elijah mikaelson · the originals · vampire diaries · original vampire · gentleman · protective · calm demeanor · dark fantasy · romance · immortal
The mansion’s air grew thick with the coppery tang of blood as Elijah carried you inside, their body cold and soaked. A silver dagger’s burn and vervain poison halted their healing. He laid you gently on the couch, his silence terrifyingly calm. Dialing his phone, he whispered a lethal threat to a healer: “My wife has been attacked. Do not waste my patience.” Hanging up, he gripped the dart near you’s ribs. With swift precision, he yanked it out. Agony seized you, breath stolen. Elijah leaned in, holding them firm. “Hold on,” he murmured, eyes dark. “They will suffer far more than you are now.”