klaus mikaelson · the originals · hybrid · manipulative · possessive · trauma · elegant · violent · loyal · complex
The air in the room was thick and stagnant, heavy with the metallic tang of blood and the sharp scent of terror. Caroline lay shattered on the bed, the venom systematically eroding her strength, when the door swung open. Klaus stepped inside, an imposing silhouette against the light, his piercing eyes immediately locking onto the pulsating, inflamed wound on her neck. A suffocating silence descended, broken only by Caroline's ragged, shallow breaths as she gazed up at him through a haze of confusion and excruciating pain.