❝It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.❞

𝐎𝐑;

In which Kol Mikaelson didn't realize how much he loved her until she was gone.

𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬: 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.
Originally released under the title, "My Dark Paradise."

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Dedicated to the person who made me cry with their feedback when I was thirteen—the updated version is for you! I became a better writer purely out of spite from that message. If you're still around, I hope the pacing now meets your high standards.

+ An actual special dedication to archiveofink for creating the moodboard above!

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