It is the Autumn of Terror. Consulting detective Caroline Forbes must join forces with the world's most dangerous criminal to solve her most challenging case yet. Caroline as Sherlock; Klaus as Moriarty. The Sherlock AU tumblr peer pressured me into writing.

An untouched tumbler of bourbon, a heart that hasn't beat in a thousand years and nothing to do but wait. Caroline is fighting, Klaus is frozen like stone- the discontented wail of a newborn child pierces the grey morning and there's no rulebook for this kind of thing. Klaroline; set post season 4.

Put down by Tristan Klaus waits. And plans. Once awakened he's thrilled to set out and get revenge. A wrinkle forms when he hears news of Caroline, and is told that she's been working for his enemies. Klaus is determined to find out why, and soon learns that something is not quite right with her. He'll fix it, whatever it takes. Uses TO characters but ignores most TO canon.

AH-AU. Rebekah asks a favor that turns out to be kind of life changing (life ruining?) for Caroline. Living with a temporarily broke Kol is one thing. A really, really annoying thing. And then Klaus is suddenly always around, planted on her couch, drinking her wine and adding snarky commentary which Caroline DOES NOT appreciate. Mikaelson's and boundaries apparently did not mix.

Klaus lost her once. He's not about to lose her again. No matter what it might take to get Caroline to remember who she is and who they once were to each other. A Hades/Persephone Klaroline AU (though mostly canon until 2x08)

She belonged to him, she was his possession, his wife, but how could she feel drawn to the man she should hate? He knows that if he lets her in she would become his greatest weakness but she has awakened his heart. An arranged marriage between two rival mafia families is just the beginning. AU/AH

When Caroline's ex comes to her saying he's been accused of murder, she's not surprised. That tends to happen when you're king of the criminal underworld, after all. That he didn't do it, though? Infinitely more interesting. Can she prove him innocent, at least of this crime, before it's too late? For Biana Delacroix.

One shots of Klaroline.

There isn't much for a fighter pilot to do on a spaceship when not in battle, but Caroline is certain that acting on her feelings for her superior officer is not a good option to pass the time, no matter how much fun it is to tease him. As the reasons to resist begin to crumble one by one, she finds herself tempted to give in, but will she?

Two years after losing her mother and Elena, Bonnie and Caroline only have each other. When Caroline travels on Spring Break alone, she gets swept up in a fierce tempest and stuck for dead on a mysterious island with magical properties. As Bonnie's magic proves unable to locate her, it's up to Klaus Mikaelson to bring Caroline home. Klaroline, slightly AU, smut in later chapters.

AH-AU. Answer to a Klaroweek prompt. Caroline's spent months planning the perfect Caribbean getaway, the only snag being that Klaus was tagging along. But she'd deal (and use Stefan and Rebekah as handy buffers). A last minute disaster means they have to stay at home, though. So it's just her, and Klaus. And one suite, with one bed. And twelve days. So not what she'd signed on for.

They have 10 Days to find a grimmoire that's been lost for centuries, resurrect a judgy witch and an angry Original sibling, and stop Marcel's sacrifice before he becomes the most powerful being on Earth. To say the least, they're short on time. But, as Caroline is about to find out, time is nothing but a construction created by the human mind. Time Travel AU. Post-S4.

By the time Hope is an adult, Earth has transformed. The world's population is dying from a deadly virus and Hope simply wants to find a way to rebuild her life. Then she meets a mysterious blonde vampire from her father's past: Caroline. Can they work together to build a future worth fighting for? Dystopian/Future AU; post season finales. Shameless Klaroline fic, not Hope-centric!

Doctor Caroline Forbes devoted her life to protecting the innocent, but fell in love with the darkest parts of a man who was anything but. After a terrible accident, her only chance to save him was to take a risk with an experimental healing treatment, which went horribly wrong. All she can do now is look back on what they'd had and hope that someday he'd forgive her.

a collection of klaroline common porn tropes

Stuck deep in the ugliest, stickiest, steamiest bit of summer, Caroline navigates a rumor- but this is not where the story goes. Cinema AU. k/c, ensemble

"Our brother's a vampire and you wake the dead. There, I said it. Nobody's running for the hills. Nobody's coming at us with pitchforks." "It's the 21st century, Bekah. They'd use rifles." — or, the one where Rebekah exploits mug tricks for extra tips, Klaus is a passive-mostly-aggressive piemaker, and Caroline just wants to know why Klaus refuses to touch her. PUSHING DAISIES AU.

Klaus smirked but it didn't look kind. "Eager for your boyfriend to join you?" Caroline scoffed. "He's not my boyfriend." [An exploration of Caroline's relationships with Stefan and Klaus, set in a post 6x12 AU]

A war is raging in New Orleans between a hybrid King, and the witches, The Sisters of Brigid. Strangers upon meeting, Klaus and Caroline spend a night together, unaware that one of them is the hybrid King, and the other a Sister of Brigid. Chaos ensues when identities are revealed, leading to a disastrous turn of events.

Caroline is a psych student working as a sober companion in Chicago, hired by Elijah Mikaelson to assist his brother, Klaus, who is fresh out of rehab. For the next six weeks she'll be with him 24/7 helping him to maintain a sober life. Caroline will soon discover Klaus is no ordinary client. AH/AU, based off of Elementry/Sherlock Holmes. Do not have to be a fan of Holmes to read!

He promised to leave so he stays away - only he misses her, so he calls. She's free and never has to see him again - but she misses him, so she answers. [A series of canon-compliant post-5x11 drabbles wherein Caroline tells Klaus all about the craziness of her daily life and I inject some Klaroline into the rest of Season 5.]

It's one thing to resist him. It's entirely another to resist who he used to be – and keep her feelings for them both straight.

Caroline had a great life. She was living in Chicago, had an okay job, the best friends in the world, and an amazing daughter. Being a single Mom wasn't the easiest job, but she managed. It all changed when Caroline went to England for a wedding, and she came face to face with someone she thought she would never see again. The reason she doesn't date men with accents.

Cursed with legs by a witch as the gods were unmade, Caroline is a relic of ancient times. Bored and lonely, her interest is peaked by the newest predators in the world - vampires. And in particular, Klaus Mikaelson, with his monsters teeth and the wolf caged in his blood.

Klaus watches, satisfied, and in that moment she realizes something terrible: that she is grateful for the blood in her mouth. The sooner they break this bond the better. / or, Klaus and Caroline try to bargain their way out of their soulmate bond, but discover that dealing with magic isn't quite as easy or liberating as snapping a neck. ONESHOT.

A pre-canon, Klaroline twist. What if Klaus took an interest in Caroline when he was in Alaric's form? How could their story have changed?

He came New Orleans to take the kingdom but she was born to rule it.

"He could still remember those sunsets if he tried hard enough. And here it was, mirrored in a young angel's wings." Klaus is a Archangel whose pursuit of power is unmatched. Caroline is the only person that might be able to save his sanity.

[On Hiatus] Disowned by his father and called Lucifer, Klaus Mikaelson rules London's Underworld in Regency England plotting his revenge. One of Society's reigning debutantes, Lady Caroline Forbes has one season to make a respectable match and save her family. All it took was a kiss to destroy their carefully laid plans. Klaroline Regency/Historical Human/AU

AU AH: Caroline was the fearsome warrior, anointed by the Goddesses. Klaus was the spoils of war given to her by the queen.

POWER. It surrounds them. Defines them. It has for four-thousand years: but it was only ever supposed to be temporary. Lured to the French Quarter by an ancient force beyond their own comprehension, Klaus and Caroline face an enemy and fate that even their foes could never have foreseen. TVD/TO AU/Canon twist From 4x09 onwards. Klaus/Caroline. Rated M for later chapters.

She's too broken to remember, so he'll hold on for the two of them. "You look familiar... have we met before?" Caroline asks. The innocence of her smile burns him like a thousand deathless suns. "No." Klaus finally answers. Kol/Caroline/Klaus.

It was a once in a lifetime whirlwind romance and neither ever recovered from the eventual heartbreak. Can a chance meeting help right past wrongs and allow for second chances? A Klaroline Parent Trap AU/AH

He wasn't wrong, she does turn up at his door one day – it's the why and when he didn't get right.

"The Slugger" is on the loose, and has left no trail for the FBI to follow. Desperate to catch him, they send an eager Caroline Forbes into the fray by having her consult the most notorious villain to ever grace a jail cell. Klaus Mikaelson. But will this help their case, or will it send Caroline down a path she wasn't ready for?

He's saved her life, more than once. Doesn't she owe him the same? An alliance, a rescue, a race against time. A possibility. Hope. AU after Season 3: Before Sunset. Reposted.

I say, "I am fat." He says "No, you are beautiful." I wonder why I cannot be both.

A story of love, loyalty, friendship and betrayal, plus some comic relief from Darryl and the kids, this follows the trials and tribulations of the remaining Mall Rats post S5. Mains are Ebony, Jack, Amber, Ram and Lex - not necessarily pairings! Pls R&R

Klaus takes Caroline on a trip, but he's the one to see the world.

With the race on for the cure, some will fall, some will rise, and some will go insane. Friendships end and new ones spark as secrets are revealed and what some believe to be the truth will turn out to be nothing but lies. While others may discover that they're not as different as they had believed. But will it matter if there is no world left? Set after 4x09. [Klaus/Caroline]

[For Melissa, merry Christmas my love] [Peaky Blinders AU] 'You,' he says, pleading, daring her to deny it, his voice slipping on the edge of his knife—but his back straightens, bone sharp, teeth a hard relief behind his lip, and now he's all accusation, 'you, you, you.'

Unable to cope with his son's death, Klaus turns off his humanity. Elijah and Rebekah try to make him turn it back on but face failure after failure. Fearing he's lost to them, they decide to enlist Caroline's help in a last desperate attempt. Their plan is put in jeopardy when a surprise awaits Elijah in Mystic Falls.

Caroline Forbes (soon-to-be-Lockwood) is one of the best divorce attorneys in Chicago. She tears unfaithful husbands to pieces, ready to fight for her friend, a rising star Katherine Pierce who wants to divorce Damon Salvatore, a famous photographer. Little does she know that Damon hired a ruthless and successful lawyer Klaus Mikaelson. A divorce may be the least of their problems.

Years have torn them apart, mistakes and regrets gnawed at their hearts, but maybe, just maybe, they can find a way to mend their wounds. One-shot.

"Clepto," she swats his hand away from her plate. "Steal another fry and I'll break your finger." He laughs because after all, no means no. But a threat? Now that's an open invitation. Caroline/Enzo.

"If we don't stick together, then neither of us is going to make it!" she yells, and it's the thought of being swarmed in an alleyway that makes her chest rattle. He spins around on his heel and draws her face closer, his gaze as menacing and strong like earlier. She trembles in her Chucks. "Neither of us?" he asks. "Sweetheart, if you stick with me, you'll be the bait."

Caroline looks at Klaus. What does she see? [Klaroline]

[FOR MELISSA, HAPPY BIRTHDAY] There is a body in the swamp.

Klaus is battling a new curse that has put him in a cage of his own making. A very human Caroline stumbles across something dangerous on her hunt for a missing person. They meet with a spark, and the flames grow...

Caroline and Klaus wake up human in another reality due to a spell. Oh, and they're married, which is absolutely the worst, until it isn't.

AU post 1x15/5x15. It would suffice to say that being given a baby to take care of for an indefinite amount of time was not on Caroline Forbes' bucket list. However, with the Originals missing, a coven of witches after said baby, and literally no one else to take the job, everything was left up to her. In one moment, Caroline's life was forever changed, and for the better.

He was wrong. This isn't a last love, it is an old love, one deep rooted in centuries, an unshakeable bond that entwines them in each others' lives whether they want to or not, her only mistake was not realizing this decades earlier. Caroline/Klaus Post 4.24.

Fifteen years later and Caroline finally makes it to New Orleans with trouble on her heels and most of her friends in tow. It's not exactly the fairytale ending he'd predicted all that time ago, but then when have any of their lives ever gone according to plan?

No happiness lasts forever, baby girl. Don't let anyone tell you different.

When Klaus catches Caroline following him, he offers her a bargain for the younger Salvatore. But when you trade with the devil, you have to deal with the devil's currency. AU loosely set after episode 3x02. A/N: rated M in ch. 3 and 8. !DISCONTINUED! Please see final chapter for author's note.

JODICE / Joseph&Candice Drabble. (If you aren't a fan of anything Jodice related, I kindly ask you to not bother reading or leaving a comment on this.) Candice hears about Joseph's engagement and the the stars of TVD/TO collide with one another at the 2014 CW Upfronts. REAL LIFE DRABBLE.

Maybe Caroline needs to put his promise to the test. Maybe she needs to marry a hundred men and live one thousand lives to see if he really will wait however long it will take – but first she needs to make it through the first. One-shot.

Sequel to Timeless. Even though Klaus is against it, Caroline & the girls form a plan to find the cure for Elena, heading out to the deserted island where it is hidden, on their own. Once again, Caroline finds herself caught between love for Klaus & loyalty to friends. But when they find the cure, everything they thought they knew will change, & they may never be the same again.

Caroline had lived her life to the fullest. She'd loved and been loved in return. Twenty years had passed since she'd last seen his face and now, five weeks out from her wedding day, that dimpled smile and those bright blue eyes were all she could think of... (Sequel to Thistle & Weeds)

"You are mine Caroline, no man or God could ever change this; Not now not ever. You were always meant to be my Queen." He had given up everything in fire and blood for the promise of a kiss. It only took a spark of light, an act of betrayal, and blood rained. Klaroline AU. Inspired by Asoiaf and Game of Thrones.

You were just a small bump unborn for four months then torn from life...

AU/AH Drabble: A little shy girl and a precocious boy meet on the school bus one day and a friendship is born.

When Klaus Mikaelson, CEO of Mikaelson & Co., needs a wife to remain in the US, he turns to the best friend of his best friend and the games begin. This is a Klaroline story but with lots of love with Stefan, Kol and Katherine, too! Rated M for later chapters. Cover art by nfinneman Fabulous beta - queenblairstiara (Tumbler)/mytraitorousheart ).

Complete. To get anywhere, you have to go somewhere. Caroline snuck out of Mystic Falls to take a leap of blind faith into the big, bad world—and she succeeded. Yet Klaus was never really far behind. Thus began a relationship as complicated, consuming, and emotionally fraught as it ever was. AU after Tyler left Mystic Falls, no Hayley (EVER).

FOR HANNAH, AKA BUT SERIOUSLY. "Iron," he says in a whisper. "Your bones are made of iron. They don't erode. They don't bend. They rust, sometimes, when it rains, when you put them to rest, but if iron goes through fire it's still iron, it never disappears. That's what immortality really means, love, not some hokey promise about loving as long as you both shall live."

Set after THE scene in TVD100. What happens after Klaus and Caroline finally do the deed? One-shot about how I would have liked TVD to wrap up their storyline... for the moment. Not for good. ;) *I tried. I really tried to leave it at one chapter. Failed miserably.* ;)

He has walked into the room like a warning; she saw him before everyone else, before she even opened her eyes.

He takes after an uncle he's never met. [klaus/caroline, elijah/hayley, rebekah, ensemble.]

Old family secrets lead Caroline on a journey of self-discovery and into the dark underbelly of New Orleans as Klaus works to reclaim his kingdom and rebuild the family he's slowly destroyed over the centuries. A TVD/The Originals crossover. Caroline/Klaus.

When he had an eternity, she had a deadline. AU-ish. For Caryn. Fab fic cover by Hannah (highgaarden).

Sold as wife to Legatus Niklaus Mikaelson in exchange for the command of ten thousand soldiers, Caroline Salvatore resigns herself to a political marriage where her husband sees her merely as another pawn in the game of war. But on the brink of a looming rebellion, the two stand to learn a valuable lesson: love isn't based on gratitude, and respect isn't based on debt.

"Listen carefully, Caroline. For once, I have absolutely no idea what is happening to us." Trapped together in a cursed sleep, surrounded by their innermost thoughts and memories, Klaus and Caroline are forced to trust each other to survive the nightmares chasing them down. The deeper they go, the more they learn about each other, and together, their dreams fill a world.

AU. Elena goes hysterical, Caroline stays bright and optimistic, Klaus lurks in the darkness with his trident while Kol is leading a normal life in Los Angeles. Stopping Apocalypse from happening has never seemed so difficult.

Silas's latest attack on the Mystic Falls gang leaves Caroline in an extremely, um, uncomfortable physical state from which she is unable to relieve herself. Left with no other option, she turns to Klaus for help- but is he up to the challenge? Klaroline fic; set somewhere near the end of season 4.

pointless porn, Klaroine. Because everyone deserves it after TO. Maybe I will write more, maaaaaaaaybe I won't.

He couldn't keep his promise but in that moment, that very last moment, the pain didn't matter. They were finally together. **Winner for Best Angst OneShot in the 2013 Klaroline Awards**

"My Dad used to say that a road trip is when you really got to know yourself and whoever you were with." Deciding she needs to get out of Mystic Falls for the summer, Caroline asks Klaus to take her on a drive across the country. It's a long way to go and a lot of time to spend together, and as the miles roll by Caroline starts to wonder if her and Klaus can stay 'just friends.'

Klaus Mikaelson an accomplished FBI Agent shoulders his way into Detective Katherine Pierce's investigation into the missing/Kidnapped girl – Caroline Forbes. Slowly secrets come to light revealing Klaus's obsession to find the missing girl. Faced yet again with his old enemy will he come out victorious this time or lose the girl yet again. AU/AH. COMPLETE Alternative Ending.

It's Rebekah's birthday party and she wants to play truth or dare with Stefan, Damon, Elena, Jeremy, Bonnie, Caroline, Matt and Klaus. It doesn't take long before people want payback for previous games. Set during season 3, Klaroline

The Mikaelson family had a saying. "Love beyond family is the greatest weakness. We do not feel and we do not care." It was a code he lived by. So why did he save the girl? Klaus / Caroline.

Set post TVD Season 4. As a spell goes awry, Caroline is thrown back in time and her journey back is entwined with Klaus' past.

"You know what you should do? Get over that 'I-have-to-have-feelings-for-the-men-I-sleep-with' crap. Go to some random bar, flirt with some good looking guy and get laid. Casual, recreational, no strings attached." Damon said. Caroline should have known better than to listen. AU/AH

Set after 4x23, Caroline deals with a young boy left in her care as Klaus fights his way back to them.

The girls come up with a plan to send Caroline back in time to kill Klaus before he ever arrives in Mystic Falls. But it turns out their plan won't be as simple as they thought. Especially when Caroline gets stuck in the past & only has Klaus to rely on.

Post 4x23. A visit Caroline makes to Klaus after the end of the night, and what follows from there.

Post 4x23, Caroline contemplates her last conversation with Klaus as she waits for someone and thinks about what she really wants.

Post 4x20. A brief glimpse into what it might be for Klaus and Caroline after he leaves for New Orleans.

She wonders if they'll ever get a chance to dance together without his imminent death or departure looming over them. And suddenly the thought that this is probably going to be their last dance occurs to her and the wave of regret that comes with it catches her completely off guard.

A thousand years of disappointment and desertion, and she still believes in his capacity to love. What a presumptuous little thing she is. Klaus/Caroline, and a beginning. It is all he needs. Post 4x16.

"Do you remember what I told you, the night of the ball? The world's going to need some of that light after I'm done with him." Klaus looks up at the setting sun and with one breath, blows it out. / klaroline, forwood, delena, mattlena, salvaforbes. FOR DJ.

Caroline finds out, and she's not happy. And she's definitely not happy that she's not happy. Because what right does she have to be upset? The stupid Original can sleep with half of Mystic Falls for all she cares. But still… Did it have to be *her*? – spoilers, post-4x16

Warning : This is Dark. Mature. Includes NonCon. Serious Angst here. Klaroline.

'These are the moments she will always remember. Her childhood. Her friends. Memories strife with mischief and foolery, even amidst the werewolf crisis; carefree times.' Caroline forms a tight-knit bond with a family that will one day become the Original vampires, none the wiser to the centuries of sorrow that lay ahead for them...

"Ok you know how it's kind of an urban legend that celebrities will fake date each other for publicity reasons? Well my publicist wants me to fake date someone," Elena admitted, "in fact she's already agreed to it so I have no choice." "Who does she want you to fake date?" Caroline asked. "Niklaus Mikaelson." AU/AH fic

Both running away from their pasts, they found each other like two strangers seeking refuge amid the heavy downpour. AU/Series. Amazing fic cover by approvesomuch. [HIATUS]

He's so close that he knows she can feel his breath on her cheek as her name falls from his lips in a husky whisper. He fights against every instinct in his body, everything that's telling him to just take what he wants, and he hovers there, willing her to take this last step. Please, love. Please, just stop thinking for a second. Let me have this. - Sequel to Forgotten Mistake

It all started with a hummingbird feeder. A stupid, overpriced hummingbird feeder and one incessant yet irresistible hybrid with an accent that could stop a heart by itself. And one stubborn, perfection-oriented blonde vampire in the Christmas spirit.

A/U Niklaus is a professional hitman waiting for the right moment to finally confront his father. Caroline is the girlfriend of a dangerous druglord whose partners are sick of his underhanded schemes. He never expected for her to be more than part of the job.

'And one time he doesn't. He thinks she needs him, she shows her she doesn't. Her only regret being that she never said yes. To him. She wants to say yes, she just wants to say yes. But Fate is a cruel bitch.' Just a little one-shot, co-written by me and luludancing.

To him, she is ablaze even without burning and Klaus vows to make her a vampire as great as she can be. To her, he is a glowing god, far from the devil she deems him to be, and Caroline swears with her life to be loyal to him. AU/Series

He is eternally 25. She is eternally 23. Theirs is a story centuries old but their love always remains young. AU/Oneshot

Caroline is raising a human boy in New York and she keeps it secret. She promised she'll keep Benjamin safe. She promised he'll lead a normal life. The very thought of Klaus finding them strikes terror in her heart. Why is that boy so important?

In which Klaus is unrelenting, Kol is exasperated, and Caroline is stuck in the middle of all of it. kol/caroline, klaus/caroline. three-shot. no, really.