Two years ago, on March 10, fans went on the roller coaster ride of , Season 8's "I Was Feeling Epic." One of the best parts came toward the end, when Caroline Forbes got a donation letter in the mail from Klaus Mikaelson as "the beginning of another story." That Klaroline letter sent shipper hearts soaring. It was written by writer/producer Carina Adly MacKenzie. In honor of ' 2-year finale anniversary, she shared her first draft of the letter, which she apparently sent to TVD producer in January 2017:

The finished letter that aired during the episode is a little bit different from what , as you can see in this TV screenshot:

The ending of the letter is the same, though. It's amazing to think Carina Adly MacKenzie thought that last line might be a little too much. The "however long it takes" was a perfect callback. You'll remember in Season 4, Episode 23, "Graduation," Klaus dropped this swoon-worthy line on Caroline, in reference to Tyler:

Klaus. . Everything. , the wit, the wisdom.

Klaroline fans hoped and fully expected for Caroline and Klaus to end up together, especially after the

finale tease. But that didn't quite happen. Caroline did briefly return on , and Julie Plec said that if Klaus hadn't ended his life that .

Julie Plec is the queen of The Vampire Diaries Universe and she also honored the 2-year finale anniversary:

Here's a look back at part of the finale ending, leading up to the Klaroline letter:

Whether they planned it for the anniversary or not, the spinoff series seems to be honoring and in the perfect way this week. Not only is a in the Thursday, March 14 episode, the Salvatore school is also hosting the Miss Mystic Falls pageant. Caroline won that in

Season 1. And it looks like Klaus' daughter Hope Mikaelson wears a blue gown to the dance -- the same for his family's formal ball on .

Guess that's why they call the show ?

It has only been two years since the end of and the in many other roles. It hasn't even quite been one year since in August 2018. And now we have , which is winding down its first season, but was already renewed for a 2019-2020 Season 2 on The CW.

The Season 1 finale will apparently leave , which sounds very alarming. Plus, Landon Kirby is meant to kinda sorta face-off with his father. The mystery may be solved! continues Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on The CW as one of the many shows .