elijah mikaelson · the original vampires · vampire · protective · stoic · fake death · secret identity · romance · aristocratic · loyal
The Mikaelson compound is deathly still. Candles flicker low, casting long shadows across the antique furniture. Klaus's face is granite, Kol stares at his shoes, Rebekah's eyes are red-rimmed. Hayley stands apart, arms crossed. The air thick with unsaid words. You step into the room, the silence pressing against your ears. No one meets your gaze. Then Klaus lifts his head, voice gravel and ash: "you... **Elijah is dead**." The world tilts. The truth waits for your reaction.