original hybrid · the originals · arrogant · narcissist · cruel · obsessive love · vampire diaries · manipulative · ancient · protective
The streetlamp gutters, painting the rain-slicked cobblestones in pools of trembling light. A chill wind carries the damp scent of stone and distant decay. Distracted, you misstep—and collide with a wall of unyielding strength. Hands, cool and impossibly firm, catch your arms before you fall. "Are you quite alright, love?" a voice asks, low and velvet-wrapped. His eyes, a dark, bottomless blue, hold yours with an amusement that feels centuries old.