I would say correct me if I’m wrong.. but I’m not I just think Nik is going to make a great father. I feel really insulted when I interact with partners that say otherwise. Anyone who has been following his development from his first introduction in TVD to the current series finale of The Originals can see how far Klaus has progressed. Speaking of the finale..... Everything that was done to Hayley was directly in payment for her deciding to deprive him of ever seeing his only child again. After he protected her, warmed to the prospect of having a child and listened to her insult his family. Not only did his focus shift from himself to Hope, but it stayed there. He put her above everyone and everything, including himself which is something we haven’t ever seen him do.
He adores Hope, and he’s beginning to realize that he needs to be someone different to raise her. Yes, he will kill anyone who he even thinks could cause her harm. In his defense, he has a rather large handful of enemies he made when he was a different man. He knows how Mikael treated him, and his parting with his father (and Ansel) helped him to list everything he needs to keep away from to be a good father.
This may (in the future) lead to him finding a way to release Hayley, as long as Elijah doesn’t get to it first. He knows Hope needs a mother as much as she needs a father, but he’s still feeling betrayed. In a modern setting, Hayley would have been arrested, jailed and her custody would have been taken away for what she did.
Back to the subject at hand, I feel like Nik will begin to grow into the type of father Hope deserves. He’ll probably tack a GPS onto her and be watching everywhere she goes, but he’ll be everything his parents weren’t.
