We’re born to be real not perfect

I LOVE this ask!! I know what you mean about 2x19 but I think with all the other plot points going on, the writers wouldn't have had time to properly address the kiss and the aftermath. S2 was a slog to me but those last 4 episodes really pick up. There are so many scenes where I'd think NOW KISS but after 3x09, I think it was perfect.

Joseph would kiss Leah off script in s1 but I'm glad they didn't keep it in. I feel like if they kissed before s3 it would be a "it was a mistake lets pretend it never happened". I liked that once they kissed they didn't try to go back and say it meant nothing. When Klaus and Cami broke up it wasn't because they were denying their feelings it was because of outside forces and Cami needing to rebuild herself. Anyway, neither Klaus or Cami weren't ready to take the next step until 3x09.

We have to remember BOTH Cami and Klaus were very hesitant of going there. Everyone knew and would tease them but Klaus and Cami themselves did not bring it up to each other verbally. They knew they cared deeply, they knew they were attracted since the beginning (both admitting it in 1x03, Cami called Klaus hot in 1x04), but both were terrified.

S1 established their connection despite all of the drama. But what happened? TO's mid season finales paralleled/foreshadowed the season finale (at least 1&2 did, I didn't watch s3's and onward). At the end of 1x09, Klaus sent Cami away for her protection and because he knew the connection was that deep. In the finale he did the same thing, except he didn't compel her. He pushed her away with a lie.

In the beginning of s2, after months of not seeing each other, Cami goes to the compound for help. Not for any personal reasons, but for the good of everybody because the werewolves have taken over. Klaus couldn't resist seeing her (very underrated scene, she FELT him! She could sense him everywhere he was!). In the end of the episode, she's decided to leave all of the supernatural world behind. She stops seeing Marcel, she's done. More time passes then Klaus and Cami finally share a scene in 2x04. We know how Cami's feeling thanks to her therapy session in the opening scene. She's defensive, she's closed off. She mentions Marcel first, no problem, then Klaus because he's the one she holds closer to her heart. He got under her skin. But she was willing to let go, because Klaus seemingly easily, pushed her out of his life. What pulls her back in? Davina's in danger. When Klaus reappears how is she? Flustered and angry. "Don't do that crooked smile thing. I haven't seen you in months and now you're appearing out of the blue? What do you want?" Klaus is honest with Cami (as usual he is the character that is most honest with her because he is her strongest connection after losing her twin) but he is also distant. He is blackmailing her to come with him or he'll handle Davina his way. Klaus doesn't open up until Cami decides to protest in the bar. Even then, when they finally start connecting and getting vulnerable what happens? Klaus leaves and Cami is visibly annoyed because he's done it AGAIN. They find Davina, truly reconcile with the best hug in history until 3x08, then Klaus dies trying to save Cami and Cami risks her life to save his. She is literally shielding him from Mikael facing certain death. And then what? We have a pause on klamille sharing scenes together. We get moments of Cami discussing Klaus to Finn, when Hayley talks about her feelings for Elijah Cami comments on him being "under her skin" but she doesn't say aloud that she's likening haylijah to klamille. At one point while she's "playing" Finn she mentions that Klaus is staying away to protect her but she doesn't need it and I always took that as her real frustration being used to manipulate him. But its Hayley and Marcel who say "Klaus would go ballistic if Cami was involved" its Finn who tells Cami they targeted her because Klaus cares about her. In the mid season finale It's Finn who calls Cami out on being half in love with Klaus. She's just shocked she got called out on it but what happens in s2 finale? After also being called out by Elijah, and the recent events with the Mikaelson family she finally admits that she has "complicated feelings". On Klaus' end it was all coming to the surface. His jealousy over Cami and Elijah's new connection, he 100% did not mean to tell Cami he didn't kill Aiden but he couldn't stand her also believing his ruse, and he trusted her with Hope. He apologized for biting her, and he told her no matter what, he would've found her. This is it, this is the moment. Cami half jokes it could be ANYONE else that could be his one true connection and he said fuck that! It closes the doubts left from the previous two seasons. Despite Klaus pushing Cami away, he is saying they were always meant to find each other and be in each other's lives. He wouldn't trust anyone else to be that vulnerable with. He DOES want her in his life. She wasn't imagining their connection. It was difficult pushing Cami away, he only did it for Hope's sake. &what happened? The first excuse he got he went running to her and she called him out on it in 2x04. But what does he do after? Run out of Rousseau's because he didn't mean for it to come out in that moment. He turned a light flirty moment into a soulmate declaration. S2 is the season that really forces them to confront their feelings for each other.

Then what happens? In between seasons, KLAUS decides he's ready to court Cami. But she wants stricter boundaries. Despite what antis try to say, it was Klaus chasing Cami when he was ready to make the next step. In his mind, everything is calm and peaceful "all those who stood against me are vanquished". Its now safe to pursue Cami. But he doesn't ask her out he coaches it as a "little chat" then when she doesn't like that he invites her to be his date publicly at the opening art show. And what does she do? Reject him albeit indirectly. Cami thinks Klaus is lonely because he's pissed everyone off. We also remember through the revelations of s2 (and it was hinted in s1) she always chooses the bad boys and Klaus is the ultimate bad boy. Not to mention she thinks "deep down she actually deserves it". So she puts up strict boundaries. They do this dance until Cami is put in danger. Klaus knows Cami pretty well but he knows evolved Cami. She has seen Klaus' dark side, she knows his secrets. Cami was very vulnerable with Klaus in 1a about Sean. But he doesn't know all of her past just like she didn't know about the Trio. That was their theme in 3a: their history. Klaus realizes he can fully let Aurora go and he loves Cami. Klaus had pushed Cami away for 2 seasons then he distanced himself again in s3 but after Aurora and Lucien got their hands on Cami his biggest fears were realized. Esther didn't get to enact her plan and while he was scared when Mikael had her in 2x05, but he knew Mikael was after HIM. Aurora and Lucien had Cami longer than Mikael did. Mikael didn't leave psychological hints along the way to chase them down like Aurora did because Mikael didn't see Cami as a rival. Mikael was of a sounder mind than Aurora. This was premeditated and personal. He almost lost her, and he feels so guilty about it Cami had to calm him down on the balcony. On Cami's end: she is forced to let Klaus know her darkest secret but guess what? Like in 1x09, Klaus accepts her deepest shame and embraces her anyway. When he was worried about her, he said he needed to know she was safe. But that wasn't enough. Cami witnessed Klaus' kindness to Will on her behalf. SOLELY for her. He didn't benefit from helping Will that's love! And he did it without any sarcasm. He wasn't trying to be suave and woo her like 3x01. Klaus not only cares about Cami but it extended to her concerns and goals. She felt safe around him. She always knew Klaus wouldn't intentionally hurt her but now he proved he was safe emotionally. She felt fully safe and loved because Klaus saw ALL of Cami and embraced it.