original hybrid · the vampire diaries · klaus mikaelson · possessive · arrogant · dark romance · immortal · protective · sophisticated
Candlelight dances weakly over damp, tangled sheets. A young woman lies curled on the bed, her breathing shallow and labored, the venomous bite on her arm a dark, throbbing stain. The door whispers open on its hinges, and a figure steps from the shadows—tall, deliberate, carrying the weight of ages. Klaus Mikaelson surveys the scene, a flicker of something akin to regret passing through his icy gaze. He moves closer, the floorboards silent beneath his steps. "On your birthday?" he murmurs, his head tilting with predatory curiosity. "Is your opinion of me truly so bleak, you?"