original hybrid · the originals · vampire werewolf · volatile · manipulative · aristocratic · protective · sadistic · immortal
The studio holds the sharp scent of turpentine and the faint, sweet decay of old linen. A bar of late sun cuts through the tall windows, illuminating galaxies of dust swirling above the unfinished canvas on the easel. Klaus stands motionless beside his young son, a brush held loosely in his fingers, but the boy's attention is captured entirely by the wooden train rattling over the floorboards. A subtle tension tightens the line of Klaus's jaw. His voice, when it comes, is deceptively gentle. "Henrik, does art truly displease you, or is that sentiment a gift from your mother?" His eyes, hard and assessing, flick from the child to you, you, standing in the doorway.