"i'm just trying to help you! at least save some broken remnants of your innocence!" "my innocence? oh god dad, that's long gone!" or in which mercy mikaelson is dealing with all the things that make growing up so hard. {season 5} {book 2} completed

MIDNIGHT RUIN Leaving Mystic Falls was never part of Adeline's plan. But neither was Klaus Mikaelson. Drawn to the Original hybrid by a connection she can't explain and a freedom she's never known, Adeline makes the impossible choice to leave everything behind-her family, her home, and the life she's always known-to follow him to New Orleans. What she finds there is far from the fresh start she imagined. The French Quarter is a city on the brink of war. Vampires, witches, and werewolves are divided by years of bloodshed, Marcel Gerard rules the streets with an iron grip, and every alliance hides a secret. Then comes the revelation that shatters everything. Hayley Marshall is pregnant. And the child is Klaus's. As old enemies emerge and tensions rise, Adeline is forced to navigate a world far more dangerous than Mystic Falls ever was. Torn between her growing feelings for Klaus and the reality of the life he's built without her, she begins to question whether love can survive the weight of betrayal, family, and fate. Because in New Orleans, nothing stays buried for long. And sometimes the people who make us feel most alive are the very ones destined to ruin us.

"You are far from a monster. You are a marvel, my child." ✧༺ ༻∞ When Elijah Mikaelson went looking for a siphon witch in the early 2000s, he did not expect his life to change forever. A few months later, he is left with a broken heart and a crying baby in his arms. Bound by his word, he keeps the girl, despite the warnings of the witches who call her an abomination. Isadora Mikaelson, a siphon witch, becomes more than a responsibility. She becomes his weakness and the only thing he cannot afford to lose. But when news of another Petrova doppelgänger reaches him, Elijah is forced to confront the one choice he has always avoided. Revenge or the life he has built. ✧༺ ༻∞ ♪ TVD - S2-S4 ♪ TO - S1-S5

𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝖿𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗒𝖾𝗍 𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗇 𝖻𝗒 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗒, 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗄𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗐𝖾𝗉𝗍 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖾𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇𝖺𝗅, 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗇𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾. Klaus Mikaelson / OC The Vampire Diaries © -ripperstxfan cover and banner: @swafflxs ( will not follow the show's storyline ) ( i do not own the vampire diaries universe, it belong to it's rightful owners: julie plec, kevin williamson, cw and warner bros. ( also lj smith as the characters are loosely based on her books ) but evelyn and the other original characters are created by me. )

In Mystic Falls, we played with fire. In New Orleans, we'll drown in gold." They said the Mikaelson legacy was a curse, but for Maya, it was a home. After surviving the chaos of Virginia and embracing the lethal power of the Aurum Blood, Maya follows the man she loves-Niklaus Mikaelson-to the city that saw his rise and his ruin. But the French Quarter isn't a fairy tale. It's a war zone. Niklaus is a King without a throne. Marcel Gerard is a Prince with a bloody crown. And Maya? She is the secret weapon that could tip the scales-or burn the city to ashes. With the witches under siege and the shadows of the past creeping through the bayou, Maya and Klaus must navigate a world where love is a liability and power is the only currency. Maya's teeth are sharper, her blood is more precious than ever, and her loyalty to Klaus will be tested by the very empire they seek to reclaim. The King has returned. The Queen has arrived. And New Orleans will never be the same.

"In Mystic Falls, there are the victims, the villains, and then there's Maya Miller." Maya Miller is the 'it-girl' with a bite. While Elena is caught between two brothers and Bonnie is carrying the weight of the world, Maya is busy being the Scooby Gang's secret weapon. She's the Alpha who doesn't need a pack, a 17-year-old with black sharp eyes, a vintage leather jacket, and a tongue more lethal than a white oak stake. She loves being a wolf. She loves her friends. And she absolutely hates the Mikaelsons. When Klaus Mikaelson rolls into town looking for a hybrid army, he expects fear. Instead, he gets Maya-the girl who laughs at his threats and mocks his 'King' complex. He wants to own her. Elijah wants to protect her. Maya? She just wants to see how far she can push them before they snap. Always and Forever is about to get a reality check. Because the wolf is out of the cage, and she's not playing nice.

𝘐𝘵 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘻𝘦, 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘐'𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 BOOK 2

Twisted Bonds "Klaus, is there a reason you're still standing here, or is tormenting me just a hobby of yours?" "Torment is such a dramatic word, love. I simply enjoy good company when I find it." ... Madeline Gilbert, the oldest Gilbert sibling, left Mystic Falls the moment she discovered the supernatural truth hiding under its surface. But now she's back, and nothing is the same. Witches, werewolves, vampires, doppelgängers... and her place among them is far more complicated than she ever imagined. And then Klaus Mikaelson arrives in Mystic Falls. He comes for the doppelgänger. But he finds her. The girl who has been haunting him for a thousand years. Klaus wants to break that curse and kill her. But the curse is not what he thinks it is. As their paths collide and their lives become irrevocably intertwined, enemies rise, alliances shift, and the truth behind their bond begins to unravel. What was meant to be a punishment becomes something far more dangerous, something that neither of them can control. Madeline never asked to be part of Klaus's fate. Klaus never intended to care whether she survived it. But then, piece by piece, they begin to shatter each other's walls, challenging everything they believed about destiny, power, and the darkness that follows them both. But destiny doesn't care what they intend and the bond between them was never simple, never gentle, never safe. It was twisted from the very beginning... And it may be the very thing that saves them, or the reason they fall. ---- book one of the 'Twisted Series' ---- Season two - four ---- Ongoing

"Is this why you said we couldn't be friends?" he shouted. "Because you couldn't bear the thought of betraying me?" "No!" I shoved him back, anger finally igniting through the shock. "I had no idea." He stilled, just for a moment. But I kept going, because stopping felt worse. "Just because I didn't help plan it doesn't mean I was going to stop it," I said, my voice shaking despite myself. "I didn't come here to save you from them, Klaus. I came here to save them from you." Something in his expression broke open. "So you can forgive the monster in Elijah because he hides behind suits and manners," he said bitterly. "You can accept that. But not me? I'm no more a monster than he is." Adeline Salvatore has always been the one to look after her brothers. Breaking up fights, keeping the peace, and being their voice of reason. So when she's called back to Mystic Falls to pull her brother back from the edge once again, she expects the familiar chaos. What she doesn't expect is a girl who looks exactly like her worst enemy, a group of high schoolers who don't fully trust her, and a pair of Original brothers who can't decide whether they want her... or want her dead. Adeline carries secrets, and a dark past that threatens to resurface as she fights to keep her family together while struggling against the new, dangerous feelings growing in her heart. How long can she hold on before the darkness she's been running from catches up to her? #1 in Adeline #2 in Ian Sommerhalder