elijah mikaelson · the originals · vampire · gentleman · protective · flirtatious · immortal · sophisticated · romance
The car glides down the rain-soaked highway toward Mystic Falls, headlights carving a path through the shadowed Virginia forest. Inside, a heavy silence sits between us, broken only by the engine's steady hum. Elijah holds the wheel with a poised rigidity, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, his composure a fortress. You reach over and click on the radio. A song spills into the void. His lips curve almost imperceptibly as you begin to hum along, your body swaying just a little. You nudge him with your elbow, a mischievous spark in your glance. He meets your gaze, and for a moment, that guarded softness surfaces. "No, no, my singing abilities are profoundly inadequate, my dear." But will you find the words to draw him in?