#lmao i had to scroll way way down my queue to add this

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“klaus mikaelson is a man who’s committed several atrocities and done terrible, sometimes inexcusable things, which he should be held accountable for” and “klaus mikaelson is a morally gray, complex and flawed person who loves his family, genuinely respects ppl he cares about, and has good inside of him, even if he’s unable to express love in a healthy way due to the traumatic abuse he endured from his father that resulted in his paranoia and distrust” are two statements that can and should coexist

#i like how well the originals expresses these two sentiments #holding him accountable while also peeling back the layers he has #he's one of tvdu's best anti heroes tbh #the show isn't always insisting he's the ''good guy'' like t100 did with cl/arke to a nauseating degree #they're more saying klaus is a genuinely good guy whose goodness manifests in his love for the family who tethers him and supports him #who a lot of the time falls victim to his own greedy and selfish impulses #queueingthis because i'm a mess right now and i already made like a bunch of shitposts about klaus lol #sigh i just like him a lot #the originals #wank for ts #be quiet anna #anna.txt #klaus mikaelson #lmao i had to scroll way way down my queue to add this #i feel like this is more a product of the shitty writers #because it's tvdu and they always ALWAYS write men abusing women to further the male character's arc #but like the way he controlled cami and physically assaulted hayley #not to mention everything he did to rebekah #are some of the inexcusable things #like if he just wanted to talk to cami he could have said so #there are other ways to reach the point of his arc where he realized he wanted a child other than putting hayley in a chokehold #sighs the writers are so cringe