes people who can handle themselves but also can show compassion and empathy when needed.

I think all of these women reminded him of his humanity. As a human, he would have had to be tough to survive but also compassionate to help take care of his younger siblings. Each of the people we see him connect with throughout the show seem to exhibit these traits. They will do what it takes to survive but also have boundaries (for the most part).

Elijah needs someone strong enough to help him shoulder the burdens he puts on himself and also understands that he and his family won't always be in the right. They don't need to always agree with it, but help him to a more reasonable solution. They also need to understand his family and what comes with it, because to Elijah, it's non-negotiable.

He likes people who challenge him, intellectually, emotionally, physically, etc. He is constantly warring with himself on who he wants to be and who he thinks he needs to be. He may pretend to be annoyed, but loves when the people he cares about challenge him to be a better version of himself.

Elijah's sense of humor is also notoriously underrated. He wants someone who helps him lighten up and enjoy the little things in life. Someone who laughs at his sarcastic comments and makes him laugh at the ridiculousness of their life.

Definitely someone who is emotionally intelligent, because he likes to pretend he is. Again, his type is someone who will call him out when he falls short.

Someone who can enjoy music and literature would be a plus. A person who can hold intellectual conversations and talk at length about a book or movie. (Elijah will of course always argue that the book is better)

I think he also is looking for someone who wants a quiet life. A house in the country with his family around. Where they can have quiet evenings and long discussions.

He wants a partner to share his battles as well as the good in life.

I think it goes without saying, brunette.

Season 2 Haylijah

I'm always shocked when people try to use season 2 haylijah to argue they are bad for each other. To me, season 2 proved how much they loved each other.

Recently, someone tried to say Elijah didn't accept Hayley when she first turned. And I hate to tell people to rewatch, because I think it's rude, but that statement is just not true. One of my favorite deleted scenes (deleted scenes are still canon) is Elijah telling Hayley they will explore everything she has grown to be (a hybrid) and he reminds her she is still a wolf and a mother. He doesn't not accept her as a hybrid but he was watching the woman he loves mourn the loss of her child and fall apart. We are also watching this as we see flashbacks of him having to pull away from Marcel because of Klaus' jealousy. The show very purposefully parallels these events. Elijah feared stepping up and taking care of Hayley because he knew Klaus would have spiraled and been an absolute menace if he had. So instead he steps back and forces Klaus to step up. He knew Hayley so well he knew to send her to her pack because she needed to reconnect with her humanity. And sure enough, once she has purpose again, she starts to feel more comfortable with her new life. It's also very clear that his decision to step back was hard on him. He felt isolated and alone because of it, but he thought it was best for both Klaus and Hayley. Hayley of course doesn't know all of this and does get angry and pulls away herself, which is what Elijah felt was necessary. Twice this season we see Elijah abandon his own home and family in order to give Hayley what he thought was best.

Even though they are not on the best terms, they still support each other and care for each other. Every time Hayley needed help, she went straight to Elijah because Elijah had always been there for her. Even when Elijah is at the safehouse Hayley calls him for advice. I also love this season because season 1 showed Elijah seeing the potential in Hayley and then season 2 showed Hayley living up to that potential. They both worried for each other but trusted the other to handle themselves. Even when they are in different relationships, they are still each other's comfort. I once read that if you want to write a compelling relationship, they should still be compelling if they were not sexually attracted to each other. To me, season 2 shows that for haylijah. They cannot be in a romantic relationship and yet they are still so important to each other. They were each other's friends and family above anything.

You may not agree with all of their decisions in season 2, but you cannot deny they always tried to put the other first. Elijah was constantly checking in with Hayley to make sure she was safe and happy. Relationships are not 50/50. Hayley is going through so much and she needed Elijah to give more than she could. We see it in later seasons that when Elijah is unable to give more, Hayley, without hesitation, pulls the extra weight. They are true partners.

I hate when people say haylijah is weird because Hayley got with her baby daddy's brother.

First, this is just reducing a woman down to a man she had sex with. She is her own person. She didn't fall for Elijah as Klaus' ex-lover/baby-mama/one-night stand. She fell for him as a woman. It's also disgusting to say that Hayley was not allowed to have any emotions/feelings while she was pregnant. It doesn't matter whose child she was pregnant with, she still has bodily autonomy. No one made a comment when Klaus slept with multiple women while she was pregnant (one of whom attempted to kill his child). It's a complete double standard.

Second, Hayley didn't owe Klaus anything. They were not in a relationship. They didn't even like each other much in the beginning. It's crazy to think that Hayley isn't allowed to like someone because she had a one-night stand months before she even met Elijah.

Klaus was not at all interested in Hayley and didn't expect anything from her. Elijah backed off for the majority of season one just in case he did. But again, no one owed Klaus anything.

Hayley and Elijah are their own people and fell for each other outside of Klaus (I know shocking not everything revolves around him).

It's also hilarious to hear these statements from a fandom that is based on a love triangle between brothers.

Hayley and Elijah

If you've spent more than five seconds on any of my pages, you know haylijah is my favorite ship. So I thought it was about time to post something about them.

When people tell me they don't like or even hate haylijah, it's usually one of two reasons (sometimes both):

This argument, I ignore flat-out. Hayley is more than her past one-night stand and more than just a mother. We shouldn't reduce characters (especially women) to this.

2. They have nothing in common.

This argument I usually find amusing because we know almost nothing about these characters. We know their personality traits, but not their interests. They don't get a second to just relax and have hobbies. We know Elijah plays piano and it seems like he likes to read, but Hayley, we don't see her take a second for herself.

So when people say that, it usually comes down to not thinking they have similar personality traits. Which is a good thing. It's a big reason I've never shipped Klayley romantically. Two hot-headed, combative characters do not make a solid relationship. It might be fun to watch it explode, but it isn't a long-lasting connection. To me, Hayley needs someone to calm her when her werewolf temper comes out and Elijah needs someone to pull him out of his head when he gets a little too introverted (why I also liked Gia).

What they do have in common is their goals and even their (questionable) morals. They both have shown they would do anything for family, including doing terrible things. It's not a good thing, but they both understand each other's impulses. They both just want a happy, safe, family life and have fought their whole lives/existences for that.

Now, I would have loved to see them grow together, and in my opinion, they would have if the writers hadn't decided to destroy all of the happiness in the last couple of seasons. Neither of them enjoyed hurting people to protect their family and we see a glimpse of this growth in season 4. Elijah always encouraged Hayley to stand up for her pack and be an alpha and I think he would have continued to encourage her to find those aspects of herself. And Hayley has always pushed Elijah to be more open and fight for himself.

So yes, they didn't have the exact same personality, but they had complementary personalities that helped and supported each other.