does caroline even like elena or
Of course she does , Elena will always , always , have a special place in Caroline's heart , that is her best friend , however they have a very complicated push and pull relationship.
They are both guilty of being shitty towards each other , misunderstanding and unwilling to hear the others opinions. Their relationship of course changes throughout the show and at different points in time things become more estranged between the two of them , but most of the time , even when things are difficult , they do remain loyal to each other.
A lot of their dynamic is shaped by jealousy , insecurity , trauma and feelings of inadequacy and being left behind. From the get go we see some of these issues coming into play , Elena is recovering from a huge trauma , has people surrounding her and is already a well liked person. Caroline is very vigilant and compares herself to Elena a lot. They've grown up as best friends and yet she feels like things aren't equal , which they are not. However Caroline does fail to see that it's not exactly Elena's fault. The same way Elena unintentionally dismisses Caroline's real insecurities a lot and that her pain isn't as important as her own.
Caroline also upon becoming a vampire , which is already a traumatic thing to happen , after almost dying anyway. Then gets her memories back on what Damon actually did to her , and it's extremely painful for her to watch Elena fall in love with him and be with him anyway.
We've seen the show , we know the boat load of trauma that everyone goes through , but if Caroline didn't like Elena she wouldn't have forgiven mistakes that actually could have ended their friendship. They grow up , and actually become more like sisters as the show goes on. Actually finding themselves as equals.
Their relationship has been unhealthy in the past , and it will never be perfect , what relationship is ?
Now if you're wondering if my Caroline personally likes Elena , it depends in which verse , where in the timeline and what the actual plot of the thread is.
I have had many threads where Caroline and Elena are being sweet to each other , and threads where they're frustrated , that's the fun of roleplaying , exploring all sides.
My Caroline is 95% canon , and besides messing with Elena because she is annoyed at her , Caroline's loyalty will always be with Elena , even during a fight. She would not see anything bad actually happen to Elena on purpose.
