@Phoenixgirl-*high five* I'm so happy someone agrees with me on Katie. I mean, I guess it's natural for Bastian because he loved Kirsten enough to wait for 200 yrs, and to be happy at any thought that one could be his bride. But Katie's MODERN, and she doesn't know Bastian at all! *rolls eyes*
@Claixte9-A Bastian lover! *another high five* You're not weird. The werewolves endings, they're "telling of the story" really skewed it towards their ending, and you never really got to understand Bastian at all. Really, it's the CULT that killed in his name. Bastian was really only searching for his bride, and he was willing to let Christina go if she disliked him. He's kind. It's almost sort of like the way the werewolves treat Bastian is like the way Bastian treated the vampire that was in love with him. Tragic and sort of convoluted karma.
As to why he's not popular, I think it's because:
A) He's not young and "hot", per say, though if you look at the pic of him and Christina kissing....*melt*
B) He appears late and by that time, there are already misconceptions about the past, especially if you played the werewolves' endings first. Plus, you like other characters beforehand.
To really "get" him, you have to piece together the past. And I think it's really sweet how he searches for Kirsten for so many years, but IS willing to let his hope go because he knows now to respect others' opinions and wishes after Kirsten's death. It's just....I just dislike his belief that Kirsten will live again. Because I think he should just let it go because Christina and Katie aren't REALLY Kirsten (only Katie believes she is. *bleh*). But, you know, Christina is more like Kirsten and both of them say they are not the same as before (and they're not.) Their love can still grow outside of the "fated love" that was Sebastian and Kirsten.
maybe it's because he was willing to take katie or anyone else who was supposed to be his 'bride' so his romance with christina feels less special?
Depends on your perspective. If Christina is the "real" Kirsten, than their love has been fated for 200 yrs. Same with Katie. It IS bad that he accepts anyone, but this guy's just desperate for his love. He really needs someone who can love him, show him the way, make him fall in love with her, and then tell him to let go of Kirsten, as she's dead. Katie can't do that. Only Christina can. She fulfills all that and is also not vampire-prejudiced (very rare). So I think Christina's love with Bastian is actually very special.