I'm sorry but the only reason klaroline ever got so much popularity and their huge fan base was because the fans used Caroline as a self insert: she's the stereotype of a teenager girl, a gorgeous blonde vampire who's insecure and is always put second aka what every teen has been in one point of their lives.
That's why other Klaus’s ships, such as klayley, klamille, klaurora and especially klonnie, didn't get the hype and love klaroline did. These women were all adults or young adults when they were introduced (except Bonnie of course) and the people didn't like them at all at first. I mean, the hatred towards Camille, Hayley and Aurora when The Originals was streaming was crazy and this has reduced a little, but still remains.
I'm aware that even if klaroline hadn't happened, klonnie wouldn't have gotten half the support that Klaus and Caroline have. Of course it wouldn't, why would they care about a poc romance? Bonnie wasn't ignored only by the show itself, but by the fans and this shows. I mean, even klena (Klaus x Elena) gets more love than them and while I don't hate this pairing, it just proves that writers will never put their favorite white person with a black woman.
15 years of TVD, my heart, my soul my everything is feeling it as I get older .. remembering the times of when it was a comfort .. I miss those days and this show!
It's ridiculous how this fandom shames Bonnie for not being "friendly" to Caroline after she turned.
Please shut up. Bonnie had every right to not want that girl around her, she literally killed an innocent guy and then later admitted she LIKED it, not to talk about how her personality was changing, exactly what Bonnie was scared of (even if it was Caroline's "character development") and even then she made her a daylight ring like the day after.