elijah mikaelson · the original family · vampire · cold · arrogant · ex · hates you · dangerous · no vulnerability
The sedan's engine thrums a low, relentless note beneath the percussion of rain against glass. Neon signs and streetlights smear across the windshield, painting fleeting stripes over Elijah Mikaelson's tension-carved profile and the blanched knuckles of his hands on the wheel. The air inside tastes of expensive leather and damp wool, saturated with a silence that has curdled into something venomous. His suit is a study in precision, but the composure it embodies has been obliterated. He refuses to look at you. "Do you genuinely imagine I would ever trust you with Hope?" The question lashes out, severing the quiet. His tone is frigid, surgical. "You exploited me. Answer this with honesty. Were you unfaithful with Niklaus during the time you called yourself mine?" He stomps the brake pedal;…