In this tale, a young writer manages to interview Klaus Mikaelson for insight into To Be Frey. Curious siblings follow Klaus and discover he's spending time with a writer chronicling the Mikaelson family's lives. Read along as the writer navigates awkward interactions, sly comments from Klaus, and the chaotic but endearing dynamics of the Mikaelson family. Read to see this dear writer get tangled up in the affair of the vampire family she is writing about. Disclaimer: I do not own The Vampire Diaries or The Originals. All canon characters, lore, and dialogue belong to Julie Plec, L.J. Smith, and The CW. I only own my original characters (Frey/any OCs) and my unique plotlines. No copyright infringement intended! Cross Publishing in AO3

A TVD Fanfiction She doesn't have magic. She doesn't have power. What she has is knowledge, YouTube tutorials, and a basket full of herbs. Thrust into the past with no explanation, she finds herself in the home of the Original family-before they become legends, before immortality, before the bloodshed. Mikael calls her daughter. Esther sees something else. And her siblings? They don't know what to do with her. But she knows how to stay alive. She builds, observes, survives. She doesn't need to be wanted. She'll be the sister they need. Even if they never asked for her. Disclaimer: I do not own The Vampire Diaries or The Originals. All canon characters, lore, and dialogue belong to Julie Plec, L.J. Smith, and The CW. I only own my original characters (Frey/any OCs) and my unique plotlines. No copyright infringement intended! Cross Publishing in AO3 Update every 2 weeks on Friday 12:00 AM

When Kelsey Katherine Devereaux died, she thought it was over. Instead, she woke up in 1864... inside the body of Katherine Pierce. Armed with the memories of another life and the knowledge of everything still to come, Kelsey makes one choice that changes history forever: She refuses to become the Katherine Pierce everyone remembers. She still survives. Still manipulates. Still runs when she's afraid. But this Katherine loves differently. She doesn't compel Stefan Salvatore into devotion. She lets him see the monster in her - and he loves her anyway. She gives Damon Salvatore honesty instead of games, and he spends the next century loving her hard enough to wait. Then 145 years later, Katherine returns to Mystic Falls. Not as a villain. Not as a ghost. But as a woman trying desperately to stop history from repeating itself. Because another Petrova girl is about to become Klaus Mikaelson's sacrifice. And Katherine remembers exactly what it felt like to be eighteen years old, terrified, betrayed, and completely alone. Now caught between old love, new family, dangerous secrets, and the terrifying possibility of finally belonging somewhere, Katherine must decide whether surviving is enough... or if she's finally ready to stay. After all- people always love Katherine once she stops trying to survive them. 🩸 - reincarnated OC as Katherine Pierce - canon divergence from Season 1 finale - Damon/Katherine/Stefan - protective Katherine - emotional gothic romance - found family - trauma healing - jealous vampires & emotional chaos - slow burn - "I told you I'd come back."

Hamartia a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine Cassandra Thorn has the unfortunate gift of prophecy, if only people of Mystic Falls would listen to her warnings. OC x Elijah Mikaelson

Liv Larsen died saving a child. The next thing she knows, she wakes up in a witch house in Mystic Falls standing in front of four coffins that definitely should not exist. When curiosity leads her to remove three silver daggers, she accidentally awakens Elijah, Kol and Finn Mikaelson-and becomes the center of an ancient prophecy older than vampirism itself. For a thousand years, the Mikaelsons carried a soulmark and the promise that one day the missing piece of their souls would return to them. That missing piece is Liv. Armed with future knowledge, a smartphone full of episodes, and absolutely no intention of letting canon happen, Liv quickly discovers that changing fate is far easier than surviving five possessive Original soulmates. Especially when the entire future of New Orleans, the supernatural world, and the Mikaelson family suddenly depends on her.

When fate intervenes, destiny is rewritten. Hope Andrea Mikaelson expected to be born an only child, but the universe had other plans. Reborn with her memories of a tragic future, Hope discovers a twin brother sharing the womb beside her, Hendrik Kol Mikaelson, carrying echoes of another life entirely, including memories of the show from his past life, not to mention that in his past life, he was a girl, and he loved the TVD shows. Together, the twins form a bond deeper than blood, bound by the weight of knowledge from different worlds. As they grow, each uses what they know to protect and save their family: Hope with her hard-earned memories of what will happen, and Hendrik with insights born from a life long past. But having a brother comes with complications. Hope is determined to keep him safe-even if that means shielding him from danger, from prophecy... and especially from the girls who might fall for his sunny smile. A story of family, humor, and fate rewritten, this is the tale of how two Mikaelson twins reshape the legacy of their bloodline. Starts Season 2 of The Originals The Originals Season 2 - In Progress The Originals Season 3 The Originals Season 4 The Originals Season 5 Legacies Season 1 Legacies Season 2 Legacies Season 3 Legacies Season 4 Legacies Season 5

Klaus imprisoned him centuries ago. What happens when he's finally free? (OcxOc)

Before they were the monsters whispered about in children's fairy tales, they were just children themselves, in the 10th Century in Mystic Falls. Before the bloodlust took everything, nature gave the Mikaelsons one fragile, beautiful piece of balance: a youngest sister who wasn't supposed to exist, who was supposed to die the night she was born. For a thousand years, Thea has been the collective external heart of her chaotic family. To Niklaus, she is a reminder of the innocence their parents snuffed out. To Elijah, she is a sacred duty to protect at any cost. To Kol, she is the only thing that kept his temper from blowing over every time she was near. But as New Orleans descends into an all-out war and a resurrected Esther unearths the family's darkest secrets, a devastating truth comes to light. The monsters are no longer just whispering outside the gates-they are inside the Compound, and the target on the littlest Mikaelson's back has just doubled in size.

After being brushed off by Stefan and overhearing one of her best friends talk down about her, a frustrated Caroline Forbes escapes to the grocery store for a night of baking and rom-coms-only to crash her cart into Daniela Rios, a stunning Latina fashion student visiting Mystic Falls.