I said I was going to do the letters Klaus wrote to Camille in Don't Let the Sound of Your Own Wheels (Drive You Crazy); and I'm here to deliver. The letters in the next chapters are not canon divergent, and will take place with the aforementioned story. These are canon compliant from Season 1 and 2. I hope you guys enjoy this! This and The Sea (Is Wine Red) are ongoing companion pieces. Hope you enjoy them!
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Dear Camille,
The day I met you, I knew we were soulmates. Your words touched my soul in a way no one else could. It was thanks to you that I have my child, my Hope. I cannot begin to thank you enough for what you have brought me.
I am sorry. Had things been different, we would have been wonderful friends. But you cannot be destroyed by my demons. I cannot allow it.
I hope you understand.
Love,
Klaus.
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Dear Camille,
I am writing this after I have made sure you were safe. I am so sorry you had to go through that; I did tell you my father was horrible and my relationship with him was unsalvageable. Be the ever optimist that you are, you chose to have hope for me. I am really grateful. I will always be grateful to you, for the light that you fill my soul with. But please, listen to me from now on. I cannot risk the thing that happened here today to happen again.
One day I will tell you how I feel about you. Today is not that day.
Do know that I will stand and defend you from anything and everything.
Love, Klaus
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Dear Camille,
I love you. You won't receive this letter; I rushed out of Rousseau's like that place would burn to the ground if I had stayed.
But I love you. I know it in my soul. I know it in my bones. You and I would have always found each other. We are soulmates, Camille. We were meant to be.
But I am not the man that deserves you. I cannot start something with you, because I am not where I should be in deserving you. The man I am can protect the ones I love, I am a monster. You won't believe that I am.
But being a monster keeps you all safe, and you deserve more than a monster.
I want nothing more than to love you freely, openly. I want to kiss you on sidewalks, talk in cafes, and wake up next to you. But I am not that man yet.
So I have to keep my distance for now.
Love, Klaus.