you know what i want? i would love to see those hybrids of klausās pack!! i have many questions about them and the pack dynamic.
also hope & the pack. thank you.
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¤honestly!! i always envisioned his canon pack members filling those roles, but they of course joined willingly. he would've found different wolf packs scattered around the country through ray sutton's connections; while he'd seemed to be a bit of a loner, he had actually formed a rather decent network of contact between the different packs. klaus travelled to said different packs and infiltrated them ( with that silly little american accent jfldksa ), searching incognito for wolves he felt were worthy of becoming a hybrid. how does he determine this? your guess is as good as mine, tbh. it would seem arbitrary, and it probably would be, likely changing with each wolf and the situation surrounding them. but making sure they were worthy is extremely important, since he would only have so much doppelganger blood to use. and while he would freeze it so it could last much longer, he would still need to use the resource sparingly, and choose wisely. every poor choice was a waste of the blood, and a place in his pack that would need to be refilled. all that said, it wasn't really easy finding werewolves willing to turn. of course, most of them were already dedicated to their own packs, or were wary of the concept of hybrids. it was often someone who didn't feel they truly belonged in their pack, and sought a new and better beginning with klaus' pack. there was one sick pack in particular that kept up the ritual of la luna sanguinis, forcing young pack members to participate in it to trigger their wolf genes. klaus ripped that pack up from its roots, killing its leader and any members loyal to him; he turned a pair of worthy wolves and alphas from around the country came to take the other members for their own packs.
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¤now, you might be asking, "why would klaus make a deal with elena in the first place? why wouldn't he just take her and / or her blood? " that's because in my mind, contrary to common belief, klaus isn't truly seeking to just ruin everyone's lives. he punishes those he deem to have wronged him in some way, yes, but he doesn't tend to just roll up into a town and fuck with people unprovoked. this can be seen in how rather civil he is with the mf gang in the beginning ( which ofc changes to enemies, tentative allies and back over and over ), despite his purpose for being there. he warns damon to back off, lets stefan and elena have their day, doesn't kill them for fucking with his plans. he still views mystic falls as his home in a way, and would wish to have a place there sans conflict. given his already existent hyper paranoia, it wouldn't help to know he's got a group of people plotting his demise to save elena. and why would elena take the deal? because to anyone on the outside looking in, he killed the doppelganger and has her blood. should anyone come looking for her, they would only find him, and she could live a normal life. would they still be trying to do so despite he and elena coming to an amiable agreement? yeah, probably. but at least this way, he has a steady supply of blood without bloodshed, and a growing pack of hybrids that actually have his back. ( in my ideal version of this verse, he also never daggered his siblings and therefore has a good relationship with them as well, expanding his support group even further. ) the pack would live with him in his mansion in mf, at least in the beginning. they would need to be taught how to be hybrids in the first place, and he would want a bond formed that can only come from living together. they would train together, eat together, learn from klaus together. he would have a second-in-command, either the first hybrid he turned or simply one who proved themselves worthy above the rest. the hierarchy would be much like an actual wolf pack, tbh.
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¤now by the time hope comes around, he has already formed an excellent bond with the pack, and he trusts them greatly. but even with that being said, they wouldn't know she lived ( save for maybe a couple he trusts more than the rest ) until it was decided that her being alive could be public knowledge, because he couldn't take any possible risk with hope's safety. but after that, she would've grown up with a good number of them living in the abattoir, if not all of them, especially in times of great strife. ( how does this change the dynamic in the powder keg that is nola? i haven't thought that far tbh fdskl ). they likely would've taken turns watching her, playing with her, protecting her, training with her as she grew up. they would've been a constant presence in her life, keeping her company always. and when she triggered her wolf gene, she would've become a full-fledged member of the pack, taking the place of second-in-command, if not on equal standing with klaus. she would've taken his spot as the sole alpha in the instance of his death but we don't talk about that haha. i wouldn't presume to say how hope would feel beyond that, but to klaus, the pack would be an extension of his family, at least to a certain extent. they would be as close to family as one can get without sharing blood, which would be the line he would draw when it comes right down to it. he would expect them to put hope above all else, including himself. i see him being overbearing af in this way, literally assigning her hybrid bodyguards to follow her and protect her when he couldn't. ( yes, he knows she can protect herself. but he's #overprotectivedad to the max fdlksaj ). now they probably would've lost members long the way, such as in fights or he'd chosen poorly and they'd turned on him. but given that blood can last years frozen under the correct conditions, he would've continued turning them over the years. and if i recall correctly, hope's blood can sire hybrids? if so, as she grew into this ability, he would look to her to turn more ( only if she wished to ), and trust her judgement as to whether they're worthy or not. and if i just imagined that factoid, disregard all that fjdsak. but long story short, pack is family, and klaus treats them as such.