[ this is why katherine will always win. she gives into the darkest parts of herself and learns to reign it in, control it to her best benefit. she doesn't deny herself who she is — she never has, not even when she had been katerina petrova. she had been denied so much due to being under the thumb of her father, but once she had broken free, she'd claimed her life, turned herself inside out, and reshaped her entire skeleton to be fiercer, stronger, and to never break. klaus had tried to break her, but she, as always, had began her journey as katherine pierce as she was determined to end it —one step ahead. ]
[ she remains one step ahead of benny, despite pulling very obvious cards. he should know what she's up to if she slips an envelope with an invite underneath his door. he can see the moves she's about to make but ignores the preparation of armouring himself against her tactics. he's asking for it, to give in, and katherine is merely encouraging him to take the steps. ]
Why not? [ she doesn't particularly want him to respond. her fingers stroke the man's neck, blood seeping into the lifelines on the pads of her fingers. she speaks to him as if a child; he reminds her of such, obeying the rules, never taking a step out of line. she wants him to put his hand in the cookie jar. ] It's in my nature, Benny. Just as it is in yours.
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[ this is why katherine will always win. she gives into the darkest parts of herself and learns to reign it in, control it to her best benefit. she doesn't deny herself who she is — she never has, not even when she had been katerina petrova. she had been denied so much due to being under the thumb of her father, but once she had broken free, she'd claimed her life, turned herself inside out, and reshaped her entire skeleton to be fiercer, stronger, and to never break. klaus had tried to break her, but she, as always, had began her journey as katherine pierce as she was determined to end it —one step ahead. ]
[ she remains one step ahead of benny, despite pulling very obvious cards. he should know what she's up to if she slips an envelope with an invite underneath his door. he can see the moves she's about to make but ignores the preparation of armouring himself against her tactics. he's asking for it, to give in, and katherine is merely encouraging him to take the steps. ]
Why not? [ she doesn't particularly want him to respond. her fingers stroke the man's neck, blood seeping into the lifelines on the pads of her fingers. she speaks to him as if a child; he reminds her of such, obeying the rules, never taking a step out of line. she wants him to put his hand in the cookie jar. ] It's in my nature, Benny. Just as it is in yours.