#honestgrins

[thetourguidebarbie]

I’m procrastinating and want to contribute to the culture. What is the best (for wisdom) and worst (for giggles and boos) unsolicited advice you ever received?

The best was “when people show you who they are, believe them” and the worst was “you should go gluten free”

[notalittlebutalottie]

Spotlight Sunday - @klaroline-event

Story: Burned by @honestgrins

Summary: Chained up in the Lockwood cellar as a sacrifice, Caroline is less than thrilled to find that her soulmate is the ancient vampire out to kill them all. Klaus has always assumed his mate long-dead, and now is not the time for surprises. But the truth remains undeniable - they're burned into each other for the rest of their immortal lives.

Why I Love It: I am a picky reader and for years I was very set on only reading AU/AH fics for Klaroline. Why? I guess I just liked the realistic aspect of it all. But over time, I have come to appreciate and really adore (and even write my own - what?) canon-ish fics. This fic is canon-ish but also throws the aspect of soulmates into the mix and that is something this story has made me realise I LOVE. The idea of that one opening line, the first words your soulmate will say to you, being burned into your body like a birthmark is so intriguing and this story doesn’t disappoint. Burned gets pretty much right into the action and takes us on a canon-divergent journey. What I think the strength of this story is, however, is how it handles their relationship. Klaus is a monster and obviously not a great person, but the reason Klaroline is so great is that Caroline makes him try not to be those things. This story is no different. The playing field never feels uneven and the development of their relationship feels easy and appropriate, never forced. That is something I have to commend honestgrins for displaying! I recommend this story to anyone who loves soulmates or just Klaroline full stop. I hope you all enjoy this edit and that it will entice you to read the story for yourself!

Best Line: There are many lines but for some reason ‘ “Aren’t you pretty?” ‘ just gives me the chills! The most recent chapter has a wonderful little dialogue in which Klaus talks about Tokyo and it’s just pure and sweet!

[princess-of-the-worlds]

Yay for prompts! How about KC + taking up a new hobby together??

Ceramics

“I don’t get it,” Caroline grumbles as her fingers accidentally squash the delicate clay barrier of the bowl she was attempting to shape for the third time. “Why is this so hard? Why can’t I get it? I’m usually good at art!” There is clay dried all over her smooth skin and some clumped together in her sunshine locks. She’s looking forward to a thorough shampoo, and if Klaus knows what’s good for him, he won’t try to sneak into the shower this time.

The gentle wrinkles around Klaus’s stormy eyes crinkle as he chuckles. “You’re supposed to pinch, love,” he teases, “not squeeze. You’re using too much pressure. Like so.” He demonstrates by pressing down his foot to spin the pedal of the ceramic wheel and narrowing two fingers of his right hand into a pincher which he carefully uses to smooth and thin out the rim of the vase he’s making. “It’s actually quite easy.”

“It’s actually quite easy,” Caroline mocks in a poor imitation of Klaus’s accent. “Says the artist! You’re probably done this before too many times.”

“Countless times,” Klaus agrees, smirking. He’s petty enough to take satisfaction is being a superior sculptor to his girlfriend. Caroline and taking up new hobbies she doesn’t immediately succeed at do not coexist well. Her perfectionist nature always wars with her willingness to learn. He’s heard stories of similar incidents about Caroline at school from Bonnie Bennett.

“Sounds just like you to choose a hard hobby,” she says, tossing her curls over her shoulder. “You could have picked painting or drawing, both things I’m actually fair good at as well, but nooooo, you chose ceramics.” With forceful motions, she squishes her “bowl” into a round ball.

“If you want, love,” Klaus offers, “I can actually help you with a bowl.”

Her eyes narrow at him. “You just want a moment like from the movie Ghost. Not gonna happen, buddy. Now, if you excuse me, I have a date with our shower, and you’re not invited.” She rises to her feet, abandoning the clay on a paper wrapper.

Klaus schools his smirk into an innocent expression. “That’s just cruel, Caroline.”

“Next time,” Caroline says, frowning, “I’m going to teach you how to crochet. See how you like figuring that out, Mikaelson!” And she smiles as his smirk fades into a frown similar to hers.

[lynyrdwrites]

KC + Love Me to Pieces

I’m... not even entirely sure what this would be.  But it involves a telekinetic Caroline so we’ll roll with it. 

Caroline isn’t a witch.  Not really.  But she can toss people around like their nothing with her mind, and joining a coven in New Orleans made her feel a little less alone, even if she was basically the evil step sibling

Caroline doesn’t usually do the whole one night stand thing.  But everyone at the coven is on high alert because witches are dying courtesy of “The Hybrid, whoever that is, and the downer mood is starting to get to her.  So when the cute guy with dimples asks her to dance, she says yes.  When he takes her home, she says yes then, too

Getting involved with supernatural politics was the last thing she wanted, but by the time she gets home everyone knows she was seen with The Hybrid and everyone wants a piece of her - and not in the nice, non-dead way.

A particularly brutal showdown results in a lot of stakes getting shoved in hearts - both vampire and witch - and Caroline covered in blood and her one night stand showing off fangs that aren’t quite typical of vampires.

Being indebted to anyone sucks.  Being indebted to Klaus “The Hybrid” Mikaelson would probably suck even more... but since his stupid dimples are the whole reason everyone, including her coven, suddenly thinks she can be used for more than her telekinesis.  Well, he can consider keeping her alive payback for putting her life in danger to begin with.

Send me a fic title, and I’ll give you 5 head canons from the fic I won’t write

[supremeuppityone]

Aesthetic for a fave KCer, @honestgrins for her Klaroline story, Delivered, that’s so addictive, I stop everything I’m doing as soon as I see the next chapter is up!

Read and review here and show our super talented KC author your support!

[childoftimeandmagic]

KC + time travel, to the far flung future and surprises abound

Finally got around to writing this. Hope you enjoy Morgan. @honestgrins

AO3

“Klaus if you do not get me back to 2026 soon I’m going to figure out how to murder you myself.” Caroline was not happy. She had plans with Katherine and Rebekah that didn’t include being stranded in some other time all alone with Rebekah’s older brother.

“Careful love, words like that might make me think you mean it,” Klaus said, looking around the city eyebrow raised. While it looked like the French Quarter of New Orleans, it was certainly not a time he remembered.

“Love I don’t think we’re in the past,” he said turning to find that Caroline was rolling her eyes at him.

“Oh really is that what you think?” she said, turning and walking over to a glass screen blinking June 6th, 2196. “Because I thought for sure we were in the past.”

Klaus felt his wolf rise and he took a deep breath, it wasn’t Caroline’s fault that the witches had found a spell to stand him in time. If anything it was his fault that she was here too. Still her complete lack of self-preservation in not pissing him off was very rude. Walking over to her he grabbed her upper arm and pulled her close.

“Luv if you don’t play nice I might leave you here, while I go home,” he snarled, his eyes glowing yellow. Caroline froze and then narrowed her eyes. Stomping on his instep with her heel she growled.

“Take your threats and go fuck yourself Klaus,” she sneered, and wrenched her arm out of his grip. “You haven’t scared me since I lived in Mystic Falls, you wouldn’t kill me then, you won’t kill me now.”

Stalking off she rounded the corner of the street and stopped short. She couldn’t get past, she couldn’t leave the street. Turning back to Klaus she stomped her foot and huffed. “I am so going to murder them.”

“Murder who dear?” Klaus asked, walking over to her and then past her. “You coming love?”

“Hey asshole, I’m stuck in the quarter!” she snapped placing her hand on the barrier. It hummed and pulsed against her hand.

“Don’t be stupid love, there isn’t anything here,” he snapped walking through the barrier and standing next to her. “Come on, lets not linger, who knows what kind of threats are around.”

“Klaus you aren’t listening to me, I can’t pass through,” she hissed, when he tried to jerk her forward and her skull cracked against what felt like solid concrete. Rubbing her head she groaned. “You definitely gave me a concussion.”

“You’ll heal,” he snapped, looking around and then pushed Caroline behind himself. Standing across the way were three armed policemen holding crossbows-well they looked like crossbows. All trained on Caroline.

“Step away from the demon, and carry on your way,” the bloke at the front called out.

“I’m sorry what?” Klaus called back, confused and curious.

“New Orleans, is a vampire free city, so step away from the vampire and continue on your way,” snapped the second copper.

“Oh you have got to be kidding me,” Caroline groaned, holding her head as the concussion turned into a migraine.

“Miss, you have to come with us to be released back into the wastes, or we’ll have to stake you,” came the first man again.

“Could you give me a second, I walked right into your barrier and seem to have a concussion,” she snapped, rolling her eyes. Stepping around Klaus she winked as she walked over to the policemen.

“Hi, I’m Caroline Forbes, and I seem to have gotten a little lost,” she said, holding out her right hand her left tucked into her pocket.

“Ma’am please hand over your daylight stone,” the policeman said, not lowering his crossbow.

“Considering I’m rather fond of it I’d rather not, how about we just talk about this. I’m new here, so this is what passes for body armor in 2196?” she asked, placing a hand on the armor and internally wincing. It was laced with vervain, she could smell it. Punching a hole into it would cause the dust to fly into her lungs. Which would be unpleasant.

“It’ll stop one of you lot just fine,” the second in command snarled, pulling the spring back on his crossbow. “Hand it over now and put your hands on your head.”

“If I hand it over I’m going to die before you can put those magic’d chains on me,” she said, suddenly thankful that she had two; a set of earring cuffs and her ring.

“Come now gents, why are you accosting such a beautiful woman as this,” Klaus said, finally drawing some attention from Caroline to himself.

“Sir for your own safety please remove yourself from the Quarter, this is not a request,” snapped the leader. Looking from Klaus to Caroline. “What did you do compel him?”

“You’re joking right?” she asked, eyes wide at the question. “Me compel him, do you have any idea who that is?”

“Some wolf, our scanners were getting weird readings though,” said the leader, looking between the two of them eyes wide. “Who is he some wolf-witch hybrid?”

“You got hybrid right,” Caroline said taking three steps back, as Klaus’ eyes glowed yellow. No way was she dealing with Vervain in the lungs again. Took ages to get out and hurt like hell.

As Klaus tore through the three of them. She watched him and had to admit at least to herself that he looked good in red. When the three were dead, only one actually getting a shot off and Klaus was struggling not to cough blood as the vervain tickled the lining of his lungs.

“Well I guess this explains what happens when you vanish from the world. People forget about you, since there was only ever one creature like you to begin with,” Caroline giggled, as Klaus wiped the blood off his face.

“I’m appalled that I didn’t warrant tales of my likeness, and cruelty,” he said, his heart clenching as she laughed. He’d meant it all those years ago in Mystic Falls when he said he’d be her last love.

“I don’t know about you though, but I’d like to learn about what we’ve missed in the last one hundred and seventy years,” Caroline said, finally getting control of her laughter. Leaning up she wiped a stray drop of blood from his cheek and sucked it off her thumb.

Leaning over the bodies, she rummaged around until she found what she was looking for. A control. Hitting the button that said barrier, could they be any less imaginative. She watched as four walls of magic shimmered in the air and faded from view. “Lets go explore your city Klaus, find out what they’ve done in your absence.”

[klaroween]

KLAROWEEN BINGO RESULTS ARE IN!!!

Yes, you heard right. We’ve been busy tallying all the Klaroween Bingo cards (but also distracted by all your awesome goodies a bit too) and we now have our results.  

But before we announce them, we’d also like to take the time to thank you all for participating. This has been such a fun event and we couldn’t be happier with all of the lovely treats you’ve created! You guys are one talented bunch of Klaroliners.

And now for the results.....

Huge congratulations to our top three with a massive effort accumulating 60 squares between them (yes, you heard right). 

To @supremeuppityone for completing her entire card and wowing us all with her creativity. 

To  @honestgrins for her blitz of wonderful drabbles that kept us thoroughly entertained this Klaroween.

To @sunshineandfangs for her vast array of treats that had us on the edge of our seats. 

Also to the following players who gave us the most amazing goodies to devour this past October, you are all creative geniuses! 

@itsnotacrimetoloveyou

@klarolinesbuttons

@ashleigh-jewitt-xx

@misssophiachase

@childoftimeandmagic

@romanoffsbite

@austennerdita2533

@labime

@accidental-rambler

@eriberry89

@warnerxella

@klarolinekolvina

@forbesaken

@littlebirdofthenorth

Thank you all for your wonderful treats, we have been in absolute awe how you managed to come up with such creative goodies in such a short space of time. You truly have made this event even better than we first envisaged.

We will be contacting our top eleven immediately (we had some ties which means one extra gift - yay) to organise their chosen gifters. The rest will also receive a thank you gift for participating, so stay tuned!

Once the gifts are posted, keep watching our blog to see what our talented mystery gifters come up with!

- Your Klaroween Bingo Team. 

[klarolinesweetswap]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Vampire Diaries (TV), The Originals (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Caroline Forbes/Klaus Mikaelson Characters: Klaus Mikaelson, Caroline Forbes Additional Tags: Fanvids, Klaroline Summary:

A simple and special gift for Morgan (and all of the fandom)!