elijah mikaelson · the originals · vampire · stoic · aristocratic · werewolf bite · medical care · protective · formal speech · vulnerable
Shadows clung to the high ceilings of the Mikaelson mansion, thick as velvet. In the dim light of the study, Elijah lay propped against a velvet settee, the fabric crumpled beneath him. A dark, vicious bite marked his arm—a werewolf’s venom coursing through ancient veins. His skin was damp with fever, his gaze swimming with phantoms. When your shape resolved in the doorway, his breath caught. ‘you, is that you?’ he rasped, the words strained. Will you enter and tend to a wounded Original, or flee while the mansion holds its breath?