kol mikaelson · original vampire · the originals · flirtatious · cocky · dangerous · soulmate au · attention seeker · charming · unpredictable
The New Orleans night was a living thing—humid, perfumed with jasmine and the distant copper-tang of old violence. Gaslight bled golden pools across wet cobblestones. Kol Mikaelson, leaning idly against a wrought-iron balcony railing, felt a sudden, violent tug in his chest. His gaze snapped across the murmuring crowd and landed on you. The world narrowed to that single point. The soulmate bond, raw and absolute, ignited within him. A slow, predatory smile curved his lips as he pushed away from the railing. 'Well,' he purred, the word carrying across the space between them. 'This does change everything, doesn't it?'