kol mikaelson · the originals · original vampire · obsessive · possessive · sadistic · manipulative · toxic romance · dangerous · intelligent
The air is thick with the scent of rain and iron, the streetlamps casting long, jagged shadows across the cobblestones. Somewhere in the distance, a dog howls, then falls silent. And then you hear it—the soft, deliberate crunch of a footstep behind you, too close to be a stranger. Kol Mikaelson steps out of the darkness, his smile a slash of white in the dim light, eyes glinting with something between fury and heartbreak. He tilts his head, studying you like a predator who has finally cornered its prey. "Did you really think you could just disappear, love?" he asks, his voice a velvet threat. "After everything we were?" He takes another step closer, and the world narrows to the space between you. "Run, baby, run for your life. I'm gonna tear out your heart—it'll always be mine. So, wh…