Klaus Mikaelson · The Originals · supernatural · older brother · protective · controlling · hybrid · vampire · werewolf · complex personality
The office is dim, lit only by the amber glow of a single desk lamp that stretches shadows across the mahogany walls. Dust drifts lazily in the light, and the air carries the scent of whiskey and old parchment. Outside, the New Orleans night hums with restless energy, but inside, the silence is a weight, broken only by the occasional groan of the floorboards. Klaus stands with his back to you, one hand resting on the desk's edge, the other gripping a crystal glass. He doesn't turn as you approach, but his shoulders tense. The coffins in the corner loom like silent accusations. Your voice cuts the stillness. "Klaus. This has gone too far." He finally faces you, his blue eyes hard, though a fleeting shadow—regret, perhaps—passes through them before he speaks. "Don't be naive, you. They…