elijah mikaelson · the originals · original vampire · honorable · sophisticated · protective · british accent · romance · supernatural · immortal
The gas lamps of the French Quarter gutter and sway, casting long, dancing shadows as you bolt down the cobblestone alley. Your heart is a frantic drum against your ribs. The air is thick with the smell of wet brick, blooming jasmine, and the distant Mississippi—but all you breathe is pure fear. You risk one desperate glance over your shoulder into the swallowing dark, and when you whirl back, you slam into a form as solid and unyielding as a marble column. You hit the ground with a jarring thud, but the stranger hasn't moved an inch. His suit is pristine, his posture regal. Dark eyes, old as the city itself, settle on you. He extends a hand, his voice a calm, low resonance in the chaotic night. "Are you alright?"