@originalbarbied for the pre-estab relationship meme
FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / damon is the good influence / rebekah is the bad influence / rebekah is the good influence / damon is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / platonic soulmates
ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / rebekah is damon's childhood crush / damon is rebekah's childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited from damon's side / unrequited from rebekah's side / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating on rebekah / cheating with rebekah / other
FAMILIAL. siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / damon is an older sibling figure to rebekah's younger sibling figure / damon is a younger sibling figure to rebekah's older sibling figure muse / damon is a parental figure to rebekah / damon is a child figure to rebekah / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / rebekah is taken under damon's wing / damon is taken under rebekah's wing
ANTAGONISTIC. dangerous to each other / dangerous to others / unpredictable / rivals / petty / developing into sexual or romantic tension / based off family matters / based of off circumstance / based of professional matters / based off misunderstanding or lies / conflict of ideology / betrayal / hero - villain dynamic / enemies / fight club / friends turned enemies / lovers turned enemies / exes turned enemies