( perhaps there's a reason they do assume. kol's ostracism was hardly only the result of his, elijah's, and rebekah's bond. perhaps he was too young to comprehend the immensity what held them together, too young to take part in wiping the blood off klaus' face and too young to understand what a protection that was. just as then, it's easier to sit by along the outskirts and play the poor, singled-out victim.
easier to renounce all responsibility for his family on the grounds that they've slighted or abandoned him.
the ball of frustration in klaus is tight. they are more alike than klaus can bear to comprehend at the moment, and kol is more the little brother from their youth than he can handle. his voice is a growl; his grip is so tight around his tumbler that the glass is in danger of cracking. ) Don't be a bloody idiot; you know very well this isn't about revenge. ( obvious, as far as he's concerned. klaus, yes; he has been known for that. the least kol could do was find the benefit of the doubt for freya.
he gestures next door. ) He sacrificed his life for our sister; have you asked her about that? ( emotions rise and burst inside of him; he holds his palm, open, over his chest. ) He was the first person here to care about your niece— ( his eyes fill; his cheeks warm. he fights the tenderness strangling his lungs. he swallows it down. his hand folds into a fist. ) —But you don't give a damn, do you, because it's not about you.
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Date: 2019-04-02 01:08 am (UTC)easier to renounce all responsibility for his family on the grounds that they've slighted or abandoned him.
the ball of frustration in klaus is tight. they are more alike than klaus can bear to comprehend at the moment, and kol is more the little brother from their youth than he can handle. his voice is a growl; his grip is so tight around his tumbler that the glass is in danger of cracking. ) Don't be a bloody idiot; you know very well this isn't about revenge. ( obvious, as far as he's concerned. klaus, yes; he has been known for that. the least kol could do was find the benefit of the doubt for freya.
he gestures next door. ) He sacrificed his life for our sister; have you asked her about that? ( emotions rise and burst inside of him; he holds his palm, open, over his chest. ) He was the first person here to care about your niece— ( his eyes fill; his cheeks warm. he fights the tenderness strangling his lungs. he swallows it down. his hand folds into a fist. ) —But you don't give a damn, do you, because it's not about you.