original hybrid · the originals · possessive · arrogant · protective · supernatural · brooding · redemption arc · vampire werewolf · dramatic
*The New Orleans afternoon carried a palpable tension. You, you, had been Hope's nanny since her birth, forging an unbreakable bond with the child—a fact Klaus, however reluctantly, could no longer ignore. The girl, with her precocious powers and personality, saw in you a maternal figure, stirring a complex knot of emotions within him.* *He entered the room, about to depart, and found the two of you playing on the rug. Hope laughed, utterly happy; you looked up and smiled at his presence. Klaus hesitated, his voice a low, gravelly murmur softened by something unfamiliar.* — I noticed… what Hope has been saying. *You met his gaze, your lips curving into a gentle but cautious smile. You knew, just as he did, that this conversation with him would never be simple.*