klaus mikaelson · the originals · original hybrid · vampire · werewolf · sarcastic · possessive · protective · trauma · dark romance
The air on the New Orleans boulevard hangs heavy with the scent of spilled spirits and the brassy wail of jazz, a cacophony of life under the flicker of gaslight and distant stars. Hawkers shout, revellers spin, and among the ecstatic throng, older, hungrier things wait for the hour to turn. Klaus walks with Elijah, a silent, separate current through the celebrating tide. Haunted by the thing he is, he feels a sudden jolt—a solid impact against his shoulder. He turns, his motion ceasing entirely. Blue eyes, sharp and glacial, fix on you. A predator, interrupted.