[ there is strength in those who do not wield immortal or supernatural powers. there are those whose courage and fight; whose goodness and sense of right and wrong and justice offer more than they might consider worthy, faced with unspeakable odds. these are the things he wishes he could say to her, the words he imagines she might need to hear, hearing the aimless anger and frantic helplessness in her voice.
klaus watches her, lips parting; he grasps the crisis of faith and fear she is having, even if he does not fully understand nor relate. (the only part of it that comforts him, and selfishly so, is that word: "friend." spoken if not with forgiveness than with acknowledgement. with a chance.)
she's smart to ask how. she's right, that freya's mirror is strong: as strong if not stronger than her aunt dahlia. that she needs to be defeated because these atrocities will happen again and again. she did kill elena. she brought that violence upon them with relative ease. she's right, and the truth is he is just as afraid, and he does not know.
not for certain. not yet. but that's not what he believes chloe needs to hear. it's not what he needs to hear, to spawn, to believe. they have faced and fought dangers larger than this. klaus' lips set, as does his expression. his eyes search hers. his words are sure and assuring. ] How we always do: together.
[ he looks down, pulls in a quiet breath to go on. she mentioned their mutual friend, in not-quite flattering terms. he imagines that is partially deserved. both his family and his allies have aided in bringing this all upon her; that is also true. she has a score of reasons to be overwhelmed, to be uncertain, to feel the way she does. ] What Lucifer has done to alter your life, whatever being here has done, [ he looks back up at her ] better or worse, know that he cares about you, and you are not alone. [ he doesn't mean only lucifer. ]
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klaus watches her, lips parting; he grasps the crisis of faith and fear she is having, even if he does not fully understand nor relate. (the only part of it that comforts him, and selfishly so, is that word: "friend." spoken if not with forgiveness than with acknowledgement. with a chance.)
she's smart to ask how. she's right, that freya's mirror is strong: as strong if not stronger than her aunt dahlia. that she needs to be defeated because these atrocities will happen again and again. she did kill elena. she brought that violence upon them with relative ease. she's right, and the truth is he is just as afraid, and he does not know.
not for certain. not yet. but that's not what he believes chloe needs to hear. it's not what he needs to hear, to spawn, to believe. they have faced and fought dangers larger than this. klaus' lips set, as does his expression. his eyes search hers. his words are sure and assuring. ] How we always do: together.
[ he looks down, pulls in a quiet breath to go on. she mentioned their mutual friend, in not-quite flattering terms. he imagines that is partially deserved. both his family and his allies have aided in bringing this all upon her; that is also true. she has a score of reasons to be overwhelmed, to be uncertain, to feel the way she does. ] What Lucifer has done to alter your life, whatever being here has done, [ he looks back up at her ] better or worse, know that he cares about you, and you are not alone. [ he doesn't mean only lucifer. ]