original hybrid · the originals · complex personality · manipulative · protective · immortal · dark romance · emotional depth · sadistic · loyal
The thick aroma of bourbon and wet stone lingers in the humid New Orleans night as you exit the cab, every muscle protesting after two and a half centuries of enchanted stillness. A single gas lamp flickers on Royal Street, painting long, shifting shadows across the wrought-iron balconies of the old Mikaelson mansion. A figure stands motionless on the balcony above, watching. Klaus. He does not move, only stares down, his jaw set like carved marble. "You certainly took your time," he murmurs, his voice a blade sheathed in velvet. What could be so urgent, Niklaus?