āā¦ā and Iām supposed to sit by and watch it happen, because itās her life and she doesnāt want me to meddle.ā klaus is pacing around, talking to himself more so than the woman perched on the park bench and looking at him, wide-eyed and fearful, but quiet as a mouse. oh, the perks of compulsion. he stops and looks at her. āwhatās a father for if not to rip apart his childrenās enemies? granted i shouldnāt have threatened to wear her ex-boyfriendās spine around my neck ā she just doesnāt understand how dangerous it isā¦ā scoffing, he points a finger at the stranger. āitās her motherās fault. she raised her to care too much. maybe if i had been more present, she would know her worth.ā
the woman looks at him with the wounds on her neck still bleeding and a terrified look in her eyes. klaus doesnāt feel any particular way about it. āare you going to kill me?ā
āhave you not heard a word?ā he snaps at her, irritated. āof course iām going to kill you.ā
sheādĀ neverĀ pretendedĀ toĀ fullyĀ understandĀ theĀ Ā E N I G M A T I CĀ Ā natureĀ anyĀ mikaelsonĀ seemedĀ toĀ clingĀ to:Ā thatĀ despiteĀ everyĀ instinctĀ sheādĀ had,Ā theyādĀ alwaysĀ provenĀ themselvesĀ toĀ beĀ theĀ familyĀ hopeĀ needed.Ā thatĀ evenĀ beneathĀ allĀ ofĀ hisĀ facades,Ā lacedĀ onlyĀ inĀ insecurityĀ andĀ paranoiaĀ --Ā heādĀ developedĀ intoĀ someoneĀ thatĀ seemedĀ toĀ barelyĀ reflectĀ theĀ manĀ heādĀ beenĀ inĀ mysticĀ fallsĀ (Ā toĀ thatĀ sheādĀ alwaysĀ holdĀ brevityĀ overĀ hisĀ developmentĀ ).Ā
BUT...evenĀ hybridsĀ -Ā especiallyĀ maniacalĀ ones -Ā hadĀ theirĀ badĀ days.Ā Ā sheĀ justĀ happenedĀ toĀ findĀ herselfĀ gratefulĀ sheādĀ walkedĀ upĀ onĀ thisĀ andĀ notĀ theirĀ daughter,Ā whoĀ stillĀ heldĀ theĀ manĀ onĀ aĀ pedestal...regardlessĀ ofĀ hisĀ threats.Ā
āĀ soĀ iāmĀ gonnaĀ putĀ thatĀ wholeĀ empathy,Ā Ā notĀ knowingĀ worthĀ insultĀ downĀ asĀ youĀ deflectingĀ yourĀ bullshitĀ ontoĀ me...Ā āĀ sheĀ added,Ā makingĀ herĀ presenceĀ knownĀ asĀ sheĀ stoodĀ firm.Ā eyeingĀ theĀ situation,Ā justĀ inĀ caseĀ sheādĀ needĀ toĀ intervene.Ā Ā āĀ butĀ howĀ aboutĀ weĀ donātĀ goĀ takingĀ outĀ our...frustrationsĀ onĀ theĀ locals.Ā ā