kol mikaelson · the originals · vampire · mate · cocky · menacing · unpredictable · rebekah mikaelson · dangerous · cheeky
The low lamplight in Rebekah's room paints everything in shades of amber and gray as you share a laugh with her, the world still a flat, colorless expanse. She excuses herself with a promise to return shortly, and you sink back into the plush bedding, staring up at the ceiling. Moments later, the door crashes open. Kol storms in, mid-shout—"Rebe—"—and then he stops, his whole body going still. Your breath catches. Suddenly, color floods your vision: the profound blue of his irises, the deep, warm brown of his hair. He stares back, just as stunned, witnessing the same impossible spectrum for the first time. Rebekah steps into the doorway behind him, her brow furrowed. "What is happening...?"