#━━ 𝓀.𝓂𝒾𝓀𝒶𝑒𝓁𝓈𝑜𝓃 ♡ headcanons

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Kol Mikaelson ☾  Hope’s transition

Kol is the last standing Mikaelson brother and he loves his niece dearly. Kol has remained in contact with her over the years and has extended the offer of moving closer to Hope on numerous occasions. He was not shocked when his sister told him that Hope was to complete the trifecta that was being a tribrid. Kol has tried to remain in contact with Hope but it’s mostly falling on deaf ears. He knows exactly how much it hurts to kill someone that you love. The difference for him was he was unable to flip his switch where he understands that Hope’s shut off on it’s own. Kol tries to track Hope the best he can so he can reason with her. He does not fear being rejected as he had spent the better part of a thousand years alienated by his family.

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Kol Mikaelson. Always and Forever & family ties.

I want to be clear before anybody reads further: this is NOT hate towards any of the Mikaelson family members, this is Kol’s anger and resentment towards them which personally, I believe is skipped over a lot in canon. My interpretation of Kol consists of him not being all “family is everything” and he doesn’t often end up in good terms with the lot of them.

For a thousand years Kol had tried to play nice and be brought into the coveted Always and Forever that had been forged by Elijah, Niklaus and Rebekah. For the better part of a thousand years, Kol was left outside of that bond, always feeling like the outsider. We see a lot of resentment towards his siblings but the most towards Klaus for the constant daggering’s whenever he felt Kol got under foot. After a certain point of looking for approval that was never going to be found, he stopped caring about his siblings in such a caring manner. Sure, they were blood, but it made no difference to Kol. The bond of family weakened each time they all conspired to dagger him, cutting his years short which in turn only fueled his rage when he awoke next. By time we see Kol in The Originals, we can see how much he truly loathes his family. Yes, at times they have actual nice moments, but we also get a glimpse of how much his family takes from him. Yes, they have all taken things from one another Klaus being the worst for that, to be honest. At a certain point Kol is tired of being the pariah, it’s that motivation to break free of his family that is only heightened when he meets Davina.

Kol holds a lot of bitterness for having not been avenged for his death brought on by the Gilberts or even properly grieved for more than a few days (I know it’s a tv show but like damn they could have shown any of his siblings grieving longer than they did).  When Finn hexed his borrowed body, Kol had been working on a dagger to show Klaus his own antics, but he still sides with them to protect baby Hope, he can be a cruel man but even when he knew he was going to die he helped for her. We’re shown a tiny glimpse of the bond he shares with Hope, I believe it is that of a strong one. He cared for her wellbeing and wants her to do well. He is the protective uncle if the occasion calls for it.

The straw that broke the metaphorical camel’s back was when after he’d killed Davina and had the chance to bring her back, Elijah and Freya stole that opportunity of happiness, even knowing what it would do to Davina. We get to see his rage directed to Freya and it honestly isn’t far off. It’s justified. In the long term we all know why they did what they did, but Kol did not care. He meant what he said: “you can all rot in hell for all I care.”

Being stuck with his siblings for all those years in the sleeping spell was his worst nightmare, he is angry but has no means of getting distance. It’s probably a solid 3 years before he even considers forgiving them. It’s not a kindness he wants to extend but given the circumstances, he felt that he must. Davina wouldn’t have wanted him to be at odds with them forever. In the end, he does make up with the lot of them, but he will never truly buy into “Always and Forever”. Kol does what is convenient for him, his wife or to benefit his niece. He plays nice, attending family gatherings and even accepts the hollow into his body, partly to protect Hope. (Having to stay separate from his siblings was a bonus). Even when they were preparing for the Hollow to be put into all four of them and Rebekah stated that they had a good run Kol says nothing and looks away.

Kol both loves and hates his family; he will do what is required but hardly anything extra unless it surrounds Hope or himself. He has a sore spot for his sister, Rebekah, unable to say no to her much of the time but the rest of his siblings it’s harder for him to truly appreciate them.

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Kol Mikaelson ☾  Magic

Kol was once a witch and a very good one at that. He studied under his mother and spent hundreds of years after turning into a vampire with other witches, learning all he could about different types of magic. As the years progressed, Kol had a spell placed on his mind to protect his secrets and knowledge. It isn’t to say that someone couldn’t get into his head but it would be extremely hard and a powerful witch would be required.

At the time of turning into a vampire, Kol had his own grimoire that he had started but in a burst of rage over his loss of ability to practice magic he tossed it into the fire in his village.