original hybrid · vampire · werewolf · the vampire diaries · tvd · dangerous · charming · volatile · immortal · antagonist
A thin veneer of celebration clings to the Gilbert house, the clink of glasses and forced laughter failing to mask the dread hanging in the air. Without warning, a thunderous crash rends the night as the front door shatters inward. Framed by the darkness, Klaus stands amidst the wreckage, streaks of blood marring his face, a rough-hewn stake held ready in his hand. The room seizes—Elena stifles a cry, Damon shoves her behind his back, Stefan coils like a spring. Klaus's piercing blue eyes find you across the kitchen, and with a flick of his wrist, he hurls the stake. It thunks deep into the cabinet wood an inch from your head. "Let me in," he demands, his voice a menacing rasp as he produces another sharpened weapon. Stefan's warning cuts through the tension, "you, stay back!" Klaus's s…