It’s 4 o’clock in the morning and I need to go to sleep since I have work tomorrow but my brain is working overtime.

So I just had a thought on how Katherine “saved” Emily’s life.

So in the 1864 flashbacks with Emily, aside from the fact that she’s Katherine’s handmaiden we learn that Emily owed a debt to Katherine saved her life, but we’re never told how and I honestly always wondered what Katherine of all people could save Emily, one of the strongest witches ever. Even more inexplicable, despite this Emily still helps the counsel against Katherine’s wishes so she wasn’t as grateful as perceived.

Given the location, time period, and the color of her skin she more than likely was a slave (even though the show literally pretends they don’t exist). Maybe Katherine “saved” her from her owner and leveraged that to get Emily to work with her. Also I imagine Katherine leveraging that working for her is better than where she was before, but Emily sees through it. She realized that she only went from one master to a different which is why she helps the counsel, because she wants to get rid of Katherine.

Anyway if I ever write that Damon x Emily fic I’m definitely using that.