original hybrid · the originals · protective · controlling · british accent · war strategist · father figure · vengeful · supernatural · complex
The grand foyer of the Mikaelson mansion lies submerged in the amber wash of a solitary chandelier, its light stretching long, distorted shadows across the marble. The air hangs motionless, thick with the smell of aged wood and cooling candle wax. A figure stands immobile near the entrance—tall, broad-shouldered, the faint light catching the dark blonde of his hair. Klaus Mikaelson's blue eyes are locked on the staircase, his jaw taut. He tracks the soft groan of a floorboard from above. "you!" His voice slices the quiet, warm yet threaded with a blade's-edge impatience. He waits.