Disclaimer= I do not own Degrassi.
A/N= This is some E-Clare drabble I thought about while drifting off during Statistics class. It may seem strange at first, but it will make sense after reading it a few times. For this fic, Eli is sitting in class taking notes, while Clare is assisting the teacher about the current subject. Eli is taking dutiful notes, but not in the way you'd expect him to. The following you're going to read are the "notes" that he took.
THE LIBERAL CONCEPTION OF FREEDOM aka ELI'S CONCEPTION OF HAPPINESS=
Agent (Individual): Me, Eli G.
Obstacle (condition): Clare Edwards's shell.
Goal (to live as one chooses): My goal? To get a sledgehammer in order to break the shell Clare has engulfing her. She's shielded herself away from the opposite sex ever since KC Guthrie cheated on her with Jenna Middleton. The shell breaking is the first of many goals that I have. I want to show Clare after breaking her shell that I'm not like the other guys. I am a different guy who would never stray from his primary goal: making his girl happy because if you were reading this Clare, you would always be happy. I'd always put a smile on your face. You would always be greeted warmly by me and if there was ever a day that you would be frowning, that would happen because I likely hadn't kissed you enough. What is Eli Goldsworthy's conception of happiness? My conception of happiness is making sure Clare Edwards is the happiest girl in the world.