Why It's OK to Support Bonnie and Damon as The Vampire Diaries' Next Big Couple

Sure, it starts a little adversarial, but even when they're enemies, there are still some pretty obvious fireworks.

See?

Even the most diehard #Bamon skeptics can't deny their common interest in emotionally loaded, passionate stare-offs.

Once the iciness melts between them, it develops into a good-spirited teasing that makes them best friends. Everybody knows that best friends make the best girl/boy friends.

Don't mess with Bonnie or her friends because, well . . . you get Mad Bonnie. And you won't like Mad Bonnie.

Or Damon when he's in blood rage. Together they are a force to be reckoned with.

They enjoy each other, most of the time. And those times make all the bitter disagreements totally forgettable. Just look at them together.

Like being stuck in an alternate dimension for months, working on the same crossword puzzle every day, and reliving the early '90s over and over. Oh . . . and the whole constantly almost-being-murdered-by-every-supernatural-creature-in-the-universe thing.

All those dinners in the alternate universe just might be responsible for their friendship, and whatever else they have together.

Of course Bonnie's not afraid to show her emotions, being a witch and connected to nature and all.

But Damon is just as vulnerable as she is. They can be each others' shoulder to cry on.

They obviously care about each other as friends, but you can't deny there's some heat there.

Both Damon and Bonnie are aware of what the other is capable of, so they have a right to be skeptical of the other. A little mystery makes for a steamy romance.

Half the fun is watching the two of them circle around each other, without a clue that they need to be together. Watching them fall in love will be even more intriguing.

Although it will be hard to find their way together while Elena sleeps in her coffin, Bonnie and Damon have to be true to their feelings. And they can comfort each other's guilt along the way.

Bonnie and Damon have partnered up in a lot of schemes, most of which Damon has to talk Bonnie into. But when you are a sucker for a particular gesture, you're already a goner.

The same goes for Bonnie's eye squint. Damon can't resist it.

No matter how harebrained the scheme is, Bonnie and Damon are in it together.

The power is shared between the two of them pretty equally. Sometimes it's Bonnie calling the shots, sometimes Damon takes the lead, and they're both OK with that.

Even if it takes a fair amount of convincing by the other one.

How long can Bonnie and Damon pine for Elena? If they get together, maybe they can spend a little time enjoying their lives instead of moping around waiting for her to wake up.