Klaus had Ben following him around for a decade and a half. Being his only consistent company, his only sober friend, at times his only friend period, and he never once let on that he was even still there. He intentionally left Ben tied to only him, actively preventing him from communing with his family, in an eternal state of looking through one way mirrors, watching the people he loved more than anything split up, get back together, and tear each other apart again. And that's so beautifully, tragically in character. He was so scared of being used for his powers, being lowered back to a middle man like when they were kids, that he held his best friend away from his family for fear that they would both forget him. He couldn't stand the thought of being invisible, so he made sure he was the only one anybody could see.
















