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navree · 1 year

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I think it is very funny (and by funny I mean infuriating and appalling) that people's reactions to a mother being terrified to death for her children's lives is "boohoo Alicent is stupid!" and not "poor thing, that's not how a mother should be made to feel by HER OWN FAMILY"

This is such a problem with literally any TV show or movie, which is that people forget that we are an omnipotent audience. We see everything, we know everything, we are the only people involved in the story that have complete and utter control over all of the information of the story. None of the other characters do, and that's why they make the decisions they do, and if they seem somewhat nonsensical to us that's because we know everything and they don't.

(seriously, as someone who was in The Originals fandom for a time, season 2 was the hardest time to be Hayley fan when half the audience forgot that her decisions made total sense if you just looked at the information she had access to, not all the information of the entire story.)

Alicent's information is this: 1) Rhaenyra lied to her (lies by omission count as lies), and then 2) appears to have leveraged those lies to strip away the last of Alicent's support as well as anyone partial to her children's place in the line of succession. 3) Rhaenyra is then callous enough to drive a man to suicide and, in the process, get another man killed, with no outward remorse. 4) Over the next ten years Rhaenyra commits at best a huge social faux-pas and at worse an outright treason and 5) the products of that treason are cruel to her own sons which Rhaenyra has done nothing to stop (or really do anything to bridge any gap in their relationship) until 6) she proposes the Jace/Helaena marriage, which just looks like an attempt to take Alicent's only daughter hostage when you have an uncharitable view of her. 7) Rhaenyra then does nothing about her son maiming Alicent's and in fact 8) demands that Aemond be tortured for having eyes that can see and 9) vocally approves the plan to maim Alicent's son and Alicent herself for also having eyes that can see, because it helps her succession and that of her sons. And the coup de grace is in 10) Alicent seeing Rhaenyra murder her husband so she can marry who she wants and gather more strength to her side.

That is all the information Alicent has on Rhaenyra as heir to the throne. That she is callous, thoughtless, bloodthirsty in the pursuit of getting what she wants, uncaring towards others, with the capacity towards coldblooded murder to anyone who gets in her way (and who are in her way? Alicent's Targaryen children, especially Alicent's firstborn Targaryen son), and no remorse or thought to consequence for anything she does. Of course, we, the audience, see things from more than just Rhaenyra's point of view, we know that her thoughtlessness is borne out of being sheltered, that she's lighthearted and playful, that she is genuinely just trying to find love within the confines of an incompatible marriage, that the faults in her relationship with Daemon lie with Daemon as the adult and senior figure, that her attempts to reach out are genuine, that she's held the best belief in Alicent for a long time ("I do not believe Alicent is capable of cold blooded murder") that she did not murder Laenor, and that she has no intention of hurting Alicent or her kids and genuinely wants to be a good ruler and pass down the Targaryen legacy/Song of Ice and Fire (whether she can be a good ruler is debatable at best, and also God I hate the stupid prophecy fuck it so hard).

So to the audience, yeah Alicent's reactions can seem irrational, but most people with basic competence and understanding of storytelling can also understand that the impression we have of the story is something no one else in universe does, it's why I'm also willing to give grace to Rhaenyra for sometimes thinking the worst of Alicent because she doesn't have access to the information that we do.

But let's be real, ASOIAF/GOT/F&B/HOTD and all adjacent fandoms have been horrifically toxic and misogynistic, a mindset that extends far beyond characters and even to the actors, no matter which side of certain debates you fall under (yes this is a fandom wide callout I've seen all teams be gross as Hell), as I'm of the belief that insulting Matt Smith's looks and harassing his mother is in fact just as bad as bullying Emily Carey off Twitter, and relentlessly castigating Sophie Turner for no reason including when she was a child is in fact just as bad as mocking Emilia Clarke's brain injuries, this shouldn't be controversial. So I'm not surprised that this toxicity exists towards the character, and there's a lack of understanding in how yeah, Alicent should not be made to feel that her children are in active danger due to the actions of not just their sister but also their literal father, her husband (and that the worsening of the relationship post-Driftmark is entirely on Team Black for not doing anything to make amends for what happened to Aemond whatsoever and refusing to even be contrite years after the fact, Vhagar eating Luke was too merciful for him I said what I said).

A lot of the people who think this way are mostly casual watchers, or just really die-hard Team Black Twitter stans, so we can at least take comfort in the fact that most people with media literacy, whether they be regular fans or even critics, are more willing to extend Alicent the grace she deserves, and us Greenies can stan her hard enough to power a major metropolis in the meantime.

#personal #answered #anonymous #yeah this isn't an hotd specific issue unfortunately enough #the originals season 2 was just.......bane of my existence #'hayley's so evil for running away with hope' klaus confessed to murdering her friend for no reason (and when he didn't even! he's stupid!)#after a year of him bullying her and trying to railroad her every decision and being an asshole to her #after already having a thousand year old reputation of being a remorseless monster #like yeah no shit she eventually decided to cut and run with her kid #the information she had was that this guy was toxic as hell and couldn't be trusted around her or her child #it's only because we saw more than just her pov that we understood where klaus was coming from #i mean god i don't think anyone on the internet understands the concept of POINT OF VIEW #like you know how in the books we the audience know the lannisters are shits but in the first one sansa doesn't in her pov #because she's a child and she doesn't have the information we do about how bad they are #or how dany tends to refer to her marriage to drogo as a love story when we the audience with a modern lens and viewpoint are like uhhhhhhh #god people are dumb

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pretend-writer · 4 years

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Better Than Revenge (Hargreeves x sibling!reader)

Summary: Y/N’s boyfriend broke up with her unexpectedly and the Hargreeves goes and finds out the truth.

Pairing: Hargreeves x sibling!reader

Title Reference: Better Than Revenge x Taylor Swift

Word Count: 2.1k words

Warning: swearing, violence

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It was all so sudden, I thought that me and him were alright. We've just got back from a trip couple of days ago, taking cute couple pictures and posting it on social media.

Every night, he told me that he loved me and he would never let me go. It took us hours to even hop out of the hotel bed because he would want to cuddle with me all morning. All the love he shared that I thought was genuine didn't mean anything to him.

Was a blind? Was I too naive? Should I have known me and him were in a fake relationship this whole time? Did I waste a year and a half of my life thinking that he loved me? I didn't know what was real anymore.

The only truth that came out of this was that my boyfriend and I were over with. Everything else was a blur.

'Y/N?' Allison tapped me on my shoulder. 'Are you coming inside?'

I've been in my head all day since I got the breakup text from my boyfriend, I totally forgot that I was outside sitting next to Ben's memorial statue.

As I continued to stare at the ground, I shook my head. 'No, thanks.'

'It's about to rain, you should come inside.' Allison still sat beside me even with the complicated weather outside, concerned as she knew something was wrong with her sister. 'What's wrong?'

'You know the best days of my life was supposed to be this trip with my boyfriend?' I slightly chuckled, feeling stupid about myself as I said those words at loud. 'Turns out I was wrong.'

'What did John do?'

I bit my lips and sighed; I couldn't even blame him really. 'It's all my fault. For believing that this was all true, for thinking that he was happy with the relationship. I'm so fucking stupid.'

'What did he say to you?'

'He said enough.'

Allison quickly stood up and left my side. 'I'll be inside, come join me soon okay?'

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Allison POV;

The things that Y/N said hit a nerve. I already knew something was not right with the relationship. There was always something off with John but I figured if Y/N trusted him, I should too.

I've should've trusted my guts.

It was one thing to hurt my sister's feelings but to make Y/N sad to a point where she sat in the rain made me very upset and angry.

Y/N was the cheeriest one out of the bunch, constantly making us smile when we're down. Her smile was how we all got through the day, especially during our childhood with our so-called father.

It always took a lot for her to get mad or upset about anything. This already proved that John had something to hide and I would do anything to find out what was going on with his life.

I didn't want to leave Y/N alone under the dark, gray clouds but she seemed as though she was not going anywhere at all. I gave a kiss on the top of head before I walked back into the building.

'What's wrong with her?' Diego peeked through the window, watching Y/N leaning next to Ben's statue.

'John broke up with her and I'm going to find out exactly why.' I flared my nose, infuriated about this situation between my sister and her ex-boyfriend.

Diego furrowed his eyebrows, confused about everything. 'W-wait, John and her broke up? Didn't they just come back from their cute little trip?'

'He's a fucking liar is what it is. I swe-'

'Allison, are you sure he's a prick?' Diego tried to be civil which I completely understood but something about my instincts told me otherwise. 'We have zero proof of why this man broke up with Y/N.'

'That's what I'm trying to find out. I just don't trust him. It doesn't make any sense at all.' I rolled my eyes, taking a deep breath. 'You can watch Y/N while I go do some digging.'

Diego chuckled, 'Are you kidding me? I'm coming with you. Let's expose this man.'

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Diego POV;

Luther, Vanya and Five were left with Y/N at home to make sure she was comfortable and feeling better. We also had to be extra careful about Y/N finding out about us stalking her old boyfriend.

If Y/N even got a hint about me, Klaus and Allison's whereabouts, her emotions will get the best of her and she will not hesitate to use her ultrasonic scream to try to get to us.

Y/N was the most level headed out of all the Hargreeves but her number one pet peeve was people digging through private lives. Her finding out the truth especially in the fragile state she was in would ruin us.

And seeing her hatred towards paparazzi and the way she fought them off on her off days as Number Eight, I would never want to be Y/N's enemy.

Which was why Allison, Klaus and I, the mouthy triggering siblings had to leave the house. Klaus and I privately argued that Five should've been with us but with his smart mouth, we knew he was going to use his "genius brain" as an excuse to stay and distract Y/N.

Klaus didn't like that, given the fact that Y/N and him were tight like glue. But everyone knew that Klaus was the number one person that needed to leave the house.

'Why can't I stay with Y/N?' Klaus whined, 'You know I suck at these investigating type missions. I could be a great caregiver to our sweet sister. I would give her some warm tea-'

'We haven't even pulled over to John's house and you're already running your mouth. That's why.' I turned around toward Klaus who was laying down in the back of the car as Allison drove my car. 'You'd be the first one to tell Y/N our secret and we can't risk that, dude.'

Allison looked at our brother from the mirror, smiling. 'Don't worry Klaus, she will be fine. I promise.'

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Klaus POV;

The car suddenly stopped moving, Allison and Diego unbuckled their seatbelts. Ben, who was squished to the side where my legs rested rolled his eyes. 'You could've saved me some space for me to sit.'

'You're a ghost, why does it matter?' I replied back to him, I didn't think that he'd cramp up while I laid down in the back. 'Besides, my legs were on your lap so you should be fine.'

'Who are you talking to?' Diego asked me as he watched me get out of the car.

'Nobody.'

Ben yelled, just like he always does whenever I claim that I talk to myself. He had to realize we were here for Y/N, Ben can have his moment to shine some other time.

Diego, Ben and I followed Allison into John's house. Y/N used to bring Allison and I here often to hang out with John, we knew where he hid his spare key.

'Let's split up and look for some clues. It's got to be in here somewhere.' Allison mumbled, walking upstairs.

'Psst, Klaus!' Diego pointed behind him, 'You want to partner up? Maybe if we do it together it'll be faster.'

'Why are you whispering? The man isn't even here.' I chuckled at my brother, 'I think working together would take more time.'

Diego hissed, 'Fine! Be that way and go with your imaginary friend.'

'Why are you so upset? You really love me, don't you Diego?'

He pulled out his knife, looking at me intensely without saying any word. I knew Diego was sensitive but I didn't think that would trigger him to throw a knife at my face.

'I'm sorr-' before I was able to finish my apology, Diego struck his knife next to my head, hearing a loud groan from behind.

'Allison! I got him!' Diego shouted as he quickly got up and ran past me. I turned around and saw John lying on the ground, holding his shoulder in pain.

'What are you crazy fuckers doing here.' John winched.

Diego pulled the knife out of him, wiping the blood off with John's shirt before he put it back on his harness. 'Given the circumstances, I do not appreciate your tone dude.'

'See, I knew you Hargreeves were crazy. I don't know how I put up with you and your sister for nearly two years.'

'Now that's when you stop talking.' Diego stuck his finger into his knife wound, making John scream louder than he was before. 'I'm telling you, shut the fuck up before we do more harm.'

'Okay, okay!' John yelled, still grabbing onto his shoulder. All I could think about was how infected his shoulder was going to be after all this mess.

As I stared at John's wound, I went back to thinking about my poor sister. 'Why did you break up with Y/N?'

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Y/N’s POV;

'Rock, paper, scissors, shoot.' Luther and Vanya said in sync. They have been at it for about an hour now, I've never seen two human beings intrigued in this boring game before.

Five just stared at them with an angry face like always, all he has been doing was mumbling to himself and complaining about something I couldn't hear from here.

'What are you guys doing exactly?' I questioned my brothers and sister that has been in the living room with me for over an hour doing nothing.

At first it was odd that they were sitting with me, quiet and not saying a word but I didn't question anything. Now it was weird of them to be here as if they were keeping an eye on me.

'Just keeping you company.' Luther grinned, 'Do you need anything?'

'No, thanks.' I gave him a soft smile, asking an additional question. 'Did Allison say anything to you guys?'

I was in such an emotional state, I blurted the end of my relationship to Allison without thinking of anything. What happened between me and John was over, clearly over and if he wanted that I couldn't say no.

Knowing how overprotective Allison can get of me, I was worried what trouble she got herself into. I hoped she wasn't doing what I thought she might be doing.

'Nope, nothing.' Five, Luther and Vanya all said in the same tone.

'Y/N!' I heard Klaus screaming from the front door, rushing inside to come see me. 'He's a fucking dickhead!'

'Who?' I asked Klaus as he was trying to catch a breath, leaning into the couch to rest.

'Your fucking boyfriend, that's who.' Diego walked in right behind Klaus, anger flushed all over his face.

Allison rolled her eyes, hitting Diego's shoulder while standing next to him. 'You don't have to say it like that, geez.'

'What did you guys find at his house?' Luther asked.

'At his hou-' I looked at the three of them, confused. 'What did you guys do?'

'While Vanya, Luther and I were here distracting you Klaus, Allison and Diego went to John's house to find clues as to why he broke up with you.' Five summarized, with a big smirk on his face.

My eye shifted towards Allison, slowly shaking my head. 'You know how I feel about this.'

'Hear me out, okay? He-'

Diego cut Allison off, 'He had a ultrasound picture in his hand Y/N. John is a fucking asshole and I was so close to punchin-'

'He what?' Luther yelled, immediately standing up and towering over everybody. 'Where is he right now?'

'Laying down on his living room floor because Diego threw a knife through his shoulder.' Klaus added.

'Y/N, I'm so sorry okay? But I had to go see for myself and you being sad is the last thing I want to see.' Allison took a step closer to me. 'You we're blaming yourself about this breakup and I didn't want you to do that. That's why I went.'

There were no words left to say; I felt angry, sad, disappointed that my boyfriend of almost two years had a different girl the whole time. John was even about to have a family with some other woman.

I clenched my first as I thought about John, the more flashbacks I had of our "happy times" the angrier I got.

My siblings started to notice the change of my expressions. Klaus' eyes widened, 'Are you okay Y/N?'

'Come on guys, let's go get him.' I took my jacket from the couch, quickly putting them on as I walked towards the front door. All my siblings started to cheer as they walked next to me, Diego and Klaus hugging me from each side.

'Let's get this son of a bitch!' Diego screamed with his fist in the air.

#hargreeves x sibling!reader #n.8 x reader #number eight!reader #n8!reader #tua fics #tua oneshot #the umbrella academy oneshot #the umbrella academy fic #diego hargreeves x reader #luther hargreeves x reader #allison hargreeves x reader #klaus hargreeves x reader #vanya hargreeves x reader #ben hargreeves x reader #five hargreeves x reader #hargreeves x sister!reader

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galvanizedfriend · 4 years

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Klaroline Fic Rec - Day 3

Klaroline Fic Rec Event 2020 - Day 3: Angst Title: The Amazing Klarolijah Series (a name I totally made up) | Part I Elijah | Part 2 Caroline | Part 3 Klaus Author: @itsnotacrimetoloveyou Summary: A three part master piece in tiny drabbles about a one-sided love triangle between Klaus, Caroline and Elijah. Warnings: You might fall in love with Elijah, just saying. Status: Complete (unfortunately)

Why you should read it:

LISTEN. I am going to talk for a bit, so bear with me!

Anyone who follows me here knows about my CRUSADE to find good Klarolijah triangle fics. I'm kind of obsessed with the dynamic of that trio. But recently I came to realize that it’s not just anything involving those three that will pander to my (apparently very sensitive) tastes. And these three drabbles are EXACTLY my number.

I feel like I have a duty to honor these. First, because it's a rare occurrence. And second, because I know first hand, and probably better than anyone, just how much @itsnotacrimetoloveyou DISLIKES writing about this. Over the course of hearing me ramble nonstop about Elijah's many qualities, she has become allergic to him in any context where he gets near Caroline. So the fact she put her talent into writing these, and came up with three MASTER PIECES is not to be underestimated.

All three of them are so very short, but they pack SO much into them. They are three different sides of the same situation, three completely different POVs, and yet, when combined, they are so very telling about the greater context of this story. It's beautiful how they come together to paint a bigger picture. It's a mark of fantastic writing and world crafting, and when you think this is something she isn't even particularly comfortable writing, it just makes it all the more impressive. Luiza has a true talent for great drabbles, but I think she really knocked it off the park with these three (am I biased? maybe. am I sorry? not at all)

On Elijah's POV, we see how desperately torn her is by his feelings. He knows he's going to break his family apart by pursuing it, and so he, as always, relinquishes it completely in favor of his brother, ever the selfless martyr that he is. And yet - and this is where the beauty of this great character building lives, even in such a short story - Elijah is not at all at peace with his own choice. He's bitter and longing and pining desperately for something he knows he cannot have. He can't help it, just as he can't help the guilt. Of course he would be drawn to her. When you think about it, it makes perfect sense. And yet Caroline is completely taken with his brother. There's such intense suffering behind his feelings for Caroline that I just - UGH! IT GETS ME RIGHT IN THE FEELS!

Elijah is a Mikaelson through and through, even though he disguises his monster with flashy suits and a veneer of politeness. He’s every bit as ruthless, selfish and damaged as the rest of his family, but he is also a caretaker. He takes responsibility over his family. And this tiny little piece showcases both sides of his personality so well.

He hadn’t seen it coming. These… These feelings. But after the late night talks after she had fought with Niklaus. After getting to know her… He understood what Niklaus saw in her. Couldn’t help but see it himself.

Bright and beautiful and capable of lightning the darkest moments, the darkest hearts.

From Caroline's POV, we draw the sorrow. The whole situation makes her terribly uncomfortable. She doesn't want to be the thing that stands between Klaus and Elijah, and she hates that she cannot be herself around him, afraid that he might jump to conclusions. Caroline is a very physical creature - she hugs, she kisses, she touches. That's how she shows her appreciation. And yet, despite the fact she truly likes Elijah, she cannot let herself go for a single second, not wanting to stir feelings that will cause everybody pain.

It’s so poignant, the way Caroline understands that if she were to reciprocate Elijah’s feelings, her life would likely much easier, because Klaus is complicated and full of thorns. I love that he’s not suddenly depicted as a puppy, but as someone who’s dangerous and high maintenance. And yet, Caroline also realizes that he’s the only one who loves her for who she truly is, who sees her true colors. While Elijah loves an idea. Which goes PERFECTLY with the construction of Elijah’s character on the previous drabble, and all the reasons he’d have to be drawn to her.

It would go away, she knew. They had eternity, after all. And she was quite certain Elijah was more in love with the idea of her than actually in love with her.

A lot of people had done that in her life, after all. He wasn’t the first to create an image of her and then try to force her into it. It never lasted, this wouldn’t either.

Lastly, from Klaus' POV, we get all the rage. It's not as angsty as the other two POVs, but much more gritty and violent. Klaus is possessive, he is jealous, he is dominating - the alpha male, as Caroline so cleverly put it. He loves his brother, but he is not willing to give even an inch when it comes to Caroline. His temper adds a whole new shade to the complex triangle. He is so greedy in love he wants it all, and when he sees the way Caroline acts around Elijah, immediately he thinks she's tailoring her affections for him so she won't upset Elijah. The mere touch between the two is enough to set him off. And so he translates all that into demonstrations - such as being particularly inventive with the sex just to make sure Elijah will hear them. lol Poor Elijah.

Perhaps it was hypocritical of him to call out such selfishness, but he was certain Elijah could be accused of the same crime. All these talks of uniting their family only for him to betray him in the lowest of ways.

Klaus couldn’t quench the anger he felt. Couldn’t stop this fire burning in his chest.

She was his. She had always been his.

All the nuance and the drama and the angst of this triangle, packed in tiny little pills of amazing writing (I wouldn't mind if they were longer! 😂), tie in seamlessly. It’s a beauty.

Everyone who aims to understand why I keep babbling about Carolijah and Klarolijah should read this! I dare you not to feel for my beautiful boi Elijah! 💔

Thank you SO much for writing these! 💝 And for the countless hours you spend indulging my need to ramble nonstop about those three! 😂

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Other amazing pieces of angsty writing you should read, from past recs of mine:

Heartless by @hybridtunnelvision

Set Down Your Glass, by imperfectandchaotic

Holy Water Cannot Help You Now by @eenababysmom

#KCFicRecEvent #klaroline fic rec #klaroline fanfiction #klaroline fic #klaroline event #Carolijah #itsnotacrimetoloveyou

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littlestsnicket · 4 years

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thanks!! (this got out of hand, but I had fun thinking about these things :D)

I’m going to talk about “Promise not to lie, but that doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll tell the truth”

First, this title is ridiculously long, and I clearly remember having one of those, fuck, ao3 will not let me post this without a title moments, but I kind of like it; it works.

Second, I’ve done this a lot less in this fandom (where as like... i think all of my doctor who fic is like this) but the easiest fic for me to write are the ones where I read a fic and think, well that’s not quite right. And I had read a bunch of Violet is a Snicket fic and none of it was quite right. Which is definitely not a slight on the people who wrote it (a lot of it is really good! it just didn’t jive right with my personal understanding of the characters and themes of the series, and well... a lot of it seemed more influenced by netflix than the books), so I went and wrote my own.

Cut because I went through a nearly 2000 word long fic practically paragraph by paragraph.

“What a coincidence, I was about to make myself some tea,” said Violet. Even though this was an entirely plausible statement, Violet was certain it sounded like a bald faced lie, and she was certain by the way Lemony’s eyebrows drew together, that he thought so too, but he took a second mug from the cabinet above the stove, placed it next to his own on the counter, and dropped in a second tea bag. Violet thought she caught him scanning the room for exits, but it might not mean anything—Lemony did that constantly. She sat down at the worn kitchen table.

I like the idea of characters letting each other get away with lies. And I also think it’s important to asoue--there’s a reading of a lot of things that happen with disguises (like when Klaus and Sunny disguise themselves as doctors, and Madame Lulu, and maybe even Olaf disguising himself as Stephano) where I think there is some vfd *thing* where you are trained not to call people out on lies unless you are certain you have more to gain from doing so than you might gain from playing along and seeing what else happens. That’s not terribly related to this fic, but it’s something I was thinking about when I wrote Lemony letting on to Violet that he didn’t really believe she wanted tea, but going along with it anyway (and then Violet doesn’t even drink the tea (but that’s maybe not super clear from the way I wrote it), so Lemony knows at the end... and of course they are both very observant and spend a lot of time watching people both as a matter of personality and circumstance.)

“Thank you for finding us, Mr Snicket, and reuniting our family.”

One of the things I’ve put a lot of thought into is how characters use names/nicknames/titles. It’s something I became very concerned about when I was writing Twin Peaks fic, and I carried it along to this fandom too. And I really liked the idea of Violet using Lemony in her head but still calling him Mr Snicket out loud until they resolve their relationship.

“I couldn’t say no to Beatrice,” he responded without looking at her.

And then Lemony half denying that he’s done anything special or admirable. I tend not to think of Lemony as particularly self hating, although I don’t know if it comes across that way (especially in “platonic equivalent of hate sex” but that’s from Olaf’s pov and he sees Lemony in a certain way that is not necessarily accurate). This has more to do with Lemony not wanting to make moral judgements about himself, or really allow other people to commit to making moral judgements about himself. Which could certainly be read as self hating, but I think has more to do with pragmatism and a result of his world view which is very accommodating of moral grayness (except when it very much is NOT at all--like no one is ever all good in Lemony’s head, but there are certain people that Lemony allows himself to think of as 100% bad even though he intellectually knows otherwise).

but she was nearly twenty six now and the guardian of a child; she understood now that nothing, but especially trying to do right by a child, was ever as straightforward to an adult as it was to a young person.

The idea that Violet should be a properly grown up adult for this conversation was very much a reaction to reading other fic. It’s also the only thing that makes sense with my head canons about the timeline of when things happen/books are published. And this is also a sort of reference to atwq where Lemony has the line about children inevitably becoming adults that I am not going to look up.

“I know you were engaged to my mother,” Violet said.

I’m not sold on this. Violet is Bertrand’s child, and this sounds like more of a Beatrice/Klaus thing to say--it’s so very direct. But (a) given how relatively short I keep my fic, I needed to cut to the chase and (b) this was pretty early in my involvement in fandom. While most of the things I think about Lemony are things I’ve been thinking about since I was, idk, twelve or thirteen (Lemony has ALWAYS been my favorite), I had to flesh out Beatrice, Bertrand, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny a lot to be able to write them.

Then the next bit of dialogue--it was important to me to establish that Violet and Klaus (and Sunny too) had been researching Lemony. And there is a lot of information out there about Lemony. (And maybe the Baudelaire parents have been deliberately keeping their children away from information about Lemony, because the Quagmires are familiar with him in tvv--and the particular way they bring it up makes it seem like general knowledge not something that they discovered researching Olaf.) For one thing, I think the Baudelaire’s (especially Klaus) would research Lemony, but it was also important to me to sort of... balance out the amount of knowledge Lemony has about them.

And then of course, there is the thesis of the fic:

“Violet, I have always believed that genetics are a negligible part of paternity. And somewhat selfishly, if I were to think of myself as a father figure—even in a limited capacity, I would have to admit I was a monstrous failure.”

The idea that Lemony hasn’t already worked through his feelings about having a kid (in the strange capacity that he does) is just ridiculous to me. Like... families of choice is one of the KEY THEMES of the book series he wrote. It’s almost a non-issue. And I think when we see Lemony being completely un-self aware, that’s a deliberate rather than passive act on his part. All that performative grief we see in his narration isn’t something that just happens, it’s something he’s actively doing because he cannot deal with the complexity of his actual feelings. Where as this is something he’s worked through and consciously let himself off the hook for, and can concisely and accurately explain to Violet. Because he’s an adult. And even as a child in atwq, he’s pretty self aware about the things he’s not deliberately lying to himself about.

He placed one mug on the placemat in front of Violet, although the wood of the table top was so scratched and damaged one would never be able to pick out one more ring of water.

This might be my favorite thing I’ve written in this fandom, and it just... the thing about not using coasters being a sign of evil. I will never get over that. it’s so perfect. Because, when it comes down to it, evil is synonymous with carelessness. And giving up on the idea that small acts of care are worthwhile. And how that is so core to who Lemony is as a person and what being a Volunteer actually means.

blue gray like the sea during a storm—the same blue gray eyes she saw when she looked at Beatrice, the same blue gray eyes that looked back at her from the mirror.

(a) I wanted to connect the Snickets to the sea--it seemed important, and (b) I have a random and unfounded head canon that the Snicket siblings don’t look at all alike besides having the exact same color eyes--so that is the “Snicket” trait that Violet has as well.

I already talked about the name thing, so I’m going to skip a head a tiny bit. When I wrote this, it was really important that the fic actually be about something other than Violet being genetically a Snicket--it was the only way to show that it’s really a non issue. So Violet and Lemony talk about the Baudelaire parents and casually refer to them as such without any caveats because that’s the truth.

“Sometimes, it feels like I didn’t know my parents at all. They had so many secrets, so many things they never told us.”

“I am all too familiar with that feeling. I knew your parents quite well; I would like to help if I can.”

And this is Lemony breaking one of the many negative cycles of vfd involvement. And, despite their genetic relation, Lemony is going to interact with Violet primarily as a friend of her parents, and a someone who fundamentally understands what she is going through in loosing ones parents especially in situation of not really knowing what they were thinking.

I’m going to skip ahead to the sugar bowl bit because the discussion about moral ambiguity and what the Baudelaire parents would have wanted pretty much is what it is. Lemony is able to give Violet closure that I think she really needed. It’s nice. It’s what I want for her. I think it’s something Lemony knows Jacques didn’t have and needed as the eldest sibling.

Yeah... there is nothing in the sugar bowl. I am sorry. Those are the facts. It’s also something Lemony is not comfortable telling Violet. He wants to prepare her for disappointment, but she doesn’t have the context to really get it yet. Even though Lemony hints at it earlier (”they would be proud to have raised children who were brave and resourceful enough to barter the location of the sugar bowl for their sister’s safety”). That the Baudelaire’s instinctively understood the real value of the sugar bowl. Also, I was already planning what ended up becoming “To share a kitchen” at this point. The original draft was primarily focused on Sunny figuring out what was in the sugar bowl, and that being something that Lemony wasn’t comfortable telling anyone because it’s something that one has to figure out for ones self. But that ended up being kind of tangential to that story in the end.

Violet was silent and perfectly still, puzzling over all of this not terribly helpful information, as Lemony finished his tea.

Call back to Lemony saying “he was so still and quiet when he was thinking through a puzzle”. Because Violet is Bertrand’s daughter.

“Thank you, at least, for not telling me it is too dangerous for me to know.”

“My track record is far from perfect, but I do make a sincere attempt to keep my word.”

This is a direct refute of Widdershins saying that it’s too dangerous for young people to know what is in the sugar bowl. That was very deliberate. Lemony and Widdershins have some shit to work out. I don’t know that they ever get the chance. (I tend to think Widdershins doesn’t know what is in the sugar bowl. And that is a beginning of the rift between them; they seem close in atwq and Lemony seems so casually disdainful of him by the time he is writing tgg.)

And then the last paragraph is just... Lemony is not and never is going to play the role of a father figure for Violet, but they are a FAMILY in the way that matters--they’re comforted by each other’s presence and the small noises they make when going about their normal habits.

And that is that!

#ask meme #tangentially #mayo talks about writing #this seems like the work of an insane person #but i own it

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the-daily-multi-fandom-post · 5 years

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Klaus and Elijah Mikealsons, friend? Part 9

This part of the story is in readers Point of View.

The witches have had my body for a few days. I remember everything that had happened. Kathrine came up to me and pulled my heart out, but there was something else. She was under compulsion. I could tell, she really didn't seem like she wanted to do it because she hesitated. But That doesn't make since, nobody can compile a vampire other than a original, but why would they... Oh my goodness, Mikael. My compiled Kathrine to kill me, it all make since. I was klaus’ weakness, killing me draws Klaus out.

The witches have been doing spells on me for about a good two week. I can tell that they have been doing spells on me, because I have yet to reach the other side. I can see everyone around. I can walk around places, but only as a spirit, or what other people call it, a ghost. back when I was alive, I used to read about spirits and stuff like that, but the only way to get rid of them is to let them go through the anchor of the other side. I was just hoping that they could help me before the anchor ends up finding me and dragging me off of earth and onto the other side. It seemed like they had everything under control. I was just walking around town waiting, while everyone else worried that they were never going to get me back to life.

I talked to Klaus and them through a Ouija board that marcel gave to Klaus, telling him it might work to connect to me- it works. I talk to them all the time. Klaus never stops talking it seems like. Every time I turn around he is trying to connect with me. I would always talk to him. I just want him to know I’m there for him even though I'm technically dead.

I made my way through the mansion, getting tired of walking around the mansion. So I decided I would go out for a while. I made it to the front door and opened it when I heard someone call my name. I listened to the voice and made it to the person talking, Rebekah. “Y-O-U C-A-L-L-E-D?” Y/n spelled out on the Ouija board. “We are getting you back tonight. We need you to be at the cemetery at 12 tonight, understand?” Rebekah rambled out as she placed her hands on the board allowing Y/n to use her energy. “I U-N-D-E-R-S-T-A-N-D” Y/n spelled out. She moved the chip to goodbye and left leaving the mansion to walk around the city while she waited for the day to go by.

That night I made my way to the cemetery and the witches noticed my presence. The wind got a bit rougher, and began to howl. I leaned against one of the tall headstones. Waiting for everyone to be ready. The witches were talking amongst themselves, they waited for Klaus, Elijah, Kol and Marcel to show up. Marcel and I have met before, its just kind of a long story, Lets just say; we know each other like the back of our hands. Anyway, I listened as the witches grabbed the herbs that they needed and they laid them across the table. after what had felt like hours Klaus, Kol, Marcel and Elijah finally made it back to the cemetery. They each brought something of mine. Klaus brought my picture, Kol my neckless that my father had given me on my 5th birthday and marcel brought my grimoire. The witches invited them inside and they got started.

As the ritual started the wind began to blow harder and harder. It began to howl I began to fill myself be moved from the wind blowing so hard. I had to move closer to them to hear them, but they didn't even seem to be moved by the wind. It was like the wind was only where I was at. The wind was messing up my hair moving it into my face and eyes. Whereas Rebekah's hair hadn't even moved a inch. I began to think. what if the reason why its blowing is because I’m fighting from going on into the other side.

“Y/n, we need you to grab this knife and cut your hand, just enough to put some in this bowl.” One of the witches said. I grabbed the knife while looking at everyone who seemed amazed that the knife was moving. It confused me at first until I understood, I was dead and was moving solid objects. I cut my hand and had enough blood into the bowl. I put the knife down and waited while the wind was still blowing harder this time. The witches started to whisper some words in Latin. I understood the words. They were saying; “Rise from the dead and take only one.” Over and over again in Latin. That's when I felt my skin start to fill lighter, I looked around and everyone seemed to fade. I heard someone shout my name once. My skin then felt as if it was on fire and I started screaming. It felt like someone had poured a billon gallons of vervain onto my body, drenching me in it. Or as it I had stood in the sun without my daylight ring on. Then I screamed out, then I blacked out.

3rd pov:

“What's going on?” Klaus asked as he saw a bright light then nothing but darkness. The candles that once lit the ground around them were now out. Nobody could see anything around them. One of the witches mumbled a word and the lights lit back up. all the ritual stuff around them were gone. The blood bag the witches had left on the table next to the bowl of herbs. Y/ns neckless, grimoire and picture was gone. “Its done, she is back. The phoenix is back.” The witch smiled. “Phoenix?” Kol asked looking at the witch confused. “We brought back your brothers girl, but she was also one of the most important witches in creation.” The witch smiled looking at the others. “Why is that?” Klaus asked looking around trying to see if Y/n was anywhere In sight. “Where is she?!” He yelled getting flustered. “I SAID WHERE IS SHE!!” Klaus yelled as he moved in front of the young witch. “She will be here soon, she is getting things settled with the ancestors.” The witch answered scared. “Why?” Elijah asked looking at the young witch.

“it is un-natural to resurrect someone from the dead, unless done with the help of the ancestors. If they agree then its okay, but if we are using black magic well then we all would have to suffer the consequences.” The witch answered looking at the oldest Mikealson. “When should she be back?” Klaus asked looking at the witches for an answer. “anytime now, she could be here in a minute or tomorrow. No later then tomorrow though.” the oldest witch answered as she walked in-front of the youngest witch. “Thank you, sincerely thank you.” Klaus said looking at the witches. They all nodded and scattered around the cemetery.

About ten minutes later there was a sound that made the heads of the originals turn. The sound of a scream then silents. Klaus was the first to react and ran to it. The others ( Elijah, Kol and Marcel) followed just behind him. He walked into a tomb and saw Y/n sitting on the floor her clothes were bloody as if someone had ripped out her heart even after they had changed her clothes. Klaus hadn't seen her face but he knew for sure it was Y/n. He walked over to her and place a hand on her back. She jumped at the contact, but once she saw it was Klaus she had calmed down and pulled him into a massive hug. “I love you, I love you, I love you so much.” Y/n repeated as she kissed him. He kissed back full of passion to show how much he loves and cares for her. “I’m so sorry, love.” He said as a tear went down his face and he hugged her closer. “Its okay, I know who did it. and Imma kill that dopplebitch.” Y/n said making the others chuckle. “Marcel! Long time no see.” Y/n said as she saw marcel behind klaus. “Kol and Elijah too, Thank you guys for helping. I know you guys helped out too.” Y/n said making them smile. “I missed my mischievous partner.” Marcel said making Klaus growl at him. Klaus hybrid face showed some and Marcel backed off. “My apologies.” Elijah said to Y/n making her lean her head to the side confused. “Why are you apologizing? You had nothing to do with this. Mikael did.” Y/n said confused. “I know but we could have done something before he got to you.” Elijah said with a frown. “Don't pout Elijah, it gives you wrinkles.” Rebekah said as she walked up to them. “Bekah.” Y/n said as she vamp sped to Rebekah crushing her into a skintight hug. “I missed you so much, (Your nickname).” Rebekah said as she hugged Y/n in a tighter hug.

“What happed with the ancestors?” Kol asked as he looked at Y/n. “They told me I was something different. I was more than just a witch, and vampire. Turns out I have more supernatural in me then we thought.” Y/n started looking at them. “What then?” Kol asked looking at Y/n confused. “I am a vampire, doppelgänger, werewolf, Witch, and phoenix.” Y/n said making them all shocked. “So that makes you super powerful.” Rebekah said with a laugh. Y/n nodded with a chuckle. “So what does a phoenix do?” Kol asked making Y/n chuckle. “I cant die, a phoenix dies then rises from the ashes, which is why they were able to raise me from the dead.” Y/n partly explained. What she didn't say was that she no longer had a heart because when Kathrine ripped it out, she died but when she came back it didn't. She is living without one. “why cant I hear your heart?” Marcel asked after a quiet silents. “Because I no longer have a heart. Kathrine ripped mine out, but once I came back for some odd reason it didn't come back.” Y/n said with a shrug. “well lets go back to the house, I think we need to celebrate.” Klaus said giving Y/n a wink. She nodded and they were off. “Do you think we are ever going to have a niece or nephew?” Rebekah asked Kol. “ After tonight maybe.” Kol said earning a laugh from his sister.

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A bit of a long question but I really hope you will answer. Imagine we just saw the 4x12 and know nothing about the finale. If it was up to you, what ending would you have given to the characters? How would it have ended with you? How would you think the Hollow could've been taken out of Hope? I'd love to hear your pov.

Okay, so let’s see.

I wouldn’t do any of this forced separation thing in the first place. The Mikaelsons just got together after 5 long years apart, so that separation as well as this 10 year time jump was completely our of the question. Regarding the Hollow, I kept hearing thought the season that people didn’t really understood her, or her motivations, or what she was after, and I can’t blame them. One of the main things I got from The Hollow’s backstory, and this girl Inadu, was that she was cursed with an existance she didn’t asked for. They wanted to create this poweful being that would be a symbol of prosperity, but then something went wrong (because it always does lol) and they ended up creating this very powerlful creature who only craved more power still. After realizing what they did, the saw her as an abomination and singled her out her, which I believe only made her angrier and what letthem to have her being killed by her own mother. Her story is not much different from the Mikaelsons story, more so Klaus. They were also cursed with a existence they didn’t asked for and Klaus being the one and first person to become something so different was also seen as an abomination and grew up to be a very powerful and cruel being. I think it would’ve been nice if they had adress this into the narrative, but they didn’t. Now… they could’ve done much more with Hayley as well when it comes to The Hollow. They explained why The Hollow wanted her dead, and the connection between them, but they could’ve gone much deeper into it. Regarding Hope, well, it was said that Hope could sense Inadu and there’s also a cool conection between these two, because they’re both very powerful witches, maybe the most powerful two we’ve seen (even tho I think Hope is stronger).

After The Hollow took control over Hope’s body and she ran way, I would’ve made Klaus and Hayley go after their daughter, rather than just Hayley. I would’ve made The Hollow go to a different location (like they did with Dahlia in their final confrontation) and there Klaus and Hayley would finally come face-to-face with her. They could’ve sensed Hope/The Hollow through their werewolf nature. Remember when Hayley after waking up in 1x22 went after Hope because she could feel her baby and knew where she was? Or when Klaus’ father told him he had been drawned to Hope and would wake up closer to her location each time he turned? I think that would’ve been nice. So, here they are, facing this vile creature that’s wearing the face of the most precious thing they have, their daughter. She would attack them first, but then they would beg her to let them talk and offer a different proposal (only to bait her or by some times, because there’s no other psoposal lol). Meanwhile at the compound Freya would’ve find out their location through a location spell and would let Vincent know and try to come ut with a plan with him to put the Hollow down for good. Going back to Klaus and Hayley, Klaus would tell Inadu that he knew what she felt and that he understood just how angry she was and why she was so much power thirsty. He would try to reach out to her rather than fight her, which is what he would obviously do since he could not fight something wearing he’s daughter’s face and risking hurting her. Klaus is a father of a seven year old now, and one day he’ll be a father to a girl of Inadu’s age, and it would’ve been interesting to adress this more paternal side of him towards this girl. After feeling a bit for what Klaus said, she would retaliate and then Hayley would intervain. Here we could see Hayley’s perspective as a mom coming to play. Hayley said plenty of times that she never had a good mother, and so she understands just how much that can leave a deep scar in someone who experienced it. But she would tell Inadu, that Hope now would have what she never had, a mom fighting for her and willing to do anything to save her other than kill her. While this was happening Vincent and Freya were already there, and were casting a spell to trap Inadu in a circle, just like in 4x12, but now they would make it stronger with the help of the magic objects Marcel provided them, and when Inadu was prepared to attack them again she realized she was trapped and couldn’t affect them with her magic. After that Vincent and Freya would do what they did, when they took The Hollow from Hope’s body and then would distribute her spirit into the four bones that would’ve been brought … well, here you can insert any character you’d like to see there. Being it Rebekah, Kol, Marcel, Elijah, or Davina, they would hold the bones to while vincent performed the spell. While this was happening Hope would wake up and Klaus and Hayley would rush to hug her, of course. But, because the bones were so close, Inadu managed to fight Vincent and Freya and would emerge as her true self (like in 4x12 when she left Hope’s body) and when she was prepared to attack them, Hope would intervened and finished the spell herself, imprisioning her in the bones forever, and we would have this cool filled with magic and special effects scene.

After Inadu’s imprisonment into the bones, they would have to be kept them apart, and so one of them would go with Kol and Davina, another one would go with Rebekah and Marcel, the other would to with Elijah, and the other would go with Freya and Keelin. Keep in mind that they would all place the bones in different places and won’t be tied to them or anything like that. Now the tricky thing here, is the bones. She needed them to be reborn, and she used them, so it was the last we’ve seen of them, but when Hayley killed her in 4x11, they could’ve made her go immediately to her skeleton form since, that’s how she truly was for more than a thousand years, and they would’ve kept the bones. In 4x12 Klaus even said that he saw her body with his own eyes, and it’s unknow what they’ve done to it, so… it could’ve been arranged somehow I’m sure. It wouldn’t be worse than Originals being compelled and so may other things they’ve come up with. I’ve literally just put this together right now, so I’m sorry if there are some plotholes, because I would need more time to make it even more logic and fitting. You know… time like the writers had lol

Now lets go the the ending I would give to each character.

Let’s start with the easiest. Kol and Davina would take off somewhere to resume their lives and be happy, without any hit watsoever of marriage because Davina is way too young unprapared for that. Freya and Keelin would also go somewhere else, and I woul’ve like to see some of Freya’s future plans. I would love if Freya would want to study and obtain a degree of something. She talked about it with Keelin in 4x06, when Keelin told her that she made her own life and pursued a career she liked and all of that. Freya never had a normal life, she neved did such things as going to shcool or something like that. Even Rebekah went to high shcool lol and there’s much more in the world to leanr than locator spells and an magical stuff. Elijah and Hayley would have a very honest conversation where he would tell her that he can never manage to change and the the person she needs him to be, and she would thank him for everything he did for her, but she would tell him that she changed, and that she’s a different person now, and wants different things, and can’t just ignore the things she saw in him. He would thank her for bringing Hope into their family and would give her a forehead kiss and it would be it. Elijah would go on his way also, and place the bone somewhere. Keep in mind that this isn’t anything like a definite separation. It’s just them giving a new course to their lives. When they thought they defeated The Hollow, they said they would leave NOLA, so it seems fitting that they would go on living their lives in a different place for a few months or say, a year. I could see Rebekah still going with Marcel for NYC, but they would make that decision together in NOLA. Marcel would go to her after the conversation he had with Klaus (yes, I would keep that with just a few changes) and would tell her that when sofya asked him to leave with her he said no, and Rebekha would say something like “of course” and Marcel would tell her that he woudn’t leave but not because of the city, but because he had to leave with someone else. Also, Marcel reunited with Davina while they were facing the Hollow, and when she was put down for good they ran into each other’s arms and shared a very tight hug. Vincent would remain in Nola, and would’ve go out with that sweet lady he met in the beginning of the season (adam’s mom) and Josh would also remain in Nola and would be in his loft chilling with his new boyfriend, which is nowhere to be found since 4x2 lol. Last but not least Klaus, Hayley and Hope would go to Mystic falls. Now I’ve said that this shcool idea isn’t the best, but I feel like they would’ve done it no matter what, so…. Klaus and Hope would share this beautiful scene in the compound where Hope would go to him while he was looking at these walls that were so important for him once and she would ask him if he was sad to leave, and he would say he wasn’t because his heart doesn’t belong to the city, but only to her. Klaus would also tell her that while Nola was her kingdom as a child and a princess, there was much more out there, and one day she would have the world at her feet as a grown woman and a queen. After this Hayley would appear and worrie about something, and Klaus would tell that he had already taken care of it, and that despite being alone for so long, now she had him and she would never have to do anything alone ever again. And Klaus would leave, happy this his little and littlest wolf by his side. The end.

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Hey :) I read your metas about Marcel and I found it interesting :) I have a lot of issus with elijha characteers since season 3 ( Marcel 😔 Davina 😔 Kol etc....) and the way that the fan saw Marcel is just so weird to me 😐 What do you think about the way that Klaus/Marcel was handle episode 7 ?

oh I’m glad you asked met this anon, I was actually going to make follow up post about Klaus and Marcel after this episode but I think I’ll just get so of my thoughts about it out here.

I liked the way they handled Klaus and Marcel in this episode for the most part. I like that they stayed clear of Hope being afraid of the scary black man trope, I liked that they made it clear that Marcel and Hope are family even if they didn’t go all in on them being brother and sister. I liked that they showed that Klaus was worried about the mental torment that Marcel was going to go through even if he was being stubborn and insisting he stay there because he was still upset at Marcel for what he had done to him. I liked that they humanized Marcel with Hope, how we got to see just how gentle and caring and protective he is. Overall I think the Marcel and Hope stuff was very necessary and was handled in a way that left me satisfied.

The only issue I have is with the eventual Klaus and Marcel talk at the end.

Now don’t get me wrong, I generally liked it. I liked that Klaus told Marcel that he wouldn’t let the hallow take his family and made sure to tell marcel that he’s his family. I liked that they made Klaus nostalgic about how he used to shelter marcel from his horrors when he was a child just like he’s trying to do with Hope right now. From Klaus’s POV you can see how Marcel and Hope are pretty much equals even if the dynamics aren’t exactly the same. Which is nice to see, but truth be told, it’s always been this way for the most part from klaus’s POV so it wasn’t all the surprising and it didn’t do much to make the rest of the complaints I made in my original meta go away.

The issue I have with the scene is that the writers once again dropped the ball when they had the chance to FINALLY mention the racial dynamics at play and address them.

I thought it was beautiful that Marcel told Klaus that he knew he was a monster when he met him. I think Klaus needed to hear that because he thinks that Hope’s love for him will disappear when she learns what he’s done. He still hasn’t grasped the concept that the love you get from your children is unconditional. Marcel telling him that he knew he was a monster was major because it’s obvious that Marcel loves klaus and always has. Marcel’s love has been unconditional from the very beginning and it’s STILL unconditional despite all off the things that they have done to each other. Klaus needed to hear that ti understand that Hope will feel the same way about him. To understand that yes he’s hope’s fairytale prince and yes Hope’s innocence should be protected but she won’t stop loving him when she eventually learns what he’s truly capable of. The audience sees that Hope knows a lot more than her parents think she does and it’s changed nothing for her but Klaus hasn’t learned that yet. Marcel opening up about that will help him in the journey of understanding.

So like I said that was great...however Marcel said something very interesting that didn’t get the explanation it needed.

Marcel told Klaus that he knew he was a monster when he met him, he then said that he didn’t know that Klaus was a vampire but HE KNEW HIM.

That’s where they left it..

but why would marcel say that?

How did he know who Klaus was without meeting him? How did he know that Klaus was a monster without knowing his true nature?

When you sit down and think about it that answer is painfully obvious and I suspect the writers know it but they are so adverse to discussing race they couldn’t actually let him say it out loud so once again they have done their narrative and marcel a great disservice.

Marcel might not have known Klaus personally....but Marcel knew white men.

Marcel was born into slavery. He witnessed white men beat, rape, and kill black people like him every day of his life. He might not have known Klaus but he knew that white men were monstrous, white men were abusers and oppressors.

Klaus may have never owned a single slave. He may have never participated in the vile and evil practice of slavery that went on almost 300 years in the US...but Klaus shared a lot in common with the men who did. Klaus sat across the table of the men who did. Klaus shook hands with the same men who would beat marcel. Klaus visited the same plantations, he went to the same parties, he was a part of the same social circles. Klaus was a part of the establishment that kept slavery alive and well. The only reason that Klaus was even there the day he rescued marcel was because he was attending the funeral of the governor’s son whom he had killed. The governor was a known slave master and also marcel’s biological father via the rape of his mother.

So Marcel didn’t know Klaus when he met him, but Marcel knew white men, and white men were monstrous and Klaus looked like and was a part of the same circle as these white men so that’s how he knew Klaus was a monster as well.

If they were talented writers who didn’t insist on glossing over race they would have had marcel bring up how he knew Klaus was a monster. It would have been a powerful moment that finally allowed Marcel to express in some way how he felt coming up as a former slave in Klaus’s household. It also would have made Marcel’s love for Klaus feel even more powerful and explain while he’s always felt isolated from the family bond and why it has hurt him so much.

It would have worked for Marcel and Klaus because it wouldn’t be like Marcel would be admitting to loving a man who was once his slave master, it would be Marcel admitting that he saw klaus as the vile white man that he was, as the same as the white men he had known his entire life, but when he met him he connected with him and bonded with him anyway. His initial judgements didn’t stop him from being able to open his heart to loving Klaus unconditionally as a father because eventually he didn’t just see a monstrous white man, he saw a man that cared about him, tried to nurture him, gave him the guidance and love of a father that he didn’t get, a man who understood some of his pain as a abused child, a man who wasn’t perfect but a man who protected him and loved him far more than the man he actually shared blood with.

Marcel deserved to be able to tell Klaus that he knew he was a vile white man, he deserved to be able to look klaus in the eye and say that he was well aware of the racial difference between them and that it mattered to him even if it wasn’t a deal breaker and didn’t stop him from being able to love Klaus as a father. Klaus needed to hear that Marcel felt something about the racial difference between them, that Marcel carried pain and hurt and anger because he was a young black boy raised in a world that saw him as inhuman even if Klaus himself was able to see his humanity. He needed to see that it was part of the reason that Marcel has taken his rejection from his family so hard. Why he’s always felt like he was never truly accepted even if Klaus tried his best to never treat him that way. Klaus needed to hear that Marcel carried all of that with him but loved him anyway.

but we didn’t get to hear him say it. We’ll never get to hear Marcel say it because they just don’t want to be held responsible for the narrative they have created. They have no intention of ever truly doing it justice and it’s just sad tbh, because there are so many important discussions that could be had if they did.

#answered #klarcel #marcel gerard #klaus mikaelson #to commentary #Anonymous

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