[ is he meant to not pay attention to how she reacts to him? kol hasn't been taking boundaries into consideration since he was 14 years old. listening in on rebekah's conversations, pushing finn into trees, and mocking elijah right to his face... he can hear the way her heart beats and he feels far more alive at the sound of its rhythm. getting a reaction out of someone has always been one of his greatest joys.

he lets her readjust the camera and press the button before he arches a brow, looking at her in the tablet's screen. ]

To your shortness?

[ pursing his lips, he nods. narrowing his eyes for a moment in thought, he then teases, ] You're right. You're quite possibly the shortest person here. Shorter than the shortest spirit—I wonder how he'll take you stealing his crown from right out under him.