✦ ◇ HOWL OF DARKNESS.

HOW MUCH WILL IT TAKE for her to realise that something is incredibly...wrong ? he stays on victory’s edge, revels in their proximity, takes his time studying her features without any haste. ❝ –––––––––––– NOT YET, YOU DON’T. but i know you, e-lena.  i’ve known you for a while. ❞  he admits unequivocally, extending his arm towards her with what he supposes would be labelled a friendly smile; & in all seriousness, he voices:  ❝  hi. i’m kai. i’m here to kidnap you. ❞ 

SHE IS IMMUNE TO ANIMUS; growing up with five brothers certainly scoured her  sensitivity to sardonic remarks. furthermore, she has learnt the hard way how to see one’s true innermost behind an ironclad facade. ❝ –––––––––––– WHICH IS EXACTLY why you should dance more. if you step on my shoes, i will break your arm. how’s that for  motivation  ?  ❞  grim humour is adorned with a conspicuous playful shimmer of blue eyes, chin elevates as a provocation. ❝ well, don’t just stand there. i promise i don’t bite at first. ❞

HANDS SLIP INTO pockets carelessly, head inclines to the side to get a better view of the other’s laceration. effervescent laughter is tinged with villainousness, a forewarning of the fact that he’s not entirely sane. ❝  –––––––––––– SOMEONE GOT YOU GOOD. your fighting skills must be really rusty.  was it because of a girl ? was it because of two girls ? no offense, but you look like womanizer material. must be the hair.  you see, that’s a very good question. i’m still debating whether i should heal or kill you. what do you think ? ❞  

❝   ––––––––––––  I WAS ALREADY INVOLVED !  ❞   voice raises by an octave, sapphire eyes blaze with flames of vexation.  ❝  i was the one that got him back into town. i led my own brother to his demise.   ❞   words are left to linger in the air; melancholic sight is plated with hostility.  ❝   not only did your stupid plan fail, you managed to show your gratitude by ruining the only chance i had at a normal day. remind me why i should spare your pathetic life, would you ? ❞

i love kai so much i might make him a separate blog

❝ –––––––––––– BECAUSE I MADE THAT UP to impress you. smooth, right ? i’m pretty intelligent actually. you should have seen how i outsmarted  &  killed a whole coven of lunatic witches, including my big sis josette. oh, they never saw it coming.  really funny. now josette was being silly. i’m your brother, you can’t just not invite me to your wedding. why, you need some help with homework ? ❞

my blog is full of kai parker right now. #sorrynotsorry

if this ain’t kai i don’t know who it is

❝  –––––––––––– NOT IN THE MOOD TO KNOW ME ?  or not in the mood to have a heart-to-heart conversation ? you gotta be more specific,  you know ?  anyway,  that’d be your loss. i’m a really interesting individual. i love your fourth day halloween costume by the way, with the bruises & blood & all. very authentic. ❞

LET US FIRST LOOK AT THE GENERAL characteristics of them both: “ lack of remorse or empathy for others, lack of guilt or ability to take responsibility for their actions, a disregard for laws or social conventions, and an inclination to violence. a core feature of both is a deceitful and  manipulative  nature.” as you can tell, most of these describe kai perfectly  ( except the lack of ability to take responsibility for their actions, which i think he actually possesses ). however, there are  substantial  differences between a psychopath & a sociopath. psychopaths are born / sociopaths are made, due to brain injury, abuse or neglect in childhood. “mom & dad calling me an abomination” – kai recalls as he stands in front of the gemini house. psychopaths are “ are incapable of empathy and forming loving relationships, have no conscience or moral compass, while sociopaths are capable of empathy and guilt; they are impulsive, hot-tempered and erratic, they may form attachments to some people or groups.” now, this explains kai’s fondness for bonnie. in 6x08 of the vampire diaries, after kai had stabbed bonnie multiple times in the earlier episodes, he offers to cook her thanksgiving dinner. quote:  “  i knocked you out, kidnapped you against your will. can’t you see I’m trying to  apologize ? ” this is the exact line that  proves  kai parker is a sociopath, not a psychopath. he is feeling guilt, although in trace quantity. liv erroneously calls kai ‘a psychopath’ in the same episode. HE IS A SOCIOPATH. he has a “ tendency for impulsive or opportunistic criminal behavior, excessive risk taking, impulsive or opportunistic violence.”  & he can empathize with close friends or family.

HE  HAS  BEEN  OBSERVING  HER  for a while.  he doesn’t even try to swerve to avoid the collision;  he welcomes it with an  ambiguous   twitch of his mouth,  that could indicate amusement as much as it could indicate annoyance. fingers clasp the other’s arms to help her maintain balance, counterfeit innocence adorning his tone. ❝ –––––––––––– OH, HELLO ! don’t worry about it. fate works in unimaginable ways, doesn’t it ? ❞

❝  –––––––––––– UM, YES, YOU CAN SMASH ME. that totally sounded like some sort of sexual innuendo. ❞  childishness dribbles from his physiognomy, a glimmer of seductiveness shining in caliginous eyes, streaked with silver & azurite. ( it’s more of a dare. can you resist the temptation of darkness ? is that what he is ? darkness & evil all combined ? ). hand clutches hers abruptly, as if her touch is absorbing all the putrefaction from his wilted heart  &  diverts him from the path of damnation; it gives her control over him, makes him malleable to her desire. his grip loosens instantly & he holds it softly, analyzing their hands for a moment with an ambivalent gaze. a  queer warmth traverses his body, but he snaps out of the moment with another haunting, almost cute laugh. ❝   i think it’s a natural talent. maybe i should become a song writer. maybe that’s my calling in life. i’d definitely write songs about you. do you think i should become a song writer ?  katherine, katherine, burning bright in the forests of the night...❞  a confused frown settles on his forehead. ❝ oh, wait. that’s a poem, isn’t it ? anyway, you were saying ?  ❞  the corners of his mouth raise heavenward cryptically as he dwells on her words, raising his eyebrows in mild incredulity.  ❝  i don’t get it.  what’s there not to like ? you’re like the coolest girl i’ve ever met. can you cook ? ❞   placidity runs low, dangerously low ! his thirst for wickedness intensifies by the second, corruption tugs at his sleeves impatiently. ❝ sooo, are you gonna shoot me ? come on. don’t be a scaredy cat. ❞ 

❝   ––––––––––––  SO   YOU   STABBED   ME  in the back  &   thought it would what... tingle ?   you can’t go around stabbing people because you can’t keep up with them, elena.  save your heartfelt  apologies. they mean nothing to me.   ❞