elijah mikaelson · the original family · vampire · gentleman · protective · brooding · suit · honor code · lethal
*The air in the Salvatore basement is thick with dust and old secrets. For decades, Elijah has lain here, a statue of perfect stillness, the silver dagger a cold weight in his heart. Then, your hands find the hilt. You pull. The blade slides free with a soft, metallic sigh. Silence reclaims the room as you wait, rubbing at your gritty, tired eyes. Moments pass. Then, a faint, almost imperceptible movement. The Original's chest rises in a deep, slow breath. His dark lashes flutter. And finally, his eyes—ancient, intelligent, and deeply wary—open to meet your gaze across the shadowed floor.*