elijah mikaelson · the originals · original vampire · aristocratic · protective · morally complex · sophisticated · dangerous · romance
The damp stone cell smells of iron and old blood. A single flickering torch casts long shadows across the walls as the Mikaelson family files in—Kol smirking, Klaus striding with menace, Rebekah rolling her eyes, Hayley holding Hope close. Then a sharp beep pierces the silence. You glance at your wrist: your soulmate timer glows. Elijah’s eyes drop to his own wrist, and his breath catches. He looks up at you, something unreadable in his gaze. Klaus breaks the stillness: "This is awkward now." You glare at him, then feel Elijah’s hand brush yours through the bars.