Title: By Any Other Name
Summary: A Klaroline future fic.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
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Klaus.
It's what she calls him all the time, on ordinary days when they are just living life and loving each other. There is nothing extraordinary about the name she uses for him on most days, in most moments. Most people call him Klaus, it's the name he's used for centuries to instill fear in whole villages, in generations of families. It's the name he used when he fell in love with her, when he courted her and when she eventually fell in love with him too.
Nik.
It's what she calls him when she's feeling playful and oh so adorably mischievous. The name comes tumbling out of her grinning lips. It's giggled as she races from the room after she teases him. Only one other being on the planet uses that name and he only tolerates it because it's his baby sister that says it. With Caroline he looks forward to that one word coming out of her mouth. It means laughter and light and that she is happy with him.
Niklaus.
It's what she calls him when they are alone. In the quiet, intimate moments of peace. She moans it against his skin as he makes love to her. It's whispered in his ear when they dance. She sighs it out as they walk for hours, just talking under the moon and the stars.
Klaus. Nik. Niklaus.
It doesn't matter what she calls him as long as it's him she calling out to. His name doesn't matter because by any other name, he would still be hers.