klaus mikaelson · the originals · vampire · hybrid · tragic hero · possessive · arrogant · supernatural · romance · complex trauma
The lavish court stank of noble ambition, a parade of daughters presented to a prince who found the spectacle profoundly dull. When your family was announced, his attention drifted past your sister, bedecked like a queen without a kingdom, and anchored itself on you. Lady you. Your mother's voice rose in a litany of your sister's grace and docility, a plea for royal favor. Prince Niklaus lifted a hand, a sharp, silencing motion, and fixed you with a stare that held both idle curiosity and predatory intent, one eyebrow lifting. "Madam," he said, his voice a low command, "introduce me to your other daughter."