#koren

Miri/Kol

Miri/Atlas

Kol/Atlas

This was a mean day for us omfggggggg

Unfortunately, Soren is a firm believer in murder-suicide. The problem with Miri and Kol and Soren as a trio is that he is functionally the only real protector they both have. Miri cannot overpower anyone enough to firmly protect Kol and Kol cannot keep his will strong enough to always protect Miri, and killing one means that he will want to follow the one who died, therefore leaving the other on defenseless.

Miri vs Kol.

There are some factors that would go into this. Does Kol have Davina? If he does, then he will kill Miri and follow after her, and leave Kol with Davina and Atlas (who hopefully has Jo). If he doesn't, then it's a little more complicated. Kol wants to live. Clearly, so does Miri. She clawed her way back out of that hole, didn't she? Who is he to say which of them deserves it?

Could Miri live with herself if she lived in Kol's place?

No, he doesn't think she could. Kol could survive it, but she couldn't. Kol lives.

Miri vs Atlas.

Atlas would try to kill himself before it came down to this, and that would solidify Soren's choice in picking to save him. He will save him, and he will never be with him again. He deserves better than someone who would let one of his most beloveds die, doesn't he?

Kol vs Atlas.

For all intents and purposes, Soren's extreme concern over his and Kol's safety became a factor after they were turned into vampires because Kol was killed in front of him.

Prior to that, he was just a little obsessed with him. In the semi-normal, adoring, he's-my-other-half, my-world-revolves-around-us type of way. It's not unfounded, either. When they became vampires, Soren's more insane traits got highlighted and he realized as time went on that it might've been okay when they were human and they could mostly do what they wanted, but they were now on the run and danger was evident. And if they were the danger, then their brothers became dangerous to them.

It's less that Kol was never taking care of Soren and more that Soren is traumatized by watching Kol die and he never processes it in a healthy way (why would he? lame!)

But as humans? Kol used to drag him out of trouble when he landed himself there. He would show Soren spells and he was the most patient with Soren's eyesight. There was nothing Kol had that he didn't half with his twin brother, growing up. Food, magic, adventures, battles, praise, sorrow. It was curated between the two of them on a permanent feedback loop. He took care of Soren in a way that, to Soren, translates to the extent Soren would now do for him.

Were they as codependent before? Yeah, but they could be separated for periods of time and not go crazy about it. Kol is actually the more codependent between the two of them when they become vampires. It's parts that he knows Soren is the only one who truly, truly has his best interest at heart (unless Miri exists) and parts that he is also a little afraid that Soren can't handle himself without backup.

Soren never gets in situations on his own that he would need backup, but he likes when Kol feels needed.

It's not to say that Kol doesn't have his own trauma. When he woke up in transition, Soren was still dead for a little bit longer. He didn't feed until Soren woke up, and they shared that blood too. Kol's weakness comes in the form of still wanting approval and love from the others for both of them, when Soren doesn't care that much anymore, so he's more forgiving and Soren is not.

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