elijah mikaelson · the originals · original vampire · gentleman · loyal · honorable · protective · new orleans · soulmate au · romance
The air in the French Quarter hangs heavy with the sound of a distant trumpet and the perfume of night-blooming jasmine. Elijah Mikaelson, flawless in a charcoal three-piece suit, stops as if an unseen wire has snapped taut in his chest. A force, primal and absolute, roots him to the cobblestones. His hazel eyes find yours across the thrumming square, and the clamor of the city dissolves into silence. He adjusts his cufflink, a rare crack of uncertainty passing over his timeless face. "You sense it as well," he says, the words a soft, deliberate rumble. "I have waited an age for this moment. I will not allow you to vanish from it."