[To hear Kol tell it, that is absolutely what it was-- middle child being shoved to the sides and told he matters less, always on the outskirts never in the inner circle. But perhaps it was. His age. His perceptions, skewed as they may have ever been. Still are to this day. In this moment.
Kol hasn't moved from his perch. He's not concerned about his brother's very clear show of anger, if he decides to be completely idiotic, Kol can protect himself. But he doesn't really think that's what will happen, either. He isn't actually the focus in this, even if he is, currently, the target of Nik's ire.]
Freya told me. [is the simple answer he gets to that.] It doesn't make sense, nothing I've ever heard about him has matched my experiences. Doppelgangers exist, Nik, we know that better than anyone. How are you so certain that your mate is even sti--
[The words die on his tongue as Hope is, for some reason, brought into the conversation. She is this absolute miracle of a thing in this family and it pulls at him, even to have her mentioned.] What does Hope have to do with this?
No, I have no reason to care about someone who only saw fit to make me a bloody science experiment! [He's on his feet now, hands animated as he shouts. The thing about arguments is everyone tends to lose their heads during them and one of two things happen: Feelings that are hidden away, but truer than anything in the world, bubble to the surface. Or words are weaponized, points made only to wound, regardless of their truth.
Kol too frequently chooses the second option.] If it'd been Rebekah in his lab, you'd never have hesitated, friend or foe, murder would be the only option. Brutally, and as many times as it took to stick.
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Date: 2019-04-02 04:02 pm (UTC)Kol hasn't moved from his perch. He's not concerned about his brother's very clear show of anger, if he decides to be completely idiotic, Kol can protect himself. But he doesn't really think that's what will happen, either. He isn't actually the focus in this, even if he is, currently, the target of Nik's ire.]
Freya told me. [is the simple answer he gets to that.] It doesn't make sense, nothing I've ever heard about him has matched my experiences. Doppelgangers exist, Nik, we know that better than anyone. How are you so certain that your mate is even sti--
[The words die on his tongue as Hope is, for some reason, brought into the conversation. She is this absolute miracle of a thing in this family and it pulls at him, even to have her mentioned.] What does Hope have to do with this?
No, I have no reason to care about someone who only saw fit to make me a bloody science experiment! [He's on his feet now, hands animated as he shouts. The thing about arguments is everyone tends to lose their heads during them and one of two things happen: Feelings that are hidden away, but truer than anything in the world, bubble to the surface. Or words are weaponized, points made only to wound, regardless of their truth.
Kol too frequently chooses the second option.] If it'd been Rebekah in his lab, you'd never have hesitated, friend or foe, murder would be the only option. Brutally, and as many times as it took to stick.