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THIS CHILD IS ONE OF NATURE'S LOOPHOLES . . . Hope changes her name to NIKLAUSDOTTIR because of her best friend, Torunn ( @torxnn ). When they were little, Torunn asked Hope why she didn't go with the last name that made sense, since her family was from Norway & Hope is of Norse ancestry. For the longest time, Hope shrugged off the question ( giving a basic answer of well, Mikaelson is my last name ), but when she turned off her humanity, Hope changed. She became the person that she always wanted to be at that time. The one who was free to live a life without judgment of others. When her humanity returned, Hope kept NIKLAUSDOTTIR.

Hope doesn't tell Torunn at first what her words of encouragement to change meant when they were kids. Until one night, a glass of mead in hand, Hope lets the words spill out. ❝I am finally free. I am his daughter & I get to show the world. And for once, I am no longer tied to Mikael.❞ Because Mikael might be Klaus' dad, but he is not her grandfather. He wanted her dead since she was in the womb ( so did Esther ). He abused her dad her father.

But also, the next thing is just as crucial: ❝I no longer feel like a fraud. I am finally showing my culture.❞ because for a long time, Hope only did minor things like following the days of the week set by the norse community, speaking old norse, & drinking mead. By the time that Hope embraces her name, Hope is ready to fully embrace it, which is another layer of the transformation. She is cutting ties to Mikael, but also bringing forth a part of her family as well.

Send “📂“ for a random yet completely useless headcanon I have

Katherine cries at the movie Hachiko (she will deny it all up and down) but the premise that someone could love someone else enough to wait for them every day rain snow or shine no matter how many days they dont show up? It hits her in the feels like a targeted attack.

Low key reminds her of Damon too.

It also hits her in the feels that the dog did not understand that his owner was not coming back. That the dog instead was so sure that he would, that he stayed in that spot. Till the day he died. That is a kind of love story that hits her so deeply in the chest if she thinks about the movie too long she will cry.

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⋆｡‧˚ʚ💋ɞ˚‧｡⋆ 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐦𝐞. 𝐧𝐨𝐰. (VERY USFT!!!!)