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  Fandoms: The Vampire Diaries & Related Fandoms  

  • Explicit
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  09 Jul 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Caroline Forbes/Klaus Mikaelson
  • Elijah Mikaelson/Katherine Pierce
  • Caroline Forbes
  • Klaus Mikaelson
  • Rebekah Mikaelson
  • Kol Mikaelson
  • Elijah Mikaelson
  • Finn Mikaelson
  • Original Characters
  • Elena Gilbert
  • Matt Donovan
  • Bonnie Bennett
  • Tyler Lockwood
  • Stefan Salvatore
  • Damon Salvatore
  • Lorenzo "Enzo" St. John
  • Katherine Pierce
  • The Originals (Vampire Diaries)
  • Mikaelson Family (Vampire Diaries)
  • Elizabeth Forbes
  • Evil Alaric Saltzman | The Darkness
  • Marcel Gerard
  • Slow Burn
  • Caroline Forbes-centric
  • Protective Mikaelson Family
  • Supernatural Bonds
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • BAMF Caroline Forbes
  • Hybrids
  • Caroline Forbes Deserves Better
  • Protective Klaus Mikaelson
  • Alive Kol Mikaelson
  • Other Ships Not Mentioned in Tags
  • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
  • Mind Compulsion (Vampire Diaries)
  • POV Multiple

  Summary

  Caroline has worn a mask so long that she doesn't know who she is under it. The Mikaelsons have been playing at being a family for centuries but haven’t a clue what that truly means.
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  "A coven. A pack. A cult! Something! I want to be a part of something."
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  The family closed ranks around her.
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  When the world learns what she is, she will become something to covet. Cages will be made with her in mind.
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  This is a Caroline Forbes story first and foremost. All of the Originals are major characters, but she is what ties it together.

  Language:

  English

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