Blair:
For three decades I have been isolated from the outer world by my husband, Klaus, who only married me for an alliance. Three decades of misery and loss... I lost my lover, my child, and my freedom. I finally got my freedom, because I was useless in his eyes... Useless, broken, unstable... I was all of those until I met him, Ryan... He brought back the girl I was before Klaus. He's all I've ever wanted and needed. All I know is, I can't lose him...
Ryan:
For over seven centuries I have been hurt and used by my creator, my father. I fought all my life to make him proud and love me, but all I was to him was a failure... All he cared about was his golden boy, my little brother. I learned that I wasn't someone to be loved, all until I met her, Blair... She taught me what love is, how it feels, and what family is. She ended seven centuries of pain and brought the best of me out, but also the worst. I wouldn't know what to do without her...
Hope Mikaelson sacrificed everything to save the people she loves; she took the ultimate leap of faith diving into Malivore. Now she was all alone, forgotten, and without a plan. Well, not entirely alone...taking Ryan Clarke with her was a bit of an impulsive move. And now she's stuck with him...and something weird is going on between them.
Ryan Clarke doesn't love his family. His "father" is an evil golem who only uses him as a tool. He had no desire to ever return to Malivore after his terrible punishment years ago. However, now he's back...and it's all Hope Mikaelson's fault. If he's going to get out of Malivore alive, he'll need a plan because Malivore has changed and his father isn't the only monster lurking in the dark.
(Only canon compliant through end of season 1!)